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Austin High School , Austin, TX
In May 2010, NewsHour Extra headed to the Southwest for a visit to Austin High School and to attend the annual PBS convention. Students collaborated with mentors from the local PBS affiliates KLRU and KUT. It was lunchtime, so pizza was plentiful.
The students also visited the PBS annual conference, where one of the reporters caught up with PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger (without realizing who she was).