"Ken Burns’ Ken Burns": A Playfully Hilarious Parody

September 17, 2014

“What a lot of people don’t realize is that Ken wasn’t in the Civil War. He didn’t play baseball or…

New Video Remembers Wisconsin’s Nazi Resistance Hero

September 16, 2014

Today is Mildred Fish-Harnack day in Wisconsin, an annual day to honor and remember the Wisconsin-born and raised hero who…

Watch Ken Burns on The Daily Show

September 16, 2014

A big national documentary project like The Roosevelts: An Intimate History means more than just a week of great TV…

Watch the Full Roosevelts Series Online Now

September 15, 2014

Did you watch the first episode of Ken Burns’ The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Sunday night? Can’t wait for the…

Theodore Roosevelt – America’s Real Renaissance Man

September 10, 2014

“He’s the writing-est president in American history, by far… He’s an intellectual. He read a book a day, sometimes three…

Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning

August 30, 2014

“Sometimes you annihilate yourself. That is something one needs to be able to do” – Dorothea Lange Dorothea Lange was…

Watch Ken Burns’ visit to Letterman

August 21, 2014

“Is Peter Coyote still doing the voice of these?” David Letterman asked Ken Burns last night about his award-winning documentary…

Ken Burns Film ‘The Roosevelts’ Coming in September

August 9, 2014

When we return to the office Monday, WPT staff will make final edits to the September program guide, which features…