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| KQED Public Television Shakes Schedule to Showcase Local Productions |
"Springboard" and "Independent View" Get Prime Real Estate
"NewsHour" Moves to 6 p.m.
Children's Lineup Also Changes in Morning, Afternoon
San Francisco, California, March 22, 2001 -- In a move to highlight its growing crop of productions, KQED Public Television 9 has announced schedule changes beginning Monday, April 2 that give dynamic local series evening slots at 7:30 p.m. John Boland, executive vice president and COO of KQED, said that local productions Springboard-- Exploring the Digital Age (formerly known in the Bay Area as Digital West) will occupy the 7:30 p.m. Tuesday time period, and Independent View will occupy the Thursday at 7:30 p.m. slot.
In addition, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer moves to 6 p.m. weekdays, followed by Nightly Business Report at 7 p.m. Bay Window, KQED's award-winning, issue-oriented series now has a regular airdate and time for its third season -- premiering the first Friday of the month at 9 p.m. The long-running and frequently watched This Week in Northern California, however, remains at its signature weekly time, Fridays at 8:30 p.m.
"KQED has more than tripled its investment in television-produced content in just two years, and there is more in the pipeline," noted Boland, "We want to make this differentiated programming available to the widest possible audience with convenient, consistent schedules. The half-hour before traditional prime time and before the PBS national schedule is an excellent showcase for KQED's local series."
A complete list of schedule changes follow:
Monday through Friday at 6 p.m. -- The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. -- Nightly Business Report
Monday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. -- British Antiques Roadshow
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. -- Springboard -- Exploring the Digital Age
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. -- Independent View
Friday at 9 p.m. -- Bay Window (first Friday of the month only)
KQED's children's schedule also shifts to the following:
7 a.m.: Barney (previously Caillou)
7:30 a.m.: Between the Lions (previously Barney)
8 a.m.: Clifford (no change)
8:30 a.m.: Sesame Street (no change)
9:30 a.m.: Teletubbies (no change)
4 p.m.: Arthur (previously Between the Lions)
4:30 p.m.: Zoboomafoo (previously Arthur)
5 p.m.: Clifford (no change)
5:30 p.m.: Dragon Tales (no change)
Springboard -- Exploring the Digital Age is hosted by Rebecca Roberts and provides public television audiences nationwide with rich analysis of the countless ways that today’s scientific and technological revolutions are affecting us. Rather than concentrating on the nuts and bolts and bits and bytes, the series looks at how the sweeping changes in science and technology are reshaping the fabric of American culture. The first season of Springboard debuts on Tuesday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Independent View, currently in its second season, is hosted by Alexis Lezin, and features correspondents B. Ruby Rich, Michael Fox, Rubén Martinez and Erika Dalya Muhammad as they take viewers into the world of independent film. Rooted independent filmmakers such as Robert Redford, Tim Robbins, Penelope Spheeris and Spike Lee are juxtaposed with emerging filmmakers such as Darren Aronofsky, Lisanne Skyler and Miguel Arteta for an interview program and independent film insider guide.
Bay Window, currently in its third season, is an award-winning, monthly series exploring issues that affect our lives in the Bay Area and reflect civic life nationwide. Through television, print, the Web and outreach programs, Bay Window engages people in dialogue, convenes critical stakeholders and builds new connections within our communities. Bay Window is hosted by Scott Shafer.
KQED operates KQED Public Television 9, the nation's most-watched public television station, and Digital Television 30, Northern California's only public television digital signal; KQED Public Radio 88.5 FM, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation; the KQED Education Network, which brings the impact of KQED to thousands of teachers, students, parents and media professionals through workshops, seminars and resources; and KQED.org, which harnesses the power of the Internet to bring KQED to communities across the Web.
Transcripts and tapes of segments are available to the press. Please contact Sara Hope Franks at (703) 998-2175 or sfranks@newshour.org.
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