TV Santa Barbara (TVSB) will celebrate its 50th year as the region’s only community media access center, with a speaker series, headlined by travel authority Rick Steves.
“Through our special speaker series, TVSB will be able to showcase why media centers are so important to communities lucky enough to have them,” said Erik Davis, TVSB executive director.
“We are also very fortunate to welcome Rick Steves, who has been a passionate advocate for community media, sharing his joy of travel over public airwaves for decades.”
Steves, public television and radio personality, and host of “Travel with Rick Steves,” will be in Santa Barbara to celebrate TVSB’s Golden Anniversary of broadcasting.
An Evening With Rick Steves will take place Friday, Feb. 21 at the Arlington Theatre. Sponsorships and private reception reservations for the evening are currently being accepted.
Prior to Steve’s, the speaker series will open Friday, Aug. 16 with Evan Lovett, the creator of social media mainstay “L.A. in a Minute,” and host of the podcast “In a Minute with Evan Lovett.” Just a year old, the podcast has 10,000 weekly listeners, TVSB reports.
Lovett will discuss What Makes a Podcast Successful? He will show that, indeed, anyone can have a podcast, but what goes into the creation of the podcast on both a macro and daily basis will determine the level of success.
On Thursday, Sept. 5, TVSB will host a presentation titled Moment of Truth: Sorting Fact from Fiction in the Misinformation Age.
Local journalists and truth crusaders Starshine Roshell, Lisa Osborn, and Amy Marie Orozco will offer practical tips and easy-to-follow advice to help Central Coasters become savvy, responsible media consumers.
Attendees will learn to spot doctored images; check sources; resist falling for “ragebait” (content that spurs you to share it without verifying); and avoid spreading misinformation to friends and family.
Tickets are available for the August and September events at www.tvsb.tv. The two events are free for TVSB members; $20 per person for general admission. Seating is limited to 60 people.
Both presentations will take place at 1219 State St., home of TVSB’s downtown video/ podcast center.
TV Santa Barbara is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit that operates two community access television channels, 17 and 71.
TVSB’s mission is to empower people to make media that matters. With studios at 329 S. Salinas St., TVSB provides residents with knowledge, resources and tools to create their own original programming.
Learn more at www.tvsb.tv.