Thee Mr. Duran Show

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Thee Mr. Duran Show
Format Cable Access, Variety show
Created by Richard Duran
Starring Richard Duran
Theme music composer Aaron Ballesteros
Thee Mr. Duran Show Theme Song (2002)
Upground
Mr. Duran (2007)
Country of origin USA
Language(s) English
No. of episodes 63 (at KCAT TV)
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Christopher Hruby
Producer(s) Richard Duran
Phil Reyes
Camera setup Mounted
Running time Approx. 58 min
Broadcast
Original channel East LA Community Television (2000-2006), KCAT TV Ch. 3 (2004-current)
Original run November 1, 2000 – Present
External links
Official website

Thee Mr. Duran Show is a live variety television show on Hacienda Heights, California cable access channel KCAT TV, Channel 3. It airs on Wednesdays at 8:00p.m. in the San Gabriel Valley area, in select viewing areas on Time Warner Cable, and streams online via KCAT TV's website. The show is hosted by Richard Duran, and filmed at KCAT TV, whose studio is located on the campus of Glen A. Wilson High School. The show originally debuted at East L.A. Community Television (formerly Buenavision Cable) in November 2000, before relocating to KCAT in March 2004. Thee Mr. Duran Show routinely features one live band, performing for approximately 30 minutes, and one to two speaking guests. The use of "Thee" in the title is an homage to the 1960s Chicano rock bands out of East L.A., where Duran grew up, such as Thee Midniters.

[edit] Notable guests

Throughout its run, Thee Mr. Duran Show has had in-studio guests such as comedian George Lopez, Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, actor Danny Trejo, professional boxer Mia St. John, KTTV journalist Tony Valdez, and radio personalities Art Laboe and Huggie Boy. Some of the show's notable musical guests have included Lonnie Jordan of War, Brenton Wood, Thee Midniters, Tierra, Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Redbone, and Cannibal and the Headhunters.

The show has also filmed interviews on location with actors Ana Ortiz, Mark Indelicato, Constance Marie, musicians Lalo Guerrero, Freddy Fender, Los Lobos, Malo, Ozomatli, El Chicano, Joe Bataan and athletes Oscar De La Hoya and Fernando Vargas.

[edit] Achievements

Thee Mr. Duran Show has received a number of notable achievements, including being a finalist for the 2006 Western Video Excellence Awards in the Entertainment/Non-Pro category. The show has also been profiled in a 2006 Los Angeles Times article and a KCOP evening news feature. Mr. Duran has also been invited to audition for a 2004 VH1 television pilot and to set of ABC's George Lopez at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, CA.[1] Duran has also been invited to speak at numerous functions for his alma matter (1972), James A. Garfield High School.

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