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- March 29, 1961
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Friends of KCPT Don't miss John Fogerty on Live by Request Saturday night at 8 p.m. on KCPT. Request your favorite song and he just might play it for you!
Source: www.pbs.org
Grammy Award-winning rock legend John Fogerty takes your requests live on PBS. Saturday, November 7 at 9pm ET.
Friends of KCPT After 40 years Oscar still loves trash!
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Here is an Oscar classic from 1969...at least the song is. This '69 song was dubbed into a much later video of Oscar singing it. This song has been posted twice but this version has not. Special thanks to Sesame Street Workshop for allowing me to post this here. ...
Friends of KCPT Can you name the four First Ladies who have visited Sesame Street? Here's your chance to vote for your favorite Sesame Street video of the 80s.
Source: www.sesamestreet.org
Sesame Street’s been around for a long time! Here’s a look at how we got started and what we’ve accomplished since.
Friends of KCPT Sesame Street, the safest street in town, Turns 40! Share your favorite Sesame Street character and/or memory with all of us.
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If you're watching videos with your preschooler and would like to do so in a safe, child-friendly environment, please join us at http://www.sesamestreet.org Cookie Monster performs a silly song. Sesame ...
Friends of KCPT Have you visited Google today? In commemoration of Sesame Street's 40th anniversary, the Google logo has incorporated a special friend.
Friends of KCPT Are you watching The 1930s on American Experience? Tonight is the episode on the Civilian Conservation Corps. We had to really search for a local connection for KC Hunt for History. Watch tonight at 8 p.m. for your next clue and let us know if you remember a CCC project close to us!
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Mondays at 8 pm October 26 - November 23 KCPT’s Hunt for History Contest Explore KC’s Depression-era history with a city-wide scavenger hunt with KCPT and PBS’ American Experience, and win exciting prizes!
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Tonight (Oct. 29) at 9 p.m. ... P.O.V.: THE PRINCIPAL STORY tells two stories, painting a dramatic portrait of the challenges facing America's public schools and of the great difference a dedicated principal can make. Tresa Dunbar is a second-year principal at Chicago's Nash Elementary, where 98% of students come from... low-income families; in Springfield, Illinois, Kerry Purcell has led Harvard Park Elementary, with similar demographics, for six years. The producers followed both women over the course of a school year, discovering each one's unique style yet similar passions. "The Principal Story" takes viewers along for an emotional ride that reveals what effective educational leadership looks like in the 21st century.Read More
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The Principal Story tells two stories, painting a dramatic portrait of the challenges facing America's public schools — and of the great difference a dedicated principal can make. Tresa Dunbar is ...
Friends of KCPT It's a night of locally produced television as KCPT airs RUCKUS at 7, RARE VISIONS AND ROADSIDE REVELATIONS (Cheyenne to Sheridan) at 7:30, CHECK, PLEASE! KANSAS CITY at 8, and MEET THE PAST WITH CROSBY KEMPER III: Arthur Stilwell at 8:30 -- tonight, Oct. 29 on KCPT!
Friends of KCPT Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, THE BOTANY OF DESIRE (7 p.m. tonight, Oct. 28, on KCPT) takes viewers on an eye-opening exploration of the human relationship with the plant world—seen from the plants' point of view.
Friends of KCPT What new grammars and logics do artists invent in today’s supercharged, information-based society? Why do we find comfort in some systems while rebelling against others? The ART:21 documentary “Systems” explores these questions in the work of the artists Julie Mehretu, John Baldessari, Kimsooja, and Allan McCollum. Watch tonight, Oct. 28, at 9 p.m. on KCPT.
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Art:21-Art in the Twenty-First Century is a PBS documentary series about contemporary visual art in the United States and the artists who make it.
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At 10 p.m. tonight, (Tues Oct 17): Forget "Slumdog Millionaire" -- here's the real-life story of survival on the streets of India. On INDEPENDENT LENS: JOURNALS OF A WILY SCHOOL, follow Azad, a young pickpocket, who pushes his limits only to get caught by the police. In an effort to crack down on more serious crime, th...e police offer Azad a full pardon. But there's a catch -- he must turn in his fellow grifters. Will he collaborate or risk it all for life on the streets?Read More
Source: www.pbs.org
A young pickpocket in Kolkata, India is lured by police to help them crack down on more notorious criminals.
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At 8 p.m. tonight, (Tues Oct 17) on FRONTLINE: Producer Ofra Bikel chronicles how the middle class is faring in this recession through the stories of the people who she's come to know at the hair salon she's frequented for the past 20 years. The film reveals the struggles of a small business owner to stay afloat, her s...ister's risk of imminent foreclosure on her Florida home and the various clients whose lives intersect at this New York City salon --from well-to-do bankers to struggling actors, each with a story to tell about how they're getting by in these turbulent times.Read More
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Coming October 27, 2009 at 9:00pm - FRONTLINE producer Ofra Bikel (The Hugo Chavez Show, When Kids Get Life) chronicles how one unlikely neighborhood -- New York's Upper East Side -- is faring in this recession through the stories of the people who she's come to know...
Friends of KCPT Safe, online fun for pre-school and school-age kids: KCPT Kids!
Source: www.kcptkids.org
Friends of KCPT 8 p.m. tonight (October 26): AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE CRASH OF 1929. Be sure to play KCPT’s "Hunt for History" Contest (link below) to win great prizes!
Source: www.kcpt.org
Mondays at 8 pm October 26 - November 23 KCPT’s Hunt for History Contest Explore KC’s Depression-era history with a city-wide scavenger hunt with KCPT and PBS’ American Experience, and win exciting prizes!
Children's TLC
We've
got FUN-FUN-FUN planned for this week! Thursday, 10-29, we'll have a
parade and trick-or-treating through the building. Our fantastic
friends from CCVI and YMCA of Greater Kansas City will be joining us! Then, it's off to
get some treats from our Friends of KCPT. If you're interested in helping...contact Shelia Rancatore at 816-756-0780 x2140. Thanks!
Children's Therapeutic Learning Center in Kansas City | Infant Toddler Services | Physical Therapy S
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Children's Therapeutic Learning Center offers physical and occupational therapy services to children in the Kansas City area.
October 26 at 11:55am
