KOCT‘s Carmel Bowers,
Volunteer Make-up Artist, passes away…
For the past eight plus
years guests and hosts on the Oceanside Spectrum and Journalist Roundtable were
prepared for their television appearance by professional make-up artist Carmel
Bowers. Last week we lost this valuable volunteer as did many other
non-profits with whom she has shared her time and talent. KOCT’s Promise Yee
first met Carmel at a Tri-City Medical Center television production where
Carmel was a ‘pink lady’ (a volunteer helping patients). It was not too long
later that Carmel offered her incredible make-up skill to KOCT guests and
hosts. Recently Carmel confronted a life-threatening medical diagnosis and just
last week she reflected on her life with KOCT Board of Director Michelle
Bray-Davis who writes:
We had a wonderful,
heart-to-heart-chat that afternoon, ride-ranging regarding end of life thoughts,
mistakes we had both made along the way, etc., but planned for her
to be at the Oceanside Public Library Tea in May, among other things she wanted
to do.
Over the many years, in the
make-up chair at KOCT, and at other social things too, I would like to
think that Carmel and I came to be friends.
She was an
unusual Lady, with great stories to share, some very sad, some hilarious!
MOST IMPORTANTLY,
Carmel was a radiantly, gracious woman who encouraged me to be more
than I thought I could be! “I will always be grateful for her confidence in
me!”
KOCT is going to produce a
brief photo montage of Carmel that will air at the conclusion of Oceanside
Spectrum and Journalist Roundtable to remember her valuable contributions to
KOCT.
Carmel Bowers
The Adobes and Ranchos of North County
KOCT’s field camera crew,
led by Station Manager Jake Rush, visited one of the oldest Ranchos in all
of North County for an interview with Shelley Caron at the historic Marron
Adobe. KOCT’s production team of Angela Wong and Addison Wolf were joined by
scriptwriter for the series, Lola Sherman. Shelley’s family history is
fascinating because it is so intertwined with the history of California.
Her ancestors were instrumental in the creation of Oceanside and her story
includes Spanish roots, Mexican land grants and hardy pioneers making a living
off the land. Thanks to the Parker Foundation for funding that has
allowed KOCT to produce this series of historical documentaries.
Shelley Caron with Lola Sherman Scriptwriter, Station Manager Jake Rush
and KOCT’s production team of Angela Wong and Addison Wolf
Shelley Caron with Lola Sherman Scriptwriter
The historic Marron Adobe
