Voyage to Kure, targeted to air on public television nationally in Fall 2005, brings together a team of film professionals who have produced, edited, written, composed and photographed many award-winning films for National Geographic, IMAX, BBC/Discovery Channel, NBC, ABC, NOVA, PBS and many more. Ocean Futures Society is working in cooperation with KQED Public Television in San Francisco on the project.

KQED Public Broadcasting first appeared on television screens in the Bay Area on April 5, 1954, as a vehicle to extend the educational reach of media into San Francisco homes. As one of the flagship stations in public broadcasting, KQED is a leader in the effort to service an ever-increasing audience with some of the most powerful and perceptive programming available. Being a multi-media organization that leverages its platforms of Public Television 9; Digital Television 30; Public Radio 88.5FM and 89.3FM; the KQED Education Network and KQED.org; KQED Public Broadcasting continues to be a community beacon and vital source for quality programming and thought-provoking information.

KQED Public Television 9 produces and acquires programs that inspire, inform and entertain the people of Northern California. KQED broadcasts programs from PBS and other distributors, and also produces its own unique programs, series and specials. KQED is consistently the most-watched public television station in the nation in prime time, reaching more than five million viewers each month. KQED Digital Television 30 launched its signal in May 2000. KQED also spearheads the Independent Initiative, an effort to engage the Bay Area filmmaking community in creating, promoting and broadcasting their work.

For more information, visit: http://www.kqed.org/index.jsp