Type: KGO-TV, San Francisco
About ABC7/KGO-TV San Francisco
Emmy® Award-winning station KGO-TV ABC7 is the San Francisco Bay Area’s source for breaking news, weather and live video. Widely recognized for its solution-based promise to help the Bay Area communities, the station’s initiative “Building a Better Bay Area” dedicates more time, resources and reporting to the issues that impact its viewers’ quality of life. From the local economy and education, to health and safety, to issues impacting the environment, ABC7’s focus is to bring greater perspective on the challenges currently facing neighborhoods. The station has won back-to-back Emmy Awards for Overall Excellence/News Excellence in 2019 and 2020. KGO-TV is an ABC owned television station serving San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and all of the greater Bay Area, which together comprise the nation’s sixth largest television market.
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July 17, 2020
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ABC7/KGO-TV San Francisco Will Air Live Virtual ‘Aids Walk: Live at Home’ Special, Sunday, July 19 (10:00 A.M. PDT)
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Glenn Close, Jordin Sparks, Bette Midler, Gloria Estefan and Many More Celebrities Join Forces to Raise Funds for People Affected by HIV and Related Challenges
ABC7/KGO-TV San Francisco will air a one-hour virtual special, “AIDS Walk: Live At Home,” on SUNDAY, JULY 19 (10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT), to raise funds to benefit PRC, (formerly Positive Resource Center), and more than 45 other AIDS service organizations that provide HIV/AIDS care, prevention services and advocacy throughout the Bay Area. In addition to airing on ABC7, the special will be livestreamed on aidswalk.net and PRCSF.org.
ABC7 has been a proud sponsor of the AIDS Walk San Francisco since 1987. Normally, the ABC7 news team would join in the walk that’s held at Golden Gate Park. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will be held virtually. Additionally, AIDS Walk San Francisco and AIDS Walk New York have joined together to feature voices of communities of supporters from both cities and coasts. This year’s special will harness the strength and individual character of two landmark events coming together virtually to present the Bay Area’s largest, single-day AIDS-related fundraiser.
Just added to the star-studded lineup for Sunday’s virtual broadcast on ABC7 are Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Glenn Close, Anne Hathaway, Jordin Sparks, Harvey Fierstein, Raul Esparza, Norm Lewis and San Francisco Mayor London Breed. They join previously announced guests, award-winning icon Bette Midler; GRAMMY®-winning global superstar Gloria Estefan; Golden Globe® winner Matt Bomer; entertainment icon Vanessa Williams; Emmy® and Golden Globe Award winner Laura Linney; Katharine McPhee (“Smash”); Shoshana Bean (“Wicked”); Megan Hilty (“Smash”); Skylar Astin (“Zoe’s Extraordinary Playlist”); Alex Newell (“Zoe’s Extraordinary Playlist”); and stars from “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” including Nina West, Jackie Cox, Latrice Royale, Willam, Chi Chi DeVayne, Alexis Michelle, The Vixen and Ginger Minj.
“AIDS Walk: Live at Home” will raise awareness and funds that support HIV care and prevention services, as well as mental health, substance use, housing and other important social programs. Viewers are encouraged to register and raise funds at aidswalk.net or call 415-615-WALK.
About ABC7/KGO-TV San Francisco
Emmy® Award-winning station KGO-TV ABC7 is the San Francisco Bay Area’s source for breaking news, weather and live video. Widely recognized for its solution-based promise to help the Bay Area communities, the station’s initiative “Building a Better Bay Area” dedicates more time, resources and reporting to the issues that impact its viewers’ quality of life. From the local economy and education, to health and safety, to race and social justice, ABC7’s focus is to bring greater perspective on the challenges currently facing neighborhoods. In addition to being the first station in the market to expand its weekday morning program to 4:30 a.m. in 2008 and their 11 p.m. weekend newscast to one hour in 2011, the station has consistently garnered Emmy nominations and wins for Overall Excellence/News Excellence, with one most recently awarded in 2019. KGO-TV is an ABC owned television station serving San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and all of the greater Bay Area.
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About PRC (formerly Positive Resource Center)
A San Francisco-based nonprofit, PRC helps people affected by HIV/AIDS, substance use or mental health issues better realize opportunities by providing integrated legal, social and health services that address the broad range of social risk factors that impact wellness and limit potential. In 2017, PRC merged with AIDS Emergency Fund, an emergency financial assistance provider for low-income residents disabled by HIV/AIDS, and Baker Places, an agency that provides a comprehensive array of residential treatment services to people with mental health, substance abuse and HIV/AIDS-related issues. Combined, the three organizations operate as PRC, represent a combined 115-year history of service and serve approximately 6,500 clients per year. For more information, please visit www.prcsf.org.
About AIDS Walk San Francisco
Since 1987, AIDS Walk San Francisco (AWSF) has raised more than $90 million for lifesaving HIV prevention, testing, and care programs and services, and has grown into the largest AIDS fundraising event in California. PRC, for the first time, is the event’s lead beneficiary. AWSF has become a Bay Area tradition, bringing together tens of thousands of participants and volunteers; hundreds of corporate, community, and friends & family teams; as well as hundreds of thousands of donors from the Bay Area and across the country. For more information, to sign up, or to donate, please visit sf.aidswalk.net.
Editor Note: Full list of participants (in alphabetical order):
| Dan Ashley | Alan Cumming | Megan Hilty | Bette Midler |
| Skylar Astin | Chi Chi DeVayne | Téa Leoni | Speaker Nancy Pelosi |
| Shoshana Bean | Elvis Duran | Norm Lewis | Latrice Royale |
| Bobby Berk | Gloria Estefan | Laura Linney | The Vixen |
| Matt Bomer | Raul Esparza | Ross Mathews | Nina West |
| San Francisco Mayor, the Honorable London Breed | Harvey Fierstein | Katharine McPhee | Mae Whitman |
| Karamo Brown | Tan France | Alexis Michelle | will.i.am |
| Glenn Close | Peter Gallagher | Ginger Minj | Vanessa Williams |
| Jackie Cox | Anne Hathaway | Alex Newel |
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June 4, 2020
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ABC7/KGO-TV San Francisco Partners With Black Community Organizations and Allies for a One-Hour Virtual Town Hall in Response to the Protests and Outrage Over Police Brutality and Systemic Racism Against Black Americans
‘From Anger to Action: A Bay Area Conversation’ Airs TODAY, Thursday, June 4 (4:00 P.M. PDT), Live on ABC7
Audience Members Are Invited to Participate With the Panel of Guests in Real Time Via the ABC7 Bay Area Facebook
ABC7/KGO-TV presents a one-hour virtual town hall, “From Anger to Action: A Bay Area Conversation,” in response to the protests and outrage over police brutality and systemic racism against black Americans. ABC7 continues to stand with black colleagues, viewers and every ally of the black community. The town hall is aimed to empower the community with expert advice, facts and vetted resources. The solution-based discussion is hosted by ABC7 anchors Kumasi Aaron, Eric Thomas and anchor/reporter Jobina Fortson.
ABC7’s panel represents a diverse range of voices, each of them working to help build a better Bay Area. They will answer questions live, giving the audience a chance to connect directly with community leaders, government, law enforcement and other allies of the local black community.
Viewers are encouraged to submit their questions to the panel in advance at facebook.com/abc7news, or LIVE via comments on the ABC7 Bay Area Facebook and Instagram pages.
Panel members include the following:
- Ersie Joyner, retired captain, Oakland Police Department
- Dr. Joe Marshall Jr., executive director, Alive & Free
- Paul Henderson, executive director, San Francisco Dept. of Police Accountability
- Samuel Getachew, Oakland Tech graduate; poet, writer, activist
- LaNiece Jones, executive director, BWOP (Black Women Organized for Political Action)
Questions from the public will be incorporated into the broadcast through a social media monitor in the studio, where ABC7 News hosts will be without a studio audience due to COVID-19 restrictions. The panel of experts will join the conversation live via a private Zoom conference.
“From Anger to Action: A Bay Area Conversation” will air LIVE on ABC7/KGO-TV, and viewers can also stream the town hall on abc7news.com, the ABC7 News app, the ABC7 News Bay Area YouTube channel and Apple News.
About ABC7/KGO-TV San Francisco
Emmy® Award-winning station KGO-TV ABC7 is the San Francisco Bay Area’s source for breaking news, weather and live video. Widely recognized for its solution-based promise to help the Bay Area communities, the station’s initiative “Building a Better Bay Area” dedicates more time, resources and reporting to the issues that impact its viewers’ quality of life. From the local economy and education, to health and safety, to issues impacting the environment, ABC7’s focus is to bring greater perspective on the challenges currently facing neighborhoods. In addition to being the first station in the market to expand its weekday morning program to 4:30 a.m. in 2008 and their 11 p.m. weekend newscast to one hour in 2011, the station has consistently garnered Emmy nominations and wins for Overall Excellence/News Excellence, with one most recently awarded in 2019. KGO-TV is an ABC owned television station serving San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and all of the greater Bay Area.
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ABC7 President and General Manager
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May 27, 2020
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ABC7/KGO-TV San Francisco Addresses the Future of Public Education in Virtual Town Hall
‘Education: A Bay Area Conversation’ Airs Thursday, May 28 (4:00 – 5:00 p.m. PDT), Live on ABC7
Audience Members Are Encouraged to Participate in a Real Time Q&A With Bay Area School Superintendents Via the ABC7 Bay Area Facebook Page and @abc7newsbayarea Instagram
ABC7 News presents a one-hour virtual town hall on Thursday, May 28 (4:00 – 5:00 p.m. PDT), to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on the education system and bring local and state education leaders together for a candid conversation. The interactive program is hosted by ABC7 News anchor Ama Daetz and ABC7 News education reporter Lyanne Melendez.
The panel, consisting of school superintendents, will answer questions submitted by parents, students and teachers, empowering them with facts about what K-12 public schools will look like in the upcoming fall semester. Viewers are encouraged to submit their questions in advance via abc7news.com or live during the town hall at ABC7 Bay Area Facebook and @abc7newsbayarea Instagram.
The panel of school superintendents include the following:
- Tony Thurmond, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Dr. Vincent Matthews, San Francisco Unified Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Dr. Kayla Johnson-Trammell, Oakland Unified Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Nancy Albarrán, San Jose Unified Superintendent of Public Instruction
Questions from the public will be incorporated into the broadcast through a social media monitor in the studio, where ABC7 News hosts will be without a studio audience. The panel of superintendents will join the conversation live via a private Zoom conference.
“Education: A Bay Area Conversation” will air LIVE on ABC7/KGO-TV while viewers can simultaneously engage on Facebook. Viewers can also stream the town hall live abc7news.com, the ABC7 News app, the ABC7 News Bay Area YouTube channel and Apple News.
About KGO-TV San Francisco
Emmy® Award-winning station KGO-TV ABC7 is the San Francisco Bay Area’s source for breaking news, weather and live video. Widely recognized for its solution-based promise to help the Bay Area communities, the station’s initiative “Building a Better Bay Area” dedicates more time, resources and reporting to the issues that impact its viewers’ quality of life. From the local economy and education, to health and safety, to issues impacting the environment, ABC7’s focus is to bring greater perspective on the challenges currently facing neighborhoods. In addition to being the first station in the market to expand its weekday morning program to 4:30 a.m. in 2008 and their 11 p.m. weekend newscast to one hour in 2011, the station has consistently garnered Emmy nominations and wins for Overall Excellence/News Excellence, with one most recently awarded in 2019. KGO-TV is an ABC owned television station serving San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and all of the greater Bay Area, which together comprise the nation’s sixth largest television market.
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Tom Cibrowski
ABC7 President and General Manager
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May 20, 2020
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ABC7/KGO-TV Connects Audience With Mental Health Professionals to Help With Stress, Anxiety, Mindfulness and Coping Tactics During Pandemic
‘Your Mental Health: A Bay Area Conversation’ Airs Thursday, May 21 (4:00 – 5:00 p.m. PDT), Live on ABC7
Questions for the panel can be submitted anonymously at abc7news.com.
ABC7 News presents “Your Mental Health: A Bay Area Conversation,” a one-hour virtual town hall and solution-based discussion, hosted by ABC7 Mornings anchor Reggie Aqui. ABC7 News reporter Kate Larson will moderate audience questions live from ABC7’s Facebook throughout the event.
ABC7’s panel of mental health experts will be LIVE during the town hall, answering questions, offering real solutions, and giving guidance on how to best care for yourself and others to make each day better during this pandemic and beyond. Panel members include the following:
- Dr. Christine Garcia, regional director Edgewood Center, San Francisco
- Dr. Andrew Huberman, associate professor of neurobiology & ophthalmology, Stanford
- Dr. Karyn Skultety, executive director, Openhouse, San Francisco
Questions from the public will be incorporated into the broadcast through an anonymous tip line and social media monitor in the studio, where ABC7 News hosts will be without a studio audience. The panel of experts will join the conversation live via a private Zoom conference. Questions and comments can be submitted via ABC7’s private tip line on abc7news.com and on the ABC7 Bay Area Facebook page.
“Your Mental Health: A Bay Area Conversation” will air LIVE on ABC7/KGO-TV while viewers can simultaneously engage on Facebook. It will also be available live on abc7news.com, the ABC7 News app, all ABC7 News connected TV apps, the ABC7 News Bay Area YouTube channel and Apple News.
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April 29, 2020
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ABC7/KGO-TV Addresses Impact on African American Community During Coronavirus Pandemic With a Virtual Town Hall Featuring a Panel of Expert Contributors and Real-Time Audience Interaction
‘Race & Coronavirus: A Bay Area Conversation’ Airs
Thursday, April 30 (4 P.M. PDT), Live on ABC7
Audience Members Are Invited to Interact With ABC7 News and a Team of Experts Via the ABC7 Bay Area Facebook Page
ABC7 News reports on the devastating impact African Americans are facing in the Bay Area and across the country.
Health experts say black Americans are being hit disproportionately hard by the novel coronavirus in major cities across the country, including the Bay Area. “Health disparities have always existed for the African American community, but here again with the crisis now – it’s shining a bright light on how unacceptable that is,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
To empower people with facts about coronavirus and to provide resources so viewers can take action, ABC7 News presents a one-hour virtual town hall hosted by ABC7 News anchors Ama Daetz and Jobina Fortson. ABC7 Mornings anchor Kumasi Aaron will take audience questions live on Facebook throughout the show.
Joined by both health and civil rights experts, ABC7’s panel of experts represents a diverse range of voices, from civil rights to education, community and culture, each of them working to help build a better Bay Area.
The panel will be LIVE during the town hall, answering questions and giving guidance on COVID-19 and how to best care for yourself and others during this pandemic. Panel members include the following:
- Dr. Monica McLemore, RN, UCSF associate professor, Family Healthcare Nursing
- Congresswoman Barbara Lee, California’s 13th District, Alameda County
- Charles M. Collins, president & CEO of the YMCA of San Francisco
- Eva Patterson, president & co-founder of Equal Justice Society, Oakland
- Debra Gore-Mann, president & CEO of Greenlining Institute, Oakland
- Pendarvis Harshaw, author, host of Rightnowish and columnist at KQED Arts, Oakland
Viewers are encouraged to submit their questions via comments on the ABC7 Bay Area Facebook and Instagram pages. Viewers can also stream the town hall on abc7news.com.
“Race & Coronavirus: A Bay Area Conversation” will air LIVE on ABC7/KGO-TV while viewers can simultaneously engage on Facebook.
It will also be available live on abc7news.com, the ABC7 News app, the ABC7 News Bay Area YouTube channel and Apple News.
Questions from the public will be incorporated into the broadcast through a social media monitor in the studio, where ABC7 News hosts will be without a studio audience. The panel of experts will join the conversation live via a private Zoom conference.
Questions for the panel can be submitted now on facebook.com/abc7news.
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ABC7 President and General Manager
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April 1, 2020
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‘Race & Coronavirus: A Bay Area Conversation’ Airs Thursday, April 2, Live on KGO-TV San Francisco
‘Race & Coronavirus: A Bay Area Conversation’ Airs
Thursday, April 2 (4 P.M. PDT), Live on ABC7
Audience Members Are Invited to Interact With ABC7 News
and a Team of Experts Via the ABC7 Bay Area Facebook Page
Even before novel coronavirus became a pandemic, ABC7 News began reporting on Asian Americans experiencing hate crimes in the Bay Area.
San Francisco State University found a 50% rise in the number of news articles related to COVID-19 and anti-Asian discrimination between Feb. 9 and March 7. Lead researcher Russell Jeung, a professor of Asian American studies, said the figures represented “just the tip of the iceberg” because only the most egregious cases were likely to be reported by the media.
To empower people with facts about coronavirus and to provide resources so viewers can take action, ABC7 News presents a one-hour virtual town hall hosted by ABC7 News anchors Kristen Sze and Dan Ashley. ABC7 News anchor Dion Lim will take audience questions live on Facebook throughout the show.
Joined by both health and civil rights experts, ABC7’s panel of experts represents a diverse range of voices, from civil rights to education, community and culture, each of them working to help build a better Bay Area.
The panel will be LIVE during the town hall, answering questions and giving guidance on COVID-19 and how to best deal with bigotry and hate crimes during this pandemic and beyond. Panel members include the following:
- Aimee Allison, president of Democracy in Colo
- Zahra Billoo, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area
- Cynthia Choi, co-executive director of Chinese for Affirmative Action
- Russell Jeung, professor of Asian American Studies, College of Ethnic Studies, San Francisco State University
- Jeff Yang, writer at The Wall Street Journal
Viewers are encouraged to submit their questions via comments on the ABC7 Bay Area Facebook and Instagram pages. Viewers can also stream the town hall on abc7news.com.
“Race & Coronavirus: A Bay Area Conversation” will air LIVE on ABC7/KGO-TV while viewers can simultaneously engage on Facebook.
It will also be available live on abc7news.com, the ABC7 News app, the ABC7 News Bay Area YouTube channel and Apple News.
Questions from the public will be incorporated into the broadcast through a social media monitor in the studio, where ABC7 News hosts will be without a studio audience. The panel of experts will join the conversation live via a private Zoom conference.
Questions for the panel can be submitted now on facebook.com/abc7news.
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ABC7 President and General Manager
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February 19, 2020
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ABC7/KGO-TV Releases Emotionally Charged Documentary, ‘32 Seconds: A Deadly Night in Rome,’ Sunday, Feb. 23
Exclusive First Interviews With the Parents of Both Suspects and New Comments From Finnegan Elder and Gabriel Natale
‘32 Seconds: A Deadly Night in Rome’
Premieres Sunday, Feb. 23 (7 P.M. PST), on ABC7
Amazon Fire Customers Can See It First on Feb. 20
In a one-hour ABC7 Originals documentary, ABC7 News investigative journalist Dan Noyes breaks dramatic new information in the murder of an Italian Carabinieri in Rome, allegedly committed by two young men from the Bay Area—Finnegan Elder, 20, and Gabriel Natale, 19.
On July 26, 2019, Deputy Brigadier Mario Cerciello Rega, a member of the famed Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police force, was stabbed to death in what Italian police claim was a “drug deal gone bad.” Dan Noyes was the only local broadcast journalist on the ground at the crime scene in the heart of Rome. Now, after seven months of reporting, pouring over thousands of pages of reports, photos and surveillance camera images, Dan Noyes reveals exactly what happened that night. Was it really a drug deal gone wrong? Or just a horrible case of mistaken identity and self-defense?
Dan Noyes sat down for extensive interviews with the parents of the teens. Their words provide a rare glimpse into the lives of both families and reveal a series of tragic twists they believe led to the fateful night in Italy. The program also features exclusive and emotional new details from the accused teens as they sit in an Italian prison.
“I’ve stayed on the story since returning from Rome seven months ago, and can now reveal explosive new details and firsthand accounts of what happened,” says ABC7 News investigative journalist Dan Noyes. “The parents of both young men are breaking their silence and describing a phone call no parent wants to receive; their child went on vacation but wound up in prison overseas.”
“32 Seconds: A Deadly Night in Rome” will debut on Amazon Fire TV. It will also be available in its entirety on abc7news.com, the ABC7 News app, the ABC7 News Bay Area YouTube channel and Apple News. Watch the trailer on abc7news.com.
“32 Seconds: A Deadly Night in Rome” is an ABC7 Originals production led by investigative journalist Dan Noyes and producer Ken Miguel. The ABC7 Originals team is led by executive producer Mariel Meyers.