The Next Step
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The Next Step was a television show that aired on KRON in San Francisco and later on The Discovery Channel during the 1990s. It was created and hosted by Richard Hart
and showcased the latest in cutting-edge technology and its applications from electric vehicles to virtual reality.
The final segment of each show was dedicated to "Paul and Phil, The Answer Guys". Hosted by noted radio hosts Paul Robbins and Phil Cowan. In this segment, Paul and Phil would answer technical questions mailed in by viewers. They were awarded a couple of Emmys for their work on this segment.
Next Step 2.0 began production in Fall of 2006, aimed at bringing an upgraded version of Richard Hart's Next Step to viewers again, this time likely via newsroom and web/mobile syndication. Next Step 2.0 news vignettes should begin appearing nationwide and on the web by January 2007.
Richard Hart (journalist)
Richard Hart was a staple of Bay Area television throughout the 1980s on the popular Evening Magazine. EM aired at 7:30 pm nightly, with co-host Jan Yanehiro and showcased some of the interesting and often technology-based activities and happenings around the San Francisco Bay Area.Richard Hart...
and showcased the latest in cutting-edge technology and its applications from electric vehicles to virtual reality.
The final segment of each show was dedicated to "Paul and Phil, The Answer Guys". Hosted by noted radio hosts Paul Robbins and Phil Cowan. In this segment, Paul and Phil would answer technical questions mailed in by viewers. They were awarded a couple of Emmys for their work on this segment.
Next Step 2.0 began production in Fall of 2006, aimed at bringing an upgraded version of Richard Hart's Next Step to viewers again, this time likely via newsroom and web/mobile syndication. Next Step 2.0 news vignettes should begin appearing nationwide and on the web by January 2007.