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Impeach This!
On tonight's PBS 45/49 NewsNight Akron reporter chat-fest we continue to play more NewsNight Dann with updates on the current spate of political thinking of the Dann mess.

Published May 9, 2008, Ed Esposito's Letters From the Editor blog

 

Local Attorney Speaks About "Caring For Parents"
Attorney Jack N. Alpern spoke at the invitation of PBS Channels 45 & 49, "Caring For Your Parents" workshop, co-sponsored by Summa Health Care of Akron.

Published May 8, 2008, The Review

 

PBS looks at Gaye's life
Motown's ultimate love god, Marvin Gaye, has to be one of the most complex and fascinating characters ever to come out of the legendary Detroit record company.

Published May 7, 2008, Akron Beacon Journal

 

PBS series 'Secrets of the Dead" studies East German doping scandal
They came out of oblivion to dominate the Olympics and international athletic competitions. But the success of the East German women was fueled by a secret doping program that the PBS series "Secrets of the Dead" examines in a documentary, "Doping for Gold."

Published May 6, 2008, The Plain Dealer

 

Rex's Monday TV picks: 'Antiques Roadshow' in Kentucky
Popular PBS series “Antiques Roadshow” concludes its visit to Louisville, Ky., tonight with an episode that features, among other items, a circa-1910 Dirk Van Erp lamp, an 1876 portrait Jumeau doll and a Kentucky corner cupboard of locally grown wood.

Published May 5, 2008, The Times-Reporter

 

Kent Stage hosts music legends for PBS benefit
The groups who immortalized songs including "Yakety Yak," "He's So Fine" and "Just Like Romeo and Juliet" will perform at The Kent Stage on May 10.

Published May 4, 2008, Record Publishing weeklies

     
     
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Rex's Monday TV picks: 'Antiques Roadshow' in Louisville, Ky.
On Monday night's episode of popular PBS series "Antiques Roadshow," a late 18th-century heirloom Kentucky sugar chest is among the featured items.

Published April 28, 2008,The Times Reporter

PBS stations to show documentary on Cuyahoga River's return
A river runs through it. We're talking specifically about Cleveland, of course, but we're also talking about the American story, the American spirit, the American dream.

Published April 20, 2008, The Plain Dealer

 

Meetings for caregivers
More than 44 million Americans care for an aging relative or friend. And 29 million of them are doing that while also holding down a job. A free conference from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 19 will offer tips to caregivers.

Published April 8, 2008, Akron Beacon Journal

 

'What Females Want' wild, voyeuristic
The main question raised by What Females Want and Males Will Do, a documentary on mating rituals in the animal world that airs tonight and April 13 as part of the PBS series Nature, is this: How do biologists ever reproduce?

Published April 6, 2008, Akron Beacon Journal

 

TV Time
WNEO/WEAO (Channels 45/49) will air Caring for Your Parents, a documentary addressing the issue of adult children keeping their parents at home, at 9 tonight. The program looks at the issue through five families from around the country.

Published April 2, 2008, Akron Beacon Journal

 

Caring for Elderly Parents
With an increase in average life span and influx of dementia cases, more and more adults are becoming caretakers for elderly parents. PBS will premiere a documentary Wednesday that chronicles five American families struggling to do just that.

Published April 1, 2008, Alliance Review

 

Youngstown Book Fair planned
The Second Annual Book Fair of Youngstown, “Plant the Seed to Read,” will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 5 at Fellows Riverside Gardens.

Published April 1, 2008, The Mercer News