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ur fundamental mission at WETA is to create and present high-quality programs in service to the community of Washington and the nation, so it was very exciting to learn that two WETA television projects recently earned one of the broadcast industry’s top honors: the distinguished George Foster Peabody Award. In April, it was announced that in recognition of their excellence in quality, Latino Americans and The Central Park Five are each 2013 Peabody Award winners. Produced by WETA, Bosch & Co., and Latino Public Broadcasting, in association with ITVS, the documentary series Latino Americans presented six fascinating installments tracing a people’s history that is older than the nation itself — and showed how Latinos are reshaping the United States. The Central Park Five, created by WETA partners Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, and a co-production of WETA and Florentine Films, reexamined the case of five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were railroaded and wrongly imprisoned in a high-profile criminal case. WETA is enormously proud to have brought these two important projects to the American public and hope you are as well, for your support helps make possible our productions and broadcasts. Thank you for your membership in WETA.
Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA
National Memorial Day Concert 2014
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The WETA co-production airs Sunday, May 25 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, repeating at 9:30 p.m.
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n a 25-year tradition, WETA helps bring to a nationwide audience a special annual night of remembrance honoring the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform, their families at home, and all Americans who have given their lives for their country. The broadcast National Memorial Day Concert 2014, a production of Capital Concerts and WETA, presents the concert live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on the eve of Memorial Day. Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna and Emmy Award-winner Gary Sinise once again co-host the program. They will be joined by an all-star line-up including, as of press time, General Colin L. Powell USA (Ret.); The Voice 2013 winner Danielle Bradbery; musical prodigy and classical crossover star Jackie Evancho; and world-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns, in performance with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of pops conductor Jack Everly. Before this year’s live concert, tune in for encore presentations of last year’s concert and the 2014 WETA TV 26 film Arlington National Cemetery, beginning at 5:30 p.m. On the holiday itself, Monday, May 26, tune in for more encore airings of previousyear Memorial Day concert broadcasts and Arlington National Cemetery — see the TV listings for details. National Memorial Day Concert 2014 is made possible by Lockheed Martin Corporation, the National Park Service, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Department of the Army, General Dynamics, and public television stations nationwide. Air travel is provided by American Airlines.
W E TA B R OA D CA S T S A N D S E R V I C E S WETA Television WETA TV 26 26.4 Over the Air Via Antenna Cox 26, 802 Comcast 26 FiOS 26, 471 Dish 8076 RCN 26
WETA HD 26.1 Over the Air Cox 1026, 1003 FiOS 526 DirecTV 26, 26-1 RCN 613
Via Antenna Comcast 220 (in the D.C. area)
Comcast 219 (Baltimore area)
WETA UK 26.2 Over the Air Via Antenna Cox 800 Comcast 265 FiOS 474 RCN 39