New York's WNET is looking for a few good donors, reports the Daily News. The station needs cash to digitally restore some of its most valuable programming, including "American Family" (1973) and "The Great American Dream Machine" (1971-72).
The Annenberg Foundation has given $3.5 million to the Metropolitan Opera to help keep the company's weekly broadcasts on the air, reports the New York Times (reg. req.). ChevronTexaco withdrew its support for the Met earlier this year.