There's a new PBS documentary exploring the Italian American experience. We talk with the filmmaker.
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The newest film by PBS documentarian Ken Burns chronicles one of America's most influential families.
We talk with, Rebecca Eaton, the executive producer of Masterpiece and get the inside scoop on America’s beloved British dramas. We also check to see what’s to come next season on Downton Abbey. Read an excerpt from Eaton's book.
The Reagan Presidency is a new documentary focusing on President Reagan’s domestic and foreign policy decisions during his two terms in office. It premieres on WTTW11 at 8:00 pm Thursday. Watch a trailer and read more about Reaganomics.
10 Buildings That Changed America is the name of Geoffrey Baer’s new PBS special debuting nationwide on May 12. He joins us with a preview.
Check out PBS NewsHour's live Election Day blog with on-the-ground reports from local PBS stations, results as they roll in, and analysis from a cast of NewsHour guests.
On Oct. 9, PBS’ FRONTLINE will present The Choice 2012, a two-hour long documentary outlining definitive portraits of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama.
It’s the start of a new season of “Sesame Street,” so we take a look back at our 2007 interview with everyone’s favorite red, furry monster.
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Olympic hero Jesse Owens is profiled in a new PBS documentary premiering Tuesday night on WTTW11. We talk with two of Jesse Owens' daughters about his remarkable life.
Star of the screen and stage, Idina Menzel, joins us to talk about her latest PBS Special, premiering exclusively on WTTW -- Idina Menzel LIVE: Barefoot at the Symphony.
We revisit our conversation with hometown hero and Iraq War veteran, Bryan Anderson, who talks about his remarkable journey from the battlefield to leading a different kind of army right here in Chicago.
Iraq Veteran & Triple Amputee Hosts New PBS Show
Hometown hero and Iraq war veteran Bryan Anderson joins us to talk about his inspirational new PBS program about service and volunteerism.
If you think you know the Catholic church, think again. A groundbreaking PBS series called Catholicism begins tonight, here on Channel 11. We have a preview.
Chicago has a unique role in the sobering story of the 18th and 21st amendments to the U.S. Constitution. We have a conversation with legendary filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, ahead of this Sunday’s premiere of the highly anticipated film series: PROHIBITION.
