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WEDU’s Community Cinema Screens Love Free or Die, the Story of Gene Robinson, the First Openly Person Gay Person Elected Bishop in Christendom

MAY 29, 2013, Tampa, FL — Community Cinema, a national documentary screening series presented locally by WEDU, West Central Florida’s primary PBS station and Independent Television Service (ITVS) presents a screening of Love Free or Die at Metro Wellness and Community Centers in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, June 19th at 6:30pm. Directed by Macky Alston, [...] Read More …

Jerry Bilik of Sarasota joins WEDU’s Board of Directors

TAMPA, FL (May 20, 2013) — The Board of Directors of WEDU, West Central Florida’s primary PBS station, has elected Jerry Bilik of Sarasota to WEDU’s Board of Directors. A celebrated composer and musician, Mr. Bilik gained national recognition early in his career for his first original marching band composition, “Block M” in 1956. Jerry [...] Read More …

Tampa Bay Area Viewers Can Now Access WEDU Content Via Roku

TAMPA, FL (May 8, 2013) — WEDU, West Central Florida’s primary PBS station, announced today that videos from favorite PBS and PBS KIDS programs such as AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, FRONTLINE, MASTERPIECE, NATURE, NOVA, SUPER WHY!, CURIOUS GEORGE and DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD, as well as local favorites such as Florida This Week, Suncoast Business Forum, [...] Read More …

WEDU Presents Free Community Cinema Film Screening of The Revolutionary Optimists at The Palladium, St. Petersburg

TAMPA, FL (April 22, 2013) — Community Cinema, a national documentary screening series presented locally by WEDU, West Coast Florida’s primary PBS station (www.wedu.org/cinema) and Independent Television Service (ITVS) presents a screening of The Revolutionary Optimists at The Palladium Theater—St. Petersburg College on Tuesday, May 14th at 6:30pm. Children in the slums of Calcutta are [...] Read More …

WEDU Presents Free Community Cinema Preview Screening: The Island President

TAMPA, FL (April 3, 2013) — Community Cinema Takes Climate Change Out of the Headlines and Makes It Personal With Screenings of The Island President Community Cinema, a national documentary screening series sponsored locally by WEDU, West Coast Florida’s primary PBS station (www.wedu.org/cinema) and Independent Television Service (ITVS) presents a screening of The Island President at [...] Read More …

WEDU Board of Directors Elects Officers

TAMPA, FL (February 28, 2013) — The Board of Directors of WEDU, West Central Florida’s primary PBS station, has elected new officers for 2013. Bronson Thayer will lead the WEDU Board of Directors as Chair with the aid of Cathy Unruh, Vice Chair; Don DeFosset, Secretary; and Booker Rice, Jr. as Treasurer. A. Bronson Thayer [...] Read More …