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Oregon Field Guide

Oregon Field Guide is a weekly television program produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting focusing on recreation, the outdoors, and environmental issues in the state of Oregon. Part of the Oregon zeitgeist, it is produced and hosted by Steve Amen. Named for the field guides used to identify plants, animals, and natural phenomenon, the wide-ranging series covers Oregon natural history, outdoor recreation, conservation, agriculture, rural life, and other local subjects. Produced with deep narratives rather than short segments, 13 half-hour and one full-hour episodes are shown per year.

Planet Forward

Planet Forward, a project of the Center for Innovative Media at The George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs, is a online public forum where experts and engaged citizens weigh in on energy, climate and sustainability. Then, it takes the best ideas and features them online and on TV.

Barbecue America

Barbecue America is a cooking show on public television. In this show, host and series creator Rick Browne, makes everything on a grill. He wears a "table cloth" shirt, actually made from a red and white checked table cloth. Browne travels to a variety of barbecue cook-offs, and exotic locales to bring the best of barbecue to the viewer. He has published several cookbooks on the subject of grilling.

Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking

Earth Trek

Earth Trek was a travel and adventure program produced by Palm Springs production company Raven Productions. The show was hosted by Joni Ravenna, who had previously hosted Great Sports Vacations and now hosts Hello Paradise, and John Stevens. It also featured celebrity guests, including Sean Astin, Tate Donovan, Nancy Kwan, Michael Weiss. It was distributed on PBS stations from coast to coast beginning September 2001.

The West of the Imagination

The Art Maker

The Kinetic Karnival of Jearl Walker

Different and the Same

On Common Ground

In Other Words

Math Wise

Dragons, Wagons & Wax

The Magic Basket

Small Happiness: Women of a Chinese Village

Apartheid's People

The Brain

Depression: Out of the Shadows

This PBS documentary explores depression, a debilitating disease that affects millions of Americans. Touching the lives of people from diverse backgrounds, depression still carries a stigma that causes some sufferers to go without treatment. Real people with depression talk about their experiences, and scientists offer commentary to shed light on the disease, including its diagnosis, treatment and current research.

Rebop

Rebop is an American children's television series that aired from 1976 to 1979 on PBS stations and produced by WGBH Boston. The premise was to promote social understanding and diversity among young people. LeVar Burton hosted for the final season.

The Secret City Adventures

The Secret City Adventures was a series of television programs designed to teach children how to draw. The series was produced by Maryland Public Television and aired on PBS and TVOntario in the late 1980s. The series starred Mark Kistler as Commander Mark who led viewers through various drawing exercises and examples. The show also featured other characters, including Moonbot, Unibear, Pigasus, Furbles, Violet the Dragon, and others. Occasionally, guest artists would appear on the show to demonstrate other art forms.