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Emmy Award-Winning WordGirl Takes on Bullying in New Special on KUED

Mon, February 20th, 2012

 KUED's Emmy Award-winning animated series WordGirl  explores the power of words in a timely new one-hour episode about bullying, "The Rise of Miss Power," premieres Monday, February 20th at 3:00 p.m. on KUED.     &...

Nature Celebrates Life and Legacy of Extraordinary Elephant in Echo: An Elephant to Remember

Wed, February 29th, 2012

Not everyone is a born leader.  To inspire others to follow you, one must have the wisdom, experience, heart, and determination to provide for them, to keep them safe, and to teach them the things they need to know to make their way in the world...

KUED's American Experience Premiers "The Amish"

Tue, February 28th, 2012

On October 2, 2006, a 32-year-old milk truck driver named Charles Roberts entered a one-room schoolhouse in the Amish community of Nickel Mines in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and shot 10 young girls, killing five, before committing suicide as poli...

American Masters Pays Tribute to Influential Jazz Legend Cab Calloway During Black History Month

Mon, February 27th, 2012

"Hi de hi de hi de ho!" Charismatic music and dance pioneer Cab Calloway is an exceptional figure in the history of jazz. As a singer, dancer and bandleader, he charmed audiences around the world with his boundless energy, bravado and elegant showman...

Broadway's 2010 Tony Award-Winning Best Musical, Memphis, Rocks on Great Performances

Captured live-in-performance at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre, Tony nominees Chad Kimball and Montego Glover lead the original cast in a story of forbidden love and the early days of rock and roll.   
Fri, February 24th, 2012

Broadway's smash hit musical Memphis, winner of four Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book and Best Orchestrations, comes to KUED's Great Performances Friday, February 24 at 8 p.m. on KUED.  Featuring the original Broadway ca...

Award-Winning POV Racing Dreams Follows Three Tweens With Supercharged NASCAR Ambitions

Amid the Roar of 70-M.P.H. Go-Karts, Oscar®-nominated Director Marshall Curry Chronicles Young Love and Family Struggles as Kids Compete in the “Little League” of Professional Racing  
Thu, February 23rd, 2012

  "Absorbing . . . Racing Dreams is the unusual sports movie that is more interested in the lives of children. . . .one of the rare documentaries you leave wishing it was a little bit longer." - Stephen Holden, The New York Times   &nbs...

KUED Premieres Local Special Ethically Speaking: Perspectives From Utah Business Leaders

Thu, February 16th, 2012

Imagine being able to sit down with more than two dozen of Utah's top business leaders to talk about their secrets of success, including their philosophies on ethics and business. That's exactly what University of Utah finance professor Cal Boardman...

PBS NewsHour Broadcast's Tuesday's  State of the Union Address

Tue, January 24th, 2012

The PBS NewsHour will broadcast President Barack Obama's State of The Union Address live on Tuesday, January 24 at 7:00 p.m. on KUED.   Gwen Ifill will anchor coverage of both President Obama's address and the Republican response. Indi...

Nature Premieres Ocean Giants, a Three-Hour Special on KUED

Wed, February 22nd, 2012

Whales and dolphins conjure a deep sense of wonder in us that's hard to explain. Now, Nature dives into their magical world in Ocean Giants to explore lives full of sex, violence, emotion, and song. From the Arctic to the Amazon, this groundbreaking...

American Experience Tells Complicated Story of Bill Clinton

Mon, February 20th, 2012

From draft dodging to the Dayton Accords, from Monica Lewinsky to a balanced budget, the presidency of William Jefferson Clinton veered between sordid scandal and grand achievement. In Clinton, the latest installment in the critically acclaimed and s...

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