Pacific Time (radio show)

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Pacific Time

Running time ca. 29 min.
Country Flag of the United States United States
Languages English
Home station KQED
Hosts Oanh Ha
Creators Nguyen Qui Duc
George Lewinski
Nina Thorsen
Writers Oanh Ha
Directors Nina Thorsen
Producers Nina Thorsen
Executive producers Raul Ramirez
Recording studio San Francisco, California
Air dates November 16, 2000 to October 11, 2007
Audio format Stereophonic
Website
Official website

Pacific Time was a weekly radio program that covered a wide range of Asian American, East Asian and Southeast Asian issues, including economics, language, politics, public policy, business, the arts and sports. With news bureaus in Bangkok, Beijing, and Tokyo[1], it was the only public radio program devoted to Asian-American issues.[2]

Produced by KQED in San Francisco, California, the show was syndicated by as many as 37 other public radio stations in markets around the United States.[1] The show premiered in 2000 and was hosted by Nguyen Qui Duc until September, 2006, when Nguyen returned to Vietnam[3]. After Nguyen's departure it was hosted by K. Oanh Ha. Citing financial difficulties, KQED cancelled the show and its last broadcast was October 11, 2007.[4] At the time it was cancelled the program cost $500,000 per year to produce and had a weekly audience of 190,000.[2]

[edit] Stations

Stations carrying Pacific Time:

  • KQED, San Francisco (producer)
  • KAZU, Monterey, California
  • KHSR, Crescent City, California
  • KHSU, Arcata, California
  • KIDE, Hoopa, California
  • KIPO, Honolulu, Hawaii
  • KPBS, San Diego, California
  • KQEI, Sacramento, California
  • KQVO, Calexico, California
  • KUOW, Seattle, Washington
  • WBAA, West Lafayette, Indiana
  • WETA, Washington, D.C.
  • WETH, Hagerstown, Maryland
  • WILL, Urbana, Illinois
  • WNYC, New York City, New York
  • Hong Kong Radio Television 3, Hong Kong

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Sam Chu Lin. "Pacific Time", Asian Week, August 3, 2001. Retrieved on 2007-11-11. 
  2. ^ a b Megan Kung. "Time’s Up For ‘Pacific Time’", Asian Week, October 4, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-11. 
  3. ^ Vanessa Hua. "Good morning, Vietnam: decades after he fled, a radio host is going home", San Francisco Chronicle, August 15, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. 
  4. ^ Joe Garofoli. "Citing finances, KQED cancels 'Pacific Time'", San Francisco Chronicle, September 26, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. 

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