Innovation is an American television program that aired on PBS from 1984 to 2004. It covered topics on science, health and technology. The program was produced at New York City public TV station WNET.
Overview
Innovation was conceived by Executive Producer Bill Einreinhofer and hosted by broadcast journalist Jim Hartz.
Initially a local magazine-style program, each half-hour episode was dedicated to a single topic.Corry, John (October 25, 1984) "INNOVATION Series" , The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2013. Among the subjects explored were flight,Corry, John (November 4, 1986) "INNOVATION, on 13, Tells How Easy It is To Fly" , The New York Times. Retrieved August 22, 2013. the impact of stress on personal health, animal intelligenceCorry, John (March 11, 1986) "Animals - How Smart Are They? On Channel 13" , The New York Times. Retrieved August 22, 2013. and diabetes, along with how technology was transforming the ways people live and work.
By the early 1990s, as PBS moved away from half-hour prime time programming, Innovation evolved into a continuing series of documentary specials, sometimes covering a single topic over a set of episodes.(January 7, 1992) "The Future Is Now" . The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2013.(September 7, 1993) "Next Generation TV Special" , The New York Times. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
The final episodes of Innovation aired on PBS in 2004."Innovation: Life Inspired" www.PBS.org Retrieved August 22, 2013.
People in Motion
One of the Innovation set of episodes was called People in Motion,Mifflin, Lawrie (March 30, 1995) "Just Try To Slow These People Down" , The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2013. which looked at technology as a method of personal empowerment for people with disabilities. People in Motion comprised three episodes, hosted by the musician Itzhak Perlman, that aired in 1995.Gray, Ellen (March 31, 1995) "They Get Around Being Disabled 'People in Motion' Is Moving" , Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved July 16, 2013. Three additional programs, broadcast in 1996, were hosted by actress Marlee Matlin.
Awards and honors
The series garnered numerous honors and awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NY Emmy Awards).Outstanding Special Interest Programming, 1983-1984 Emmy Awards Retrieved June 28, 2013.Outstanding Magazine-Format Series, 1985-1986 Emmy Awards Retrieved June 28, 2013.Outstanding Writer (Non-News), 1987-1988 Emmy Awards Retrieved June 28, 2013. Programs from the series are included in the permanent collections of hundreds of libraries worldwide."Most widely held works by Bill Einreinhofer" WorldCat Retrieved August 22, 2013.
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