Discuss the "America's Last Whaling Station" radio and TV story
This month, gray whales are beginning their 12,000-mile spring migration from calving grounds in Baja, Mexico, back up north to feeding grounds off Alaska. Just a generation ago, these waters were hunting grounds for commercial whalers. In fact, Richmond, California was home to America’s last commercial station. It closed in 1972.
Nanotechnology Takes Off and Journey into Darkness (episode #106), in which this story is a short segment, airs tonight on QUEST at 7:30pm on KQED 9, and KQED HD, Comcast 709. (full schedule)
You may listen the “America's Last Whaling Station” Radio report as well as the TV story online.
To see & discuss photos from this story go to the America's Last Whaling Station – KQED QUEST Set on Flickr.
Radio report: Amy Standen is a Reporter for QUEST and Radio News at KQED-FM.
TV Story: Amy Miller is a Coordinating Producer for television on QUEST, and is the producer seen on camera for this story.
2 Comments
I live within walking distance of old station. and would like you to do a longer story on it and a story on the harbor where I live. Point san plablo yacht harbor. There's lots of history here. John Wayne's movie made here,
I didn't know there was a whaling company in California, I am glad though that people become educated about Whales. That they are not " Fish" and that they are VERY intelligent animals and should be allowed to live. So I am so proud that America stopped and the REST of the whale should stop TOO!