Lacy coaxes creative talents to share stories of their lives
Posted: May, 20, 2013
By Barry Garron
Television programs
This Old House follows homeowners still recovering from Superstorm Sandy
Posted: May, 20, 2013
By Dru Sefton
Facing financial woes, KCETLink to focus on ‘transmedia’
Posted: May, 01, 2013
By Dru Sefton and Ben Mook
“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
Pipeline 2013
Posted: October, 09, 2012
Compiled by Theodore Fischer
APT cites top series for programming excellence, names Robert Scully ‘Person of the Year’
Posted: December 11, 2012During last month’s Fall Marketplace conference in Sanibel Harbour, Fla., APT honored Doc Martin, Nightly Business Report, Rick Steves’ Hidden Europe and New Scandinavian Cooking with Programming Excellence Awards, recognizing the four series for their positive impact on public TV … Continue reading
Pledge special builds on Downton’s buzz
Posted: November 21, 2012Fans of Masterpiece’s hit Downton Abbey await arrival of the British drama’s third season, PBS and some 70 local stations hope to reel them into the public TV membership fold with a Nov. 25 pledge special. Continue reading
Life cycle of a reform: independence of CPB Program Fund
Posted: November 19, 2012Ron Hull, a former director of the Program Fund, reflects on the value of buffer from partisan politics Jan. 2, 1979 — Robben Fleming, a university president and an authority on (labor) negotiations, comes to CPB as its third president. … Continue reading
Unleash TV grantmakers and creativity thrives
Posted: November 19, 2012Ron Hull, a leader in Nebraska public television since the 1950s, recommends that CPB consider reinstating the semi-autonomy of its grantmakers in TV programming. That was how CPB’s Television Program Fund was set up in 1982 when he succeeded Lewis … Continue reading
The Dust Bowl to explore humans’ role in decimating prairie
Posted: November 16, 2012Ken Burns’ The Dust Bowl has a clear message: What happened before can happen again. Continue reading
Elmo puppeteer remains on leave; allegations of improper relationship recanted
Posted: November 14, 2012Following this week’s media scandal over allegations that were aggressively rebutted and later recanted, award-winning Sesame Street puppeteer Kevin Clash remains on a leave from his role as Elmo, one of the show’s most beloved characters. An accusation that Clash … Continue reading
Debate series launched on pubradio comes to PBS
Posted: November 13, 2012Intelligence Squared U.S., the nonpartisan public policy debate series airing on public radio and some public TV stations, is coming to PBS Plus in January, with Chicago’s WTTW as the presenting station. Continue reading