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On March 18, 2014, Al Jerome, KCET's third president and CEO, announced his retirement after 18 years at the helm of the station.
On May 21, 2013, Eric Garcetti, a city councilmember and son of a former District Attorney, was elected as the first L.A. mayor of Jewish heritage.
Fans of host and producer Huell Howser, along with the KCET family itself were saddened to learn of his unexpected passing at age 67 on January 7, 2013.
On October 17, 2012, KCET announced its merger with San Francisco-based independent non-profit media company Link Media.
The 40-year history of America's space shuttle program came full circle as Endeavour, the last space shuttle to be built, returned to its Southern…
"Artbound," a transmedia series devoted to Southern California's dynamic artistic and cultural landscape, first launched online in May 2012.
Activists known as "Occupy L.A." began protesting corporate greed and economic injustice on September 23, 2011, culminating with a two-month encampment on the grounds of L.A. City Hall.
Faced with new economic realities after leaving PBS, in April 2011, KCET sold its 40-year home on Sunset Blvd, and made plans to move into a new, state-of-the-art studio in Burbank.
In the fall of 2010, the KCET.org team grew to provide more original online content.
L.A.'s longtime reputation as an automobile-obsessed metropolis was likely changed on the auspicious date of October 10, 2010, as the first CicLAvia car-free event commenced on seven miles of L.A. streets from Boyle Heights to East Hollywood.
On October 6, 2010, KCET announced the end of its 40-year affiliation with the Public Broadcasting Service, setting the course of KCET's future as a public media entity.
On July 8. 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared the Los Angeles River to be classified as "Traditional Navigable Waters" under the Clean Water Act, an action that would increase the momentum for restoration, protection, and public ap...