HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. (September 8, 2008) – KOCE-TV announces the fifth season of Inside OC With Rick Reiff. This weekly half-hour program, hosted by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and Golden Mike-winning commentator Rick Reiff is the only program dedicated to the newsmakers and trendsetters of Orange County. Season five promises to be the most exciting season yet, continuing in the show’s tradition of addressing issues in Orange County with some of the biggest names in news.

Broad in scope. Rich in content. Varied in tempo.
Besides Rick’s interviews, Inside OC includes field reports from David Nazar, a Golden Mike winner as well as an Emmy nominee. Another regular feature is the “Consider This” panel, a forum for lively debate of current issues among leading pundits and politicians. And the OC Insider segment provides a quick, breezy take on trends, interesting facts and informed rumors.
 
The first four seasons have featured hundreds of noteworthy guests. This past July, Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church discussed his friendships with John McCain and Barack Obama, just days prior to the announcement of the headline-making Saddleback forum with the two presidential candidates.  Other recent guests have included new Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, US Olympic Committee Chairman Peter Ueberroth, Congressional Representatives Loretta Sanchez and John Campbell, and stars of The Real Housewives of Orange County reality show.
 
Inside OC also boasts an A-list of sponsors: Lennar Corp.; the University of California, Irvine; City National Bank; the City of Anaheim; and the law firm Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth.

About Inside OC with Rick Reiff
Inside OC airs on KOCE-TV every Sunday at 11:30 a.m, with repeats Wednesday evenings and Thursday mornings. The program is also re-broadcast on The OC Channel in high definition on KOCE-HD. Additionally, Inside OC segments appear twice weekly on Real Orange, Orange County’s only nightly news program. For a full program list and additional information, please visit www.koce.org

Inside OC is made possible on KOCE by grants from the University of California, Irvine; the City of Anaheim; City National Bank; and The Lennar Corporation. In-kind sponsors include The Orange County Business Journal, Austin Taylor and Matt Wolf Web Media. Program listing and a complete list of guests can be found at www.koce.org.

About KOCE-TV
KOCE-TV, located in Huntington Beach, produces Orange County’s only nightly news show, Real Orange – now celebrating its 10th year – as well as Inside OC, the only news and analysis show about Orange County business and politics. KOCE-TV has been lauded for its outstanding service to the community and is the recipient of 25 Emmy Awards and 26 Golden Mike Awards. The station’s staff of producers, writers, directors and reporters thoroughly understands the people, places and issues that define Orange County.

KOCE-TV is the sixth-most watched PBS station in America with an estimated 5.8 million viewers* monthly. KOCE’s award-winning programming offers the fifth-largest county in the nation a long-standing community hub for local news, culture and features, and broadcasts the best available national PBS programs to the entire Southern California five-county region. Known for its outstanding dedication to education, KOCE Classroom serves more than a half million K-12 students. A national Roper poll recently ranked PBS as number one in public trust for the fourth consecutive year.** The winner of hundreds of awards including Emmys and Community Service Awards, KOCE continues to be a vital community resource and connector for Southern California. For more information, please visit www.koce.org.
* Nielsen Station Index 2007
** Reported by the GfKRoper Public Affairs & Media poll (2007)

About Rick Reiff
Rick Reiff is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a Golden Mike-winning commentator. He is executive editor of the Orange County Business Journal, California's second-largest business weekly, and author of its popular "OC Insider" column. He is the host and executive producer of "Inside OC" on KOCE-TV, the country's sixth most-watched public television station. Reiff is also a professor of media at Chapman University and a public speaker.

About The Orange County Forum
The Orange County Forum is a non-profit, non-partisan organization. Its mission is to provide a premier educational public affairs forum for today's thought leaders and headline makers to discuss current local, state, national, and international issues of importance to the Orange County Community, bringing together people from different backgrounds and persuasions for enlightened discussion.
During lunch meetings and seminars, Orange County forum members enjoy a lively exchange of ideas about a range of issues. Each month, new friendships and business relationships are formed among some of the highest-achieving individuals in the country.

About The Nixon Library & Birthplace Foundation
The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Foundation works to support exhibits and public programs at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum, and to illuminate the peacemaking legacy of the 37th President through the Nixon Center in Washington D.C. Situated on nine rolling acres, the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace offers visitors an insider's glimpse into the events, people and world that shaped, and were shaped by, Richard Nixon. Since its opening in 1990, the museum has attracted nearly 2.6 million visitors and undertaken the most ambitious special exhibition and event programming of any Presidential Library in the nation. The goal of the Nixon Center is to explore ways of enhancing American security and prosperity while taking into account the legitimate perspectives of other nations.

Press Contact: Lindsey Neal 714.861.4328 lneal@koce.org