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Acclaimed original arts & culture series ARTBOUND garners 13 nominations.
Donation part of The Jane Lykken Hoff Endowment Fund to support organizations close to philanthropist’s heart.
The evening will honor Michael J. Fox, Jillian Mercado, Shoshannah Stern, Marion Dayre Joshua Feldman, Maribeth Fox, Danny Kurtzman and Eric Graise. Presenters include Selma Blair, Jimmy Kimmel, Marlee Matlin and more.
Close to 200 attendees include emerging regional chicano artistshighlighted in the film as well as several elected officials and their representatives.
November content celebrates Indigenous voices that champion cultural preservation including specials AND KNOWLEDGE TO KEEP US and THE ELECTRIC INDIAN; plus, relevant programming from PBS favorites Lidia Bastianich, FINDING YOUR ROOTS, INDEPENDENT LENS, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW and more!
Premiering October 22, new documentary and digital shorts showcase Latino voter stories in key battleground states across the U.S.
Tickets now available for performance special to air on PBS stations in 2025.
Digital series SOCAL MATTERS keeps voters informed of regional issues with two-minute video updates covering vital election content from Southern California. Plus, PBSSocal.org’s digital hub features additional election-related content, local events and 10 all-new national programs leading up to the election from FRONTLINE, INDEPENDENT LENS, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and more.
The core component of VOCES: LATINO VOTE 2024 is a one-hour documentary focusing on the key issues that will drive Latino voter turnout in some of the most hotly contested battleground states, including Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania as well as the states of California and Florida which have large Latino populations.
As the selected lead station, PBS SoCal will lead a pilot cohort of six public radio and public television stations to produce and distribute short-form, multimedia content prototypes.
World broadcast television premiere on Saturday, September 14 on PBS SoCal’s broadcast channel, PBS SoCal Plus just prior to Armenian Cultural Month in October.
Five new locally produced interstitials complement VOCES AMERICAN HISTORIA: The Untold History of Latinos; plus, ARTBOUND’s new season kicks off with Cheech Marin and his Riverside Museum bringing Chicano art to mainstream audiences. Additional highlights from September 15 - October 15 include new AMERICAN MASTERS about poet/author Julia Alvarez, the 37th ANNUAL HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARDS, Spanish language period drama series VELVET and more!