Monday, January 16, 2017 By Maureen Cavanaugh, Megan Burke Aired 1/16/17 on KPBS Midday Edition New KPBS Documentary Series Explores Inspirational Aging GUESTS: Heidi Rataj, director and producer, Re'flect, Successful Aging Defined Richard Williams, 81-year-old competitive runner who lives in Coronado Transcript for audioclip 33181 An 81-year-old competitive runner, a 71-year-old woman who doesn't let her age or disability prevent her from volunteering all over San Diego and getting around using public transportation. KPBS television is broadcasting a new 6-part documentary series, "Re'flect, Successful Aging Defined." The second episode airs Thursday at 8:30 p.m. The series, which is part of the KPBS Explore Project, which helps launch and provide seed funding for locally produced television and radio programs, is about San Diegans who are thriving well-past retirement age. Richard Williams, the 81-year-old competitive runner who lives in Coronado, is featured in the second episode. "I would say that my running is 100 percent tied up to my feeling of well being," said Williams, who with his wife runs between 40 and 45 races each year. "I know that if I can’t run I’m not very happy. My goal is to come out and run at least four times a week and I know that once I do that I’m going to have a good day." Williams and director/producer Heidi Rataj join Midday Edition Monday to discuss the documentary series. KPBS' daily news podcast covering local politics, education, health, environment, the border and more. New episodes are ready weekday mornings so you can listen on your morning commute. KPBS Midday Edition is a daily radio news magazine keeping San Diego in the know on everything from politics to the arts. To view PDF documents, Download Acrobat Reader.
KBPS’s documentary, “Re’flect, Successful Aging Defined”, focuses on elderly individuals in San Diego who are making the most out of life past retirement age. The film is a documentary about how they have managed to live their lives with dignity and respect for themselves as well as those around them. The program is part of the KBPS Explore initiative, which provides seed funding and aid for locally produced television and radio efforts.