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Breakfast with The Cat in the Hat!

19. May 2010

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This morning KQED launched the new Cat in the Hat series at the PBS Annual Meeting in Austin, TX. The series will begin on KTEH September 6th and teaches science as only The Cat ( Martin Short) can. His Zany assistants Things 1 and 2 add to the fun. I had the fun of escorting Thing [...]

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Antiques Road Show in San Jose

6. May 2010

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Last night KTEH hosted a party for the volunteers who worked on the Antique Roadshow episodes that were taped here in San Jose. Many arrived for the party dressed in their "Antiques Roadshow Staff" shirts covered in autographs. We loved it!

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Santa Cruz History's the Focus

13. April 2010

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Meet some of Santa Cruz' remarkable people, Wednesday @ 6:30pm on This is Us. An international artist, a world class chocolatier, SC High School class of '54 and surfing icon, Jack O'Neill are all profiled in this Santa Cruz edition of This is Us. Here's a Sneak Peek:

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Join us for a Cosmic Conversation with Dr. Tyson

9. April 2010

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Neil deGrasse Tyson, host of Nova scienceNOW, will share his thoughts on the cosmos with our members on April 21. Join us at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco at 8pm. Click here for more info!

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Meet a Kentucky Derby Contender Tonight

31. March 2010

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Be sure to join us tonight for This is Us. We'll profile thoroughbred horse racing's all-time winning jockey, Russell Baze. The hall of fame rider is once again gunning for a mount and a shot at the run for the roses and the Kentucky Derby this May. The leading money rider at Golden [...]

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Poizner Fields Questions from Silicon Valley Leaders

26. March 2010

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This morning I was invited to hear Gubernatorial candidate, Steve Poizner answer questions from KQED Public Radio's Scott Shafer and Silicon Valley business leaders at Microsoft's Convention Center in Mountain View. First, Shafer questioned Poizner then came questions from the audience. The 60-minute question-and-answer session was taped by KQED. You can hear the program on Sunday, March 28, [...]

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Got to Have Art!

23. March 2010

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"Got to Have Art" was Annie Morhouser's (Annie Glass) answer to the question, "if you wrote a slogan to sell the arts, what would it be?" Eddie Gale countered with "Inner Peace Through Art!" This was just part of a lively discussion about the arts between members and friends of KTEH and five [...]

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This is Us in Japantown

3. March 2010

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This week This is Us comes from San Jose's Japantown. One of only three Japantowns in the country, it's a real local treasure On the show this week, you’ll hear the remarkable stories of four Japanese Americans, a doctor who was one of only two women in her 1941 medical school class, a [...]

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Step into San Jose's past with This is Us

18. February 2010

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If you like history, we've found just the ticket and it's free! This is Us recently visited History Park where you can take a big step back in time and emerge in San Jose-1890. Many of the 27 buildings you'll see there are authentic, historic structures, moved to the park for preservation. A few have [...]

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Mission San Juan Bautista and the Secret of the Illumination

17. February 2010

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Tonight at 6:30 PM: This is Us visits the Mission at San Juan Baustista and takes a look behind the scenes of one of California’s best kept treasures. Archaeologist, Dr. Ruben Mendoza gives me a special tour of of the "Mission of Music" that includes the River of Life and just a [...]

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