NEWS RELEASE
March 16, 2004
Paula Apsell, Executive Producer of Nova,
will speak at UT Monday, March 29
Paula Apsell, Executive Producer of Nova, the most honored science
documentary series on television, will speak on “What’s Hot, What’s Not, in
Science Programming” on the University of Tennessee campus Monday evening,
March 29. Her speech will be at 8 p.m. in the University Center’s Shiloh
Room. The public is welcome. There is no admission charge. Refreshments
will be served after her presentation.
Apsell’s speech is this year’s Alfred and Julia Hill Lecture. This lecture
series brings distinguished science communicators to campus to share their
thoughts on science, society, and the mass media. The Hill Lectures are made
possible by an endowment created by Tom Hill and Mary Frances Hill Holton in
honor of their parents Alfred and Julia Hill, who founded Oak Ridge’s daily
newspaper The Oak Ridger. The Hill family’s endowment of the lecture series
was a gift to the University of Tennessee’s School of Journalism and
Electronic Media in the College of Communication and Information.
2004 is a special anniversary for both Paula Apsell and Nova. This year Nova
celebrates its 30th year on the air. Apsell joined the series during its
first year and has been its executive producer for the past 20 years.
Paula Apsell began her broadcast career typing television program logs for
WGBH in Boston. Within a year she was developing an award-winning radio drama
series for children. In 1974, WGBH premiered Nova, a television series on
science, and Apsell soon joined its staff. In 1984 she became Nova's
Executive Producer. Nova has won every major broadcasting award, including
the Emmy, the Peabody, and the AAAS Westinghouse Science Journalism Award. In
1998, the National Science Foundation presented its first-ever Public Service
Award to Nova. Apsell has been honored personally for her achievements by the
American Institute of Physics, the Council of Scientific Society Presidents,
and the Boston Museum of Science.
For additional information about the Hill Lectures or more biographical
information and a photograph of Paula Apsell, contact Dr. Mark Littmann,
School of Journalism and Electronic Media, 974-8156; [log in to unmask]
Susan G. Barnes, APR
Director of Development
College of Communication & Information
The University of Tennessee
302 Comm-UEB
Knoxville, TN 37996-0330
(865) 974-3046
FAX (865) 974-3896
Cell (865) 387-5141
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