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ORGANIZATIONAL | HERITAGE MONTHS

2008
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12/08 KTEH Launches Doctor Who Blog and Online Video Challenge
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12/08 KQED Announces Passing of Former Board Chair: Kermit H. Boston (1935–2008)
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11/08 KTEH Public Television Announces the Local Stars of the December Cooking Special "KTEH Cooks with Garlic"
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10/08 Results From Bay Area's First DTV Soft-Shutdown Test
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10/08 Bay Area Broadcasters to Participate in DTV Soft-Shutdown Test on October 21, 2008 AT 6:15 PM
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09/08 SolarCity and KQED Partner to Increase Solar Power Awareness and Adoption in Northern California
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07/08 Sunset Cinema: Truly CA
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05/08 KQED -- Number One in Public Radio and Winner of Eight Northern California Emmy Awards
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04/08 KQED Teams with SolarCity to Reduce Carbon Footprint
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04/08 James Day, 89 -- Public Television Pioneer, Obituary | doc | pdf |

04/08 KQED and KTEH Honored with Local Awards and Nominations | doc | pdf |

03/08  Monika Chinai joins Northern California Public Broadcasting as new Executive Director of Sales and Marketing for KQED and KTEH
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02/08  KTEH Public Television and KQED Public Radio Present THE STATE OF SILICON VALLEY | doc | pdf |

01/08  Becca King Reed joins Northern California Public Broadcasting as Executive Director-San Jose and KTEH Executive Producer | doc | pdf |

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10/07 KQED Public Broadcasting and Comcast Present V-me, New Spanish TV Network to Bay Area Latino Families
08/07 KQED and KTEH produce three new documentaries to accompany Ken Burns's series THE WAR
06/07 Fawn Ring joins Northern California Public Broadcasting as new Executive Director of Television Content for KQED, KTEH, and KCAH
05/07 KQED Public Television Honored with Five Northern California Emmy Awards
04/07 KQED Public Television Honored with Thirteen Northern California Emmy Nominations
04/07 KQED Celebrates Earth Week
03/07 KQED Goes Green: Making history as the only public broadcaster in the country to be carbon neutral
03/07 Get Curious about the Local Strip On KQED Public Television 9

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12/06 Public Forum on Bay Area Immigration
10/06 KQED Corporate Entity is Named Northern California Public Broadcasting
10/06 KQED Launches Immigration in Focus
10/06 Northern California Public Broadcasting Appoints Linda O'Bryon, Chief Content Officer
08/06 KQED Public Broadcasting Appoints Jeffery B. Nemy, Chief Financial Officer
06/06 Documentary by Jean-Michel Cousteau Contributes to President Bush's Decision to Name New National Monument and World's Largest Protected Marine90 AREA
06/06 PBS CEO ANNOUNCES NEW STRATEGIC CONTENT PLAN: John Boland, Leader at KQED, to Join PBS as Chief Content Officer
05/06 SID BEDINGFIELD TO LEAD INNOVATIVE PBS CONTENT PROJECT PRODUCED BY KCET LOS ANGELES AND KQED SAN FRANCISCO
05/06 KQED Public Television Honored with Northern California Emmy Awards for "Counting Sheep," "Screaming Queens," and "California Connected"
05/06 KQED, Inc. (San Francisco) and KTEH Foundation (San Jose) Form New Broadcast Organization: Northern California Public Broadcasting

2005
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05/05 KQED Public Television Honored with Northern California Emmy Awards for "SPARK" and "COASTAL CLASH"
04/05 May Brings More Public Affairs Programming to Friday Nights on KQED Public Television 9
04/05 KQED Web Sites Earn Three Nominations For Prestigious Webby Awards -- The Most Nominations Of Any PBS Station

2004
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10/04 KQED Public Broadcasting Appoints Joanne M. Carder Vice President, Human Resources and Labor Relations
09/04 KQED Election 2004 Television/Radio/Web Specials
08/04 KQED's Statement on the Passing of Julia Child (1912-2004)
03/04 KQED Public Broadcasting Celebrates 50 Years!
03/04 KQED's Campaign for the Future Surpasses $70 Million Goal!
02/04 Five California Governors Discuss the State's Future in the Third-Season Premiere of "California Connected."
02/04 BEST OF INPUT February 27-28 in San Francisco
Worldwide INPUT Conference To Be Hosted Here in Spring 2005

01/04 "California Connected" Kicks Off Third Season
01/04 Independent Lens's "The Weather Underground," Nominated For Academy Award For Best Documentary
01/04 KQED Public Broadcasting Names New Television Senior Management

2003
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12/03 KQED Awards Received in 2003
08/03 Stories from a Small Planet Festival Presented by KQED & FRONTLINE/World
08/03 KQED Introduces Five New Digital Channels On Comcast Cable
07/03 KQED TV Receives Emmy Nominations for Local & International Programming
07/03 KQED Welcomes ANTIQUES ROADSHOW to the Bay Area
03/03 "On the Homefront in Northern CA" Examines Human Impact of War

2002
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12/02 KQED Awards Received in 2002
12/02 California Public Television Stations Unite to Form New Organization
12/02 KQED Names Patricia Evans Vice President of Communications
12/02 New Board Members, Community Advisory Panel Join KQED
11/02 KQED.org Becomes Third Media Platform As "Local Life" Launches
09/02 KQED Promotes William Larson to VP of Human Resources & Labor Relations
08/02 John Boland Named Chief Content Officer for KQED
08/02 In Observation of 9/11, KQED Remembers Events and Aftermath
08/02 Traci Eckels Named Vice President of Development for KQED
07/02 KQED Public Radio on the Web Surges
05/02 KQED Comes Out To Receive GLAAD's Pioneer Award
05/02 KQED Public Television Honored With Three Northern California Emmy Awards
05/02 KQED Honored With Two National Awards for Excellence in Journalism
04/02 KQED Campaign for the Future Unveils New Public Awareness Initiative
04/02 Volunteers Honored in San Francisco
04/02 KQED Names Jeff Clarke New President and CEO
02/02 League of Women Voters and KQED Collaborate on Voter Guide
02/02 KQED Awarded $2 Million Kresge Foundation Challenge Grant
01/02 Chief Financial Officer Gerald Yaffee Named Interim President of KQED

2001
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12/01 KQED Undertakes Corporate Affinity Program
12/01 KQED New Media Partners With Tractor for Handheld Web Tour
12/01 Web Crossing Sponsors KQED's Civic Space
11/01 Mary Bitterman Leaves KQED to Head Irvine Foundation
07/01 Jonathan (Jon) Charles Rice, KQED Co-founder (1916-2001)
07/01 KQED Promotes Gerald Yaffee to Chief Financial Officer
07/01 KQED Engages Public Sector & Businesses on Future of the Digital Age
05/01 KQED Honored With Four Northern California Emmys
05/01 Newshour Series Examines The HIV-AIDS Crisis In Africa
03/01 KQED Public TV Shakes Schedule To Showcase Local Productions
03/01 KQED Embarks On $70 Million "Campaign For The Future"

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10/00 KQED Launches Brand Positioning Campaign
05/00 KQED Makes Bay Area Digital TV History
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