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A Contemporary Australian Detective Drama starring Lucy Lawless Premieres Friday, July 12
The Benefits of Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
with Stephanie Vyverberg, APRN, NP-C
Thousands of Georgians say they’ve noticed signs of memory loss or cognitive impairment but haven’t received a diagnosis for those symptoms. We asked Emory Cognitive Neurology Program Director of Patient Centered Integrations and Nurse Practitioner, Stephanie Vyverberg, to share her reasons for Georgians to get a diagnosis as soon as possible.
First, there are medical benefits to early diagnosis. People who get diagnosed early may be eligible for new treatments or even participate in clinical trials. Diagnosis can also encourage lifestyle changes that may help preserve cognitive function.
Early diagnosis can save money. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, if all Americans were diagnosed early it would collectively save around $7 trillion* in health and long-term care costs.
Earlier diagnosis allows more time to plan, and can also help families connect with support services in your area to lessen their collective care burden.
There are emotional benefits to early diagnosis too—knowing the cause can lessen anxiety about symptoms, and give families an opportunity to make the most of their time together. 1 2 3 4
To sum up, if you’re noticing symptoms— don’t wait. Talk to your Primary Care Physician and ask if an appointment with Georgia Memory Net for diagnosis is appropriate. You can learn more about referrals at GaMemoryNet.org/referral.
WELCOME
Actress Lucy Lawless stars as
GPB hosts a series of virtual screenings of the latest docuseries from Sesame Workshop for a look at the lives of American families from the perspective of children.
Meet the winners of this STEAM-based program exploring agricultural challenges in Georgia and around the world.
Find out more about this special event featuring A Fork In The Road’s David Zelski.
Enjoy Ladies Night Fridays, beginning July 12, with an exciting lineup of fierce and funny women in My Life is Murder, Funny Woman and Nolly on MASTERPIECE
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Dear Friends,
Well, it’s the middle of summer, and here at GPB we’re in the middle of so many wonderful things. While traditionally summertime is a time to slow down and relax a bit, we like to go against that trend to ensure that your much-deserved downtime is filled with wonderful content and opportunities to engage with us! This month, in addition to learning about the new 10-part Australian drama series My Life is Murder, we’ll keep you up to date with some of the innovative work we’re doing in education by highlighting the student winners of our recent Georgia NASEF FarmCraft® 2024 competition. And summer is a great time to be out and about, so we’ll share plans for a unique community engagement opportunity on Tybee Island next month.
There is always so much happening at GPB. As we reach the end of our budget year, I do want to take an opportunity to thank you for your continued support. Know that the dollars you give do more than provide entertainment. They go deeper to provide educational opportunities, civil conversations, unbiased news and so much more. Thank you for entrusting your investment in GPB.
Please, do your best to stay cool on these long, hot days, and know that when you need to cool off, GPB will always be there for you with something to make you reflect, smile and think!
Warmly,
Bert Wesley Huffman GPB President and CEO
Contemporary Australian Detective Drama
My Life is Murder Premieres Friday, July 12
Actress Lucy Lawless trades in the chakram, the signature weapon she used against villains as the title character in the popular series Xena: Warrior Princess, for a match of wits in My Life is Murder. The contemporary Australian detective drama stars Lawless as retired cop Alexa Crowe and airs Fridays, at 8 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. July 12 – August 9. Although she’s officially retired, her old boss Kieran (Bernard Curry, Once Upon a Time) regularly asks for her insight on cold cases. Whether Alexa wants to or not, she can’t seem to stop solving crime.
Episodes
“The Boyfriend Experience”
Retired detective Alexa Crowe is intent on one goal—fixing her professional-grade, German bread maker. Then her former boss, Kieran, contacts her for help on an unsolved case: a successful businesswoman who plunged to her death from the 19th-floor balcony of a male escort’s apartment.
“The Locked Room”
Kieran brings Alexa another cold case— a family man named Alan Gillespie was shot dead in a motel room, with the windows and door locked from the inside and the security chain in place.
“Lividity in Lycra”
When the CFO of a hospitality empire dies on a cycling ride with friends, the coroner rules it death by misadventure. But Kieran is suspicious and asks Alexa to look into it.
“Can’t Stand the Heat”
Culinary student Ivan Zhang was found dead in the school’s kitchen after slipping on oil and smacking his head. However, Kieran considers the scene suspicious.
“Feet of Clay”
A year ago, beautiful young PR assistant Christina Cortez was killed in a hit-and-run by a drunk driver who turned herself in a few days later. Kieran wants to know who sent Christina the mysterious message that prompted her to be at that fatal spot in the first place.
“Another Bloody Podcast”
When a true-crime podcast blames Kieran for the lack of progress on an investigation into the killing of a young gay man, Alexa is determined to help him out.
“Old School”
Alexa revisits her younger days after her beloved high school teacher dies. Acting on Kieran’s hunch that it wasn’t an accident, Alexa investigates the new principal - who also happens to be her old classmate.
“Remains to Be Seen”
While jogging one morning, Alexa collapses. As she confronts her mortality, Kieran takes the opportunity to hand her the case of Patrick Mandel, a gambling addict found buried in an already occupied grave.
“Fake Empire”
When Kieran asks Alexa for help with the unsolved murder of a nurse, she declines until he mentions the involvement of clairvoyant Chloe Angel, who knows details about the case not released to the public.
“Mirror, Mirror”
As Alexa’s birthday approaches, Kieran gives her an early present: the case of a plastic surgeon obsessed with getting her own cosmetic procedures.
We begin our day with GPB radio, and listen, off and on, throughout the day and evening. My car radio is also tuned to 89.7FM. Your programs are a vital part of our family’s daily life and education! We don’t watch much television, but when we do, we turn first to GPB. We appreciate you, and feel honored to support the vital service GPB provides!
Debbie K. – Warner Robins, GA
I absolutely love GPB. In today’s world, it’s wonderful to know that you can truly get good clean programs on television. I am inspired to support GPB to ensure that Public Media continues with the quality programs I have gotten accustomed to. What’s more amazing is there is always something available and suitable for all ages!
Edwonia D. – Tyrone, GA
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Sesame Workshop’s Through Our Eyes Docuseries Delves into the Lives of American Families from the Perspective of Children
GPB is dedicated to serving families and children with educational resources that can be used in K-12 classrooms, as well as spaces outside of school. Parents and caregivers have been turning to PBS KIDS on GPB for years as a trusted source for stories and advice on raising kind, caring and resilient children.
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, has been at the forefront of this work for more than 50 years. Generations of children have grown up watching Sesame Street, learning everything from the basics of ABCs and 123s to creative problem-solving and important social-emotional concepts.
This summer, GPB is pleased to host a series of virtual screenings of the latest docuseries from our friends at Sesame Workshop, Through Our Eyes. Journey into the lives of American families from the perspective of children themselves. Through Our Eyes follows kids as they navigate formidable challenges – from parental incarceration to homelessness, climate displacement to caring for wounded military parents. We also meet kids who are facing and fighting racism, promoting cultural preservation and building the future they wish to inhabit.
Introducing GPB ALL ARTS Livestream This Summer
Exciting news for arts lovers! Beginning in July, GPB viewers can discover a dynamic array of award-winning programs on dance, film, literature, music, theater, visual art, design, and more on GPB ALL ARTS. Livestream or watch on demand, ALL ARTS’ award-winning programs take you on stage, behind the scenes and into the archives to discover talented artists from the US and around the world. Explore on AllArts.org , iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and ROKU beginning July 1.
GPB ALL ARTS is created by The WNET Group.
Andrea Macasaet as Anne Boleyn in Six: The Musical. (left), Ian Lake in Stratford Festival: Macbeth (center), Ben Carlson as Feste and Jaz Sealey as Curio with members of the company in Stratford Festival: Twelfth Night (right).
GPB EDUCATION
Winners Announced for Georgia
NASEF Farmcraft® 2024
Four teams of Georgia NASEF Farmcraft® 2024 winners were honored with an awards ceremony and live-streamed event on May 2 at Skillshot Media studios in Atlanta.
GPB collaborated with the Network of Academic and Scholastic Esports Federation (NASEF) and the U.S. Department of State, on the free, engaging STEAM-based program that teaches the challenges faced by agricultural producers and distributors in Georgia and around the world in a custom Minecraft game. The program was open to teams in grades 3-12.
Georgia NASEF Farmcraft® 2024 began this past February with preseason challenges, in which lessons plans are provided to educators that reinforce the learning objectives of the program and can be integrated into curriculum throughout the year. The regular season began in March, and Minecraft Education Edition was provided free to all participants throughout the course of the program.
This year’s program focused on the impact of digital technology on agricultural productivity, asking the question “How do you grow more with less?” Many of the agricultural productivity increases in the last few decades have directly resulted from the adaptation and adoption of digital technologies to farming.
GPB worked with partners at Georgia Forestry Foundation, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, and others to design Georgia-specific pre-season challenges within the standard Minecraft game. Participants used their problem-solving and creativity to complete the three pre-season challenges related to forestry, vertical farming and aquaponics, and regenerative agriculture. Each pre-season challenge has an educator guide for classroom implementation.
To try out the Georgia challenges and learn more about the annual Georgia NASEF Farmcraft® competition, go to gpb.org/georgia-farmcraft
Junior Division Winning Team “LK Poultry” (Buena Vista, GA): Dre’den Clark, Ashlyn Clark, Bryce Hall. Also pictured: Skillshot Media CEO Todd Harris, NASEF Chief Advancement Officer Clair LeBeaux, GPB VP of Education Laura Evans, LK Moss Elementary Team Facilitator/Teacher Kelly Morgan
GPB EXTRA
GPB Hosts Tybee Island Event in
August Featuring A Fork in the Road’s David Zelski
If you’ve been watching Hope in the Water, the three-part nature docuseries that began airing on GPB June 19 featuring environmental enthusiasts Shallene Woodley, Martha Stewart and Baratunde Thurston, you may be wondering how Georgia is working toward a sustainable future for the planet.
Though Hope in the Water airs its last episode July 3, Georgia has plenty of stories to inspire viewers, including those featured on A Fork in the Road, GPB’s popular series with a companion podcast that are each hosted by David Zelski.
David Zelski records the A Fork in the Road podcast in the GPB Studios.
(From L - R) Environmental Enthusiasts Shailene Woodley, Martha Stewart and Baratunde Thurston reveal hidden underworlds jeopardized by climate change, irresponsible fishing and exploitation and habitat destruction, in Hope In The Water.
In August, David will be part of an event hosted by GPB on Tybee Island featuring some of the local people on the Georgia coast who are contributing to the region’s success, including Bryan Fluech, Associate Director of Extension at the UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant.
The mission of the Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant is to improve the environmental, social and economic health of the Georgia coast through research, education and extension. One of the ways they do this is through their Oyster Hatchery, which is expected to revive the once-thriving oyster industry in Georgia.
A Fork in the Road has profiled many of the farmers, fishers and chefs who work with these oysters and other coastal delicacies in several episodes, including, “Ocean Fresh,” “Coastal Treasures” and “Sauce and the Sea.”
Visit gpb.org/community to find out how you can attend the Tybee Island event and learn more about the participants, including those featured in A Fork in the Road.
CHECK OUT THESE RESOURCES
Hope in the Water
Available on GPB Passport at gpb.org/passport
A Fork in the Road
gpb.org/television/show/fork-in-the-road gpb.org/podcasts/fork-in-the-road
UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant gacoast.uga.edu
GPB TV
FRIDAY IS
LADIES’ NIGHT
(Oh, what a night!) Fridays, Beginning July 12, 7 PM
Friday is Ladies’ Night on GPB TV, beginning July 12 at 7 p.m. with Nolly on MASTERPIECE. Helena Bonham Carter stars as soap opera legend
Noele “Nolly” Gordon, a British TV legend whose unceremonious firing from her hit show at the height of her career was front-page news. Then at 8 p.m., Lucy Lawless stars as Alexa Crowe, a retired cop who can’t seem to stop solving crime in the premiere of the comedy-drama, My Life is Murder. Wrapping things up at 9:30 p.m., Blackpool beauty queen Barbara Parker decides to swap her pageant life for comedy television in 1960s London in Funny Woman.
WATCH GPB TELEVISION
Atlanta WGTV Channel 8
Augusta WCES Channel 20
Chatsworth WNGH Channel 18
Columbus WJSP Channel 28
Dawson WACS Channel 25
Macon WMUM Channel 29
Pelham WABW Channel 14
Savannah WVAN Channel 9
Waycross WXGA Channel 8
GPB PRIME TIME JULY SCHEDULE
6:00 PM TIME 6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 11:00 PM 11:30 PM
MON - 1st TUES - 2nd WED - 3rd
PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour
Antiques Roadshow “Fort Worth Hour 3”
PBS NewsHour
Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution Wild Hope View Finders
Georgia Outdoors “Sapelo Island”
Antiques Roadshow “Fort Worth Hour 3” The Great American Recipe
Michael Murrell: Art, Nature and Catawampus
Mary Crovatt Hambridge
A Fork in the Road POV “Hummingbirds”
Finding Your Roots “Hidden Kin”
Dynamic Planet
Becoming Frida Kahlo
Finding Your Roots “Hidden Kin”
Hope in the Water
NOVA “Ice Age Footprints”
Peach Jam
Austin City Limits
A CAPITOL FOURTH 2024 Thursday, July 4, 8 PM & 9:30 PM
Celebrate our country’s 248th birthday with the 44th anniversary broadcast of America’s Independence Day celebration for our entire nation.
WEEK OF JULY 4 - JULY 10
THURS - 4th FRI - 5th SAT - 6th
Keeping Up Appearances
Are You Being Served?
Secrets of the Royal Palace
Brown Father Brown Sister Boniface Mysteries PBS News Weekend
VOCES ON PBS: FROM HERE, FROM THERE Tuesday, July 9, 10 PM
Follow the story of Luis Cortes Romero, the first undocumented attorney to argue a case before the Supreme Court when DACA is challenged.
GPB PRIME TIME JULY SCHEDULE
SUN - 7th MON - 8th
PBS News Weekend
Rick Steves’ Europe
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
Professor T
MASTERPIECE Grantchester
PBS NewsHour
View Finders
A Fork in the Road
Antiques Roadshow “Indianapolis Hour 1”
The Great American Recipe
TUES - 9th WED - 10th
PBS NewsHour
Antiques Roadshow “Indianapolis Hour 1”
Finding Your Roots
“Salem’s Lot”
American Experience: The Boys of ‘36
PBS NewsHour
Wild Hope
Georgia Outdoors “Little St. Simons Island”
Dynamic Planet
D.I. Ray
Professor T
The Macon Sound POV
“Is There Anybody Out There”
Voices on PBS “From Here, From There”
Finding Your Roots
“Salem’s Lot”
NOVA “Ancient Builders of the Amazon”
NOVA “Emperor’s Ghost Army”
Peach Jam
Austin City Limits
PBS NEWSHOUR: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
Monday, July 15 - Thursday, July 18, 8 PM
Watch full coverage of the Republican National Convention as PBS NewsHour brings you insights, analysis and updates from the convention floor.
WEEK OF JULY 11 - JULY 17
THURS - 11th FRI - 12th SAT - 13th TIME 6:00 PM
Agatha Christie’s Poirot PBS NewsHour
MASTERPIECE Ridley Road
MASTERPIECE Nolly
My Life is Murder
PBS News Weekend
Father Brown
MASTERPIECE Endeavour
My Life is Murder
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Keeping Up Appearances
Are You Being Served?
Secrets of the Royal Palace Father Brown
Woman GPB Favorites GPB Favorites
Sister Boniface Mysteries
UNSPOKEN
Monday, July 22, 10 PM
Unspoken reveals a nuanced and complex understanding of the historical factors that have contributed to the racial divide in America through the experiences of one small Georgia town.
GPB PRIME TIME JULY SCHEDULE
SUN - 14th MON - 15th
PBS News Weekend
Rick Steves’ Europe
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
Professor T
MASTERPIECE Grantchester
PBS NewsHour
View Finders
A Fork in the Road
TUES - 16th
PBS NewsHour
Antiques Roadshow
WED - 17th
PBS NewsHour
Wild Hope
Georgia Outdoors “Beltline Arboretum”
D.I. Ray
Professor T
PBS NEWSHOUR Republican National Convention
PBS NEWSHOUR Republican National Convention
PBS NEWSHOUR Republican National Convention
Antiques Roadshow
Finding Your Roots
Austin City Limits
OLYMPIC PRIDE, AMERICAN PREJUDICE
Monday, July 22, 11 PM
This documentary explores the collective experiences of 18 African-American Olympians who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
WEEK OF JULY 18 - JULY 24
TIME
6:00 PM
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
11:00 PM
11:30 PM
THURS - 18th FRI - 19th SAT - 20th
PBS News Weekend
PBS NewsHour PBS NewsHour
GPB Favorites
PBS NewsHour: Republican National Covention
MASTERPIECE Nolly
My Life is Murder
Father Brown
My Life is Murder
Funny Woman
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Keeping Up Appearances
Are You Being Served?
Serets of the Royal Palace Father Brown
GPB Favorites
GPB Favorites
GODS OF TENNIS
Tuesday, July 23, 9 PM
Sister Boniface Mysteries
GPB Favorites
Framed through the world-famous Wimbledon tournament, revisit the golden age of tennis in this three-part fascinating series. Meet the heroes who changed the sport forever and drove significant change away from the tennis courts.
GPB PRIME TIME JULY SCHEDULE
SUN - 21st MON - 22nd
PBS News Weekend
Rick Steves’ Europe
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
Professor T
MASTERPIECE
Grantchester
D.I. Ray
Professor T
PBS NewsHour
View Finders
A Fork in the Road
Antiques
Roadshow
“Indianapolis Hour 2”
The Great American Recipe
Unspoken
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
TUES - 23rd
PBS NewsHour
Antiques
Roadshow
“Indianapolis Hour 2”
Finding Your Roots “Far from Home”
WED - 24th
PBS NewsHour
Wild Hope
Georgia Outdoors “Horse Country”
Nature “American Horses”
Gods of Tennis
FRONTLINE
“South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning”
NOVA “Sunken Ship Rescue”
NOVA Special “Sea Change”
Peach Jam
Finding Your Roots “Far from Home”
Austin City Limits
FRONTLINE: SOUTH KOREA’S ADOPTION RECKONING
Tuesday, July 23, 10 PM
FRONTLINE and The Associated Press investigate allegations of fraud and abuse in South Korea’s historic foreign adoption boom, including falsified records and faked identities in the adoption of 200,000 children to the U.S. and other countries over seven decades.
WEEK OF JULY 25 - JULY 31
THURS - 25th FRI - 26th SAT - 27th
PBS News Weekend
Father Brown
MASTERPIECE Ridley Road
MASTERPIECE Nolly
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Agatha Christie’s Poirot
MASTERPIECE Endeavour
My Life is Murder Funny Woman GPB Favorites
Keeping Up Appearances
Are You Being Served?
My Life is Murder
Serets of the Royal Palace Father Brown
Sister Boniface Mysteries
GPB Favorites
NOVA SPECIAL: SEA CHANGE
Wednesday, July 24, 10 PM
The story of a sea within the sea, a body of water that is warming 99% faster than the global ocean. What happens here, for the animals in the water, for the jobs dependent upon them, and for the millions of people along its shores, is likely to happen worldwide.
GPB PRIME TIME JULY SCHEDULE
SUN - 28th MON - 29th TUES - 30th
PBS News Weekend
Rick Steves’ Europe
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour
Hotel Portofino
View Finders
A Fork in the Road
Antiques
Roadshow
“Indianapolis Hour 3”
Antiques
Roadshow
“Indianapolis Hour 3”
Finding Your Roots
“Rising from the Ashes”
MASTERPIECE Grantchester
The Great American Recipe
Gods of Tennis
WED - 31st
PBS NewsHour
Wild Hope
Georgia Outdoors “Project Chimps”
Nature “Primate: Secrets of Survival”
NOVA “Operation Bridge Rescue”
Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie
Hotel Portofino
Northside Tavern: The Mostly True Account of the Golden Age of Atlanta’s Most Exquisite Blues Drive
POV
“Against the Tide”
FRONTLINE
Finding Your Roots
“Rising from the Ashes”
NOVA Special “Sea Change”
Peach Jam
Austin City Limits
HOTEL PORTOFINO: SEASON 3
Sunday, July 28, 8 PM
This exhilarating period drama follows a British family who runs a hotel for upper class travelers on the magical Italian Riviera during the glamorous ‘Roaring 20s’ but also under the dark cloud of Fascist Italy.
Helping Georgians Receive Early Diagnosis for Alzheimer’s
Many Georgians notice the symptoms of Alzheimer’s or related dementia and do nothing about it. But an early diagnosis can also lead to more effective treatments, additional support for the person with Alzheimer’s and their loves ones, and access to clinical trials.
If you’ve noticed signs of memory loss or cognitive decline, don’t wait. Make with your Primary Care Physician and tell them about your symptoms. They may recommend an appointment with Georgia Memory Net for an accelerated, accurate diagnosis.
Visit GaMemoryNet.org/referral to learn more about getting a referral to a GMN Memory Assessment.
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