ABC Afterschool Specials
…to add that “something extra” with the beautifully done series of Afterschool Specials. Ranging through a wide variety of topics, the Afterschool Specials have brought our younger citizens not only…
ABC Afterschool Specials
A George Foster Peabody Award for presenting an outstanding series of hour-long specials, which successfully focused upon the interests and concerns of young people. The series varied both in format…
A Special Gift (An ABC Afterschool Special)
A boy with two exciting talents—basketball and ballet—gives the American television viewer a real treat in the ABC Afterschool Specials presentation A Special Gift. Martin Tahse Productions took a story…
The National Geographic Specials
When members of the Peabody Board were viewing the four National Geographic Specials submitted in this year’s competition—Chesapeake Borne, Creatures of the Mangrove, Jerusalem: Within These Walls and Realm of…
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
Part of the ABC Afterschool Specials series, The Woman Who Willed A Miracle is a powerful drama for adults as well as for children. The film centers on May and…
National Geographic Specials
National Geographic Specials, CBS, were an outstanding scientific, entertaining television series including Hidden World, Americans on Everest, Dr. Leakey and the Dawn of Man, The World of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, The…
CBS Television for The Exceptionally Well-Done Four-Part Series of Dramatic Specials Based on the Life of “Benjamin Franklin”
A Peabody Award to CBS for its four 90-minute dramatic specials based on the life of Benjamin Franklin, and starring as Franklin, at various stages in his life, Eddie Albert,…
The National Geographic Specials
…really special, as the name of the winning Peabody entry implies. The National Geographic Specials are just that. Four programs—Mysteries of the Mind, The Superliners: Twilight of an Era, The…
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Transcript: Quinta Brunson Schools Us on Optimism Page
…afterschool center in Philadelphia because, you know, studies show that there’s less violence, truancy, theft, everything, you name it, when kids have somewhere to go after school. It’s that period,…