WPT Be more Tuned In Videocast -- PBS President Paula Kerger

For our next installment in the Be more Tuned In Videocast series, PBS President Paula Kerger joined us at the Wisconsin Public Television studios in Madison to talk about her perspectives on the strengths of public television.

In our conversation, Kerger, who became PBS President in early 2006, offered her thoughts on the opportunities and challenges facing PBS and discussed some of the innovative initiatives she has seen from WPT and other public broadcasters across the nation.

WPT Be more Tuned In Videocast --Paula Kerger



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The Teacher's New Temple

Thursday night, WPT will present the premiere of The Teacher's New Temple, a documentary about the planning and construction of a new temple at Deer Park Buddhist Center near Oregon in Dane County. The program airs at 7:30 p.m.

Led by Geshe Sopa, the center's abbot and founder, the development of the new center will provide a home for people from around the world looking to learn more about Tibetan Buddhism. Built during the past three years, the center embraces modern environmentally conscious construction methods along with the work of traditional artisans.

The program's broadcast coincides with a visit to Wisconsin from the Dalai Lama who visited Sopa and the new center. The spiritual leader is also conducting a series of talks and lectures, including speaking engagements at the Alliant Energy Center Wednesday and Thursday night.

If you are unable to attend those events, the complete video of a speech from last week, featuring an introduction from Wisconsin Public Radio's Dr. Zorba Paster and Gov. Jim Doyle, is available for viewing at this site.

PBS on your PC...

There is now a new way to enjoy many of your favorite national PBS programs on your PC. In recent days, PBS started offering full episodes of NOVA, Design: e2, Scientific American Frontiers, Carrier and WIRED Science at HULU, a streaming television Web site. Each program is offered in its entirety with just one brief advertisement that precedes it. Like you would see on WPT's airwaves, the program content is offered in its entirety with no commercial interruption and revenue from those advertisements will go to support other PBS programming.

These new online offerings create a unique opportunity for the show's fans to see some of their favorite episodes of the programs that haven't appeared on the air for years. One highlight includes NOVA's "Secrets of Lost Empires" series from 2000. One of Be more Tuned In's favorite offerings on the site is the "Hydrogen Hopes" episode from the Alan Alda-hosted Scientific American Frontiers.

And, for those looking for interesting local content on the Web, don't forget that many of the new programs from WPT's The Wisconsin Channel are archived online, too.