Mar 08 On International Women’s Day, all-female crew to produce ESPN’s NBA broadcast By Pat Graham, Associated Press An all-female ensemble will produce the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans game that will air Wednesday on ESPN. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 6:17 Renowned architect receiving prestigious Pritzker Prize questions his industry’s impact By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet, Harry Zahn David Chipperfield is one of the world’s most prolific architects, with buildings all around the world. The British architect on Tuesday was awarded his profession’s most distinguished honor: the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Jeffrey Brown spoke with Chipperfield about his life… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 3:20 An Iraqi-American photojournalist’s Brief But Spectacular take on refugees By Melissa Williams When he was a child, artist and photographer Wesaam Al-Badry's family fled his home country of Iraq at the onset of the Gulf War. That experience has sculpted much of his work, which focuses on capturing human struggle with dignity… Continue watching
Mar 07 Taylor Swift to receive the 2023 iHeartRadio Innovator Award By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press The Innovator Award is presented to an artist who has “impacted global pop culture throughout their career.” Past recipients include Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, U2 and Alicia Keys. Continue reading
Mar 06 What you need to know about the 2023 Academy Awards By Associated Press Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in as the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 1:21 The story of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin This Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting stories of women whose accomplishments have often not received widespread attention. Today, we learn about NASA astronaut Ellen Ochoa, who became the first Hispanic woman to go to space in 1993. Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 6:46 How the movie industry is adjusting to changes in viewing habits By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Michael Boulter Box office revenues have bounced back this year from the darkest days of the pandemic, but remain below what they were before the fear of COVID emptied theaters. More people now say that they prefer seeing a movie for the… Continue watching
Mar 04 Tom Sizemore, ‘Black Hawk Down’ and ‘Saving Private Ryan’ actor, dies at 61 By Associated Press Tom Sizemore, the “Saving Private Ryan” actor whose bright 1990s star burned out under the weight of his own domestic violence and drug convictions, died Friday at age 61. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 8:37 Use of artificial intelligence generates questions about the future of art By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet Artificial intelligence is everywhere and part of our conversations about education, politics and social media. It's also a hot topic in the arts world as programs that generate art using AI are widely available to the public. But what goes… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 4:35 Renowned Ukrainian conductor reflects on war, life as a refugee By Justin Kenny, Alli-Michelle Conti, Rhode Island PBS Weekly Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine a year ago, an estimated 16 million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes. One man and his family are rebuilding their lives in America using the universal language of music. Justin Kenny… Continue watching