Sep 3rd, 2008 · Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was out with a group of wildlife specialists — and a camera crew — to see an Amur tiger, the world's biggest cat, trapped by researchers. When the tiger escaped, Putin grabbed a tranquilizer gun and quickly shot and sedated the tiger. His heroic deed — he saved the day and the television crew — was the top story on the evening news.
Sep 2nd, 2008 · The lights at the Peach Pit went out at the turn of the century when Beverly Hills 90210 went off the air. But the television show that was a pop culture sensation in the 1990s is back, in what's being marketed as an edgy, updated form. The prime time teen soap premieres Tuesday.
Aug 28th, 2008 · The Democratic National Convention was in a way, one big reality television show. Who covered it best? Mary McNamara, the television critic for the Los Angeles Times, breaks it down from Colbert to CNN.
Aug 27th, 2008 · Political pundits live for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominating conventions. NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik has been surfing the television airways and reports on what the political analysts are saying about the Democratic National Convention going on in Denver. He finds viewers aren't always getting an independent assessment of events.
Aug 25th, 2008 · In February, people who use an antenna to get television signals will have to begin using conversion boxes to watch their favorite programs. The Federal Communications Commission will start an 80-city tour this week to talk about the changes. Catherine Welch reports from member station WHQR in Wilmington, N.C.
Aug 23rd, 2008 · Author Lauren Child talks about her latest book in the Clarice Bean series, Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now, and about her successful "Charlie and Lola" books and their television spinoff.
Aug 23rd, 2008 · A new pornography production company has won approval from Canadian authorities to distribute their product on television — with the promise that it will have 50 percent local content.
Aug 21st, 2008 · Television is no longer considered the enemy of education. In the past couple of years, PBS has made a big push to develop shows that help kids prepare to read — but are the kids watching?