Rena Garrett

Development/Promotion Director, TV

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Arts
2:07 pm
Mon February 25, 2013

Daniel O'Donnel From the Heartland can be seen on Monday March 11th at 7 pm

Beloved Irish crooner Daniel O’Donnell returns to PBS with his melodic voice in this new concert special filmed in Iowa, the Hawkeye State.

Beloved Irish crooner Daniel O’Donnell and his melodic voice return to PBS in this new concert special filmed in Iowa, the Hawkeye State. Exuding the same passion and unique sense of humor that have fascinated audiences for years, O’Donnell sings, dances and charms his way into viewers’ hearts with a mix of country, pop hits and fan favorites.

Daniel O'Donnell From the Heartland airs on  Monday March 11th at 7:00 p.m.

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Arts
12:02 pm
Tue February 19, 2013

Uncommon Vision: The Life and Times of John Howard Griffin airs on Monday, February 25th at 9 pm.

John Howard Griffin

Uncommon Vision: The Life and Times of John Howard Griffin tells the story of John Howard Griffin, best known as the white man who in 1959 darkened his skin in order to pass as black and then traveled anonymously through the heart of Dixie, from New Orleans to Atlanta. 

Uncommon Vision: The Life and Times of John Howard Griffin can be seen on Monday, February 25th at 9:00 p.m.

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Science
4:03 pm
Fri February 15, 2013

"Battle for the Elephants" a National Geographic Special airs on Wednesday, February 27th at 8:00 pm

A young elephant snacks on a doum palm frond in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya.

The elephant, Earth’s most charismatic and majestic land animal, today faces market forces driving the value of its tusks to levels once reserved for gold. This groundbreaking National Geographic special goes undercover to expose the criminal network behind ivory’s supply and demand. It also demonstrates how the elephant, with its highly evolved society, keen intelligence, ability to communicate across vast distances and to love, remember and even to mourn, is far more complex than ever imagined.

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Politics
3:55 pm
Fri February 15, 2013

Makers: Women Who Make America can be seen on Tuesday, February 26th at 7:00 p.m.

Equal Rights Amendment supporters voice their disapproval of the 22-16 vote against the E.R.A. in the Florida Senate. June 21, 1982.

Review the story of how women have helped shape America over the last 50 years through one of the most sweeping social revolutions in our country’s history, in pursuit of their rights to a full and fair share of political power, economic opportunity and personal autonomy. The documentary builds on the unprecedented multi-platform video experience from PBS and AOL: MAKERS.com.

Makers: Women Who Make America airs on Tuesday, February 26th at 7:00 p.m. on channels 3-1 and 3-2.

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Arts
3:51 pm
Fri February 15, 2013

Masterpiece Contemporary "Page Eight" airs on Sunday, February 24th at 8:00 pm.

Page Eight

An aging spy stumbles on an international scandal that could bring down the British government. But will it bring down his own career first? Bill Nighy (Love Actually) stars, with Michael Gambon (Harry Potter), Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient), and Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener), who plays the agent's mysterious next-door neighbor. Written and directed by Sir David Hare (Oscar-nominated adapter of The Reader and The Hours).

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