Quarterly Programming Report Oct-Dec 2011 KPCC / KPCV / KUOR Date Key Synopsis Guest/Reporter Duration 10/1/2011 HEAL The first case of the new session of the U.S. Supreme Court will involve poor and disabled Californians. Felde :59 This weekend marks the grand opening of the biggest and most ambitious art project Southern California - and maybe the world - has ever seen. For the next six months, 60 cultural institutions and 70 galleries are collaborating on "Pacific Standard Time," which documents art made in LA from 1945 to 1980. The Getty Foundation is footing much of the bill with ten-million dollars in grants, and on Tuesday 10/1/2011 ART the Getty hosted the press opening. Off-Ramp's John Rabe was there. John Rabe 8:34 Since Pacific Standard Time is all about L.A., we’ve asked some of the artists who were making art in the city from 1945 to 1980 to take us to three places here that are important to them. Anywhere. We’re 10/1/2011 ART starting this week with performance artist Barbara T Smith. Kevin Ferguson 5:39 Off-Ramp host John Rabe talks with Jim Meskimen, YouTube sensation, actor and man of a thousand voices, including Robin Williams, Kirk Douglas, Charleton Heston, Woody Allen, Droopy Dog, President George W Bush and Harvey Keitel. His show "Jimpressions" comes to The Acting Center at Hollywood 10/1/2011 ART and Western on October 7 & 8. John Rabe 7:21 "Andy Rooney" has long been a staple of Off-Ramp. Here, he muses about his 320 years on CBS, and 10/1/2011 ART the people who've made a living imitating him. John Rabe 2:27 Word came last week that Alan Deane, who attended nearly every event at our Crawford Family Forum, died in a bike accident. Deane called himself "homeless by choice," crafting what seemed – for him – to John Rabe, Jon Cohn, be a satisfying if unconventional life. Off-Ramp host talks with KPCC's Jon Cohn, Jenny Smith and Jenny Smith, Sharon 10/1/2011 OBIT Sharon McNary about their memories of Deane. McNary 2:49 The Wende Museum in Culver City preserves the history of the Cold War, but not with weapons, letters or treaties. Instead, the Wende shows visitors how everyday citizens lived on the other side of the Iron Curtain. Off-Ramp intern Lainna Fader visited the museum and talked with Justinian Jampol, the 10/1/2011 ART museum's founder. Lainna Fader 4:59 If the big one were to hit tomorrow, how would you react? KPCC's Crawford Family Forum hosted a 10/1/2011 DIS discussion to answer that question. Christal Smith 4:08 For our Hard Times series – conversations with people hit hard by the "Great Recession" – Off-Ramp host John Rabe talks with 48-year old Peggy Martin in the front yard of her bungalow apartment in 10/1/2011 ECON Pasadena. John Rabe 4:46 Glendale school board to decide if Capote classic "In Cold Blood" will be taught in Honors English 10/2/2011 EDU classes. CC :08 Glendale school board to decide if Capote classic "In Cold Blood" will be taught in Honors English 10/2/2011 EDU classes. CC :12 10/2/2011 SCI President Obama honors Caltech professor with National Medal of Science. CC :17 10/2/2011 SAC Governor Brown signs bill which fast tracks an NFL stadium in downtown Los Angeles. CC :15 10/2/2011 YOUT Parents pay forty-percent more than ten years ago to raise kids. CC :13 Art administrators kick off Pacific Standard time, a six-month series of exhibitions at more than a 10/2/2011 ART hundred Southland museums and galleries. Meraji :52 Governor Jerry Brown has been busily working his way through some 600 legislative bills on his desk – Dan Walters, Bob 10/3/11 POLI which must be either signed or vetoed by October 9th. Stern 14:00 The US Supreme Court kicks off its new term today. Fascinating cases about hotly divisive issues are expected on the docket. The most politically charged will look at the Obama Administration's health-careKitty Felde, David 10/3/11 LAW law. Savage, Lisa McElroy 40:00 On Friday Muslim cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki, was killed in a CIA drone strike in Yemen. Al-Awlaki was an American citizen who has been accused by the government of aiding terrorist including training and motivating three of the 9-11 attackers, communicating with the Fort Hood Shooter and helping the John Yoo, Jameel 10/3/11 LAW Christmas Day bomber plan his failed attack. Jaffer 24:00 If you really want to maximize your career, sociologist Catherine Hakim thinks you need to tap into your erotic side. In her new book, Erotic Capital: The Power of Attraction in the Boardroom and the Bedroom, Hakim introduces the idea of a fourth dimension to the already recognized financial, cultural and social 10/3/11 BOOK capitals as a tool for one’s personal and occupational advancement. Catherine Hakim 30:00 10/3/2011 ECON California Lottery officials have high hopes for a new ten-dollar scratcher ticket they're introducing this O'Mara :53 California Lottery officials have high hopes for a new ten-dollar scratcher ticket they're introducing this 10/3/2011 ECON month. CC :12 10/3/2011 TRAN Metrolink rolls out quiet cars on all weekday trains. CC :19 10/3/2011 HEAL World's top stem cell researchers are in Pasadena for the World Stem Cell Summit. O'Neill :59 Some say public school discipline has gone too far since the deadly shootings at Columbine High 10/3/2011 EDU School more than a decade ago. Guzman-Lopez :57 10/3/2011 POLI "Occupy LA" demonstrators are getting ready to march to Pershing Square. Jahad 4:53 10/3/2011 LAW Inland counties prepare for surge of state parolees under state realignment plan. Cuevas 4:33 10/3/2011 LAW The U.S. Supreme Court will allow a Muslim woman to sue jailers in Orange County. Julian :39 10/3/2011 LAW The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case concerning poor and disabled Californians. CC :15 10/3/2011 LAW The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case concerning poor and disabled Californians. Felde 1:00 10/3/2011 POLI "Occupy LA" demonstrators camp outside Los Angeles City Hall to fight corporate greed. CC :17 10/3/2011 LAW Alleged perpetrators of a tax fraud scheme are indicted. Devall 1:02 Governor Brown has rejected a bill giving redevelopment agencies more flexibility in dealing with 10/3/2011 SAC changes in this year's budget. Adler :52 A traveling public exhibit on suicide awareness and prevention among college students is touring 10/3/2011 HEAL Southland universities. Cuevas :55 New UCLA research suggests millions of informal caregivers face more psychological stress and 10/3/2011 HEAL financial burden than most others. CC :15 10/3/2011 HIST Simon Wiesenthal Center to put famous Hitler letter on display. CC :23 10/3/2011 SAC Governor Brown has rejected fewer than ten percent of the bills on his desk. Adler :52 10/3/2011 HEAL World's top stem cell researchers are in Pasadena for the World Stem Cell Summit. O'Neill 1:54 10/3/2011 LAW New approach to the Los Angeles municipal code would still carry penalties. CC :18 10/3/2011 LOH The Loh Life Loh 2:46 10/3/2011 LAW The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case to decide if Congress can restore copyright protections. Felde 1:03 Federal environmental officials say a superfund site in Whittier has to be cleaned up to protect drinking 10/3/2011 ENV water. Peterson :54 10/3/2011 HIST Documentary examines lessons to be learned from Prohibition's downfall. CC :23 10/3/2011 LOH Me Phone 2 Loh 2:54 10/3/2011 ECON Bank of America customers consider leaving after it announces a new debit card fee. CC :21 Attorneys for Obie Anthony expect him to be released from jail today after spending seventeen years for 10/3/2011 LAW a murder they say he didn't commit. Stoltze 2:25 Attorneys for Obie Anthony expect him to be released from jail today after spending seventeen years for 10/3/2011 LAW a murder they say he didn't commit. Stoltze :54 Los Angeles city officials are raising concerns about realignment of prison inmates from the state to 10/3/2011 LAW counties. Stoltze :54 Los Angeles city officials are raising concerns about realignment of prison inmates from the state to 10/3/2011 LAW counties. Stoltze 3:30 10/3/2011 LAW Looking back at the verdict in the O.J. Simpson trial. Devall 1:01 For two weeks now, people congregating under the movement deemed Occupy Wall Street have camped out in the Financial District's Zuccotti Park in downtown Manhattan. Over the weekend, around 700 protesters were arrested when they attempted to march across the Brooklyn Bridge. Here in Los Angeles, under the sister movement Occupy LA, several hundred people camped out in front of city hall on Saturday, many carrying signs reading “We are the 99%.” The movement takes issue with corporate influence on government and the shift of wealth and political clout toward the richest 1% of the population, but it’s made up of a diffuse bunch, who have been criticized for their lack of a coherent message. Who are these people, are they just the young aggrieved, or do they speak for many more Charles Mead, Americans of many ages? What do they want—is there a plan? Do the cops make them more Timothy Kelly, 10/3/11 ECON sympathetic by the arrests? Shereen Meraji 00:22 The 2011-12 Supreme Court term begins today, and there are more than a few hot-button issues on the agenda.