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Southern California's Primary PBS Stations Unite Two Core Brands

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Friday, January 19, 2024
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"PBS SoCal and KCET merged in 2018, and since then, we have grown into a strong public media entity serving Southern California that reflects the diversity of our region and provides a full schedule of beloved and trusted PBS programs. While the broadcast channel name may be changing, the programs that viewers love on KCET—Artbound, Lost LA, Father Brown, Must See Movies and more -- will remain available on the channel and across all of our platforms," commented PBS SoCal President and CEO Andrew Russell. "Our honored tradition, built by KCET, of producing original, thoughtful and inspiring content around the arts, local culture, environment, news and public affairs remains core to our deep commitment of serving our community with high-quality public media."

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PBS SoCal, Southern California's flagship PBS station, announced today a brand simplification that will streamline viewers' experience and strengthen public media in the region by consolidating both the KCET and PBS SoCal local PBS stations under one name: PBS SoCal.
  • Starting Tues., Feb. 6, the KCET broadcast channel will be referred to as 'PBS SoCal Plus' in order for both PBS flagship broadcast stations in Southern California to be under one unified brand.
  • Both KCET and PBS SoCal's social media platforms and YouTube content will soon also be consolidated under the PBS SoCal brand.
  • PBS SoCal programs have been made available to livestream on the PBS App, YouTube TV, Direct TV now, Hulu TV Live and Local Now.

ART HAPPENS HERE WITH JOHN LITHGOW Premieres Friday, April 26, 2024 on PBS and Streaming on PBS.org and the PBS App

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Thursday, January 11, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In the new PBS special ART HAPPENS HERE WITH JOHN LITHGOW, actor, author, humorist and renowned performer John Lithgow ("Killers of the Flower Moon," "The Crown," "The Old Man") shares his passion for arts education by joining students and teachers at four Los Angeles organizations, diving into four arts disciplines: dance, ceramics, silk-screen printing and vocal jazz ensemble. Celebrating how arts education nurtures and inspires the hearts and minds of students of all ages, ART HAPPENS HERE follows Lithgow as he tries his hand at singing, dancing, printmaking, and pottery, working alongside and learning from young people whose lives are being transformed by art. The one-hour special ART HAPPENS HERE WITH JOHN LITHGOW premieres Friday, April 26, 2024, 10:00–11:00 p.m. ET/PT (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS App.

Key Points: 
  • The one-hour special ART HAPPENS HERE WITH JOHN LITHGOW premieres Friday, April 26, 2024, 10:00–11:00 p.m. ET/PT (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS App.
  • Growing up, Lithgow wanted to be an artist and was inspired and encouraged by his public school art teachers.
  • "Education involves much more than just the basic academic subjects and preparing kids for being tested and evaluated.
  • Major funding for ART HAPPENS HERE WITH JOHN LITHGOW was provided by John and Louise Bryson.

Hollywood's Top Oscar® Contenders Margot Robbie, Cillian Murphy, Bradley Cooper and More In PBS SoCal's New 'VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS' on January 11

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PBS SoCal, Southern California's flagship PBS station, announced today the lineup for the 19th season of the Emmy® Award-winning series VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS. Co-produced with Variety, the newest season of half-hour specials features intimate and exclusive conversations with the biggest contenders in this year's Oscar® race: Margot Robbie, Cillian Murphy, Emma Stone, Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Natalie Portman, Halle Bailey and more. All four 30-minute episodes of the new season will premiere back-to-back locally in Southern California on Thurs., Jan. 11 at 8 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on PBS SoCal with encore airings on Fri., Jan. 12 at 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on KCET. All episodes will stream on pbssocal.org following their premieres and will also be available to watch on the free PBS Video app.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PBS SoCal, Southern California's flagship PBS station, announced today the lineup for the 19th season of the Emmy® Award-winning series VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS.
  • All episodes will stream on pbssocal.org following their premieres and will also be available to watch on the free PBS Video app.
  • The special features both Television and Film actors as they discuss roles, auditions, directing, technique as well as diversity and representation in Hollywood.
  • The 19th season of VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS will be airing on PBS stations across the nation following the premiere on PBS SoCal.

Season 10 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. Paired With New Season of Local History Series LOST LA On New PBS SoCal 2024 Schedule

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PBS SoCal and KCET, Southern California's flagship PBS stations, announced today the 2024 return of the locally produced, historical documentary series LOST LA, a co-production with the University of Southern California Libraries, part of their longstanding commitment to building public engagement with regional history collections. Public historian and writer Nathan Masters returns as Host for the sixth season of LOST LA with untold histories behind tiki culture, fast food, Historic Filipinotown, hiking, tuberculosis and cemeteries. LOST LA joins the previously announced award-winning, acclaimed series FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR to complete a night of historical exploration. Celebrated scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will helm the 10th anniversary season of FINDING YOUR ROOTS, which will trace the ancestral histories of the series' first-ever, non-celebrity participants in addition to 18 new celebrity guests. The new season of LOST LA is scheduled on PBS SoCal beginning Tues., Jan. 2 at 7:30 p.m. PT, leading into 10, all-new episodes of FINDING YOUR ROOTS at 8 p.m. PT. A special encore of LOST LA will also be broadcast on Wed., Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. PT on KCET in Southern California. After the broadcast, each episode of LOST LA and FINDING YOUR ROOTS will be available to stream on their companion websites above and on the free PBS App. Members of PBS SoCal and KCET will get early access to stream all six episodes on PBS Passport starting Jan. 2.

Key Points: 
  • LOST LA joins the previously announced award-winning, acclaimed series FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR to complete a night of historical exploration.
  • The new season of LOST LA is scheduled on PBS SoCal beginning Tues., Jan. 2 at 7:30 p.m. PT, leading into 10, all-new episodes of FINDING YOUR ROOTS at 8 p.m. PT.
  • After the broadcast, each episode of LOST LA and FINDING YOUR ROOTS will be available to stream on their companion websites above and on the free PBS App.
  • Members of PBS SoCal and KCET will get early access to stream all six episodes on PBS Passport starting Jan. 2.

LA's Punk Rock Origins Explored in New Season for PBS SoCal/KCET Original Arts and Culture Series ARTBOUND Premiering October 4

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PBS SoCal and KCET, Southern California's flagship PBS stations, announced today the return of the original Emmy® award-winning arts and culture series ARTBOUND, as well as a host of options to join in-person for local screenings and for viewers (or interested parties) to host their own screening events. The fourteenth season of the one-hour documentary series kicks off with an examination of two Chinatown restaurants that became the implausible heart of L.A.'s burgeoning punk scene in the 1970s. The additional five episodes of ARTBOUND from the new season include a look at the murals of David Alfaro Siqueiros, the impact of publisher Angel City Press, the influence of Asian American theatre company East West Players, the birth of the LA Rebellion cinematic movement from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television as well as an exploration of the day to day life of artists-in-residence Céline Brunko, Christine Lee and Carol Zou. The new season of ARTBOUND will premiere with the documentary "Chinatown Punk Wars" on Wed., Oct. 4 at 9 p.m. PT on KCET and Fri., Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. on PBS SoCal. Following the broadcast, each episode will stream on the free PBS app. Members of PBS SoCal and KCET will get early access to stream all six episodes on PBS Passport starting Oct. 4.

Key Points: 
  • The new season of ARTBOUND will premiere with the documentary "Chinatown Punk Wars" on Wed., Oct. 4 at 9 p.m. PT on KCET and Fri., Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. on PBS SoCal.
  • Members of PBS SoCal and KCET will get early access to stream all six episodes on PBS Passport starting Oct. 4.
  • Episodes from this season of ARTBOUND as well as other popular, locally-produced content from KCET and PBS SoCal will be available soon.
  • The full lineup and descriptions of the 14th season of ARTBOUND are listed below as are details for upcoming in-person screening events with LAist.

Conversations Between Television's Best Actors Featured in Newest Season of 'VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS'

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Friday, June 9, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PBS SoCal, Southern California's flagship PBS station and the home to the entire PBS schedule, announced today the schedule for the eighteenth season of the Emmy® Award-winning series VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS. Co-produced by PBS SoCal, the new season of four half-hour specials will offer audiences exclusive, one-on-one conversations between actors from this year's most notable television shows who are expected to contend this Emmy® season. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, the new episodes will premiere back-to-back starting on Thurs., June 15 at 8 p.m. on PBS SoCal with encores on Wed., June 21 at 8 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on KCET. All episodes will stream on pbssocal.org following their premieres and will also be available to watch on the free PBS Video app.

Key Points: 
  • Co-produced by PBS SoCal, the new season of four half-hour specials will offer audiences exclusive, one-on-one conversations between actors from this year's most notable television shows who are expected to contend this Emmy® season.
  • In April, VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS received a nomination for this year's 50th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  • The newest season of VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS will be airing on PBS stations across the nation starting in June (check local listings).
  • "Actors on Actors" is an interview special that features pairings of prominent actors discussing their craft and is produced by PBS SoCal in partnership with Variety Media, LLC.

Free Event Offering Family Activities, Music and Fun When PBS SoCal's SUMMER LEARNING DAY Returns June 17 At the Children's Museum at La Habra

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PBS SoCal, Southern California's flagship PBS station and a crucial educational resource for the community, announced the return of Summer Learning Day Sat., June 17 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at The Children's Museum at La Habra (301 S Euclid St, La Habra, CA 9063). The free event returns to an in-person format this year with family activities, entertainment, music and learning resources during a fun-filled day in the community.

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  • The free event returns to an in-person format this year with family activities, entertainment, music and learning resources during a fun-filled day in the community.
  • This year's Summer Learning Day theme, "Discover Learning Everywhere" provides hands-on exploration activities for families at interactive booths outside the Museum.
  • Earlier this month, PBS SoCal launched an interactive FAMILY MATH Toolkit with over 360 assets and learning tools designed for early learners.
  • Spring educational community outreach efforts included:
    The Family Math outreach day connected families to early learning resources in preparation for kindergarten.

Pride Month Offers New Programming from PBS SoCal and KCET Celebrating the History and Accomplishments of LGBTQ+ Community

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PBS SoCal and KCET, Southern California's flagship PBS stations, proudly honor Pride Month with a robust programming slate of LGBTQ+ content in June. Both stations will showcase a lineup of enlightening programs to celebrate the rainbow of visionaries, advocates and unsung heroes who have inspired the world to see love without labels by premiering new documentaries starting with DEAR IKE: LOST LETTERS TO A TEEN IDOL, an animated documentary from filmmaker Dion Labriola who recounts his childhood quest to contact his teen idol Ike Eisenmann. The film airs Thurs., June 1 at 7 p.m. on PBS SoCal and Sat., June 3 at 9 p.m. on KCET.

Key Points: 
  • The film airs Thurs., June 1 at 7 p.m. on PBS SoCal and Sat., June 3 at 9 p.m. on KCET.
  • The film chronicles events at a pivotal time in the history of LGBTQ equality, women's rights and civil rights movements.
  • UNIDAD: GAY & LESBIAN LATINOS UNIDOS airs Thurs., June 1 at 8 p.m. on PBS SoCal and Wed., June 14 at 9 p.m. on KCET.
  • UNIDAD: GAY & LESBIAN LATINOS UNIDOS – Thurs., June 1 at 8 p.m. on PBS SoCal and Wed., June 14 at 9 p.m. on KCET - All New!

Police Brutality and Media Cover-Up Of 10 Protesters Killed in 1937 Chicago Tragedy Explored in KCET and PBS SoCal Premiere MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE: WORKERS DIE FILM BURIED

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Monday, April 24, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PBS SoCal and KCET, Southern California's flagship PBS stations, announced today the world broadcast premiere of the half-hour documentary MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE: Workers Die, Film Buried revealing a largely forgotten episode in labor–and media–history devoted to the tragic events in Chicago in 1937. At the height of union activity across America, police opened fire on striking steel workers and their supporters in an open field, killing ten. MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE, narrated by actor Josh Charles ("Sports Night," "The Good Wife," "Dead Poets Society"), also tells the story of the film cover-up that followed via interviews with first-hand observers, graphic news photos and unseen or rarely screened Paramount News footage.

Key Points: 
  • MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE: Workers Die, Film Buried will debut on Sat., May 6 at 9 p.m. PT on KCET with an encore airing on Thurs., May 18 at 7 p.m. PT on PBS SoCal.
  • The film will also air on The World Channel and will be distributed nationally via NETA with PBS SoCal | KCET as the Presenting Station (check local listings.)
  • Featuring an introduction by Chicago writer/historian and broadcasting legend Studs Terkel, MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE is the first film to fully explore the 1937 tragedy in Chicago.
  • MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE: Workers Die, Film Buried is directed by Greg Mitchell and produced by Lyn Goldfarb.

ITVS Veteran Tamara Gould Named Chief Content Officer For Public Media Group of Southern California, Parent Organization of PBS SoCal, KCET and Link TV

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Public Media Group of Southern California (PMGSC), the parent company of PBS SoCal, KCET and Link TV, today named Tamara Gould as Chief Content Officer (CCO) reporting directly to President/CEO Andrew Russell. In this role, Gould will lead a dynamic, creative and nationally recognized team of content producers across multiple platforms to amplify the voices and stories of the extraordinary communities within and beyond Southern California. She will serve as the strategic leader and visionary in the development, production and distribution of the organization's linear and digital content that includes existing award-winning, locally-produced series ARTBOUND, LOST LA, and EARTH FOCUS, as well as educational productions like FAMILY MATH.

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  • Gould Brings Experience as Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker, Media Executive and Strategic Partnership Builder to Southern California's Flagship PBS Stations
    LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Public Media Group of Southern California (PMGSC), the parent company of PBS SoCal, KCET and Link TV, today named Tamara Gould as Chief Content Officer (CCO) reporting directly to President/CEO Andrew Russell.
  • "Tamara Gould is an extraordinary talent and she brings a wealth of production experience and deep ties to public media.
  • Tamara Gould has held numerous positions at ITVS during her 18-year tenure, including most recently Head of Co-Productions and Strategic Partnerships.
  • "I am thrilled to be joining the Public Media Group of Southern California, a tremendous hub of talent and creativity producing critical content for the Southern California community and beyond," said Gould.