— -- Just before our documentary film series on the history of our national parks was first broadcast on PBS in the fall of 2009, I had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to share scenes from the film ...

On June 3, just two hours before a live Q&A with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns on his upcoming PBS documentary The American Revolution, President Donald Trump asked Congress to pull back the $1.1 ...

“Nothing was ever quaint,” mused Ken Burns in a New York film studio last spring, as he made some last edits to his latest documentary, a chronicle of the American revolution that debuts next month.

Having spent nearly 50 years telling America’s stories, warts and all, Ken Burns knows better than to traffic in the reassurance business. I was reminded of that on Monday when I spoke with him a ...

A 12-hour documentary series centered on the United States' war for independence is premiering on PBS in November.

When Ken Burns started making his series on the American Revolution nearly a decade ago, he knew one of his biggest challenges would be casting George Washington. The renowned documentarian has worked ...

The Athens-Clarke County Library is one of 40 in the country provided a grant through PBS to participate in a national ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns called the elimination of federal funding for public broadcasting shortsighted, warning that the cuts will be catastrophic for new filmmakers and rural communities. He calls it a ...