People who know, talk about how the Wright Brothers gliding experiments, led to their first flight and future development of the airplane. John Harris, Kitty Hawk Kites; Tom Crouch, The National Air and Space Museum; Amanda Wright Lane, Great Niece of Wilbur and Orville Wright; Rick Young, Frist Flight Foundation; Lt Col Al HulStruk, WWII Glider Pilot and Shuttle Pilot, Susan Kilrain

Remembering at quick visit with Vince Gill, behind the curtain at the Country Music Radio Awards. Vince is the 2025 recipient of the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award as we celebrate 100 years of the Grand Old Opry #countrymusic #grandoleopry #kenscountrypodcast #vincegill #achievement #cma

How do you prepare to go on stage at the Opry? Over the past 100 years, comedy has always been a part of the Grand Ole Opry. Mike Snider made his Opry debut in 1984 and officially became a member of the Opry in 1990 when he was inducted by none other than one of the funniest ladies to ever take the stage, cousin Mini Pearl. Mike has appeared on the Opry well over 1000 times. He started playing old time banjo and making people laugh, when he was only 16 and at age 23 He was the National bluegrass banjo champion. As we celebrate the Opry’s centennial, lets go back and listen to an interview with Mike Snider, recorded back stage at the Opry, not long after he joined this most prestigious cast of country entertainers. He tells us how he gets ready to go on stage. #comedy #countrymusic #bluegrass #obx

On this edition of "Ken's Country Podcast" Joe Schwarzer tells us about Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum on Hatteras Island out on the barrier islands of North Carolina. In the museum we find a collection of artifacts and stories of shipwrecks from Diamond Shoals to the sandy beaches of the Outer Banks. #outerbanks #obx #northcarolina #hatteras #hatterasisland #shipwreck #graveyard #museum #kenmann #artifacts #atlanticocean #bermuda #titanic

Bill Anderson has received awards from the Academy of Country Music, Country Music Association, Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is a true country legend. #countrymusic #classiccountry #grandoleopry #kenscountrypodcast

Grand Ole Opry member Bryan White, had many hits on the Billboard Charts including a duet with Shania Twain. Hear his story on Ken's Country Podcast as he thanks Vince Gill and Steve Wariner for helping his career and God for the gift of Music. #countrymusic #singer #grandoleopry #shaniatwain #vincegill 9=#90scountry #kenscountrypodcast #bryanwhite #shaniatwain

The Edenton National Fish Hatchery is located in the historic port town of Edenton. Since 1898, Edenton National Fish Hatchery staff have produced warm water fish for public use, restoration, and/or threatened/endangered species recovery. Stephen Jackson tells the story on "Ken's Country Podcast" #hatchery #sportfishing #commercialfishing #fishing #rockfishing #shadfishing

Have you ever wondered about the small poles or stakes you see in a row running from the bank out into the water when you cross a bridge or drive along the shore. Chances are that is a pound net, set by a commercial fisherman. A pound net can fish 24 hours a day. C J Belch shares the history of pound net fishing with us on this episode of Ken's Country Podcast. #fishing #fishnets #northcarolina #seafood #seafoodlovers