Barbara Goen News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from Barbara goen. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In Barbara Goen Today - Breaking & Trending Today

Shirley Wild: Musical Theatre West recognizes donors

Society columnist Shirley Wild tells readers about various social gatherings in Long Beach. ....

Huntington Beach , United States , New York , Barbara Ellis , Bea Almada , Aaron Samuels , Janice Frank , Marlene Temple , Bob Dominguez , Roxanne Korzeniowski , Frank Dayak , Richard Lederer , Pat Montague , Jean Bakke , Gail Meredith , Carnegie Mellon , Vicki Cunningham , Paul Garman , Jerry Wilcox , Leann Johnson , Emiko Furuta , Kevin Wood , Shari Nemirow , Stephanie Davis , Jim Mullen , Kyle Selig ,

Shirley Wild: An '80s flashback at the beach raises $850,000 for Pathways to Independence – Press Telegram

Society columnist Shirley Wild also tells readers about 3 other recent events around the city. ....

Dana Buchanan , Kay Bailey , Gloria Nelson , Kristi Fischer , Audrey Nichol Hauth , Courtney Russell , Dorothy Mcdermott , Dennis Mcconkey , Patti Flynn , Marlene Temple , Alisa Maloney , Freeman Welch , Michele Dobson , Rose Voss , Bonnie Lowenthal , Lindsay Mais , Lynn Danielson , Jan Hall Zolin , Beverly Silverman , Barbara Goen , Temre Vouga , Jane Nadeau , Deborah Smith , Lisa Mais , Rex Richardson , Diane Speigel ,

William H. Kobin, former KCET president who pulled public TV station out of debt, dies

William H. Kobin, former KCET president who pulled public TV station out of debt, dies
Nardine Saad
© (Courtesy of Barbara Goen)
Former KCET President and Chief Executive William H. Kobin (Courtesy of Barbara Goen)
William H. Kobin, the broadcast journalism pioneer who served as president and CEO of KCET during its glory days by turning the debt-ridden public television station into an essential educational and cultural institution in Southern California, has died. He was 91.
Kobin died Friday at his Brentwood home of complications from Parkinson’s disease, according to his former communications executive and longtime friend Barbara Goen.
Kobin, who worked in public television for 50 years, served as KCET s president from 1983 to 1996 and made important contributions to the local station during his tenure. He is credited with discovering broadcast legend Bill Moyers his proudest accomplishment and putting Tennessee native Huell H ....

New York , United States , United Kingdom , Los Angeles , Lyndonb Johnson , Albertd Al Jerome , Walter Cronkite , Andy Rooney , Williamh Kobin , Edwardr Murrow , Harry Reasoner , Santa Barbara , Barbara Goen , Howardk Smith , Eric Sevareid , Frances Goodman Kobin , Bill Moyers , Lou Gordon , Roger Mahony , Charles Collingwood , Huell Howser , Cities Public Television , Ford Foundation , Los Angeles Times , Children Television Workshop , National Educational Television ,

Public Media and KCET Legend Bill Kobin Dies at 91

At KCET, Kobin hired television personality Huell Howser, whose “California’s Gold,” “Visiting with Huell Howser” and other programs continue as mainstays in the station lineup, even after Howser’s death seven years ago. Kobin and his team are credited with helping to create community outreach programs that included “Life & Times,” “California Stories” and “KCET Journal.”
“Bill was the one who said, ‘Yes, we are going to put news and public affairs up there with other key programs,” said Val Zavala, a former KCET news director who co-hosted “Life & Times” with many other top Los Angeles journalists. “We couldn’t do it without him. He had such commitment and such integrity and yet he was one of these quiet strong leaders. I was just so fortunate to be there when he was there. ....

New York , United States , El Salvador , Los Angeles , Walter Cronkite , Andy Rooney , Edwardr Murrow , Andrew Russell , Harry Reasoner , Santa Barbara , Barbara Goen , Rodney King , Howardk Smith , Eric Sevareid , Frances Goodman Kobin , Joseph Benti , Williamf Buckley Jr , Bill Moyers , Roger Mahony , Newt Gingrich , Charles Collingwood , Huell Howser , Cities Public Television , Public Broadcasting Service , Dumont Broadcasting Company , Williamh Keck Foundation ,