Ohio Lawmakers Approve Internet Cafe Crackdown
An effective ban on Internet cafes targeted as illegal gambling operations has cleared the Ohio Legislature after more than two years of wrangling.
Ken Burns
Ken Burns presents Central Park documentary tonight
Ken Burns departs from his long loving pans of old photos to tackle more current events with this incredible documentary called THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE airing tonight at 9 pm on WOSU PBS. It’s a difficult time in our country right now with the Boston tragedy, but this dramatic story and slice of history is [...]
Reactions – Federal Funding for Public Media
Federal Funding amounting to 1/100th of 1 percent of the federal budget comes to public stations through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
A review of some of the reactions to the call by Governor Mitt Romney for elimination of federal support for public broadcasting. First a local letter to the editor printed today in the Columbus Dispatch: PUBLIC BROADCASTING INVALUABLE TO MANY The Sunday issue of Click, The Dispatch’s weekly television guide, brought to my attention the [...]
Prohibition – A Nation of Drunkards – Sunday at 8 pm
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick discussing the Prohibition documentary series at Mershon Auditorium with panel moderator Fred Andrle, Kevin Boyle from OSU History and Mike Neblo from OSU Political Science. The discussion was taped Sept. 22nd and airs October 5th at 10 pm on WOSU PLUS - our digital channel.
The newest Ken Burns/Lynn Novick documentary is interesting, thought-provoking, and sometimes quite funny. We know that alcohol has been part of American culture for a long time, but did you know that the average American over 15 years of age consumed nearly 7 gallons of pure alcohol a year in the mid-1800s? That’s three times [...]
Prohibition Brings Ken Burns to Columbus
Prohibition: An Evening With Ken Burns will focus on Burns’ new documentary series and on civility, immigration and democracy the evening of September 22, 2011 at the Archie Griffin Ballroom in The Ohio Union.
The National Parks garners huge audience in Columbus
Our sources say we had an audience last night for the premiere program of the National Parks series that was four times the normal size for a Sunday night. This is great news when you’re competing against the season premiere of Amazing Race, Sunday Night Football and Desperate Housewives. This series is a real winner [...]
