North Carolina People features Dean Griffiths and SILS alum William Powell

The television broadcast, North Carolina People, featured Dr. José-Marie Griffiths, dean of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science on Friday, December 1, 2006 at 9:00 p.m. on UNC-TV. An encore presentation was broadcast at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 3 with the episode airing on UNC-TV's North Carolina channel (UNC-NC) during the upcoming week. For those who missed the broadcast, the video of the interview may be accessed at North Carolina People with William Friday. The program is a production of UNC-TV.

The broadcast features a one-on-one interview with former University of North Carolina President, William Friday, who hosts the long-running television show.

Friday says on the program's Web site that, "North Carolina People has been an interesting and educational journey for me because I have learned so much from this talented array of citizens of our state. It is indeed a privilege to be a part of a program whose guests have provided so much inspiration and personal experience in their visits with our viewers. Each of them has been interesting, entertaining and instructive."

On December 15, SILS alumni, William Powell was also featured on North Carolina People. Powell recently published his latest book, Encyclopedia of North Carolina. The show was broadcast at 9:00 p.m. on Friday, December 15 with an encore presentation at 5:30 p.m. on December 17.

To view the interview between Dean Griffiths and William Friday, visit the Web site at: http://www.unctv.org/webcast/biographies/ncpeople.html#jmgriffith