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‘Eyes on the Prize’ producer Henry Hampton reflects on how to serve ‘a nation immersed in turmoil’

By Henry Hampton, President (Blackside Inc.) | April 8, 2021

“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.

Television programs

New WGBH series puts local spin on musical reality shows

By Jill Goldsmith, Contributing Editor | April 9, 2015

Choirs, not soloists, are stars of Sing That Thing! at a time when group singing has become a prominent American pastime.

Documentaries

Final listening tour event taps filmmakers for ideas

By Bill Stamets | March 27, 2015

Representatives from PBS spurred discussion about promotion, distribution and scheduling of independent films on public TV.

Television programs

Masterpiece revives literary tradition with Wolf Hall, a complex tale of Thomas Cromwell’s rise

By Jill Goldsmith, Contributing Editor | March 20, 2015

This miniseries is no Downton Abbey — heads are rolled, not pie dough.

Television programs

On public TV, scientists chart path to celebrity, influence

By Declan Fahy | March 19, 2015

Public television played a crucial role in helping several personalities construct their scientific fame.

Television programs

Listening tour about documentaries on PBS brings debate to WNET’s hometown

By John Anderson | February 24, 2015

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.

Television programs

WNET’s move to bolster viewing starts row over public TV’s mission

By John Anderson | February 20, 2015

A dustup between independent filmmakers and the New York City station has co-opted a national “listening tour.”

Television programs

Filmmakers, subjects testify to value of independent documentaries on PBS

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | February 20, 2015

Testimonials from a wide variety of passionate speakers were followed by assurances from panelists that those voices were being heard.

American Public Television

Programmers’ APT Marketplace choices include Aussie romantic drama and MST3K

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | January 27, 2015

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.

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