Mario Anderson
@marioandersontv.bsky.social
I wake up early to deliver Your Morning News on Spectrum News Kentucky | I host the EMMY NOMINATED InFocusKY | Share your news story & show ideas: | I like gifs & emojis
#INBOX | A release from the Rocky Adkins campaign for #kygov says the Democrat "raised more than $1.75 million in his first quarter as a candidate for governor, the most any Kentucky gubernatorial candidate has ever raised from supporters in the first quarter after announcing."
October 8, 2026 at 12:03 PM
#ICYMI | For $5,000, Kentuckians can pay to have their picture taken with House Speaker Mike Johnson in Lexington on Friday of this week.
Johnson is stumping and raising money for Ralph Alvarado, the Republican nominee running against Democratic nominee Zach Dembo in #ky06.
Johnson is stumping and raising money for Ralph Alvarado, the Republican nominee running against Democratic nominee Zach Dembo in #ky06.
October 8, 2026 at 11:43 AM
#NEW | Gov. Andy Beshear on his opposition to data centers: “So what we know now in KY is no data center is going to come here that would add one penny to your utility bill. No data center is going to come here that would be worse for the environment than what we would already put on that land.”
October 7, 2026 at 8:53 PM
#NEW | Gov. Andy Beshear on his opposition to data centers: “So what we know now in KY is no data center is going to come here that would add one penny to your utility bill. No data center is going to come here that would be worse for the environment than what we would already put on that land.”
SUNDAY ON IN FOCUS KENTUCKY: We’re spotlighting #BreastCancerAwareness month 💕
MY GUESTS: State Rep. Rebecca Raymer + Dr. Julie Lang, Chief of Breast Surgery & Medical Director UK Markey Center
HOW TO WATCH:
⏰: 10a & 3p ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
💻: SpectrumNews1.com
MY GUESTS: State Rep. Rebecca Raymer + Dr. Julie Lang, Chief of Breast Surgery & Medical Director UK Markey Center
HOW TO WATCH:
⏰: 10a & 3p ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
💻: SpectrumNews1.com
October 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM
SUNDAY ON IN FOCUS KENTUCKY: We’re spotlighting #BreastCancerAwareness month 💕
MY GUESTS: State Rep. Rebecca Raymer + Dr. Julie Lang, Chief of Breast Surgery & Medical Director UK Markey Center
HOW TO WATCH:
⏰: 10a & 3p ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
💻: SpectrumNews1.com
MY GUESTS: State Rep. Rebecca Raymer + Dr. Julie Lang, Chief of Breast Surgery & Medical Director UK Markey Center
HOW TO WATCH:
⏰: 10a & 3p ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
💻: SpectrumNews1.com
SUNDAY ON “IN FOCUS KENTUCKY”: We’re discussing back to school in the Commonwealth
MY GUESTS: @kysenate.bsky.social’s Matt Nunn + Kim Holsclaw with Blessings in a Backpack
HOW TO WATCH:
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
MY GUESTS: @kysenate.bsky.social’s Matt Nunn + Kim Holsclaw with Blessings in a Backpack
HOW TO WATCH:
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
September 27, 2026 at 1:51 PM
SUNDAY ON “IN FOCUS KENTUCKY”: We’re discussing back to school in the Commonwealth
MY GUESTS: @kysenate.bsky.social’s Matt Nunn + Kim Holsclaw with Blessings in a Backpack
HOW TO WATCH:
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
MY GUESTS: @kysenate.bsky.social’s Matt Nunn + Kim Holsclaw with Blessings in a Backpack
HOW TO WATCH:
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
#NEW | Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton today announced that Fire Chief Jason Wells plans to retire in January 2027 after 31 years of service.
Gorton said she anticipates announcing a new chief in early December.
Gorton said she anticipates announcing a new chief in early December.
September 21, 2026 at 5:28 PM
#NEW | Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton today announced that Fire Chief Jason Wells plans to retire in January 2027 after 31 years of service.
Gorton said she anticipates announcing a new chief in early December.
Gorton said she anticipates announcing a new chief in early December.
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September 20, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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I talked with legendary Hollywood actor @williamshatner.bsky.social about his
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan coming to Louisville, his upcoming HEAVY METAL performance 🤘, meeting Dolly Parton, & his love of Kentucky quarter horses. 🐎
Yes…all in one interview. 😂 🚀
spectrumnews1.com/ky/lexington...
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan coming to Louisville, his upcoming HEAVY METAL performance 🤘, meeting Dolly Parton, & his love of Kentucky quarter horses. 🐎
Yes…all in one interview. 😂 🚀
spectrumnews1.com/ky/lexington...
September 17, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I talked with legendary Hollywood actor @williamshatner.bsky.social about his
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan coming to Louisville, his upcoming HEAVY METAL performance 🤘, meeting Dolly Parton, & his love of Kentucky quarter horses. 🐎
Yes…all in one interview. 😂 🚀
spectrumnews1.com/ky/lexington...
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan coming to Louisville, his upcoming HEAVY METAL performance 🤘, meeting Dolly Parton, & his love of Kentucky quarter horses. 🐎
Yes…all in one interview. 😂 🚀
spectrumnews1.com/ky/lexington...
#ICYMI | Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell returned to the Capitol via wheelchair on Monday for the 1st time in more than three months since he was hospitalized after a fall at his Washington home that briefly left him unconscious. He later developed pneumonia & spent weeks in rehabilitation. #kysen
September 15, 2026 at 12:19 AM
SUNDAY ON “IN FOCUS KENTUCKY”: A closer look at housing and homelessness in the Commonwealth.
MY GUESTS: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner and Housing Task Force co-chair State Rep. Susan Tyler Witten (R).
HOW TO WATCH:
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
MY GUESTS: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner and Housing Task Force co-chair State Rep. Susan Tyler Witten (R).
HOW TO WATCH:
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
September 13, 2026 at 1:32 PM
SUNDAY ON “IN FOCUS KENTUCKY”: A closer look at housing and homelessness in the Commonwealth.
MY GUESTS: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner and Housing Task Force co-chair State Rep. Susan Tyler Witten (R).
HOW TO WATCH:
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
MY GUESTS: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner and Housing Task Force co-chair State Rep. Susan Tyler Witten (R).
HOW TO WATCH:
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
Today we're remembering the nearly 3,000 lives lost on September 11, 2001. #NeverForget 🇺🇸
September 11, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Today we're remembering the nearly 3,000 lives lost on September 11, 2001. #NeverForget 🇺🇸
SUNDAY ON “IN FOCUS KENTUCKY”: Extensive and wide-ranging, one-on-one interview with @kysenate.bsky.social’s President Robert Stivers.
HOW TO WATCH:
🗓️: Sun. 9/6
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
📱: Spectrum News app (free to download)
💻: SpectrumNews1.com
HOW TO WATCH:
🗓️: Sun. 9/6
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
📱: Spectrum News app (free to download)
💻: SpectrumNews1.com
September 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
SUNDAY ON “IN FOCUS KENTUCKY”: Extensive and wide-ranging, one-on-one interview with @kysenate.bsky.social’s President Robert Stivers.
HOW TO WATCH:
🗓️: Sun. 9/6
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
📱: Spectrum News app (free to download)
💻: SpectrumNews1.com
HOW TO WATCH:
🗓️: Sun. 9/6
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
📱: Spectrum News app (free to download)
💻: SpectrumNews1.com
Handcuffed + wearing an orange inmate uniform, former KY Governor Matt Bevin has been ordered to serve 60 days in jail for contempt of court.
Judge Angela Johnson said Bevin violated court orders twice in a lawsuit involving him & his adopted son & said he was not above the law.
🎥: X/PaulMiles840
Judge Angela Johnson said Bevin violated court orders twice in a lawsuit involving him & his adopted son & said he was not above the law.
🎥: X/PaulMiles840
September 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Handcuffed + wearing an orange inmate uniform, former KY Governor Matt Bevin has been ordered to serve 60 days in jail for contempt of court.
Judge Angela Johnson said Bevin violated court orders twice in a lawsuit involving him & his adopted son & said he was not above the law.
🎥: X/PaulMiles840
Judge Angela Johnson said Bevin violated court orders twice in a lawsuit involving him & his adopted son & said he was not above the law.
🎥: X/PaulMiles840
#NEW | Kentucky Congressman James Comer says he expects Mitch McConnell will return to Capitol Hill later this month after lengthy absence.
Comer also says he has not spoken to McConnell directly, but he communicates regularly with the senator’s staff.
Comer also says he has not spoken to McConnell directly, but he communicates regularly with the senator’s staff.
September 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
#NEW | Kentucky Congressman James Comer says he expects Mitch McConnell will return to Capitol Hill later this month after lengthy absence.
Comer also says he has not spoken to McConnell directly, but he communicates regularly with the senator’s staff.
Comer also says he has not spoken to McConnell directly, but he communicates regularly with the senator’s staff.
And. There it is.
Former Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky (2015-2019) with a mugshot in 2026.
Charged with: CONTEMPT OF COURT LIBEL/SLANDER RESISTANC TO ORDER
Bevin was arrested in Paris, Ky by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office and taken to the Louisville Metro Detention Center.
Former Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky (2015-2019) with a mugshot in 2026.
Charged with: CONTEMPT OF COURT LIBEL/SLANDER RESISTANC TO ORDER
Bevin was arrested in Paris, Ky by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office and taken to the Louisville Metro Detention Center.
September 4, 2026 at 1:53 AM
And. There it is.
Former Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky (2015-2019) with a mugshot in 2026.
Charged with: CONTEMPT OF COURT LIBEL/SLANDER RESISTANC TO ORDER
Bevin was arrested in Paris, Ky by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office and taken to the Louisville Metro Detention Center.
Former Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky (2015-2019) with a mugshot in 2026.
Charged with: CONTEMPT OF COURT LIBEL/SLANDER RESISTANC TO ORDER
Bevin was arrested in Paris, Ky by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office and taken to the Louisville Metro Detention Center.
#NEW | Months after a warrant was issued against him, former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has been arrested.
The former governor faced a Jefferson County bench warrant for contempt after failing to turn over financial records in his divorce and child support case.
The former governor faced a Jefferson County bench warrant for contempt after failing to turn over financial records in his divorce and child support case.
September 4, 2026 at 12:39 AM
#NEW | Months after a warrant was issued against him, former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has been arrested.
The former governor faced a Jefferson County bench warrant for contempt after failing to turn over financial records in his divorce and child support case.
The former governor faced a Jefferson County bench warrant for contempt after failing to turn over financial records in his divorce and child support case.
#NEW | Some Republican & Democrat lawmakers in KY are speaking out about President Trump’s comments saying the only reason to oppose data centers is if communities want to be “backwards and poor.”
Both State Rep. Savannah Maddox, a Republican & State Rep. Adam Moore a Democrat disagree with POTUS.
Both State Rep. Savannah Maddox, a Republican & State Rep. Adam Moore a Democrat disagree with POTUS.
August 31, 2026 at 5:34 PM
#NEW | Some Republican & Democrat lawmakers in KY are speaking out about President Trump’s comments saying the only reason to oppose data centers is if communities want to be “backwards and poor.”
Both State Rep. Savannah Maddox, a Republican & State Rep. Adam Moore a Democrat disagree with POTUS.
Both State Rep. Savannah Maddox, a Republican & State Rep. Adam Moore a Democrat disagree with POTUS.
President Donald Trump says the only reason to oppose data centers is if communities want to be “backwards and poor.”
August 31, 2026 at 4:34 PM
President Donald Trump says the only reason to oppose data centers is if communities want to be “backwards and poor.”
SUNDAY ON “IN FOCUS KENTUCKY”:
KY AG Commissioner Jonathan Shell + others join me for a special broadcast from the Kentucky State Fair highlighting successes from one of the oldest fairs in the United States.
Tune in!
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
💻: SpectrumNews1.com
KY AG Commissioner Jonathan Shell + others join me for a special broadcast from the Kentucky State Fair highlighting successes from one of the oldest fairs in the United States.
Tune in!
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
💻: SpectrumNews1.com
August 30, 2026 at 1:50 PM
SUNDAY ON “IN FOCUS KENTUCKY”:
KY AG Commissioner Jonathan Shell + others join me for a special broadcast from the Kentucky State Fair highlighting successes from one of the oldest fairs in the United States.
Tune in!
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
💻: SpectrumNews1.com
KY AG Commissioner Jonathan Shell + others join me for a special broadcast from the Kentucky State Fair highlighting successes from one of the oldest fairs in the United States.
Tune in!
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
💻: SpectrumNews1.com
REST IN PEACE 💔 Tim Curry, best known for his roles in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "Home Alone 2," "It," and "Clue" has died. He was 80.
August 26, 2026 at 4:38 PM
REST IN PEACE 💔 Tim Curry, best known for his roles in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "Home Alone 2," "It," and "Clue" has died. He was 80.
#INBOX | Meta has agreed to a historic $17.1 billion settlement with a coalition of 29 U.S. state attorneys general, including @kyoag to resolve a landmark lawsuit to make social media platforms safer for kids in the Commonwealth and across the country.
August 26, 2026 at 2:26 PM
#INBOX | Meta has agreed to a historic $17.1 billion settlement with a coalition of 29 U.S. state attorneys general, including @kyoag to resolve a landmark lawsuit to make social media platforms safer for kids in the Commonwealth and across the country.
#INBOX | Jack Whitfield, a former Army infantry officer, Airborne and Ranger School graduate, attorney, and eighth-generation Kentuckian, today announced his campaign for Kentucky Secretary of State. He is running as a Republican in the 2027 primary.
August 25, 2026 at 3:41 PM
#INBOX | Jack Whitfield, a former Army infantry officer, Airborne and Ranger School graduate, attorney, and eighth-generation Kentuckian, today announced his campaign for Kentucky Secretary of State. He is running as a Republican in the 2027 primary.
SUNDAY ON “IN FOCUS KENTUCKY”: One-on-one interview with Kentucky Congressman Morgan McGarvey (D) Louisville. #ky03
HOW TO WATCH:
🗓️: Sun. 8/23
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
📱: Spectrum News app (free to download)
💻: SpectrumNews1.com
HOW TO WATCH:
🗓️: Sun. 8/23
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
📱: Spectrum News app (free to download)
💻: SpectrumNews1.com
August 23, 2026 at 12:10 PM
SUNDAY ON “IN FOCUS KENTUCKY”: One-on-one interview with Kentucky Congressman Morgan McGarvey (D) Louisville. #ky03
HOW TO WATCH:
🗓️: Sun. 8/23
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
📱: Spectrum News app (free to download)
💻: SpectrumNews1.com
HOW TO WATCH:
🗓️: Sun. 8/23
⏰: 10am & 3pm ET
📺: Spectrum cable channel 1
📱: Spectrum News app (free to download)
💻: SpectrumNews1.com