Can private industry and environmentalists come together in the name of profit and protecting nature and communities? A new documentary says the answer is a resounding "yes." The film comes in the wake of multiple devastating fires in California, Oregon, and Washington. It does not include the local Creek Fire —...
PBS Attorney Resigns After Saying Trump Voters’ Children Should Face ‘Re-Education Camps’
[aggregation-styles] WJLA-Television, Washington D.C. WASHINGTON (SBG) — An attorney for Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) resigned Wednesday after a Project Veritas undercover video shows the man expressing support for re-education camps for the children of President Donald Trump's supporters and likening the president to Adolf Hitler. PBS said in a statement...
Clovis Veterans Leader Will Also Run Fresno TV Station
The current CEO of the Clovis Veterans Memorial District has been named as interim President and CEO for Valley Public Television (Ch. 18). Lorenzo Rios, who has led CVMD since 2015 , becomes the third CEO for ValleyPBS in the past five years. He fills the role last held by...
Clovis Veterans Leader Named to Head Valley's Public Television Station
The current CEO of the Clovis Veterans Memorial District has been named as interim President and CEO for Valley Public Television (Ch. 18). Lorenzo Rios, who has led CVMD since 2015 , becomes the third CEO for ValleyPBS in the past five years. He fills the role last held by...
Learn About Sally Ride. She Made History 36 Years Ago Today.
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first U.S. woman to blast into space when the space shuttle Challenger launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Only 32 years old, she also was the youngest American astronaut of any gender. And though it wasn't publicly known until after Ride's death...
Trump Doesn't Want You to See This Documentary on Saudi Arabia
President Donald Trump called Saudi Arabia a “spectacular ally” in November while fending off political heat from the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The president additionally cited a $450 billion arms and economic development agreement between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia as a reason to maintain close ties with the Kingdom. But Trump...
‘Mockingbird’ Chosen as America’s Best-Loved Novel in Vote
LOS ANGELES — "To Kill a Mockingbird," a coming-of-age story about racism and injustice, overpowered wizards and time travelers to be voted America's best-loved novel by readers nationwide. The 1960 book by Harper Lee emerged as No. 1 in PBS' "The Great American Read" survey, whose results were announced Tuesday...
House Speaker Ryan Uncovers Jewish Roots on PBS Show
BEVERLY HILLS — House Speaker Paul Ryan was surprised and proud to find out he has Jewish roots. The Wisconsin Republican discovered his family history while filming a segment for the upcoming season of the PBS series "Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr." Gates said Tuesday at a...
Ted Williams' Mexican-American Heritage Explored in PBS Film
ALBQUERQUE, N.M. — Ted Williams is the last major league baseball player to hit over .400. The Boston Red Sox slugger captivated millions with his dazzling swing and towering homers throughout the 1940s and 1950s in competition with New York Yankees hero Joe DiMaggio. But beneath the smiles and happy...