Planet Forward, a website-turned-television show spearheaded by GW Professor Frank Sesno and research institution Public Agenda, aired last night on PBS.
To coincide with the premiere, GW Sustainability hosted a viewing party at Funger Hall that was attended by several university students and staff members, including students who had been working on the project since the beginning of the school year as part of the Planet Forward “Core.” These students had helped come up with the title for the show, make content for the website and show, and reach out to the public.
Sesno and GW President Steven Knapp were in attendance to give remarks before the viewing. Both stressed the importance of dialogue and GW’s involvement in finding alternative energy sources.
Due to technology glitches, the show wasn’t watched live on PBS, but was viewed via DVD, which included backstage footage shot taken during the taping by GW student and GWTV staff member Andrew Springer.
After the hour-long show – which included a panel discussion with energy experts and an exclusive interview with Obama’s Climate Czar Carol Browner – Sesno took questions from some of the audience members, who suggested ideas for future episodes and expressed support for the concept of the show.
“I am hopeful,” said one audience member after watching the premiere, adding that she looked forward to further televised discussions on the world’s energy future.
Footage of the show will soon be put up on Planet Forward’s website, www.PlanetForward.org, and a ‘webisode’ sequel to the premiere will also appear on the site late next month.
-Alex Laska
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