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Feb 5, 2010 at 9:46 AM CDT
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Feb 5, 2010 at 4:41 PM CDT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Francisco, Ca. - November 18, 2009 - KOFY TV20-Cable 13 today announced the return media maverick Jim Gabbert as the permanent host of “Retro Night,” a weekly KOFY series that not only brings some of the best television programs of the past back to the airwaves, but also proactively engages local viewers.
Since its relaunch in October 2008, KOFY-TV has been committed to infusing the local, creative and innovative flavor that Jim Gabbert, former station owner, created under his colorful reign — but with a modern twist. Gabbert, bought KOFY in 1980 and sold it in 1998 to Granite Broadcasting. Now, back at the station he built, he has the perfect platform to reintroduce his non-traditional, outrageous ways. Retro Night gives viewers a chance to travel back through time and what better person to take them there than Jim Gabbert.
“Our viewers have expressed how much they miss Jim. Having this Bay Area icon host KOFY’s Retro Night couldn’t be a better fit,” says Craig Coane, President and General Manager of KOFY TV20/Cable 13. “Retro Night involves audiences in the TV-watching experience and, simply put, Jim knows how to engage them further!”
Airing Sunday nights from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., Retro Night not only brings some of the best television series of the past back to the airwaves, but also engages local viewers with a proactive campaign to involve audiences in the TV-watching experience. Each week, viewers have the chance to choose among retro classics like “Happy Days,” “Mork and Mindy,” “The Monkees,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “Mission: Impossible,” “Barney Miller,” “Laverne & Shirley,” and more.
Viewers can vote for their favorite Retro Night show online at http://www.kofytv.com/whats-on/retronight/ and the winning program will hit the air. With a local host in the spirit of "Dinner and a Movie," this ongoing initiative focuses on connecting with Bay Area viewers. At random, guest hosts will be selected from the pool of voters to join Jim Gabbert on air each week. They have the opportunity to participate in dance off’s, game shows, and program spoofs.
No other station allows viewers to voice their opinions by voting on programming, act as hosts and guest hosts on local programs and participate in dance off’s, game shows, and program spoofs.
For more information, contact:
Brandy Bulawsky (415)401-1999
Email:
bbulawsky@kofytv.com
