Q&A: Stanley Nelson, director of Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool on American Masters

January 30, 2020

Miles Davis: Horn player, bandleader, innovator. Elegant, intellectual, vain. Callous, conflicted, controversial. Magnificent, mercurial. Genius. The very embodiment of cool….

2019 Holiday Schedule

December 13, 2019

Enjoy holiday specials and more this month on PBS Wisconsin! Click on the highlighted text for additional air-times and video…

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with WPT!

September 23, 2019

From Sept. 15-Oct. 15, we celebrate the contributions and presence of Hispanic and Latinx Americans in the United States through…

Enjoy Ken Burns’ Country Music with a Wisconsin twist

September 15, 2019

After many months of anticipation, we’re thrilled to share Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns with Wisconsin Public Television…

Remembering Toni Morrison

August 6, 2019

Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, a literary giant whose work transcended race and time, has died at the age of 88…

Tune In: American Experience: Woodstock – Three Days That Defined A Generation

August 6, 2019

Fifty years after half a million young people journeyed to a dairy farm in upstate New York for a concert,…

Director’s Cut season finale: John Whitehead

June 3, 2019

We wrap up Season 12 of Director’s Cut with an excellent music documentary. Director John Whitehead rolls into town to…

Celebrate LGBTQ Pride this June on WPT!

May 31, 2019

Diverse perspectives contribute greatly to our knowledge and understanding of the culture and diversity of Wisconsin residents. Fifty years after…