Community
Ascertainment Report
For
July, August,
and September 2009
Contents:
Arts, Entertainment & Culture Pg.
3
News & Public Affairs Pg. 25
Business/Industry,
Local & National Politics, Government, Legal Issues & Law Enforcement,
Economy, War/Veterans/National Security
Education & History Pg.
89
Science/Technology/Health
Arts, Entertainment,
& Culture:
Series Title: Leahey & Leahey
Program Title: WEDNESDAY,
July 1, 2009
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/01/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/leahey.php
Series Title: American Masters
Program Title: Garrison
Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes
Distributor: WNET
Date: 7/01/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/
Series Title: PBS Previews
Program Title: The National
Parks:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/01/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
PBS Hawaii will air the new
Ken Burns documentary series, THE NATIONAL PARKS:
http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/
Series Title: Globe Trekker
Program Title: Globe Trekker
Food Hour:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/02/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Guest host Tyler Florence
kicks off his culinary adventure in
Series Title: Na Mele: Traditions of Hawaiian Song
Program Title: Keali’i
Reichel (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/6/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Since his 1994 Na Hoku
Hanohano Award-winning debut album, “Kawaipunahele,” Keali‘i Reichel has
established himself as one of
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/namele.php
Series Title: Antiques Roadshow
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 7/6/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/index.html
Series Title: Make ‘Em Laugh: the Funny Business of
Program Title: The
Knockabouts: Slip on a Banana Peel (Encore)
Distributor: WNET
Date: 7/6/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Physical comedy and slapstick
have always found rich soil in
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/makeemlaugh/
Series Title: Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox
Program Title: Nanette
Napoleon (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/7/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Leslie talks story with
This program is available in
High Definition and will be rebroadcast at 11pm on Wednesday and 4pm on Sunday.
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/longstory.php
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: Life. Support.
Music
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/7/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
In 2004, Jason Crigler’s life
was taking off. He was one of
Series Title: Leahey & Leahey
Program Title: WEDNESDAY,
July 8, 2009
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/8/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/leahey.php
Series Title: Globe Trekker
Program Title: Special:
Volcanoes, Ring of Fire
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/9/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In this episode, the Trekkers
explore the world’s most spectacular volcanoes, traveling from
Series Title: Na Mele: Traditions in Hawaiian Song
Program Title: Kaumakaiwa
Lopaka Kanakaole & Kanani Kahaunaele (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/13/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
NA MELE presents two rising
stars in Hawaiian Music: Kainani Kahaunaele and Lopaka Kanakaole. Hawaiian
language instructor Kahaunaele’s powerful voice and original compositions have
served as a focal point for her research into haku mele. Kanakaole, the heir to
a family musical legacy, combines traditional Hawaiian instruments and songs
into energy-filled productions that expand the definition of Hawaiian music.
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/namele.php
Series Title: Antique Roadshow
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 7/13/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Mark L. Walberg visits
the
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/index.html
Series Title: Make’em Laugh: The Funny Business of
Program Title: The
Groundbreakers: When I’m Bad, I’m Better (Encore)
Distributor: WNET
Date: 7/13/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In the ongoing war against
hypocrisy, conservatism, political correctness, prejudice, prudery, censorship,
sentimentality, liberalism, extremism and complacency, it was always the
comedian who led the first wave of attack. Rather than using risqué jokes and
four-letter words simply to get a rise out of an audience, the most audacious
comedians — from pioneers like Mae West and Moms Mabley to 60s and 70s bad boys
like Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor and George Carlin — invoked what the First
Amendment to the American Constitution calls “freedom of speech” to bring the
biggest and most dangerous laughs to the American public.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/makeemlaugh/
Series Title: Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox
Program Title: Solomon Enos
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/14/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Leslie Wilcox talks story
with Hawaiian Renaissance man Solomon Enos.
The muralist, painter, book illustrator, comic strip creator, educator,
and futuristic storyteller is also the groundskeeper for the forest preserve in
the back of Kalihi Valley—the site of Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family
Services. Enos draws inspiration from
the land and considers it a “sentient” that must nurtured the way one nurtures
a family member. Enos also talks about
developing his Honolulu Advertiser comic strip Polyfantastica into a graphic
novel.
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/longstory.php
Series Title: Leahey & Leahey
Program Title: WEDNESDAY,
July 15, 2009
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/15/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
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Series Title: Wide Angle
Program Title: Birth of a
Surgeon
Distributor: WNET
Date: 7/15/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In sub-Saharan
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/
Series Title: PBS Hawaii Presents
Program Title: Biography
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/16/2009
8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Series Title: Globe Trekker
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/16/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Christina Chang begins
her Greek idylls in
Series Title: Na Mele: Traditions in Hawaiian Song
Program Title: Haunani
Apoliana and Ku’uipo Kumakahi (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/20/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Multiple Hoku Award-winners
Haunani Apoliona and Ku’uipo Kumukahi present classic Hawaiian songs in both
solo and duet performances.
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Series Title: Antiques Roadshow
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 7/20/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Mark L. Walberg wraps up
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW’s visit to
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Series Title: Make ‘Em Laugh: The Funny Business of
Program Title: Wiseguys and
Smart-Alecks: Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
(Encore)
Distributor: WNET
Date: 7/20/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/makeemlaugh/
Series Title: Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox
Program Title: Quinn Kelsey
(Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/21/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Leslie Wilcox talks story
with international opera star and University of Hawaii Lab School graduate
Quinn Kelsey. Quinn had his Metropolitan
Opera Company debut last year in Puccini’s La Boheme and has performed with the
San Francisco Opera and the Chicago Light Opera Company. He tells Leslie of his journey from Manoa (where
he grew up) to the Met.
This program will be
rebroadcast at 11pm on Wednesday and 4pm on Sunday.
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/longstory.php
Series Title: Leahey & Leahey
Program Title: Will Weinstein
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/22/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/leahey.php
Series Title: PBS Hawaii Presents
Program Title: Ma Ka Malu
Ali’i: The Legacy of Hawaii’s Ali’i (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/23/2009
8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
The 19th century was a time
of devastating change for the Hawaiian people. This documentary looks at the
visionary efforts made by five members of the ali'i, Hawaiian royalty, to
provide for the education of the children, health care, and comfort for the
elderly. The charitable institutions they created have endured and are thriving
and vital institutions today.
http://www.kmeb.org/presents_kmeb.htm
Series Title: Globe Trekker
Program Title: Globe Trekker
Special: Natural Wonders
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/23/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Join the Globe Trekkers as
they explore some of the world’s Great Natural Wonders. Megan discovers
erupting volcanoes in
Series Title: Na Mele: Traditions in Hawaiian Songs
Program Title: Na Palapalai
(Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/27/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Hoku Award-winning high
energy trio Na Palapalai brings their falsetto style of Hawaiian music to the
PBS Hawaii Studios in Manoa in this special encore presentation.
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/namele.php
Series Title: Antiques Roadshow
Program Title: Fame and
Fortune (Encore)
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 7/27/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This ROADSHOW special edition
spotlights celebrities, big-shots and headliners through objects connected to
their lives. “Fame and Fortune” features a stellar lineup of appraisals that
give new meaning to the term “face value.” Highlights include the first mask
ever worn by Clayton Moore, in 1951, as television’s Lone Ranger; a collection
of photos and memorabilia documenting Marilyn Monroe’s progression from
14-year-old Norma Jean Baker to screen siren; an eye-popping collection of
memorabilia from the Ramones punk band, preserved by a friend of DeeDee Ramone;
James Dean’s 1948 high school junior yearbook, signed with his name and
nickname, “Rack”; signed souvenir photos of Wild West legends Annie Oakley and
Buffalo Bill; a reproduction plaster cast of the 1860 life mask of Abraham
Lincoln, found in an attic; and a rare, mint-condition vintage set of Beatles
nodder dolls, in their original box.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/index.html
Series Title: Make ‘Em Laugh: The Funny Business of
Program Title: Satire and
Parody: Sock it to me? (Encore)
Distributor: WNET
Date: 7/27/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Americans have always loved
to make fun of the world around them using the slings and arrows of parody and
satire. Whether it was Will Rogers, Johnny Carson, Jon Stewart and Stephen
Colbert poking a finger in the eye of the government, or Sid Caesar, Mel Brooks
and the “Saturday Night Live” gang lampooning the latest blockbuster,
generations have reveled in the anarchic tradition of mocking American life,
politics and preoccupations.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/makeemlaugh/
Series Title: Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox
Program Title: Loretta Ables
Sayre, Pt.1
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/28/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Since the age of three,
California-born and Hawaii-raised Loretta Ables Sayre knew that all she wanted
to be in life was a singer. She made
her Broadway musical debut 47 years later in the plum role of Bloody Mary in
the revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific and received a Tony
Award nomination. Everything in her life
experience seemed to lead to the moment she was given that dream role. Part One of a two-part interview covers
Loretta Ables Sayre’s life before South Pacific.
This program will be
rebroadcast at 11pm on Wednesday and 4pm on Sunday.
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/longstory.php
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: Hold Me Tight,
Let Me Go
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/28/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
Variety describes it as a
film “mixing ferocity with tenderness, delicacy with tenacity” — exactly like
the unusual school it explores. One of
Series Title: Leahey & Leahey
Program Title: Charlie Wade
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/29/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
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Series Title: Globe Trekker
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/30/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Ian Wright travels to this
country of stark desert, high mountain ranges and some of the most richly
cultured cities in the world, beginning his journey in the
Series Title: Na Mele: Traditions in Hawaiian Song
Program Title: Melveen Leed (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/3/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Singer Melveen Leed is joined
by her hula dancer daughter Kaaikaula Naluai in our PBS Hawaii studios in
Manoa. Best known for contemporary Hawaiian, jazz, and country,
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Series Title: Magic Moments: The Best of 50s Pop
Program Title: The Best of 50’s Pop (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/3/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 120
Description:
Phyllis McGuire, Pat Boone
and Nick Clooney host this nostalgic trip back to the 1950s. The program’s mix
of live performance and archival footage takes viewers back to the era’s pop
music days with classic moments from Patti Page, Perry Como, Debbie Reynolds,
the McGuire Sisters and more.
Series Title: Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox
Program Title: Loretta Ables Sayre, Part 2
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/4/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
In part two of Leslie
Wilcox’s interview with Loretta Ables Sayre, Loretta talks about how she met
the love of her life—husband David Sayre, and the miraculous turn of events
that resulted in her landing the part of Bloody Mary in the Broadway revival of
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific”—a role for which she received a Tony
Award nomination.
This program will be
rebroadcast at 11pm on Wednesday and 4pm on Sunday.
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/longstory.php
Series Title: Yanni Voices
Program Title: Live from the Forum in
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/4/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 120
Description:
Yanni has discovered and
developed four of the most exciting new voices in music today. In this special,
filmed at the new Forum at Mundo Imperial in
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
(Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/4/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
In this classic 1969
documentary, the Man in Black is captured at his peak, the first of many in a
looming roller-coaster career. Fresh on the heels of his Folsom Prison album,
Cash displays the dark intensity and raw talent that made him a country music
star and cultural icon. Director Robert Elfstrom got closer than any other
filmmaker to Cash, who is seen performing with his new bride, June Carter Cash;
in a rare duet with Bob Dylan; and behind the scenes with friends, family and aspiring
young musicians. This program paints an unforgettable portrait that endures
beyond the singer’s 2003 death.
Series Title: Leahey & Leahey
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 5, 2009
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/5/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
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Series Title: Ric Edelman: Rescue Your Retirement
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 5, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/5/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 120
Description:
Financial adviser Ric Edelman
discusses retirement planning and mistakes made by investors.
Series Title: Na Mele: Traditions in Hawaiian Song
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/10/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Moloka‘i's Raiatea Helm is
joined by dad Zachary Helm, Jack Ofoia, Casey Olsen, Aaron Sala, and dancer
Nani Dudoit for a performance in the PBS Hawaii studio. In between songs
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Series Title: Get Down Tonight
Program Title: The Disco Explosion: My Music (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/10/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
MY MUSIC brings back the
disco years with live performances from the legends of the lighted dance floor.
K.C. of K.C. and the Sunshine Band hosts the program, which includes the
hit-makers featured on the soundtrack of Saturday Night Fever. K.C. and the
Sunshine Band (“That’s the Way I Like It” and “Get Down Tonight”), the Trammps
(“Disco Inferno”), Yvonne Elliman (“If I Can’t Have You”), Tavares (“More Than
a Woman”) and more bring back the days of polyester suits, big hair, mirror
balls and eight-track tapes.
Series Title: Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox
Program Title: Amy Kalili (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/11/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Meet a woman whose passion
for the Hawaiian language led her into two divergent careers—one as Executive
Director of the Hawaiian language immersion program 'Aha Pūnana Leo; the
other as anchor/reporter on the first regularly scheduled Hawaiian language
news segment to air on a commercial network affiliate (Ahai Olelo Ola on KGMB
9’s Sunrise show). Follow Amy’s journey
from
This program is available in
High Definition and will be rebroadcast at 11pm on Wednesday and 4pm on Sunday.
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/longstory.php
Series Title: The Brain in Love
Program Title: TUESDAY, August 11, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/11/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 120
Description:
Psychiatrist Daniel Amen
discusses the role that loving relationships play in brain health, details the
differences between male and female brains, and tells how to make love last.
Series Title: Leahey & Leahey
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 12, 2009
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/12/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/leahey.php
Series Title: Wide Angle
Program Title: Victory Is Your Duty
Distributor: WNET
Date: 8/12/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Dominating the field of
Olympic boxing for the past quarter-century,
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/
Series Title: Beautiful World
Program Title: THURSDAY, August 13, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/13/2009
8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Jim Brickman’s spectacular
new special, Beautiful World, brings together all the elements that have made
him synonymous with success on public television: themes of friendship and
healing, along with popular Jim Brickman songs that marry gorgeous piano music
with crossover classical. World-renowned
guest stars include Latin star Jon Secada, Celtic Woman’s Orla Fallon, and
American Idol’s Melinda Doolittle.
Series Title: Globe Trekker
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/13/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Alex Riley explores the
glorious Spanish islands. He begins on the millionaires’ playground that is
Mallorca and hops over to
Series Title: Celtic Thunder: Take Me Home
Program Title: MONDAY, August 17, 2009 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/17/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
An April, 2009 concert by Irish
singing group Celtic Thunder taped at Casino Rama in
Series Title: Objects & Memory
Program Title: MONDAY, August 17, 2009 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/17/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
OBJECTS AND MEMORY examines
the response to items recovered or offered after 9/11 and other national
tragedies. The film uses objects and accounts of people whose lives were
affected, interviews with historians and poignant, powerful photographic
images. Why do people value objects? What is it about a piece of paper, a chunk
of metal or a small coin that provokes such powerful memories? Without the
objects, the stories would lack vibrancy; without the stories, the objects
would lack significance. Taken together, images of these objects, the memories
they evoke and the accounts of their collection lead viewers on a path where
the commonplace is transformed into the remarkable and the stuff of history is
highly personalized. The program, set to the music of Philip Glass, is narrated
by Frank Langella.
Series Title: Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox
Program Title: Marlene Sai, Part 1
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/18/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Only a few working female
vocalists in
This program is available in
High Definition and will be rebroadcast at 11pm on Wednesday and 4pm on Sunday.
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/longstory.php
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: P.O.V. Shorts Program
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/18/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This collection of acclaimed
documentary shorts by established and emerging filmmakers includes:
• “Utopia, Part 3: The
World’s Largest Shopping Mall” – If you thought
• “Nutkin’s Last Stand” –
Something is rotten in
• “34x25x36” – Filmmaker
Jesse Epstein’s latest installment in a trilogy about body image shows the inner
workings of the Patina V Mannequin Factory outside Los Angeles and the musings
of the people who decide what the perfect female body should look like.
• “City of
Series Title: Leahey & Leahey
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 19, 2009
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/19/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
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Series Title: Great Performances
Program Title: Pete Seeger’s 90th Birthday
Celebration from
(Encore)
Distributor: WNET
Date: 8/19/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 120
Description:
“Pete Seeger’s 90th Birthday
Celebration from
Pete Seeger, legendary folk
artist and pioneer of protest music, turned 90 in May 2009. Joining him for a
concert event at Madison Square Garden to celebrate this milestone birthday are
Joan Baez, Ani DiFranco, Arlo Guthrie, Ben Harper, Emmylou Harris, Richie
Havens, Kris Kristofferson, Taj Mahal, Dave Matthews, Roger McGuinn, John
Mellencamp, Peggy Seeger, Bruce Springsteen and many others who perform songs
inspired by his music and activism.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/
Series Title: Na Mele: Traditions in Hawaiian Song
Program Title: George Kahumoku (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Hawaii
Date: 8/24/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
One of Hawaii’s most
celebrated slack key guitar players, George Kahumoku, appears on NA MELE to
play a selection of songs including: “36 Mile Marker,” “Ho‘okupa,” and
“Hi‘ilawe.”
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/namele.php
Series Title: Antiques Roadshow
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 8/24/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Antiques Roadshow
Monday, August 24 at 8:00PM
“
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark
L. Walberg and appraiser Caroline Ashleigh corral a collection of vintage
rhinestone-studded, western-style garb created by the late Nudie Cohen,
westernwear outfitter to the stars. Back at the convention center, appraisers
round up some outstanding finds, including a rare collection of barbershop
shaving mugs, bought for “two bits” each in the 1930s; a valuable assortment of
Anna Richards Brewster paintings purchased for a fraction of their value; and a
collection of original Charles Schulz “Peanuts” comic strips and artwork, given
to the owner as a gift by Schulz, estimated to be worth $150,000 to $200,000.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/index.html
Series Title: American Masters
Program Title: The World of Nat King Cole (Encore)
Distributor: WNET
Date: 8/24/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This film focuses not just on
Cole's celebrity, but on the Civil Rights movement and how the singer of such
popular songs as "Mona Lisa," "Too Young" and
"Pretend" broke through major racial barriers in the entertainment
industry as the first black American to have his own national radio show and
the first black American to have his own television show.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/
Series Title: Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox
Program Title: Marlene Sai, Part 2
Distributor: PBS
Hawaii
Date: 8/25/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Singer/actress Marlene Sai
talks to Leslie Wilcox about her early years as a recording artist, her unusual
after-hours recording session in a bus barn, and her iconic portrayals of Queen
Liliuokalani on stage on television.
This program is available in
High Definition and will be rebroadcast at 11pm on Wednesday, August 26.
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/longstory.php
Series Title: Leahey & Leahey
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 26, 2009
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/26/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/leahey.php
Series Title: American Experience
Program Title: The Kennedy’s
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 8/26/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 120
Description:
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presents
The Kennedys, a dramatic portrait of
Series Title: Globe Trekker
Program Title: Globe Trekker Special: Best American Water
Treks 1
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/27/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Experience some of the
wettest rides in
Series Title: Na Mele: Traditions in Hawaiian Song
Program Title: Dennis & David Kamakahi; Martin Pahinui;
George Kuo (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/31/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
This unique jam session
features George Kuo, Martin Pahinui, Dennis Kamakahi, and David Kamakahi. The
musicians play solos, duets and ensemble numbers, including “Pu’u Anahalu” and
“Hi’ilawe.”
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/namele.php
Series Title: Antiques Roadshow
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 8/31/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark
L. Walberg gets a taste of
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Series Title: Great Performances
Program Title: Herbert von Karajan: Beauty as I See It
Distributor: WNET
Date: 8/31/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
One of the 20th century’s
most famous and influential figures in classical music, conductor Herbert von
Karajan would have turned 100 in 2008. In his illustrious career, von Karajan
led the legendary Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years, was closely associated with
the Vienna Philharmonic and served as artistic director of the Vienna State
Opera. But who was this admired yet intimidating and seemingly unapproachable
individual? What lies behind the enigmatic face of a man who remains one of the
most written-about members of his profession? He was the last dictator among
conductors and the first successful large-scale classical music entrepreneur.
In everything he did, he was ahead of his time. The film, produced on the
occasion of the von Karajan centenary, chronicles the career of a true giant of
classical music.
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Series Title: Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/1/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Leslie Wilcox talks with
Clyde Aikau, big wave surfing champion, former
This program is available in
High Definition and will be rebroadcast at 11pm on Wednesday and 4pm on Sunday.
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Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: Ella Es el Matador (She is the Matador)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/1/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
For Spaniards –– and for the
world –– nothing has expressed their country’s traditionally rigid gender roles
more powerfully than the image of the male matador. So sacred was the
bullfighter’s masculinity to Spanish identity that a 1908 law barred women from
the sport. “Ella Es el Matador” reveals the surprising history of the women who
made such a law necessary and offers fascinating profiles of two female
matadors currently in the arena: the acclaimed Mari Paz Vega and neophyte Eva
Florencia. These women are gender pioneers by necessity. But what emerges as
their truest motivation is their sheer passion — for bullfighting and the
pursuit of a dream.
Series Title: Leahey & Leahey
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, September 2, 2009
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/2/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
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Series Title: American Masters
Program Title: Trumbo
Distributor: WNET
Date: 9/2/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
With credits for Kitty Foyle
and Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo to his name — and the anti-war novel Johnny Got
His Gun — the young Dalton Trumbo was one of Hollywood’s highest-paid writers.
Refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in
1947, he was part of the group known as the Hollywood Ten; convicted for
contempt, he spent 11 months in federal prison and lost all rights to ply his
craft. Writing 30 scripts under pseudonyms — he won an Oscar in 1956 for The
Brave One as Robert Reich — he was not recognized again publicly until 1960,
when Otto Preminger credited him on Exodus and Kirk Douglas did so on Spartacus
— actions considered to mark the end of the blacklist. As late as 1993, Trumbo
was awarded a posthumous Academy Award for Roman Holiday (1953). This program
is adapted from his son Christopher’s 2003 play and based on the remarkable
letters Trumbo wrote during the devastation wrought by the “Red Scare” in
mid-20th century.
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Series Title: PBS Hawaii Presents
Program Title: Lahaina: Waves of Change (Encore)
Distributor: KMEB
Date: 9/3/2009
8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In 1999 Eddie Kamae visited
the West Maui town of
Thus began Eddie's eight-year
journey though Lahaina's complex, tumultuous, and fascinating past. The result
is a one-hour documentary of poetic beauty, rich history, and heartfelt
emotion. Lahaina: Waves of Change takes us back to the beginnings of Lahaina's
history as a sacred Hawaiian place, in a time when "high chiefs worked with
heavenly beings."
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Series Title: Globe Trekker
Program Title: Ice Trekking the
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/3/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Zay Harding ski tours
the legendary
Series Title: Na Mele: Traditions in Hawaiian Song
Program Title: Jerry Santos and Friends (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/7/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Jerry Santos, a leader in
Hawaiian music since the “Hawaiian Renaissance” of the 1970’s, performs solo
and in a trio with his long time bassist Wally Suenaga and ukulele whiz Bryan
Tolentino. Included are several of Sanos’ signature tunes, a new composition,
traditional Hawaiian songs and a few surprises.
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Series Title: Antiques Roadshow
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 9/7/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In
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Series Title: Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/8/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
In this second episode of a
special two-part Long Story Short, Clyde Aikau speaks in-depth about the
now-famous incident in which his older brother Eddie Aikau was lost at sea
while trying to find help for the crew of the capsized Hokule’a in 1978.
This program is available in
High Definition and will be rebroadcast at 11pm on Wednesday and 4pm on Sunday.
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Series Title: Leahey & Leahey
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, September 9, 2009
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/9/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
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Series Title: PBS Hawaii Presents
Program Title: Keola Beamer & Friends: Bridging Worlds
Through Music (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/10/2009
8:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Slack key guitar master and
Na Hoku Hano Hano Award-Winning recording artist Keola Beamer collaborates with
renowned Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai and American jazz pianist
Geoffrey Keezer in an inter-cultural exchange of musical ideas. The philosophy behind the collaborations is
that music is a universal language that bridges different cultures together in
common understanding and a free exchange of ideas.
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Series Title: PBS Hawaii Presents
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/10/2009
9:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
This documentary focuses on
Series Title: Globe Trekker
Program Title: Globe Trekker Special: Galleons, Pirates
& Treasure
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/10/2009
10:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Megan McCormick sets out
in the footsteps of famous mariners and renegades of the
Series Title: Na Mele: Traditions in Hawaiian Song
Program Title: Bob Brozman; Cyril Pahinui; Led Kaapana
(Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/14/2009
7:30 PM
Length: 30
Description:
In a glorious gathering of
guitar greats, slack key stylists Led Kaapana and Cyril Pahinui combine with
steel guitar master Bob Brozman for an incredible, in-studio concert showcasing
the magic of the jam session format, with the three musical maters performing
in various combinations. A special feature is Brozman performing three solos,
including a touching tribute to steel guitar pioneer Tau Moe.
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Series Title: Antiques Roadshow
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 9/14/2009
8:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW wraps up
its trip to
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Series Title: Note by Note: The Making of Steinway
Program Title: MONDAY, September 14, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/14/2009
10:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
The most thoroughly
handcrafted instruments in the world, Steinway pianos are as unique and full of
personality as the world-class musicians who play them. However, their makers
are a dying breed: skilled cabinet-makers, gifted tuners, thorough
handcrafters. NOTE BY NOTE follows the creation of a Steinway concert grand,
#L1037, from forest floor to concert hall, in a process spanning 12 months,
12,000 parts, 450 craftsmen and countless hours of fine-tuned labor. It
explores the relationship between musician and instrument, chronicles the
manufacturing process and illustrates what makes each Steinway unique in this
age of mass production. Viewers are treated to interviews and impromptu
performances with a number of world-class artists — including Chinese phenom
Lang Lang, Hélène Grimaud, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, contemporary singer Harry
Connick Jr. and jazz greats Hank Jones, Marcus Roberts, Kenny Barron and Bill
Charlap — as they shop for and test out pianos in the basement of the Steinway
showroom in
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Series Title: Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox
Program Title: Ben Cayetano, Part 1
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/15/2009
7:30 PM
Length: 30
Description:
In the first of a two-part
Long Story Short, Ben Cayetano talks about growing up in Kalihi and a past only
recently revealed in his self-titled memoir.
He talks openly about being raised by his stepfather and how he
discovered, yet never discussed, the truth of his birth. Looking back, Ben shares with Leslie how
personal encounters with ethnic discrimination and other early experiences
informed the important decisions of his life, and led eventually to a career
driven by his desire to advocate for social justice.
This program is available in
High Definition and will be rebroadcast at 11pm on Wednesday and 4pm on Sunday.
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Series Title: Leahey & Leahey
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, September 16, 2009
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/16/2009
7:30 PM
Length: 30
Description:
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Series Title: Live From
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/16/2009
8:00 PM
Length: 120
Description:
Live from Avery Fisher Hall,
this concert launches the New York Philharmonic’s 168th season and Alan
Gilbert’s first as the orchestra’s music director. The program will open with
an overture written especially for the occasion by composer-in-residence Magnus
Lindberg and will feature Berlioz’ Symphony Fantastique and Messiaen’s Poèmes
pour mi with renowned soprano Renée Fleming. Alec Baldwin hosts.
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Series Title: PBS Hawaii Presents
Program Title: From Wharf Rats to the Lords of the Docks:
The Life & Times of Harry Bridges
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/17/2009
8:30 PM
Length: 90
Description:
This film, by Academy Award
winning director and cinematographer Haskell Wexler, is a truly unique event –
Ian Ruskin performing his one-man to a packed house of 1000 longshore workers
in
Series Title: Globe Trekker
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/17/2009
10:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Justine Shapiro’s
adventure starts in Joshua Tree National Park and then heads to
Series Title: Na Mele: Traditions in Hawaiian Song
Program Title: Na Pali & Manuakepa (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/21/2009
7:30 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Two outstanding Kaua’i groups
perform their special style of Hawaiian music in the PBS Hawaii studios.
Manuakepa and Na Pali infuse their own special talents into traditional and
original material. Songs include “Limahuli, “Hokulea Hula,” “Moonlight Lady,”
“Lokelani Blossoms,” “Hawaiian Love Chant”, and more.
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Series Title: Antiques Roadshow
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 9/21/2009
8:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
When ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
arrives in
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Series Title: Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox
Program Title: Ben Cayetano, Part 2
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/22/2009
7:30 PM
Length: 30
Description:
In the second of a two-part
interview, Ben Cayetano explains how his desire to serve a greater public led
to nearly thirty years in public office.
With his trademark candor, he reveals how his priority, which put the
people before personal gain, was often at odds with how the game of politics is
played. He speaks frankly about his
disdain for political quid pro quo, and how and why he believes it plays an
even larger part of the landscape today.
This program is available in
High Definition and will be rebroadcast at 11pm on Wednesday and 4pm on Sunday.
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Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/22/2009
10:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Rocky Otoo, the Bronx-bred
teenage daughter of Ghanaian parents, is no pushover. She’s a sassy
high-achiever bound for college. With freedom in sight, Rocky rebels against
her mother’s rules. When their relationship reaches a breaking point, Rocky
flees to her father, a chief in
Series Title: Leahey & Leahey
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, September 23, 2009
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/23/2009
6:30 PM
Length: 30
Description:
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Series Title: Wallace Stegner
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, September 23, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/23/2009
10:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
WALLACE STEGNER, a
biographical film portrait of the acclaimed writer, conservationist and
teacher, celebrates the 2009 centennial of his birth. Stegner, who became one
of
Series Title: Globe Trekker
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/24/2009
10:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Ian Wright travels to
one of the world's poorest nations, a country wiped off the tourist trail for
20 years by war but now on the rise again. He starts his journey in its capital
Series Title: Na Mele: Traditions in Hawaiian Song
Program Title: Keola Beamer, Nona Beamer, Moana Beamer
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/28/2009
7:30 PM
Length: 30
Description:
In this encore presentation
of a very special in-studio concert, Keola Beamer plays alongside his mother,
the late “Auntie Nona” Beamer, and his wife, Moana Beamer.
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Series Title: Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox
Program Title: Kawika Kahiapo (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/29/2009 7:30 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Leslie Wilcox talks story
with Na Hoku Hanohano-award-winning musician Kawika Kahiapo about fulfilling
his childhood dream of becoming a professional musician, his early experiences
performing with Gabby “Pops” Pahinui and Pahinui family; the
“it-was-meant-to-be” first encounter with the musicians who would become his
group Kaukahi, and his dedication to giving back to the community.
This program will be
rebroadcast at 4pm on Sunday, October 4.
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Series Title: Leahey & Leahey
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, September 30, 2009
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/30/2009 7:30 PM
Length: 30
Description:
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News & Public
Affairs:
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY,
July 1, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/01/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
California Leads States
Facing Deepening Budget Crises
Several states are struggling
to find solutions for deep budget gaps as a new fiscal year begins. Jeffrey
Brown examines the budget picture across the country.
REPORT
Other News: Markets See
Modest Rise;
In other news, markets rose
on positive reports from the manufacturing and housing sectors. Also, in auto
news Ford reported its best showing in months but Chrysler and GM each posted a
greater than 30 percent loss.
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
Gen. Ray Odierno, head of
multi-national forces in
REPORT
With its fortunes tethered to
volatile natural gas and oil prices,
ANALYSIS
FDA Panel Recommends Ban on
Popular Painkillers
A doctor assesses a new FDA
panel recommendation for a ban on such popular painkillers as Vicodin, Percocet
and other drugs containing acetaminophen.
REPORT
Oscar-winning Actor Karl
Malden Dies at 97
Actor Karl Malden, who won a
best supporting actor Oscar for his role as Mitch in the 1951 film "A
Streetcar Named Desire," died Wednesday at age 97.
Series Title: Wide Angle
Program Title: Crossing
Heaven’s Border
Distributor: WNET
Date: 7/01/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In the past decade, up to
100,000 refugees have crossed the waters of the
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Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, July
2, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/02/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
June Unemployment Dims
Prospects for Recovery
After employers shed more
jobs than expected in the month of June, the unemployment rate hit a 26-year high
last month. New York Times columnist David Leonhardt talks about what the
latest job numbers mean for the overall economic picture.
REPORT
Other News: After Budget
Failure,
In other news,
REPORT
U.S. Marines marked the start
of a new offensive in
ANALYSIS
As
U.S. Marines marked the start
of a new offensive in
REPORT
Many Left Uncounted in Nation's
Official Jobless Rate
Paul Solman examines how the
number of jobless people who fall outside of official unemployment counts offer
a different picture of the nation's economic recovery.
REPORT
New Honduran President Tries
to Restore Order as Opposition Mounts
Supporters of ousted Honduran
President Manuel Zelaya took to the streets of
ANALYSIS
In
In
REPORT
In
In her latest report from
Series Title: Insights on PBS Hawaii
Program Title: Surviving in Hard Times
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/02/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
The panel will also field
viewer questions and comments sent in via phone, e-mail, and Twitter.
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Series Title: E2
Program Title: Transport: Food Miles
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/02/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
In the 21st-century global
food economy, by the time it's been grown, processed and distributed, most food
has traveled an average of 1,500 miles before reaching the plate. As renowned
author Michael Pollan elaborates, the effects of this fossil fuel-driven system
are detrimental to the environment, to health and to social well-being. Writer
Michael Shuman argues that investing in local food systems lessens the
geographic and psychological distance between who we are and what we eat.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 3, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/03/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
On the second day of a major
REPORT
Other News: Alaska Gov. Sarah
Palin Resigns
In other news, Alaska Gov.
Sarah Palin announced her resignation effective later this month, and officials
in
CONVERSATION
Russian Foreign Minister Sees
'Improvement' in U.S.-Russian Relations
In the last of a series of
reports from
ANALYSIS
Supreme Court Term Brought
Some Surprises
Legal analysts Linda
Greenhouse and Thomas Goldstein examine the impact of the most significant
Supreme Court decisions of the 2008 term, including a narrow ruling on the
landmark Voting Rights Act.
ANALYSIS
Palin Resignation,
Columnists Mark Shields and
Michael Gerson mull Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's surprise resignation announcement
and the Minnesota Supreme Court's ruling that Democrat Al Franken defeated
Republican Norm Coleman for a U.S. Senate seat.
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 3, 2009
Distributor: WETA
Date: 7/03/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
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Series Title: NOW on PBS
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 3, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/03/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
PBS’ Emmy-winning weekly news
magazine NOW engages viewers by probing the most important issues facing
democracy. The series occupies a unique place in the American television
landscape by pursuing the stories overlooked by other public affairs broadcasts
and travels the nation to shed light on public policy issues that have
real-world impact on working Americans.
http://www.pbs.org/now/
Series Title: Bill Moyers Journal
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 3, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/03/2009
8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Veteran journalist Bill
Moyers re-invents his original public television series with interviews and
news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and
culture, the media, the economy and issues facing democracy in the
21st-century.
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/index-flash.html
Series Title: Foreign Exchange
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 3, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/03/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
FOREIGN EXCHANGE is a weekly,
half-hour international affairs series that probes the global questions of the
moment from a profound, new perspective.
Series Title: The McLaughlin Group
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 3, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/03/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an
unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the
nation.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, July 6, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/06/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
President Barack Obama met
with Russian leaders Monday to push for progress on arms control and other
issues. Margaret Warner reports from the opening day of the
REPORT
Other News: Seven
In other news, seven
REPORT
Ousted President Attempts
Return to
Gwen Ifill reports on the
ongoing political standoff in
ANALYSIS
Diplomats Search for
Political Solution to
Amid continuing protests in
support of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, diplomats are attempting
to negotiate a peaceful resolution with the country's new leader. A New York
Times reporter gives an update on the situation.
ANALYSIS
Washington Post Under Fire
Over Pay-for-access Plan
Washington Post publisher
Katherine Weymouth apologized to readers for a controversy over the newspaper's
plan for a series of corporate-sponsored policy dinners at
ANALYSIS
McNamara's Life Marked by
Complex
Robert McNamara, one of the
primary architects of the Vietnam War, died Monday at age 93. Jim Lehrer talks
to Deborah Shapely, the author of a McNamara biography, and Errol Morris, the
documentarian who made "Fog of War" about the former defense chief's
legacy.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, July 7, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/7/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Obama Appeals for Stronger
Partnership with
Stressing "common
interests," President Obama made the case Tuesday for a renewed spirit of
cooperation between the
REPORT
Other News: Stocks Drop on
Economic Recovery Doubts
In other news, stocks dipped
to their lowest levels in more than two months on doubts about the strength of
the economic recovery, and the president of
REPORT
The Chinese government
imposed a curfew, and deployed paramilitary forces on Tuesday in response to
ongoing ethnic violence between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese. ITN correspondent
Ian Williams reports.
ANALYSIS
Tensions Remain High in
Protests continued in
REPORT
Struggling Schools Turn to
Top Grads for Teaching Boost
In the latest installment in
a series about education reform, John Merrow reports on how public school
systems struggling to close the achievement gap are increasingly turning to the
Teach for
ANALYSIS
Obama Administration Plans to
Expand Research Funding for Older Stem Cell Lines
An Obama administration plan
released Monday would expand federal funding of stem cell research to older
lines of stem cells previously ineligible for such financing. Jeffrey Brown
reports.
REPORT
Fans Bid Final Farewell to
'King of Pop'
Michael Jackson fans around
the world paid a final tribute to the "King of Pop" on Tuesday, as
the fallen singer was laid to rest following a star-studded memorial service.
Jeffrey Kaye reports from
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, July 8, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/8/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Hospitals Vow Cost Cuts Amid
Concerns on Reform's Price Tag
Three major hospital
organizations joined the effort to cut medical costs and agreed to contribute
$155 billion over the next 10 years to the cost of health care reform. Betty
Ann Bowser reports.
REPORT
Other News: Chinese Troops
Move to Halt Ethnic Violence
In other news, Chinese troops
moved into the
ANALYSIS
Cyber Attacks on
Recent attacks on government
computers, private organizations and foreign governments have raised fresh
questions about the nation's digital security. Analysts discuss the
implications of the attacks and the vulnerability of the nation's digital
systems.
REPORT
For Ex-Cons and Laid-off
Execs Alike, Dim Job Hopes
In the next in his series on
making sense of the financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports
on those in society -- such as executives or ex-convicts -- who are struggling
to find employment.
REPORT
At G-8, Small Steps on
Emissions, Economic Recovery
Leaders of the Group of Eight
industrialized nations gathered in
ANALYSIS
Questions Surface on Impact
of Stimulus Plan
Five months after President
Obama signed the $787 billion stimulus package, some of the money has begun
making its way to states. Experts measure the impact the funds have had on
local communities.
Series Title: Wide Angle
Program Title: Heart of Jenin
Distributor: WNET
Date: 7/8/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
When a 12-year-old
Palestinian boy was killed in the West Bank city of Jenin by Israeli soldiers
who mistook his toy gun for the real thing, something extraordinary happened
that turned Ahmed Khatib’s tragic 2005 death into a gift of hope for six
Israeli children whose lives were on the line: while overwhelmed with grief,
Ahmed’s parents consented to donating their son’s organs.
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Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, July 9, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/9/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
G-8 Leaders Take New Steps to
Curb Global Warming
As the G-8 summit wrapped up,
President Obama and other leaders discussed new goals to limit climate change
and assessed the unrest in
REPORT
Other News: Bombings Kill
Nearly 60 Iraqis
In other news, nearly 60
Iraqis were killed in a series of bombings, and some two million Pakistani
refugees will be allowed to return home after fleeing from a Taliban offensive.
REPORT
After 10 Days of Peace,
Tension Returns to the Streets of
Marking the 10 year
anniversary of a violent crackdown against student demonstrators, Iranians
returned to the streets of
ANALYSIS
Still-simmering Political
Tensions Resurface in
Iranians returned to the
streets of
REPORT
'Cloud Computing' Could
Transform Data Storage
Some businesses are beginning
to embrace a technology called "cloud computing" -- storing data and
programs on the Internet rather than on an individual company's computers. But
critics worry about privacy issues. Spencer Michels reports.
UPDATE
As Troops Continue Afghan
Offensive, Focus Turns to Civilian Outreach
U.S. Marines pushed further
into the Helmand province in southern
REPORT
Writer, Poet Jim Harrison Is
a Determined 'Outsider'
Most of Jim Harrison's 32
books have been set in the sparsely populated areas he knows well: Northern
Michigan, the Sandhills of
Series Title: Insights on PBS Hawaii
Program Title: Economic Literacy for the Old and New
Generation
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/9/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Part two of this special Insights
series on the economy will focus on economic education for young people and the
elderly. Young people have their
economic futures ahead of them.
Knowledge and good habits developed early on is one way of avoiding
economic disaster in the future. The
Hawaii Council of Economic Education is a non-profit organization dedicated to
training teachers in economic literacy so that they, in turn, can pass it on to
their students. The most financially
vulnerable sector of the population—the elderly—need to be educated on how to
meet their needs on their fixed incomes, how to avoid scams, and how to keep up
with the technology that can aid them in areas of personal finance.
The panel will also field
viewer questions and comments sent in via phone, e-mail, and Twitter.
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/insight.php
Series Title: PBS Hawaii Presents
Program Title: Independent Lens “Na Kamalei: The Men of
Hula" (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/9/2009
8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In 1975 master hula teacher
Maiki Aiu Lake asked her student, legendary entertainer Robert Cazimero, to
open a school for only male dancers. With six young high school students,
Robert Cazimero founded Halau Na Kamalei, and it suddenly became “hot” for men
to dance hula again. NA KAMALEI: THE MEN OF HULA tells a story of Hawaiian
pride and examines male roles in Hawaiian culture, both past and present.
Series Title: e2
Program Title: Transport:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/9/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
In 2003, the city of
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 10, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/10/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
Post-Bankruptcy, GM CEO
Pledges New Course
After the announcement that
General Motors Corp. had completed its 40-day stay under bankruptcy protection,
CEO Fritz Henderson speaks to Judy Woodruff about the company's goals for
remaking the struggling auto maker.
REPORT
Other News: Markets Drop,
Health Reform Meets Delays
In other news, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average lost more than 36 points to close at 8146, and the push to
overhaul the health care system ran into new delays in Congress.
REPORT
As G-8
Margaret Warner, who has been
reporting on the scene of the G-8 summit, discusses the meeting's conclusion
and President Obama's next stop in
REPORT
Sotomayor Confirmation
Hearings Gear Up
Senate confirmation hearings
begin Monday for Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's nominee for the Supreme
Court. Kwame Holman reports.
ANALYSIS
Brooks,
Columnists Ruth Marcus and
David Brooks discuss top political news, including next week's hearings on
Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination, the pace of health care reform and
President Obama's trip abroad.
ANALYSIS
Media Take Second Look at
Coverage of
Amid the extensive coverage
of pop star Michael Jackson's death, media outlets are asking themselves what
news stories may have been missed. Analysts and reporters take a look at the
issue.
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 10, 2009
Distributor: WETA
Date: 7/10/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/
Series Title: NOW on PBS
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 10, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/10/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
PBS’ Emmy-winning weekly news
magazine NOW engages viewers by probing the most important issues facing
democracy. The series occupies a unique place in the American television
landscape by pursuing the stories overlooked by other public affairs broadcasts
and travels the nation to shed light on public policy issues that have
real-world impact on working Americans.
http://www.pbs.org/now/
Series Title: Bill Moyers Journal
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 10, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/10/2009
8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Veteran journalist Bill
Moyers re-invents his original public television series with interviews and
news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and
culture, the media, the economy and issues facing democracy in the
21st-century.
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/index-flash.html
Series Title: Foreign Exchange
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 10, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/10/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
FOREIGN EXCHANGE is a weekly,
half-hour international affairs series that probes the global questions of the
moment from a profound, new perspective.
Series Title: The McLaughlin Group
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 10, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/10/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an
unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the
nation.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, July 13, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/13/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Sotomayor Pledges 'Fidelity
to the Law' as Hearings Begin
The Senate Judiciary
Committee launched hearings Monday on Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the
Supreme Court. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle offers insight.
REPORT
Other News: Markets Rise,
Obama Resumes Push for Health Care Reform
In other news, the Dow Jones
industrial average made significant gains after an analyst expressed optimism
for the banking industry, and President Obama warned Congress not to delay or
block passage of comprehensive health care reform.
ANALYSIS
Calls Intensify for
Investigation Into Bush-era CIA Program
Democrats are demanding a
fresh investigation into whether the Bush administration failed to brief
Congress on the existence of a secret program to target, capture, or kill
al-Qaida operatives. Gwen Ifill examines the story with two journalists.
REPORT
Global Recession Impacts
Dairy Prices, Farmers
Amid the economic slowdown,
the dairy industry is being hit with high costs and lower profits, forcing many
farmers to make tough decisions. NewsHour special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye
looks at how some
ANALYSIS
Union Leaders Press President
Obama for More Support
Nearly a dozen union leaders
met with President Obama Monday in an effort to gain support for key
legislation now before Congress. Ray Suarez talks with experts about the bills
and their potential impact on workers and employers.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, July 14, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/14/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Senators Press Sotomayor on
Past Statements
In a second, tense day of
Senate testimony, Judge Sonia Sotomayor defended her past remarks about race
while seeking to elaborate on her judicial philosophy. Kwame Holman recaps the
day's events.
ANALYSIS
Analysts Examine Second Day
of Sotomayor Hearings
Judge Sonia Sotomayor faced
questions on past rulings and statements during her second day of Supreme Court
confirmation hearings Tuesday. Legal analysts examine her responses.
REPORT
Other News: Obama Predicts
More Job Losses, Helicopter Crashes in
In other news, President
Barack Obama predicted job losses would likely continue to rise for the next
few months, and six civilians working for NATO died in
UPDATE
House Democrats Unveil Plan
to Overhaul Health Care
House Democrats on Tuesday
unveiled their proposal to overhaul the nation's health care system. The plan
includes a government-run insurance option, and would be paid for in part by a
tax increase on the wealthy. NPR's Julie Rovner explains the move.
REPORT
Fallout Continues from
After failing to plug a $26
billion budget gap,
CONVERSATION
In Slumping Economy, a Shift
in Shopping Habits
Economics correspondent Paul
Solman speaks with author
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: The Reckoning: The
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/14/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
More than 120 countries have
united to form the International Criminal Court (ICC) — the first permanent
court created to prosecute the perpetrators, no matter how powerful, of crimes
against humanity, war crimes and genocide. “The Reckoning” follows dynamic ICC
prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo and his team for three years across four
continents as he issues arrest warrants for Lord’s Resistance Army leaders in
Uganda, puts Congolese warlords on trial, shakes up the Colombian justice
system and charges Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir with genocide in Darfur.
“The Reckoning” is like a deft thriller: Will the prosecutor succeed? Will the
world ensure that justice prevails?
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/15/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Sotomayor Deflects Abortion
Questions
Senators repeatedly pushed
Judge Sonia Sotomayor to define her views on abortion Wednesday, but she
resisted. Kwame Holman recaps the third day of confirmation hearings.
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
Lawmakers Push Sotomayor for
Views on Critical Issues
Sonia Sotomayor faced new
questioning from lawmakers Wednesday. Chairman of the Senate Judiciary
Committee Patrick Leahy and Sen. Charles Grassley give their take on the
hearings.
REPORT
Other News: Markets Jump,
Plane Crashes in
In other news, large gains in
the banking and tech sectors led markets higher, and a passenger plane crashed
in
ANALYSIS
Lawmakers Grapple With Costs
of Health Care Reform
As health care reform
legislation moves forward, lawmakers are grappling with the thorny question of
how to cover the costs of such an overhaul, including a possible new tax
surcharge on the wealthy. Two analysts discuss the issue.
ANALYSIS
Death Toll Mounts as
Coalition Forces Confront Taliban
As coalition forces attempt
to wrest control of southern
REPORT
British Couple's Assisted
Suicide Reignites Debate
Independent Television News
reports on the decision by one of the world's most famous conductors and his
wife to take their lives. Their deaths have reignited a debate in
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, July 16, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/16/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Broad Praise as Sotomayor
Questioning Ends
As Supreme Court Nominee
Sonia Sotomayor wrapped up her final day of testimony, even some critics voiced
praise for her judicial record.
ANALYSIS
Sotomayor Confirmation May Be
Headed to Swift Vote
With Supreme Court nominee
Sonia Sotomayor's testimony complete, analysts Marcia Coyle and Tom Goldstein
join Judy Woodruff to examine how the judge fared in the spotlight.
REPORT
Other News: Markets Advance,
Auto Dealers Gain Congressional Support
In other news, Wall Street
advanced on tech stocks, and House members introduced a proposal that would
force GM and Chrylser to restore franchise agreements with auto dealers.
ANALYSIS
Paulson Defends Bank of
America-Merrill Lynch Deal
Former Treasury Secretary
Hank Paulson testified Thursday in the third and final House hearing looking
into the government's role in the Bank of America purchase of Merrill Lynch.
Jim Lehrer discusses the hearings with Binyamin Appelbaum of the Washington
Post.
ANALYSIS
Publishing Industry Confronts
Changing Reader Habits
As the recession pushes more
readers into cash-strapped libraries, some are turning to electronic books to
satisfy their literary appetites. Ray Suarez looks at this nascent industry
with two publishers.
Series Title: Insights on PBS Hawaii
Program Title: Higher Education in Tough Economic Times
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/16/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Since the economic downturn,
enrollment in the
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/insight.php
Series Title: e2
Program Title: Transport:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/16/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Thanks to a progressive
public transportation portfolio that includes train, streetcar, bus and aerial
tram,
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 17, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/17/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Protesters Clash With Police
In Continued Iranian Unrest
More than month after its
election, anti-government protestors continue to show their defiance for the
sitting government. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports.
ANALYSIS
Tensions Flare Anew in
Major new protests erupted in
REPORT
Other News: Troops Killed in
In other news, three American
soldiers were killed when their base was attacked, and reports showed that
unemployment climbed to double digits in 15 states last month.
REPORT
Terrorists Detonate Bombs in
Indonesian Hotels
Suicide bombers rocked two
luxury hotels in
REPORT
On 100th Anniversary, NAACP
Looks to Future of Civil Rights
President Obama spoke
Thursday at the 100th anniversary of the NAACP. Gwen Ifill traveled to
ANALYSIS
Obama Calls for Action on
Health Care Amid Cost Concerns
Saying "now we've got to
get over the finish line," President Barack Obama renewed his call Friday
to lawmakers to hammer out health care reform legislation. Betty Ann Bowser
recaps the week's developments, including new concerns on the plan's costs.
ANALYSIS
Health Reform, Sotomayor
Hearings Top Week's News
Mark Shields and David Brooks
consider the news of the week, including the confirmation hearings of Sonia
Sotomayor, efforts at health care reform and the shape of the economy.
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 17, 2009
Distributor: WETA
Date: 7/17/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/
Series Title: NOW on PBS
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 17, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/17/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
PBS’ Emmy-winning weekly news
magazine NOW engages viewers by probing the most important issues facing
democracy. The series occupies a unique place in the American television
landscape by pursuing the stories overlooked by other public affairs broadcasts
and travels the nation to shed light on public policy issues that have
real-world impact on working Americans.
http://www.pbs.org/now/
Series Title: Bill Moyers Journal
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 17, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/17/2009
8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Veteran journalist Bill
Moyers re-invents his original public television series with interviews and
news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and
culture, the media, the economy and issues facing democracy in the
21st-century.
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/index-flash.html
Series Title: Foreign Exchange
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 17, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/17/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
FOREIGN EXCHANGE is a weekly,
half-hour international affairs series that probes the global questions of the
moment from a profound, new perspective.
Series Title: The McLaughlin Group
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 17, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/17/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an
unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the
nation.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, July 20, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/20/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
Obama Outlines Expectations
for Health Reform Timeline, Economic Recovery
In an interview with Jim
Lehrer, President Barack Obama said he could be flexible on the August deadline
for a health care reform plan if most details are in place and discussed the
state of the economy.
REPORT
Other News: Army to Add
22,000 Soldiers
In other news, Defense
Secretary Robert Gates announced that the Army would add 22,000 more soldiers
to its ranks, and in Mumbai, India, the only surviving gunman in last
November's shooting attacks changed his plea to guilty.
REPORT
Moon Landing Anniversary
Renews Debate on Spaceflight
As the country celebrates the
40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, NASA and the Obama
administration are weighing the debate over sending more astronauts into space,
or to shift more toward the use of robots. Ray Suarez reports.
ANALYSIS
Walter Cronkite, and the Way
the News Media Is Now
It's been more than a quarter
century since Walter Cronkite retired as anchor of the CBS Evening News, but
his impact on journalism persists. Robert MacNeil and Todd Gitlin of
CONVERSATION
'Angela's Ashes' Author Frank
McCourt Dies at 78
Frank McCourt, the Pulitzer
Prize-winning author of "Angela's Ashes," died Sunday at the age of
78. Roger Rosenblatt speaks with Margaret Warner about the author's influence
on the literary world.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, July 21, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/21/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Political Divisions Intensify
Over Costs of Health Reform
President Barack Obama pushed
back Tuesday against stepped-up Republican efforts to question his health
reform agenda. Four members of key congressional committees discuss the
divisions on Capitol Hill.
REPORT
Other News: Bailout Funds
Come Under New Scrutiny
In other news, lawmakers
asked new questions on the spending of federal bailout dollars, and the Senate
Judiciary Committee has delayed a vote on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor
by one week.
ANALYSIS
Bernanke Details Stimulus
Exit Plan to Congress
Despite recent improvements
in the economy, the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates near zero,
chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers Tuesday. Greg Ip of "The
Economist" examines the chairman's testimony with Gwen Ifill, and
discusses the central bank's plans to roll back crisis measures taken during
the credit crunch.
REPORT
Senate Vote Against F-22
Funds a Win for Obama
In a key political victory
for President Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the Senate on Tuesday
voted 58-40 to block $1.75 billion in financing for new F-22 fighter jets.
Kwame Holman reports.
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
Focus on Social and Emotional
Health Raises Test Scores
A new trend in public schools
is helping students focus not just on math and science, but also on their
feelings. John Tulenko of Learning Matters reports on how social and emotional
learning is improving test scores.
REPORT
Lawmakers in
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/21/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
Filmed over 23 years, “The
Betrayal” is the Academy Award-nominated directorial debut of renowned
cinematographer Ellen Kuras in a unique collaboration with the film’s subject
and co-director, Thavisouk Phrasavath. After the
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, July 22, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/22/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
As Deadline Nears, Obama
Steps Up Health Care Push
With the days ticking down
until President Obama's target date for a deal on health care reform, the White
House is pushing to convince the public and Congress that swift action is
necessary.
REPORT
Other News: Senate Rejects
Concealed Gun Measure
In other news, the Senate
narrowly rejected a measure that would have allowed gun owners to more easily
travel across state lines with a concealed firearm, and the prime minister of
ANALYSIS
Bernanke Signals Slow
Recovery, Defends Fed's Powers
Fed chief Ben Bernanke told a
Senate panel on Wednesday that economic recovery should begin soon, albeit
slowly at first. A financial analyst and a lawmaker speak with Ray Suarez about
the testimony.
REPORT
Twitter: Harmless Fad, or Web
Revolution?
In three short years, Twitter
has become one of the Web's most heavily trafficked sites. But is the
micro-blog simply a fad, or a technological game-changer? Jeffrey Brown
explores.
ANALYSIS
On Asia Tour,
The
Series Title: Wide Angle
Program Title: The Market Maker
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/22/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
WIDE ANGLE travels to East
Africa to tell the dramatic story of an Ethiopian economist on a mission:
Seeking a market-based solution to end hunger in her famine-plagued country,
she creates
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, July 23, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/23/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Senate Delays Health Reform
as Cost Concerns Persist
Senate Majority Leader Harry
Reid said Thursday that the Senate will not vote on a health care reform bill
before its August recess. In a town hall meeting meeting, President Obama said
that the delay was "OK," as long as Congress is working to pass a
bill by the fall.
REPORT
Other News: Dow Closes Over
the 9,000 Mark
In other news,
better-than-expected earnings from several companies, combined with strong
housing figures pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 9,000 for the
first time since January, and three mayors in
REPORT
In
During a weeklong visit to
the
ANALYSIS
Professor's Arrest Puts
Racial Profiling in the Spotlight
The arrest of Harvard
Professor Henry Louis Gates at his own home in
REPORT
Theatre Program Gives New
Meaning to 'Playtime'
Arts education is typically
not a staple of some heartland communities, so for nearly 40 years the Missoula
Children's Theatre has been giving disadvantaged children an opportunity to
discover their inner thespian. Jeffrey Brown reports.
Series Title: Insights on PBS Hawaii
Program Title: DOE Budget Cuts
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/23/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
How will
The panel will also field
viewer questions and comments sent in via phone, e-mail, and Twitter.
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/insight.php
Series Title: e2
Program Title: Transport: Aviation: The Limited Sky
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/23/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Even if regional
transportation becomes more eco-efficient, people and goods will still need to
travel the world. This episode looks at new technologies and policies that
could offset the aviation industry’s substantial greenhouse gas emissions, such
as Amyris Biotechnologies’ new synthetic jet fuels and Hybrid Air Vehicles’
second generation of dirigible airship. To reduce fuel emissions, industry
leaders like Boeing are also advocating towing planes on runways and
implementing smarter air traffic control systems.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 24, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/24/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
Schools to Compete for
Funding in Obama Reform Plan
The Obama administration is
pushing education leaders to accept a series of reforms, including performance
pay for teachers and a deeper embrace of charter schools. Education Secretary
Arne Duncan discusses the proposals with Judy Woodruff.
REPORT
Other News: Obama Steps Back
from Gates Comment
In other news, President
Obama stepped back from comments he made concerning the arrest of prominent
black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., and Democrats in the House of
Representatives agreed on a plan for cutting Medicare growth.
ANALYSIS
Health Care
As lawmakers and the
president wrangle over the details of health care reform, interest groups
across the political spectrum are taking to the airwaves in response to the
numerous proposals coming out of
ANALYSIS
Health Care Overhaul Tops
Week's Agenda in
Columnists Mark Shields and
David Brooks analyze the top news of the week, including the fight over health
care reform, the controversy surrounding the arrest of scholar Henry Louis
Gates, Jr., and the state of the economic crisis.
ANALYSIS
Arrests Expose Widespread
Corruption in
A ten-year long investigation
into sprawling corruption in New Jersey culminated Thursday after an
informant's tips led to the arrests of 44 people, including three mayors and
multiple rabbis. Dina Temple-Raston of National Public Radio examines the case
with Margaret Warner.
REPORT
During School Recess, New
Focus on Playing Nice
Recess can be a chaotic, even
violent, period during the course of a normal school day. Spencer Michels
reports on how one non-profit is showing educators the health, and classroom
benefits of teaching students how to play nice.
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 24, 2009
Distributor: WETA
Date: 7/24/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/
Series Title: Now on PBS
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 24, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/24/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
PBS’ Emmy-winning weekly news
magazine NOW engages viewers by probing the most important issues facing
democracy. The series occupies a unique place in the American television
landscape by pursuing the stories overlooked by other public affairs broadcasts
and travels the nation to shed light on public policy issues that have
real-world impact on working Americans.
This Week: President Obama's
proposed reforms of the financial-regulatory system are discussed with Zanny
Minton Beddoes (The Economist).
http://www.pbs.org/now/
Series Title: Bill Moyers Journal
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 24, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/24/2009
8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Veteran journalist Bill
Moyers re-invents his original public television series with interviews and
news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and
culture, the media, the economy and issues facing democracy in the
21st-century.
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/index-flash.html
Series Title: Foreign Exchange
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 24, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/24/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
FOREIGN EXCHANGE is a weekly,
half-hour international affairs series that probes the global questions of the
moment from a profound, new perspective.
Series Title: The McLaughlin Group
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 24, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/24/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an
unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the
nation.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, July 27, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/27/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
CONVERSATION
At Forum, Bernanke Defends
Fed's Aggressive Moves
At a forum in
REPORT
With Trade Hub History, K.C.
a Crossroads for Commerce
Economics correspondent Paul
Solman explores
REPORT
Bernanke Reflects on Fed's
Aggressive Actions
In the first of a three-part
discussion, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke warned that jobless rates may continue to
rise and discussed his fears of another Great Depression.
REPORT
Other News: New Home Sales
Surge 11% in June
In other news, new home sales
leapt 11 percent in June, the largest monthly gain in nearly nine years, and
the
REPORT
Obama Calls for Deeper
U.S.-China Economic Relationship
President Barack Obama
stressed the importance of new strategic and economic dialogue between the
ANALYSIS
High Obesity Rates Stress
A new study finds that
obesity rates grew 37 percent from 1998 to 2008 and account for 10 percent of
the nation's health care spending. The author of the report speaks with Gwen
Ifill about health concerns in the
REPORT
Revered Choreographer Merce
Cunningham Dies
Regarded among the most
innovative American artists of the 20th century, Merce Cunningham died Sunday
in his
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, July 28, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/28/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Amid Health Reform Debate,
Prospects for Public Plan Explored
As House Democrats try to
round up votes for a health reform plan and a bipartisan group works on a
Senate compromise, two bloggers size up the prospects for a public health
insurance plan.
REPORT
Other News: Sotomayor
Nomination Heads to Full Senate
In other news, the Senate
Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 to recommend Supreme Court nominee Sonia
Sotomayor as the first Hispanic justice, and consumer confidence fell for a
second straight month.
REPORT
At Forum, Fed Chairman Calls
for Patience on Stimulus
In part two of Jim Lehrer’s
conversation with Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chief discusses the state
of the Obama administration’s economic recovery efforts, and the central bank's
efforts to help homeowners facing foreclosure.
REPORT
According to published
reports, 191 British soldiers have died in
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
Miliband Presses Political
Strategy for Afghans, Insurgency
British Foreign Secretary
David Miliband tells Gwen Ifill that the Afghan war requires more of a
political solution to win, in addition to a military one.
ANALYSIS
Cell Phone Use Raises Risks
While Driving, Studies Show
A series of new studies and reports
shows that drivers making a phone call or text messaging are more of a danger
than previously thought.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/29/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Despite Breakthrough in
Congress, Wrangling Persists Over Health Reform
With Congress showing some
progress Wednesday in the health care reform debate, journalists discuss the
political hurdles that must be cleared to reach a final deal.
REPORT
Other News: Economy
Stabilizing in Parts of
In other news, the Federal
Reserve indicated that the recession might be easing up but said the labor
market remains soft, and Microsoft announced a long-awaited partnership with
Yahoo.
UPDATE
In
Margaret Warner updates the
political situation in
REPORT
In Forum, Bernanke Says Fed
Was Late Addressing Subprime Crisis
The third and final
installment of a special forum with Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke,
moderated by Jim Lehrer in Kansas City, Mo.
CONVERSATION
Costello Still Finds Wonder
in Songwriting
Jeffrey Brown speaks with
musician Elvis Costello about how his approach to recording albums has evolved
over three decades.
Series Title: Wide Angle
Program Title: Contestant No.2
Distributor: WNET
Date: 7/29/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
How far can one young woman
push a conservative culture? Duah Fares is an Arab-Israeli teenager and member
of the Druze minority, a religious sect living predominantly in
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, July 30, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/30/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Other News: Health Care
Legislation Inches Forward
In other news, health care
reform legislation advanced in the House, but stalled in the Senate, and a
spending bill that removed funding for F-22 fighter jets was approved.
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
Pelosi: Democrats Not
Sacrificing Too Much in Reform Effort
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
said Thursday that Democrats are not giving up too much in the push to pass a
bipartisan health reform plan.
UPDATE
In
Hundreds of Iranian
opposition supporters gathered Thursday to mourn slain demonstrator Neda Agha
Soltan. Police reportedly used tear gas to break up the crowd. A
UPDATE
Riot Police Crack Down on
Mourners in
Opposition demonstrators were
met with riot police and tear gas Thursday in
REPORT
Fed Struggles with
Perceptions of Transparency
As the debate over the
Federal Reserve's transparency heats up in Congress, Paul Solman looks at the
agency's attempts to balance public disclosure and the secrecy it uses to
protect financial markets.
ANALYSIS
N.C. Arrests Raise Concerns
about Homegrown Terrorism
After seven
Series Title: Insights on PBS Hawaii
Program Title: Health Reform
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/30/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
With the Obama administration
pushing for an overhaul of
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/insight.php
Series Title: e2
Program Title: Super Use (Encore)
Distributor:
Date: 7/30/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
The partners of 2012
Architecten in
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 31, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/31/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Recession Shows Signs of
Easing Grip on
New economic figures hinted
that the
REPORT
Other News: House to Add $2
Billion to Cash for Clunkers
The House rushed to inject $2
billion into the cash for clunkers program, and the Associated Press reported
that thousands of decaying bridges are suffering under the stimulus package.
ANALYSIS
Congress Considers Plan to
Influence Executive Pay
Congress might give the
government some say in how much Wall Street executives are paid. A former SEC
accountant and a law professor give their take on the plan.
ANALYSIS
July Was Deadliest Month for
Margaret Warner updates the
ANALYSIS
Columnists Mark Shields and
David Brooks discuss the top news of the week, including an idea to declare
victory in
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 31, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/31/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/
Series Title: Now on PBS
Program Title: Fighting on Prostitution
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/31/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
This Week: Living in the
shadows of contemporary American society are hundreds of thousands of underage
prostitutes — desperate, exploited kids robbed of their childhood and of hope.
The Department of Justice estimates that each day at least 300,000 American
children are at risk — on the streets, through escort services and increasingly
on the internet. But while the underage sex trade is spreading, some leaders
are taking strong measures to stand in its way. NOW ON PBS goes to
http://www.pbs.org/now/
Series Title: Bill Moyers Journal
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 31, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/31/2009
8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Veteran journalist Bill Moyers
re-invents his original public television series with interviews and news
analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and culture, the
media, the economy and issues facing democracy in the 21st-century.
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/index-flash.html
Series Title: Foreign Exchange
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 31, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/31/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
FOREIGN EXCHANGE is a weekly,
half-hour international affairs series that probes the global questions of the
moment from a profound, new perspective.
Series Title: The McLaughlin Group
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 31, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/31/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an
unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the
nation.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, August 3, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/3/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Trial of Protesters Proceeds
as Ahmadinejad Endorsed in
Political unrest continued in
REPORT
Other News: New Prison for
Gitmo Detainees Considered; Pilot's Remains Found
In other news, White House
officials confirmed that the administration is weighing creating a prison
inside the
ANALYSIS
Lawmakers Weighing Tax on
'Cadillac' Health Plans
As Congress continues
searching for ways to finance a health care overhaul, one option under review
is taxing the costliest employer-provided health plans, otherwise known as
"Cadillac" plans. After a recap on developments on the health care
front, experts discuss the proposal with Judy Woodruff.
REPORT
In
NewsHour special
correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on how a scarcity of water and high
supply costs are hindering efforts to improve
REPORT
Children Not Getting Enough
Vitamin D, Study Concludes
More than 60 percent of
children have "insufficient" levels of Vitamin D, a study published
by the journal Pediatrics concluded on Monday. Gwen Ifill reports.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, August 4, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/4/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Kim Jong Il Pardons
Journalists During Bill Clinton Visit
North Korean leader Kim Jong
Il pardoned two jailed American journalists after a surprise meeting with
former President Bill Clinton. Experts examine the implications of the meeting.
REPORT
Other News:
In other news, Iranian
officials confirmed they have arrested three Americans for allegedly crossing
the nation's border illegally, and the full Senate moved to debate the
nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.
REPORT
Obama Meets With Democrats to
Calm Spending Concerns
President Obama called Senate
Democrats to the White House on Tuesday in an effort to ease the worries over a
trio of spending measures being pushed by the administration. Gwen Ifill
reports.
REPORT
Despite Federal Aid, Lenders
Slow to Modify Home Loans
Fewer than 8 percent of
eligible borrowers have successfully modified their mortgages under a $75
billion federal plan aimed at halting home foreclosures, according to a
Treasury Department report. Jeffrey Kaye reports on the early struggles of the
program.
UPDATE
Lacking Clear Solution, Obama
Struggles to Close Gitmo
With less than six months
until President Obama's deadline for closing the detention facility at
REPORT
In
Fred De Sam Lazaro reports
how Cambodians' proximity to wildlife is sparking new concerns about the spread
of avian flu.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 5, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/5/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Journalists' Return
After being held in
REPORT
Other News: In
In other news, Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton spent the first day of her seven-nation African tour
calling for improved accountability in
ANALYSIS
Obama Addresses Criticism on
Stimulus Spending
Amid the continuing debate
over the effectiveness of the federal stimulus funds, President Obama unveiled
new grants that he said can help rebuild the economy. A ProPublica reporter
discusses how some hard-hit areas are getting more money, but others are not.
REPORT
Senate Democrats Seek GOP
Support for Sotomayor
As the Senate opens debate on
confirming Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, Democrats are focusing on
winning GOP support, and Republicans are concentrating on not upsetting
Hispanic voters. Kwame Holman reports.
CONVERSATION
Grassley Outlines Obstacles
Facing Health Care in Senate
Any overhaul of the nation's
health care system will depend on draft legislation from the influential Senate
Finance Committee. In an interview with Judy Woodruff, Sen. Charles Grassley,
the top Republican on the committee, discusses the challenges facing reform.
REPORT
World's Oceans Face Problem
of Plastic Pollution
Some researchers believe that
more than 5 million square miles of the
Series Title: Wide Angle
Program Title: Burning Season
Distributor: WNET
Date: 8/5/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
As temperatures and sea
levels rise, the world is scrambling to stop global warming — a threat the UN
Secretary General has described as “the defining issue of our era.” But
international consensus is slow to emerge, and debate over how to slow climate
change continues. WIDE ANGLE travels to
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, August 6, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/6/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Sotomayor Confirmed as First
Hispanic on Supreme Court
The U.S. Senate voted 68-31
Thursday to confirm Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, making her the first
Hispanic and third woman to serve as a justice.
REPORT
Other News: 4 Marines Killed
in Afghan Explosion
In other news, four U.S.
Marines died in a roadside bombing in
ANALYSIS
Somali Instability Poses
Challenge for Anti-Terror Efforts
Secretary of State Clinton
spent the second day of her African tour expressing support for the fragile
transitional government in
ANALYSIS
Dealers,
The government's popular
"cash for clunkers" incentive program -- aimed at replacing gas
guzzlers with more fuel-efficient vehicles -- nearly exhausted its $1 billion
budget in just days. Analysts look at who benefits from the program and its
effects on the troubled
REPORT
Forensic Clues Aid Fight
Against Ivory Trade
ITN correspondent Julian Rush
reports on how the science of carbon dating is being used to combat the illegal
global ivory trade.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 7, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/7/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Job Losses Ease in July, but
Economic Picture Still Mixed
The
REPORT
Other News: Markets Jump on
Positive Jobs Report
In other news, Wall Street
rallied on a Labor Department report that showed the
REPORT
Reports: CIA Drone Strike
Kills Taliban Leader in
Baitullah Mehsud, the leader
of the Taliban movement in
ANALYSIS
Militant's Reported Death May
Strike Blow to Taliban in
The reported death of Taliban
leader Baitullah Mehsud may present a major setback for militants seeking to
destabilize
REPORT
Anger and Protests Rattle
Town Halls on Health Care
Legislators across the nation
opened their August recesses with town halls on health care reform. Rather than
a warm welcome home, however, most were met with constituents angry with the
range of legislative proposals under consideration in
ANALYSIS
Health Reform Push,
Mark Shields and David Brooks
discuss the news of the week, including tensions in the health care debate and
former President Bill Clinton's trip to
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 7, 2009
Distributor: WETA
Date: 8/7/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/
Series Title: Now on PBS
Program Title: Power Struggle
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/7/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
This Week: As
NOW ON PBS travels to
http://www.pbs.org/now/
Series Title: Bill Moyers Journal
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 7, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/7/2009
8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Veteran journalist Bill
Moyers re-invents his original public television series with interviews and news
analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and culture, the
media, the economy and issues facing democracy in the 21st-century.
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/index-flash.html
Series Title: Foreign Exchange
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 7, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/7/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
FOREIGN EXCHANGE is a weekly,
half-hour international affairs series that probes the global questions of the
moment from a profound, new perspective.
Series Title: The McLaughlin Group
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 7, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/7/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an
unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the
nation.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, August 10, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/10/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Bombings in
In
REPORT
Other News: U.S. Commander
Warns of Taliban Gains
In other news, a top
ANALYSIS
Drug War, H1N1 Virus Top
From drug violence to H1N1
flu, President Obama, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, and Canadian Prime
Minister Stephen Harper tackled a long list of issues at a summit Monday.
ANALYSIS
Medicare Misinformation
Remains Issue in Reform Debate
As the health care reform
debates continues, some seniors are concerned over potential changes to
Medicare payments.
CONVERSATION
Bargain-hunting Adds Up to
Unexpected Costs
In the new book "Cheap:
The High Cost of Discount Culture," author Ellen Ruppel Shell explores
modern consumers' love of cheap, mass-produced products, and the downsides --
on wages, the environment, and quality -- that a discount culture creates.
REPORT
As part of an ongoing series
of reports on the nation's infrastructure, special correspondent Rick Karr
examines a dispute in
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, August 11, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/11/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Obama Fires Back at Health
Reform 'Misrepresentations'
Editorial writers and
columnists assess President Obama's effort to rally support for health reform
and his criticism of opponents for trying to "scare people."
REPORT
Other News: Three
In other news, the
REPORT
Amid
A report looks at
international peacekeeping efforts in the war-torn Democratic Republic of
Congo, where Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited this week.
ANALYSIS
Systemic Rape, Fighting
Threaten
Secretary of State Clinton
condemned sexual abuse by Congolese soldiers and rebels against civilians. A
women's rights advocate describes the scope of the atrocities.
REPORT
Remembering the Life of
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Special Olympics founder
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a member of the famed Kennedy family, died Tuesday at
88. An advocate for people with disabilities discusses her legacy.
Series Title: P.O.V
Program Title: Made in
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/11/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 12, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/12/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Fed Decision Signals Optimism
for Economy
The Fed decided Wednesday to
keep short-term interest rates at a record low to help stabilize the economy.
Jeffrey Brown speaks with a Washington Post reporter about the economic
outlook.
REPORT
Other News:
In other news, Marines
launched an offensive in
REPORT
Mont. Clinic Aims to Deliver
Top-quality Care for Less
The Billings Clinic sets out
to provide top-quality health care at a low cost by integrating doctor visits,
hospital care and surgery. Betty Ann Bowser reports.
CONVERSATION
In the first in a series of
health reform conversations, Judy Woodruff speaks with the head of the
Cleveland Clinic about his ideas for health care reform.
ANALYSIS
Suu Kyi Expected to Appeal
Confinement Extension
Burmese democracy activist
Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to extended home detention through next
year's elections.
CONVERSATION
Crisis Turned Federal Reserve
Into Fourth Branch of Government, Author Says
"In Fed We Trust"
author David Wessel discusses how the central bank reacted to the financial
crisis and its changing role in setting
REPORT
Medal of Freedom Recipients
Honored at White House
President Barack Obama
awarded 16 people with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Wednesday. Judy
Woodruff offers a look at the ceremony.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, August 13, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/13/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
In
Fierce fighting continues in
REPORT
Other News: Pakistani Forces
Pummel Taliban Bases;
In other news, Pakistani forces
pummeled key Taliban bases near the
DEBATE
Costs, Government's Role
In a debate over health care
reform, former House majority leader Dick Armey, and Richard Kirsch, national
campaign manager of the liberal advocacy group Health Care for America Now,
discuss topics such as the role of government, and the cost of any overhaul.
REPORT
Sudanese President al-Bashir
faces an international warrant in connection with war crimes in
REPORT
Courtroom Sketch Artist
Develops Journalistic Eye
After 27 years of witnessing
significant legal proceedings, courtroom sketch artist William Hennessy said he
now considers himself a journalist as well.
REPORT
Remembering Guitar Legend Les
Paul
A look back at the life and
career of Les Paul, whose electric guitar and multi-track recording changed how
music is played and recorded. He died Thursday at 94.
Series Title: Insights on PBS Hawaii
Program Title: Foreclosures
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/13/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
While the recession is
showing signs of slowing, a recent rash of foreclosures on homes in
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/insight.php
Series Title: e2
Program Title: Transport:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/13/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Thanks to a progressive
public transportation portfolio that includes train, streetcar, bus and aerial
tram,
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 14, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/14/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
A new survey shows that
despite positive economic forecasts, Americans are still concerned about scarce
jobs and falling income.
REPORT
Obama Heads West With Pitch
for Health Reform
Health correspondent Betty Ann
Bowser follows the reform debate to
REPORT
In the
REPORT
Budget Woes Expected to
Ground Some Space Missions
ANALYSIS
Public Views on Health Care
Overhaul Top Week's News
Columnists Mark Shields and
David Brooks discuss the week's news, including public views on President
Obama's health reform plan and Secretary of State Clinton's
CONVERSATION
Inside View of Taliban
Underscores
As the conflict in
ANALYSIS
11-year-old Reporter Lands an
Interview with Obama
After waiting a year for a
response from the White House, 11-year-old Damon Weaver landed an interview
with President Obama.
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 14, 2009
Distributor: WETA
Date: 8/14/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/
Series Title: Now on PBS
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 14, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/14/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
PBS’ Emmy-winning weekly news
magazine NOW engages viewers by probing the most important issues facing
democracy. The series occupies a unique place in the American television
landscape by pursuing the stories overlooked by other public affairs broadcasts
and travels the nation to shed light on public policy issues that have
real-world impact on working Americans.
http://www.pbs.org/now/
Series Title: Bill Moyers Journal
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 14, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/14/2009
8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Veteran journalist Bill
Moyers re-invents his original public television series with interviews and
news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and
culture, the media, the economy and issues facing democracy in the
21st-century.
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/index-flash.html
Series Title: Foreign Exchange
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 14, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/14/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
FOREIGN EXCHANGE is a weekly,
half-hour international affairs series that probes the global questions of the
moment from a profound, new perspective.
Series Title: The McLaughlin Group
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 14, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/14/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an
unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the
nation.
Series Title: The
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, August 17, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/17/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
As Afghan Election Nears, a
Race to Protect Voters
With
REPORT
Other News: More Troops
Sought for
In other news, the top
REPORT
Voices of Health Care Reform
Found Across the Nation
Amid the race for health care
reform legislation on Capitol Hill, the American public has been voicing its
views on the debate at locally-based town halls. PBS stations across the
country have captured some of those voices and concerns. Judy Woodruff reports.
REPORT
White House Signals Shift
Away from Public Plan
After weeks of criticism at
town halls across the nation, the Obama administration signaled on Sunday it is
open to dropping a public insurance option from any health care legislation.
Despite likely backlash from liberals, the administration now appears focused
on developing a co-op model to help control the cost of care.
ANALYSIS
Cooperatives Emerge as Focal
Point of Health Debate
With the Obama administration
signaling a new openness to dropping a public insurance option from any health
care overhaul, the focus now turns toward the efficacy of the cooperative
insurance model.
REPORT
A $469-million budget gap
forced a shutdown of non-essential city services, such as garbage collection,
in
REPORT
Local governments across the
CONVERSATION
Junk Man: Poet and Professor
Albert Goldbarth
Poet and toy collector Albert
Goldbarth is a two-time winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, as
well as the Mark Twain Prize for Humor. In an interview with Jeffrey Brown,
Goldbarth discusses his writing, and his latest book of poetry,"To Be Read
in 500 Years."
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, August 18, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/18/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Bombing Heightens Security
Woes Before Afghan Election
A suicide bombing in
REPORT
Other News: Wholesale Prices
Take Surprise Dip in July
In other news, the Labor
Department reported wholesale prices fell unexpectedly in July, and President
Barack Obama met with Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak to discuss jumpstarting
CONVERSATION
Efforts to overhaul the
health care system would be damaged by creating a public option to compete with
private insurers, Ron Williams, chief executive of Aetna Inc., the nation's
third-largest health insurer, tells Judy Woodruff.
REPORT
Higher Scores Test How
Two years into a bold effort
to reform the city's school system,
ANALYSIS
Record-setting Cyber Theft
Stirs Questions on Security
The Justice Department
indicted three men on Monday for stealing more than 130 million credit and
debit card numbers by hacking into the computer systems of five major companies.
Cyber-securiity experts discuss the case with Ray Suarez.
CONVERSATION
'Losing the News' Examines
Journalism's Shifting Future
Journalist and author Alex
Jones speaks with Jeffrey Brown about the uncertain future of journalism, as
well as his new book, "Losing the News."
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 19, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/19/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Iraqi Authorities Hunt for
Clues After
Insurgent attacks in the
Iraqi capital killed at least 95 people Wednesday. A Christian Science Monitor
journalist provides an update from
REPORT
Other News: Taliban Threat
Looms on Eve of Afghan Vote
In other news, a wave of
fresh attacks struck
ANALYSIS
Despite Infighting, Democrats
May Proceed Alone on Health Reform
Looking to attract GOP votes,
Democrats are waging a fierce debate over whether a public option must be part
of health care reform. Scholar Norman Ornstein and The Hotline's Amy Walter
predict a health reform bill will clear Congress despite Democrats' infighting.
ANALYSIS
As
ANALYSIS
IRS Deal Pierces Veil of
Swiss Banking Secrecy
A New York Times reporter
assesses the impact of Swiss banking giant UBS agreeing to give the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service names of some account holders.
REPORT
Generation Next: Young Grads
Turn to Service Amid Tight Job Market
At community resource centers
across the country, young people like Brian Marroquin, a recent graduate of
VCU, are deferring their careers to focus on community service. Judy Woodruff
examines the trend as part of the Generation Next series.
REPORT
Remembering '60 Minutes'
Creator Don Hewitt
A remembrance of Don Hewitt,
creator of the television magazine "60 Minutes," who died Wednesday
after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Series Title: Wide Angle
Program Title: Eye of the Storm
Distributor: WNET
Date: 8/19/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
On May 2, 2008, a Category 4
cyclone made landfall on
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, August 20, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/20/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Afghans Defy Taliban, Cast
Votes in Presidential Election
Millions of Afghans cast
votes Thursday in the nation's second presidential election, despite threats of
violence from Taliban militants. Nick Paton Walsh of ITN reports.
UPDATE
Historic Election Tests
Security, Progress in
Despite Taliban threats and
scattered attacks throughout the country, Afghans headed to the polls Thursday
in an election being viewed as a gauge of
REPORT
Other News: Death Toll Climbs
from
In other news, the death toll
from Wednesday's bombings across
ANALYSIS
Tougher Credit Card Rules
Offer New Consumer Guards
New rules for credit card
companies took effect Thursday, the first in a series of measures designed to
protect consumers from changes to the terms of their card agreements. Jeffrey
Brown gets perspective from a consumer advocate and a banking industry
representative.
REPORT
Ailing Lockerbie Bomber Sent
Home to
Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who
was serving a life sentence for the 1988 bombing of Pan-Am flight 103, was
released by the Scottish government Thursday due to his ailing health and
allowed to return to his native
ANALYSIS
Popular 'Cash for Clunkers'
Program to End Monday
The government will end its
popular "cash for clunker" incentive program on Monday, two months
early, because of dwindling funds. David Shepardson,
CONVERSATION
Former Insurance Exec Speaks
Out on Health Reform
Until last year, Wendell
Potter worked for both Cigna and Humana health care for two decades. He's now a
senior fellow on health care with the Center for Media and Democracy, a liberal
research group. He speaks to Gwen Ifill as part of an ongoing series of
conversations on health care reform.
REPORT
Wind Energy Fuels Job Hopes
for
In the final installment of
her Generation Next series, which has aired on both the NewsHour and NPR, Judy
Woodruff reports on how wind energy is generating new career prospects for
young Americans in the
Series Title: Insights on PBS Hawaii
Program Title: Striving for Excellence
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/20/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
At a time when most of the
headlines about public education in Hawaii are negative (what with budget cuts
and struggling test score) Insights on PBS Hawaii invites the top Hawaii
Department of Education Teachers and Principals for a discussion with moderator
The panel will also field
viewer questions and comments sent in via phone, e-mail, and Twitter.
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/insight.php
Series Title: PBS Hawaii Presents
Program Title: John A. Burns: The Man and his Times
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/20/2009
8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
To mark the 50th anniversary
of Hawaii Statehood, PBS Hawaii presents a one-hour documentary on the man
often referred to as Hawaii’s architect of Statehood—the late Governor John A.
Burns. Interviews with former governors
George Ariyoshi and Ben Cayetano; former Bishop Estate Trustee Matsy Takabuki;
former Chief Justice William S. Richardson; the late Lieutenant Governor Tom
Gill, and U.S. Senator Dan Inouye help tell the story of the man who was
governor of
Series Title: e2
Program Title: The Village Architect (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/20/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Architect Brian MacKay-Lyons
grew up on the shipyards of
http://www.pbs.org/e2/
Series Title: Globe Trekker
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/20/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Neil Gibson begins his trip
in
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 21, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/21/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Fed Chairman Upbeat on
Prospects for Economy
Ben Bernanke offered a
hopeful forecast for the
REPORT
Other News: Afghans Wait for
Election Results
In other news, President
Hamid Karzai, and his main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, both claimed victory
in
REPORT
Reviving the Economy Tests
Convential Views on Inflation
With the economy showing
hints of a recovery, the threat of inflation is testing policy makers at the
Federal Reserve as they work to determine how quickly to unwind emergency moves
taken during the height of the financial crisis. Paul Solman reports.
REPORT
Afghan War Takes Toll on
Civilians
Independent Television News
special correspondent Nima Elbagir reports from a hospital in
CONVERSATION
Poet Ricardo Pau-Llosa
Reflects on Influences, Art
Ricardo Pau-Llosa, a prolific
Miami-based poet and critic of Latin American art, remembers the colors, tastes
and memories that shaped his youth and his writing, taking him back to his
native
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 21, 2009
Distributor: WETA
Date: 8/21/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/
Series Title: Now on PBS
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 21, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/21/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
PBS’ Emmy-winning weekly news
magazine NOW engages viewers by probing the most important issues facing
democracy. The series occupies a unique place in the American television
landscape by pursuing the stories overlooked by other public affairs broadcasts
and travels the nation to shed light on public policy issues that have
real-world impact on working Americans.
http://www.pbs.org/now/
Series Title: Bill Moyers Journal
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 21, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/21/2009
8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Veteran journalist Bill
Moyers re-invents his original public television series with interviews and
news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and
culture, the media, the economy and issues facing democracy in the
21st-century.
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/index-flash.html
Series Title: Foreign Exchange
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 21, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/21/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
FOREIGN EXCHANGE is a weekly,
half-hour international affairs series that probes the global questions of the
moment from a profound, new perspective.
Series Title: The McLaughlin Group
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 21, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/21/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an
unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the
nation.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, August 24, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/24/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Amid New Interrogation
Details, Detainee Unit Created
With the release of CIA
documents about harsh interrogation methods, the Obama administration announced
a new panel that will oversee the questioning of terrorism suspects.
REPPORT
Other News: Fallout Continues
From Lockerbie Release
In other news, Scottish
officials defend the country's decision to release the Lockerbie bomber, and
two bombs in
REPORT
Popular 'Cash for Clunkers'
Program Winds Down
The government is ending its
popular 'Cash for Clunkers' program two months early due to dwindling funds.
Jeffrey Brown speaks with an automotive journalist about its impact on the auto
industry and the economy.
ANALYSIS
Idaho Congressman Hears from
Constituents on Reform
A Blue Dog Democrat
congressman speaks with his
ANALYSIS
Leaders Warn Afghan War
'Serious and Deteriorating'
With warnings that the
situation in
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, August 25, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/25/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
As Bernanke Tapped for a
Second Term,
Judy Woodruff speaks with
journalists about federal deficit projections and President Obama's nomination
of Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke for a second term.
REPORT
Other News: Troop Deaths
Spike in
In other news, 2009 became
the deadliest year for international troops after four American soldiers died
in
UPDATE
Amid predictions of a new
H1N1 swine flu outbreak, health officials warn that children going back to
school are especially at risk. Gwen Ifill talks to Dr. Anne Schuchat, the
director of the
REPORT
Cambodians Face Threat of
Drug-resistant Malaria
Drug-resistant malaria is
threatening villages in western
ANALYSIS
Across the
At the end of an especially
eventful August recess, Jeffrey Brown speaks with reporters and analysts from
around the nation about how the economy and health care debates are shaping up.
REPORT
NOVA scienceNOW: Mysteries of
Memory
An excerpt of NOVA
scienceNOW, which takes an in-depth look at the human brain as a
neuro-anatomist dissects one into 3,000 pieces.
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: This Way Up
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/25/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This is a story about a wall
— the separations it’s meant to enforce and the unintended ones to which it
gives birth. The security wall being constructed by
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 26, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/26/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
CONVERSATION
Hatch Reflects on Friendship,
Battles With Kennedy
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch speaks
with Judy Woodruff about Sen. Kennedy's life, legacy, battle with brain cancer
and their unlikely friendship.
REPORT
Reactions From Around
Ray Suarez recaps reactions
to Senator Kennedy's death from around the country.
REPORT
Other News: S.C. Lt. Gov.
Calls for
In other news, the lieutenant
governor of
REPORT
Looking Back at Highs, Lows
of Kennedy's High-profile Life
Kwame Holman looks back at
the life of the last surviving Kennedy brother and his role as a liberal
stalwart.
ANALYSIS
Remembering Ted Kennedy's
Faith, Friendships and Persona
A journalist, clergyman and
congressman who were close to Sen. Ted Kennedy reflect on his personality,
faith and friendships.
ANALYSIS
Kennedy Leaves Legacy as
Champion for Health Care
Analysts Mark Shields and
David Brooks are joined by historian Ellen Fitzpatrick and health care advocate
Ron Pollack to discuss Kennedy's political legacy.
REPORT
Kennedy's Cadence Ran in the
Family
Judy Woodruff explores the
legendary Kennedy cadence that made the family so famous and persuasive.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, August 27, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/27/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Kennedy Services Begin as
Mourners lined up from Cape
Cod to the JFK Library in
REPORT
Other News: Bomber Kills 19
Pakistani Border Guards
In other news, 19 border
guards were killed Thursday when a security checkpoint in
ANALYSIS
FDIC Losing Money as Many
More Banks Face Collapse
The FDIC reported that its
insurance fund shrank 20 percent in the second quarter. Jeffrey Brown speaks
with a reporter and analyst about troubled banks.
REPORT
Separating Fact from Fiction
in Health Reform Debate
With five different versions
of a health care bill in Congress, Ray Suarez examines the effort to separate
fact from fiction in the national debate over a reform plan.
CONVERSATION
Virginia Democratic Sen. Jim
Webb talks about his unusual mission to reclusive
ANALYSIS
The Kennedy Family and
American Political Lore
Judy Woodruff speaks with
historians Richard Norton Smith and Michael Beschloss about the life and times
of
Series Title: Insights on
Program Title: THURSDAY, August 27, 2009
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/27/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 120
Description:
This special two-hour-long
Insights revolves around the provocative, often emotional new documentary on Hawaii
Statehood—“State of
Encores of this presentation
will air Friday, August 28 at10:30PM and Sunday, August 30 at 3PM.
http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/insight.php
Series Title: e2
Program Title: The Art & Science of Renzo Piano (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/27/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
World-class architect Renzo
Piano draws on nature to create a structure that defines a natural history
museum for the 21st century. Combining Piano’s signature transparency design
with a green roof evoking its surroundings,
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 28, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/28/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
UPDATE
August Deadliest Month for
As August becomes the
deadliest month for
REPORT
News Wrap: 2
In other news, two
REPORT
Mourners Prepare to Bid
Kennedy a Final Farewell
Kwame Holman reports on the
scene in
REPORT
Kennedy's Immigration Legacy
Shaped Makeup of
Ray Suarez examines the impacts
of the 1965 Immigration Reform Act, one of Sen. Edward Kennedy's earliest and
most-enduring pieces of legislation.
CONVERSATION
Health Systems Abroad Offer
Lessons for
As part of the NewsHour's
series of conversations about health care reform, Betty Ann Bowser talks to
Washington Post correspondent T.R. Reid, author of a new book about health care
systems around the world and what the
ANALYSIS
Shields, Brooks Consider
Kennedy Legacy, Health Reform Prospects
Columnists Mark Shields and
David Brooks discuss the week's top news, including Sen. Edward Kennedy's
legacy, the health reform debate and detainee interrogation.
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 28, 2009
Distributor: WETA
Date: 8/28/2009
7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/
Series Title: Now on PBS
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 28, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/28/2009
8:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
PBS’ Emmy-winning weekly news
magazine NOW engages viewers by probing the most important issues facing
democracy. The series occupies a unique place in the American television
landscape by pursuing the stories overlooked by other public affairs broadcasts
and travels the nation to shed light on public policy issues that have
real-world impact on working Americans.
http://www.pbs.org/now/
Series Title: Bill Moyers Journal
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 28, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/28/2009
8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Veteran journalist Bill
Moyers re-invents his original public television series with interviews and
news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and culture,
the media, the economy and issues facing democracy in the 21st-century.
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/index-flash.html
Series Title: Foreign Exchange
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 28, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/28/2009
9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
FOREIGN EXCHANGE is a weekly,
half-hour international affairs series that probes the global questions of the
moment from a profound, new perspective.
Series Title: The McLaughlin Group
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 28, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/28/2009
10:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an
unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the
nation.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, August 31, 2009
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/31/2009
6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Wildfires Rage In
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
declared a state of emergency for four
REPORT
Other News: General Warns of
'Serious' Challenges in
In other news, Gen. Stanley
McChrystal warned "the situation in
REPORT
Voters in
ANALYSIS
After Election,
A day after a historic
election in