WPT Previews: American Experience’s Mark Samels Takes Us Inside “The Battle of Chosin”

October 31, 2016

When he visited Wisconsin recently, American Experience Executive Producer, Wisconsin native and University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate Mark Samels talked with…

A Look Ahead with WPT’s Director of Programming: Fall 2015

August 18, 2015

 “There are only 21 hours of prime time in the week. We can’t expand time.” – Garry Denny, Director of…

‘Last Days’ Shares Untold Stories from the Vietnam War

April 21, 2015

American Experience “Last Days in Vietnam” airs 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 on WPT. Scroll to the end to see…

You’re Invited: Free Screening of Last Days in Vietnam in Madison

March 20, 2015

Join Wisconsin Public Television and the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs for a free screening of the Academy Award-nominated documentary,…

Online Exclusive: Watch Oscar-Nominated Last Days in Vietnam

February 5, 2015

Wisconsin Public Television and PBS have long been a home for the best documentary films on series like P.O.V., Independent…

8 Activities for your Halloween

October 30, 2014

Looking for some creative ways to spend your Halloween? There’s plenty of fun costume ideas, gripping dramas, delicious recipes and…

Revisiting Freedom Summer

June 21, 2014

50 summers ago, a historic effort to shatter the foundations of white supremacy in Mississippi changed everything. In the summer…

Watching Our Presidents on Presidents Day

February 17, 2014

As the snow falls over much of Wisconsin, many of us are thinking of hunkering down somewhere warm on yet…