is Week on KCETs Award-Winning Weekly Series SOCAL CONNECTED: Is gentrification coming to Leimert Park on the rails of the new Metro line?

BURBANK, CA - June 5, 2014 - SOCAL CONNECTED, KCETs Emmy and Peabody award-winning series, examines the potential impact of the much-sought-after Metro stop at Leimert Park, the hub of African-American culture in Los Angeles.

Based on stories developed on KCET.org, SOCAL CONNECTED reporter Nic Cha Kim talks with community leaders, business owners, homeowners and a rapper who say change is coming. Some fear the new Metro stop will lead to gentrification as more people discover Leimert Park, its affordable homes, charming streets, and convenient public transportation. Can the historic village finally prosper and still retain its ethnic character? Visit kcet.org/leimertpark for Departures year-long effort reporting on the neighborhood.

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Broadcast Premiere Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at 8 p.m.

Repeated: Friday, June 13 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m.

All stories on the web at www.socalconnected.org

Also in this episode:

Rare Apes Find a Home in Santa Clarita - Dozens of endangered Gibbon apes are thriving a half-a-world away from their native land. Reporter Nick Hardcastle takes us to the Gibbon Conservation Center in Santa Clarita to see these fascinating animals up close, learn how they are being protected and hear their famously boisterous calls.

Going Underground in Style - Fear of an apocalyptic future is driving survivalists underground, with some spending big money on state-of-the-art subterranean shelters. Reporter Vince Gonzales goes inside a high-end haven and discovers how doomsday preparation is big business.

The Kodachrome King - Hes known as a 50s retro geek whose collection of 200,000 Kodachrome slides offer a colorful and hilarious glimpse of American family life in the 1950s and 60s. Anchor Val Zavala visits Charles Phoenix for a private trip down Americas memory lane.

SOCAL CONNECTED is anchored by 15-time Emmy award-winner, Val Zavala. Contributors to SOCAL CONNECTED include science journalist Cara Santa Maria, reporters Derrick Shore and Jennifer Sabih, documentary filmmaker Nic Cha Kim and writer Nick Hardcastle.

The television broadcast executive producer for SOCAL CONNECTED is Val Zavala; digital executive producer, Zach Behrens; and Linda Burns, senior producer.

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ABOUT SOCAL CONNECTED

SoCal Connected, winner of a Peabody and two duPont Awards, 20 Emmy Awards, 24 Golden Mikes, 47 LA Press Club Awards, two Gracie Awards, and four regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including Best News Documentary and Los Angeles Magazines Best New Local TV Program of 2009, airs exclusively on KCET. For more information, to view episodes online or to leave comments, please visit www.socalconnected.org. SoCal Connected is made possible through the generous support of The Ahmanson Foundation, Chapman University and the MaddocksBrown Foundation. KCET, the nations largest independent public television station serving Southern and Central California,

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