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January–February 2016 Volume 7, Number 1

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Photo Montage Message From the President Downton Abbey The beloved Masterpiece Classic period drama wraps up its storied run with a sixth and final season.

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Investigate the new Sherlock special set in 1890s London • The Public Media Commons lands on the cover of an international magazine • PBS KIDS is happening with a new animated children’s series, a rockin’ new music album and two new apps • Science Matters starts the New Year with a new name: SciTech Now • Stir up your competitive juices with the Create Cooking Challenge • Meet Nine board member Chad Stiening

On the cover: The season six cast of Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Photos (cover and above) courtesy of © Nick Briggs/Carnival Film & Television Limited 2015 for Masterpiece

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Leaders from the technology and science communities, including Jennifer Arvin and Dale Peluso of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, shown with Nine President and CEO Jack Galmiche (L) and Senior Vice President of Community Engagement Amy Shaw (R), gathered at the Nine Center for Public Engagement on September 28 as part of a SciTech Now conference. SciTech Now will become the new name for the program Science Matters in January (see story on page 12).

Halloween Movie Night in the Public Media Commons October 30 scared up some spirited celebrators for a double feature of classic horror films. A partnership between the Nine Network and the St. Louis Public Radio Young Friends, the event’s attendees included (L-R) Lauren Durand of the St. Louis Public Radio Young Friends, Genevieve Heredia and Shannon Lischwe of St. Louis Public Radio.

The American Graduate town hall Suspended Futures: The School Discipline Debate brought an engaged audience to the Nine studios on October 28. The panel for the event, organized by the Nine Network, St. Louis Public Radio and Focus St. Louis, included (L-R) Luz Maria Henriquez, staff attorney at Legal Services of Eastern Missouri’s Children’s Legal Alliance Program; Karen I. Hall, Maplewood Richmond Heights School District superintendent; and Amy Hunter, director of racial justice at the YWCA of Metro St. Louis.

Early Childhood: The Foundation of Our Region’s Future was the subject of an American Graduate event at Nine on November 17. A panel discussion featured (L-R) Jason Q. Purnell, assistant professor at Washington University; Maya Moody, a pediatrician with Betty Jean Kerr People’s Health Centers; Anne Klein of the St. Louis Regional Chamber; and Becky JamesHatter, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri. Nine’s Jim Kirchherr (R) moderated the discussion.

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Bully for the approximately 700 people who brought a variety of unique and interesting items to Trash or Treasure, Nine’s annual Antiques Roadshow-style event, held October 10 at the Gateway Center in Collinsville, Ill. Expert appraisers evaluated more than 1,500 items during the one-day event.

The Public Media Commons showed visitors some Southern hospitality at the Feast TV Taste & See: Southern and Comfort Foods event October 16.

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Nine Network Board of Directors Chair Maxine Clark

(Standing, L-R) Nine Network President and CEO Jack Galmiche, Nine’s Vice President of Production Patrick Murphy, Nine board member and Katy Land Trust founder Dan Burkhardt and Pat Jones (seated) at the premiere screening of the Nine Network documentary Where the Rivers Run, produced by Murphy, on November 10 at the Edward Jones Auditorium in Des Peres, Mo. The film is dedicated to conservationists Pat Jones and her late husband Edward D. “Ted” Jones Jr. of St. Louis-based Edward Jones financial services.

Vice Chair Steven Frank Treasurer Pepe Prince Finn Secretary David Steward II Members Kathy Barney Spencer Burke Dan Burkhardt David Conner Marianna Deal Michael A. DeHaven Jeffrey Hall Harvey A. Harris Juanita Hinshaw Janet M. Holloway Edward Koplar Ken Kranzberg Dennis Lower Eugene J. Mackey III Jeffrey McDonnell Kim Olson Jack Schreiber Hugh Scott III Thad Simons Patrick Sly Chad Stiening Dr. Donald Suggs Sara Wade Milton P. Wilkins Jr. Nine Network Senior Staff President and CEO Jack Galmiche Senior Vice President, COO and CFO Richard E. Skalski Senior Vice President of Community Engagement Amy Shaw Vice President of Programming Patricia Kistler Vice President of Engineering and Operations Chrys Marlow Vice President of Production Patrick Murphy Vice President of Marketing and Communication Kay Porter Open to the Public: The public is invited to meetings of the Nine Network board of directors. For information about Nine’s public meetings, call Cathy Peterson at (314) 512-9017.

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Dear Friends, As we reflect on the past year and look forward to 2016, we are filled with the spirit of our founding purpose – to strengthen our community with opportunities for learning and civic dialogue. Though our challenges and opportunities have changed – and will continue to change – we are proud to have remained true to our founders’ vision.

national treasure. With the final season of Downton Abbey, a Sherlock special and Mercy Street in January, plus ongoing powerhouse series like Frontline, NOVA, American Experience, Nature, Great Performances and top-rated children’s programming, it’s not surprising that PBS viewership surpasses that of many commercial networks.

Our founders were confident that their concept of educational television would be good for communities everywhere, so they decided to promote it nationwide. In fact, their concept became known as “the St. Louis Plan.” Well, the idea caught on! And, as they say, the rest is history. With 350 PBS stations reaching 100 million viewers a year nationwide, and with PBS being ranked the most trusted institution in America for the 12th straight year, we’re proud that our founders’ concept caught on – in St. Louis and across the country.

And I am pleased to report that our Board Chair Maxine Clark, who founded Build-A-Bear Workshop, has been elected to serve as a General Director on the 27-member PBS Board of Directors. We’re very proud to have the Nine Network and the St. Louis region so well represented.

In a similar way, we are seeing our model for community impact take hold across the country, particularly through our national leadership of the American Graduate initiative. One of the key elements of its success is the concept that great things can be achieved when public media organizations work in partnership with each other and with individuals and organizations in their communities.

Our success is a result of your support. We believe we are igniting the spirit of possibility in St. Louis with our compelling content, civic leadership and community impact initiatives. And we are often the most watched public television station in the country. We are stewards of a critical community asset – our public airwaves. We must be prepared to harness rapidly changing technology for the public good. We must effectively serve our region as a nexus for collaboration. We must provide vital learning opportunities for all ages. And we must produce stories about our region that raise awareness and lift spirits.

We’re seeing the power of partnerships in our national collaborations on series like Arts America and SciTech Now, which showcase local stories across the country. We’re seeing that power locally in weekly series like Stay Tuned and The Domain Tech Report and in our monthly series Night at the Symphony. We saw it during the production of Where the Rivers Run, a documentary that is part of our Water Matters environmental initiative. And we saw it in specials like City of Music, celebrating our region’s great musical heritage, and in Soul of Ferguson, which was a musical testimony to a community’s resilience and courage. We’re also seeing the power of partnerships in our presentations in the Public Media Commons, which is being nationally hailed as a unique public space that is presenting compelling content and bringing the community together for extraordinary shared experiences.

This year we entered the final phase of our first-ever capacity-building campaign – Igniting the Spirit of Possibility. A successful campaign will enable us to continue our community impact work, update our facility and infrastructure, and support our future fund so we can continue to serve the St. Louis region for the next 60 years and more. I look forward to sharing more information with you about the campaign and the vital work the campaign will enable us to accomplish.

Yes, we have much to be proud of with our local productions. And, I’m sure you agree that our national programming is unparalleled. Masterpiece alone is a

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We thank you for your continued support and partnership. Yours truly,

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Come Home to Downton …

Photos courtesy of © Nick Briggs/Carnival Film & Television Limited 2015 for Masterpiece

One L ast Time

With loyal fans worldwide calling for more, ‘Downton Abbey’ heads into its sixth and final season. he final season of the blockbuster period drama Downton Abbey has a lot of questions to answer. Will Carson and Mrs. Hughes make it down the aisle? Will Branson find happiness in America? Will Mary snap up the affections of the "snappy chariot" driver? And will Lady Edith ever be happy? On that last question, at least, Downton writer and creator Julian Fellowes offers a hint, saying, “It just doesn’t go smoothly with her, let’s face it.” For details, we’ll have to watch season six, starting January 3 on Masterpiece. The premiere launches a bittersweet season in which we say goodbye to a show we've come to love.

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Since debuting on PBS in 2011, the series has become the top PBS drama of all time, the most popular series in Masterpiece’s 44-year history, and one of the most-watched dramas on American television — all while earning the most nominations of any international television series in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards. It even has a float decked in 60,000 roses in the 127th Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. But all good things must come to an end. The gripping drama centered on an English country estate on the cusp of a vanishing way of life follows the intertwined stories of the Crawley family and their house staff. Season six finds the critically acclaimed ensemble,

including Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern and Jim Carter, in the year 1925. Momentous change threatens the great house, its owners and servants. And past scandals loom. The farewell season comprises nine episodes, including a twohour finale on March 6 that closes the book on a television legend. There are whispers that our beloved Downton characters might someday grace the silver screen. “I’d like a movie, I think it would be fun,” Fellowes says. “But the television is done.” Savor every moment.

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The numbers for Downton Abbey are so voluminous (including nearly 30 million results from a Google search) that it’s hard to keep up, but here are some interesting stats we found associated with the series:

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168 nominations 3 Golden Globes 12 Emmy Awards 1 3 years covered in the series 1912-1925 1 0 suitors for Lady Mary Crawley RI P

9 notable character deaths to date 3 times Mr. Bates has had a brush with the law 1 20 million estimated viewers in 250 countries worldwide Source: The Telegraph

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Celebrate the Final Season

Can’t get enough Downton Abbey? Check out these related specials:

Celebrate Downton Abbey's sixth and final season with a look back at the program’s 50 most memorable moments, 25 favorite quotes, top 10 Dowager Countess zingers and the best romantic moments. Plus a slideshow of the cast reunion for season six and a video of their hopes for the final season. You can even share your favorite Downton moment! Visit nineNet.org to link to Masterpiece and the Celebrate the Final Season special feature.

Countdown to Downton Abbey Sunday, January 3, at 7 p.m. Downton Abbey: A Celebration Sunday, January 3, at 9:15 p.m. Downton Abbey season six marathon Sunday, February 28, beginning at 11 a.m. Manners of Downton Abbey & More Manners of Downton Abbey Sunday, February 28, beginning at 8 p.m.

‘Mercy Street’ ake heart: As Downton Abbey ends, another period drama is about to begin. And it’s one the Washington Business Journal says could be the next Downton Abbey. Mercy Street is a Civil War medical drama premiering January 17. The sixpart series is the first American drama to air on PBS in more than a decade. Set in Virginia in 1862, Mercy Street follows the lives of two volunteer nurses on opposite sides of the conflict: Mary Phinney (played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead), a staunch New England abolitionist, and Emma Green (Hannah James), a naive young Confederate belle. The two collide at Mansion House, the Green family’s luxury hotel that has been taken over and transformed into a Union Army hospital in Alexandria, a border town between North and South. Mercy Street is produced by Hollywood director Ridley Scott (Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down) and stars, among others, Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) and Gary Cole (Veep). Inspired by memoirs and letters from real doctors and nurse volunteers at the hospital, the series is not about battles and glory, but rather the drama and unexpected humor of everyday life behind the front lines. ATCH: Sundays, W January 17–February 14, at 9 p.m.; Sunday, February 21, at 9:20 p.m.

Nurse Mary Phinney (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Jedediah Foster ( Josh Radnor)

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Downton by the Numbers

Courtesy of © Robert Viglasky/Hartswood Films and BBC Wales for BBC One and Masterpiece

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Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Dr. Watson (Martin Freeman)

New ‘Sherlock’ Special t’s elementary, my dear Watson. Start your New Year in Victorian style with the January 1 premiere of Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, a new 90-minute Sherlock special with several twists. Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman return as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson in the acclaimed modern retelling of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic stories. But now our heroes find themselves in 1890s London. Beloved characters Mary Morstan (played by Amanda Abbington), Inspector Lestrade (Rupert Graves) and Mrs. Hudson (Una Stubbs) also turn up at 221B Baker Street. “It's not suddenly going to be a different show,” says co-writer Mark Gatiss. “It’s essentially our Sherlock as if we’d always done it set in 1895. It has the same sensibility. The language is obviously slightly different, but we wanted it to feel as funny and as vivid as our modern-day one.”

says. “The mean streets of 1895 have never looked so good.” The event marks the first time Sherlock will premiere in the United States and the United Kingdom on the same day. Additionally, the premiere can be viewed online simultaneously. To complement the broadcast, Sherlock makes its theatrical debut Tuesday, January 5, and Wednesday, January 6, at 7:30 p.m. The two-night screening engagement of Sherlock: The Abominable Bride offers 20 minutes of additional footage. The exclusive theater content includes a guided set tour of 221B Baker Street and a “making of” short film starring Cumberbatch and Freeman. For a list of participating theaters in our area and tickets, visit www.FathomEvents.com. And stay tuned: Season 4 of Sherlock begins production this spring.

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— five architectural drawings, and a plant list accompany the article. The PMC caught the attention of the Washington-based magazine’s editor Bradford McKee in August when he attended the Looking at Ferguson event in the Commons, a screening of thought-provoking videos that was part of First Fridays in Grand Center.

is the magazine of record for the landscape architecture profession in North America, reaching more than 60,000 readers who plan and design projects. The American Society of Landscape Architects also recently recognized the PMC with an Honor Award. The PMC is the work of a design team that included Benjamin Gilmartin,

“It was an extra-nice coincidence to be in town that evening and to be able to see that program and have it relate so closely to the extraordinary community mission of the Nine Network,” McKee says. “As for the space itself, it represents simply the best that landscape architecture has to offer cities today. Excellent collaborative design and a public-minded

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Fred Powers, Andrew Colopy, Robert Booth, and Susannah Drake. Little more than a year after opening, the PMC has garnered several awards and acknowledgements, including twice landing on the St. Louis Magazine A-List and a Merit Award from the American Institute of Architects St. Louis Chapter. The PMC is free and open to the public from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily and available for private events. Visit PublicMediaCommons.org for more.

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liens from the planet Bortron 7 are poised to invade PBS KIDS. The new out-of-this-world children’s series Ready Jet Go! lands February 15. The half-hour show is designed to help children ages 3-8 learn astronomy and Earth science concepts. “Ready Jet Go! encourages a love of learning and exploration, broadening kids’ horizons to the outer limits of space and imagination,” says Lesli Rotenberg, general manager of Children’s Media at PBS. “PBS KIDS is excited to offer a new series that expands on kids’ natural interest in science and astronomy.”

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Ready Jet Go! takes viewers on a journey into outer space, building on children’s curiosity about science, technology and astronomy. The series follows two neighborhood kids: Sean, who has an all-consuming drive for science facts, and Sydney, who has a passion for science fiction and imagination. They both befriend the new kid on their street, Jet Propulsion, whose family members happen to be aliens from the planet Bortron 7. Together, they explore the solar system and the effects it has on the science of our planet, while learning about friendship and teamwork along the way. The animated series also features liveaction segments with Jet Propulsion

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Laboratory astronomer Dr. Amy Mainzer, the science curriculum consultant for the show. The series creator is Craig Bartlett, who also created the PBS KIDS’ hit series Dinosaur Train. WATCH: Ready Jet Go! Weekdays at 6:30 a.m. beginning Monday, February 15

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e all know PBS KIDS rocks, but now it also rock ‘n’ rolls! PBS KIDS recently released a music album featuring 28 songs that help kids explore topics related to literacy, science, technology, engineering, math and social-emotional learning. Bilingual tunes are also included. PBS KIDS Rocks features Grammy Award-winners Old Crow Medicine Show, Ozomatli, Los Lobos and They Might Be Giants, along with The Weepies, Best Coast and two-time Parent’s Choice Gold Award-winner SteveSongs, known as “Mr. Steve” on PBS KIDS. Continued on page 10

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“Research shows that music enhances children’s comprehension and fosters learning in an engaging way,” says Lesli Rotenberg, general manager of Children’s Media at PBS. “PBS KIDS Rocks offers a fun and educational way to extend learning. Through catchy tunes and memorable lyrics, kids can explore a variety of topics – from gravity to vowels to taking turns – anywhere and anytime.” PBS KIDS will feature the songs as music videos on-air and on digital platforms. In the videos, songs from the album are set to clips from PBS KIDS’ series, including Nature Cat, Peg + Cat, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, Curious George, Dinosaur Train and Super Why. PBS KIDS Rocks is available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and Spotify. Proceeds from the albums support PBS KIDS educational programming. ...

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“The PBS KIDS ScratchJr app puts kids in the driver’s seat, where they express themselves through storytelling,” says Sara DeWitt, vice president of PBS KIDS Digital. “While kids are playing with their favorite characters, they are also exploring the basics of coding, an important 21st-century literacy.” ScratchJr is a collaboration between the DevTech Research Group at the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development in Tufts University’s School of Arts and Sciences, the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab, and the Playful Invention Company. The innovative PBS KIDS Party app encourages learning through physical activity. It uses interactive games that involve dancing Moff Band and other movements. The app connects to a Moff Band, a colorful, slap-on smart device worn on the wrist like a bracelet. The band enables kids to sync up to an Apple or Android device and play almost anywhere. It also is playable without the Moff Band, using a mobile or tablet device. “We are excited to leverage this new tool to help kids stretch their imaginations, flex their creativity skills, and accelerate learning through active game play,” DeWitt says. “PBS KIDS looks for learning opportunities in every new technology, leveraging cutting-edge innovations to help children build key skills,” DeWitt says. Both apps are available from Apple’s App Store for Apple devices and the Google Play store for Android devices. nineNet.org

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ine’s Emmy Award-winning Science Matters enters the New Year — and its second season — with a new name. SciTech Now will be the new title of Science Matters when the series launches a new season January 13. “The name change connects our program with other major market public television stations sharing their science and technology stories — all using the SciTech Now title — and to the online and digital assets of the SciTech Now brand,”” says the Nine Network’s Jim Kirchherr, who produces and hosts the series. “The name change also reflects our broader Host Jim Kirchherr coverage of both science and technology.” The half-hour magazine-style series explores the latest scientific and technological developments, research, innovations and inventions in St. Louis and around the world. Hari Sreenivasan of PBS NewsHour Weekend is a regular contributor to the program. The cutting-edge series combines St. Louis-based stories with pieces produced by other major market public television stations. That collaborative format allows Nine’s segments to air on PBS stations nationwide. “Not only has this collaboration brought stories from around the country to the St. Louis nineNet.org

audience,” Kirchherr says, “but it has brought stories of research and breakthroughs taking place in St. Louis to a national audience.”

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Among our area institutions highlighted nationwide, Kirchherr cites the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, the Saint Louis Zoo, Saint Louis University, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and Washington University in St. Louis. WATCH: SciTech Now Wednesdays at 10 p.m. beginning January 13

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PNC ARTS ALIVE KEEPING THE ARTS THRIVING We know what art can do, how it changes perspectives, even changes lives. That’s why the PNC Foundation has extended its commitment to the arts with PNC Arts Alive in the Greater St. Louis area. This sixyear, $2-million initiative supports the visual and performing arts. From classical music to film to dance and theater, we’re committed to keeping the arts alive. To learn more about this initiative, go to pncartsalive.com.

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miss your chance to be part of America’s best lifestyle content. Stir up your creative juices and cook up a short (two minutes or fewer) video featuring your best culinary projects, recipes or tips. Submit your video online from February 8 through 29. Prizes range from Create merchandise to $1,000 to finance a 10-episode Web series on CreateTV.com. Winners will be announced on or about April 13, 2016. The official rules of the Create Cooking Challenge will be posted January 19.

Peabody Opera House ǀ April 13 ǀ 6:30pm Tickets available at 800-745-3000 – ticketmaster.com – Scottrade Center Box Office

Nine Create features lifestyle programming that includes cooking programs featuring celebrity chefs, as well as travel, arts and crafts, home improvement and gardening programs. Create TV’s companion website, CreateTV.com, features extensive video, projects, tips, recipes and a full list of more than 60 program titles and the hosts featured on Create.

Friends of the Nine Network can receive 20% off* select seats through January 15 using offer code: FRIEND

ENTER: Create Cooking Challenge

*Valid on the $35 seats. 8 ticket purchase limit. Offer ends January 15 at 11:59 p.m.

nineNet.org/CreateCookingChallenge February 8–29

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Meet the Board Chad Stiening had Stiening is CEO of Kypha Inc. But his other title, he says, is “daddy to four amazing little girls.” His role as father, along with his passion for advancing entrepreneurship and innovation in the St. Louis region, spurred him last year to join the Nine Network board of directors, where he serves on the Development Committee. “It plays a significant role in the life of my four daughters, just like it did in my childhood,” he says of Nine’s children’s programming. “Usually my daughters are controlling the remote, so PBS KIDS dominates in our household.” As an adult, he says, “I love the specials, like Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, and I try to catch Frontline and SciTech Now whenever I can. Nine has so much more breadth today, both in programming and community impact.” So when Nine Network President and CEO Jack Galmiche and Nine board member Harvey A. Harris reached out to Stiening to join the board, he was, well, on board. “I believe it has a significant positive impact on the community,” Stiening says of the Nine Network. “Nine brings diverse, unbiased and trusted coverage of topics and events that matter to the community. It serves as a catalyst for open discussions about how to make the St. Louis region better. It’s also a place to showcase and celebrate the things that make this community great.” Stiening, who holds a doctorate in molecular genetics, is co-founder of Kypha, a St. Louis-based startup dedicated to developing tests to help monitor inflammatory and immune disorders. He also serves on the board of directors for the Lupus Foundation of America Heartland Chapter, the Missouri Venture Forum and the Borrowed Time 151 Charitable Foundation. nineNet.org

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New on Nine ‘Works in Progress’ he American Graduate documentary Works in Progress is aptly named. The film features five young people tested on various fronts — family, personal and academic — that will impact their futures.

“We want to raise awareness that all kids are worth our attention,” says the film’s director Frank Popper. “We’re going to take people inside the stories of these students.” American Graduate: Let’s Make it Happen is a collaborative effort led nationally and locally by the Nine Network to leverage public media's capabilities on air, online and in the community to help improve youth outcomes from cradle to career. More information is at nineNet.org/ AmericanGraduate and #AmGradSTL via Twitter.

“ It's important that we understand the stories of our young people ...” — Amy Shaw, Nine's Senior Vice President of Community Engagement

The film was produced by the Nine Network, Frank Popper Productions Inc. and StoryTrack, a video production agency with offices in St. Louis. Nine’s Senior Vice President of Community Engagement Amy Shaw is the executive in charge of production. StoryTrack CEO Lori Dowd is the film’s producer. Popper has been involved with several Nine Network productions, including Homeland. The 30-minute documentary will be broadcast by public media stations nationwide. "We're thrilled to collaborate to bring the stories of these young people to life and share them with a public media 16

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The students, all from the St. Louis metro area, face serious challenges to graduation and success, including poverty and the presence of family violence and drug abuse.

Notre Dame High School senior Claudia Mendoza, 18, is one of five local students featured in the film Works in Progress.

audience that will care about what happens in their lives,” Shaw says. “It's important that we understand the stories of our young people in order to bolster their success across our region. It's also great to have the talents of so many great professionals align to support this public media production." The film features five five-minute stories — one on each of the students. Popper, who describes the film as a “slice of life,” says though each individual story offers an intimate look at early adulthood, together they weave a larger picture about the struggles youth face and universal stories that resonate with everyone. Dowd agrees: “These are not unique stories. These personal stories reveal the subtle and important changes taking place as students struggle to create successful lives.” Beginning last July, Popper and Dowd interviewed more than a dozen students before selecting three boys and two girls to feature in the film. “These are kids who show promise,” Popper says. “They want to graduate. They want to have good lives and contribute.” Eighteen-year-old Michael, a senior at Riverview Gardens High School, works to channel his anger through

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choreography on the national stage with his step-dance team. Savannah, 16, a Cleveland NJROTC Academy junior, hopes following in her Marine veteran father’s boots will instill discipline, despite her chaotic background. But challenges abound. St. Louis Community College student Leon, 18, juggles school and work through 15-hour days that start with a 5:30 a.m. bus ride. Breon, a 14-year-old freshman at Parkway Central High School, struggles with a traumatic past. And Claudia, 18, a Notre Dame High School senior, takes on family and financial responsibilities as the oldest of five siblings. The filmmakers hope the documentary will help viewers better understand the issues of economic and educational disparity and the lack of opportunity often tied to race and class. By amplifying the voices of youth, families and educators, Works in Progress aims to encourage dialogue and move people to act.

WATCH: Works in Progress Monday, February 8, at 7 p.m. nineNet.org

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