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Maryland Public Television builds bigger profile for HBCU Week

By Marah Eakin, Freelance Contributor | September 11, 2023

A regional showcase of special programming is growing through CPB-backed partnerships with World and three stations.

Programs/Content

With ‘Oldies Show,’ TJ Lubinsky aims to tell stories behind hit songs of yesteryear

By Marah Eakin, Freelance Contributor | August 3, 2023

The multi-episode series, slated to launch in 2024, is designed to air in the run-up to public TV’s pledge season.

Programs/Content

Science behind ‘creature powers’ gives ‘Wild Kratts’ many angles for exploring the lives of animals

By Marah Eakin, Freelance Contributor | July 12, 2023

With an all-new season of TV episodes and upcoming tour of live shows, Martin and Chris Kratt give kids new ways to experience the natural world.

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WHYY dives into original children’s programming with two new offerings

By Marah Eakin, Freelance Contributor | June 16, 2023

“Albie’s Elevator” and “The Infinite Art Hunt” aim to reach kids ages 2 to 8.

Programs/Content

Documentary tells story of Fanny, an unsung all-girl band that’s still rocking after 50 years

By Marah Eakin, Freelance Contributor | May 22, 2023

Airing Monday on PBS, “Fanny: The Right to Rock” examines what it meant to be women — some of whom were queer and/or Filipino-American — struggling for respect at a time when a girl with a guitar was still considered a novelty.

Programs/Content

WNYC’s ‘NYC Now’ podcast offers three daily doses of local news

By Marah Eakin, Freelance Contributor | May 12, 2023

“Our newsroom is creating all this work, and it didn’t make sense that we weren’t actually taking some of that work and putting it up in the podcast realm,” says Ave Carrillo, WNYC’s EP of local podcasts.

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How a composer’s accidental career builds on the legacy of ‘Sesame Street’ 

By Marah Eakin, Freelance Contributor | April 18, 2023

“I just never thought this was my thing and so I sort of fell into it,” says music director Bill Sherman. “But now I just love it.”

Emilia Schüle portrays Marie Antoinette in the PBS drama.
Programs/Content

How ‘Marie Antoinette’ sought humanity, humility inside Versailles’ Hall of Mirrors

By Marah Eakin, Freelance Contributor | March 16, 2023

The new show’s star says it’s “certainly no dusty period drama.”

Programs/Content

With ‘Every Voice’ podcast, Terrance McKnight explores racism in classical music

By Marah Eakin, Freelance Contributor | March 14, 2023

WQXR’s new podcast opens with a series of episodes about racist ideas in Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.”

Programs/Content

Colorado Public Radio merges nature and art with new podcast ‘Terra Firma’

By Marah Eakin, Freelance Contributor | February 23, 2023

Hosted by poet CMarie Fuhrman, the podcast uses natural soundscapes to help listeners remember what they love about being outdoors.

Programs/Content

WBEZ blends entertainment and identity with ‘Shoes Off: A Sexy Asians Podcast’

By Marah Eakin, Freelance Contributor | February 13, 2023

The show celebrates what it calls “badass Asians who are making a mark on pop culture.”

Programs/Content

‘Roadshow’ podcast focuses on stories that make you go ‘Wow, really?’

By Marah Eakin, Freelance Contributor | February 9, 2023

“Detours,” which just released its third season, digs deeper into stories behind memorable appraisals.

Programs/Content

With ‘City Island,’ PBS Kids leans into animated shorts to show how communities work 

By Marah Eakin, Freelance Contributor | January 27, 2023

Aaron Augenblick’s kooky cartoon creates a neighborhood that’s “friendly, inviting, and … really fun to hang out in.”

Programs/Content

Ahoy, Story Pirates! ‘SPTV’ brings creative storytelling to broadcast TV

By Marah Eakin, Freelance Contributor | December 21, 2022

The public TV sibling of the popular kids podcast debuted in 2020 on KLCS in Los Angeles.

Programs/Content

How ‘Barney & Friends’ grew from nothing and came to inspire hate from so many

By Marah Eakin, Freelance Contributor | October 18, 2022

A new Peacock docuseries takes a look at one of public television’s most divisive endeavors.

Programs/Content

How ‘Donkey Hodie’ is bringing Mister Rogers’ magical trolley to life

By Marah Eakin, Freelance Contributor | October 4, 2022

The PBS Kids show’s puppets are hopping on board the nostalgic transport in the show’s second season.

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