Celebrating 50 Years
1960
A Ford Foundation grant makes it possible for KNME-TV to buy its first videotape equipment--until now, all local broadcasts were live.
KNME-TV receives its first national award when the National Safety Council recognizes TRAGEDY 4-0-8.
1961
Dr. George Fischbeck
Dr. George Fischbeck, host of KNME-TV's science programs is honored by Ohio State University's institute for Radio and Television.
KNME-TV is named the National Educational Television (NET) station of the year for science programs.
1962
Joyce Marron
Joyce Marron, host of KNME-TV's TV KINDERGARTEN, is awarded McCall Magazine's Golden Mike Award for Outstanding Achievement by a woman broadcaster.
1963
Kathleen McVicker hosts the Albuquerque Public Schools' program SOUND GO ROUND. Kathleen hosts SOUND GO ROUND and SOUND EXPRESS for nearly 20 years.
1964
KNME-TV’s TV KINDERGARTEN is honored by Ohio State University.
1965
KNME-TV's TV KINDERGARTEN is presented and Net Award for Excellence.
The Carnegie Commission is established to study educational television and makes it recommendations to the federal government. The panel adopts a new concept--public television.
1966
A new transmitter atop Sandia Crest boosts KNME-TV's signal to maximum power.
1967
First Color Camera
Equipment acquisitions make it possible for KNME-TV to broadcast in color. Local productions are limited, however, because the station has only one color camera.
President Lyndon Johnson signs the Public Broadcasting Act, authorizing the establishment of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Public Broadcasting Service.
WASHINGTON WEEK IN REVIEW premieres.
1968
Mr. Rodgers
KNME-TV begins live coverage of the New Mexico State Legislature.
Fred Rogers brings MR. ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD to educational television.
1969
SESAME STREET Premieres
KNME-TV moves to its present location at 1130 University Blvd. NE. The station acquires its second color camera. The Public Broadcasting Service begins operation. SESAME STREET premieres.
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Through the Decades
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1958
On May 1, KNME-TV signs on with a broadcast of UNM professor Edith Buchanan’s freshman English class. The station operates from a converted sorority house that later becomes the home of UNM’s Speech and Communications Department.
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1962
Joyce Marron, host of KNME-TV’s TV KINDERGARTEN, is awarded McCall Magazine’s Golden Mike Award for Outstanding Achievement by a woman broadcaster.
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1976
The MacNeil/Lehrer Report with co-anchors Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer is distributed nationally for the first time.
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1983
READING RAINBOW premieres with host LeVar Burton.
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1992
SURVIVING COLUMBUS, the story of the Pueblo people’s 450-year struggle for survival, is broadcast nationally on PBS on Columbus Day.
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2000
Gwen Ifill took over as moderator of Washington week, and the name was shortened to Washington week.
