♪ ♪ >> GOOD EVENING WELCOME TO THE STATE CAPITOL IN FRANKFORT KENTUCKY AND KET'S VERY SPECIAL COVERAGE OF ONE OF KENTUCKY'S MOST TREASURED TRADITIONS, THE INAUGURAL GRAWND MARCH.

TONIGHT, GOVERNOR BESHEAR ANDY BESHEAR AND HIS FAMILY ALONG WITH LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JACQUELINE COLEMAN AND HER FAMILY WILL ONCE AGAIN MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN THE SENATE STAIRCASE IN THE ROTUNDA IN A TRADITION THIS THE DATES ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE MID 19th CENTURY.

IT'S GOING TO BE A GRAND NIGHT INDEED.

I'M LAUREN DOSIER.

WITH ME IS KENNY BISHOP AND WE ARE DELIGHTED YOU ARE JOINING US FOR THE EVENT CELEBRATING THE 62nd INAUGURATION OF THE CLL'S 63rd GOVERNOR.

>> THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN, LAUREN.

THIS IS ONE OF-- THE GRAND MARCHS ONE OF MY FAVORITE INAUGURAL EVENTS BECAUSE WE GET TO DRESS UP AND DOLL UP, NOT ONLY OURSELVES BUT THIS BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL BUILDING.

AND WITH THE ORCHESTRA THAT'S GOING TO BE WITH US TONIGHT.

AND IT'S NOT ONLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GOVERNOR BESHEAR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR COLEMAN TO SHINE, BUT WE GET TO SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL STATE CAPITOL BUILDING WITH ALL OF THESE WONDERFUL FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS FILL WILLED WITH WONDERFUL MUSIC, TEAMS AND TEAMS OF VOLUNTEERS, VOLUNTEER DECORATORS HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR DAYS JUST TO GET ALL OF THESE CASCADING FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS ASSEMBLED AND INSTALLED FOR THIS SPECIAL OCCASION AND I HOPE OUR VIEWERS AT HOME CAN SEE ALL OF THIS.

>> THIS IS NOT ANDY BESHEAR'S FIRST TIME COMING DOWN THESE STAIRS AS GOVERNOR.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, HE MADE SEVERAL TRIPS, BOTH AS GOVERNOR AND WHEN HIS FATHER, STEVE BESHEAR WAS INAUGURATED BACK IN 2007 AND AGAIN IN 2011.

THEN AGAIN HE MADE THE TRIP AS N 2016.

HE MAY WELL BE THE ONLY KENTUCKIAN TO PARTICIPATE AS A GOVERNOR, AS A FAMILY MEMBER AND AS AN ELECTED CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER.

AND NOW, TONIGHT, AS OUR NEWLY REEJECTED GOVERNOR, HE MAY HOLD THE RECORD FOR THE NUMBER OF GRAND MARCHES DOWN THESE STAIRS.

>> GREAT POINT.

AND YOU KNOW, WE ARE ALSO GOING TO SEE SEVERAL OTHER DIGNITARIES.

THEY WILL BE COMING DOWN THE STAIRS TONIGHT AS WELL.

MEMBERS OF KENTUCKY'S LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP AND OUR NEWLY ELECTED CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS THAT WILL BE JOINING THEM AS WELL.

>> ALL OF THIS WILL TAKE PLACE TO THE MUSICAL SOUNDS OF ORCHESTRA KENTUCKY FROM BOWLING GREEN LED BY MUSICAL DIRECTOR JEFFREY REED.

AND AS AN ADDED BONUS, TONIGHT WE'LL ALSO GET TO HEAR FROM VOCALIST MINDY CUMBERLEDGE.

>> AS WE GET READY TO GET UNDER WAY, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE HUNDREDS OF TALENTED AND INCREDIBLY HARD WORKING VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED PUT ALL OF TODAY'S INAUGURAL ACTIVITIESING TOGETHER.

IT IS NOT A SMALL TASK TO PUT INTO PLACE THE SEVERAL EVENTS THAT MAKE UP AN INAUGURATION AND IT ALL HAS TO BE DONE VERY QUICKLY BETWEEN ELECTION DAY IN NOVEMBER AND THEN INAUGURATION DAY, WHICH IS ONLY FIVE WEEKS LATER.

>> AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AN OFFICIAL SWEARING IN THAT TOOK PLACE HERE IN THE CAPITOL ROTUNDA AT MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT.

THE BREAKFAST RECEPTION HOST AT THOMAS D. CLARK CENTER FOR KENTUCKY HISTORY EARLY IS THIS MORNING.

THE GNAWING INAUGURAL WORSHIP SERVICE AT FIRST CHRIS QHUN CHURCH AND THE INAUGURAL PARADE AND ALL OF THIS GOT UNDER WAY BEFORE NOON TODAY.

AFTER THE PARADE, SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE STAYED ON THE CAPITOL GROUNDS TO WATCH GOVERNOR BESHEAR ANDY BESHEAR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JACQUELINE COLEMAN TAKE THEIR OATHS OF OFFICE FOR THE SECOND TIME.

AND MANY OF THE TRADITIONAL ELEMENTS OF THAT EVENT WERE INCLUDED AND THERE WERE ALSO SOME ADDED ELEMENTS THIS YEAR, KENNY.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

IT WAS ALMOST A STAR STUDDED AFTERNOON FROM FRANKFORT.

WE HEARD FROM KENTUCKY'S POET LAUREATE, SILAS HOUSE WHO WROTE A SPECIES SPECIFICALLY FOR TODAY AND IT WAS JUST POWERFUL AND VERY MOVING.

AND THEN WE HEARD FROM SEVERAL GREAT PERFORMERS LIKE U.K. OPERA THEATER'S Dr. EVERETT McCORVEY, WALTER MONTGOMERY, VINCE SANG AND PLAYED THE CELLO AND GRAMMY NOMINEE TYLER CHILDERS WHO EVERYBODY LOVED.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT DAY ALREADY AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE INAUGURAL GRAND MARCH.

HERE IN THE STATE CAPITOL WE INVITE EVERYONE TO STAND FOR THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS BY THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD AND THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WILL BE PLAYED BY ORCHESTRA KENTUCKY.

(NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYING) ♪ ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> IT'S ALWAYS SUCH A MOVING, MOVING MOMENT.

THOSE OF YOU IN THE CAPITOL HILL BUILDING CAN BE SEATED NOW IF YOU LIKE WE ARE READY FOR A GRAND MARCH.

BEFORE WE TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE STAIRWAY, WE WANT TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE SOME FORMER GOVERNORS WITH US TONIGHT, AND THEY ARE JOINING US DIRECTLY IN THE CAPITOL ROTUNDA.

GOVERNOR PAUL PATTON AND JUDY PATTON.

GOVERNOR PATTON WAS THE 59th GOVERNOR AND FIRST TO SERVE TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS SINCE KENTUCKY'S REVISED CONSTITUTION IN 1992.

HE SERVED FROM 1995-2003.

GOVERNOR STEVE BESHEAR AND JANE BESHEAR.

GOVERNOR BESHEAR WAS KENTUCKY'S 61st GOVERNOR AND IS THE FATHER OF CURRENT GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR.

GOVERNOR STEVE BESHEAR SERVED TWO TERMS FROM 2007-2015.

>> JOINING THE FORMER GOVERNORS IN THE ROTUNDA ARE 2023 INAUGURAL CO-CHAIRS MITCHELL DENHAM AND TARA DENHAM AND NICOLE YATES.

MITCHELL IS A MEMBER OF THE LOUISVILLE OFFICE OF McOBAMACARE P., LLC WHERE HIS PRACTICE SPANS AROUND, NICOLE YATES IS ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF GROWTH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR PASSPORT HEALTH PLAN BY MOLINA HEALTHCARE, RESPONSIBLE FOR GROWTH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH ALL 120 KENTUCKY COUNTIES.

INTRODUCING THE 2023 INAUGURAL HONORARY CO-CHAIRS.

ROCKY ADKINS AND LEAH ADKINSON WITH TORY ADKINS AND DALTON FIELDS.

ROCKY ADKINS IS THE FORMER MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER OF THE STATE HOWRPSS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND CURRENTLY SERVES AS SENIOR ADVISER TO GOVERNOR BESHEAR ANDY BESHEAR.

JOHN McCONNELL AND HEATHER McCONNELL JOHN McCONNELL IS PRESIDENT AND C.E.O.

OF McCONNELL INSURANCE WITH OFFICES IN MURRAY AND PADUCAH, KENTUCKY.

HE IS A PAST PRESIDENT OF MURRAY LIFE UNDERWRITERS AND MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISERS.

JONATHAN RABINOWITZ AND KELLY RABINOWITZ WITH CHARLOTTE AND CAROLINE RABINOWITZ.

JONATHAN RABINOWITZ SERVES AS THE MANAGING PARTNER FOR MORGAN AND MORGAN KENTUCKY OFFICES APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE KENTUCKY HORSE RACING COMMISSION IN 2020.

S JOINING THE HONORARY INAUGURAL CHAIRS IS ADJUTANT GENERAL LAMB BER TON AND CAROL LAMB BER TON.

MAJOR GENERAL HAL B. LAMBERTON WAS KENTUCKY'S 53rd ADJUTANT AND WAS REAPPOINTED TO THE POSITION JUST LAST NIGHT.

BEFORE HIS CURRENT POSITION, HE SERVED AS COMMANDER OF THE 238th REGIMENT IN GREENVILLE, KENTUCKY.

>> AND NOW TURNING OUR ATTENTION TOWARD THE THE SENATE STAIRS.

JOIN US IN WELCOMING THE INAUGURAL CHAIR JIM GRAY AND ERIC ORR.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ TURNING OUR ATTENTION NOW TO THE SENATE STAIRS, JOIN US WELCOMING INAUGURAL CHAIRS JIM GRAY AND ROBERT ORR.

JIM GRAY AND ERIC ORR.

JIM GRAY CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE SECRETARY OF THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET.

HE SERVED AS LEXINGTON'S VICE MAYOR FROM 2006-2010 AND TWO TERMS AS MAYOR FROM 2011-2019.

AND NOW OUBRE LEGISLATIVE GRAND MARSHALS, SENATE PRESIDENT ROBERT STIVERS AND REGINA STIVERS.

FROM CLAY COUNTY, SENATOR STIVERS HAS REPRESENTED THE 25th SENATE DISTRICT SINCE 1997 AND HAS SERVED AS SENATE PRESIDENT SINCE 2013.

REPRESENTATIVE DERRICK GRAHAM AND MILDRED GRAHAM.

FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY, REPRESENTATIVE GRAHAM HAS REPRESENTED THE 57th HOUSE DISTRICT FOR 20 YEARS.

HIS DISTRICT INCLUDES THE CITY OF FRANKFORT.

HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE HOUSE MINORITY LEADER.

♪ ♪ >> TURNING OUR ATTENTION NOW TO KENTUCKY'S CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS.

AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER ELECT JONATHAN SCHELL AND BROOK SCHELL.

A NATIVE OF GARRETT COUNTY, JONATHAN SCHELL REPRESENTED THE 71st DISTRICT IN THE KENTUCKY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM 2013 TO 2019.

AND SERVED AS MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER FROM 2017-2019.

TREASURER-ELECT MARK METCALF AND JULIE METCALF.

A NATIVE OF GARRETT COUNTY, MARK METCALF IS A BOMB CAT VETERAN AND HAS SERVED AS GARRETT COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR A TOTAL OF 22 YEARS.

HE WILL ASSUME THE STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE WHEN THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS ARE SWORN INTO OFFICE ON JANUARY 1.

CURRENT STATE TREASURER OF AND AUDITOR-ELECT ALSON BALL AND ASA JAMES SWAN.

A FLOYD COUNTY NATIVE, ALLISON BALL HAS SERVED THE LAST EIGHT YEARS AS KENTUCKY'S STATE TREASURER.

THIS NOVEMBER SHE WAS ELECTED THE JOB AS STATE AWDOR.

AUDITOR.

IN THE ROTUNDA, WE HAVE ATTORNEY GENERAL-ELECT RUSSELL COLEMAN AND ASHLEY COLEMAN.

A NATIVE OF McCRACKEN COUNTY, RUSSELL SERVED AS THE U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE WERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY BEFORE BEING ELECTED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE THIS PAST NOVEMBER.

SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS AND CHRISTINA MILNER.

>> MICHAEL ADAMS WON REELECTION TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE THIS PAST NOVEMBER.

WHEN HE IS SWORN IN ON JANUARY, HE WILL BE THE ONLY STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER TO STAY IN HIS CURRENT OFFICE.

INAUGURATIONS IN KENTUCKY INCLUDE MANY TRADITIONS, ONE OF THOSE IS THE PLAYING OF OUR STATE SONG AT THE GRAND MARCH.

ORCHESTRA KENTUCKY IS A TRULY KENTUCKY BORN PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA, ESTABLISHED AND GROWING IN BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY WITH MUSICAL DIRECTOR JEFFREY REED.

PLEASE ENJOY ORCHESTRA KENTUCKY ALONG WITH MINDY CUMBERLEDGE SINGING MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME.

♪ OH THE SUNSHINES BRIGHT ON MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME.

♪ 'TIS SUMMER AND AND OLD FOLKS ARE GAY.

♪ WELL THE CORN TOP'S RIPE AND THE MEADOW'S IN BLOOM WHILE THE BIRDS MAKE MUSIC ALL THE DAY.

♪ THE YOUNG FOLK ROLL AROUND THE CABIN FLOOR, ALL MERRY, ALL HAPPY AND BRIGHT ♪ BY AND BY HARD TIMES ♪ ♪ COME AKNOCKIN' AT THE DOOR AND MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME GOOD NIGHT ♪ WEEP NO MORE, MY LAIDLEY.

♪ OH WEEP NO MORE TODAY ♪ ♪ WE WILL SING ONE SONG ♪ ♪ FOR MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME ♪ ♪ FOR MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME ♪ ♪ FAR AWAY ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> EVERYONE, PLEASE WELCOME YOUR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JACQUELINE COLEMAN WITH CHRIS O'BRIEN AND FAMILY WILL, NATE, EMMA AND EVELYN.

JACQUELINE COLEMAN IS BEGINNING HER SECOND TERM AS KENTUCKY'S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

SHE IS A LIFE LONG KENTUCKIAN, AN EDUCATOR, COACH, WRITER, FOUNDER OF A NON-PROFIT AND A TIRELESS ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.

HER PUBLIC SERVICE HAS INSPIRED MANY YOUNG WOMEN TO CONSIDER PUBLIC SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP OF THEIR OWN.

♪ ♪ EVERYONE, THE 63rd GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, ANDY BESHEAR AND FIRST LADY BRITTANY BESHEAR WITH THEIR CHILDREN, WILL AND LILA.

GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR IS BEGINNING HIS SECOND TERM AS KENTUCKY'S GOVERNOR.

HIS FIRST TERM SAW UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS WITH RECORD LOW UNEMPLOYMENT, EXPANDED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, MASSIVE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS AND THE LARGEST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS IN THE STATE'S HISTORY.

HIS PLAN IS TO CONTINUE MOVING KENTUCKY FORWARD TOGETHER.

♪ ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] IS.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR LIRLD BRITAINY BESHEAR AND WILL AND LILA BESHEAR.

GOVERNOR AND Mrs. BESHEAR WILL ENJOY THEIR FIRST DANCE AS KENTUCKY'S FIRST COUPLE THE SECOND TIME AROUND TO THE SONG "MY BEST FRIEND" PERFORMED BY ORCHESTRA KENTUCKY AND MINDER CUMBERLEDGE.

♪ I'VE NEVER HAD ANYONE THAT I COULD COUNT ON.

♪ I'VE BEEN LET DOWN SO MANY TIMES ♪ AND I WAS TIRED OF HURTIN', SO TIRED OF SEARCHIN' 'TIL YOU WALKED INTO MY LIFE ♪ ♪ IT WAS A FEELING I'D NEVER KNOWN.

♪ AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, I DIDN'T FEEL ALONE ♪ ♪ THERE'S NOBODY LIKE YOU ♪ ♪ THERE COULD NEVER BE ANOTHER TO MAKE ME FEEL THE WAY YOU DO ♪ ♪ OHY WITH JUST GET CLOSER ♪ I FALL IN LOVE ALL OVER ♪ ♪ EVERY TIME I LOOK AT YOU.

♪ I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'D BE WITHOUT YOU HERE WITH ME ♪ ♪ LIFE WITH YOU MAKES PERFECT SENSE ♪ ♪ YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND ♪ >> EVERYONE IN THE ROTUNDA IS INVITED TO JOIN THE GOVERNOR AND THE FIRST LADY TO DANCE.

♪ THERE'S NOBODY LIKE YOU ♪ ♪ THERE COULD BE NEVER BE ANOTHER TO MAKE ME FEEL THE WAY YOU DO ♪ ♪ WE JUST GET CLOSER ♪ ♪ I FALL IN LOVE ALL OVER EVERY TIME I LOOK AT YOU ♪ ♪ I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'D BE WITHOUT YOU HERE WITH ME ♪ ♪ LIFE WITH YOU MAKES PERFECT SENSE ♪ ♪ YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND ♪ ♪ YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND ♪ [ APPLAUSE ]