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Huell Howser, A Favorite Public TV Personality, Dies At 67

TV personality Huell Howser died of natural causes Sunday night, according to KCET. Here, he's seen at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2008. Charley Gallay/Getty Images hide caption

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Huell Howser, A Favorite Public TV Personality, Dies At 67

January 7, 2013 • Huell Howser, a fixture of public television in California, has died at 67. Howser hosted the popular public TV program California's Gold, which celebrated the state's unique stories and people. The Tennessee native charmed audiences with his folksy enthusiasm for finding rich stories in the everyday.

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Public Media Serves Up Election Widgets For Bloggers

August 7, 2008 • Whatever we now loosely know as Web 2.0 has opened up new opportunities and challenges for campaigns and media entities alike. Media outlets are attempting to navigate a new media landscape with lean budgets and an eye toward identifying new reven...