KCET Airs 'Playing for Change,' A Feature Documentary About How the Universal Language of Music Can Bring Harmony to the World

May 29, 2013

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Featuring breaks hosted by radio personality
Cynthia Fox of 95.5 KLOS with Grammy-Award Music Producer and Filmmaker Mark
Johnson

Burbank, CA -- May 29, 2013 -KCET will

air the inspiring documentary, Playing
for Change
, Saturday, June 1 at 8
p.m.
Directed by Grammy-winning music producer Mark Johnson, the film

explores our connections in a world overwhelmed with division through the

universal language of music.

Highlighting various countries abroad

such as Spain, Ireland, India and South Africa, this 90-minute documentary

presents interviews from a diverse lineup of musicians all over the world.

Musical performances of popular songs including, "Stand by Me," "One Love" and

"Biko," along with a cameo appearance by Bono, are also featured in the film.

In addition, the breaks will be hosted

by Los Angeles radio disk jockey Cynthia Fox (95.5 KLOS) with special guest

Mark Johnson, who discuss the importance of music and its impact on motivating,

uniting and bringing harmony across the globe.

Playing
for Change

offers a look at how music helps people to persevere through struggles and

celebrate their differences, which, in turn change the world into a more

peaceful place.

Additional broadcasts of the program are:

Saturday,
June 1 at 9:30 p.m.
Monday,
June 3 at 1 p.m.
Wednesday,
June 5 at 9 p.m.

For more information on the film,

ABOUT KCET

On-air, online and in the community, KCET plays a vital

role in the cultural and educational enrichment of Southern and Central

California. KCET offers a wide range of award-winning local programming as well

as the finest public television programs from around the world. KCET currently

produces the Emmy®, duPont-Columbia and Peabody Award-winning SoCal
Connected
, a hard-hitting prime-time nightly television news program that

examines the issues and people of Southern California. Throughout its 48-year

history, KCET has won hundreds of major awards for its local and regional news

and public affairs programming, its national drama and documentary productions,

its quality educational family and children's programs, its outreach and

community services and its website, kcet.org. KCET is a donor-supported

community institution. For additional information about KCET productions,

web-exclusive content, programming schedules and community events, please visit

kcet.org. KCET is a service of KCETLink.

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