Archive for October 21, 2006

PBS SPECIAL IN “O MAGAZINE”

October 21, 2006 at 10:32 pm · Filed under "Eyes on the Prize", O Magazine, Oprah, Television

Eyes of the Prize (left), the landmark six-hour documentary about the ivil rights movement, returns in three installments this month on PBS. The Oscar-nominated film, and essential for teachers and historians since its 1987 release, has been unavailableon TV or video, due to copyright issues, for 13 years.

I found this article while I was reading through Oprah’s October Issue of “O Magazine”. The show it mentions (“Eyes on the Prize”) is the same show that was up against heated debate over censoring of a certain word. I wrote an post on that censorship a while back if you care to read.

Glad to see Oprah supports PBS.

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EXACTLY HOW MUCH?

October 21, 2006 at 9:36 pm · Filed under House Calls, NPR Radio, PBS, SDPB

What are the general dollar amounts needed to keep television and radio programming free on PBS and NPR? A lot.

Q: HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO MAKE A TV PROGRAM?

A: Each program varies, depending on length, resources, talent and other variables. Each local program costs anywhere from $10,000 to about $60,000. A national program like Masterpiece Theatre can cost more than $1 million per show.

Q: How much does it cost to make a Radio program?

A: Each program varies, depending on length, resources, talent and other variables. For example, “House Calls”, SDPB Radios weekly health program, costs about $70,000 a year, or about $1,700 per episode.

Source: South Dakota Public Broadcasting, part of the PBS syndicate.

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