Tag: Ken Burns
Security in covering right-wing rallies is a ‘constant issue,’ say ‘Frontline’ producers
“The reporting I have been doing for the last five years involves interviewing people who are armed and oftentimes very not happy ...Ken Burns: ‘I do not accept that only people of a particular background can tell ...
Speaking during the Television Critics Association summer press tour, Burns said he supported PBS' new initiatives to increase programming diversity.PBS execs upbeat about financial outlook, new arts programs
During the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, President Paula Kerger cited gains in stations' membership revenues and the Biden administration's focus ...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 ...Like the rest of Burns’ oeuvre, ‘Country Music’ offers ‘an opportunity to understand who we ...
Premiering on PBS Sept. 15, the documentarian's latest film follows the evolution of country music from 1923 to the mid-1990s.New Ken Burns website curates content related to his films
The site’s name, Unum, is taken from the U.S. motto “e pluribus unum” — from many, one.Alongside ‘Vietnam’, stations bring many voices to national conversation
Stations are staging local events and creating original content tied to the 18-hour Ken Burns series, debuting Sep. 17.PBS’s Kerger warns of station shutdowns if CPB goes dark
"There is no plan B" to replace federal funding, Paula Kerger told TV critics during her executive session at the Summer Press ...New PBS films revisit war histories with present-day perspective
With examinations of Vietnam and the Great War, the documentarians are focusing on stories to help younger viewers understand today’s conflicts. ...Press tour brings questions about federal funding, panel on ‘Vietnam’ soundtrack
PBS President Paula Kerger assures critics that stations are communicating with members of Congress about the importance of CPB funding.PBS press tour brings preview of Burns docs, review of fireworks gaffe
Kerger said PBS’s handling of its broadcast of the annual Fourth of July fireworks on Washington’s National Mall was contrary to policy.In Jefferson Lecture remarks, Ken Burns sees past in present
Burns weaved anecdotes from his upbringing with a larger argument about the persistent legacy of racial divisions.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.On MSNBC, Ken Burns says Confederate flag is mired in racism, not heritage
Ken Burns, director of PBS's The Civil War documentary series, discussed the true roots of the controversial symbol.PBS and NPR partnering on ‘single sign-in experience’ across apps and websites
Execs from the networks told PBS Annual Meeting attendees Tuesday about their plans for collaboration.
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