Trusted. Valued. Essential. APRIL 2016 TWO-NIGHT EVENT MONDAY-TUESDAY APRIL 11-12 Vegas PBS A Message from the Management Team General Manager General Manager Tom Axtell, Vegas PBS Production Services Manager Kareem Hatcher Communications and Brand Management Director Shauna Lemieux Individual Giving Director Kelly McCarthy Business Manager Brandon Merrill Autism Awareness Content Director egas PBS offers programs that provide an in-depth look at the issues Cyndy Robbins affecting our community. During this National Autism Awareness Workforce Training & Economic Development Director Debra Solt Month, we focus on a condition that affects one out of every 68 children in our community. Our television and cable programming, media resource Corporate Partnerships Director Bruce Spotleson library, and outreach partners will work together to increase autism Vawareness, foster autism acceptance, and highlight resources in our community. Southern Nevada Public Television Board of Directors The programs this month include Children and Autism: Time Is Brain, which exam- Executive Director Tom Axtell, Vegas PBS ines the challenges faced by families raising children with autism and discusses diagno- President sis, early intervention and treatment. Bill Curran, Ballard Spahr, LLP Autism: Coming of Age follows three ...Our library expanded Vice President adults with autism including their fami- to include a variety of Nancy Brune, Guinn Center for Policy Priorities “ lies and support systems. In POV’s Best books and learning tools Secretary Kept Secret, educators in a New Jersey Barbara Molasky, Barbara Molasky and Associates public school work to secure resources that address autism...” Treasurer and Chair, Planned Giving Council for their students with severe autism Mark Dreschler, Premier Trust of Nevada before they graduate and age out of the system. Reel South:Tommy! The Dreams I Keep Chair, Community Council Inside Me presents a touching story of a 60-year-old man with autism, his remarkable Charlotte Hill, Carlisle Collection voice and a life-long dream of signing with a big band. Chair, Desert Meadows AHEC Council On PBS Kids, Arthur features a week of episodes with Carl, a character with autism. Loretta Moses, Clark County Medical Society of Nevada Carl sees the world differently and has different routines than his friends, but they are Co-Chair, Governmental Affairs Council great pals and learn a lot from each other. Dante Pistone, National Security Technologies, LLC Additionally, we will offer teachers and caregivers the new Thomas & Friends Autism CCSD Liaison to SNPT Board Educator Toolkit to support PreK-3rd grade students with autism.The toolkit was devel- Carolyn Edwards, Clark County School District Trustee oped with autism education experts, piloted with educators, and specifically designed to Board Members tap into students' special interests in the world of Thomas to support their social, regu- Cheri Colbus, US Bank lation and communication development. Mo Denis, Nevada State Senator The toolkits are available in the Vegas PBS Described and Captioned Media Center Dema Guinn, Community Volunteer (DCMC). This library originally housed captioned or audio described videos for deaf, Sandi Herrera, “Got Core Values!” Albert Z. Kovacs, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP hard of hearing, blind or vision impaired children, but we soon learned that the sign Lori Lea, AECIndustryPro.com language materials were frequently used by children with certain Autism Spectrum Nora Luna, Nathan Adelson Hospice Disorders, as sign language may be their preferred method of communication. Our Marydean Martin, Marydean & Associates library expanded to include a variety of books and learning tools that address autism, John Restrepo, RCG Economics, LLC Asperger’s Syndrome, sensory processing disorders, language delay, and social skills, Irene Vogel, Community Volunteer based on requests from parents, educators and community partners including Nevada Early Intervention Services, Positively Kids, Easter Seals of Southern Nevada, Families Contact Vegas PBS with comments and suggestions: Vegas PBS & Southern Nevada Public Television for the Affective Treatment of Autism (FEAT), Boystown of Southern Nevada, and 3050 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89121 Henderson Parks and Recreation Therapeutic Recreation and Inclusion Services, to 702.799.1010 • Fax 702.799.2806 name only a few. VegasPBS.org • email: [email protected] Vegas PBS Source, Volume No. 4, 2016 Member donations support the inspirational and educational programming you see on Vegas PBS. Because of this support, we are then able to secure corporate, founda- Vegas PBS Source Art Director tion and government grant funds that allow us to partner with essential educational and Anton Tielemans nonprofit service providers to ensure greater resources and supportive services for all individuals in our community. Tom Axtell This magazine is printed on recycled paper APRIL 2016 5 April 2016 Contents Cover Story 8 Ken Burns’ Jackie Robinson Born in 1919 to tenant farmers in rural Georgia, Jackie Robinson challenged institutional racism long before he integrated Major League Baseball. Plus: Jazz and The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. Departments 5 Message to Our Members Letter from General Manager Tom Axtell 12 Upcoming Member Events 18 Planned Giving Seminar 20 Message from the Vegas PBS Production Services Manager Features 10 Science Think Wednesday 8 11 Arts Great Performances at the Met:Tannhauser and Great Performances at the Met: Lulu 13 10 That Changed America 14 Drama Call the Midwife, Season 5 15 Grantchester, Season 2 and Mr. Selfridge, The Final Season and Martha Bakes 32 Bonnie & Clyde: American Experience 33 Jews in Nevada 34 Woodsmith Shop, Season 9 35 Outdoor Nevada 11 13 37 Vegas PBS Vme/Worldview/ Jackpot! Spotlights Program Menu 21 Weekdays/Children’s Lineup 22 Primetime Programming 32 Weekend Daytime Programming 36 Vegas PBS Create Programming Vegas PBS Channels 38 Vegas PBS Sponsors 14 15 APRIL 2016 7 COVER STORY In 1949, Robinson began “to speak out by challenging opposing players...” General Manager Branch Rickey signed Robinson to a major league contract. To help ensure the success of their endeavor, and protect the big league prospects of future African-American players, Robinson agreed to ignore the threats and abuse that Rickey assured him he would face.That sea- son, Robinson kept his word and remained silent while he dazzled fans with his brilliant Jackie play and led the Dodgers to the National Robinson League pennant. By the end of the year, he was the most famous black man in the country, and in one poll, he finished second only to Bing Crosby as the most popular American. Ken Burns’Jackie Robinson In 1949, Robinson began to speak out by challenging opposing players, arguing with Monday and Tuesday, April 11 and 12 at 9 p.m. umpires and speaking his mind to the press. In the meantime, he played some of the best This month we are proud to present a all African-Americans that transcends even baseball of his career and won the National new four-hour documentary directed by Ken his remarkable athletic achievements. League MVP award. Despite his accom- Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon Born in 1919 to tenant farmers in rural plishments on the field, his outspokenness telling the story of Jack Roosevelt Robinson, Georgia and raised in Pasadena, California, drew criticism from the press and even who rose from humble origins to break Robinson challenged institutional racism long black fans and players who worried he baseball’s color barrier. He waged a fierce before he integrated Major League Baseball. would set back the progress African- lifelong battle for first-class citizenship for As a teenager, he demanded service at a Americans had achieved. When he retired Woolworth’s lunch counter and refused to sit in 1956, many were happy to see him go. ...Robinson continued in the segregated balcony at a local movie After baseball, Robinson continued to use to use his immense fame theater. In 1944, while serving as a second his immense fame to elevate the civil rights “ lieutenant in the U.S. Army, Robinson was movement, voicing his views through a wide- to elevate the civil rights arrested after he defied an order from a ly read newspaper column, raising money movement...” civilian bus driver to move to the back of a for the NAACP and campaigning vigorously military bus. He was found not guilty. for candidates he believed would work to In the spring of 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers improve the lives of African-Americans. 8 VEGAS PBS SOURCE More from Ken Burns... Jazz Fridays, April 1 –22 at 9 p.m. The Robinson family Explore the evolution – and the genius – of America’s greatest original art form, focusing on the extraordi- nary men and women who could do something remark- able: create art on the spot.Their profoundly enduring, endlessly varied and infinitely alluring music is cele- brated in the context of the complicated country that Billie Holiday gave birth to it and was, in turn, transformed by it. Complex and engaging portraits include many of the greatest figures in jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Bix Beiderbecke, Fletcher Henderson, Charlie Parker, Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane and Miles Davis. Much more than the evolution of the music alone, this 10-part series is also about sex, romance and the rituals of courtship in America; it is about joy, celebration, and having a good time; it is about the rise of records, radio and television; it is about min- strels, lynching and the struggle for civil rights; it is about the sufferings of the Great Depression and the sacrifices our nation made in two world wars; it is about drugs, Meanwhile, in Stamford, Connecticut, the dissipation and pain – and the life-affirming art that comes out of it all. Please note Robinson family faced the challenge of inte- grating schools, social clubs and Little that some weeks two episodes are scheduled back-to-back.