PRESS RELEASE — Thursday, June 3, 2010
For information contact: Bob Evancho at 373-7369
                     Anne Peterson at 373-7368

Educators to Discuss Budget Cuts on June 10 DIALOGUE

— Airs June 10 (Thursday) at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT
— Repeats June 13 (Sunday) at 5:30/4:30 p.m. MT/PT
— See it in HD Thursday, June 10, at 9:30/8:30 p.m. MT/PT and Sunday, June 13, at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT (High Definition, digital sub-channel 2)

This week on DIALOGUE, host Joan Cartan-Hansen brings together educators and administrators from around Idaho to discuss the impact of school budget cuts. Cartan-Hansen and her guests will look at how the cuts are being handled at the district level, what programs are being eliminated, how teachers’ salaries are affected, and the long-term ramifications of these cuts on Idaho’s education system.

Guests include Geoffrey Thomas, Madison School District superintendent; Linda Clark, Meridian School District superintendent; Mark Moorer, a member of the Potlatch School Board; and Sherri Wood, Idaho Education Association president. They will talk about how these budget reductions will effect the state’s students this fall and beyond.

The live Thursday (June 10) show at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT takes calls from viewers on a toll-free line: 1-800-973-9800. Questions can also be submitted by e-mail at dialogue@idahoptv.org and on the Dialogue Facebook page at facebook.com/dialogue. There is no call-in segment on the Sunday (June 13) repeat at 5:30/4:30 p.m. MT/PT. The program also airs on the HD channel (digital sub-channel 2) Thursday at 9:30/8:30 p.m. MT/PT and Sunday at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT.

View or listen to DIALOGUE episodes in a variety of formats:

• Over-the-air broadcast on Idaho digital sub-channel 1 airs Thursdays at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT, with repeats Sundays at 5:30/4:30 p.m. MT/PT, on channels 12-KUID/26-KCDT, 4-KAID/13-KIPT, and 10-KISU. Analog signals remain available through cable and satellite and many translators; consult local suppliers for channel numbers.
• High-definition over-the-air broadcast on HD digital sub-channel 2 airs Thursdays at 9:30/8:30 p.m. MT/PT, with repeats Sundays 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT, on channels KUID-12, KCDT-45, KAID-21, KIPT-22 and KISU-17. The high-definition broadcast also is available through some cable companies; consult local suppliers.
• Standard-definition over-the-air broadcast airs on World digital sub-channel 4 frequently throughout the week, days and evenings, times vary. The standard-definition broadcast also is available through some cable companies; consult local suppliers.
• Video streaming from idahoptv.org/dialogue is available in high-bandwidth or low-bandwidth format. Windows Media Player is required; a free download is available. DIALOGUE also is available through IdahoPTV’s video player that also features national PBS shows (video.idahoptv.org).
• Video download from idahoptv.org/dialogue; ultra-high bandwidth required.
• Podcasts (MP3, audio-only; and MP4, audio-video for Macintosh and iTunes users) are available for download from idahoptv.org/dialogue.
• NPR News 91 audio-only airs in Southwest Idaho. Sundays, at 11:30 a.m. MT.
• KISU FM audio-only airs in Eastern Idaho. Mondays, at 6:30 p.m. MT.

 

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