Ken Kramer, investigative optimist, is back on the airwaves with his genuinely uplifting and iconic “About San Diego.”
I know this because I like Ken Kramer and I have enjoyed his show ever since I moved to San Diego in 1984 and listened to it on the radio. Since then, of course, Ken moved to television and for many years and 600 episodes on NBC 7/39 we were regularly treated to truly powerfully positive heart-melting vignettes about San Diego and our eclectic denizens. These stories were always delivered with Ken’s great voice, comfortably paced presentations and, most importantly, his ability to cajole us towards a prideful place.
I know I am sounding like a media critic who has been wined and dined and wooed and bamboozled into drinking Ken’s Kool aid.
Yes, I have.
I think as we age we get the ability to truly know the things we appreciate. We actually understand what makes us feel good. For me, one of those things is Ken Kramer’s “About San Diego.”
And I understand why we regularly get bombarded with bad news, scandal, treachery, crime, disaster and malfeasance. But to get it occasionally punctuated with stories about goodness is essential to my well being. Perhaps yours, too.
So last night Ken Kramer announced his new partnership with KPBS. This only happened, he told us, because of the “underpinnings which define the character” of the principles from NBC 7/39 and KPBS which agreed to allow Ken and KPBS to use all of the material from his previous 600 shows aired on NBC 7/39. Wow. Hats off to NBC former general manager, Phyllis Schwartz, (SDSU ’77); current General manager, Jackie Bradford; KPBS GM Tom Karlo, (SDSU ’75) and, obviously, Ken himself (SDSU ’74, and current SDSU Alumni Association board member) for putting the public good ahead of the usual corporate agenda.
Here is when you can see Ken’s new show on KPBS. Enjoy some happy time!
www.kpbs.org/tv/schedule/
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2 comments:
we are delighted!! to find ken kramer back. we were late in seeing his shows on ch. 7; then never seemed to be home to watch his sunday move to kpbs. now, however, we thoroughly enjoy his show on kpbs on Thursday evenings. we are both native San Diegans, not quite as old as to remember some of the scenes he shows on his tv segment, but do recall several of the places he talks about and can say "we've been there!"
We just moved to this area about six months ago, and recently discovered Ken's show on KPBS. We LOVE it!
The stories are fascinating and it's helping us to discover the rich history of our newly adopted home city. We're looking forward to many more shows!
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