TUNE-IN ALERT** TUNE-IN ALERT** TUNE-IN ALERT**
Viewers travel from the stairways of Echo Park to Venice Beach, from LAX to the California Science Center and inside a secret bunker at City Hall
WHO:
KCETLink, the national independent public media organization, presents a new episode of CITY WALK, a KCETLink original production that showcases how walkable communities are transforming our cities across the country and in the process, re-connecting us with our bodies, public space and each other.
WHAT:
In the award-winning short, “Satellite Beach” actor Luke Wilson turns thousands of cheering throngs and a Space Shuttle into unwitting film players, as he follows the Endeavor on its three-day journey through several Los Angeles communities, from LAX to its final stop at the California Science Center.
KCRW’s traffic queen Kajon Cermak takes viewers on a tour of the Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control (ATSAC) System buried beneath City Hall, revealing the deepest secrets of Los Angeles traffic.
Los Angeles Times Pulitzer-Prize winning restaurant critic Jonathan Gold reveals why Old Pasadena is a great place to walk, and why the easiest way to get there is via Metro Rail. Viewers go on a fast and furious journey aboard the Gold Line, a public transportation adventure with breathtaking views of Los Angeles that can’t be seen in a car.
And a century ago, a ‘little tramp’ named Charlie Chaplin made his first appearance on camera during the Junior Vanderbilt Cup in Venice Beach. CITY WALK commemorates this moment by screening Chaplin performing as the tramp in front of real life spectators and unaware extras in the iconic film, “Kid Auto Races at Venice.”
Lastly, there are more than 300 staircases in the city of Los Angeles. In this special episode, a resilient group of city walkers are determined to climb them all in The Big Parade LA, a two-day walk in Los Angeles that includes about 80 public stairways and over 35 miles, from downtown to the Griffith Observatory.
Episode Preview
https://vimeo.com/111593740; Password: citywalk
WHEN:
Thursday, Nov. 20 at 10 p.m. PT
KCET (Southern California)
Friday, Nov. 21 at 9:30 p.m. ET
LINK TV (DirecTV 375, DISH Network 9410)
Starting in 2015, CITY WALK will also broadcast in Europe and Asia Pacific, as well as be available as in-flight entertainment.
For more information on CITY WALK, visit kcet.org/citywalk
ABOUT KCETLINK
KCETLink, formed by the merger between KCET and Link Media, is a national independent, nonprofit, digital and broadcast network that provides high-quality, culturally diverse programming designed to engage the public in innovative, entertaining and transformative ways. With a commitment to independent perspectives, smart global entertainment, local communities, and opportunities for engagement and social action, KCETLink depicts people and the world through a lens unavailable elsewhere in U.S. media. A viewer-supported 501(c)(3) organization, KCETLink content is distributed nationally via satellite on Link TV – DIRECTV channel 375 and DISH Network channel 9410 – and on KCET in Southern and Central California via broadcast and cable, as well as through various digital delivery systems. For additional information about KCET and Link TV productions, web-exclusive content, programming schedules and community events, please visit kcet.org or linktv.org.
ABOUT RIGLER CREATIVE
Rigler Creative is a full-service production company that makes story worlds come alive in a multi-platform universe, organically building audiences and connecting with viewers in an ever-changing marketplace.
Consisting of a tight group of Emmy-nominated indie film and television veterans and online storytelling pioneers, the collaborative team at Rigler Creative hand-crafts television, film, social media, websites, books and campaigns. Now in its 5th year, Rigler Creative’s multi-platform awareness campaign ‘Every Body Walk’ has won more than 20 national PR award and their acclaimed public television series ‘City Walk’ returns for its second season this fall, while expanding into an internationally distributed broadcast franchise in 2015.
www.Riglercreative.com