KVIE INC
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Organizations Filed Purposes: 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, KVIE PUBLIC TELEVISION 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. KVIE PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES THROUGH TELEVISION, ONLINE CONTENT, AND LIVE ENGAGEMENT SCREENINGS AND EVENTS. AS A PBS STATION, 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, 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.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, KVIE'S ONLINE AUDIENCES GREW ON KVIE.ORG, KVIEKIDS.ORG, AND THROUGH NEW SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS. KVIE ALSO CONTINUED TO WORK ON STRENGTHENING ITS FINANCIAL POSITION. KVIE CONTINUED EDUCATION TO SERVE FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, COMMERCIAL-FREE CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING.KVIE 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 KVIE PROGRAMMING, BOTH ON-AIR AND ONLINE. AND LONGTIME RESIDENTS EXPLORED MORE IN-DEPTH ISSUES THAT IMPACT EVERYONE.KEY LOCAL SERVICES IN 2020 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. KVIE'S LOCALLY PRODUCED AND LONGEST RUNNING ORIGINAL PROGRAM "AMERICA'S HEARTLAND", WHICH AIRS ON PBS STATIONS AND VARIOUS OTHER CHANNELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD, CELEBRATED ITS FIFTEENTH SEASON. OTHER LOCAL PRODUCTIONS WITHIN THE "VIEWFINDER" SERIES, "ROB ON THE ROAD", "YES WE'RE OPEN", "KVIE ARTS SHOWCASE", "INSIDE CALIFORNIA EDUCATION", "THE JOURNEY WITH ROB STEWART", "SUNDAY STORIES", AND "STUDIO SACRAMENTO" HIGHLIGHTED 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 NINTH 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 THE 29 NEW EPISODES PRODUCED INCLUDED WOMEN IN POLITICS, THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICIANS, HEALTHCARE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS, SACRAMENTO'S RESTAURANT SCENE, CHARTER SCHOOLS, BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, THE SACRAMENTO ZOO, UC DAVIS SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND NURSING, AND RIVER CITY FOOD BANK. A SPECIAL COVID-19 EPISODE, RECORDED JUST BEFORE SACRAMENTO COUNTY'S STAY-AT-HOME ORDER WAS ISSUED, WOULD BE THE FINAL EPISODE IN THE SEASON PRODUCED IN OUR STUDIOS. AS WE MOVED TO REMOTE PRODUCTIONS VIA ZOOM, EPISODES INCLUDED TIMELY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY, BANKING, SMALL BUSINESSES, REMOTE LEARNING , AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM; AS WELL AS ISSUES INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SUICIDE AWARENESS, RACE AND INJUSTICE, AND LGBTQ+ RIGHTS.OUR LOCALLY PRODUCED SERIES, "YES WE'RE OPEN," CONTINUED TO PROFILE SOME OF OUR REGION'S ENTREPRENEURS AS THEY LAUNCHED A WIDE ARRAY OF ENTERPRISES. THIS SEASON, VIEWERS SAW THE STORY BEHIND THE LODI-BORN A&W RESTAURANT CHAIN; PROFILED TRAIL COFFEE ROASTERS, WHOSE COFFEE BEANS COME FROM THEIR OWN FARM IN NICARAGUA TO THEIR CAFE IN STOCKTON; MET A SACRAMENTO ENTREPRENEUR TURNING HER LOVE FOR CACTUS AND SUCCULENTS INTO A NURSERY WITH PURPOSE; MET THREE FRIENDS GIVING NEW LIFE TO A HISTORIC FOOTHILLS TAVERN AND RESTAURANT; SAW HOW A COUPLE TURNED THEIR LOVE OF RAISING CHICKENS INTO A BUSINESS TO HELP OTHER CHICKEN ENTHUSIASTS; SHARED THE ENTREPRENEURIAL STORY BEHIND A GREETING CARD BUSINESS CATERING TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN CONSUMERS; AND DISCOVERED HOW A WOMAN TURNED PERSONAL LOSS INTO A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS CREATING SUN-PROTECTIVE APPAREL FOR OTHERS."AMERICA'S HEARTLAND," OUR LOCALLY PRODUCED NATIONAL SERIES ABOUT AGRICULTURE, BROUGHT VIEWERS 13 EPISODES WITH STORIES FROM ACROSS THE NATION. DURING ITS FFIFTEENTH CONSECUTIVE SEASON, THE SERIES TOOK VIEWERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH COLORFUL STORIES INCLUDING A CALIFORNIA FARM GROWING BOTH GRAPES AND OLIVES FOR FINE DINING, HOW SOME WHEAT GROWERS ARE LEARNING TO FARM WITH LESS WATER, AND HOW ONE LOCAL POULTRY FARM IS IMPROVING HEALTH AND SAFETY CONDITIONS. ONE NEW EPISODE FOCUSED ENTIRELY ON HOW FARMERS ARE WORKING TO IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH AND ENHANCE SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS. HEARTLAND'S REGULAR COOKING SEGMENT, FARM TO FORK, FEATURED MORE FRESH AND FAST MEALTIME RECIPES FROM CELEBRITY CHEF AND FOOD EXPERT SHARON PROFIS."ROB ON THE ROAD," OUR WEEKLY SERIES HOSTED BY ROB STEWART, PRODUCED A TOTAL OF 20 NEW HALF-HOUR EPISODES WITH 39 WEEKLY SEGMENTS ONLINE AND ON AIR. STORIES INCLUDED A BEHIND THE SCENES ACTION PACKED EXPERIENCE DURING ANTIQUES ROADSHOW'S VISIT TO SACRAMENTO'S CROCKER ART MUSEUM; THE EXPANSION OF RANDY PARAGARY'S GROWING RESTAURANT EMPIRE WITH A NEW BOUTIQUE HOTEL; NASA ASTRONAUT JOSE HERNANDEZ'S MISSION ON EARTH TO SAVE CHILDREN IN NEED IN MODESTO; MERCY PEDEALERS AND SISTER LIBBY FERNANDEZ'S CRUSADE TO FEED THE HUNGRY AND HOMELESS ON THE STREETS OF SACRAMENTO; AND A LOOK AT AN INNOVATIVE NEW SPEAKER SERIES FEATURING WOMEN LEADERS IN OUR REGION HELPING OTHERS THRIVE. IN MARCH, "ROB ON THE ROAD" TRANSITIONED TO "ROB AT HOME" IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 PRODUCING 13 HALF-HOUR EPISODES FEATURING 20 IMPACT LEADERS, INCLUDING CASSANDRA WALKER PYE ON RACIAL INJUSTICE; LINDA BEECH CUTLER ON A RECORD BREAKING BIG DAY OF GIVING; LARRY LEE ON THE FUTURE OF THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER NEWSPAPER; AND WEST SACRAMENTO MAYOR CHRISTOPHER CABALDON ON HIS PERSONAL STORY OF HEARTCHE AND HOPE. "THE JOURNEY WITH ROB STEWART," OUR NEW LIMITED SERIES CELEBRATING THE HUMAN TRUTHS THAT CONNECT US ALL, DEBUTED WITH A PRODUCTION PACKED MULTI-CAMERA ON LOCATION HALF-HOUR PROGRAM. "THE JOURNEY" PREMIERED WITH SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS OWNER SUSAN SAVAGE SHARING HER PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE STORIES. CONGRESSWOMAN DORIS MATSUI REVEALED FOR THE FIRST TIME THE FINAL DAYS EXPERIENCED WITH HER LATE HUSBAND CONGRESSMAN ROBERT MATSUI BEFORE HIS DEATH AND HER HOPES FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. OUR ORIGINAL "VIEWFINDER" SERIES TOOK VIEWERS ON (18) NEW IN-DEPTH JOURNEYS ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS. KVIE'S "FOCUS ON HEALTH" INITIATIVE ENABLED CITIZENS TO LEARN ABOUT ADVANCES IN MEDICINE AND HEALTH. "LIFE AFTER SIGHT" PROFILED THREE PEOPLE DEALING WITH LOSS OF SIGHT, AND THE LATES SCIENTIFIC EFFORTS TO PREVENT BLINDNESS. ANOTHER HEALTH DOCUMENTARY, DEVOTED DIGS, DISCOVERED HOW CANINES BENEFIT HUMANS IN MANY WAYS, INCLUDING GUIDE AND THERAPY DOGS, PROVIDING COMFORT, ASSITANCE, AND HEALING. BOTH PROGRAMS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER PBS STATIONS FOR BROADCAST ACROSS THE U.S. OTHER KVIE VIEWFINDER PROGRAMS INCLUDED THE INSPIRING STORY OF A SACRAMENTO SINGING GROUP WHOSE CONCERT PROCEEDS BENEFIT A HOSPICE PROGRAM FOR TERMINALLY ILL HOMELESS; HOW SACRAMENTO'S HOMELESS SITUATION HAS INCREASED AND WHAT'S BEING DONE; THE GROWTH OF CO-HOUSING COMMUNITIES IN OUR REGION, AND HOW A RENO CASINO OWNER BECAME AN "ADOPTIVE MOM" TO AN ENTIRE SQUADRON OF U.S. NABY PILOTS DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. OTHER PROGRAMS INTRODUCED CELEBRATED THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAME PEBBLE BEACH GOLF COURSE; TOOK VIEWERS ON SPECTACULAR HIKING TRIPS TO THE CALIFORNIA REDWOODS, PISMO PRESERVE, AND THE NEARBY GOLD RUSH TOWN OF PLACERVILLE; DISCOVERED A TREASURE TROVE OF OLD PHOTOGRAPHS CAPTURING THE EARLY DAYS OF SAN FRANCISCO'S CHINATOWN; EXAMINED THE IMPORTANCE OF, AND RISKS FACING, CALIFORNIA'S WATERSHEDS; AND MET THREE YOUNG AFRICAN-AMERICANS WHOSE TRANSFORMED LIVES SERVE AS AN INSPIRATION TO OTHERS. "INSIDE CALIFORNIA EDUCATION," OUR LOCALLY PRODUCED STATEWIDE SERIES ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION, SAW ITS FOURTH SEASON DELAYED BY SCHOOL CLOSURES CAUSED BY THE CORONAVIRUS. HOWEVER, WE STILL PRODUCED AN EPISODE ON HOW SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE TRANSITIONED TO STAY-AT-HOME LEARNING. THAT EPISODE, AND THE FULL SERIES, IS CARRIED BY KVIE AND VIRTUALLY EVERY OTHER CALIFORNIA PBS STATION.

AS AN EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTER, KVIE IS KNOWN FOR ITS PBS KIDS OFFERINGS LIKE "SESAME STREET AND "DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD," PRESENTING 9,737 HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING ACROSS OUR MAIN HIGH-DEFINITION CHANNEL AND OUR 24-HOUR PBS KIDS CHANNEL.EVERY DAY, CHILDREN ACROSS OUR REGION OF CALIFORNIA EMBARK ON AMAZING ADVENTURES AND MAKE NEW DISCOVERIES THROUGH PBS KIDS PROGRAMS ON KVIE.ON MARCH 16, 2020, IN RESPONSE TO SCHOOL CLOSURES DUE TO COVID-19, KVIE2 BEGAN AIRING AN AT-HOME LEARNING EDUCATIONAL SCHEDULE FROM 6AM - 6PM ON WEEKDAYS. DEVELOPED BY PBS SOCAL AND LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE SCHEDULE FEATURES PROGRAMS ALIGNED TO CALIFORNIA STATE STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC GRADES AND RANGING IN SUBJECT MATTER TO INCLUDE U.S. AND WORLD HISTORY, LITERATURE, SCIENCE, MATH, AND MORE AS WELL AS SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SKILLS FOR THE YOUNGEST LEARNERS. PROGRAMS FOR GRADES PRE-K - 3 AIRED 6 - 8AM, GRADES 4 - 8 AIRED 8AM - 1PM, AND GRADES 9 - 12 AIRED 1 - 6 PM. KVIE WORLD BEGAN AIRING AN EDUCATIONAL SCHEDULE ON MARCH 30 FROM 9AM - 2PM. THE SCHEDULE FEATURED SOCIAL STUDIES AND SCIENCE PROGRAMMING FOR GRADES 6-12.

PBS KVIE ORGANIZED, HOSTED, AND PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY EVENTS IN FY20. THESE INCLUDED SCREENING EVENTS AND OTHER OUTREACH EXPERIENCES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IN THE REGION. SCREENINGS WERE HELD AT KVIE STUDIOS, OFF-SITE AT PARTNER LOCATIONS, AND VIRTUAL PLATFORMS. EACH SCREENING 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. IN-STUDIO SCREENINGS INCLUDED AN EPISODE OF THE KVIE-PRODUCED PROGRAM YES WE'RE OPEN, HIGHLIGHTING REGIONAL BUSINESSES; THE DOCUMENTARY, PEBBLE BEACH, WHICH EXPLORED THE HISTORY OF THE PRESTIGIOUS GOLF COURSE; AND ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, PREVIEWING THE SPECIFIC EPISODES FILMED IN SACRAMENTO IN 2019. OFF-SITE SCREENINGS INCLUDED THE LYNN NOVICK/KEN BURNS PRODUCED DOCUMENTARY, COLLEGE BEHIND BARS, HELD AT A LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE AUDITORIUM; AND LADY JESSIE: A VIETNAM STORY, AN EFFORT IN PARTNERSHIP RUYAK MEDIA IN SACRAMENTO. VIRTUAL SCREENINGS INCLUDED THE PBS DOCUMENTARY, ASIAN AMERICANS, WHICH EXPLORED THE HERITAGE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THIS CULTURAL GROUP; VANISHING CHINATOWN, A LOCAL DOCUMENTARY SHARING SIMILAR THEMES PRESENTED AS A PART OF KVIE'S WEEKLY VIEWFINDER SERIES; AND THE VOTE, WHICH CELEBRATED THE 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE IN THE UNITED STATES. KVIE ALSO PROVIDED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. ALONGSIDE THE PREMIERE OF MOLLY OF DENALI FROM PBS KIDS, KVIE HELD AN EVENT AT THE STATION EXPLORING ALASKAN NATIVE CULTURE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCAL GROUP WITH TRIBAL ROOTS, GUESTS EXPERIENCED AUTHENTIC ARTS AND CRAFTS, DANCE, STORYTELLING AND MORE. DURING SEVERAL PRODUCTIONS OF SESAME STREET LIVE AT A LOCAL THEATER, KVIE REPRESENTATIVES MET FAMILIES AND DISCUSSED PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE ON OUR MAIN CHANNEL AND KVIE'S 24/7 KIDS CHANNEL. ADDITIONALLY, KVIE HOSTED OUR ANNUAL PREVIEW GALA THE WEEK PRIOR TO OUR ON-AIR ART AUCTION. APPROXIMATELY 450 GUESTS ATTENDED THE GALA, WHICH FEATURED FOOD, WINE, AND ARTWORK DONATED BY VENDORS, ARTISTS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS. FURTHERMORE, KVIE ARRANGED FOR TRAVEL EXPERT RICK STEVES TO VISIT SACRAMENTO AND GIVE A TRAVEL LECTURE TO A SELLOUT-CROWD OF NEARLY 1,000 IN A LOCAL THEATER. KVIE PARTNERED WITH A LOCAL CINEMA TO HOLD AN ADVANCE SCREENING OF THE DOWNTON ABBEY MOVIE, WHERE COSTUMES WERE ENCOURAGED, AND KVIE PROVIDED TEA AND PASTRIES AND A PRE-SHOW QUIZ TO A PACKED ROOM. AND, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF FOLSOM, CALIFORNIA, KVIE PRESENTED TWO BACK-TO-BACK, SELLOUT CONCERTS WITH LOCAL MUSICIAN JAMES GARNER AND HIS TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY CASH PERFORMANCE AT KVIE STUDIOS.

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