Summer 2017 It is with enormous pleasure that KPBS welcomed a record-breaking number of new members to the Producers Club, all of whom signed on between January and April this year! Because of members like you, KPBS is able to better serve San Diego with new programs employing cutting-edge telecommunications technologies. Welcome to the Producers Club and thank you for your support! January 2017 James & Joanne Callan Dan & Brooke Koehler Fiona & Nick Stavros Nader Amir & Layla Wu Dan Cameron Dana Korey Al & Kathleen Steele Debbie Anderson Linda Cioffi Daniel Krummenacher Joseph & Anne Stein James Anderson Gail & Richard Conwell Greg Kuziej Martin Stevens James & Karen Austin Jacques Dallery Robert & Laura Kyle Donna Thal Dewleen Baker Gregory Daniels Annette Lau & Richard Rachel Frances Utt Rhonda Bennett Laura Earl Devon Logan Glenn Wagner Ellen Beshears Robin Fayer Sheila McCallum Patricia Walsh Joseph Blatt Susan A. Freedman Claudia Ortiz Jeffrey Weiser Donald Bloyer Heather Gant Carol & Larry Papay Katherine Welker Colette & Glynn Bolitho Teresa Gonzalez Wesley Peck Thomas Westerlin Matthew & Stephanie Boomhower John Greer Joan Pilgrim John & Vicky Whitley Esther Boynton Kameshwar Gupta David Ries John Wolfe Trudy Brass-Welch & Jennifer Kathleen Hays Julie Sarno & Jay Sarno Carol Young Michael Welch Gale & Suzanne Hunt Kathleen Sebald Natalie Burman Leslie Jewett Dustin Sievers Bonnie Burn Norman Kenney Ann Smith & Mike Feuersinger February 2017 Ronald Duff Maryon Lopez Michael & Leslie Shields Emilio Abordo Aaron Duggan Patricia Lowenstam Tiffany Slipka Jules & Dana Abraham Christine Elliot Ron Manzoni Dr. Daniel Streck BJ & Sybil Adelson Regena Field John Martin & Suellen Lynn Rachel Stroup Gary Andrews & Jawon Kim Erin & Robert Gaan Linda McCray Leslie Thompson Brian Bell Lawrence Gabriel Debbie McGraw-Block Linda Thorp Cathy & Dante Bencivengo Michael & Alexandra Garmon & Vernon Block Toni Turbyfill Laura Bretton Robert & Laura Gunn Ryan W. McIntyre Janet Voinov Kevin Brooks Christopher Haddad Amy Migliori Bill & Lori Walton Marilyn Bruno Judith Halter Christine Miller Sarrah Warden Ira & Jane Carlin Norman Hannay Judith Munoz Kenneth Watson Joseph Carlson Crane & Elizabeth Harris John Murphy Kathryn Welch Caitlin Carter Martin Hetzer Eleanor Musick Bruce & Gayle Wheeler Carolyn Chau-Kha Kritin Housh Carol Ostroff Derek & Sharon Wiback James Cooke Geoffrey Hueter VR Partida Susan Wille William & Denise Cuthbertson Jerri Hunt Harry Payne Jessica Wolf Teri Dacy Holly Huntamer Jennifer Ranglas Maggie Wolfe-Johnson Michael & Erica Daly Erin Imsand Paul Roben Kitty Yuen Janeen D'Angelo Jennifer Jeffrries Margo Roberts Jennifer Dobson Carol Ann Keppel Tom Roetker Scott Douthwright & Jeannel King Tangerine Scantz-Davitian & Anthony Hammond Julie Krosmeyer Aaron Davitian Edward & Eleanor Doyle Alexandra Kwoka & Robert Seemer Mary Schilling Mark Doyle Lisa Levin & David Checkley David Shapiro Continued March 2017 Diane Garrett Harold & Lila Hower Irwin & Ina Rubenstein Mary Barranger Neeru & Subal Goswami James Jackson & Yolanda Torres Marilies Schoepflin Suzan Bramzon Catherine Greene George & Mary Jessop Sylvia Wechter Ralph & Gwen Carrier Margo Hebald Lois Lighthart Donna Damson Virginia Henkels & Bruce Nelson Robert & Nancy McLeod Luis & Angela Estrada Barbara Hensley Howard Pearl April 2017 Fred & Lisa Goldberg Sarah Mathews Shawn Smiley Brenda & Stuart Anderson Michael Grove Margaret McCallum Paula Smith Michael Bailey & Leslie Day Kenneth Grunski Robert Meeks Dale & Jerry Spector Sophia Bakalova Stephen Haase Sheila Moss Bill Speer & Marsi Steirer Charles Bergan & Lisa Kanetake Christopher Hamilton Rita Moulen Daniel & Valerie Steussy Lucinda & James Bischoff Thomas & Diane Hatton Laura & Peter Mychaels John & Katie Stokes Kimberley Boehm Erika Hoagland Robert Noble & Mary Cory Dan Szabo Anne Brennan & Greg Hooser Gail & Lee Human Fischbeck & Oberndorfer, APC Jim Taylor Glenn Brogowsky Sandra Hutton Meenal Patel John Theroux Steven & Stephanie Byers Craig Johnson Laura Pelletier Danielle Towne Ellen Casados Derelynn & Michael Kalafer Christina Peralta Danah Vanreuth Nancy Cohen Amy & John Kimball Annkatrin Petersen Denis Vermette Karen Collins Doug Kramer Clarissa & Frederick Phillips Friederike VonLintig David & Mary Cuzick Michael Krause Margaret Preston Kathryn & James Waer James Dow Linda Lannen Rosalia Salinas Renee Wailes Richard Esparza & Paul LeBeau Cate Scanlon Steven Ward Lauraine Brekke-Esparza Sally Lee Nancy Sedwick & Karen Janney Shannon Wineman Laura Farmer Sherman Cathie Lee Teresa Shaffer Tony & Elizabeth Yaksh Daphne Figueroa Craig & Alison Lee Martha Shively Michelle Youngers Liz Finden Mike & Liz Lichtenberger Eleanor Shorter Joe & Dana Zesbaugh Rick Fineman Tan Lin Sherry Shriver Deena Fischer Haley Macek Jacqueline Siegel Vishweshwar Ghanakota Chris Martino Claressa Slaughter & David Silverman Ken & Barbara Glaze Karla Maerna & Russ Reit Leslie Smart If you joined the Producers Club between January 1 and April 30, 2017, and do not see your name on this list, please contact us at [email protected]. KPBS Voted San Diego’s “Most-Admired News Outlet”! On May 23, 2017, Tom Karlo and Trina Hester attended the first annual Malin Burnham Awards: A Fundraiser for Reality Changers at UC San Diego, and were thrilled to accept the award for San Diego’s “Most-Admired News Outlet”. Nominees and winners were determined by the public through online votes, which makes this award all the more meaningful as a testament to the integrity and dedication to fact-based reporting that the KPBS News Team produces every day. And we couldn’t do it without your loyal and generous support. Thank you! Pictured here: Tom, Trina, and members of the KPBS News and Development teams. PC Post | Summer 2017 2 Why I Love the Producers Club - Susan Thompson - John and I became Producers Club members in 2012, We’ve gone to private homes and country clubs for through spontaneous membership gifts we had given lectures, and to universities, symphony halls, and to KPBS. I don’t believe we knew there was a PC auditoriums for musical and read aloud programs. But before that time, but we could not turn down the perhaps my favorite activities have been those where opportunity to join the gang at the Valencia Hotel, we had an opportunity to hear up close and personal, when all of a sudden we were pronounced members. those we have depended upon most for reliable news At the time we felt as though we already spent much coverage and entertainment — Rebecca Eaton, Ira of our unscripted time with KPBS or NPR: we watched Glass, David Greene, Marco Werman, Garrison Nova, Frontline, MASTERPIECE Theater, American Keillor, Alison St. John, and my hero of all time, Gwen Experience, Rick Steves, Ifill. (If Robert Siegel ever Martha Stewart, Pati Jinich, shows, I’ll be there in a Rick Bayless, Steven Raichlen, minute!) and listened to This American Life, Radio Lab, Morning This past year we did the Edition, All Things Considered, unthinkable: we traveled with The Takeaway, Wait, Wait, KPBS to the Galapagos and Don’t Tell Me, Prairie Home Machu Picchu. Most of the Companion. We were begin- traveling we do is on our own ning to seriously contemplate — we plan the itinerary, take retirement, and felt as though care of flights, reserve hotels we would have more time to John & Susan Thompson (with the help of Rick Steves, pursue those interests we’d naturally), make necessary had to put on a back burner. It was pretty easy to reservations for popular venues, secure train tickets commit to the public programming we cared deeply in advance. This time we let KPBS do all the leg work about. and we had the most wonderful experience. We saw incredible sights, we heard knowledgeable people, Since then, we have enjoyed so many experiences in we hiked, we snorkeled, we kayaked. And every place the county that we, even though we’ve spent most of we stayed or ate seemed a destination in and of itself. our lives in San Diego, would likely not have known about. We’ve been theater goers for 50 years, but The people we’ve met at PC events have always been went to plays at the Old Globe, Cygnet, Lyceum, interesting, aware, personable, gracious, and those Moonlight Theater, productions we initially had not who accompanied us on this trip have become dear been attracted to, but we went because the PC was friends. We are so grateful to KPBS for giving us this going, we loved them. We went to museums in opportunity to grow with others determined to know Oceanside (art) and Carlsbad (music) that we were and understand more about the world we live in--not unaware existed. Also, in Oceanside, we visited the El just “our” world, but the ENTIRE world. Corazon Compost Facility and came home with a bucket of mulch. I was so excited! __________________________________________________________________________________________ Know someone who loves KPBS as much as you do? Invite them to join us. Together we can keep public media strong in San Diego. Thank you for your generous support and for being a Producers Club Ambassador! PC Post | Summer 2017 3 Ocean Friends Forever 2017 Saturday June 3, 2017, 10:00am-2:00pm Birch Aquarium at Scripps, 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla, CA 92037 Join KPBS and the Birch Aquarium and get ready for World Oceans Day! From upcycled and interactive art projects to hands-on educational activities, from special screenings of the new PBS Kids’ series Splash and Bubbles, to sing-a-longs, it’ll be great fun for your kids (and for you!). Cost: Free with aquarium admission RSVP at www.kpbs.org/splash to receive a special discount. Movie Night with Beth Accomando The Sting A Guided Tour through the Greatest Confidence Game Movie of All Time Thursday, June 15, 2017, 6:00pm Digital Gym Cinema, 2921 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104 Join us for our annual Movie Night with KPBS Arts & Culture Reporter Beth Accomando. Enjoy light refreshments, a demonstration from sleight-of-hand artist Jamy Ian Swiss, Beth’s insightful film commentary, and then settle down to watch this Academy Award-winning classic, starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Robert Shaw.