This week, we remember the life and accomplishments of #TedTurner, founder of @CNNNetwork, the first 24‑hour cable news channel.

Listen to Turner reflect on his push for round‑the‑clock news during his 2000 speech at WSU Murrow College of Communication, where he received the Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Communications.

Courtesy of Northwest Public Broadcasting: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-296-65v6x3dh

#OnThisDay in 1989, the three‑part documentary series "The United States and the Philippines: In Our Image" premiered.

Courtesy of CPB and PBS SoCal, the program examined the historical relationship between the United States and the Philippines from 1898, when the U.S. acquired the territory from Spain, through the 1986 People Power uprising.

Explore our collection of raw interview footage recorded between 1985 and 1988 with key figures: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/us-and-philippines-collection

#MayTheFourth be with you! Check out this coverage from GBH’s “Greater Boston” when “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” hit theaters for the first time!

https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-8279f6tp

This #InternationalJazzDay, listen to the voice of Duke Ellington in this episode of “New Jersey Network,” which explores Ellington’s life, music, and impact on the New Jersey community.

Watch the full segment in the archive courtesy of NJ PBS: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-259-gf0mvz0z

In celebration of #EarthDay, listen to the voice of our planet, Sir David Attenborough. In 1985, Attenborough joined Detroit PBS’ “Late Night America” to discuss his new PBS series, “The Living Planet,” and shared how he first got started in the nature documentary world.

Thank you, Sir Attenborough, for continuing to shine a light on our planet and the many organisms that call it home.

🔗 https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-ad4e15e9538

This week, we lost award-winning documentarian and producer Jean Walkinshaw. Remember Walkinshaw’s incredible work and legacy with the AAPB's collection (https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/jean-walkinshaw) featuring more than 40 documentaries and interviews produced for KCTS. The collection, spanning the years 1972-2008, covers much of Walkinshaw’s career.

To hear Walkinshaw discuss the collection and her career in her own words, listen to this episode of the AAPB’s "Presenting the Past": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgvP-rE-AMI

To celebrate #NationalGardeningDay, take a break from your busy schedule and spend a minute in the garden with Tina James on Maryland PBS’s 1980s program “Good Earth Garden.”

This episode is just one of many gardening‑focused programs in the AAPB that offer timeless tips and inspiration to help you get growing this spring.

https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-74qjqcwj

Today, we remember the life and impact of Alistair Cooke on the world of public media.

In this 1988 clip from the Linda and Andrew Egendorf Masterpiece Theatre Alistair Cooke Collection, Cooke introduces the new series "David Copperfield."

Courtesy of GBH and GBH Archives: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-53e6a0d988e

Listen as poet, author, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou reflects on life, culture, and belonging in this 1973 interview with Bill Moyers.

Watch the full program in the archive: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-63221dae586