Facing financial woes, KCETLink to focus on ‘transmedia’
Posted: May, 01, 2013
By Dru Sefton and Ben Mook
Television programs
“If you can’t make it important, it’s probably not worth doing”
Posted: May, 17, 2013
Interview by Karen Everhart and Dru Sefton
PBS acquires new British drama to anchor Sunday nights
Posted: May, 15, 2013
By Dru Sefton
PBS wades into over the top content streaming with new Roku apps
Posted: May, 09, 2013
By Ben Mook
Pipeline 2013
Posted: October, 09, 2012
Compiled by Theodore Fischer
Upcoming American Graduate specials tackle lax schools, juvenile justice system
Posted: February 14, 2013A pair of documentaries to be released for public TV broadcasts next month focus on two of the most difficult aspects of the nation’s dropout crisis — under-performing schools and at-risk youth. 180 Days: A Year Inside an American High … Continue reading
PBS NewsHour report yields unexpected results
Posted: February 12, 2013A PBS NewsHour report on population growth and food scarcity in the Philippines prompted an increase in donations to the PATH Foundation Philippines Inc., an organization with a pilot program promoting family planning in rural areas of the Southeast Asian … Continue reading
APT re-releases Escape from Iran as its fictional twin, Argo, vies for Oscars
Posted: February 4, 2013The storyline of a Canadian film coming to public TV stations this month has all the trappings of a gripping yarn: intrigue, spies, an exotic locale, terrified hostages, Hollywood glamour. Continue reading
Michael Sullivan, Frontline producer since 1987, departs icon investigative series
Posted: February 1, 2013Michael Sullivan, a television producer whose name has run near the top of credit rolls of Frontline almost continuously since 1987, has exited the PBS investigative documentary series. His position as executive producer for special projects has been phased out due … Continue reading
Voice of OC expands partnership with PBS SoCal
Posted: January 31, 2013Voice of OC, the nonprofit investigative news agency in Orange County, Calif., is expanding its partnership with PBS SoCal. Voice of OC Editor-in-Chief Norberto Santana Jr. will appear weekly on KOCE-TV’s news program, Real Orange. “It’s a natural partnership,” said … Continue reading
Library of Congress requests interview footage of Bataan veterans from KNME
Posted: January 31, 2013The Library of Congress has asked New Mexico PBS to contribute unedited interview footage from its Bataan: A 70th Anniversary Commemoration. Continue reading
WTTW captures seven Midwest Emmys, Wisconsin Public TV wins a pair
Posted: January 23, 2013The Chicago station topped several program categories, and its staff took awards for individual achievements in television crafts. Architect Michael Graves: A Grand Tour won for outstanding cultural documentary. It was produced by Daniel Andries with associate producer Elizabeth Reeves … Continue reading