Programs/Content
Stuck at home, chef Lidia Bastianich takes viewers into her kitchen with help from family
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A two-part special airing this weekend was inspired by the idea that “food is a common denominator.”
Programs/Content
Create Challenge selects two crafters to produce video shorts
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First-prize winner Martin Amado will create a 10-part series on budget-minded crafting and home decor.
Obituaries
Bill Pearce, public broadcasting ‘pioneer’ who built WXXI, dies at 95
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His involvement in TV productions included a series of interviews with U.S. presidents.
Programs/Content
After PBS drops film, PBS SoCal reviews documentary produced in association with a Chinese state TV network
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Citing concerns over its funding, PBS removed “Voices from the Frontline: China’s War on Poverty” from PBS.org, Passport and the PBS Video App.
Programs/Content
‘Morning Edition’ asks listeners to share thoughts about Ahmaud Arbery in verse
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Poetry can be a way to deal with “heavy, emotionally weighted things,” says Kwame Alexander, who co-hosts the show’s poetry segments.
Programs/Content
AFA campaigns for PBS to cancel series exploring LGBTQ+ life
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Actor Dyllón Burnside traveled the South as host of “Prideland,” which includes weekly digital shorts and a TV special.
Featured in Category
Comings and goings: NPR’s Turpin becomes interim chief of staff, Ferguson joins Public Media Group of Southern California …
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Turpin has been serving as VP for editorial innovation and special projects.
System/Policy
Public broadcasters in Alaska face a convergence of crises
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Alaska’s public broadcasters were facing financial challenges long before the pandemic hit.