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MIXED!: Tai Babilonia Talks Race in Figure Skating

Olympic figure skater Tai Babilonia and her skating partner Randy Gardner rapidly ascended figure skating’s ranks to become World Champions in 1979. They were favorites at the 1980 Olympics, but an injury ended their dream of a medal. For the series Mixed: Stories of Mixed Race Californians, hosts Sasha Khokha and Marisa Lagos speak to Babilonia about growing up in a mixed race family in the 1960s, and the racism and exotification she faced as an athlete and public figure. see more
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PBS President Paula Kerger

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PBS President Paula Kerger joins us to discuss the current state and evolving role of public broadcasting. What's in store for programming at PBS in the expanding world of Internet journalism and social media?

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Paula Kerger, president and CEO of PBS, the nation's largest non-commercial media organization

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