Elson Trinidad
Born and raised in Los Angeles (watching KCET since toddler-age), Elson Trinidad has been a KCET contributor since 2012, covering Asian/Pacific Islander communities and local environmental issues, and in 2014 wrote and curated KCET's 50th Anniversary section. He is also an accomplished singer/musician, community activist, historian, and nonprofit professional.
On June 24, 2000, the long-awaited Metro Red Line subway was finally completed, bridging the longtime divide between the San Fernando Valley and the Los Angeles basin.
KCET celebrates its 50th anniversary with a television special, an interactive digital site, events, promotions, and story-gathering.
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.