Dr. Fauci, Roberta Flack and Zora Neale Hurston Documentaries on the Way, PBS Boss Announces

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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargePBS’ “American Masters” series will chronicle the life and work of Dr. Anthony Fauci in the documentary “Tony – A Year in the Life of Dr.

Anthony Fauci,” PBS president/CEO Paula Kerger announced on Wednesday. The doc, which the public broadcaster revealed during its portion of the Television Critics Assn.

press tour, will air in spring 2023.According to PBS, the doc followed Fauci for 14 months, starting with Inauguration Day 2021 — nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, gaining access “in his office and in the corridors of power as he battles the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the political onslaught that upends his life and calls into question his 50-year career as the United States of America’s leading advocate for public health.” “Tony – A Year in the Life of Dr.

Anthony Fauci” will air on PBS after a planned theatrical release.That was one of several announcements made on a virtual TCA panel by Kerger, whose update on the state of PBS included an upbeat note: At least at this moment, public broadcasting stations do not appear to be in a funding battle with Congress. “It’s always in the back of my mind, I worry about government funding,” she said. “As we’ve talked in this forum, I never make the assumption that this isn’t someth’ng that we need to continunally work to make our case.