Archive for the ‘KTWU News’ Category

From Tulsa on the season premiere, veteran ROADSHOW Asian arts expert Lark Mason identified a collection of five late 17th/early 18th-century Chinese carved rhinoceros horn cups and valued the set at $1 million to $1.5 million. This is the most expensive item ever appraised on the series. Watch this episode on Monday, January 2, at 7p.m. on KTWU-HD, Digital Channel 11.1.

The Celtic Tenors, Ireland’s most successful crossover artists, join us live from our KTWU studio to help host their newest musical concert on Channel 11 next Tuesday night. The Celtic Tenors meld together elements of classical, folk and pop, with each tenor expressing a distinct musical style influenced by their individual regions of Ireland. Their special, THE CELTIC TENORS: NO BOUNDARIES, airing on KTWU-HD on Tuesday, December 6 at 7 p.m., features the group’s eclectic mix of Irish traditional music (“I’ll Tell Me Ma” and “Finnegan’s Wake”), popular American standards (Stephen C. Foster’s “Hard Times Come Again No More”), and renditions of contemporary Irish songs, including “The Town I Loved So Well,” Jimmy McCarthy’s “The Mad Lady & Me” and the poignant ballad, “Remember.” The intimate performance overflows with vitality and variety from start to finish. The unique voices, charm and wit of James Nelson, Matthew Gilsenan and Daryl Simpson, combined with the talent of musical director Colm Henry, make for an emotive musical journey and an uplifting concert experience.

In this epic documentary series, Father Robert Barron gives viewers an expansive look at Catholicism. The 4-part series premieres on Tuesday, November 22 at 7 p.m. on KTWU-HD, Digital Channel 11.1.

Father Barron, the Francis Cardinal George Professor of Faith and Culture at Mundelein Seminary and ordained priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, travels to some of the most magnificent and sacred sites in Jerusalem, Rome, Krakow, Warsaw, Sinai, Nazareth, Ephesus, Lourdes, Guadalupe, Athens, Corinth, Mexico City, Uganda, China, San Paolo, Auschwitz, Sydney, and America to tell the story of Catholicism around the world – using art, architecture, literature, and music of the Catholic tradition. Fr. Barron also examines how Christianity has helped shape the nature of this faith. The series was filmed and edited over 3 years with trips to 16 different countries.

Television viewers will take a journey down the highways and look at the many attractions that our state has to offer when KTWU’s I’VE GOT ISSUES (IGI) goes “Vacationing in Kansas”, on Wednesday, June 29, at 7 p.m. on KTWU-HD, Digital Channel 11.1.

Kansas offers so many attractions and events. Historic and scenic places abound along with stops at museums, art galleries, music festivals, and seasonal events. Whether vacationers are looking for outdoor activities or more specialized activities like wine tasting, quilting and antiques, IGI will try to cover the many options available. 

Hosted by Maureen Mahoney, IGI also looks at the impact tourism has on local towns and resident, and how tourism locations develop across the state.
IGI includes an examination of the statistics on our state tourism industry and how much money and jobs tourism brings in each year. And how much money is leaving the state when residents travel elsewhere.

Special guest from Kansas Travel and Tourism along with Marci Penner from the Kansas Sampler Foundation will bring their insight and ideas to share with viewers.

Other guests include representatives of outdoor travel from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and members of the Kansas Bed and Breakfast association. Blue Cross and Blue Shield will highlight their support of the new TravelKS.com promotion this summer.

Links to information presented in the program and further resources are available online at ktwu.org.

VIewers can also follow KTWU’s I’VE GOT ISSUES on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ive-Got-Issues/253286474075?v=wall&bcode=_v8kS

KTWU is pleased to welcome Betty Lou Pardue to the station as Assistant Director of Development. Betty Lou will coordinate the major and planned giving activities for local public television.

Betty Lou Pardue is a very familiar personality to viewers in northeast Kansas. She has a long distinguished career in local broadcasting including WIBW and KTKA television and WIBW, KTPK, and Cumulus Radio. For 15 years, Betty Lou has hosted and produced magazine format television programming.

Viewers will recognize Betty Lou as emcee for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Arthritis Foundation, Children’s Miracle Network and Topeka Volunteer Center telethons. For years she has acted as emcee for the Kansas Junior Miss Program and as television emcee for the Miss Kansas Pageant. For seven years she was a morning show, mid-day and afternoon drive radio personality and music director. She co-hosted the Kansas High School Scoreboard Show on the Kansas Radio Network and edited the “Pigskins & Hoops” sports magazine.

A Communication Arts graduate from Washburn University, Betty Lou is an experienced event coordinator and planner. She is Board Co-President of the Helping Hands Humane Society and serves on the Capital Campaign Committee. Betty Lou also has volunteered with the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association and various other groups and organizations. She is on the Board of Trustees at Crestview United Methodist.

Broadcasting local public television for over 45 years, KTWU reaches viewers in eastern Kansas and portions of Nebraska, Missouri and Oklahoma. KTWU also broadcasts three distinct digital television signals: KTWU (PBS) in High Definition on Channel 11.1; KTWU/MHz Worldview on Channel 11.2; and KTWU ENHANCE on Channel 11.3.  KTWU is licensed to Washburn University and was the first public television station in the state of Kansas to begin broadcasting educational programming.