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“We must help rebuild … the faith that most Americans have always had in their future and their ability to share in the American dream,” the filmmaker said in a 1992 keynote at the PBS Annual Meeting.
Choirs, not soloists, are stars of Sing That Thing! at a time when group singing has become a prominent American pastime.
Representatives from PBS spurred discussion about promotion, distribution and scheduling of independent films on public TV.
This miniseries is no Downton Abbey — heads are rolled, not pie dough.
Public television played a crucial role in helping several personalities construct their scientific fame.
Any benefits from the town-hall-style “listening tour” that stopped here Monday courtesy of PBS and several other public media organizations were strictly therapeutic.
A dustup between independent filmmakers and the New York City station has co-opted a national “listening tour.”
Testimonials from a wide variety of passionate speakers were followed by assurances from panelists that those voices were being heard.
Popular programs included A Place to Call Home, a 13-part series set in 1953 in rough and rural Australia — sort of an updated Outback Downton Abbey.