Betty Soskin, U.S. Park Service Ranger

Last night This is Us presented the remarkable stories of 4 local African-Americans from the deck of the USS Hornet. Featured on the program were Tuskegee Airman, Les Williams; U.S. Park Ranger, Betty Soskin and Sudanese refugees, Simon Deng and Peter Nyok.

There was also lot’s of Hornet history from COO & Education officer, Pete Sutherland who
showed viewers the historic aircraft and spacecraft housed there including an Apollo space capsule.

If you missed it last night, you can see it on Saturday 2/6 at 1:30 p.m. or on Sunday 2/7 at 5:30 p.m.

Also on the show, local diva, Irene Dalis; ballerina, Karen Gabay and P.J. and Roy Hirabayashi of San Jose Taiko.

Here’s a clip of Susanna at work - not with a torch, though. For that you have to watch tonight at 6:30 PM, channel 54 or Comcast 10.

This is just one story from our This is Us special featuring local people who have a connection to our national parks. You can see the whole show on KTEH 10/07/09 at 7pm or see it in HD on 10/04/09 on KQEDHD.

If you want to get a look at those valuable finds and 6,000 of your friends an neighbors, be watching in May. 

The three episodes we taped in San Jose will air as follows:   

May 10, 2010:   San Jose, Show 1


May 17, 2010:   San Jose, Show 2


May 24, 2010:   San Jose, Show 3

 We just wrapped up Rehearsal for tomorrow’s live show,  Facing the Mortgage  Crisis.  Linda O’Bryon will host a panel of experts who will answer your questions  about  foreclosure prevention, loan modification, predatory loans and more. 

 You can watch at it at home at  6pm tomorrow (Sunday, Aug. 30) or you can join our  studio  audience. We have a few seats available. Call Lyn Johnson -  415-553-2288  or email ljohnson@KTEH.org  for free tickets.

If you are a renter, a home owner looking to refinance, the victim of a predatory loan or just have questions about current mortgage policies, join us at the KTEH Studios, Sunday August 30, at 6p.m. We have assembled a panel of the most qualified and best informed experts in Northern California to answer your mortgage questions.

The programs designed to help homeowners through this crisis continue to evolve. Get up to the minute information about your options and your rights at our live event.

To attend, email Ljohnson@KTEH.org or call Lyn Johnson at 415-553-2288.

We heard you loud and clear. Thanks to the many of you who wrote and asked that we keep Lawrence Welk on the air.  We appreciate you taking the time to express your opinion about KTEH.  

Because so many of you asked, we will continue to broadcast Lawrence Welk Saturday nights at 7p.m….. Ah-One an Ah-Two…..

If you had been  receiving the KTEH digital signal, but can’t see us now, try rescanning.

Last Thursday we moved our digital signal from digital 58 to our permanent home digital 25.

So if you live in the Salinas, Monterey, Watsonville, Gilroy or Santa Cruz areas, you will need to rescan.

Here’s how to rescan:

-Run the “scan” function on your converter box or digital television set. It’s usually on the remote control, labeled “set-up” or “menu”. Consult your owner’s manual for more details.

-Once the scan is complete, you should be get  all avaialble digital  channels through your existing antenna.

The FCC has a Web site set up so you can see which channels you should be receiving in your area.

On Memorial day the KTEH transmitter suffered a fluctuation in power.  Our analog transmitter was off for a bit. If you experienced this outage, you are not ready for the digital transition that will take place on June 12 - in just 17 days.

If you want to continue to receive KTEH via an antenna, you need a digital converter box. We are already broadcasting our digital signal so if you have the box now, go ahead and connect it. There’s no need to wait for June 12.

Would be Whos have submitted mini episodes of their own creation for your approval.

There are 6 very creative videos to choose from… great special effects, cool antagonists (including a bubble wrap robot gone berserk) and plenty of Who humor.

The current leader is  “Doctor Who: 45 Years and Beyond” by Bob Mitch.

“Doctor Who: The Running Man” by James Mah is a distant second.

The Winner will host A Doctor Who Marathon on KTEH.  Vote now for your favorite faux Who.

The award recognizes “station teams who have demonstrated an entrepreneurial spirit and creativity in the design, development and implementation of one or more innovative projects or processes in 2008.” The award was announced at the PBS Showcase, a national conference, in Baltimore.  Kudos to Colleen Wilson, Stacy Bond and Bud Gundy for making the online garlic experience a fun one!