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About Our ShowCalifornia Connected is an award-winning, news magazine produced through a unique collaboration of four PBS stations: KCET-Los Angeles, KPBS-San Diego, KQED-San Francisco and KVIE-Sacramento. Since 2002, California Connected has been providing coverage of the people and ideas that drive California. We are on the road year-round, bringing you directly to the state's communities and newsmakers. Our mission is to increase people's participation in their own governance and to encourage people in this diverse state to think of themselves as members of the same community. Broadcast journalist Lisa McRee is host and correspondent for California Connected. She is the former host of "Good Morning America" and longtime news anchor at KABC in Los Angeles. Our production team is headed by Executive Producer Bret Marcus, formerly of NBC News, and includes Senior Producer Justine Schmidt, Line Producer Ellen Raphael, Show Producer Carlos Aragon, Road Trip Producer Autumn Doerr and Director José Colomer. This website is produced by Marc Phu with Christine da Fonte, and Thomas Kelley. In addition to the primetime television program, California Connected regularly contributes to KQED's statewide radio program, The California Report. We have also contributed pieces to American Public Media's national radio program, Marketplace. We have won numerous awards, including an Edward R. Murrow Award, three Northern California Emmy Awards, four Los Angeles Press Club Awards, five Gracie Allen Awards, three National Headliner Awards, and a National Journalism Award. The series is funded by The James Irvine Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The California Endowment and The Annenberg Foundation. California Connected airs throughout California on 12 Public Television stations. The California Connected web site is powered by WordPress, an open source, non-commercial publishing tool. FAQ01. How do I get a copy of a show? We are currently unable to provide videotape copies of our program. However, transcripts ($3) can be purchased by sending a check or money order to the address below. Please make sure to include your name, number, mailing address and email, if available, as well as the airdate of the show and/or a brief description of its content. Make payments payable to "KCET".
California Connected For information about your order, please use our contact page to find the appropriate telephone number to call. Note that you can view most stories at no cost on our website by visiting the archives page. 02. When is the show rebroadcast? The television show airs throughout California on Friday nights. Please check local listings for more information. The individual member stations decide when and if to rebroadcast previously aired episodes. You will need to visit your local PBS member-station for information about rebroadcast times. To hear California Connected radio segments on The California Report, please visit www.californiareport.org. The music for California Connected was composed by Christopher Cross and Stephen Bray. While Cross is famous for such hits as "Sailing," Bray is a longtime Madonna collaborator. 04. Can I buy a copy of the song? It is available for free as an MP3 file. To download the file, click on the following link: CC_themesong.mp3. We encourage our viewers to submit story ideas in two ways. You are welcome to email us with information about a topic, event, problem or problem-solver you would like to see on a future episode of our show. 06. How is the program funded? The production of California Connected is funded entirely through grants from The James Irvine Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The California Endowment and The Annenberg Foundation. 07. Where is “x” story on your site? During our first two seasons, we featured three stories from the broadcast along with a humorous video segment. You can find these stories in our archives section. This website, does not, however, republish all of the broadcast content. If you are looking for a story and cannot find it in our archives, you may consider ordering a transcript copy of that episode following the steps listed above. All stories from our third and fourth seasons are available in our archives section. You can search for stories in the archives by topic, location or keyword. 08. What stations air this program? California Connected airs on PBS member-stations throughout California. Please consult the carriage guide for the station nearest you. 09. How can I view the videos on this site? If you are unable to view the video segments on our website, you may need to install the Quicktime Movie Player. For Flash content, please download the Flash Player. We also recommend having the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files that often found on websites related to government and civic affairs. 10. How do I TrackBack or "ping" your stories? Each story page on our website includes a bright yellow box called "Talk Back?" where we feature excerpts from other sites that are discussing our reports. If you keep a blog and would like to comment on one of our stories, please use the orange "TrackBack" link alongside each story to reference our segment. We can then add a link to and excerpt from your comments in the "Talk Back" area. To learn more about this practice, we recommend the Wikipedia entries on "TrackBacks" and "Weblogs". |
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