RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, 10/3/2022 — PBS North Carolina announces season two of its original series Side by Side with Nido Qubein. Each week, Dr. Qubein sits down with an influential leader from the world of culture, politics, business and technology in an engaging conversation about innovation and resilience. The new season premieres Tuesday, October 4, at 7 PM, on PBS NC and the PBS Video App with a one-on-one with legendary college basketball coach Roy Williams. Other guests this season include ESPN anchor Sage Steele, Netflix cofounder Marc Randolph, Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan, chef and TV personality Vivian Howard, Simply Southern founder Ginger Aydogdu, STEM educator Steve Spangler and KIND founder and executive Daniel Lubetzky.
In addition to serving as president of High Point University (HPU), Dr. Qubein is a successful author and sought-after professional speaker. As host of HPU’s Access to Innovators series, he interviewed such notable guests as Secretaries of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice and General Colin Powell, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, writer Malcolm Gladwell and veteran newscaster Tom Brokaw. In season 1 of Side by Sidewith Nido Qubein, Dr.Qubein conversed with a variety of leaders, including consultant and philanthropist Dr. Robert Brown, ABC News anchor Byron Pitts, US Army Captain Charlie Plumb and Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall.
“PBS NC shares valuable and inspiring stories with viewers throughout our state and beyond,” says Nido Qubein. “Side by Side is proud to showcase many of those inspiring stories and we are grateful for the enthusiastic response we’ve received from our viewers and supporters.”
Funding for Side by Side with Nido Qubein is made possible by Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., The Budd Group and Ashley Home Store.
Broadcast Schedule
Side by Side with Nido Qubein airs every Tuesday night, 7 PM, on PBS NC and on the PBS Video App.
Episode 1
Roy Williams, Retired Men’s UNC Basketball Coach
Premieres October 4, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 2
Sage Steele, Host/Anchor of SportsCenter, ESPN
Premieres October 11, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 3
Marc Randolph, Netflix Cofounder & Tech Entrepreneur
Premieres October 18, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 4
Bill Rogers, Chairman/CEO Truist Financial Corporation
Premieres October 25, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 5
Roy Carroll, Founder, President & CEO, The Carroll Companies
Premieres November 1, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 6
Nancy Vaughan, Mayor of Greensboro
Premieres November 8, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 7
Zack Matheny, President of Downtown Greensboro Inc.
Premieres November 15, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 8
Vivian Howard, Chef, Restauranteur, Author & TV Host
Premieres November 22, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 9
Maurice “Mo” Green, Executive Director, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
Premieres November 29, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 10
Russell Weiner, COO Domino’s Pizza
Premieres December 6, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 11
Camesha Whittaker, Bethune-Cookman University
Premieres December 13, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 12
Anders Gustafsson, President, CEO Volvo Car USA
Premieres December 20, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 13
JiNan Glasgow George, Founder of Neo IP
Premieres December 27, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 14
William Kennard, Former FCC Chairman, Former EU Ambassador
Premieres January 3, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 15
Lenora Billings-Harris, Diversity Strategist & Author
Premieres January 10, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 16
Connor McKemey, CEO of Mac Mentality
Premieres January 17, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 17
Ginger Aydogdu, Simply Southern Founder
Premieres January 24, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 18
Stan Kelly, President, CEO Piedmont Triad Partnership
Premieres January 31, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 19
Daniel Burrus, Futurist & Disruptive Innovation Expert
Premieres February 7, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 20
Jane Herlong, Southern Humorist, Speaker & Author
Premieres February 14, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 21
Skip Prichard, President & CEO of OCLC
Premieres February 21, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 22
Barbara Mistick D.M., President NAICU
Premiere February 28, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 23
Steve Spangler, Author, Science Teacher, Magician
Premieres March 7, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 24
Charles Freeman, President of Business Ops, Orlando Magic
Premieres March 14, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 25
Tamsen Webster, Speaker & Presentation Strategist
Premieres March 21, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Episode 26
Daniel Lubetzky, Founder & Chief Executive of Kind LLC
Premieres March 28, 7 PM, on PBS NC
Nido Qubein immigrated to the United States from the Middle East as a teenager in search of a college education. He supported himself through college, attending Mount Olive College, then High Point University to receive his bachelor’s degree and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for graduate studies. His entrepreneurial spirit and work ethic led him to a variety of business ventures and leadership positions with Truist Financial Corporation, La-Z Boy Corporation, Great Harvest Bread Company and nThrive. He has served on the board of several national organizations and, since 2005, as the president of High Point University. Dr. Qubein is the recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and the Daughters of the American Revolution Americanism Award and was inducted into the Horatio Alger Association for Distinguished Americans. To learn more about Nido Qubein, visit nidoqubein.com.
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