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Posted: Thurs., Jan. 1, 2009, 3:13pm PT

Purcell to host 'Time to Care'

KCET taps TV personality for talkshow

L.A. pubcaster KCET has tapped Sarah Purcell to host "The Time to Care," a weekday talkshow aimed at people responsible for caring for older adults.

The skein is set to debut in the fall. "Care" will be offered to PBS stations around the country as part of KCET's "KCEd" multiplatform educational series initiative, which has previously yielded daytime skeins aimed at parents and child-care providers, "A Place of Our Own" and "Los Ninos en Su Casa."

Purcell's best known for her stint as co-host of NBC's nonscripted hit "Real People" from 1979-84.


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