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First episode of Ken Burns doc “Prohibition” to debut on PBS for iPad, PBS apps

September 22, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

PBS has announced that starting tomorrow (September 23), it will be offering the first episode of the fascinating new Ken Burns documentary Prohibition on the free PBS for iPad and PBS apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. The entire three-part series airs nationally October 2-4, with each episode also streamed live, timed to the national broadcast. Episodes 2 and 3 will be available on PBS for iPad and PBS apps for iPhone and iPod touch the day after each TV airdate, and will remain available through October 7. PBS for iPad and PBS apps for iPhone and iPod touch […]

TV specials mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11

August 17, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

Ten years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, our country remains scarred, physically and psychically, as we continue to deal with the swirling negative feelings of anger, vengeance, fear and, in some cases, prejudice, that have lasted since that fateful day. But over the past decade, other feelings have begun to rise as steadily as the memorials to the victims — feelings of patriotism, reflection, remembrance, regained confidence and hope that we can start to move forward. All of these emotions, and probably many more, in varying degrees, will be found in abundance over the next few weeks […]

TCA Summer Press Tour: Elmo knows where you live

July 31, 2011 Ryan Berenz

I slid in to Los Angeles (which is Spanish for “The Angeles”) on Saturday night for the TCA Summer Press Tour. I am taking the place of our editor in chief Barb, who got to go to the Playboy Mansion and see boob. Things are a little more G-rated for me on my first day. First up, PBS continued its presentation featuring a breakfast with Sesame Street‘s beloved Elmo and the puppeteer who works him, Kevin Clash. PBS will air an Independent Lens documentary called Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey. It’s the inspiring story of a kid who wanted to […]

PBS presents the Met’s premiere of John Adams’ “Nixon in China”

June 1, 2011 StayTuned Staff

It would really be cool if, when people talk about how good music was in the ’80s, they meant John Adams. In 1987, the opera world saw something really new — the premiere of Nixon in China, an opera by composer Adams with a libretto by Alice Goodman based on the 1972 meetings between Richard Nixon and Mao Tse-tung. Not only was it a major work set in fairly recent times, but it represented a landmark step for one of America’s most vital composers as well as a milestone in contempory music. At the time, Adams was consistently lumped in […]

Memorial Day programs salute our veterans

May 27, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Memorial Day serves as a reminder of the sacrifices thousands of men and women gave while serving in the military, and many television programmers will be airing movies, shows, concerts and other specials to recognize those who died protecting our country. Here is a compilation of programs dedicated to those brave soldiers: TCM Memorial Day Weekend (May 27-30, check listings): Turner Classic Movies digs deep into is vault to run a 38-movie marathon, including From Here to Eternity, Sergeant York, The Best Years of Our Lives, Up Periscope and All Quiet on the Western Front.

“Freedom Riders: American Experience” celebrates a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights movement

May 13, 2011 StayTuned Staff

by Karl J. Paloucek Usually, when buses are mentioned in conjunction with the Civil Rights movement, the image of Rosa Parks comes to mind. PBS commemorates a different anniversary of mass transit’s role in social change when it presents Freedom Riders: American Experience May 16. The film, produced, written and directed by Stanley Nelson, tells the story of how, over the course of six months in 1961, 400 black and white Americans boarded buses and risked arrest, beatings and death by traveling together on buses and trains through the Deep South, in deliberately peaceful violation of the Jim Crow laws. […]

“Cinema Verite” sheds light on the first reality show

April 22, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Long before MTV was filming a bunch of single people living together in the same household or CBS was stranding contestants on a desert island, it was PBS of all networks that introduced the world a new genre later to be labeled as reality TV. The year was 1973, and the 12-part documentary entitled An American Family followed the daily lives of the Loud family. Almost 40 years later, HBO takes us back in time with Cinema Verite, an original movie that recaptures the essence of the documentary and the family it followed (premieres Saturday at 9pm […]

PBS “Frontline” to examine high-school football safety April 12

April 12, 2011 Ryan Berenz

Watch the full episode. See more FRONTLINE. When it comes to football, high school is the new college. The new PBS Frontline report “Football High” examines how the stakes are rising in this sport at the high-school level, as teams and coaches reach higher than simply a victory over their crosstown rivals or a state championship. It focuses on one small but ambitious team in Arkansas as it raises questions about the impact of pro-style practice schedules and smash-mouth play on teen players’ health and safety, looking at concussions and heat-related medical problems in particular. Frontline: Football High premieres on […]

70th annual Peabody Awards television winners

March 31, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

A record 39 recipients of the 70th Annual Peabody Awards were announced today by the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The winners were chosen by the Peabody board as the best in electronic media for the year 2010. The oldest awards in broadcasting, the Peabodys are considered among the most prestigious and selective prizes in electronic media. For more information and a complete list of winners, visit www.peabody.uga.edu. Here are some of this year’s television winners that would have been seen by a national audience, along with comments on each from the Peabody winners press […]

PBS special: Should players benefit more from NCAA’s net gains?

March 29, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi There was a time when getting an athletic scholarship meant everything in the world, especially to people who otherwise couldn’t afford to go to college. But you know there is big money involved in college sports when some are asking if a free education is enough. This is the time of year when college basketball fans gather around their TV sets to see which university emerges from the fray to become the next national champion. And although “March Madness” is a term used to explain the chaos and upsets that often occur on the court, it could […]