McConnell

Doug McConnell, host of the long-running “Bay Area Backroads” on KRON 4 TV, is scheduled to appear 7 p.m., March 17, at Main Street Café & Books in Los Altos as part of the Main Street Forum speaker series.

McConnell, who canceled a previously scheduled appearance last November for personal reasons, will be on hand to discuss his travels and autograph his new “Bay Area Backroads Deck.”

The deck contains information on 50 “Backroads” outings, from Point Reyes to San Luis Obispo, showcased on cards in a container that can be stashed in a glove compartment for quick reference on impromptu day trips.

Detailed directions to each site are included.

Each of the destination cards is illustrated with a color photograph by Stacy Geiken and includes notes compiled by McConnell with Jerry Emory.

McConnell has worked full-time in television since 1982. Since 1993, he has been the host and senior editor of “Bay Area Backroads” (6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays on KRON, repeats Sundays at midnight on KRON and 5 p.m. every day on BayTV, Cable Channel 35). “Backroads” explores the paths less traveled in Northern California and beyond. It is consistently the highest-rated locally produced, non-news program in the nation’s fifth-largest market.

Main Street Café & Books is located at 134 Main St. For more information, call 949-0144.