Kentucky Monthly

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Kentucky Monthly

February, 2013 cover
Editor & Publisher	Stephen M. Vest
Frequency	10 times a year
Circulation	(2019) 35,000
Publisher	Stephen M. Vest, Editor & Publisher
Founder	Stephen M. Vest, Kay Vest, Michael Embry
Founded	1998
First issue	September 1998
Company	Vested Interest Publications
Country	USA
Based in	Frankfort, Kentucky
Language	English
Website	www.kentuckymonthly.com
ISSN	1542-0507

Kentucky Monthly is a general interest regional magazine about the U.S. state of Kentucky and Kentuckians. Founded in 1998 by Stephen M. Vest,^[1] publisher, Michael Embry, editor, (who retired in 2006) and business manager Kay Vest, it featured actor George Clooney on its first (and 101st) cover and has featured such Kentucky notables as Ashley Judd, Molly Sims, Wendell Berry, Silas House, Annie Potts, and numerous others.

Based in Frankfort, Kentucky, Kentucky's capital, the magazine features all aspects of contemporary Kentucky culture and presents an annual Kentuckian of the Year award.