Impromp2, The Community Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12511142009-12-20T09:00:00-05:00A reflection of all things South Florida from WPBT Channel 2. Includes information on upcoming events, blogs about your favorite television programs and helpful tips for everyday life.TypePadThe Beloved "Nutcracker" is a Holiday Special on WPBT2tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e20120a71016a2970b2009-12-20T09:00:00-05:002009-12-04T16:03:45-05:00Kristi Yamaguchi hosts the lavish holiday treat, Great Performances Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker, on Monday, December 21 at 9:00 p.m. on WPBT2. San Francisco Ballet makes the beloved Nutcracker its own, resetting it during the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exhibition and introducing viewers to the dazzling Maria Kochetkova and Davit Karapetyan. The work is choreographed by artistic director Helgi Tomasson and features sets and costumes by, respectively, Michael Yeargan and Martin Pakledinaz, both repeat Tony Award-winning designers. San Francisco Ballet music director and principal conductor Martin West conducts Tchaikovsky’s sprightly score. “Striking, elegant and beautiful,” assessed The...cammy richardshttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2009/12/the-beloved-nutcracker-is-a-holiday-special-on-wpbt2.htmlTAVIS SMILEY GOES PRIMETIMEtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e201287665e232970c2009-12-18T15:19:00-05:002009-12-18T15:19:00-05:00THE TAVIS SMILEY REPORT Premieres January 2010 With Features on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Tavis Smiley and PBS will expand their relationship in 2010 with the January premiere of THE TAVIS SMILEY REPORT, a series of four hour-long primetime specials that will air throughout 2010. Smiley will leave his studio chair in Los Angeles and go on the road to examine some of the country's defining moments through those who have helped to shape history - from going behind the scenes with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...neal heckerhttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2009/12/tavis-smiley-goes-primetime.htmlPBS TO AIR VIDEO GAMES LIVE SPECIALtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e20120a762ca6d970b2009-12-18T07:16:48-05:002009-12-18T07:16:48-05:00Performance to Be Held in New Orleans With the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra DVD, Blu-ray and Volume Two CD to Follow LOS ANGELES - DECEMBER 16, 2009 - Video Games Live and PBS are joining forces to create a PBS special based around the highly successful Video Games Live concert series. The breakthrough performance, to be taped February 5, 2010, at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, is slated to begin airing in June 2010 on PBS stations. Tickets for the performance will go on sale Friday, December 18 at 10 a.m. CST. Reaching an average...neal heckerhttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2009/12/pbs-to-air-video-games-live-special.htmlThe New Film Version of Great Performances La Bohème Premieres on WPBT2, December 23 at 9:00 p.m. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e20120a754e8eb970b2009-12-15T15:00:06-05:002009-12-15T15:00:06-05:00Opera’s Golden Couple, Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón, star in the Puccini favorite, La Bohème on WPBT2, December 23 at 9:00 p.m. The pairing of one of the most beloved operas of all time with a contemporary “dream team” of singers sets the stage for a romantic silver screen blockbuster. La Bohème is a doomed love affair between a poet (Rolando Villazón) and a seamstress (Anna Netrebko) in 1830s Paris. “My principal motivation in filming the opera ‘La Bohème’ is to set a memorial to the singers Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón,” says Austrian director Robert Dornhelm, adding, “I think...cammy richardshttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2009/12/the-new-film-version-of-great-performances-la-boh%C3%A8me-premieres-on-wpbt2-december-23-at-900-pm.htmlNew Production of Puccini's Tosca on WPBT2tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e20120a70f425d970b2009-12-15T09:00:00-05:002009-12-11T13:40:28-05:00A new production of Puccini’s Tosca starring Karita Mattila opens the Great Performances at the Met’s fourth season on WPBT2, Wednesday, December 16, 9:00 p.m. Mattila sings the title role of Tosca for the first time outside her native Finland, opposite Marcelo Alvarez as Cavaradossi. George Gagnidze is Scarpia and Paul Plishka is the Sacristan. Joseph Colaneri conducts, and acclaimed director Luc Bondy makes his Met debut with the production, which attracted extraordinary attention when it opened the Met’s current season. Bondy, among the world’s most renowned directors of opera andtheater, has kept his Tosca in the Napoleonic era. “Directing...cammy richardshttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2009/12/new-production-of-puccinis-tosca-on-wpbt2.htmlJust one heck of a way to say good-byetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e20128764e33d1970c2009-12-13T11:08:11-05:002009-12-13T11:08:11-05:00There he is, 'NBR's' Paul Kangas, smiling broadly By Toni Fitzgerald Dec 11, 2009 For three decades, Paul Kangas has loomed large over the national business scene in a figurative sense, and for 15 minutes last month, he did so literally. On Nov. 24, a seven-story-tall image of Kangas, the soon-to-retire host of PBS's "Nightly Business Report," appeared on the NASDAQ tower in Times Square. The bespectacled anchor smiled out over Manhattan. Below his tie, at the bottom of the sign, in all white letters, were the words: "We wish Paul Kangas the best of goodbyes." Below that were the...neal heckerhttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2009/12/just-one-heck-of-a-way-to-say-good-bye.htmlMeet the New Guy - NBR's Tom Hudson Web Chattag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e20120a742b776970b2009-12-11T08:31:27-05:002009-12-11T13:32:05-05:00Thursday, December 17, 1:00 pm EST Nightly Business Report is getting a new look and a new co-host in 2010! Tom Hudson will replace legendary anchor Paul Kangas beginning January 4, joining Susie Gharib as co-anchors of the nation's longest running and most-watched daily business program. You can meet Tom here on December 17 to chat about the economy, the latest financial news, and the exciting changes happening at NBR. Post a Questionneal heckerhttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2009/12/meet-the-new-guy-nbrs-tom-hudson-web-chat.htmlNightly Business Report Anchor Paul Kangas and Founder Linda O’Bryon Receive Lifetime Achievement Awardstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e20120a72d457e970b2009-12-08T08:22:25-05:002009-12-08T08:22:25-05:00EMMY® WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR BUSINESS & FINANCIAL REPORTING AND PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS New York - December 7, 2009 - The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today announced the winners of the 7th Annual Emmy® Awards for Business & Financial Reporting in a luncheon ceremony at Fordham University in New York City. Emmy® Awards for Business & Financial Reporting were presented in eight categories recognizing outstanding achievement in business & financial reporting telecast or webcast from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. Winners of two Emmy® Award categories for promotional announcements were also announced. In addition, the Lifetime...neal heckerhttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2009/12/nightly-business-report-anchor-paul-kangas-and-founder-linda-obryon-receive-lifetime-achievement-awards.htmlCalling all Florida Keys Military and War Veteranstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e20120a72837ee970b2009-12-07T18:08:03-05:002009-12-11T18:47:46-05:00The Studios of Key West Invites You to Participate in the Combat Paper ProjectFree Workshop in Creative Paper-making Friday 18 December from 10am to 4pm Historic Key West Armory, Southard & White Streets Army field artillery soldier, Drew Cameron returned from serving in Iraq in 2003. Like many veterans, he had to find ways to deal with the experience of war and the lingering anxieties of post-combat life back home. Following his deployment, and 8 months on the ground in Iraq, Cameron began experiencing anger, feelings of withdrawal from society, and depression. Several years later, he met fellow vet and...neal heckerhttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2009/12/calling-all-florida-keys-military-and-war-veterans.htmlPBS’ Nightly Business Report Announces New Co-Anchor, Tom Hudson tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e2012875fb2e27970c2009-12-01T17:22:27-05:002009-12-01T17:24:40-05:00Nightly Business Report is proud to announce that Tom Hudson, co-anchor of the nationally-syndicated First Business program, will join Susie Gharib to co-anchor the nation’s longest running and most-watched daily business program. Hudson replaces legendary anchor Paul Kangas, who will be receiving a Business Emmy for Lifetime Achievement on December 7. Already working with the program, Hudson will make his on-air debut Wednesday, December 2. Hudson’s first appearance as co-anchor will take place Monday, January 4, 2010. Hudson will report out of NBR’s headquarters at WPBT in Miami. At the Chicago-based First Business, Hudson played a leading role in steering...neal heckerhttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2009/12/pbs-nightly-business-report-announces-new-co-anchor-tom-hudson.html