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| Baltimore’s Red Line Set for Debate on MPT |
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MPT spotlights Baltimore City’s hotly contested Red Line Friday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m. on State Circle, as two Canton residents with opposing viewpoints speak out on the issue.
Release Date: August 14, 2009 full
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| MPT, Lewis Museum Partner for Free Musical Screening |
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The founder and artistic director of the nation’s premiere African American orchestra will host a free screening of MPT's Song in a Strange Land at Baltimore’s Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History Thursday, July 30 at 5 p.m.
Release Date: July 28, 2009 full
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| First Artist on the Moon |
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As the nation prepares to celebrate the 40th anniversary (July 20, 1969) of the first manned moon landing, former NASA astronaut Alan Bean joins MPT for State Circle, Friday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Release Date: July 16, 2009 full
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| MPT’s On the Trail of Captain John Smith Wins CINE Golden Eagle Award |
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MPT's original documentary On the Trail of Captain John Smith: Rediscovering the Chesapeake Bay, was recently awarded a prestigious 2008 CINE Golden Eagle Award in the organization’s history category.
Release Date: July 15, 2009 full
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| MPT to Air Live NewsHour Coverage of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s Senate Confirmation Hearings |
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MPT will air live NewsHour with Jim Lehrer coverage of Supreme Court justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s Senate confirmation hearings beginning Monday, July 13 at 10 a.m. on both MPT’s flagship channel and MPT2.
Release Date: July 10, 2009 full
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| Maryland Legal Experts Weigh In, Take Viewer Questions on Judge Sotomayor’s Senate Confirmation Hearings Monday Night On MPT |
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Stay tuned to MPT after NewsHour coverage of Supreme Court justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s Senate confirmation hearings for commentary—and viewer Q&A—from local legal experts on Direct Connection, Monday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Release Date: July 10, 2009 full
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