Tag: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Filmmakers join Kerger at press tour to discuss pandemic’s effect on forthcoming PBS series
At an executive session with the PBS president, Ken Burns and Henry Louis Gates Jr. discussed how the pandemic has affected productions ...PBS eyes streaming agreements to address ‘profoundly important’ platform goals, Kerger says
The PBS president told an audience at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour to "stay tuned" for possible announcements involving Sling ...Gates’ four-hour series on Reconstruction uncovers ‘a history that needs to be told’
The arc of "Reconstruction: America After the Civil War," slated to air next April in two installments, mirrors race relations in the ...Talk of election takes spotlight at PBS summer press tour
Even panels about shows not overtly dedicated to politics were immersed in campaign theories and analyses.Ken Burns and Henry Louis Gates on their new films and race in America
The filmmaker and PBS host engaged in a wide-ranging discussion in Washington, D.C.New Henry Louis Gates Jr. documentary focuses on history of African-Americans since MLK
The documentary will air in April 2016.Upcoming seasons of ‘Finding Your Roots’ at risk after PBS investigation
After an investigation, PBS is delaying Season 3 of Finding Your Roots and pulling from distribution an episode featuring Ben Affleck.To: Sony
From: Public media
Cc: WikiLeaksLeaked emails to Sony Pictures executives discussed public media matters including Ira Glass's contract, credit-card renewals and NPR's CEO search.Hacked emails imply possible Finding Your Roots censorship by Gates
No mention was made of Ben Affleck's family’s slave-owning past when his segment aired in October.Fibs, Yiddish and Crosbys: tidbits from PBS’s press tour
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — They don’t make the front page, but the comments and observations of panelists during PBS’s portion of the Television ...
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