Tag: History of public media
Scholars, archivists partner on public media history project
The project aims to “map the history of public broadcasting in the U.S.”CPB will seek operator to develop American Archive; director leaves project
Having lost its digital projects fund last year, CPB lacks the money to develop the American Archive much further, according to Mark ...Fred Friendly’s solar-powered plan to give public TV independence
... Friendly began toying with an idea for a permanent source of funding for noncommercial television. In the spring of 1966 ...Burns pipeline to pump despite GM withdrawal
Ken Burns will proceed with his films as planned despite General Motors’ withdrawal as a major sponsor, according to Washington’s WETA, Burns’ ...This explorer bio may be a cartoon, but not a simple-minded one
Christopher expects that the animation will attract young viewers. Moreover, it enabled him to visualize a Native American parable that figured in ...Hull pursues personal history, 72 years ago in Rapid City
Now that he’s retiring, Ron Hull has time to find out who he is. Not that he or anyone else in public TV ...Orlando Bagwell: History-teller takes his craft into new realm
In many ways, Orlando Bagwell’s work announced his arrival as a notable creative talent years ago, when he and a handful of ...
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