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Black History Month programming 2011

January 31, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

Here are a few television highlights to check out this month in celebration of Black History Month. All times Eastern. Programming subject to change; check back throughout the month for additions and changes. Way Black When: Prime Time — TV One, weeknights throughout February at 10pm. This month of programming reflects back on the golden age of black culture that emerged during the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s. Way Black When: Prime Time is a one-hour talk show that showcases black pop culture icons across the three decades. Each weeknight at 11pm there will be a decade-specific film related to the […]

Ken Burns’ “Baseball” goes another inning

May 12, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

PBS announced today that The Tenth Inning — Ken Burns’ two-part, four-hour followup to his landmark 1994 series Baseball — will be airing Sept. 28-29. The documentary tells the tumultuous story of our national pastime from the early ’90s through the present day, highlighting developments that transformed the game, including the crippling 1994 strike that left many fans disillusioned; the increasing dominance of Latino and Asian players, which helped turn the sport into a truly international game; the sport’s skyrocketing profits thanks to new stadiums, interleague play and the wild card; the rise of a new Yankee dynasty; the historic […]

PBS is first major broadcaster to debut full-length doc on Facebook

March 15, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

From PBS: American Experience will host a premiere broadcast of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival Closing Night Film, Earth Days, from acclaimed documentarian Robert Stone on Facebook Platform. The 102-minute film honors the origins of the first Earth Day, which took place 40 years ago this April. The online screening, scheduled for Sunday, April 11 at 8:00 p.m ET, represents the first time a major broadcaster has premiered a full-length documentary on Facebook Platform ahead of its national broadcast. Earth Days is scheduled on the PBS series American Experience on Monday, April 19 at 9 p.m.

Black History Month 2010 programming

February 2, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

Here are a few notable programs airing in February to celebrate Black History Month. Check back for further updates throughout the month. Black Experience On Demand — On Demand (check your local cable system On Demand lineup for availability). In recognition of Black History Month in February, the nation’s content providers and cable companies are providing digital cable customers with On Demand access to hundreds of programs and movies, specifically focused on the black experience and history. Multiple genres of programming are available as a part of this “Black Experience On Demand” initiative, including movies, music, biographies, documentaries, news and […]

“Antiques Roadshow” looking for Season 15 objects

January 8, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

PBS’s most popular primetime series, Antiques Roadshow, has announced its Summer 2010 tour destinations. Programs taped in these locations will make up the show’s 15th broadcast season in 2011 (the 14th season began last Monday). “We’re calling this our Crystal Anniversary Tour,” says series executive producer Marsha Bemko. “It’s our way of celebrating Roadshow‘s 15-year romance with America’s stories, its objects and its extraordinary history.” This 2010 tour will feature a series of local events at which top appraisers offer the public free evaluations of antiques and collectibles, revealing the often-surprising history and value of the items.

What to watch this Veterans Day

November 10, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

On Nov. 11 — Veterans Day — stay tuned in the morning and early afternoon for coverage on news networks such as CNN, C-SPAN, FOX News Channel and MSNBC, which have traditionally covered the annual wreath-laying ceremonies at places such as Arlington National Cemetery. Your local news channels may also be covering ceremonies in your area. Here are a few other notable TV programs honoring and remembering our veterans on and around Veterans Day: “Best Vets” Movie Marathon — AMC, Nov. 11 at 6:15am. A day of classic military movies, including Battle of the Bulge (1965), To Hell and Back […]

“Sesame Street” turns 40

November 10, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

Gen-Xers might be feeling a little older today as the classic children’s show Sesame Street begins its 40th season. The series debuted on Nov. 10, 1969, and since then has continued to educate, inspire and entertain generations of kids through clever songs, animation and, of course, Jim Henson’s Muppets. The new season will feature some changes. While maintaining an emphasis on literacy and numeracy, Season 40 also kicks off “My World is Green & Growing,” a two-year science initiative designed to increase positive awareness towards nature and encourage behavior that shows respect and care for the environment. Along this line, […]

“The National Parks” Episode Five

October 2, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer In last night’s fifth episode of The National Parks: America’s Best Idea on PBS, “Great Nature (1933-1945),” we see how the national parks are affected — and how they have an effect — as America enters the Great Depression and World War II. Under the guidance of a new president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the parks thrive. Like his cousin Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin has a love for the outdoors. With Stephen Mather gone, his assistant Horace Albright is now director of the National Park Service. Albright has a unique goal: to transfer national military parks, battlefields and monuments […]

“The National Parks”: Episode Four

October 1, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer Last night’s fourth episode of The National Parks: America’s Best Idea was “Going Home (1920-1933).” The automobile is now an omnipresent feature in our national parks. How many families have packed up the old car and driven into these places over the decades? But as we see in this episode, the automobile was not welcomed by everyone in the early days. As we enter these years, talk begins about whether or not to allow the cars into the parks, an early example of our country’s ongoing love/hate relationship with the auto in relation to our environment. Many […]

“The National Parks”: Episode Three

September 29, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer The National Parks: America’s Best Idea continues tonight on PBS with the third episode, “The Empire of Grandeur (1915-19).” Though this episode chronicles only a short period of time, it is a very critical time in the history of the national parks. As the episode begins, the nation has a dozen national parks, but they are haphazardly organized, and under the supervision of different federal agencies. Before he passed, John Muir had suggested an overseeing body to manage the parks. After the failure to protect the Hetch Hetchy valley, conservation groups pick up on Muir’s idea and […]