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Thetest the Birth of the Atomic Age Trusted. Valued. Essential. JULY 2015 TheTest The Birth of the Atomic Age Atomic bomb test Vegas PBS A Message From the Management Team General Manager General Manager Tom Axtell Production Services Manager Kareem Hatcher Individual Giving Director Kelly McCarthy Business Manager Brandon Merrill Content Director Desert Meadows AHEC Cyndy Robbins mong the many concerns confronted in the recent legislative session Educational Media Services Director was the shortage of physicians and related medical services in Lee Solonche Southern Nevada. Nevada lawmakers secured funding for a medical Workforce Training & Economic Development Director school at UNLV that will begin to address this shortage. Debra Solt You might be surprised to learn that Vegas PBS is already working Corporate Partnerships Director Ato educate health care professionals through our Desert Meadows Area Health Bruce Spotleson Education Center (AHEC). Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Southern Nevada Public Television Board of Directors Executive Director Human Services provided funding through UNR to launch this program with three pri- Tom Axtell, Vegas PBS mary objectives: develop a pipeline of qualified local health care workers; provide con- President tinuing education training for licensed health professionals; and provide health and Lori Lea, AECIndustryPro.com wellness information for the communities we serve. Vice President Vegas PBS is uniquely qualified to meet these objectives by leveraging our PBS Bill Curran, Ballard Spahr, LLP health and wellness programing, extensive online adult education materials, and local Secretary and Co-Chair, Governmental Affairs Council video production capabilities. In our first year, we presented information on health Jennifer Schuricht, NV Energy careers to 2,600 high school science students and provided several workshops for pro- Treasurer and Chair, Planned Giving Council Mark Dreschler, Premier Trust of Nevada fessionals and caregivers on Providing Care for Patients with Dementia, Falls Prevention and Management, and Boosting Co-Chair, Governmental Affairs Council Dante Pistone, National Security Technologies, LLC Brain Power through Nutrition. …essential to Chair, Community Council The National Healthcareer Association national defense and Charlotte Hill, Carlisle Collection (NHA) certified our computer lab as a high “ CCSD Liaison to SNPT Board stakes exam center for Clinical Medical economic prosperity.” Carolyn Edwards, Clark County School District Trustee Assistants, Electronic Health Specialists, Board Members EKG Technicians, Medical Administration Assistants, Phlebotomy Assistants, and Nancy Brune, Guinn Center for Policy Priorities Patient Care Technicians. We also provide online courses for 27 Health Care Reggie Burton, RB Communications, LLC Occupational Certification programs including Advanced Hospital Coding, Pharmacy Cheryl Colbus, US Bank Mo Denis, Nevada State Senator Technician, Medical Transcription, Geriatric Aide, and Clinical Dental Assistant. Thalia Dondero, Community Volunteer Additional online continuing education programs such as Advanced Life Support, Dema Guinn, Community Volunteer Chronic Pain Management, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, or Sleep and Aging Sandi Herrera, Got Core Values! allow current health care providers to maintain their certifications. Albert Z. Kovacs, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP Nora Luna, Nathan Adelson Hospice In the last few months alone, Vegas PBS has presented dozens of informative tele- Marydean Martin, Marydean & Associates vision programs on brain health, yoga and personal exercise, improved diets, advances Barbara Molasky, Barbara Molasky and Associates in cancer research, treatment for video game addiction, Ebola, vaccinations, and John Restrepo, RCG Economics Parkinson’s disease. Irene Vogel, Community Volunteer President Eisenhower’s vision for educational television in the 1950s was focused Contact Vegas PBS with comments and suggestions: on reading, science and math education for children, and technology skills for adults. Vegas PBS & Southern Nevada Public Television 3050 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, Nevada 89121 He viewed both as essential to national defense and economic prosperity. While 702.799.1010 • Fax 702.799.2806 Sesame Street and other children’s programs are more celebrated, Vegas PBS has VegasPBS.org • email: [email protected] Vegas PBS Source, Volume No. 7, 2015 never abandoned its commitment to adult education. Our children’s TV and Internet programming relies on you, but our Desert Meadows AHEC programming is self-sus- Vegas PBS Source Editor Shauna Lemieux taining through grants and tuition. We look forward to working with all the medical schools serving our state, including UNR, UNLV, Touro and Roseman Universities, to Vegas PBS Source Art Director Anton Tielemans educate and support the health care professionals our community desperately needs. Tom Axtell This magazine is printed on recycled paper JULY 2015 5 July 2015 Contents Cover Story 8 Birth of the Atomic Age Vegas PBS offers new thought-provoking programs that explore the events that ushered in the dawn of the nuclear age. Departments 5 Message to Our Members Letter from General Manager Tom Axtell 12 Upcoming Member Events 20 Message from the Director of Content Features 10 Specials Ken Burns Showcase 13 Spotlight A Capitol Fourth 14 Science Think Wednesday 16 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke 8 17 Danube: Europe’s Amazon – From the Black Forest to the Black Sea 18 Nature A Force of Nature 19 The Arts Mockingbird, Miss Daisy and More! 32 Lucky Chow 33 Wild South America 34 More Trains Around North America 35 The Space Shuttle: Flying for Me 37 Vegas PBS Vme/Worldview/ 10 13 Jackpot! Spotlights Program Menu 21 Weekdays/Children’s Lineup 22 Primetime Programming 32 Weekend Daytime Programming 36 Vegas PBS Create Programmimg Vegas PBS Channels 38 Vegas PBS Sponsors 14 17 JULY 2015 7 COVER STORY The Birth of the Atomic Age Throughout the Month on Vegas PBS The year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the detonation of an atomic bomb over Hiroshima that served to end the fighting in the Pacific theater of World War II and was a profound turning point in human-kind’s his- tory. Vegas PBS offers new thought-provok- ing programs that explore the events that ushered in the dawn of the nuclear age. Las Vegas was a significant part of that story, now recounted in a locally produced special about the Nevada Test Site, which was at the forefront of atomic testing. 8 VEGAS PBS SOURCE Atomic test Norris, Sergei Khrushchev and others, along with men and women who helped build the weapons piece by piece. Audiences also hear from former Secretary of State George Shultz and Secretary of Defense William Perry who reveal how the bomb was viewed inside government circles. Those who have firsthand memories of seeing the first mushroom clouds fill the skies will share their stories as well. This groundbreaking film provides captivating insights through its masterfully restored footage and its assembly of voices who were there when the atomic age began. Uranium: Twisting the Dragon’s Tail Tuesday and Wednesday, July 28-29 at 10 p.m. Host and physicist Dr. Derek Muller unlocks the mysteries of uranium. Dr. Muller explains the fascinating details of Nagasaki, Japan uranium’s origins and longevity. Born from the collapse of a star, uranium has brought The Test hope, progress and destruction. It has revo- Thursday, July 23 at 8 p.m. lutionized society from medicine to warfare. From the Manhattan Project's top-secret It is an element that has profoundly shaped laboratories to the elaborate mannequin the past and altered our future and will “Doom Towns” of the Nevada Desert, this exist long after humans have left the Earth. local special follows the development of the Filmed on five continents, this two-hour atomic bomb during the mid-1900s, when program, produced by Emmy® Award-win- political stakes were high, but understand- ning filmmaker Sonya Pemberton, delivers a ing of nuclear capabilities and conse- gripping story of an ancient element’s foot- quences was low. The one-hour documen- print on the world. tary, produced by Vegas PBS’ Reggie NOVA: Nuclear Meltdown LaFrance, goes behind the scenes to visit Disaster those small communities that were affected Guard gate at Nevada Test Site by nuclear fallout and examines the conse- Wednesday, July 29 at 9 p.m. quences of being in Nevada’s atomic back The Bomb Four years ago, a devastating earthquake yard. The United States’ race to build the Tuesday, July 28 at 8 p.m. and tsunami triggered a disastrous melt- world's most powerful weapon and Nevada's This riveting documentary tells the story down at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crucial role in its testing is recalled by of the most destructive invention in human power plant. At the same time, just seven experts including former Nevada Senator history. It outlines how America developed miles away, the heroic efforts of plant oper- Richard Bryan, Congresswoman and author the nuclear bomb, how the weapon changed ators under the leadership of Naohiro of Bombs in The Backyard Dina Titus, the world and how it continues to loom Masuda saved a second plant, Fukushima Darwin Morgan of the U.S. Department of large in our lives. Through state-of-the-art Daini. Now, Masuda faces the daunting challenge of cleaning up Daiichi, where a Energy, and former employees of the transfer techniques that have turned recent- witches’ brew of radioactive groundwater Nevada Test Site now known as the
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