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THE MISSION OF KVIE IS TO INSPIRE YOU TO EXPLORE THE WORLD AND CONNECT WITH YOUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE INTEGRITY OF PUBLIC MEDIA.

BROADCASTING FROM CALIFORNIA'S CAPITAL, PBS KVIE IS A VALUABLE PART OF THE 16-COUNTY SACRAMENTO-STOCKTON-MODESTO TELEVISION MARKET. THE SERVICE ALSO EXTENDS TO ANOTHER 12 COUNTIES OUTSIDE THE DMA, SERVING VIEWERS IN 28 OF THE STATE'S 58 COUNTIES. PBS KVIE PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES THROUGH TELEVISION, ONLINE CONTENT, AND LIVE ENGAGEMENT SCREENINGS AND EVENTS. AS A PBS STATION, PBS KVIE'S NATIONAL AND LOCAL PRODUCTIONS WORK TOGETHER TO ENGAGE THE MIND AND SPIRIT TO PROMOTE PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY GROWTH. AS THE ONLY LOCALLY OWNED AND MANAGED TELEVISION STATION IN THE 20TH LARGEST TELEVISION MARKET IN THE UNITED STATES, PBS KVIE REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY BACK TO ITSELF BY CREATING AND PRESENTING PROGRAMS ABOUT ITS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, PROVIDING A SPRINGBOARD FOR ENGAGEMENT, DISCUSSION, AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING.PBS KVIE EXPANDED ITS PRODUCTIONS TO INCLUDE MORE KEY LOCAL SERVICES, INCLUDING NEW LOCAL PROGRAMS IN THE AREAS OF ARTS, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, LOCAL HISTORY, HEALTH, CIVIC ISSUES, AND REGIONAL LIFESTYLE. THROUGH NEW AND ENGAGING CONTENT, PBS KVIE'S ONLINE AUDIENCES GREW ON KVIE.ORG, KVIEKIDS.ORG, AND THROUGH NEW SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS. PBS KVIE ALSO CONTINUED TO WORK ON STRENGTHENING ITS FINANCIAL POSITION. PBS KVIE CONTINUED EDUCATION TO SERVE FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, COMMERCIAL-FREE CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING.PBS KVIE'S LOCAL SERVICES DEEPLY IMPACTED THE GREATER SACRAMENTO REGION. THE YOUNGEST VIEWERS LEARNED THEIR ABC'S AND 123'S THROUGH THE STATION'S ON-AIR PROGRAMMING FOR PRESCHOOLERS AND FREE ONLINE AND ON-DEMAND CHILDREN'S CONTENT. RECENTLY TRANSPLANTED RESIDENTS LEARNED THE RICH HISTORY OF THEIR NEW COMMUNITY THROUGH PBS KVIE PROGRAMMING, BOTH ON-AIR AND ONLINE. AND LONGTIME RESIDENTS EXPLORED MORE IN-DEPTH ISSUES THAT IMPACT EVERYONE.KEY LOCAL SERVICES IN 2021 INCLUDED MORE THAN (100) NEW PROGRAMS AND SEGMENTS FEATURING OUR REGION'S ARTS, CELEBRATING LOCAL ATTRACTIONS, AND DELVING INTO PRESSING REGIONAL ISSUES LIKE EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT, HISTORY, HEALTH, AND MORE. PBS KVIE'S LOCALLY PRODUCED AND LONGEST-RUNNING ORIGINAL PROGRAM "AMERICA'S HEARTLAND" CONTINUES TO AIR ON PBS STATIONS AND VARIOUS OTHER CHANNELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. OTHER PBS KVIE PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE THE "VIEWFINDER" SERIES, "ROB ON THE ROAD", "KVIE ARTS SHOWCASE", "INSIDE CALIFORNIA EDUCATION", AND "STUDIO SACRAMENTO," ALL HIGHLIGHTING THE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND ISSUES OF OUR REGION. NATIONAL PUBLIC TELEVISION FAVORITES LIKE "MASTERPIECE", "NOVA", "GREAT PERFORMANCES", "NATURE AND "FRONTLINE" DELIVERED AN ARRAY OF IDEAS AND ADVENTURES TO OUR CITIZENS, ALL FOR FREE.IN ITS ELEVENTH SEASON, "STUDIO SACRAMENTO" CONTINUED ITS WEEKLY FOCUS ON TOPICS AND PEOPLE OF LOCAL INTEREST TO VIEWERS IN OUR REGION. SOME OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN MORE THAN 25 NEW EPISODES PRODUCED INCLUDED THE WORLD'S LARGEST AFRICAN-AMERICAN VIDEO ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION, THE REGIONAL POST-PANDEMIC ECONOMIC OUTLOOKS, POLICING BLACK ATHLETES, STOCKTON'S EL CONCILIO, AND SACRAMENTO'S CAPITOL ANNEX PROJECT. ALSO FEATURED WAS AN ECONOMIC REPORT ON OUR LOCAL HISPANIC COMMUNITY, COVID'S IMPACT ON HEALTH WORKERS, ART IN PUBLIC AND EDUCATION, SACRAMENTO'S ENTERTAINMENT VENUES AND EVENTS, AND MERITOCRACY AND INEQUALITY IN AMERICA. WE ALSO INTERVIEWED FORMER SACRAMENTO POLICE CHIEF DANIEL HAHN AND WEST SACRAMENTO MAYOR MARTHA GUERRERO; CAPITAL STATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MICHAEL STEVENSON; CALIFORNIA STATE SENATOR RICHARD PAN ON THE ASIAN-AMERICAN GLASS CEILING; AND MARCOS BRETON AND ED GOLMAN OF THE SACRAMENTO BEE. IN FY22, WE PRODUCED OUR TENTH SEASON OF KVIE ARTS SHOWCASE, A WEEKLY SERIES THAT COMBINES THE BEST LOCAL ARTS STORIES WITH THOSE FROM OTHER PBS STATIONS ACROSS AMERICA. SIX NEW STORIES WERE CREATED AND 10 HALF-HOUR EPISODES, MANY FOCUSED ON HOW ART PROVIDES COMFORT AND EDUCATION DURING THESE TRYING TIMES."ROB ON THE ROAD," OUR WEEKLY SERIES HOSTED BY ROB STEWART, HAS GAINED SOLID BRAND RECOGNITION AND CONTINUES TO BE A PRIMARY VEHICLE TO SHOWCASE PBS KVIE'S ABILITY TO TELL LOCAL STORIES. THE WEEKLY SERIES PREMIERED IN MAY 2012 AND HAS RECEIVED DEDICATED FUNDING FOR THE SERIES AND FOR INDIVIDUAL EPISODES. WE PRODUCED 25 NEW HALF-HOUR EPISODES IN FY22, AS WELL AS 28 SEGMENTS FOR BROADCAST AND ONLINE. MANY OF THOSE HALF-HOURS FOCUSED ON CHANGEMAKERS AND INNOVATORS IN OUR COMMUNITY AS PART OF OUR ONGOING ROB ON THE ROAD REGION RISING INITIATIVE. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED NEW SACRAMENTO POLICE CHIEF KATHY LESTER; NATIONAL YOUTH POET LAUREATE ALEXANDRA HUYNH; CALIFORNIA SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE TIM FALL; PETER JAFFE, DIRECTOR OF THE STOCKTON SYMPHONY; MIKE TESTA, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF VISIT SACRAMENTO; LISA CULP OF WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT; KERRY HAM OF WORLD RELIEF SACRAMENTO; JEFF DERN OF PRIDE INDUSTRIES; AND BRUCE SAITO OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION CORPS. ROB ALSO INTERVIEWED A UKRAINIAN FAMILY NOW PROUD AMERICAN CITIZENS, AND RENOWNED 97-YEAR-OLD PIANIST AND COMPOSER RUTH SLENCZYNSKA. ADDITIONALLY, NEW ROB ON THE ROAD EPISODES HIGHLIGHTED SACRAMENTO'S NEW SMUD MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND CURIOSITY AND MORE REVISITS TO SOME OF ROB'S FAVORITE DESTINATIONS OVER THE PAST DECADE. OUR ORIGINAL "VIEWFINDER" SERIES OFFERED VIEWERS 21 NEW EPISODES EITHER PRODUCED BY PBS KVIE OR ACQUIRED FROM TALENTED LOCAL PRODUCERS. MANY EXPLORED HEALTH, HISTORY, AND REGIONAL ISSUES AS WELL AS NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED A LOOK AT THE STRUGGLES AND SUCCESSES OF SACRAMENTO'S LGBQT+ COMMUNITY; THE HISTORY OF THE ART AND ACTIVISM OF SACRAMENTO'S ROYAL CHICANO AIR FORCE; AND HOW THE AUBURN SYMPHONY RECOVERED FROM THE TRAGIC LOSS OF ITS CONDUCTOR TO REACH NEW MUSICAL HEIGHTS. OTHER PROGRAMS CHRONICLED THE LIFE OF A PARIS-BORN FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR WHO FOUND SUCCESS IN THE 1850S IN CALIFORNIA'S GOLD COUNTRY; AND THE STORY OF JAPANESE-AMERICANS WHO RESISTED THEIR FORCED INCARCERATION AT THE START OF WORLD WAR TWO. HEALTH PROGRAMS INCLUDED A DETAILED LOOK AT THE INCREASE IN MELANOMA AMONG YOUNGER PATIENTS AND NEW IMMUNOLOGY TREATMENTS THAT ARE VASTLY IMPROVING CHANCES FOR SURVIVAL AND RECOVERY.IN FY22, WE CONTINUED PRODUCTION ON THE FOURTH SEASON OF INSIDE CALIFORNIA EDUCATION, A STATEWIDE SERIES OF HALF-HOUR EPISODES FOCUSING ON THE STATE'S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM. PRODUCTION HAD BEEN DELAYED BY COVID-RELATED SCHOOL CLOSURES, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO RESUME CAPTURING NEW STORIES LATER IN THE FISCAL YEAR AND FINISHED WITH TWELVE EPISODES AIRING ON KVIE AND OTHER PBS STATIONS STATEWIDE. EPISODES INCLUDED BOTH K-12 EDUCATION AND MANY OF CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNITY COLLEGES. THE SERIES CONTINUES TO BE WELL-RECEIVED BY OTHER CALIFORNIA STATIONS AND BY GENERAL VIEWERS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN CALIFORNIA EDUCATION.IN FY22, PBS KVIE AND CLOSE TO 90% OF ALL PBS STATIONS CONTINUED TO AIR EPISODES OF AMERICA'S HEARTLAND. SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN 2005, EPISODES HAVE AIRED MORE THAN 350,000 TIMES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. A MAJOR GRANT WAS AWARDED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO PROVIDE TEN NEW EPISODES FOR SEASON 17 IN 2023. FUNDING HAS ALSO BEEN RECEIVED BY SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND RESEARCH AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO CREATE TWO ADDITIONAL EPISODES. FINALLY, AS PART OF OUR EXPANDED STRATEGY TO REACH VIEWERS ON A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS, IN FY22 WE PRODUCED FIVE ARTS "SHORTS" (SEGMENTS), AND FOUR HEALTH DIGITAL-ONLY SHORTS. THE ARTS STORIES FUNDED BY THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO'S ARTS & CULTURE DIVISION FOCUSED ON DIVERSE ARTISTS IN OUR REGION, AND THE UC DAVIS HEALTH-SPONSORED SEGMENTS EXPLORED INNOVATIONS AND BREAKTHROUGHS IN DIAGNOSIS, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, TREATMENT, AND CARE.

AS AN EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTER, PBS KVIE IS KNOWN FOR ITS PBS KIDS OFFERINGS LIKE "SESAME STREET AND "DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD," PRESENTING 9,459 HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING ACROSS OUR MAIN HIGH-DEFINITION CHANNEL AND OUR 24-HOUR PBS KIDS CHANNEL IN FY22.EVERY DAY, CHILDREN ACROSS OUR REGION OF CALIFORNIA EMBARK ON AMAZING ADVENTURES AND MAKE NEW DISCOVERIES THROUGH PBS KIDS PROGRAMS ON PBS KVIE. THE NEW SERIES ALMA'S WAY PREMIERED ON OCTOBER 4, 2021. THE SERIES FOLLOWS THE ADVENTURES OF 6-YEAR-OLD ALMA RIVERA, A PROUD, CONFIDENT PUERTO RICAN GIRL, AS SHE LEARNS TO THINK FOR HERSELF - MAKING MISTAKES AND DECISIONS AND FINDING SOLUTIONS ALONG THE WAY. EACH EPISODE SHOWCASES DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF LATINO CULTURE THROUGH LANGUAGE, FOOD, MUSIC, AND CUSTOMS, SHOWING VIEWERS HOW OTHER FAMILIES ARE BOTH ALIKE AND DIFFERENT FROM THEIR OWN.KVIE WORLD'S AT-HOME LEARNING SCHEDULE, WHICH BEGAN DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC ON MARCH 30, 2020, CONCLUDED ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2021. AIRING FROM 9 AM - 2 PM, THE SCHEDULE FEATURED SOCIAL STUDIES AND SCIENCE PROGRAMMING FOR GRADES 6-12.

IN FY22, AS THE WORLD BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, PBS KVIE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH VIRTUAL EVENTS AND SLOWLY RETURNED TO A FEW IN-PERSON EVENTS. IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREMIERE OF THE NEW KEN BURNS' DOCUMENTARY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, KVIE PRESENTED A VIRTUAL SCREENING SHOWING CLIPS FROM THE FILM FOLLOWED BY A PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE STATE OF JOURNALISM FROM FRANKLIN'S TIME TO TODAY. PANELISTS INCLUDED LOCAL JOURNALISTS AS WELL AS AN HISTORIAN. ADDITIONALLY, KVIE PARTNERED WITH THE SMUD MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND CURIOSITY TO PRESENT A FAMILY-FRIENDLY ENGAGEMENT DAY AT THE MUSEUM CALLED CURIOSITY DAY. THE DAY FEATURED FUN ACTIVITIES INSPIRED BY FRANKLIN, INCLUDING A SCAVENGER HUNT, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, A SHOW IN THE PLANETARIUM, AND MORE. VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON SCREENINGS INVOLVED A PRESENTATION OF A FILM/PROGRAM FOLLOWED BY A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH A LIVE AUDIENCE. GUESTS FOR THE PANEL DISCUSSIONS RANGED FROM LOCAL EDUCATORS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS, PRODUCERS, AND OTHERS EITHER FEATURED IN OR AFFILIATED WITH THE PRODUCTIONS. VIRTUAL SCREENINGS INCLUDED A SPECIAL EDITION OF KVIE ARTS SHOWCASE CELEBRATING CALIFORNIA ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS PRESERVING CULTURE THROUGH ART AND THE DOCUMENTARY ANGST, A DOCUMENTARY DESIGNED TO OPEN UP THE CONVERSATION ABOUT ANXIETY, HELPING YOUTH UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE THEIR SYMPTOMS, AND WHEN TO REACH OUT FOR HELP. AN IN-PERSON SCREENING WAS HELD FOR THE NEW VIEWFINDER DOCUMENTARY STRUGGLE AND SUCCESS - SACRAMENTO'S LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES THEN AND NOW, WHICH EXPLORES THE HISTORICAL AND ONGOING STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY AND DIGNITY IN SACRAMENTO'S LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES THROUGH REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES AND EVENTS.AND IN NOVEMBER 2021, WE PRESENTED THE BOB ROSS PAINT NIGHT, A VIRTUAL CLASS WITH A CERTIFIED BOB ROSS INSTRUCTOR.

"KVIE ARTS SHOWCASE" FEATURED 14 NEW HALF-HOUR EPISODES. THE SERIES FOCUSED ON EMERGING ARTISTS AND ART TRENDS BOTH IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THROUGHOUT THE U.S. BY COMBINING ITS LOCAL ARTS SEGMENTS WITH THOSE FROM OTHER TOP 20 MARKET PBS STATIONS. THAT ALLOWED LOCAL ARTISTS' STORIES TO BE SEEN IN OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. FY 20 SEGMENTS INCLUDED CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES GATHERING TO BUILD CONNECTIONS, CELEBRATE, AND CREATE, HONORING THE HISTORY, TRADITIONS, AND STORIES OF THEIR ANCESTORS; HOW SOME PEOPLE ARE EXPLORING GRIEF AND HEALING THROUGH ART THERAPY; AND A PROFILE ON SACRAMENTO ARTIST JOHN LOPES, A LITTLE KNOWN BUT PROLIFIC SACRAMENTO ARTIST. WE ALSO FOUND NEW WAYS TO CONNECT WITH OUR VIEWERS BY ASKING THEM TO SHARE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS DEMONSTRATING HOW THEY USE ART IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES.