Ken Burns
My Favorite Things: Erik Ernst
December 31, 2017
As 2017 winds to a close, we’re looking back on some of our favorite memories of the year. From favorite…
The Next Base: “Jackie Robinson” by Ken Burns
April 15, 2016
In recognition of Jackie Robinson Day, we want to take another look at the new Ken Burns documentary about the life…
New Ken Burns: Jackie Robinson
April 9, 2016
Ken Burns’ newest documentary, Jackie Robinson, goes way beyond baseball and can turn anyone (even yours truly) into a fan….
The Best of Public Television on WPT
August 6, 2015
As we enter our August membership drive, Wisconsin Public Television is excited to have some of the best in drama,…
Explore Wisconsin’s Groundbreaking Cancer Research and Treatment
April 2, 2015
Now that we’ve watched Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies from Ken Burns this week (miss it? Watch it online…
Preview Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
March 25, 2015
I’ve watched a half dozen or so of the stories on cancerfilms.org that document how people cope with cancer, and…
PBS Stars Join In On Colbert Farewell
December 19, 2014
For last night’s finale of The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, Stephen Colbert invited a couple familiar Sesame Street friends, Ken…
A Look Ahead with WPT’s Director of Programming: Spring 2015
December 4, 2014
“My job is not to put great programming on television; My job is to keep really bad programming off television….
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