Programs/Content
Rita Moreno recounts her remarkable career in ‘American Masters’ biopic
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The actor, who overcame adversity to “grab the gold ring,” describes her successes and struggles in her journey to the top.
People
Mark Samels retires from ‘American Experience,’ Susan Bellows named acting EP
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Samels supervised more than 130 historical documentaries during his 16 years as EP.
Programs/Content
‘The Vote’ explores suffragists’ roles as pioneering activists
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“American Experience” will mark the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment next summer with a two-part, four-hour documentary highlighting the last big push to secure women the right to vote.
Programs/Content
‘American Experience’ harnesses Facebook to identify teen in 50-year-old footage
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The footage came from a march following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Programs/Content
New PBS films revisit war histories with present-day perspective
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With examinations of Vietnam and the Great War, the documentarians are focusing on stories to help younger viewers understand today’s conflicts.
People
Stanley Nelson urges academy to reach beyond comfort zone for new talent
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Accepting an award for lifetime achievements, Nelson said that television has failed to tell “the full American story.”
Programs/Content
A look at previous presidents joins PBS lineup of election coverage
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Six American Experience episodes will be rebroadcast in August.
Documentaries on PBS
Makers, subjects of PBS’s indie docs bring diversity to public TV, study finds
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The study’s authors argued that films such as God Loves Uganda are central to public TV’s mission.
WGBH team offers social media tips at SXSW
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Public media professionals who work in social media took to the stage at a South by Southwest session Friday to give real-world examples of engaging with audiences while relying on small staffs and little funding.