KCETLink Airs New Episode of CCTV America’s Current Affairs & Culture Magazine Show, ‘Full Frame’
KCETLink, the national independent public digital and broadcast network, presents a new episode of FULL FRAME, CCTV America’s new weekly series, which features human interest storytelling, enlightening dialogue and humanitarian issues embraced by leading cultural luminaries.
This episode of FULL FRAME turns its lens on eight-time NBA All-Star YAO MING. Ming joins host Mike Walters in New York City to talk about his career, his role in bridging the culture gap between the United States and China, and his work as an animal activist.
While the 7’ 6†Ming is probably most well-known for his feats on the court playing center for the Houston Rockets, his greatest achievements extend beyond his NBA performance. In many ways, the moment Ming was selected as the number one NBA draft pick in 2002, he became a
cultural and sports ambassador between the United States and China.
Ming has not only worked to promote basketball, education, and wellness through the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders program, but he has also contributed to a number of humanitarian and animal rights causes.
Since 2006 he’s been a warrior in the fight to save elephants and rhinos from the dire effects of poaching as a WildAid ambassador. He’s also contributing to the cause calling for a ban on the sale of ivory. Poachers and politicians are tough opponents and changing thousands of years of Chinese tradition is no easy task either. However, Ming has always been a fierce competitor, ready for even the stiffest of challenges. In his new documentary, “Saving Africa’s Giants with Yao Mingâ€, he witnesses first-hand the devastating results of killing and maiming for ivory. This episode features an excerpt from Ming’s documentary.
This episode will be aired Friday, Dec. 26, 7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT
LINK TV (DirecTV 375, DISH Network 9410)
Sunday, Dec. 28, 4:30 p.m. PT
KCET (Southern California)
For more information on FULL FRAME, visit http://www.kcet.org/shows/full_frame/.
ABOUT KCETLINK MEDIA GROUP
KCETLink Media Group, formed by the merger between KCET and Link Media, is a national independent, nonprofit, digital and broadcast network that provides high-quality, culturally diverse programming designed to engage the public in innovative, entertaining and transformative ways. With a commitment to independent perspectives, smart global entertainment, local communities, and opportunities for engagement and social action, KCETLink depicts people and the world through a lens unavailable elsewhere in U.S. media. A viewer-supported 501(c)(3) organization, KCETLink content is distributed nationally via satellite on Link TV – DIRECTV channel 375 and DISH Network channel 9410 – and on KCET in Southern and Central California via broadcast and cable, as well as through various digital delivery systems. For additional information about KCET and Link TV productions, web-exclusive content, programming schedules and community events, please visit kcet.org or linktv.org.
ABOUT CCTV AMERICA
CCTV America began producing unique programming in the Americas about the Americas in February 2012. CCTV America is a division of CCTV News, a global English language news channel that reaches some 85 million viewers in more than 100 countries and territories. The channel reaches 35 million viewers in North America. Channel distribution includes Comcast-273 in Washington D.C. and Time Warner 134 in New York. Nationally it can be seen on the DISH Network 279.
