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Costa Mesa, Calif. (October 27, 2015) – PBS SoCal, with Reiff Communications Associates, will broadcast new episodes of Inside OC with Rick Reiff beginning Nov. 3  on PBS SoCal. Inside OC with Rick Reiff is a weekly half-hour public affairs program focused on Orange County’s vibrant trend-setting and industry-leading community. The program will feature interviews with public officials, community leaders and newsmakers. It will also cover trending topics with in-depth analysis from panelists including journalists, politicians and experts. Pulitz

By Norberto Santana Jr. PBS So Cal is bringing back it’s popular public affairs show focused on Orange County politics and government with host, Orange County Business Journal Editor at Large, Rick Reiff. The new Inside OC is premiering on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 1 a.m. and will also repeat six times a week on PBS SoCal’s family of channels and available on-line. Reiff has already produced two “test run” shows that can be seen with a featured panel discussion including OC Bar Association President Ashleigh Aitken, the OC Register’s Brian

Songwriters and performers are invited to submit original songs about the disease. They must have an uplifting element. Prizes will be awarded. By Michael Miller, 30 July 2015 As a son who has taken care of two parents with Alzheimer’s disease, Scott Hays knows the toll that memory loss can have on a family. As a former host on Laguna Beach’s FM radio station, he knows the uplift that music can bring. A few months ago, Hays witnessed both themes come together in the documentary “Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me,” which tr

The Local Television Program Features a Contingent of Interesting Guests By Donna Bunce, August 2015 OC Caravan is an eclectic mex of interviews, politics, music, and, as Producer/Host Scott Hays says, “conversations about random stuff that we find interesting.” The show broadcasts on Cox TV, Channel 3, 8 p.m. Saturdays and 12 noon Sundays. The television show developed from a radio show called The Friendship Show that Hays co-hosted with Laguna Beach-based nonprofit Friendship Shelter executives Dawn Price and Mark Miller in late 2013. That pa

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Jan. 4, 2014 According to the National Education Association, between 15 and 25 percent of students are frequent victims of bullying. In 2009, San Clemente High School student Daniel Mendez, a victim of bullying, grabbed a gun from his home, drove to a friend’s house, and shot himself in the middle of the street. In the studio are Daniel’s parents, Anna and Danny Mendez, his younger sister Victoria, and his best friend Brenden Kim. Together they discuss Daniel’s life, his encounters with bullying, and the fallout from his tragic death.

John Batdorf and Michel McLean discuss their latest project, “SoundTrax to Recovery”, a concept CD that focuses on addiction-recovery issues. Listen to Batdorf perform live the song “Forgiveness” off the new CD, and a song he wrote when he was 19-years-old titled “Let it Go”, which displays some incredible guitar riffs. Batdorf, of course, once shared the stage with the likes of Dan Fogelberg, Hall & Oats, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Fleetwood Mac, and the Doobie Brothers. McLean has written music and lyrics for more than 25 albums, whi

September 21, 2013 The world-famous marine-life artist known as Wyland has painted 100 life-size public marine murals, known as the Whaling Walls, around the world, including Laguna Beach, Japan, France, Australia, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Guam, Brazil, and China. His Wyland Foundation has worked with more than 1 million children since 1993 to “inspire people to help become ambassadors for the ocean.” Here his discusses his various philanthropic endeavors, including the recently released “Blues Planet III” CD, an “eco-conscious music projec