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Arts

'Such Sweet Thunder' Combines Jazz, Shakespeare And St. Louis Artists

Sarah Fenske

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The late, great jazz composer and bandleader Duke Ellington once said, “Whether it be Shakespeare or jazz, the only thing that counts is the emotional…

Drs. Eric Leuthardt (at left) and Albert Kim discussed how they take information about the brain and present it in a live-theater production format on Tuesday's "St. Louis on the Air."

Arts

'BrainWorks' Production Takes Neuroscience Out Of Surgical Room And Onto Theater Stage

Lara Hamdan

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When Washington University neurosurgeons Albert Kim and Eric Leuthardt aren’t teaching, researching or performing surgery, they often think of creative…

(L-R) Marlon Wharton, Jim Kerchherr and Frank Popper talked about their recent trip to the South American country of Colombia on Monday's "St. Louis on the Air."

Education

Gentlemen Of Vision Coach, Filmmakers Take St. Louis Story To Colombia

Jon Lewis

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In 2016, the Nine Network produced a documentary about Gentlemen of Vision, the north St. Louis County-based step team that doubles as a counseling and…

Jack Galmiche helped make Nine Network of Public Media one of the most-watched public television stations in the country. He died April 16 at age 71.

Arts

Obituary: John E. 'Jack' Galmiche III Led Nine Network Of Public Media Into The Digital Age

Gloria S. Ross

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Jack Galmiche, who spent more than two decades transforming public television from "classroom in a box" into a digital resource that engages the entire…

Arts

KETC penalty for American Graduate funds reduced to $32,000

Dale Singer

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A penalty of more than $422,000 that had been sought from the Nine Network in St Louis by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been reduced to a…

Education

College documentarians look at sustainability — and at the world of St. Louis

Emily Colmo knows a whole lot more about sunflowers today than she did three months ago. Back then, she began her sunflower journey in distressed parts of…

Arts

Nine Network should repay $422,000 for American Graduate, audit says; station disputes findings

Dale Singer

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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's inspector general says the Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis should repay more than $422,000 it received…

Health, Science, Environment

St. Louis middle school girls become 'frog whisperers' in PBS show

Four St. Louis girls were selected to star in an episode of the PBS show SciGirls, which challenges middle school girls and their professional mentors to…

Denise Thimes, Peter Martin, at the piano, Chris Thomas and Montez Coleman preform on 'City of Music.' The Nine Network series premieres March 16, 2015

Arts

Local TV series explores St. Louis’ musical heritage

In a two-part series, the Nine Network is exploring St. Louis’ musical legacy.“City of Music” will premiere at 7 p.m. Monday, weaving interviews with…

Evelynn Johnson, second from left, and her family meet with genealogist Kenyatta Berry, second from right, at Union Station in St. Louis during filming for PBS' 'Genealogy Roadshow.' Johnson's story will be shared in the show's Feb. 10, 2015, episode.

Arts

Family History TV Show Turns Up Surprise For St. Louis Woman

When PBS’ “Genealogy Roadshow” asked for queries from St. Louis residents last year, Evelynn Johnson gave them her great-grandfather's name.“I was asking…