NCO NewsBlast


June 29, 2007

 

NCO Pipeline Video Conference July 26
Rolling out THE WAR to Educators: Audio Conference
StorySHARE (formerly PBShare) Reaches the Community
A Son's Story -- from KETC StorySHARE


 

NCO Pipeline Video Conference July 26

Gather your community partners for a look at engagement opportunities in the year ahead. The NCO Pipeline Video Conference comes to you via satellite Thursday, July 26 from 2 - 4:00 p.m. ET. Producers and programmers will introduce engagement opportunities guaranteed to fortify your brainstorming and strategic planning. The video conference will feature these broadcasts and others:

    Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? an exploration of disparities in health (California Newsreel)

    The National Parks, a doc from Ken Burns about our National Parks (WETA)

    African-American Lives II, a series hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. tracing the lineage of several accomplished African-Americans (Thirteen/WNET)

For Satellite Coordinates



Rolling out THE WAR to Educators: Audio Conference

Wondering how to roll out Ken Burns's THE WAR activities to teachers? Join our Audio Conference Call Wednesday, July 11 from 2-3:00 p.m. ET for ideas from WETA and answers to your questions. All are welcome to participate. Register Now



StorySHARE (formerly PBShare) Reaches the Community

People across the country have begun sharing their WWII-related stories via StorySHARE, the online story collection tool formerly known as PBShare. Forty stations have signed up to use the tool in anticipation of Ken Burns’s THE WAR. For a list of participating stations and links to “live” local sites, visit http://www.nationaloutreach.org/pbshare.html

Sign up for StorySHARE at Station Remote Control or contact Sara Terpeny of PBS Interactive at smterpeny@pbs.org.



A Son's Story -- from KETC StorySHARE

A St. Louis man shared a powerful story via KETC StorySHARE. In it, he described how he learned the truth about his father's fearless defense during a battle with German fighters. Read more



NCO's overriding goal is to assist public broadcasting stations to provide meaningful community engagement locally, helping to foster new and deepen existing community partnerships.



 


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