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….

The Story of ‘The Roosevelts’ Continues Online

September 23, 2014

For many public television viewers, a seven-night TV viewing marathon came to a close Saturday with the final on-air broadcast…

"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…

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…

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…