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January 30, 2008
African Americans Lives 2 on WTCI
Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. returns as series host, guiding genealogical investigations down through the 20th century, Reconstruction, slavery and early U.S. history, and presenting cutting-edge genetic analysis that locates participants' ancestors in Africa, Europe and America.
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January 28, 2008
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Sweater Drive
This month, help WTCI bring the spirit of America’s favorite neighbor to the Tennessee Valley during the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive. Running February 6 through February 27, the drive will benefit the Community Kitchen of Greater Chattanooga, United Way of Bradley County and the Samaritan Center.
Posted by wtci at 01:40 AM
January 16, 2008
Gordon Lightfoot comes to Chattanooga
Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot performs in Chattanooga on Wednesday, February 13, 7:30 p.m., at Tivoli Theatre. The legendary balladeer weaves tales of love and longing in eloquent musical masterpieces that have become enduring standards.
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January 12, 2008
Young Writers & Illustrators Contest
For over 20 years Reading Rainbow has provided PBS viewers with TV good enough to read....encouraging children to discover books, reading and the love of learning. Now in it's fourteenth year, Reading Rainbow's Annual Young Writers & Illustrators Contest extends the mission by encouraging, challenging and rewarding pre-kindergarten through fifth graders to share their stories by creating their own picture books. Local Contest 1st place winners in kindergarten through third grade are sent on to the National Contest.
Posted by wtci at 03:08 AM
January 09, 2008
Antiques Roadshow Coming to Chattanooga
WTCI and Chattanooga, Tenn., has been chosen as a stop on the 2008 summer tour of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, PBS’s most-watched primetime series. Its summer 2008 Tour destinations: Palm Springs, California; Dallas, Texas; Wichita, Kansas; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Hartford, Connecticut.
Read more at wtcitv.org/news/road_show
Posted by wtci at 12:39 AM
January 03, 2008
The Complete Jane Austen on WTCI
MASTERPIECE has good news for Jane Austen’s millions of fans: PBS’ beloved British drama series will broadcast adaptations of all of Austen’s six novels, plus a new drama based on her life. It’s the first time in television history that her books have been broadcast as a complete collection.
Beginning January 13 on WTCI, MASTERPIECE is inviting viewers to tune in on Sunday nights for “The Complete Jane Austen”: new presentations of Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Sense and Sensibility. The lineup will also include the acclaimed Emma starring Kate Beckinsale, and Pride and Prejudice, the Emmy award- winning miniseries that made Colin Firth a heartthrob.
You can see a video preview and get more information at wtcitv.org/programs/jane_austen
Posted by wtci at 02:04 AM
Pioneers of Television on WTCI
Nearly 100 stars from television’s formative years bring their stories to PBS in a revealing four-part documentary series, PIONEERS OF TELEVISION, airing Wednesdays, January 2-23, 2008, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT on WTCI. Each of the new one-hour episodes focuses on a different genre: sitcoms, late night, variety and game shows. Melding compelling new HD interviews with irresistible archival clips, PIONEERS OF TELEVISION offers a fresh take on television’s first celebrities, including Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Andy Griffith, Betty White, Regis Philbin, Phyllis Diller, Dick Cavett, Tony Orlando, Marlo Thomas, Jonathan Winters, Ed McMahon, Bob Barker, Tommy Smothers and the late Merv Griffin, among others.
See more info at wtcitv.org/programs/pioneersoftelevision
Posted by wtci at 02:02 AM
The Jewish Americans on WTCI
THE JEWISH AMERICANS, a three-part documentary series written and directed by the Emmy Award-winning filmmaker David Grubin, examines the struggle of a tiny minority to make its way into the American mainstream. While the story of Jewish life in America is emblematic of the American immigrant story, it is also a unique story of ongoing discrimination and stereotyping coupled with some of the most remarkable accomplishments in American history, the arts, commerce, science and academia. The programs air Wednesdays, January 9-23, 2008, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS.
See a video preview and more information at wtcitv.org/programs/jewishamericans
WTCI will also be doing a screening of the series at their new studio goto wtcitv.org/events/ja_screening
Posted by wtci at 01:58 AM