Many people do not have digital access and we care about them. I joined in Years later, due to UH space needs, we lost our lease and had to move all of our operations. From the old to the new, groundbreaking in Nov. Relocation at first seemed like bad news and a tough blow, but like many changes, it worked out for the better.
And we had a strong staff committee headed by Karen Yamamoto managing the move. Ching Campus. All others are commercial businesses owned by large companies based elsewhere. PBS consistently provides content and services to inform, educate and enlighten our fellow islanders. We gather feedback from stakeholders, viewers and our statewide independent community advisory board. We want to inspire lifelong learning from childhood through active retirement and elder years. Education certainly lifted my prospects in life.
And journalism increases a flow of new information. For more than three decades in journalism, I felt like I was being paid to learn. Sometimes, even media professionals have difficulty dealing with change. Also, PBS values adaptability and versatility. Our lean, dedicated staff has the energy, creativity and know-how to produce a significant amount of local content — weekly TV programs and frequent online offerings.
LW: Yes. A related national entity is the private nonprofit Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It distributes federal funding to some public TV and radio stations. These funds only make up 15 percent of our annual budget. We leverage PBS federal grant monies into many more private dollars, thanks to generous individual, business and foundation donors.
For example, if a funder seeks to control our editorial content, we need to stand strong — and we can, with other sources of funding. They had actually met on the ship, settled in Kalihi and had 16 children, 13 of whom survived childhood.
One of the grandchildren was my mother, Blanche. Pink was Mrs. I can still remember the sparsely settled lands, dotted here and there with small farms. My older brother Pat and I would walk across the highway, wade out to a little islet and pretend to be island castaways. And we played with sea cucumbers, which squirted seawater.
Dumb kids. In high surf, waves rolled across the road into the fishpond. While still in college, Wilcox landed a job as a full-time reporter for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. She eventually went on to become a longtime award-winning television news reporter and anchor, including her time at KGMB 9 News. She became the president and CEO of PBS Hawaii in , and continued the mission to provide quality local informational and educational programming.
From the start, my goal was for the station to become more local, more inclusive and more interactive. I feel we achieved this, and we strive to keep achieving it every day," Wilcox said. Her colleagues noted her passion for local programming and dedication to the viewers across the state. Skip to content. Local Headlines. Latest Newscasts. Latest Headlines. Latest Forecasts. Sunrise Open House.
Healthier Hawaii. What's Trending. Howard's Business Report. Smart Money Monday. The PBS Hawaii ohana has 30 full-time employees, 20 part-timers who are primarily UH students, and a core of dedicated volunteers. There is no state funding. We respect them by maintaining high standards and lifelong learning.
PBS also has not taken a back-seat to progress. Wilcox reminds us that PBS has always been at the fore-front of technology. By September , PBS nationally intends to be in high-definition mode. Currently, PBS Hawaii broadcasts seven days a week, with more than , households tuning in each week. PBS viewers are said to be among the best-educated and wealthiest audiences.
Corporate underwriters recognize PBS as a channel for reaching decision makers in the community. You can also target those brilliant kids watching Sesame Street each morning and those avaricious collectors tuned in to Antiques Roadshow on Monday night.
Wilcox will host a Tuesday evening interview format show called Long Story Short starting in October. Plans envision an expanded building at the current PBS site that would house TV production, filmmaking and video game design enterprises.
Dreams are born of great ideas and collaboration, Wilcox believes.
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