2015 American TV series or program
Articulate Genre Documentary series Presented by Jim Cotter Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons9 No. of episodes127 Production locations Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States Running time 30 minutes Production company Lehigh Valley Public Media Network Syndication Release 2015 (2015 )
Articulate is an American weekly public television documentary series on the creative arts hosted by Irish-American journalist Jim Cotter.
Background
Articulate profiles artists and how they interact with the world around them, with weekly 30-minute episodes on visual arts, crafts, ceramics, music, dance, photography, literature, and many other forms of art and expression.[ 1] Going beyond art history and culture , Articulate takes an interdisciplinary look at the many different forms of human creative expression and delves into philosophical topics such as the nature of human existence.[ 2] The television series debuted in 2015, with episodes still currently in production. Articulate ’s diverse guests come from around the world; many episodes are filmed on location.
The show's host, Jim Cotter , was born in County Kerry , Ireland.[ 2] After working for the BBC , Cotter moved to the United States to pursue a career in journalism and television.[ 3] [ 2]
Broadcast history
Articulate first premiered on January 8, 2015, and originally aired on WHYY-TV in Philadelphia .[ 2] [ 4] It airs on public television stations across the United States, including New Hampshire ,[ 1] Illinois ,[ 5] Colorado ,[ 6] California ,[ 7] Arizona ,[ 8] Texas ,[ 9] and many other states. It is currently broadcast on more than 110 public television stations.[ 2] [ 3]
Articulate is currently produced by Panavista, Inc., a Philadelphia-based independent film company which specializes in producing documentaries.[ 10]
Awards
In 2017, Panavista, Inc. won a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards in the Best Historic/Cultural Program Feature/Segment category.[ 11] [ 12] The award was for Articulate ’s segment, “A Place at the Table,” about woodworker George Nakashima ’s daughter, Mira Nakashima.
In 2020, Articulate was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing category, and won the Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Sound Mixing category for the episode “Andrew Bird: Whistling While He Works.”[ 13]
In 2021, Articulate was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program category.[ 14]
Episodes
Below is a full list of Articulate episodes and featured guests, listed by season.[ 15]
Season 1 (2017)
Season 1 episodes and featured guests are:[ 16]
Season 2 (2017)
Season 2 episodes and featured guests are:[ 17]
Season 3 (2018)
Season 3 episodes and featured guests are:[ 20]
Season 4 (2018)
Season 4 episodes and featured guests are:[ 22]
Season 5 (2019)
Season 5 episodes and featured guests are:[ 27]
Season 6 (2020)
Season 6 episodes and featured guests are:[ 28]
Season 7 (2021)
Season 7 episodes and featured guests are:[ 29]
Episode no.
Episode title
Segment no.
Segment title
Featured guests
1
Seeing and Being Seen
1
Taking Kenny Leon Wherever He Goes
Kenny Leon
2
Drawing the World 'Round
Sophie Blackall
2
Facing Forward
1
The Indomitable Optimist
Claire Chase
2
Democratizer of Design
Mónica Ponce de León
3
Walk a Mile With Me
1
n/a
n/a
4
Breaking Boundaries
1
Her/Herself/She
Joan Armatrading
2
The Trailblazer
Horace Pippin
5
Teddy Abrams in Concert and Conversation
1
n/a
Teddy Abrams
6
Breaking Ground
1
The Skin Is In
Doris Sung
2
Faithfully, Yuna
Yuna
7
Pain and Patience
1
Pain is Inevitable, Suffering Optional
n/a
2
Gil Shaham: A Great Violin for a Great Violinist
Gil Shaham
8
Lateral Visions
1
Dystopian Romances
Veronica Roth
2
A Vision of Music
Amy Yang
9
In the Eye of the Beholder
1
n/a
n/a
10
Finding Meaning
1
Songs of Redemption and Hope
Timothy Showalter
2
Acting Out
John Jarboe
11
Joseph Conyers in Concert and Conversation
1
n/a
Joseph Conyers
12
The Neverending Story
1
The Science of Story
n/a
2
To the Future and Beyond
n/a
13
Finding Their Own Way
1
A Young Life in Song
Phoebe Bridgers
2
A Moving Iconoclast
Brian Sanders
Season 8 (2021)
Season 8 episodes and featured guests are:[ 30]
Season 9 (2022)
Season 9 episodes and featured guests are:[ 31]
Notes and references
^ a b "New Hampshire PBS Presents a New Series Explaining How Art Shapes the World in Articulate with Jim C" . NHPBS .
^ a b c d e Donahue, Bill (April 2018). "Giving Life to Art" . Suburban Life Magazine . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ a b Kephart, Beth (October 17, 2017). "Jim Cotter and the art of Articulate conversation" . The Philly Inquirer . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ Articulate at IMDb
^ Hautzinger, Daniel (November 8, 2017). "Articulate With Jim Cotter" . WTTW . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ "Rocky Mountain PBS Strengthens Colorado Arts and Culture Focus with Revamped "Arts District" Series, New Personalities and More Local Content" . Denver Post . September 12, 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ "On finding art and artists that shape the world" . PBS SoCal . August 8, 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ a b "Vieux Farka Toure appears on Emmy Award-winning 'Articulate' " . Arizona PBS . November 20, 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ "A weekly dose of arts!" . October 6, 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ "For Immediate Release: New Philadelphia Television Series "Articulate" " . December 29, 2014. Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ "2017 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards recipients" . Emmy Awards . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ Schweiger, Wendi (September 29, 2017). "Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy® Award Presented to WHHY-TV's Friday Arts Producer Karen Smyles for "A Passion for Music" " . Patch . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ "Winners from the 47th Daytime Children's, Lifestyle & Animation Ceremony – The Emmys" . theemmys.tv . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "Children's & Lifestyle Nominations – The Emmys" . theemmys.tv . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ Articulate Press Materials
^ Articulate Season 1
^ "Articulate Season 2" . Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-04-06 .
^ "About Leroy Johnson" . articulateshow.org . Retrieved April 29, 2019 .
^ Stearns, David Patrick. "Simone Dinnerstein plus Cubans arrive for two area gigs" . The Philly Inquirer . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ Articulate Season 3
^ Embracing Your Differences [permanent dead link ]
^ "Articulate Season 4" . Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-04-06 .
^ a b "Big Names on Set: Watch Hayley Kiyoko, David Sedaris, They Might Be Giants, and many more" . PR Newswire . September 28, 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ Stearns, David Patrick (September 25, 2018). "Anthony Roth Costanzo on Glass, Handel and "putting it together." " . Condemned to Music . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ Kottke, Jason (Nov 13, 2018). "The Odyssey of Reading "The Odyssey" " . Kottke.org . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ Rought, Karen (November 20, 2018). "Holly Black announces 'The Wicked King' book tour for January 2019" . Hypable . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ "Articulate — Season 5" . Articulate . Retrieved 2019-11-27 .
^ "ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER Season 6 season 6" . APTonline.org . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER Season 7 season 7" . APTonline.org . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER Season 8 season 8" . APTonline.org . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER Season 9 season 9" . APTonline.org . Retrieved 1 January 2023 .
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