Peabody Awards recipients announced on “CTM”
The winners of the 73rd Annual Peabody Awards were announced on “CBS This Morning” Wednesday. Charlie Rose’s “CBS This Morning” interview “One-on-One with Assad” is among the winners. Also named for...
View ArticleTHIRTEEN, Kunhardt McGee Productions and Inkwell Films, in Production on New...
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–America is a nation of immigrants, and the richly diverse racial, ethnic, cultural and religious heritage that truly defines the American experience is the focus of Faces of...
View ArticleTV Review: AOL’s ‘Makers’
“Makers,” an AOL-backed initiative to chronicle women’s strides in traditionally male-dominated fields, kicks off with a decidedly entertainment-industry flavor, with the first two hours devoted to...
View ArticleMAKERS: WOMEN IN COMEDY Airs 9/30 on PBS
The first film in the new MAKERS series, MAKERS: Women in Comedy, will premiere on Tuesday, September 30 at 9pm ET/PT on PBS. MAKERS: Women in Comedy tracks the rise of women in the world of comedy,...
View ArticlePBS And CBS Dominate News & Documentary Emmys
UPDATED WITH FULL LIST: PBS and CBS were the big winners tonight as the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences unveiled its 35th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The pubcaster...
View ArticleA President Hoist With His Own Petulance, Secretly Recorded
The strange little documentary “Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words” (Monday on HBO) is engrossing despite itself. Timed to the 40th anniversary next Saturday of Richard M. Nixon’s resignation, it samples...
View ArticleDocumentary ‘Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words’ to Premiere Monday, August 4...
On Aug. 9, 1974, Richard Milhous Nixon became the first American president to resign from office. From 1971 to 1973, he had secretly recorded his private conversations, purportedly “for the purpose of...
View ArticleJessica Alba explores her Mexican roots on PBS
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes actress and philanthropist Jessica Alba on a journey to explore her Mexican heritage in an all new episode of “Finding Your Roots,” a 10-part PBS series that explores race,...
View ArticleHenry Louis Gates Finds His Roots: America-Hating Leftism
This is the second season of a PBS program hosted by Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates called Finding Your Roots. I watched a bit because I was staying at a motel with a limited cable selection....
View ArticleWhat to Watch on Tuesday: David Sedaris explores family tree on ‘Finding Your...
Finding Your Roots (8 p.m., UNC-TV) – Readers of this blog know that this is one of my favorite shows. It consistently has great guests with fascinating genealogy stories. This week’s episode – it’s...
View ArticleNov. 25 TV Picks: ‘Dancing with the Stars’ season finale
‘Dancing with the Stars’ A winner is announced tonight in the second half of the 19th season finale of this popular dance-competition series. There will be musical performances from Jennifer Hudson and...
View ArticleSurprise! Finley related to ‘Roots’ show host
The secret is out: William & Mary graduate student Alex Finley and “Finding Your Roots” host Henry Louis Gates, Jr., are relatives. The surprising connection was revealed during the Nov. 25 season...
View ArticlePBS’ “Makers” Film Series Premieres With Women In Comedy
PBS is launching a brand new documentary film series called Makers, about women and the roles they play in America, and they’ve chosen to kick off the series with a film about women in comedy. Makers:...
View ArticleMAKERS Series to Launch on PBS
Starting this week, PBS is giving viewers a look at a forgotten part of history. From Sept. 30 to Nov. 4, the network is airing MAKERS, a series of documentary films on trailblazing women from the past...
View ArticleIn PBS ‘Makers’ documentary, a reflection by female pioneers in business
When “Makers,” the documentary series about the women’s movement and female pioneers, first interviewed Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg and Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer, the two made waves....
View Article‘Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.’ Season Two to Premiere...
Acclaimed PBS Series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Returns Tuesday, September 23 at 8pm ET for its Second Season The 10-part series explores the heritages and ancestries of 30 of...
View ArticleScreening a Show and Shaking the Tree ‘Finding Your Roots’ on PBS premieres...
You are not who you think you are. That seems to be the main point of “Finding Your Roots,” a PBS series that begins its second season next Tuesday. On the show, Henry Louis Gates Jr., one of the...
View ArticleYale’s Beinecke Library Buys Vast Collection of Lincoln Photos
Abraham Lincoln last visited New Haven in March 1860, when, as a likely presidential candidate, he gave a speech on slavery. He is now set for a triumphal return. The Beinecke Rare Book &...
View ArticleJanuary 21, 2016- “Doc Soup’s Most Anticipated Sundance Documentaries,”
PBS.org– January 21, 2016- “Doc Soup’s Most Anticipated Sundance Documentaries,” by Tom Roston http://www.pbs.org/pov/blog/docsoup/2016/01/doc-soups-most-anticipated-sundance-documentaries/ The...
View ArticleJanuary 21, 2016 Sundance Curtain Raiser: 19 Documentaries to see By Matthew...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/documentary-preview-sundance-film-festival-2016_us_56a05b71e4b0404eb8f04d6b 19 Documentaries Premiering At The Sundance Film Festival That We’ll Be Talking About...
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