“Somewhere between a headline and a documentary there’s got to be a way to consider the issues that touch our lives. We’ve just found that way.” Ken Verdoia – KUED Director of Production
Between daily TV news and in-depth public TV documentaries that take you deeply and richly into a subject, exists a void in public affairs programming.
Utah NOW, a weekly series airs Friday night at 7:30 p.m. with a rebroadcst Sundays at 11:30 a.m. aims to fill that void. The 30-minute magazine style series thoughtfully considers issues, events and people that are affecting life and creating dialogue in Utah. The program repeats Sunday mornings at 11:30 a.m.
The series, hosted by KUER’s Doug Fabrizio, is a combination of mini- documentaries examining local news stories and issues; in-studio panel discussions and one-on-one interviews with high-profile newsmakers such as community activists, politicians, religious and business leaders, authors, artists, educators, and citizens who are affected by the issues.
“We’ll take people into events, behind the scenes of events,” says series producer Elizabeth Southwell. “But we’ll still use thoughtful conversation and dialogue as the key to understanding why those events matter. We are not going to be another talk show. We’re going to take people on location to show the issues touching their lives. More than any other program in Utah, we are going to listen to the people whose lives are affected.”
The program also includes feature segments that examine topics not traditionally within public affairs, such as arts, entertainment, health, business and humor. Rounding out some programs are editorial commentary or video essays by local personalities providing a diversity of perspectives on cultural and political topics. Viewers are invited to submit commentary for use in the program. The Governor’s News Conference will be featured during the fourth program of each month on the new Utah NOW.
Says KUED’s Director of Production Ken Verdoia, “Utah NOW is more than a headline -- that’s news. It’s more than a chapter – that’s a documentary. It’s a rich, detailed, informative visual page. Nothing will be off limits -- from political to social to arts, to cultural conflict, the events that touch our pocket books and our hearts.”
Posted by Utah NOW, January 26th, 2009 @ 10:49 am
First time on your site....looks interesting
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Posted by Dorothy Stahlnecker , Sunday October 5th, 2008 @ 2:54 pm
I really enjoy this program. I would like to see some discussion regarding the LDS Church's involvement in political action surrounding California's Proposition 8. Mr. Fabrizio did a wonderful job with this segment on KUER's program yesterday, I would like to see something similar to this on Utah NOW.
Posted by James V, Friday October 24th, 2008 @ 8:02 pm
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