WEDU Launches New Weekly Arts and Culture Series, WEDU Arts Plus
TAMPA, FL (February 21, 2013) — WEDU, West Central Florida’s leading PBS television station, will launch a new weekly arts and culture series championing the arts in West Central Florida and across the country. WEDU Arts Plus will premiere on Thursday, February 28th at 8pm on WEDU. This new weekly series will shine the spotlight on arts organizations, as well as share a diverse range of cultural and educational experiences through WEDU’s partnership with other major market PBS affiliates.
“We are very fortunate to work with an incredible team of professionals locally and within the national PBS system and this collaborative project speak to our innovative efforts to provide quality educational and entertaining content. True to our mission as a PBS member station, WEDU is proud to play a part in bringing our viewers this exceptional program series,” said Susan Howarth, President and CEO for WEDU, expressing her enthusiasm for the series.
WEDU Arts Plus is a result of a collaborative effort of a group of innovative large market PBS stations to launch the “Major Market Group Arts Initiative.” This collaboration allows PBS stations like WEDU to share their local arts and culture features with one another. The weekly series will feature a myriad of performing and visual arts and cultural experiences both locally and nationally, allowing West Central Florida’s arts and culture institutions to get their stories out to a national audience.
Download the full press release at www.wedu.org/press.
