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08.31.2009 5:00 am

7 shows that should be on your radar this week (Aug. 31-Sept. 4)

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Pujols is a hit with Shaq.

Pujols is a hit with Shaq.

A holiday week at the tail-end of summer isn’t peak time for thrilling TV viewing. But here are at least seven shows to contemplate putting on your calendar. Make that eight — “Mad Men” won’t…

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08.03.2009 3:33 pm

PBS gets its groove on, celebrates music

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Patti Smith performs.

Patti Smith performs.

PBS’ big program for fall is Ken Burns’ 12-hour “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” beginning Sept. 27. But public broadcasting brought the music to the Television Critics Association summer press tour. Included:

  • “Young@Heart,” the acclaimed documentary about a chorus of New England…
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05.03.2009 8:00 pm

7 shows that should be on your radar this week (May 4-10)

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After a slow start to the week, the action picks up, so keep the DVR on standby. In addition to season and series finales, Bravo clones “Project Runway” and HBO rivals PBS for classy fare. Watch them or avoid them, here are seven…

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04.27.2009 6:05 pm

‘NewsHour’ broadcasts from St. Louis air through Friday

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Coverage of St. Louis as a “Spotlight City” for PBS’ “NewsHour With Jim Lehrer” begins tonight (Monday, April 27) and continues through Friday on KETC (Channel 9). Producers added an extra day to their schedule because of President Barack Obama’s…

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04.16.2009 4:13 pm

St. Louis is ‘Spotlight City’ for PBS ‘NewsHour’

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

PBS’ “NewsHour With Jim Lehrer” will turn a spotlight on St. Louis in exploring the impact of President Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office. More details follow in a release from KETC (Channel 9), but note that the first…

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02.26.2009 10:23 pm

Charter customers get PBS, not ‘30 Rock’

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That’s not Kenneth the Page — that’s Hercule Poirot! Charter subscribers across St. Louis who tuned in to KSDK (Channel 5) to see “30 Rock” Thursday night instead got “Poirot” on KETC (Channel 9). Because “The Office” was a rerun…

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07.14.2008 9:33 am

TCA press tour: Up close (too close) with an eagle

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Last session of second and final day with PBS. I take a seat far to the side but close to the stage, which turns out to be just a little too close to the spot where a handler from the…

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