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Jeffrey Kaye and Clete Roberts | KCET Newsbeat
Take a look back at KCET's history of news shows, starting from the earliest days of the station up until "By the Year 2000" in the late 80s.
Chapman University celebrated the opening of a permanent Huell Howser exhibit as well as thirty years of "California's Gold."
 Videolog Reunion | Photo by Cathy Bower 1988
Just before Huell Howser launched "California's Gold," he hosted a reunion of the subjects of his famed Videologue series at the Bullocks Wilshire Tea Room.
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KCET takes a look back at a 1973 TV production of the play "Steambath," which featured Bill Bixby and Valerie Perrine.
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Remembering KCET's 1985 special, "Penn & Teller Go Public," which helped introduce the pair of magicians to a national audience.
KCET Newsbeat Photo from More Things That Aren't Here Anymore
If you've watched "More Things That Aren't Here Anymore," you've probably heard of Clete Roberts, who hosted "Newsbeat" on KCET back in the day. Learn more about him.
In 1982, KCET aired a special in which Jack Northrup discussed a plane prototype that the U.S. government opted not to manufacture. Years later, a strikingly similar plane began flying through the sky...
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The story about how KCET played a small but crucial role in the original "Star Wars" movie... and the destruction of Princess Leia's home planet.
Carl Sagan on The Spaceship of the Imagination - Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, 1980
A reflection on the original KCET series "Cosmos," which was without a doubt the most watched of KCET's locally produced shows.
An Original Publicity Photo for California's Gold
Looking back at our past brings not only memories of the late Huell Howser, but of his cameraman, Luis Fuerte.
The late Dottie Kemps, center in red, at a KCET pledge drive in March 1980. | Photo: Cathy Bower
Cathy Bower, KCET's Broadcast Operations Coordinator, is looking back at some interesting moments and events during the station's 50 years on the air.
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Most chatter about House of Cards nowadays revolves around the upcoming season of the Netflix remake. However, the original BBC version stands the test of time, and this Sunday, KCET is offering viewers a chance to watch this true television classic.
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