The Golden Mike Awards® is one of the oldest broadcast journalism awards show in America, and among the most distinguished with top journalists across America appointed as judges. Unlike most awards contests in which winners are determined by selecting which entry is the “best” among all those submitted in each category, winners of the Golden Mike Awards®" must also meet the “Standard of Excellence.” The three OC World documentaries that were nominated as finalists in the category for “Best Long Form Programming or Documentary” include: “To Live for the Harvest” About the impact of COVID-19 on California farmworkers. Watch “Coastal Crisis” About how local governments and residents are dealing with the issue of coastal erosion, and the consequences of inadequate action Watch “Hope Dies Last” About the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on California communities, and the stories of families who find hope in the darkest of times. Watch All three were produced by OC World, a non-profit multi-media company founded by [...]

Hello OC World friends and supporters – Yes, we are still broadcasting 5 p.m. Mondays on KLCS, a PBS affiliate that reaches 15.5 million households from Santa Barbara to San Diego. Thank you always for your friendship and support. Watch live on klcs.org, or your local KLCS-PBS television station. Click here to find which channel carries KLCS-PBS in your area. Can't make the broadcast? No problem. Subscribe to our YouTube channel where we will be publishing our episodes shortly after each broadcast. OC World is proud to announce that “Coastal Crisis: California's Vanishing Beaches” earned the top honor (Best of Festival Award) at the 2022 Los Angeles Television, Script & Film Festival! "Coastal Crisis"—a documentary that explores the causes and effects of coastal erosion in California—debuted February 2022 on KDOC-TV and subsequently on PBS station KLCS. The documentary was an official selection of three other film festivals last year. TUNE IN EVERY MONDAY FOR A NEW EPISODE Monday 30 January 2023 [...]

Hello OC World Friends and Supporters, You’re receiving this exclusive update because you’re a friend and/or supporter of OC World’s mission to bring SoCal communities together through grassroots narratives, interviews, and short documentaries. We’re still broadcasting 5 p.m. Mondays on KLCS, a PBS affiliate that reaches 15.5 million households from Santa Barbara to San Diego, and we’re starting to produce some compelling programs for 2023. Watch live on KCLS.org, or your local KLCS-PBS television station. Click here to find which channel carries KLCS-PBS in your area. Can't make the broadcast? No problem. Subscribe to our YouTube channel where we will be publishing our episodes shortly after each broadcast. 2023 Programs For openers, our first program for 2023 will be an exclusive two-part interview with former Presidential candidate and founder of the Forward Party Andrew Yang. We discuss with him all sorts of issues—from his 2020 presidential campaign to his proposal for Universal Basic Income (UBI); from the state of this country’s Democracy to MAGA Republicans. For [...]

Hello Community Leaders and Friends, You’re receiving this exclusive update because you’re a supporter of OC World’s mission to bring SoCal communities together through grassroots narratives, interviews, and short documentaries. As you know, we currently broadcast 5 p.m. Mondays on KLCS, a PBS affiliate that reaches 15.5 million households from Santa Barbara to San Diego. Next Monday 10 October we broadcast an exclusive interview with former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who last month was named by Governor Newsom to serve as the State’s Infrastructure Advisor to help leverage $120 million in federal dollars in building California’s infrastructure. If by chance you can’t make the Monday broadcast, click here to watch Part1 of our compelling conversation with one of the country's most prominent voices on droughts, wildfires, and the effects of Climate Change on California. Watch live on klcs.org, or your local KLCS-PBS television station. Click here to find which channel carries KLCS-PBS in your area. Can't make the broadcast? Not to worry. Subscribe to our YouTube channel where we will be publishing our [...]