Clay Aiken – PBS News

By musicfan123 · Comments (8)
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

With the excitement of Clay Aiken performing on PBS this year, I wanted to know more about PBS.  I have to admit that I have not watched the station as much as I probably should.  I watch Antiques Roadshow and my grandkids love Sesame Street and Dragon Tails.  However, I think its time to start watching some of the outstanding shows that are a part of the PBS schedule.

When I visited the PBS website, I found out so much more about PBS.  The following is a small part of the information they have on their site.

PBS: AN OVERVIEW

PBS in Brief

  • PBS is a private, nonprofit corporation, founded in 1969, whose members are America’s public TV stations.
  • PBS provides quality TV programming and related services to 356 noncommercial stations serving all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa.
  • PBS acquires content and provides content distribution and promotion; education services; new media ventures; fundraising support for stations; engineering and technology development; and home video marketing.

PBS Member Stations

  • 168 noncommercial, educational licensees operate 356 PBS member stations.
  • Of the 168 licensees, 87 are community organizations, 56 are colleges/universities, 20 are state authorities and five are local educational or municipal authorities.

PBS Programming Activities

  • The National Programming Service (NPS) is the major package of programs that PBS distributes to its member stations. The NPS features television’s best children’s, cultural, educational, history, nature, news, public affairs and science programming.
  • Programs distributed on the NPS are produced by PBS stations, independent producers and other sources around the world. PBS does not produce programs.

The Public Television Audience

  • PBS averaged a 1.1 primetime rating during the 2008-2009 season.**
  • More than 59 million people in 37 million households watch public television on-air during an average week. Each month, more than 110 million people watch their local stations and more than 18.7 million people access PBS content online.

    **Source: Nielsen Media Research. Public television primetime AA rating and full day weekly cume averages from October 2008-September 2009, and monthly cume and online unique visitors (Google Analytics) from October 09.

  • PBS’ primetime audience is significantly larger than many of the commercial channels frequently cited as competitors, including HBO (0.9), History Channel (0.8), Discovery Channel (0.8), CNN (0.8), The Learning Channel (0.7) and Bravo (0.5).


For more information on PBS, please visit their site PBS

The following PBS stations have indicated that they will be showing Clay’s PBS Special.  The list changes daily so please check our PBS tab at the top of CANN to get the most up-to-date information.  And, of course, if you know of a station that is not listed, please let us know!

This list is from alienpal, a fan who works for PBS:
WKNO/Memphis 8/15 at 8p, 11p and 2a 800-895-8810
KQED/San Francisco 8/2 at 9p, 8/7 at 9p and 1030p 800-568-9999
WLJT/Martin TN 7/31 at 7p 800-366-9558
KERA/Dallas will air in Aug
NPT/Nashville 8/1 at 8p 800-355-5210
OPB/Oregon state network will air in Sep
WILL/Champagne-Urbana will air in Sep
KVIE/Sacramento 7/31 at 930a, 8/6 at 8p
OETA/Oklahoma state network 8/7
KAET/Phoenix working on Aug, iffy
WGBH/Boston probably in Aug
Rocky Mtn PBS/Denver 7/31 at 4p, 8/1 at 1130p 800-274-6666
WFYI/Indianapolis working on Aug
WUSF/Tampa will air in Aug
New Hampshire Public TV 8/2 at 930p
UNCTV/North Carolina state network working on it
WGTE/Toledo 8/2 at 1p & 10p, 8/6 at 11p 800-380-4664
WLIW/Long Island NY will air in Sep
KCET/Los Angeles will air, not sure if it will be Aug/Sep or in Dec
KUAT/Tuscon AZ 8/9 at 8p, 8/12 at 9:30p, 8/14 at 6:30p 800-223-7192
WEAO/Akron OH 8/7 at 9:30p, 8/9 at 9:30p 800-677-4549
WTTW/Chicago 8/26 at 7:30p, 8/29 at 1:30a
WETP/Knoxville will air in Aug
KLUX/Las Vegas 8/1 at 7:30pm, 8/5 at Midnight, 8/7 at 3:00pm

This list is from different fans who have contacted stations to find out about the special.

WCNY/Syracuse will air in Sep
WMFE/Orlando 8/5 at 8p
WETA/Wash DC 8/4 at 8p
KCTS/Seattle 8/1 at 8:00 PM, 8/7 at 11:00 PM,
WCET/Cincinnati 8/5 at 8p
WXEL/West Palm Beach will air in Aug
WPBT/Miami will air in Aug
Think TV/Dayton 8/5 at 930p
MPT/Maryland will air in Aug
NET/Omaha 7/31 6:30 PM
WTVS/Detroit 8/10 8:00 PM
MontanaPBS TBD
WTTW/Chicago 8/26 7:30 PM & 8/29 1:30 AM
WGVU/Grand Rapids – TBD/September
KUHT/Houston – TBD/September
WNED/Buffalo, NY – TBD/Aug or Sept
KETG, KETZ, KAFT, KTEJ, KETS, KEMV/Arkansas Educational TV – 8/5 8:00 at PM
KBYU/Provo, UT – 8/3 7:00 PM
WNEO/Youngstown, OH – 8/7 at 9:30 PM and 6/9 at 9:30 PM
WITF/Harrisburg PA 8/1 at 8:00 PM, 8/5 at 1:00 PM
KVPT/Fresno CA will air in Aug
KNME/Albuquerque 8/2 at 9:30p
WGTV, WNGH, WMUM, WJSP, WACS, WABW, WXGA, WCES/Georgia TBD
WOSU/Columbus, OH – 8/1 at 11:30 PM, 8/8 at 4:30 PM & WOSU Plus 8/2 at 8:00 PM
WYES/New Orleans, LA – 7/31 at 9:00 PM
KYVE/Yakima 8/5 at 12:30 AM, 8/7 at 11:00 PM
KLPA/Alexandria, LA 8/3 at 7:00 PM
WLPB/Baton Rouge, LA 8/3 at 7:00 PM
KLTM/Monroe, LA 8/3 at 7:00 PM
KLPB/Lafayette, LA 8/3 at 7:00 PM
KLTL/Lake Charles, LA 8/3 at 7:00 PM
KLTS/Shreveport, LA 8/3 at 7:00 PM

It is exciting to see the list of stations broadcasting the special grow.  We can only hope that Clay, Decca and International Media are as excited as we are.


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Clay Aiken – News, News, News!!!

By musicfan123 · Comments (4)
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Sometimes you just know it is going to be a good day.  And, after a weekend of little news, Clay Aiken fans were ready for a good news day.  Monday didn’t let them down.  Yes, it was a good day!

The National Inclusion Project announced the date and many of the details of the 2010 Champions Gala.  Be sure and put October 16th, 2010 on your calendar and plan on attending the Gala at the Raleigh Convention Center.

To make the event more special for the VIP attendees, there will be a reception on October 15th at 7pm.    By breaking into another evening, there will be more time to meet with the staff of the Project and spend a bit more time with Clay for a question and answer section.  Pictures will also be taken that evening.

VIP tickets and tables will go on sale May 25th.  Be sure and call early so that you can be a part of the fun.  The plan is to have special activities throughout the weekend.

For more information, visit the National Inclusion Project web site.

PROJECT

Monday brought exciting news regarding Clay’s PBS Special because Clay is lucky enough to have a wonderful fan that actually works for the PBS station in Chicago.  The following is what she posted on Monday:

As you know, Clay’s special is premiering on PBS in August. But the show is actually airing on ONE U.S. station in June: WTTW in Chicago. Yes, my station. As a result of a major selling job I undertook when I landed back at work after the Raleigh taping (an endeavor that involved browbeating, threats, groveling and the relinquishment of any future offspring *g*), my station’s VP of pledge obtained the rights to “preview” the special before the rest of the country.

So, viewers in the Chicago area will be able to see it live on WTTW (Channel 11) on Saturday, June 12 at 7:00 pm CDT. And anyone in the U.S. and Canada — and presumably, anywhere else — will be able to call or go online once the show starts and pledge for the DVD and (I think) a couple of versions (physical or digital download) of the CD with additional tracks. Which means that you won’t have to wait until August to order, although whether you’re going to pledge in June or not, it’s vitally important that you pledge your local stations when they broadcast the show in August if you possibly can. Clay’s show needs to do well all over the country, not just here! (I have a feeling I’ll be reminding you of this again later. *g*)

Right now, it looks like the CD will go for $55, the DVD for $75, and the CD and DVD together will pledge at $125. Closer to the broadcast, I’ll provide you with the phone number and URL. Please do me a favor and don’t contact my station looking for additional info — our Customer Service reps are underpaid and overworked as it is. *g* If there’s something you need to know, just ask me and I’ll try to answer.

One of the fans at the OFC did have a few questions about contacting their local PBS station regarding the special.  The questions and answers follow:

Question:  PinkArmchair I don’t know if you can answer this..but some people have been saying that not all the PBS stations are going to hear the special. I was just wondering if you heard anything like that and why wouldn’t all the PBS stations air it?

Answer:  Personally, I think that’s a bit premature. The stations may be hedging their bets, waiting until after the June airing to commit, or they haven’t programmed August yet. It’s early to be doing that. So I wouldn’t panic just yet.

Question:  For me (and it’s probably just me) there’s nagging concerns in the back of my head about calling/contacting my local PBS station to find out if this special is going to air (memories of radio stations in bygone years). What do you recommend?

Answer:  I would wait until after Clay Show airs here in June. I have a feeling the answer might be different than if you called before!

Thank you, Pink Armchair.  You are a special lady and Clay is lucky to have such a devoted fan.

Speaking of special ladies, Fountaindawg is well known in the ClayNation for both her artist graphics and her generosity in sharing them with all the fans.  She just made a wonderful new wallpaper using the sensational screen caps and photos of Clay.

A few more talented fans made some screen caps of the newest video published by International Media.  They are a great way to put a smile on your face.

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Clay Aiken – Another Video From International Media

By musicfan123 · Comments (15)
Monday, May 17th, 2010

It’s Monday and we got a new video that celebrates the PBS Special.  It is wonderful!  Thank you to International Media!!

We will be watching for more news today so check in often.


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Clay Aiken – Loving The Buzz

By musicfan123 · Comments (11)
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010


It is the first Tuesday of May and four weeks from today, we will be listening to Clay Aiken’s new CD.  Titled Tried & True, the album is already receiving lots of buzz.

During the last few days, there has been some promotional material that is showing up on the Internet.  The following is just the beginning of a long list of promotional elements we can expect to see in the next few weeks.

New Pictures at International Media

International Media


Examiner Article

By Randy Hamilton


On May 1, 2010, Randy Hamilton from Durham, North Carolina, wrote his second article about the photo shoot for Clay’s CD.  The article talks about the artistic photos and even shows three of the classic photos by Vincent Soyez.

If you haven’t read the article, you can see click on Examiner Article


Tried & True Ringtones


Funtonia has all the songs from the album listed for ringtones.  They say they will be available “soon.”

Visit their site for more information and to see if your phone will work with this site.

Funtonia


International Media Site


INTERNATIONAL MEDIA is a production, marketing and distribution media company specializing in music and self-improvement programs for public television and the international market.

There is a new Clay Aiken – Tried & True Promotional Page at this site.

This is the company that produced Clay’s PBS Special.  The concert was taped in Raleigh on March 12th and the International Media site has begun the promotion for the August telecast of the show.

The promotional page is filled with information about the CD and DVDs that will be available as premiums for PBS.  They also mention meet and greet opportunities and tickets for the Tried & True Tour.

There are three wonderful quotes about Clay on the page and the bio on Clay is interesting.  You can visit the site by clicking on this link.

http://intl-media.com/main/current.html

Official Fan Club

Team Clay has requested that members of Clay’s Official Fan Club visit the news section and give some input on your thoughts about migrating to the new board.  You can quickly vote for your preference or you can vote and comment.  It is great that the team is asking the fans what they want.  Have you voted yet?


The National Inclusion Project

And The

Pepsi Refresh Challenge


Don’t forget to submit your e-mail to Aron at the National Inclusion Project website.  If you don’t have time to vote each day, the staff of the Project will help out by voting for you.  They just need your e-mail and your permission.

Some of the details are still being researched, but it looks like each e-mail address must belong to a different person.  We will keep you informed about this important project or you can get more information at their website.  Project

CD Release Parties

If you are planning a CD Release party, let us know and we will mention it here at CANN.  These parties are so much fun and I hope that many of you will have the opportunity to attend one of them.

More News

As we get closer to the drop of the album, we can expect more news.  We will try and update this site as quickly as possible.  Please check in so you can get the up-to-date news that is out there.

Are you excited??

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Clay Aiken – PBS Special News

By musicfan123 · Comments (14)
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN has removed the information about the PBS Special from their blog site so,

at this time,  I have chosen to remove the information.

It is far better to be safe than to pass on news that may not be accurate!

BUT……..Pictures are always good!!


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Clay Aiken – Breaking News

By musicfan123 · Comments (25)
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

From International Media………

“American Idol superstar alumni, NY Times best-selling author and TV personality Clay Aiken sings great romantic favorites in “Classic Memories”. Stay tuned for more information on a forthcoming special! “

International Media

I can’t wait to get the date of this TV special.

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