Published - September 24, 2014
In accordance with open meetings law, WCNY provides reasonable notice to the public of its board meetings. The next WCNY Board Meeting will take place at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the WCNY Broadcast and Education Center located at 415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse, N.Y. Interested parties wishing to attend should contact the Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York before 4 p.m. Monday, Sept 29, by calling (315) 453-2424.
Published - September 24, 2014
In the last half-century, women have fought their way into nearly every sphere of American life, from the battlefield to the comedy club, the soundstage to the Senate. Expanding on the critically acclaimed PBS documentary Makers: Women Who Make America, which told the story of the modern American women’s movement, Season 2 examines the impact of the women’s movement on six fields once largely closed to women: business, space, Hollywood, comedy, war, and politics. The six-part series airs beginning Sept. 30 and continues airing Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on WCNY. Preview
Published - September 21, 2014
Professor Sarah Rogerson, Director, Family Violence Litigation Clinic & Immigration Project of Albany Law School and Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple. Seth Gladstone, communications director with Food and Water Watch Susan Lerner, executive director at Common Cause/New York and Howard Leib, attorney and former political candidate.
Published - September 17, 2014
From the time of its birth, the baby boomer generation (1946-1964) has significantly and uniquely changed our world. 2014 marks an important shift in American culture, as the last boomers turn 50. American Masters tells the story of this influential generation through the lives of 19 iconic boomers—one born each year of the baby boom—including New Age guru Deepak Chopra (b. 1947), singer-songwriter Billy Joel (b. 1949), fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger (b. 1951), authorAmy Tan (b. 1952), actor Kim Cattrall (b. 1956), environmentalist Erin Brockovich (b. 1960) and artist David LaChapelle (b. 1963). Intimate interviews by filmmaker/photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (The Black List, The Latino List, The Out List) focus on these individuals’ exceptional achievements, struggles
Published - September 15, 2014
The best of Austin musicians perform in celebration of the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians. It features Christopher Cross, Jimmie Vaughan and Lou Ann Barton, Eric Johnson, Charlie and Will Sexton, Marcia Ball, Van Wilks and Malford Milligan, Carolyn, the All ATX band, among others. Airs Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. on Plus. Preview
Published - September 11, 2014
“The Roosevelts: An Intimate History” by Ken Burns (PBS), chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It’s the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. Follow the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962. Watch it Sept. 14 to 20, at 8 p.m. on WCNY. Get a preview: http://to.pbs.org/1uvVPuk
Published - September 9, 2014
Diseases that were largely eradicated in the United States a generation ago—whooping cough, measles, mumps—are returning, in part because nervous parents are skipping their children’s shots. NOVA’s “Vaccines – Calling the Shots” takes viewers around the world to track epidemics, explore the science behind vaccinations, hear from parents wrestling with vaccine-related questions, and shed light on the risks of opting out. Airs Sept. 10 at 9 p.m. on WCNY. Preview
