``Words Worth Watching'' -- Celebration of Great Writers, Books on TV.Lifestyle Editors & Education/Entertainment Writers LA JOLLA La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2002 UCTV UCTV University of California Television Joins California Council for the Humanities' Statewide Campaign to Encourage Reading "The Grapes of Wrath" and Other Great Literary Works From John Steinbeck Noun 1. John Steinbeck - United States writer noted for his novels about agricultural workers (1902-1968) John Ernst Steinbeck, Steinbeck to Jane Smiley Jane Smiley (born September 26, 1949) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist. Born in Los Angeles, California, Smiley grew up in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, and graduated from John Burroughs School. She obtained a A.B. , literature takes center stage on the University of California's 24-hour satellite television channel (UCTV) throughout the month of October. Amid the frenzy of season premieres on commercial television networks, UCTV is offering a distinctly alternative programming mix of book and poetry readings, author interviews, commentary, and discussion. The programming is being promoted through libraries, book clubs and local media with the slogan "Words Worth Words Worth is a five-part hentai OVA series and hentai RPG computer game. It also has a side story series, Words Worth Gaiden (in Western parts also known as Words Worth Outer Stories Watching." Broadcasting to over one million households in California, UCTV's celebration of literature is timed to coincide with the California Council for the Humanities' statewide campaign encouraging people to read John Steinbeck's 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Grapes of Wrath." On October 26th UCTV will premiere "Trampling Out the Vintage," a new documentary examining the genesis and history of Steinbeck's novel and its hold on the American imagination. "We're pleased to have a partner like the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). using television to bring great literature to new audiences," said Lynn Whitehouse, a librarian at the San Diego Public Library
The San Diego Public Library is a public library system serving the city of San Diego, California. . "We see libraries as the heart of each community. Any effort that encourages people to discover the treasures that libraries have to offer is providing a great public service." UCTV is seen nationwide on Channel 9412 of the DISH Network, and on local cable in the following California communities:
Berkeley AT&T cable channels 25 and 78
Beverly Hills Adelphia cable channel 35
Davis AT&T cable channels 5 and 14
Monterey AT&T cable channel 25
Sacramento AT&T cable channel 72
San Diego Cox channel 66 (channel 69 in North County)
Santa Barbara AT&T cable channel 21
Santa Cruz AT&T cable channel 25
Detailed program information and broadcast times can be found at http://www.uctv.tv/words. |
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