TELEVISION - March 31, 1992

What’s New: KCET will start airing a new weekly news analysis series Friday afternoon, but this one has a twist--the participants are all women. “To the Contrary� (2:30 p.m. on Channel 28) will be hosted by Bonnie Erbe, the legal affairs correspondent for Mutual/NBC Radio who is also a lawyer and syndicated newspaper columnist. The rotating panelists will include Nina Totenberg of National Public Radio and Linda Chavez, political commentator for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. “Contrary� comes from Maryland Public Television. . . . Meanwhile, KCET has added a new face to its own nightly news magazine series, “Life & Times.� Los Angeles journalist Ruben Martinez will be a co-host on the Monday and Friday segments (7:30 p.m. on Channel 28). He replaces public policy expert John Ochoa, who helped launch the series in January.