Michael Kirk

director, co-producer and co-writer

Guest

Director of the new PBS Frontline documentary “Supreme Revenge” . He has produced more than 200 national television programs and has produced, directed and written more than 100 hours of FRONTLINE, the PBS flagship long-form documentary series. Michael Kirk has won every major award in broadcast journalism, including four Peabody Awards, four duPont-Columbia Awards, two George Polk Awards, 16 Emmy Awards, and 12 Writers Guild of America Awards.

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The Frontline documentary “Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court” looks at the couple from their upbringings to their rise in politics.

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A new Frontline documentary explores why American presidents have declined to aggressively confront Vladimir Putin as he tried to rebuild the Soviet Union.

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“Supreme Revenge” describes increasingly bitter battles over the highest court in the land. It’s the title of a Frontline documentary featuring Reagan, Obama and Trump.

The Supreme Court and Partisan Politics

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