COLLEGE PARK — “Creating Camden Yards,” an oral history documentary produced by The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, will air on Maryland Public Television (MPT) this October.
The documentary, which is part of a larger multimedia project exploring the people and events behind the Baltimore Orioles’ ballpark, will debut on MPT at 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5.
Student journalists conducted interviews with nearly 60 key figures in the story of Camden Yards as part of the oral history project. The documentary guides audiences through the pivotal moments that shaped the ballpark.
"The impact of Camden Yards has been seismic, extending far beyond Baltimore and Maryland. Watching a baseball game in a major league ballpark has changed in ways that can be credited directly to what happened in Downtown Baltimore,” said Mark Hyman, director of the Povich Center. "I’m enormously proud of the more than two dozen students who worked on the project as reporters, researchers, editors and in video production.”
The full list of air times for “Creating Camden Yards” on MPT in October can be found below. Visit MPT.org for more programming information.
- Monday, Oct. 5 — 9 p.m.
- Tuesday, Oct. 6 — 1:30 a.m.
- Monday, Oct. 12 — 8 p.m. (MPT2/Create®)
- Sunday, Oct. 18 — 4 p.m.
The 60-minute film will also be available to stream starting on Oct. 6 on the MPT website. Viewers will also be able to access the film via the PBS app on mobile devices and smart TVs.
Interview subjects featured in “Creating Camden Yards” include Orioles owner David Rubenstein, former Baltimore Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke, former Orioles broadcaster Jon Miller and more prominent names in Baltimore sports and politics.
Hyman and Sandy Banisky, a retired professor of journalism at Merrill College, covered the development of Camden Yards as Baltimore Sun reporters, and they led more than two dozen students in reporting. Nathan Stevens, broadcast production lecturer at Merrill College, led video production. Kate Yanchulis, assistant director of the Povich Center, and Andy Knobel, a freelance editor and former Baltimore Sun deputy sports editor, also contributed to the project.
For more information, contact Kate Yanchulis, assistant director of the Povich Center (katerp@umd.edu).