[Vision2020] PBS Frontline -- Bush's War

[Ralph Nielsen]

carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com

To expand on Mike Kirk's tenure at KUID, this from a history of Idaho  
Public Television: " Award-winning, national producer Michael Kirk  
(known for his work on
PBS' FRONTLINE series) began his television career as a reporter for
KUID. "KUID was one of the great experiences of my career. I had the
opportunity to try everything — we produced a talk show, we made a
magazine show, music, arts, sports, and of course, documentaries.
Because we could actually lay our hands on equipment and had just
enough skilled people around, we managed to learn by doing — and I
believe the mistakes we made, and the many successes taught me
countless lessons about television production," Kirk said.
Local productions are usually well received among IdahoPTV viewers.
But, two KUID-produced documentaries set off a controversy that
resulted in today's Idaho Public Television structure: CEDAR THIEF
(1978), about timber practices in northern Idaho, and KELLOGG: THE BEST
TO YOU EACH MORNING about lead exposure among children in the Silver
Valley. As a result, the Idaho Legislature in 1981 eliminated all but
$70,000 of public television funding. A year later, the Legislature
relented on condition that Idaho's three stations would be operated as
a statewide network with one general manager, reporting directly to the
Idaho State Board of Education."  Carl Westberg Jr.

From: carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:37:18 -0700
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] PBS Frontline -- Bush's War

pkraut at moscow.com pkraut at moscow.com
Fri Mar 28 11:14:58 PDT 2008

I am always amazed that people expect to get 'truth' from a source that
has its own agenda.

Ralph Nielsen
Pat prefers to get her 'truth' from the government, either state or  
federal, provided it is Republican. This makes life much simpler for  
her; she doesn't have to do any thinking for herself.