Pulitzer Prize Finalist Tommy Orange Visits Portsmouth With Acclaimed Debut Novel
by A.A. Cristi
- Apr 17, 2019
Award-winning, breakout Native American author Tommy Orange comes to The Music Hall as part of the Writers on a New England Stage series on Thursday, May 16. He will discuss his national bestseller THERE THERE, which explores the Urban Indian experience through twelve unforgettable characters in Oakland, California who converge and collide on one fateful day.
International Women's Media Foundation Presents 2018 Courage In Journalism Awards
by A.A. Cristi
- Oct 26, 2018
The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) today honored several outstanding female journalists at the 2018 Courage in Journalism Awards luncheon at Cipriani 42nd Street. This year's honorees included news agency JINHA founder, Zehra Do?an, U.S. freelance photojournalist, Meridith Kohut, undercover CNN International correspondent, Nima Elbagir, and organized crime reporter and ZETA editor-in-chief, Rosario Mosso Castro. "60 Minutes'" Lesley Stahl also received the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award. Additionally, MSNBC President, Phil Griffin was recognized with the IWMF Leadership Award along with Bloomberg News' Senior Editor, Karen Toulon who was honored with the Gwen Ifill Award.
NBC News And MSNBC Are Off To The Races
by Tori Hartshorn
- Sep 4, 2018
Today, NBC News and MSNBC officially launch its in-depth 2018 midterm election coverage, The Vote: America's Future. Both news organizations combine broadcast, cable, and digital reporting to deliver up-to-the-minute news and analysis on the key races that will determine who holds power in Washington when the dust settles in November.
Meet Pulitzer Prize Winner Jennifer Egan at Writers On A NE Stage
by A.A. Cristi
- Jun 12, 2018
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan returns to The Music Hall as part of the Writers on a New England Stage series to talk about her New York Times bestseller, MANHATTAN BEACH, winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and named one of the best books of the year by NPR, Esquire, Vogue, The Washington Post, USA TODAY, and Time.
Writers on a New England Stage to Feature Pulitzer Prize Winner Jennifer Egan
by Julie Musbach
- May 23, 2018
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan returns to The Music Hall as part of the Writers on a New England Stage series Tuesday, June 26, to talk about her New York Times bestseller, MANHATTAN BEACH, winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, now available in paperback.
A+E Networks Inks Overall Production and First-Look Development Deal with Elizabeth Vargas
by Tori Hartshorn
- Apr 19, 2018
A+E Networks is partnering with award-winning journalist Elizabeth Vargas (20/20, ABC News) on an overall first-look development and production deal. The announcement was made today by Elaine Frontain Bryant, EVP & Head of Programming, A&E Network. The centerpiece of the agreement will make Vargas the face of the network's new nonfiction primetime journalistic banner A&E Investigates(TM). Utilizing Vargas' deep background in investigative reporting, the collection of premium nonfiction series and specials will take an unfiltered look at the often unseen stories of people and events in our society, that although relatively unknown, have a profound impact on our culture.
NBC News Premieres HOPE & FURY: MLK, THE MOVEMENT AND THE MEDIA
by Tori Hartshorn
- Mar 12, 2018
Today, NBC News announced the world premiere of HOPE & FURY: MLK, THE MOVEMENT AND THE MEDIA, a new documentary film that examines how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and leaders of the civil rights movement used the power of print and visual media, especially television, to awaken America to the shame and injustice of racial inequality. From executive producer and NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack, the two-hour network event will premiere on NBC on March 24th at 8:00 pm ET and on MSNBC on March 25th at 9:00 pm ET.
Serena Williams Narrates 1968, The Story Of Olympic Achievement & Cultural Legacy, Airing 2/25
by Tori Hartshorn
- Feb 23, 2018
Fifty years since the Olympic Games in Mexico City, NBC Olympics will bring viewers back to that tumultuous and politically-charged year with a 90-minute documentary entitled1968. Four-time Olympic gold medalist and 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams narrates the film, which makes its broadcast television debut Sunday, Feb. 25, at 4:10 p.m. ET on NBC.
Vice President Joe Biden Coming To Dr. Phillips Center
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 18, 2017
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and Bill Blumenreich Presents announce 'Vice President Joe Biden: American Promise Tour' at the Walt Disney Theater, Monday, January 29, 2018 at 7 p.m. Starting at $68, tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, December 22, 2017 at 10 a.m. and include a copy of his new book, Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose (on sale now, $27, Flatiron Books). VIP Meet & Greet tickets are also available. General audience tickets and VIP tickets may be purchased online at drphillipscenter.org, by calling 844.513.2014 or by visiting the Dr. Phillips Center Box Office at 445 S. Magnolia Avenue between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday. Online and phone ticket purchases are subject to handling fees.
HBO Shares Trailer for Documentary THE NEWSPAPERMAN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BEN BRADLEE
by Caryn Robbins
- Nov 14, 2017
Told primarily in his own words, THE NEWSPAPERMAN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BEN BRADLEE is an intimate portrait of this formidable man, tracing his remarkable ascent from a young Boston boy stricken with polio to the one of the most pioneering and consequential journalistic figures of the 20th century when it debuts MONDAY, DEC. 4 (8:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
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