All things not considered?

Shake up at Houston Public Media: Beloved radio personality given notice after 25 years of service

By Joel Luks

06.04.13 | 1:37 pm

Employees at Houston Public Media were surprised to learn that a restructuring plan that began more than 18 months ago resulted in the termination of two employees Monday. Director of operation ...

CultureMap Video

A hidden Houston is revealed: 10 stories of the city that will surprise you

By Joel Luks

04.19.13 | 11:50 am

You can always count on Houston's Voice partners to deliver thoughtful video vignettes that spotlight tales from the city, anything from influentials doing what they do best to events that advo ...

A New Ernie

Local TV star fights back from bike accident, loses 60 pounds in dramatic weight battle

By Tyler Rudick

02.03.13 | 3:01 pm

September 2011 marked the beginning of a rough patch for local public television celeb Ernie Manouse. "I was literally laid up for two-and-a-half months after the accident," he says o ...

Live from the Manor

Downton Abbey rap session: HoustonPBS plans new talk show devoted to wildly popular drama

By Tyler Rudick

01.04.13 | 2:16 pm

Looking to tap into America's ceaseless hunger for British period dramas, HoustonPBS is launching an audience-driven talk show devoted to all things Downton Abbey —&nb ...

A courthouse screening

After a $65 million makeover, the historic Harris County Courthouse becomes a movie star

By Joel Luks

09.12.12 | 7:29 am

When more than 30,000 people first treaded up the pink granite steps of the Harris County Courthouse on Texas Independence Day, March 2, 1910, they were welcomed by an awe-inspiring five-story atri ...

Sneak peek documentary screening: The 1910 Harris County Courthouse

09.12.12

This new 30-minute documentary details the restoration of one of Houston's most historic buildings, one that features a spectacular stained glass skylight and stunning, marble clad rotunda. The

On HoustonPBS

The best interviewer on TV: Ernie Manouse celebrates 150 episodes by staying true to his roots

By Whitney Radley

02.23.12 | 5:56 am

Anyone who watches HoustonPBS knows InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse, the television conversation show that reveals the life stories of local and national notables.  It's like Inside the ...

Shelby About Town

Mozart, manor houses and Mercury Baroque make for hot topics in this week's social swirl

By Shelby Hodge

01.31.12 | 3:45 pm

Friday was Mozart's 256th birthday so what better way to celebrate the upcoming "Rock Me Amadeus!" Symphony Ball than with a birthday luncheon in the San Remo Room at Tony's. That ...

HoustonPBS Elevate Lecture Series: Condoleezza Rice

Rice University

11.08.11

In a moderated discussion hosted by HoustonPBS producer Ernie Manouse, Condoleezza Rice will offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse of diplomatic negotiations during her years in Washington serving as t

HoustonPBS Community Cinema: Lioness

12.14.11

How did five female Army support soldiers, mechanics, supply clerks and engineers end up fighting alongside the Marines in some of the bloodiest counterinsurgency battles of the Iraq War? Direc