“Mr. Grossman moved to Washington in 1976 to take charge of PBS, at the time little more than a loosely aligned group of hundreds of locally controlled educational TV stations around the country. During his eight-year tenure, he maintained financial stability while giving PBS more of a national presence, largely through cultural programming and news. … He introduced such programs as Live From Lincoln Center and concerts from the White House and the Kennedy Center and approved production of a 13-part series on the history of the Vietnam War. He led efforts that expanded The MacNeil/Lehrer Report to a full hour in 1983, making it the first hour-long nightly newscast on any network.”
Tag: 03.24.18
Plans For Obama Presidential Center In Chicago Face Pushback
Since it was announced, the OPC has received strong pushback from people who say the Jackson Park location, which borders different neighborhoods, will destroy valuable green space while driving up property values that will displace people who are already living paycheck to paycheck.
Want To Own Michelangelo’s House?
That’s right, you can commune with the spirit of the Renaissance master in this Italian villa where Michelangelo Buonarroti once ambled through the garden, entertained his weekend guests, and closed his eyes to dream his artistic dreams. While the artist may have been famous by the time he acquired this country home, we bet Ol’ Il Divino didn’t have to shell out a cool $9 million for the privilege.
Lys Assia, The First-Ever Eurovision Winner, Has Died At 94
Assia won the first competition in 1956 for Switzerland, and competed again in 1957 and 1958, when she came in second. “At the age of 87, she decided it was time to return as a contestant and unsuccessfully attempted to represent Switzerland in 2012 and 2013.”
The U.S. Art Establishment Dealt Badly With Post-War German Art, But Some Artists Now Shine
Though 21st century art history majors might not realize it, the entire second half of the 20th century was covered by the shadow of WWII. “The war, Nazi crimes, and their legacy inevitably prejudiced Americans against German art and prompted curators and museum directors to reject proposals for exhibitions. In 1950, the director of the Art Institute of Chicago suggested that were his museum to show an exhibition of contemporary German work, it ‘would run against great objections.'”
The Secret General Motors ‘Design Mecca’ Where Visitors Call Months Or Years In Advance For A Short Visit
It’s real, but it’s also stringently limited. “‘Holy smokes. I’ve never seen anything like this,’ said Robert Wall, 89, a Detroit native who has attended every Motor City auto show since 1937. ‘I had no idea this existed. I couldn’t have imagined this in my wildest dreams. I could stay forever.'” (He got 90 minutes.)
A Teenager Took Hundreds Of Photos Of The Beatles In Their First U.S. Tour – And The Photos Are Just Now Being Seen
And sold, of course. Mike Mitchell “took shots of the band as they arrived for their first US concert at the Washington Coliseum two days later, using natural light because he could not afford a flash. He was there again when they played the Baltimore Civic Center on 13 September, even getting on to the stage to secure a better view.”
The San Antonio Symphony Seems Likely To Meet Its Fundraising Goals
At least for this season – which ends August 31 – things are looking good. “Donations have come primarily from individuals, including some six-figure contributions from people who have requested anonymity, said Mark Tolley, treasurer for the symphony society. There have been no large corporate donations to this point.”
The Canadian Fire Fighting Museum Is Closing After Thirty Years
The museum, an hour north of Toronto, sits on ground that has low-level radioactive contamination – and now it is being forced to pack up and leave … with nowhere to go. “‘We thought we had one more season to go, but we didn’t,’ Will Lambert, chair of the museum’s board of directors, told CBC Toronto.”
Apple Plus Beats Was Supposed To Be Magic, But What’s Happening Now?
Customers feared it, but “Beats executives likely knew this would be the case when they accepted the acquisition: that Beats would become a shadow of its former self, with its resources, talent, and ideas redistributed throughout Apple’s vast corporate village.”