KCET's Award-Winning Weekly Series 'SOCAL CONNECTED' Looks at New Efforts to Prevent Whale and Ship Collisions Off the Southern California Coast
- August 14,
2014 -
Whales are the biggest creatures in the world. Butdozens of Blue, Fin and Humpback whales have been killed by collisions with huge cargo ships traveling between Santa
Barbara and Long Beach. SOCAL CONNECTED, KCET's Emmy® and
Peabody® Award-winning series, examines what happens when whales and ships
collide. According to marine biologists, the whales usually die, but now new
research and measures are being adopted to prevent these gruesome collisions.
Anchor Val Zavala updates our story on whale fatalities and what's being done to save these giants in danger.
The story airs on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 8 p.m.
This week's SOCAL CONNECTED also features:
Micro-loans Come to Los Angeles - The idea started in developing countries; individuals
make small loans to an entrepreneur who wants to start a business. A non-profit
group saw how well the model worked in needy countries and decided to try it
here. Reporter Jennifer London looks at how spending a little bit of money in
the right place can make a big difference for enterprising people.
Bottle Tree Ranch - Along a stretch of Route 66 is an unforgettable
place created by 67-year-old eccentric, Elmer Long. He has hung thousands of
glass bottles on metal "trees", creating a whimsical grove of light, color and
sound that is open to the public to enjoy and explore. Reporter Nic Cha Kim
visits Long's "Bottle Tree Ranch" to discover the person behind this unique
oasis in the desert. This story is based on a piece from KCET's Artbound.
The Final Run -
For three generations, the Colby Poster Printing Company spread the word about
concerts, rodeos and local festivals one telephone pole at a time. Now this
family-run business has made its final poster and shut down the presses. In
this story, originally produced for MOCAtv, C.R. Stecyk III pays one last visit
to the place that's provided a touch of Day-Glo on the Los Angeles landscape.
Broadcast Premiere Date: Wednesday,
August 20 at 8 p.m.
Repeated: Friday,
August 22 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, August 24 at 6:30 p.m.
SOCAL CONNECTED is anchored by 16-time
Emmy®-Award winner, Val Zavala. Contributors include science journalist
Cara Santa Maria, reporters Derrick Shore and Jennifer Sabih, documentary filmmaker
Nic Cha Kim and writer Nick Hardcastle.
SOCAL
CONNECTED
is Val Zavala; digital executive producer is Zach Behrens;
and Linda Burns is senior producer.
ABOUT SOCAL CONNECTED
SOCAL CONNECTED, winner of a Peabody® and two
duPont Awards, 23 Emmy® Awards, 24 Golden Mikes, 48 LA Press Club Awards, two
Gracie Awards, and four regional and one national Edward R. Murrow Awards,
including Best News Documentary and Los Angeles Magazine's "Best
New Local TV Program" of 2009, airs exclusively on KCET. For more
information, to view episodes online or to leave comments, please visit www.socalconnected.org.SOCAL
CONNECTED
is made possible through the generous support of The Ahmanson
Foundation, Chapman University and the MaddocksBrown Foundation.
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