Search for Participants Begins as PBS Greenlights New Miniseries - TEXAS RANCH HOUSE -w.t.-.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Thirteen/WNET: --Thirteen/WNET New York and Wall to Wall Inc. to Pitch Camp in the Old West with Next Installment of Acclaimed Hands-on History Miniseries --New PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, Series For Spring 2006 Follows In The Footsteps Of The 1900 House, Frontier House, The 1940s House, Manor House, Colonial House Colonial House was a short-run television series produced by Thirteen/WNET New York and Wall to Wall Television in the United Kingdom, following the success of The 1900 House And Regency House Party --Participant Search to Begin February 1st on www.pbs.org/ranchhouse PBS hits the trail for the next series of experiential history television events with TEXAS RANCH HOUSE Texas Ranch House is an PBS American reality television series that premiered in May 2006. Produced by Thirteen/WNET New York, Wall to Wall Media Limited, and PBS, the show placed fifteen modern day people in the context of 1867 Texas. (w.t.), an eight-part series that will challenge a group of 20 intrepid time-travelers to experience the exhilaration and exhaustion of life in the Old West. Producers Thirteen/WNET New York and Wall To Wall Inc. saddle up once more, riding high on viewer and critical acclaim for previous projects. "TEXAS RANCH HOUSE (w.t.) promises to take the hands-on history strand to a new cultural depth," said Jody Sheff, Thirteen/WNET New York's executive producer of history programs. "We're exploring the dynamics of America's multi-ethnic past, delving into the relationship between those diverse individuals who founded the young state of Texas, all while dispelling the romantic stereotypes of life on the open range in the Old West. And, what's more, it's going to be a hell of a lot of fun along the way, especially for viewers!" "The Old West has inspired some of our greatest films and literature and remains a source of inspiration for American culture," said Jacoba Atlas, senior vice president, PBS Programming. "This latest production from Thirteen/WNET and Wall To Wall will give viewers an incredible window into what life was like and illuminate our history in a fresh way." In this latest experiential history series, participants will ranch, rope, ride, and pass nights under the stars and in their haciendas as they experience life in the real West of the American cowboy. As it follows the daily challenges of the time-travelers, the program will also illuminate the fascinating story of merging cultures and changing social dynamics Social dynamics is the study of the ability of a society to react to inner and outer changes and deal with its regulation mechanisms. Social dynamics is a mathematically inspired approach to analyse societies, building upon systems theory and sociology. in post-Civil War Texas and explore the country's diverse ancestry, including the cultures of European immigrants, Hispanics, African Americans, and Native Americans. Scheduled to begin filming in Texas this summer, the series is projected to air nationwide on PBS in the spring of 2006. The production team will begin accepting applications for participants starting February 1, 2005. Applications and further information will be available online at www.pbs.org/ranchhouse. TEXAS RANCH HOUSE (w.t.) continues the tradition of "House" series developed and popularized by Thirteen/WNET and Wall To Wall for PBS. The string of hit programs began in the year 2000 with The 1900 House (2000) and continued with Frontier House (2002), The 1940s House (2002), Manor House (2003), Colonial House (2004), and Regency House Party (2004). PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is a private non-profit corporation which is chartered and funded by the United States Federal Government to promote public broadcasting. The CPB was created on November 7, 1967 when U.S. president Lyndon B. have committed funding to TEXAS RANCH HOUSE (w.t.) and additional funding is being sought. About Thirteen/WNET Thirteen/WNET New York is one of the key program providers for public television, bringing such acclaimed series as Nature, Great Performances, American Masters American Masters is a PBS television show which produces biographies on what it considers are the best artists, actors and writers of the United States. It is produced by WNET in New York City. The show debuted on PBS in 1983. , Charlie Rose, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, Wide Angle, Stage on Screen, Secrets of the Dead, and Cyberchase - as well as the work of Bill Moyers - to audiences nationwide. As the flagship public broadcaster in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut metro area This article is about the music production team. For the article about population centers, see metropolitan area. Metro Area are a Brooklyn-based dance music production team composed of Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani. , Thirteen reaches millions of viewers each week, airing the best of American public television American Public Television (APT) is the largest of the television syndication distributors of programming for public television stations in the United States. It began in 1961 as the Eastern Educational Television Network along with its own local productions such as The Ethnic Heritage Specials, The Thirteen Walking Tours, New York Voices New York Voices is the Grammy Award winning vocal ensemble renowned for their excellence in jazz and the art of group singing. Like the greTat groups that have come before, such as Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, Singers Unlimited, Manhattan Transfer and Take 6, they have learned from the , and Reel New York. With educational and community outreach projects that extend the impact of its television productions, Thirteen takes television "out of the box." And as broadcast and digital media converge, Thirteen is blazing trails in the creation of Web sites, enhanced television Enhanced Television (ETV) is a collection of specifications developed under the OpenCable project of CableLabs (Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.) that define an ETV Application consisting of resources (files) adhering to the Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format (EBIF) content , CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, educational software, and other cutting-edge media products. More information about Thirteen can be found at: www.thirteen.org. About PBS PBS is a private, nonprofit media enterprise that serves the nation's 349 public noncommercial television stations, reaching nearly 90 million people each week through on-air and online content. Bringing diverse viewpoints to television and the Internet, PBS provides high-quality documentary and dramatic entertainment, and consistently dominates the most prestigious award competitions. PBS is the leading provider of educational materials for K-12 teachers, and offers a broad array of educational services for adult learners. PBS' premier kids' TV programming and Web site, PBS KIDS PBS Kids (often styled all-caps as "PBS KIDS") is the umbrella brand for children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. As with all PBS programming, PBS Kids programming is non-commercial. Online (pbskids.org), continue to be parents' and teachers' most trusted learning environments for children. More information about PBS is available at pbs.org, one of the leading dot-org Web sites on the Internet, averaging more than 30 million unique visits and 380 million page views per month in 2004. PBS is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,284. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) south of downtown Washington, DC. . |
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