Kqed Inc

Programs: Television: see schedule okqed 9 is one of the nation's most-watched public television stations with an average of approximately 926,000 viewers tuning in weekly in the san francisco-oakland-san jose market. Kqed owns and operates public television stations kqed-tv/dt channel 9 (san francisco), kqeh-tv/dt channel 54 (san jose), and kqet-tv/dt channel 25 (watsonville/monterey). Kqed's digital television channels include kqed 9, kqed plus, kqed life, kqed world, kqed kids and kqed v-me, and are available 24/7 over the air and on comcast. Since first going on the air in 1954, kqed has been an integral part of the bay area's media and cultural landscape. The station produces its own unique local and national programs and collaborates with filmmakers and documentary producers to present more independent programming than any other public television station in the nation. Kqed public television is committed to producing, co-producing and presenting content that serves the people of northern california and beyond. In 2014, kqed continued to broadcast locally-produced series each week showcasing different aspects of life in the bay area. Programs included quest, kqed's multimedia science, nature and environment series, in its eighth season; check, please! Bay area, where local diners review their favorite bay area restaurants, in its ninth season; and kqed newsroom, a multiplatform news series on television, radio and online, in its second season. Kqed also produced three independent film series: imagemakers, a collection of internationally acclaimed short films in its 12th season; a second season of the nationally distributed film school shorts, featuring short student films from top u. S. Film schools; and truly ca, which showcases documentaries focused on local, regional and statewide issues, and airs on public television stations across california. Kqed's commitment to arts programming also included presenting a fifth season of four full-length operas, i caputleti et i montecchi, attila, mefistofele and rigoletto, from the san francisco opera, hosted by celebrated mezzo-soprano federica von stade. And kqed's annual spark television special "culture creates community" showed how diverse local artists are bringing people together to build lasting social bonds. Kqed silicon valley presented a fourth season of equal time, a series co-produced with the school of journalism and mass communications at san jose state university, and designed to look in-depth at issues of importance to californians. Additionally, the third season of revolutionaries, a 12-part television series, produced by the computer history museum in association with kqed silicon valley, aired in 2014 and featured conversations with tech luminaries including electronic arts founder trip hawkins and facebook chief operating officer sheryl sandberg. Kqed was also a leader in presenting independent productions to nationwide audiences. The cat in the hat knows a lot about that! , the new environmentalists, martin yan: taste of vietnam, roadtrip nation, joseph rosendo's travelscope and two current affairs specials produced in partnership with the center for investigative reporting (cir) were just some of the programs that kqed supported in finding distribution and national audiences. Kqed public television received several awards in 2014: six northern california emmy awards, two awards from both the san francisco peninsula press club and the society of professional journalists of northern california, and one from the religion newswriters association.

fm radio: see schedule okqed public radio is among the most-listened-to public radio stations in the nation, with more than 747,000 weekly radio listeners in the san francisco metro survey area, and an additional 27,000 in the sacramento area. Kqed owns and operates public radio (88. 5 fm san francisco and 89. 3 fm sacramento). Its award-winning news and public affairs program service can be heard on 88. 5 fm or comcast channel 960 in san francisco, kqei 89. 3 fm in sacramento, 88. 3 fm in santa rosa and 88. 1 fm in martinez. Kqed public radio broadcasts many of npr's stellar programs. In addition, kqed public radio produces a significant number of local programs and series, including the award-winning forum (more than 500 new shows in 2014); the california report, the daily news segment and weekly 30-minute news magazine carried by more than 30 stations in california; the do list, a weekly look at upcoming arts offerings and events; our listener perspectives series; weekly kqed science radio reports and 18 weekday kqed news reports. Kqed public radio also presented content from the commonwealth club of california, the world affairs council of northern california, city arts and lectures, the churchill club and the computer history museum. In 2014, kqed also continued to present a radio version of check, please! Bay area and special kqed-cir partnerships. Kqed public radio continued to embrace 21st-century media techniques in 2014, expanding the reach of kqed public radio content through a wide array of online services, including accompanying slide shows, interactive maps, video features, blogs, podcasts and a live audio stream, all available free on kqed. Org. Some kqed public radio broadcasts are also part of the sirius satellite network. Kqed public radio staff received numerous awards in 2014: one from the bay institute, the religion newswriters association and the center for california studies; two from public radio news directors incorporated; eight from the norcal radio television news directors association; four radio television digital news association edward r. Murrow regional awards and one edward r. Murrow national award.

kqed interactive: see schedule okqed owns and operates the interactive platforms kqed. Org and kqednews. Org, and kqed education. Kqed interactive, which includes kqed. Org and kqednews. Org, develops content and applications for digital platforms and mobile devices, hosts online services for kqed public television, public radio, and education, and serves as a community convener, providing event listings, resources, online polls, podcasts, blogs and other items of timely interest. Kqed. Org functions as kqed's third media platform, delivering content specifically acquired and produced for the web. Ongoing series, projects and blogs include art school, an award-winning video series for people who want to learn about art; news fix, an up-to-the-minute digest of bay area news; the lowdown, a resource for educators and the general public to help explain the news; mindshift, a blog about education technology and the future of learning; bay area bites, a popular food blog; state of health, a blog covering health care issues in california; and the kqed pop blog, examining the social and cultural impact of music, media and other pop cultural experiences. Special online initiatives in 2014 included pricecheck, a groundbreaking community-created guide to health costs and obamacare explained: a guide for californians, to help the public better understand the new health care law. Kqed. Org also creates a web presence for ongoing kqed-produced series such as quest, kqed newsroom, imagemakers and check, please! Bay area. Kqed. Org also hosts a live-stream for kqed public radio and maintains searchable archives of locally produced content. Kqed interactive is a leader in the national public broadcasting arena through its experimentation with new projects such as mobile apps, interactive products, community bloggers and more. Kqed. Org's audience continues to grow, and is one of the most-trafficked public media websites in the united states. In 2014, kqed. Org served nearly 1. 5 million unique users each month and had approximately 3. 7 million monthly pageviews of its online content. On september 10, 2014, for the first time, the majority of visits to kqed. Org came via mobile devices like smartphones and digital tablets, surpassing traffic from laptops and desktop computers. Kqed saw this coming, and we have been making our content and services readily accessible to mobile users. Kqed received prominent awards for multimedia/web content in 2014, including from the society of professional journalists northern california chapter, the norcal radio television news directors association and the center for california studies. Education:kqed education reaches more than 200,000 bay area residents each year by producing and distributing free, media-rich educational resources to engage learners with real-world examples. Kqed education leads in engaging with community and educational organizations to create cutting-edge learning media, particularly in stem; offering training in digital learning tools; distributing content to classrooms; and providing up to date online educational materials. Under kqed's leadership, california's pre-k-12 educators now have free access to tens of thousands of digital assets from kqed and pbs, including videos, games, audio, photos, in-depth lesson plans and even discussion questions. All are classroom-ready and absolutely free at pbslearningmedia. Org. The number of registered users rose to 50,000 teachers in 2014, and the site now boasts 1. 5 million registered nationwide. Students in the 21st century aren't just expected to master the abilities of reading and writing. They're also being asked to build digital literacy skills and build arguments from evidence. Kqed's do now is a weekly online activity that enables students to participate in discussions of news topics issues using social media tools like twitter. Each week, do now engages students and teachers from around the bay area and across the country in public discourse of issues important to the lives of youth. At the end of 2014, more than 18,000 students, in more than 250 schools and in 28 states were participating, with thousands of tweets and nearly 800 comments posted weekly. Kqed science education continues to collaborate with community partners on a series of e-books that are aligned with the next generation science standards, common core state standards and the career and technical education standards. To date, kqed e-books and companion itunes u courses have been downloaded/subscribed to 130,000 times, including 3,800 e-book downloads and 2,150 itunes u course subscribers in the final quarter of fy14.

kqed's digital television channels include kqed 9, kqed plus, kqed life, kqed world, kqed kids and kqed v-me, and are available 24/7 over the air and on comcast. Kqed has formed three multidisciplinary content teams focused on important topics - news, arts and science - to expand regional coverage and ensure our content is available via mobile, social and interactive media as well as on radio and television. Part of our expanded news coverage includes the establishment of a california politics and government desk in sacramento and a silicon valley news desk in san jose. Kqed's increased visibility in silicon valley has included not just additional staffing, but also engagement activities and outreach in local communities. In the second half of 2014, kqed participated in a dozen community events that ranged from broadcasting a local mayoral election debate to engaging the latino community in conversation about their heritage through a documentary screening. Each year, kqed celebrates the diversity of our community with a special lineup of programs, including events and film screenings during black history, women's history, asian pacific american heritage, lesbian gay bisexual transgender pride (lgbt), latino heritage, american indian heritage and disability culture awareness months. Kqed has long recognized the important connection between cultural heritage and the arts. With the re-launch of kqed arts, we've made live performances an integral part of our heritage month celebrations. In 2014, kqed honored more than a dozen unsung local heroes and our heritage events brought more than 2,000 people together to engage with their community.