MAGAZINE

Current Issue: February 2012

This month we feature one of St. Louis’ gems. For nearly two decades, Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky have brought their wit and wisdom to our community's vibrant, important, and growing theater scene on the public access station KDHX TV. Now, HEC-TV is proud to be the exclusive television home of this fantastic program. Bob and Gerry bring a depth and perspective to their reviews and commentary that goes far beyond that of other reviewers. HEC-TV is honored to bring Two on the Aisle to our audience and, with the leadership of Bob, Gerry, and producer Chris Martinez, to help this wonderful program continue to grow, strengthen, and “make you think” about how fortunate we are to live in a community with such a rich theatrical past, present, and future.

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January 2012
Aaron Mermelstein is the quintessential feature reporter — offbeat and humorous with stories that often conclude with a surprise, a climax, or a punch line. With nearly 40 years in the business to his considerable credit, you might say that Aaron is himself “a St. Louis Thing.” Or his anecdotal and colorful style of writing is “a St. Louis Thing.” Or the very premise of his unique show is itself “a St. Louis Thing.”
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December 2011
Happy Holidays from all of us here at HEC-TV! It has been a joyous year for our station; we were awarded the prestigious Emmy Award for Station Excellence for the second year in a row and was honored with the acclaimed 2011 Outstanding Local Government Achievement Award from the East-West Gateway Council of Governments. Although the awards came to us, know that all of our hard work is for you, the viewer. And to celebrate in style, we have a schedule packed with Holiday themed programming, designed to "make you think!" Enjoy!
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November 2011
Our cover story this month calls your attention to a fascinating program series we produce in partnership with one of our foremost universities. Maryville Talks Books is bringing an exciting array of the world’s leading authors to our community. We also have local and national programs featured this month honoring several events including Native American Heritage Month and Veteran’s Day. Plus we bring back a great series and feature a new documentary. You won’t want to miss Great American Authors, hosted by Jane Kazcmarek, presenting the rich, literary tradition of American storytelling. Then discover the past one hundred years in Virginia through stories from centenarians in Witness to a Century. Think about what each has experienced over the course of his or her own century.
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October 2011
October is Health Literacy Awareness Month - a time for organizations and individuals world wide to promote the importance of understanding health information. Founded by Helen Osborne, an occupational therapist and health literacy expert, there have been hundreds, maybe thousands, of awareness-raising events held across the U. S. and around the world since this initiative began in 1999.rnrnThis month HEC-TV features a local documentary on this topic with a focus on Missouri's health literacy. You won't want to miss this half-hour film, Health Literacy: Missouri's Prescription for Better Health. This program follows several Missourians as they wade through medical care, diagnosis, and prescriptions. Find out more about the scary statistics showing poor health literacy results in billions of wasted dollars and poor health of many.
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September 2011
HEC-TV's Constitution Day programs are focused on the Powers of the President. Presidents George H. W. Bush and William Jefferson Clinton recorded special messages specifically for our program. This live event is going out to viewers and students across the state and country, thanks to the kind support of the Missouri Bar. No other television station could accomplish such a feat. It is what national and international audiences have come to expect from HEC-TV, the Emmy award winning Station of Excellence.
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September 2011 Constitution Day
HEC-TV's Constitution Day programs are focused on the Powers of the President. Presidents George H. W. Bush and William Jefferson Clinton recorded special messages specifically for our program.
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August 2011
This month we are using our magazine cover to call your attention to the launch of our all-new groundbreaking website, hectv.org. As everyone, with even just a cursory understand of the media industry is aware, the future of media content delivery is the Internet. That is why our web presence will always be in a constant state of evolution as we strive for better, more effective ways to deliver our meaningful, exclusive programing to our constituents.
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July 2011
In honor of Independence Day, HEC-TV has an impressive line-up of American-themed programs for our viewers this July. From our national sources as well as HEC-TV's own locally produced programs, there is something "red, white, and blue" for everyone - American art, a salute to St. Louis area veterans, American history and the U. S. Constitution.
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June 2011
HEC-TV Magazine has been through a number of changes over the years. Over the past decade, we have grown from a two-color program guide, Eye Smarts, to our current high quality, full-color 16 page magazine with content including a monthly arts calendar, articles from producers on our local shows, and much more.
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May 2011
May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. The term "Asian-Pacific" encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. We have lots of programming to celebrate this month.
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April 2011
This month's feature demonstrates the amazing power and reach of the work of HEC-TV. The FIRST Robotics World Championship comes to St. Louis and we are broadcasting this international competition. HEC-TV is the only place you'll be able to watch our students march wits, creativity, collaboration, and math and science skills against students from 13 countries.
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March 2011
It is Women's History Month and here at HEC-TV we are commemorating the event by programming our March Broadcast Schedule with shows about and by women. All this month watch programs highlighting notable women, both locally and nationally. See the complete listing of women-centered programming on HEC-TV this month in our feature article, with air times and dates detailed in our handy pullout Program Guide.
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February 2011
In recognition of Black History Month, we have an incredible line-up of related programming from both local and national sources. Programs highlighting notable African Americans and the civil rights movement, black musicians, and their contributions to jazz ante the blues, St. Louis ties to the Underground Railroad, the story of courageous St. Louis slaves, the Negro Baseball Leagues, African American local visual artists, entertainers, and more.
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January 2011
We kick off the year in grand fashion with a wide variety of what HEC-TV is known for - new, exclusive, and challenging programming.
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