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Please find a time to air the excellent documentary, "Sweet Misery." It is about the danger of aspartame (sold as Equal and Nutrasweet), the fact that it's chemical makeup consists of wood alcohol, among other poisonous substances, it's potential to cause tumors, especially brain tumors, and many other serious illnesses. It documents the faulty and fraudulent research conducted by it's manufacturer, Searle.

This documentary had aired previously on cable TV on the Documentary channel, but this information is not widely known among the public.

I would like to see more British (BBC) programming.

Assuming that it would not be cost effective to develop a duplicate, it is possible that you could include C-Span programming in one of your over the air digital brodcasts? This would be extremely helpful for those who rely on over the air reception. Since C-span is a public service, albeit supported by cable, they may be amenable to sharing the broadcast with PBS to show over the air.

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As a donor for more than 20-years to pbs (NYC), I watch pbs for the following:
Nightly Newshour; Nightly Business Report; Frontline; Independent Lens; Bill Moyers; and other documentaries.

What I object to is programming time for music shows.

I support pbs for its educational and intellectual challenging and informative programs. Things that commerical TV never does.

John Foy
Hoboken NJ

I would like to see PBS, do a study on food items of old and their ingredient content compared to the same products today to see if the ingredients on the boxes or labels have changed in any way and to be able to link some of these ingredients to health problems we see today. Other cultures in Europe and Japan have very different diets and different health issues. It would be good for human kind if we could pin point or label the ingredients that are harmful and not good and promote the foods that truly do the body good, like choose organic because the nutrition content is higher, the antioxidants are higher. Is it better to drink wild blueberry juice and 100 percent pomegranate juice. Information that the people truly can digest for better health. A nutrition and brand guideline that people could purchase would also be a great justice and tool to use.

Art programs (painting, mixed media, etc) and I'd like to see the PBS Discussions board unlocked.

I'm 55 years old, and I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, two years ago. I believe I had the symptoms when I was in my 40s. I struggle every day with walking, and doing the little things I once took for granted.

Just in the short length of time I was diagnosed, this disease has taken away so much of my life as I once knew it. It has progressed very fast.
I would like to see more news and events on Parkinson's Disease. PBS does a great job with providing information on this horrible disease, and I would like to see much more.

I don't understand why the mainstream media doesn't report much on Parkinson's like we see with cancer, arthritis, and other illness's. I feel like so many other people who live with this disease that awareness is our greatest tool. It saddens me so much that so many people still don't fully understand the impact this disease can cause not just for the person diagosed, but the family's and the caregivers.

Thank you for all you do with bringing awareness to Parkinson's.
Sincerly,
Debra

more cooking shows please

I would like more shows..information on diseases, cancers, food and safety, health topics, organic stuff, recipes, gardening, and health news

eurovision. I'm serious. why not get some good cheese rather than bad cheese? eurovision surpasses the cheese level of celtic woman and the my music endless doo-wop series', elevating kitsch. We need more elevated kitsch and less anglo-saxon schlager.

On 3/19/09, Jim Lehrer NewsHour reported on Editorials in several newspapers. I resent this waste of precious time on a program which I expect to be the leading source of unbiased/impartial reporting on the most important issues. I believe that editorials are the way of expressing opinions, mostly to people who want the news agency to reinforce the opinions that they already hold. That is not what I expect from PBS. For unsuspecting viewers who don't understand, the presentation might be interpreted as fact rather than biased opinion. At the very least, I expect PBS would to call attention to the historical slant of the opinion writer. In addition, I expect PBS to present either editorial articles written by the full range of bias or not to waste precious time to interview authors of editorial nature, particularly when the result favors one side of an issue rather than evenhanded reporting .

Usually the people who Charlie Rose invites to his program are some of the most powerful, knowledgeable and competent that exist with regard to the particular subject matter. Charlie Rose, himself, is an excellent interviewer/mediator. On March 18, the members of the panel appeared to be responsible employees of significant companies involved in the economic crisis. However, unless I am mistaken they have a relatively narrow engagement in dealing with the crisis. Yet they appeared to volunteer opinions on crucial activities outside of their areas of expertise. In my opinion, I believe that Charlie Rose was responsible to guide the discussion in a manner to avoid testifying outside the expertise of his guests. Most of the time Mr. Rose does that very well.

Programs on truth - it's hard to find these days. We cannot tell the difference between entertainment and government. Many of the leading voices are not using correct grammar ("went missing"), and we can no longer tell the difference between a role model and a serial killer. We - the collective hearts and souls of this country - have cut the roots of our past, and are not preparing our children to be able to read, therefore survive, in the future. Literacy is giving way to illiteracy; values are cast aside; missions of leading corporations woven into the matrix of our business society have crumbled onto their knees begging for money to survive. I want to see people who are making a difference in their neighborhoods, in churches, in synogogues, in schools, in non-profit businesses, in other people's lives. I want to see and hear the change agents as we work through this most difficult time. I want to get to know who has denouced the greed and avarice of our system and forged their own way.
Joanelle Mulrain
Consultant, Artist, Author, Entrepreneur
Jacksonville, FL
www.greatblueheronstudios.com

Many thanks for all the suggestions! I will share your ideas with my programming colleagues. We always appreciate the feedback!

What sort of things do you want to see on the PBS website?

U have a stodgy reputation for local programs that can be mediocre, ok, good, or great.
But that's a result of local $ resources, personnel and creativity or lack thereof. These statons need to be more assertive, just like you are on this great idea, PBS engage!

I would like to see Charlie Rose on PBS.org

I love the NEWSHOUR with Jim Lehrer and the Washington Week with Gwen Ifill. Thank you for putting so much content for both shows online! Also, appreciate that you broadcast the BBC World news program.

I view most of my tv news on PBS. PBS presents more substance than the regular network news.

Would love to see more indepth discussions of current events, serious debate of conflicting view points, local/regional news programs on PBS, and an expansion of "Art Beat".

I would like to see Charlie Rose and Bill Moyers at reasonable times. These are two of the best programs on TV , and they are broadcast at ridiculous times for most people. Also, it would be wonderful to see your special music programs such as the Pavarotti special just once without all the fund raising interuptions. And please bring back Frontline. Thanks.

I think the Engage team should do a weekly podcast/video podcast!

I'd love to see a retrospective special on the history of the Mystery! program. The intros provided by Vincent Price were wonderful and I'd like to see them again.

Mystery! has introduced so many wonderful characters to US audiences. A special with behind the scenes looks at those productions and information about the great people involved with the program (Rebecca Eaton, Edward Gorey's intro, Vincent Price, Diana Rigg) would be wonderful.

I used to really enjoy some of the older Nova programs about space exploration and science. I also enjoy some of the music programs such as the Bee Gees and Enya.

I would love to see more shows on travel to Europe. I love Rick Steves and Rudy Maxa's shows but would love to see something new. Francesco da Mosto did a show that was called "Francesco's Italy: Top To Toe" that was new and exciting. With the economy being the way it is, travel shows take us away for awhile until we can get away. Also, please never take of the "Antiques Roadshow"!

Over the past several months I've become disgusted by the amount of time my local PBS stations (WETA and WMPT) spend on requesting for donations on the weekend. This year I plan not to renew my membership.

I would love to see evening news on PBS at 10PM to have an alternative to local/network news at that time. I am already a huge fan of NBR, News Hour, Washington Week, Bill Moyer's Journal, Independent Lens, FrontLine, et al. The more I watch PBS, the less tolerable I find network TV in general. Keep up the great work - give us more... PBS!!!

I know that the world is sort of in a crisis and we are going through a LOT of major changes, but just for once, a little less political stuff. Yes it consumes us now more than ever, but enough is enough, it's getting old and watered down. Also the poster who said more evening...yes I agree with that too.

Christian

nj refinance

As a child and teenager in the late 70's and early 80's, what I recall of watching PBS with my parents and
immensely enjoying during that time period were Leo Buscaglia lectures and Steve Allen's Meeting Of The Minds. Any possible way of showing those again? Thanks.

I am very disappointed that my local PBS station is no longer carrying Charlie Rose. It is my favorite PBS show and I always tried to plan my day around it. It is educational, challenging and always enlarges my view of the world. I really miss it and Charlie's even handed approach to our national problems. Please reschedule the line-up so that we can have this enlightening program again.
Lyn Burr
Berlin, MD

Re: Charlie Rose program
Many of Charlie's guests seem to mention the Constitution and civil rights. Being that PBS is sponsored by citizens and not large corporations, it is here that perhaps an honest answer may be found.... or perhaps not.
Citizens across the globe are being stalked and harassed by what appear to be gov't sponsored black ops. They operate in the shadows, occupying adjacent properties to stalk and harass their targets while under protection of the govt. While it appears to be done under the veil of protection from terrorism, these operatives are the real terrorists. Stalking and evoking responses from targets using sophisticated electronic weapons and technology, targets can and are followed 24/7 for decades. There is no secret that this is occurring regularly, it is simply that business, law enforcement and media have sold out to the gov't and refuse to address these criminal acts as reality. We are considered 'delusional' by our peers and medical professionals. With invisible electromagnetic pulses to satisfy their sadistic nature, operatives harass their targets attempting to elicit any response to ongoing, ever changing harassment. We have become lab rats for this very govt sponsored torture and experimentation.
McForums.com is a site where we targets meet and express ourselves, while understanding there is little we can do to prove this heinous torment occurs. It is all over the web for those interested in discerning truth from fiction. Unfortunately, not enough of a voice is heard by those who believe they remain unaffected. Please address this issue rather than the usual ignore, we continue to receive. R Butler

I liked the comedy shows you use to show. Unfortunately I can't think of the names, they haven't been on lately. I believe they were all British shows. The one was the lady minister in a small town. We loved that show. Also, Red Green. My husband really liked that. The couple whose name was Bucket. I'm sorry I don't remember the names, but those are a few of them we really enjoyed and don't see anymore. I also enjoyed the old movies you show. It would be nice if they were on different nights because the ones I got to see were on Saturday nights and a lot of times we aren't home.
Thanks for letting us suggest programs. Hopefully I will see some of these shows soon.