Connect: NY

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WCNY’s Connect: NY is a news and public affairs TV series that explores issues of importance to the state in-depth. Coverage of each issue is broken into six one-hour episodes to create a full season of news-making contemplation. The program achieves in-depth coverage by producing one longform “first person” vignette of each major branch of each subject that is presented at the show’s introduction that is followed by a 45-50-minute panel discussion with citizen stakeholders, lawmakers, educators and public advocates.

Wisconsin Life

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Wisconsin Life is a multiplatform project highlighting what it means to live in or be from Wisconsin.

Lost River Sessions

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Lost Rivers Sessions started as a musical TV program and expanded to a monthly radio and live concert series showcasing emerging artists in Bowling Green.

Viewer’s Choice Contest

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This was a user generated contest for ideas for our local TV history series to raise brand awareness for “Colorado Experience,” to increase digital engagement and acquire new audience members. Uses Woobox, an application that integrates with social media to solicit ideas from the public, then host a vote to select the winning episode idea. We produce half-hour episodes on that topic and host a screening of the episode in the hometown of the individual who submitted the winning idea.

Skyline Sessions

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Collaborative, digital first effort to produce local music acts. Used for radio, TV and digital. We tapped into local interest in behind the scene music to be delivered to phones, iPad and laptops. “Skyline Sessions is a web series showcasing exceptional music performances by artists based in Houston and beyond. Our state-of-the-art George B. Geary Performance Studio hosts musicians in an intimate setting with an emphasis on capturing the unique experience of live studio recording.

The KVIE Art Gallery

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KVIE has been doing a live televised art auction (245 plus pieces over 3 days) for over 30 years. To support all the artists who donate work for the auction, we decided to open an art gallery in our station. We remodeled unused lobby space. Artists now show and sell work through 6 exhibitions each year. The gallery, open Mon- Fri, requires no additional staffing.

Making a Difference

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KET’s monthly, multi-platform campaign features everyday viewers discussing the impact of KET’s programming and educational service on their lives.

School of Jazz

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School of Jazz has existed for 12 years. Each year we select a dozen middle/high school jazz bands. We pair each band with a local music professional. We host a live studio recording session with a videographer, photographer, and post taping production. The video is posted on our YouTube Channel. Some student become guest DJ’s. We include SOJ stories in our news programs. This year we followed three students as they performed at the Essentially Ellington Competition in New York.

EducationCounts_Michiana

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All PTV stations are, at their core, educational, and WNIT reinforced its role in regional education by expanding to its lineup of weekly Ed programs. In Nov. 2016, we launched EducationCounts_Michiana, aimed at finding the region’s best examples of learning practices. “Citizen hosts” lead viewers through 3-4 segments in each half-hour program. Content is driven by an advisory group of community leaders from school superintendents to early childhood professionals and business people.

Two Georgias Health Desk at WABE

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In early 2017 WABE launched a dedicated news desk – WABE Health – focused on health reporting. Content includes significant local coverage produced by the health desk staff in addition to national- international stories. Content is posted on the station’s website and selected pieces are aired on the radio and TV platforms. A future radio documentary is in the planning stage and will be presented in conjunction with a major community engagement event to further outreach and promotion efforts.

SF Homeless Project

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Local news outlets led by KQED and the San Francisco Chronicle coordinate a full day of news coverage on homelessness. They produced 200 stories on this critical issue.

Arthur: This is Our Story

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Arthur, Illinois, population 1,600, is “The Heart of the Illinois Amish Country,” a place where “You are a Stranger Only Once.” For this 7th edition of a continuing series we invited Arthur’s leading citizens too help us shape the program. We partnered with the newspaper. We trained 28 residents as “storytellers,” who captured video footage, provided photos and memorabilia. Their work was edited into a 2-hour program that became a treasured experience of community celebration, made possible by WEIU TV.

KSPS 150th Canada Day and $150 Appeal

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KPS aired 7 hours of Canada-focused programming in celebration of Canada Day on July 1st. Half our donors live in Canada and we knew they’d appreciate the love. We also secured Canada streaming rights for many of the shows that we promoted on social media and through a targeted email series. Openers received an email on the morning of reminding them of the event and following up with an ask for a “celebratory” $150 donation in honor of the 150th Canada day. We received $3,200 from 24 donors, 3,100 digital streams and 175 likes, comments or shares.  

Only in El Paso

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In 2013 KCOS launched Only in El Paso, a web video series that tells positive and unique stories about the people and places one can only find in El Paso. The goal is to provide opportunities to area filmmakers and to expand perceptions El Paso. The project is created and produced in partnership with local filmmakers. Also collaborating are Destination El Paso and PBS Digital Studios. To date three full seasons of mini-documentaries have been completed reaching over 100,000 viewers.

WHYY Media Labs

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WHYY Media Labs is a partnership between WHYY and the Philadelphia School District. The after-school labs – now at 27 schools – are designed to teach the fundamentals of media production as a tool for learning in all curricular areas. A media instructor teaches students to tell stories about topics that concern them and brings WHYY’s teacher professional development to the school. WHYY curates student content for the TV station and leads a student team to create a regular TV news magazine.