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January / February 2017
Happy New Year! It is with great pleasure that KPBS highlights the following new members of the Producers Club! With the support of members like you, KPBS is able to find innovative ways to better serve the San Diego community by developing new programs and employing cutting‐edge telecommunications technologies. Welcome to the Producers Club!
Evelyn Allen • Charles & Heidi Anderberg • Laury Baldwin • Jim & Jill Berg • Donald Bloyer Mary B. Blue • Ellen Cherin • Soupaya Chuckravanen • Judy Churchill • Judy & John Collins
Betty De La Garza • Angelo Diretto • Sean Gailey • Margaret Headley Diana Hildebrand • Martha & Gary Jacobson • Colleen Kelley • Patricia Lane
Kathryn & Richard McGaffigan • Roderick Meade • Jan & Gary Means • Frederick Moffett Ruth Nadel • Eve Novak & John Crockett • Miguel Nuñez • Barbara Negaard • John Schmid
Alfred & Susan Smith • William Swartz • Tom Walters • Toni & Mark Wozmak
Note: If you joined the Producers Club between October 25 and December 31, 2016 and don’t see your name on this list, please contact us at [email protected].
We would like to take a moment to remember Producers Club and Friends for Life members who passed away in 2016. We thank them for their support over the years and extend our deepest condolences to their families.
Donald August Thomas Karnes Rae K Tauber Ethel R Buckmir Robert Myers Lawhead Lorraine Thompson Nicholas A Buckmir Alex McDonald Gloria G Turner Esther Burdett Conrad Prebys Estelle Wagner Lee Darley Michael Richard Somin Peter Wahl Pauline Foster Eurika Strotto Stanley Weissman JeNeal Hatch Judith Summers Margaret Williams Ted Janette Henry Eugene Swants, Jr Adele Woolman
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Community Heroes Kick‐Off Event Thursday, January 19, 2017 KPBS Studios 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Help us launch our new Community Heroes initiative and tell us about the key issues affecting YOU in 2017. In partnership with the National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC), this event will feature KPBS Reporter Amita Sharma moderating an in‐depth discussion on current issues affecting our society.
Please visit www.kpbs.org/heroes2017 to RSVP. Space is limited and RSVP required. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Producers Club New Member Reception Wednesday, January 25, 2017 The Prado at Balboa Park 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Did you join the Producers Club in the past year? Do you want to learn more about the PC? If so, please join us for our bi‐annual New Member Reception – an opportunity to meet and mingle with like‐minded individuals and KPBS staff. Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be provided. We look forward to meeting you!
Please contact Michelle Mucha at [email protected] or call (619) 594‐0915 to RSVP. Space is limited and RSVP required. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Community Dialogue Series:
The State of Journalism Today Friday, February 3, 2016 KPBS Studios 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Join the Producers Club for an in‐depth discussion on the state of journalism featuring KPBS Director of News and Editorial Strategy Suzanne Marmion, inewsource Assistant Director Brad Racino, and Brooke Binkowski of Snopes.com.
Please visit www.kpbs.org/pc to RSVP. Space is limited and RSVP required. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
RE’FLECT Screening and Panel Discussion Friday, February 17, 2017 KPBS Studios 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Optional studio tour immediately following
Bring your lunch to the station for a preview of our newest Explore program RE’FLECT, and meet the co‐creators Heidi Rataj and Theresa Hoiles. A fresh and inspiring look at aging successfully, RE’FLECT is a new documentary series that highlights six vibrant older adults living life on their own terms. This series provides insight into the active and engaged world of today’s seniors who are living out loud and defying stereotypes associated with aging. Their stories unfold through interviews, day‐in‐the‐life footage, and archival materials. “Aging Is the New Cool ‐ Embrace It. Welcome It. Challenge It.” (http://reflect.strikingly.com/)
To RSVP, please visit www.kpbs.org/pc. Space is limited and RSVP required. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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President’s Day Tours Monday, February 20, 2017 KPBS Studios Tour Times: 10:00 a.m. | 1:00 p.m. | 2:30 p.m.
Come spend your holiday with us at the KPBS Studios! Take the opportunity to meet on‐air personalities and see where your favorite programs like KPBS Evening Edition are produced.
Please visit www.kpbs.org/pc to sign‐up. Space is limited and RSVP required.
March April Balanchine & Beyond at Spreckels Theatre
KPBS Celebrates! The Arts Galaat the US Grant (www.kpbs.org/gala)
Please check back at www.kpbs.org/pc for more information or to purchase tickets. Space is limited and RSVP is required for all Producers Club events. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
For more information about Producers Club events, visit www.kpbs.org/pc or contact Michelle Mucha at (619) 594‐0915 or [email protected]. Producers Club events fill up quickly, so RSVP today!
Behind‐the‐Scenes Group Tours of KPBS!
Interested in touring KPBS? Join us for a behind‐the‐scenes tour where you will meet our on‐air hosts, reporters, and journalists, get a sneak peek of the radio studios where KPBS Morning Edition and The Roundtable are produced, and visit the KPBS Evening Edition set.
Guests are welcome! Bring your book club, garden club, or co‐workers for a special hour and a half outing to see our Joan & Irwin Jacobs News Center and studios.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
Friday, January 20, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Monday, February 20, 10:30 a.m. | 1:00 p.m. | 2:30 p.m.
Friday, March 24, 3:00 ‐ 4:30 p.m.
Can’t make it at these times? Let us know your preferred date and time and we will accommodate to the best of our abilities.
Please contact us at [email protected] or (619) 594‐0915 to reserve your spot.
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Victoria on MASTERPIECE Sundays at 9 p.m. beginning 1/15 (Two‐hour premiere) The eight‐hour drama follows Victoria (Jenna Coleman) from the time she becomes Queen in 1837 at the age of 18 through her relationship with Lord Melbourne (Rufus Sewell), her first prime minister and intimate friend, and her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert (Tom Hughes).
Photo Credit: Courtesy of ITV Plc
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FRONTLINE: Divided States of America Two‐night Event Airs January 17‐18 at 9 p.m. Days before the inauguration of the 45th American president, FRONTLINE looks back at events during the Obama presidency that have revealed deep divisions in our country and examines the America the next president will inherit. This two‐part program offers an in‐depth view of the partisanship that gridlocked Washington and charged the 2016 presidential campaign, the rise of populist anger on both sides of the aisle and the racial tensions that have erupted throughout the country. Part One | Examine how Obama’s promise of change and unity collided with racial and political realities. Part Two | Examine racial tensions in America, the war for control of the GOP and the growing dysfunction in Washington.
Photo Credit: Andrew Geraci / District 7 Media
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Mercy Street New season Sundays at 8 p.m. beginning 1/22 Allegiances blur and loyalties shift as the war pushes the drama beyond the hospital. Follow the growing chaos at Alexandria’s Mansion House, the precarious position of the Green family and the changing situation of the burgeoning black population.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of PBS/Erik Heinila
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Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across AmericaSeries Premieres Tuesdays at 8 p.m. beginning 1/31 In this three‐part special, comedian Billy Connolly travels from Chicago to New York on a 6,000 mile, 26‐state train journey through the "backyard of America." From the Minnesota state fair to a Californian elephant seal rookery, he'll finally see the places he missed while flying from city to city, following in the tracks of the pioneers who built our nation and meeting the small‐town residents, cowboys and free spirits who now call it home.
Photo Credit: APTonline.org
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LOCAL / CALIFORNIA KPBS Evening Edition| Weeknights at 5 p.m.; Encore, Weeknights at 6:30 p.m. KPBS Roundtable | Fridays at 8:30 p.m.; Encore, Sundays at 10:30 a.m. KPBS Spectrum | Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. Ken Kramer’s About San Diego | Thursdays at 8 p.m.; Encore, Sundays at 4 p.m. – New episodes coming in February Re’flect | Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. Savor San Diego | Thursdays at 9 p.m.; Encore, Saturdays at 3:30 p.m. Kings of the Craft | Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. Live at the Belly Up | Fridays at 11 p.m. Life on the Line: San Bernadino Strong | 1/31 at 11 p.m.
NEWS / CONTEMPORARY ISSUES KPBS Evening Edition | Weeknights at 5 p.m.; Encore, Weeknights at 6:30 p.m. PBS Newshour | Weeknights at 7 p.m. PBS Newshour Weekend | Saturdays & Sundays at 5 p.m. Nightly Business Report | Weeknights at 5:30 p.m. BBC World News | Weeknights at 6 p.m. Charlie Rose | Weeknights at 12 a.m. Tavis Smiley | Weeknights at 1 a.m. Washington Week | Fridays at 8 p.m.; Encore, Sundays at 10 a.m. KPBS Roundtable | Fridays at 8:30pm; Encore, Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Charlie Rose: The Week | Sundays at 11 a.m. POTUS | Sundays at 11:30 a.m. FRONTLINE | Tuesdays at 10 p.m.
DRAMA / MYSTERY / COMEDY Masterpiece | Sundays at 9 p.m. DCI Banks | Thursdays at 10 p.m. Endeavour on Masterpiece | Thursdays at 10 p.m. beginning 1/26 The Coroner | Fridays at 9 p.m. The Tunnel | Fridays at 10 p.m. Fawlty Towers | Saturdays at 7 p.m. Blandings | Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Doctor Blake Mysteries | Saturdays at 8 p.m. Mercy Street | Sundays at 8 p.m. beginning 1/22 Homefires | Season One Encore begins 1/29 at 7 p.m.
KIDS Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood – New episodes | 1/16‐1/18 at 9 a.m. Splash and Bubbles: One Big Ocean – One Hour Movie Event | 1/16 at 10 a.m.
HOW‐TO / COOKING / TRAVEL / LIFESTYLE Growing a Greener World | Sundays at 5 a.m. A Growing Passion | Sundays at 5:30 a.m. Classical Stretch | Weekdays at 5 a.m. Martha Bakes | Weekdays at 5:30 a.m. and Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. This Old House | Saturdays at 12 p.m. Ask This Old House | Saturdays at 12:30 p.m. Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking | Saturdays at 1 p.m. A Chef’s Life | Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. Cook’s Country | Saturdays at 2 p.m. Pati’s Mexican Table | Saturdays at 3 p.m. Mexico One Plate at a Time | Saturdays at 3:30 p.m. Globe Trekker | Saturdays at 11 p.m. Start Up | Sundays at 12 p.m. Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope | Sundays at 12:30 p.m.
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HISTORY / BIOGRAPHY Antiques Roadshow | Mondays at 8 p.m. San Diego’s Historic Places | Sundays at 4:30 p.m. Rachel Carson: American Experience | 1/24 at 8 p.m. Race Underground: American Experience | 1/31 at 9 p.m. Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: American Experience | 1/17 at 8 p.m. Constitution with Peter Segal | 1/3, 1/17, 1/18 and 1/24 at 11 p.m. Queen at 90 | 1/23 at 10 p.m. Princes of the Palace | 1/16 at 10 p.m. Secrets of the Six Wives | Sundays at 10 p.m. beginning 1/22
SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY / NATURE SciTech Now | Sundays at 5:30 p.m. Mineral Explorers | Thursdays at 11:30 p.m. Attenborough’s Birds of Paradise | 1/18 at 8 p.m. Zoo Quest in Color | 1/25 at 8 and 9 p.m. Alzheimer’s Every Minute Counts | 1/25 at 10 p.m. How to Stay Young | 1/25 & 2/1 at 11 p.m. NOVA | Wednesdays at 9 p.m.
ARTS / PERFORMANCE Lawrence Welk | Saturdays at 6 p.m. Austin City Limits | Sundays at 12 p.m. Live at the Belly Up | Fridays at 11 p.m. – New Season Begins 1/13 Great Performances at the Met: Bel Canto the Opera | 1/22 at 1 p.m.
CULTURE / CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENTARIES Rick Steves’ Europe | Saturdays at 4 p.m. Crossing South | Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. Globe Trekker | Saturdays at 11 p.m. Independent Lens | Mondays at 11 p.m. Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope | Sundays at 12:30 p.m. beginning 1/8 Visions of Italy – Southern Style | 1/14 at 9 p.m. World’s Most Famous Train | 1/30 at 10 p.m. Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America | Tuesdays at 8 p.m. beginning 1/31 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Questions or comments?
Please contact: Elmer Jacobo at [email protected] or (619) 594‐6314 Caitlin Bergin at [email protected] or (619) 594‐6731 Michelle Mucha at [email protected] or (619) 594‐0915 Vien Nguyen at [email protected] or (619) 594‐0851 Sheilagh Carlisle at [email protected] or call (619) 594‐0883 Alex Kim at [email protected] or (619) 594‐7822
Trina Hester at [email protected] or (619) 594‐2104
KPBS is a public service of San Diego State University.
