Editing Pasadena, California (section)

==Media==
[[File:Pasadena Civic Auditorium (251672971) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[Pasadena Convention Center|Pasadena Civic Auditorium]], longtime venue of the [[Emmy Awards]]]]

===Civic Auditorium venue===
The Civic Auditorium is on Green Street. It was designed to be the south cornerstone of Pasadena's Civic Plaza. Every year, the popular television competition, [[American Idol]] films their "Hollywood Week" show there.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americanidol.com/auditions/season_9/los_angeles/ |title=Los Angeles – Season 9 Auditions |publisher=American Idol |access-date=January 8, 2012 |archive-date=February 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212195404/http://www.americanidol.com/auditions/season_9/los_angeles |url-status=live }}</ref> It was also the venue for the [[Miss Teen USA 2007]] pageant. The main auditorium is large enough to have been home to the annual [[Emmy Awards]] ceremony for 20 years, from 1977 to 1997. It is also used for high school graduation ceremonies.

===Television===
Pasadena is the setting of many TV shows including ''[[Family (1976 TV series)]]'', ''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hookedonhouses.net/2009/03/08/brothers-sisters-nora-walkers-house-in-pasadena/ |title=Brothers & Sisters: Nora Walker's House in Pasadena |publisher=Hookedonhouses.net |date=September 1, 2011 |access-date=January 8, 2012 |archive-date=January 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105212412/http://hookedonhouses.net/2009/03/08/brothers-sisters-nora-walkers-house-in-pasadena/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Shrinking (an Apple TV+ series), Disney Channel's ''[[Dog with a Blog]]'' and ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://geekdad.com/2016/02/a-big-bang-theory-tour-of-pasadena/ |title=A 'Big Bang Theory' Tour of Pasadena |last=MacQuarrie |first=Jim |date=February 28, 2016 |website=GeekDad.com |access-date=January 31, 2017 |archive-date=January 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125213635/https://geekdad.com/2016/02/a-big-bang-theory-tour-of-pasadena/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Pasadena Community Network|Pasadena Community Access Corporation]] oversees four television channels: The Arroyo Channel (Channel 32), KPAS (Channel 3), KLRN (Channel 95) and PCC TV (Channel 96). Local television news for Pasadena is produced through this station by the independently operated [[Crown City News]].

ABC's TV show ''[[Splash! (TV series)|Splash]]'' was filmed at the [[Rose Bowl Aquatics Center]].<ref>Patrick Kevin Day, [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-louie-anderson-20130319,0,5601665.story ABC, Louie Anderson take the plunge with 'Splash'] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319165030/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-louie-anderson-20130319,0,5601665.story |date=March 19, 2013 }}, ''Los Angeles Times'', March 19, 2013</ref>

===Radio===
Pasadena has been home to a number of notable radio stations. In 1967 radio iconoclasts Tom and Raechel Donahue took over an aging studio in the basement of the Pasadena Presbyterian Church and introduced Los Angeles to FM freeform radio. Broadcasting under the [[KPPC (defunct)|KPPC-FM]] call sign at 106.7 FM it quickly became the voice of the counterculture and provided the soundtrack to LA's hippie era.<ref>{{Cite web |title=~Los Angeles Radio People, Remembering KPPC |url=http://www.laradio.com/kppchistory.htm |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=www.laradio.com |archive-date=November 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113215526/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:pFQY3NWo5f0J:www.laradio.com/kppchistory.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Early on-air personalities included [[Michael McKean]], [[David Lander]], [[Harry Shearer]], and [[Dr. Demento]]. The staff was fired en masse in 1971 and the station lost its distinctive personality.<ref>{{Cite web |last=gordonskene |date=March 29, 2016 |title=You Live In Los Angeles - It's January 1971, And The Credibility Gap Are On KPPC...For A While, Anyway - Past Daily Pop Chronicles |url=https://pastdaily.com/2016/03/29/january-1971-credibility-gap-kppc-past-daily-pop-chronicles/ |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=Past Daily: News, History, Music And An Enormous Sound Archive. |language=en-US |archive-date=June 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615235515/https://pastdaily.com/2016/03/29/january-1971-credibility-gap-kppc-past-daily-pop-chronicles/ |url-status=live }}</ref> KPPC later became [[KROQ-FM]], which is owned by Entercom.

Today the primary radio station in Pasadena goes by the call sign [[KPCC (radio station)|KPCC]] located at 89.3 FM. Broadcasting from the Mohn Broadcast Center on South Raymond Avenue (and no longer on the Pasadena City College campus), this public radio station carries many shows from [[National Public Radio]] but maintains an independent streak, committing a large chunk of air time to presenting local and state news. Accordingly, the station has received numerous awards for journalistic excellence and continues to be an important part of the city's heritage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Directions to LAist |url=https://www.kpcc.org/about/directions |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=LAist - NPR News for Southern California - 89.3 FM |language=en |archive-date=June 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615235524/https://www.kpcc.org/about/directions |url-status=live }}</ref> [https://www.spreaker.com/user/wilsonblock1000-radio--6652226 WilsonBlock1000 Radio] conducts audio interviews with local artists and covers events related to the local music scene. Their name derives from Wilson Ave. in Pasadena's Bungalow Heaven neighborhood district.{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}}

===Newspapers and magazines===
Pasadena's largest and oldest newspaper is the ''[[Pasadena Star-News]]'', first published in 1884. The daily newspaper also publishes the ''Rose Magazine''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.therosemag.com/issues/parade_2011/ |title=About Us |website=Rose Magazine |access-date=August 24, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717024657/http://www.therosemag.com/issues/parade_2011/ |archive-date=July 17, 2011 }}</ref> ''The Pasadena Journal'' a community weekly featuring the Black voices of the San Gabriel Valley since 1989. ''[[Pasadena Now]]'' is a community news website covering stories in the community since 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Funding a Better Pasadena – Pasadena Now |url=https://pasadenanow.com/main/funding-a-better-pasadena |access-date=November 15, 2024 |website=pasadenanow.com }}</ref> ''[[Pasadena Weekly]]'', an alternative weekly, has been published since 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Christina Fuoco-Karasinski, Pasadena Weekly Staff |date=November 14, 2024 |title=New Beginnings: Pasadena Symphony launches 97th season |url=https://www.pasadenaweekly.com/arts_and_events/new-beginnings-pasadena-symphony-launches-97th-season/article_40820b82-a208-11ef-b536-9ba5e1b6d799.html |access-date=November 15, 2024 |website=Pasadena Weekly |language=en |archive-date=November 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241117172545/https://www.pasadenaweekly.com/arts_and_events/new-beginnings-pasadena-symphony-launches-97th-season/article_40820b82-a208-11ef-b536-9ba5e1b6d799.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Colorado Boulevard Newspaper]]''  is a grassroots news outlet  launched in 2013 and covers Pasadena, Altadena and other cities in the San Gabriel Valley,  with stories written by residents of the communities. ''[[Outlook Newspapers Group|Pasadena Outlook]]'' covers news from non-profit organizations, social event, private K-12 school and private high school sports coverage. It was launched in 2007.