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New Armenian Documentary Sets Fundraising Record
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
Armenians in Fresno set a new record for their local PBS station. During the Sunday August 5 broadcast of The Armenians: A Story of Survival on KVPT, more viewers made donations to the station than ever before in the station's history. In terms of money raised, it was a station record.
According to one source, Armenian volunteers answering phones at the Fresno station applauded when Turkish Professor Engin Akarli, of Brown University, openly acknowledged in the documentary the Armenian Genocide on national television.
The Armenians: A Story of Survival was also extremely well received in Los Angeles (KCET) and Detroit (WTVS). Both stations said they were overwhelmed with the positive response.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS, The Armenians: A Story of Survival will be airing:
KOCE (Orange County/Los Angeles), August 7 at 8:00 PM (encore August
19 at 8:00 PM).
WGBH Boston, August 11 at 6:00 PM.
WMHT Albany, August 16 at 730 PM.
WSBE Providence, September 11 at 730 PM.
(WLIW New York is estimating an October Broadcast, depending on scheduling.)
And there will be many more to come.
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