KCET and PBS SoCal Nominated for National Arts & Entertainment Awards Presented by the Los Angeles Press Club
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Allison Gray
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Los Angles, Calif. – November 14, 2022 – PBS SoCal and KCET, Southern California’s flagship PBS stations, announced today 10 nominations for the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards presented by the Los Angeles Press Club. The nominations were spread across eight different categories and honored locally produced series/productions from KCET and PBS SoCal. Winners will be announced in all categories presented during a ceremony on Sunday, December 4. A complete list of nominations can be found at lapressclub.org
KCET Original arts and culture series ARTBOUND received the most recognition with five nominations, three of which highlighted the “Con Safos” episode regarding Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara. While week day news documentary series SOCAL UPDATE (a public media partnership between KCET, PBS SoCal and KPCC) was nominated for three awards. Additional nominations included Carren Jao for “Personality Profile, Performing & Other Arts” and KCET Original historical documentary series LOST LA for “Documentary or Special Program, Short under 30 minutes” regarding a “German Exiles” episode.
Nominations for KCET are listed below:
Obituary/In Appreciation, Film and TV Personalities
* KCET & KPCC, KCET, “SoCal Update: Remembering ‘The Wire’ Actor Michael K. Williams”
Obituary/In Appreciation, Music and Other Arts Personalities
* KCET, KPCC, KCET, “SoCal Update: The Legacy of Ranchera Icon Vicente
Fernández”
Diversity in Music/Arts
* KCET, KCET, “Artbound: Con Safos”
Pandemic Reporting, Entertainment Subject
* KCET & KPCC, KCET, “SoCal Update: Entertainment Venues Require Proof
of Vaccination”
Soft News Feature, Arts/Culture — Under 5 Minutes
* KCET, KCET, “Artbound: The Story of Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara and
Frank Zappa”
Documentary or Special Program, Short under 30 minutes
* KCET, KCET, “Lost LA: German Exiles”
Documentary or Special Program, Feature over 30 minutes
* KCET, KCET, “Artbound: Life Centered”
* KCET, KCET, “Artbound: Imagined Wests”
* KCET, KCET, “Artbound: Con Safos”
Personality Profile, Performing & Other Arts
* Carren Jao, KCET, “Oaxacan Farmworker Turned Artist Reveals Struggles
in the Fields Through Portraits on Produce Boxes”
About PBS SoCal and KCET
PBS SoCal and KCET are both part of the donor-supported community institution, the Public Media Group of Southern California. PBS SoCal is the flagship PBS station for diverse people across California and delivers content and experiences that inspire, inform and educate. PBS SoCal offers the full slate of beloved PBS programs including MASTERPIECE, NOVA, PBS NewsHour, FRONTLINE, and a broad library of documentary films with works from Ken Burns; as well as educational content including PBS KIDS programs like DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD and CURIOUS GEORGE. KCET showcases the best of PBS and is a leading source for arts, culture, and news in Southern California. Through innovative storytelling, KCET explores and expresses our dynamic local communities helping residents understand and connect with the region's diverse communities and ideas. For additional information about both KCET and PBS SoCal productions, web-exclusive content, programming schedules and community events, please visit kcet.org and pbssocal.org KCET Originals and PBS programming are available to stream on the FREE PBS App on iOS and Android devices, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, and Chromecast. KCET is also available to watch live on YouTube TV.