Burns has made a string of high-profile public TV documentaries, including "The Civil War," "Jazz" and "Baseball."
His last GM-backed project is "The National Parks: America's Best Idea," a six-part series airing this fall.
Burns' spokesman Dave Donovan tells The Detroit News that Burns is "incredibly grateful" for GM's support, calling it "an extraordinary contribution to public television."
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Information from: The Detroit News, http://www.detnews.com
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