INTERESTING. >> NOW I THINK WE ARE GOING TO
THE COUCH?
THE COUCH? >> VERY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION.
>>
>> ON
>> ON THIS DAY WE ARE CELEBRATING WOMEN WE MUST
INCLUDE OURSELVES HERE AT KING
5 BECAUSE OF A PIONEER, A WOMAN
FROM THE FIRST TV STATION TO
THE WEST COAST.
>> THE FIRST TV STATION WEST OF
THE MISSISSIPPI, NORTH OF SAN
FRANCISCO, 70 YEARS AGO, WE
LIKE THAT SEXY 70 LOGO.
DOROTHY BULLET WAS NOT MADE TO
BECOME THE OWNER OF A
TELEVISION STATION, SHE DIDN'T
GO TO COLLEGE, SHE WAS 40, A
WIDOW, A MOTHER OF THREE AND SHE
COULDN'T EVEN TYPE.
SHE DIDN'T GO TO COLLEGE.
BUT YET SHE HAD THE VISION AND
ENERGY TO SAY THIS TELEVISION
THING IS REALLY COOL.
SHE WAS LIKE AN EARLY NERD AND
DID THIS START CALLED
TELEVISION.
TELEVISION. SPOKE ISN'T THAT SOMETHING.
WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO HER?
>> SHE WAS ALL ABOUT COMMUNITY
SERVICE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
IT IS A STORY OF INNOVATION.
SHE HAD TO INC.
OF THINGS TO PUT ON THE
TELEVISION STATION.
TELEVISION STATION. SHE WANTED PEOPLE TO BE
INFORMED.
INFORMED.
INFORMED. SHE WANTED PEOPLE TO BE
ENTERTAINED.
ENTERTAINED. SHE WANTED PEOPLE TO BE
EDUCATED.
EDUCATED.
EDUCATED. SOME OF THE FIRST PROGRAMS SHE
DID WERE KIDS SHOWS.
MAKING SURE KIDS COULD GET
EDUCATED.
EDUCATED.
EDUCATED. IF YOU LOOK AT THESE, IT IS
LIKE WAY BEFORE MR. ROGERS
NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORHOOD. SHE WAS USING PUPPETS AND MUSIC
TO TEACH KIDS ABOUT HOW TO
BEHAVE AND HOW TO APPRECIATE
ONE ANOTHER.
ONE ANOTHER. >> THIS IS AN UNSCRIPTED MOMENT
FOR SURE.
FOR SURE.
FOR SURE. I JUST JOINED KING LESS THAN A
YEAR AGO, FULL TIME.
I'M HEARING MORE ABOUT HER.
A WOMAN OWNING AND RUNNING A TV
STATION 70 YEARS AGO, I CAN'T
IMAGINE THERE WEREN'T A BUNCH
OF PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE HER AT
THE TIME.
THE TIME.
THE TIME. >> SHE WAS THE FIRST FEMALE
OWNER OF A TELEVISION STATION
AND SHE HIRED JEAN ANDERSON,
THE FIRST FEMALE EVENING ANCHOR
PERSON ON ANY TELEVISION
NEWSCAST.
NEWSCAST.
NEWSCAST. THERE IS A LOT OF FIRSTS FOR
WOMEN AT KING.
BUT THE THING YOU FIND IS IT
WAS ALWAYS INNOVATION. NO ONE
HAD EVER DONE THIS STUFF
BEFORE.
BEFORE.
BEFORE. WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMMING, WHAT
KIND OF NEWS, WHAT IS NEWS.
IT BECAME A VERY DRIVEN THING
FOR KING.
FOR KING.
FOR KING. >> DOROTHY IS PROBABLY A NEW
NAME TO A LOT OF PEOPLE
WATCHING BUT AS YOU MENTIONED
SHE WAS SOMEONE WHO HAD A GREAT
DEAL OF MONEY BUT DIDN'T REALLY
SEEM TO TAKE THIS AS A PROPHET
GAME.
GAME.
GAME. SHE
GAME. SHE REALLY INVESTED IN THE
PEOPLE THAT WORKED AT KING 5
AND THEREFORE IN THE COMMUNITY
AS WELL AND THEY HAD AT CERTAIN
TIMES DOZENS OF LOCAL
PRODUCTIONS GOING ON AT ONCE.
KNOW YOU'RE LUCKY TO FIND ONE
OR TWO OR THREE BUT SHE REALLY
INVESTED IN THE STATION TO
INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> THERE WAS A TIME IN THE 60s
WHEN HER SON, DAN BULLITT WAS
LOSING MONEY ON NEWS BUT HE
SAID THAT'S OKAY WE ARE MAKING
ENOUGH MONEY WHERE WE CAN
CONTINUE TO INVEST IN
PROGRAMMING, EDUCATING AND
INFORMING THE COMMUNITY AND
THERE WAS A HEYDAY WHEN I FIRST
CAME HERE IN THE EARLY 80s
WHERE IF YOU WANTED TO GO TO
ASIA OR GO TO EUROPE AND THE
STORY WARRANTED IT, THEY SENT
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. THEY
YOU. THEY SENT YOU OFF.
>> THEY SENT YOU ALL OVER THE
WORLD BECAUSE OF THE.
>> WE HAVE BEEN TO SO MANY
PLACES, JUST AMAZING, BECAUSE
THE VIEWERS OF KING HAVE WIDE
INTERESTS.
INTERESTS. THEY ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT
GOES ON IN CHINA, THERE I AM AT
THE GREAT WALL, INTERESTED IN
WHAT GOES ON IN JAPAN, IRAQ, AT
THE OLYMPICS.
THE OLYMPICS. THEY DESERVE TO HAVE COVERAGE
FROM THEIR AREAS.
>> THIS IS THE KICKOFF TO OUR
70th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
WE HAVE A PIECE AIRING TONIGHT
THAT FOCUSES ON THE WOMEN OF
KING.
KING.
KING. >>
KING. >> MISSES BULLITT, AND ALSO
TAKES US BACK TO THE VERY
BEGINNINGS WHEN THEY WERE
ACTUALLY WORKING OUT OF A
GARAGE ON QUEEN ANNE BEFORE
THEY MOVED TO THE FURNITURE
STORE ON DEXTER AVENUE THANK
YOU SO MUCH TO BE PROUD OF.
>> I WAS TEXTING MY DAD HE USED
TO WORK HERE ALONGSIDE YOU AND
HE SAID THE FIRST THING HE
PRODUCED WORKING KING 5 THE
35th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL AND
HERE WE ARE AT THE 70th
>> THAT'S CRAZY.
>> TEXT KING FOR MORE ON OUR 70
YEARS OF HISTORY AS YOU CAN SEE
IT IS RICH, SOMETHING TO BE
PROUD OF AND THE SOURCE OF
INSPIRATION.
INSPIRATION. TEXT KING TO 206-448-4545 AND
70 YEARS.
70 YEARS.
70 YEARS. >> THE