TV

TV and other content produced by Fedor Kossakovski.

Short Broadcast Pieces

As a freelance producer, I often work with Miles O'Brien Productions putting together science segments for the PBS NewsHour. Featured are some of the 10+ pieces produced, though I fact-check almost all of Miles’ pieces:

Coal ash is a particularly dangerous byproduct of our dependence on fossil fuels. In communities that have dealt with coal ash spills, the incidents sparked concerns about toxins potentially seeping into water. Utilities have been pushed to adopt tougher safety standards -- but activists say the companies are resisting rules necessary for public health.

The question of when a COVID-19 vaccine might be available is perhaps the most pressing in the world. There have been a number of recent headlines on this fr...

A young startup called Relativity is pushing space technology forward by pushing 3D printing technology to its limits, building the largest metal 3D printer in the world. And other major companies anxious to try these new ways of manufacturing, too. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien looks at some of the amazing advances that's launching the technology into a new era.

For months, scientists and public officials have relied upon computer-based models to try to predict the trajectory or the coronavirus outbreak. But models a...

Long Broadcast Pieces

Coronavirus Pandemic -- PBS FRONTLINE (2020)

I was a co-producer on this hour-long special by Miles O’Brien Productions, investigating the origins of COVID-19 in the US and how the response has differed between Washington State and Washington DC. In co-producing this incredibly fast turnaround program, I helped find storylines, coordinate interviews, search for archive, and factcheck the script.

An investigation into the U.S. response to COVID-19, from Washington State to Washington, D.C. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support ...

Majesty of Music and Math -- New Mexico PBS (2018)

I was a producer on this hour-long special by Miles O’Brien Production, featuring Santa Fe Institute’s Cris Moore exploring the connections between music and math with the help of the Santa Fe Symphony. In producing this program, I helped develop the script and manage the filming.

UPDATE: Majesty of Music and Math has won a 2019 Rocky Mountain regional Emmy Award!

Uploaded by New Mexico PBS, KNME-TV on 2018-11-29.

I have also done research for these other films for Miles O'Brien Productions:

Nuclear Meltdown Disaster
PBS NOVA -- 29 July 2015

Go inside the Fukushima power plants for the minute-by-minute story of what went wrong. Airing July 29, 2015 at 9 pm on PBS

15 Years of Terror
PBS NOVA -- 7 September 2016

From 9/11 to today's crowd-sourced violence, trace how terrorists' strategies have evolved. Airing September 7, 2016 at 9 pm on PBS NOVA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapbs

Inside the Megafire
PBS NOVA -- 8 May 2019.

The Nuclear Option
PBS NOVA -- 11 January 2017

How will we power the planet without wrecking the climate? Airing January 11, 2017 at 9 pm on PBS NOVA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapbs NOVA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novapbs/

Scientists investigate what was behind the deadly megafires that swept through California in 2018

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