Elson Trinidad
Born and raised in Los Angeles (watching KCET since toddler-age), Elson Trinidad has been a KCET contributor since 2012, covering Asian/Pacific Islander communities and local environmental issues, and in 2014 wrote and curated KCET's 50th Anniversary section. He is also an accomplished singer/musician, community activist, historian, and nonprofit professional.
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There's more to "HiFi" than meets the eye, and despite the eight-letter adjective that prefaces the community's name, there's a lot of "current" happening now in Historic Filipinotown.
I've never really considered myself a historian. I've always been interested in history, though. When KCET tapped me to manage this 50th Anniversary website, it was both an honor and a huge responsibility.
We're launching this 50th anniversary site to share with you our story of how we evolved from a community-supported educational television station based in Hollywood, to an independent, transmedia presence in not only Southern California, but nationall...
In October 1969, "The Advocates," a public policy program presented in a debate format co-produced by KCET and Boston's WGBH, made its nationwide debut on the NET network.
On September 1, 1969, the groundbreaking Mexican American community talk/magazine program, "¡Ahora!" premiered on KCET.
In July, 1969, the purchase of four new RCA cameras finally gave KCET the ability to broadcast in full color.
On May 18, 1969, downtown L.A.'s Angels Flight Railway was dismantled as part of the city's Bunker Hill Redevelopment project.
On May 30, 1969, the local-interest program "Citywatchers," hosted by L.A. Times writers Charles Champlin and Art Seidenbaum, made its debut.
On October 14, 1968 KCET premiered the drama series "Cancion De La Raza" (Song of the People), the station's first program geared towards the Latino community.
In September 1968, the 40-story Union Bank Building opened as Los Angeles' first modern skyscraper, the first part of downtown L.A.'s growing skyline.
On June 5, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, was shot following a speech at the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard.
On November 7, 1967, President Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act into law, creating and assisting the development of publicly-funded, non-commercial educational TV stations.