BETHLEHEM, PA - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2022 — PBS39 announces the season 9 release of the public television series Articulate with Jim Cotter. Beginning April 1, nine new 30-minute episodes will feed from American Public Television (APT) to stations nationwide.
Since 2015, Articulate has informed and uplifted audiences with stories of how creative thinking shapes our world. Through interviews, live performances, and distinctive storytelling, the series provides a one-of-a-kind window into the ideas and experiences of diverse artists, from authors and architects to musicians and dancers. The recipient of the 2020 Daytime Emmy® Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing, Articulate was nominated for Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program in 2021.
Season 9 of Articulate invites audiences to make the acquaintance of Broadway and major stage luminaries, to consider the experience of immigrant authors with feet in two worlds, and, to experience intimate performances by celebrated musicians. Guests include acclaimed nonfiction writer Susan Orlean (The Orchid Thief, The Library Book); Billboard chart-topping rock band The Killers; landscape designer, public artist, and urbanist Sarah Zewde; and award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Wicked).
Host Jim Cotter said of the new season, “It is hard to believe that Articulate is entering its seventh year and its ninth national season. We have profiled over 250 artists, produced numerous concert shows, and created thematic episodes on topics ranging from Sylvia Plath’s legacy to a cultural history of shoes. We hope our audiences, both old and new, will enjoy a season that, more than ever, reflects everything we’ve learned on our creative journey.”
A new Articulate website, launched in 2021, features a searchable library of nearly four hundred episodes, segments, and web exclusives. The site also includes a searchable directory of high school lesson plans based on Articulate segments. Created for use in physical and virtual classrooms, the plans integrate the arts and creative problem-solving into STEM, ELA, and social studies instruction.
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About PBS39
The Lehigh Valley’s public television station, PBS39 offers local, national, and international programming that informs, educates, and entertains while serving as a catalyst for civic engagement. Channels include PBS39, PBS39 Extra, Create TV, WORLD Channel, and France 24. Licensed in Allentown, PA, PBS39 is part of Lehigh Valley Public Media, a community-owned public media organization serving Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey.
About the Articulate Foundation
Through our Emmy® Award-winning public television program, Articulate with Jim Cotter, its associated digital media platforms, and other educational vehicles, the Articulate Foundation connects broadcast, digital, and classroom audiences to the human stories behind art. We envision a world where artists are valued and respected for their ideas, modes of thinking, and productivity, and where the contributions of creative minds are core to thinking in the classroom, in the boardroom, in government, and beyond. For more information: articulateshow.org.
About American Public Television
American Public Television (APT) is the leading syndicator of high-quality, top-rated programming to the nation’s public television stations. Founded in 1961, APT distributes 250 new program titles per year and more than one-third of the top 100 highest-rated public television titles in the U.S. APT’s diverse catalog includes prominent documentaries, performance, dramas, how-to programs, classic movies, children’s series and news and current affairs programs. Doc Martin, Midsomer Murders, America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated, AfroPoP, Rick Steves’ Europe, Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television, Front and Center, Lidia’s Kitchen, Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Kitchen, Simply Ming, The Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross, James Patterson’s Kid Stew and NHK Newsline are a sampling of APT’s programs, considered some of the most popular on public television. APT also licenses programs internationally through its APT Worldwide service and distributes Create®TV—featuring the best of public television's lifestyle programming—and WORLD™, public television’s premier news, science and documentary channel. To find out more about APT’s programs and services, visit APTonline.org.