MEETING AMANPOUR AND COMPANY, TRUE CRIME THE ID WAY and More Kick Off PaleyLive Fall 2018

The Paley Center for Media today announced it has selected four outstanding programs to kick off the PaleyLive Fall 2018 season including: Meeting Amanpour and Company; Special Preview: Basketball: A Love Story; True Crime, The ID Way; and Special Preview: New Amsterdam. A limited number of tickets will be on sale for these highly anticipated programs, with tickets first available to Paley Patron, Supporting, and Individual Members. Complimentary tickets to Meeting Amanpour and Company are available to Paley Members only.

"We're thrilled to feature these incredible programs as the first selections of our PaleyLive Fall 2018 season," said Maureen J. Reidy, the Paley Center's President & CEO. "Our renowned PaleyLive series continues to set the bar for excellence in producing programs that engender educational and entertaining discussions centered around today's most important television shows and specials."

PaleyLive programs offer television fans the rare opportunity to engage with the cast and creative teams of their favorite programs in intimate settings held at The Paley Center for Media in New York. All PaleyLive programs are selected by the Paley Center to not only expand society's understanding of the cultural, creative, and social significance of television, but also for their ability to educate and entertain the public.

The initial PaleyLive NY Fall 2018 schedule is as follows:

Paley Center Members-Only Event: Meeting Amanpour and Company

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

6:30 pm

On September 10 WNET and CNN will launch an exciting new public affairs series, Amanpour and Company. Paley Center members will get a behind-the-scenes look at this wide-ranging, and insightful program featuring smart conversations led by one of the world's leading journalists, Christiane Amanpour. The show will feature in-depth interviews with global thought leaders, encompassing politics, business, and technology to arts, Science and sports. Amanpour will be joined in discussion by her first-class team of correspondents: Walter Isaacson, Michel Martin, Alicia Menendez, and Hari Sreenivasan, with Neal Shapiromoderating. The group will discuss the new journalistic endeavor and the process of creating an innovative later-night program.

Special Preview: New Amsterdam

Monday, September 24, 2018

7:00 pm

The Paley Center is pleased to preview the pilot of NBC's eagerly anticipated medical series, New Amsterdam, about a confident and smart incoming medical director Dr. Max Goodwin who seeks to shake up the bureaucracy of an underfunded and underappreciated public hospital. Working with doctors Helen Sharpe, Floyd Reynolds, and Lauren Bloom, Iggy Frome and Vijay Kapoor. Goodwin pushes for the hospital to return to focusing on the needs of patients. New Amsterdam is inspired by Dr. Eric Manheimer's Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital, a memoir reflecting on his 15 years as Medical Director of America's oldest public hospital.

Following the screening will be a discussion with the cast and creative team including: Ryan Eggold ("Dr. Max Goodwin"); Freema Agyeman ("Dr. Helen Sharpe"); Janet Montgomery ("Dr. Lauren Bloom"); Jocko Sims ("Dr. Floyd Reynolds"); Tyler Labine ("Dr. Iggy Frome"); Anupam Kher ("Dr. Vijay Kapoor"); David Schulner, Creator and Executive Producer; Peter Horton, Executive Producer and Director; and Dr. Eric Manheimer, MD, Producer and Author, Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital.

Special Preview: Basketball: A Love Story

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

7:00 pm

The Paley Center will present a special preview of highlights from Dan Klores' highly anticipated Basketball: A Love Story, a monumental film that will debut on ESPN in October. We will screen several of the short stories that help to create a MOSAIC about the game with an emotional pull on fans around the world. Klores, a Peabody Award recipient, has interviewed more than 160 players, coaches, executives and reporters to illuminate all aspects of the basketball universe, from the artistry to the social issues to the business. After the screening, our illustrious panelists including Klores, legendary player Earl Monroe, former NBA Commissioner David Stern, and moderator Jackie "Mac" MacMullan will discuss why basketball is especially thriving in the digital age.

True Crime, The ID Way

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

6:30 pm

Cable's Investigation Discovery - ID - has consistently presented hard-hitting, powerful coverage of true-crime cases since 2008, when it was an early leader in recognizing America's infatuation with the genre. With its current offerings-On the Case with Paula Zahn, Scene of the Crime with Tony Harris, Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall, and The Real Story with Maria Elena Salinas-the channel provides viewers with valuable insights into the criminal investigatory process and the human cost of violent crime on not just the victims, but also their survivors. The Paley Center assembles a panel of ID hosts including Paula Zahn, Tamron Hall, and Tony Harris for an exploration of the professional, legal, and ethical challenges faced by journalists working in this genre. Henry S. Schlieff, group president of ID, the Travel Channel, Destination America, and American Heroes Channel, will be on hand to introduce the event.

Paley Center Supporting and Patron Members can reserve their free tickets to Meeting Amanpour and Company beginning August 15 at noon; free tickets for Paley Center Individual Members can be reserved starting at noon on August 16. To learn more about the benefits of Paley Membership, including the ability to reserve tickets to this event, please visit paleycenter.org/join-us.

Tickets for New Amsterdam, Basketball: A Love Story, and True Crime, The ID Way will be available for sale to Paley Patron & Supporting Members at noon on August 15; Individual Members at noon on August 16; and to the general public at noon on August 17. The general public is strongly encouraged to sign up for Paley Center Membership as these programs often sell out during the Member presale purchase period. For more information on tickets and other benefits of Paley Membership, please visit paleycenter.org.

Media Contact: Teresa Brady, The Paley Center for Media, tbrady@paleycenter.org, 212-621-6697

About The Paley Center for Media

The Paley Center for Media, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with locations in New York and Los Angeles, leads the discussion about the cultural, creative, and social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms for the professional community and media-interested public. Drawing upon its curatorial expertise, an international collection, and close relationships with the leaders of the media community, the Paley Center examines the intersections between media and society. The general public can access the Paley Center's permanent media collection, which contains over 160,000 television and radio programs and advertisements, and participate in programs that explore and celebrate the creativity, the innovations, the personalities, and the leaders who are shaping media. Through the global programs of its Media Council and International Council, the Paley Center also serves as a neutral setting where media professionals can engage in discussion and debate about the evolving media landscape. Previously known as The Museum of Television & Radio, the Paley Center was founded in 1975 by William S. Paley, a pioneering innovator in the industry. For more information, please visit paleycenter.org

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