Tag: PBS
'Broadway-Themed Broadcasts to Watch on Mother’s Day, Featuring Lea Salonga, Patti Lupone, Rita Moreno, and Others
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'BB King Documentary on PBS Shows Human Side of the King
Thirteen's American Masters series focuses on recently deceased blues legend B. B. King in their new 1 hour documentary airing on PBS Feburary. Their program is a part of the celebration of black history month and the man born Riley B. King is a perfect subject. The son of a sharecropper in Mississippi, King was born into a world with little money and rampant racism and segregation. B.B. King: The Life of Riley takes us into the world of B.B. KIng so we may get a measure of the man who, though he started out in meager surroundings was not a meager man. -
'PBS Presents ‘Live From Lincoln Center ‘ Season 41 Premiere Featuring Richard Tucker Opera Gala
PBS kicks off the 41 season of 'Live From Lincoln Center' tonight with “From Bocelli to Barton: Richard Tucker Opera Gala.”Named after the famed Opera Tenor, Richard Tucker Music Foundation is a non-profit cultural organization honors Tucker's memory by offering awards, grants and support for young opera performers.