Back in December, Tennessee public television stations launched the Tennessee Channel, a four-hour block of Tennessee-centered programs. Each station provides programming for the Tennessee Channel which is then compiled and broadcast statewide each weekend. The programs air throughout Tennessee on Saturdays from 5:00-9:00 p.m. CT, and Sundays from 1:00-5:00 p.m. CT. Here in Nashville, you [...]
[youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY6FZYK3fHs"] He’s at the Frist Center. He’s at Cheekwood. He was at TPAC with the Nashville Symphony. And now he’s on NPT. This Thursday, June 17, beginning at 8:00 p.m., NPT is proud to join its fellow arts organizations in Nashville in celebrating the work of world-renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly. We’ve got two documentaries [...]
A few weeks ago when Catcher in Rye author J.D. Salinger died, I came across a post on the website LettersOfNote.com about a letter Salinger had written explaining why he would never sell the film rights to his famous novel. LettersOfNote.com archives all sorts of famous letters and other forms of correspondence, and often includes [...]
Tennessee Crossroads will profile and celebrate the birthday of Hendersonville artist Salvatore Palazzolo this week and weekend. Palazzolo, who turns 101 on January 31, will be featured on the venerable travel show airing on Thursday, January 28, at 7:00 p.m. and again on the artist’s birthday, Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. on NPT-Channel [...]
On Tuesday, January 19 at 7:00 p.m. on NPT-Channel 8 and PBS stations nationwide, NOVA turns its scientific eye toward “The Riddles of the Sphinx.” For 45 centuries, the Great Sphinx, the biggest and oldest statue in a land of colossal ancient monuments, has lorded over Egypt’s Giza plateau. Its scale is staggering: the mighty [...]
Viewers tuning in on Sunday, December 13 at 8:30 p.m. CT for our just-announced, special membership drive broadcast of THE MOODY BLUES AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL have the opportunity to receive meet and greet passes for the Moody Blues March 18, 2010 show at TPAC. The ticket and meet & greet package is exclusive [...]
These days, it’s not uncommon for singer-songwriters or contemporary folk musicians to play “house” or “living room” concerts to augment club gigs when out on the road. It’s become a viable way for musicians to reach fans, and creates an opportunity for music fans to be mini-promoters and patrons of the arts. For those in [...]
MEDIA ADVISORY On Thursday, December 3 at 7:00 p.m. CT, the 2009 Division II BlueCross Bowl Class AA Championship Game between Montgomery Bell Academy and Memphis University School at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville will be broadcast live by Nashville Public Television on NPT2 (Comcast Digital Cable channel 241, Charter Digital Cable channel 176 and [...]
From the NPT Pressroom: Tennessee Public Television Stations Launch Statewide “Tennessee Channel” to Promote Abundance of Local-Interest Programming Harnessing the power of Tennessee’s intrastate fiber connection, the state’s public television stations will now be able to quickly share programming with each other and their respective viewing audiences. Starting Saturday, December 5, 2009, those stations will [...]
[youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZmgPzEoQSA"] “Want to convince people they absolutely, positively have to move to Tennessee,” writes Jim Ridley in the Nashville Scene. “Find a way to lock their TV in to NPT-Channel 8…” for BEAUTIFUL TENNESSEE: PARKS & PRESERVATION on Sunday, November 29 at 7:00 p.m. Ridley goes on to call the doc “gorgeous” and “filled with [...]
