posted by Laura McKee
The Community Advisory Board of Arizona Public Media is composed of a group of citizens who represent the diverse interests of the communities served. Edith (Edie) Sayre Auslander, a member of AZPM’s Community Advisory Board serving on the Development & Community Engagement Committees, will be the recipient of the 13th Annual Ray Davies Lifetime Humanitarian Achievement Award on October 27th. Established by the Educational Enrichment Foundation this award recognizes individuals working within our community who have made a significant contribution to Tucson by supporting enhanced education for our children and increasing the awareness of the principles of humanitarianism. The board and staff of AZPM congratulate Edie on this award and her dedication to this organization and the community.
The first radio campaign of the fiscal year, “It’s Up to Us”, airs October 15 – 21 on Classical 90.5FM and NPR 89.1FM/1550AM. This campaign features over 80 community voices that will provide entertaining and meaningful commentary on the benefits of becoming a member of the AZPM family.
The PBS Arts Fall Festival gives you a front row seat and a backstage pass to the world of music, theater, dance, art and cultural history. One of the highlights is PBS Arts from Seattle: AMERICAN MASTERS Pearl Jam Twenty with host Taylor Hackford on Friday, October 21 at 9:30 p.m. You can see the full schedule at azpm.org
On Wednesday, October 19th we present two premieres from two of the most beloved PBS programs. At 8 p.m. Radioactive Wolves inaugurates Nature’s 30th season. The season opener examines the health of wildlife in Chernobyl’s exclusion zone. The NOVA season premiere follows at 9 p.m. with Finding Life Beyond Earth, a spectacular trip to distant realms of our solar system to discover where secret forms of life may lie hidden.
Other highlights include, The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize saluting actor, writer and comedian, Will Ferrell. Recorded at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on October 23, this 90-minute special airs Monday, October 31 at 9 p.m. nationwide and features a star-studded cast of Ferrell’s friends and colleagues including top entertainers Jack Black, the band Green Day, Larry King, Adam McKay, Lorne Michaels, Conan O’Brien, John C. Reilly, Paul Rudd, Maya Rudolph and Molly Shannon.
As always, thank you for your viewership, listenership and continued support of Arizona Public Media.
Jack Gibson
October 14th 2011 at 6:00 —
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posted by Laura McKee
It is always great to start the second quarter of FY ’12 with awards news. Arizona Public Media’s staff members have been recognized with 14 Emmy® Award nominations, more than any public station in the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and more than any local television station. In addition, NPR 89.1FM/1550AM was the Readers Pick for Best Radio Station for News in Tucson Weekly’s Best of Tucson® 25: Super Tucson and Best Place to Hear About What’s Good in Our Schools. I thank our hard working and highly creative staff for once again putting AZPM ahead of our peers in delivering national-quality local programming.
The first radio campaign of the fiscal year, “It’s Up to Us” airs October 15 – 21 on Classical 90.5FM/89.7FM and NPR 89.1FM/1550AM. As always, the campaign features engaging guest announcers from the community who bring meaningful commentary on the benefits of becoming a member of the AZPM family.
As our weather starts to cool off, AZPM programs keep the heat on with exciting programming. October kicks off with one of the most anticipated documentaries, PROHIBITION. Discover the true story of America’s ‘Noble Experiment’ directed by multiple award-winning, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Don’t miss this three-part documentary which airs October 2 – 4 at 8 p.m. PBS-HD Channel 6 and NPR 90.5FM/1550AM will augment the PBS national special, Prohibition, with special local mini-documentary, The Dry Run: Prohibition in Arizona, produced by AZPM’s Tom Kleespie, Senior Producer for Special Projects at AZPM. The mini-doc will air on Thursday, Sept. 29th as a special feature on Arizona Illustrated at 6:30 p.m. and a feature on Arizona Spotlight. You can watch The Dry Run: Prohibition in Arizona online at azpm.org
Hollywood at Home, AZPM’s new weekly film series is a significant collection of movies showcasing the works of innumerable major stars and includes many films never before seen on public television. Funded by the current members of AZPM, the Hollywood at Home series airs every Saturday night at 9 p.m. and includes more than 100 major films spanning from the 1930’s through 2008. Films for the month of October are: After the Thin Man (1936), October 1st, The Music Man (1962), October 8th, Annie Get Your Gun (1950), October 15th, The Nun’s Story (1959), October 22nd and A Shot in the Dark (1964), October 29th.
Stay tuned for more exciting programs from AZPM. As always thank you for your continued support!
Jack Gibson
October 1st 2011 at 6:00 —
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