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James E. Dunford Named American Public Television President and CEO

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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BOSTON, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of American Public Television (APT), the leading syndicator of content to U.S. public TV stations nationwide, announced today that James E. Dunford will become the next president and CEO of APT, effective June 12. He succeeds Cynthia Fenneman, who has led APT since 2001 and will retire in early June. Dunford will lead a team of nearly 40 staff who annually offer nearly 250 new and returning series and specials available for broadcast and streaming via the company's Exchange, Syndication and Premium Service programming services; represent and license content internationally via APT Worldwide; and distribute multicast channels Create and WORLD to the public television system.

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  • BOSTON, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of American Public Television (APT), the leading syndicator of content to U.S. public TV stations nationwide, announced today that James E. Dunford will become the next president and CEO of APT, effective June 12.
  • Dunford comes to APT with extensive public media expertise at both local and national levels.
  • In addition, Dunford supported content strategy, planning and analysis, and he managed several high-profile projects, including the station-focused engagement campaign for "The Great American Read."
  • Dunford is a graduate of Boston College, where he also served as a member of the adjunct faculty.

Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire returns for season 4 on public TV

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Thursday, April 14, 2022
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Steven Raichlens Project Fire comes from the same production team that brought viewers Steven Raichlens Project Smoke and Primal Grill.

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  • Steven Raichlens Project Fire comes from the same production team that brought viewers Steven Raichlens Project Smoke and Primal Grill.
  • For a schedule of Steven Raichlens Project Fire air dates and times, viewers are encouraged to contact their local public television station.
  • Raichlen hosts TV shows in Quebec and Italy and created and starred in Barbecue University, Primal Grill, and Steven Raichlens Project Smoke and Project Fire on public television.
  • Resolution Pictures has a long relationship with Steven Raichlen and Maryland Public Television, together producing multiple seasons of Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen, three seasons of Steven Raichlens Project Smoke, and now Steven Raichlens Project Fire.

APT and PBS Partner to Bring More Public Television Programming to PBS Passport through 2023

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021
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BOSTON, Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --American Public Television (APT) and PBS announced today that nearly 3,000 episodes of content offerings from the APT catalog will be made accessible to stream with PBS Passport on PBS.org and the free PBS Video app .

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  • BOSTON, Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --American Public Television (APT) and PBS announced today that nearly 3,000 episodes of content offerings from the APT catalog will be made accessible to stream with PBS Passport on PBS.org and the free PBS Video app .
  • "We are pleased to partner with PBS and share the wealth of the APT catalog, presenting current favorite series and episodes that will greatly expand the current Passport offerings through early 2023, and beyond," says Cynthia Fenneman, President and CEO of APT.
  • For more information about PBS Passport, visit the PBS Passport FAQ website.
  • American Public Television (APT) is the leading syndicator of high-quality, top-rated programming to the nation's public television stations.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN, Japan’s Global 24-Hour English-Language Television Channel, to Launch on DIRECTV

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Thursday, December 12, 2019
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TOKYO, Dec. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOKYODecember 12, 2019 NHK WORLD-JAPAN , Japans global 24-hour English-language television channel, will become part of DIRECTVs basic channel lineup on Monday, December 16, 2019.

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  • TOKYO, Dec. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOKYODecember 12, 2019 NHK WORLD-JAPAN , Japans global 24-hour English-language television channel, will become part of DIRECTVs basic channel lineup on Monday, December 16, 2019.
  • Carried throughout the U.S. since 2009, the growth of NHK WORLD-JAPAN has been particularly strong in major U.S. markets.
  • About NHK WORLD-JAPAN: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) is Japans sole public broadcaster, operating the nations largest domestic and international television network.
  • NHK also transmits two international television channels, NHK WORLD-JAPAN (English, HD, 24/7) and NHK WORLD PREMIUM (Japanese, HD, 24/7), as well as international radio services in eighteen languages.