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Maryland Public Television (MPT) is the PBS member state network for the U.S. state of Maryland. It operates under the auspices of the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission , an agency of the Maryland state government that holds the licenses for all PBS member stations licensed in the state.
A retrospective on The Lawrence Welk Show was originally introduced as pledge drive material in 1987; its popularity prompted the OETA to acquire rerun rights to the series and distribute it through PBS. [5] A hallmark of pledge breaks is the "pledge room", where the speakers deliver their message as volunteering individuals answer ringing ...
In 1999, Lubinsky blended his passion for Doo-Wop, Motown, classic Philly Soul, and '60s Rock and Roll oldies into one of PBS's most successful fundraisers, "Doo-Wop '50". [5] He would go on to produce over 75 national television specials from PBS which archive America's soundtrack from the '50s, '60s and '70s through his "My Music" series.
Doo Wop 50 became the highest-producing pledge drive special in the history of PBS at that time, garnering more than $75 million for its member stations. The American Soundtrack/My Music series has become a mainstay for public tv stations, Lubinsky owns the copyright to the special and the American Soundtrack/My Music series.
Sesame Street, Special is a pledge-drive special that is based on the children's series, Sesame Street. It aired on PBS stations in March 1988 as part of PBS' March fundraiser. [1] [2] [3] Random House Home Video released the special on VHS in 1994; the release changed the title to Put Down the Duckie and removed the pledge break segment.
Discontinuing its daytime broadcasts of instructional television ("ITV") in 1993, MPT rebranded the time slot as "The Children's Channel" with additional PBS Kids programming. [1] In need of a local personality and membership outreach to connect with the station's children's audience, a "Video Technician" a.ka. Vid Tech and an MPT "Vid Kid Club ...
Distributed by PBS from 2005 to 2011: The 11th Hour: November 15, 1992: September 6, 2011 [934] [935] ITN World News for Public Television: November 2, 1998: December 31, 2001: Closer to Truth: April 2, 2000: April 1, 2005: Now distributed by PBS [936] The Power of Ideas: September 3, 2000: September 2, 2006 [937] Focus Asia: April 1, 2002 ...