CHRISSY OHLINGER / Special to the PVT Meghan Thomas, left, helps Kate and Richard Mucci wrap up after filming a session of Out There TV at Channel 41. Advertisement

Pahrump's local TV show, Out There TV, produced by Kate and Richard Mucci, is not very local in scope or viewing area.

This year, Out There TV, based at Channel 41, will be aired in Las Vegas on Las Vegas One, which airs on Cox cable Channel 19.

Since October 2007, Out There TV has been the lead- in show for the prime time evening news on Thursday and Sunday nights. The show is available in homes and hotel rooms across the city. Tourists visiting Las Vegas from all over the world give it a new dynamic despite the worldwide broadcasting that the show has received for some time now.

Out There TV is already available in more than 30 million homes across the nation and throughout the world, as they broadcast on European Sky digital network in London and 28 European countries as well as the Virgin Islands.

The show has aired 286 episodes over nearly seven years and chooses topics that are definitely not the evening news.

The hour-long show is divided into two segments, the first being a series of news stories with a national or international focus and the latter a guest interview.

Topics for the interview are almost always controversial: favorites include government cover-ups and conspiracies such as suspicious 9/11 facts, hidden or disguised health dangers such as dangers of routine vaccines or flu shots, and propaganda-inspired cultures.

When choosing guests and topics, the couple gives no consideration to offending industry, as they showed with guest Bruce Wiseman, who challenges the mass culture inspired by psychiatry and psychology on Out There TV.

Topics may range into the supernatural or paranormal, such as Mary Ann Winkowski, "The real life Ghost Whisperer," in December 2007.

Watching the show, it is apparent that Richard Mucci likes to "rock the boat," as he says, by casting light on subjects that unsuspecting audiences might not otherwise examine closely.

As one example, this month guest speaker George Green gave a chilling economic forecast regarding the dropping value of the American dollar.

The show gets its news items from major world news sources, like Reuters, the BBC, Associated Press and top-ranked Internet news organizations.

The difference is that the Muccis call attention to stories that "major networks don't have the guts to talk about," according to Kate.

She stands by her newscast, declaring that every story is confirmed from various sources. The newscast is also posted and linked on the Internet at www.outtheretv. com for viewers who wish to pursue further research.

Kate Mucci has a background in law and is accustomed to reacting critically to the information that she receives and offers to viewers.

She said one of the reasons Out There TV is able to broadcast controversial news stories is because it has been very careful with its network affiliations and will not advertise for any product the Muccis consider harmful or dangerous.

Neither do they work with major networks like NBC or FOX, among others, who Kate and Richard feel filter their news to a specific corporate agenda. The Muccis are proud that viewers watch the show because they believe it offers a direct outlet for news without censorship.

Some of their guests seem incredible, but Kate maintains that the important aspect is to provide a forum for discussion of various topics and to broaden the horizons of people who are interested in the subjects being discussed. Guests are always introduced with their credentials, which relate to the topic about which they are speaking.

The couple's goal is to stimulate viewers to investigate further and challenge information on a subject that interests and affects them.

Out There TV makes statements that challenge traditional views in order to pique the public's interest, which will, the Muccis hope, lead to a tidal wave of questions, and ultimately answers, resulting in better awareness.

The show is taped right here in Pahrump, at Channel 41, and fellow Pahrump residents can watch it on Sundays at 6 p.m. The show can also be viewed on the Internet at www.outtheretv.com.