Youth Success Week

A weekly blog from Tom Reeser, KOCT’s Executive Director

 BOBBIE DEPORTER, STEDMAN GRAHAM, AND ANGELA MIRANDA

DR. DUANE COLEMAN 

MICHEYL STEINWAY RECORDS THE AUDIENCE AT THE YSW CLOSE

KOCT was a joyous participant in Oceanside’s recent Youth Success Week.  We invited the Superintendent of Oceanside Unified School District Duane Coleman to the KOCT studios to record daily messages that were then   played in the classrooms each morning.  Each day Mr. Coleman highlighted one of the eight keys of excellence.  These character building mantras were developed by Quantum Learning Network and its President Bobbie DePorter. The videos were edited by KOCT’s Micheyl Steinway.

 SHELBIE HAHN, JON BELTZ, AND GINA VIOLENT AT YSW OPENING

KOCT’s efforts did not stop there. KOCT’s Production Supervisor, Angela Miranda led the KOCT production staff to capture both the opening ceremony held at the Quantum Learning Network AND the closing ceremony which was held at the Junior Seau Beach Amphitheater.  The San Diego Union-Tribune wrote a good article about this innovative week of youth empowerment. 

STEDMAN GRAHAM AT YSW CLOSING

PERFORMERS AT YSW CLOSE

YOUTHS WATCH THE YSW CLOSING EVENT

These two News briefs programs were edited by Toby Maysey and will be played throughout the KOCT programming day. They are also posted as Video On Demand on KOCT.ORG.   The Community Alliance for Youth Success, or CAYS, has been working for three years to help Oceanside students become successful in their lives and it all culminated into this week long event.  Thanks to Angela, Micheyl, Toby and the entire KOCT production crew for their efforts to help our youth succeed!

CSUSM Annual President's Report

A weekly blog from Tom Reeser, KOCT’s Executive Director

On February 4^th the President of Cal State University San Marcos, Karen Haynes, gave her annual Report to the Community entitled: Impacting Tomorrow…Together.  KOCT will air this informative talk and, in the near future, additional programming from the campus as well.

President Karen Haynes spoke of the central role the campus plays in North San Diego County   as they endeavor to develop the workforce of tomorrow.  She discussed the insufficient state support proposed by our governor—funding for only 1% growth in enrollment for the entire CSU system! This would, she explained, provide funding for only 160 additional funded students—even though our local campus has grown by 24% over the past three years AND the fall 2015 enrollment was the largest ever at 14,000 students.

A good way to keep up with the activities at this vibrant campus is to check out President Haynes’ blog.  (Note: She is also a blogger for the Huffington Post!) In her talk she proudly announced that the U.S. Dept. of Education has awarded the campus a $2.6 million dollar grant to enhance efforts to increase retention and graduation rates among Latino students.

The CSUSM President’s Report to the Community has been added to this month’s schedule on the following days/times/channels:

Channel 19

Mon  2/15    7pm  

Wed  2/17    9pm

Fri      2/19    2pm 

Sat     2/20    8am 

Channel 18

Sun    2/21    1pm 

Tue    2/23    2pm  

Thu    2/25    7pm 

Sat      2/27    4pm   

Channel 19

Sun     2/28   7am  

Mon    2/29   3pm  

Wed    3/2   11pm 

Fri        3/4     7pm 

You can also watch President Haynes presentation as video on demand by clicking HERE.

Journalist Roundtable by Tom Reeser

It can be challenging to be informed about our north county community. We DO have many informative ‘newspaper’ resources (though many are on-line instead of actual news-print) Editor Steve Marcotte covers Oceanside with the OsideNews for example. North County receives good coverage (with an Encinitas focus) via Editor Tony Cagala and The Coast News. And Maggie Avants, the Managing Editor for the Seaside Courier covers our coastal cities and has some talented and informed columnists like Thomas K. Arnold who used to opine for the North County Times. The San Diego Union-Tribune covers North County with knowledgeable reporters like Edward Sifuentes , Phil Diehl and columnists like Logan Jenkins. 

KPBS’s Alison St. John covers north county, and her informative stories run on both the KPBS radio & television channels. Our commercial TV channels provide some coverage of north county, but how in-depth can you get in 30-90 second packages?

PREP_KENT DAVY AND FD KELLIE DANTZLER 

PHIL DIEHL

SET_JOURNALISTS

It’s hard to beat KOCT’s Journalist Roundtable for in-depth coverage of north county issues. First of all, we have a talented group of journalist starting with Host Ken Davy, the former Editor for the North County Times. He is joined by Alison St. John and Logan Jenkins, (although Logan was absent in Feb and our thanks to Phil Diehl, another veteran North County resident and reporter, for filling in.)

GREENROOM_ROCKY CHAVEZ, JOSE APONTE, TOM REESER

SET_FORMAL_ROCKY CHAVEZ

SET_FORMAL_CARL DEMAIO 

MONITOR_JOSE APONTE AND JOURNALISTS

SET_CANDID_ESTHER SANCHE

Our February 4^th Journalist Roundtable is a good example of north county focused programming:

·         Assemblyman Rocky Chavez talked about California politics and his run for a US Senate seat. (Note: only 4 days later he announced on KOGO Radio (hosted by Carl DeMaio) of his decision to step out of the US Senate race and run to retain his Assembly seat! KOCT will have a Special JRT in April with ALL the candidates for this office—stay tuned!)

·         Former San Diego Councilman Carl DeMaio explained why he will wait till 2017 or later to pursue a Pension Reform initiative.

·         Jose Aponte, the Library Director for San Diego County, was asked why the Regional Task Force on the Homeless asked the county libraries to join their organization.

·         Councilmember Ester Sanchez (Oceanside) discussed the major changes to South Coast Highway that will occur by March of this year.  She believes the changes will make the road safer for pedestrians and bicyclists.

SET_CONVERSATION_ESTHER SANCHEZ AND JOURNALISTS

SET_CONVERSATION_JOSE APONTE AND JOURNALISTS

SET_ROUNDTABLE_CARL DEMAIO AND JOURNALISTS

Each of these interviews are over 10 minutes in length which allows follow-up questions from the journalists, but they also give the viewer time to learn about these important issues and topics. We air a new ‘live’ program on the first Thursday of every month at 6 pm.  Too busy to sit in front of your TV and watch these programs on KOCT’s Channel 18?  Then watch them while you wait at the DMV or auto repair shop on your Smart Phone or Tablet!

We are inundated with news and information about the world and national politics by cable news and political websites, but it’s your local politicians and agencies that have the biggest impact on your lives. So it’s important to stay informed about North County issues by reading our local newspaper, listening to public radio and watching KOCT.

Remember: Tune into your community by watching KOCT-Your Community Channel. 

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