Pacific Time (radio show) explained

Show Name:Pacific Time
Runtime:ca. 29 min.
Country:United States
Language:English
Home Station:KQED
Presenter:Oanh Ha
Creator:Nguyen Qui Duc
George Lewinski
Nina Thorsen
Director:Nina Thorsen
Producer:Nina Thorsen
Executive Producer:Raul Ramirez
Record Location:San Francisco, California
First Aired:November 16, 2000
Last Aired: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]

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-FM, Sacramento, California
  • KQVO, Calexico, California
  • KUOW-FM, Seattle, Washington
  • WBAA-FM, West Lafayette, Indiana
  • WETA, Washington, D.C.
  • WGMS, Hagerstown, Maryland
  • WILL, Urbana, Illinois
  • WNYC, New York City, New York
  • Hong Kong Radio Television 3, Hong Kong

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Pacific Time. 2007-11-11. Asian Week. August 3, 2001. Sam Chu Lin. https://web.archive.org/web/20070812015300/http://asianweek.com/2001_08_03/news_pacifictime.html. August 12, 2007. dead.
  2. News: Time's Up For 'Pacific Time'. 2007-11-11. Asian Week. October 4, 2007. Megan Kung. https://web.archive.org/web/20071124055356/http://www.asianweek.com/2007/10/04/time%E2%80%99s-up-for-%E2%80%98pacific-time%E2%80%99/. November 24, 2007. dead.
  3. News: San Francisco Chronicle. 2007-11-09. Good morning, Vietnam: decades after he fled, a radio host is going home. Vanessa Hua. August 15, 2006.
  4. News: San Francisco Chronicle. 2007-11-09. Citing finances, KQED cancels 'Pacific Time'. Joe Garofoli. September 26, 2007.