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tptLife broadcast of Bridging War & Hope

I had a few people approach me last weekend and ask, “how do I find the Afghan documentary?”  It is always going to be available on-line.  This weekend, tomorrow (October 28th) Bridging Wa… more →

Bridging War and Hope

Day 99: my photos from Afghanistan (2012) — 8 comments

Luke Heikkila wrote 1 month ago: I’m cheating. These are my photos, but I didn’t take them today. In April of 2012, as an … more →

Tags: 365 Photos, 365 Project, Afghanistan, military, Photo-a-day, Photography, Phtotoblog, Luke Heikkila, Minnesota National Guard

Community Partnerships Key to Education Reform

MCF Webmaster wrote 1 month ago: Community partnerships that include grantmakers are the path to retooling Minnesota’s education for … more →

Tags: Public Policy, Government, Education, Redesigning Minnesota

Girls Loving Science

drjosephwise wrote 5 months ago:  SciGirls provides some terrific ideas to help nurture girls’ love for Science in school.  Sci … more →

Tags: preK-12 education, Educational Leadership, Instructional Leadership, Public Education, Race to the Top, Principal Leadership, atlantic research partners, distinctive schools, Science

An Armchair Guide to the James K. Hosmer Special Collections

MaryTreacy wrote 5 months ago: Habitue that I am of the James K. Hosmer Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library, I someh … more →

Tags: Twin Cities, MN, Public libraries, minnesota writers, Libraries, Minneapolis history, Hennepin county library, James K. Hosmer Library, library research, Treasures Collected/Treasures Shared

Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) Tours: This does not count as screen time. — 1 comment

lollipopolis wrote 6 months ago: who doesn’t love big bird?(don’t answer that!) UPDATE: A KIND READER HAS INFORMED ME THA … more →

Tags: All ages, Budget, Fall, Ongoing, rainy day, Special Event, spring, winter, Behind the Scenes

tptLife broadcast of Bridging War & Hope — 1 comment

Luke Heikkila wrote 6 months ago: I had a few people approach me last weekend and ask, “how do I find the Afghan documentary? … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Agriculture, media, Military Life, TPT, Bridging War and Hope, tptLife, Vikings

Guitarist Who Switched Hands Featured On Public TV — 1 comment

smkitzman wrote 7 months ago: ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Guitarist Billy McLaughlin will be featured in a new concert premiering Satur … more →

Tags: News, Local, Entertainment, billy mclaughlin, Starry Night, Orchestra Nova

REVIEW: Bridging War & Hope — 3 comments

Luke Heikkila wrote 7 months ago: This morning a review of Bridging War & Hope ran in the Star Tribune.  The writer, Mark Brunswic … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, military, media, documentary production, Minnesota National Guard, Luke Heikkila, Mark Brunswick, Star Tribubne

WWII Posters at the Minneapolis Library

Luke Heikkila wrote 7 months ago: As a producer for Twin Cities Public Television I have to admit that I have a pretty cool job.  Not … more →

Tags: military, History, Hennepin county library, Special Collection, Andi McDaniel, Treasures Collected Treasures Share, WWII Posters, Propaganda posters, Ted Hathaway

An idea is born

Luke Heikkila wrote 7 months ago: Twin Cities Public Television (tpt) is seeking funding from donors, viewers, area businesses and lik … more →

Tags: Documentary Development, military, Employment, Veterans, hire a vet, development

Good Question: Why Do We Pay For Public Television?

Jonathon Sharp wrote 7 months ago: [worldnow id=7804603 width=450 height=375 type=video] MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – No one expected Big … more →

Tags: News, watch & listen, Local, Politics, Seen on WCCO-TV, Good question, Syndicated Local, Barack Obama, Big Bird

Premiere Event - you are invited — 4 comments

Luke Heikkila wrote 7 months ago: Some of the subscribers to this blog know me personally and live in Minnesota.  Some of you don … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, military, media, Military Life, documentary production, Minnesota National Guard, Agribusiness Development Team, Beth El Synagogue

VIDEO: Bridging War & Hope - introduction — 1 comment

Luke Heikkila wrote 8 months ago: As promised I am beginning to roll out a few segments of the 30-minute documentary Bridging War … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Travel, military, media, Military Life, Minnesota National Guard, zabul, Shah Joy, Bridging War and Hope

Ed Zed Omega: The Future of Education/Documentaries — 1 comment

Mandford wrote 9 months ago: Alright, enough being coy:  Here’s a little piece WIRED magazine ran on EdZedOmega, the intera … more →

Tags: Writing #2, Science, interview 2, Production, Television, EdZedOmega.org, Zed Omega, Education, Documentary

Alec Baldwin, Morgan Freeman, Luke Heikkila...one of these things is not like the others — 2 comments

Luke Heikkila wrote 9 months ago: It’s been an exciting couple of weeks.  Today marks the 5th of 6 on-line edit days I have sche … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, media, documentary production, Minnesota National Guard, Documentary, on-line edit, Post Production

Bridging War and Hope: the final edit — 5 comments

Luke Heikkila wrote 10 months ago: Editor Jerry Lakso working in an on-line edit suite at Twin Cities Public Television. Seeing images … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, military, media, documentary production, Minnesota National Guard, zabul, Davin Fischer, ADT, Bridging War and Hope

Growing conditions in Afghanistan

Luke Heikkila wrote 10 months ago: I’m not much of a farmer.  A couple of plants on my patio, a tomato plant here and there, that … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Travel, military, Agriculture, Military Life, Minnesota National Guard, Shah Joy, Zabul province, FOB Bullard

Traveling in Minneapolis vs. Traveling in Afghanistan — 5 comments

Luke Heikkila wrote 10 months ago: This week I’ve been working on a documentary dealing with a collection of materials housed at … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Travel, military, media, traveling in Afghanistan, FOB Bullard, m atv, Swap My Ride, mini van

We are all of one world - Faces of Afghanistan — 7 comments

Luke Heikkila wrote 11 months ago:   I recently showed a rough cut of Bridging War & Hope to the Director of Production at Twi … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Travel, military, Agriculture, Photographs, Minnesota National Guard, zabul, Afghan's, ADT


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