VPCC List of Local PBS Stations' Plans and Contacts re The Vietnam War

1.      Alabama –  http://aptv.org/vietnam/ Contact: G. DwayneJohnson djohnson@aptv.org Gathering oral histories of veterans. Ran a student program where they learned about Vietnam war, gathering faces/stories of Alabama residents killed in Vietnam.  Birmingham: Sunday, September 10 at 1:30 PM Southern Museum of Flight. Screening
2.      Alaska – AKPM Contact: Linda Isaac lisaac@alaskapublic.org
In addition to The Vietnam War, AKPM will air They Were Our Fathers, a documentary of men and women honoring their fathers with a special ceremony and remembrances left at The Wall. AKPM will also pair locally produced content, created in partnership with the Alaska Humanities Forum, from "Legacy of War." Screenings are planned as part of AKPM’s ongoing community dialogue series Community in Unity, where AKPM acts as a convener to bring experts and decision-makers together with the community for facilitated discussions that offer resources and solutions. Through new partnerships in rural parts of the station’s service area, AKPM will bring this immersive media experience to multiple audiences outside of Anchorage.
Screenings: Discussion led by the Alaska Humanities Forum following the hour-long special.
ANCHORAGE Wendy Williamson Auditorium Wednesday, September 13
PALMER Glenn Massay Theater  Thursday, September 14

3.      Arizona –Contact: Gene Robinson https://about.azpm.org/people/person/grobinson/
AZPM will implement a coordinated and simultaneous effort of local programming, screening events, and “Community Voices” workshops to raise awareness of and interest in The Vietnam War and create opportunities for facilitated discussions and local media coverage. “Community Voices” workshops will create an environment that will help foster conversations about what happened during and after the Vietnam War and what lessons are to be learned.

AZPM will also provide “Record Your Story” sessions (at Community Voices workshops) and post excerpts on azpm.org. AZPM plans to produce Arizona and the Vietnam War (w.t.), a one-hour documentary and comprehensive, multi-platform community engagement effort that will examine and facilitate discussion of how the Vietnam War and its aftermath shaped Southern Arizona. The proposed original documentary will air in September 2017 in conjunction with the national broadcast of The Vietnam War. AZPM also plans to create personal and informative “mini-docs” on the Vietnam War for broadcast on AZPM’s weekly magazine series, Arizona Illustrated
Tucson: University of Arizona  Monday September 11, Fred Fox School of Music - CROWDER HALL 1017 North Olive Road. Screening The Vietnam War and “Arizona and the Vietnam War” followed by panel discussion with Vietnam war experts. 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Green Valley, AZ. Tuesday September 12th 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Sierra Vista, AZ: Wednesday September 13th 5:00 – 7:30 pm

4.      Arkansas – AETN – Conway. http://www.aetn.org/thevietnamwar 
Contact: Julie Thomas Director of Outreach. jthomas@aetn.org
AETN’s efforts will feature: a screening/panel discussion with Arkansas’s senior senator who serves on the US Veterans Affairs committee and the director of The Library of Congress Veterans History Project;
·        Saturday, Sept. 2, at 2 p.m.Collins Theater, 120 W. Emerson St., Paragould.
·        Sunday, Sept. 3, at 2:10 p.m.Arkansas Travelers Operation: Military Appreciation Sunday, Dickey-Stephens Park, 400 W. Broadway St., North Little Rock.
·        Sunday, Sept. 10, at 2 p.m.Jacksonville Museum of Military History, 100 Veteran’s Circle.
·        Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 6 p.m.Fort Smith Public Library, 3201 Rogers Ave.
·        Saturday, Sept. 16, at 2 p.m.Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Library of Congress Veterans History Project Director Col. Karen Lloyd will be keynote speaker.
·        Saturday, Sept. 16, at 2 p.m.Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Avenue, Little Rock.
A Vietnam veterans Appreciation Day celebration at the state’s largest baseball stadium; eight+ screenings at the state’s largest cities, including the Little Rock Air Force Base and Ft. Chaffee; a story share capturing Vietnam veteran oral histories; a film on Arkansas’s only Medal of Honor winner; finding and sharing Arkansas’s 240+ Vietnam veterans photos for the VVMF’s “Wall of Faces” Project; and highlighting the emotional work of Arkansas’s “Quilts of Valor” program. Collecting photos for Vets who died in the war  http://www.pbcommercial.com/news/20170822/aetn-urges-arkansans-to-help-collect-photos-of-vietnam-veterans
5.      California
Bay Area: KQED Contact: Yo Ann Martinez, yamartinez@kqed.org
San Jose Screening: September 21, 2017 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-preview-screening-of-the-vietnam-war-tickets-37346933684
Fresno: Valley PBS September 17, 2017 12pm-8pm Clovis Veterans Memorial District https://valleypbs.org/station-events/vietnam-live-a-bridge-to-understanding/ Preview screenings of The Vietnam War with Panel discussion Want to share your art or photos from the Vietnam War for the exhibit? Visit valleypbs.org/storiesofservice.
Los Angeles: Contact: Jamie Annunzio Myers jamiemyers@pbssocal.org
Friday October 6, 7:30 – 9:00 1367 N. Saint Andrews Place, Hollywood, CA http://www.pbssocal.org/events/listen-live-stories-vietnam-war/ Explore the era’s history from a number of diverse local perspectives as you hear from local storytellers, watch selections from the film, participate in a “human library,” and explore an exhibition of mixed-media helicopter sculpture that served as an air ambulance during the Vietnam War.
October 25, 2017 7:00 -9:00 pm The Grammy Museum 800 W Olympic Blvd A24 Los Angeles, CA The night will include live musical performances, local storytellers, and selections from the film–an immersive experience that aims to bring the Vietnam to life through music. http://www.pbssocal.org/events/beyond-groove-vietnam-war-music/
 Denver: https://drafthouse.com/denver/show/docuwest-film-festival-the-vietnam-war
7.      Connecticut – Joseph Muro   general email: AudienceCare@CPBN.org
8.      Delaware – See WHYY Philadelphia
9.      Florida  WEDU: Contacts: Joyce Cotton, Director of Marketing and Community Partnerships. Larry Jopek – Vice President of Marketing and Community Partnerships (813) 254-9338
 http://www.wedu.org/vietnam/stories/ gathering stories of Veterans and others  Events: September 7th Screening of local documentary Voices from the Bay and segments of The Vietnam War followed by Discussion.  http://www.wedu.org/ WUCF Orlando/Central FL. http://www.wucftv.org/veterans/vietnam/  gathering stories of vets but in general not just Vietnam
Sept 7th “Leaving Vietnam: Building a New Life in Central Florida.”. THE VIETNAM WAR: Exhibit Opening & Screening Thursday, September 7 6 p.m. Orange County History Center 65 E. Central Blvd. Orlando
Sept 14th Talk with wounded vets.  http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-et-vietnamese-in-central-florida-exhibit-20170731-story.html   Education & Community Engagement Manager, Catherine Hiles, 407-823-5554 
10.  Georgia –contact Josephine Bennett jbennett@gpb.org : Director of community Engagement. No event planned. Giving out Educational Kits to High Schools:
11.  Hawaii Contact: Liberty Peralta, lperalta@pbshawaii.org  Vice President of Communications https://www.pbshawaii.org/vietnam/
12.  Idaho –Contact: http://idahoptv.org/about/contact/   
13.  Illinois  WTTW Contact: Jessica Lawson switchboard (773) 583-5000 http://interactive.wttw.com/vietnam-war
Springfield: Contact: Ed Strong estrong@wsec.tv  Sept 14th screening at the Lincoln library 15 minutes of the 10-part documentary and a panel discussion with people impacted by the war, including a military nurse, Vietnamese refugee, and conscientious objector. http://www.bnd.com/entertainment/article169910807.html
14.  Indiana WTIU Contact: Mary Ducette@indiana.edu   
Bloomington: City Hall. September 09, 2017. 2:00 – 5:00 pm.  http://indianapublicmedia.org/events/wtiu-veterans-preview/ “Just Like Me: The Vietnam War — Stories from All Sides” 
15.  Iowa Contact: Susan Ramsey, Director of Communications Susan.Ramsey@iptv.org Sunday, September 10 Honor Iowa Vietnam veterans  http://www.iptv.org/about/iptv-news/iptv-honor-iowa%E2%80%99s-vietnam-veterans with Ambassador Kevin Quinn.
17.  Kentucky KPTS Contact: Geneva Benton gbenton@kpts.org
18.  Louisiana  Contact: Margaret Schlaudecker mschlaudecker@lpb.org.  http://www.lpb.org/index.php/site/programs/vietnam Screenings: Baton Rouges September 10th and Pineville on September 12th Collecting Oral histories and other programs.
19.  Maine. Contact: Cory Morrissey  cmorrissey@mainepublic.org   Gathering of stories from vets called “Courageous Conversations”  http://mainepublic.org/post/vietnam-war-maine-public#stream/0

20.  Maryland Contact: Kristen Penczek kpenczek@mpt.org  http://www.mpt.org/thevietnamwar/ /   also coordinated LZ Maryland http://vietnam.mpt.org/home
21.  Massachusetts
Springfield: WGBY: Contact: Vanessa Pabon vpabon@wgby.org  collecting stories of vets  http://www.wgby.org/vietnam Northampton, Calvin Theater. September 10th 4pm followed by a panel discussion.   https://www.facebook.com/wgbytv/videos/10154976142468693
Boston: WGBH: Contact Jeanne M. Hopkins  Jeanne_Hopkins@wgbh.org  Screening September 6th at John Hancock Hall, Back Bay Events Center, 180 Berkeley Street with Ken Burns, Novic and Roger F. Harris, Vietnam veteran and president of the Boston Renaissance Foundation Inc
22.  Michigan Detroit: Contact Georgeann Herbert, Content and Community Engagement, gherbert@dptv.org  http://www.dptv.org/programs/vietnam-war-film-ken-burns-and-lynn-novick/
Central Michigan: Contact: Jim Rademaker jim.rademaker@cmich.edu  http://video.wcmu.org/show/vietnam-war/
23.  Minnesota. Several events scheduled throughout the Fall including their own film on the Secret War in Laos from the Hmong perspective. https://www.mnvietnam.org/events Contact: Katie Carpenter kcarpenter@tpt.org. Also events in Appleton, MN area including airing of Minnesota Remembers: Interviews with Western and Southwestern Minnesota Veterans. http://www.pioneer.org/news/local-documentary-to-air-along-with-ken-burns-the-vietnam-war-sept-17. As well as local screenings of Clips from the Film on Sept 7th and 12th. http://www.pioneer.org/ Contact: Kyla Hawkinson. yourtv@pioneer.org  Duluth Screening Sept 10th  http://www.wdse.org/news/pbs-previews-vietnam-war-duluth
24.  Mississippi http://www.mpbonline.org/vietnam/ Events held throughout the fall mostly in October. Contact: Tara Wren, Director of Communications. tara.wren@mpbonline.org
25.  Missouri KCPT https://veterans.kcpt.org/Contact: Karen Rankin, Promotions and Communications Manager.  krankin@kcpt.org  September 8th An Evening with Ken Burns, Kansas City https://events.kcpt.org/event/kcpt-presents-vietnam-war-evening-ken-burns-lynn-novick/?instance_id=2    http://www.kcpt.org/announcements/vietnam-contest/  Kansas City, September 8, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm and in St Louis on September 9th
http://www.kmos.org/pbs-favorites/show/stories-of-service/ Videos of veteran’s stories on this site
26.  Montana – nothing on their website.
27.  Nebraska Contact: Martha Ellen Florence, mflorence@netNebraska.org  Director of Community Engagement. Screenings and panel discussions throughout the state in August and September. http://netnebraska.org/basic-page/television/vietnam-war
28.  Nevada - http://www.vegaspbs.org/vietnam-war/ Collecting stories of Veterans. Not events listed.
29.  New Hampshire –  Screenings throughout the state Starting September 10th http://www.nhptv.org/vietnam/ http://www.nhptv.org/events/?feat=2231#2231
30.  New Jersey. Nothing on their site.
31.  New Mexico http://www.newmexicopbs.org/  Gathering stories of Veterans http://www.newmexicopbs.org/new-mexico-vietnam/  Contact Michael Privett mprivett@newmexicopbs.org (505) 277-1230.
32.  New York - http://www.thirteen.org/collection/vietnam/  WNET Contact: Mary L. Burke Associate Director, Community Relations burkem@wnet.org tel 212.560.3051. Screening with Ken Burns Thursday September 14th. Moderated by Bob Woodruff.  
WLIW is showing documentary Legacies of War profiling vets of tri state area starting 9/11/17. http://www.wliw.org/programs/legacies-of-war/legacies-war-vietnam-preview-27d6j4/
WMHT in the capital region is gathering stories of vets. Contact: jbaumstein@wmht.org
WNED/WBFO Private screening for Vietnam Vets (can bring one guest) and art exhibit. September 7th, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wned-tv-salutes-vietnam-veterans-tickets-36762715271   Contact: Beth Fronckowiak, Director of Community Outreach. 716-845-7000
WCNY:  Syracuse has several screenings. Sept 14 – 16 and Nov 9th. http://www.wcny.org/vietnam/ Contact Debbie Stack, Community Engagement debbie.stack@wcny.org
33.  North Carolina – various Screenings held. Contact: Karen Nowak  knowak@unctv.org
36.  Oklahoma
38.  Pennsylvania  
39.  Rhode Island Contact: public@ripbs.org
40.  South Carolina
https://www.patriotspoint.org/news-and-events/event/the-vietnam-war-screening/ September 13, 2017 7:30 pm Free preview of “The Vietnam War” documentary 
41.  South Dakota http://www.sdpb.org/vietnam/ Screenings throughout August and September.
42.  Tennessee http://www.easttennesseepbs.org/vietnam-war-east-tennessee/ WNPT Nashville: http://blogs.wnpt.org/mediaupdate/2017/08/23/vietnam-war-series/ several screenings. Contact: Jo Ann Scalf jscalf@wnpt.org
43.  Texas, http://texaspbs.org/member-stations/  http://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/Vietnam/   Airing local stories including from Vietnamese Americans and encouraging peace meals. Austin: KLRU http://www.klru.org/vietnam/ contact: Maury Sullivan msullivan@klru.org
44.  Utah: http://www.kued.org/whatson/utah-vietnam-war-stories/episodes several screening events http://www.kued.org/events Sept 12th and 14th. Contact: Laura Durham
45.  Vermont – events planned for panel discussions throughout the state. Interviews of vets, peace activists and others with a VN Connection. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/vermont-pbs-14664391178 Contact: Chuck Pizer cpizer@vermontpbs.org
46.  Virginia, WVPT Contact: Jo Sites jsites@wvpt.net   Tel: 540-437-2444  http://www.wvpt.net/event/vietnam-events WETA: Several events in DC region. Contact Amy Labenski ALabenski@weta.org  https://weta.org/tv/program/vietnam-war
47.  Washington Contact: Andrea O’Meara AOMeara@kcts9.org  
Seattle: 
Yakima: Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm 2105 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA 98902  Marilyn Levine, Professor of History at Central Washington University, Vietnam veteran and Yakima native Vince Visaya, Growing Veterans mentor Mike Hackett and the founder of Kids Without Borders, Son Michael Pham
48.  West Virginia: Documentary of  WV vets. https://tv.wvpublic.org/vietnamwv/
49.  Wisconsin
http://www.milwaukeepbs.org/The-Vietnam-War  Thursday, September 7 Screening at 6:30 p.m. Milwaukee County War Memorial Center 750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee 
50.  Wyoming   Contact Jennifer Amend jennifer@wyomingpbs.org  http://www.wyomingpbs.org/index.php


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