If you need a summer escape, tune into Channel 11 this August for this blockbuster BBC drama adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Marking the 30th anniversary, this series is credited with helping start “Austen-mania” across the United States. The series even inspired author Helen Fielding to write the popular Bridget Jones novels, and their film adaptations.
To learn more about the state of Federal Funding for WLJT West TN PBS, check out this special episode of Tennessee is Talking, in which CEO Peter Noll talks to Don McCorry about how PBS is funded and how changes will impact WLJT Channel 11.
This summer, twin brothers from Jackson, Jacob and Jacobe Smith got an insider’s view of WLJT-TV Channel 11 as part of Follow Me Into Business. The program by the Jackson-Madison County African American Chamber of Commerce gives young people business training combined with workshops and mentoring. Students are placed in local businesses to see how real-world business operate.
Actress and cultural icon Priscilla Presley is kicking off the 20th Season at The Dixie Carter Performing Arts and Academic Enrichment Center in McKenzie. On August 30th, Presley will shares stories from her remarkable life, from starring on the 1980s TV hit “Dallas” to building the Presley legacy through Graceland and beyond. The 20th Season at The Dixie is packed with Grammy winners, Broadway stars, comedy legends, and more!
He was on the most popular TV show in America alongside TV icons Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, who played his parents, Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, on “I Love Lucy.” Keith Thibodeaux, the only member of the cast of “I Love Lucy” still alive, is featured on WLJT’s Steve Beverly’s TV Classics
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45% of our funding is gone!
WLJT-TV Channel 11 will soon be faced with a funding shortfall of almost $900,000. We are doing all we can to not cut programs and services. Please donate to WLJT-TV today and consider becoming a monthly donor or increase your current donation or become one of our major donors.We need West Tennessee's support now more than ever!
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