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April 15, 2010

WGBH May 2010 television program highlights

Masterpiece Mystery! “Foyle’s War, Series VI”
American Experience “Roads to Memphis”
Nova “Mt. St. Helens: Back from the Dead”
Frontline “College, Inc.”
Live from Lincoln Center “Perlman, Ax and Ma @ The Penthouse”
Independent Lens “Sunshine”
Need to Know
American Experience “Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World
Frontline/World “The Play Pump”
Secrets of the Dead “Churchill’s Deadly Decision”
American Masters “The Doors: When You’re Strange”
Independent Lens “The Horse Boy”
Frontline “The Wounded Platoon”
Ground Ward
Independent Lens “Project Kashmir”
Masterpiece Mystery! “Miss Marple Series V: The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side”
Independent Lens “A Village Called Versailles”
National Memorial Day Concert

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American Experience “Roads to Memphis”

Monday, May 3, 9pm on WGBH 2
A riveting crosscut narrative of a killer and his prey, “Roads to Memphis” is the fateful story of an assassin and his target set against the seething, turbulent forces in American society that drove two men to their violent and tragic collision on April 4, 1968. Following the inexorably converging paths of James Earl Ray and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Roads to Memphis” is both an incisive portrait of an America on edge in that crisis-laden year and a cautionary tale of how the course of history can be forever altered by the actions of one individual. Airing in conjunction with the publication of Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin by Hampton Sides (Ghost Soldiers, Blood and Thunder), “Roads to Memphis” is told through eyewitness testimony from King’s inner circle and the officials involved in Ray’s capture and prosecution following an intense two-month international manhunt. More information, including a trailer, at www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/introduction/memphis-introduction/.

Frontline “College, Inc.”

Tuesday, May 4, 9 pm on WGBH 2
The business of higher education is booming. It’s a $400 billion industry fueled by taxpayer money. But what are students getting out of the deal? Critics say a worthless degree and a mountain of debt. Investors insist they’re innovators, widening access to education. Frontline follows the money to uncover how Wall Street and a new breed of for-profit universities are transforming the way we think about college in America.

“The Last Resort,” WGBH’s week-long series on the Mass. casino gambling debate, concludes tonight

This week, WGBH is examining the casino gambling issue in a series of special reports on radio, television and the web (wgbh.org/lastresort). “The Last Resort” website features a poll, and throughout the week asked a series of questions encouraging feedback from visitors. The Emily Rooney Show and The Callie Crossley Show, which both aired earlier today on 89.7 WGBH, used that feedback to spur discussion. Tonight, Greater Boston and Basic Black close out the series (details below) and all reports from the series are available online at www.wgbh.org/lastresort.

Greater Boston
Thursday, April 15 at 7pm on WGBH 2
Greater Boston travels to two gambling venues that might show the future of expanded gambling in Massachusetts. Reporter Jared Bowen explores Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, and the benefits and challenges that the destination resort casino has brought to surrounding communities. Producer Ralph Ranalli takes an in-depth look at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island, to see what happens when a fading racetrack is awarded slot machines. The reports illustrate whether the reality has lived up to the promises and if the benefits of jobs and revenue outweigh the costs in traffic, crime and gambling addiction. More at greaterboston.org.

Basic Black
Thursday, April 15 at 7:30pm on WGBH 2
Will the creation of casinos have any impact on communities of color? What does this debate say about economic and political leadership in these communities? For more information and be part of the LIVE discussion, visit basicblack.org.

Madame White Snake

Sunday, April 25, 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
On Sunday, April 25, at 3pm, 99.5 All Classical is proud to present a world premiere broadcast of Opera Boston’s first commissioned work, Zhou Long’s Madame White Snake. A cross-cultural drama of passion and transformation, Madame White Snake is a story drawn from a beloved Chinese legend: A powerful white snake demon longs to become human to experience love. She grasps love for one fleeting instant before it is swept away by a flood of deceit, doubt and distrust. After the broadcast, Madame White Snake will be available on demand at www.wgbh.org/musicdrama/madamewhitesnake.cfm.

Coming this fall: God in America

For the first time on television, "God in America," a presentation of American Experience and Frontline, will explore the historical role of religion in the public life of the United States. The six-hour series, which interweaves documentary footage, historical dramatization, and interviews with religious historians, will air over three consecutive nights on WGBH beginning October 11, 2010.

Calling all shutterbugs!

In celebration of Earth Day, WGBH is looking for the best photos of Boston–au naturel. Do you love the Boston Common at dawn or seeing Castle Island in the fog? Is the Arnold Arboretum or Jamaica Pond your destination for a Sunday afternoon stroll? Do you find the North End most lovely when it rains? Show us what is beautiful and special to you about and around Boston. The winning photo will be displayed on the WGBH digital mural, viewed by roughly half a million Mass Pike commuters each week! All approved WGBH Photo Contest entries will be included in photo galleries on the wgbh.org and winners also will see their photos published on the website’s homepage. Enter the contest at www.wgbh.org/support/contest.cfm.

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April 8, 2010

WGBH Teachers’ Domain Receives $1.2 million from Walmart Foundation to Address Adolescent Literacy

WGBH’s online media library Teachers’ Domain received a $1.2 million grant to launch “The Walmart Middle School Literacy Initiative,” a project dedicated to creating new resources for teachers nationwide. Awarded by the Walmart Foundation, the grant will allow Teachers’ Domain to expand its current adolescent literacy collection, develop new student activities and produce companion professional development resources. The project reinforces Walmart’s commitment to teachers and to creating optimal learning environments for students across the country.

The funding will allow Teachers’ Domain to build on its extensive library of free resources, revise existing materials and produce additional activities in science, history, English/language arts and math to cover more topics addressed at the middle school level. All activities include vocabulary building, reading comprehension, writing and critical and creative thinking. Professional development resources for teachers, including a set of self-paced training modules and a comprehensive online course, will be produced to support individual study as well as face-to-face, online and/or blended teacher training.

Teachers’ Domain is an online library of more than 2,500 free media resources from the best in public television. These classroom resources, featuring media from Nova, Frontline, Design Squad, American Experience and other public broadcasting and content partners, are easy to use and correlate to state and national curriculum standards. More information at teachersdomain.org.

Brookline’s William H. Lincoln School treated to a sneak preview of Masterpiece Classic’s “The Diary of Anne Frank” and Q&A with actress Ellie Kendrick

Earlier today, approximately 40 students from William H. Lincoln School in Brookline got a sneak preview of Masterpiece Classic’s “The Diary of Anne Frank,” which premieres on Holocaust Remembrance Day, Sunday, April 11. The students had a chance to ask the film’s star Ellie Kendrick and Masterpiece executive producer Rebecca Eaton some questions. Currently appearing on the big screen in the acclaimed coming-of-age film An Education, Ellie said her first acting role was at age 11 when she played the Artful Dodger in her school’s production of “Oliver.” You can see a photo gallery from this event on Facebook at facebook.com/WGBHBoston?ref=ts#!/album.php?aid=410318&id=96055465454&ref=mf.

For more information on “The Diary of Anne Frank,” including an interview with screenwriter Deborah Moggach and a video Q&A with Anne’s last living relative, can be found at pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/annefrank/index.html. The film airs Sunday, April 11, 9-11pm on WGBH 2.

Frontline: “Obama’s Deal”

Tuesday, April 13, 9pm on WGBH 2

On March 23, after a bruising year of debate, negotiation and backlash, President Barack Obama finally signed the health reform bill that he had promised more than a year before. But at what cost to his popularity and to the ideals of bipartisanship and open government that he’d campaigned on? Veteran Frontline producer Michael Kirk (“Bush’s War,” “Dreams of Obama”) takes viewers behind the headlines to reveal the political maneuvering behind Barack Obama’s effort to remake the American health system and transform the way Washington works. Through interviews with administration officials, senators and Washington lobbyists, “Obama’s Deal” reveals the dramatic details of how an idealistic president pursued the health care fight—despite the warnings of many of his closest advisers—and how he ended up making deals with many of the powerful special interests he had campaigned against. For more information and to see a preview visit wgbh.org/programs/programDetail.cfm?programid=6

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April 5, 2010

America’s Orchestra: Celebrating 125 Years of the Boston Pops

Sunday, April 18 at 7pm on WGBH 2
Sunday, May 16 at 8pm on WGBH 2
Wednesday, June 23 at 8pm on WGBH 2
Available to PBS affiliates nationwide starting in June

WGBH presents a star-studded celebration of the Boston Pops, featuring some of the greatest moments from the Boston Pops 125-year history. Hosted by Craig Ferguson and conceived and produced by Susan Dangel, with co-producer Dick Bartlett, America’s Orchestra: Celebrating 125 Years of the Boston Pops tells the orchestra’s story—from its beginnings as summertime entertainment for Bostonians to its impressive rise to the national icon and beloved institution it is today. The program will be broadcast on WGBH 2 on Sunday, April 18, at 7 p.m., Sunday, May 16, at 8 p.m., and Wednesday, June 23, at 8 p.m. It will also be made available to PBS affiliates across the country beginning in June (check local listings).

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April 1, 2010

WGBH examines casino gambling in Massachusetts in “The Last Resort,” a series or TV/radio special reports and expanded content on the web

Monday, April 12-Thursday, April 15 on WGBH Radio and WGBH 2
As the casino gambling debate heats up in Massachusetts, WGBH covers all the angles with “The Last Resort,” a special series examining the impact on the state’s economy, potential job growth, morality issues and the communities in the midst of the firestorm. All reports, as well past coverage from Greater Boston, The Callie Crossley Show, The Emily Rooney Show and WCAI’s The Point with Mindy Todd will be archived on at wgbh.org/lastresort. Visitors to the website can register their opinions on casino gambling via an interactive discussion tool. Additionally, in the weeks leading up to April 15, the website will feature a series of questions whose feedback will be included on the programs airing that day. Finally, the WGBH co-production The Takeaway, a national morning news program hosted by John Hockenberry and Celeste Headlee, will offer the Boston perspective on casino gambling with reports from WGBH reporters Sean Corcoran (89.7 WGBH) and Jared Bowen (Greater Boston). For more information on The Takeaway, please visit www.thetakeaway.org.

“Mirage”
Monday, April 12 at 7:30am and 5:30pm on 89.7 WGBH Radio
Reporter Sean Corcoran explores the rise and fall of the Wampanoag Tribe’s casino plan for Middleborough. Two years ago, this largely rural, middle-class town voted overwhelmingly to accept a destination casino. Its citizens signed a deal with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council that would have brought the town millions in revenue. Today, the former head of the Tribal Council is in prison and the plan is in shambles. This report examines money, morality and a casino plan gone awry.

“Targeted Town"
Tuesday, April 13 at 7:30am and 5:30pm on 89.7 WGBH Radio
Reporter Andrea Smarden visits the small western town of Palmer, a site targeted by owners of the Mohegan Sun casino. Advocates and opponents have organized lobbying groups and coalitions to either oppose the project or take advantage of economic benefits.

"Rags to Riches”
Wednesday, April 14 at 7:30am and 5:30pm on 89.7 WGBH Radio
Reporter Sean Corcoran profiles the small town of Acushnet, an aspiring casino host. Located near the poverty-stricken cities of New Bedford and Fall River, Acushnet is by comparison relatively prosperous and a magnet for middle-class families – the overwhelming majority of destination casino customers. If Acushnet gets the nod, New Bedford and Fall River will reap the benefit of thousands of new jobs and millions in tax dollars.

“Playing the Ponies”
Thursday, April 15 at 7:30am and 5:30pm on 89.7 WGBH Radio
Reporter Phillip Martin investigates the world of horse racing in Massachusetts. If slot machines are legalized, these racetrack sites will be the beneficiaries of a significant boost in income. However, unlike self-contained destination casinos, racetracks tend to attract crime and corruption, the main reason Governor Deval Patrick has vetoed slots at tracks.

The Emily Rooney Show
Thursday, April 15 at noon on 89.7 WGBH Radio
Emily Rooney takes an in-depth look at the latest developments of the legislative process on Beacon Hill. Newsmakers and influentials give unique perspective on whether or not casino gambling will pass and what implementation means to the state of Massachusetts. Also included in the conversation is the city of Detroit, a place that adopted casino gambling for much the same reason Massachusetts is considering it: revenue. Emily looks at how surrounding areas have been affected and the reality of the economics.

The Callie Crossley Show
Thursday, April 15 at 1pm on 89.7 WGBH Radio
Callie Crossley follows the money and delves into the genesis of casino gambling in Massachusetts. What has happened in the past to lead lawmakers down this path?

Greater Boston
Thursday, April 15 at 7pm on WGBH 2
Greater Boston travels to two gambling venues that might show the future of expanded gambling in Massachusetts. Reporter Jared Bowen explores Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, and the benefits and challenges that the destination resort casino has brought to surrounding communities. Producer Ralph Ranalli takes an in-depth look at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island, to see what happens when a fading racetrack is awarded slot machines. The reports illustrate whether the reality has lived up to the promises and if the benefits of jobs and revenue outweigh the costs in traffic, crime and gambling addiction.

Basic Black
Thursday, April 15 at 7:30pm on WGBH 2
Will the creation of casinos have any impact on communities of color? What will be the impact on Governor Deval Patrick’s re-election bid? The Basic Black panel discusses these important questions surrounding the casino debate.

Poetry Everywhere with Garrison Keillor

Poetry Everywhere with Garrison Keillor (www.pbs.org/wgbh/poetryeverywhere) returns to public television and the Web with new poems and unique voices. Produced by WGBH and David Grubin Productions, in association with The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, the project offers 32 short poetry films online and on air during unexpected moments in the public television broadcast schedule. Garrison Keillor returns as series narrator.

New to the project this season is the Poetry Everywhere iPhone App. The App continues the project’s ongoing mission of bringing poetry to people through new channels and provides poetry lovers and audiences with a new way of experiencing great poems. The App will offer selected videos from the project, featuring contemporary poets reading their own works, in an easy to navigate player. Selections from Poetry Everywhere also are offered for free downloading on iTunes U and YouTube (youtube.com/user/PoetryEverywherePTV).

For all things poetry, visit the the WGBH Celebrates National Poetry Month website at wgbh.org/musicdrama/poetryeverywhere.cfm.

Independent Lens presents “Blessed is the Match,” the inspiring story of Hannah Senesh

Sunday, April 15, 9pm on WGBH 44
Hannah Senesh was only 22 when she parachuted into Nazi-occupied Europe in an effort to save the Jews of Hungary, but she had already left behind a body of literary work consisting of poems and diaries that would inspire readers for generations to come. Narrated by Academy Award® nominee Joan Allen, “Blessed is the Match” is the first feature documentary to bring to life this remarkable Holocaust heroine through interviews, eyewitness accounts, rare family photographs, dramatic re-creations, and the writings of Hannah and her mother Catherine Senesh. The film retraces Hannah’s perilous mission, reconstructs her defiant months in a Gestapo prison during the summer of 1944, and looks back on the life of a talented and complex girl who came of age in a world descending into madness. Underneath the dramatic events of Hannah’s life story lies the bedrock of the devoted love between a mother and daughter, who would each, in turn, try to save the other. Directed, written, and produced by Roberta Grossman. More information at pbs.org/independentlens/blessed-is-the-match/

Frontline: “The Vaccine War”

Tuesday, April 27, 9pm on WGBH 2
Public health scientists and clinicians tout vaccines as one of the greatest achievements of modern medicine. But for many ordinary Americans vaccines have become controversial. Young parents are concerned at the sheer number of shots – some 26 inoculations for 14 different diseases by age six – and follow alternative vaccination schedules advocated by gurus like Dr. Robert Sears. Other parents go further. In communities like Ashland, Oregon, up to one-third of parents are choosing not to vaccinate their kids at all. And some advocacy groups, like Generation Rescue, argue that vaccines are no longer a public health miracle but a scourge; they view vaccines as responsible for alarming rises in certain disorders, including ADHD and autism. This is the vaccine war: On one side sits scientific medicine and the public health establishment; on the other a populist coalition of parents, celebrities, politicians and activists. It’s a war that increasingly takes place on the Internet with both sides using the latest social media tools, including Facebook and Twitter, to win the hearts and minds of the public.

WGBH honored with two 2009 George Foster Peabody Awards

WGBH received two 2009 George Foster Peabody Awards when the 69th Annual Peabody Award winners were announced yesterday at the University of Georgia. PBS received a total of six Peabodys, double the amount won by any other organization, and a Personal Peabody was awarded to Diane Rehm, whose eponymously titled show airs on 89.7 WGBH, Monday-Friday at 10am. The two WGBH series honored with a Peabody Award were Frontline “The Maddof Affair” and Masterpiece “Endgame.” The prestigious Peabody Awards – considered to be one of the highest honors in electronic media – will be presented May 17 at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Diane Sawyer, the award-winning anchor of ABC’s” “World News,” will host the ceremony.

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March 25, 2010

WGBH April 2010 television program highlights

Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery
American Experience “Eyes on the Prize”
This Old House Hour “Roxbury House Project”
The Best of the Kumars at No. 42
Nova “Hunting the Edge of Space”
Waking the Dead
The Buddha
Masterpiece Classic “The Diary of Anne Frank”
American Experience “The Polio Crusade”
When Families Grieve
Worse Than War
Nature/Frogs: “The Thin Green Line”
American Experience “Earth Days”
Through A Dog’s Eyes
Independent Lens “Dirt”
P.O.V. “Food Inc.”
Nova “Mind over Money”
Frontline “The Vaccine War”
Great Performances “Hamlet from the Royal Shakespeare Company”
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Sonnets and Symphonies

In celebration of National Poetry Month in April, 99.5 All Classical host Laura Carlo will be reading original, classical music-inspired poems submitted by our listeners. For the chance to hear a poem read on the air, and win tickets to spring arts events in Boston (including those from Huntington Theatre Company, Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Boston, and The Handel & Haydn Society), visit the WGBH Words & Music Contest Web site at wgbh.org/995/sonnetsandsymphonies_intro.cfm. Winners will be chosen by random selection from all entries. To hear listener poems and music inspired by the world’s great poets, tune in to Classical Music with Laura Carlo on 99.5 All Classical each weekday morning in April, 5-9am.

Calling all creative kids and young inventors

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Design Squad is launching the nationwide 2010 Trash to Treasure competition on April 5th at pbskidsgo.org/designsquad/contest. Following the success of last year’s inaugural Trash to Treasure contest, kids across the country ages 5-19 are once again challenged by WGBH’s Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning series to recycle, reuse and re-engineer everyday materials into new inventions. Three young innovators will win a trip to Boston to see their designs built and have the process chronicled for an upcoming episode of the engineering TV series.

The rules are simple. The invention should fit within one of the three categories: move things or people (Mobility), protect the environment (Environmental), or be used for indoor or outdoor play (Play). The invention also needs to be made of at least two repurposed materials (such as fabric, paper, plastic, small electronics, wheels, clamps, springs, batteries, hardware, wood, bike parts, string, rubber bands, cardboard, kitchen gadgets, etc.) Kids will be given online tools to sketch out their ideas or upload a photo. (Kids don’t need to actually build their invention in order to enter.) Check out last year’s winner, Max Wallack, 13, inventor of the “Home Dome” youtube.com/watchyoutube.com/watch?v=oJAaMQuEFl8. For more information, visit the contest preview site at pbskids.org/designsquad/contest/. Full contest site launches April 5.

“What Matters To…”

In January, WGBH’s Kids Media Matters initiative launched a new monthly feature titled “What Matters To…” giving visitors to wgbh.org an inside look at the goals, inspirations, and advice of key contributors in children’s media. This month, “What Matters To…” focuses on Ming Tsai, host of Simply Ming, who shares his thoughts as both a public television contributor and a father. The goal of Kids Media Matters is to provide families with the facts about television, media, and children and remind them that there are real choices available to parents and caregivers. To read Ming Tsai’s interview, and previous “What Matters To...” installments with Judith Stoia, Executive Producer of Between the Lions, and Carol Greenwald, Senior Producer of Children’s Programs at WGBH, visit the the Kids Media Matters Web site at wgbh.org/impactcommunity/kids_media_matters.cfm.

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March 18, 2010

America’s Orchestra: Celebrating 125 Years of the Boston Pops

Sunday, April 18 at 7pm on WGBH 2

WGBH presents a star-studded celebration of the Boston Pops, featuring some of the greatest moments from the Boston Pops 125-year history. Hosted by Craig Ferguson, America’s Orchestra: Celebrating 125 Years of the Boston Pops tells the orchestra’s story—from its beginnings as summertime entertainment for Bostonians to the national icon and beloved institution it is today. Showcasing the extraordinary variety of artists and programming from the leadership eras of Arthur Fiedler (1930-1979), John Williams (1980-1993) and Keith Lockhart (1995-present), the special also includes interviews and performances by Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Josh Groban, James Taylor and many others.

89.7 WGBH Radio names Phillip Martin senior investigative reporter

Phillip Martin has been named senior investigative reporter for 89.7 WGBH Radio, Boston’s NPR Station for News and Culture.Martin brings more than a decade of expertise in the public radio industry to his new position at WGBH. Prior to joining the 89.7 team, Martin headed The Color Initiative on Public Radio International’s The World, an ongoing series of international reports exploring issues that divide and unite society. He also spearheaded the series Standing Up to Hate in Europe on PRI and was founder and executive producer for Lifted Veils Productions, Inc., a non-profit public radio project dedicated to exploring issues that divide and unite society.

Five all-new Arthur episodes premiere this Spring, exploring everything from creative arts to Asperger’s Syndrome

Beginning Monday, April 5 on WGBH 2 at 7am and 2pm

“When Carl Met George” – April 5
George is excited about spending time with his new friend, Carl, who loves to draw trains and knows all kinds of cool facts about them! George discovers that Carl has Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism, and that Carl sees the world a bit differently than George and many kids. Despite their differences, George and Carl become great pals – and learn a lot from each other. The story is followed by a live-action segment featuring kids with Asperger’s and autism. We meet Bess and Linnea at Lovelane, a nonprofit organization that provides therapeutic horseback riding to kids with special needs, and then we follow Linnea to her neighborhood school and meet her teacher and classmates.

“D.W. Swims with the Fishes” – April 6
D.W. and James enter the pre-school swim meet, and their big siblings step up to coach them. All goes swimmingly until Arthur and Molly start taking their jobs a little too seriously, so D.W. and James show them that friendship is more important than competition.

“Portrait of Artist as Young Tibble” – April 7
The Tibble Twins set out on a new business venture – selling their pre-school art masterpieces to earn enough money to buy the coveted Krummy Kreepy Kastle. As their business takes off, so does their own appreciation for their art. Is the Krummy Kreepy Kastle really worth giving up their masterpieces?

“Fernlets By Fern” – April 8
As part of her latest business venture, Muffy talks Fern into writing poems for a new line of greeting cards, which become the hit of Elwood City. But booming business causes Fern to burn out. Can Fern and Muffy find a way to make writing fun again?

“Looking for Bonnie” – April 9
Rock musician Dean Lomax visits Elwood City and calls on George’s dad to fix his equally famous guitar, named Bonnie. Legend says that Bonnie is magical, and Buster and George are convinced that just one strum will give them special powers. And during one late night sleepover, they sneak into Dad’s workshop to find out if it’s true.

WGBH and WBUR to receive National Award from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

On Saturday, March 20, WGBH and WBUR will receive a My Source Education Innovation Award from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, honoring their collaboration on Project Dropout. Project Dropout was a unique multi-part series about the high school dropout rate in Massachusetts. More than 20 reports aired over two months on WGBH, WBUR and online. The series helped raise the profile of the high school dropout problem just as the Massachusetts Dropout Prevention Commission was drawing up its recommendations on the issue. The My Source Education Innovation Awards recognize and showcase how public broadcasting stations use pioneering approaches and emerging digital technologies to serve the educational needs of their communities on-air, online and in the classroom. For more information on Project Dropout, visit projectdropout.org/television-series/.

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