Pulitzer Prize Winner Jon Meacham on The A List with Alison Lebovitz
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – April 27, 2009 – To celebrate the prestigious Pulitzer Prize won by Chattanooga native Jon Meacham last week, WTCI-TV (PBS) will air a 30 minute one-on-one interview with Meacham this Thursday, April 30 at 8:30 p.m. on The A List with Alison Lebovitz. This interview marked the debut of WTCI’s newest locally-produced program in February of this year.
A Chattanooga native, Meacham is a best-selling author, editor of Newsweek and contributing writer for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post and several other publications. Meacham’s latest book, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, hit the New York Times best seller list when it debuted in November 2008 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography last Monday. The Pulitzer committee described the book as “an unflinching portrait of a not always admirable democrat but a pivotal president, written with an agile prose that brings the Jackson saga to life.”
Lebovitz talks with Meacham about this award-winning biography, his perspective on our nation’s history and future, life as editor of Newsweek and his ties to Chattanooga. Meacham is a graduate of McCallie and the University of the South at Sewanee, and he began his journalism career in the early 1990s as a reporter for The Chattanooga Times.
“WTCI is honored to provide our community with a unique, local look at the life, work and Chattanooga connections of award-winning author and journalist Jon Meacham,” said Paul Grove, President and CEO of WTCI-TV (PBS). “WTCI is committed to offering local programming because, as a PBS station, our connection within the community is what makes us different and vital to the members who support us.”
The A List with Alison Lebovitz is an exciting weekly series that invites viewers to listen in on conversations with creative and engaging individuals who have made an impact locally and nationally. Other individuals featured since the program debuted include Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize winning author and presidential historian, Jack Perkins, an award-winning journalist, and Linda Hooper, Principal of Whitwell Middle School who leads the Paperclips project.
“I like to say this show isn't issue driven, it's people driven,” said Alison Lebovitz, host of the show. “It's about sitting down with fascinating individuals and getting to know them, one on one, up close and personal. And hopefully the viewers will get to see what I have seen - a unique look into the lives of some very unique people.”
The A List with Alison Lebovitz airs weekly on Thursday nights at 8:30 p.m. with an encore presentation on Sundays at 10 a.m. Episodes can also be viewed online after they air.
WTCI, PBS for the Tennessee Valley, has been helping the community “Be more connected” for nearly 40 years. Through quality programming and educational outreach services, WTCI can help you “Be More!”
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