NEWS

WIRES

OTHER

SoCal Connected Presents a One-Hour Special Report 'Egypt on The Edge'

Los Angeles- After a tumultuous week in Egypt and the Mideast, SoCal Connected presents a one-hour special report "Egypt on the Edge" at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, 4th of February.

The special will feature continuing live coverage from Al Jazeera English News in Cairo. In addition, "Egypt on the Edge" will include news updates and analysis from a panel talking about everything from economic impact to social media. The special will be anchored by Val Zavala. The Executive Producer of "Egypt on the Edge" is Bret Marcus. Co-Executive Producer is Justine Schmidt.

About SoCal Connected
SoCal Connected, winner of the Peabody Award, the duPont-Columbia Award, 11 Emmys, eight Golden Mikes, including Best News Public Affairs Show, 18 LA Press Club awards for journalism, recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award for Best News Documentary, and Los Angeles Magazine's "Best New Local TV Program" of 2009, airs Thursdays (9:00 - 9:30 p.m.), Fridays (8:30 - 9:00 p.m.), Saturdays (6:00 - 6:30 p.m.) and Sundays (6:30 - 7:00 p.m.), exclusively on KCET. For more information, to view episodes online or to post comments, please visit www.kcet.org/socalconnected.

SoCal Connected is made possible through the generous support of The Ahmanson Foundation, serving the Los Angeles community since 1952; Jim and Anne Rothenberg; Maddocks-Brown Foundation; The Elizabeth Hofert-Dailey Trust; The John Randolph Haynes & Dora Haynes Foundation; The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, UCLA and U.S. Bank.