Flashback: May 2016

Here’s the cover of our monthly program guide Centerpiece from May 2016…

Flashback: November 1998

The musical Cats. Whether you’re a fan or not, you can’t escape the massive reach of this pop culture phenomenon…

Flashback: September 2009

Ken Burns. Not much else to say, is there? Just put a Ken Burns’ series on the cover and it sells itself!

Flashback: July 1999

The year was 1999 and the cover of our Centerpiece monthly program magazine was – colorful!

THE LIFE OF BIRDS WITH SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH was the feature story, as you can well see (“Who’s a pretty bird?”). Other programs mentioned were a NOVA about the first moon landing, POV’s 12th season and two specials highlighting sporting events taking place in North Carolina that year – The US Open golf tournament and the 1999 Special Olympics World Games.

Flashback: September 1994

29 years ago, the Ken Burns mini-series BASEBALL debuted on PBS. If you weren’t around then you may not remember what a big deal BASEBALL was. Being Burns’ first major series since the landmark offering of THE CIVIL WAR a few years prior, we were eager to see if the documentary wunderkind could pull off a repeat or if TCW merely lightning in a bottle. As such, we promoted it heavily on and off air. Giving it the prime spot on our monthly programming guide CenterPiece was a no-brainer.

Hey, It’s Photo Friday!

AMERICA AT A CROSSROADS was a series of documentaries hosted by journalist Robert MacNeil that were first broadcast in the late aughts. The series examined the challenges confronting the post-9/11 world, focusing on such subjects as the war on terrorism, the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the experience of American troops, the struggle for balance within the Islamic world and Muslim life in America.

I don’t recall much about the program itself but I do remember it on a regular basis because of this nifty little souvenir: a compass featuring the AMERICA AT A CROSSROADS logo.

Wednesday Trivia Question

Who starred in JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT on GREAT PERFORMANCES?

GREAT PERFORMANCES is PBS’ long-running anthology series devoted to the performing arts. In its nearly 50 year history, GP has featured concerts, plays, documentaries, drama, opera and so much more. From Leonard Bernstein to William Shakespeare, GREAT PERFORMANCES has showcased big names and emerging talents on stages and venues from Schönbrunn Palace to Tanglewood. Basically, tune in and get a front row seat for Broadway’s Best, Landmarks Live or the Dukes of September, whatever you like.