Viewpoint – The Family History Guide Blog

April 5, 2025

Dates for Viewpoint Broadcasts

The Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid project recently sent us the following message: “The national airing of your commercial is set to take place on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 during Prime Time on Fox Business Network (FBN).” Viewpoint will send exact times for the airings once they are received from the Network, which is typically 24-48 hours in advance. We will...

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February 15, 2025

Update: Viewpoint broadcast for The Family History Guide

The schedule for The Family History Guide’s appearance on the Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid is finally being set. The 30-second commercial piece of the broadcast package will air nationwide on the Fox Business News channel in April. The commercial with then air in various U.S. regions on several PBS affiliate channels, and the “Demo” (three-minute segment featuring The Family History...

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January 13, 2025

Update: Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid project

It has been a while since we posted about the Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid project featuring The Family History Guide. So, let’s get up to speed with what has been happening: We recently received the edited video footage for the 30-second commercial, the broadcast piece )about three minutes long), and the documentary (broadcast piece plus another three minutes. Our Management...

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September 22, 2024

ViewPoint with Dennis Quaid: Filming Update

This week we completed the video filming for our partnership project with ViewPoint and The Family History Guide Association. The next step will be video editing, a process that will take about five to six weeks. Then the PBS video, documentary video, and 30-second commercial will be released nationwide sometime between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Those who were interviewed...

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August 18, 2024

Update on the Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid Project

A while back we announced a groundbreaking opportunity with the Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid project. You can read about the announcement here. Here are some items that will bring you up-to-date on the latest developments with the project:

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May 25, 2024

Breaking News: The Family History Guide on PBS

It has been a landmark week for The Family History Guide Association. On May 20 we received an unexpected email from “Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid,” a popular documentary series that runs on various PBS channels. Their research team had selected us as a potential partner for the filming of their new project: Roots Rediscovered – Exploring the World of Genealogy....

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