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GZERO WORLD with Ian Bremmer Premieres Season 6 on Public Television

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

NEW YORK, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GZERO WORLD with Ian Bremmer opens its sixth season at a time of enormous challenge for the United States and the world. As the war in Ukraine continues to disrupt economies and geopolitical stability, rapidly emerging AI technologies threaten to widen equality gaps, and the U.S. faces a deeply polarized start to the 2024 presidential election cycle, host Ian Bremmer offers insightful and provocative conversations with the leaders in politics, civic and private industry shaping our times. Season 6 of the award-winning weekly global affairs series launches nationwide on public television beginning Friday, June 30 (check local listings).

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  • Season 6 of the award-winning weekly global affairs series launches nationwide on public television beginning Friday, June 30 (check local listings).
  • Already an award-winning program, this year GZERO WORLD with Ian Bremmer earned three additional Telly Awards for political coverage and commentary.
  • Last season, GZERO WORLD hosted news-making interviews with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, U.S.
  • GZERO WORLD is executive produced by Tony Maciulis and Ian Bremmer for GZERO Media.

NJ PBS Announces The Newark Museum of Art is the Next Treasures of New Jersey; New Episode Premieres Wednesday, May 24 at 8:30 p.m.

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Friday, May 19, 2023

NEWARK, N.J., May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NJ PBS, New Jersey's public television network, announced a new episode of its documentary series, Treasures of New Jersey , will feature The Newark Museum of Art.

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  • NEWARK, N.J., May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NJ PBS, New Jersey's public television network, announced a new episode of its documentary series, Treasures of New Jersey , will feature The Newark Museum of Art.
  • The series pays homage to some of the Garden State's most iconic places, from historic landmarks and cultural centers to popular destinations.
  • Treasures of New Jersey: The Newark Museum of Art premieres Wednesday, May 24 at 8:30 p.m. on NJ PBS ( check local listings ).
  • The Newark Museum of Art is the largest museum in the Garden State, founded in 1909.

Third Eye Blind Rocks a New Episode of Soundcheck, Premiering May 16 at 9:30 p.m. on NJ PBS

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Friday, May 12, 2023

MONTCLAIR, N.J., May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NJ PBS, New Jersey's public television network, announced that the new episode of its local music series, Soundcheck, will feature the iconic 90s' alt-rock group Third Eye Blind. Watch a trailer now.

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  • MONTCLAIR, N.J., May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NJ PBS, New Jersey's public television network, announced that the new episode of its local music series, Soundcheck, will feature the iconic 90s' alt-rock group Third Eye Blind.
  • Soundcheck: Third Eye Blind premieres Tuesday, May 16 at 9:30 p.m. on NJ PBS and streams on MyNJPBS.org/live .
  • The full episode will be posted on the NJ PBS Soundcheck page after the broadcast.
  • That we get to share the story of our music with the NJ PBS audience is a circle of gratitude.

NJ PBS Announces Second Season of Table For All with Buki Elegbede Premiering Tonight, May 10 at 8 p.m.

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

NEWARK, N.J., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of a popular first season, NJ PBS, New Jersey's public television network, announces season two of Table For All with Buki Elegbede, premiering on May 10 at 8 p.m. EST (check local listings here). Watch a trailer now. All episodes will be posted on MyNJPBS.org after broadcast.

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  • NEWARK, N.J., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of a popular first season, NJ PBS, New Jersey's public television network, announces season two of Table For All with Buki Elegbede, premiering on May 10 at 8 p.m. EST (check local listings here ).
  • Table for All, hosted by Buki Elegbede, is a culinary docuseries that goes well beyond the kitchen table, with the aim of expanding minds as well as taste buds.
  • Wed., May 17 at 8 p.m. on NJ PBS: "Italian: The Next Generation"
    Meet NJ's next generation of Italian artisans.
  • Wed., June 28 at 8 p.m. on NJ PBS: "Table for All"
    Guests from Table For All's first two seasons gather for conversation about life, food and culture.

James A. Attwood Jr. named Chair-Elect of The WNET Group Board of Trustees

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022

NEW YORK, Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The WNET Group appointed James A. Attwood Jr. as Chairman-elect.

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  • NEW YORK, Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The WNET Group appointed James A. Attwood Jr. as Chairman-elect.
  • He will begin a six-month term in January prior to succeeding Edgar Wachenheim III as Chairman of the Board of Trustees in June of 2023.
  • Attwood first joined The WNET Group Board of Trustees in 2021 and has served on executive, finance, nominating and governance, and strategy and sustainability committees.
  • Wachenheim has been Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the past five years and will be stepping down in 2023.

AARP The Magazine Announces Nominees for the Annual Movies for Grownups® Awards

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AARP The Magazine today announced the nominees for the upcoming annual Movies for Grownups® (MFG) Awards, with Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick, The Woman King and Women Talking contending for Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups category. For more than two decades, AARP's Movies for Grownups program has championed movies for grownups, by grownups, by advocating for the 50-plus audience, fighting industry ageism, and encouraging films and TV shows that resonate with older viewers. The 21st annual MFG Awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California.

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  • For more than two decades, AARP's Movies for Grownups program has championed movies for grownups, by grownups, by advocating for the 50-plus audience, fighting industry ageism, and encouraging films and TV shows that resonate with older viewers.
  • And we're thrilled that the Movies for Grownups Awards are back as a live event, celebrating a profusion of grownup masterworks we could scarcely have imagined when we started the awards decades ago."
  • Proceeds from the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards will benefit Wish of a Lifetime From AARP to help grant life-changing wishes for older adults and shift the way society views aging.
  • AARP also produces the nation's largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and the AARP Bulletin.

Jamie Lee Curtis to Receive the Career Achievement Honor at AARP The Magazine's 21st Annual Movies for Grownups® Awards

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AARP The Magazine announced today that Jamie Lee Curtis will receive the 2022 Movies for Grownups® Career Achievement Award. Curtis — a critically acclaimed actress across film and television; a recipient of two Golden Globe® Awards, a British Academy Film Award, a People's Choice Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; an Emmy® nominee; and the winner of the Golden Lion Career Honorary Award at the 78th Venice International Film Festival — will be honored at the 21st annual Movies for Grownups® (MFG) Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 28, 2023, in Beverly Hills, California.

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  • "Jamie Lee Curtis' longstanding, ever-increasing career shatters Hollywood's outmoded stereotypes about aging, and it exemplifies what AARP's Movies for Grownups program is all about," said AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins.
  • For more than two decades, AARP's Movies for Grownups program has championed movies for grownups, by grownups, by advocating for the 50-plus audience, fighting industry ageism, and encouraging films and TV shows that resonate with older viewers.
  • "It broke the box office," she told AARP, "and it starred a woman over 50.
  • Proceeds from the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards will benefit Wish of a Lifetime From AARP to help grant life-changing wishes for older adults and shift the way society views aging.

NEW JERSEY HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR INDUCTION CEREMONY

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New Jersey's best and brightest will once again be front and center.

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  • Danny DeVito is back as host for the 14th annual New Jersey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
  • The Hall of Fame is proud to announce that this year's Unsung Heroes are the Medal of Honor recipients who hail from New Jersey.
  • The full New Jersey Hall of Fame Class of 2022 is:
    Walter Dean Myers*, Jersey City, writer of children's books and young adult literature
    **Previous inductee but being formally inducted this year.
  • ABOUT THE NJHOF:Because everyone needs a hero, the New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) honors citizens who have made invaluable contributions to society, the State of New Jersey and the world beyond.

Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March Examines Increasing Violence Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders October 17 on PBS

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In March 2021, a 21-year-old man murdered eight people, including six women of Asian descent, at three spas in Atlanta, Georgia. The shooting was a watershed moment in a year of increasing violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). For many, the tragic events became a galvanizing moment, reigniting a sense of collective identity and political engagement within AAPI communities. Now, as violence against AAPI people continues to surge nationwide, a new one-hour documentary chronicles the troubling escalation of hate and spotlights the movement to turn grief and anger into action. Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March premieres on Monday, October 17 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/RisingAgainstAsianHate, the PBS Video App and on the PBS YouTube channel.

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  • The shooting was a watershed moment in a year of increasing violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).
  • ET on PBS ( check local listings ), pbs.org/RisingAgainstAsianHate , the PBS Video App andon the PBS YouTube channel.
  • It has galvanized the Asian American community to speak up and speak out," said Titi Yu, Director of Rising Against Asian Hate.
  • "It is essential to our mission to present content that reflects and represents the experiences of people across our nation.

Consuelo Mack WealthTrack Prepares Individuals for an Era of Heightened Market Volatility, Inflation, and Higher Interest Rates in New Season

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Friday, July 1, 2022

NEW YORK, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The world is changing. Decades of declining interest rates, moderating inflation and historically stable geopolitical and financial relationships are being reversed. Interest rates are rising, prices are increasing, global trade is fracturing amid geopolitical unrest. The financial impact of this heightened market volatility on individuals and businesses is profound. Consuelo Mack WealthTrack tackles these challenges with help from a roster of best-in-class guests in Season 19, premiering nationwide on public television beginning Friday, July 1 (check local listings).

Key Points: 
  • Decades of declining interest rates, moderating inflation and historically stable geopolitical and financial relationships are being reversed.
  • Consuelo Mack WealthTrack tackles these challenges with help from a roster of best-in-class guests in Season 19, premiering nationwide on public television beginning Friday, July 1 (check local listings).
  • "Most individuals have never experienced the challenges of rising inflation and interest rates," says Mack.
  • Launched in 2005, Consuelo Mack WealthTrack remains one of the only programs on television devoted to long-term diversified investing.