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PBS Hawaii has named Robert Pennybacker Executive Producer, Learning Initiatives — a new division which reflects the importance of the organization’s groundbreaking educational work in the community. In his new position, the outgoing Vice President of Creative Services will be responsible for the management and evolution of HIKI NO, The Nation’s First Statewide Student News […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Ryan Higa is best known for his viral videos, which have been viewed more than 1 billion times on YouTube. The 21-year-old Hilo native sits down with PBS Hawaii President and CEO, Leslie Wilcox, for a rebroadcast of Long Story Short at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10. The viral sensation began his YouTube […]

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MEDIA RELEASE PBS Hawaii has received the 2012 EDGE Award for Hiki No, the Nation’s First Statewide Student News Network. The award was presented by the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) at its annual Public Media Summit in Washington, D.C. The EDGE Award recognizes a public television station that uses digital technology, groundbreaking partnerships […]

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MEDIA RELEASE PBS Hawaii will premiere The Legacy Series, a special tribute to five past guests and the wisdom they shared on Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. The program will feature interview segments with the late Dr.Isabella Aiona Abbott, Aunty Nona Beamer, Samuel P. King, William S. Richardson […]

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MEDIA RELEASE PBS Hawaii will premiere Great Performances Andrea Bocelli: Live in Central Park, at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. Due to a fire that disabled its studio, PBS Hawaii has borrowed an adjacent studio from the UH Media Lab for the live pledge-of-support broadcast. The program will be co-hosted by PBS Hawaii President and […]

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