Includes the cities of Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills, Lake Forest, Tustin,
Newport Beach, Irvine, and part of San Juan Capistrano

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2005 • 7:00 PM • ON KOCE-TV

MEL ROGERS, President and General Manager of KOCE-TV: Rogers has been involved in public broadcast media since 1984, and has served as a PBS board member. Over the years, he has played an integral role in the expansion of viewership, revenues and community impact with public broadcast media—an enthusiastic believer that media exists to serve and not sell.

RICK REIFF, MODERATOR OF PROGRAM: Pulitzer Prize-winning executive editor of the Orange County Business Journal and a Golden Mike-winning commentator for KOCE, Reiff is the host and producer of Inside OC, a half-hour program that features interviews, discussions and filmed segments with government officials, business and community leaders, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and other important and interesting people.

MEDIA CONTACT: To receive a DVD of the series or arrange interviews, please contact Melinda Gann, KOCE Director of Communications, at (714) 895-0879 or via e-mail at mgann@koce.org.

ABOUT KOCE-TV: KOCE-TV, one of the most watched PBS stations in America, has an estimated 4.5 million viewers* each month, and offers a mix of both local and national programs.  In addition, KOCE Classroom serves more than half-a-million K-14 students. The winner of hundreds of awards including Emmys and Community Service Awards, KOCE continues to be a leading resource for education, culture and local issues in Southern California.  For more information, please visit www.koce.org.

* This figure was calculated by KOCE's program consultant and is based upon information obtained via PubTV Online.