Livermore’s 140 Year History Airs on TV30

From Tri-Valley Community Television: On a new edition of TV30s About the Tri-Valley, find out about the rich history of Livermore, CA as the Tri-Valley city commemorates its 140th anniversary. Dr. Marshall Kamena, President of the Tri-Valley Community Television Foundation and host of the show, is joined by guest Marc Roberts, Livermore City Manager.

About the Tri-Valley is currently airing on Comcast TV Channel 30 and AT&T U-verse on Channel 99. The program may also be viewed anytime and anywhere via video on demand on the TV30 website at tv30.org.

Kamena said, "After research with historians and the Livermore Heritage Guild, the program traces the 140 years Livermore has been a city. In the first chapter of two shows, Marc Roberts brings to life an exciting pictorial presentation of Livermore’s pivotal place in Tri-Valley history.”

Roberts, Livermore City Manager for the past 5 years, chronicles the history of the city including the incorporation of Livermore, creation of the wine industry, ranching, and the world’s fastest rodeo with pictures never before published. He covers rail transportation, the post-war housing boom, and the establishment of two national laboratories. “Probably one of the most surprising things early in our history was the Paris International Exposition in 1889,” said Roberts. “The French take their wine very seriously. It was a huge exposition with 17,000 entries. For the very first time the top prize was awarded to a non-French wine. An 1886 Cresta Blanca Livermore Valley Sauterne captured this honor.”

Image courtesy of Tri- Valley Community Television