A NEW SEASON OF THE DESERT SPEAKS AND WAVELENGTHS
posted by Laura McKee
New episodes of The Desert Speaks and WaveLengths premiere beginning Oct. 28! The 19th and final season of The Desert Speaks will premiere on Thurs. Oct. 28 at 9 p.m. on PBS-HD Channel 6 immediately followed by the first installment in the third season of WaveLengths at 9:30 p.m. Both of these Emmy-Award® winning series are produced right here at Arizona Public Media and are terrific examples of your membership dollars at work.
In this final season, The Desert Speaks host, David Yetman, stays close to home exploring the border with Mexico and many unique Sonoran desert treasures. WaveLengths with host, Vicki Chandler, will explore "Genes, Germs, and Greenhouses,” in its premiere episode featuring the agri-science that is growing solutions which make crops safer from the farm, to the plate, to another planet.
On Monday, Oct. 11th at 9 p.m., PBS-HD Channel 6 premieres God in America - a 6-hour special co-production of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and FRONTLINE airing over 3 consecutive nights. This series explores the potent and complex interaction between religion and democracy. Watch a preview of each episode and share your stories here.
The annual Fall Radio Membership Drive begins Monday, October 18 through Monday, October 25! Last year's successful pledge drive provided the resources to add in-depth news features on local and regional topics to Morning Edition. Call in your renewal or additional gift at 621-1600 or go online to make or renew your membership now.
Leading up to the August 24th state primary, AZPM provided more than two dozen debates and roundtables focusing on the different races and issues here in Southern Arizona. We will continue with even more debates and forums leading up to the election including complete coverage on election day and night. Visit the AZPM elections 2010 website for candidate interviews and proposition information. And don’t miss the live debate for Congressional District 8 between Gabrielle Giffords and Jesse Kelly on Monday Oct. 18th at 7 p.m. at the University of Arizona Student Union Ballroom, on PBS-HD Channel 6, NPR-KUAZ 89.1-FM and 1550 AM, and streaming online at http://ondemand.azpm.org/. This debate is a production of AZPM and is produced in association with the Associated Students of the University of Arizona and with production partner, Cox Communications.
Finally, I am delighted to report that 22 Emmy nominations were received by several of our talented staff from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Rocky Mountain Chapter, for television productions broadcast on AZPM stations over the last year. This is up from 12 nominations just a year ago and speaks volumes about the quality of our productions, and our people. The Emmy winners will be announced on October 9th, 2010. Keep your fingers crossed!
On behalf of all of us at AZPM, thank you for your continued support.
Jack Gibson
