July 2009 Archives
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The Skid Row Cop
By SoCal Connected
July 30, 2009
As the hustle and bustle of the downtown renaissance claims most of the spotlight, an often forgotten and neglected corner of Los Angeles shines on. The 50 block area of Skid Row is home to some 9,000 men, women, and children. Join Officer Deon Joseph as he patrols one square block of this vast community.
SoCal Connected Makes 'Best of L.A.' List!
By SoCal Connected
July 29, 2009
SoCal Connected was named one of the 101 best things in L.A. by Los Angeles Magazine.
According to them, SoCal Connected is the "Best New Local Program."
Shows attempting to explain L.A. to itself are typically either cozy visits to button shops or bikini-heavy local travelogues. KCET's SoCal Connected does an admirable job each week, producing investigative reports on subjects that range from the politics of wildfire to the science of traffic congestion.
SoCal Connected: Episode 143
By SoCal Connected
July 24, 2009
The Year of Living Dangerously: Return of Zac Sunderland
By Correspondent Angie Crouch
July 23, 2009
John Larson on the Pomona Students Today
By SoCal Connected
July 22, 2009
John Larson updates us via Skype on the teacher and students from Village Academy High School, the group behind Is Anybody Listening.
Locke's Band Director Reggie Smith
By SoCal Connected
July 22, 2009
Producer's Notes: Angela Shelley
By SoCal Connected
July 22, 2009
Producer Angela Shelley talks about the challenges behind the production, and of finding the right representative teenagers for the award-winning television documentary, Inside Locke High & Return To Locke High.
SoCal Connected: Episode 142
By SoCal Connected
July 17, 2009
Val's Blog: Guerrilla Gardeners Update
By Val Zavala
July 16, 2009
Remember our story from last fall about a group of nighttime “guerrilla gardeners” who descended on an ugly, trashed-out plot of dirt in Hollywood? Well, it’s been about ten months and I thought I’d go back to Sunset and Van Ness to see if our labors were all for naught - or if the plants we put in survived life in L.A.
SoCal Connected Earns 10 Emmy Nominations!!
By SoCal Connected
July 15, 2009
KCET, public television for Southern and Central California, earned a total of 11 nominations for the 61st Los Angeles Area Emmy® Awards. The station’s award-winning weekly news program, SoCal Connected, received 10 nominations. An additional nomination went to KCET’s 49th Annual Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration.
The winners will be announced at the 61st Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards presentation on Saturday evening, August 29, 2009 at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood.
SoCal Connected: Episode 140
By SoCal Connected
July 2, 2009
Blueprint America: Green Collar Jobs
By Correspondent Angie Crouch
July 2, 2009
Can an emphasis on renewable energy not only fight cilmate change, but also restart America's faltering economy and create a boom in good paying jobs? We examine how an unusual group of students at an East L.A. school and an economically hard-hit community in the Antelope Valley are hoping to find gold in a green economy.
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