The host and creator of the long-running PBS public affairs show, “The McLaughlin Group,” died Tuesday morning. He was 89 years old.

The second installment of WTTW's "10 That Changed America" premiers Tuesday. This time, host Geoffrey Baer looks at 10 American parks that changed how we live and play in our cities.

Paula Kerger, president and CEO of PBS, joins Chicago Tonight to discuss her vision for the future of public media, the challenges PBS and its member stations face with fundraising and editorial control, and how public media can grow and build their audiences.

There's a new PBS documentary exploring the Italian American experience. We talk with the filmmaker.

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.

NPR's Peter Sagal joins us to discuss his new PBS series about the U.S. Constitution.

We take a new look at the original funny ladies in TV history.

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.

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.