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PBS Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary with "Great Performances"

TV critic David Bianculli takes another look at the documentary series. His only quibble is in the billing: unlike the broadcasting company, the show is only 18 years old.

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Other segments from the episode on October 9, 1992

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, October 9, 1992: Interview with Sheila Kuehl; Interview with Judy Niemack; Review of the television show "Great Performances."
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Actor-Turned-Activist Sheila Kuehl

Most people will remember Kuehl as Zelda Gilroy on the old TV show "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis." Her acting career ended when rumors began to circulate that she was a lesbian -- and those rumors were true. Kuehl is now a women's rights lawyer and one of the most vocal lesbian activists in Los Angeles

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Singer Judy Niemack's Move from Classical to Jazz

The Village Voice says classically trained Niemack is like "Barbra Streisand without the hysterics....She combines the best of both worlds; a cabaret singer's respect for melody as written and a jazz singer's eagerness to have a go at it." Her new album is called "Heart's Desire."

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