Rafael Pi Roman

On Thursday, December 22nd, THIRTEEN and WLIW21 will debut an on-air MetroFocus special, “Tech Campus NYC.”

The special report, hosted by Rafael Pi Roman, with a special contribution from Jane Pauley, will take viewers behind the breaking news of the winning bid for Applied Sciences NYC. On December 19th, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that Cornell University and its partner, Israel’s Technion Institute, had won the competition for a land grant and $100 million from New York City to build a massive new technology and engineering school on Roosevelt Island.

Viewers will hear commentary about the local significance of this project from special guests including Cornell University President David Skorton, The Technion Institute President Peretz Lavie, New York Academy of Sciences Director of Innovation Karin Ezbiansky Pavese and New York City Economic Development Corporation’s newly appointed and first Entrepreneur at Large Steve Rosenbaum.

Jane Pauley speaks with Steve Rosenbaum, New York City Economic Development Corporation’s first Entrepreneur at Large

“Tech Campus NYC” will air on THIRTEEN on Thursday, December 22nd at 11 p.m., and will rebroadcast as an encore on Saturday, December 24th at 7:30 a.m. The special will also air on WLIW21 on Thursday, December 22nd at 5:00 a.m. will rebroadcast as an encore on Friday, December 23rd at 7:00 p.m.

“Tech Campus NYC” marks the next phase of a multiplatform initiative to bring local news and culture coverage to the tri-state region. The website for MetroFocus launched July 11, 2011.  A mobile platform is expected to launch in early 2012 as well.

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“Tech Campus NYC” is a production of WLIW21 and the Interactive Engagement Group in association with WNET New York Public Media.

This MetroFocus special is made possible by the Cheryl and Philip Milstein Family, Josh and Judy Weston, Jody and John Arnhold, James and Merryl Tisch, The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, Jean and Ralph Baruch and the Metropolitan Media Fund. Corporate funding is provided by Mutual of America.

Kim Lawton

Last week, Inside Thirteen spoke with Religion and Ethics Newsweekly’s Managing Editor, Kim Lawton, to discuss her career and the wide range of stories she has covered during her time with the show.  Lawton has been with Religion and Ethics Newsweekly since its start 14 seasons ago.  Previously, she served as Washington bureau chief at News Network International in California until 1996, and has covered political news including the White House, Supreme Court and Congress.  An award-winning reporter, producer, and writer, Lawton recently was honored by the Religion Newswriters Association for her work on Mainline Protestants and Same-Sex Marriage.
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Teens and tweens across the country can now experience American history as never before. Mission US features a series of free online games that will “revolutionize” the way social studies learning takes place in classrooms and homes throughout the United States. On September 21, THIRTEEN launched the first game mission, “For Crown or Colony?,” which focuses on events leading up to the American Revolution. The game, together with a rich variety of supplemental resources for students and teachers, is available for streaming and download at www.mission-us.org. This groundbreaking initiative is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with additional support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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"In the Heights" by Lin-Manuel Miranda

THIRTEEN salutes Hispanic Heritage Month throughout September with a wide array of documentaries and films to spotlight Latino people and their contributions to music, history, politics and more.

Programs include:

As Long As I Remember: American Veteranos looks at the steep personal toll and enduring legacy of the Vietnam War on artists from south Texas. (Sat., 9/4 at 3pm and Tue., 9/28 at 3:30am)
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This fall, Ken Burns’s two-part documentary, The Tenth Inning, will premiere on THIRTEEN.  The film will pick up where the landmark 1994 series BASEBALL left off, and will include baseball history from the 1990s through the present day.

Now, you can preview a clip from the film, which is set to air on THIRTEEN on September 28-29, 2010.  In this excerpt, writer Mike Barnicle talks about the baseball gloves he has been holding onto since 1954:

Check back on Inside Thirteen for more clips and behind-the-scenes looks at The Tenth Inning and the local NY version, Baseball: A New York Love Story, through September.

Official promos:

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Faces of America (and Stephen Colbert) fans, take note: NYU Press has created a new widget that will allow readers to preview a full chapter of Henry Louis Gates’ new book, Faces of America: How 12 Extraordinary People Discovered Their Past, based on the popular PBS series.  Gates traces the genealogies of twelve diverse famous figures, including Queen Noor, actress Meryl Streep, chef Mario Batali, and Olympic Gold Medalist and figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi.

The new widget will grant readers access to the complete chapter on comedian Stephen Colbert (who discovers that he is “more Irish than Joyce,” among other things).  Check out the widget below, and watch full episodes of Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Don’t Miss Turmoil and Triumph: The George Shultz Years (a 3-part series beginning on Monday, July 12 at 10p.m. on THIRTEEN), which takes a look at the life and career of Ronald Reagan’s Secretary of State, George Shultz. Shultz helped guide the State Department through the Iran-Contra scandal, Reagan’s summit with Gorbachev, and more.

Before tuning in, you can watch some of George Shultz’s appearances on Charlie Rose:
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James Tisch

On Friday, July 9, the newly-launched seventh season of Consuelo Mack WealthTrack will feature James Tisch, CEO of Loews Corporation and Chairman of WNET.ORG’s Board of Trustees.  Tisch will explain where he is finding value in Loews’s investment portfolio, which includes a wide range of companies, including hotels and oil drillers.

Season seven of WealthTrack (which debuted on Friday, July 2) focuses on helping viewers minimize risk while maximizing investment returns in a low-return, high-risk world. Each half-hour episode provides a unique holistic approach to investing as Mack, a veteran business journalist, brings viewers experts in a wide variety of fields, including exclusive interviews with “Great Investors” and “Financial Thought Leaders.” Following an in-depth discussion of the most significant trends affecting investors, financial experts offer their pick for the “one investment” that every individual should own in a long-term diversified portfolio.

Watch this episode of Consuelo Mack WealthTrack on Friday, July 9 at 7:30p.m. on WLIW21 and Saturday, July 10 at 8a.m. on THIRTEEN.

This afternoon, PBS NewsHour Senior Correspondent Ray Suarez will be speaking with Bob Dudley, President and CEO of BP’s Gulf Coast Restoration Organization, at BP’s Houston headquarters for an hour-long interview.

Viewers across the country can begin submitting questions now via  Google Moderator. The interview marks the first time BP has taken questions directly from the nation since BP’s Deep Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20, 2010 spewing millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and onto the Gulf Coast.

The interview will be streamed live at 3:30p.m. ET on the PBS NewsHour site and YouTube, and can be viewed below. Clips of the interview will also be featured in tonight’s PBS NewsHour broadcast.

Viewers are encouraged to pose questions on a variety of topics, including: BP Accountability, Relief Well Status, Clean-up Plan, Gulf Region Recovery, Government Role, Environmental Impact, Future of BP, Future of Offshore Drilling. Viewers will vote on questions and the top vote getters will have their question posed directly to Bob Dudley.

This interview has passed.  View submitted questions here.

This Saturday the Central Park main stage will host Istanbulive II, a Celebration of Turkish Music.   Starting at 2PM, it will feature five hours of contemporary music, presenting New Yorkers with familiar genres influenced by the Turkish context in which they’ve developed.  We had an opportunity to ask event producers Mehmet Dete and Serdar Ilhan a few questions about the show.

THIRTEEN: How did Istanbulive start? How did it go last year?

Serdar Ilhan: Istanbulive is a one-day music festival that aims to introduce to the American audiences the modern sounds of Turkey. I’ve been doing events in New York since the mid-’90s and have had the opportunity to work with many wonderful presenters, venues and other international music promoters. When SummerStage asked me whether I would be interested in doing a concert in the Park as part of their summer season programming, I immediately thought of bringing in the Turkish Tourism Office, whom I have a great rapport with, to do a large scale Turkish music event. They strongly supported the cause and saw it as an outreach event to promote not just the music of Turkey, but the country as a travel destination.

Mehmet Dede: Attendance for last year’s event exceeded our wildest dreams, registering close to 7,000 fans. People took it upon themselves to inform their friends and co-workers about the event and brought with them their families. SummerStage had to close the gates midway through the concert. We were told that several hundred people were left outside. At the end of the season SummerStage confirmed that Istanbulive was one of the top three most attended shows of the 2009 season.
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