This month, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting honors the triumphs and struggles of African Americans throughout history. Explore thousands of programs dedicated to Black history and perspectives in the archive. Black Life in America The Black Journal Collection and Exhibit The Black Journal series was the first nationally televised public affairs program produced for, … Continue reading The AAPB Celebrates Black History Month
Category: Collection Highlights
HARRY SHEARER: LE SHOW FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY
The American Archive of Public Broadcasting Preserves 2,000 Le Show Programs for the Nation Press Contact: María Peña, Library of Congress, (202) 739-1075, mpena@loc.gov | Emily Balk, GBH, 617-300-5317, emily_balk@wgbh.org NEW LE SHOW COLLECTION AND EXHIBIT PROVIDE ACCESS AND CONTEXT TO SHEARER’S LEGACY IN PUBLIC MEDIA AND SATIRE “Wildly clever, iconoclastic stew of talk, music, political … Continue reading HARRY SHEARER: LE SHOW FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY
2023 Library of Congress Junior Fellow Sabrina Gunn on Gaining the Full AAPB Digital Preservation Experience at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
Bright-eyed and full of enthusiasm, nothing could have prepared me for the experience of walking up to the Library of Congress’ National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC) in Culpeper, VA for the first time. Covered in ivy and surrounded by trees, the NAVCC is a truly magical place, and I was lucky enough to spend my … Continue reading 2023 Library of Congress Junior Fellow Sabrina Gunn on Gaining the Full AAPB Digital Preservation Experience at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
Local Oregon Public Affairs Featured in New AAPB Collection: “Seven Days”
The Seven Days collection contains more than 40 digitized episodes available online of the weekly 30-minute TV public affairs show Seven Days, aired by Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) between 1997-2003. Produced by Morgan Holm and moderated by Stephanie Fowler, the show featured news reports accompanied by discussions with journalists and others on current events in Oregon.
50 Years of Historic New Mexico Public Television and Radio Programs Now Available to Stream in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
BOSTON (January 10, 2023) – The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) has released the New Mexico Public Media (NMPM) Collection, which brings together more than 8,000 items from public media stations across the state, including full television and radio programs, as well as interviews and footage documenting New Mexico’s social, political, artistic and cultural history between 1963 and 2020.
Explore the new Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Collection
The American Archive of Public Broadcasting has launched the Asian American and Pacific Islander Collection. Photo: Poster “We Belong Here” by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, 2021. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, © Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, LC-DIG-ppbd-01204. The AAPI Collection features more than 230 public radio and television programs from 1965 to 2019 that highlight Asian American … Continue reading Explore the new Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Collection
New to the AAPB: Línea Abierta, Radio KDNA, Native Narratives and the Peabody Awards Collection
Explore two new special collections and two new digital exhibits at the American Archive of Public Broadcasting! Línea Abierta The Línea Abierta (“Open Line”) collection includes more than 60 broadcasts from the only daily Spanish-language public radio call-in show aired nationally. Línea Abierta remains on the air today, originating from Radio Bilingüe’s studios in Oakland … Continue reading New to the AAPB: Línea Abierta, Radio KDNA, Native Narratives and the Peabody Awards Collection
New Eyes on the Prize Exhibit Explores the Making of the Historic Civil Rights Series
The online exhibit from the American Archive of Public Broadcasting includes an interactive timeline, map and essays that tap into an extensive collection of unedited interviews The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) has released a new online exhibit – Freedom Song: Interviews from Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years, 1954–1965– that explores the history … Continue reading New Eyes on the Prize Exhibit Explores the Making of the Historic Civil Rights Series
Digitizing Virginia Public Media: An On-the-Ground Report from PBPF Fellow Nancy Paulette
Hello, everybody! Thanks for stopping by. I'm Nancy Paulette, a Master of Library and Information Studies student at the University of Alabama, and I'll be your Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellow for this post, where you'll get to read all about my experience working to help VPM digitize some of their substantial collection. VPM, "Virginia's home … Continue reading Digitizing Virginia Public Media: An On-the-Ground Report from PBPF Fellow Nancy Paulette
Digitizing Virginia Public Media: An On-the-Ground Report from PBPF Fellow Ben Steck
Virginia Public Media transmitter Hello to everyone lucky enough to find yourself on the AAPB website. There is quite a treasure of information here. My name is Ben Steck and I’m currently in my final semester at University of Alabama (UA) for an MLIS. I work at the Library of Virginia, in Richmond, as a … Continue reading Digitizing Virginia Public Media: An On-the-Ground Report from PBPF Fellow Ben Steck
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