RADIO:
A Church Divided: The Struggle Over Same Sex Marriage
This two-part series will air as part of The California Report on KQED Public Radio (88.5 FM San Francisco and 89.3 FM Sacramento) and on public radio stations throughout the state.
Friday, February 15, 5:50am, 6:50am and 8:50am
A Church Divided: The Struggle Over Same Sex Marriage Part 1
The Church of Latter Day Saints, one of the biggest financial backers of Proposition 8 in 2008, still considers same-sex marriage incompatible with official church doctrine. However since then, many prominent Mormon Church leaders and members have had a change of heart. In this report, Los Angeles Bureau Chief Steven Cuevas discovers this change is being spurred by gay and straight Mormons across Southern California.
Monday February 18, 5:50am, 6:50am and 8:50am
A Church Divided: The Struggle Over Same Sex Marriage Part 2
A devout Mormon family in Temecula reveals both sides of the struggle over homosexuality with a gay son coming to terms with his sexual identity as his mother campaigns for Prop 8.
A Church Divided is the fifth special to come out of KQED and CIR’s multimedia partnership with three more specials coming over the next year. The two news organizations most recently produced Prison Break, which looked into the impact of Governor Jerry Brown’s far-reaching efforts to overhaul California’s prison system; Heat and Harvest, which shed light on how climate change is challenging California's agriculture industry; Republic of Cannabis, which explored California’s marijuana trade; and On Shaky Ground, an investigation into the seismic safety of public schools that prompted calls for change.
KQED serves the people of Northern California with a public-supported alternative to commercial media. Home to the most listened-to public radio station in the nation, one of the highest-rated public television services and an award-winning education program, and as a leader and innovator in interactive technology, KQED takes people of all ages on journeys of exploration — exposing them to new people, places and ideas.
Founded in 1977, the Center for Investigative Reporting is the nation's oldest nonprofit investigative news organization, producing unique, high-impact reporting. The organization’s stories appear in hundreds of news outlets, including NPR News, PBS Frontline, PBS NewsHour, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Sacramento Bee, Newsweek/The Daily Beast, MinnPost and American Public Media’s Marketplace. CIR stories have received numerous journalism awards, including the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Silver Baton, George Polk Award, Emmy Award, and the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award. The organization received the 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. Its reports have sparked state and federal hearings and legislation, public-interest lawsuits, changes in corporate policies and a United Nations resolution. CIR is the parent organization of California Watch, the largest investigative team in California and The Bay Citizen, a nonprofit, nonpartisan member-supported news organization that provides in-depth original reporting on the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information, please visit cironline.org, californiawatch.org and baycitizen.org.
