S1 E7 Documentary Filmmaking with Jean Walkinshaw

S1 E9 Interview with Judy Woodruff and Annette Miller on the PBS NewsHour

This episode features Judy Woodruff, anchor and managing editor of the PBS NewsHour, and Annette Miller, former Vice President of NewsHour Productions. Covering national and worldwide news and public affairs, PBS NewsHour and its predecessor series feature interviews with leading newsmakers including presidents, Supreme Court justices, members of Congress, secretaries of state, and world leaders, in addition to coverage of issues in the news related to education, economics, science, health, and cultural affairs. In this episode, Woodruff and Miller talk about the NewsHour’s history and their careers working on the series. Explore the AAPB at https://americanarchive.org [https://americanarchive.org].

S1 E8 In Black America with John L. Hanson, Jr.

This episode features John L. Hanson, Jr., producer and host since 1980 of the nationally syndicated radio and podcast interview series In Black America at KUT Radio in Austin, Texas. In Black America, which began in 1970 and continues to be broadcast weekly, features hundreds of interviews with influential members of the black community in conversation about issues and topics pertaining to Black America, including education, style, economics, social issues, families, culture, literature, and politics. In this episode, Hanson talks about his long career in radio and his work as producer and host of the series. Explore the AAPB at https://americanarchive.org [https://americanarchive.org].

S1 E7 Documentary Filmmaking with Jean Walkinshaw

This episode features Jean Walkinshaw, an award-winning documentarian and producer in the Pacific Northwest for over 50 years. Her documentaries focused primarily on notable artists, writers, and social, cultural and ecological themes of the Pacific Northwest region. In this episode, Jean guides listeners through her career and filmmaking process, highlighting titles in her collection available in the AAPB. Explore the AAPB at https://americanarchive.org [https://americanarchive.org].

S1 E6 National Public Radio with Bill Siemering

This episode features Bill Siemering, a radio innovator and advocate, who was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in October 2021. As a founding member of the NPR Board of Directors, Siemering wrote NPR's original mission and goals, and as NPR’s first director of programming, led the development of All Things Considered. Siemering developed Fresh Air with Terry Gross at WHYY in Philadelphia, managed WBFO in Buffalo, NY, and KCCM in Moorhead, MN, was the executive producer of the documentary series Sound Print, worked with the Open Society Foundation, focusing on Eastern Europe, Africa and Mongolia, and founded Developing Radio Partners to enrich the programming of local stations in Africa. In this discussion, he reflects on the influences that helped shape his ideas and approaches to public radio programming throughout his career. Explore the AAPB at https://americanarchive.org [https://americanarchive.org].

S1 E5 Latino Empowerment through Public Broadcasting - Part I

This two-part episode explores the history of Spanish language public radio and television programming and its roots in community activism. Part one features activist Jesús Treviño, television director, author and creator of Latinopia.com, along with scholars Dolores Inés Casillas, Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies and Director of the Chicano Studies Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Gabriela Rivera Marín, a doctoral student at the University of Florida studying Hispanic Linguistics and co-curator of the AAPB Latino Empowerment through Public Broadcasting [https://americanarchive.org/exhibits/latino-empowerment] exhibit. Explore the AAPB at https://americanarchive.org [https://americanarchive.org].