Studio See
Encyclopedia
Studio See is a magazine style children's TV show aimed at children 10–15 years old that aired from January 1977 to August 1979 on PBS
, with reruns continuing through the early 1980s.
Created by Jayne Adair, Studio See was produced by South Carolina ETV
and shot mainly on location nationwide, generally with the help of other PBS member stations.
Regular features included opinion polls where a question was asked, and kids gave their opinions about the topic; and Poetry Power, where viewers submit poems to be read on the air.
Viewers were encouraged to submit ideas and poems to be done and seen on the show and the address would be announced at the end of every show.
The last show of Studio See was a behind-the-scenes tour of what goes on during an episode.
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
, with reruns continuing through the early 1980s.
Created by Jayne Adair, Studio See was produced by South Carolina ETV
South Carolina Educational Television
South Carolina Educational Television is the statewide public television and public radio network in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It consists of all the Public Broadcasting Service member [television stations and National Public Radio member radio stations in the state...
and shot mainly on location nationwide, generally with the help of other PBS member stations.
Overview
In the first season, the shows would open with a teaser where a question would be asked about the features for that particular show. In the second season, a few seconds of a certain feature would be shown.Regular features included opinion polls where a question was asked, and kids gave their opinions about the topic; and Poetry Power, where viewers submit poems to be read on the air.
Viewers were encouraged to submit ideas and poems to be done and seen on the show and the address would be announced at the end of every show.
The last show of Studio See was a behind-the-scenes tour of what goes on during an episode.
Funding
- Public Television Stations
- Ford FoundationFord FoundationThe Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
(1977-1978) - Corporation For Public BroadcastingCorporation for Public BroadcastingThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a non-profit corporation created by an act of the United States Congress, funded by the United States’ federal government to promote public broadcasting...
(1977-1978) - National Endowment for the ArtsNational Endowment for the ArtsThe National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
(1978-1979)
See also
- ZOOMZoom (1999 TV series)ZOOM is an American educational television series, created almost entirely by children, which aired on Public Broadcasting Service originally from January 4, 1999 to June 24, 2005. It was a remake of a 1972 TV series by the same name. Both versions were produced by WGBH-TV in Boston...
(another PBS children's program that used content from viewers)