'PBS: America @ 250' Multiyear Look At Our Nation to Air Next Fall
by Michael Major - Mar 26, 2024
Explore the upcoming PBS multiyear project, PBS: America @ 250, a comprehensive and bold look at the nation's history, culture, and future. The six-part, twelve-hour series, which was written by Burns's long-time collaborator Geoffrey Ward, is about the people who lived through America's founding struggle, their experiences over eight years.
PBS Shines Spotlight On Vital Ocean-Focused Programming Complementing Ongoing Initiative
by Michael Major - Feb 12, 2024
PBS shines a spotlight on vital ocean-focused programming complementing ongoing environmental and climate initiatives. The article explores a mix of new and returning series showcasing titles such as Hope in the Water, Nature: Patrick and the Whale, Dynamic Planet, Independent Lens: One with the Whale, Changing Planet, Sea Change, and Weathered.
Joni Mitchell to Receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
by Michael Major - Jan 12, 2023
After getting her start performing in coffee shops and nightclubs in her native Canada, Mitchell would go on to set a new standard marrying music and lyrics. With such songs as “Both Sides, Now,” “Chelsea Morning,” “Big Yellow Taxi,” “Woodstock” and “The Circle Game,” Mitchell became a household name.
UKRAINIAN FREEDOM ORCHESTRA AT THE KENNEDY CENTER to Air on PBS
by Michael Major - Aug 30, 2022
The orchestra includes refugees; Ukrainian members of European orchestras, including the Tonkunstler Orchestra of Vienna, the Belgian National Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; and musicians from the Kyiv National Opera, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra and Kharkiv Opera, among Ukrainian ensembles.
THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE Premieres on PBS Summer 2022
by TV News Desk - Aug 10, 2021
Presented by VPM, Virginia’s home for public media, and produced by Objective Media Group America, THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE blends food, family and fun, highlighting the amazing variety of tastes and traditions found across the U.S.
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's HEMINGWAY Premieres on PBS April 5
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 10, 2020
Ernest Hemingway, the iconic literary figure considered one of the greatest American writers and among the first to live and work at the treacherous nexus of art and celebrity, is the subject of an upcoming three-part, six-hour documentary series.