A LITTLE BLOGGING VACATION

I’ll be away from the blog for about a week and back on July 9. Have a great 4th of July!
Best,
Joe

“THE SPIRITUALS” COMES TO NPT WITH LOCAL FEATURES AND FOOTAGE

Heads up on a wonderful documentary coming to NPT on Thursday, July 12 at 9:30 p.m. (and PBS stations nationwide throughout the month). The documentary features Middle Tennessee’s Hope Koehler, a Lipscomb University graduate and frequent performer and soloist with the American Spiritual Ensemble (among many, many more accomplishments) and includes footage shot at Fisk [...]

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES MEET UP TONIGHT ON NPT/PBS

Tonight at 8 p.m. central time on NPT-Channel 8 is the first of two “All-American Presidential Forums” on PBS to be moderated by Tavis Smiley. Tonight’s forum features the Democratic candidates — U.S. Senator Joe Biden, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd, former U.S. Senator John Edwards, former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel, [...]

NASHVILLE HONORS DEFORD BAILEY WITH A TRIBUTE GARDEN

DeFord Bailey was the most influential harmonica player in the first half of the 20th century. He was the first African American to join the Grand Ole Opry and was one of its biggest stars. Despite such acclaim, he died quietly in 1982 without recognition of his place in music history. Things started to change [...]

MISSED THE NASHVILLE MAYORAL FORUM?

Streaming video of this past Thursday’s Nashville Mayoral Forum at NPT is now available on the NPT website. Visit the “On Demand” page at http://www.wnpt.net to access it or go directly to: http://wnpt.net/media/mayor.html
Enjoy!

SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE NASHVILLE MAYORAL FORUM

Everything’s ready for tonight’s Mayoral Forum, live from Studio A at Nashville Public Television. Presented along with the League of Women Voters, the forum will be broadcast live at 8 p.m. on NPT-Channel 8. You can still get a question in by filling out the form at wnpt.net.

NASHVILLE: CITY OF REFUGE IN THE CITY PAPER AND ON LIGHTNING 100

Wednesday, June 20 is designated by the United Nations as World Refugee Day, and NPT will mark the occasion by premiering NASHVILLE: CITY OF REFUGE at 8:00 p.m. Ron Wynn at the Nashville City Paper has a great preview of the NPT original production, which explores the journey of one Somali refugee family to their [...]

MARINATING THE MEAT OF HUMAN EXISTENCE IN THE RINSE OF THEIR LUMINESCENCE

Your summer art appreciation class begins tonight.
Robert Lloyd at the Los Angeles Times has a great review of the new PBS series SIMON SCHAMA’S POWER OF ART which begins tonight, Monday, June 18 at 8:00 p.m. on NPT-Channel 8 with “Van Gogh,” followed by “Picasso” at 9:00 p.m. The series continues on consecutive Mondays, June [...]

WHEN ENVIRONMENTALISTS, DEVELOPERS AND ACTIVISTS CLASH, ON NOW

On the Friday, June 15 edition of NOW at 9:30 p.m. on NPT-Channel 8, David Brancaccio talks with filmmaker Laura Dunn about her documentary, “The Unforeseen,” which captures the drama, passion, and heartfelt convictions on all sides of the conflict that arises when environmentalists, developers and activists clash.
In the 1970’s and 80’s, Land Developer Gary [...]

WANT TO ASK THE NEXT MAYOR OF NASHVILLE A QUESTION?

On Thursday, June 21, NPT and the League of Women Voters of Nashville will present the Nashville Mayoral Forum, to be broadcast at 8 p.m. on Nashville Public Television, NPT-Channel 8. If you have a question for the candidates for Mayor of Nashville, there’s still time to go to wnpt.net and fill out the form [...]