KOCE, PBS FROM ORANGE COUNTY GAINS FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FROM WELLS FARGO FOUNDATIONReal Orange and KOCE’s Educational Children’s Programs Will Benefit
Wells Fargo & Company and KOCE, PBS from Orange County have a lot in common. KOCE serves our communities with quality television programs that inform and entertain, and outreach programs that educate our youth. Well’s Fargo’s corporate values are founded on giving back to the communities it serves.
This matching of like values is why Wells Fargo has supported KOCE for several years, and it is why the Wells Fargo Foundation is now bringing its support of KOCE to the $100,000 level.
“We are proud to support KOCE, Orange County’s only public television station. It’s the only station dedicated to bring to all of us who live, work and play in Orange County news and information about people we care about,” said Kim Young, Wells Fargo Regional President for Orange County.
This commitment is well served by the additional funding support Wells Fargo now brings to Real Orange, KOCE’s weeknight news program with exclusive in-depth news coverage of Orange County. “Wells Fargo has been supporting KOCE’s educational programs for children and the station’s National Teacher Training Institute for some time,” said Mel Rogers, President of KOCE. “We are pleased that Wells Fargo is also recognizing the mission they and KOCE share for our local communities, through major financial support of Orange County’s only weeknight news program,” he added. “We hope this is a relationship that will continue for many years to come.”
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. After 32 years of service to the community, KOCE continues to be a leading information resource for education, culture and local issues. KOCE’s Educational Television Services delivers in-school training and support to nearly a million students in Southern California.
* This figure was calculated by KOCE's program consultant and is based upon information obtained via PubTV Online.Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $420 billion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance to more than 23 million customers across the country and internationally. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is the only “AAA”-rated bank in the United States.
