Kvie Inc

As an educational broadcaster, pbs kvie is known for its pbs kids offerings like "sesame street and "daniel tiger's neighborhood," presenting 9,116 hours of educational children's programming across our main high-definition channel and our 24-hour pbs kids channel in fy25. Every day, children across our region of california embark on amazing adventures and make new discoveries through pbs kids programs on pbs kvie. The new series "carl the collector" premiered on november 14, 2024. It's a new animaged series for kids ages 4-8 that follows the continued on schedule o.everyday adventures of carl, a warm-hearted austistic raccoon who enjoys collecting things and loves his friends and family in fuzzytown. Carl pays extraordinarily close attention to detail and comes up with unique ideas that others might not consider. Kvie hosted be my neighbor day on april 5, 2025. Inspired by "daniel tiger's neighborhood and presented in partnership with fred rogers productions, the day celebrated kindness and the importance of being a caring neighbor. Throughout the event, guests were able to meet daniel tiger, complete hands-on crafts, participate in a community act of kindness, meet local first responders, and more. In fy25, we also partnered with the california art education association to host the annual youth art month art showcase from february 11 - 28, along with the awards ceremony on march 1. Youth art month celebrates the visual arts and raises awaresness for the importance of art education. More than 80 artworks from talented k-12 northern california students were selected and displayed in the enlow and melena ose community room.

Pbs kvie engaged our community through several in-person screenings and events in fy25. Kvie held multiple preview screenings in connection with new programs. The preview for "leonardo da vinci" by ken burns was held on november 4, 2024, at kvie and featured a conversation with artist julia couzens and james housefield, ph.d., associate professor in the department of design at uc davis. The preview screening for "miss austen on masterpiece" was held on april 27, 2025, at the crest theater. In addition to the screening, the afternoon featured a jane austen photo continued on schedule o.zone, complimentary scones and cookies, and special guests from the jane austen society of north america - greater sacramento region. In addition, screening parties were held to celebrate the return of "all creatures great and small on masterpiece." in fy 25, we held screenings in modesto at the gallo center for the arts on december 4, 2024, and in sacramento at the crest theater on december 15, 2024. The screening parties featured trivia and photos of guests' pets on the big screen before the screening. As part of our inaugural studio series, we also welcomed travel expert rick steves for an evening lecture at kvie on january 27, 2025. Guests got to hear tips and stories to help plan their own upcoming trips to europe. In addition, comedian jack gallagher took to the stage on may 18, 2025. Audience members got to hear about jack's experience as a nationally recognized standup comic, his stories from the road, film, and television roles, his extensive writing career, and current projects.