FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2013 DALLAS/FORT WORTH – On the April episode of KERA’s CEO, host Lee Cullum talks with John Mackey, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, about early challenges the company faced bringing the natural foods supermarket concept to a skeptical public. Mackey says, “We were one of the first inventors [...]
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KERA JOINS DIGITAL CONVERGENCE ALLIANCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2013 (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX) – KERA announced today that it has joined the Digital Convergence Alliance, a consortium of public television stations that have come together to centralize master control broadcast operations. The Digital Convergence Alliance includes public television stations from several regions of the country. The efficiencies resulting from this [...]
KERA’s “CEO” FEATURES BRUCE SAMMIS OF LOCKTON DUNNING BENEFITS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 21, 2013 DALLAS/FORT WORTH – On the March episode of KERA’s CEO, host Lee Cullum talks with Bruce Sammis, CEO of Lockton Dunning Benefits, about sweeping changes facing employers brought on by health care reform. “The math would suggest that the companies who get out of health care would put a [...]
“ERASING THE STIGMA” MENTAL ILLNESS SYMPOSIUM TO AIR ON KERA TV
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 15, 2013 Presented by KERA, The Dallas Morning News and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings DALLAS/FORT WORTH – KERA, the public broadcasting station of North Texas, will air Erasing the Stigma: Mental Illness and the Search for Solutions on Wednesday, February 20 at 7:00 p.m. on KERA TV. Why is there still such [...]
KERA’s “CEO” FEATURES STEVE IVY OF HERITAGE AUCTIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2013 DALLAS/FORT WORTH – On the February episode of CEO, Heritage Auctions CEO, Steve Ivy, talks with host Lee Cullum about the business of buying and selling collectibles. Ivy shares how his passion for collecting coins as a boy led to heading the third-largest auction house in the world. Also, [...]
KERA’s “CEO” FEATURES GERALD J. FORD OF DIAMOND A FORD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 29, 2012 This December on KERA’s CEO with Lee Cullum DALLAS/FORT WORTH – On the December episode of CEO, chairman and CEO of Diamond A Ford Corp., Gerald J. Ford, speaks with host Lee Cullum about his recapitalization strategy for troubled banks. Although his company managed to sidestep the recent banking [...]
KERA’s “CEO” FEATURES SATISH GUPTA OF SB INTERNATIONAL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 25, 2012 DALLAS/FORT WORTH – DALLAS/FORT WORTH – On the October episode of CEO, Satish Gupta, Founder and CEO of SB International, Inc., discusses the global reach of the steel company and the growing demand for SB products in the oil and gas industry. Gupta details the U.S. policy changes he says [...]
THE TEXAS DEBATES: RACE FOR U.S. SENATE: Ted Cruz vs. Paul Sadler
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 9, 2012 DALLAS/FORT WORTH – KERA, the public broadcasting station of North Texas, will host a debate between the Republican and Democratic nominees for U.S. Senate. In The Texas Debates: Race for U.S. Senate, Republican Ted Cruz, former Texas Solicitor General, and Democratic candidate and former state representative Paul Sadler will [...]
KERA EXPANDS LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE WITH $1M GIFT FROM LYDA HILL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 4, 2012 DALLAS/FORT WORTH – KERA, the public broadcasting station of North Texas, is proud to announce the Lyda Hill Foundation has paved the way for the expansion of KERA’s regional news coverage with a generous lead gift of $1 million. Last year, Ms. Hill funded news reporting, coverage and programs [...]
KERA’s “CEO” FEATURES ROLAND DICKEY, JR. OF DICKEY’S BARBECUE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 27, 2012 This October on KERA’s CEO with Lee Cullum DALLAS/FORT WORTH – On the October episode of CEO, Roland Dickey, Jr., President and CEO of Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc., traces the history of Dickey’s Barbecue, a Dallas favorite since 1941. Through explosive growth in franchising, the home-grown fare now reaches [...]