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KCET and PBS SoCal Nominated for 16 Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards

June 8, 2022
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PBS SoCal and KCET received 16 nominations for the 74th Annual Los Angeles Area Emmy® Awards presented by the Television Academy. The nominations were spread across 10 different categories and honored locally produced productions from KCET and PBS SoCal. An entire sweep in one of the categories, Music Composition, ensures at least one Emmy® win when all 35 categories are presented during a ceremony on Saturday, July 23 at the Academy's campus in L.A.'s NoHo Arts District.

See all of KCET and PBS SoCal's nominations below.

L.A. Local Color

"Artbound: Con Safos"

A tribute to Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara, a Chicano music pioneer.

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  • Juan Devis, Executive Producer
  • Rubén Guevara III, Executive Producer
  • Dan Kwong, Executive Producer
  • Nic Cha Kim, Producer
  • Moni Vargas, Director, Producer
  • Michael Vargas, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
  • Angela Boisvert, Co-Producer
  • Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer
  • Marley Lister, Associate Producer; Amanda Marie Pinedo, Associate Producer.

Independent Programming

"Eddy's World"

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An engaging portrait of a 100-year-old toy inventor Eddy Goldfarb, best known for the iconic Yakity Yak Teeth and nearly 800 other toys.

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  • Lyn Goldfarb, Director, Producer

"Lives, Not Grades"

A team of USC college students travels to Moria Camp in Greece.

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  • Daniel Druhora, Producer, Director, Writer
  • Yannis Yortsos, Executive Producer
  • Sonny Astani, Executive Producer
  • Burçin Becerick-Gerber, Co-Producer
  • Brad Cracchiola, Co-Producer
  • David Gerber, Co-Producer
  • Adam Smith, Co-Producer
  • Rommel Villa, Editor
  • Teodora Totoiu, Cinematographer

Education/Information

"Artbound: Arts Education"

Explore the values that arts education provides for all young people and communities.

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  • Matt Bass, Director, Director of Photography
  • Juan Devis, Executive Producer
  • Angela Boisvert, Producer
  • Jacqueline Reyno, Producer
  • Matthew Crotty, Co-Producer
  • Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer
  • Bradley Bischoff, Editor
  • Amanda Marie Pinedo, Associate Producer

Arts

"Artbound – Corita Kent: The Pop Art Nun"

Sister Corita has inspired and motivated an entire new generation of graphic designers.

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  • Juan Devis, Executive Producer
  • Suzanne Méjean Pinney, Editor, Producer
  • Amanda Marie Pinedo, Producer
  • Angela Boisvert, Co-Producer
  • Matthew Crotty, Co-Producer
  • Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer

"Artbound: Desert X 2021"

Site-specific desert art about land ownership, water scarcity and overlooked histories.

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  • Dylan Robertson, Director, Producer
  • Zoe Lukov, Producer
  • David Markun, Director of Photography
  • R. Brett Thomas, Editor
  • Caroline Gomez, Associate Producer
  • Katie Robertson, Associate Producer
  • Juan Devis, Executive Producer
  • Nic Cha Kim, Producer
  • Angela Boisvert, Co-Producer
  • Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer
  • Marley Lister, Associate Producer
  • Amanda Marie Pinedo, Associate Producer

Culture/History

"Artbound: Imagined Wests"

The Autry Museum is working to recontextualize a large mural, dating from the 1980s.

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  • Juan Devis, Executive Producer
  • Nic Cha Kim, Producer
  • Laura Purdy, Producer
  • Corbett Jones, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer
  • Anna Rau, Director, Producer
  • Angela Boisvert, Co-Producer
  • Jacob Ritley, Director of Photography
  • Alex Pelly, Editor
  • Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer
  • Josh Garrett-Davis, Associate Producer
  • Amanda Marie Pinedo, Associate Producer
  • Marley Lister, Associate Producer

"Tending Nature: Indigenous Land Stewardship"

A special highlighting efforts to preserve traditional practices for future generations.

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  • Juan Devis, Executive Producer
  • Matthew Crotty, Executive Producer
  • Laura Purdy, Executive Producer
  • Anna Rau, Director, Producer
  • Corbett Jones, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer
  • Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer

Informational Series (More Than 50% Remote)

"Artbound: Graphic Design"

A young girl stands in the foreground with a backdrop of flying birds and a halo of concentric circles.
Detail of Ernesto Yerena Montejano's "Indigenous Roots Reclaimed"

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  • Juan Devis, Executive Producer
  • Suzanne Méjean Pinney, Editor, Producer
  • Amanda Marie Pinedo, Producer
  • Angela Boisvert, Co-Producer
  • Matthew Crotty, Co-Producer
  • Kathy Kasaba, Supervising Producer

SoCal Wanderer

A young Filipina American eats outside with a small bowl of ube upside down cake.

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  • Juan Devis, Executive Producer
  • Jaime Morgan Muñoz, Producer
  • Rosey Alvero, Host
  • Terra Gutmann-Gonzalez, Director of Photography
  • Tom Salvaggio, Editor
  • Marley Lister, Associate Producer
  • Robert McDonnell, Supervising Producer

Music Composition

"Artbound – Life Centered: The Helen Jean Taylor Story"

Ceramist Helen Jean Taylor crafted timeless works and helped others find peace in clay.

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  • Emily Bear, Composer

"Tending Nature: Indigenous Land Stewardship"

A special highlighting efforts to preserve traditional practices for future generations.

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  • Marcus Bagala, Composer
  • Mark Baechle, Composer

Live Special Events – Programming

"62nd Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration"

Celebrate the holidays with the 62nd annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration.

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  • Kenneth Shapiro, Director, Executive Producer
  • Nick Schwartz-Hall, Executive Producer
  • Ming Ng, Executive Producer
  • Brian White, Co-Host
  • Suzanna Guzmán, Co-Host
  • Derek Browell, Co-Producer
  • Gabe Uhr, Writer
  • Michelle Merker, Producer
  • Patrick Traylor, Associate Producer
  • Jill Dove, Associate Director
  • Shiran Stotland, Technical Director

Feature Segment

"SoCal Wanderer: Yuca's Tacos"

Rosey explores the history and flavor of a famed family-run L.A. taco stand.

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  • Juan Devis, Executive Producer
  • Jaime Morgan Muñoz, Producer
  • Rosey Alvero, Host
  • Terra Gutmann-Gonzalez, Director of Photography
  • Tom Salvaggio, Editor
  • Marley Lister, Associate Producer
  • Robert McDonnell, Senior Producer

Short Promo – News/Topical

"Tending Nature: Indigenous Land Stewardship"

A special highlighting efforts to preserve traditional practices for future generations.

  • Kathleen Abing, Editor, Producer

"Artbound" – Season 12

"Artbound" examines Chicano music, the American West, Queer nightlife and art circles.

  • Olivia Cox, Editor, Producer
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