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Drew Mackie

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Drew Mackie, KCET's associate producer of new media, liked shows about old British people before it became fashionable to do so. Ahem. He's been writing about pop culture for various SoCal outlets for more than a decade. Once he saw Julia Child eating at a restaurant in Santa Barbara, and it was one of the happiest moments of his life.

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Where's the coolest pool in SoCal? Where's the most unexpectedly Dr. Seuss-like home? Find out this week by watching Huell on KCET.
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Do you think Huell Howser is amazing? Then you may be interested to find out where he's headed this week. Get his full schedule of stops, from Monterey to Mt. Wilson to the site of the mysterious moon trees.
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Okay, maybe Audrey Hepburn being all adorable isn't motivation enough. Here are seven more reasons to tune into KCET's Sunday night broadcast of "Love in the Afternoon."
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As this week's "Primeval" will remind you, dinosaurs could fly. But we've got one Anurognathus to remain still long enough for any young dinosaur fans to color it in.
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From Grass Valley to Santa Catalina, Huell is all over California this week, but the real news is that on Wednesday there's a brand new 'California's Gold' adventure!
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Episode 4 of "Primeval" features not a dinosaur but a dodo. But all is not lost for this extinct bird: You or any young dinosaur fans you may have in the house can color this dodo in.
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Where's Huell this week? Oh, were isn't he? Check him out in Amador County, the Pageant of the Masters, Sacramento pear country and more!
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Huell Howser is spending the week all around California's Channel Islands this week. Never been? Then see these natural marvels through Huell's eyes. They will look UH-MAY-ZING.
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Miss this weekend's Classic Cool Theater presentation? You're in luck: KCET is streaming the Depression-era screwball comedy "My man Godfrey" online now!
Your Sunday night movie returns on at 9 p.m. on July 1 with KCET Presents. It's the 1961 pool epic, starring Paul Newman and Paul Newman's eyes, which sparkle even in black and white.
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Wednesday, June 27, at 7:30 p.m., KCET is airing an episode of "California's Gold" featuring Huell's lunch date with actresses Ann Rutherford and Anne Jeffreys. Rutherford passed away on June 11, and the episode will feature an introduction in which Hu...
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Miss this weekend's Classic Cool Theater presentation? You're in luck: KCET is streaming the Merle Oberon romantic comedy "That Uncertain Feeling" online now!
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