- American Experience
Infobox Television
show_name = American Experience
caption =
format = Documentarytelevision series
creator = Peter McGhee
presenter =David McCullough
(1988 - 1999) [cite news | url=http://edition1.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/books/06/07/david.mccullough/index.html | title=David McCullough brings 'John Adams' to life | publisher=CNN | date=2001-06-07]
theme_music_composer = Charles Kuskin
(1988 - 2000),
Mark Adler
(2000 - present)
country = USA
language = English
num_seasons = 20
num_episodes = over 230
list_episodes = List of American Experience episodes
executive_producer =Judy Crichton
(1987 - 1996),
Margaret Drain
(1997 - 2003),
Mark Samels
(2003 - present)
runtime = 55 minutes
network = PBS
first_aired = October 4, 1988
last_aired = present
website = http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/
imdb_id = 0094416
tv_com_id = 1450"American Experience" (sometimes abbreviated "AmEx") is a
television program airing on the PBS network in theUnited States . The program airs documentaries, many of which have wonaward s, about important or interesting events and people in American history. A trademark of the series is its ability to take lesser-known events in history, such as the history ofConey Island orTupperware , and expand on the topic, showing how that event reflected larger, more important themes in American culture or society.The series premiered on October 4, 1988, and was originally titled "The American Experience", although the "The" was dropped during a later brand and image update. The show has had a presence on the
Internet since 1995, and more than 100 "American Experience" programs are accompanied by their ownwebsite s, which have more background information on the subjects covered. [cite web | url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/whoweare.html | title=American Experience| Who We Are | publisher=PBS] The show is produced primarily by WGBH inBoston, Massachusetts , though occasionally in the early seasons of the show, it was co-produced by other PBS stations such asWNET in New York andKCET in Los Angeles.The documentaries are extensively
research ed, often taking years to complete. Some programs now considered part of the "American Experience" collection were produced prior to the creation of the series. "" was one of them, airing in 1983 after taking six years to assemble. [cite web | url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/series/index.html | title=American Experience| Vietnam Online| About the TV Series | publisher=PBS] Also, in 2006, "American Experience" rebroadcast "Eyes on the Prize : America's Civil Rights Years", the first half of the award-winning 1986 documentary about theAfrican American civil rights movements of the 1950s and 1960s.Episode listing
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