Fox Stations Add SRP's Two-Hour STEM Block

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The Fox Owned Television Stations will add a new two-hour block of educational and informational programs next fall, produced and distributed by Steve Rotfeld Productions. Other station groups, including Tribune, also have acquired the shows.

The weekly block, Xploration Nation, consists of four half-hour shows based entirely on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) content, and will feature outer space, earth science, technology and animal science.

“With America falling behind in STEM education, leading corporations and concerned citizens are tackling one of the country’s most pressing challenges. We aim to be part of the solution, and judging from the overwhelmingly positive response, our partner stations do as well,” said Steve Rotfeld, president of Steve Rotfeld Productions, in a statement.

SRP produces other E/I shows for TV stations, including Wild About Animals, hosted by Mariette Hartley; Awesome Adventures, hosted by Nicole Dabeau; and Whaddyado.

Paige Albiniak
Paige Albiniak

Contributing editor Paige Albiniak has been covering the business of television for more than 25 years. She is a longtime contributor to Next TV, Broadcasting + Cable and Multichannel News. She concurrently serves as editorial director for The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences (G.E.M.A.). She has written for such publications as TVNewsCheck, The New York Post, Variety, CBS Watch and more. Albiniak was B+C’s Los Angeles bureau chief from September 2002 to 2004, and an associate editor covering Congress and lobbying for the magazine in Washington, D.C., from January 1997 - September 2002.