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Los Angeles based KCET which announced two weeks ago that it would leave PBS and go independent has received a $1 million gift from the conservative Ahmanson Foundation to ease the transition.
From Fishbowl LA
If there were any questions about how KCET is going to fare outside the PBS umbrella, a bunch of them were answered today. LA’s rogue station just landed a $1 million grant from the Ahmanson Foundation to help ease the transition to independence. That kind of cash tends to soothe the pain.
Said KCET president Al Jerome in the press release: “This expression of strong support for KCET at this critical juncture in our history is an inspiration as we continue our efforts to make this new independent KCET a model for independent public media in the 21st century.”
Press Release
Los Angeles – October 26, 2010 – As KCET prepares for its role as the country’s largest independent public television station, effective January 1, 2011, The Ahmanson Foundation in Los Angeles, has awarded KCET a $1 million grant for the purpose of converting KCET to an independent public television station, it was announced today by Al Jerome, KCET president and CEO.
“The Ahmanson Foundation has been one of KCET’s most important and longstanding foundation supporters,” said Jerome. “The foundation has provided grants for all three seasons of SoCal Connected, and it has underwritten the local broadcast of Nova on KCET for many years.
“This expression of strong support for KCET at this critical juncture in our history is an inspiration as we continue our efforts to make this new independent KCET a model for independent public media in the 21st century.”
The Ahmanson Foundation’s stated mission includes a commitment to support “non-profit organizations that demonstrate sound fiscal management, efficient operation, and program integrity,” and by doing so, “the Foundation strives to enhance the quality of life and cultural legacy of the Los Angeles community.”
The defection of KCET leaves a huge hole in the PBS system as they will not have a station in the second largest television market in the U.S.
PBS is negotiating with other stations in the area but they will have to do a great sales job to convince them that the constant fundraising and having to answer to the network is better than their current situation.
The biggest worry that PBS has is that the KCET defection will lead to other stations seeking greener pastures and threaten the stability of the network.
KCET’s exit was very timely coming on the heels of the Juan Williams NPR fiasco, which has led to a revival of calls from conservatives to defund public broadcasting. These calls will only increase if the Republicans take control of the House as expected next week.
The salad days for public broadcasting are coming to an end and I for one won’t be shedding any tears.
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8 Comments for KCET Receives $1 Million Gift To Help It Leave PBS System
About time….now recind all funding for Public Television unless they absolutely are independent.
Then the government should take back the public airwaves and kick al-jazeera and the rest of that bunch off the air…..first amendment, Yes, terrorist proaganda? No try them under the sedition laws and throw them out of country and off the air.
Soros, al-jazeera CPUSA, CAIR, etc. etc. all should be forced to register as foreign agents ….that is what they are….so the FBI can keep an eye on them. As they are openly influencing and trying to over throw our constitutional democracy. And also the Ford FOundation. Don’t buy a Ford vehicle folks, as they donate to the Tides Foundation and many left wings efforts !! Wake up America. The polls are rigged. There is no way these races on Nov. 2nd are as close as the polls are saying. This is all a part of the left wing media influencing voter fraud and stealing the elections. Let’s all get ready to ask for a total re-vote !!! ….just like Venezuela and Iran folks. What did you expect with a marxist in the WH.
They will be hugely successful if they are truly independent. Great. Where can I donate to KCET???? Right on. Our voices have power.
I’ve seen a lot of KCET originated programs on other PBS stations. So, the next big step is syndication to get their programming out to other venues. Getting a middle tier listing could be part of that syndication. This is how two “super stations” from Chicago and Atlanta became household names. Good luck to them.
Left an important part out. That “middle tier” would be on DirecTV and Dish Network.
Agree fully with I Choose Freedom. I predict that there will be voter fraud on an unprecedented scale committed by leftist slime in the upcoming elections.
To all of the above; good posts as usual. I,like you, cannot wait to see
which elections are STOLEN by the PRO-left by RIGGED machines.Seriously.
When Makers of the machines will NOT allow anyone to examine them,something
is “Rotten in the State of Denmark” Ask Obama which state is Denmark? #57?
Harry reid will win by a wide margin,,,WHY?? rigged machines,it is already happening in NV. One test group erased a machine & voted 8 to 2. The tally came out 7 to 3 on only 10 ballots. Can you imagine #’s in the millions???
I also would like to see which networks have the GUTS to show all of the new phone videos & camera videos that will be shot this year showing all of the VOTER FRAUD at polling places,,especially in the cities controlled
by Obama’s union GOONS (I retired from Org.Labor so trust me). This is the year that will not be so much anti Repub. as it will be ANTI TEA PARTY,,as if WE were UN-AMERICAN,,not the PRO-Left Progressive Liberal Marxists,like BHO & his Czars.
V O T E as if your country depends on it,,,it DOES.
Good news it looks like KCET is telling the leftist PBS to GO POUND SAND and going independent thats good news we need to hear now for a few other stations to dump the big three(NBC,ABC,CBS) and telling them ALOHA and GOODBYE