Pbs Kvie
Pbs Kvie
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Mission
The mission of PBS KVIE is to inspire you to explore the world and connect with your community through the integrity of public media.
About
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 2019 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 FOURTEENTH SEASON. OTHER LOCAL PRODUCTIONS WITHIN THE "VIEWFINDER" SERIES, "ROB ON THE ROAD", "YES WE'RE OPEN", "KVIE ARTS SHOWCASE", "INSIDE CALIFORNIA EDUCATION", 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 EIGHTH 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 19 NEW EPISODES PRODUCED INCLUDED WEST SACRAMENTO'S HOMERUN PROGRAM; GENERATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE; PAIN MANAGEMENT AND THE OPIOID CRISIS, GIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INSPIRING TOMORROW'S FEMALE LEADERS; THE RED CROSS AND THE CAMP FIRE; CIVIL RIGHTS; NONPROFIT INNOVATION; THE SACRAMENTO BEE'S "DESTINED TO BURN" PROJECT; INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; MEASURE U SPENDING; 30 YEARS OF THE SACRAMENTO NEWS AND REVIEW; ROBOTIC SURGERY. SOME OF THE PEOPLE INTERVIEWED INCLUDED: JESSE MERZ WHO SHARED HIS FAMILY'S STORY OF ESCAPING THE PARADISE CAMP FIRE; WEST SACRAMENTO MAYOR CHRIS CABALDON; AUTHOR JESSICA KRIEGEL; COLUMNIST MARCOS BRETON; SACRAMENTO METRO CHAMBER'S FIRST FULL-TIME FEMALE CEO - AMANDA BLACKWOOD; VICE CHANCELLOR OF HUMAN HEALTH SCIENCES AND CEO OF UC DAVIS HEALTH - DR. DAVID LUBARSKY. 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 A BAY AREA COUPLE LEAVING BEHIND THEIR URBAN LIFE TO START A UNIQUE "FARM TO TAP" BREWERY, TWIN BROTHERS SERVING IN SACRAMENTO'S FIRE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS FINDING SUCCESS USING THEIR FAMILY'S BBQ RECIPES, A WOODLAND WOOL MILL TURNING ANIMAL FIBERS INTO YARN, A FULL-SERVICE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STORE FINDING A NICHE IN UKULELES, A THAI RESTAURANT THAT'S BECOME AN INSTITUTION IN MIDTOWN SACRAMENTO, THE ENTREPRENEUR WHO CREATED FLEET FEET - AN ATHLETIC SHOE STORE, AN ARTISAN FURNITURE MAKER WHO MOVED HIS BUSINESS FROM THE BAY AREA TO STOCKTON, AND A WOMAN WHO FULFILLED HER DREAM OF OPENING A SUCCESSFUL DANCE STUDIO. "AMERICA'S HEARTLAND," OUR LOCALLY PRODUCED NATIONAL SERIES ABOUT AGRICULTURE, BROUGHT VIEWERS 20 EPISODES WITH STORIES FROM ACROSS THE NATION. DURING ITS FOURTEENTH CONSECUTIVE SEASON, THE SERIES TOOK VIEWERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH COLORFUL STORIES INCLUDING AN ENTIRE EPISODE ON CALIFORNIA'S OLIVE INDUSTRY, HOW THE STATE'S RICE FARMERS HELP PRESERVE WILDLIFE, HOW WHEAT GROWERS ARE FOCUSING ON RESTORING SOIL HEALTH, AND HOW A CALIFORNIA ORGANIC FARM IS FINDING SUCCESS WITH DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER SALES. 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, CELEBRATED SEASON 10 WITH 39 WEEKLY SEGMENTS ONLINE AND ON AIR. STORIES INCLUDED AN IMPRESSIVE PROJECT IN THE CAPAY VALLEY THROUGH THE CENTER FOR LAND-BASED LEARNING SHOWCASING RIPARIAN RESTORATION EFFORTS; THE DEBUT OF THE NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE SACRAMENTO BALLET ON HER VISION FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE; SACRAMENTO'S NAACP CHAPTER AND THE EFFORTS FOR EQUALITY IN OUR REGION; AND A BUSINESS WOMAN BRINGING FARM TO FORK INSIDE THE CALIFORNIA CAPITOL BUILDING WITH A BRAND NEW RESTAURANT. IN ADDITION, WE OFFERED VIEWERS 6 NEW HALF-HOUR EPISODES, INCLUDING AN IMMERSIVE TOUR OF THE NEWLY RENOVATED SACRAMENTO VALLEY TRAIN STATION; THE FASCINATING FISH STORY AT NIMBUS FISH HATCHERY ALONG THE AMERICAN RIVER WHERE CHINOOK SALMON THRIVE; GOODWILL INDUSTRIES' IMPACT ON THE GREATER GOOD WITH THE NEW CEO OF THE NON-PROFIT SERVICES PROVIDER; AND SACRAMENTO'S PREMIERE CHINESE CUISINE CONGLOMERATE THAT CELEBRATED 80 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CAPITOL AND CUSTOMERS.OUR ORIGINAL "VIEWFINDER" SERIES TOOK VIEWERS ON (15) 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. "SLEEP DEPRIVED" EXAMINED SLEEP DISORDERS AND THEIR OFTEN-HARMFUL EFFECTS, AND EXPLORED NEW RESEARCH AND TREATMENT FOR SUFFERERS. ANOTHER ORIGINAL HEALTH DOCUMENTARY, FOOD FOR THOUGHT, DISCOVERED THE GROWING INCIDENCE OF SOMETIMES-DEADLY FOOD ALLERGIES AND GROUNDBREAKING NEW RESEARCH AND TREATMENT AT UC DAVIS AND ELSEWHERE. BOTH PROGRAMS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER PBS STATIONS FOR BROADCAST ACROSS THE U.S. OTHER KVIE VIEWFINDER PROGRAMS INCLUDED THE INSPIRING STORY OF THREE JAPANESE-AMERICAN SISTERS FROM OUR REGION WHO SURVIVED RELOCATION CAMPS DURING WORLD WAR TWO, AND WHOSE LIVES WERE CHRONICLED IN HOME MOVIES AND PHOTOGRAPHS. OTHER PROGRAMS INTRODUCED VIEWERS TO THE EMOTIONAL STORY OF A YOUNG WOMAN WHO BRAVELY BATTLED PEDIATRIC CANCER AND INSPIRED OTHERS; AND TWO PROGRAMS WHERE VIEWERS JOINED HIKES THROUGH YOSEMITE'S HIGH COUNTRY AND CATALINA ISLAND. WE ALSO LEARNED HOW NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES FOUGHT TO SAVE ANCESTRAL LANDS IN OWENS VALLEY, AND DISCOVERED SOME U.C. DAVIS EDUCATORS, SCIENTISTS, AND ADMINISTRATORS WHOSE OWN CURIOSITY LED TO NEW DISCOVERIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS. LOCAL HISTORY PROGRAMS INCLUDED THE RICH HISTORY OF THE SACRAMENTO PIONEER ASSOCIATION; A SACRAMENTO WOMAN'S JOURNEY TO A FORGOTTEN CEMETERY IN TEXAS TO RE-DISCOVER HER AFRICAN-AMERICAN ROOTS; HOW SACRAMENTO BECAME A "CITY OF TREES; AND A RETURN TO THE ROUTE USED BY PIONEERS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS, RE-ENACTED BY MODERN TRAVELERS IN HORSE-DRAWN WAGONS. "INSIDE CALIFORNIA EDUCATION," OUR LOCALLY PRODUCED STATEWIDE SERIES ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION, LAUNCHED ITS THIRD SEASON WITH (8) FULL HALF-HOUR EPISODES AND MORE THAN 40 STORIES FROM ACROSS CALIFORNIA. THE SERIES IS CARRIED BY KVIE AND VIRTUALLY EVERY OTHER CALIFORNIA PBS STATION. THIS SEASON, WE MET STUDENTS IN PARADISE SCHOOLS STILL RECOVERING FROM THE DEADLY WILDFIRE, VISITED SCHOOL FARMS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY, TOOK A RIDE ON THE NATION'S LARGEST ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS FLEET IN SACRAMENTO, AND SPENT TIME IN JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES IN LOS ANGELES - AMONG MANY OTHER COMPELLING PUBLIC EDUCATION STORIES.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
According to the filing, the non-profit's mission is “The mission of kvie is to inspire you to explore the world and connect with your community through the integrity of public media.”.
When referring to its actions, they were described as: “The mission of kvie is to inspire you to explore the world and connect with your community through the integrity of public media.”.
- According to the law, the state of operation reported by the non-profit is CA.
- As per the filing, the address of the non-profit for 2020 is 2030 W EL CAMINO AVENUE, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95833.
- According to their form, the non-profit as of 2020 has a total of 82 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $1,731,315.
- The organization has 19 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1955.
- The organization pays $4,328,347 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $2,085,806 in fundraising expenses.
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