Join Us This Thursday for the 2024 BBB Torch Awards!

We are honored to welcome Wes Henderson as this year's Torch Awards Keynote Speaker. 

As the Founder of Angel’s Envy Bourbon, Wes Henderson created a one-of-a-kind spirit which is acknowledged as the most successful start-up Kentucky Bourbon in modern bourbon history. In this role, Wes built Angel’s Envy’s into global brand, creating some of the finest award-winning whiskeys, and he is recognized as a pioneer of the craft whiskey movement, particularly the introduction of secondary barrel finishes of American whiskies.

Before co-founding Angel’s Envy, Wes was a self-described “serial entrepreneur” for 30 plus years. His spirits industry journey began in the mailroom at Brown-Forman Beverage Company, eventually leading to becoming the CEO for Master Distiller’s Select, President and CEO of Conecuh Ridge Distillery, the producer of Clyde May’s Whiskey, and a Founding Partner of Papa's Pilar Rum. Independently, and with his family, he is the creator of several other beverage alcohol and consumer products, creating billions of dollars of brand value.

Wes is a former state certified firefighter, where he was trained as a member of the Regional Hazardous Materials and Weapons of Mass Destruction Task Force. He is now an active Death Investigator with the Oldham County Coroner’s Office, and member of the Kentucky State Mass Casualty and Disaster Response Team, which has responded to accidents and disasters such as the crash of Comair Flight 5121, tornado fatalities in Western Kentucky, and catastrophic flood fatalities in Eastern Kentucky. Furthering a passion for flight, Wes has also served as a Lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol as a pilot, specializing in search and rescue operations, natural disaster damage assessments, restricted area flight support for the NASA Space Shuttle Program launches at Cape Canaveral, and aerial drug surveillance for the DEA. He studied Aviation at the Florida Institute of Technology.

In 2020 Wes was inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, joining his father Lincoln as one of the few Father/Son inductees in the history of the industry.

Amber Philpott is an award-winning news anchor with WKYT TV in Lexington, Ky. A native of Central Kentucky, she graduated from Morehead State University in 2003. Amber began her broadcast career shortly after graduation at WYMT-TV in Hazard, KY.

Amber was named 2013 Best Newscaster in Kentucky by the Associated Press, an award she also won in 2009. She has been a part of several award-winning newscasts and has been nominated for two regional Emmy awards.

Amber is the former Board Chair for the Bluegrass Chapter of the American Red Cross, raising thousands of dollars for relief efforts. She serves as the honorary chair for the Annual Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes in central Kentucky. In 2014 Amber was named Volunteer of the Year for the ADA. In 2015 Amber was given the Celebration of Life Award for raising awareness about breast cancer from Komen Kentucky.

Amber is married to her best friend and Cynthiana native, Steve Hill. When she isn't at the station or out in the community you can find Amber in the gym, running, or with a good book in hand.