Throughout its more than 40-year history, KCET has produced thousands of hours of award-winning programming for local, regional and national distribution through television broadcast and online viewing. KCET's New Media Department has produced dozens of websites and web-original series.
Departures
An interactive exploration through some of Los Angeles' most interesting neighborhoods.
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SoCal Connected
SoCal Connected is the newest KCET news show dedicated to bringing you the most important and compelling stories - and voices - shaping life in our region.
Fridays 8:30 PM, Saturdays 6:00 PM, Sundays at 6:30 PM and Mondays at 10:30 PM.
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Huell Howser
Huell travels Southern California and introduces us to the people who live and work here.
Weekdays 7:30 PM and Weekends 7:00 PM
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Royals Week
A special week of programming devoted to the "Royals" was hosted by award-winning journalist Patt Morrison, and featured BBC curtain raiser shows, William and Kate: The Royal Wedding and the four-part series The House of Windsor, and culminated with the BBC's live broadcast event, Prince William and Kate's Royal Wedding. Morrison, a regular SoCal Connected contributor, Los Angeles Times columnist and KPCC radio host, provided lively commentary around the week-long wedding extravaganza. As "Lady Patt Morrison of Silver Lake Manor," she donned her famous hats and explained the intriguing, often scandalous British Monarchy--a story that began nearly 10 centuries ago with King John's signing of the Magna Carta to today's modern royal family--and a few beheadings and betrayals in-between.
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Global Watch
KCET captured the pulse of an increasingly wired world with Global Watch featuring internationally acclaimed writer and political commentator, Reza Aslan. Aslan, whose bestselling books have been translated into many languages, took on key world issues, including politics, markets and technology. From fear of radiation to Americans fighting in three wars, Global Watch explored what's happening far beyond our borders into the global community and how it directly affects us at home.
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The Edible Garden: Breaking Ground
KCET SoCal Connected anchor Val Zavala hosted a special program spurred by the growing popularity of vegetable gardening across Southern California on KCET. The Edible Garden: Breaking Ground was an informative "starter kit" for anyone thinking of joining the grow-your-own movement. Zavala gathered advice and knowledge from seven expert Southern California gardeners and a beekeeper, who together will inspired viewers to dig in and get their garden off to the right start. Viewers discovered they don't need a backyard to have a thriving edible garden. This was a SoCal Connected special presentation.
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Countdown to Carmageddon: The 405 Closure
KCET joined together with The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to offer a public service special Countdown to Carmageddon: The 405 Closure to inform Southern California residents and visitors about the shutdown of the Interstate 405 freeway scheduled for the weekend of July 16-17. The program presented the reasons for the freeway's 53-hour closure and the unprecedented steps ordered by public officials to avoid severe traffic delays across the region. The program also explored the potential long-term benefits to commuters of modernizing the freeway.
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In the Shadow of 9/11
As the nation prepared to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, KCET paid tribute to the victims with a week of distinctive local and international programming. "In the Shadow of 9/11" explores the local impact of the 2001 terrorist attacks. Judy Muller investigates the state of our national security, examining LAX the Port of Los Angeles; Brian Rooney looks at the critical role California has played in Iraq and Afghanistan; and Michael Okwu reports on the rise of "Islamophobia" across the U.S. In addition, Global Watch anchor Reza Aslan (bestselling author of No God, but God: The Origin of Evolution, and The Future of Islam) led a panel discussion about terrorist threats, the future of our military, and how we've changed as a nation.
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The Economy: A Survival Guide
Two of the region's leading news organizations distinguished for their award-winning local coverage, KCET's SoCal Connected and American Public Media's Marketplace®, presented a special report on how Southern California can weather the national economic crisis. Hosted by Kai Ryssdal of APM's Marketplace®, The Economy: A Survival Guide provided a recap of the week's financial market activity and featured some of the area's leading economic forecasters in a special roundtable discussion on steps Angelenos can take to help to fortify their investments against further financial loss.
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Master Chef: Thomas Keller Uncorked
KCET went inside one of America's top kitchens with Master Chef: Thomas Keller Uncorked and chronicled the culinary rise of Chef Thomas Keller. SoCal Connected correspondent Michael Okwu traveled from Beverly Hills to Napa Valley to uncover the recipe for success for one of the world's most celebrated chefs. Throughout the journey, Okwu interviewed Keller's colleagues and intimates, sampling more than a dozen courses at his landmark restaurants, The French Laundry and Bouchon.
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