People
Kartemquin’s Justine Nagan to lead PBS’s ‘POV’
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Nagan succeeds Simon Kilmurry, who left July 6 to head the International Documentary Association.
Television programs
New York’s WNET delays plans to move documentary showcases out of primetime
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New York’s WNET is reversing its decision — at least temporarily — to shift independent documentaries from primetime on its main channel to the secondary WLIW on Long Island, which reaches a far smaller audience.
Television programs
New York’s WNET to pull documentary showcases from Monday nights on main channel
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The station later delayed its plans.
People
Kartemquin Films co-founder Jerry Blumenthal dies at 78
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Jerry Blumenthal, a founding partner of Chicago documentary house Kartemquin Films (Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters), died Nov. 13 after battling cancer. He was 78. “Jerry was my filmmaking partner for over four decades,” said Kartemquin co-founder Gordon Quinn in a statement. “His sense of story, people, politics, and art and artists, will be missed.
Quick Takes
Friday roundup: MPT plans huge veterans’ event; Kartemquin co-founder dies
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Plus: Dead mechanics write no columns, and Montana drops PRI.