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VOLUME 16 | ISSUE 1 JANUARY 2014 This Season, Secrets Change Everything From the Chief Executive Officer JANUARY 2014 VOLUME 16 | ISSUE 1 few months I’m particularly intrigued to see Salinger ago, a news on January 21st, a profile of the famously A publication for the WHRO community in Hampton release came reclusive authors. This program, American Roads, VA down from Masters’ 200th episode, features interviews APBS that signaled with friends, colleagues and members of We appreciate the support of all of our members, an exciting start to the J. D. Salinger’s inner circle, who’ve never and thank each and every one of you! New Year for public spoken on the record before. Philip Seymour WHRO maintains an open meeting policy for our Bert Schmidt television fans: the Hoffman, Martin Sheen, Tom Wolfe, E.L. Board of Directors and Community Advisory Board. pairing of two of the Doctorow, Gore Vidal and others talk about Members of the public are welcome to attend and ob- most popular series ever to air under the Salinger’s influence on their lives, their work serve these meetings. To find out when and where these MASTERPIECE umbrella – Downton and the broader culture. meetings are held, consult the “Inside WHRO” section Abbey and Sherlock! of our website, whro.org, or call 757.889.9420. January 29th brings a biography of Stephen PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER On January 5th, the first Sunday night Hawking, told in his own words. It’s an Bert Schmidt 757.889.9410 of 2014, Downton returns for its fourth intimate and revealing look at the man who’s season on American television, and you often called the greatest scientist living today. VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT can read about it – and see more images Hawking tells the story of a life’s journey Phillip Perdue 757.889.9115 from the series – in our cover story on from boyhood underachiever to PhD genius, DIRECTOR, CORPORATE SUPPORT page 3. Needless to say, it’s the most eagerly from healthy Oxford rowing team member Diane Rogic 757.724.4423 anticipated program in many years, and to a prognosis of just two years to live, and I can’t wait to join the conversations as surviving several close brushes with death. CREATIVE SERVICES OFFICER WHRO staffers dissect each episode. Daniel Harrell 757.889.9491 It’s an incredible array of diverse and Two weeks later, on January 19th, PBS fascinating programming – and it happens in VICE PRESIDENT OF CONTENT adds Sherlock to the Sunday night just the first month of 2014! Heather Mazzoni 757.889.9396 lineup, immediately following Downton Bringing compelling fiction to life – profiling CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Abbey. Benedict Cumberbatch is enjoying Bobbie Fisher, Jan Johnson, Kelly Jackson, Anthony tremendous success in American cinema, the fascinating figures of this or any century McSpadden,Whitney Raymo, Dwight Davis and recently starring in The Fifth Estate, – and doing both with quality, candor and Dr. Raymond Jones 12 Years a Slave and August: Osage integrity: this is what public broadcasting is County. Returning as Holmes’ loyal (and all about. This is the legacy of educational VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES MANAGER television. This is our promise to you, all Sharman Goode-Hurd 757.889.9379 longsuffering) aide, Dr. Watson, as Martin Freeman, also successful in the movies throughout the year. as Bilbo Baggins in both Hobbit films. AUDIENCE SERVICES | 757.889.9499 Happy 2014 – and happy viewing! Together, these two venture into the mind of Dimensions (ISSN 1047-5532. Publication No. the madman, Moriarty, and more – keeping 190-200. us on the edge of our seats for eight episodes. Copyright 2004) is published monthly by the Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association, But that’s not all this first month of 2014 Inc., a non-profit corporation, licensee of WHRO TV 15, Public Television, and 89.5 WHRV FM / 90.3 brings WHRO-TV viewers: on January 8th, WHRO FM, Public Radio. Distributed to WHRO Chasing Shackleton recreates legendary Irish members who contribute $48 or more annually. explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition. DIMENSIONS: 5200 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23508 Phone: Southside 757.889.9400; Peninsula 757.881.9476; Williamsburg 757.903.2302 BERT SCHMIDT FAX: 757.489.0007 E-MAIL: [email protected] President & Chief Executive Officer WEB: www.whro.org Periodicals postage is paid at Norfolk, VA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to DIMENSIONS, c/o WHRO, 5200 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23508. Locally owned by 19 regional school systems, Inside this issue WHRO is a public service institution of education, Letter to the Members.................................. 2 culture and citizenship utilizing its communication resources to serve and interact with the Hampton On the cover.................................................. 3 Roads community. TV Highlights........................................... 5,7 WHRO in Education................................... 9 CRC............................................................ 10 Radio Highlights........................................ 13 On the cover Downton returns January 5 f you’re not up to date on Downton Mary, she’s beautiful, rich, and Abbey, you might want to skip this widowed, which opens the doors to article. plenty of possibilities for her. And not just for her… I But if you’re one of the Downtonians who’ve been waiting (patiently or not so) for But enough said. The Crawleys the new season, here’s a teaser of what lies return on January 5th as ahead for Lady Mary and the rest: MASTERPIECE once more invites us inside Downton Abbey! Creator Julian Fellowes explains, “We start Season 4 six months after Matthew’s death, and we’ve got to the point, not obviously She’s baaaack! The Dowager’s nemesis, Tom Cullen as Lord Gillingham, an old where Mary has recovered or got over it in Martha Levinson, played in full glorious family friend of the Crawleys who visits the that way, but when it’s time for her to start vamp by the iconic Shirley MacLaine! family as a guest for a house party getting back into gear.” Actress Michelle There are several actors joining the Nigel Harman as Green, a valet Dockery, who plays Mary, says, “She’s barely cast to mix things up this year, notably left the house in six months and she finds it Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG award- Dame Harriet Walter as Lady Shackleton, very difficult to relate to, or have any sort of winner Paul Giamatti (John Adams, an old friend of the Dowager contact with the baby, because each time she Sideways, Cinderella Man.) He’ll looks at him, he reminds her of Matthew.” Joanna David in a guest role as the Duchess appear in the Season 4 finale, playing Look for help for Mary to come from of Yeovil Cora’s playboy brother Harold. unexpected places. Giamatti joins other new cast members, Julian Ovenden as aristocrat Charles Blake So things don’t stay dreary at Downton. The including: family is moving into the 1920s, and the Dame Kiri Te Kanawa as a guest who sings world is changing all around them. 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