Biography

AMERICAN MASTERS
Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer’s Journey
Wednesday, June 20th, 2018
Discover the life and work of Mexican American photographer Pedro E. Guerrero, who collaborated with Frank Lloyd Wright and sculptors Alexander Calder and Louise Nevelson.

LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Jim Burns: A Local Boy
Thursday, March 30th, 2017
In honor of the late Jim Burns, PBS Hawai‘i presents an in-memoriam encore of this episode recorded in June 2014. Jim Burns’ father, John A. Burns, always thought of himself as a local boy. Jim, who grew up in Kailua and could easily break into Pidgin English, saw himself the same way. As […]

Mary Tyler Moore:
A Celebration
Friday, March 17th, 2017
Mary Tyler Moore “turned the world on with her smile” on The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and on the silver screen. This special features classic clips plus comments from Betty White, Ed Asner, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Gavin MacLeod, John Amos, Carl Reiner, Dick Van Dyke, and Moore herself. […]

Robin Williams Remembered:
A Pioneers of Television Special
Thursday, January 21st, 2016
This tribute to actor and comedian Robin Williams features one of his last full-length interviews, and includes never-before-seen comments on his life and comedic and dramatic work, as well as tributes to Williams by those who knew and worked with him, and clips from throughout his career. Featured interviews include remembrances from Henry Winkler, […]

LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Gerri Hayes
Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
For businesswoman Gerri Hayes, being told that “you can’t do it” just makes her more determined to succeed. Gerri shares her survival story as a single mother of two young children who moved to Hawaii to take a human-services job that didn’t materialize. She founded a business, Office Pavilion Hawaii, providing furniture to workplaces. It […]