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In the Greater Palm Springs area: Time Warner Channels 17 and 111, and 24/7 "On Demand" Ch 110,
San Diego: Time Warner "On Demand"
"Desert Entertainment This Week" is the only TV show devoted solely to local, live entertainment in Greater Palm Springs, the Coachella Valley, and High Desert.
Whether it's theatre, dance, cabaret, classical music, or concerts, "DETW" is your reliable guide to the best entertainment in the desert.
"DETW" is produced by Gary Walker and hosted by Don Martin.
After years in the music business as a singer and musician, Host Don Martin found his true calling as emcee and show host for a large variety entertainment theater in Seattle. For this work, he was named Seattle's Musical Ambassador and represented the city on tourism promotions on the West Coast.
During the same period of time, Don hosted a late-night jazz show and did TV hosting work for KING Broadcasting, the local NBC affiliate. Through this experience, he was chosen as national announcer under Bob Barker for the Miss USA/Miss Universe pageants broadcasts.
Moving to Los Angeles in 1982, Don worked with Ralph Edwards Productions, garnered a Grammy nomination as bass singer with the L.A. Jazz Choir, and continued his career as special events host and studio voiceover talent.
In 2003, Don and his wife, Broadway star and concert artist Donna Theodore, moved to Palm Springs where he is now a well-established commercial voice and hosts "Desert Entertainment This Week."
Executive Producer Gary Walker is an award-winning playwright, director, actor, and producer, and is currently the Performing Arts columnist for Desert Entertainer Magazine and in his 23rd year of teaching writing, speech, and literature at College of the Desert in Palm Desert., CA. He was the theatre, TV, opera and film columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and has written entertainment pieces for several magazines and newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times Sunday Calendar
He was a professional song and dance man for over 20 years and has produced and directed over 100 stage productions. On stage, his performances include lead roles in "A Thousand Clowns," "Guys and Dolls," "South Pacific," "West Side Story," "Hollywood Canteen," "HMS Pinafore," and many others. He has appeared in several television shows, including "McHale's Navy," "Adam-12," and ABC Movie of the Week.
Gary also writes and produces Saturday Radio Matinee, the live monthly tribute to The Golden Age of Radio on the first Saturday of every month at the Arthur Newman Theatre at the Joslyn Center, Palm Desert. Don Martin, with his popular and classic old-time broadcasting voice, is the emcee and member of the acting cast.
Don and Gary have been collaborating for over 30 years.
