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Keeping Our Eye On Kerri Courtney Sanders

Stephen McDill — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:36:22 +0000

Name: Kerri Courtney Sanders Age: 25 Occupation: TV Host, Mississippi Public Broadcasting From operating a Mississippi Power bucket truck to driving a forklift at Taylor Machine Works, actress Kerri Courtney Sanders knows a thing or two about Mississippi’s many job opportunities. The Richland native says she was hired as the host of Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s workforce [...]

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A staple since 1977, ‘Farmweek’ has changed with the times and survived on Mississippi television

Nash Nunnery — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 06:01:01 +0000

According to the final Nielson television ratings, the “Six Million Dollar Man,” “Charlie’s Angels” and “MASH” were the top three network television shows in 1977. In October that year, a 30-minute newsmagazine program devoted to Mississippi agriculture quietly debuted statewide on Mississippi public broadcasting stations. And not unlike the Energizer Bunny, “Farmweek” keeps going and [...]

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Crews Begin Shooting “Job Hunter”

Stephen McDill — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:24:43 +0000

JACKSON- “Job Hunter”, MPB’s upcoming documentary series highlighting Mississippi’s many manufacturing industries has begun shooting at various sites around the Magnolia State. MBJ-TV tagged along with one film crew stationed at Eaton Aerospace in Jackson for a behind-the-scenes look.

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Keeping Our Eye On: Laura Mann

Don Smith — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:00:46 +0000

Age: 25 Hometown: Clinton Education: Bachelor of arts in mass communication and journalism, University of Southern Mississippi Current Position: Producer and director for Mississippi Public Broadcasting Laura Mann’s parents always told her she could be anything she wanted. “When I told them I wanted to be a professional soccer player, they were on board,” says [...]

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Klein nominated for Daytime Emmy

MBJ Newswires — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:00:28 +0000

Rick Klein has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his work on the PBS children’s program “Between the Lions.” Klein, along with two other Mississippi Public Broadcasting coordinating producers, received notice that he was in the running for an Emmy in the category of Best Pre-school Children’s program. “Between the Lions” is a [...]

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