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“REPORT  FROM  SANTA  FE”  --  AIRING  on KNME, Ch. 5.1

SUNDAY,  APRIL 1 at 8 a.m.

        THIS  WEEK:  CALVIN SMITH, Archaeologist

Executive Director, The Western Heritage Museum Complex and

Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame

·         The Folsom Site In New Mexico -- Possibly The Most Historically Important Archaeological Site In North America

·         The New Rallying Cry Is “Iberia, Not Siberia!” &

The Evidence Was Discovered In New Mexico

·         New Mexico's Centennial Events In May 2012

o   “Cattle Drive of the Century”

o   Centennial Pony Express Ride

Albuquerque, NM --  New Mexico PBS, Ch. 5.1 airs REPORT FROM SANTA FE on Sundays at 8:00 a.m., unless pre-empted.

April 1 – This week's guest on REPORT FROM SANTA FE is archaeologist Calvin Smith, Executive Director of the Western Heritage Museum Complex and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame. Smith discusses discoveries and controversies in archaeology today, focusing on what he feels is probably the most historically important archaeological site in North America, the Folsom site in New Mexico.

It was at Folsom that early scientists excavated the “Folsom Point,” a unique spearhead that provided dependable evidence of human artifacts in the Pleistocene in America, and dated man's activity in that area back 10,000 years ago. These well-crafted points have been found in the vertebrae of mastodons and other extinct animals, proving that man co-existed with these great beasts. Smith documents the history of the discoveries and excavations of the Folsom Culture.

Amazingly, scientists have found evidence that humans came just as much out of Iberia (the Spanish peninsula), as they did Siberia! It’s commonly taught that early man came across the Bering Strait from Siberia, and then migrated down into present-day America. But the only other place on the planet where the same sophisticated Folsom spear points can be found is in Spain. So, the new rallying cry from whence early North American man came is, “Iberia, not Siberia!” And the evidence for this was discovered in

New Mexico.

Back to the present day, Smith also details some of the Centennial events coming up in May 2012, in celebration of New Mexico's 100^th birthday. He describes the “Cattle Drive of the Century,” where 100 longhorn cattle, branded with a Zia brand, will be driven from Hobbs to Carlsbad. There will also be a Centennial Pony Express Ride from Hobbs to Santa Fe. All New Mexicans are invited to participate.

Hosted by veteran journalist and interviewer, Lorene Mills, REPORT FROM SANTA FE brings the very best of the esteemed, beloved, controversial, famous and emergent minds and voices of the day to a weekly audience that spans the state of New Mexico and has  served as a window on what makes Santa Fe and the State of New Mexico truly unique.

During nearly 40 years on the air, Lorene Mills and REPORT FROM SANTA FE have given viewers a unique opportunity to become part of a series of remarkable conversations – always thoughtful and engaging, often surprising – held in a warm and civil atmosphere.

Gifted with a quiet intelligence and genuine grace, Lorene Mills draws guests as diverse as Valerie Plame, Alan Arkin, Jane Goodall, Gore Vidal, Isabel Allende, and Stewart Udall along with a who’s who of New Mexico politics, into easy and open exchange, with plenty of room and welcome for wit, authenticity, and candor. Mills’ ability to elicit the true thoughts and nature of her guests is legendary.  Lorene Mills and REPORT FROM SANTA FE is committed to offering New Mexico viewers – and listeners – yet another decade of wonderfully unique voices and viewpoints. 

REPORT FROM SANTA FE airs on all three PBS stations across New Mexico:

·         KNME New Mexico PBS/Ch. 5.1 - Santa Fe/Albuquerque –

Northern & Central New Mexico

·         Sunday mornings, 8:00 am (excepting Pledge Drives)

·         KENW/Channel 3 – Portales – Eastern New Mexico

·         Saturday afternoon, 6:00 pm

·         KRWG/Channel 22 - Las Cruces – Southern New Mexico

·         Sunday mornings, 6:00 am

·         REPORT FROM SANTA FE also airs on the radio at 9:30 a.m. every Monday, on Albuquerque radio station KANW-FM, 89.1.

More information about future show lineups – and a sampling of past shows - can be found online at www.reportfromsantafe.com.

For more information about REPORT FROM SANTA FE or to request JPG images from the show or interview requests with host Lorene Carpenter Mills, please contact Lorene directly:

Lorene Mills

(505) 699-9795 (cell)

lcarpmills@aol.com