BackTalk with Becca » Uncategorized http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk A place to chat with the Executive Director of KTEH Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:01:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en New This is Us Blog Coming Soon! http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2011/09/22/new-this-is-us-blog-coming-soon/ http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2011/09/22/new-this-is-us-blog-coming-soon/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:01:29 +0000 becca http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=584 This Is Us blog located on KQED.org. Look for it in early October. I'll take you behind the scenes, bring you sneak previews of future stories and updates on past profiles so be sure to check out the new blog in its new home. The TIU blog will have some fun new features we hope you'll like, such as a place for you to suggest people you'd like us to profile. All the past TiU stories will be archived on the new blog so you'll easily be able to find any story you're looking for. The new stories will be a lot easier to find, too. ]]> In the future, I'll be bringing you the inside scoop on a new This Is Us blog located on KQED.org. Look for it in October. I'll take you behind the scenes, bring you sneak previews of future stories and updates on past profiles so be sure to check out the new blog in its new home.

The TIU blog will have some fun new features we hope you'll like, such as a place for you to suggest people you'd like us to profile. All the past TiU stories will be archived on the new blog so you'll easily be able to find any story you're looking for. The new stories will be a lot easier to find, too.

This will be the last post on BackTalk with Becca. As you know, KTEH is now KQED+. We'll be moving
our KTEH web content over to KQED.org around the end of October so you'll be able to find everything you like all in one place.

The KQEDPlus TV schedule is already on KQED.org and soon you'll be able to keep up with This is Us and The History Quiz there, too. KTEH past productions will be archived on KQED.org as will our Facing the Mortgage Crisis blog so you can still access that information.

I hope to hear from you soon on the new This is Us blog.

]]> http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2011/09/22/new-this-is-us-blog-coming-soon/feed/ Will SETI Get to Tell Us if We Alone in the Universe?" http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2011/05/10/will-seti-get-to-tell-us-if-we-alone-in-the-universe/ http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2011/05/10/will-seti-get-to-tell-us-if-we-alone-in-the-universe/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 20:49:19 +0000 becca http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=574 SETI Director, Dr. Jill Tarter Wonders, too. For many years she has been listening to the cosmos for evidence of other beings. Her listening tour may come to an end if government funding is discontinued.

We profiled Dr. Tarter on This is Us. Here's her story:

]]> http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2011/05/10/will-seti-get-to-tell-us-if-we-alone-in-the-universe/feed/ 21 Emmy Nominations http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2011/05/10/21-emmy-nominations/ http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2011/05/10/21-emmy-nominations/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 17:59:13 +0000 becca http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=572 KQED and KTEH, together, received 21 nominations for the 2011 Northern California Emmy® Awards for our local programs. The stations are recognized for quality programming, which includes QUEST, a local series concentrating on science, nature, and the environment; This is Us, a series profiling the remarkable people of the South Bay; This Week in Northern California, the long-running local public affairs program; Check, Please! Bay Area, a local restaurant review series; and Truly CA, a series of independent documentary films about life in the Golden State.

John Gregg, a KTEH producer, received six nominations, one of the highest numbers for an individual. Linda Giannecchini, a long-time engineering special projects manager and assistant director at KQED, will be presented with the prestigious Governors’ Award.

Here's a clip form one of the nominated stories, This is Us: Barbara London

]]> http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2011/05/10/21-emmy-nominations/feed/ The Brilliantly British Mayhem Continues Tomorrow http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2011/05/05/the-brilliantly-british-mayhem-continues-tomorrow/ http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2011/05/05/the-brilliantly-british-mayhem-continues-tomorrow/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 16:00:24 +0000 becca http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=561

Eighty-three episodes have aired, and we're working our way through all of them! The international hit Midsomer Murders returns for a third season tomorrow—Midsomer is a fictional English county that averages three deaths per episode! It's classic British television mystery, with quirky characters and countless twists and turns. Investigations are presided over by the incredibly busy Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, the bane of any cocky perpetrator. Discover whodunit Fridays at 9pm on KTEH.

]]> http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2011/05/05/the-brilliantly-british-mayhem-continues-tomorrow/feed/ KTEH Finds Kihnship at KFOX http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/10/19/kteh-finds-kihnship-at-kfox/ http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/10/19/kteh-finds-kihnship-at-kfox/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:15:00 +0000 becca http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=493 Recently producer, Trinh Banh and the This is Us crew dropped in on Syndicated Radio host Greg Kihn at
KFOX. The former rock star turned DJ was in rare form.

Kihn's last album, Horror Show, hit the airwaves in 1996 but you can still hear him every morning on KFOX….chatin' up his listeners. He was kind enough to speak with This is Us, too. Watch the story on January 5th at 7pm on KTEH. Kihn talks about what it was like to be a falling star, his successful career as a novelist and what lies ahead now that is future is no longer in Jeopardy.

]]> http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/10/19/kteh-finds-kihnship-at-kfox/feed/ A Word With The Dalai Lama http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/10/18/a-word-with-the-dalai-lama/ http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/10/18/a-word-with-the-dalai-lama/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:20:48 +0000 becca http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=486 His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, Poses with the press. Photo Courtesy Sameer Yagnick

His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, Poses with the press. Photo Courtesy Sameer Yagnick

This is Us senior producer, John Gregg, attended a press conference held by the Dalai Lama last week.
Gregg has been working on a profile of local monk, Ven. Thupen Danyo, who is spearheading the development of the Gyuto Vajrayana Center and monastery located in San Jose.

Gregg was hoping to get a comment from the Tibetan leader about Danyo's local efforts to preserve Tibetan culture. He was not disappointed. His Holiness answered with the hope that the center would be a place of learning, a forum for dialogue between religious groups and between Buddhists and scientists.

Although he took some difficult questions, throughout the conference His Holiness was upbeat and even joked with the press. When the last question was answered, he happily announced, "photo opportunity!"
Most of the reporters were happy to oblige.

His Holiness The Dalai Lama at the San Jose Convention Center.

His Holiness The Dalai Lama at the San Jose Convention Center. Photo, Courtesy Sameer Yagnick

]]> http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/10/18/a-word-with-the-dalai-lama/feed/ Off the Top of Their Heads…. http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/09/02/dolphins-make-sounds-but-not-with-their-mouths/ http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/09/02/dolphins-make-sounds-but-not-with-their-mouths/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:34:43 +0000 becca http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=483 Here's a clip from our shoot at Long Marine Lab in Santa Cruz. Dolphin, Puka, and his trainer, Traci Kendall, demonstrate how dolphins create sounds.

]]> http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/09/02/dolphins-make-sounds-but-not-with-their-mouths/feed/ Breakfast with The Cat in the Hat! http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/05/19/breakfast-with-the-cat-in-the-hat/ http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/05/19/breakfast-with-the-cat-in-the-hat/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 17:08:09 +0000 becca http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=454 KQED's Suzanne Romaine with The Cat in the Hat & friends

KQED's Suzanne Romaine with The Cat in the Hat & friends

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.

Thing 1 and Thing 2 greet guests at their breakfast event in Austin, TX

Thing 1 and Thing 2 greet guests at their breakfast event in Austin, TX

I had the fun of escorting Thing 2 through all his photo ops with PBS luminaries.

]]> http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/05/19/breakfast-with-the-cat-in-the-hat/feed/ Antiques Road Show in San Jose http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/05/06/antiques-road-show-in-san-jose/ http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/05/06/antiques-road-show-in-san-jose/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 19:57:37 +0000 becca http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=451 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!

We heard a lot of amazing "war stories" from behind the scenes. My favorite was from the man who's wife tripped over a light in her excitement to meet the Keno Brothers. She injured her elbow but in true volunteer fashion, she kept working. Finally her persuaded her to leave the convention center and go to the emergency room. She returned, within the hour, arm in a sling and finished the day. Now that's a serious volunteer!

We also heard some great stories from Steve Yvaska, The Seasoned Collector. He took a break from his Mercury News column to join us and share tips with the audience on how to judge if an old item is valuable or…just old. There were plenty of questions and Steve had the answers.

Party goers also got a sneak peek at the first of the 3 San Jose episodes. The programs are scheduled to air on KTEH this month Thursdays at 9pm on May 13, 20 & 27.

Here's a clip from hour 1.

]]> http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/05/06/antiques-road-show-in-san-jose/feed/ Join us for a Cosmic Conversation with Dr. Tyson http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/04/09/join-us-for-a-cosmic-conversation-with-dr-tyson/ http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/04/09/join-us-for-a-cosmic-conversation-with-dr-tyson/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:21:49 +0000 becca http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=419 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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