Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    BROADCASTING FROM CALIFORNIA'S CAPITAL, KVIE PUBLIC TELEVISION IS A VALUABLE PART OF THE 16-COUNTY SACRAMENTO-STOCKTON-MODESTO TELEVISION MARKET. THE SERVICE ALSO EXTENDS TO ANOTHER 12 COUNTIES OUTSIDE THE DMA, SERVING VIEWERS IN 28 OF THE STATE'S 58 COUNTIES. KVIE PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES THROUGH TELEVISION, ONLINE CONTENT, AND LIVE ENGAGEMENT SCREENINGS AND EVENTS. AS A PBS STATION, KVIE'S NATIONAL AND LOCAL PRODUCTIONS WORK TOGETHER TO ENGAGE THE MIND AND SPIRIT TO PROMOTE PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY GROWTH. AS THE ONLY LOCALLY-OWNED AND MANAGED TELEVISION STATION IN THE 20TH LARGEST TELEVISION MARKET IN THE UNITED STATES, KVIE REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY BACK TO ITSELF BY CREATING AND PRESENTING PROGRAMS ABOUT ITS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, PROVIDING A SPRINGBOARD FOR ENGAGEMENT, DISCUSSION AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING. KVIE EXPANDED ITS PRODUCTIONS TO INCLUDE MORE KEY LOCAL SERVICES, INCLUDING NEW LOCAL PROGRAMS IN THE AREAS OF ARTS, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, LOCAL HISTORY, HEALTH, CIVIC ISSUES, AND REGIONAL LIFESTYLE. THROUGH NEW AND ENGAGING CONTENT, KVIE'S ONLINE AUDIENCES GREW ON KVIE.ORG, KVIEKIDS.ORG, AND THROUGH NEW SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS. KVIE ALSO CONTINUED TO WORK ON STRENGTHENING ITS FINANCIAL POSITION. KVIE CONTINUED EDUCATION TO SERVE FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, COMMERCIAL-FREE CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING. KVIE LOCAL SERVICES DEEPLY IMPACTED THE GREATER SACRAMENTO REGION. THE YOUNGEST VIEWERS LEARNED THEIR ABC'S AND 123'S THROUGH THE STATION'S ON-AIR PROGRAMMING FOR PRESCHOOLERS AND FREE ONLINE AND ON-DEMAND CHILDREN'S CONTENT. RECENTLY TRANSPLANTED RESIDENTS LEARNED THE RICH HISTORY OF THEIR NEW COMMUNITY THROUGH KVIE PROGRAMMING, BOTH ON-AIR AND ONLINE. AND LONGTIME RESIDENTS EXPLORED MORE IN-DEPTH ISSUES THAT IMPACT EVERYONE. KEY LOCAL SERVICES IN 2018 INCLUDED MORE THAN (75) NEW PROGRAMS FEATURING OUR REGION'S ARTS, CELEBRATING LOCAL ATTRACTIONS, AND DELVING INTO PRESSING REGIONAL ISSUES LIKE EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT, HISTORY, HEALTH AND MORE. KVIE'S LOCALLY PRODUCED AND LONGEST RUNNING ORIGINAL PROGRAM "AMERICA'S HEARTLAND", WHICH AIRS ON PBS STATIONS AND VARIOUS OTHER CHANNELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD, CELEBRATED ITS THIRTEENTH SEASON. OTHER LOCAL PRODUCTIONS WITHIN THE "VIEWFINDER" SERIES, "ROB ON THE ROAD", "YES WE'RE OPEN", "KVIE ARTS SHOWCASE", "INSIDE CALIFORNIA EDUCATION", AND "STUDIO SACRAMENTO" HIGHLIGHTED THE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND ISSUES OF OUR REGION. NATIONAL PUBLIC TELEVISION FAVORITES LIKE "MASTERPIECE", "NOVA", "CALIFORNIA'S GOLD", "GREAT PERFORMANCES", "NATURE AND "FRONTLINE" DELIVERED AN ARRAY OF IDEAS AND ADVENTURES TO OUR CITIZENS, ALL FOR FREE. IN ITS SEVENTH SEASON, "STUDIO SACRAMENTO" RECORDED ITS 200TH ORIGINAL EPISODE, AND CONTINUED ITS WEEKLY FOCUS ON TOPICS AND PEOPLE OF LOCAL INTEREST TO VIEWERS IN OUR REGION. SOME OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE 22 NEW EPISODES PRODUCED INCLUDED HOMELESS ISSUES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES; PROGRAMS REACHING AT-RISK YOUTHS AND PREPARING THEM FOR SUCCESS; THE BENEFITS OF CANNABIS AND THE CHALLENGES OF REGULATING IT BY LOCAL CITIES; THE REACTION TO THE STEPHON CLARK SHOOTING AND THE COMMUNITY OUTRAGE THAT FOLLOWED; PROGRAMS WORKING TO BRING PROSPERITY TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES; PROGRAMS THAT HELP CHILDREN COPE WITH HOSPITALIZATION AND ILLNESS; THE STATE OF DACA; ACUTE PATIENT REHABILITATION FROM CATASTROPHIC INJURY; CIVIL RIGHTS IN AMERICA; TELEMEDICINE; THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTS FOR A CITY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM; NEIGHBORHOOD RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNITY POLICING. SOME OF THE PEOPLE INTERVIEWED INCLUDED UC DAVIS CHANCELLOR GARY MAY; CA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER DAVE JONES; DEAN OF PACIFIC MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW MICHAEL HUNTER SCHWARTZ; CA 3RD DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE CONGRESSMAN JOHN GARAMENDI; MEXICO'S CONSUL GENERAL LILIANA FERRER; AND SACRAMENTO'S FIRST FEMALE PATROL OFFICERS FLOSSIE CRUMP AND FELICIA ALLEN. OUR LOCALLY-PRODUCED SERIES, "YES WE'RE OPEN," CONTINUED TO PROFILE SOME OF OUR REGION'S ENTREPRENEURS AS THEY LAUNCHED A WIDE ARRAY OF ENTERPRISES. THIS SEASON, VIEWERS SAW A SACRAMENTO COMPETITION HELPING BUDDING ENTREPRENEURS TURN THEIR BUSINESS DREAMS INTO REALITY. OTHER STORIES INCLUDED A MOTHER-DAUGHTER TEAM WHO BAKE SCONES AND SELL THEM ONLINE, AN ART GALLERY SPECIALIZING IN INDIGENOUS ARTWORKS, A FORMER STATE WORKER WHO BECAME A CUSTOM SHOEMAKER, A MULTI-GENERATIONAL FAMILY FLORIST WITH 70 YEARS IN SACRAMENTO, A FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR SPECIALIZING IN VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE REPAIR, AND A MAN WHO GREW A SMALL CATERING BUSINESS INTO A POPULAR CHAIN OF MEXICAN FOOD RESTAURANTS. "AMERICA'S HEARTLAND," OUR LOCALLY PRODUCED NATIONAL SERIES ABOUT AGRICULTURE, BROUGHT VIEWERS 22 EPISODES WITH STORIES FROM ACROSS THE NATION. DURING ITS THIRTEENTH CONSECUTIVE SEASON, THE SERIES TOOK VIEWERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH COLORFUL STORIES INCLUDING A CALIFORNIA FORESTER TRANSFORMING HARDWOODS INTO HEIRLOOM FURNITURE, HOW A CALIFORNIA FARM COMMUNITY IS WORKING TO SAVE POLLINATING HONEYBEES, RICE GROWERS WORKING WITH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SAVE WILD DUCK NESTS, NUNS PRODUCING THEIR OWN OLIVE OIL, AND HOW LOCAL FARMERS ARE RAISING EVERYTHING FROM IRISES TO SPECIALTY MUSHROOMS FOR THE RETAIL MARKET. HEARTLAND'S REGULAR COOKING SEGMENT, FARM TO FORK, FEATURED MORE FRESH AND FAST MEALTIME RECIPES FROM CELEBRITY CHEF AND FOOD EXPERT SHARON PROFIS. "ROB ON THE ROAD", OUR WEEKLY SERIES HOSTED BY ROB STEWART, OFFERED VIEWERS 31 NEW WEEKLY SEGMENTS ONLINE AND ON AIR, INCLUDING A DONKEY ADOPTION CENTER IN PLYMOUTH, A LOOK INSIDE THE WORLD-FAMOUS VAULT OF JAZZ LEGEND DAVE BRUBECK IN STOCKTON; A CHILDREN'S THERAPY CENTER WHERE NO CHILD IS LEFT WITHOUT CARE; WALNUT HARVESTING IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA; AND THE RE-LOCATION OF THE FAMED ORGAN FROM SACRAMENTO'S ONCE-MAJESTIC ALHAMBRA THEATER TO A WINERY IN THE GOLD RUSH TOWN OF MURPHYS. IN ADDITION, WE OFFERED VIEWERS 3 NEW FULL HALF-HOURS, INCLUDING AN OVERNIGHT VISIT TO SAFARI WEST, AN ANIMAL PRESERVE SAVED FROM DISASTER DURING THE CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES; THE LAST INTERVIEW WITH LEGENDARY TOWER RECORDS FOUNDER RUSS SOLOMON BEFORE HIS DEATH; LOCAL PEOPLE WHO ARE USING STREET SOCCER TO BRING TOGETHER HOMELESS PEOPLE; AND THE STORY OF A 94 YEAR OLD BLIND QUILTER, SEWING FOR SURVIVORS OF CANCER AND ARMED CONFLICT. OUR ORIGINAL "VIEWFINDER" SERIES TOOK VIEWERS ON (14) NEW IN-DEPTH JOURNEYS ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS. KVIE'S "FOCUS ON HEALTH" INITIATIVE ENABLED CITIZENS TO LEARN ABOUT ADVANCES IN MEDICINE AND HEALTH. "BEFORE THE FALL" EXPLORED FALL RISKS FOR SENIORS AND NEW INITIATIVES TO REDUCE THEIR INCIDENCE AND DEVASTATING EFFECTS. ANOTHER ORIGINAL HEALTH DOCUMENTARY, BEYOND THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE, DISCOVERED WHAT PROGRESS HAS OCCURRED IN RESEARCH AND TREATMENT FOR LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE SINCE THE VIRAL ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE FUNDRAISING EFFORT OF 2016. BOTH PROGRAMS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER PBS STATIONS FOR BROADCAST ACROSS THE U.S. OTHER KVIE VIEWFINDER PROGRAMS INCLUDED TWO THAT CAPTURED THE STORIES OF VETERANS, REFUGEES, AND OTHERS IMPACTED BY THE VIETNAM WAR; PROFILED A JAPANESE-AMERICAN SURVIVOR OF THE RELOCATION CAMPS WHO REFUSED TO SIGN A LOYALTY OATH; CHRONICLED THE FIRST 24 HOURS OF THE DEVASTATING WINE COUNTRY FIRES OF 2017; AND EXPLORED HOW BABY BOOMERS ARE FIGHTING OLD AGE AND LIVING FULLY. LOCAL HISTORY PROGRAMS INCLUDED A LOOK AT THE FAMILIES THAT STARTED CALIFORNIA'S STRAWBERRY INDUSTRY, AND TWO LOCAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN OPERA SINGERS AND PERFORMERS WHO ACHIEVED WORLDWIDE SUCCESS IN THE 19TH CENTURY. WE ALSO FEATURED REGIONAL ARTISTS AND DANCERS PRESERVING THEIR OWN CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY, RETURNED TO NEVADA COUNTY TO MEET MORE MULTI-GENERATIONAL RANCHING FAMILIES, AND EVEN CAPTURED SOME RARELY-SEEN WATERFALLS IN YOSEMITE VALLEY FOLLOWING AN UNUSUALLY WET WINTER. INSIDE CALIFORNIA EDUCATION, OUR LOCALLY PRODUCED STATEWIDE SERIES ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION, LAUNCHED ITS SECOND SEASON WITH (13) FULL HALF-HOUR EPISODES AND NEARLY FIFTY STORIES FROM ACROSS CALIFORNIA. CARRIED BY BOTH KVIE AND VIRTUALLY EVERY OTHER CALIFORNIA PBS STATION, INSIDE CALIFORNIA EDUCATION TACKLED DIVERSE TOPICS SUCH AS TEACHING STUDENTS WITH AUTISM, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, ROBOTICS, AND EDUCATING REFUGEE CHILDREN FROM WAR-TORN COUNTRIES. THE SERIES ALSO DISCOVERED AN EFFORT IN EUREKA TO SAVE THE YUROK NATIVE LANGUAGE BY TEACHING IT IN LOCAL SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS A UNIQUE COLLABORATION IN SALINAS THAT GIVES AT-RISK STUDENTS AND FORMER GANG MEMBERS A CHANCE TO FLY AIRPLANES.
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    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
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  • Program 2 [2018]

    AS AN EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTER, KVIE IS KNOWN FOR ITS PBS KIDS OFFERINGS LIKE "SESAME STREET AND "DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD", PRESENTING (10,632) HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING ACROSS OUR MAIN HIGH DEFINITION CHANNEL AND OUR 24-HOUR PBS KIDS CHANNEL. EVERY DAY, CHILDREN ACROSS OUR PART OF CALIFORNIA EMBARK ON AMAZING ADVENTURES AND MAKE NEW DISCOVERIES THROUGH PBS KIDS PROGRAMS ON KVIE.
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    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
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    990
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  • Program 3 [2018]

    KVIE HOSTED A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY EVENTS IN FY18. THE STATION PREMIERED FOUR VIEWFINDER EPISODES TO LIVE AUDIENCES FOLLOWED BY PANEL DISCUSSIONS. THE ADVANCED SCREENING AND RECEPTION OF "VIEWFINDER: BEYOND THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE" INCLUDED A THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION ON LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE WITH THE SHOW'S PRODUCER, EXPERTS FROM THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY, AND PEOPLE FIGHTING THE DISEASE. "HALFWAY HOME: ASIAN-AMERICAN ART IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY" FEATURED CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PRODUCER, A FEATURED SIKH COUPLE TEACHING AND PERFORMING BHANGRA AND GIDDHA DANCE, AND OTHER ARTISTS. FALL PREVENTION EXPERTS AND FALL SURVIVORS ENLIGHTED GUESTS AT A SCREENING OF "BEFORE THE FALL: PREVENTION AND RECOVERY." VETERANS, REFUGEES, AND OTHERS SHARED THEIR MEMORIES OF THE VIETNAM WAR YEARS TO MARK KVIE'S TWO LOCAL HALF-HOUR COMPANION PROGRAMS TO KEN BURNS' POWERFUL NATIONAL PBS SERIES. THE STATION WAS ALSO THE SITE AND SOURCE FOR TRAINING SESSIONS IN VIDEO PRODUCTION THAT ENGAGED AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, PARENTS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN MEDIA LITERACY IN SUPPORT OF CALIFORNIA'S COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS. OUR ART AUCTION PREVIEW GALA CONTINUED ITS TRADITION OF FETING OUR REGION'S TALENTED ARTISTS AND HUNDREDS OF GUESTS WHILE ENJOYING LOCAL WINEMAKER AND RESTAURANT OFFERINGS. "ROB ON THE ROAD: HEROES AND HELPING HANDS 2018" WAS HELD AT THE SUTTER CLUB DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO ON MAY 24, 2018. DURING THE EVENT, ROB STEWART HOSTED "TOGETHER SAC REGION" WITH A PRESENTATION ON PHILANTHROPIC LIVING. A PANEL DISCUSSION MODERATED BY ROB WITH REGIONAL LEADERS WAS HELD AFTER THE PRESENTATION.
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    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
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    990
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