CPB-Funded Programs & Projects
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Voces
Television
LPB will launch a new 13-part series, Voces, by providing completion funds to six LPB-supported projects and acquiring seven non-LPB funded programs. The series content will reflect the Latino ...
Warplane
Television
A four-part limited series of one-hour episodes exploring the remarkable stories and technological advances behind man's century-old quest to control the skies and how the airplane changed the course ...
Warriors
Television
One-hour documentary that looks closely at the American soldiers currently carrying out military actions on behalf of the nation in the war on terror. The film follows several emblematic soldiers in ...
Washington Week Research and Development and Bridge Funding
Television
Provides bridge funding for Washington Week, the longestrunning public affairs program on PBS, while research is conducted on how to make the show more relevant to viewers and potential corporate ...
Weekend America
Radio
Funding for Weekend America, a national radio service designed for 21st-century audiences, presenting news, information, and entertainment with the same objectivity, intelligence, and warmth as ...
William Shakespeare Phase I
Radio
This 13-part series by producer Steve Rowland will present a compelling view of Shakespeare's life and his continuing, and powerful, effect on contemporary culture. This first phase of the project ...
Winning Modern Wars (formerly Wars of the Future)
Television
Two-hour documentary that depicts the major changes in warfare for the present and future.
World at Work
Radio
A call-center worker in the Philippines, a Fijian military contractor in Kuwait, a street vendor in Bulgaria, a beauty pageant surgeon in Venezuela -- these are the types of workers who will be ...