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SEPTEMBER 2023
NEWS + STATION HIGHLIGHTS
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Hello, September and happy Labor Day Weekend!
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Scroll below for station happenings, local news, PBS programming highlights for September, and our Passport streaming feature of the month!
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Texas Tech Public Media invites you to Back to School Breakfast with KTTZ 89.1! Come meet the people behind your favorite radio shows while enjoying breakfast!
Thursday, September 14, 2023 | 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Skyviews Restaurant (Located on the 6th floor of Texas Tech Plaza)
1901 University Avenue, Lubbock, Texas 79410
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Have you listened to our newest radio show, More Than a Song, yet?
Hosted by Lubbock’s legendary musician and songwriter, Cary C. Banks, and produced by our award-winning TTU Public Media radio producer, Chuck Luck, "More Than a Song" strikes a tuneful chord, revealing the genuine essence of your favorite artists.
Tune in every Friday at 10:30AM on 89.1 FM, or catch up on radio.kttz.org!
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MASTERPIECE
New seasons of Unforgotten on MASTERPIECE and Van der Valk on MASTERPIECE launch on Sunday, Sept. 3 @ 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., respectively.
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Evolution Earth
Evolution Earth (beginning Wednesday, Sept.6 @ 9:00 p.m.) examines how animal behavior provides insight into our changing planet.
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America Outdoors with
Baratunde Thurston
Season two of America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, begins Wednesday, Sept. 6 @ 7:00 p.m.
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presents two education-themed documentaries: The Busing Battleground (Monday, Sept. 11 @ 8:00 p.m.) looks back at school desegregation in 1970s Boston, and The Harvest (Tuesday, Sept. 12 @ 8:00 p.m.) learns how 1970s Leland, Mississippi desegregated its schools.
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Becoming Frida Kahlo
Becoming Frida Kahlo reveals the Mexican artist as she really was. It premieres Tuesday, Sept. 19 @ 8:00 p.m.
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Santos Vive
Santos Vive (Thursday, Sept. 21 @ 7:00 p.m.) profiles the 1973 shooting of 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez by a Dallas police officer.
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American Masters:
A Song for Cesar
AMERICAN MASTERS: A Song for Cesar covers the life of the civil rights activist. It debuts Friday, Sept. 29 @ 9:00 p.m.
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Washington Week
with The Atlantic
Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic magazine, is the new moderator for Washington Week with The Atlantic, airing Fridays @ 7:00 p.m.
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Additional kids’ programming is available on the PBS KIDS 24/7 Channel on 5.3. | |
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Call the Midwife | Season 12 | Streaming August 6
Call the Midwife follows the nurses, midwives and nuns from Nonnatus House, who visit the expectant mothers of Poplar, providing the poorest women with the best possible care.
Rewatch and binge all eight episodes of Season 12 with Passport before the rebroadcast in September 2023. Each episode will also be available in FVOD for 4 weeks beginning Sunday, September 3rd.
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MASTERPIECE Unforgotten | Season 5 | Streaming September 3
The first case for DCI Jessica James and her team is the discovery of human remains in a newly renovated period property in Hammersmith, West London. It looks like a murder dating back to the 1930s, but could the body have been disposed of in more recent times? There are baffling questions that need answering and DCI Jessica James will need to be at the top of her game. Can she work with DS Sunny Khan to work out what has happened?
Binge all six episodes of this series starting on the night of its broadcast premiere with Passport.
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MASTERPIECE Van der Valk | Season 3 | Streaming September 3
Amsterdam—city of bikes, boats, and bodies. At least, that’s the way steely-eyed cop Piet Van der Valk sees his murder-infested beat. Marc Warren stars as the title character in Van der Valk, based on Nicolas Freeling’s legendary crime thrillers.
Binge all six episodes of this series starting on the night of its broadcast premiere with Passport.
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KTTZ Passport is an added benefit for valued donors of public television. With KTTZ Passport, you can enjoy past episodes of many of your favorite PBS and KTTZ-TV shows on demand using your computer, smartphone, or tablet. With a yearly contribution of at least $60 or an ongoing monthly contribution of $5 or more you can receive this new member benefit. | |
SEPTEMBER PUBLIC MEDIA SUPPORTER SPOTLIGHT | | |
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Thank you for helping further the mission of public media in West Texas,
Liggett Law Group and Texas Tech Physicians OB-GYN!
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More information about
Liggett Law Group is
available here
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More information about
Texas Tech Physicians OB-GYN is
available here.
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