Wnet Upnext

Executive Producer/Project Director Eugenia Harvey and Producer Maya Navon to learn more about the Multi-Platform Initiatives unit, which includes Chasing the Dream: Poverty & Opportunity in America and Peril and Promise: The Challenge of Climate Change. The post WNET Up Next: Peril and Promise – Eugenia Harvey & Maya Navon appeared first on The WNET Group.

In the final episode of a trio devoted to Thirteen’s “Summer of ’69” celebration, WNET Up Next takes a look at the iconic music festival that took place in August of 1969 on a farm in upstate New York.  Originally planned as a small  “Aquarian Exposition”,  Woodstock  drew hundreds of thousands of people to an event […] The post WNET Up Next: “Summer of ’69 – Woodstock” appeared first on The WNET Group.

In its continuing look at Thirteen’s “Summer of ’69” series, WNET Up Next spotlights  the  50th anniversary of the first manned landing on the moon, which took place on July 20, 1969. PBS, in its Summer of Space multi- platform effort ,  is airing and streaming dozens of hours of content about the moon landing […] The post WNET Up Next: “Summer of ’69 – Apollo 11” appeared first on The WNET Group.

In conjunction with WNET”s Summer of ’69 celebration, WNET Up Next launches a three-episode series with a focus on the Stonewall riots.  Stonewall is the shorthand for the celebrated Greenwich village event which propelled the struggle for gay rights  to a new level of activism and national consciousness. First, host Tom Stewart talks with WNET’s […] The post WNET Up Next: “Summer of ’69 – Stonewall” appeared first on The WNET Group.

Women War & Peace II is a follow up to Women War & Peace, a series of films originally broadcast on PBS seven years ago.  The series demonstrates how women have been involved in shaping some of the most significant international stories of recent years, and in the process risking their lives for peace and […] The post WNET Up Next: Women War & Peace II appeared first on The WNET Group.

ALL ARTS, WNET’s new broadcast and streaming platform dedicated to arts and culture has just had it’s premiere  as a broadcast entity.  In this episode of WNET UP Next, host Tom Stewart is joined by Diane Masciale, Executive in Charge and Joe Harrell, Senior Director. Diane details the history of the development of the service, […] The post WNET Up Next: ALL ARTS – Diane Masciale & Joe Harrell appeared first on The WNET Group.

Amanpour and Company Co-Executive Producer Gina Kim discusses the unique challenges and opportunities of producing a daily news program, as well as her career as a veteran broadcast producer. The post WNET Up Next: Gina Kim, Amanpour & Company appeared first on The WNET Group.

Stephanie Carter, the Executive Producer of the very popular science-based PBS series “Secrets of the Dead” sits down with Tom Stewart to discuss the series and her career in public media. “Secrets of the Dead”  will begin its new season on PBS on Wednesday evening October 3rd at 10PM.  “The Woman in the Iron Coffin”  is a […] The post WNET Up Next: Stephanie Carter, Secrets of the Dead appeared first on The WNET Group.

This episode of WNET Up Next is an Encore of an episode first heard in in 2016: Time for School: 2003-2016, produced,  directed and co-written by Nina Chaudry, puts a human face on the issue of education for millions of children in developing countries.  The film shines a light on this issue by telling the stories […] The post WNET Up Next: Encore: Nina Chaudry, Producer of Time For School: 2003-2016 appeared first on The WNET Group.

Filmmaker Stanley Nelson joins WNET Up Next for a conversation with Tom Stewart about his multi-award winning career.  Nelson’s latest film, Tell Them We Are Rising (www.hbcurising.com),  a documentary which explores the role that historically black colleges and universities have played in American history and culture,  premiered in late 2017 at the Sundance Film Festival […] The post WNET Up Next: Stanley Nelson, Filmmaker appeared first on The WNET Group.

In the final episode of a three part series devoted to the hosts of MetroFocus, WNET’s daily news and interview program, WNET Up Next’s Tom Stewart sits down with Jack Ford, whose earlier career as a trial lawyer and a law professor provided him with an exceptional avenue of training for the world of broadcast journalism. Jack […] The post WNET Up Next: Jack Ford, Host of MetroFocus appeared first on The WNET Group.

WNET Up Next continues its focus on the three hosts of the daily news and interview program MetroFocus,  as Tom Stewart sits down for a conversation with show host Rafael PiRoman.  MetroFocus  recently celebrated its 500th episode as a a daily broadcast under the leadership of Executive Producer Dave Brown. Rafael relates how his background […] The post WNET Up Next: Rafael PiRoman, Host of MetroFocus appeared first on The WNET Group.

In the first of a three-part series devoted to the hosts of WNET’s MetroFocus, Jenna Flanagan sits down with WNET Up Next’s Tom Stewart for a lively conversation about her career in journalism and the things that make MetroFocus a unique on-air and online news service to the viewers of Thirteen, WLIW-21, and NJTV. Born […] The post WNET Up Next: Jenna Flanagan, Host of MetroFocus appeared first on The WNET Group.

Now that we’re in the midst of another exciting fall season in the arts,  WNET Up Next sits down with Joan Hershey, Editorial Director of  NYC-ARTS,  WNET’s weekly program devoted to  arts and culture. A long time producer of  arts programming for WNET,  Joan shares with host Tom Stewart an inside look at the series, its on-air […] The post WNET Up Next: NYC-Arts with Joan Hershey appeared first on The WNET Group.

Kids’ Media & Education Executive Producer Sandra Sheppard shares her thoughts on the importance of media for children details how many of her productions like Cyberchase, Mission US and Films BYkids are made, and talks about her extensive career here at WNET. The post WNET Up Next: Sandra Sheppard, Director & Executive Producer, Children’s and Educational Media appeared first on The WNET Group.

In conjunction with the PBS presentation of Michael Wood’s six hour documentary, The Story of China, WNET Up Next looks at China and Chinese-Americans through the personal lens of Yue Ma, a native Chinese and currently the  Director for Collections and Researach at New York City’s Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA).   MOCA, which […] The post WNET Up Next: The Story of China – A Personal Take with MOCA’s Yue Ma appeared first on The WNET Group.

Michael Kantor, Executive Producer of the acclaimed PBS series American Masters sits down with WNET Up Next to talk about the new season.  A highlight  of this years’ programs is the Chefs Flight, a grouping of  stories about  four of  Americas’ most outstanding culinary figures of the 20th and 21st centuries:  James Beard,  Julia Child, Jacques Pepin […] The post WNET Up Next: American Masters 2017, Michael Kantor, Exec. Prod. appeared first on The WNET Group.

“Treasures of New York” is an eclectic series of documentary films  exploring  the compelling history of the New York area and celebrating  some of its most vibrant cultural institutions, landmarks and personalities.    This edition  of WNET Up Next features members of the series’ creative team in conversation with Tom Stewart discussing  several upcoming “Treasures”.   Executive […] The post WNET Up Next: “Treasures of New York” appeared first on The WNET Group.

In the second of a two part series,  WNET Up Next continues its look at the Public Media initiative “The Talk – Race in America”  featuring a conversation with award winning Director and Supervising Producer Sam Pollard.  In the first episode, we heard about “The Talk” from the perspective of Executive Producer, Julie Anderson After outlining the […] The post WNET Up Next: “The Talk – Race in America”, Part Two with Director Sam Pollard appeared first on The WNET Group.

In this episode of WNET Up Next, the focus is on The Talk – Race in America, a two-hour film that premiered in 2017. In the first of a two-part WNET Up Next series, Executive Producer Julie Anderson discusses the meaning of “The Talk”, which refers to the conversation African-American families have with their children, […] The post WNET Up Next: “The Talk – Race in America”, Part One with Julie Anderson, Executive Producer. appeared first on The WNET Group.