The Emory University Confucius Institute issued the following announcement on July 21.
On the heels of winning six regional Emmy awards in June, “Your Fantastic Mind,” a television series partnership between the Emory Brain Health Center and Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB), is now airing in multiple cities across the nation.
The news magazine-style show, airing across Georgia since the Season 1 debut in 2019, highlights patient stories and reports on pioneering science and clinical advances in the areas of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, sleep medicine and rehabilitation medicine.
Earlier this year, “Your Fantastic Mind” was accepted for nationwide distribution by the National Educational Telecommunications Association. Season 2 is currently being made available to PBS stations across the country for inclusion in summer and fall programming schedules.
To date, the show has been picked up by 18 PBS stations in 17 markets, including 10 markets ranked in the nation’s top 30 largest television markets. The show is also airing statewide in five states - South Carolina, Kentucky, Maryland, Indiana and Mississippi.
The current markets, and their rankings, include: Los, Angeles, CA (#2); San Francisco, CA (#6); Washington DC (#9); Minneapolis, MN (#14); Denver, CO (#16); Portland, OR (#21); Indianapolis, IN - two PBS stations (#25); Pittsburgh, PA (#26); Baltimore, MD (#28); Salt Lake City, UT (#30); South Carolina (#35); Austin, TX (#38); Grand Rapids, MI (#41); Albuquerque-Sante Fe, NM (#48); Memphis, TN (#51); Eureka, CA (#193) and Roanoke-Tri Cities (parts of VA and TN).
The Season 2 episodes of “Your Fantastic Mind” airing nationally originally premiered in September 2020 and consisted of seven episodes broadcast on GPB’s statewide television network. They featured researchers, experts and patients from Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University, University of Kentucky, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Rush University and others. Funding assistance for Season 2 was provided by the Southern Company Charitable Foundation.
"We are honored to have this opportunity to extend the reach of these powerful stories and their transformative brain health information. The show’s exploration of both the science and the implications of these amazing discoveries help us continue our work to improve lives and provide hope, not only for the communities we serve, but far beyond,” says Jonathan S. Lewin, MD, executive vice president for health affairs at Emory.
In June, Season 2 of YFM was honored with multiple Emmy awards from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Southeast Chapter. The show was nominated for eight awards and won six, including best TV series. Read more.
Season 3 of “Your Fantastic Mind” is currently in production and will premiere later this fall. Please check your local listings for air dates and times.
Original source can be found here.
Source: The Emory University Confucius Institute
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