John Wants Answers is a local television show aired on KMVT 15 in Mountain View, California. The event includes current events, social issues, and citizenship. There are occasional musical guests and other artists. The show began in June 2010.
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Format
In each episode, emcee John A. Vink describes the show as a courtroom drama, where he is the prosecutor and the guest is an expert witness.
The show is broadcast live on KMVT, as well as live steamed through the Internet. The event is syndicated to 21 other stations across the United States. Old episodes are available on YouTube and iTunes.
Viewers can post their questions and comments during a performance via Twitter or an event website, and the messages are read and discussed during the show.
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Topic
Topics for events usually fall into current events, citizenship, or social issues. Some of the current event topics are North Korea, Rifle Control, and Occupy Wall Street. Some of the topics of citizenship are Electoral College, Supreme Court, Jury Duty, and First Amendment. Some of the topics of social issues have Become Gay, Prostate Cancer, and Bone Marrow.
Awards
John Wants Answers won two Western Access Video Excellence (WAVE) awards in 2012 for the episode "Being Gay." This event wins in the Special Documentary and Programming Audience Issues category. Other episodes are finalists in the Live category or Live to Tape and Magazine.
Important Guests
Keith Stattenfield is a regular guest on the show. Other notable guests include Scott Knaster, Lawrence Gowan of Styx, Timothy Drury of Whitesnake, musician Jonathan Mann, comedian Jim Short and Matt Kirshen, mayor of Cupertino, California, Daniel Kottke, Andy Hertzfeld and Steve Wozniak.
References
External links
- John Wants to Answer Official Sites
- John Wants To Answer on IMDb
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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