Thursday, January 29, 2009
PBS Airs “The Polio Crusade” Based on Professor’s Book
Tune in to your local PBS station next Monday for an in-depth look at one of the biggest public health crises of the 20th century.
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) will air “The Polio Crusade,” a one-hour television documentary based in part on History Professor David Oshinsky’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, at 8 p.m. (CST) Feb. 2.
Oshinsky won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in history for “Polio: An American Story” (Oxford University Press, 2005) which details America’s obsession with the disease.
“The Polio Crusade,” produced…
