July 2005 PBS QUARTERLY PROGRAM TOPIC REPORT ------QPTR Category: Abortion ------NOLA Code: NOWD 000130C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/29/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
In a controversial reading of the state's statutory rape law, Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline has pushed to mandate reporting of any sexual activity of people under the age of 16 and subpoenaed medical records of abortion patients. Kline maintains he just wants to enforce the law and protect children, but critics charge that he's attacking a woman's right to an abortion and putting more kids at risk. NOW examines Kline's policies, which have made Kansas ground-zero for the reproductive rights debate in America. The report looks at both sides of the issue and at the implications for the nation.
------QPTR Category: Agriculture ------
NOLA Code: MLNH 008314C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/20/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:55 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Cultivating Controversy: Betty Ann Bowser provides a report on Minnesota farmers' differing opinions on the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
------QPTR Category: Alcohol, Drug Abuse ------
NOLA Code: MLNH 008318C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/26/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:15:45 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Jim Lehrer speaks with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales about the controversy surrounding the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's name, recent terrorist attacks in London and Egypt and the spread of methamphetamines in the United States.
------QPTR Category: American History/Biography ------NOLA Code: AMMS 000404C3 Series Title: American Masters Program Title: Satchmo Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/6/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary
The name, personality and music of Louis Armstrong are known throughout the world. This documentary examines Armstrong's life-A fascinating study of poverty and success-and offers insights into the struggles faced by a black genius in a white culture. The story of Louis Armstrong is an intriguing study of interplay of culture and personality in the creative process.
NOLA Code: AMMS 001501K2 Series Title: AMERICAN MASTERS Program Title: GOLDWYN Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/27/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary
Goldwyn's fascinating and complicated life reveals insights into his ambition and contribution to the golden era of film. Narrated by Dustin Hoffman.
NOLA Code: AMMS 001805K1 Series Title: American Masters Program Title: George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/13/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary
In an astonishing filmography - including the classics Alice Adams, Annie Oakley, Swing Time, Gunga Din, Woman of the Year, A Place in the Sun, Shane, Giant, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Greatest Story Ever Told - George Stevens was director to everyone from Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy to Cary Grant, Alan Ladd, Elizabeth Taylor and Warren Beatty. His career began in the early 1920s as a Laurel and Hardy cameraman; he ultimately reigned as one of the most respected directors of all time. Always choosing quality over quantity, there is a timeless power to his work, equally meticulous whether it's the intricate footwork of Fred Astaire or the horrors of World War II - the landing at Normandy, the liberation of Paris, Allied troops arriving at Dachau - the only existing color footage of these events. This eloquent, evocative and entertaining biography of the famed producer-director was made by George Stevens Jr. with all the intimacy and insight of a son and protege, thoroughly exploring George Stevens the filmmaker and lovingly paying tribute to George Stevens the father, who died in 1975.
NOLA Code: AMMS 001806K1 Series Title: American Masters Program Title: Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/20/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
In the late 1950s, a shy Chicago accountant who was trying to pick up some extra cash began doing local radio sketches. By 1960, The Button-Down Mind - recorded before he even stepped onto the stand-up circuit - hit gold as Album of the Year and won a Grammy for Best New Artist. Engaging the average guy in all of us, Bland Bob's deadpan and mildly nervous humor, exemplified in "The Driving Instructor," helped spearhead the explosion in American comedy - at clubs, on records and television variety shows - and by permanently pushing the boundaries of the sitcom genre. "The Bob Newhart Show" and, later, "Newhart," portraying the quintessential sane man caught in a world of zany characters gone mad, were among the most popular viewing staples throughout the 70s and 80s. Newhart still performs up to 40 stand-up dates a year and was recognized with a 2004 Emmy nomination for his first dramatic role on "ER." With a legacy particularly familiar today in the routines of Jerry Seinfeld and Ellen DeGeneres, his appeal was always seminal: Richard Pryor once bragged, "The first album I ever stole was Bob Newhart's!"
NOLA Code: COSE 011131C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/4/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
An encore presentation of "1776" author David McCullough.
NOLA Code: COSE 011140C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/15/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Vince Vaughn, Actor, talks about his new movie, "Wedding Crashers." Stanley Crouch, Author, discusses his book, "The Artificial White Man: Essays On Authenticity." Christopher Hitchens, Author, "Thomas Jefferson: Author of America."
NOLA Code: HIDE 000301K2 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/2/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:52:09 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
The Spirit of St. Louis - Two brothers from Parsippany, New Jersey, grew up listening to their uncle's claim that he built the engine for the Spirit of St. Louis - the plane made famous by Charles Lindbergh's historic nonstop flight across the Atlantic. A letter addressed to the uncle from the Wright Aeronautical Corporation in 1927 thanks him for his "enthusiasm and outstanding cooperation" following "Captain Lindbergh's recent achievement," but makes no direct mention of his role in the event. The family legend leads HISTORY DETECTIVES to uncover the forgotten history of Lucky Lindy's legendary flight.
NOLA Code: HIDE 000302W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/11/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:52:16 Format: Documentary
Black Star Line Stock Certificates - A North Carolina woman recently found two Black Star Line stock certificates that had been purchased by her great grandfather in 1919. She didn't know the significance of the documents, but what looked like a Marcus Garvey signature on the papers saved them from the trashcan. Garvey founded the steamship company through his United Negro Improvement Association in 1919. Could this document be a rare artifact from Garvey's heyday? HISTORY DETECTIVES takes a closer look at this controversial and enigmatic figure who fought for economic self-reliance and political self- determination for African Americans. Mickey Mouse's Origin - Popular history has it that Mickey Mouse was born from a drawing sketched on a napkin by Walt Disney during a train ride from New York to Los Angeles in 1928. Mickey Mouse became the biggest fictional character moneymaker in the world, bringing in over $5.8 billion annually. A San Francisco toy collector, however, believes his small mouse figurine may turn the legend of Mickey on its ears. With a red label on its chest that reads "Micky" and a patent label on the bottom of one foot that says "Pat. Aug. 17, 1926," the figure appears to have been produced two years before Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse. HISTORY DETECTIVES traces the ancestry of America's most famous mouse and sheds light on some of the earliest bare-knuckle business fights in the toy industry.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008311C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/15/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:05:16 Format: News
Essay: Nostalgia Trip Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming considers America's "Golden Oldies."
NOLA Code: OMTP 000000K1 Series Title: On Stage at The Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize (2002) Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/20/2005 8:30:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Event Coverage
This program salutes the 2002 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor recipient and one of the country's most beloved comedians, Bob Newhart. The 90-minute special features an all-star cast of comedic greats paying tribute to Newhart. Taped before an audience on October 29 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, the celebration ceremony features comic and musical performances as well as classic film and television clips.
------QPTR Category: Arts ------NOLA Code: AMMS 000404C3 Series Title: American Masters Program Title: Satchmo Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/6/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary
The name, personality and music of Louis Armstrong are known throughout the world. This documentary examines Armstrong's life-A fascinating study of poverty and success-and offers insights into the struggles faced by a black genius in a white culture. The story of Louis Armstrong is an intriguing study of interplay of culture and personality in the creative process.
NOLA Code: AMMS 001501K2 Series Title: AMERICAN MASTERS Program Title: GOLDWYN Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/27/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary
Goldwyn's fascinating and complicated life reveals insights into his ambition and contribution to the golden era of film. Narrated by Dustin Hoffman.
NOLA Code: AMMS 001805K1 Series Title: American Masters Program Title: George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/13/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary
In an astonishing filmography - including the classics Alice Adams, Annie Oakley, Swing Time, Gunga Din, Woman of the Year, A Place in the Sun, Shane, Giant, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Greatest Story Ever Told - George Stevens was director to everyone from Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy to Cary Grant, Alan Ladd, Elizabeth Taylor and Warren Beatty. His career began in the early 1920s as a Laurel and Hardy cameraman; he ultimately reigned as one of the most respected directors of all time. Always choosing quality over quantity, there is a timeless power to his work, equally meticulous whether it's the intricate footwork of Fred Astaire or the horrors of World War II - the landing at Normandy, the liberation of Paris, Allied troops arriving at Dachau - the only existing color footage of these events. This eloquent, evocative and entertaining biography of the famed producer-director was made by George Stevens Jr. with all the intimacy and insight of a son and protege, thoroughly exploring George Stevens the filmmaker and lovingly paying tribute to George Stevens the father, who died in 1975.
NOLA Code: AMMS 001806K1 Series Title: American Masters Program Title: Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/20/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
In the late 1950s, a shy Chicago accountant who was trying to pick up some extra cash began doing local radio sketches. By 1960, The Button-Down Mind - recorded before he even stepped onto the stand-up circuit - hit gold as Album of the Year and won a Grammy for Best New Artist. Engaging the average guy in all of us, Bland Bob's deadpan and mildly nervous humor, exemplified in "The Driving Instructor," helped spearhead the explosion in American comedy - at clubs, on records and television variety shows - and by permanently pushing the boundaries of the sitcom genre. "The Bob Newhart Show" and, later, "Newhart," portraying the quintessential sane man caught in a world of zany characters gone mad, were among the most popular viewing staples throughout the 70s and 80s. Newhart still performs up to 40 stand-up dates a year and was recognized with a 2004 Emmy nomination for his first dramatic role on "ER." With a legacy particularly familiar today in the routines of Jerry Seinfeld and Ellen DeGeneres, his appeal was always seminal: Richard Pryor once bragged, "The first album I ever stole was Bob Newhart's!"
NOLA Code: COSE 011131C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/4/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
An encore presentation of "1776" author David McCullough.
NOLA Code: COSE 011136C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/11/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Petros Molyviatis, Foreign Minister, Greece, discusses the terrorism attacks in London. Also, A Discussion about Europe and terrorism with: Louise Richardson, Executive Dean, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University and Martha Raddatz, National Security Correspondent, ABC News. A Conversation about art with Steve Wynn, Chairman & CEO, Wynn Resorts.
NOLA Code: COSE 011137C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/12/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Michael Elliot, International Editor of Time Magazine, reports on the latest developments in the terrorist attacks in London. Terry Moran of ABC News and Richard Stevenson of The New York Times report on the Karl Rove controversy. Mark Zupan and filmmakers Dana Adam Shapiro and Henry-Alex Rubin talk about the film "Murderball."
NOLA Code: HIDE 000302W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/11/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:52:16 Format: Documentary
Black Star Line Stock Certificates - A North Carolina woman recently found two Black Star Line stock certificates that had been purchased by her great grandfather in 1919. She didn't know the significance of the documents, but what looked like a Marcus Garvey signature on the papers saved them from the trashcan. Garvey founded the steamship company through his United Negro Improvement Association in 1919. Could this document be a rare artifact from Garvey's heyday? HISTORY DETECTIVES takes a closer look at this controversial and enigmatic figure who fought for economic self-reliance and political self- determination for African Americans. Mickey Mouse's Origin - Popular history has it that Mickey Mouse was born from a drawing sketched on a napkin by Walt Disney during a train ride from New York to Los Angeles in 1928. Mickey Mouse became the biggest fictional character moneymaker in the world, bringing in over $5.8 billion annually. A San Francisco toy collector, however, believes his small mouse figurine may turn the legend of Mickey on its ears. With a red label on its chest that reads "Micky" and a patent label on the bottom of one foot that says "Pat. Aug. 17, 1926," the figure appears to have been produced two years before Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse. HISTORY DETECTIVES traces the ancestry of America's most famous mouse and sheds light on some of the earliest bare-knuckle business fights in the toy industry.
NOLA Code: HIDE 000303W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/18/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:52:04 Format: Documentary
Arthur Szyk's Earliest Cartoons - A Polish-American art collector in Southern California came across four striking drawings while browsing an online auction. He believes they bear a remarkable resemblance to the work of one of America's most influential political cartoonists, Arthur Szyk. HISTORY DETECTIVES investigates whether these drawings are some of the earliest known works of the man whose illustrations helped persuade America to fight the Nazis in World War II and whom Eleanor Roosevelt described as "a one-man army against Hitler." Professor Lowe's Hot Air Balloon - A collector from Midland, Michigan, may have purchased a fragment of American aviation history. At first glance, it's a simple piece of frayed material in a frame. But on the back of the frame are the words, "A piece of Prof. Lowe's Aeronautical balloon 'Enterprise'... after it was destroyed upon landing ... in 1862." Could this be an artifact from the dawn of American military airpower? HISTORY DETECTIVES reveals more about the ambitious and fascinating professor who launched the country's first aeronautic division by inflating his hot air balloon, the Enterprise, on the lawn of President Lincoln's White House.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008303C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/5/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:09 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Correspondent Jeffrey Brown looks at the groundbreaking for a new museum in Mississippi honoring the legendary B.B. King.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008311C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/15/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:05:16 Format: News
Essay: Nostalgia Trip Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming considers America's "Golden Oldies."
NOLA Code: NOWD 000126C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/1/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Spin cycle: Legendary graphic artist and marketer Milton Glaser on politics in wartime, what's the spin and what's the truth? A David Brancaccio interview.
NOLA Code: OMTP 000000K1 Series Title: On Stage at The Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize (2002) Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/20/2005 8:30:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Event Coverage
This program salutes the 2002 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor recipient and one of the country's most beloved comedians, Bob Newhart. The 90-minute special features an all-star cast of comedic greats paying tribute to Newhart. Taped before an audience on October 29 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, the celebration ceremony features comic and musical performances as well as classic film and television clips.
------QPTR Category: Business/Industry ------NOLA Code: COSE 011135C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/8/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Steve Wynn, founder and CEO of Wynn Resorts, on living a life of luxury in Las Vegas.
NOLA Code: COSE 011139C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/14/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
A discussion about the ongoing investigation in London with Emyr Jones Parry, UK Ambassador to the United Nations; A panel discussion about Chinese investment in American business; Owen Wilson on "The Wedding Crashers."
NOLA Code: COSE 011146C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/25/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Olivier Roy, National Center For Scientific Research, Paris, discuss Islamic terrorism. Also Peter Thiel, Founder & President, Clarium Capital Management Founder / Former Chairman & CEO, PayPal.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008303C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/5/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:03:53 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming reflects on women's struggles in the workforce.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008310C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/14/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:13:21 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Kwame Holman reports on the sentencing of former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers, who received 25 years in jail Wednesday for committing corporate fraud. The federal judge ordered Ebbers to report to prison on Oct. 12. Then, Jim Lehrer leads a discussion on the recent string of high profile corporate crime trials with Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, associate dean of executive programs at the Yale School of Management, and Jacob Frenkel, a former federal prosecutor and attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008316C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/22/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:04:42 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Essayist Richard Rodriguez considers the North American Free Trade Agreement.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008317C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/25/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:14:03 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Service Employees International Union announced Monday that they are withdrawing from labor union federation AFL-CIO. Gwen Ifill talks with Anna Berger, chairwoman of the Change to Win Coalition and treasurer of the Service Employees International Union, about the decision of several major unions to split from the AFL-CIO. Then, Ifill speaks with Harold Schaitberger, president of the International Association of Fire Fighters, to get the AFL-CIO's view of the growing rift.
Suarez discusses the use of bribes in the radio industry with Chris Sterling, professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025075K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/1/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Resigns; "China's Century of Change"-Part 5: China Is Banking On Help Beyond Its Borders; Second Quarter Profit Predictions; Market Monitor- John Hughes, President of Quantum Capital Management; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025085K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/15/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Wall Street Gets A Charge Out of GE; New Recipe For Marketing Healthy Foods; Hip Hop's New Financial Musical Message; Market Monitor-Frank Cochrane of Investment Timing Consultants; Last Word-The Return of Harry Potter Mania; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats
NOLA Code: NBRT 025090K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/22/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Google Stock...No Go or Go Go?; President Bush Calls On His Mom For Backup In Selling His Social Security Plan; Market Monitor-Michael O`Higgins, president of O`Higgins Asset Management; Commentary-How Best To Test The Financial Waters; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats
------QPTR Category: Community Politics, Government ------
NOLA Code: MLNH 008304C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/6/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:45 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who recently reached an agreement with legislative leaders over the state's budget but whose approval rating still continues to slide.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000130C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/29/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
In a controversial reading of the state's statutory rape law, Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline has pushed to mandate reporting of any sexual activity of people under the age of 16 and subpoenaed medical records of abortion patients. Kline maintains he just wants to enforce the law and protect children, but critics charge that he's attacking a woman's right to an abortion and putting more kids at risk. NOW examines Kline's policies, which have made Kansas ground-zero for the reproductive rights debate in America. The report looks at both sides of the issue and at the implications for the nation.
------QPTR Category: Consumerism ------NOLA Code: NBRT 025075K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/1/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Resigns; "China's Century of Change"-Part 5: China Is Banking On Help Beyond Its Borders; Second Quarter Profit Predictions; Market Monitor- John Hughes, President of Quantum Capital Management; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025087K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/19/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Infotel's 16% Jump Isn't High Enough For Wall Street; Scott Kessler of Standard & Poor`s On IBM & HP; Hewlett-Packard Is Thinking Pink To Get The Green; Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan Prepares To Face Congress; Commentary: The Workplace's Role In Our Expanding Waistlines; Last Word: Flexible Schedules Firms Up The Bottom Line; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats
NOLA Code: NBRT 025088K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/20/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
GM Earnings Has Investors Shifting Into Sell Mode; Kraft & Altria Also Have Big Earnings News; Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Says Interest Rates Will Rise But Inflation Will Remain In Check; Rising Fuel Prices Still Causing Turbulence For The Airline Industry; Judge John Roberts Gets The Supreme Nod From President Bush; "Money File"-The Early Savings Bird Gets A Plumper Retirement Worm; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats
NOLA Code: NBRT 025094K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/28/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Daimler/Chrysler's CEO, Juergen Schrempp Is Ready To Retire; Oil Prices Fueling Positive Earnings Reports For Oil Companies; One On One With AutoNation Chairman and CEO Michael Jackson; Energy & Transportation Bills Power Their Way Through The Hill; eBay Going, Going, Strong After 10 Years; Commentary: Corporate Threat Assessment; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats
------QPTR Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement ------NOLA Code: COSE 011130C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/1/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Guest David Boies, attorney, comments on the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and Ralph Neas and Jay Sekulow discuss opposing opinions about the impact of choosing her successor. Nina Totenberg, Charles Lane, and Jeffrey Rosen talk about the potential Senate opposition to Supreme Court candidates.
NOLA Code: COSE 011138C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/13/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister & Finance Minister, Republic of Singapore, talks about the changes in Asia. Kenneth Roth, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch and John Yoo, University of California, Berkeley, discuss the implications of using torture.
NOLA Code: COSE 011147C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/26/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Reid Weingarten, attorney for the recently convicted Bernie Ebbers, talks about what went wrong with the case. Also, filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai discusses his latest film, "2046."
NOLA Code: MLNH 008304C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/6/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:14:24 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
A federal judge on Wednesday jailed New York Times reporter Judith Miller for refusing to testify in a CIA leak probe, while Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper agreed to speak to a grand jury about his source. Media correspondent Terence Smith speaks with Steve Chapman, columnist and editorial writer for the Chicago Tribune, and Bill Keller, executive editor of the New York Times, about the sentencing.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008310C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/14/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:13:21 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Kwame Holman reports on the sentencing of former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers, who received 25 years in jail Wednesday for committing corporate fraud. The federal judge ordered Ebbers to report to prison on Oct. 12. Then, Jim Lehrer leads a discussion on the recent string of high profile corporate crime trials with Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, associate dean of executive programs at the Yale School of Management, and Jacob Frenkel, a former federal prosecutor and attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008319C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/27/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Kwame Holman reports on Wednesday's Senate debate on a bill to protect the gun industry from potential lawsuits over misuse of its weapons.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004501C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/1/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Washington Week brings together top reporters to contemplate changes ahead for the Supreme Court.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004502C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/8/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Dozens were killed in Thursday's bombing in London. Who is responsible for the attack? What influence may it have on the global war on terror? Battle over the Supreme Court vacancy heats up. How are advocacy groups responding?
------QPTR Category: Culture ------
NOLA Code: HIDE 000302W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/11/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:52:16 Format: Documentary
Black Star Line Stock Certificates - A North Carolina woman recently found two Black Star Line stock certificates that had been purchased by her great grandfather in 1919. She didn't know the significance of the documents, but what looked like a Marcus Garvey signature on the papers saved them from the trashcan. Garvey founded the steamship company through his United Negro Improvement Association in 1919. Could this document be a rare artifact from Garvey's heyday? HISTORY DETECTIVES takes a closer look at this controversial and enigmatic figure who fought for economic self-reliance and political self- determination for African Americans. Mickey Mouse's Origin - Popular history has it that Mickey Mouse was born from a drawing sketched on a napkin by Walt Disney during a train ride from New York to Los Angeles in 1928. Mickey Mouse became the biggest fictional character moneymaker in the world, bringing in over $5.8 billion annually. A San Francisco toy collector, however, believes his small mouse figurine may turn the legend of Mickey on its ears. With a red label on its chest that reads "Micky" and a patent label on the bottom of one foot that says "Pat. Aug. 17, 1926," the figure appears to have been produced two years before Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse. HISTORY DETECTIVES traces the ancestry of America's most famous mouse and sheds light on some of the earliest bare-knuckle business fights in the toy industry.
NOLA Code: HIDE 000304W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/25/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:51:53 Format: Magazine
America's favorite team of super sleuths is back for another season. Wesley Cowan, independent appraiser and auctioneer; Gwendolyn Wright, professor of architecture, Columbia University; Elyse Luray, an independent appraiser and expert in art history; and Tukufu Zuberi, professor of sociology and the director of the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania are once again investigating the homes, possessions and family histories of curious contributors from around the country. Using the latest investigative technology, the team of experts continues to uncover surprising facts about our nation's history.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008303C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/5/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:09 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Correspondent Jeffrey Brown looks at the groundbreaking for a new museum in Mississippi honoring the legendary B.B. King.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008312C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/18/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:57 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
The sixth installment of the J.K. Rowling's series about Harry Potter was released over the weekend and the book has reportedly sold over 9 million copies in its first day. Ray Suarez speaks with Julia Keller, cultural critic for the Chicago Tribune, and Michael Gorman, president of the American Library Association, about the Harry Potter phenomenon.
------QPTR Category: Culture/Arts* ------NOLA Code: NYWK 001513K2 Series Title: The New Yankee Workshop Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/2/2005 1:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Demonstration/Instructional
You can find Norm using hand tools in The New Yankee Workshop, but we are not proud of the way they are stored. That's about to change when Norm builds a woodworker's hanging tool chest. But it won't be like the one he finds in a private collection in Wisconsin. There he discovers one of the most magnificent examples of a wall mounted tool chest ever made, so impressive in fact, that it has been displayed in the Smithsonian Museum. Returning to the shop, Norm builds his version of a hanging storage chest for the hand tools he regularly uses.
------QPTR Category: Economy ------
NOLA Code: COSE 011133C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/6/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner discuss their book, "Freakonomics." Francis Fukuyama discusses U.S. foreign policy.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008315C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/21/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:53 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
The Chinese government announced Thursday that it will no longer link its currency, the yuan, to the U.S. dollar and move to a more flexible exchange system. Ray Suarez leads a discussion on China's decision with Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at Global Insight, and Peter Morici, business professor at the University of Maryland.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008316C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/22/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:04:42 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Essayist Richard Rodriguez considers the North American Free Trade Agreement.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008319C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/27/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Ray Suarez looks at the debate over the Central American Free Trade Agreement with John Murphy, vice president of Western Hemisphere affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizens' Global Trade Watch.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008319C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/27/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
President Bush visited Capitol Hill Wednesday to urge lawmakers to pass the Central American Free Trade Agreement, which some legislators fear will threaten jobs.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025075K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/1/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Resigns; "China's Century of Change"-Part 5: China Is Banking On Help Beyond Its Borders; Second Quarter Profit Predictions; Market Monitor- John Hughes, President of Quantum Capital Management; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025086K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/18/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Citigroup Misses The Mark & Drags The Dow Down; The Economics of A U.S./India Business Alliance; Commentary: Africa Needs To Do Its Part To Save Itself; Last Word-Harry Potter's Magical Sales Spell; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats
NOLA Code: NBRT 025092K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/26/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Amazon, Verizon, & Dupont Report 2nd Quarter Earnings; SEC Nominee Christopher Cox Goes To Capital Hill; "Home Run"-Part 2: Interest Only Interest; "Commentary"-Should The U.S. Feel Insecure About CNOOC-UNICAL; "Last Word"- Mars' Prescription for Chocolate Meds; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats
NOLA Code: NEHE 000103K1 Series Title: The New Heroes Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/12/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
Episode three introduces viewers to Muhammad Yunus, known as the "banker to the poor," and one of the fathers of the concept of social entrepreneurism. With the simple but powerful realization that the poor need to be able to borrow money more than the rich do, Yunus founded Grameen Bank, which has today provided $3.8 billion in loans to 2.4 million families in Bangladesh and inspired similar credit operations in 100 countries. Leveraging the traditional craft of women in Rio de Janeiro, Maria Teresa "Tete" Leal founded a sewing cooperative called Coopa-Roca that produces high-quality, high-style clothes while maintaining fair labor practices for the women. Less glamorous as an occupation, but critically important, garbage collection is often a neglected service among the poor. In Peru, Albina Ruiz worried about the health impact of living in the filth of uncollected waste. Creating a micro-enterprise to do the job that the government was ignoring, Ruiz now has projects in 20 cities that provide garbage collection for over three million residents and employ 150 people. Creating businesses that break the cycle of poverty is the genius of social entrepreneurs.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000127C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/8/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
With the U.S. government projecting a $426 billion deficit this year, critics are blaming some of the red ink on the Medicare prescription drug benefit, which President Bush signed into law in December 2003. In 2004, when NOW first reported on the story, the original cost of the bill had ballooned from $400 billion to $534 billion. Where does it stand today? NOW looks at what the Medicare law is costing America. A new wave of bombings across London this week has some asking new questions about those detained in the war on terror. NOW takes a look at the latest on the controversy surrounding the government's hard line on the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Amnesty International has called the camp "the gulag of our times," and a growing number of critics - including some key conservatives -- say the detention of more than 500 terror suspects there may be doing America more harm than good. One of America's gleaming symbols of freedom and prosperity, Washington, DC is also home to one of the most impoverished and polluted neighborhoods in America. Two years ago, NOW traveled to this neighborhood along the banks of the Anacostia River to report on a non-profit group called the Earth Conservation Corps (ECC) that was transforming the lives of young people while teaching conservation. NOW returns for a poignant look at where those kids are today.
------QPTR Category: Education ------NOLA Code: COSE 011150C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/29/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Kim Clark, Dean, Harvard Business School, discusses his ten year post at the one of the nation's top business schools, and his faith and future endeavors.
NOLA Code: NEHE 000104K1 Series Title: The New Heroes Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/19/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
How do you provide an education for children whom society doesn't value? Inderjit Khurana, an Indian schoolteacher who took the train to work, could not help noticing the slum children who spent their days begging from train passengers instead of attending school. Her solution was to bring a school to the train platforms, where she could earn the trust of the children and introduce them to an education. Dina Abdel Wahab had never given much thought to the special needs of disabled children in Egypt until her son Ali was born with Down Syndrome. Well-educated and affluent, she was able to access services for Ali, but she determined that her son, and all pre-school age children in Egypt, deserved a quality introduction to education. She is on her way towards that goal. In Thai villages, girls have become a commodity. Highly valued in the prostitution industry, they become a source of income instead of being a financial burden on their families. Sompop Janktraka, a loving and determined man, has started a school for young girls to give them an education and options for their future.
------QPTR Category: Employment ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008317C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/25/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:14:03 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Service Employees International Union announced Monday that they are withdrawing from labor union federation AFL-CIO. Gwen Ifill talks with Anna Berger, chairwoman of the Change to Win Coalition and treasurer of the Service Employees International Union, about the decision of several major unions to split from the AFL-CIO. Then, Ifill speaks with Harold Schaitberger, president of the International Association of Fire Fighters, to get the AFL-CIO's view of the growing rift.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008319C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/27/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
President Bush visited Capitol Hill Wednesday to urge lawmakers to pass the Central American Free Trade Agreement, which some legislators fear will threaten jobs.
------QPTR Category: Energy ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008321C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/29/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:03:24 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Kwame Holman examines the final flurry of activity in Congress, including the passage of a new energy bill and highway spending bill Friday, as it prepares for the month-long August recess.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008321C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/29/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:13:56 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
The Senate passed a $14.5 billion energy bill Friday that includes tax breaks and other incentives to encourage increased domestic production of energy. Ray Suarez assesses the likely impact of the legislation with with Dena Wiggins, a member of the Secretary of Energy's Advisory Board, and Philip Clapp, president of the National Environmental Trust.
------QPTR Category: Environment/Nature/Geography ------
NOLA Code: FOWL 000105C2 Series Title: FORCES OF THE WILD: A "NATURE" MINISERIES Episode Title: PLAYING WITH FIRE Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/3/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary; Other
The natural forces of the planet are part science and part art -- their power both beautiful, but demanding of respect. To get a better understanding of the world we live in, scientists have been unraveling the mysteries of the planet for hundreds of years. This program looks at the techniques that have been developed to probe the forces of our planet, from hurricanes to earthquakes; the technology that provided the images for the "Forces of the Wild" series; and a new theory that looks at the planet as a living organism that links all of its inhabitants.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008303C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/5/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:16:36 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
President Bush headed to Europe Tuesday for a three-day meeting with other industrial nations to discuss international economic issues. One of the topics on the agenda is climate change. Betty Ann Bowser of the Science Unit reports on the science and politics of climate change. Then, Ray Suarez leads a discussion on the possible solutions to climate change with Myron Ebell, director of global warming policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and David Doniger, policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council's climate center.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008306C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/8/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
The Group of Eight summit concluded Friday with an agreement to increase aid to Africa, but no movement on reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Ray Suarez speaks with Susan Rice, senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, and Marian Tupy, assistant director of the Cato Institute's Project on Global Economic Liberty, about the developments at the G-8 summit.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008307C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/11/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:05:16 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Ray Suarez visits the National Zoo in Washington, where giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to a cub over the weekend.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008317C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/25/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:06:34 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
A team of scientists tracks storms in western Kansas' "Tornado Alley" in an effort to learn more about tornado formation and increase warning times. Tom Bearden of the NewsHour's Science Unit looks at the scientists' efforts.
NOLA Code: NAAT 002101C3 Series Title: Nature Program Title: Hippo Beach Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/17/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
A year in the life of the Luangwa River in Zambia, seen through the eyes of a hippo family. The film follows the fortunes of a "pod" of hippos, featuring a baby hippo, his mother and his father--the dominant bull and master of "hippo beach." A definitive look at hippos in the wild.
NOLA Code: NAAT 002105C3 Series Title: Nature Program Title: Cloud's Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/10/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:49:58 Format: Documentary
"Cloud's Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns"--In this sequel to "Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies," filmmaker Ginger Kathrens continues to chronicle the lives of a band of horses living wild and free in the mountains of Montana. Cloud is now father to Bolder, a stallion in the making, but all the horses must face the obstacles of a Bureau of Land Management round-up, the unpredictable fires of the American West and the harsh weather.
NOLA Code: NAAT 002108C3 Series Title: Nature Program Title: The Real Macaw Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/24/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:51:34 Format: Documentary
Playful, intelligent, beautiful macaws are loved the world over. But as the pet trade flourishes and their habitats are destroyed, their future in the wild is bleak. In a twist of fate, their survival may depend on the very same poachers who brought them to the brink of extinction.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000128C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/15/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Chemical inaction: Almost four years after 9/11, America's chemical plants are still vulnerable to a deadly attack. NOW reports in FORMULA FOR DISASTER? Chemical solution: Former Governor and EPA head CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN with an insider's perspective on what can be done to make chemical plants safer. A David Brancaccio interview.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000129C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/22/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Magazine; News
Is the Bush administration suppressing hard science on the environment to further its political agenda in policy areas like global warming? NOW's Michele Mitchell investigates allegations that a former energy industry lobbyist was rewriting scientific findings to support the political priorities of the White House.
------QPTR Category: Health/Health Care ------
NOLA Code: MLNH 008321C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/29/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:32 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Friday he would back broader federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, a split from President Bush's stance on the subject. Health Correspondent Susan Dentzer looks at the latest developments in the controversial field of stem cell research.
NOLA Code: NEHE 000104K1 Series Title: The New Heroes Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/19/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
How do you provide an education for children whom society doesn't value? Inderjit Khurana, an Indian schoolteacher who took the train to work, could not help noticing the slum children who spent their days begging from train passengers instead of attending school. Her solution was to bring a school to the train platforms, where she could earn the trust of the children and introduce them to an education. Dina Abdel Wahab had never given much thought to the special needs of disabled children in Egypt until her son Ali was born with Down Syndrome. Well-educated and affluent, she was able to access services for Ali, but she determined that her son, and all pre-school age children in Egypt, deserved a quality introduction to education. She is on her way towards that goal. In Thai villages, girls have become a commodity. Highly valued in the prostitution industry, they become a source of income instead of being a financial burden on their families. Sompop Janktraka, a loving and determined man, has started a school for young girls to give them an education and options for their future.
NOLA Code: NOVA 003106K3 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Life and Death in the War Zone Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/5/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
NOVA's team spent weeks living day and night with the doctors, surgeons, and military staff of the 21st Combat Support Hospital in Iraq. The film follows the daily drama of life and death in a tented hospital in the deserts north of Baghdad. Building a state-of-the-art hospital in the dust and heat is a remarkable achievement, but it represents only the start of the difficulties faced by the doctors and nurses of the 21st CSH. Relief at the lack of military casualties is soon replaced by high drama and difficult ethical decisions as Iraqi victims arrive, many of them children with horrific injuries caused by unexploded weapons. NOVA shows how innovations in battlefield medicine have transformed the survival prospects of such casualties, and provides an intimate story of the struggle for survival in a combat hospital.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000127C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/8/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
With the U.S. government projecting a $426 billion deficit this year, critics are blaming some of the red ink on the Medicare prescription drug benefit, which President Bush signed into law in December 2003. In 2004, when NOW first reported on the story, the original cost of the bill had ballooned from $400 billion to $534 billion. Where does it stand today? NOW looks at what the Medicare law is costing America. A new wave of bombings across London this week has some asking new questions about those detained in the war on terror. NOW takes a look at the latest on the controversy surrounding the government's hard line on the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Amnesty International has called the camp "the gulag of our times," and a growing number of critics - including some key conservatives -- say the detention of more than 500 terror suspects there may be doing America more harm than good. One of America's gleaming symbols of freedom and prosperity, Washington, DC is also home to one of the most impoverished and polluted neighborhoods in America. Two years ago, NOW traveled to this neighborhood along the banks of the Anacostia River to report on a non-profit group called the Earth Conservation Corps (ECC) that was transforming the lives of young people while teaching conservation. NOW returns for a poignant look at where those kids are today.
------QPTR Category: Homosexuality ------NOLA Code: COSE 011142C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/19/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
A discussion on John Roberts with Laurence Tribe and Charles Fried, Harvard Law School, William Barr, Former Attorney General, Ralph Neas, President and CEO, People for the American Way, Tom Fitton, President, Judicial Watch. Also, Larry Kramer, Activist and Author, and his book, "The Tragedy of Today's Gays."
------QPTR Category: Media ------
NOLA Code: COSE 011134C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/7/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
From London, coverage of the explosions in that city with Rod Nordland of Newsweek. Also, Bob Woodward from The Washington Post and author of "The Secret Man."
NOLA Code: COSE 011141C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/18/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
A discussion about the CIA leak case with Matthew Cooper of Time Magazine, and Richard Keil and William Roberts of Bloomberg News; Francine Du Plessix Gray, author, "Them: A Memoir of Parents."
NOLA Code: MLNH 008304C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/6/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:14:24 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
A federal judge on Wednesday jailed New York Times reporter Judith Miller for refusing to testify in a CIA leak probe, while Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper agreed to speak to a grand jury about his source. Media correspondent Terence Smith speaks with Steve Chapman, columnist and editorial writer for the Chicago Tribune, and Bill Keller, executive editor of the New York Times, about the sentencing.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008307C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/11/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:06:32 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
A Senate hearing on funding for public broadcasting was held Monday, renewing the debate over the nature of public broadcasting. Terence Smith reports on the subcommittee hearing.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004503C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/15/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
What was Karl Rove's role in the leaking of a CIA agent's name to reporters? Will the next Supreme Court justice come from outside the roster of sitting judges? Is there any truth to a British memo on plans to bring more than half of coalition troops home from Iraq within a year?
NOLA Code: WWIR 004504C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/22/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
A closer look at the selection of federal appellate judge John G. Roberts Jr. to serve on the Supreme Court. A tribute to Paul Duke, long-time moderator of this program, who died Monday of acute leukemia.
------QPTR Category: Minorities/Civil Rights ------
NOLA Code: AMMS 000404C3 Series Title: American Masters Program Title: Satchmo Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/6/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary
The name, personality and music of Louis Armstrong are known throughout the world. This documentary examines Armstrong's life-A fascinating study of poverty and success-and offers insights into the struggles faced by a black genius in a white culture. The story of Louis Armstrong is an intriguing study of interplay of culture and personality in the creative process.
NOLA Code: COSE 011140C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/15/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Vince Vaughn, Actor, talks about his new movie, "Wedding Crashers." Stanley Crouch, Author, discusses his book, "The Artificial White Man: Essays On Authenticity." Christopher Hitchens, Author, "Thomas Jefferson: Author of America."
NOLA Code: HIDE 000302W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/11/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:52:16 Format: Documentary
Black Star Line Stock Certificates - A North Carolina woman recently found two Black Star Line stock certificates that had been purchased by her great grandfather in 1919. She didn't know the significance of the documents, but what looked like a Marcus Garvey signature on the papers saved them from the trashcan. Garvey founded the steamship company through his United Negro Improvement Association in 1919. Could this document be a rare artifact from Garvey's heyday? HISTORY DETECTIVES takes a closer look at this controversial and enigmatic figure who fought for economic self-reliance and political self- determination for African Americans. Mickey Mouse's Origin - Popular history has it that Mickey Mouse was born from a drawing sketched on a napkin by Walt Disney during a train ride from New York to Los Angeles in 1928. Mickey Mouse became the biggest fictional character moneymaker in the world, bringing in over $5.8 billion annually. A San Francisco toy collector, however, believes his small mouse figurine may turn the legend of Mickey on its ears. With a red label on its chest that reads "Micky" and a patent label on the bottom of one foot that says "Pat. Aug. 17, 1926," the figure appears to have been produced two years before Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse. HISTORY DETECTIVES traces the ancestry of America's most famous mouse and sheds light on some of the earliest bare-knuckle business fights in the toy industry.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008302C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/4/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:53 Format: News
Gwen Ifill speaks with Bruce Gordon, new president of the NAACP, about the changes to come with his leadership and his background in business before politics.
------QPTR Category: National Politics/Government ------NOLA Code: COSE 011130C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/1/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Guest David Boies, attorney, comments on the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and Ralph Neas and Jay Sekulow discuss opposing opinions about the impact of choosing her successor. Nina Totenberg, Charles Lane, and Jeffrey Rosen talk about the potential Senate opposition to Supreme Court candidates.
NOLA Code: COSE 011133C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/6/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner discuss their book, "Freakonomics." Francis Fukuyama discusses U.S. foreign policy.
NOLA Code: COSE 011148C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/27/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Two former national security advisor's, Brent Scowcroft and Samuel Berger, discuss the post war occupation and governmental transition in Iraq. Mark Halperin, political director, ABC News, Dan Balz, The Washington Post and Tom Vilsack, governor of Iowa, highlight the DLC summer meeting and discuss the aims of (D) Sen. Hillary Clinton.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008304C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/6/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:04 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Sens. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, join Gwen Ifill to discuss the upcoming confirmation battle over who should replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008308C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/12/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:21:00 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will step down from his position in September. Jim Lehrer speaks with Myers about his term as chairman. NOLA Code: MLNH 008314C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/20/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:13:09 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Supreme Court Choice: Supreme Court nominee John Roberts Jr. began meeting senators from both parties Wednesday. Kwame Holman reports on Roberts' first day as the nominee. Then, Ray Suarez speaks with Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune about Roberts' legal ideology and why President Bush selected him for the nomination.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000126C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/1/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Spin cycle: Legendary graphic artist and marketer Milton Glaser on politics in wartime, what's the spin and what's the truth? A David Brancaccio interview.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000127C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/8/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
With the U.S. government projecting a $426 billion deficit this year, critics are blaming some of the red ink on the Medicare prescription drug benefit, which President Bush signed into law in December 2003. In 2004, when NOW first reported on the story, the original cost of the bill had ballooned from $400 billion to $534 billion. Where does it stand today? NOW looks at what the Medicare law is costing America. A new wave of bombings across London this week has some asking new questions about those detained in the war on terror. NOW takes a look at the latest on the controversy surrounding the government's hard line on the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Amnesty International has called the camp "the gulag of our times," and a growing number of critics - including some key conservatives -- say the detention of more than 500 terror suspects there may be doing America more harm than good. One of America's gleaming symbols of freedom and prosperity, Washington, DC is also home to one of the most impoverished and polluted neighborhoods in America. Two years ago, NOW traveled to this neighborhood along the banks of the Anacostia River to report on a non-profit group called the Earth Conservation Corps (ECC) that was transforming the lives of young people while teaching conservation. NOW returns for a poignant look at where those kids are today.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000129C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/22/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Magazine; News
Is the Bush administration suppressing hard science on the environment to further its political agenda in policy areas like global warming? NOW's Michele Mitchell investigates allegations that a former energy industry lobbyist was rewriting scientific findings to support the political priorities of the White House.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004501C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/1/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Washington Week brings together top reporters to contemplate changes ahead for the Supreme Court.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004502C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/8/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Dozens were killed in Thursday's bombing in London. Who is responsible for the attack? What influence may it have on the global war on terror? Battle over the Supreme Court vacancy heats up. How are advocacy groups responding?
------QPTR Category: Nuclear Issues/WMD ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008318C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/26/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:01 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Mark Shapiro of Frontline/World reports on the case of a Pakistani businessman accused of trying to smuggle nuclear weapons triggers out of the United States.
------QPTR Category: Poverty/Hunger ------
NOLA Code: NOWD 000127C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/8/2005 8:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
With the U.S. government projecting a $426 billion deficit this year, critics are blaming some of the red ink on the Medicare prescription drug benefit, which President Bush signed into law in December 2003. In 2004, when NOW first reported on the story, the original cost of the bill had ballooned from $400 billion to $534 billion. Where does it stand today? NOW looks at what the Medicare law is costing America. A new wave of bombings across London this week has some asking new questions about those detained in the war on terror. NOW takes a look at the latest on the controversy surrounding the government's hard line on the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Amnesty International has called the camp "the gulag of our times," and a growing number of critics - including some key conservatives -- say the detention of more than 500 terror suspects there may be doing America more harm than good. One of America's gleaming symbols of freedom and prosperity, Washington, DC is also home to one of the most impoverished and polluted neighborhoods in America. Two years ago, NOW traveled to this neighborhood along the banks of the Anacostia River to report on a non-profit group called the Earth Conservation Corps (ECC) that was transforming the lives of young people while teaching conservation. NOW returns for a poignant look at where those kids are today.
------QPTR Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports ------
NOLA Code: COSE 011149C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/28/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Martin McGuinness, Chief Negotiator, Sinn Fein, discusses the IRA's decision to formally put an end to their use of violence; John F. Burns of The New York Times discusses the war in Iraq; Ignacio Figueras, champion polo player, on the sport of polo and being a model for Ralph Lauren's "Black Label."
NOLA Code: MLNH 008304C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/6/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:07:28 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
The International Olympic Committee early Wednesday chose London to host the 2012 Summer Games over Paris, the early favorite. Ian Williams of Independent Television News reports from Singapore. Then, Ray Suarez speaks with John Macaloon, professor of social sciences at the University of Chicago, about the Olympics bidding process.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008310C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/14/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:10 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston reports on how MIT is using cutting-edge technology to improve sports performances.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008317C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/25/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:07:13 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Lance Armstrong won his seventh -- and final -- Tour de France Sunday. Former cyclist and Outdoor Life Network commentator Paul Sherwen joins Ray Suarez to discuss Armstrong's last victory.
------QPTR Category: Religion/Ethics ------NOLA Code: COSE 011138C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/13/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister & Finance Minister, Republic of Singapore, talks about the changes in Asia. Kenneth Roth, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch and John Yoo, University of California, Berkeley, discuss the implications of using torture.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008321C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/29/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:32 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Friday he would back broader federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, a split from President Bush's stance on the subject. Health Correspondent Susan Dentzer looks at the latest developments in the controversial field of stem cell research.
------QPTR Category: Science/Technology ------NOLA Code: GUGS 000101W1 Series Title: Guns, Germs, and Steel: A National Geographic Presentation Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/11/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
The first episode proposes that a society's potential for advanced development was not determined by race or creed, or by time and experience, but by access to domesticated animals and cultivated plants.
NOLA Code: GUGS 000102W1 Series Title: Guns, Germs, and Steel: A National Geographic Presentation Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/18/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
The second episode explores the impact of weapons and disease in shaping the conquest of the New World.
NOLA Code: GUGS 000103W1 Series Title: Guns, Germs, and Steel: A National Geographic Presentation Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/25/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
The third episode examines the development and colonization of Africa by South Africans and Europeans, and explains why geography is still a factor in forming the divide between those with money and resources and those without.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008310C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/14/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:10 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston reports on how MIT is using cutting-edge technology to improve sports performances.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008318C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/26/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:06 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
NASA space shuttle Discovery launched successfully Tuesday; it is the first shuttle mission since the 2003 Columbia disaster. Gwen Ifill talks with Keith Cowing, editor of NASA Watch, about Discovery's launch.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008320C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/28/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:17:05 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
NASA announced Wednesday that future shuttle flights will be grounded because foam continues to peel off the fuel tank, potentially damaging the shuttle during liftoff. Ray Suarez leads a discussion on the future of the space shuttle program with Keith Cowing, editor of NASA Watch, and Alex Roland, professor of space history at Duke University.
NOLA Code: NOVA 003101W1 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: MARS Dead or Alive Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/12/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:49:59 Format: Documentary
In early January 2004, two spacecraft carrying identical robotic explorers will touch down on the surface of Mars. On that day, NOVA will present a special television event that climaxes with live coverage as NASA/JPL scientists await the first critical signals confirming that the rovers have landed safely. The show features a gripping behind-the-scenes glimpse of the design, testing, and launch of the mission. The engineers face a tense deadline as Mars approaches its closest rendezvous with Earth; they're stretched to the limit as parachutes rip, bolts fail, and airbags pop - everything that can go wrong does. Watch them apply all their ingenuity to overcome the technical hitches. Then join NOVA's exploration of the latest clues in the ultimate quest for signs of life on the mysterious red planet.
NOLA Code: NOVA 003201K2 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Welcome to Mars Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/19/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:49:54 Format: Documentary; News
On January 3, 2004, a tiny rover named Spirit crash-landed on the dusty surface of Mars and sent its first message home. The elation of the assembled scientists, as well as the behind-the-scenes engineering story leading up to the landing, was captured by NOVA in "Mars Dead or Alive." That elation is the starting point for this sequel, which follows the adventures of Spirit and Opportunity on the red planet. Once again, NOVA's producers enjoyed unprecedented access to the mission scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as they wrestled with the technical crises that soon beset the rovers. All goes well until Spirit suddenly falls silent and then, inexplicably, starts spewing gibberish. For three agonizing days, the engineers struggle to regain control of the unhinged rover before they finally solve the problem. Then Opportunity lands and sends back the image of an outcrop of bedrock just a few meters away. The rock turns out to be a crucial clue in the long quest to discover if there was once water and life on Mars. But the race to collect confirming data turns into an emotional rollercoaster for the engineers as they struggle to keep their earthly lives in synch with the longer day/night cycle of the red planet. "Welcome to Mars" presents a compelling inside story of triumph and technical ingenuity, full of scientific and human drama, with stunning fresh images from an alien world.
------QPTR Category: Sexuality ------NOLA Code: NOWD 000130C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/29/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
In a controversial reading of the state's statutory rape law, Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline has pushed to mandate reporting of any sexual activity of people under the age of 16 and subpoenaed medical records of abortion patients. Kline maintains he just wants to enforce the law and protect children, but critics charge that he's attacking a woman's right to an abortion and putting more kids at risk. NOW examines Kline's policies, which have made Kansas ground-zero for the reproductive rights debate in America. The report looks at both sides of the issue and at the implications for the nation.
------QPTR Category: Transportation ------NOLA Code: HIDE 000301K2 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/2/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:52:09 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
The Spirit of St. Louis - Two brothers from Parsippany, New Jersey, grew up listening to their uncle's claim that he built the engine for the Spirit of St. Louis - the plane made famous by Charles Lindbergh's historic nonstop flight across the Atlantic. A letter addressed to the uncle from the Wright Aeronautical Corporation in 1927 thanks him for his "enthusiasm and outstanding cooperation" following "Captain Lindbergh's recent achievement," but makes no direct mention of his role in the event. The family legend leads HISTORY DETECTIVES to uncover the forgotten history of Lucky Lindy's legendary flight.
NOLA Code: HIDE 000303W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/18/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:52:04 Format: Documentary
Arthur Szyk's Earliest Cartoons - A Polish-American art collector in Southern California came across four striking drawings while browsing an online auction. He believes they bear a remarkable resemblance to the work of one of America's most influential political cartoonists, Arthur Szyk. HISTORY DETECTIVES investigates whether these drawings are some of the earliest known works of the man whose illustrations helped persuade America to fight the Nazis in World War II and whom Eleanor Roosevelt described as "a one-man army against Hitler." Professor Lowe's Hot Air Balloon - A collector from Midland, Michigan, may have purchased a fragment of American aviation history. At first glance, it's a simple piece of frayed material in a frame. But on the back of the frame are the words, "A piece of Prof. Lowe's Aeronautical balloon 'Enterprise'... after it was destroyed upon landing ... in 1862." Could this be an artifact from the dawn of American military airpower? HISTORY DETECTIVES reveals more about the ambitious and fascinating professor who launched the country's first aeronautic division by inflating his hot air balloon, the Enterprise, on the lawn of President Lincoln's White House.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008305C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/7/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:09 Format: News
Margaret Warner takes a look at what measures are being taken to heighten security on U.S. public transportation systems in light of the London attacks with Asa Hutchinson, former undersecretary for border and transportation security with the Department of Homeland Security, and Jim Jordan, assistant general manager for public and operational safety at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
------QPTR Category: Urban Development, Urban Decay ------
NOLA Code: NOWD 000127C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/8/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
With the U.S. government projecting a $426 billion deficit this year, critics are blaming some of the red ink on the Medicare prescription drug benefit, which President Bush signed into law in December 2003. In 2004, when NOW first reported on the story, the original cost of the bill had ballooned from $400 billion to $534 billion. Where does it stand today? NOW looks at what the Medicare law is costing America. A new wave of bombings across London this week has some asking new questions about those detained in the war on terror. NOW takes a look at the latest on the controversy surrounding the government's hard line on the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Amnesty International has called the camp "the gulag of our times," and a growing number of critics - including some key conservatives -- say the detention of more than 500 terror suspects there may be doing America more harm than good. One of America's gleaming symbols of freedom and prosperity, Washington, DC is also home to one of the most impoverished and polluted neighborhoods in America. Two years ago, NOW traveled to this neighborhood along the banks of the Anacostia River to report on a non-profit group called the Earth Conservation Corps (ECC) that was transforming the lives of young people while teaching conservation. NOW returns for a poignant look at where those kids are today.
------QPTR Category: War/Veterans/National Security ------
NOLA Code: COSE 011132C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/5/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
A Discussion about Iraq with Gen. Jack Keane, Retired Vice Chief of Staff, US Army Member, Defense Policy Review Board, and Jennet Conant, Author, "109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos."
NOLA Code: COSE 011148C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 7/27/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Two former national security advisor's, Brent Scowcroft and Samuel Berger, discuss the post war occupation and governmental transition in Iraq. Mark Halperin, political director, ABC News, Dan Balz, The Washington Post and Tom Vilsack, governor of Iowa, highlight the DLC summer meeting and discuss the aims of (D) Sen. Hillary Clinton.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008305C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/7/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:00 Format: News
A group calling itself the al-Qaida Organization in Europe claimed responsibility for the train and bus attacks in London. Ray Suarez leads a discussion on who might be behind the bombings with Sara Daly, researcher at the Rand Corp., and Terence Taylor, president of the Washington office of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008308C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/12/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:21:00 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will step down from his position in September. Jim Lehrer speaks with Myers about his term as chairman.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008316C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/22/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:07:46 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
The day after four small explosions temporarily shut down London's transit system, British police Friday shot and killed a suspect inside a central London subway station. Simon Israel of Independent Television News reports from London. Then, correspondent Terence Smith speaks with Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock in London about the latest developments.
NOLA Code: NOVA 003106K3 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Life and Death in the War Zone Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/5/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
NOVA's team spent weeks living day and night with the doctors, surgeons, and military staff of the 21st Combat Support Hospital in Iraq. The film follows the daily drama of life and death in a tented hospital in the deserts north of Baghdad. Building a state-of-the-art hospital in the dust and heat is a remarkable achievement, but it represents only the start of the difficulties faced by the doctors and nurses of the 21st CSH. Relief at the lack of military casualties is soon replaced by high drama and difficult ethical decisions as Iraqi victims arrive, many of them children with horrific injuries caused by unexploded weapons. NOVA shows how innovations in battlefield medicine have transformed the survival prospects of such casualties, and provides an intimate story of the struggle for survival in a combat hospital.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000126C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/1/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Spin cycle: Legendary graphic artist and marketer Milton Glaser on politics in wartime, what's the spin and what's the truth? A David Brancaccio interview.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000127C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/8/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
With the U.S. government projecting a $426 billion deficit this year, critics are blaming some of the red ink on the Medicare prescription drug benefit, which President Bush signed into law in December 2003. In 2004, when NOW first reported on the story, the original cost of the bill had ballooned from $400 billion to $534 billion. Where does it stand today? NOW looks at what the Medicare law is costing America. A new wave of bombings across London this week has some asking new questions about those detained in the war on terror. NOW takes a look at the latest on the controversy surrounding the government's hard line on the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Amnesty International has called the camp "the gulag of our times," and a growing number of critics - including some key conservatives -- say the detention of more than 500 terror suspects there may be doing America more harm than good. One of America's gleaming symbols of freedom and prosperity, Washington, DC is also home to one of the most impoverished and polluted neighborhoods in America. Two years ago, NOW traveled to this neighborhood along the banks of the Anacostia River to report on a non-profit group called the Earth Conservation Corps (ECC) that was transforming the lives of young people while teaching conservation. NOW returns for a poignant look at where those kids are today.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004502C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/8/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Dozens were killed in Thursday's bombing in London. Who is responsible for the attack? What influence may it have on the global war on terror? Battle over the Supreme Court vacancy heats up. How are advocacy groups responding?
NOLA Code: WWIR 004503C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/15/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
What was Karl Rove's role in the leaking of a CIA agent's name to reporters? Will the next Supreme Court justice come from outside the roster of sitting judges? Is there any truth to a British memo on plans to bring more than half of coalition troops home from Iraq within a year?
------QPTR Category: Women ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008303C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/5/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:03:53 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming reflects on women's struggles in the workforce.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000130C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/29/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
In a controversial reading of the state's statutory rape law, Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline has pushed to mandate reporting of any sexual activity of people under the age of 16 and subpoenaed medical records of abortion patients. Kline maintains he just wants to enforce the law and protect children, but critics charge that he's attacking a woman's right to an abortion and putting more kids at risk. NOW examines Kline's policies, which have made Kansas ground-zero for the reproductive rights debate in America. The report looks at both sides of the issue and at the implications for the nation.
------QPTR Category: Youth ------
NOLA Code: ARUR 000122CH Series Title: ARTHUR Episode Title: D.W.'S SNOW MYSTERY/TEAM TROUBLE Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/5/2005 12:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Other
This animated series is based on Marc Brown's best-selling books about Arthur Read, an eight-year-old aardvark, his sister D.W., and their family and friends. Buster and Francine help search for D.W.'s missing snowball in "D.W.'s Snow Mystery." Buster, Francine and Arthur have trouble working together in "Team Trouble."
NOLA Code: ARUR 000123CH Series Title: ARTHUR Episode Title: BULLY FOR BINKY/MISFORTUNE TELLER Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/6/2005 12:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Other
This animated series is based on Marc Brown's best-selling books about Arthur Read, an eight-year-old aardvark, his sister D.W., and their family and friends. Sue Ellen teaches Binky a lesson in "Bully For Binky." The kids put too much faith in Prunella's 'Cootie Catcher' in "Misfortune Teller."
NOLA Code: ARUR 000124CH Series Title: ARTHUR Episode Title: ARTHUR'S TOOTH/D.W. GETS LOST Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/7/2005 12:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Other
This animated series is based on Marc Brown's best-selling books about Arthur Read, an eight-year-old aardvark, his sister D.W., and their family and friends. Arthur's the only kid in school that hasn't yet lost a tooth in "Arthur's Tooth." "D.W. Gets Lost" when she goes off on her own at the All-In- One Mart.
NOLA Code: CYBR 000402K2 Series Title: Cyberchase Episode Title: THE ICKY FACTOR Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/25/2005 4:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Other
Hacker cleverly removes the super-charged Electric Eel of Aquari-yum from its secret hideway to power up his mysterious new machine: the Transformatron. The kids and Digit must use the concept of factoring to solve the riddles that will help them stop Hacker from activating his latest creation. And just what sort of mysterious machine has Hacker invented? EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE: You can use rectangular patterns to find or test the factors of a number.
NOLA Code: CYBR 000403K1 Series Title: Cyberchase Episode Title: PENGUIN TEARS Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/26/2005 4:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Other
Hacker has located the second item he needs to activate his mysterious new machine: the Powerful Prism of Penguia, buried in the snowy, icy landscape of Cyberia. In trying to help the Penguin inhabitants stop Hacker, the kids and Digit find themselves trapped in an icy cave. They must master the principles of bouncing in order to escape. They succeed, and manage to stop Hacker from stealing the Prism. Or do they? EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE: Balls that bounce all follow a simple rule - 'angle in equals angle out' - that you can master to make balls go just where you want, bounce after bounce.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000130C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 7/29/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
In a controversial reading of the state's statutory rape law, Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline has pushed to mandate reporting of any sexual activity of people under the age of 16 and subpoenaed medical records of abortion patients. Kline maintains he just wants to enforce the law and protect children, but critics charge that he's attacking a woman's right to an abortion and putting more kids at risk. NOW examines Kline's policies, which have made Kansas ground-zero for the reproductive rights debate in America. The report looks at both sides of the issue and at the implications for the nation.
August 2005 PBS QUARTERLY PROGRAM TOPIC REPORT ------QPTR Category: Abortion ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008330M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/11/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:32:05 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Opponents of John Roberts aired an ad Wednesday labeling him a supporter of violent actions against abortion clinics. Kwame Holman looks at what Supreme Court nominee John Roberts said in interviews on the NewsHour about abortion, affirmative action and several Supreme Court cases. Then, Margaret Warner talks with Douglass Kmiec, professor of constitutional law at Pepperdine University, and professor Peter Rubin from Georgetown University about Robert's judicial philosophy.
------QPTR Category: Aging ------NOLA Code: COSE 011153C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/3/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
A report from Baghdad with Edward Wong: The New York Times; Ray Kurzweil, Inventor / Co-Author, "Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough To Live Forever"; Two Discussions about Senator Frist's change in position on the funding of stem cell research with: Rudolph Jaenisch, Professor of Biology, Whitehead Institute, Mit & Sheila Jasanoff, JFK School of Government, Harvard University.
------QPTR Category: Agriculture ------NOLA Code: NAAT 002109C4 Series Title: Nature Program Title: Holy Cow Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/28/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
Where did the cow come from? And what is it about cows that make them the most successful and influential domestic animal on earth? This is the story of how we have changed the cow and how the cow has changed us.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000133C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/19/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
NOW goes on the ground in California farm country, the most productive agricultural land in the world, to report on the strict pesticide regulations that officials there say are sometimes hard to enforce and to examine the efforts of local communities to protect their own backyards from pesticide drift. NOW regular contributor and former independent governor of Maine Angus King is wondering what's happened to moderates in America.
------QPTR Category: Alcohol, Drug Abuse ------NOLA Code: AMMS 001706K2 Series Title: American Masters Program Title: Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/11/2005 12:00:00 AM Length: 60 Segment: 00:52:54 Format: Documentary
Hank Williams was a recording artist for just six years and a star for just four years. Riveting and charismatic some nights, a broken down drunk on others, he accomplished so much despite trying to destroy himself. He has long been an enigma, and an icon, whose hits define country music. From "Your Cheatin' Heart" to "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" to "Hey Good Lookin'," these "hillbilly" melodies seeped out of the rural juke joints and into the nation's consciousness. Even those who claim to have known Williams will admit that, on some level, they really didn't. With rare performance tapes, home movies and interviews with family, other musicians and musicologists, this film will reach beyond the impenetrable myth that has grown up around, and obscured, the real Hank Williams.
------QPTR Category: American History/Biography ------NOLA Code: ALGT 000000F1 Series Title: ALASKA'S GOLD RUSH TRAIN Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/20/2005 4:00:00 AM Length: 60 Format: Documentary; Other
On July 29, 1900, workers drove home the last spike of the White Pass & Yukon Route Railway at Carcross, Yukon -- creating one of the most spectacular railways in the world. The WP&YR passes through some of the most rugged, remote and scenic landscapes in North America. On the 100th anniversary of the opening of the route, this one-hour program takes viewers on an unforgettable rail journey through America's last frontier -- and on a trip back to another time and place in America.
NOLA Code: AMMS 001503K3 Series Title: AMERICAN MASTERS Program Title: RICHARD RODGERS: THE SWEETEST SOUNDS Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/17/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary
Scheduled to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Rodger's birth, this program celebrates the master of the 20th-century musical -- the magic behind Oklahoma, Carousel, The King and I, Pal Joey and The Sound of Music. Exploring the stories behind the music, the program reveals the man who wrote music with feeling and transformed American musical theater along the way. He composed over 800 songs and wrote the scores for more than 40 musicals, yet his name is inseparable from his two famous collaborators -- Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein. Interviews and performances include Mary Rogers, John Lahr, Trevor Nunn, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Diahann Carroll and Shirley Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, The Mamas and The Papas, John Coltrane and Janis Joplin, Maureen McGovern and Billy Taylor.
NOLA Code: AMMS 001505K2 Series Title: AMERICAN MASTERS Program Title: GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT: THE LEGACY OF SUN RECORDS Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/10/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary; Performance
Historians may never agree about where and when rock 'n' roll was born. But all historians do agree that an entrepreneur in the world of music named Sam Phillips began a revolution and spawned a legacy when he created Sun Records -- the place where Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and so many others got their start. The work of many original Sun artists is reprised in this two- hour program by such performers as Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Live and Third Eye Blind, Eric Clapton, kd lang, Cheryl Crow, and Boyz II Men. The film also includes a moving rendition of "Lonely Weekends" with Jerry Lee Lewis and Matchbox Twenty, and an emotional reunion of old Mississippi Delta musicians.
NOLA Code: BENF 000101K1 Series Title: Benjamin Franklin Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/22/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
Benjamin Franklin is born the 15th son of a modest candle maker in puritanical Boston, a world circumscribed by superstition and religious intolerance. Taken out of school at the age of 10 and apprenticed to his brother as a printer, young Ben embarks on a remarkable course of self-education, reading voraciously and teaching himself to write. He eventually breaks his apprenticeship and travels to London, where he is exposed to the new ideas of the Enlightenment, which challenged the belief that one's station in life is fixed and unchanging. Returning to America, he settles in Philadelphia, becoming first a printer and businessman and, eventually, the most prominent newspaper publisher, almanac- maker and civic booster in the colonies, creating Philadelphia's first fire department and the colonies' first lending library. Franklin turns next to science, trying to unravel the mysteries of electricity, which have eluded some of the greatest minds of the day. His discoveries, including the relationship between electricity and lightning, are seen as a triumph of reason over superstition. The once penniless apprentice is now the most celebrated scientist in the world.
NOLA Code: BENF 000102K1 Series Title: Benjamin Franklin Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/29/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:52:30 Format: Documentary
Benjamin Franklin is outgrowing the colonies; when Pennsylvania asks him to go to England on official business, he jumps at the chance. Accompanied by his beloved son, William, Franklin takes up residence in London and a new persona emerges. He indulges himself with the finest clothes, lavish food, abundant wine and all the other trappings of a gentleman. He also meets intellectual peers among Europe's leading figures in science, philosophy and letters. Franklin's devoted wife, Deborah, who has become accustomed to his long absences, maintains his business and his position in Philadelphia. All of that is threatened as Franklin finds himself in the middle of a growing series of disputes between England and her American colonies. A fervent champion of the British Empire, Franklin struggles as a conciliator, but the English blame him for inciting rebellion in America and he is called to account before His Majesty's Privy Council. It is a turning point. Franklin turns his back on Britain and sets sail for America, arriving just after the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Working with John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, he helps to draft the Declaration of Independence. William, who serves as governor of New Jersey, remains loyal to the Crown. It is a betrayal that Franklin never forgives.
NOLA Code: COSE 011156C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/8/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Ken Auletta, The New Yorker, Mark Halperin, Political Director of ABC News and Todd Brewster reflect on the life of Peter Jennings.
NOLA Code: COSE 011158C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/10/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60
Martin Sherwin, Author, "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer," gives his opinions the use of the atomic bomb to end WWII. Actor Kate Hudson and director Chris Terrio highlight their latest projects.
NOLA Code: COSE 011168C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/24/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Previous interviews with Jane Fonda, Lauren Bacall, and Jessica Lange.
NOLA Code: HIDE 000305K2 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/1/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Magazine
Portrait of George Washington - Could a portrait passed down through a Frederick, Maryland, family actually be an authentic portrait of the nation's first president, George Washington? That is the charge for HISTORY DETECTIVES in this fascinating story. The investigators attempt to prove whether or not the famed artist Gilbert Stuart, whose resume includes the portrait of Washington that appears on today's dollar bill, was the artist behind the drawing in question. Might this drawing prove to be a national treasure? Revolutionary War Poem - HISTORY DETECTIVES goes to Salem, Oregon, to look into the story of a Revolutionary War poem found 25 years ago hidden in an antique trunk. The document appears to have been written by an American named Dan Goodhue while imprisoned in 1780 as a POW in England. Who was this man and how did his poem travel for over two centuries, across the sea and nation, to end up in Oregon?
NOLA Code: HIDE 000306W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/15/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:52:14 Format: Magazine
Banned Birth Control Box - A Missouri resident recently inherited a number of items that had been in her family for more than 130 years, including an unusual wooden box. The label affixed to the inside of the box contained the date 1894 and language that suggested the box once contained a birth control device. How would a family in remote, rural Missouri obtain such a device, during a time when these items were banned and considered lewd and immoral? HISTORY DETECTIVES examines a case that just may change the way we think about the history of family planning in America. A man in Opelika, Alabama, thinks he may have inherited the first commercially produced automobile tape player in the U.S. Even more fascinating is the possibility that the technology to produce this early tape player was stolen from the Nazis in the closing days of World War II. HISTORY DETECTIVES takes a great American road trip to examine how the U.S. gained the industrial upper hand following the Second World War.
NOLA Code: HIDE 000307W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/22/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Magazine
History Detectives travels to the West Coast to solve the puzzle, uncovering the dramatic story of one of the 120,000 Americans citizens who spent years behind barbed wire, guilty only of being of Japanese descent.
NOLA Code: HIDE 000308W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/29/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Magazine
Was this home designed and built by inventor Thomas Edison? Did the inventor of the electric light, the motion picture camera and wireless telegraphy also try to re-invent the way houses were built? History detective and architectural historian Gwen Wright investigates and discovers a surprising story of technological innovation, failed inventions and an approach to housing that was 30 years ahead of its time.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008324C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/3/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Roger Rosenblatt considers the 80th anniversary of the Scopes evolution trial.
------QPTR Category: Arts ------
NOLA Code: AMMS 001503K3 Series Title: AMERICAN MASTERS Program Title: RICHARD RODGERS: THE SWEETEST SOUNDS Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/17/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary
Scheduled to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Rodger's birth, this program celebrates the master of the 20th-century musical -- the magic behind Oklahoma, Carousel, The King and I, Pal Joey and The Sound of Music. Exploring the stories behind the music, the program reveals the man who wrote music with feeling and transformed American musical theater along the way. He composed over 800 songs and wrote the scores for more than 40 musicals, yet his name is inseparable from his two famous collaborators -- Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein. Interviews and performances include Mary Rogers, John Lahr, Trevor Nunn, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Diahann Carroll and Shirley Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, The Mamas and The Papas, John Coltrane and Janis Joplin, Maureen McGovern and Billy Taylor.
NOLA Code: AMMS 001505K2 Series Title: AMERICAN MASTERS Program Title: GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT: THE LEGACY OF SUN RECORDS Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/10/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary; Performance
Historians may never agree about where and when rock 'n' roll was born. But all historians do agree that an entrepreneur in the world of music named Sam Phillips began a revolution and spawned a legacy when he created Sun Records -- the place where Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and so many others got their start. The work of many original Sun artists is reprised in this two- hour program by such performers as Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Live and Third Eye Blind, Eric Clapton, kd lang, Cheryl Crow, and Boyz II Men. The film also includes a moving rendition of "Lonely Weekends" with Jerry Lee Lewis and Matchbox Twenty, and an emotional reunion of old Mississippi Delta musicians.
NOLA Code: AMMS 001507K2 Series Title: AMERICAN MASTERS Program Title: RALPH ELLISON: AN AMERICAN JOURNEY Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/24/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary
AMERICAN MASTERS explores the life and work of influential author Ralph Ellison, whose landmark novel Invisible Man won him a lifetime of awards and honors. The program features a tribute from Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, interviews with critic Stanley Crouch, author Shelby Steele, author and political activist Amiri Baraka and Harvard University Professor Cornel West, rare archival footage, never-before-seen photos from Ellison's family albums and powerful re-creations of scenes from Invisible Man, the first time any of the novel has been filmed.
NOLA Code: AMMS 001706K2 Series Title: American Masters Program Title: Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/11/2005 12:00:00 AM Length: 60 Segment: 00:52:54 Format: Documentary
Hank Williams was a recording artist for just six years and a star for just four years. Riveting and charismatic some nights, a broken down drunk on others, he accomplished so much despite trying to destroy himself. He has long been an enigma, and an icon, whose hits define country music. From "Your Cheatin' Heart" to "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" to "Hey Good Lookin'," these "hillbilly" melodies seeped out of the rural juke joints and into the nation's consciousness. Even those who claim to have known Williams will admit that, on some level, they really didn't. With rare performance tapes, home movies and interviews with family, other musicians and musicologists, this film will reach beyond the impenetrable myth that has grown up around, and obscured, the real Hank Williams.
NOLA Code: COSE 011158C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/10/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60
Martin Sherwin, Author, "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer," gives his opinions the use of the atomic bomb to end WWII. Actor Kate Hudson and director Chris Terrio highlight their latest projects.
NOLA Code: COSE 011159C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/11/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
An hour with film producer Brian Grazer.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008324C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/3/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:38 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Media correspondent Terence Smith talks with Chicago authors Studs Terkel and Alex Kotlowitz.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008327M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/8/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Jim Lehrer remembers Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer, who died Saturday in Havana of multiple organ failure.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008336C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/19/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:22 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
In an encore presentation, correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television looks at how one Jesuit priest used music to fight poverty in India.
------QPTR Category: Business/Industry ------NOLA Code: COSE 011154C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/4/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Jim Collins, Author, "Good to Great" & "Built To Last", and architect Santiago Calatrava share their views on business, the stock market and our nation's great cities.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008329M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/10/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:49 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Tom Bearden takes a look at some upcoming rules for grazing private cattle on public land and the problems they may cause.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008331M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/12/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Se g me nt: 00:10:01 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
The price of crude oil hit a record $67 a barrel as reports of new U.S. refinery outages rekindled fears of a gasoline shortage. Margaret Warner speaks about the skyrocketing cost of crude oil and gasoline with Fadel Gheit, senior vice president for oil research at the investment firm Oppenheimer and Co., and Robert Lieber, professor of government and international affairs at Georgetown University.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008337C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/22/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:21:37 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
A strike at Northwest Airlines, America's fourth largest airline, carries into the third day without causing flights delays. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports on the walkout. Then, Ray Suarez talks with Harley Shaiken, a labor expert at the University of California at Berkeley, and Peter Cappelli, professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania, about the implications of the strike for Northwest and the entire industry.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025096K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/1/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30
The Death of King Fahd Sends Oil Prices Soaring; GM's New Pricing Plan; 2nd Quarter Earning Analysis With Michael Thompson of Thompson Financial; The Garden State Plants A Pension Protest Against Sudan; Commentary: The Pros & Cons Of China's Currency Change; Last Word: 75 Years of Blondie & Dagwood; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025097K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/2/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30
GM Extends Its Employee Discount Sale Program; Cnooc Gets Off The Unocal Hook; 2nd Quarter Earning Analysis With Sempra Energy Chairman & CEO Stephen Baum; The Ink Is Now Dry on CAFTA; One On One With Don Hodges, Co-portfolio Mgr. Hodges Fund; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025098K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/3/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
The Return of the Long Bond; Adidas Teams Up With Reebok To Knock Out Nike & The Competition; "Money File"-Timing Is Money; Last Word-Dinner By Design; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025112K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/23/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Taking The Temperature of the Housing Market; Rising Gas Prices Lead To A Rise In Fuel Economy Standards; The FDA Set To Re-write The Rules For Drug Labeling; Walmart Remains Resistant To Union Ways In The U.S.A.; "Commentary"-A Lesson In Trade With China; "Last Word"-Hilton In Your Home; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000132M1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/13/2005 2:30:00 AM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine
When The New York Times reviewed filmmaker Alex Gibney's latest documentary, ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM, it called the film: "a fascinating chronicle of arrogance and greed." David Brancaccio talks to Gibney about what his fresh look at Enron's corporate excess and abuse of power can tell us about the flaws in the system and in human nature that allowed it to happen. "It's staggering how little regard there was for any kind of moral consequence of what they were doing," says Gibney.
------QPTR Category: Community Politics, Government ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008331M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/12/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on a battle over the 100-year-old O'Shaughnessy Dam in California.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008334C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/17/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:55 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW-Chicago examines how new efforts to stop crime in the Windy City seem to be working.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008338C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/23/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:17 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
In an encore report, correspondent Kwame Holman reports on a Connecticut community's fight to save the submarine base in Groton.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008343C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/30/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:24:07 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Following a recap of today's press conference with Louisiana's governor and senators, Gwen Ifill talks with Jim Ballow, deputy director of operations for Louisiana's Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. For a report on the situation in Mississippi, Gwen Ifill speaks with Peter Slevin of the Washington Post. Then, Jim Lehrer gets an overview of the government's response to the hurricane disaster from Federal Emergency Management Agency Deputy Director Patrick Rhode.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000133C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/19/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
NOW goes on the ground in California farm country, the most productive agricultural land in the world, to report on the strict pesticide regulations that officials there say are sometimes hard to enforce and to examine the efforts of local communities to protect their own backyards from pesticide drift. NOW regular contributor and former independent governor of Maine Angus King is wondering what's happened to moderates in America.
------QPTR Category: Consumerism ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008331M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/12/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:01 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
The price of crude oil hit a record $67 a barrel as reports of new U.S. refinery outages rekindled fears of a gasoline shortage. Margaret Warner speaks about the skyrocketing cost of crude oil and gasoline with Fadel Gheit, senior vice president for oil research at the investment firm Oppenheimer and Co., and Robert Lieber, professor of government and international affairs at Georgetown University.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008333C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/16/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Jeffrey Brown talks with Mantill Williams of the American Automobile Association, and Mark Zandi, Chief Economist for Economy.com, about what's causing the big jump in gas prices.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008339C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/24/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:35 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
The Bush administration proposed a new set of fuel efficiency standards for sport utility vehicles, minivans and pickup trucks. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Alex Kaplun, a reporter for Environment and Energy Daily, on the recommendations.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025103M1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/10/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Oil Prices Rise & Gas Supplies Dwindle; One On One With SEC Chairman Christopher Cox; Back To School Retail Sales Are Getting Burned By Record Summer Heat; "Money File"-If It's Too Good To Be True...; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025104M1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/11/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Dell Sells After The Closing Bell; Former WorldCom CFO Scott Sullivan Gets Sentenced; Sprint Nextel Brings The "S" Back To Wall Street; The Impact of Rising Interest Rates On Refinancing; Commentary-The Sneaky Side of the Sneaker Business; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025114K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/25/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30
Moody's Wrecks GM & Ford's Credit Rating; Lawmakers Brace For A Fight To The Death Over The Estate Tax; One on One With with Jeff Carney, president of Fidelity Personal Investments; commentary: A Look At Labor; "Last Word"- Jollibee Comes To America; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000134C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/26/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Magazine; News
NOW travels to California, where housing prices are continuing to explode, to investigate the risks and benefits of new financing vehicles that are enticing buyers into bigger houses than they ever thought they could afford.
------QPTR Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement ------
NOLA Code: MLNH 008323C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/2/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:58 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Correspondent Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles examines efforts to curb the violent activity of a growing transnational street gang.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008327M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/8/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:05 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Elizabeth Brackett provides a profile of federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, who has been investigating the leak of CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008339C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/24/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:13:44 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Connecticut on Monday sued the U.S. government over the No Child Left Behind law, saying the Department of Education has not supplied the necessary funds to implement the programs. Ray Suarez talks with Betty Sternberg, Connecticut's commissioner of education, and Sandy Kress, former senior education adviser to President Bush about state concerns and criticisms over No Child Left Behind.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000132M1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/13/2005 2:30:00 AM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine
When The New York Times reviewed filmmaker Alex Gibney's latest documentary, ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM, it called the film: "a fascinating chronicle of arrogance and greed." David Brancaccio talks to Gibney about what his fresh look at Enron's corporate excess and abuse of power can tell us about the flaws in the system and in human nature that allowed it to happen. "It's staggering how little regard there was for any kind of moral consequence of what they were doing," says Gibney.
------QPTR Category: Culture ------
NOLA Code: ICCR 000000K2 Series Title: AN ICE CREAM SHOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/15/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
This program travels across the country to celebrate ice cream, the people who make it and the places where you can buy it. Stops include a shop in San Francisco where they specialize in tea-flavored ice cream; a giant-sized cone shop in Panama City; and Penn State University, where they have been teaching people how to make ice cream for over 100 years. This program not only offers viewers a visual taste of ice cream, but provides a nostalgic glimpse into an American tradition.
NOLA Code: RORA 000000K2 Series Title: THE ROCKIES BY RAIL Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/27/2005 4:00:00 AM Length: 60 Format: Documentary; Other
"The Rockies by Rail" takes viewers on a train journey through some of the most beautiful and rugged landscapes of the Rocky Mountains. On board a restored private luxury train, the journey rekindles travel of a bygone era with sumptuous meals, high tea and endless vistas. Off-train sojourns include Salt Lake City and a visit to the Mormon Tabernacle; the Great Salt Lake and the wildlife of Antelope Island; Yellowstone National Park; and the mountainous views of Grand Teton National Park.
------QPTR Category: Economy ------NOLA Code: COSE 011154C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/4/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Jim Collins, Author, "Good to Great" & "Built To Last", and architect Santiago Calatrava share their views on business, the stock market and our nation's great cities.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008326C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/5/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:14 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Ray Suarez speaks with Lisa Lynch, former Labor Department chief economist, about Friday's report on the growth of jobs in the month of July.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008332C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/15/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:58 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Correspondent Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston speaks with Clyde Prestowitz, author of "Three Billion New Capitalists: The Great Shift of Wealth and Power to the East" about the emerging power of China and India in the world's market.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008333C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/16/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Jeffrey Brown talks with Mantill Williams of the American Automobile Association, and Mark Zandi, Chief Economist for Economy.com, about what's causing the big jump in gas prices.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025103M1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/10/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Oil Prices Rise & Gas Supplies Dwindle; One On One With SEC Chairman Christopher Cox; Back To School Retail Sales Are Getting Burned By Record Summer Heat; "Money File"-If It's Too Good To Be True...; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025108K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/17/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Oil Prices Dive & Stocks Rise; The Oil Outlook With Fadel Gheit of Oppenheimer & Company; One on One With Tom Lasorda, Incoming President & CEO of the Chrysler Group; "Money File"-Hold Off On The Hybrid; Last Word: Merrill Lynch Offers Some Cheap Tricks; Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News; Market Stats.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004507M1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/13/2005 12:00:00 AM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
This week on Washington Week: managing the U.S. economy, encouraging Iraqi leaders, and monitoring Iranian nukes.
------QPTR Category: Education ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008326C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/5/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:18:40 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
President Bush recently entered the debate over how best to teach the origins of human beings by voicing support for teaching intelligent design alongside evolution in public schools. Jeffrey Brown leads a discussion on the debate over teaching evolution, creationism or intelligent design in public schools.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008339C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/24/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:13:44 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Connecticut on Monday sued the U.S. government over the No Child Left Behind law, saying the Department of Education has not supplied the necessary funds to implement the programs. Ray Suarez talks with Betty Sternberg, Connecticut's commissioner of education, and Sandy Kress, former senior education adviser to President Bush about state concerns and criticisms over No Child Left Behind.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008343C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/30/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:13:39 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Ray Suarez discusses how prepared high school graduates are for college with Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County; Pat McGuire, president of Trinity University in Washington, D.C.; and Sandy Shugart, president of Valencia Community College.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004509C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/26/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Iraqi leaders again missed the deadline to reach a compromise on the constitution. The Hill gears up for the Roberts confirmation hearings. Connecticut challenges "No Child Left Behind."
------QPTR Category: Employment ------NOLA Code: COSE 011164C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/18/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Time reporter Carolina Miranda discuss Time's list of the 25 most influential Hispanics in America; John Sweeney, President, AFL-CIO; Filmmaker John Singleton on "Four Brothers."
NOLA Code: MLNH 008326C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/5/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:14 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Ray Suarez speaks with Lisa Lynch, former Labor Department chief economist, about Friday's report on the growth of jobs in the month of July.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008338C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/23/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:17 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
In an encore report, correspondent Kwame Holman reports on a Connecticut community's fight to save the submarine base in Groton.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008340C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/25/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:13:13 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
The commission appointed to review the Defense Department's recommended list of base closings voted Thursday to shut down the historic Walter Reed Army hospital in Washington, D.C. Jeffrey Brown talks with Dr. Howard Markel, director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan, about the legacy of Walter Reed.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008341C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/26/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:16:00 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
The Base Realignment and Closure Commission voted Friday to keep open Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota and to temporarily postpone the full closure of Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico. Ray Suarez speaks with BRAC Chairman Anthony Principi and Commissioner Philip Coyle about the latest round of base closings.
------QPTR Category: Energy ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008331M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/12/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:01 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
The price of crude oil hit a record $67 a barrel as reports of new U.S. refinery outages rekindled fears of a gasoline shortage. Margaret Warner speaks about the skyrocketing cost of crude oil and gasoline with Fadel Gheit, senior vice president for oil research at the investment firm Oppenheimer and Co., and Robert Lieber, professor of government and international affairs at Georgetown University.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008333C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/16/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Jeffrey Brown talks with Mantill Williams of the American Automobile Association, and Mark Zandi, Chief Economist for Economy.com, about what's causing the big jump in gas prices.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008339C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/24/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:35 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
The Bush administration proposed a new set of fuel efficiency standards for sport utility vehicles, minivans and pickup trucks. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Alex Kaplun, a reporter for Environment and Energy Daily, on the recommendations.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008340C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/25/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:57 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Ray Suarez reports on the tensions and violence rising in Nigeria as Shell Oil seeks the rights to drill there. Ray speaks with NPR's Morning Edition co-host Steve Inskeep, who is just back from the region.
------QPTR Category: Environment/Nature/Geography ------
NOLA Code: MLNH 008329M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/10/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:49 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Tom Bearden takes a look at some upcoming rules for grazing private cattle on public land and the problems they may cause.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008331M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/12/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on a battle over the 100-year-old O'Shaughnessy Dam in California.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008332C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/15/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:46 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Correspondent Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Television looks at why some American cities are voluntarily complying with the Kyoto Protocol on global warming.
NOLA Code: NAAT 001713C4 Series Title: NATURE Program Title: SPRINGS ETERNAL: FLORIDA'S FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/14/2005 1:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:51:28 Format: Documentary; Other
Below Florida's ancient lowland cypress forests are springs filled with water which is only now rising to the surface -- clean and clear after thousands of years of natural filtering. Creatures unchanged for millennia lie here alongside today's wildlife in the place where explorers sought the Fountain of Youth.
NOLA Code: NAAT 002005C3 Series Title: NATURE Program Title: Trail of the Cougar Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/21/2005 1:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:51:02 Format: Documentary
One of North America's last wild treasures, the cougar, is making a comeback, though the inevitable human/cougar encounters continue to threaten species survival.
NOLA Code: NAAT 002008C3 Series Title: NATURE Program Title: Leopards of Yala Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/21/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:49:30 Format: Documentary
Filmed in Sri Lanka's extraordinarily beautiful Yala National Park, this film intimately chronicles the struggles of the magnificent leopards for which the park is famous and also provides insights into two dedicated conservationists who have made an understanding of these animals their life's work.
NOLA Code: NAAT 002109C4 Series Title: Nature Program Title: Holy Cow Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/28/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
Where did the cow come from? And what is it about cows that make them the most successful and influential domestic animal on earth? This is the story of how we have changed the cow and how the cow has changed us.
NOLA Code: NOVA 003008K3 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Deep Sea Invasion Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/2/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:49:25 Format: Documentary
French biologist Alexandre Meinesz was diving in the Mediterranean when he spotted a strange blanket of bright green plants on the seabed. Meinesz was alarmed to find that the toxic algae were decimating marine life in the Mediterranean but his findings were ignored for years by the scientific establishment. Nicknamed the "killer algae," these organisms have since taken over thousands of acres of seabed, and no one knows how to stop them. Recently they appeared for the first time off the coast of California, and now U.S. officials are struggling to contain their spread up the coast of California.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000133C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/19/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
NOW goes on the ground in California farm country, the most productive agricultural land in the world, to report on the strict pesticide regulations that officials there say are sometimes hard to enforce and to examine the efforts of local communities to protect their own backyards from pesticide drift. NOW regular contributor and former independent governor of Maine Angus King is wondering what's happened to moderates in America.
NOLA Code: RORA 000000K2 Series Title: THE ROCKIES BY RAIL Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/27/2005 4:00:00 AM Length: 60 Format: Documentary; Other
"The Rockies by Rail" takes viewers on a train journey through some of the most beautiful and rugged landscapes of the Rocky Mountains. On board a restored private luxury train, the journey rekindles travel of a bygone era with sumptuous meals, high tea and endless vistas. Off-train sojourns include Salt Lake City and a visit to the Mormon Tabernacle; the Great Salt Lake and the wildlife of Antelope Island; Yellowstone National Park; and the mountainous views of Grand Teton National Park.
------QPTR Category: Family/Marriage ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008329M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/10/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:36 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Conversation: Fathers, Sons and War Terence Smith has a book conversation about fathers, sons and the shadows cast by war.
------QPTR Category: Health/Health Care ------
NOLA Code: COSE 011153C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/3/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
A report from Baghdad with Edward Wong: The New York Times; Ray Kurzweil, Inventor / Co-Author, "Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough To Live Forever"; Two Discussions about Senator Frist's change in position on the funding of stem cell research with: Rudolph Jaenisch, Professor of Biology, Whitehead Institute, Mit & Sheila Jasanoff, JFK School of Government, Harvard University
NOLA Code: MLNH 008329M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/10/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:42 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Lung cancer remains the leading cancer killer in the world; 163,000 Americans will likely die from it this year alone. Jeffrey Brown discusses what causes the disease and its treatments with Dr. Mark Clanton, deputy director of cancer care systems at the National Cancer Institute, and Dr. Joan Schiller, an oncologist at the University of Wisconsin.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008335C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/18/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:02 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Terence Smith talks with Dr. David Satcher, interim president at the Morehouse School of Medicine, and Dr. Asish Jha at the Harvard University School of Public Health about a new study that shows a prevalence of racial discrimination in medical treatment.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008337C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/22/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:13:37 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
A Texas jury has found pharmaceutical giant Merck and Co. liable in the death of a man who took the painkiller Vioxx, awarding his widow $253.4 million. Jeffrey Brown speaks with New York Times reporter Alex Berenson and Benjamin Zipursky, a law professor at Fordham University, about the verdict and its impact.
NOLA Code: NOVA 003009K4 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Secret of Photo 51 Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/14/2005 12:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:50:23 Format: Documentary
April 2003 marks the 50th anniversary of one of science's great milestones - the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA. This "cracking" of life's essential molecular "cookbook" was credited to three British scientists, James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins. But their breakthrough would have been impossible without the work of a brilliant molecular biologist and crystallographer named Rosalind Franklin. In 1962, when the three men were awarded a Nobel Prize for their discovery, Franklin's name wasn't even mentioned. Tragically, she had died of cancer four years earlier at age 37. The cancer was probably the result of radiation exposure she suffered while taking the x-ray photographs of the DNA that were directly responsible for decoding its structure. NOVA investigates the life of Rosalind Franklin and her unsung contribution to one of science's greatest discoveries. Through eyewitness accounts and the replication and re-enactments of numerous experiments, viewers will see the tragic story of a brilliant young woman and the male-dominated race to find the scientific secret of life.
------QPTR Category: Housing, Shelter ------NOLA Code: NOWD 000134C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/26/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Magazine; News
NOW travels to California, where housing prices are continuing to explode, to investigate the risks and benefits of new financing vehicles that are enticing buyers into bigger houses than they ever thought they could afford.
------QPTR Category: Immigration/Refugees ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008335C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/18/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:13:49 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Gwen Ifill provides an update on the growing debate over how to stem the flow of illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexico border. Then, Jeffrey Brown leads a discussion on immigration with New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) and Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. Carlos De Icaza.
------QPTR Category: Media ------NOLA Code: COSE 011156C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/8/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Ken Auletta, The New Yorker, Mark Halperin, Political Director of ABC News and Todd Brewster reflect on the life of Peter Jennings.
NOLA Code: COSE 011160C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/12/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Daniel Ayalon, Israel's Ambassador to the U.S., speaks about the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza; Ralph Nader, on his new book, "The Good Fight;" Victor Navasky, publisher of "The Nation" and author of the new book, "A Matter of Opinion."
NOLA Code: MLNH 008326C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/5/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:07:39 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Simon Marks reports on the Russian government's ire over an ABC interview with a Chechen terrorist.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008327M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/8/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:15:36 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Peter Jennings, the anchorman and senior editor of ABC's World News Tonight, died Sunday of lung cancer. He was 67. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at Jennings' career. Then, Jim Lehrer talks to NBC's Tom Brokaw about his friend and former colleague.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008328M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/9/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:02:58 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Publishing Pioneer: Kwame Holman remembers America's first black publishing mogul John Johnson, who died Monday at age 87.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008334C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/17/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:16 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Jeffrey Brown sits down with Victor Navasky, editor of The Nation, to discuss his new book, "A Matter of Opinion" and the role of opinion journals in the media.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000131M1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/5/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Robert McChesney is considered one of the leading voices on media reform in America today. With scandals eroding public trust in journalism, McChesney is leading a movement to reinvigorate the free press to give citizens access to the truth so they can make informed decisions in their democracy. David Brancaccio asks McChesney about the root problem with media in America. "People understand their media system isn't natural. It's not a free market system," he says. "It's a result of policies often times made corruptly behind closed doors in Washington. And, once people realized that they didn't have to accept commercial carpet bombing of their children."
NOLA Code: WIDA 000309C2 Series Title: Wide Angle Episode Title: Most of the News That's Fit to Print Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/2/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
Twenty-five years after the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the struggle for political reform is the big story. Wide Angle has gained rare permission to film behind the scenes with the young reporters of Iran's leading reformist newspaper. Founded less than a year ago and already Iran's 4th largest daily, the Shargh newspaper (its name means simply East) has quickly built a loyal readership among Iran's intellectuals, opinion makers, politicians, and the young. Its photography and design borrow from the New Yorker and London's Independent; its chief economics editor is 23 years old. With such a youthful staff (the average age is 28), with more female journalists than any other paper, and committed to professional journalism and neutral reporting, Shargh is a lightning rod for censorship. Indeed, its own editors evaluate constantly what stories to print without crossing an indefinable line. Authorities have closed the paper down once already, on the eve of the February 19 election, for printing an open letter from reformist MPs to the president criticizing the disqualification of 2,500 reformist candidates. Wide Angle follows these daring journalists as they struggle to report the news without incurring the "blade of censorship" they say is an ever-present threat in Iran today.
------QPTR Category: Minorities/Civil Rights ------
NOLA Code: AMMS 001507K2 Series Title: AMERICAN MASTERS Program Title: RALPH ELLISON: AN AMERICAN JOURNEY Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/24/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary
AMERICAN MASTERS explores the life and work of influential author Ralph Ellison, whose landmark novel Invisible Man won him a lifetime of awards and honors. The program features a tribute from Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, interviews with critic Stanley Crouch, author Shelby Steele, author and political activist Amiri Baraka and Harvard University Professor Cornel West, rare archival footage, never-before-seen photos from Ellison's family albums and powerful re-creations of scenes from Invisible Man, the first time any of the novel has been filmed.
NOLA Code: COSE 011164C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/18/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Time reporter Carolina Miranda discuss Time's list of the 25 most influential Hispanics in America; John Sweeney, President, AFL-CIO; Filmmaker John Singleton on "Four Brothers."
NOLA Code: COSE 011166C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/22/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Ralph Cicerone, president, National Academy of Sciences; Fortune Magazine's "The Bravest Generation," A look at African-American Business Pioneers: James Ward, former senior vice president, Marriott, Cora Daniles, Fortune, Darwin Davis, former senior vice president, Equitable; And appreciation of John Johnson with Robert Johnson, founder & chairman, BET.
NOLA Code: COSE 011170C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/26/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Interviews with Alicia Keys, Kanye West, and Jay-Z.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008328M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/9/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:02:58 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Publishing Pioneer: Kwame Holman remembers America's first black publishing mogul John Johnson, who died Monday at age 87.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008335C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/18/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:02 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Terence Smith talks with Dr. David Satcher, interim president at the Morehouse School of Medicine, and Dr. Asish Jha at the Harvard University School of Public Health about a new study that shows a prevalence of racial discrimination in medical treatment.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008340C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/25/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:26 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Correspondent Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW-Chicago reports on the battle over the NCAA's ban on Native American images.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008343C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/30/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Essayist Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune considers race and politics.
------QPTR Category: National Politics/Government ------NOLA Code: COSE 011160C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/12/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Daniel Ayalon, Israel's Ambassador to the U.S., speaks about the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza; Ralph Nader, on his new book, "The Good Fight;" Victor Navasky, publisher of "The Nation" and author of the new book, "A Matter of Opinion."
NOLA Code: COSE 011165C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/19/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
An hour with Donald Rumsfeld.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008322C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/1/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:18:08 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
President Bush circumvented Senate approval and appointed embattled nominee John Bolton to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Jim Lehrer leads a discussion on the recess appointment with Edward Luck, professor of International Affairs at Columbia University, and Abraham Sofaer, fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008326C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/5/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:53 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Jim Lehrer to discuss the recess appointment of John Bolton as the U.S. envoy to the United Nations and other developments in the political arena.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008342C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/29/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:14:14 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Gwen Ifill interviews Senate Judiciary Committee ranking Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont about the upcoming confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008343C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/30/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:24:07 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Following a recap of today's press conference with Louisiana's governor and senators, Gwen Ifill talks with Jim Ballow, deputy director of operations for Louisiana's Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. For a report on the situation in Mississippi, Gwen Ifill speaks with Peter Slevin of the Washington Post. Then, Jim Lehrer gets an overview of the government's response to the hurricane disaster from Federal Emergency Management Agency Deputy Director Patrick Rhode.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000133C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/19/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
NOW goes on the ground in California farm country, the most productive agricultural land in the world, to report on the strict pesticide regulations that officials there say are sometimes hard to enforce and to examine the efforts of local communities to protect their own backyards from pesticide drift. NOW regular contributor and former independent governor of Maine Angus King is wondering what's happened to moderates in America.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000134C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/26/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Magazine; News
This week, President Bush was on the road defending his administration's strategy in Iraq, as he has been under growing political pressure from critics over the war. David Brancaccio gets the insight of career soldier and Iraq war veteran Perry Jefferies about the U.S.'s strategy.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004506M1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/5/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Are the latest difficulties in Iraq having an impact on domestic politics? A critic of the war failed to win a congressional seat in a special election Tuesday, but he lost the race with a smaller-than-usual margin of victory.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004508C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/19/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Israel began the forcible eviction of thousands of Gaza settlers. Iraqi leaders failed to complete the new constitution on time. The standoff between a war- protestor mom and the vacationing president stayed in the public eye.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004509C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/26/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Iraqi leaders again missed the deadline to reach a compromise on the constitution. The Hill gears up for the Roberts confirmation hearings. Connecticut challenges "No Child Left Behind."
------QPTR Category: Nuclear Issues/WMD ------NOLA Code: COSE 011158C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/10/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60
Martin Sherwin, Author, "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer," gives his opinions the use of the atomic bomb to end WWII. Actor Kate Hudson and director Chris Terrio highlight their latest projects.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008323C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/2/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:14:45 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Iran announced plans Tuesday to resume its nuclear program, despite a warning from European nations to halt uranium enrichment. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News has a report on the latest developments in the negotiations over Iran's nuclear program. Then, Margaret Warner leads a discussion with Geoffrey Kemp, Director of Regional Strategic Programs at the Nixon Center, and Paul Leventhal, founder of the Nuclear Control Institute.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008327M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/8/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:15:55 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
North Korea and Iran are both fighting to keep nuclear energy for civilian use if they shut down their nuclear weapons programs. Margaret Warner discusses the latest developments in these negotiations with Henry Sokolski, deputy for nonproliferation policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense during the first Bush administration, and George Perkovich, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008328M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/9/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:11:39 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Margaret Warner discusses why talks with North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program have failed thus far with Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill.
NOLA Code: RRBN 000000K2 Series Title: RAIN OF RUIN: THE BOMBING OF NAGASAKI Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/1/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
"Rain Of Ruin: The Bombing Of Nagasaki" brings together accounts from many sources to provide an intriguing picture of the turning point in history when Japan was bombed on August 9, 1945. This program presents the views of scholars who have sifted through the theories, evidence, and consequences of the bombing; the eyewitness accounts from the crew who dropped the atomic bomb; and stories of Nagasaki residents who survived the blast. The program also draws on documents from U.S., Japanese, and Soviet archives and from remarkable archival footage never before broadcast.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004507M1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/13/2005 12:00:00 AM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
This week on Washington Week: managing the U.S. economy, encouraging Iraqi leaders, and monitoring Iranian nukes.
------QPTR Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports ------
NOLA Code: COSE 011151C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/1/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
An hour with Lance Armstrong.
NOLA Code: COSE 011157C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/9/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Anderson Cooper discusses the problem of draught in Niger; A panel discussion about the greatness of Tiger Woods.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008340C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/25/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:26 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Correspondent Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW-Chicago reports on the battle over the NCAA's ban on Native American images.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008341C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/26/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
The USA Cycling governing body Friday came out in defense of Lance Armstrong as the seven-time Tour de France cycling champion continues to deny a French media report that he tested positive for the red blood cell-booster EPO. Jeffrey Brown provides an update.
------QPTR Category: Religion/Ethics ------
NOLA Code: MLNH 008324C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/3/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Roger Rosenblatt considers the 80th anniversary of the Scopes evolution trial.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008325C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/4/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:19:44 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Ray Suarez leads a discussion about Islam with four Muslim-Americans and religious leaders: Salim Mansur, an associate professor of political science at the University of Western Ontario in Canada; Shadi Hamid, a master's candidate in Arab studies at Georgetown University; Asra Nomani, an author and former Wall Street Journal reporter; and Shaker Elsayed, the Imam of Dar al-Hijrah, a mosque in Northern Virginia.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008326C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/5/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:18:40 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
President Bush recently entered the debate over how best to teach the origins of human beings by voicing support for teaching intelligent design alongside evolution in public schools. Jeffrey Brown leads a discussion on the debate over teaching evolution, creationism or intelligent design in public schools.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008333C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/16/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:35 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Tom Bearden looks at the debate over scientific research that involves transplanting human stem cells into animal brains.
------QPTR Category: Science/Technology ------NOLA Code: HIDE 000308W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/29/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Magazine
Was this home designed and built by inventor Thomas Edison? Did the inventor of the electric light, the motion picture camera and wireless telegraphy also try to re-invent the way houses were built? History detective and architectural historian Gwen Wright investigates and discovers a surprising story of technological innovation, failed inventions and an approach to housing that was 30 years ahead of its time.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008322C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/1/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:02 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
NASA weighed a decision Monday on trying an in-space repair to the shuttle Discovery. Ray Suarez speaks with Keith Cowing, editor of NASA Watch, about new safety concerns and whether a spacewalk is needed to repair damage to the shuttle's underside.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008323C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/2/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:13:35 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Paul Davies of Independent Television News reports on how terrorists use the Internet. Then, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Rebecca Givner-Forbes, who tracks online terrorist communications for the Terrorism Research Center, and Michael Vatis, a security and technology lawyer at Steptoe and Johnson in New York.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008339C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/24/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:03:35 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Essayist Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune considers the power of the cell phone.
NOLA Code: NOVA 003009K4 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Secret of Photo 51 Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/14/2005 12:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:50:23 Format: Documentary
April 2003 marks the 50th anniversary of one of science's great milestones - the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA. This "cracking" of life's essential molecular "cookbook" was credited to three British scientists, James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins. But their breakthrough would have been impossible without the work of a brilliant molecular biologist and crystallographer named Rosalind Franklin. In 1962, when the three men were awarded a Nobel Prize for their discovery, Franklin's name wasn't even mentioned. Tragically, she had died of cancer four years earlier at age 37. The cancer was probably the result of radiation exposure she suffered while taking the x-ray photographs of the DNA that were directly responsible for decoding its structure. NOVA investigates the life of Rosalind Franklin and her unsung contribution to one of science's greatest discoveries. Through eyewitness accounts and the replication and re-enactments of numerous experiments, viewers will see the tragic story of a brilliant young woman and the male-dominated race to find the scientific secret of life.
NOLA Code: NOVA 003110W2 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Battle Plan Under Fire Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/16/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
An unmanned spy plane spots a group of terrorists driving a car and fires a deadly salvo from the sky. "Smart bombs" zero in on a target, pinpointing a specific floor in a specific building. Real-time images and reports stream in from the ground and air, giving commanders an all-seeing eye on enemy troops. On this hi-tech battlefield, electronic intelligence lets U.S. generals co- ordinate and streamline their forces, minimizing casualties both to civilians and their own ranks. That was the concept of "transformation" that drove the planning of U.S. campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq. But as America mobilized its war on terror, things didn't turn out quite as planned. In an exclusive collaboration with New York Times television reporters, NOVA investigates the impact of advanced technology on President Bush's war-fighting machinery. With fresh analysis of key battles in the Iraq conflict, the Times' reporters pose searching questions such as: how far will the next generation of hi-tech weapons prove effective against elusive enemies such as terrorists and civilian militias?
NOLA Code: NOVA 003111K2 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Origins Episode Title: Earth Is Born/How Life Began Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/23/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
Has the universe always existed? How did it become a place that could harbor life? Are we alone, or are there alien worlds waiting to be discovered? NOVA presents some startling new answers in "Origins," a groundbreaking four-part NOVA miniseries. New clues from the frontiers of science are presented by dynamic astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. As the host of "Origins," Tyson leads viewers on a cosmic journey to the beginning of time and to the depths of space, in search of the first stirrings of life and its traces on other worlds.
NOLA Code: NOVA 003112K2 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Origins Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/30/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
Has the universe always existed? How did it become a place that could harbor life? Are we alone, or are there alien worlds waiting to be discovered? NOVA presents some startling new answers in "Origins," a groundbreaking four-part NOVA miniseries. New clues from the frontiers of science are presented by dynamic astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. As the host of "Origins," Tyson leads viewers on a cosmic journey to the beginning of time and to the depths of space, in search of the first stirrings of life and its traces on other worlds.
------QPTR Category: Transportation ------NOLA Code: ALGT 000000F1 Series Title: ALASKA'S GOLD RUSH TRAIN Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/20/2005 4:00:00 AM Length: 60 Format: Documentary; Other
On July 29, 1900, workers drove home the last spike of the White Pass & Yukon Route Railway at Carcross, Yukon -- creating one of the most spectacular railways in the world. The WP&YR passes through some of the most rugged, remote and scenic landscapes in North America. On the 100th anniversary of the opening of the route, this one-hour program takes viewers on an unforgettable rail journey through America's last frontier -- and on a trip back to another time and place in America.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008329M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/10/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:01 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
President Bush signed a $286.4 billion transportation bill, which includes money for projects around the country. Margaret Warner reports on the bill with Congress watcher Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008333C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/16/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Jeffrey Brown talks with Mantill Williams of the American Automobile Association, and Mark Zandi, Chief Economist for Economy.com, about what's causing the big jump in gas prices.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008337C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/22/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:21:37 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
A strike at Northwest Airlines, America's fourth largest airline, carries into the third day without causing flights delays. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports on the walkout. Then, Ray Suarez talks with Harley Shaiken, a labor expert at the University of California at Berkeley, and Peter Cappelli, professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania, about the implications of the strike for Northwest and the entire industry.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025111K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/22/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Gas prices keep rising and it's starting to affect spending. Plus, are airline strikes driving companies into bankruptcy?
NOLA Code: RORA 000000K2 Series Title: THE ROCKIES BY RAIL Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/27/2005 4:00:00 AM Length: 60 Format: Documentary; Other
"The Rockies by Rail" takes viewers on a train journey through some of the most beautiful and rugged landscapes of the Rocky Mountains. On board a restored private luxury train, the journey rekindles travel of a bygone era with sumptuous meals, high tea and endless vistas. Off-train sojourns include Salt Lake City and a visit to the Mormon Tabernacle; the Great Salt Lake and the wildlife of Antelope Island; Yellowstone National Park; and the mountainous views of Grand Teton National Park.
------QPTR Category: Urban Development, Urban Decay ------NOLA Code: COSE 011154C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/4/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Jim Collins, Author, "Good to Great" & "Built To Last", and architect Santiago Calatrava share their views on business, the stock market and our nation's great cities.
NOLA Code: COSE 011155C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/5/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
A discussion about architecture with Renzo Piano, Frank Gehry and Ada Louise Huxtable.
NOLA Code: COSE 011162C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/16/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Authors Jim Dwyer and Thomas Von Essen discuss the release of 9/11 audio files; David Childs, architect, discusses his design of the "Freedom Tower" at Ground Zero.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008332C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/15/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:46 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Correspondent Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Television looks at why some American cities are voluntarily complying with the Kyoto Protocol on global warming.
------QPTR Category: War/Veterans/National Security ------
NOLA Code: COSE 011153C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/3/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
A report from Baghdad with Edward Wong: The New York Times; Ray Kurzweil, Inventor / Co-Author, "Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough To Live Forever"; Two Discussions about Senator Frist's change in position on the funding of stem cell research with: Rudolph Jaenisch Professor of Biology, Whitehead Institute, Mit & Sheila Jasanoff, JFK School of Government, Harvard University.
NOLA Code: COSE 011158C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/10/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60
Martin Sherwin, Author, "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer," gives his opinions the use of the atomic bomb to end WWII. Actor Kate Hudson and director Chris Terrio highlight their latest projects.
NOLA Code: COSE 011161C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 8/15/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
A Discussion about Iraq's constitution with Noah Feldman Professor of Law, NYU; A discussion about Israel's withdrawal from Gaza with Dennis Ross, former US Special Envoy to the Middle East and Counselor & Ziegler Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Natasha Richardson Actor, "Asylum".
NOLA Code: MLNH 008328M1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/9/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:43 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Betty Ann Bowser reports on an Ohio town honoring local Marines killed last week in Iraq.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008333C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/16/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:24 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Gwen Ifill leads a discussion on Cindy Sheehan's continuing protest in Crawford, Texas over the death of her son, a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq, with Frank Gaffney, Washington Times columnist and president of the Center for Security Policy, and Joan Walsh, Editor-in-Chief of Salon.com.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008338C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/23/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:17:47 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
President Bush spoke with reporters in Idaho Tuesday about the war in Iraq and his confidence in the country's parliament to pass a new constitution. Gwen Ifill talks with the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, about the obstacles Iraqi leaders face trying to create a new constitution.
NOLA Code: NOVA 003110W2 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Battle Plan Under Fire Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/16/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
An unmanned spy plane spots a group of terrorists driving a car and fires a deadly salvo from the sky. "Smart bombs" zero in on a target, pinpointing a specific floor in a specific building. Real-time images and reports stream in from the ground and air, giving commanders an all-seeing eye on enemy troops. On this hi-tech battlefield, electronic intelligence lets U.S. generals co- ordinate and streamline their forces, minimizing casualties both to civilians and their own ranks. That was the concept of "transformation" that drove the planning of U.S. campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq. But as America mobilized its war on terror, things didn't turn out quite as planned. In an exclusive collaboration with New York Times television reporters, NOVA investigates the impact of advanced technology on President Bush's war-fighting machinery. With fresh analysis of key battles in the Iraq conflict, the Times' reporters pose searching questions such as: how far will the next generation of hi-tech weapons prove effective against elusive enemies such as terrorists and civilian militias?
NOLA Code: NOWD 000134C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/26/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Magazine; News
This week, President Bush was on the road defending his administration's strategy in Iraq, as he has been under growing political pressure from critics over the war. David Brancaccio gets the insight of career soldier and Iraq war veteran Perry Jefferies about the U.S.'s strategy.
NOLA Code: RRBN 000000K2 Series Title: RAIN OF RUIN: THE BOMBING OF NAGASAKI Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/1/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
"Rain Of Ruin: The Bombing Of Nagasaki" brings together accounts from many sources to provide an intriguing picture of the turning point in history when Japan was bombed on August 9, 1945. This program presents the views of scholars who have sifted through the theories, evidence, and consequences of the bombing; the eyewitness accounts from the crew who dropped the atomic bomb; and stories of Nagasaki residents who survived the blast. The program also draws on documents from U.S., Japanese, and Soviet archives and from remarkable archival footage never before broadcast.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004506M1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/5/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
It's been a week of heavy casualties in Iraq, especially for the Ohio reserve unit that has lost more than 20 Marines since Monday. At the same time, Iraqi leaders are at work crafting a permanent constitution, a document intended to be the foundation for a functioning, peaceful Iraqi government.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004506M1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/5/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Are the latest difficulties in Iraq having an impact on domestic politics? A critic of the war failed to win a congressional seat in a special election Tuesday, but he lost the race with a smaller-than-usual margin of victory.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004507M1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/13/2005 12:00:00 AM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
This week on Washington Week: managing the U.S. economy, encouraging Iraqi leaders, and monitoring Iranian nukes.
------QPTR Category: Women ------
NOLA Code: MLNH 008324C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/3/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:40 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Women in Combat: Betty Ann Bowser looks at the experiences of women soldiers serving in Iraq.
------QPTR Category: Youth ------
NOLA Code: MLNH 008343C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 8/30/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:13:39 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Ray Suarez discusses how prepared high school graduates are for college with Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County; Pat McGuire, president of Trinity University in Washington, D.C.; and Sandy Shugart, president of Valencia Community College.
September 2005 PBS QUARTERLY PROGRAM TOPIC REPORT ------QPTR Category: American History/Biography ------
NOLA Code: AMMS 001809W3 Series Title: American Masters Program Title: Bob Dylan: No Direction Home Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/26/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary
Bob Dylan participates for the first time in an exclusive, full-length film biography. From his explosive arrival on the downtown New York City scene in 1961 - with a raspy voice, pounding guitar and stunning lyrics - through his near-fatal motorcycle accident in Woodstock in 1966, no one had more of an impact and no one changed the landscape of contemporary music more profoundly. Private, almost reclusive, disdainful of customary forms of publicity, Dylan has now agreed to make an appearance in his own story, illuminated in particular by this remarkable five-year period. Directed by Martin Scorsese, this intimate and incomparable film includes an archive of never-before-seen footage from childhood, from the road and from backstage, as well as unreleased interviews conducted over the past 15 years with other seminal figures from those times - some of whom, like Allan Ginsberg, are long dead. And, Dylan brings the rights to his legendary music with him - "Blowin' in the Wind," "Like a Rolling Stone," "Don't Think Twice," "Mr. Tambourine Man," "It Ain't Me Babe," "Just Like a Woman," "Positively 4th Street," "The Times They Are A- Changin'" - and on and on.
NOLA Code: AMMS 001810W3 Series Title: American Masters Program Title: Bob Dylan: No Direction Home Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/27/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary
Bob Dylan participates for the first time in an exclusive, full-length film biography. From his explosive arrival on the downtown New York City scene in 1961 - with a raspy voice, pounding guitar and stunning lyrics - through his near-fatal motorcycle accident in Woodstock in 1966, no one had more of an impact and no one changed the landscape of contemporary music more profoundly. Private, almost reclusive, disdainful of customary forms of publicity, Dylan has now agreed to make an appearance in his own story, illuminated in particular by this remarkable five-year period. Directed by Martin Scorsese, this intimate and incomparable film includes an archive of never-before-seen footage from childhood, from the road and from backstage, as well as unreleased interviews conducted over the past 15 years with other seminal figures from those times - some of whom, like Allan Ginsberg, are long dead. And, Dylan brings the rights to his legendary music with him - "Blowin' in the Wind," "Like a Rolling Stone," "Don't Think Twice," "Mr. Tambourine Man," "It Ain't Me Babe," "Just Like a Woman," "Positively 4th Street," "The Times They Are A- Changin'" - and on and on.
NOLA Code: HIDE 000311W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/19/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Magazine
Evelyn Nesbit Portrait - A woman in New Jersey owns a portrait she believes is a lost masterpiece by one of America's greatest illustrators and artists, Howard Chandler Christy.
NOLA Code: HIDE 000311W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/19/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Magazine
Long Expedition Encampment - An Omaha, Nebraska, resident holds land along the Missouri River, where archaeologists are currently digging an encampment from the "Long Expedition," which took place in 1819, just 16 years after Lewis and Clark. Some historians consider Long, the first to be accompanied by scientists, the more significant voyage of the two. HISTORY DETECTIVES learns more about the relatively unknown story of scientific exploration in the American West and determines the authenticity of a potentially major archaeological discovery.
NOLA Code: LUCY 000000K4 Series Title: LUCILLE BALL: FINDING LUCY, AN "AMERICAN MASTERS" SPECIAL Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/21/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary
When "I Love Lucy" debuted on October 15, 1951, the show became an instant sensation, defining the situation comedy format, attracting thousands of viewers to television for the first time and turning its unlikely star, Lucille Ball, into a legend. This program revisits the life of Lucille Ball -- the first female television superstar and first solo female head of a major studio. With exclusive interviews from Carol Burnett, Fran Drescher, family members and friends, this program also showcases the most extensive set of film clips from the comedienne's life, thanks to an unprecedented arrangement between AMERICAN MASTERS, CBS and the estate of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008358C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/20/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:18:59 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Rob Murphy of Independent Television News reports on the legacy of Simon Wiesenthal and his one-man pursuit of Nazi war criminals. The NewsHour airs an excerpt from a 1990 interview by Robert MacNeil with Wiesenthal. Then, Margaret Warner talks with Michael Berenbaum, a Holocaust scholar who helped create the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. and is now affiliated with the University of Judaism in Los Angeles.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008359C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/21/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:07:08 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Jeffrey Brown talks with Elizabeth Hayes Turner, a professor of history at the University of North Texas and co-author of the book "Galveston and the 1900 Storm" about the devastating hurricane in Galveston, TX, that nearly wiped the city off the map.
NOLA Code: SIXY 000000W4 Series Title: The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/29/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary
The 1960s were years of change, experimentation and hope that transformed a nation. This two-hour film chronicles this era of widespread democratic activism and provocative music, focusing on critical events, from civil rights to the women's liberation movement, the youth counter-culture and the Vietnam War. Through film footage, rare archival photographs and interviews with historians, critics, participants and those on both sides of the generation gap, the documentary captures the electricity, fervor and anger of an era full of great hope and turmoil. And it reflects on the enormous changes that swept the globe during that time and profiles the coming of age of the baby boomers.
NOLA Code: AMJP 000000K1 Series Title: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/15/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Feature Film/Video Drama
PBS presents a rebroadcast of this groundbreaking nine-time Emmy Award-winning television movie from the 1970s. Based on the best-selling novel by Ernest J. Gaines, the fictionalized historical drama from director John Korty follows 110-year-old Jane Pittman, played by Cicely Tyson, on her incredible life journey from the end of the Civil War in the 1860s through the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Through the years, Miss Jane survives the last vestiges of slavery in Louisiana, Jim Crow laws, encounters with the KKK and the slaying of her husband, only to triumph in the end over social injustice. The broadcast includes an introductory segment hosted by Queen Latifah.
NOLA Code: AMMS 001807W1 Series Title: American Masters Program Title: Willa Cather: The Road Is All Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/7/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary
In 1883, the young Willa Cather was plucked from her luxurious home in Virginia and dropped into the vast, tall grass prairies of Nebraska. It was an experience that terrified but exhilarated her, and became the force behind all of her great novels: O Pioneer, The Song of the Lark, My Antonia, Death Comes for the Archbishop and the Pulitzer Prize-winning One of Ours. Her life remains mysterious - she destroyed much of her personal correspondence and insisted upon specific restrictions concerning her work - and seductive, because she ignored every cultural obstacle in her path. She was educated and well- traveled, she smoked and she talked tough, she did not suffer fools and she often dressed like a man. She has been a great inspiration to women writers and a great hero to women readers, rediscovered in every decade for the past 100 years. This program is filmed in widescreen HD, enhancing the beauty of the endless prairie and giving palpable texture to Cather's writing while bringing the frontier to life, restoring its grandeur, its desolation and this truly American literary genre. David Strathairn narrates. Marcia Gay Harden, an Oscar winner for Pollock, provides the voice of Willa Cather.
NOLA Code: AMMS 001808W2 Series Title: American Masters Program Title: Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/14/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary
More than 40 years after his death, Hemingway is one of the most widely read, and widely written about, American authors. His distinct style and profound influence are indisputable; his larger-than-life persona is still the stuff of heated debate. As well-known in his lifetime as any movie star, Hemingway was a dashing international figure who challenged the notion that writers exist in an ivory tower. There were the battles, the bull fights, the big game, the booze - and he channeled these experiences into stark prose, creating a new form of expression, describing action and emotion in simple, authentic terms. An enormous critical success, his major works - The Old Man and the Sea, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, For Whom the Bell Tolls - are still in print, some in as many as 20 languages. The recent excitement over Cuba's release of its Hemingway collection is unmatched in modern literature. It is the literature - the written word and the art of Hemingway's storytelling - that forms the heart and the freshness of this film, and the point of departure from which Hemingway's life and work are uniquely explored. Kate Burton is the storyteller.
NOLA Code: BENF 000103K1 Series Title: Benjamin Franklin Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/5/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary
By far the oldest of the principal leaders of the American Revolution, Franklin, now in his 70s, embarks upon the most important role of his life. The American Revolution doesn't stand a chance without outside support; Congress sends Franklin to France in a desperate effort to secure an alliance with England's greatest rival. All of Franklin's considerable political skills - his talent for propaganda, public relations, back-room strategizing, his gift for subterfuge and manipulation - are called into play as he tries to convince the aristocratic French to lend much-needed support to the Revolutionary cause. Despite the French king's reluctance, and backbiting from John Adams, Franklin finally succeeds in obtaining the French support that leads to an American victory at Yorktown. With peace secured, Franklin returns to America, weary and ailing. But his country still needs him. Two years later, the elderly Franklin is carried into the Constitutional Convention to guide the rancorous delegates debating the balance of states' rights and federal power that will be embodied in the Constitution. Over the course of most of a century, Franklin has been a prime mover in shaping a new understanding of the relationships between man and God, man and nature, and man and government. But what of man and man? At the end of his life, Franklin devotes himself to abolishing slavery, recognizing that the bondage of one man by another is an abomination of the ideals of freedom for which America stands.
NOLA Code: HIDE 000309W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/5/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Magazine
Coney Island Lion - A New York resident recently purchased a pair of giant zinc lion's claws from the estate sale of a deceased collector of amusement park memorabilia. He believes the claws once adorned a huge lion that greeted visitors to the famed Steeplechase Park in Coney Island just outside of New York City. Could this be an artifact from bygone days, when tens of thousands flocked to the park for a breath of sea air and a whiff of excitement on its many rides? A young aspiring filmmaker who spent her childhood at Coney Island joins HISTORY DETECTIVES to explore the colorful history of one of the earliest amusement parks in the country. Legacy of a Doll - A Maryland woman owns a beautiful, antique and rare "Greiner" doll. Pinned to its dress is a note saying the doll once belonged to a former slave of the legendary Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Her grandson joins HISTORY DETECTIVES to help her uncover the true story behind the doll and its legacy as they explore the complex and intriguing story behind General Lee's relationship with slavery. Ballet Shoes - A 12-year old ballet dancer in Long Island, New York, recently learned from her grandmother that her deceased grandfather once made ballet shoes for many of the top dancers in the 1920s and 30s, including the legendary Ziegfeld star Marilyn Miller. According to grandma's tale, "Master Michele" created superb dance shoes from his tiny workshop on 42nd Street. His apprentice had been none other than Salvatore Capezio, who went on to become one of the most famous designers of ballet shoes. The junior contributor joins the HISTORY DETECTIVES to find out if there is truth to the grandmother's tale.
NOLA Code: HIDE 000310W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/12/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Magazine
HISTORY DETECTIVES: A pair of sports tickets from 1927 are discovered in a used book. The tickets are for a basketball game featuring Jim Thorpe, the legendary Native American athlete who was known for his 1912 Olympic gold medals and Herculean strengths as a football and baseball player. Why do none of his biographers refer to a career as a professional basketball player?
------QPTR Category: Arts ------NOLA Code: AMMS 001809W3 Series Title: American Masters Program Title: Bob Dylan: No Direction Home Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/26/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary
Bob Dylan participates for the first time in an exclusive, full-length film biography. From his explosive arrival on the downtown New York City scene in 1961 - with a raspy voice, pounding guitar and stunning lyrics - through his near-fatal motorcycle accident in Woodstock in 1966, no one had more of an impact and no one changed the landscape of contemporary music more profoundly. Private, almost reclusive, disdainful of customary forms of publicity, Dylan has now agreed to make an appearance in his own story, illuminated in particular by this remarkable five-year period. Directed by Martin Scorsese, this intimate and incomparable film includes an archive of never-before-seen footage from childhood, from the road and from backstage, as well as unreleased interviews conducted over the past 15 years with other seminal figures from those times - some of whom, like Allan Ginsberg, are long dead. And, Dylan brings the rights to his legendary music with him - "Blowin' in the Wind," "Like a Rolling Stone," "Don't Think Twice," "Mr. Tambourine Man," "It Ain't Me Babe," "Just Like a Woman," "Positively 4th Street," "The Times They Are A- Changin'" - and on and on.
NOLA Code: AMMS 001810W3 Series Title: American Masters Program Title: Bob Dylan: No Direction Home Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/27/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary
Bob Dylan participates for the first time in an exclusive, full-length film biography. From his explosive arrival on the downtown New York City scene in 1961 - with a raspy voice, pounding guitar and stunning lyrics - through his near-fatal motorcycle accident in Woodstock in 1966, no one had more of an impact and no one changed the landscape of contemporary music more profoundly. Private, almost reclusive, disdainful of customary forms of publicity, Dylan has now agreed to make an appearance in his own story, illuminated in particular by this remarkable five-year period. Directed by Martin Scorsese, this intimate and incomparable film includes an archive of never-before-seen footage from childhood, from the road and from backstage, as well as unreleased interviews conducted over the past 15 years with other seminal figures from those times - some of whom, like Allan Ginsberg, are long dead. And, Dylan brings the rights to his legendary music with him - "Blowin' in the Wind," "Like a Rolling Stone," "Don't Think Twice," "Mr. Tambourine Man," "It Ain't Me Babe," "Just Like a Woman," "Positively 4th Street," "The Times They Are A- Changin'" - and on and on.
NOLA Code: BEOB 000101K1 Series Title: Best of the Beatles Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/28/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
This program tells the untold story of the world's most famous band's formative years, as seen through the eyes of original Beatles drummer Pete Best. Viewers learn the truth about events in Liverpool and Hamburg at the time when the band was in the vanguard of popular music, and how it all went horribly wrong for Best, just as the Fab Four grasped the golden apple. For the first time, audiences hear of Best's pivotal role in forming the Beatles and his survival of a very public nightmare.
NOLA Code: COSE 011190C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/23/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
David O'Reilly, Chairman of Chevron Texaco; Actor Viggo Mortensen, on his film "A History of Violence."
NOLA Code: COSE 011191C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/26/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
"South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone talk about the unexpected success of their show; Author Zadie Smith talks about the writing process and her new novel, "On Beauty."
NOLA Code: HIDE 000311W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/19/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Magazine
Evelyn Nesbit Portrait - A woman in New Jersey owns a portrait she believes is a lost masterpiece by one of America's greatest illustrators and artists, Howard Chandler Christy.
NOLA Code: LUCY 000000K4 Series Title: LUCILLE BALL: FINDING LUCY, AN "AMERICAN MASTERS" SPECIAL Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/21/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary
When "I Love Lucy" debuted on October 15, 1951, the show became an instant sensation, defining the situation comedy format, attracting thousands of viewers to television for the first time and turning its unlikely star, Lucille Ball, into a legend. This program revisits the life of Lucille Ball -- the first female television superstar and first solo female head of a major studio. With exclusive interviews from Carol Burnett, Fran Drescher, family members and friends, this program also showcases the most extensive set of film clips from the comedienne's life, thanks to an unprecedented arrangement between AMERICAN MASTERS, CBS and the estate of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
NOLA Code: SIXY 000000W4 Series Title: The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/29/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary
The 1960s were years of change, experimentation and hope that transformed a nation. This two-hour film chronicles this era of widespread democratic activism and provocative music, focusing on critical events, from civil rights to the women's liberation movement, the youth counter-culture and the Vietnam War. Through film footage, rare archival photographs and interviews with historians, critics, participants and those on both sides of the generation gap, the documentary captures the electricity, fervor and anger of an era full of great hope and turmoil. And it reflects on the enormous changes that swept the globe during that time and profiles the coming of age of the baby boomers.
NOLA Code: AMMS 001807W1 Series Title: American Masters Program Title: Willa Cather: The Road Is All Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/7/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary
In 1883, the young Willa Cather was plucked from her luxurious home in Virginia and dropped into the vast, tall grass prairies of Nebraska. It was an experience that terrified but exhilarated her, and became the force behind all of her great novels: O Pioneer, The Song of the Lark, My Antonia, Death Comes for the Archbishop and the Pulitzer Prize-winning One of Ours. Her life remains mysterious - she destroyed much of her personal correspondence and insisted upon specific restrictions concerning her work - and seductive, because she ignored every cultural obstacle in her path. She was educated and well- traveled, she smoked and she talked tough, she did not suffer fools and she often dressed like a man. She has been a great inspiration to women writers and a great hero to women readers, rediscovered in every decade for the past 100 years. This program is filmed in widescreen HD, enhancing the beauty of the endless prairie and giving palpable texture to Cather's writing while bringing the frontier to life, restoring its grandeur, its desolation and this truly American literary genre. David Strathairn narrates. Marcia Gay Harden, an Oscar winner for Pollock, provides the voice of Willa Cather.
NOLA Code: AMMS 001808W2 Series Title: American Masters Program Title: Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/14/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary
More than 40 years after his death, Hemingway is one of the most widely read, and widely written about, American authors. His distinct style and profound influence are indisputable; his larger-than-life persona is still the stuff of heated debate. As well-known in his lifetime as any movie star, Hemingway was a dashing international figure who challenged the notion that writers exist in an ivory tower. There were the battles, the bull fights, the big game, the booze - and he channeled these experiences into stark prose, creating a new form of expression, describing action and emotion in simple, authentic terms. An enormous critical success, his major works - The Old Man and the Sea, A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, For Whom the Bell Tolls - are still in print, some in as many as 20 languages. The recent excitement over Cuba's release of its Hemingway collection is unmatched in modern literature. It is the literature - the written word and the art of Hemingway's storytelling - that forms the heart and the freshness of this film, and the point of departure from which Hemingway's life and work are uniquely explored. Kate Burton is the storyteller.
NOLA Code: COSE 011179C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/8/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Cokie Roberts of ABC News discusses the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina; Author Richard Ford discusses the effect the disaster has had on artists; Actor Morgan Freeman on his new film, "An Unfinished Life." Freeman is also joined by Michelle Hudgins of the Red Cross to discuss relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina.
------QPTR Category: Business/Industry ------NOLA Code: COSE 011190C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/23/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
David O'Reilly, Chairman of Chevron Texaco; Actor Viggo Mortensen, on his film "A History of Violence."
NOLA Code: MLNH 008358C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/20/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:05:18 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Spencer Michels reports from the Gulf Coast about the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the fishing and shrimp industry.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025130K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/16/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Hurricane Katrina shakes consumer confidence but not Wall Street. Where will the money really come from to rebuild the Gulf coast? The outlook for energy and economy with John Silva of Wachovia bank. "Market Monitor" - John Dorfman, President of Dorfman Investments. Last word: big blue offers big green to inspire future teachers. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025136K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/26/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Hurricane Rita generates new energy in the oil pits and at the pump. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and Palm CEO Ed Colligan on the new Treo-phone. "The Business of Music" Part 1 - The technology of making and selling music. "Commentary" - the hurricane relief effort and the government's role. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.
NOLA Code: COSE 011175C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/2/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Steve Wynn, founder and CEO of Wynn Resorts, on living a life of luxury in Las Vegas.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025119K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/1/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Fuel fears, price hikes and gas gouging. One on one with Allan Hubbard, White House chief economic adviser. The New Orleans renaissance will reach new standards. "Commentary" - the good buys vs. the s.o.b's. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025126K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/12/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Ford turns in its Hertz Rental Car business for good. Mega tech and banking mergers. The farming outlook goes against the grain of many traders. Market outlook with Hugh Johnson, chairman and CIO of Johnson Illington. Capitol Hill gets down to the business of confirming Judge John Roberts. Disney lands in Hong Kong. "Commentary" - learning a lesson in disaster from New Orleans. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.
------QPTR Category: Community Politics, Government ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008361C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/23/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:04:46 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Correspondent Tom Bearden reports from Baker, La. about the stress many communities are facing from absorbing Hurricane Katrina evacuees, and the prospects of having to accommodate Hurricane Rita evacuees as well.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000137C1 Series Title: NOW Episode Title: Katrina: The Response Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/16/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; Other
"Katrina: The Response," taped at WLPB, the PBS station in Baton Rouge, gathers an audience of citizens, experts and officials to concentrate on the rapid response failure and the challenges ahead. See what is on the minds of the experts, government officials, and the people who lived through Katrina.
------QPTR Category: Consumerism ------NOLA Code: NBRT 025135K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/23/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Hurricane Rita's threat to the energy and chemical sectors. One on one with Ross DeVol, Director of regional economics at the Milken Institute. "Market Monitor" - Elaine Garzarelli, President of Garzarelli Capital Management. Last Word: the great gas giveaway the week ahead. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025136K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/26/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Hurricane Rita generates new energy in the oil pits and at the pump. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and Palm CEO Ed Colligan on the new Treo-phone. "The Business of Music" Part 1 - The technology of making and selling music. "Commentary" - the hurricane relief effort and the government's role. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025122K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/6/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Oil prices bring relief rally to Wall Street. The Hurricane Katrina blame game begins. The outlook for satellite radio with Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius. One on one with Scott Kays, author of Five Key Lessons from Top Money Managers. "Last Word" - getting back to business post-Katrina. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025127K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/13/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
FEMA's plan to ferret out fraud. One on one with Richard Branson, President & CEO, Virgin Group. "Home EC" - Flex time: striking a balance between home and work. "Commentary" - an idea for rebuilding New Orleans. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.
------QPTR Category: Crime/Legal Issues/Law Enforcement ------NOLA Code: COSE 011193C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/28/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Terry Moran, ABC News and William Kristol, The Weekly Standard discuss the recent charges against Rep. Tom DeLay, and what they mean for the future of the Republican Party.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008363C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/27/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:10:13 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Gwen Ifill reports on the investigation into the selling of stock by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn. Then, Ifill speaks with BusinessWeek's Capitol Hill correspondent Eamon Javers about the latest details.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000139C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/30/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine
This week, a Travis County Grand Jury charged Tom DeLay with criminally conspiring with TRMPAC. David Brancaccio gets inside perspective on the case against DeLay from Craig McDonald, Executive Director of TPJ, an Austin-based non-profit which takes on political corruption and corporate abuses in Texas.
NOLA Code: COSE 011176C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/5/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
An hour with Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
NOLA Code: COSE 011177C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/6/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Linda Greenhouse reflects on the legacy of Chief Justice Rehnquist; Wynton Marsalis and a panel discussion on the outcomes of Hurricane Katrina.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008345C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/1/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:20 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Ray Suarez discusses the violence and chaos in New Orleans with Joseph Estey, president of the International Association of Police Chiefs, and Kathleen Tierney, director of the Natural Hazards Research Center at the University of Colorado.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008347C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/5/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:15:39 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Chief Justice William Rehnquist, whose conservative judicial philosophy guided the high court for nearly 20 years, died Saturday after battling thyroid cancer. President Bush on Monday nominated John Roberts to succeed Rehnquist as chief justice. Roberts, who at one time served as Rehnquist's clerk, said he was "honored and humbled." David Leitch, a former clerk for Chief Justice Rehnquist and colleague of John Roberts, and Pam Karlan, a Stanford University professor who has argued numerous cases before the court, consider the chief justice's legacy and how Roberts at the helm may change the high court.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008353C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/13/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:55 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Hurricane Katrina has spurred a massive outpouring of donations along with concerns about scams. Jeffrey Brown discusses how potential donors can tell the difference between scams and legitimate collection sites with independent charity evaluators Trent Stamp of Charity Navigator and Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004511C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/9/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
The death of William Rehnquist and the lightning quick renomination of Judge John G. Roberts to be the successor. We are witnessing the potential for a lot of history to be made at the court.
------QPTR Category: Culture ------NOLA Code: COSE 011185C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/16/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Host Charlie Rose speaks with Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece, about his country's involvement in the European Union and how threats of terrorism threaten the whole of Europe. Then Archbishop emeritus of South Africa Desmond Tutu discusses poverty in Africa and around the world and the religious aid efforts designed to help with hunger and disease. Finally, Katherine Betts, editor of Time Style and Design, and designers Zac Povac and Alice Roi talk about fashion week and the newest styles in the United States and around the world.
NOLA Code: HIDE 000309W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/5/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Magazine
Coney Island Lion - A New York resident recently purchased a pair of giant zinc lion's claws from the estate sale of a deceased collector of amusement park memorabilia. He believes the claws once adorned a huge lion that greeted visitors to the famed Steeplechase Park in Coney Island just outside of New York City. Could this be an artifact from bygone days, when tens of thousands flocked to the park for a breath of sea air and a whiff of excitement on its ma n y rides? A young aspiring filmmaker who spent her childhood at Coney Island joins HISTORY DETECTIVES to explore the colorful history of one of the earliest amusement parks in the country. Legacy of a Doll - A Maryland woman owns a beautiful, antique and rare "Greiner" doll. Pinned to its dress is a note saying the doll once belonged to a former slave of the legendary Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Her grandson joins HISTORY DETECTIVES to help her uncover the true story behind the doll and its legacy as they explore the complex and intriguing story behind General Lee's relationship with slavery. Ballet Shoes - A 12-year old ballet dancer in Long Island, New York, recently learned from her grandmother that her deceased grandfather once made ballet shoes for many of the top dancers in the 1920s and 30s, including the legendary Ziegfeld star Marilyn Miller. According to grandma's tale, "Master Michele" created superb dance shoes from his tiny workshop on 42nd Street. His apprentice had been none other than Salvatore Capezio, who went on to become one of the most famous designers of ballet shoes. The junior contributor joins the HISTORY DETECTIVES to find out if there is truth to the grandmother's tale.
------QPTR Category: Economy ------NOLA Code: NBRT 025130K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/16/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Hurricane Katrina shakes consumer confidence but not Wall Street. Where will the money really come from to rebuild the Gulf coast? The outlook for energy and economy with John Silva of Wachovia bank. "Market Monitor" - John Dorfman, President of Dorfman Investments. Last word: big blue offers big green to inspire future teachers. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025131K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/19/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Investors are wary about Hurricane Rita's rapid approach. Federal Reserve meets tomorrow with Hurricane Katrina on its mind. Former head of Tyco is sentenced to prison for fraud. Adding tofu to diesel fuel is fast becoming a popular alternative. James Paulsen, of Wells Capital Management predicts hurricane fallout will not have a lasting effect on the economy. Jeff Yastine reports the stocks and market stats.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008349C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/7/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:14 Format: News
Jeffrey Brown discusses the vast economic effects of the hurricane with Douglas Holtz-Eakin, head of the Congressional Budget Office, and Jim Richardson, an economics professor and director of the Public Administration Institute at Louisiana State University.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025122K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/6/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Oil prices bring relief rally to Wall Street. The Hurricane Katrina blame game begins. The outlook for satellite radio with Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius. One on one with Scott Kays, author of Five Key Lessons from Top Money Managers. "Last Word" - getting back to business post-Katrina. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025125K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/9/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Hurricane Katrina being blamed for stirring up inflation. "Recovering from Katrina" - the Port of Houston's business boom. Hurricane Katrina is now a capital concern on Capital Hill. "Market Monitor" - Randall Eley, President of Edgar Lomax Company. "Last Word" - Bic inks a major milestone. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.
NOLA Code: WIDA 000407C1 Series Title: Wide Angle Episode Title: 1-800-INDIA Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/13/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
Over the past decade, India has emerged as the leader in the global market for white-collar "outsourcing" jobs - a notable component of India's rapid economic growth. This dramatic and personal film explores the experience of young Indian men and women who have been recruited into these new jobs requiring 80- hour work weeks and a westernized mindset. The film reveals the human and cultural impact of a sweeping global trend, exploring its effect on Indian family life, on the evolving landscape of Indian cities and towns, and on the aspirations and daily lives of young Indians, especially women, entering the work force.
------QPTR Category: Education ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008364C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/28/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:10 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
A report on New York City's efforts to improve its public schools, featuring an interview with New York City Department of Education Chancellor Joel Klein.
NOLA Code: COSE 011181C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/12/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Anderson Cooper talks with Charlie about the response to Hurricane Katrina. Richard Stevenson, David Brooks, Mark Halperin and Mike Allen all discuss Bush's response to Katrina and its affect on his presidency. Lastly, Chris Whittle talks to Charlie about the country's public education system and what he's doing to make it better.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008350C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/8/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:18:30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Aid and Comfort: Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports from Houston about how evacuees are trying to pull their lives together at shelters in Texas. Then, Margaret Warner leads a discussion about the challenges of relocating students throughout the country with Hank Bounds, Mississippi's superintendent of education, and Barbara Duffield, policy director of the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000135C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/2/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Rafe Esquith is a remarkable teacher at Hobart Elementary in a tough part of Los Angeles who may be demonstrating a way forward for America's beleaguered public education system. For years he has been inspiring children by introducing them to the great works of literature. Esquith's uncommon commitment and passion for helping "disadvantaged" students achieve has opened up worlds of opportunity for them.
------QPTR Category: Employment ------NOLA Code: WIDA 000407C1 Series Title: Wide Angle Episode Title: 1-800-INDIA Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/13/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
Over the past decade, India has emerged as the leader in the global market for white-collar "outsourcing" jobs - a notable component of India's rapid economic growth. This dramatic and personal film explores the experience of young Indian men and women who have been recruited into these new jobs requiring 80- hour work weeks and a westernized mindset. The film reveals the human and cultural impact of a sweeping global trend, exploring its effect on Indian family life, on the evolving landscape of Indian cities and towns, and on the aspirations and daily lives of young Indians, especially women, entering the work force.
------QPTR Category: Environment/Nature/Geography ------NOLA Code: COSE 011192C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/27/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
David Remnicks of The New Yorker discusses the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Author Richard Dawkins on the theory of Evolution.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008358C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/20/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:53 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Kwame Holman reports on the growing price tag on recovery costs for Hurricane Katrina. Then, Gwen Ifill holds a discussion about costs and the federal government's commitment with Pat Toomey, president of The Club for Growth, and Stan Collender, managing director of Financial Dynamics and former congressional staff member.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008358C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/20/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:05:18 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Spencer Michels reports from the Gulf Coast about the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the fishing and shrimp industry.
NOLA Code: MLNH 000000 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/30/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Kwame Holman gives an update on the state of New Orleans and discusses how some sections of the city are redeveloping. Then, Margaret Warner leads a discussion about the recovery effort with Mary Comerio, professor of architecture at the University of California at Berkeley; John Norquist, president for the Congress of the New Urbanism and former mayor of Milwaukee; and Paris Rutherford, director of planning and urban design at RTKL Associates.
NOLA Code: NAAT 002210C2 Series Title: NATURE Program Title: Deep Jungle Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/18/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
The first hour presents astonishing examples of how the rainforest acts as an engine of evolution. The episode features the Sumatran tiger, recorded on film in the wild for the first time; the frenetic manakin birds of Central America; a giant moth of Madagascar; the rainforest in Borneo; and elephants in the Congo.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025134K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/22/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Hurricanes Rita and Katrina are wreaking havoc with the economy. Energy secretary Samuel Bodman on the hurricane impact. The retroactive flood insurance policy option. One on one with John Castellani, president of the Business Roundtable. Commentary: Democracy gone global. Paul Kangas' stocks in the news and market stats.
NOLA Code: NOVA 003211K1 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Mystery of the Megaflood Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/20/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
"Mystery of the Megaflood"--It was the greatest flood of the past two million years, and it posed a giant scientific riddle. A maverick geologist became convinced that near the end of the last ice age, thousand-foot-deep floodwaters had scoured out vast areas of the American northwest. Mainstream scientists scorned his theory, while he searched patiently for answers to what could have triggered such an inconceivably violent event. Finally, a remarkable discovery silenced the skeptics: traces of an enormous ice dam half a mile high, which had blocked a valley in present-day Montana and created an enormous lake behind it. With the help of stunning, realistic animation, NOVA takes viewers back to the Ice Age to reveal what happened when the dam broke, unleashing a titanic flood that swept herds of woolly mammoth and everything else into oblivion.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000137C1 Series Title: NOW Episode Title: Katrina: The Response Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/16/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; Other
"Katrina: The Response," taped at WLPB, the PBS station in Baton Rouge, gathers an audience of citizens, experts and officials to concentrate on the rapid response failure and the challenges ahead. See what is on the minds of the experts, government officials, and the people who lived through Katrina.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004512C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/16/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine
Panelist insights on the Katrina aftermath in Louisiana. The hurricane's political impact and the war in Iraq. And a final look at the Roberts hearings.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004513C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/23/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Paying for the rebuilding after Katrina. Preparing for Hurricane Rita. The next nominee to the Supreme Court And the non-proliferation deal with North Korea.
NOLA Code: COSE 011177C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/6/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Linda Greenhouse reflects on the legacy of Chief Justice Rehnquist; Wynton Marsalis and a panel discussion on the outcomes of Hurricane Katrina.
NOLA Code: COSE 011181C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/12/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Anderson Cooper talks with Charlie about the response to Hurricane Katrina. Richard Stevenson, David Brooks, Mark Halperin and Mike Allen all discuss Bush's response to Katrina and its affect on his presidency. Lastly, Chris Whittle talks to Charlie about the country's public education system and what he's doing to make it better.
NOLA Code: GCNP 000000C3 Series Title: GRAND CANYON, A NAKED PLANET SPECIAL Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/3/2005 4:00:00 AM Length: 60 Segment: 00:53:00 Format: Documentary
The Grand Canyon is the icon of the great American outdoors. It is the biggest, deepest and widest gorge in the world. This program journeys through the canyon, unraveling the mysteries of its creation millions of years ago. It demonstrates that, despite human attempts to dam and drain it, the sheer power of nature in this grandest of canyons will never truly be tamed.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008346C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/2/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:05:05 Format: Magazine; News
Saul Gonzalez of KCET-Los Angeles reports from Houston as more residents from New Orleans arrive in the area seeking shelter.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008347C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/5/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Ray Suarez reports on the latest from along the Gulf Coast, where thousands remain missing and hundreds of thousands continue to be on the move a week after Hurricane Katrina decimated the area.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008353C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/13/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:55 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Hurricane Katrina has spurred a massive outpouring of donations along with concerns about scams. Jeffrey Brown discusses how potential donors can tell the difference between scams and legitimate collection sites with independent charity evaluators Trent Stamp of Charity Navigator and Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
NOLA Code: NAAT 002007C3 Series Title: NATURE Program Title: Lost World of the Holy Land Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/11/2005 1:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:49:53 Format: Documentary
More than a hundred animals are identified in the Old Testament, many with names unfamiliar to us. Some are extinct, while others face extinction. But a few that disappeared from the wilds of the Holy Land have been restored there, as the result of tireless dedication by both Israeli and Arab conservationists, who are struggling to prevent any further wildlife extinctions. This film explores their remarkable efforts, and also conveys the hope that one kind of cooperation may help open the door to another.
NOLA Code: NAAT 002113C4 Series Title: Nature Program Title: Pale Male Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/11/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
The story of Manhattan's first resident red-tailed hawk, affectionately known by his devoted urban fans as "Pale Male." Onlookers gaze in rapt anticipation as the hawk courts, breeds, hunts and raises a family from his posh Fifth Avenue digs on the edge of Central Park. A surprising account of the magical relationship people can have with nature, even in the most unlikely of places.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000135C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/2/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
With the death toll rising and the damage estimates in the billions, NOW examines why New Orleans was virtually defenseless against hurricane Katrina.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000136C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/9/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Magazine; News
Shortly after Katrina hit, NEW ORLEANS TIMES-PICAYUNE editor Jim Amoss and more than two-hundred of the venerable paper's employees were holed up in the TIMES-PICAYUNE's offices. They were a mile away from the Superdome, and the water was rising. David Brancaccio talks to Amoss about the heroic effort to continue to publish their paper and about the most pressing issues facing his city right now
NOLA Code: WWIR 004511C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/9/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
The health crisis and resettlement challenges caused by Hurricane Katrina, plus a look at the political fallout of the disaster.
------QPTR Category: Family/Marriage ------NOLA Code: HIDE 000311W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/19/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Magazine
The only clue a Kansas City, Missouri, resident has of the identity of her parents is a medallion of the Virgin Mary that was attached to her diaper when she was presented for adoption from a Home for Unwed Mothers. In this emotional story, the History Detectives help the contributor finally find her birth parents and the home from which she was adopted.
------QPTR Category: Health/Health Care ------NOLA Code: COSE 011185C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/16/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Host Charlie Rose speaks with Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece, about his country's involvement in the European Union and how threats of terrorism threaten the whole of Europe. Then Archbishop emeritus of South Africa Desmond Tutu discusses poverty in Africa and around the world and the religious aid efforts designed to help with hunger and disease. Finally, Katherine Betts, editor of Time Style and Design, and designers Zac Povac and Alice Roi talk about fashion week and the newest styles in the United States and around the world.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008357C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/19/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:26:50 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Kwame Holman reports on Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Then, Tom Bearden reports from New Orleans about the return home for the residents of the Algiers neighborhood. Finally, Gwen Ifill speaks with Walter Leger, chairman of St. Bernard Parish Economic Development Commission and former chairman of the New Orleans regional Chamber of Commerce; and Fred Lopez, infectious disease specialist at Louisiana State University's School of Medicine in New Orleans, about the latest developments.
NOLA Code: NBRT 025132K1 Series Title: Nightly Business Report Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/20/2005 5:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
The Federal Reserve Raises Rates Amid Katrina Concerns. Lyle Gramley, Former Fed Governor On Increased Interest Rate. NBR Specal -- "Med-Tech: Where Technology is Taking Health Care." Paul Kangas' Stocks In The News and Market Stats.
NOLA Code: WIDA 000408C1 Series Title: Wide Angle Episode Title: H5N1 -- Killer Flu Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/20/2005 9:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
The next global human flu epidemic may begin with a sick duck in Vietnam's Mekong River Delta, now the epicenter of the current outbreak of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus. The World Health Organization estimates that in a worst-case scenario a global epidemic of bird flu might claim between 50 and l00 million lives. Wide Angle travels to Vietnam to portray the nation's response to outbreaks in its cities and provinces, following doctors, epidemiologists, and veterinarians as they battle the evolving virus both in laboratories and in peasant villages that traditionally raise chickens, ducks and pigs. As the government tries to halt the virus and educate its people to reduce the risk of infection, the slaughter of millions of chickens and ducks is wreaking havoc with rural farmers who depend on the animals to eke out a living.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008349C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/7/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:24 Format: News
Gwen Ifill speaks with Dr. Julie Gerberding, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about the growing health risks facing those along the Gulf Coast.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008350C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/8/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:06:26 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Hospital Challenges: Susan Dentzer reports from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, about how makeshift hospitals are coping with a surge of patients.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004511C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/9/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
The health crisis and resettlement challenges caused by Hurricane Katrina, plus a look at the political fallout of the disaster.
------QPTR Category: Housing, Shelter ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008363C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/27/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:05:57 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Spencer Michels reports from Louisiana about insurance post-Hurricane Katrina and problems related to damage classifications.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000138C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/23/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Magazine; News
NOW travels to Dauphin Island, Alabama, where 60% of homes on the western edge of the island have been destroyed, and examines whether rebuilding areas in harm's way makes sense.
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NOLA Code: MLNH 008365C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/29/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:18:27 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Jeffrey Brown reports on how the media covered Hurricane Katrina, and how it differed from the past natural disasters. Then, Brown discusses media coverage of Katrina with Carl Quintanilla, NBC News correspondent; Hugh Hewitt, nationally syndicated radio host and blogger, and Keith Woods, dean of faculty at the Poynter Institute and former editor and reporter at the New Orleans Ti me s -Picayune.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000136C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/9/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Magazine; News
Shortly after Katrina hit, NEW ORLEANS TIMES-PICAYUNE editor Jim Amoss and more than two-hundred of the venerable paper's employees were holed up in the TIMES-PICAYUNE's offices. They were a mile away from the Superdome, and the water was rising. David Brancaccio talks to Amoss about the heroic effort to continue to publish their paper and about the most pressing issues facing his city right now
------QPTR Category: Minorities/Civil Rights ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008360C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/22/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:03:25 Format: News
Essayist Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune reflects on the connections between race, class and poverty.
NOLA Code: AMJP 000000K1 Series Title: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/15/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Feature Film/Video Drama
PBS presents a rebroadcast of this groundbreaking nine-time Emmy Award-winning television movie from the 1970s. Based on the best-selling novel by Ernest J. Gaines, the fictionalized historical drama from director John Korty follows 110-year-old Jane Pittman, played by Cicely Tyson, on her incredible life journey from the end of the Civil War in the 1860s through the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Through the years, Miss Jane survives the last vestiges of slavery in Louisiana, Jim Crow laws, encounters with the KKK and the slaying of her husband, only to triumph in the end over social injustice. The broadcast includes an introductory segment hosted by Queen Latifah.
NOLA Code: BBOR 000000K1 Series Title: BEYOND THE BORDER Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/25/2005 3:00:00 AM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
This program traces the transition made by four sons in the Ayala family as they leave behind their parents and sisters in Michoacan, Mexico and struggle to overcome cultural, class and language barriers in Kentucky.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008346C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/2/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:14:41 Format: Magazine; News
Jim Lehrer talks with New York Times columnist David Brooks, Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant and NewsHour essayist and Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page about the week's horrific events, including racial tensions that have arisen.
------QPTR Category: National Politics/Government ------NOLA Code: COSE 011193C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/28/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Terry Moran, ABC News and William Kristol, The Weekly Standard discuss the recent charges against Rep. Tom DeLay, and what they mean for the future of the Republican Party.
NOLA Code: COSE 011194C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/29/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Rep. David Dreier discusses the charges against Rep. Tom DeLay; Jim Hoagland, The Washington Post, on selecting new advisors for President Bush; Philip Seymour Hoffman discusses his performance in "Capote."
NOLA Code: GUSU 000000W1 Series Title: Get Up, Stand Up: The Story of Pop and Protest Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/28/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary
The Live 8 concerts to fight poverty in Africa are just the most recent demonstration of how musicians have lent their voice and considerable influence to an issue that transcends the realm of popular music. GET UP, STAND UP, a new two-hour documentary, chronicles the vital role that popular music has played in the ongoing struggles for peace and equality.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008356C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/16/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:51 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant take a look at the week of confirmation hearings for chief justice nominee John Roberts, President Bush's speech about rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina and the latest on Iraq.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008360C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/22/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:06:33 Format: News
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 on Thursday to approve John Roberts' nomination as U.S. chief justice. The Senate is expected to vote on his confirmation next week. Kwame Holman reviews the committee's action.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000137C1 Series Title: NOW Episode Title: Katrina: The Response Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/16/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; Other
"Katrina: The Response," taped at WLPB, the PBS station in Baton Rouge, gathers an audience of citizens, experts and officials to concentrate on the rapid response failure and the challenges ahead. See what is on the minds of the experts, government officials, and the people who lived through Katrina.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004512C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/16/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine
Panelist insights on the Katrina aftermath in Louisiana. The hurricane's political impact and the war in Iraq. And a final look at the Roberts hearings.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004513C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/23/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Paying for the rebuilding after Katrina. Preparing for Hurricane Rita. The next nominee to the Supreme Court And the non-proliferation deal with North Korea.
NOLA Code: COSE 011176C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/5/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
An hour with Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008345C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/1/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:09:49 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Jim Lehrer speaks with a key official in the government's relief effort, Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Brown.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008351C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/9/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:12:24 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant discuss the federal response to Hurricane Katrina and the upcoming confirmation hearings for Supreme Court chief justice nominee John Roberts.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008355C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/15/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:06:42 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Tom Oliphant join Jim Lehrer to discuss the Roberts hearings. The analysts also previewed President Bush's speech on Hurricane Katrina.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004510C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/2/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Washington Week panelists join Gwen for an analysis of the social, political and economic impacts of Hurricane Katrina, one of nation's worst national disasters.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004511C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/9/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
The health crisis and resettlement challenges caused by Hurricane Katrina, plus a look at the political fallout of the disaster.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004511C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/9/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
The death of William Rehnquist and the lightning quick renomination of Judge John G. Roberts to be the successor. We are witnessing the potential for a lot of history to be made at the court.
------QPTR Category: Nuclear Issues/WMD ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008357C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/19/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:13:04 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Ian Williams of Independent Television News reports on North Korea's promise to dismantle its nuclear weapons program. Then, Ray Suarez speaks with Jack Pritchard, senior fellow at the Brookings Institute and former ambassador and special envoy for negotiations with North Korea; and Chuck Jones, former director of Asian affairs at the National Security Council, about their views on the subject.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008358C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/20/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:05 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Ray Suarez speaks with U.S. assistant secretary of state and the chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill about North Korea and its nuclear weapons program.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004513C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/23/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Paying for the rebuilding after Katrina. Preparing for Hurricane Rita. The next nominee to the Supreme Court And the non-proliferation deal with North Korea.
------QPTR Category: Poverty/Hunger ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008360C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/22/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:03:25 Format: News
Essayist Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune reflects on the connections between race, class and poverty. NOLA Code: NOWD 000135C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/2/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Rafe Esquith is a remarkable teacher at Hobart Elementary in a tough part of Los Angeles who may be demonstrating a way forward for America's beleaguered public education system. For years he has been inspiring children by introducing them to the great works of literature. Esquith's uncommon commitment and passion for helping "disadvantaged" students achieve has opened up worlds of opportunity for them.
------QPTR Category: Recreation/Leisure/Sports ------NOLA Code: COSE 011174C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/1/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
An hour with Lance Armstrong.
NOLA Code: HIDE 000310W1 Series Title: History Detectives Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/12/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Magazine
HISTORY DETECTIVES: A pair of sports tickets from 1927 are discovered in a used book. The tickets are for a basketball game featuring Jim Thorpe, the legendary Native American athlete who was known for his 1912 Olympic gold medals and Herculean strengths as a football and baseball player. Why do none of his biographers refer to a career as a professional basketball player?
------QPTR Category: Science/Technology ------NOLA Code: COSE 011192C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/27/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
David Remnicks of The New Yorker discusses the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Author Richard Dawkins on the theory of Evolution.
NOLA Code: NOVA 002516K5 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: ICE MUMMIES Episode Title: FROZEN IN HEAVEN Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/27/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
Remains of Inca culture, frozen high in the mountains of the Andes, suggest sacrifice to the mountain gods that dominated Inca civilization more than 500 years ago. This episode examines the frozen bodies of children, uncovered by archaeologists in South America, and follows an archeological expedition to a high-altitude sacred site in search of ritual remains and another body. How did the victims' bodies come to be there? Why did they go to their deaths willingly? What was the religious framework that dictated their sacrifice to fierce gods?
NOLA Code: COSE 011178C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/7/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Former Louisiana Senator John Breaux on the disaster in New Orleans; Motorola CEO Ed Zander on the future of cell phones.
NOLA Code: NOVA 003113K2 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Origins Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/6/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
Has the universe always existed? How did it become a place that could harbor life? Are we alone, or are there alien worlds waiting to be discovered? NOVA presents some startling new answers in "Origins," a groundbreaking four-part NOVA miniseries. New clues from the frontiers of science are presented by dynamic astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. As the host of "Origins," Tyson leads viewers on a cosmic journey to the beginning of time and to the depths of space, in search of the first stirrings of life and its traces on other worlds.
NOLA Code: NOVA 003114K2 Series Title: NOVA Program Title: Origins Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/13/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
Has the universe always existed? How did it become a place that could harbor life? Are we alone, or are there alien worlds waiting to be discovered? NOVA presents some startling new answers in "Origins," a groundbreaking four-part NOVA miniseries. New clues from the frontiers of science are presented by dynamic astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. As the host of "Origins," Tyson leads viewers on a cosmic journey to the beginning of time and to the depths of space, in search of the first stirrings of life and its traces on other worlds.
------QPTR Category: Urban Development, Urban Decay ------NOLA Code: MLNH 008357C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/19/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:26:50 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Kwame Holman reports on Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Then, Tom Bearden reports from New Orleans about the return home for the residents of the Algiers neighborhood. Finally, Gwen Ifill speaks with Walter Leger, chairman of St. Bernard Parish Economic Development Commission and former chairman of the New Orleans regional Chamber of Commerce; and Fred Lopez, infectious disease specialist at Louisiana State University's School of Medicine in New Orleans, about the latest developments.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008364C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/28/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:17:58 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles reports from New Orleans about how the Algiers district is recovering from Hurricane Katrina. Then, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Kaye about new information on the search for and identification of those killed in New Orleans.
NOLA Code: AREB 000000C1 Series Title: AMERICA REBUILDS Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/10/2005 3:30:00 AM Length: 90 Segment: 01:20:57 Format: Documentary
America Rebuilds is a 90-minute special documenting the engineering, business, and politics of reconstruction at Ground Zero. Granted unprecedented access to videotape demolition and excavation at Ground Zero, Great Projects Film Company has unique footage of the dangerous work being carried out by New York's public servants and engineers. The documentary will also cover the debate over the design of what to build next.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008346C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/2/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:08:29 Format: Magazine; News
Margaret Warner interviews Lt. Gen. Carl Strock, who commands the Army Corps of Engineers, the agency in charge of repairing the levees and draining the floodwaters in New Orleans.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008347C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/5/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
In the first of two reports from the area ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, Tom Bearden reports on efforts in Gulfport, Miss. to rebuild and recover after the devastating Category 4 storm. Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW-Chicago reports on a difficult homecoming for one Bay St. Louis, Miss. family.
NOLA Code: NAAT 002113C4 Series Title: Nature Program Title: Pale Male Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/11/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Documentary
The story of Manhattan's first resident red-tailed hawk, affectionately known by his devoted urban fans as "Pale Male." Onlookers gaze in rapt anticipation as the hawk courts, breeds, hunts and raises a family from his posh Fifth Avenue digs on the edge of Central Park. A surprising account of the magical relationship people can have with nature, even in the most unlikely of places.
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NOLA Code: MLNH 008359C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/21/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review
Kwame Holman reports on the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on allegations that a secret Pentagon program, dubbed Able Danger, turned up valuable information about the alleged ringleader of the Sept. 11 attacks, Mohammed Atta, more than a year before the attacks occurred.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008363C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/27/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:13:34 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Margaret Warner reviews the role of the military in responding to domestic natural disasters. Then, Warner discusses whether the military should be given a more prominent role with Lawrence Korb, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and assistant secretary of defense for Manpower, and Gene Healy, attorney and senior editor at the Cato Institute.
NOLA Code: WWIR 004512C1 Series Title: Washington Week Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/16/2005 7:00:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine
Panelist insights on the Katrina aftermath in Louisiana. The hurricane's political impact and the war in Iraq. And a final look at the Roberts hearings.
NOLA Code: COSE 011180C1 Series Title: Charlie Rose Distributor: PLUS Release Date: 9/9/2005 11:00:00 PM Length: 60 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine
Paul Volcker discusses his committee's findings on the United Nation's Oil-for- Food Program. Mark Danner talks about his latest article in the New York Times Magazine about Osama bin Laden. Liev Schreiber shares insight into his first film, "Everything is Illuminated."
NOLA Code: MLNH 008348C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/6/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:14:43 Format: News
Margaret Warner moderates a conversation among four people who are coping with the loss of their loved ones in Iraq.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008354C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/14/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:04:03 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Reporting from the Gulf Coast, Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television speaks with Navy personnel about the military's continuing effort to provide relief in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
------QPTR Category: Women ------NOLA Code: LUCY 000000K4 Series Title: LUCILLE BALL: FINDING LUCY, AN "AMERICAN MASTERS" SPECIAL Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/21/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 90 Format: Documentary
When "I Love Lucy" debuted on October 15, 1951, the show became an instant sensation, defining the situation comedy format, attracting thousands of viewers to television for the first time and turning its unlikely star, Lucille Ball, into a legend. This program revisits the life of Lucille Ball -- the first female television superstar and first solo female head of a major studio. With exclusive interviews from Carol Burnett, Fran Drescher, family members and friends, this program also showcases the most extensive set of film clips from the comedienne's life, thanks to an unprecedented arrangement between AMERICAN MASTERS, CBS and the estate of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
NOLA Code: SIXY 000000W4 Series Title: The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/29/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary
The 1960s were years of change, experimentation and hope that transformed a nation. This two-hour film chronicles this era of widespread democratic activism and provocative music, focusing on critical events, from civil rights to the women's liberation movement, the youth counter-culture and the Vietnam War. Through film footage, rare archival photographs and interviews with historians, critics, participants and those on both sides of the generation gap, the documentary captures the electricity, fervor and anger of an era full of great hope and turmoil. And it reflects on the enormous changes that swept the globe during that time and profiles the coming of age of the baby boomers.
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NOLA Code: SIXY 000000W4 Series Title: The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/29/2005 8:00:00 PM Length: 120 Format: Documentary
The 1960s were years of change, experimentation and hope that transformed a nation. This two-hour film chronicles this era of widespread democratic activism and provocative music, focusing on critical events, from civil rights to the women's liberation movement, the youth counter-culture and the Vietnam War. Through film footage, rare archival photographs and interviews with historians, critics, participants and those on both sides of the generation gap, the documentary captures the electricity, fervor and anger of an era full of great hope and turmoil. And it reflects on the enormous changes that swept the globe during that time and profiles the coming of age of the baby boomers.
NOLA Code: MLNH 008350C1 Series Title: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/8/2005 6:00:00 PM Length: 60 Segment: 00:18:30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; News
Aid and Comfort: Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports from Houston about how evacuees are trying to pull their lives together at shelters in Texas. Then, Margaret Warner leads a discussion about the challenges of relocating students throughout the country with Hank Bounds, Mississippi's superintendent of education, and Barbara Duffield, policy director of the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth.
NOLA Code: NOWD 000135C1 Series Title: NOW Distributor: PBS Release Date: 9/2/2005 7:30:00 PM Length: 30 Format: Interview/Discussion/Review; Magazine; News
Rafe Esquith is a remarkable teacher at Hobart Elementary in a tough part of Los Angeles who may be demonstrating a way forward for America's beleaguered public education system. For years he has been inspiring children by introducing them to the great works of literature. Esquith's uncommon commitment and passion for helping "disadvantaged" students achieve has opened up worlds of opportunity for them.