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From mailboy to award winning filmmaker, director Taylor Hackford reflects on his career and humble beginnings at KCET.
The KCET Women's Council, a volunteer organization of women from across Southern California that provided additional fundraising support for the station, started 50 years ago this week.
Departures columnist Mike "The Poet" Sonksen offers his own artistic take on KCET's 50-year history, through an original poem.
The sleek, mid-century modern production facility at 1313 North Vine Street in Hollywood had already acquired the patina of television history by the time KCET launched in 1964.
Huell Howser was a smart businessman. He made money and he raised money for public TV. He was famous. He was satirized on "The Simpsons." He was driven by his work.
There is so much to be said about Huell Howser. He had a way of looking at California that was simple, genuine, and full of wonder.
Famed producer and director Taylor Hackford reflects on what makes KCET important.
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.
I grew into KCET, starting with evenings sitting with my mother watching "The French Chef" for its unaffected slapstick and its love of making people happy with a well made meal, and later with series like "American Playhouse," "Masterpiece Theater," "...
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.