Quarterly Program Topic Report July 1-15, 2012 Category ... - WYES

Quarterly Program Topic Report 

July 1-15, 2012 

Category: Alcohol, Drug Abuse/Addiction 

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Series Title: Frontline 

Episode Title: Endgame: AIDS in Black America 

Length: 120 minutes 

Airdate: 7/10/2012 8:00:00 PM 

O.B. Date: 7/10/2012 

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Format: Documentary 

Segment Length: 00:00:00 

Thirty years after the discovery of the AIDS virus among gay white men, 

nearly half of the one million people in the United States infected with HIV 

are black men, women and children. This groundbreaking FRONTLINE exploration 

of one of the countrys most urgent, preventable health crises traces the 

history of the epidemic through the experiences of extraordinary individuals 

who tell their stories: Nel, a 63-year old grandmother who married a deacon 

in her church and later found an HIV diagnosis tucked into his Bible; Tom and 

Keith, who call themselves Bornies, survivors who were born with the virus 

in the early 1990s; and Jovant, a high school football player who didnt 

realize what HIV meant until it was too late. From Magic Johnson to civil 

rights pioneer Julian Bond, from pastors to health workers, people on the 

front lines tell moving stories of the battle to contain the spread of the 

virus, and the opportunity to turn the tide of the epidemic. The 

director/producer/writer is Renata Simone, producer of the 2006 award-winning 

FRONTLINE series The Age of AIDS. 

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history of the epidemic through the experiences of extraordinary individuals












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Series Title: Jesse Owens: American Experience 




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On April 2, 1936, when the 22-year-old son of a sharecropper entered the 

Olympic Stadium in Berlin, he was, he later remembered, barely able to 

control his anger. I was angry because of the insults that Hitler and the 

other German leaders had hurled at me and my Negro teammates on the Olympic 

squad. The young athlete would channel his raw emotions into some of the 

most remarkable achievements in the history of athletics, winning four gold 

medals. To tell the story of Owens remarkable victories in the face of Nazi 

racism, this film begins in the poor Cleveland neighborhood where the young 

athlete grew up; details his early career; describes Adolf Hitlers outsized 

ambitions for the 1936 Olympics; explores the movement in Western democracies 

to boycott the event; and explains the pressures on Owens to attend. The film 

also reveals the unlikely relationship Owens struck up at the games with his 

German rival Carl Luz Long and shows, that in the end, despite his success 

in Germany, Owens struggled to find a place for himself in a United States 

that was still wrestling to overcome its own deeply entrenched racism. 


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Series Title: Mysterious Lost State of Franklin; The 




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Trace the creation and demise of the State of Franklin, a pivotal yet oftforgotten 

post-Revolutionary War rebellion and attempted secession. When 

North Carolina ceded its western land to the U.S. government, some of the 

citizens of this ceded territory began their own government, calling 

themselves the State of Franklin. Even after North Carolina rescinded the 

cession, the State of Franklin continued to struggle for four chaotic years, 

finally ending in violence and a failed bid to become the countrys 14th 

state. Filmed at several historic locations in East Tennessee, this story is 

told through scholarly interviews and re-enactments. 

Category: Arts 

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Series Title: POV 

Episode Title: Guilty Pleasures 




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Every four seconds, a romance novel published by Harlequin or its British 

counterpart, Mills & Boon, is sold somewhere in the world. Take an amusing 

and touching look at this global phenomenon. Ironies abound in the contrasts 

between the everyday lives of the books readers and the fantasy worlds that 

offer them escape. Guilty Pleasures portrays five romance devotees who 

must, ultimately, find their dreams in the real world. By Julie Moggan. 


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Series Title: Charlie Rose 




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Format: Interview/Discussion/Review 


A look at the film Savages with director Oliver Stone and actors Salma Hayek, 

Blake Lively, Taylor Kitsch, and John Travolta. 


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Series Title: John Leguizamo's Tales from a Ghetto Klown - PBS Arts 

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This documentary is a behind-the-scenes look at one of the industrys most 

versatile actors: John Leguizamo. This profile of the actor/playwright looks 

at his unorthodox rise to success while capturing his struggles to mount his 

latest one-man show. From his Colombian and NuyoRican roots to his highprofile 

career in Hollywood, Leguizamo bares his soul. 


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Series Title: Tuba U: Basso Profundo 



O.B. Date: 4/26/2009 

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TUBA U: BASSO PROFUNDO follows an unusual 22-piece musical ensemble into the 

recording studio, across the U.S. and onto the stage of renowned Carnegie 

Hall. Featuring the career of tuba maestro Winston Morris, the compositions 

of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gunther Schuller, a visit to German tuba 

makers and the 100-member Tubas of Mass Destruction, this is the anatomy of 

one instrument that speaks to the dedication and discipline shared by players 

of all instruments. The program examines the value of the individual within 

the context of the ensemble and assures viewers that some unexpected and 

unusual things are indeed worthy of a lifetime of commitment. TUBA U dispels 

assumptions of size, value and ability, addressing prejudice - even if a very 

quirky one. Filled with "who knew" moments, the documentary takes a look at 

the history, physicality and personalities of the tuba. 

Category: Business/Industry 


Series Title: Frontline | Money, Power and Wall Street 

Episode Title: The Crisis Spreads 




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FRONTLINE explores how anepidemic of greed spread from financial 

institutions in the United States to Europe--and back. Correspondent Martin

Smith (College, Inc., The Madoff Affair) reveals a trail of complex deals 

that contributed to a European crisis that today threatens to sink the global 

economy into another slump. Almost four years after the meltdown, FRONTLINE 

examines how regulators have tried to fix an industry steeped in conflicts of 

interest, excessive risk taking and incentives to cheat. New rules and 

regulations are being written, but can they prevent the next crisis 

Category: Business/Industry 

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Series Title: Washington Week 




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President Barack Obama campaigns in Ohio and Pennsylvania and accuses Romney 

of outsourcing jobs during his time at Bain Capital. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney 

says that the federal health care mandate is indeed a tax. Plus, new 

unemployment numbers. Joining Gwen: Dan Balz, The Washington Post; Jan 

Crawford, CBS News; Charles Babington, Associated Press; Amy Walter, ABC 

News. 

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virus, and the opportunity to turn the tide of the epidemic. The



Category: Community Politics, Government 

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Series Title: Mysterious Lost State of Franklin; The 




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Trace the creation and demise of the State of Franklin, a pivotal yet oftforgotten 

post-Revolutionary War rebellion and attempted secession. When 

North Carolina ceded its western land to the U.S. government, some of the 

citizens of this ceded territory began their own government, calling 

themselves the State of Franklin. Even after North Carolina rescinded the 

cession, the State of Franklin continued to struggle for four chaotic years, 

finally ending in violence and a failed bid to become the countrys 14th 

state. Filmed at several historic locations in East Tennessee, this story is 

told through scholarly interviews and re-enactments. 

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institutions in the United States to Europe--and back. Correspondent Martin 







Category: Culture 



Episode Title: Guilty Pleasures




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Every four seconds, a romance novel published by Harlequin or its British 







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Series Title: Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World - PBS Arts 




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Travel to nine countries and across 1,400 years of cultural history to 

explore the astonishing artistic and architectural riches of Islam. With the 

insights and commentary of leading art scholars from around the world, the 

film delves into the art of religious life in Islamic culture and into the 

secret world inside the palaces of the elite. From the extraordinary array of 

metalwork, textiles, paintings and architecture that illuminate the culture, 

filmmaker Rob Gardner sheds light on the shared histories of western and 

Islamic societies, revealing more continuity than division. Award-winning 

actress Susan Sarandon narrates. 







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squad. The young athlete would channel his raw emotions into some of the

















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regulations are being written, but can they prevent the next crisis

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This Week, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both campaigned in 

battleground states. Obama called for an extension of middle class tax cuts 

while Romney addressed the NAACP. Also, House Republicans voted to repeal the 

president's health care law. Joining Gwen: Michael Duffy, TIME Magazine; Lori 

Montgomery, The Washington Post; Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics; Sam 

Youngman, Reuters. 

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News. 

Category: Energy 



Episode Title: The City Dark 




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Is darkness becoming extinct When filmmaker Ian Cheney moves from rural 

Maine to New York City and discovers streets awash in light and skies devoid 

of stars, he embarks on a journey to Americas brightest and darkest corners, 

asking astronomers, cancer researchers and ecologists what is lost in the

glare of city lights. In this film that blends a humorous, searching 

narrative with poetic footage of the night sky, get a fascinating 

introduction to the science of the dark and an exploration of our 

relationship to the stars. By Ian Cheney. 

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asking astronomers, cancer researchers and ecologists what is lost in the 





Category: Environment/Nature/Natural Disasters 

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Series Title: Nature | Bears of the Last Frontier 

Episode Title: City of Bears 



O.B. Date: 5/8/2011 

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Bears are an ultimate icon of the wild, regarded as among the most successful 

wild animals on the planet. Three of the eight bear species in the world-- 

brown bears, black bears, and polar bears--can be found in Alaska, one of 

North Americas last truly wild frontiers. Nature joins adventurer and bear 

biologist Chris Morgan on a year-long motorcycle odyssey deep into Alaskas 

bear country to explore the amazing resiliency and adaptability of these 

majestic animals as they struggle to make a living in five dramatically 

diverse Alaskan ecosystems: coastal, urban, mountain, tundra, and pack ice. 

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Category: Homosexuality 







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in her church and later found an HIV diagnosis tucked into his Bible; Tom and









Filmmaker Jonathan Demme: The Oscar-winning filmmaker explains the backstory 

of his projects with rock icon Neil Young and his post-Hurricane Katrina 

documentary, I Am Carolyn Parker. 

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while Romney addressed the NAACP. Also, House Republicans voted to repeal the




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Airdate: 7/13/2012 8:30:00 PM


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Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports 






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Category: Religion/Ethics 

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Series Title: Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World - PBS Arts 




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Travel to nine countries and across 1,400 years of cultural history to 

explore the astonishing artistic and architectural riches of Islam. With the 

insights and commentary of leading art scholars from around the world, the 

film delves into the art of religious life in Islamic culture and into the 

secret world inside the palaces of the elite. From the extraordinary array of 

metalwork, textiles, paintings and architecture that illuminate the culture, 

filmmaker Rob Gardner sheds light on the shared histories of western and 

Islamic societies, revealing more continuity than division. Award-winning 

actress Susan Sarandon narrates. 

Category: Science/Technology 







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Series Title: NOVA | The Elegant Universe 

Episode Title: Einstein's Dream 



O.B. Date: 10/28/2003 

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"Einstein's Dream"--The first hour introduces string theory and shows how 

modern physics - composed of two theories that are ferociously incompatible - 

reached an impasse: one theory, known as general relativity, is successful in 

describing big things like stars and galaxies; another, called quantum 

mechanics, is equally successful in describing small things like atoms and 

subatomic particles. Albert Einstein, the inventor of general relativity, 

dreamed of finding a single theory that would embrace all of nature's laws. 

But in his quest for the so-called unified theory, Einstein came up empty-

handed, and the conflict between general relativity and quantum mechanics has 

stymied all who've followed. That is, until the discovery of string theory. 

"String's the Thing" In the second hour, Greene describes the serendipitous 

steps that led from a forgotten 200-year-old mathematical formula to the 

first glimmerings of strings - quivering strands of energy whose different 

vibrations give rise to quarks, electrons, photons and all other elementary 

particles. Strings are truly tiny - smaller than an atom by the same factor 

that a tree is smaller than the entire universe. But, as Greene explains, it 

is possible - for the first time ever - to combine the laws of the large and 

the laws of the small into a proposal for a single, harmonious "Theory of 

Everything." 



Series Title: NOVA | Hunting the Edge of Space 

Episode Title: The Ever Expanding Universe 



O.B. Date: 4/13/2010 

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In a two-hour special, NOVA examines how a simple instrument, the telescope, 

has fundamentally changed our understanding of our place in the universe. 

What began as a curiosity--two spectacle lenses held a foot apart--ultimately 

revolutionized human thought across science, philosophy and religion. 

Telescope takes viewers on a global adventure of discovery, dramatizing the 

innovations in technology and the achievements in science that have marked 

the rich history of the telescope. This tale of human ingenuity involves some 

of the most colorful figures of the scientific world-Galileo, Kepler, Newton, 

William Herschel, George Hale, and Edwin Hubble-leading up to today's 

colossal telescopes, housed in space-age cathedrals or orbiting high above 

the Earth. Now at the center of an international space race, a new generation 

of ever-larger telescopes is poised to reveal answers to longstanding 

questions about our universe-and, in turn, to raise new questions. 



Series Title: NOVA | The Fabric of the Cosmos 

Episode Title: What Is Space 



O.B. Date: 11/2/2011 

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Space. It separates you from me, one galaxy from the next, and atoms from

each other. It is everywhere in the universe. But to most of us, space is 

nothing, an empty void. Well, it turns out space is not what it seems. From 

the passenger seat of a New York cab driving near the speed of light to a 

pool hall where billiard tables do fantastical things, Brian Greene reveals 

space as a dynamic fabric that can stretch, twist, warp, and ripple under the 

influence of gravity. Stranger still is a newly discovered ingredient of 

space that actually makes up 70% percent of the universe. Physicists call it 

dark energy because while they know it's out there, driving space to expand 

ever more quickly, they have no idea what it is. Probing space on the 

smallest scales only makes the mysteries multiply-down there, things are 

going on that physicists today can barely fathom-forces powerful enough to 

generate whole universes. To top it off, some of the strangest places in 

space, black holes, have led scientists to propose that like the hologram on 

your credit card, space may just be a projection of a deeper two-dimensional 

reality, taking place on a distant surface that surrounds us. Space, far from 

being empty, is filled with some of the deepest mysteries of our time. 

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Category: Women 



Episode Title: Guilty Pleasures 




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Every four seconds, a romance novel published by Harlequin or its British






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July 16-31, 2012 

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Atchafalaya Houseboat 

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7/29/2012 9:30:00 PM 

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This journey back in time goes deep into Louisiana's million-acre Atchafalaya Swamp for an 

adventure with writer Gwen Roland, who 30 years earlier built a houseboat by hand and lived as 

her forebears had generations earlier. Roland's heritage provides an unusual backdrop for a 

universal story of self-discovery and the embrace of youthful idealism and a simpler life. The 

program features images by National Geographic photographer C.C. Lockwood. 


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Tap your toes to the beat of this music documentary, which vibrates with the soul and energy of 

African-Cuban drummers, guajira guitarists and the pulsing melodies of celebrated Cuban 

musician Raul Paz, who brings together fellow musical stars DescemerBueno, Kelvis Ochoa 

and David Torrens for a concert in Havana. All of them left Cuba years ago; their decision to 

return has injected a new spirit into Cuban music. Mirroring Cuba’s growing relationship with the 

world, HAVANA, HAVANA! highlights the evolution of the country’s musical expression in the 

21st century.



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In the 10th season premiere episode, Elyse Luray and Wes Cowan investigate whether they 

have found rock’s Holy Grail, the long-lost electric Fender Stratocaster Bob Dylan plugged in at 

the ’65 Newport Folk Festival, changing rock ‘n’ roll forever. TukufuZuberi tracks down some 

autographs allegedly signed for two brothers in Miami Beach during the Beatles’ legendary 1964 

“British Invasion” tour of the United States. Finally, Gwendolyn Wright investigates a $5 thrift 

store find and unearths a little-known artistic side of musical iconoclast Frank Zappa. 




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Wes Cowan hunts for the identity of a man whose name is engraved on a rare matched set of 

Civil War-era pistols, still in the original case. TukufuZuberi tracks down the story behind an old 

78rpm, distributed by K.K.K. Records, containing songs titled “The Bright Fiery Cross” and “The 

Jolly Old Klansman.” And Eduardo Pagán tries to prove that James Jamerson, a bass player 

whose bass line drove the Motown sound, owned a battered Ampeg B-15 amp that the Rock 

and Roll Hall of Fame will display — but only if inductee Jamerson really owned it. 



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In the series premiere of MARKET WARRIORS, four pickers, Miller, John, Bob and Kevin, head 

to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, home to Renningers Adamstown — a large indoor/outdoor flea 

market — where they will be challenged to find mid-century modern items amid the 

Pennsylvania Dutch antiques. Off-screen host Fred Willard injects quick wit and a collector’s 

know-how as the pickers scour the market for key finds, which include an Eames chair, Moss 

floor lamp and a Tiffany® jelly jar. The winning picker is determined at A.N. Abell Auction 

Company in Los Angeles, California, where their chosen items go under the hammer. 




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This week on MARKET WARRIORS, pickers Miller, John, Bob and Kevin are in the City of 

Brotherly Love, working in close quarters at the 60-vendor Phila Flea Market. The challenge is 

to find costume jewelry — within their fixed budgets — with an eye to selling their finds for profit 

at auction. As off-screen host Fred Willard explains, one picker will make a fatal mistake. 

Notable picks include a set by French jeweler Marcel Boucher and items such as a Playboy 

ice bucket and a Japanese mixed metal vase. It becomes clear whose strategy is working best 

when the items are auctioned at A.N. Abell Auction Company in Los Angeles. 




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In this week’s episode of MARKET WARRIORS, pickers Miller, John, Bob and Kevin encounter 

some southern hospitality at the Lakewood 400 Antiques Market just outside Atlanta, Georgia. 

This week’s challenge is to find vintage advertising, and in Coca-Cola country, there’s plenty to 

find. Off-screen host Fred Willard points out some notable picks, including a rare Red Rock Cola 

piece, a Sterling Card case and an antique hobbyhorse. Their finds are auctioned at Cowan’s 

Auction in Cincinnati, Ohio. 



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Episode Title: A Necessary War 

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After an overview of the Second World War, which engulfed the world from 1939 to 1945 and 

cost at least 50 million lives, inhabitants of four towns - Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, 

California; Waterbury, Connecticut; and Luverne, Minnesota - recall their communities on the 

eve of the conflict. For them, the events overseas seem far away. Their tranquil lives are 

shattered by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and America is thrust into the great 

cataclysm. Along with millions of other young men, Sid Phillips and Willie Rushton of Mobile, 

Ray Leopold of Waterbury and Walter Thompson and Burnett Miller of Sacramento enter the 

armed forces. In the Philippines, two Americans, Corporal Glenn Frazier and 

SaschaWeinzheimer (who was eight years old in 1941), are caught up in the Japanese 

onslaught there, as American and Filipino forces retreat onto Bataan while thousands of 

civilians are rounded up and imprisoned in Manila. Back home, 110,000 Japanese Americans 

along the West Coast are forcibly relocated by the government to internment camps. On the 

East Coast, German U-boats menace Allied shipping offshore. The United States seems 

unprepared for this kind of total war. Witnessing all of this is Katharine Phillips of Mobile and Al 

McIntosh, editor of the Rock County Star Herald in Luverne, who chronicles the travails of every 

family in town. In June 1942, the Navy manages a victory over the Japanese at the Battle of 

Midway. In August, American land forces, including Sid Phillips of Mobile, face the Japanese 

army for the first time at Guadalcanal. Abandoned by their fleet with no sea or air support, the 

men are under constant attack. After six months, the Americans finally prevail and, in the 

process, stop Japan's expansion in the Pacific. 


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Frontline 

Episode Title: Alaska Gold 

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The Bristol Bay region of southwest Alaska is home to the last great wild Sockeye salmon 

fishery in the world. It's also home to enormous mineral deposits-copper, gold, molybdenumestimated 

to be worth over $300 billion. Now, two foreign mining companies are proposing to 

extract this mineral wealth by digging one of North America's largest open-pit mines, the 

"Pebble Mine," at the headwaters of Bristol Bay. FRONTLINE travels to Alaska to probe the 

fault lines of a growing battle between those who depend on this extraordinary fishery for a

living, the mining companies who are pushing for Pebble, and the political framework that will 

ultimately decide the outcome. 



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Frontline 

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Students and teachers from West Philadelphia High School, a public high school serving one of 

the most disadvantaged neighborhoods in Philadelphia, defy expectations as they design and 

build two super-hybrid cars for international competition and compete for the chance to be part 

of a technological revolution. In summer 2010, the high school's EVX Team raced against 

mega-sized auto manufacturers, multimillion-dollar start-ups, and university teams from around 

the world in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE competition. The challenge: build 

an affordable, 100 miles-per-gallon car. The prize: $10 million dollars. In Fast Times at West 

Philly High, FRONTLINE explores the viability of these cars, the potential that exists within our 

young people, and the prospects of effective innovation in public education. Also in this hour, a 

growing body of evidence suggests that the make-or-break moment for high school dropouts 

may actually be in middle school. And yet middle schools, with their vulnerable population, have 

long been overlooked. Now a group of dedicated educators are thrusting middle school onto 

center stage. They want to use data to find the answer to the middle school malaise. What's 

more, they insist this data already exists, has enormous power to help repair a broken school 

system and to predict and prevent dropouts before they happen. 




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Mitt Romney has a rocky start to his overseas trip while the campaigns debate foreign policy 

and the role of government in private business. Legal challenges facing state voter ID laws. 

And who is making money from the presidential campaigns Joining Gwen: Dan Balz, The 

Washington Post; Laura Meckler, The Wall Street Journal; Robert Barnes, The Washington 

Post; Jeanne Cummings, Bloomberg News. 


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fishery in the world. It's also home to enormous mineral deposits-copper, gold, molybdenumestimated 

to be worth over $300 billion. Now, two foreign mining companies are proposing to 



fault lines of a growing battle between those who depend on this extraordinary fishery for a 


ultimately decide the outcome.



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The second episode cuts through the heated rhetoric to explore how communities and the 

nation struggle to enforce inconsistent immigration policies. 




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And who is making money from the presidential campaigns Joining Gwen: Dan Balz,

TheWashington Post; Laura Meckler, The Wall Street Journal; Robert Barnes, The Washington 



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A horrific mass shooting at a movie theatre near Denver, Colorado. The campaigns talk about 

tax history and economic policy as attack ads from both campaigns intensify. And the fighting in 

Syria spreads to Damascus as the rebels achieve new victories. Joining Gwen: Pierre Thomas, 

ABC News; Karen Tumulty, The Washington Post; Jeff Zeleny, The New York Times; Doyle 

McManus, Los Angeles Times. 




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And who is making money from the presidential campaigns Joining Gwen: Dan Balz, The 




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For thousands of years, traditional Inuit sports have been vital for surviving the unforgiving 

Arctic. Acrobatic and explosive, these ancestral games evolved to strengthen mind, body and 

spirit within the community. Following four modern Inuit athletes reveals their unique 

relationship with the games as they compete across the North. As unprecedented changes 

sweep across their traditional lands, their stories illuminate the importance of the games today. 


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when the items are auctioned at A.N. Abell Auction Company in Los Angeles.


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In this week’s episode of MARKET WARRIORS, pickers Miller, John, Bob and Kevin encounter 

some southern hospitality at the Lakewood 400 Antiques Market just outside Atlanta, Georgia. 

This week’s challenge is to find vintage advertising, and in Coca-Cola country, there’s plenty to 

find. Off-screen host Fred Willard points out some notable picks, including a rare Red Rock Cola 

piece, a Sterling Card case and an antique hobbyhorse. Their finds are auctioned at Cowan’s 

Auction in Cincinnati, Ohio. 


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Thomas and Tamara are track stars at their rural New Mexico high school. Like many 

teenagers, they are torn between the lure of brighter futures elsewhere and the ties that bind 

them to home. For these teens, however, home is an impoverished town on the Navajo 

reservation, and leaving means separating from family, tradition and the land that has been 

theirs for generations. Take a moving look at a new generation of Americans struggling to be 

both Native and modern. By Erica Scharf. 


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The first episode looks at the spectrum of immigrant jobs and the complex maze of rules, 

regulations, caps and quotas challenging the country at many levels.


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fishery in the world. It's also home to enormous mineral deposits-copper, gold, molybdenum-

estimated to be worth over $300 billion. Now, two foreign mining companies are proposing to 



fault lines of a growing battle between those who depend on this extraordinary fishery for a 


ultimately decide the outcome. 




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Nature | Bears of the Last Frontier 

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Bears are an ultimate icon of the wild, regarded as among the most successful wild animals on 

the planet. Three of the eight bear species in the world--brown bears, black bears, and polar 

bears--can be found in Alaska, one of North America’s last truly wild frontiers. Nature joins 

adventurer and bear biologist Chris Morgan on a year-long motorcycle odyssey deep into 

Alaska’s bear country to explore the amazing resiliency and adaptability of these majestic 

animals as they struggle to make a living in five dramatically diverse Alaskan ecosystems: 

coastal, urban, mountain, tundra, and pack ice. 



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Episode Title: Arctic Wanderers 

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Bears are an ultimate icon of the wild, regarded as among the most successful wild animals on 

the planet. Three of the eight bear species in the world – brown bears, black bears, and polar 

bears –can be found in Alaska, one of North America’s last truly wild frontiers. Nature joins 

adventurer and bear biologist Chris Morgan on a year-long motorcycle odyssey deep into 

Alaska’s bear country to explore the amazing resiliency and adaptability of these majestic 

animals as they struggle to make a living in five dramatically diverse Alaskan ecosystems: 

coastal, urban, mountain, tundra, and pack ice. 


Housing, Shelter 


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regulations, caps and quotas challenging the country at many levels. 




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sweep across their traditional lands, their stories illuminate the importance of the games today.




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and Roll Hall of Fame will display — but only if inductee Jamerson really owned it.




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And who is making money from the presidential campaigns Joining Gwen: Dan Balz, The




Poverty/Hunger 


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both Native and modern. By Erica Scharf.




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sweep across their traditional lands, their stories illuminate the importance of the games today. 



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Episode Title: Strong! 

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A formidable figure standing 5'8" tall and weighing more than 300 pounds, Cheryl Haworth 

struggles to defend her champion status as her lifetime weightlifting career inches towards its

inevitable end. Her journey as an elite athlete presents physical and personal challenges, 

including popular notions of power, strength, beauty and health. By Julie Wyman. 


Religion/Ethics 


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Houda al-Habash, a conservative Muslim preacher, founded a Qur’an school for girls in 

Damascus, Syria, 30 years ago. Every summer, her female students immerse themselves in a 

rigorous study of Islam. A surprising cultural shift is underway — women are claiming space 

within the mosque. View an extraordinary portrait, filmed just before the uprising in Syria 

erupted, of a leader who challenges the women of her community to live according to Islam 

without giving up their dreams. By Julia Meltzer and Laura Nix. 


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NOVA | The Elegant Universe 

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In the second hour, Greene describes the serendipitous steps that led from a forgotten 200- 

year-old mathematical formula to the first glimmerings of strings - quivering strands of energy 

whose different vibrations give rise to quarks, electrons, photons and all other elementary 

particles. Strings are truly tiny - smaller than an atom by the same factor that a tree is smaller

than the entire universe. But, as Greene explains, it is possible - for the first time ever - to 

combine the laws of the large and the laws of the small into a proposal for a single, harmonious 

Theory of Everything. 




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NOVA | The Fabric of the Cosmos 

Episode Title: The Illusion of Time 

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Time. We waste it, save it, kill it, make it. The world runs on it. Yet, ask physicists what time 

actually is, and the answer might shock you: They have no idea. Even more surprising, the deep 

sense we have of time passing from present to past may be nothing more than an illusion. How 

can our understanding of something so familiar be so wrong In search of answers, Brian 

Greene takes us on the ultimate time traveling adventure, hurtling 50 years into the future 

before stepping into a wormhole to travel back to the past. Along the way, he will reveal a new 

way of thinking about time in which moments past, present, and future-from the reign of T. Rex 

to the birth of your great-great-grandchildren-exist all at once. This journey will bring us all the 

way back to the Big Bang, where physicists think the ultimate secrets of time may be hidden. 

You'll never look at your wristwatch the same way again. 




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Join Brian Greene on a wild ride into the weird realm of quantum physics, which governs the 

universe on the tiniest of scales. Brian brings quantum mechanics to life in a nightclub like no 

other, where objects pop in and out of existence, and things over here can affect others over 

there, instantaneously--without anything crossing the space between them. A century ago, 

during the initial shots in the quantum revolution, the best minds of a generation-including Albert 

Einstein and Niels Bohr-squared off in a battle for the soul of physics. How could the rules of the 

quantum world, which work so well to describe the behavior of individual atoms and their 

components, conflict so dramatically with the everyday rules that govern people, planets, and 

galaxies Quantum mechanics may be counterintuitive, but it's one of the most successful 

theories in the history of science, making predictions that have been confirmed to better than 

one part in a billion, while also launching the technological advances at the heart of modern life, 

like computers and cell phones. But even today, even with such profound successes, the 

debate still rages over what quantum mechanics implies for the true nature of reality. 




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Hard as it is to swallow, cutting-edge theories are suggesting that our universe may not be the 

only universe. Instead, it may be just one of an infinite number of worlds that make up the 

multiverse. In this show, Brian Greene takes us on a tour of this brave new theory at the frontier

of physics, explaining why scientists believe it's true and showing what some of these alternate 

realities might be like. Some universes may be almost indistinguishable from our own; others 

may contain variations of all of us, where we exist but with different families, careers and life 

stories. In still others, reality may be so radically different from ours as to be unrecognizable. 

Brian Greene reveals why this radical new picture of the cosmos is getting serious attention 

from scientists. It won't be easy to prove, but if it's right, our understanding of space, time, and 

our place in the universe will never be the same. 


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system and to predict and prevent dropouts before they happen.


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Women 

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A formidable figure standing 5'8" tall and weighing more than 300 pounds, Cheryl Haworth 

struggles to defend her champion status as her lifetime weightlifting career inches towards its 

inevitable end. Her journey as an elite athlete presents physical and personal challenges, 

including popular notions of power, strength, beauty and health. By Julie Wyman. 


Youth


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PBS Quarterly Program Topic Report 

August 1-15, 2012 


Aging 


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Short is sweet as POV presents brief documentary encounters, including an Academy Award 

nominee, a Student Academy Award® winner and the return of “StoryCorps”: 

“The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement” by Gail Dolgin and 

Robin Fryday – In this 2012 Oscar-nominated short film, Alabama barber and civil rights veteran 

James Armstrong experiences the fulfillment of an unimaginable dream: the election of the first 

African-American president. An Official Selection of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Produced 

in association with American Documentary | POV. A co-presentation with the National Black 

Programming Consortium (NBPC). 21 minutes. 

“Sin País (Without Country)” by Theo Rigby – Winner of a 2011 Student Academy Award, this 

short film explores one family’s complex and emotional journey involving deportation. 

“StoryCorps” by the Rauch Brothers – The Peabody Award-winning oral-history project 

StoryCorps brings intimate conversations among friends and families to life in touching, often 

humorous animated shorts that tell universal stories. 

“Eyes on the Stars” – Carl McNair tells the story of his brother Ronald, an African-American kid 

in the 1950s who set his sights on the stars. 2 minutes. 

“Facundo the Great” – Ramòn “Chunky” Sanchez recounts how the new kid at school became a 

hero when his teachers could not find a way to anglicize his name. 1 minute. 

“A Family Man” – Sam Black talks to his wife about his father, an enduring lesson and the power 

of a look. 3 minutes. 


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Every 48 years, the inhabitants of the remote Indian state of Mizoram suffer a horrendous 

ordeal known locally as mautam. An indigenous species of bamboo, blanketing 30 percent of 

Mizoram's 8,100 square miles, blooms once every half-century, spurring an explosion in the rat 

population which feeds off the bamboo's fruit. The rats run amok, destroying crops and 

precipitating a crippling famine throughout Mizoram. NOVA follows this gripping tale of nature's 

capacity to engender human suffering, and investigates the botanical mystery of why the 

bamboo flowers and why the rats attack with clockwork precision every half-century. 




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Episode Title: Marilyn Monroe: Still Life 

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There are the movie roles, but it is the still images - the iconic face, the expressions and poses - 

that make up our collective memory of Marilyn. She was, arguably, the most photographed 

person ever. We tell her story through such artists as Richard Avedon and Henri Cartier- 

Bresson, IngeMorath and Andy Warhol - her relationship with their cameras produced an 

enduring body of work that still dazzles and moves us, evoking both desire and pathos. These

photographs are an ageless testament to her grace, guts and sexiness - her humor and 

vulnerability. She understood their power, and she exploited it. She created, and curated, her 

own image - lips puckered to the lens, she invited us to kiss her back. She would be 80 in June 

2006. She died more than 40 years ago. But, Marilyn persists in her image. 



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Follow Dr. Albert Barnes’ remarkable rise from Philadelphia’s working-class neighborhood to the 

top of the modern art world. This unique tale bounces back and forth through time as the late 

Dr. Barnes travels the world to collect works of art by some of history’s most famous artists — 

Picasso, Cezanne, Matisse, Renoir and many others. The film digs deep into the intricacies of 

each painting, offering a rare look at the priceless collection and the new Philadelphia museum 

that houses it. 



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"Inside Fenway Park: An Icon at 100" celebrates the centennial of the oldest (and smallest) 

ballpark in America. Using a Red Sox/Yankees game as a thread, the film tells the story of 

Fenway’s long history as a venue for sports and as a public space: masses for WWI soldiers, a 

1922 Irish Republican rally, FDR’s last presidential campaign speech, concerts by Bruce 

Springsteen and others. A decade ago, it looked as though Fenway would be largely destroyed 

and replaced with a new ballpark. Luckily, wiser heads prevailed and one of Boston’s most 

popular attractions, and a landmark for baseball fans everywhere, survived. 



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Examine the history and role of American golf course architecture and explore the unique 

relationship between the people who play the game and the places where they play. GOLF’S 

GRAND DESIGN focuses on golf course architecture from the 1880s through present day and 

highlights some of America’s best known and most influential courses, including the creative 

individuals who helped fashion them. The program also explores various eras and trends that 

affected course design and the game. 




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By January 1943, Americans have been at war for more than a year. The Germans still occupy 

most of Western Europe; the Allies can't agree on a plan or timetable to dislodge them. 

American troops, including Charles Mann of Luverne, are now ashore in North Africa. At 

Kasserine Pass, Erwin Rommel's seasoned veterans quickly overwhelm the poorly led and illequipped 

Americans, but after George Patton assumes command, the Americans begin to beat 

back the Germans. In the process, thousands of soldiers learn to adopt the outlook that "killing 

is a craft," as reporter Ernie Pyle explains to readers back home. Across the country, in cities 

such as Mobile and Waterbury, nearly all manufacturing is converted to the war effort. Like 

millions of other women, Emma Belle Petcher of Mobile enters the industrial work force, 

becoming an airplane inspector, while her city struggles to cope with a population explosion. In 

Europe, thousands of American airmen are asked to brave flak and German fighter planes on 

daylight bombing missions over enemy territory. All of them, including Earl Burke of 

Sacramento, know that each time they return to the air their chances of surviving the war 

diminish. Allied troops invade Sicily and then southern Italy. With them is Babe Ciarlo of 

Waterbury, whose division loses 3,265 men in 56 days of fighting - and moves less than 50 

miles. As 1943 ends, Allied leaders draw up plans for the long-delayed invasion of Europe; 

Hitler put tens of thousands of laborers to work strengthening his coastal defenses. For the 

people of Mobile, Sacramento, Waterbury and Luverne, things are bound to get tougher still. 




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Despite American victories in the Solomons and New Guinea, the Japanese empire still 

stretches 4,000 miles. In November 1943, on the Pacific atoll of Tarawa, the Marines set out to 

prove that any island can be taken by all-out frontal assault. Back home, the public is 

devastated by color newsreel footage of the furious battle and grows more determined to do 

what's necessary to hasten the end of the war. Mobile, Sacramento and Waterbury have been 

transformed into booming, overcrowded "war towns"; in Mobile this leads to confrontation and 

racial violence. African Americans, serving in the segregated armed forces, demand equal 

rights; the military reluctantly agrees to some changes. Many blacks, including John Gray and 

Willie Rushton of Mobile, join the Marine Corps and train for combat, but most are assigned to 

service jobs. Japanese-American men, originally designated "enemy aliens," are permitted to 

form a special segregated unit, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. In Hawaii and the 

internment camps, thousands sign up, including Robert Kashiwagi, Susumu Satow and Tim 

Tokuno of Sacramento. In Italy, Allied forces are stalled in the mountains south of Rome, unable 

to break through the German lines at Monte Cassino. The killing goes on all winter and spring 

as the enemy manages to fight off repeated Allied attacks. A risky landing at Anzio ends in utter 

failure; thousands of Allied troops, including Babe Ciarlo of Waterbury, are exposed to enemy 

fire and unable to advance for months. On June 4, Allied soldiers liberate Rome. But in heading 

towards the city, they fail to capture the retreating German army, which takes up new positions 

on the Adolf Hitler line north of Rome. Meanwhile, the greatest test for the Allies - the longdelayed 

invasion of France - is now just days away. 




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By June 1944, there are signs on both sides of the world that the tide of the war is turning. On 

June 6, 1944 - D-Day - a million and a half Allied troops embark on the invasion of France. 

Among them are Dwain Luce of Mobile, who drops behind enemy lines in a glider; Quentin 

Aanenson of Luverne, who flies his first combat mission over the Normandy coast; and Joseph 

Vaghi of Waterbury, who manages to survive the disastrous landing on Omaha Beach, where

German resistance ravages the American forces in the bloodiest day in American history since 

the Civil War. But the Allies succeed in tearing a 45-mile gap in Hitler's vaunted Atlantic Wall. 

Bogged down in the Norman hedgerows, facing German troops determined to make them pay 

for every inch of territory they gain, the Allies for months measure their progress in yards and 

suffer far greater casualties than expected. In the Pacific, the long climb from island to island 

toward the Japanese homeland is underway, but the enemy seems increasingly determined to 

defend to the death every piece of territory they hold. The Marines, including Ray Pittman of 

Mobile, fight the costliest Pacific battle to date - on the island of Saipan - encountering, for the 

first time, Japanese civilians who, like their soldiers, seem resolved to die for their emperor 

rather than surrender. Back at home, Americans try to go about their normal lives, but on 

doorsteps all across the country, dreaded telegrams from the War Department begin arriving at 

a rate inconceivable just one year earlier. In late July, Allied forces break out of the hedgerows 

in Normandy; by mid-August, the Germans are in full retreat out of France. On August 25, after 

four years of Nazi occupation, Paris is liberated - and the end of the war in Europe seems only a 

few weeks away. 




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By September 1944, the Allies seem to be moving steadily toward victory in Europe. "Militarily," 

General Dwight Eisenhower's chief of staff tells the press, "this war is over." But in the coming 

months, on both sides of the world, a generation of young men will learn a lesson as old as war 

itself - that generals make plans, plans go wrong and soldiers die. On the Western Front, 

American and British troops massed on the German border are desperately short of fuel. Allied 

commanders gamble on a risky scheme to drop thousands of airborne troops, including Dwain 

Luce of Mobile and Harry Schmid of Sacramento, behind enemy lines in Holland, but nothing 

goes according to plan; it's clear that the war in Europe will not end before winter. Over the next 

three months, American soldiers are ordered into some of Germany's most fiercely defended 

terrain. In the Hurtgen Forest, tens of thousands of GIs, including Tom Galloway of Mobile, fight 

a battle in which the only victory is survival. During his missions over Germany, fighter pilot 

Quentin Aanenson of Luverne loses so many friends and sees so much death that he comes

close to collapsing in despair. In the Vosges Mountains, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 

including Robert Kashiwagi, Susumu Satow and Tim Tokuno of Sacramento, is assigned to an 

overly ambitious general and endures weeks of brutal combat. At the end of October, they are 

ordered to break through to a battalion of Texas soldiers caught behind the lines - no matter the 

cost. In the Pacific, General MacArthur is poised to invade the Philippines at Leyte. The 1st 

Marine Division, including Eugene Sledge and Willie Rushton of Mobile, is ordered to take the 

nearby island of Peleliu. The fighting drags on for more than two months in one of the most 

brutal and unnecessary campaigns in the Pacific. In October, SaschaWeinzheimer of 

Sacramento and the other internees in Manila thrill to the sight and sound of American carrierbased 

planes bombing Japanese ships in the nearby bay, and a few weeks later, American 

troops land on the island of Leyte, 350 miles away. In movie theaters back home, as Katharine 

Phillips of Mobile recalls, Americans cheer the newsreels of General MacArthur's "return." But 

months of bloody fighting lie ahead before the Philippine Islands are liberated. 




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Episode Title: The Ghost Front 

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By December 1944, Americans have become weary of the war their young men have been 

fighting for three long years; the stream of newspaper headlines telling of new losses and 

telegrams bearing bad news from the War Department seem endless and unendurable. In the 

Pacific, American progress has been slow and costly, with each island more fiercely defended 

than the last. In Europe, no one is prepared for the massive counterattack Hitler launches on 

December 16 in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxemburg. Tom Galloway of Mobile, 

Burnett Miller of Sacramento and Ray Leopold of Waterbury are there, among the Americans 

caught up in the biggest battle on the Western Front - the Battle of the Bulge. Back home, 

Katharine Phillips of Mobile and Burt Wilson of Sacramento are shocked to see newspaper 

headlines showing the Germans on the offensive and begin to wonder, "Are we losing now that 

we're this close" Meanwhile, at Santo Tomas Camp in Manila, thousands of internees, 

including SaschaWeinzheimer of Sacramento, are now starving, desperately trying to hold onto 

life long enough to be liberated. At Yalta, Allied leaders agree on a plan to end the war that 

includes massive bombing raids aimed at German oil facilities, defense factories, roads,

ailways and cities. In March alone, Allied warplanes drop 185,640 tons of bombs on Germany - 

more than in any other month of the war. In the Pacific, Allied bombers are ready to batter 

Japan as well - but first, the air strip on Iwo Jima, an inhospitable volcanic island halfway 

between Allied air bases on Tinian and the Japanese home islands, needs to be taken. There 

the Marines, including Ray Pittman of Mobile, face 21,000 determined Japanese defenders, 

who, with no hope of reinforcement or re-supply, have been ordered to kill as many Americans 

as possible before being killed themselves. After almost a month of desperate fighting, the 

island is secured, and American bombers are free to begin their full-fledged air assault on 

Japan. In the coming months, Allied bombings will set the cities of Japan ablaze, killing 

hundreds of thousands and leaving millions homeless. By the middle of March 1945, the end of 

the war in Europe seems imminent. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are crossing the 

Rhine and driving into the heart of Germany, while the Russians are within 50 miles of Berlin. 

Still, back in Luverne, Al McIntosh warns his readers to keep their heads down and keep 

working "until there is no doubt of victory any more" because "lots of our best boys have been 

lost in victory drives before." 




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In spring 1945, although the numbers of dead and wounded have more than doubled since D- 

Day, the people of Mobile, Sacramento, Waterbury and Luverne understand all too well that 

there will be more bad news from the battlefield before the war can end. That March, when 

Americans go to the movies, President Franklin Roosevelt warns them in a newsreel that 

although the Nazis are on the verge of collapse, the final battle with Japan could stretch on for 

years. In the Pacific, Eugene Sledge of Mobile is once again forced to enter what he calls "the 

abyss" in the battle for the island of Okinawa - the gateway to Japan. Glenn Frazier of Alabama, 

one of 168,000 Allied prisoners of war still in Japanese hands, celebrates the arrival of carrier 

planes overhead, but despairs of ever getting out of Japan alive. In mid-April, Americans are 

shocked by news bulletins announcing that President Roosevelt is dead; many do not even 

know the name of their new president, Harry Truman. Meanwhile, in Europe, as Allied forces 

rapidly push across Germany from the east and west, American and British troops including

Burnett Miller of Sacramento, Dwain Luce of Mobile and Ray Leopold of Waterbury discover for 

themselves the true horrors of the Nazi's industrialized barbarism - at Buchenwald, Ludwigslust, 

Dachau, Hadamar, Mauthausen and hundreds of other concentration camps. Finally, on May 8, 

with their country in ruins and their fuehrer dead by his own hand, the Nazis surrender. But as 

Sledge remembers, to the Marines and soldiers still fighting in the Pacific, "No one cared much. 

Nazi Germany might as well have been on the moon." The battle on Okinawa grinds on until 

June, and when it is finally over, 92,000 Japanese soldiers, as well as tens of thousands of 

Okinawan civilians, have been killed. Okinawa is also the worst battle of the Pacific for the 

Americans, and as they prepare to move on to Japan itself, still more terrible losses seem 

inevitable. Allied leaders at Potsdam set forth the terms under which they will agree to end the 

war, but for most of Japan's rulers, despite the agony their people are enduring, unconditional 

surrender still remains unthinkable. Then, on August 6, 1945, under orders from President 

Truman, an American plane drops a single atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, obliterating 

40,000 men, women and children in an instant; 100,000 more die of burns and radiation within 

days (another 100,000 will succumb to radiation poisoning over the next five years). Two days 

later, Russia declares war against Japan. On August 9, a second American atomic bomb 

destroys the city of Nagasaki, and the rulers of Japan decide at last to give up - and the greatest 

cataclysm in history comes to an end. In the following months and years, millions of young men 

return home - to pick up the pieces of their lives and to try to learn how to live in a world without 

war. 


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There are the movie roles, but it is the still images - the iconic face, the expressions and poses - 

that make up our collective memory of Marilyn. She was, arguably, the most photographed 

person ever. We tell her story through such artists as Richard Avedon and Henri Cartier- 

Bresson, IngeMorath and Andy Warhol - her relationship with their cameras produced an 

enduring body of work that still dazzles and moves us, evoking both desire and pathos. These 

photographs are an ageless testament to her grace, guts and sexiness - her humor and 

vulnerability. She understood their power, and she exploited it. She created, and curated, her

own image - lips puckered to the lens, she invited us to kiss her back. She would be 80 in June 

2006. She died more than 40 years ago. But, Marilyn persists in her image. 


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Host Bettany Hughes explores the myth and mystery surrounding Helen of Troy as she travels 

to Greece and Turkey to find the fact woven within the fiction of the complex tapestry of this 

ancient Greek tale. 


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Take an eye-opening look at some of the world’s most important case studies in energy policy. 

In Spain and Morocco, large-scale solar farms and individual photovoltaic panels atop tents in 

the Sahara are beginning to bring the vast potential of the sun down to Earth. In Brazil, 

abundant natural resources — sun, rain and sugar cane — are transformed into efficient, 

sustainable biofuel, making Brazil the only nation whose cars could run normally if gasoline 

were to vanish. In Samsø, Denmark, and in West Texas, citizens have taken sustainability — 

and economic realities — into their own hands by becoming stakeholders in wind turbines. In 

China, a full-throttle approach to multiple sustainable energy technologies is giving rise to a 

“new empire of clean tech.” What about America One energy insider predicts an “energy 

abyss” if smart decisions aren’t made. Learn how great nations and small communities are 

finding sustainable solutions that provide for people and protect the planet. 




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Mitt Romney and President Obama rally undecided voters in battleground states. The Tea Party 

scores a big victory in Texas runoff with Senate nominee Ted Cruz. Plus, the July jobs report 

and Congress leaves key legislation unfinished at start of summer recess. Joining Gwen: Amy 

Walter, ABC News; Karen Tumulty, The Washington Post; David Wessel, The Wall Street 

Journal; Susan Davis, USA Today. 


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popular attractions, and a landmark for baseball fans everywhere, survived.


Culture 


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Jolly Old Klansman.” And Eduardo Pagán tries to prove that James Jamerson, a bass player




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New polls show that the presidential race is as close as ever. Mitt Romney and President 

Barack Obama campaign in key swing states as the campaigns and super PACs release more 

controversial advertisements. Also, when will Romney pick his running mate Joining Gwen: 

Jeff Zeleny, The New York Times; Beth Reinhard, National Journal; John Harwood, CNBC and 

The New York Times. 


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Episode Title: Kalahari -- The Great Thirstland 

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For years, the Kalahari Desert can appear to be one of the most barren wastelands on earth. 

But its swirling hot sands hold unseen treasure - a swarming superabundance of life, brought 

forth by a brief season of sudden, unpredictable storms. Butterflies, termites and locusts burst 

forth in staggering numbers. Millions of quelea birds swirl in the sky like smoke. Most impressive 

is the giant bullfrog - the size of a dinner plate with a voice to match, this amphibian waits out 

the dry years entombed deep underground. 


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Episode Title: White Falcon, White Wolf 

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On Canada's remote Ellesmere Island, where June is spring, July is summer and August is 

already autumn, the race is on for two remarkable species to raise their families. The white 

gyrfalcon is enormous, the largest and most powerful falcon in the world. Yet last summer, the 

nesting falcon pair on the island failed to raise any young. The rare Arctic wolves rely on every 

member of the pack to chase and bring down the prey that keep them alive. Last year was good 

for them and they raised three cubs. But for the wolves and the falcons, as well as the snowy 

owls, musk oxen, lemmings, Arctic foxes and hares who share this fragile ecosystem with them, 

fortunes are always precarious. What will happen this year 




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Episode Title: Frogs: The Thin Green Line 

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Frogs have been hopping the planet for more than 350 million years. They've evolved into some 

of the most wondrous, diverse and beloved animals on earth. Suddenly, they're slipping away. 

We've already lost one-third of our amphibians and more are disappearing each day. Some say 

it's the greatest extinction since the dinosaurs. Ecosystems are beginning to unravel, important 

medical cures are vanishing and we're losing a dear old friend. It's a global crisis, mobilizing 

scientists around the world to stem the tide - before the next frog crosses the thin green line. 




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bamboo flowers and why the rats attack with clockwork precision every half-century. 




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Episode Title: Frogs: The Thin Green Line 

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Frogs have been hopping the planet for more than 350 million years. They've evolved into some 

of the most wondrous, diverse and beloved animals on earth. Suddenly, they're slipping away. 

We've already lost one-third of our amphibians and more are disappearing each day. Some say 

it's the greatest extinction since the dinosaurs. Ecosystems are beginning to unravel, important 

medical cures are vanishing and we're losing a dear old friend. It's a global crisis, mobilizing 

scientists around the world to stem the tide - before the next frog crosses the thin green line. 




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McIntosh, editor of the Rock County Star Herald in Luverne, who chronicles the travails of every









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invasion of France - is now just days away.




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in the 1950s who set his sights on the stars. 2 minutes.








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New polls show that the presidential race is as close as ever. Mitt Romney and President 

Barack Obama campaign in key swing states as the campaigns and super PACs release more 

controversial advertisements. Also, when will Romney pick his running mate Joining Gwen: 

Jeff Zeleny, The New York Times; Beth Reinhard, National Journal; John Harwood, CNBC and 

The New York Times. 


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rapidly push across Germany from the east and west, American and British troops including 






Nazi Germany might as well have been on the moon." The battle on Okinawa grinds on until














war. 




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bamboo flowers and why the rats attack with clockwork precision every half-century.





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popular attractions, and a landmark for baseball fans everywhere, survived. 



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Examine the history and role of American golf course architecture and explore the unique 

relationship between the people who play the game and the places where they play. GOLF’S 

GRAND DESIGN focuses on golf course architecture from the 1880s through present day and 

highlights some of America’s best known and most influential courses, including the creative

individuals who helped fashion them. The program also explores various eras and trends that 

affected course design and the game. 




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East Coast, German U-boats menace Allied shipping offshore. The United States seems











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Waterbury, whose division loses 3,265 men in 56 days of fighting - and moves less than 50 



people of Mobile, Sacramento, Waterbury and Luverne, things are bound to get tougher still.




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invasion of France - is now just days away. 




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Episode Title: Pride of Our Nation 

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By June 1944, there are signs on both sides of the world that the tide of the war is turning. On 

June 6, 1944 - D-Day - a million and a half Allied troops embark on the invasion of France. 

Among them are Dwain Luce of Mobile, who drops behind enemy lines in a glider; Quentin 

Aanenson of Luverne, who flies his first combat mission over the Normandy coast; and Joseph 

Vaghi of Waterbury, who manages to survive the disastrous landing on Omaha Beach, where 

German resistance ravages the American forces in the bloodiest day in American history since 

the Civil War. But the Allies succeed in tearing a 45-mile gap in Hitler's vaunted Atlantic Wall. 

Bogged down in the Norman hedgerows, facing German troops determined to make them pay 

for every inch of territory they gain, the Allies for months measure their progress in yards and 

suffer far greater casualties than expected. In the Pacific, the long climb from island to island 

toward the Japanese homeland is underway, but the enemy seems increasingly determined to 

defend to the death every piece of territory they hold. The Marines, including Ray Pittman of 

Mobile, fight the costliest Pacific battle to date - on the island of Saipan - encountering, for the 

first time, Japanese civilians who, like their soldiers, seem resolved to die for their emperor 

rather than surrender. Back at home, Americans try to go about their normal lives, but on 

doorsteps all across the country, dreaded telegrams from the War Department begin arriving at 

a rate inconceivable just one year earlier. In late July, Allied forces break out of the hedgerows 

in Normandy; by mid-August, the Germans are in full retreat out of France. On August 25, after 

four years of Nazi occupation, Paris is liberated - and the end of the war in Europe seems only a 

few weeks away. 




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Episode Title: FUBAR 

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By September 1944, the Allies seem to be moving steadily toward victory in Europe. "Militarily," 

General Dwight Eisenhower's chief of staff tells the press, "this war is over." But in the coming 

months, on both sides of the world, a generation of young men will learn a lesson as old as war 

itself - that generals make plans, plans go wrong and soldiers die. On the Western Front, 

American and British troops massed on the German border are desperately short of fuel. Allied 

commanders gamble on a risky scheme to drop thousands of airborne troops, including Dwain 

Luce of Mobile and Harry Schmid of Sacramento, behind enemy lines in Holland, but nothing 

goes according to plan; it's clear that the war in Europe will not end before winter. Over the next 

three months, American soldiers are ordered into some of Germany's most fiercely defended 

terrain. In the Hurtgen Forest, tens of thousands of GIs, including Tom Galloway of Mobile, fight 

a battle in which the only victory is survival. During his missions over Germany, fighter pilot 

Quentin Aanenson of Luverne loses so many friends and sees so much death that he comes 

close to collapsing in despair. In the Vosges Mountains, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 

including Robert Kashiwagi, Susumu Satow and Tim Tokuno of Sacramento, is assigned to an 

overly ambitious general and endures weeks of brutal combat. At the end of October, they are 

ordered to break through to a battalion of Texas soldiers caught behind the lines - no matter the 

cost. In the Pacific, General MacArthur is poised to invade the Philippines at Leyte. The 1st 

Marine Division, including Eugene Sledge and Willie Rushton of Mobile, is ordered to take the 

nearby island of Peleliu. The fighting drags on for more than two months in one of the most 

brutal and unnecessary campaigns in the Pacific. In October, SaschaWeinzheimer of 

Sacramento and the other internees in Manila thrill to the sight and sound of American carrierbased 

planes bombing Japanese ships in the nearby bay, and a few weeks later, American 

troops land on the island of Leyte, 350 miles away. In movie theaters back home, as Katharine 

Phillips of Mobile recalls, Americans cheer the newsreels of General MacArthur's "return." But 

months of bloody fighting lie ahead before the Philippine Islands are liberated. 




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Episode Title: The Ghost Front 

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By December 1944, Americans have become weary of the war their young men have been 

fighting for three long years; the stream of newspaper headlines telling of new losses and 

telegrams bearing bad news from the War Department seem endless and unendurable. In the 

Pacific, American progress has been slow and costly, with each island more fiercely defended 

than the last. In Europe, no one is prepared for the massive counterattack Hitler launches on 

December 16 in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxemburg. Tom Galloway of Mobile, 

Burnett Miller of Sacramento and Ray Leopold of Waterbury are there, among the Americans 

caught up in the biggest battle on the Western Front - the Battle of the Bulge. Back home, 

Katharine Phillips of Mobile and Burt Wilson of Sacramento are shocked to see newspaper 

headlines showing the Germans on the offensive and begin to wonder, "Are we losing now that 

we're this close" Meanwhile, at Santo Tomas Camp in Manila, thousands of internees, 

including SaschaWeinzheimer of Sacramento, are now starving, desperately trying to hold onto 

life long enough to be liberated. At Yalta, Allied leaders agree on a plan to end the war that 

includes massive bombing raids aimed at German oil facilities, defense factories, roads, 

railways and cities. In March alone, Allied warplanes drop 185,640 tons of bombs on Germany - 

more than in any other month of the war. In the Pacific, Allied bombers are ready to batter 

Japan as well - but first, the air strip on Iwo Jima, an inhospitable volcanic island halfway 

between Allied air bases on Tinian and the Japanese home islands, needs to be taken. There 

the Marines, including Ray Pittman of Mobile, face 21,000 determined Japanese defenders, 

who, with no hope of reinforcement or re-supply, have been ordered to kill as many Americans 

as possible before being killed themselves. After almost a month of desperate fighting, the 

island is secured, and American bombers are free to begin their full-fledged air assault on 

Japan. In the coming months, Allied bombings will set the cities of Japan ablaze, killing 

hundreds of thousands and leaving millions homeless. By the middle of March 1945, the end of 

the war in Europe seems imminent. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are crossing the 

Rhine and driving into the heart of Germany, while the Russians are within 50 miles of Berlin. 

Still, back in Luverne, Al McIntosh warns his readers to keep their heads down and keep 

working "until there is no doubt of victory any more" because "lots of our best boys have been 

lost in victory drives before." 




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Nazi Germany might as well have been on the moon." The battle on Okinawa grinds on until 














war. 


Women 


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Helen of Troy 

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Waterbury, whose division loses 3,265 men in 56 days of fighting - and moves less than 50



people of Mobile, Sacramento, Waterbury and Luverne, things are bound to get tougher still. 


August 16-31, 2012 


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A Special Washington Week from St. Petersburg, Florida ahead of the Republican National 

Convention. How did the Mitt Romney campaign attempt to remain on-topic amidst the Todd 

Akin debacle Why are the candidates sparring over Medicare again Joining Gwen: Dan Balz, 

Washington Post; Beth Reinhard, National Journal; John Dickerson, Slate and CBS News; Amy 

Walter of ABC News. 



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Architect Robert A.M. Stern heads a successful New York architectural firm with worldwide 

commissions. He is also the dean of architecture at Yale and a prolific author whose tomes are 

measured pounds, not pages. In 2011, Stern received the Richard H. Driehaus Prize, an 

international award honoring architects who create classical and traditional work. But Stern’s 

reputation as a classically grounded traditionalist is not the whole story. His firm has built 

distinctive modernist structures. At Yale, his teaching staff includes hard-core modernists, many 

of whom Stern calls close personal friends. This program explores how Stern bridges the divide 

in modern architecture — between the modernists and the traditionalists — and puts Stern’s 

work in the context of a larger debate among architects who reject the past, those who embrace 

it and those who pick and choose as the context requires. 



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This one-hour documentary explores the facts and fictions behind the presidency of Herbert 

Hoover including The Great Depression and its lasting impact on government. The program also 

explores the role of the Federal Reserve and monetary policy during the Hoover presidency and 

into the early years of FDR. Hoover's early life abroad, the international experiences that led to 

his decision to run for office, Hoover's presidency and political philosophy, and the lasting 

impact of his policy decisions made during and after the depression are also presented. Along

with the depression, the film provides detailed discussion of the 1927 Mississippi flood, the 1928 

election campaign, monetary and agricultural policies throughout the Hoover presidency, the 

Bonus March and the 1932 presidential election. Interview subjects for LANDSLIDE - A Portrait 

of President Herbert Hoover include several notable scholars such as David Kennedy, Amity 

Shlaes, Robert Reich, Tim Egan and Timothy Walch among others. 




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Host Elyse Luray floors country music singer Clint Black with the information she uncovers 

about his turn-of-the-20th-century book of wanted posters. Then, can Eduardo Pagán link a 

chunk of molten metal to the B-25 Bomber that crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945 

Did HISTORY DETECTIVES find a slide of Bettie Page, “Queen of Pinups,” that somehow 

escaped the censorship of the 1950s Finally, a six-foot metal bar tells the story behind the 

original iconic Hollywood sign. 




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REDISCOVERING ALEXANDER HAMILTON is hosted and written by prominent author and 

journalist Richard Brookhiser. The documentary focuses on Hamilton’s character in six 

chronological segments. The film is not meant to be “the definitive chronology of Alexander 

Hamilton,” but rather a look at particular traits in his character — his strengths and weakness — 

how they were shaped into being, and how they played out within the new nation that was being 

created around him. To tell that story, the documentary combines traditional documentary 

techniques with Brookhiser’s exploration of Hamilton’s legacy and life in contemporary America. 

The film takes the viewer to the Caribbean Islands where Hamilton was born, to Yorktown and 

Wall Street where he fought and worked, to Harlem and Weehaken, New Jersey, where he lived 

and died. A Treasury Secretary, Supreme Court Justice, publishers, pornographers, lawyers, 

warriors, Calypso singers and urban gang members speak about money, rights, news, war, sex 

and honor – all the themes that shaped Hamilton’s life, which led him to his early death resulting 

in modern capitalist America. REDISCOVERING ALEXANDER HAMILTON is the second film 

in the REDISCOVERING documentary film series. The first film, REDISCOVERING GEORGE 

WASHINGTON, aired on PBS in 2002.


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to find costume jewelry — within their fixed budgets — with an eye to selling their finds for profit








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Frontline 

Episode Title: Flying Cheap 

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One year after the deadliest domestic airline accident in seven years, FRONTLINE investigates 

the crash of Continental 3407 in Buffalo, NY, and discovers a dramatically changed airline 

industry, where regional carriers now account for half of the nation's daily departures. The rise 

of the regionals and arrival of low-cost carriers have been a huge boon to consumers, and the 

industry insists that the skies remain safe. But many insiders are worried that now, thirty years 

after airline deregulation, the aviation system is being stretched beyond its capacity to deliver 

service that is both cheap and safe. 




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Episode Title: Presumed Guilty 

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O.B. Date: 7/27/2010

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Imagine being picked up off the street, told you have committed a murder you know nothing 

about and then finding yourself sentenced to 20 years in jail. In December 2005 this happened 

to ToñoZúñiga in Mexico City and, like thousands of other innocent people, he was wrongfully 

imprisoned. The award-winning Presumed Guilty is the story of two young lawyers and their 

struggle to free Zúñiga. With no background in film, Roberto Hernández and LaydaNegrete set 

about recording the injustices they were witnessing, enlisting acclaimed director Geoffrey Smith 

(The English Surgeon, POV 2009) to tell this dramatic story. 



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Texas Employs Aerial Spraying to Combat West Nile Virus Emergency: A current epidemic of 

West Nile virus has claimed the lives of 26 people in the U.S., 10 in Texas alone. In Dallas and 

the surrounding county, authorities have declared a state of emergency. Jeffrey Brown talks to 

Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Kristy Murray about the outbreak and how the state targets 

infected mosquitoes. 


Consumerism 


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imprisoned. The award-winning Presumed Guilty is the story of two young lawyers and their

struggle to free Zúñiga. With no background in film, Roberto Hernández and LaydaNegrete set 




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Economy 


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impact of his policy decisions made during and after the depression are also presented. Along 







Employment 


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Herbert Hoover: Landslide

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Inside Nature's Giants 

Episode Title: Great White Shark 

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The experts travel to South Africa to dissect a 15-foot-long great white shark. Comparative 

anatomist Joy Reidenberg uncovers the amazing array of senses the shark possesses, 

including the ability to detect the electro-magnetic field given off by other creatures. Veterinary

scientist Mark Evans investigates the origins of the shark’s infamous killing bite, and 

evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins explains how sharks’ teeth and jaws evolved from their 

outer skin and gill arches. Finally, the experts ask whether the shark deserves its reputation as 

a man killer. 




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Nature 

Episode Title: Kalahari -- The Flooded Desert 

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This film views the Okavango Delta, after the rains, from the point of view of two of its predators: 

the crocodile and the eagle. 



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Ribbon of Sand 

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O.B. Date: 2/25/2008 

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The Outer Banks of North Carolina are a slim and moving line of sand in the open Atlantic. 

Many travelers think they know these islands, but south of Ocracoke Inlet there rises a luminous 

bar of sand 60 miles in extent, with no roads, no bridges and no hotels. These are the wild 

beaches of Cape Lookout -- one of the few remaining natural barrier islands in the world. At 

once an exaltation and elegy, "Ribbon of Sand" profiles this seascape and the transitory islands 

that are doomed to disappear. Meryl Streep reads excerpts from Rachel Carson's writings. 




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Mitt Romney’s campaign was energized after the announcement his running mate, Rep. Paul 

Ryan. Also this week, both campaigns attacked each other on policy and character. So, what 

will Paul Ryan’s influence be on the direction of election Joining Gwen: Jackie Calmes, The 

New York Times; Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics; John Harris, POLITICO. 




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A Special Washington Week from St. Petersburg, Florida ahead of the Republican National 

Convention. How did the Mitt Romney campaign attempt to remain on-topic amidst the Todd 

Akin debacle Why are the candidates sparring over Medicare again Joining Gwen: Dan Balz, 

Washington Post; Beth Reinhard, National Journal; John Dickerson, Slate and CBS News; Amy 

Walter of ABC News. 




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Special Washington Week from Charlotte, North Carolina: Did Mitt Romney fulfill expectations at 

Republican National Convention Plus what affect did Clint Eastwood's unscripted speech 

have Also, we preview the Democratic National Convention. Joining Gwen: Jeff Zeleny, New 

York Times; Karen Tumulty, Washington Post; Alexis Simendinger, Real Clear Politics; John 

Hardwood of CNBC / New York Times. 




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imprisoned. The award-winning Presumed Guilty is the story of two young lawyers and their 

struggle to free Zúñiga. With no background in film, Roberto Hernández and LaydaNegrete set






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PBS Convention Coverage: A NewsHour Special Report 

Episode Title: Republican Convention 

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This program featured gavel to gavel coverage of the first day of the 2012 Republican National 

Convention. Note: episode #401 did not air; the scheduled first day of the convention was 

cancelled due to inclement weather. 




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This program featured gavel to gavel coverage of the second day of the 2012 Republican 

National Convention. 




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This program featured gavel to gavel coverage of the third and final day of the 2012 Republican 




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Rediscovering Alexander Hamilton 

120 minutes 


O.B. Date: 4/11/2011 

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REDISCOVERING ALEXANDER HAMILTON is hosted and written by prominent author and 

journalist Richard Brookhiser. The documentary focuses on Hamilton’s character in six 

chronological segments. The film is not meant to be “the definitive chronology of Alexander 

Hamilton,” but rather a look at particular traits in his character — his strengths and weakness — 

how they were shaped into being, and how they played out within the new nation that was being 

created around him. To tell that story, the documentary combines traditional documentary 

techniques with Brookhiser’s exploration of Hamilton’s legacy and life in contemporary America. 

The film takes the viewer to the Caribbean Islands where Hamilton was born, to Yorktown and 

Wall Street where he fought and worked, to Harlem and Weehaken, New Jersey, where he lived 

and died. A Treasury Secretary, Supreme Court Justice, publishers, pornographers, lawyers, 

warriors, Calypso singers and urban gang members speak about money, rights, news, war, sex 

and honor – all the themes that shaped Hamilton’s life, which led him to his early death resulting 

in modern capitalist America. REDISCOVERING ALEXANDER HAMILTON is the second film 

in the REDISCOVERING documentary film series. The first film, REDISCOVERING GEORGE 

WASHINGTON, aired on PBS in 2002.



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Inside Nature's Giants 

Episode Title: Great White Shark 

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The experts travel to South Africa to dissect a 15-foot-long great white shark. Comparative 

anatomist Joy Reidenberg uncovers the amazing array of senses the shark possesses, 

including the ability to detect the electro-magnetic field given off by other creatures. Veterinary 

scientist Mark Evans investigates the origins of the shark’s infamous killing bite, and 

evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins explains how sharks’ teeth and jaws evolved from their 

outer skin and gill arches. Finally, the experts ask whether the shark deserves its reputation as 

a man killer. 




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NOVA 

Episode Title: What Are Dreams 

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O.B. Date: 11/24/2009 

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What are dreams and why do we have them Are they a window into a hidden realm within us 

Science is only just beginning to understand. NOVA joins the leading dream researchers and

witnesses the extraordinary experiments they use to investigate the world of sleep. From human 

narcoleptics to sleepwalking cats, from recurrent nightmares to those who can't dream, each 

sequence contains a vital clue to the question these scientists are pursuing: Why do we dream 




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Frontline 


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Architect Robert A.M. Stern: Presence of the Past 

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O.B. Date: 10/9/2011 

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Architect Robert A.M. Stern heads a successful New York architectural firm with worldwide 

commissions. He is also the dean of architecture at Yale and a prolific author whose tomes are 

measured pounds, not pages. In 2011, Stern received the Richard H. Driehaus Prize, an 

international award honoring architects who create classical and traditional work. But Stern’s 

reputation as a classically grounded traditionalist is not the whole story. His firm has built 

distinctive modernist structures. At Yale, his teaching staff includes hard-core modernists, many 

of whom Stern calls close personal friends. This program explores how Stern bridges the divide 

in modern architecture — between the modernists and the traditionalists — and puts Stern’s 

work in the context of a larger debate among architects who reject the past, those who embrace 

it and those who pick and choose as the context requires. 




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Shlaes, Robert Reich, Tim Egan and Timothy Walch among others.


Women 


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September 1-15, 2012 


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From a nationwide casting call of more than 50,000 high school students participating in 30 

regional competitions, just 60 musical theater performers earn the right to participate for one 

week in the National High School Musical Theater Awards competition. Cameras follow these 

talented performers, the best in the country, to New York, where they meet their colleagues 

face-to-face. As day one unfolds, they learn a new opening number from director Van Kaplan 

and choreographer KieshaLalama, get one-on-one coaching in music, theater, dancing and 

acting from some of Broadway’s top talent — including Leslie Odom, Jr. (“Smash”; Rent); 

Michael McElroy (Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations for Big River; Rent, Miss Saigon); 

Liz Callaway (Tony Award nomination for Baby; Cats, Miss Saigon) — and prepare for their 

solos in front of an influential group of judges. The episode ends with students wondering, “Do I 

have what it takes to make it on Broadway” 


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This is the unknown story of how the Beatles inspired a revolution which helped to destroy the 

communist system. Leslie Woodhead first met up with the Beatles in 1962 when he worked on a 

film in the Liverpool Cavern Club before the world had heard of the Fab Four. 25 years later, 

when Woodhead began to make films in the Soviet Union, he became aware of how the Beatles 

legend had soaked into the lives of a generation of Soviet kids - even though they were barred 

from playing back in the USSR. Now he has been on a journey to meet the Soviet Beatles 

generation, and to discover how the Fab Four changed their lives. Featuring a bizarre collection 

of Beatles tribute bands, the film tracks down the stories of how the Cold War was won with 

music as much as with nuclear missiles. 


Culture 

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How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin

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This is the unknown story of how the Beatles inspired a revolution which helped to destroy the 

communist system. Leslie Woodhead first met up with the Beatles in 1962 when he worked on a 

film in the Liverpool Cavern Club before the world had heard of the Fab Four. 25 years later, 

when Woodhead began to make films in the Soviet Union, he became aware of how the Beatles 

legend had soaked into the lives of a generation of Soviet kids - even though they were barred 

from playing back in the USSR. Now he has been on a journey to meet the Soviet Beatles 

generation, and to discover how the Fab Four changed their lives. Featuring a bizarre collection 

of Beatles tribute bands, the film tracks down the stories of how the Cold War was won with 

music as much as with nuclear missiles. 


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face-to-face. As day one unfolds, they learn a new opening number from director Van Kaplan








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Did Obama's appeal to the nation for a second term resonate How did Democrats rebut 

Republican attacks Plus what was Bill Clinton's ultimate contribution to the convention Also, 

did Friday's job numbers boost or quell Obama’s post-convention shine Joining Gwen: Dan 

Balz, The Washington Post; Peter Baker, The New York Times; Michael Duffy, TIME Magazine; 

Jeanne Cummings, Bloomberg News. 




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Nature 

Episode Title: Elsa's Legacy: The Born Free Story 

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O.B. Date: 1/9/2011 

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2010 marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of Born Free--a book and then a film that 

changed forever the way we think about wildlife. What has happened to lions since this story 

And what has happened to the people featured in the film What has Born Free taught us 


Media 


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After the deaths of a U.S. ambassador and three others in Libya and continuing protests around 

the Muslim world, the focus shifts to foreign policy in the government and on the presidential 

campaign trail. Joining Gwen: Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times; David Sanger, The New 

York Times; Major Garrett, National Journal; Laura Meckler, The Wall Street Journal. 




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Episode Title: Democratic Convention 

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This program featured gavel to gavel coverage of the first day of the 2012 Democratic National 

Convention. 




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This program featured gavel to gavel coverage of the second day of the 2012 Democratic 





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This program featured gavel to gavel coverage of the third and final day of the 2012 Democratic 





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Did Obama's appeal to the nation for a second term resonate How did Democrats rebut 

Republican attacks Plus what was Bill Clinton's ultimate contribution to the convention Also, 

did Friday's job numbers boost or quell Obama’s post-convention shine Joining Gwen: Dan 

Balz, The Washington Post; Peter Baker, The New York Times; Michael Duffy, TIME Magazine; 

Jeanne Cummings, Bloomberg News. 


Urban Development/Infrastructure 


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NOVA 

Episode Title: Engineering Ground Zero 

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O.B. Date: 9/7/2011 

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Documentary 


On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, NOVA presents an epic story of engineering, innovation and 

the perseverance of the human spirit. With extraordinary access granted by The Port Authority 

of New York and New Jersey, this program follows the five-year construction of One World 

Trade Center (1 WTC) and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. NOVA captures 

the behind-the-scenes struggle of architects and engineers to make the buildings safe and 

highly secure under the pressures of a tight schedule, the demands of practical office space and 

efficient, "green" architecture, and the public's expectations of a fitting site for national 

remembrance. Featuring interviews with 1 WTC architect David Childs; Chris Ward, executive 

director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Mayor Michael Bloomberg, chairman 

of the 9-11 Memorial Foundation; and Michael Arad, the man behind the breakthrough concept 

for the 9-11 Memorial. 


War/Veterans/National Security


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NOVA 

Episode Title: Engineering Ground Zero 

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Documentary 


On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, NOVA presents an epic story of engineering, innovation and 

the perseverance of the human spirit. With extraordinary access granted by The Port Authority 

of New York and New Jersey, this program follows the five-year construction of One World 

Trade Center (1 WTC) and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. NOVA captures 

the behind-the-scenes struggle of architects and engineers to make the buildings safe and 

highly secure under the pressures of a tight schedule, the demands of practical office space and 

efficient, "green" architecture, and the public's expectations of a fitting site for national 

remembrance. Featuring interviews with 1 WTC architect David Childs; Chris Ward, executive 

director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Mayor Michael Bloomberg, chairman 

of the 9-11 Memorial Foundation; and Michael Arad, the man behind the breakthrough concept 

for the 9-11 Memorial. 




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face-to-face. As day one unfolds, they learn a new opening number from director Van Kaplan 







Quarterly Program Topic Report

September 16-30, 2012 


Alcohol, Drug Abuse/Addiction 


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POV 

Episode Title: El Velador (The Night Watchman) 

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9/27/20129:00:00 PM 


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Documentary 


Award-winning director Natalia Almada (“Al OtroLado,” POV, 2005; “El General,” POV, 2009) 

returns with a mesmerizing new film. From dusk to dawn, “El Velador (The Night Watchman)” 

accompanies Martin, a guard who watches over the extravagant mausoleums of some of 

Mexico’s most notorious drug lords. In the labyrinth of the cemetery, this film about violence 

without violence reminds us that, amid the turmoil of a drug war that has claimed more than 

50,000 lives, ordinary existence persists in Mexico and quietly defies the dead. 




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POV 

Episode Title: I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful 

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In 2005, Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme set out to document the 

devastation wreaked by Hurricane Katrina and the rebuilding of New Orleans’ Lower Ninth 

Ward. When he met Carolyn Parker, what began as a historical documentary morphed into a 

vibrant character study of the courage and resiliency of this fearless matriarch and civil rights 

activist. This is Demme’s intimate account of Parker’s five-year crusade to rebuild her beloved 

neon-green house, her church, her community — and her life. 




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Episode Title: The Day Carl Sandburg Died 

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For much of the 20th century, Carl Sandburg was synonymous with the American experience, a 

spokesman on behalf of “the people.” Using his unique life — from impoverished beginnings on 

the Illinois prairie to the halls of Congress to “The Ed Sullivan Show” — as the basis for freeverse 

poetry, Sandburg became one of the most successful writers in the English language: a 

three-time Pulitzer Prize-winner, biographer (most notably of Abraham Lincoln), children’s 

storyteller, novelist and captivating performer. Yet, after his death in 1967, his literary legacy 

faded and his poems, once taught in schools across America, were dismissed under the weight 

of massive critical attack. AMERICAN MASTERS provides a dynamic examination into the life, 

work and controversy surrounding Sandburg, exposing his radical politics and anarchist writing 

during WWI as well as the burgeoning resurgence of interest in him and his contributions. 



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Every four years, a group of the world’s finest young pianists takes the stage at the Van Cliburn 

International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas. Amid the drama, beauty, nerves and 

excitement, they know one thing is true — the outcome there can change their lives. Through 

the eyes and memories of 15 gold medalists, this program follows the 50-year history of one of 

the world’s most prestigious music competitions. The retrospective includes historic footage and 

interviews with Van Cliburn. 



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Death and the Civil War: American Experience 

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Drawing heavily on This Republic of Suffering, historian and Harvard president Drew Gilpin 

Faust’s acclaimed book, “Death and the Civil War” explores a critical but largely overlooked 

aspect of the Civil War experience: the immense and varied implications of the war’s staggering 

and unprecedented death toll. The war created a veritable “republic of suffering,” as landscape 

architect Frederick Law Olmsted described the wounded and dying arriving at Union hospital 

ships on the Virginia Peninsula. The shattering Civil War death toll transformed hundreds of 

thousands of individual lives and the life of the nation as well, from its understanding of the 

rights and responsibilities of citizenship to the profound struggle of a deeply religious culture to

econcile these events with a belief in a benevolent God. The film examines the increasingly 

lethal years of the war, focusing primarily on several key battles and their corpse-strewn 

aftermaths, and concludes with a section on the postwar efforts toward reburial and 

remembrance. The program premieres in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of Antietam, 

the bloodiest one-day battle in American history. 


Arts 


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Episode Title: The Day Carl Sandburg Died 

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Documentary 


For much of the 20th century, Carl Sandburg was synonymous with the American experience, a 

spokesman on behalf of “the people.” Using his unique life — from impoverished beginnings on 

the Illinois prairie to the halls of Congress to “The Ed Sullivan Show” — as the basis for freeverse 

poetry, Sandburg became one of the most successful writers in the English language: a 

three-time Pulitzer Prize-winner, biographer (most notably of Abraham Lincoln), children’s 

storyteller, novelist and captivating performer. Yet, after his death in 1967, his literary legacy 

faded and his poems, once taught in schools across America, were dismissed under the weight 

of massive critical attack. AMERICAN MASTERS provides a dynamic examination into the life, 

work and controversy surrounding Sandburg, exposing his radical politics and anarchist writing 

during WWI as well as the burgeoning resurgence of interest in him and his contributions. 


Arts 

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Architect Michael Graves: A Grand Tour 

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Embark on a voyage through architect Michael Graves’ career and the influences that shaped 

him, from his early days studying in Rome to the life-altering events of 2003 — events that 

changed his personal perspective and brought about a new kind of professional achievement. 

Geoffrey Baer hosts. 


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Boot camp — there’s no other way to describe it. The second episode picks up where the first 

left off, launching headlong into the fire of the rehearsals, coaching and coaxing sessions that 

take place during one week of intense preparation for the auditions and the awards ceremony, 

popularly known as “The Jimmy Awards” in honor of renowned Broadway theater owner and 

producer James M. Nederlander. Fighting fatigue, the eager performers quickly see what a 

learn-by-immersion experience is all about — and get an eye-opening look at what life is like on 

Broadway. The central drama of the episode lies in both the progress and setbacks of the 

individual performers. As the week moves along and the final auditions loom, the program 

closes with another round of uncertainty. Participants dig in and launch into last-minute 

preparations for their auditions. Did boot camp pay off or not


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The show at New York’s Minskoff Theatre is the final act and crowning highlight of the 

miniseries. The 60 finalists prepare for the big day. In just six hours, the lights will go up, the 

theater will be filled and, with the downbeat of the orchestra leader’s baton, it’ll be show time. 

Going into the final competition awards show, all of the judges have a short list of top 

contenders, but during the show itself, they’ll be asked once again to give scores to the leading 

performers based on the group performances and individual medleys. At intermission, the 

judges will cut the group to six finalists. Those six will perform their solos, and after another 

round, the judges will choose the two winners. In the words of director Van Kaplan, “This week 

… is going to shape their whole lives, whether they go into the theater or not.” 


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excitement, they know one thing is true — the outcome there can change their lives. Through 





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Narrated by Richard Gere, "Mustang - Journey of Transformation," tells the story of a Tibetan 

culture pulled back from the brink of extinction through the restoration of its most sacred sites. 

The Himalayan kingdom of Mustang lies on a windswept plateau between Nepal and Tibet in 

one of the most remote regions in the world. Isolated both by geography and politics, Mustang -- 

known as the Forbidden Kingdom -- has been completely off limits to westerners for 50 years. 

Although Mustang is culturally and ethnically Tibetan, politically it is part of Nepal. At a time 

when Tibetan culture in Tibet is in danger of disappearing under China's occupation, Mustang 

remains uniquely preserved. This starkly beautiful place is home to one of the last surviving 

repositories of Tibetan sacred art from the 15th century. To travel here is to journey into the past 

where one can witness the ancient ways of life. In 1991 Nepal opened Mustang's border to the 

outside world. What the first visitors found was shocking -- the ancient monasteries were on the 

verge of collapse; the Buddhist wall paintings were disintegrating; the community was deeply 

impoverished. The people needed health care, education, and jobs. Surprisingly, the King's first 

plea to outsiders offering help was to save the monasteries. The King understood that saving 

the art would save the people, because without cultural identity there is nothing. This program is 

a tale of hope and rebirth told by the people who helped save the Forbidden Kingdom. The film 

features interviews with the Dalai Lama; the King of Mustang; Luigi Fieni, the chief art restorer; 

and Richard Blum, founder of the American Himalayan Foundation, the NGO that worked 

closely with the community to restore the monasteries and bring essential social services to the 

people.




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From carbon nanotubes to artificial skin, our world is poised at the frontier of a revolution in 

materials science as far-reaching as the biotech breakthroughs of the last two decades. This 

four-part series explores how materials changed history and are shaping the future, ranging 

from cost-effective fuel cells and solar panels to quantum computers and ultra-light automobiles. 

The New York Times' technology correspondent and best-selling author David Pogue brings his 

trademark goofball humor and techie zeal to this fast-paced exploration of the future of "stuff." In 

each one-hour program-Stronger, Smaller, Smarter, and Cleaner-we explore the talent, luck, 

and determination that can turn a wild idea into a cutting-edge material or high-tech 

breakthrough. 




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What does it take to save a student Every year, hundreds of thousands of teenagers in the 

United States quit high school without diplomas — an epidemic so out of control that nobody 

knows the exact number. What is clear is that massive dropout rates cripple individual career 

prospects and cloud the country’s future. At Houston’s Sharpstown High, once a notorious 

“dropout factory,” a high-stakes experiment is underway to rescue students from the edge. 

FRONTLINE spent a semester immersed in Sharpstown High to produce an unforgettable 

portrait of four students in crisis and the teachers, counselors and principal waging a daily, 

personal struggle to get them to graduation. A troubling and inspiring journey through the maze 

of an inner-city high school, “Dropout Nation” investigates the causes, challenges, and potential 

solutions of a national emergency. 




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Special Washington Week from St. Louis, Missouri: With 40 days to go before the election, can 

Mitt Romney regain lost ground in a half dozen battleground states Does early voting have an 

impact on the election Also, we preview the upcoming debates. Joining Gwen: Jeff Zeleny, 

New York Times; Nia-Malika Henderson, Washington Post; Jim Tankersley, National Journal; 

and Charles Babington, Associated Press. 




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Award-winning director Natalia Almada (“Al OtroLado,” POV, 2005; “El General,” POV, 2009) 

returns with a mesmerizing new film. From dusk to dawn, “El Velador (The Night Watchman)” 

accompanies Martin, a guard who watches over the extravagant mausoleums of some of 

Mexico’s most notorious drug lords. In the labyrinth of the cemetery, this film about violence 

without violence reminds us that, amid the turmoil of a drug war that has claimed more than 

50,000 lives, ordinary existence persists in Mexico and quietly defies the dead. 


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This week on MARKET WARRIORS, pickers Miller, John, Bob and Kevin head to one of the 

largest markets in the world, the Brimfield Antique Show in Brimfield, Massachusetts. There 

they scour the 16 fields of vendors in search of the best piece of art pottery. Some notable picks 

include a Rookwood vase and a painted blanket chest. One picker is drawn to an item that will 

bring great rewards, while another buys a forgery that will cause second-guessing. Later in the 

episode, the pickers team up (Bob and Kevin against John and Miller) in a round to buy an

object for resale the same day. Their finds go under the hammer at Cowan’s Auction in 

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and Richard Blum, founder of the American Himalayan Foundation, the NGO that worked 


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Culture

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This program explores “luchalibre” and its role in Latino communities in the United States and 

Mexico. Part circus and part athletic contest, the sport, famous for its masked wrestlers, 

provides a sense of “home” for new immigrants in the United States. It also continues to expand 

and build on its unique cultural tradition in countries where it enjoys enduring popularity. 

Simultaneously, luchalibre is contributing a lasting cultural idiom to America’s pop culture 

landscape. 


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Embark on a voyage through architect Michael Graves’ career and the influences that shaped 

him, from his early days studying in Rome to the life-altering events of 2003 — events that 

changed his personal perspective and brought about a new kind of professional achievement. 

Geoffrey Baer hosts.


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breakthrough. 


Energy 


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Host David Pogue is on a quest to clean up, using new green materials to build and power the 

devices of the future. Batteries grown from viruses, plastics made of sugar and solar cells that 

cook up hydrogen are just the beginning of a new generation of clean materials 




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The Australian outback is the driest place on the driest inhabited continent on the planet. It is a 

place you might expect to see kangaroos but certainly not waterbirds. Yet once every ten years, 

rains flood into dried-up river beds and head inland to create the largest lake in Australia, and 

100,000 pelicans -- a third of all the pelicans in Australia -- arrive for the event. Leaving their 

homes on coasts and harbors, they come to feed on fish washed in on the floods and on billions 

of brine shrimp and other crustaceans which hatch and grow to adulthood in a few days in water 

twice as salty as the Dead Sea. The pelicans have come home to court and raise as many 

families as possible before the water and the food disappear once more.




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Why do some animals build structures and others don’t And how do animals decide where to 

build Animal homes need to be safe and secure, protected from predators and the weather. An 

eagle’s nest can weigh up to one ton, a termite mound can stand eight feet tall, and some falcon 

nest sites have been around for centuries. Going above ground and under, NATURE 

investigates just what goes into making a home when you’re wild and cost is not a factor. 


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breakthrough. 


Housing, Shelter 


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Why do some animals build structures and others don’t And how do animals decide where to 

build Animal homes need to be safe and secure, protected from predators and the weather. An 

eagle’s nest can weigh up to one ton, a termite mound can stand eight feet tall, and some falcon 

nest sites have been around for centuries. Going above ground and under, NATURE 

investigates just what goes into making a home when you’re wild and cost is not a factor. 


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As Mitt Romney ends a tough week by releasing another year of tax returns, we look at the 

effects of the leaked “47 percent” video on his campaign. Also, we sift through the recent 

onslaught of polls in the countdown to November. Joining Gwen: John Harwood, CNBC and 

New York Times; Gloria Borger, CNN; John Dickerson, Slate Magazine and CBS News; Sam 

Youngman of Reuters. 




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“America By The Numbers with Maria Hinojosa: Clarkston Georgia” explores what it takes to be 

inclusive, engaged and living in the “New America.” 

It is the story of a small town of 7,500 people that has gone from being 90% white in the 1980s 

to less than 14% white today. Located in the shadow of Stone Mountain, once a gathering place 

for Ku Klux Klan cross burnings, Clarkston today is home to thousands of refugees from 

Vietnam, Somalia, Iraq and Bhutan – along with some forty other countries. This special is an 

intimate look at how changing demographics are reshaping the political landscape of America. 



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Examine the medical, ethical and financial challenges of containing runaway healthcare 

spending. MONEY AND MEDICINE, in addition to illuminating the so-called waste and 

overtreatment that pervade our medical system, explores promising ways to reduce healthcare 

expenditures while improving the overall quality of medical care. With candor and poignancy, 

the documentary captures the painful end-of-life treatment choices made by patients and their 

families, ranging from aggressive interventions in the ICU to palliative care at home. The film 

also investigates the controversy surrounding diagnostic testing and screening, as well as the 

shocking treatment variations among patients undergoing an assortment of elective procedures. 

MONEY AND MEDICINE provides a timely contribution to the debate over healthcare reform 

and deficit reduction that is heating up as the 2012 presidential election approaches. 




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York Times; Major Garrett, National Journal; Laura Meckler, The Wall Street Journal.




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As Mitt Romney ends a tough week by releasing another year of tax returns, we look at the 

effects of the leaked “47 percent” video on his campaign. Also, we sift through the recent 

onslaught of polls in the countdown to November. Joining Gwen: John Harwood, CNBC and 

New York Times; Gloria Borger, CNN; John Dickerson, Slate Magazine and CBS News; Sam 

Youngman of Reuters. 




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Special Washington Week from St. Louis, Missouri: With 40 days to go before the election, can 

Mitt Romney regain lost ground in a half dozen battleground states Does early voting have an 

impact on the election Also, we preview the upcoming debates. Joining Gwen: Jeff Zeleny, 

New York Times; Nia-Malika Henderson, Washington Post; Jim Tankersley, National Journal; 

and Charles Babington, Associated Press.



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This program explores “luchalibre” and its role in Latino communities in the United States and 

Mexico. Part circus and part athletic contest, the sport, famous for its masked wrestlers, 

provides a sense of “home” for new immigrants in the United States. It also continues to expand 

and build on its unique cultural tradition in countries where it enjoys enduring popularity. 

Simultaneously, luchalibre is contributing a lasting cultural idiom to America’s pop culture 

landscape. 




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and Richard Blum, founder of the American Himalayan Foundation, the NGO that worked


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breakthrough. 




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breakthrough. 




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Host David Pogue is on a quest to clean up, using new green materials to build and power the 

devices of the future. Batteries grown from viruses, plastics made of sugar and solar cells that 

cook up hydrogen are just the beginning of a new generation of clean materials 



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An army tanker truck that heals its own bullet wounds. An airplane wing that changes shape as 

it flies. Clothing that can monitor its wearer’s heart rate, health and mood. Host David Pogue 

looks into the growing number of smart materials that can respond, change and even learn. 




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each one-hour program-Stronger, Smaller, Smarter, and Cleaner-we explore the talent, luck,


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Drawing heavily on This Republic of Suffering, historian and Harvard president Drew Gilpin 

Faust’s acclaimed book, “Death and the Civil War” explores a critical but largely overlooked 

aspect of the Civil War experience: the immense and varied implications of the war’s staggering 

and unprecedented death toll. The war created a veritable “republic of suffering,” as landscape 

architect Frederick Law Olmsted described the wounded and dying arriving at Union hospital 

ships on the Virginia Peninsula. The shattering Civil War death toll transformed hundreds of 

thousands of individual lives and the life of the nation as well, from its understanding of the 

rights and responsibilities of citizenship to the profound struggle of a deeply religious culture to 

reconcile these events with a belief in a benevolent God. The film examines the increasingly 

lethal years of the war, focusing primarily on several key battles and their corpse-strewn 

aftermaths, and concludes with a section on the postwar efforts toward reburial and 

remembrance. The program premieres in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of Antietam, 

the bloodiest one-day battle in American history. 




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solutions of a national emergency.

July 2012 

WYES PRIMETIME PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 

RESHAPING A GREATER NEW ORLEANS: REBUILDING OUR COAST This special is part 

of the ongoing WYES community awareness project about the coastal crisis facing Louisiana. 

Tune in as experts discuss the state’s planned projects, their costs, and their chances for 

success. 

ALONG LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN Crabbing along the seawall, riding the Zephyr, dining at 

Bruning's and Fitzgerald's Restaurants, vacationing in Little Woods — just a few of the special 

memories shared in ALONG LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. 

STEPPIN' OUT "Visits Historic Houses" Lush gardens, Spanish courtyards, Creole galleries, 

and open hearth kitchens, the historic home museums of New Orleans are 

architectural wonders. Their history is a colorful as their décor. This STEPPIN' 

OUT special hosted by Peggy Scott Laborde visits Pitot House, The Beauregard- 

Keyes House and Garden, Hermann-Grima House, Gallier House, The Williams 

Residence of The Historic New Orleans Collection, and Longue Vue House and 

Gardens. 

IN SEARCH OF YESTERDAY’S GARDENS – This program narrated by John McConnell, takes 

you on a stroll through the now vanished gardens of 18th and 19th century New Orleans, 

exploring the native and imported plants found in the city’s lush ornamental and practical kitchen 

gardens. 

CITY OF SPIRITS looks at worship and culture in the city across a calendar year. Scenes 

include Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Parade; St. Joseph altars, Touro Synagogue’s Jazz Fest 

Shabbat concert; local devotions to saints; All Saints’ Day celebrations and more. Produced 

and narrated by Peggy Scott Laborde. 

THE HAUNTING OF LOUISIANA explores the human connection; the fragile border between 

fact and fantasy, and the tenuous link between spirit and mortal. 

A WORLD'S FAIR TO REMEMBER explores the 1984 New Orleans World’s Fair. This onehour 

documentary recalls the fair's fond memories and fireworks, along with financial woes and 

political problems. 

NORTHSHORE STORIES – A loving portrait of the history and people who live and work 

“across the lake.” Narrated by Garland Robinette. 

STEPPIN' OUT "Goes to the Museum" Discover the mystique and unique history of New 

Orleans artifacts, everything from priceless Native American baskets to an early American soda 

fountain. Hosted by Peggy Scott Laborde.Produced by Barbara Sillery. 

SKYRIDERS: LOUISIANA’S AVIATION PIONEERS relives a unique and little known page of 

Louisiana history. Although famous for its culture, food and music, New Orleans and the state 

played a significant role in the early development of aviation in the United States. Viewers get a 

closer look at how Louisiana’s airborne pioneers helped create aviation history in our nation. 

REMOULADE REFLECTIONS WITH RONNIE VIRGETS includes some of the first television

features ever produced by award-winning New Orleans writer Ronnie Virgets, when he 

appeared on WWL-TV’s news magazine “Bill Elder’s Journal.” 

GROWING UP IN NEW ORLEANS takes a look at New Orleans childhood experiences during 

the 50s and 60s. Features interviews with great locals Deacon John, Charmaine Neville, singer 

Leah Chase, Tom Fitzmorris, Millie Ball, Keith Marshall, Frankie Ford, Bryan Batt...and many 

more. 

NEW ORLEANS TV: THE GOLDEN AGE traces the history of local television from 1948, the 

year the city’s first station – WDSU-TV – signed on the air, to 1972, when the station was sold to 

an out-of-town owner and another station, WWL-TV, became dominant. Narrated by Angela 

Hill. 

STAY TUNED: NEW ORLEANS’ CLASSIC TV COMMERCIALS Memorable commercials and 

commercial icons help tell the story of TV advertising in New Orleans. 

STEPPIN' OUT Get a jump on your weekend entertainment as host and producer Peggy Scott 

Laborde chats with guests on what's happening around town. 

INFORMED SOURCES examines the issues facing our area every Friday night. 

NEW ORLEANS IN THE 60s New Orleans during a snowstorm; Hurricanes Betsy & Camille; 

President John F. Kennedy during a 1962 visit to the city; Lee Harvey Oswald in N.O.; the first 

Endymion& Bacchus parades; the Vieux Carre Riverfront Expressway controversy. Produced 

and narrated by Peggy Scott Laborde. 

WE LIVE TO EAT: NEW ORLEANS’ LOVE AFFAIR WITH FOOD discusses African, French, 

Spanish and Italian food influences in New Orleans and the cultural history of Creole culinary 

and social traditions that live on today. Produced by Kevin McCaffrey. 

BOURBON STREET: THE NEON STRIP – A look at the infamous street starting with its noble 

birth to its more earthy existence today. Produced and narrated by Peggy Scott Laborde. 

ST. CHARLES AVENUE: OF MANSIONS & MONARCHS – History of one of America’s most 

elegant boulevards and the architects who were responsible for “reminders” of its glorious past. 

Produced by Peggy Scott Laborde. Narrated by Angela Hill.

RESERVE From the struggling early years of France’s New Orleans colony to the sad closing of 

Godchaux Sugars, the colorful personality of one small town mirrors the fascinating history of 

America’s most interesting state. This new film from public television producer Jeff Duhe reveals 

the story of Reserve, Louisiana through firsthand recollections and a wealth of rare historical 

images. 

August 2012 


ANDREW HIGGINS: THE AMERICAN NOAH chronicles the story of Andrew Higgins, the New 

Orleans inventor of the landing craft that enabled U.S. and British troops to invade Normandy 

and bring World War II to a close. More than 1,500 "Higgins boats" delivered men and arms to 

the beaches of northern France on D-Day, prompting Dwight D. Eisenhower to later credit 

Higgins as "the man who won the war for us." 

CITY PARK MEMORIES Enjoy150 years of park history from its use by Native American tribes 

to its present day enjoyment by generations of New Orleanians. Enjoy a nostalgic trip through 

Storyland. Listen to stories behind City Park’s iconic architectural landmarks – the 

Peristyle, Popp Bandstand, and the Casino. Get a glimpse of the park’s signature events – 

Celebration in the Oaks, Lark in the Park, the Twilight Concert series, and the Louisiana 

Philharmonic Symphony concert under the stars. 



Leah Chase, Tom Fitzmorris, Millie Ball, Keith Marshall, Frankie Ford, Bryan Batt and many 

more. 


Bruning's and Fitzgerald's Restaurants, vacationing in Little Woods and more. 






Hill. 

REMOULADE REFLECTIONS WITH RONNIE VIRGETS includes some of the first television 







images.

NEW ORLEANS THAT WAS remembers Pontchartrain Beach; streetcar rides on Canal Street; 

journeys along the New Basin Canal; fun at Lincoln Beach; the excitement of the Mardi Gras 

Indians and much more. Produced and narrated by Peggy Scott Laborde. 

MORE NEW ORLEANS THAT WAS highlights the 1987 visit of Pope John Paul II; looks back 

at the stars who performed at the Blue Room, one of America's premiere supper clubs; and 

includes memories of early television, such as the "Midday" show. 

GULF COAST MEMORIES Great memories from the 50s and 60s of the Mississippi Gulf 

Coast. Narrated by Phil Johnson. 

NORTHSHORE STORIES A loving portrait of the history and people who live and work “across 

the lake.” Narrated by Garland Robinette. 

JEFFERSON PARISH STORIES Revisit the recent past of this still growing area - Moisant 

Airport, Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, Lakeside Shopping Center, Westbank Expressway, 

Seven Oaks Plantation, Hope Haven, Madonna Manor and more! Ronnie Virgets narrates. 

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH Based on the journal of Thomas K. Wharton, this documentary takes 

a look at the "Golden Era" of New Orleans history. Despite yellow fever, fires and floods, the 

city's slave-based economy flourished and supported the expansion of public and private 

structures still admired today. 



INFORMED SOURCES examines the issues facing our area every Friday night. 

September 2012 


RESHAPING A GREATER NEW ORLEANS: CRIMINAL JUSTICE WYEScontinues its ongoing 

initiative exploring progress rebuilding a safer, stronger, smarter city post-Katrina. The newest 

installment shares success stories in the reinvention of New Orleans’ criminal justice system. 

WYES Director of Local Initiatives Marcia Kavanaugh hosts this examination of the collaboration 

producing change that has reduced the use of unnecessary incarceration and resulted in better 

use of scarce resources for public safety. 

THE MAN WHO ATE NEW ORLEANS Follow the true story of New York Reverend Ray 

Cannata who moved to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to help rebuild. While here, he fell

in love with the city's culture and decided to become the first person in history to eat at every 

restaurant in New Orleans. The film pays tribute to — celebration and community — and how it 

plays through the city’s music, food, and its rebuilding. 

















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LOST RESTAURANTS OF NEW ORLEANS looks into renowned restaurants of the Crescent 

City’s past. 

THE FRENCH QUARTER THAT WAS chronicles the people and places that have made the 

historic French Quarter New Orleans’ most beloved neighborhood. 

ITALIAN NEW ORLEANS documents the history of the Italians who came to New Orleans as 

laborers, cobblers and fruit vendors. They have added yet another unique multi-cultural stratum 

to the ethnic riches of the Crescent. Narrated by Bob Del Giorno. 

IRISH NEW ORLEANS looks beyond the shamrocks and green beer stereotypes to a culturally 

authentic portrait of the Irish in the Crescent City and their impact on local life. 




CITY OF SPIRITS looks at worship and culture in the city across a calendar year. Scenes 

include Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Parade; St. Joseph altars, Touro Synagogue’s Jazz Fest 

Shabbat concert; local devotions to saints; All Saints’ Day celebrations and more. Produced 

and narrated by Peggy Scott Laborde.





images. 

FADED LADIES delves into the feudal world of the plantation complex once dominating the 

great Mississippi River Road. 

JEWISH NEW ORLEANS explores the rich legacy and unique cultural expressions of Jewish 

life in the Crescent City. 

THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE STORY: JEFFERSON, NAPOLEON AND THE LETTER THAT 

BOUGHT A CONTINENT is geared to middle school students. This program answers such 

questions as "Who was Thomas Jefferson, and why did he want to buy Louisiana Who was 

Napoleon Bonaparte and why did he want to sell Louisiana, Who negotiated this historic 

event and more. 

DEGAS IN NEW ORLEANS: A CREOLE SOJOURN examines the five-month stay in New 

Orleans by the famed French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas from 1872-1873. 








more. 



INFORMED SOURCES examines the issues facing our area every Friday night.

August 2012 







CITY PARK MEMORIES Enjoy150 years of park history from its use by Native American tribes 

to its present day enjoyment by generations of New Orleanians. Enjoy a nostalgic trip through 

Storyland. Listen to stories behind City Park’s iconic architectural landmarks – the 

Peristyle, Popp Bandstand, and the Casino. Get a glimpse of the park’s signature events – 

Celebration in the Oaks, Lark in the Park, the Twilight Concert series, and the Louisiana 

Philharmonic Symphony concert under the stars. 




more. 








Hill. 

REMOULADE REFLECTIONS WITH RONNIE VIRGETS includes some of the first television 






the story of Reserve, Louisiana through firsthand recollections and a wealth of rare historical

images. 







GULF COAST MEMORIES Great memories from the 50s and 60s of the Mississippi Gulf 

Coast. Narrated by Phil Johnson. 

NORTHSHORE STORIES A loving portrait of the history and people who live and work “across 

the lake.” Narrated by Garland Robinette. 










INFORMED SOURCES examines the issues facing our area every Friday night.

WYES KIDS SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 2012 

WEEKDAYS 

5:00 CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG HD01 

5:30 WILD KRATTS HD01 

6:00 ARTHUR HD01 

6:30 MARTHA SPEAKS HD01 

7:00 CURIOUS GEORGE HD01 

7:30 CAT IN THE HAT HD01 

8:00 SUPER WHY! HD01 

8:30 DINOSAUR TRAIN HD01 

9:00 SESAME STREET HD01 

10:00 DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD HD01 

10:30 SID THE SCIENCE KID HD01 

11:00 WORLDWORLD HD01 

11:30 BARNEY & FRIENDS HD01 

12:00 CAILLOU HD01 

12:30 CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG VT 5:00 AM (7 AND HALF 

HRS) 


13:30 DINOSAUR TRAIN HD01 


14:30 DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD VT VT 10:00 AM (4 AND HALF 

HRS) 

15:00 ARTHUR HD01 

15:30 SID THE SCIENCE KID VT 10:30 AM (5 HRS) 

16:00 SESAME STREET VT 9:00 AM (7 HRS) 



18:00 WILD KRATTS VT 5:30 AM (12 AND HALF 

HRS) 

18:30 CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG (M-F) VT 5:00 AM (13 AND HALF 

HRS) 

SUNDAY 

5:00 SESAME STREET HD01 




7:30 DINOSAUR TRAIN HD01

8:00 DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD HD01 

8:30 SID THE SCIENCE KID HD01 


9:30 CAT IN THE HAT HD01

Quarterly Program Topic Report July 1-15, 2012 Category ... - WYES

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