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8 Los Angeles Area Emmy® Wins for PBS SoCal Marks 9th Consecutive Year Leading All Other LA TV Stations, An Unparalleled Accomplishment in Awards’ 77-Year History

PBS SoCal Expands Reach for Santa Barbara County and Surrounding Regions With Two Local Broadcast Stations Bringing More Content Options and Better Signal Quality to Area

Los Angeles Press Club Honors PBS SoCal with 20 First Place Honors At Southern California Journalism Awards

Award-Winning Series ‘VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS’ Returns With Conversations Between Hollywood’s Emmy® Contenders Preceded by Debut of 8th ANNUAL NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL UK & IRELAND HONOURS

Record-Breaking 27 Los Angeles Area Emmy® Nominations Announced for PBS SoCal in 14 Categories For Locally Produced Content

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California’s Aging Energy Infrastructure, Fast Fashion and More Highlighted in New Season of Environmental Series EARTH FOCUS Premieres June 25 on PBS SoCal

Los Angeles Press Club Honors PBS SoCal With Record Number of 62 Nominations for 67th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, Spread Across 34 Different Categories

PBS SoCal Celebrates Community and Culture With June Programming Honoring Identity and Creativity

PBS SoCal’s LOCAL HEROES Program Dedicated to Those Making a Difference In Communities Across Southern California Now Calling for Submissions from the Public With Entries Due by May 31

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J.P. Shields
Senior Director, Communications
jpshields@pbssocal.org
747-201-5886

Allison Gray
Manager of Communications
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747-201-5298

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PBS Cooking Competition Series 'The Great American Recipe' Hosts Local Free Public Event Celebrating Multiculturalism on July 12

SoCal contestants Foo Nguyen, Silvia Martinez and executive producer Jilly Pearce to participate in a post-screening panel discussion at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown Los Angeles.

PBS SoCal Continues Family Math Program, Part of New 'Free Summer Resources/Actividades de Verano Gratis' Campaign Providing Free Activities + Interactive Workshops for Families Building Foundational Math Skills Together

Multi-platform initiative includes an activity book, workshops and bilingual resources targeted to parents and kids ages 2-8.

Public Media Group of Southern California Announces Departure of Executive Juan Devis

Mr. Devis, who joined KCET in 2005, will depart at the end of June 2022 and will continue some work with PMGSC as a consulting Executive Producer on a couple key shows.

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PBS SoCal and Variety Announce the Best of Television Acting Talent Featured in Newest Season of 'Variety Studio: Actors on Actors'

Sixteenth season of Emmy®-winning series premieres with conversations starting June 17 on PBS SoCal and on PBS stations nationwide.

KCET and PBS SoCal Nominated for 16 Los Angeles Area Emmys

Unique locally produced productions honored with arts and culture series Artbound garnering eight and KCET sweeping the music composition category.

New Surf Documentary 'In the Water; Behind the Lens' Debuts on KCET in July Focusing on the Dangers and Challenges of Water Photographers

Dan Merkel, Mike Harris, Maria Fernanda and more share their stories of what it takes to get the shot seen in magazines and online worldwide.

New Special 'Bonnie Boswell Presents' Debuts on KCET in June Featuring an Intimate Conversation With Attorney Bryan Stevenson and Pastor James Lawson

Bonnie Boswell Reports installments to air on KCET before PBS NewsHour weekend feature explorations into complex community stories that include childhood trauma, recidivism and more.