Community
Ascertainment Report
For
July, August
and September 2011
Contents:
Arts, Entertainment & Culture Pg. 3
News & Public Affairs Pg. 39
Business/Industry, Local & National
Politics, Government, Legal Issues & Law Enforcement, Economy,
War/Veterans/National Security
Education & History Pg. 132
Science/Technology/Health
Arts, Entertainment, & Culture:
Series Title: NA MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Program Title: The Royal Hawaiian Band (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/04/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Founded in 1836 by King Kamehameha III, the Royal Hawaiian
Band has provided audiences the world over with a continual connection to
Series Title: A Capitol Fourth 2011
Program Title: MONDAY, July 4, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/04/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
Series Title: A Capitol Fourth 2011
Program Title: MONDAY, July 4, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/04/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
Series Title: LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Program Title: Bill Paty
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/05/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Bill Paty has a life story that spans nine decades of
personal and
This program is available in High Definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed., July 6, at 11:00 pm and on Sun., July 10, at 4:00 pm.
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: Sweetgrass
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/05/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
This film presents a riveting and poetic portrait of the
American West as one of its traditional ways of life is dying out. Shot amidst
the grandeur of
Series Title: LEAHEY & LEAHEY
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2011
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/06/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Series Title: PBS
Program Title: Artist III (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/07/2011 8:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Artist III looks at four different approaches to passing on artistic traditions from mentor to student, as told through the stories of noted artist and art professor Snowden Hodges, founder of Windward Atelier; taiko artist and teacher Kenny Endo; renowned gallery and exhibition designer Tom Klobe; and Sensei Cheryl Nakasone, master classical Okinawan dancer and teacher. The program recently won a regional Emmy award and was directed by filmmaker Stuart Yamane and produced by PBS Hawaii.
Series Title: PBS
Program Title: Artist 2 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/07/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Artist 2 takes us once again into the creative process from the artist's point of view. This diverse program offers a look at the career of Tadashi Sato and includes a feature on his mosaic work Aquarius; the glass murals of Doug Young; the Pacific Rim Children's Chorus Festival; and the reuniting of the 1980s new wave rock band Oriental Love Ring.
Series Title: GLOBE TREKKER
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/07/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
Host Justine Shapiro takes in the city's landmarks nestled
along the Grand Canal: the Doge's Palace, the
Series Title: NA MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Program Title: Mahi Beamer, Nina Keali'iwahamana and Robert Cazimero (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/11/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Three magical talents, Mahi Beamer, Nina Keali'iwahamana and Robert Cazimero, blend their voices together to create an intimacy that only comes with the blending of family and good friends in this encore presentation of a vintage NA MELE episode from the PBS Hawaii studios.
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 7/11/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Discoveries include an 1826
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 7/11/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In
Series Title: LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Program Title: Juliet Lee
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/12/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
This week on LONG STORY SHORT,
This program is available in High Definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed., July 13, at 11:00 pm and on Sun., July 17, at 4:00 pm.
Series Title: LEAHEY & LEAHEY
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2011
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/13/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Series Title: PBS
Program Title: Holding Fast the Dream:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/14/2011 8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
From a freed slave from
Series Title: ROADTRIP NATION
Program Title: THURSDAY, July 14, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/14/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Traveling up Highway 101 to
Series Title: GLOBE TREKKER
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/14/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Zay Harding takes an epic adventure to the ends of the
earth, voyaging to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Orkneys, South
Shetland Islands,
Series Title: NA MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Program Title: Richard Hoopii, Led Kaapana, Bobby Ingano, Chris Kamaka and Ululani Hoopii (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/18/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
An encore presentation of this classic homage to the unique Hawaiian tradition of male falsetto singing, recorded at the PBS Hawaii studios.
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 7/18/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 7/18/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Bruce Shackelford talk
about the colorful history of Mexican cowboys - vaqueros - and the hot market
in antique sombreros. Highlights include a collection of memorabilia from a
1957 Buddy Holly and The Crickets concert in
Series Title: LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Program Title: Sean Priester
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/19/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
This week on Long Story Short,
This program is available in High Definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed., July 20, at 11:00 pm and on Sun., July 24, at 4:00 pm.
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: Biblioburro: The Donkey Library
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/19/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This film tells the story of a librarian - and a library -
like no other. A decade ago, Colombian teacher Luis Soriano was inspired to
spend his weekends bringing a modest collection of precious books, via two
hard-working donkeys, to the children of a poor and violence-ridden province.
As Soriano braves armed bands, drug traffickers, snakes and heat, his library
on hooves carries an inspirational message about education and a better future
for
Series Title: LEAHEY & LEAHEY
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2011
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/20/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Series Title: PBS
Program Title: Keola Beamer & Friends: Bridging Worlds Through Music (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/21/2011 8:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Slack key guitar master and Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning recording artist Keola Beamer collaborates with renowned Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai and American jazz pianist Geoffrey Keezer in an inter-cultural exchange of musical ideas. The philosophy behind the collaborations is that music is a universal language that bridges different cultures together in common understanding and a free exchange of ideas.
Series Title: PBS
Program Title: Heart Strings: The Story of the Kamaka 'Ukulele (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/21/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For nearly 100 years, from their tiny shop in
Series Title: ROADTRIP NATION
Program Title: THURSDAY, July 21, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/21/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
The team drives into
Series Title: GLOBE TREKKER
Program Title: The
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/21/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Brianna Barnes cycles her way through the
Series Title: NA MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/25/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
NA MELE swings with an encore of a classic special jazz salute to Hawaiian music, featuring Sam Ahia on guitar and vocals, Rich Crandall on piano, Sango Muyiwa on percussion, Noel Okimoto on vibes and Byron Yasui on upright bass.
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 7/25/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
A stroll across
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 7/25/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In
Series Title: LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Program Title: Eddie & Myrna Kamae
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 12/09/2010 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
This week on Long Story Short,
This program is available in High Definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed., July 27, at 11:00 pm and on Sun., July 31, at 4:00 pm.
Series Title: FRONTLINE
Program Title: The
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/26/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
FRONTLINE's newsmagazine format returns, leading with a
timely report on marijuana legalization in
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: Mugabe and the White African
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/26/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
This documentary, much of which was filmed clandestinely,
tells an alarming story from one of the world's most troubled nations. In
Series Title: LEAHEY & LEAHEY
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2011
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/27/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Series Title: PBS
Program Title: Those Who Came Before
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/28/2011 8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This new film is the tenth documentary by husband and wife team Eddie and Myrna Kamae. (Eddie is the director of their films, while Myrna is the producer.) It is also a summing up and poignant look back at legendary musician Eddie Kamae's quest to find the sources of Hawaiian musical traditions and pass that knowledge on to future generations.
The film traces Eddie's journey of discovery with kupuna such as historian, Hawaiian language scholar, poet and songwriter Mary Kawena Pukui; poet, musician and songwriter Sam Li'a; and Pilahi Paki, a cultural treasure whose letter-by-letter definition of ALOHA had a major influence on Kamae. The film follows the evolution of Kamae's group The Sons of Hawaii, which played a major role in sparking the Hawaiian Renaissance of the 1970's.
Series Title: ROADTRIP NATION
Program Title: THURSDAY, July 28, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/28/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
In
Series Title: GLOBE TREKKER
Program Title: Food Hour:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/28/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Ben O'Donoghue starts his culinary adventures with
lunch at the camel market in
Series Title: NA MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Program Title: Nina Keali'iwahamana & Bill Kaiwa (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/01/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
The magic of Hawaii Calls is revived when Nina Keali'iwahamana joins Bill Kaiwa for some traditional Hawaiian classics in this special encore of Na Mele. Nina and Bill are joined for this journey down memory lane by Martin Pahinui on bass, and Steven Hall and George Kuo on guitar.
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 8/01/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW drives to the
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 8/01/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In this final episode from
Series Title: LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Program Title: Ty Sanga (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/02/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
This week on Long Story Short,
This program is available in High Definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed., Aug. 3 at 11:00 pm and on Sun., Aug. 7, at 4:00 pm.
Series Title: LIVE
FROM
Program Title: Mostly Mozart Festival Opening Night
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/02/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 120
Description:
Mostly Mozart Festival 2011 opens with a gala featuring the acclaimed violinist Christian Tetzlaff and the Festival debut of violist Antoine Tamestit. Music director Louis Langrée leads the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra in Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major for Violin and Viola. American soprano Susanna Phillips, receiving acclaim at numerous opera houses for her vibrant, sensitive interpretations of Mozart, joins the orchestra for excerpts from Don Giovanni. Langrée brings the opening night program to a rousing close with Mozart's Linz Symphony.
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: Steam of Life
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/02/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
From a land of long, dark winters comes a moody, comic and moving study of Finnish men, as framed by the national obsession with the sauna. There, they come together to sweat out not only the grime of contemporary life, but also their grief, hopes, joys and memories. Beautifully and hauntingly shot, the acclaimed film provides a surprising glimpse into the lives of Finnish men and a remarkable depiction of the troubled and often reticent hearts of contemporary human beings.
Series Title: LEAHEY & LEAHEY
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 3, 2011
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/03/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Series Title: ROADTRIP NATION
Program Title: THURSDAY, August 4, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/04/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Team Tabula Rasa winds up their roadtrip with a final set of
interviews. In
Series Title: GLOBE TREKKER
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/04/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
Host Adela Ucar encounters whirling dervishes and tranquil
tea gardens in
Series Title: Hawaiian Airlines Presents NA MELE: Emma Veary at Halekulani
Program Title: MONDAY, August 8, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/08/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 120
Description:
PBS Hawaii brings you a special encore of Hawaiian Airlines
Presents NA MELE: Emma Veary at Halekulani, hosted by
The program, recorded in April by PBS Hawaii in high
definition, features Emma Veary at Halekulani's House Without A Key, the
elegant venue where the celebrated vocalist headlined forty years ago. The
magical evening recaptured the golden age of
As part of a pledge-of-support drive, PBS Hawaii will offer as thank-you gifts DVDs of Emma's concert, with the added bonus of a graceful hula from renowned hula dancer Beverly Noa and songs by Nina Keali'iwahamana, Jimmy Borges and Tony Conjugacion.
Series Title: Nikolai Baskov: Romantic Journey
Program Title: MONDAY, August 8, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/08/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
This program features
Series Title: LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/09/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Neva Rego,
Series Title: Rock, Pop and Doo Wop
Program Title: TUESDAY, August 9, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/09/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 120
Description:
Rock and pop legends Jon "Bowzer" Bauman of Sha Na Na and Ronnie Spector of the Ronettes bring back the best songs from the late 1950s and early 1960s rock, pop and doo wop era in this MY MUSIC concert event. This special recorded in May 2010 includes live performances and rare, never before available archival classics from the Dick Clark vaults.
Series Title: Four Days at Dragon*Con
Program Title: TUESDAY, August 9, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/09/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Every Labor Day weekend, tens of thousands descend upon
Series Title: LEAHEY & LEAHEY
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 10, 2011
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/10/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Series Title: Justin Hines: Days To Recall
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 10, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/10/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 90
This special features singer Justin Hines, along with full
orchestral accompaniment, performing original songs and familiar tunes from the
folk music era. Powerful vocals and vibrant stage presence make Hines a
captivating performer, inspiring and uplifting his audience with his signature
folk-pop blend of music with a positive message. Filmed before a live audience
in
Series Title: Rick
Steves'
Program Title: THURSDAY, August 11, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/11/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
In this half-hour special, Rick Steves highlights the
quintessential experiences of European travel - great food, fun-loving people
and vivid culture. In Scandinavia, he savors seafood freshly caught from a
fjord, delights in the riveting beat of flamenco in Andalucia in southern
Series Title: Peter, Paul and Mary: Carry It On
Program Title: THURSDAY, August 11, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/11/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 120
Description:
There once was a time, some years before the ascendance of
rock and roll on Top 40 radio, when popular music veered sharply from the
mainstream to sample American roots music traditions. Inspired by the songs of
Pete Seeger and The Weavers, this music found its greatest expression during
the early 1960s in the songs of an emerging
Series Title: GLOBE TREKKER
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/11/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Holly Morris discovers an unusual beer hall in Lviv,
visits a shaman in the
Series Title: NA MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Program Title: Art of Solo Ukulele (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/15/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
A special NA MELE encore featuring maestros Byron Yasui, Jake Shimabukuro, Benny Chong, Gordon Mark and Blane Kanno.
Series Title: My Music: Country Pop Legends
Program Title: MONDAY, August 15, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/15/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 120
Description:
Country pop legends unite to perform their biggest and best-loved hit recordings from the 50s, 60s and 70s in this special. Country music legend Roy Clark hosts this three-decades-long, emotional trip down memory lane. Contemporary performances by Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Bill Anderson, BJ Thomas, the Bellamy Brothers and more are intermixed with classic full-length vintage archival gems from the vaults.
Series Title: A Flea Market Documentary
Program Title: MONDAY, August 15, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/15/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This program is an unabashed celebration of the unusual people and the enticing things that can be found in parking lots, fairgrounds, drive-ins, sidewalks and wherever else someone has posted a sign saying "Flea Market." It's street-level capitalism mixed with craziness. It's amazing old stuff, great salespeople, the ancient tradition of the open-air market and the possibility of finding a bargain or just something you'd never expect.
Series Title: LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Program Title: Chris McKinney
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/16/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
This program is available in High Definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed., Aug. 17 at 11:00 pm and on Sun., Aug. 21, at 4:00 pm.
Series Title: GREAT PERFORMANCES
Program Title: Jackie Evancho: Dream With Me In Concert (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/14/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
Jackie Evancho - the 11-year-old girl with the
extraordinarily big voice - who came to national prominence on America's Got
Talent where she dazzled the audience with her rendition of Puccini's "O
Mio Babbino Caro" returns to PBS after her sensational guest appearance on
GREAT PERFORMANCES Hitman Returns: David Foster & Friends. Her solo concert
- coinciding with the release of her first full-length solo album Dream with Me
- was filmed on the grounds of the Ringling Museum of Art in
Series Title: Aretha Franklin Presents: Soul Rewind
Program Title: TUESDAY, August 16, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/16/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 120
Description:
This comprehensive collection of rare performances by
legendary R&B performers of the classic 1960s-70s soul era offers an
abundance of long-lost archival material that has been recovered from film
vaults in the
Series Title: LEAHEY & LEAHEY
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 17, 2011
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/17/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Series Title: Legends of Folk: The Village Scene
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 17, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/17/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
This program celebrates the folk movement in Greenwich Village in the 1960s, featuring rare and stunning performances by Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Richie Havens, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Mamas and the Papas, Don McLean, Neil Diamond and more, along with contemporary interviews and segments that place the music in context.
Series Title:
Program Title: THURSDAY, August 18, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/18/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This program presents a stunning visual portrait of the
Series Title: NA MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Program Title: Jerry Byrd and Friends (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 08/22/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
NA MELE presents a special encore of the smooth sounds of
the late master steel guitarist Jerry Byrd. Byrd was joined for this nostalgic
journey by four master musicians in their own right: Hiram Olsen, Jr. on guitar
and vocals; Dennis Keohokalole on ukulele and vocals;
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 08/22/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW arrives in
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 08/22/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Centuries before texting, girls were expressing themselves
via embroidered samplers, as appraiser Nancy Druckman shows ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
host Mark L. Walberg at the Embroiderer's Guild of America in
Series Title: RFK
in the
Program Title: MONDAY, August 22, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 08/22/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Using never-before-seen archival footage and interviews,
this film tells the story of Robert Kennedy's 1966 visit to
In the struggle for racial justice
Series Title: LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Program Title: Sig Zane
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/23/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
This program is available in High Definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed., Aug. 24, at 11:00 pm and on Sun., Aug. 28, at 4:00 pm.
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: Short Cuts
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/23/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
StoryCorps brings its Peabody Award-winning storytelling to P.O.V. The short films featured include:
Big Birding Day offers a glimpse into the world of competitive birdwatching, as three friends attempt to see as many species as possible in 24 hours.
In Flawed, artist Andrea Dorfman's drawings burst colorfully into life as she animates the story of her long-distance relationship with a man whose profession, plastic surgery, gives her plenty of fodder.
Six Weeks, set in
Tiffany, an animated short by Beverly Morris, tells of her ongoing struggle to hold onto the most contested object in her divorce - a Tiffany lamp.
In Miss Devine, set in a small
No More Questions shows initially reluctant grandmother Kay
Wang telling her life stories to her grandchildren: from disobeying her mother
and rebuffing suitors while growing up in
Series Title: LEAHEY & LEAHEY
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 24, 2011
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/24/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Series Title:
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 24, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/24/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
It is the last great wilderness of its kind, a rare and
precious haven for some of Earth's most indestructible creatures. Covering more
than 500,000 square miles of
Series Title: NOVA
Program Title: Hunting the Hidden Dimension (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/24/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
What do movie special effects, the stock market, heart attacks and the rings of Saturn have in common? They're all connected by a revolutionary new branch of math called fractals, which has changed the way we see the world and opened up a vast new territory to scientific analysis and understanding. NOVA tells the dramatic story of a group of pioneering mathematicians who developed fractals from a curiosity that few took seriously to an approach that is touching nearly every branch of understanding - including what happened after the Big Bang and the ultimate fate of our universe.
Series Title: Earth: The Operators' Manual
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 24, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/24/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
An operator's manual helps keep your car or computer running at peak performance. Earth science can do the same for the planet. In EARTH: THE OPERATORS' MANUAL, join geologist Richard Alley as he travels the world from New Zealand to China, Brazil, Spain and Morocco with stops in New Orleans, Texas and military bases in California. This accurate, understandable and upbeat report on the interconnected stories of humans and fossil fuels, Earth's climate history and our future energy options will leave you amazed at the beauty and bounty of the planet, inspired by human ingenuity and optimistic about the future.
Series Title: PBS
Program Title: Under a Jarvis Moon
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/25/2011 8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This amazing one-hour documentary, produced by
While on the islands, the young colonists collected
specimens for
Series Title: ROADTRIP NATION
Program Title: THURSDAY, August 25, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/25/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
The second part of the season begins with three friends from
Series Title: GLOBE TREKKER
Program Title: Deep
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/25/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Ian Wright hikes through the
Series Title: NA MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/29/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
The late Aunty Genoa Keawe, beloved for her "aloha spirit" as much as her legendary falsetto singing, is joined in this performance by her sons and grandchildren to kanikapila in the old-time, good-fun family way. Aunty Genoa plays with sons Eric K. Keawe on guitar and vocals, Arthur Keawe on ukulele and vocals, and Gary Keawe Aiko on upright bass and vocals. Granddaughter Pomaika'i Keawe performs on ukulele and vocals. Two other granddaughters, Kawahineu'iokalani and Sanoe Keawe, provide hula artistry.
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 8/29/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's visit to
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 8/29/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
At a
Series Title: Objects and Memory
Program Title: MONDAY, August 29, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/29/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This film examines the response to items recovered or offered after 9/11 and other national tragedies. The film uses objects and accounts of people whose lives were affected, interviews with historians and poignant, powerful photographic images. Why do people value objects? What is it about a piece of paper, a chunk of metal or a small coin that provokes such powerful memories? Without the objects, the stories would lack vibrancy; without the stories, the objects would lack significance. Taken together, images of these objects, the memories they evoke and the accounts of their collection lead viewers on a path where the commonplace is transformed into the remarkable and the stuff of history is highly personalized. The program is set to the music of Philip Glass and narrated by Frank Langella.
Series Title: LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Program Title: Juliet Lee (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/30/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
This week on LONG STORY SHORT,
This program is available in High Definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed., Aug. 31, at 11:00 pm and on Sun., Sept. 4, at 4:00 pm.
Series Title: LEAHEY & LEAHEY
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 31, 2011
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/31/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Series Title: ROADTRIP NATION
Program Title: THURSDAY, September 1, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/01/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
The team drives east and stops in
Series Title: GLOBE TREKKER
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/01/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Bradley Cooper travels the path of the Incas, heading
from
Series Title: NA MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Program Title: Sean Na'auao and Friends (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/05/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Sean Na'auao is joined for this session by good friends Joe Uahinui on guitar and vocals, Jack Ofoia on bass and vocals, Bobo Butries on percussion. Keola and Kapua Dalire, daughters of noted kumu hula Aloha Dalire and Na'auao's sisters-in-law, provide hula artistry.
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 9/05/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 9/05/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Most people probably don't think of fine art among the
entertainments on the
Series Title: LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Program Title: Nake'u Awai
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/06/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
This program is available in High Definition and will be rebroadcast on Sun., Sept. 11, at 4:00 pm.
Series Title: LEAHEY & LEAHEY
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, September 7, 2011
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/07/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Jim and
Series Title: ROADTRIP NATION
Program Title: THURSDAY, September 8, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/08/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Aaron, Liz and Autumn, "Team Poor Lazy Achievers,"
settle into life on the road, enjoying each other's company and the cities that
they visit together. Driving to
Series Title: GLOBE TREKKER
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/08/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Zay Harding begins his epic adventure in Antarctica
sea-kayaking in
Series Title: NA MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Program Title: Kawai Cockett & Darlene Ahuna (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/12/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
A special encore NA MELE featuring the traditional Hawaiian music of Darlene Ahuna and the late Kawai Cockett. In this performance, Kawai Cockett is backed by Sam Sepitmo and Charlie Wahiineho'okane. Joining Darlene Ahuna are her husband J.J. Ahuna and Led Ka'apana. Ha'aheo Cockett provides hula artistry.
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title: Relative Riches (Encore)
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 9/12/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This special edition puts family folklore to the test. Did that refinished chair once seat royalty? Did a tall tale get passed down with a tall chest? The proof is in the provenance. Highlights include a bow and quiver purported to have been made and signed by Chief Geronimo; a carved emerald and ruby ring that would benefit from a bill of sale; and a questionable 1815 Kentucky corner cupboard that might have more value as firewood than furniture.
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 9/12/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
What better place to discuss diamond rings and antique
diamond cuts than
Series Title: LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Program Title: Bill Paty (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/13/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Bill Paty has a life story that spans nine decades of
personal and
Series Title: LEAHEY & LEAHEY
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, September 14, 2011
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/14/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Jim and
Series Title: NA MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Program Title: Tony Conjugacion (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/15/2011 8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Tony Conjugacion returns to his roots and pays tribute to his musical influences in a special edition of NA MELE. The show includes classic songs and original compositions by Tony himself. This spontaneous kanikapila is a historic occasion captured by the cameras in the PBS Hawaii studio.
Series Title: ROADTRIP NATION
Program Title: THURSDAY, September 15, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/15/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
The show kicks off with the team sitting down with Rep.
Barney Frank in
Series Title: GLOBE TREKKER
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/15/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Megan McCormick explores
Series Title: NA MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Program Title: Led Kaapana, Dennis Kamakahi and Cyril Pahinui (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/19/2011 :30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NA MELE presents a traditional Hawaiian jam session featuring slack key masters Cyril Pahinui, Dennis Kamakahi and Led Kaapana. The program includes sentimental classics with each artist taking a turn on lead vocals and guitar.
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title: Jackpot! (Encore)
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 9/19/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
It's every collector's dream: turning a modest outlay into a staggeringly high return on investment. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW "Jackpot" rolls the dice on those heady moments when luck smiles on flea market mavens and yard sale savants. This special recalls such spectacular windfalls as a landscape painting acquired for $1.50 at a Salvation Army "half price" sale and valued at $10,000 to $15,000; an art pottery vase, grabbed at a garage sale for less than five dollars and estimated to be worth $13,000 to $17,000; a 19th-century album of watercolor paintings, scooped up at a yard sale for a quarter, with an estimated value of $20,000 to $30,000; and a 1951 Minneapolis Millers baseball uniform worn by Willie Mays, scored at a sports collectibles show for $50 and valued at $60,000 to $80,000.
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title: Roadshow Remembers (Encore)
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 9/19/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW lifts the lid on 10 years of treasures with this special edition designed to test the memory of hardcore fans and kindle the curiosity of newcomers. Do you recall the little 18th-century silver creamer from New York, worth a small fortune, or the matched pair of 19th-century America's Cup race paintings by a certain famous marine artist? Take a trip down memory lane filled with unbelievable objects, unforgettable stories and unimaginable price.
Series Title: LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Program Title: Chipper and Hau'oli Wichman
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/20/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
This program is available in High Definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed., Sept. 21, at 11:00 pm and on Sun., Sept. 25, at 4:00 pm.
Series Title: LEAHEY & LEAHEY
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, September 21, 2011
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/21/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Jim and
This program is available in High Definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed., Sept. 21, at 11:30 pm and on Sun., Sept. 25, at 3:30 pm.
Series Title: LIVE
FROM
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/21/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 120
Description:
Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic celebrate the opening night of the 2011-2012 season. Celebrated soprano Deborah Voigt is on hand for an evening of music by Barber, Wagner and Richard Strauss. Voigt and the Philharmonic close the evening with the Intermezzo, Dance and Final Scene from Strauss' Salome.
Series Title: PBS Hawaii Presents
Program Title: Made in
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/22/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Pacific Islanders in Communications presents three short
films that take you on a voyage of discovery. MADE IN TAIWAN (2006) explores
the journey of two Pacific Islanders who, through the use of DNA testing, are
able to follow their ancestors’ route through the Pacific back to
second film, HE HAWAI‘I MAU (2005) offers a glimpse of a Hawaiian woman’s realization of who she is despite her mixed heritage. Finally, KEAO (2008) follows a young woman’s journey of self-actualization through the use of ancient cultural practices.
Series Title: PBS
Program Title: Great Grandfather's Drum (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/22/2011 8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This film celebrates Japanese American culture and history
on
Series Title: ROADTRIP NATION
Program Title: THURSDAY, September 22, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/22/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
The season finale finds the team seeing the sights of
Series Title: GLOBE TREKKER
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/22/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Hosts Brianna Barnes and Jonathan Atherton travel to
Series Title: PBS Hawaii Presents
Program Title: Made in
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/23/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Pacific Islanders in Communications presents three short
films that take you on a voyage of discovery. MADE IN TAIWAN (2006) explores
the journey of two Pacific Islanders who, through the use of DNA testing, are
able to follow their ancestors’ route through the Pacific back to
second film, HE HAWAI‘I MAU (2005) offers a glimpse of a Hawaiian woman’s realization of who she is despite her mixed heritage. Finally, KEAO (2008) follows a young woman’s journey of self-actualization through the use of ancient cultural practices.
Series Title: NA MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Program Title: George Winston (Plays Slack Key) (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/26/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
This episode presents a rare solo slack key concert with
George Winston, best known the world over for his evocative piano music,
musical interpretations of the ever-changing seasons of his childhood
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 9/26/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW visits
Series Title: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Program Title:
Distributor: WGBH
Date: 9/26/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In
Series Title: LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Program Title: Sean Priester (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/27/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
This week on LONG STORY SHORT,
This program is available in High Definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed., Sept. 28, at 11:00 pm and on Sun., Oct. 2, at 4:00 pm.
Series Title: LEAHEY & LEAHEY
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, September 28, 2011
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/28/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Jim and
This program is available in High Definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed., Sept. 28, at 11:30 pm and on Sun., Oct. 2, at 3:30 pm.
Series Title: PBS
Program Title: Papa Mau: The Wayfinder
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/29/2011 8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This film recounts the fundamental role that master
navigator Mau Piailug played in reawakening Polynesian pride by teaching
Hawaiians the dying art of traditional voyaging without the aid of instruments.
While the art of non-instrument navigation was lost in
Series Title: ROADTRIP NATION
Program Title: THURSDAY, September 29, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/29/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
Team Tabula Rasa winds up their roadtrip with a final set of
interviews. In
Series Title: GLOBE TREKKER
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/29/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Host Ian Wright begins his trek by taking part in the unique
Day of the Dead festival in Pazcuaro. After reveling late into the night, he
goes to the old colonial town of
News & Public Affairs:
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 1, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/01/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Strauss-Kahn Released From House Arrest as Case Enters Legal Limbo
After a court hearing Friday in
ANALYSIS
In Strauss-Kahn Case, All Eyes on Accuser's Statements
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International
Monetary Fund, was released from house arrest Friday after a court hearing.
Jeffrey Brown discusses the state of the charges Strauss-Kahn still faces with
Bloomberg Television's Sara Eisen and
REPORT
News Wrap:
In other news Friday,
REPORT
Syrian Demonstrations Grow as Assad Calls for Dialogue With Opposition
The nearly four-month-long uprising against President Bashar
al-Assad in
ANALYSIS
In
Amid a violent government crackdown, large demonstrations
have been held in Syrian cities both for and against President Assad, who has
called for dialogue with his opposition. National Public Radio's Deborah Amos
speaks with Margaret Warner from
REPORT
Protecting Its Fannie: How Mortgage Giant Primed the Bubble, Covered Its Assets
As part of his Making Sen$e series, Paul Solman reports on the new book, "Reckless Endangerment," which argues that for the past 20 years, Fannie Mae, a government-sponsored enterprise that increases money for homeownership, pursued profits for itself and bought risky loans that inflated a housing bubble that eventually burst.
ANALYSIS
Shields, Gerson on Bachmann, Parties' Willingness to Budge on Spending, Taxes
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson dissect the week's top political news, including President Obama's rebuke of Congress for the stalled debt-ceiling talks, what created the housing bubble and Rep. Michele Bachmann's formal foray into the 2012 presidential race.
REPORT
'Life on Mars' Author Explores Humans' Relationship With Universe Through Poetry
"Life on Mars," Tracy K. Smith's third book,
explores the cosmos through words. The Princeton creative writing professor and
poet reflects on the relationship between our lives and the universe at her
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 1, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/01/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
Series Title: NEED TO KNOW
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 1, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/01/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NEED TO KNOW is a cross-media news and public affairs magazine that culls stories from the best of the week's online reporting, culminating in a one-hour on-air broadcast every Friday night on PBS. The program features documentary-style reports, short features, studio-based interviews and covers five primary news beats: the economy, the environment and energy, health, national security and culture. Alison Stewart anchors.
Series Title: THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 1, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/01/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the nation.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Lanai and
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/01/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS ON PBS
The guests include: Alberta De Jetley, owner & publisher of Lanai Today, farmer and member of Lanai Planning Commission; Kanohowailuku Helm, founding member of I Aloha Molokai, a community group opposed to wind development on Molokai; Robin Kaye, member of Friends of Lanai, a community group opposed to wind development on Lanai; and Walter Ritte, a Molokai resident & activist.
Viewer questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, July 4, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/04/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Fourth of July Celebrations Draw Families, Troops and Presidential Hopefuls
Americans at home and abroad celebrated Independence Day with parades, barbeques, and fireworks. Judy Woodruff reports on how Americans celebrated Independence Day here and abroad.
REPORT
News Wrap: Cleanup Effort Underway After
In other news Monday, a major cleanup effort is underway in
ANALYSIS
Campaign Cash Race Is on for GOP '12 Contenders, Obama Campaign
Republican presidential contenders spent the July 4 holiday on the campaign trail. Lately most have spent their time feverishly dialing for the dollars they will need to support their campaigns. NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian updates us on the race for campaign cash.
ANALYSIS
NBA, NFL Labor Disputes May Leave Fans With Little to Cheer
Professional football and basketball are both grappling with major labor disputes that may leave players, and fans, locked out. Judy Woodruff discusses the story with EPSN's Kevin Blackistone and The New York Times' Howard Beck.
REPORT
Chefs Cook Up Ideas for Healthy School Lunches
A pair of chefs has stepped out of their kitchens and into school cafeterias to lend their services in hopes of crafting healthier menus for school lunches. Betty Ann Bowser has this encore report.
ANALYSIS
Report: Female Journalists Facing More Risks, Intimidation Abroad
A new report sheds light on sexual attacks on journalist working overseas. Margaret Warner discusses the findings with Lauren Wolfe of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
CONVERSATION
From Josh Ritter, a Song That Became a Debut Novel
"Bright's Passage," the debut novel by singer-songwriter Josh Ritter, details a young man's return home from World War I. Jeffrey Brown and the musician-turned-novelist discuss his first work of fiction.
REPORT
Behind the Scenes of D.C.'s 'Capitol Fourth' Fireworks Display
Fireworks will be illuminating the skies in cities across
the country on this Fourth of July holiday. Among the classic destinations is
the fireworks show at the National Mall in
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, July 5, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 12/09/2010 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Twin Bombings Kill at Least 37, Wound 50 North of
Two successive suicide bombings Tuesday in the Iraqi city of
ANALYSIS
Twin Bombings Near
In the city of
REPORT
News Wrap: 4 NATO Troops Killed in
In other news Tuesday, NATO announced four troops were
killed in two separate attacks in the east of
ANALYSIS
Sen. Cornyn to Obama: Take Tax Increases Off the Table
President Obama announced Tuesday that he will host
bipartisan congressional leaders at the White House for continued talks on a
deal to reduce the nation's deficit and raise its debt limit. Judy Woodruff
discusses the negotiations with Republican John Cornyn of
REPORT
Raze the Roof:
Business correspondent Paul Solman reports from Cleveland on the economically troubled Ohio city's efforts to tear down thousands of empty foreclosed homes in hopes of putting eyesore and dangerous properties back to productive use -- perhaps as community gardens, new businesses or even a vineyard.
ANALYSIS
Schweitzer Confident of Full Oil Spill Cleanup, Future Pipelines Will Be OK
Three days after an ExxonMobil pipeline ruptured on the
ANALYSIS
Chavez's Health Fuels Political Power Struggle in
Celebrations erupted Monday in
Series Title: FRONTLINE
Program Title: Wikisecrets (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/05/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
It's the biggest intelligence breach in
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/06/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
In a "Twitter town hall" Wednesday at the White House, people across the country tweeted questions for President Obama to answer. Jeffrey Brown discusses the town hall and how technology is changing politics with techPresident's Andrew Rasiej, The Brookings Institution's Darrell West and The Washington Post's Cecilia Kang.
REPORT
News Wrap:
In other news Wednesday, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army
psychiatrist charged in the deadly
REPORT
Lawmakers Remain Divided on Deficit Fundamentals as Deadline Draws Closer
The Senate gave up its Fourth of July recess to focus on
raising the
ANALYSIS
State of
ANALYSIS
Schoolhouse Shock: Report Finds Widespread Cheating by
A new report found that nearly 200
REPORT
Violence Spikes in
On the eve of
ANALYSIS
Legendary Pitcher Clemens Faces Opening Day of Perjury Trial
Jury selection began Wednesday in the federal perjury trial of former pitching star Roger Clemens. The record-setting major leaguer was charged with lying to Congress about the use of steroids and human growth hormones. Ray Suarez discusses the charges and what to expect in the trial with Sports Illustrated's David Epstein.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, July 7, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/07/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Can Obama, Congress Pull off a 'Big Deal' on Deficit Despite Political Perils?
President Obama and congressional leaders met Thursday to
discuss how to raise the nation's debt limit. Judy Woodruff discusses the
meeting, which President Obama called "constructive," and the
political pitfalls confronting lawmakers with Naftali Bendavid of The Wall
Street Journal and Andy Kohut of the
REPORT
News Wrap: EPA Unveils New Power Plant Pollutants Rule
In other news Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new rule that power plants must install technology to reduce two pollutants -- sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Also, a new report found that Medicaid coverage could mean better health and financial security for millions more poor and uninsured Americans.
REPORT
Scandal Prompts Murdoch's News of the World to Stop Its Presses
News Corp.'s James Murdoch, son of owner Rupert Murdock,
announced Thursday that the media giant's widely circulated tabloid, News of
the World, would cease publication Sunday after 168 years amid a scandal
involving phone hacking and allegations of police bribery. Judy Woodruff reports
on the news that electrified
ANALYSIS
Will News of the World's Shuttering Change British Journalism Tactics?
News Corp. announced Thursday that its tabloid, News of the World, will cease to publish after 168 years, but reports have surfaced that sister publication, The Sun, might publish a Sunday edition in its place. Margaret Warner discusses the phone-hacking scandal responsible for the closure with The Observer's Ned Temko.
ANALYSIS
Condolence Letter Policy Shift Opens Conversation on Military Suicides
The White House announced this week that President Obama
will now send condolences to families of troops who kill themselves in combat
zones. Jeffrey Brown discusses the policy change and ongoing concerns over
military suicides with retired Army Gen. Ronald Griffith and
REPORT
Mock
As astronauts and scientists are getting set for the end of the space shuttle era in the United States, science correspondent Miles O'Brien looks at how the Russians have been preparing for the rigors of future flights to Mars with a simulated mission here on Earth. But can space travel's stresses really be faked?
REPORT
NFL Great John Mackey's Death Renews Focus on Brain Trauma Worries
Pro Football Hall of Famer and legendary Baltimore Colts tight end John Mackey died Wednesday at age 69 after a struggle with dementia. Ray Suarez looks back at Mackey's work off the field fighting for his fellow players.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/7/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS ON PBS
Viewer questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 8, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/08/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Dismal Unemployment Report Suggests Recovery May Be Stalling
The
REPORT
News Wrap: Syrian Forces Kill at Least 13 in Nationwide Demonstrations
In other news Friday, security forces in
ANALYSIS
NASA's Shuttle Era Winds Down With Bittersweet Moments, Grocery Run
Despite troublesome weather, space shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit for the final time Friday with a four-person crew and a payload of food for the International Space Station. Judy Woodruff and science correspondent Miles O'Brien discuss this final mission, the end of the space shuttle era and what's next for NASA.
REPORT
Deepening News of the World Scandal Threatens Murdoch's $12B TV Deal
There was more fallout from The News of the World's
phone-hacking scandal Friday when
ANALYSIS
How Will News of the World Scandal Affect Murdoch's Power, Media Empire?
The News of the World phone-hacking scandal that led to the tabloid's closure this weekend deepened Friday with the arrest of former editor Andrew Coulson and new allegations of a News Corp. cover-up. Ray Suarez discusses the latest developments with The Guardian's Richard Adams and Sarah Ellison of Vanity Fair.
REPORT
Big Sky Country Struggles With
In
ANALYSIS
Brooks and Marcus on Jobs Numbers, Debt Deal Reality,
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus walk through the week's top political news, including the ongoing debt-ceiling talks in Washington, the dismal June jobs numbers and what lessons the American media can take away from the News of the World scandal rocking Britain.
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 8, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/08/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
Series Title: NEED TO KNOW
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 8, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/08/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NEED TO KNOW is a cross-media news and public affairs magazine that culls stories from the best of the week's online reporting, culminating in a one-hour on-air broadcast every Friday night on PBS. The program features documentary-style reports, short features, studio-based interviews and covers five primary news beats: the economy, the environment and energy, health, national security and culture. Alison Stewart anchors.
Series Title: THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 8, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/08/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the nation.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/8/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS ON PBS
Viewer questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, July 11, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/11/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Durbin: 'Slow Going' Inside Debt Limit Talks
President Obama and congressional leaders returned to the negotiating table Monday afternoon, but a deficit-reduction deal remains elusive as the Aug. 2 deadline nears for raising the debt limit. Gwen Ifill discusses the latest developments in the partisan stalemate with Sen. Dick Durban, D-Ill., and Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill.
REPORT
News Wrap:
In other news Monday, Syrian government loyalists attacked
the
ANALYSIS
In
On Saturday,
ANALYSIS
As Shuttle Retires, What's NASA's New
After 30 years and millions of miles traveled, the 135th and final mission of NASA's space shuttle program blasted off Friday. Ray Suarez discusses the post-shuttle era of space exploration and NASA's future purpose with former astronaut Mae Jemison, former NASA official Eric Sterner and science correspondent Miles O'Brien.
REPORT
Exhibit Unravels Mysteries of Ancient Chinese Temples Through History, Science
An art exhibit at the Smithsonian in
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, July 12, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/12/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Sweltering Heat Wave Roasts 24 States, Feeds Wildfires
A heat wave blasted half of the
REPORT
News Wrap: Berlusconi Pledges to Accelerate Italian Austerity Measures
In other news Tuesday, in an effort to restore calm to
worried European leaders and markets, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
vowed to accelerate the adoption of austerity measures. Also, the death toll
rose to 88 in the sinking of a Russian tourist boat in the
REPORT
Karzai's Half-Brother Assassinated by Long-Time Associate
Ahmed Wali Karzai, half-brother of Afghan President Karzai,
was shot and killed Tuesday by a longtime associate of his family at his home
in
ANALYSIS
Killing of Afghan 'Godfather' Fuels New Questions on Stability
Ahmed Wali Karzai was assassinated in
ANALYSIS
British Parties Ready to Issue Rare Unified Rebuke to Murdoch
The British government joined calls for media baron Rupert Murdoch to drop his effort to buy the rest of British Sky Broadcasting amid allegations of his journalists hacking phones and bribing police. Independent Television News' Gary Gibbon reports.
ANALYSIS
Murdoch TV Deal in 'Grave Jeopardy' as
The British House of Commons is expected to issue a rare
unified message to media baron Rupert Murdoch, encouraging him to abandon his
bid for British Sky Broadcasting over allegations of journalists hacking phones
and bribing police. Ray Suarez discusses the scandal's latest developments with
NPR's David Folkenflik in
ANALYSIS
What Happens if Lawmakers Don't Reach Debt-Ceiling Deal by Deadline?
Debt-ceiling negotiations crept along Tuesday as both sides
agreed on the need for action, but not on the fundamentals of a deal. Gwen
Ifill discusses the specifics of what would happen if negotiators don't reach
an agreement by the Aug. 2 deadline with Jay Powell of the
REPORT
Some
REPORT
Remembering Betty Ford, Who Broke the Mold for First Lady's Role
One of the nation's most-admired first ladies, Betty Ford,
died Friday at her home in Rancho Mirage,
Series Title: FRONTLINE
Program Title: The Confessions (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/12/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Why would four innocent men confess to a brutal crime they didn't commit? In its investigation of the conviction of four Navy sailors for the rape and murder of a Norfolk, Virginia, woman in 1997, FRONTLINE interviews the sailors and learns of some of the high-pressure police interrogation techniques, including the threat of the death penalty, sleep deprivation and intimidation, which led each of the "Norfolk Four" to confess, despite any evidence linking them to the crime. All four sailors are now out of prison - one served his sentence and the other three were granted conditional pardons last summer - but the men were not exonerated as felons or sex offenders. The case raises disturbing questions about the actions of the police and prosecutors, who relied on the sailors' often contradictory confessions for their convictions, and disregarded DNA evidence that pointed to a lone assailant who would later confess to the crime himself while serving prison time for another rape.
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: Enemies of the People
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/12/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
The Khmer Rouge slaughtered nearly two million people in the
late 1970s. Yet the "killing fields" of
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/13/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Despite Intensifying Pressures on Debt Ceiling, Deal Still Elusive
At a House hearing Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted a stark picture of what a national default would mean and underscored the urgency of a debt-ceiling deal between the White House and congressional leaders. Judy Woodruff reports on the ongoing deadlock over a deal.
REPORT
News Wrap: Mumbai Bombings Kill at Least 21, Wound More Than 100
In other news Wednesday, three bombings by militants shook
REPORT
On Wednesday in
ANALYSIS
In hopes of calming the world's jitters over its financial
health, Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti announced plans to strengthen
a $57 billion austerity package on Wednesday. Ray Suarez discusses the
country's economic crisis with Il Sole 24
ANALYSIS
Obama's $86 Million Haul Leaves GOP Competitors Far Behind
The Obama campaign announced Wednesday that it raised $86 million over the last three months for both President Obama's re-election campaign and the Democratic National Committee. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian go over the numbers.
REPORT
Economics correspondent Paul Solman revisits Lincoln
Electric, a welding manufacturing company based outside
ANALYSIS
After Repeal, What's Next for 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'?
It's been more than six months since Congress repealed the
"don't ask, don't tell" law barring openly gay and lesbian people
from serving in the
ANALYSIS
Photojournalist Captures the World of Child Brides
The practice of child marriage is far more common throughout the world than many might suspect. Stephanie Sinclair has spent nearly a decade photographing communities where the practice occurs. Hari Sreenivasan recently spoke with Sinclair about her work.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, July 14, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/14/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Debt Ceiling Deadlock Sounds Fresh Alarms on Wall Street
The debt ceiling deadlock in
REPORT
News Wrap: FBI Probing Phone-Hacking Allegations at
Murdoch's
In other news Thursday, it was widely reported that the FBI
is investigating whether a Rupert Murdoch tabloid in
REPORT
Pentagon Gears Up for the Digital Battlefield
The Department of Defense is gearing up for a different kind of conflict -- on the digital battlefield -- with a new cybersecurity strategy.
ANALYSIS
Is the
Ray Suarez interviews Deputy Secretary of Defense William
Lynn about a newly released
REPORT
Gun Dealers in
In an effort to crackdown on multiple purchases of semi-automatic weapons along the U.S.-Mexico border the Justice Department announced new reporting requirements for gun dealers in four states on Thursday. Gwen Ifill reports.
REPORT
In 'Good Fortune,' Some Kenyan Communities Resist International Development
In "Good Fortune," filmmakers Landon Van Soest and
Jeremy Levine explore how international efforts to alleviate poverty in
CONVERSATION
McCullough's 'The Greater Journey' Tracks French Influence
on
Author and historian David McCullough has explored the
French influence on American life throughout his career. Jeffrey Brown and
McCullough discuss the 19th century artists and thinkers who brought lessons
home to the
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: APEC: What's It All About?
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/14/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS ON PBS
Viewer questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 15, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/14/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
As Clock Ticks, a 'Big' Deal on Deficit Remains Elusive
There were no White House deficit talks Friday, but the behind-the-scenes maneuvering continued. In a public statement, President Obama called for Congress to produce a "serious plan" over the weekend.
ANALYSIS
Governors Tell
Govs. Scott Walker, R-Wis., and Jack Markell, D- Del., speak
with Ray Suarez on the impact the debt limit debate could have across the
country. They join the NewsHour from the National Governors Association's
Annual Meeting in
REPORT
News Wrap:
In other news Friday,
REPORT
Spencer Michels reports from
ANALYSIS
Shields and Brooks on Political Risks, Rewards of Debt Standoff
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the debt limit standoff and President Obama's campaign fundraising haul.
REPORT
The U.S. Women's Soccer Team has made it to the final game
of the Women's World Cup for the first time in 12 years. They take on
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 15, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/15/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
Series Title: NEED TO KNOW
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 15, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/15/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NEED TO KNOW is a cross-media news and public affairs magazine that culls stories from the best of the week's online reporting, culminating in a one-hour on-air broadcast every Friday night on PBS. The program features documentary-style reports, short features, studio-based interviews and covers five primary news beats: the economy, the environment and energy, health, national security and culture. Alison Stewart anchors.
Series Title: THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 15, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/15/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the nation.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: APEC: What's It All About? (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/15/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS ON PBS
Viewer questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, July 18, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/18/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Police Bribe Probe Spurs High-Level Resignations at Scotland Yard
New developments swirled in
ANALYSIS
Murdochs, Brooks Prepare for 'Made-for-TV Drama' Testimony in Parliament
Fallout from The News of the World scandal allegedly
involving phone-hacking and police bribery grew Monday as Scotland Yard saw two
high-level resignations within 24 hours and officials reported the death of an
early whistle-blower. Gwen Ifill discusses the latest developments with The
Observer's Ned Temko in
REPORT
News Wrap: Petraeus Hands Over
In other news, four NATO troops were killed in bombings in
the east and south of
ANALYSIS
Debate Over Consumer Agency Continues as Obama Taps Cordray to Lead
President Obama tapped former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Judy Woodruff leads a debate over the agency's role, responsibilities and funding with the Roosevelt Institute's Jeff Madrick and David Hirschmann of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
REPORT
A shortage of health workers, lack of treatment options and
widespread misconceptions about psychological disorders often leads to poor and
inhuman treatment of mentally ill patients in
REPORT
House Republicans Push Vote on Debt Plan With Little Future
Tea Party supporters in the House pushed a "Cut, Cap and Balance" program on Monday, demanding a vote even though the House plan has little chance in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Kwame Holman reports on the debt-ceiling stalemate and the Senate's debt plan crafted by party leaders Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell.
CONVERSATION
Piano Virtuoso Fleisher on Overcoming Disability That Nearly Silenced Career
In the 1960s, piano virtuoso Leon Fleisher lost the use of his right hand due to a condition called focal dystonia, but he focused on teaching and continued to play pieces designed for one-handed pianists. Jeffrey Brown and Fleisher discuss how he overcame the disability that nearly ended his playing days.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, July 19, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/19/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Murdoch Faces Grilling, Pie Stunt in Parliament Testimony
The media mogul at the center of the phone-hacking scandal
rocking
ANALYSIS
'Transfixing' Testimony Puts Spotlight on Future of Murdoch's Media Empire
There was plenty of drama in
REPORT
News Wrap: Syrian Forces Fire on Funeral Procession, Killing at Least 10
In other news Tuesday, activists said Syrian security forces
opened fire on a funeral procession, killing at least 10 people in
REPORT
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advises
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission presented a new set of
industry safety recommendations for the
ANALYSIS
NRC Chief:
The earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Japanese
coast and triggered a nuclear crisis raised major questions surrounding the
safety of
REPORT
ANALYSIS
'Gang of 6' Plan Could Offer GOP Path to Debt Deal
President Obama praised the work of the bipartisan "Gang of Six," who released the framework of a deal Tuesday that would cut roughly $4 trillion from the deficit over the next decade. Judy Woodruff and Political Editor David Chalian discuss the state of play in the ongoing debt-ceiling negotiations.
CONVERSATION
Floods, Fires, Storms Are Fodder for Centuries of Poems
In a year of floods, fires and storms making headlines around the world, poet and editor Jeffrey Yang chronicles how writers have grappled with the power of nature over the centuries in his new book. Jeffrey Brown and Yang discuss the poetic perspective of the beauty and power of nature.
Series Title: FRONTLINE
Program Title: Kill/Capture (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/19/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Behind the strike that killed Osama bin Laden in May 2011
was one of the
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/20/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Much of
Nearly 200 million Americans spent Wednesday under some form of warning about the relentless, stifling combination of extreme heat and humidity, which formed a so-called "heat dome" over a vast region. Jeffrey Brown reports.
REPORT
News Wrap: U.N. Declares Parts of
In other news Wednesday, the United Nations declared parts
of
REPORT
'Gang of 6' Debt Plan Gains Momentum as Aug. 2 Deadline Looms
The effort to raise the country's borrowing limit saw the resumption of talks between President Obama and top congressional leaders on Wednesday. Kwame Holman reports on the lawmakers' race against the Aug. 2 deadline.
REPORT
News of the World Fallout Spreads Deeper Into
British Prime Minister David Cameron came under tough questioning Wednesday before Parliament about his link to the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. Independent Television News' Gary Gibbon reports.
ANALYSIS
Cameron 'Weakened' by Scandal, But Appears to Be Out of Immediate Danger
Prime Minister David Cameron came under tough questioning Wednesday before Parliament about his link to the News of the World's phone-hacking scandal. Gwen Ifill discusses how a media scandal has turned into a political one with The Guardian's Richard Adams and the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Heather Conley.
ANALYSIS
Birth Control Set to Become More Accessible Under Health Law
This week, a panel from the
REPORT
Indonesian Plant Shows Promise for Male Birth Control
A plant that reduces fertility, long used by Indonesian men, is being tested as a possible daily male birth control pill.
ANALYSIS
Ron Paul: 'Freedom Is a Young Idea and We're Throwing It Away'
Judy Woodruff sat down with Texas Rep. Ron Paul Wednesday to discuss his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination and the ongoing debt-ceiling negotiations. The interview is the first in a series of conversations with GOP contenders seeking to take on President Obama in the 2012 election.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, July 21, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/21/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Conrad: Any Debt Deal Would Resemble 'Gang of 6' Plan
There were mixed signals out of Washington Thursday as to whether progress is being made over reaching a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling before the Aug. 2 deadline. Judy Woodruff discusses the "Gang of Six" plan to reduce the deficit with two of its members, Sens. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Kent Conrad, D-N.D.
REPORT
News Wrap: Eurozone, IMF Agree to Second Greek Bailout of $155B
In other news Thursday, leaders of the Eurozone nations
agreed to give
ANALYSIS
Soaring Food Costs Hit Indonesian Families' Budgets
The price of rice has risen 25 percent in less than a year
in
ANALYSIS
Borders Closes the Book as Decisions Come Back to Haunt Chain
On Thursday, representatives of the Borders bookstore chain were in court with a plan to liquidate its remaining 399 locations as early as Friday. Jeffrey Brown discusses what's next for bookstores, the publishing industry and bookworms with Slate's Annie Lowrey.
REPORT
In 'Mugabe and the White African,' Farmers Struggle Against Brutal Land Reforms
The documentary "Mugabe and the White African" follows a white Zimbabwean farmer who files an international lawsuit against Robert Mugabe's violent land-reform program. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the PBS NewsHour.
CONVERSATION
'Rock the Casbah' Author: Hip-Hop Has Been the Rhythm of Arab Spring
Journalist Robin Wright chronicles the cultural and social forces behind this year's Arab revolt in her new book, "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World.' Margaret Warner and Wright discuss her book and the new wave of empowerment in the Arab world.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Foreclosures
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/21/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS, host Dan Boylan and a panel of guests
will talk about
Viewer questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 22, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/22/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
A deadly bombing shattered buildings in
REPORT
News Wrap: Extreme Heat Hits Northeast, Kills at Least 30 Nationwide
In other news Friday, the long bout of searing hot weather
hit the Northeast with full force as the death toll from the extreme heat
neared 30 nationwide. The so-called "heat dome" lingered across the
Plains and the
ANALYSIS
Extremists, Corruption Pose Big Problems Getting Aid to Famine-Stricken Somalis
ANALYSIS
Shields and Brooks: After Debt Talks 'Meltdown,' What's the Path Forward?
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks dissect the week's developments in the debt-ceiling debate, including the latest breakdown in talks between the White House and congressional Republicans, plus the "Gang of Six" plan and a possible compromise by Sens. Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid.
ANALYSIS
Were
Two attacks Friday in
REPORT
Somalia Faces Famine as al-Qaida Threat Halts International Aid
The United Nations warned Friday that the famine threatening
REPORT
Debt Deal Stalemate Spills Into Weekend for Obama, Congress
House Speaker John Boehner and President Obama blamed each other Friday over who's at fault for the latest breakdown in the debt-ceiling negotiations as an Aug. 2 deadline draws nearer. Kwame Holman reports on the continuing stalemate.
ANALYSIS
NYT's Shadid:
The pattern of protests and crackdowns in
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 22, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/22/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
Series Title: NEED TO KNOW
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 22, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/22/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NEED TO KNOW is a cross-media news and public affairs magazine that culls stories from the best of the week's online reporting, culminating in a one-hour on-air broadcast every Friday night on PBS. The program features documentary-style reports, short features, studio-based interviews and covers five primary news beats: the economy, the environment and energy, health, national security and culture. Alison Stewart anchors.
Series Title: THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 22, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/22/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the nation.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Foreclosures (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/22/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS, host Dan Boylan and a panel of guests
will talk about
Viewer questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, July 25, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/25/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Party Leaders Dismiss Rival Debt Plans as Debate Hits Home Stretch
With little more than a week until the
REPORT
News Wrap: Crocker Sworn in as New Ambassador to
In other news Monday, Ryan Crocker was sworn in as the new
American ambassador to
REPORT
Breivik Sent to Solitary Confinement as
As
ANALYSIS
How Organized Are
Anders Behring Breivik, whose manifesto stated that Islam
poses an existential threat to European culture, admitted to carrying out
attacks Friday in
ANALYSIS
LaHood on FAA Furloughs: Congress Must Pass Long-Term Funding
The Senate adjourned Friday without reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration's budget, which left nearly 4,000 employees out of work immediately. Ray Suarez discusses the status of the FAA's budget problems and what could be done to fix them with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.
REPORT
Somalis Flee to
A United Nations donors conference set for Wednesday in
CONVERSATION
'Playing With Fire' Examines
REPORT
Obama: Americans Should Be Offended by '3-Ring Circus' Over Debt Limit
President Barack Obama addressed the nation Monday about the approaching debt-limit deadline and the political stalemate between top lawmakers over deficit reduction proposals. Here are his remarks as prepared for delivery.
REPORT
Boehner: Obama's Not Getting a Blank Check
House Speaker John Boehner addressed the nation after President Obama Monday about the approaching debt-limit deadline and the political stalemate between top lawmakers over deficit-reduction proposals. Here are his full remarks as prepared for delivery.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, July 26, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/25/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
As Debt Deadline Draws Close, Parties Dig in, Markets Prepare
Monday night's dueling speeches by President Obama and House
Speaker Boehner only seem to reinforce the state of the stalemate over raising
the debt ceiling. Jeffrey Brown discusses the entrenchment in
REPORT
News Wrap: Karzai Says Afghan Troops Must Secure Nation by 2014
In other news Tuesday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned
security forces they have a challenging year ahead, as the
REPORT
Breivik's Lawyer: 'He Expected to Be Killed'
Authorities in
ANALYSIS
Study: Housing Bust Hit
As the economy struggles to rebound, a new analysis of
Census data shows a widening wealth gap among white, black and Hispanic
Americans. Gwen Ifill discusses the results of a new study with the
REPORT
From Ball and Chain to Cap and Gown: Getting a B.A. Behind Bars
What college is tougher to get into than Harvard,
ANALYSIS
Rift Grows Between
The breach between the
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/27/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
Plouffe: We Won't Accept Boehner's Short-Term Deal
A vote on Speaker Boehner's debt plan was delayed until Thursday after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the bill would cut $850 billion instead of the promised $1.2 trillion. Gwen Ifill discusses the ongoing stalemate with President Obama's senior political adviser, David Plouffe, and Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill.
REPORT
News Wrap: Kandahar Mayor Assassinated in Suicide Bombing
In other news Wednesday, the mayor of
ANALYSIS
Stakes High at Start of UAW-Big 3 Talks, But 'Both Sides Want This to Go Well'
The United Auto Workers union and
REPORT
Libyan Rebels Gain New Diplomatic Allies, Plan to Fight During Ramadan
As Libyan rebels plan to launch a major offensive near the
Tunisian border in the coming days,
ANALYSIS
Libyan Businessman, Adviser to Rebels: 'It's Miserable in
REPORT
How to Succeed in Business by Really, Really Trying
Is the aptitude for business (the legal kind) distributed among convicted criminals as it is in the general population? One seasoned executive thinks so, and believes that by hiring the cream of the ex-con crop, his company will have a leg up on the competition. Paul Solman reports as part of his Making Sen$e series.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, July 28, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/28/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
In Obama-Boehner Debt Ceiling Standoff, Who Will Blink First?
It was poised to be a decision day in the House of Representatives on Thursday as Speaker John Boehner faced a key test of his leadership. Jeffrey Brown and David Chalian discuss the debt plan vote, which was abruptly postponed late in the day by the GOP leadership.
ANALYSIS
From
A recent Washington Post/ABC News poll found 80 percent of American are either dissatisfied or angry with the federal government's inability to reach a compromise to avert default. Judy Woodruff discusses the public mood with a reporter and a political columnist.
REPORT
Wall Street Fades in Run-Up to Debt Ceiling Vote
In the day's other top news, Wall Street sagged over the
debt ceiling debate and a Muslim-American soldier has admitted to planning an
attack on
REPORT
Lagarde Takes Helm of IMF in Time of Global Economic Uncertainty
The first woman to head the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, was elected by IMF members on June 28, 2011, after the arrest of former head Dominique Strauss-Kahn on sexual assault charges. Margaret Warner reports on the challenges Lagarde takes on in the job.
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
Lagarde on 'Worrisome'
In a newsmaker interview with Margaret Warner on Thursday,
the International Monetary Fund's managing director, Christine Lagarde,
discusses the
REPORT
5 Years Later, Scientists Still Puzzled by Honeybee Decline
Five years ago, honeybees began dying in large numbers and hives were becoming defunct. Spencer Michels reports on the scientists who are still trying to figure out why this is happening and what can be done to help the problem.
CONVERSATION
Amid Quake Recovery, Can
Eighteen months after the massive and devastating
earthquake,
REPORT
Asteroid Is a Dance Partner for Planet Earth
A team of Canadian scientists have discovered a "Trojan" asteroid that is caught in a synchronized orbit with the Earth. Jeffrey Brown discusses what this discovery means with the California Institute of Technology's Mike Brown.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Natural Disasters: How To Be More Resilient
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/28/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS, we'll address natural disaster
preparedness in
Viewer questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 29, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 12/09/2010 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Senate Plots Next Moves on Debt Limit in Race to Avoid Default
Senate Democrats vowed to stay in session around the clock to resolve the debt crisis on Friday. House Republicans modified their plan and President Obama appeals again for compromise. Judy Woodruff and David Chalian discuss the latest on the stalemate on Capitol Hill.
REPORT
Economic Data Show
In other news Friday, new economic data released show
REPORT
Horn of
There is growing desperation in the Horn of Africa amid drought and famine. International Television News' Martin Geissler reports from the Dadaab camp, located just over the Kenyan border.
UPDATE
Famine, Strife in
The United Nation's World Food Program has been airlifting food and supplies into the famine-stricken areas of the Horn of Africa. Jeffrey Brown discusses the WFP's efforts to raise funds to pay for aid with the program's director, Josette Sheeran.
ANALYSIS
Shields and Gerson on Debt Bill Scramble, Reid's Next Moves
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson dissect the week's top political news, including lawmakers' race against the clock to avoid default.
CONVERSATION
'The President Is a Sick Man' Details Secret Surgery of President Cleveland
When President Grover Cleveland underwent secret cancer surgery in 1893 the public was kept in the dark for weeks while he recuperated and for decades to follow. Ray Suarez discusses the history with author, Matthew Algeo, who details the happenings in his new book, "The President is a Sick Man."
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 29, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/29/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
Series Title: NEED TO KNOW
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 29, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/29/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NEED TO KNOW is a cross-media news and public affairs magazine that culls stories from the best of the week's online reporting, culminating in a one-hour on-air broadcast every Friday night on PBS. The program features documentary-style reports, short features, studio-based interviews and covers five primary news beats: the economy, the environment and energy, health, national security and culture. Alison Stewart anchors.
Series Title: THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
Program Title: FRIDAY, July 29, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/29/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the nation.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Natural Disasters: How To Be More Resilient (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 7/29/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS, we'll address natural disaster
preparedness in
Viewer questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/01/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
White House Demands Revenues in Next Steps of Deficit
The debt-ceiling deal hammered out by President Obama and
congressional leaders over the weekend passed the House late Monday and is set
for a Senate vote midday on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff discusses the deal and the
ongoing debate in
ANALYSIS
From Left and Right, Opposition to Debt Deal Remains
As the Senate prepares to take up a compromise bill to raise the national debt ceiling, members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are noting their opposition to the compromise. Jeffrey Brown discusses the opposing arguments with Reps. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., and Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan.
REPORT
Amid Debt-Ceiling Drama, Interest Rates Have Hardly Followed the Script
On Wall Street, stocks initially rallied Monday on the news of a debt-ceiling deal, but a weak report on manufacturing killed the surge. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the financial world's reactions to the drama over a debt deal as part of his series on Making Sen$e of financial news.
REPORT
News Wrap: Egyptian Troops Use Violence to
In other news Monday, Egyptian troops used electrified clubs
and fired shots into the air to end a sit-in at
REPORT
In
ANALYSIS
Syrians Pledge to Escalate Protests During Ramadan as Crackdown Continues
On Sunday, President Obama said he was appalled by the Assad
regime's use of violence and brutality against opposition demonstrators in
ANALYSIS
Advanced Technology, Old-Fashioned Tactics Helped Make Bin Laden Raid a Success
For all the planning that went into the Abbottabad raid that killed Osama bin Laden, there were moments when everything could have gone wrong. Ray Suarez discusses the Navy SEAL operation with journalist Nicholas Schmidle, who uncovered new details about the May raid for an article in the latest issue of The New Yorker.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/02/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Raise the Roof: Debt Crisis Averted, But Debate Far From Over
The Senate passed a bipartisan agreement to raise the
REPORT
News Wrap: Syrian Troops Continue Crackdown, Kill Nearly 100 People
In other news Tuesday, there was no let-up in
ANALYSIS
Budget Impasse, Partial Shutdown Costing FAA Millions in Lost Revenue
Since July 23, the FAA has furloughed nearly 4,000 employees and shut down construction grants for workers at airport facilities. Judy Woodruff discusses the budget impasse, which is costing the FAA millions in lost revenue, with Public Radio International's Todd Zwillich and USA Today's Ben Mutzabaugh.
ANALYSIS
Survey: Muslim-Americans Have Rosier Outlook Than Other Americans
Nearly 10 years after the 9/11 attacks and with the American
military involved in multiple Muslim nations, a Gallup survey showed strong
positive feelings among Muslim-Americans about their prospects in this country.
Ray Suarez discusses the poll's findings with Mohamed Younis of the
REPORT
Under the federal health care reform law, all states will be required to set up a health insurance exchange starting in 2014. Betty Ann Bowser reports on one state that is ahead of the game, and how the new system is helping small businesses.
ANALYSIS
USAID Chief: Famine in
In a new effort to alleviate the suffering in
famine-stricken Eastern Africa, the
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 3, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/03/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Tepid Economy at Heart of Global Market Volatility
At a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, President Obama said the
debt deal had averted "a massive blow" to the economy, but it wound
up being another rocky day for global markets. Jeffrey Brown discusses the
latest on the markets and the economy with Liz Ann Sonders of Charles Schwab
&
REPORT
News Wrap: Syrian Troops Cut Water, Electricity Supply in
In other news Wednesday, a crackdown against anti-government
protesters escalated in
REPORT
Caged Mubarak Begins Corruption Trial by Denying All Charges
Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president, was wheeled into court Wednesday on a hospital gurney, where his trial began on charges of corruption and presiding over the killing of nearly 900 protesters. Margaret Warner reports on the first Arab leader to stand trial in person in the wake of the Arab spring uprisings.
ANALYSIS
Mubarak Trial an 'Extraordinary Moment' for
The trial of Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian strongman,
began Wednesday with him pleading innocent to charges of corruption and
presiding over the killing of nearly 900 protesters. Margaret Warner discusses
the trial's significance with
ANALYSIS
Heat Wave, Drought Create 'Grim' Crop Yields for Farmers in Plains, South
New research by the
ANALYSIS
From Netflix to Hulu, Streaming Video Businesses Gaining Ground
What have you been watching on your computer lately? More and more Americans are checking out movies and television program online. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the recent push toward more streaming content with GershonMedia's Bernard Gershon.
ANALYSIS
After Long Debt
After many months of heated debate,
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, August 4, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/04/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Market Plunge Startles Investors, But Fed 'Out of Ammo' Amid Double-Dip Fears
Wall Street finished its worst day since the financial crisis began in 2008 Thursday as the Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 500 points. Judy Woodruff discusses investors' concerns about a possible double-dip recession with Hugh Johnson of Hugh Johnson Advisors and Gillian Tett of The Financial Times.
REPORT
News Wrap: Panetta Warns More Budget Cuts Will Compromise
In other news Thursday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta
warned the nation's security will be at risk if more spending cutbacks are
made. The debt-ceiling deal requires $350 billion in defense spending cuts over
the next decade. Also, the death toll in
ANALYSIS
FAA Shutdown Coming to an End, But Funding Fight Still Looms
Congressional leaders announced Thursday they had reached a bipartisan agreement to temporarily extend funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, which would end the nearly two-week partial shutdown but leave long-term funding in question. Jeffrey Brown discusses the deal with Public Radio International's Todd Zwillich.
REPORT
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on al-Shabab
Thursday to allow "unfettered" food assistance to the estimated 12
million people suffering in famine-stricken
ANALYSIS
Massive Campaign of Cyber Spying Uncovered
The public learned this week of a five-year, high-level hacking campaign that infiltrated computer systems of more than 70 governments, corporations and public and private organizations in 14 countries. Margret Warner discusses the hack, uncovered by McAfee, with Vanity Fair's Michael Joseph Gross, who broke the story.
REPORT
'Made in
In "Made in
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
Bloomberg Kicks Off New Effort to Empower Black, Latino Men
New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $127 million, three-year plan to coordinate city agencies and efforts with a goal of reducing disparities between young black and Latino men and the rest of the population. Jeffrey Brown discusses the new program with Bloomberg, who will contribute $30 million of his own money.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Public Education: Back to School
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/04/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week's INSIGHTS kicks off back-to-school season with a
look at what's in store for our public schools. Join moderator Dan Boylan and a
panel of public school leaders as they discuss the latest developments in the
ongoing movement to improve public education, which is expected to shift into
overdrive this school year. What will be different this time around, for better
or worse? What exciting news and growing concerns do these principals have to share?
Among the issues the panel will examine are school reform initiatives like Race
to the Top, No Child Left Behind and
Viewer questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 5, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/05/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Latest Jobs News Promising, But Markets Ask: What Will Revive Economy?
New job numbers out Friday offered a glimmer of hope after a
bad week for the economy ended with another volatile day on Wall Street.
Jeffrey Brown discusses what the latest developments could mean for the
REPORT
News Wrap: Syrian Regime Proclaims Victory in
In other news Friday, the Syrian government continued to
open fire on demonstrators calling for an end to President Bashar Assad's
regime. And at least seven people were killed by troops in a
REPORT
Five current or former
ANALYSIS
Shields and Douthat on Disdain for
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times
columnist Ross Douthat sort through the week's top political news, including
their takes on the American public's disgust with
REPORT
Indian Surrogacy Helps Lift Some Poor, but Raises Ethical Issues
In
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 5, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/05/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
Series Title: NEED TO KNOW
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 5, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/05/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NEED TO KNOW is a cross-media news and public affairs magazine that culls stories from the best of the week's online reporting, culminating in a one-hour on-air broadcast every Friday night on PBS. The program features documentary-style reports, short features, studio-based interviews and covers five primary news beats: the economy, the environment and energy, health, national security and culture. Alison Stewart anchors.
Series Title: THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 5, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/05/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the nation.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Public Education: Back to School (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/05/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week's INSIGHTS kicks off back-to-school season with a
look at what's in store for our public schools. Join moderator Dan Boylan and a
panel of public school leaders as they discuss the latest developments in the
ongoing movement to improve public education, which is expected to shift into
overdrive this school year. What will be different this time around, for better
or worse? What exciting news and growing concerns do these principals have to
share? Among the issues the panel will examine are school reform initiatives
like Race to the Top, No Child Left Behind and
Viewer questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, August 8, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/08/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Obama Tries to Reassure Investors as Markets Plunge Again
After Standard & Poor's downgraded a key American credit
rating on Friday, President Obama tried to reassure investors Monday that the
ANALYSIS
Krugman: Second Great Depression Unlikely, But a 'Lesser Depression' Is
Stocks plummeted on Wall Street and around the world Monday
as President Obama tried to reassure investors that the United States economy
is still worthy of a AAA rating. Judy Woodruff discusses the historic market
drop with
REPORT
News Wrap: Syrian Troops Launch New Assault in Ramadan Offensive
In other news Monday, the government of
REPORT
Early Saturday morning, 30 Americans were killed in
ANALYSIS
Deadly 'Lucky Shot' on Helicopter Unlikely to Change
A Chinook military helicopter crashed in eastern
REPORT
Students and teachers return to
CONVERSATION
Telling the Story Behind Cancer
Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser talks to Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer," a history of the search for ways to treat cancer and how it has been perceived.
ANALYSIS
Obama Orders Revamp of 'No Child Left Behind'
Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced Monday that President Obama would sign an executive order to allow schools who are falling short of No Child Left Behind to circumvent the law. Gwen Ifill discusses the policy shift with Justin Snider of The Hechinger Report.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, August 9, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/09/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Wall Street Whiplash: Markets Rebound as Investors Push Aside Fears, for Now
Wall Street rallied sharply late Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average rebounding more than 500 points in the hours before the closing bell. But that only came after a long day of market gyrations. Judy Woodruff reports.
ANALYSIS
Fed's Rate Freeze Punctuates Day of Wild Market Trading
The Federal Reserve announced Tuesday that it expects to keep its key interest rate near zero for the next two years, where it's been since December 2008. Judy Woodruff discusses how the markets reacted to the announcement with Mesirow Financial's Diane Swonk and Neil Irwin of The Washington Post.
REPORT
News Wrap: Obama Pays Respect to
In other news Tuesday, President Obama traveled to Dover Air
Force Base in
REPORT
Across
Prime Minister David Cameron and other top officials in
ANALYSIS
What's Fueling the Rioting Raging Across
More than 500 rioters and looters have been arrested in four
nights of unrest that has spread from
ANALYSIS
Inside
REPORT
Exhibit Unravels Mysteries of Ancient Chinese Temples Through History, Science
An art exhibit at the Smithsonian in
REPORT
Girl Up Campaign Helps Teens Empower Peers Around the Globe
Girl Up, a United Nations Foundation campaign, is helping adolescent American girls make a difference in the lives of peers around the globe. Ray Suarez reports.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/10/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
How Low Will Stocks Go? Wall Street Suffers Another Tumble
What went up Tuesday came down Wednesday as
ANALYSIS
Romer: Obama Should Push for Bold 2-Part Stimulus to Lift Economy
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped by triple digits for the fourth time in just over a week, as market volatility reached near-record levels. Judy Woodruff discusses what's causing the market jitters and what could be done to calm them with former presidential economic advisers Christina Romer and Matthew Slaughter.
REPORT
News Wrap:
In other news Wednesday, the Treasury Department announced
that the
REPORT
Riots Expand Outside
Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday denounced the
violent riots spreading across
ANALYSIS
Wisconsin Republicans defied a bid to oust them from control
of the state Senate Tuesday in recall battles waged fiercely by anti-tax groups
and public employee unions. Margaret Warner discusses the meaning of the recall
results and the
CONVERSATION
Working-Class Poet Levine Named Nation's Next Laureate
Philip Levine, a former auto worker who became a Pulitzer
Prize-winning poet, was named Wednesday as the next poet laureate of the
REPORT
Mobile Slaughterhouse Helps
With the popularity of local food on the rise,
REPORT
NYC Schools Labeled as Dropout Factories Fight to Raise Graduation Rates
As some
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, August 11, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/11/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
The U.S. Labor Department announced Thursday that first-time
monthly claims for jobless benefits have fallen below 400,000 for the first
time in four months. Stocks shot back up amid signs the
ANALYSIS
Uncertainty, Computerized Trading
American markets once again dramatically reversed course Thursday with the Dow Jones industrial average gaining more than 400 points. Judy Woodruff discusses what's behind the latest wild day for Wall Street with Catherine Mann of Brandeis University and Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times.
REPORT
News Wrap: Roadside Bomb Kills 5
In other news Thursday, a roadside bomb killed five
ANALYSIS
Bipartisan Deficit Super Committee to Play by Different Rules Than Congress
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi named three Democrats to the 12-member Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction on Thursday. Margret Warner discusses the committee's members, its unique rules and its deficit-reduction goals with Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute and NPR reporter Andrea Seabrook.
REPORT
As Riots Subside,
English cities were tense but calm Thursday as police established a forceful presence on the streets where rioters and looters had prevailed days before. Jane Deith of Independent Television News reports on efforts to arrest and process the accused rioters.
ANALYSIS
In Absentia, Perry Manages to Steal Some Thunder From GOP's
Following months of speculation, a spokesperson for Texas
Gov. Rick Perry announced Thursday that he will join the race for the 2012
Republican presidential nomination. Judy Woodruff and David Chalian discuss
Perry's impact on the Republican field and preview Thursday night's GOP
presidential debate in
REPORT
'Wagah' Showcases Competition, Pride in Daily India-Pakistan Border Ceremony
"Wagah," a documentary by filmmaker Supriyo Sen, highlights the impressive military ceremony attended by thousands of people each day in a village on the India-Pakistan border. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.
REPORT
Top Health Reform Player Berwick's Overhaul Vision Draws Praise, Rebuke
As a leading player in the implementation of President
Obama's health reform law, Donald Berwick has come under fire for his vision of
fundamental changes to the
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 12, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/12/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Wild Week on Wall Street Ends on a Calm Note
Wall Street staged a relatively calm rally Friday after a week of dizzying dives and sharp surges. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 125 points on the day but it lost 1.5 percent for the week and the NASDAQ lost 1 percent. Judy Woodruff reports on one of the market's wildest spells since the meltdown of 2008.
ANALYSIS
Calmer Markets Cap a Week of Investors 'Being Smoked out of Safety Zone'
The closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday
capped one of the market's wildest spells since the meltdown of 2008. In the
end, the major
REPORT
News Wrap:
In other news Friday, a federal appeals court in
REPORT
GOP Hopefuls Woo Iowans at State Fair Ahead of Straw Poll
After a long night of debating each other, the Republican
2012 hopefuls flocked to the famous Iowa State Fair for the fried food,
amusement rides and potential voters. Gwen Ifill reports from
ANALYSIS
How Will Iowa Straw Poll Shape GOP Field?
After Thursday night's Republican debate in
ANALYSIS
Shields, Lowry on GOP Hopefuls in
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review Editor
Rich Lowry weigh in on the week's top political news, including the outcome of
the Republican debate in
REPORT
Many Post Offices Face Uncertain Fates as Cuts Loom
In an effort to cut costs, the U.S. Postal Service announced
more than 100,000 possible layoffs this week in addition to many post offices
that are already targeted for closure. Tom Bearden reports how the closures
might affect people and businesses in one small town in western
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 12, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/12/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
Series Title: NEED TO KNOW
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 12, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/12/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NEED TO KNOW is a cross-media news and public affairs magazine that culls stories from the best of the week's online reporting, culminating in a one-hour on-air broadcast every Friday night on PBS. The program features documentary-style reports, short features, studio-based interviews and covers five primary news beats: the economy, the environment and energy, health, national security and culture. Alison Stewart anchors.
Series Title: THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 12, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/12/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the nation.
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: Food, Inc. (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/12/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 120
Description:
In this Academy Award nominated film, Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. The nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma), along with social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield Farms' Gary Hirschberg and Polyface Farms' Joel Salatin, the film reveals surprising and often shocking truths about what we eat, how it's produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, August 15, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/15/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
How 'Bloody' Will GOP Nomination Fight Get?
The GOP presidential field reshuffled over the weekend when Texas Gov. Rick Perry joined the race, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty dropped out and Rep. Michele Bachmann won the Ames Straw Poll. Gwen Ifill and Political Editor David Chalian discuss the GOP contenders and President Obama's campaign-style Midwestern bus tour.
REPORT
News Wrap: Google Plans $12.5 Billion Takeover of Motorola Mobility
In other news Monday, Google announced its largest-ever acquisition
with the planned purchase of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. The cellphone
maker controls thousands of patents and builds devices that run on Google's
Android platform. Also, a wave of bombings swept across
REPORT
Libyan Opposition Forces Gain New Ground, Press Toward
ANALYSIS
'Noose Is Tightening' on Gadhafi Regime, Rebels Assert
The Obama administration applauded recent military gains by Libyan rebels on Monday. Margret Warner discusses the opposition forces' recent successes against the Gadhafi regime after numerous setbacks in the past few months with journalist Brian Conley and Dirk Vandewalle of Dartmouth College.
REPORT
Breivik Taken to Utoya to Confirm Attack Details, Re-enact Events for Trial
Investigators took Anders Behring Breivik, who has admitted
to carrying out attacks last month in
ANALYSIS
The deadly attacks in
CONVERSATION
Cate Blanchett on Reviving Theater Classic 'Uncle Vanya' for Modern Stage
Australian actors Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh have
brought the Anton Chekhov classic "Uncle Vanya" back to the stage,
playing now at
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, August 16, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/16/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Merkel, Sarkozy Call for Single Eurozone Governance
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor
Angela Merkel on Tuesday called for a single council to govern economic policy
for the eurozone, as the struggle for economic recovery dominated political
developments on both sides of the
ANALYSIS
'No Clear Path Forward' for Eurozone as Economic Woes Continue
A new report out Tuesday showed overall growth in 17
eurozone countries increased just two-tenths of a percent in the second
quarter. Judy Woodruff discusses what Europe's crisis means for the world with
REPORT
News Wrap: Rick Perry Takes Heat for Criticism of Fed's Stimulus Effort
In other news Tuesday, GOP hopeful Rick Perry criticized the
Federal Reserve's economic stimulus efforts and warned that the Fed's chairman
would be in trouble if he injects more money into the system. Also, the
REPORT
Surge of Violence Revives Concerns Over Iraqi Security Forces' Readiness
Monday was the bloodiest day Iraqis have suffered this year when 42 apparently coordinated attacks rocked the country, from north to south, killing at least 70 people and wounding more than 200. Margret Warner reports on the attacks that hit more than a dozen cities.
ANALYSIS
What Does Recent
A wave of 42 attacks devastated
REPORT
Land of the Free, Home of the Poor
Financial gains over the last decade in the
REPORT
5 Months After Meltdown,
Five months after the deadly tsunami and
ANALYSIS
Google's Motorola Deal Promises to Shake Up
Google announced plans this week to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. In recent years the Internet giant has made big plays in the smartphone market through its Android platform. Jeffrey Brown discusses the ramifications of the pending deal with Staci Kramer of paidContent.org and Charles Golvin of Forrester Research.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 17, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/17/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Amid Attention From Obama, GOP, How Is
On the last day of his bus tour through the
REPORT
News Wrap: Biden Visits
In other news Wednesday, Vice President Biden kicked off a
four-day visit to
ANALYSIS
'Tough Guy' Rick Perry Makes Waves on Republican Campaign Trail
Texas Gov. Rick Perry entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination just days ago, but he is already making waves by touting his state's job growth and low taxes as a model for the nation. Judy Woodruff discusses the background and style of the newest official GOP hopeful with Paul Burka of Texas Monthly.
REPORT
Americans Facing More Inequality, More Debt and Now More Trouble?
Did
ANALYSIS
With Unity in
As former President Hosni Mubarak stands trial,
CONVERSATION
Journalist Offers Insider's Look at the Lives of Somali Pirates
Journalist Jay Bahadur's new book, "The Pirates of Somalia:
Inside Their Hidden World," offers a rare glimpse inside the inner
workings of modern piracy off the cost of
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, August 18, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/18/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Economic Worries in
Stocks in the United States were the last domino to fall in
a series of global market sell-offs on Thursday, driven by a barrage of bad
economic data, including a rise in new U.S. claims for unemployment benefits.
Ray Suarez reports on the latest market woes in the
ANALYSIS
Negative Headlines Continue to Spook Investors, Markets Around Globe
The Dow Jones industrial average lost 419 points Thursday,
driven by a barrage of bad economic data including a drop in existing home
sales in July for the third time in four months. Ray Suarez discusses the
REPORT
Major Investor CalPERS Rides out Big Waves in Markets With Calm Approach
Thursday's market drop marked the fifth time in just two
weeks that the Dow Jones industrial average rocketed up or down by several
hundred points in one trading session. Spencer Michels reports on how the
California Public Employees' Retirement System, one of the largest
REPORT
News Wrap: Greek Bailout Runs Into Trouble After Collateral Agreement Surfaces
In other news Thursday, a second bailout for
REPORT
World Leaders Echo Obama's Call for
President Obama ratcheted up his criticism of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Thursday, issuing a statement insisting that he step down for "imprisoning, torturing and slaughtering his own people." Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other world leaders backed President Obama's demand. Jeffrey Brown reports.
ANALYSIS
What's Next for
The Syrian government rejected President Obama's call for
Assad to step down on Thursday, accusing the
REPORT
Bus Attack, Military Retaliation Rock Southern Israel,
In southern
ANALYSIS
What's Behind Deadly Attacks in
Squads of gunman killed at least eight people and wounded 20
others Thursday in southern
ANALYSIS
New Report Shows Alarming Rates of Poverty Among
New numbers on poverty among
REPORT
Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the NewsHour and local PBS stations have launched a new project called the 9/11 Video Quilt. We've collected reflections from Americans across the country about what's changed since 2001. Here's a sampling of the responses so far.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Performing Arts in the Public Schools
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/18/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS, performing arts in our public schools will be put in the spotlight. In recent years, the importance of arts education has been widely recognized. 49 out of 50 states have established content or performance standards for the field. The federal No Child Left Behind Act also bills arts as a core academic subject. Yet, faced with ongoing Department of Education budget cuts, the arts continue to be at risk. How can the integration of performing arts contribute to student achievement and success? What are some ways communities can support and preserve arts education at their schools? Scheduled guests include: Lei Ahsing, education director at Hawaii Arts Alliance; Robin Kitsu, director, Nanakuli High and Intermediate School Performing Arts Center (NPAC); MJ Matsushita, director of the Performing Arts Center at Kaimuki High School; and Karen Meyer, director of the Performing Arts Learning Center at Castle High School.
Viewer questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/19/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Biden Aims to Bolster President Hu's Confidence in
ANALYSIS
How Will Market Volatility Affect U.S.-Chinese Economic Relations?
Vice President Biden tried to shore up Chinese confidence in
the
REPORT
News Wrap: Bank of
In other news Friday, Bank of America, the nation's largest
bank, said it will eliminate 3,500 jobs by the end of September following a
string of other cuts announced earlier this year. Also, a suicide bomber struck
a Sunni mosque in
ANALYSIS
Homeland Security to Focus on Deporting Criminals Under New Immigration Rules
The Obama administration on Friday unveiled new immigration rules, which will allow the Department of Homeland Security to focus more on deporting criminals. Ray Suarez discusses the new rules with Dan Stein of the Federation for American Immigration Reform and Angela Maria Kelley of the Center for American Progress.
REPORT
Budget Cuts, Tuition Hikes Jeopardize Quality of Higher
Education in
Students preparing for college this fall are facing higher
tuition rates as their schools face budget cuts in this troubled economy. Correspondent
Spencer Michels reports on the fallout in
ANALYSIS
Marcus and Gerson on GOP Candidates' Language, Presidential Vacations
Washington Post columnists Ruth Marcus and Michael Gerson, sitting in for NewsHour regulars David Brooks and Mark Shields, weigh in on the week's top political news, including Rick Perry's first week on the presidential campaign trail, President Obama's Midwestern bus tour and where and when presidents should take vacations.
REPORT
Remembering the Overthrow of Gorbachev, 20 Years Later
Twenty years ago, the stunning overthrow of
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 19, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/19/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
Series Title: NEED TO KNOW
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 19, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/19/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NEED TO KNOW is a cross-media news and public affairs magazine that culls stories from the best of the week's online reporting, culminating in a one-hour on-air broadcast every Friday night on PBS. The program features documentary-style reports, short features, studio-based interviews and covers five primary news beats: the economy, the environment and energy, health, national security and culture. Alison Stewart anchors.
Series Title: THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 19, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/19/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the nation.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Performing Arts in the Public Schools (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/19/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS, performing arts in our public schools will be put in the spotlight. In recent years, the importance of arts education has been widely recognized. 49 out of 50 states have established content or performance standards for the field. The federal No Child Left Behind Act also bills arts as a core academic subject. Yet, faced with ongoing Department of Education budget cuts, the arts continue to be at risk. How can the integration of performing arts contribute to student achievement and success? What are some ways communities can support and preserve arts education at their schools? Scheduled guests include: Lei Ahsing, education director at Hawaii Arts Alliance; Robin Kitsu, director, Nanakuli High and Intermediate School Performing Arts Center (NPAC); MJ Matsushita, director of the Performing Arts Center at Kaimuki High School; and Karen Meyer, director of the Performing Arts Learning Center at Castle High School.
Viewer questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, August 22, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 08/22/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Libyan Rebels Claim Control of Most of
The Libyan capital of
ANALYSIS
After a swift weekend advance was met with celebrations on
the street of
REPORT
World Leaders Call for End of Violence, Start of Democracy
in
World leaders, including President Obama, appealed to Moammar Gadhafi on Monday to prevent further bloodshed in his country by stepping down, and urged opposition forces to build a democratic government through peaceful means. Ray Suarez reports.
ANALYSIS
Libyan Ambassador: Rebels Must Be Prepared for 'Any Surprises' by Gadhafi
Libyan rebels say they are in control of much of
REPORT
News Wrap: Oil Prices Fall Amid Hopes of Libyan Crude Returning to Market
In other news Monday, oil prices around the world fell on
the prospect crude from
ANALYSIS
What Happens Next if Strauss-Kahn's Charges Are Dropped?
Prosecutors in
REPORT
In
Violence has never been a stranger to the people of
REPORT
'Americans Elect' Group Challenges
A nonprofit organization called Americans Elect is aiming to
host an online national political convention and upend the way candidates are nominated
for the
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, August 23, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 08/23/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
'Extraordinary' East Coast Quake a Reminder of Seismic Threat in Most States
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook much of the East Coast
Tuesday afternoon, including
REPORT
After Intense Fighting, Rebels Take Over Gadhafi's
Libyan rebels gained access to Moammar Gadhafi's compound in
ANALYSIS
Is Gadhafi Plotting a Last Stand in Hometown of Sirte?
Libyan rebels gained access to Moammar Gadhafi's
REPORT
News Wrap: Stocks Gain Amid Hopes of New Fed Stimulus Program
In other news Tuesday, Wall Street shot back up amid
speculations that the Federal Reserve might try a new stimulus program. Also,
Hurricane Irene swept past the Turks and Caicos Islands with the southeastern
ANALYSIS
How Fairly Were Strauss-Kahn, Diallo Treated by Justice System?
REPORT
Doctors, Patients Assess Effectiveness of Medical Marijuana
Sixteen states have passed laws that allow patients to use medical marijuana to treat side effects of various illnesses, but now some states are moving to either limit or repeal those laws. Special correspondent Anna Rau of Montana PBS reports on the experiences of patients and doctors.
Series Title: FRONTLINE
Program Title: Football High (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/23/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
High school football has never had a higher profile, with
nationally televised games, corporate sponsorships and minute-by-minute
coverage on sports websites. In northwest
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 24, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/24/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Rebels, Regime Loyalists Clash as Gadhafi Vows 'Victory or Martyrdom'
Libyan rebels and regime loyalists clashed again Wednesday
in
ANALYSIS
Libyans Show 'Best of Humanity' in Aiding Journalists' Escape From Hotel
Dozens of journalists were finally allowed to leave the Rixos
Hotel in
REPORT
News Wrap:
In other news Wednesday, the federal budget deficit will top $1.2 trillion this fiscal year. The Congressional Budget Office reported the deficit will be slightly down from the last two years. Also, Syrian government forces stepped up their crackdown on a key city in the eastern part of the country.
ANALYSIS
'Ridiculous' Winds From Hurricane Irene Bear Down on East Coast
The
ANALYSIS
A federal judge in
REPORT
For Great Sioux Nation,
Nine Sioux tribes have been locked in a land dispute since
1877, when the government broke a treaty setting aside the
ANALYSIS
Debating the Politics of Confirming President Obama's Judicial Nominees
At this point in his presidency, the pace of President Obama's judicial appointees being confirmed is behind that of George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Judy Woodruff discusses the politics of confirmation with Curt Levey of the Committee for Justice and Caroline Fredrickson of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy.
CONVERSATION
'Conquistadora' Paints Epic Tale of Love, Adventure in
The new novel "Conquistadora" paints a picture of
love and adventure as a young women travels from
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, August 25, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/25/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Hunt for Gadhafi Intensifies, New Battles Rage in
Gunfire and explosions hammered parts of
REPORT
News Wrap: East Coast Prepares for Hurricane Irene's Extreme Conditions
In other news Thursday, emergency declarations went out as
Hurricane Irene headed for a weekend assault on the U.S. East Coast. The
Category 3 storm packed winds of 115 mph as it blasted the
ANALYSIS
What Will Happen to Innovation at Apple With Jobs Out as CEO?
Apple announced Wednesday that CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs had stepped down from his helm, but will serve as chairman of the board. Ray Suarez discusses Jobs' lasting impact on innovation and what comes next for Apple and the tech world with Walter Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal and Charles Golvin of Forrester Research.
ANALYSIS
For Legendary Coach Summitt, Next Opponent Is Dementia Diagnosis
Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in college basketball
history, has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. Hari Sreenivasan
talks to her son Tyler Summitt and The Washington Post's Sally Jenkins about
how the coach is coping and staying focused on her team after 37 seasons
leading the
REPORT
In 'Old People Driving,' Handing Over the Keys Means the End of the Road
In "Old People Driving," filmmaker Shaleece Haas examines how aging Americans can balance safety and independence as the ranks of drivers 85 and older surpasses 3 million. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
Huntsman: I Can 'Put the Numbers Together to Actually Win in 2012'
In an interview Thursday with Jeffrey Brown, presidential
hopeful and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman said that wealthy Americans will need
to share sacrifices to help get the
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/25/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS, we'll examine the unique and pressing
issues our neighbor islands are facing during these challenging economic times.
From trash concerns to the economy itself, how will each mayor address their
respective islands' needs and confront their greatest issues? Joining host Dan
Boylan are: Alan Arakawa, mayor of
We want to hear from you! Your questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 26, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/26/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Eastern Seaboard Braces for Potentially 'Historic' Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene was headed for a weekend assault up the East
Coast, threatening to bring powerful winds and heavy rain to tens of millions
of Americans. Jeffrey Brown discusses the storm with Federal Emergency
Management Agency's Craig Fugate, the
REPORT
News Wrap: Bernanke Says
In other news Friday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke
told a
REPORT
'Dreadful' Conditions Found in
The Libyan rebels are taking and holding more territory in
ANALYSIS
In
Since the rebels entered
ANALYSIS
Shields and Brooks on GOP's Zeitgeist, Whether Obama Gets
Credit for
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry's leapfrog over Mitt Romney in the national polls and whether President Obama deserves -- or is getting -- credit for helping topple Moammar Gadhafi's regime.
REPORT
MLK Memorial Emerges From Stone on National Mall, After Decades of Planning
This weekend's dedication ceremony for the new memorial
honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been postponed due to Hurricane Irene,
but the public has already had an opportunity to reflect on the newest monument
in
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 26, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/26/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
Series Title: NEED TO KNOW
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 26, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/26/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NEED TO KNOW is a cross-media news and public affairs magazine that culls stories from the best of the week's online reporting, culminating in a one-hour on-air broadcast every Friday night on PBS. The program features documentary-style reports, short features, studio-based interviews and covers five primary news beats: the economy, the environment and energy, health, national security and culture. Alison Stewart anchors.
Series Title: THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
Program Title: FRIDAY, August 26, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/26/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the nation.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/26/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS, we'll examine the unique and pressing
issues our neighbor islands are facing during these challenging economic times.
From trash concerns to the economy itself, how will each mayor address their
respective islands' needs and confront their greatest issues? Joining host Dan
Boylan are: Alan Arakawa, mayor of
We want to hear from you! Your questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, August 29, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/29/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Hurricane Irene's Cost May Hit $7B as Pricey East Coast Cleanup Begins
Hurricane Irene's death toll reached at least 38 Monday as
cleanup crews from
REPORT
News Wrap: Stocks Boosted by July Spending Numbers, Irene's Smaller Cost
In other news Monday, Wall Street rallied on relief that Hurricane Irene caused less damage than originally feared and word that consumer spending rose in July by the most in five months. Also, President Obama nominated Alan Krueger to chair his Council of Economic Advisers.
REPORT
As Gadhafi Continues to Hide, Rebels' Hunt Shifts Toward Sirte
The Libyan rebels' hunt for Moammar Gadhafi has shifted east to the leader's hometown of Sirte, though there remains no reliable reports of his actual whereabouts. Margert Warner reports.
ANALYSIS
As Life Gets Back to
As Libyan rebels shift their hunt for Moammar Gadhafi toward
his hometown of Sirte on Monday, the leader's wife, daughter and two sons fled
to neighboring
ANALYSIS
Tar Sands Pipeline Plan Renews Energy vs. Environment Debate
A proposed pipeline would carry oil from Canadian tar sands
fields to
REPORT
Drug Hoarders, Manufacturing Cuts Exacerbate Shortage of Key Medications
More than 180 critical drugs are in short supply across the
ANALYSIS
Census Data Reveals New Geography of Marriage for Americans
A new wave of U.S. Census Bureau data reveals some
interesting trends in marriage and divorce rates by region. Ray Suarez
discusses what data tell us about the institution of marriage with David
Blankenhorn of the Institute for American Values and Elaine Tyler May of the
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, August 30, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/30/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
National Guard Airlifts Supplies to Vermont Towns Isolated by Irene's Flooding
The National Guard airlifted food and supplies to dozens of Vermont towns on Tuesday, after Hurricane Irene sent rainwater surging down hills and mountainsides, washing out bridges and roads. Gwen Ifill discusses relief efforts with Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.
REPORT
News Wrap: Thousands of Syrians Rally in
In other news Tuesday, thousands of people rallied across
ANALYSIS
Millions of Distressed Properties Stuck in 'Shaky'
The troubled
REPORT
In
Despite having the most Catholics in the world, 80 percent of Brazilian women of childbearing age are using some form of artificial contraception. In partnership with National Geographic Magazine, special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro examines the declining fertility rate, which has dropped to just 1.9 children per woman.
CONVERSATION
Real-Life Thriller Explores al-Qaida Triple Agent's CIA Infiltration, Bombing
In the real-life thriller, "The Triple Agent: The
al-Qaeda Mole Who Infiltrated the CIA," author Joby Warrick examines the
unlikely story of an operative who infiltrated the CIA and detonated a suicide
bomb at a
CONVERSATION
Poet, Activist Ernesto Cardenal Explores Cosmos, Humanity in Verse
Ernesto Cardenal, one of
Series Title: FRONTLINE
Program Title: The Man Who Knew (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/30/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the tragic events of
September 11, FRONTLINE rebroadcasts the extraordinary saga of FBI special
agent John O'Neill. As the bureau's top counterterrorism agent, O'Neill had
investigated the bombings of the
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: Armadillo
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/30/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
In 2009, Janus Metz and cameraman Lars Skree accompanied a
platoon of Danish soldiers to Armadillo, a combat operations base in southern
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 31, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/31/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Hurricane Irene's Floodwaters Continue to Ravage Parts of Northeast
More
REPORT
News Wrap: Obama Plans Prime-Time Jobs Speech Before Congress
In other news Wednesday, President Obama hopes to address a
joint session of Congress in a prime-time speech on Sept. 7 to outline his jobs
plan, but the speech would overlap a debate among GOP presidential candidates.
Also, waste and fraud have cost the
ANALYSIS
DOJ Makes 'Audacious' Move to Block $39B AT&T, T-Mobile Merger
The Department of Justice filed suit Wednesday to block the proposed $39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, which would create the largest wireless company in the country. Ray Suarez discusses the Obama administration's "unprecedented" move to block the deal with The Washington Post's Cecilia Kang.
REPORT
Gadhafi Loyalists Reject Rebels' Deadline to Surrender
Libyan rebel forces continue to hunt for Moammar Gadhafi as
loyalists in his hometown of Sirte have refused to lay down arms, despite
rebels imposing a Saturday deadline to surrender. International Television
News' Lindsey Hilsum and Emma Murphy report from
ANALYSIS
Worst Drought in
REPORT
Marijuana Farming Is Lucrative Business in
Last year, local and federal authorities seized some 7
million illegally grown marijuana plants in
ANALYSIS
Ten Years After 9/11, How Safe Is the
Ten years after Sept. 11, how safe is the
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, September 1, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/01/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
New Economic Reports Offer Mixed Signals With All Eyes on Job Creation
Economists sifted through a new pile of data Thursday on the
state of the
REPORT
News Wrap: Northeast Slogs Through Floods, Wreckage of Hurricane Irene
In other news Thursday, thousands of people spent another
day slogging through the floods and wreckage of Hurricane Irene. And the long,
slow job of cleaning up gathered momentum up and down the East Coast. Also,
forecasters kept an eye on Tropical Storm Katia, developing in the
REPORT
Gadhafi Vows to Not Surrender as World Leaders Plan Transition
Although the rebels have been unable to locate Moammar Gadhafi, they have captured his foreign minister, Abdul Ati al-Obeidi. International Television News' Lindsay Hilsum reports on the continued manhunt and the longtime leader's fresh vow to not surrender.
ANALYSIS
How Can Plans Emerge for a New
Representatives from 60 countries, including the
ANALYSIS
Report Finds Fraud, Waste by War Contractors Costs Billions
After a three-year investigation, a congressionally mandated
commission found this week that between $31 billion and $60 billion has been
misspent in the wars in
REPORT
Arsonists or Terrorists? Film Details Rise, Fall of Earth Liberation Front Cell
In "If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front," filmmaker Marshal Curry looks at radical environmentalists who were named a top domestic terrorist threat by the FBI. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.
ANALYSIS
'The Contenders' a Nod to Failed Candidates Who Still Changed History
A new C-SPAN series starting this month called "The Contenders"
profiles failed presidential candidates who still managed to change political
history. Gwen Ifill discusses the presidential race losers with
ANALYSIS
Writer Asks: Can the Middle Class Be Saved?
The cover article in the latest issue of The Atlantic
magazine asks: "Can the middle class be saved?" Jeffrey Brown speaks
with author Don Peck about his take on the erosion of
Series Title: INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Higher Education
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/01/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS, host Dan Boylan and a panel of guests
will share the latest developments within the
We want to hear from you! Your questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 2, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/02/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Weakest Employment Report in a Year Shows Job Growth Slowing to a Standstill
The unemployment numbers released Friday by the Labor
Department constitute the weakest report in a year with no net jobs added in
August and that national unemployment rate stuck at 9.1 percent. Ray Suarez
discusses what the dismal report means for
REPORT
News Wrap: Government Sues Big Banks Over Risky Mortgages
In other news Friday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency sued 17 major banks over risky mortgages, charging that they misrepresented the quality of mortgage-backed securities before the housing meltdown. Also, President Obama overruled the Environmental Protection Agency and dropped a plan for stricter curbs on industrial smog.
REPORT
Can
With the
REPORT
NCAA Football Kicks Off Season Under Cloud of Controversy
The college football season kicks off this weekend amid
swirling controversies over offseason ethics scandals -- the most explosive
involving the
ANALYSIS
Amid New NCAA Football Scandals, 'The Root of the Problem Is Money'
After a series of offseason ethics scandals, the most
explosive involving the
ANALYSIS
Shields, Brooks on 'High Bar' for Obama's Jobs Speech, Funding Disaster Relief
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the bleak August jobs report, what President Obama needs to say in his prime-time speech on job creation and who should foot the bill for relief efforts after disasters such as Hurricane Irene.
REPORT
What Does 9/11 Mean to People in
What does 9/11 mean to the people who live in
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 2, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/02/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
Series Title: NEED TO KNOW
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 2, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/02/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NEED TO KNOW is a cross-media news and public affairs magazine that culls stories from the best of the week's online reporting, culminating in a one-hour on-air broadcast every Friday night on PBS. The program features documentary-style reports, short features, studio-based interviews and covers five primary news beats: the economy, the environment and energy, health, national security and culture. Alison Stewart anchors.
Series Title: THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 2, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/02/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the nation.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Higher Education (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/02/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS, host Dan Boylan and a panel of guests
will share the latest developments within the
We want to hear from you! Your questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, September 5, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/05/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Obama Rallies Support for Jobs Speech as GOP Contenders Woo Voters in S.C.
President Obama used a Labor Day event in
REPORT
News Wrap: Heavy Rain, Flooding After
In other news Monday, residents in
ANALYSIS
Economic Slump Brought a 'Tough Year for Labor'
How powerful are labor unions in the
CONVERSATION
Journalist Reflects on Covering 3 Decades of War in
Jeffrey Brown talks to Edward Girardet about his new book,
"Killing the Cranes," which details his personal experiences in
REPORT
'The Class of 9/11' Remembers WTC Attacks Through the Eyes of First Graders
Students, teachers and parents of
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, September 6, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/06/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
DEBATE
How Should
The head of the U.S. Postal Service told lawmakers Tuesday that radical changes are needed to avert a financial collapse. Gwen Ifill leads a debate over what can be done to stave off a shutdown with Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers.
REPORT
News Wrap: Tropical Storm Lee's Remnants Push Through
In other news Tuesday, flood warnings from the remnants of
Tropical Storm Lee extended all the way into
ANALYSIS
Interconnection of
Across
ANALYSIS
Romney Rolls Out Jobs Plan as Obama's Approval Rating Hit New Lows
A pair of polls out Tuesday show that many Americans have deep concerns about President Obama's overall job performance and his handling of the economy. Judy Woodruff discusses the polls and the 2012 campaign, including Mitt Romney's new jobs plan, with NPR's Ari Shapiro.
REPORT
How Has Skyscraper Design Changed Since 9/11?
The collapse of the
ANALYSIS
WikiLeaks Under Fire After Document Dump Risks Identifying Sources
The latest WikiLeaks document dump of more than 250,000 diplomatic cables included the names of thousands of people who had spoken in confidence to American diplomats. Ray Suarez discusses what created the controversy and the potential fallout with Wired's Kim Zetter.
Series Title: FRONTLINE
Program Title: Top Secret
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/06/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In the years after September 11th, FRONTLINE produced more
than 45 hours of award-winning films documenting the 9/11 attacks and
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: Better This World
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/06/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
This film tells the story of Bradley Crowder and David
McKay, who were accused of intending to firebomb the 2008 Republican National
Convention. A dramatic tale of idealism, loyalty, crime and betrayal, the story
follows the radicalization of these boyhood friends from
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, September 7, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/07/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Obama's Jobs Plan Expected to Carry $300 Billion Price Tag
President Obama and his advisers put the final touches on his jobs plan Wednesday as details began to trickle out about what he's expected to announce Thursday evening in a prime-time address to Congress. Kwame Holman reports on the plan, which is widely estimated to have a $300 billion price tag.
REPORT
News Wrap: Court Upholds
In other news Wednesday, a German court upheld the country's
role in bailing out other nations across
ANALYSIS
How Will Perry Change Dynamic in GOP Debate?
Before President Obama presents his plan to spur job
creation on Thursday night, eight Republican hopefuls will debate at the Ronald
Reagan Presidential Library in
ANALYSIS
Witness:
In
REPORT
After 9/11, Suspicions Fall on Some Shoppers
After 9/11, the Department of Homeland Security created the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative to help spot potential terrorists, while the Mall of America launched its own security program. NPR and the Center for Investigative Reporting report how such efforts aimed at security affect our civil liberties.
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
Brennan: Post-9/11,
In an interview with Judy Woodruff, White House Chief Counterterrorism Adviser John Brennan discusses the strength of al-Qaida after the death or capture of high-level leaders and the difficult-to-detect threat of homegrown terror.
ANALYSIS
Supernova Burns Bright in a Galaxy Not So Far Away
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists recently discovered a supernova about 21 million light years away in the Pinwheel Galaxy. Jeffrey Brown and Peter Nugent, who found the brightest and closest supernova in decades, discuss how the dying star could prove to be "a real treat" for Northern hemisphere stargazers.
Series Title: FRONTLINE
Program Title: Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/07/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
It's been 10 years since the attacks on the
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, September 8, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/08/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
100,000 in
Emergency officials ordered 100,000 residents to move away
from rising rivers in
REPORT
News Wrap: Bastrop Co. Blaze Destroys Nearly 1,400 Homes
In other news Thursday, state officials raised the count of
homes destroyed by the
ANALYSIS
What Can Obama Do to Spur Job Creation?
President Obama will address a joint session of Congress on Thursday evening to outline his plan for job creation and reviving a stumbling economy. Judy Woodruff previews the speech with former director of the Congressional Budget Office Douglas Holtz-Eakin and former economic adviser to Vice President Biden, Jared Bernstein.
REPORT
Full Text: Obama Vows to Spur Job Creation, 'Jolt' Economy in Speech to Congress
President Obama addresses a joint session of Congress on Thursday evening to outline his plan for job creation and reviving a stumbling economy. Below is the text of his remarks, as released by the White House. This page was updated on Sept. 10.
REPORT
Romney, Perry Sparring at
Wednesday night's GOP debate focused most attention on the two leading contenders, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who sparred over their records on job creation. Ray Suarez recaps the debate and looks at where the contenders stand in the nomination fight after the latest round of debate.
REPORT
Drastic Changes in Airport Security After 9/11 Stir Controversy
Correspondent Tom Bearden reports on the profound changes in aviation security and air travel after the 9/11 attacks. Critics say some of the new measures are excessive and infringe on the rights of travelers, pointing to more invasive searches and examples of passengers being detained.
CONVERSATION
'The Submission' Imagines 9/11 Memorial With an Alternate History
What if a jury selected a design for the new 9/11 memorial and then discovered that its architect was a Muslim? A new novel, "The Submission," by Amy Waldman, explores that imagined scenario. Jeffrey Brown and the author discuss her debut novel.
ANALYSIS
Analysts React: Can Obama's Plan Deliver on Job Growth, Bipartisan Support?
President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to outline his plan for job creation. Judy Woodruff discusses the president's address with NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Center for American Progress' Heather Boushey.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Higher Education
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/08/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS, host Dan Boylan and a panel of guests
will share the latest developments within the
We want to hear from you! Your questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 9, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/09/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
D.C., N.Y. on Alert Over 'Credible' Terror Threat Around 9/11 Anniversary
From Times Square in
ANALYSIS
Amid New Threat, N.Y. 'Almost Looks Like Attack Has Already Happened'
Police had already increased staffing levels for the 9/11 anniversary weekend, but added even more after word Thursday evening of a new terror threat, which counterterrorism officials called "credible" but unconfirmed. Judy Woodruff discusses what's next for the manhunt for potential suspects with NPR's Dina Temple-Raston.
REPORT
News Wrap: NYSE Traders Observe Moment of Silence for 9/11 Victims
In other news Friday, commemorations began in the
REPORT
Obama Takes Pitch for $450B American Jobs Act on the Road
President Obama headed to House Majority Leader Eric
Cantor's hometown of
ANALYSIS
Shields, Brooks on Obama's Jobs Speech, Perry's Debate Debut
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including President Obama's $447 billion jobs plan, Mitt Romney and Rick Perry sparring over Social Security and the economy at Wednesday's GOP debate, plus the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
REPORT
Exploring the Roots of Radical Islam in
What are the lingering effects of -- and attitudes about --
9/11 in
ANALYSIS
How Do Saudis View the 9/11 Attacks?
Ten years later, how do people in
REPORT
Tune in Sunday for '
NewsHour correspondents have traveled around the country in recent months talking to Americans about their experiences in the decade since 9/11. Here is a preview of the PBS NewsHour's 90-minute 9/11 special, which will air at 8 p.m. ET on most PBS stations and live online.
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 9, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/09/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
Series Title: NEED TO KNOW
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 9, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/09/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NEED TO KNOW is a cross-media news and public affairs magazine that culls stories from the best of the week's online reporting, culminating in a one-hour on-air broadcast every Friday night on PBS. The program features documentary-style reports, short features, studio-based interviews and covers five primary news beats: the economy, the environment and energy, health, national security and culture. Alison Stewart anchors.
Series Title: THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 9, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/09/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the nation.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Higher Education (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/09/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS, host Dan Boylan and a panel of guests
will share the latest developments within the
We want to hear from you! Your questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, September 12, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/12/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Would President Obama's Plan Create 'Right Kind' of
Flanked by workers in industries he says would be helped by
his jobs plan, President Obama announced Monday that he was sending his
American Jobs Act to Congress. Gwen Ifill discusses the plan's scope and
expected effectiveness with
REPORT
News Wrap: Federal Student Loan Default Rate Jumps to 8.8%
In other news Monday, the Department of Education reported that the default rate on federal student loans jumped to 8.8 percent of borrowers in 2010, up from 7 percent in 2008. Also, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney earned former rival Tim Pawlenty's backing while Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal endorsed Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
ANALYSIS
Amid Major Job Cuts, Is Bank of
Bank of America, the nation's largest lender, announced plans to shrink the company by 30,000 people over the next two years. Judy Woodruff discusses Banks of America's troubles and the growing concerns over interconnected global financial problems with banking expert Bert Ely and Simon Johnson, former IMF chief economist.
ANALYSIS
Simmering Unrest Lingers on
An angry mob broke into the Israeli Embassy last week in
ANALYSIS
Insulin Spritz Shows Promise for People With Early Signs of Alzheimer's
A small study published Tuesday in the Archives of Neurology found preliminary evidence that spraying critical insulin deep into the nose could help delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Ray Suarez speaks with University of Washington School of Medicine professor Suzanne Craft, who led the study.
REPORT
For Russian Performers, Trapeze Skills May Be Ticket to
Landing
An obscure piece of immigration law targets uniquely
talented individuals who want to live in the
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, September 13, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/13/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Insurgents Target
Taliban fighters on Tuesday infiltrated
ANALYSIS
Terror Network Behind 'Unprecedented,' Coordinated
The U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters were among the
targets of Taliban fighters who infiltrated
REPORT
News Wrap: Merkel Insists Avoiding Greek Default is a 'Top Priority'
In other news Tuesday, European stocks railed amid new signs
that
ANALYSIS
How Do Tax Cuts, Hikes Fit Into Obama's American Jobs Act?
President Obama continued to make a case for his American Jobs Act on Tuesday, but GOP leaders remain skeptical. Judy Woodruff discusses the tax aspect of the president's plan to spur job creation with two former top economic advisers, Austan Goolsbee and Martin Feldstein.
REPORT
Rivals Put Rick Perry to the Test in Tea Party Debate
At Monday night's CNN/Tea Party-sponsored event in Tampa, Fla., eight Republican presidential hopefuls were on stage, but the party's new front-runner, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, was the one put to the test by many of his rivals. Kwame Holman recaps the debate.
ANALYSIS
Why Are 46 Million Americans Living in Poverty?
The latest Census measurement of
CONVERSATION
'
In his new book, "
Series Title: TAVIS SMILEY REPORTS
Program Title: Too Important to Fail
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/13/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This program looks at the status of black teenage boys and examines what it will take to make certain these at-risk males are not dismissed as throw-away kids. The program focuses on these teenagers who are achieving against enormous odds, how educators are making a difference and how mentorship can compensate for the lack of other personal and social resources.
Series Title: FRONTLINE
Program Title: The Interrogator
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/13/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In a rare interview with Ali Soufan, the FBI agent who was
at the center of the 9/11 investigations, FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith
uncovers an insider's view on the war on terror. One of only eight
Arabic-speaking FBI agents, Soufan explains why he believes the attacks on the
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/13/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
This documentary explores two of
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, September 14, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/14/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
Can Obama, Democrats Overcome Economic Issue in 2012?
Democrats lost two House races Tuesday when Republicans won
special elections in
REPORT
News Wrap: Eurozone Leaders Focus on Preventing Greek Default
In other news Wednesday, world markets edged slightly higher
as traders grew more optimistic about progress in tackling
ANALYSIS
Failed Solar-Panel Company's Federal Loan Backing
Did the Obama administration inappropriately push along financial help for a now-bankrupt solar-panel company? Ray Suarez speaks with The Washington Post's Carol Leonnig about the details of the administration's public embrace of Solyndra, which is now the focus of a congressional probe.
REPORT
Since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak seven months
ago, all Islamist movements are free to take part in politics in
REPORT
U.N. Faces Showdown Over Vote on Palestinian Statehood
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will go to the
United Nations next week and ask the world body to recognize a Palestinian
state. Jeffrey Brown reports on the move that is opposed by
ANALYSIS
As Palestinians Push for Statehood, Is Peace Process Dead?
In Palestinians' push for statehood, Palestinian Authority
President Mahmoud Abbas will ask the United Nations to recognize a Palestinian
state next week. Jeffrey Brown discusses what's at stake in the U.N. battle
with
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, September 15, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/15/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
DEBATE
Dem Senator Suggests Obama Jobs Plan Won't Pass in Full
House Speaker John Boehner offered his first major response to President Obama's new American Jobs Act in a speech Thursday. Jeffrey Brown discusses the politics of job creation with Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.
REPORT
News Wrap: Central Banks Rush to Curb
In other news Thursday, the Federal Reserve and other
central banks moved to stop
ANALYSIS
Recordings of Jacqueline Kennedy Offer Rare Glimpse of Life With JFK
The new book, "Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life With John F. Kennedy," includes never before heard audio recordings of interviews conducted with the former first lady in 1964. Ray Suarez discusses the rare and intimate glimpse with presidential historian Michael Beschloss, who edited and annotated the book.
REPORT
Seven months after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarack, a
new Egyptian government is taking shape and young political activists are
trying to find their way in an uncertain future. Margaret Warner reports from
CONVERSATION
Marine's Actions in
At a ceremony at the White House on Thursday, Marine Sgt.
Dakota Meyer received the Medal of Honor for rescuing
REPORT
N.Y. Photographer Captures 9/11 Tributes in Unexpected Places
New York-based photographer Jonathan Hyman knew that the 9/11 attacks would alter the lives of Americans everywhere and it was his intention to capture the nation's vernacular response.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Early Childhood Education
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/15/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
On this week's INSIGHTS, host Dan Boylan and a panel of
experts will discuss early childhood education, as efforts to improve the
quality of
We want to hear from you! Your questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 16, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/16/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
European Union economic leaders gathered in
REPORT
In other news Friday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas confirmed he will go to the U.N. Security Council to seek full membership for his people. Also, Syrian activists reported at least 17 people died after security forces opened fire on protesters.
CONVERSATION
"In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir" by former Vice President Dick Cheney chronicles his 40 years in American politics. Judy Woodruff and Cheney discuss the new book and much more.
REPORT
In the new documentary, "The Learning," filmmaker
Ramona Diaz follows four Filipina women facing their first year as teachers in
ANALYSIS
In
ANALYSIS
Margaret Warner continues her reporting from
ANALYSIS
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post
columnist Ruth Marcus review top political news, including former Vice
President Cheney's new memoir, the special election in
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 16, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/16/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
Series Title: Need To Know
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 16, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/16/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
NEED TO KNOW is a cross-media news and public affairs magazine that culls stories from the best of the week's online reporting, culminating in a one-hour on-air broadcast every Friday night on PBS. The program features documentary-style reports, short features, studio-based interviews and covers five primary news beats: the economy, the environment and energy, health, national security and culture.
Series Title: The McLaghlin Group
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 16, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/16/2011 8:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the nation.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Early Childhood Education (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/16/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
On this week's INSIGHTS, host Dan Boylan and a panel of
experts will discuss early childhood education, as efforts to improve the
quality of
We want to hear from you! Your questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/16/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
This documentary explores two of
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, September 19, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/19/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
President Obama on Monday called for $1.5 trillion in new taxes aimed at wealthy Americans as part of a plan to reduce the deficit by $3 trillion over 10 years. Gwen Ifill discusses the proposal with Phillip Swagel of the American Enterprise Institute and Robert Greenstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
CONVERSATION
Markets on Monday continued to show anxiety over the
European debt crisis as
ANALYSIS
Dozens of people have been reported killed in
CONVERSATION
Historian Taylor Branch speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about his cover story in The Atlantic, "The Shame of College Sports," which calls for a complete overhaul of the way NCAA athletics works.
REPORT
In other news Monday, Wall Street struggled with more
worries over the Greek debt crisis. Also, rebels in
REPORT
At least 50 people have been killed in
REPORTFor the first time in years, hunting season for the
once-endangered gray wolf is underway in
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, September 20, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/20/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Burhanuddin Rabbani, a former Afghan president in charge of
negotiating with the Taliban, was killed Tuesday by a suicide bomber posing as
a peace envoy. Margaret Warner gets the latest details, reactions and
information on the suspected perpetrators from Patrick Quinn of The Associated
Press, speaking from
ANALYSISA parole board in
REPORT
Rick Rescorla saved lives during the Vietnam War, and again
on 9/11, but he lost his life as a result. His story, told in the book
"Heart of a Soldier" by James Stewart, has been recast as an opera in
REPORT
In other news Tuesday, gunmen attacked a bus in
CONVERSATION
The Pentagon officially ended its "don't ask, don't tell" policy on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff discusses the change with two gay service members: former Air Force Staff Sgt. David Hall, who hopes to re-enlist after being kicked out because of the policy, and Lt. Cmdr. Zac Matthews, an active-duty U.S. Coast Guard helicopter pilot.
CONVERSATION
In response to Monday's interview with historian Taylor
Branch about the idea of college students who play sports being paid, the NCAA
made available Joe Crowley, a historian, former member of NCAA committees and
former president of the
Series Title: FRONTLINE
Program Title: The Wounded Platoon (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/20/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Since the Iraq War began, soldier arrests in the city of
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: The Learning
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/20/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
One hundred years ago, American teachers established the
English-speaking public school system of the
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, September 21, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/21/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Addressing the U.N. General Assembly Wednesday, President
Obama rejected Palestinian plans to seek statehood through the international
body. He later met with with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and was
scheduled to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Ray
Suarez reports from
REPORT
In other news Wednesday, the Federal Reserve said the
ANALYSIS
Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has worked with the families of the American hikers that were released Wednesday from Iranian custody after two years. He speaks with Judy Woodruff about the factors that led to the prisoners' release.
REPORT
As part of Paul Solman's reporting on Making Sen$e of
financial news, The NewsHour has been airing a series on economic inequality.
The widening wealth gap in
ANALYSIS
Zbigniew Brzezinski, a counselor at the Center for Strategic
and International Studies, and Richard Haass, president of the Council on
Foreign Relations, join Jeffrey Brown to discuss the state of diplomacy in the
REPORT
Americans Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal were reunited with
their families Wednesday in
REPORT
Although the rebels in
CONVERSATION
In the first installment of an 18-month series on the nation's high school dropout rate, Gwen Ifill sits down with Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington to discuss his work as national spokesman for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and making a difference in the lives of at-risk youth.
Series Title: Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, September 21, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/21/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In 2008, a series of attacks by a group of local teenagers
against Latino residents of the Long Island,
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, September 22, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/22/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
European markets finished at a 26-month low on Thursday, as markets plunged around the world amid mounting fears of a global economic recession. Judy Woodruff reports.
REPORT
In other news Thursday, U.S. Census numbers show unemployment among those in their 20's is at the highest since World War II.
REPORT
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan took the stage
Thursday at the United Nations as part of a continued effort to boost his
country's profile in the
CONVERSATION
In "Last Train Home" filmmaker Lixin Fan documents the migration of millions of Chinese workers during the Chinese New Year -- the largest human migration in the world -- through the prism of one family. This documentary is part of a series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and NewsHour.
ANALYSIS
Markets plunged around the world on Thursday amid mounting fears of a global economic recession. Jeffrey Brown discusses what caused the sell-off and the Federal Reserve's latest efforts to prop up the economy with The Economist's Greg Ip and RDQ Economics' John Ryding.
ANALYSIS
The latest battle over
REPORT
Three years after Hurricane Ike hit in 2008,
REPORT
In a year of floods, fires and storms making headlines around the world, poet and editor Jeffrey Yang chronicles how writers have grappled with the power of nature over the centuries in his new book. Jeffrey Brown and Yang discuss the poetic perspective of the beauty and power of nature.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 23, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/23/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas submitted a formal request for U.N. membership Friday and Israeli leaders insisted any such move will only make an ultimate peace harder to come by. Ray Suarez reports.
REPORT
In other news Friday, stock markets on both sides of the
ANALYSIS
Leading contenders, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, drew sharp lines of distinction between each
other at the GOP debate in
ANALYSIS
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the latest debate among GOP 2012 hopefuls and the House showdown over disaster aid funding.
ANALYSIS
After the Palestinian bid for statehood at the U.N., the
ANALYSIS
President Obama said on Friday that No Child Left Behind, which President Bush signed into law in 2002, is not working. Jeffrey Brown discusses the major changes to the law and what they mean for students and schools with Fairfax County Superintendent Jack Dale and Education Trust President Kati Haycock.
ANALYSIS
A series of GOP events in
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 23, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/23/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
Series Title: NEED TO KNOW
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 23, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/23/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
NEED TO KNOW is a cross-media news and public affairs magazine that culls stories from the best of the week's online reporting, culminating in a one-hour on-air broadcast every Friday night on PBS. The program features documentary-style reports, short features, studio-based interviews and covers five primary news beats: the economy, the environment and energy, health, national security and culture.
Series Title: THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 23, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/23/2011 8:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the nation.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Debt Crisis and Gridlock (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/23/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
On this week's INSIGHTS, host Dan Boylan and a panel of
experts examine the ongoing national debt crisis and its impact on
We want to hear from you! Your questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: MONDAY, September 26, 2011
Date: 9/26/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
Global markets rallied on Monday on hopes that European
leaders would take steps to rescue
REPORT
In other news Monday, monsoon rains left wide sections of
ANALYSIS
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister
Vladimir Putin announced plans to swap roles in 2012. Margeret Warner discusses
what this move might mean for relations between the
ANALYSIS
The Senate moved toward striking a deal on a short-term funding bill that would keep the government operating through mid-November. Jeffrey Brown and David Chalian discuss the implications of the deal.
ANALYSIS
Reinterpreting a classic work is always a sensitive undertaking, but when that classic is "Porgy and Bess," the singular American opera, it can get downright controversial. WGBH-Boston's Jared Bowen reports.
REPORT
Longtime Russian Finance Minister Alexeli Kudrin was fired Monday after he criticized the announcement that President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin plan to swap roles in 2012. Margret Warner reports.
REPORT
Late last year, Rahm Emanuel left his post at the White
House to launch his successful bid for mayor of
CONVERSATION
The new book, "Millennial Momentum: How a New Generation Is Remaking America," explores how young people coming of age are reshaping American life and culture. Judy Woodruff speaks with authors Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: TUESDAY, September 27, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/27/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
As the nation's economic woes mount, evidence of continuing trouble can be found in city revenues, the housing market and high unemployment rates. Gwen Ifill discusses the big picture with Patchwork Nation Director Dante Chinni, Howard Wial of the Brookings Institution and Christopher Hoene of the National League of Cities.
ANALYSIS
A survey released Tuesday by The Kaiser Family Foundation reported that annual health insurance premiums for a family of four climbed $15,000 this year. Judy Woodruff discusses what's causing health insurance costs to rise with Susan Dentzer of Health Affairs
REPORT
A terrorist group based in
REPORT
Engineers rigged ropes Tuesday atop the
REPORT
In other news Tuesday, European stocks scored their biggest gains in 16 months. Investors took heart as German, Greek and British leaders insisted they're working to resolve the debt crisis. Also, the U.S. Congress avoided a government shutdown for now when the Senate passed a deal to keep federal agencies open through Nov. 18.
REPORT
After a tornado destroyed a third of the city in May, some
residents of
ANALYSIS
Three bloody attacks in
Series Title: FRONTLINE
Program Title: The Man Behind the Mosque
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/27/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
It became the most controversial building in
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: Last Train Home
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/27/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
Every spring,
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, September 28, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/28/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
ANALYSIS
The Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that at least 13 people have died so far from listeria found in contaminated cantaloupes. Gwen Ifill discusses the deadliest outbreak of foodborne disease in more than a decade with the CDC's director, Dr. Thomas Frieden.
REPORT
Libyan rebel forces pressed again for control of Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, which is still held by Gadhafi loyalists. Neil Connery of International Television News reports.
REPORT
As part of our series on economic inequality, Paul Solman investigates the health effects that inequality can have on individuals and society. To determine the hidden costs, he speaks with epidemiologists, former six-figure income earners who are chronically unemployed and poor teenagers who struggle with inequality each day.
ANALYSIS
Social Security checks go out on Wednesday to more than 52 million Americans, but the viability of the program has recently taken center stage in the GOP presidential nomination race. Ray Suarez discusses the economics of Social Security with David John of the Heritage Foundation and Henry Aaron of the Brookings Institution.
REPORT
In other news Wednesday, factory workers at General Motors
overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year contract. It doesn't include any pay
raises, but 48,000 hourly employees will get a $5,000 signing bonus plus
profit-sharing checks. Also, gunmen in southern
ANALYSIS
Libyan rebel forces continue to press for control of Moammar
Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte. Margaret Warner discusses the hunt for the deposed
leader and his family plus efforts to build a national government and other
institutions with The Washington Post's Tara Bahrampour in
ANALYSIS
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is not yet running for president, but many Republicans are yearning for him to throw his hat into the ring. Judy Woodruff and Political Editor David Chalian discuss the likelihood that Christie will enter the race and the effect that would have.
CONVERSATION
In the novel "Lost Memory of Skin," author Russell Banks delves into deep issues of American life rarely raised or seen by most people. Jeffrey Brown and Banks discuss the book that explores a fictional group of convicted sex offenders.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: THURSDAY, September 29, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/29/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
The German government won a critical vote to expand a
European bailout fund, which greatly increased the country's financial support
for
REPORT
In other news Thursday, a Business Roundtable survey showed
only a third of CEOs in the
ANALYSIS
REPORT
In "Raw Opium," filmmakers Robert Lang and Peter
Findlay travel to the border between
ANALYSIS
Major League Baseball ended its regular season Wednesday with a dramatic series of games that left the Boston Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves out of the playoffs. Jeffrey Brown speaks with sportswriter John Feinstein about the season thus far, "Wild Card Wednesday" plus what to expect in the playoffs.
ANALYSIS
The German government won a critical vote to greatly
increase financial support for a European bailout fund, which could ease the
way to a partial default in
REPORT
A group of 20 doctors and nurses jailed during the spring
revolt against
ANALYSIS
After unveiling his "21st Century Contract with
REPORT
The final night of Major League Baseball's regular season -- known as "Wild Card Wednesday" -- ended with four teams vying for two spots in the postseason. Jeffrey Brown reports on the dramatic final innings and the dramatic defeats for the Boston Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Digital Revolution
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/29/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS, host Dan Boylan and a panel of
experts will discuss how technology has revolutionized the way we learn, do
business and live life in
Scheduled guests will include: Philip J. Bossert, Director
at the Institute for 21st Century Teaching and Learning at the
We want to hear from you! Your questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 30, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/30/2011 6:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
REPORT
A
REPORT
In other news Friday, thousands of demonstrators marched in
REPORT
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen is retiring
after four years overseeing the
REPORT
Actress Rita Moreno, 80, now has a solo show about her life as a star of stage and screen called "Life Without Makeup." In a joint production with KQED San Francisco, correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the performer's transformation from a "utilitarian ethnic" actress to becoming a "show business animal."
ANALYSIS
Anwar al-Awlaki, a high-level U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaida,
was killed in
DEBATE
Bank of America announced Thursday it will tack on a new $5 monthly fee for customers who use a debit card to make purchases. Jeffrey Brown leads a debate about the new fees and what they mean for banks and consumers with David Lazarus of The Los Angeles Times and Richard Hunt of The Consumer Bankers Association.
ANALYSIS
Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks weigh in on the
week's top political news, including the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, the
possibility of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joining the GOP 2012 field and
Series Title:
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 30, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/30/2011 7:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
For 40 years,
Series Title: NEED TO KNOW
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 30, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/30/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
NEED TO KNOW is a cross-media news and public affairs magazine that culls stories from the best of the week's online reporting, culminating in a one-hour on-air broadcast every Friday night on PBS. The program features documentary-style reports, short features, studio-based interviews and covers five primary news beats: the economy, the environment and energy, health, national security and culture.
Series Title: THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
Program Title: FRIDAY, September 30, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/30/2011 8:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the nation.
Series Title:
INSIGHTS ON PBS
Program Title: Digital Revolution (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/30/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This week on INSIGHTS, host Dan Boylan and a panel of
experts will discuss how technology has revolutionized the way we learn, do
business and live life in
Scheduled guests will include: Philip J. Bossert, Director
at the Institute for 21st Century Teaching and Learning at the
We want to hear from you! Your questions and comments are welcome via phone, e-mail, Twitter and live blogging.
Series Title: P.O.V.
Program Title: Last Train Home (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/30/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
Every spring,
Education & History:
Series Title: HISTORY DETECTIVES
Program Title: TUESDAY, July 5, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/05/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Detective Wes Cowan investigates a spear to find out if
rebels used it in abolitionist John Brown's raid on the federal armory in
Harpers Ferry? Next, the word "Siberia" etched into a bullet makes
Detective Eduardo Pagán wonder why
Series Title: NATURE
Program Title: The Gorilla King (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/06/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
King among the mountain gorillas of
Series Title: NOVA
Program Title: Ape Genius (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/06/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
The great apes - which include chimps, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos - seem to have rich emotional lives similar to our own. But just how smart are these animals? A new generation of investigators is revealing the secret mental lives of great apes; our evolutionary next-of-kin are turning out to be far smarter than most experts ever imagined. But just as clever experiments are exposing the extraordinary abilities of great apes, new research is redefining the mental talents of our own species. Scientists are at last zeroing in on what separates us from our closest living relatives.
Series Title: NOVA scienceNOW
Program Title: How Smart are Animals? (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/06/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
How well can we understand what's going on in the brains of non-human animals? Do our pets have the same feelings we do? How smart are animals really? Explore this and more with host Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Series Title: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Program Title: Abraham and Mary Lincoln, A House Divided: Shattered (Part 3 of 6) (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/11/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Abraham Lincoln was a dirt farmer's son determined to make
something of himself. Mary Todd, the daughter of
When the
Series Title: HISTORY DETECTIVES
Program Title: TUESDAY, July 12, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/12/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
The detectives investigate a Civil War soldier's letter, fabric from an aircraft that could be linked to Charles Lindbergh and Igor Sikorsky and a 1950s comic book titled Negro Romance.
Series Title: NATURE
Program Title: Oceans in Glass: Behind the Scenes of the
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/13/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Thanks to its realistic presentations, the Monterey Bay Aquarium is recognized as one of the most significant and spectacular aquariums in the world. Instead of exhibiting collections of animals, the aquarium presents entire habitats, virtual slices of ocean that include 30,000 animals and plants. But how does an aquarium work? What's the science behind the magic? Each of the animals here has a story to tell, but of all the animals to be seen here, there is one animal in particular whose presence draws the most attention: a great white shark.
Series Title: NOVA
Program Title: Kings of Camouflage (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/13/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Cuttlefish are some of the strangest animals on the planet. These shape-shifting creatures can hypnotize their prey, impersonate the opposite sex and even kill with lightning fast speed. More accomplished masters of disguise than any chameleon, they have a remarkable ability to change their skin color - even their shape - to blend into most any background. They have the largest brain-to-body ratio of all the invertebrates. But are they capable of learning and remembering complex tasks? With beautiful underwater footage and in-depth expert interviews, NOVA gets up close and personal with these bizarre and amazing animals.
Series Title: JEAN-MICHEL COSTEAU: OCEAN ADVENTURES
Program Title: Sea Ghosts (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/13/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Jean-Michel Cousteau travels with his team to the cold Arctic waters of the far north, where the sea is alive with sound. The "canaries of the sea" are singing. They're beluga whales and they're an evolutionary surprise: a warm-blooded mammal in a numbingly cold sea, who use one of the most complex sonars of any animal.
Series Title: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Program Title: Abraham and Mary Lincoln, A House Divided: The Dearest of All Things (Part 4 of 6) (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/18/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Abraham Lincoln was a dirt farmer's son determined to make
something of himself. Mary Todd, the daughter of
Tormented by her grief and losing her grip on sanity, Mary Lincoln turns to spiritualists for comfort. Though bowed down with sorrow, her husband never loses sight of the tragedy consuming the nation. With the war going badly in the east, enlistments drying up and morale low, Abraham Lincoln takes a step that changes the country forever and, in doing so, he changes himself. On January 1, 1863, the 16th president issues the Emancipation Proclamation, liberating millions of Americans from bondage. The move turns the Civil War from a conflict over union into a struggle for freedom.
Series Title: HISTORY DETECTIVES
Program Title: TUESDAY, July 19, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/19/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
HISTORY DETECTIVES investigate a propeller from a World War II drone, a wooden club that could have belonged to Teddy Roosevelt and a letter that Clara Barton may have written concerning a soldier's life.
Series Title: SECRETS OF THE DEAD
Program Title: Lost in the Amazon (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/20/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
A modern day quest to find the truth behind one of
exploration's greatest mysteries: What happened to famed adventurer Col. Percy
Fawcett who went looking for a city of gold - the
Series Title: NOVA
Program Title: The Great Inca Rebellion (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/20/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
They have been hastily buried and disfigured by multiple,
appalling wounds and fractures. Forensic experts help to determine that these
remains are victims of a battle that pitted club-wielding Inca warriors against
Spanish cavalry. The forensic evidence may be a decisive clue that helps
explain a long-standing mystery about the Spanish conquest of
Series Title: SECRETS OF THE DEAD
Program Title: Aztec Massacre (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/20/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Until recently, historians believed that Spanish
conquistadors arriving in Aztec territory in the 15th century were welcomed as
returning light-skinned gods by the Aztecs, who put up little resistance to
their conquest. However, at an archaeological site outside of
Series Title: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Program Title: Abraham and Mary Lincoln, A House Divided: This Frightful (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/25/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Abraham Lincoln was a dirt farmer's son determined to make
something of himself. Mary Todd, the daughter of
As 1863 begins, it seems the Civil War will never end. One hundred Union soldiers desert daily and hundreds more die of disease. Opposition to the war begins to spread. Some Northerners resent fighting to free black slaves; others are furious with Abraham Lincoln for the devastating Union casualties. Weighed down by the criticism, Abraham is desperately anxious. Mary Lincoln, worried about her husband, spends money compulsively, plunging herself into terrible debt.
Series Title: HISTORY DETECTIVES
Program Title: TUESDAY, July 26, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/26/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Can the Japanese characters carved into a cane unlock the mystery of a family's past in a World War II relocation camp? Can an unusual wooden telescope be traced to its Revolution-era ancestor? And is a drawing of huge, eight pound gold nuggets genuine or an example of Gold Rush hype? The HISTORY DETECTIVES are on the case.
Series Title: NOVA
Program Title: Lizard Kings (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/27/201 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Though they may look like dragons and inspire stories of man-eating, fire-spitting monsters with long claws, razor-sharp teeth and muscular, whip-like tails, these creatures are actually monitor lizards, the largest lizards to walk the planet. With their acute intelligence - including the ability to plan - these lizards are a very different kind of reptile, blurring the line between reptiles and mammals. These bizarre reptiles haven't changed much since the dinosaur era, yet they are a successful species, versatile at adapting to all kinds of settings. NOVA looks at what makes these tongued reptiles so similar to mammals and what has allowed them to become such unique survivors.
Series Title: NOVA
Program Title: Arctic Dinosaurs (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/27/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
How is it that dinosaurs managed to survive and even thrive
in the gloom of the dark and frigid polar regions? This is one of today's most
intriguing, little-known enigmas in paleontology. Now, a unique field
expedition, covered exclusively by NOVA, will set out for
Series Title: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Program Title: Dinosaur Wars (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 7/27/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In the summer of 1868, paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh boarded a Union Pacific train for a sightseeing excursion through the heart of the newly opened American West. While most passengers simply saw magnificent landscapes, Marsh soon realized he was traveling through the greatest dinosaur burial ground of all time. Ruthless, jealous and insanely competitive, Marsh would wrestle over the discovery with the other leading paleontologist of his generation, Edward Drinker Cope. Over time, the two rivals would uncover the remains of dozens of prehistoric animals, including 130 species of dinosaur; collect thousands of specimens; provide ample evidence to prove Charles Darwin's hotly disputed theory of evolution; and put American science on the world stage. But their professional rivalry eventually spiraled out of control. What began with denigrating comments in scientific publications led to espionage, the destruction of fossils and political maneuvering that ultimately left both men alone and almost penniless.
Series Title: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Program Title: Abraham and Mary Lincoln, A House Divided: Blind with Weeping (Part 6 of 6) (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/01/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Abraham Lincoln was a dirt farmer's son determined to make
something of himself. Mary Todd, the daughter of
This episode tells the story of the last 16 months of war -
the battle of
Series Title: NATURE
Program Title: Black Mamba (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/03/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
The black mamba is one of
Series Title: NOVA
Program Title: Rat Attack (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/03/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Every 48 years, the inhabitants of the 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 that 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 with clockwork precision every half-century.
Series Title: Killer Stress: A National Geographic Special
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 3, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/03/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Stress: It's always been there to save our lives. It's what made us run from predators and enabled us to take down prey. But today, humans are turning on that same stress response to deal with 30-year mortgages, difficult bosses, teenagers and traffic jams. Some of us are wallowing in corrosive hormones; for the first time, scientists can reveal just how measurable and dangerous that exposure can be. MacArthur "Genius Grant" recipient and Stanford University neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky and National Geographic search for answers to why stress seems to be killing us.
Series Title: PBS
Program Title: Ninoy Aquino & the Rise of People Power (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 8/04/2011 8:30:00 PM
Length: 30
Description:
This documentary by Tom Coffman follows the political life
of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, who used nonviolent resistance to oppose
President Ferdinand Marcos' martial rule over the
Series Title: 3 Steps To Incredible Health! With Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 10, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/10/2011 8:30:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
This program directly addresses the crisis of obesity and
chronic disease plaguing
Series Title: The Road to Perfect Health with Brenda Watson
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, August 17, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/17/2011 9:30:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
We all know the saying, "All roads lead to
Series Title: Stop
Back Pain with
Program Title: THURSDAY, August 18, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/18/2011 8:30:00 PM
Length: 90
Description:
It's no secret that chronic back pain is a huge medical issue. Vijay Vad, M.D., an expert in chronic pain, demystifies the causes of back pain and shares science-based self-help techniques anyone can do for back pain relief. Author of Stop Pain and Back Rx, Dr. Vad continues to develop more effective treatments for back pain with his clinical research, which focuses on non-surgical intervention.
Series Title: HISTORY DETECTIVES
Program Title: TUESDAY, August 23, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/23/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
The images and words on a poster suggest a battle is brewing: a clenched fist, police being called "pigs." Who made this poster and why? Next, was a woodcarving of a mouth and chin once part of the Andrew Jackson figurehead affixed to the bow of the USS Constitution? Then, we see the name 'Toby' worked into the weave of a Modoc basket. Could it be that of Toby Riddle, the woman Congress honored as a heroine of the Indian Wars of the American West?
Series Title: HISTORY DETECTIVES
Program Title: TUESDAY, August 30, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/30/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
The detectives examine a camera that the first woman
photographer assigned to the White House may have used to photograph President
Truman. Then, a child's doll is examined to see whether families in the
Confederate South used it to smuggle medicine past the Northern blockade.
Lastly, a 15th century map, with a mix of French, English and Spanish labeling,
is studied for details about how Europe colonized
Series Title: NOVA
Program Title: Becoming Human, Part 1 of 3: First Steps (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/31/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NOVA presents a comprehensive three-part special investigating explosive new discoveries that are transforming the picture of how we became human.
The first program explores fresh clues about our earliest
ancestors in
Series Title: NOVA
Program Title: Becoming Human, Part 2 of 3: Birth of Humanity (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/31/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NOVA presents a comprehensive three-part special investigating explosive new discoveries that are transforming the picture of how we became human.
The second program tackles the mysteries of how our ancestors managed to survive in a savannah teeming with vicious predators, and when and why we first left our African cradle to colonize every corner of the earth.
Series Title: NOVA
Program Title: Becoming Human, Part 3 of 3: Last Human Standing (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 8/31/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NOVA presents a comprehensive three-part special investigating explosive new discoveries that are transforming the picture of how we became human.
In the third and final program, NOVA probes a wave of dramatic evidence based partly on cutting-edge DNA analysis that reveals new insights into how we became today's creative and "behaviorally modern" humans and what really happened to the enigmatic Neanderthals who faded into extinction.
Series Title: PBS
Program Title: Most Honorable Son (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/01/2011 8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
After the Pearl Harbor attack,
Series Title:
Forgotten
Program Title: MONDAY, September 5, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/05/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This is the first film to be produced about the once
abandoned immigrant hospital on
Series Title: HISTORY DETECTIVES
Program Title: TUESDAY, September 6, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/06/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
The detectives examine the notes in a 1775 Almanac to see how the revolution may have strained family ties. Then, they investigate a set of phonograph records called Get Thin to Music in an attempt to verify the authorship of Jack Lalanne, the media exercise guru of the 1920s. And in an encore segment, the detectives find out if NASA unwittingly transported Andy Warhol's art to the moon.
Series Title: NATURE
Program Title: Braving
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/07/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In the early 1990s, Saddam Hussein destroyed the
Mesopotamian Marshes when the inhabitants rebelled against him. Once the
richest wildlife habitat in the
Series Title: NOVA
Program Title: Engineering Ground Zero
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/07/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
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.
Series Title: PBS
Program Title: Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority (Encore)
Distributor: PBS Hawaii
Date: 9/08/2011 8:30:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
In 1965, Patsy Mink became the first Asian American woman
and woman of color in the United States Congress. Seven years later, she ran
for the
.
Series Title: Nancy Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime
Program Title: MONDAY, September 12, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/12/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Criticized for taking a seemingly traditional role as first lady during an era focused on women's rights, Nancy Reagan was recognized by those within Ronald Reagan's inner circle as much more than the supportive and stylish spouse who redecorated the White House. Some historians are now of the opinion that Nancy Reagan was one of the most influential first ladies in modern times. She was, and continues to be, a formidable and influential political adviser, skills she uses as she safeguards her husband's legacy and champions stem cell research. In an extended interview with Judy Woodruff, Nancy Reagan reflects on her childhood, her life as an actress, her marriage to Ronald Reagan, their lifelong romance and her role as his most trusted adviser in a political career that would take them from the back lots of Hollywood to the California governor's mansion and then to the White House.
Series Title: NATURE
Program Title: Clever Monkeys (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/14/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Love, language, guilt, envy, generosity, secrets, lies and sophisticated society are not unique to humans. We share those complex traits with our relatives - the monkeys. Following along as the babies of two different species are reared, viewers learn how and what monkeys teach their young. Monkeys around the world rely on that knowledge to adapt to the remarkable variety of environments they now call home. Who are the cleverest monkeys? And how much of human experience do they really share?
Series Title: NOVA
Program Title: Smartest Machine on Earth (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/14/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
NOVA investigates the world of artificial intelligence and profiles the computer that could be the "smartest machine on earth." Known as "Watson," this IBM supercomputer is so advanced it's pursuing the first-of-its-kind challenge competing against Jeopardy! champions to prove its uncanny ability to mimic the human thought process.
Series Title: NOVA scienceNOW
Program Title: How Does the Brain Work? (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/14/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This episode of NOVA scienceNOW delves into some pretty heady stuff, examining magic and the brain, artificial intelligence, magnetic mind control, and the work of neuroscientist and synesthesia researcher David Eagleman. Can we really believe our own eyes? Will machines one day think like us? Can magnetic wands effectively control brain functions and treat depression? Explore this and more with host Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Series Title:
Storm That Swept
Program Title: MONDAY, September 19, 2011 (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/19/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 120
Description:
Fueled by the Mexican people's growing dissatisfaction with
an elitist ruling regime, the Mexican Revolution of 1910 was led by two of the
most intriguing political figures in 20th century history - Emiliano Zapata and
Francisco "Pancho" Villa. At stake was
Series Title: History Detectives
Program Title: TUESDAY, September 20, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/20/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
The Detectives investigate how a contributor's father earned the Order of Leopold, the highest military honor bestowed by the Belgian government. Then, they examine a suffragette pennant that may place a grandmother at the front lines of the battle for the women's voting rights. And in an encore segment, a Warner Bros. cartoon cel from the 1930s leads to a cadre of unsung heroes behind the art of animation.
Series Title: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Program Title: Sea Biscuit (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/26/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Despite his boxy build, stumpy legs, scraggly tail and ungainly gait, Seabiscuit was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history. His fabulously wealthy owner Charles Howard, his famously silent and stubborn trainer Tom Smith, and the two hard-bitten, gifted jockeys who rode him to glory turned Seabiscuit into a national hero. Based on the best-selling book of the same name by Laura Hillenbrand.
Series Title: HISTORY DETECTIVES
Program Title: Prohibition Era Artifacts
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/27/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
The Detectives investigate a Club Continental business for
clues to life in
Series Title: NOVA
Program Title:
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/28/2011 8:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
The March 11, 2011 earthquake in
Series Title: Surviving the Tsunami: A NOVA Special Presentation
Program Title: WEDNESDAY, September 28, 2011
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/28/2011 9:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
This special features amazing footage by amateur and
professional videographers capturing the force of the tsunami that followed the
March 11th earthquake in
Series Title: NATURE
Program Title: Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air (Encore)
Distributor: PBS
Date: 9/28/2011 10:00:00 PM
Length: 60
Description:
Hummingbirds represent one of nature's most interesting paradoxes: they are the tiniest of birds, yet they qualify as some of the toughest and most energetic creatures on the planet. Scientific breakthroughs in hummingbird biology make this a perfect time to focus on these shimmering, flashing jewels of the natural world. Beautiful high-definition, high-speed footage of hummingbirds in the wild, combined with high-tech presentations of their remarkable abilities, help viewers to understand the world of hummingbirds as never before.