PBS Wisconsin

07/27/2025

If you were a fan of Between the Lions or Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and have a young reader at home, check out The Reading League's Reading Buddies TV Show!

The welcoming vibes, playful learning opportunities and researched-based instruction are perfect whether kiddos are just starting their reading journey or could use some extra support along the way!

Hang out with Dusty, Dott and Alphabott mornings at 6:30 am or anytime on the free PBS app.

Reading Buddies is a fun, foundational series for kids about learning to read!

07/27/2025

This recipe from The Great American Recipe's Tim Harris brings all your favorite southern breakfast items together in one delicious bite.

This recipe from Tim Harris brings all your favorite southern breakfast items together in one delicious bite.

07/26/2025

There are two different ways to prune your tomato plant, and it's based on if the plant is a determinate variety or an indeterminate variety. Qwantese Winters is here to help you improve your harvest this season with these simple instructions.

Pruning tomato plants actually helps you produce more tomatoes.

07/26/2025

The “bakes are high” as The Great American Recipe continues on PBS Wisconsin at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 27! The home cooks showcase freshly made bread and fruity treats for the annual bake sale.

Tune in and set your DVRs!

07/26/2025

Riding bike this summer? 🚲 Have you ever wondered what bike riding was like 100 years ago?

Pedal back in time with PBS Wisconsin Education and The Look Back hosts Kacie, Sergio and Nick as they view history through the technology, materials and styles of bicycles through the years.

Discover what bicycle materials, styles, and accessories can tell us about riders from the past in this episode of "The Look Back."

07/26/2025

PBS Wisconsin invites amateur photographers throughout the state to submit entries into its 2026 Garden & Green Living Expo photography competition! Your snapshot could be included in the next crop of stunning winners.

PBS Wisconsin invites amateur photographers throughout the state to submit entries into its 2026 Garden & Green Living Expo photography...

07/25/2025

Engage in meaningful, historically rooted and urgently relevant conversations in PBS Wisconsin’s digital series, Why Race Matters.

Guests on the show shed light on a variety of topics, challenges and issues of significance. All episodes are available to stream now at whyracematters.org.

Department of African American Studies, University of Wisconsin—Madison Department of African Cultural Studies Luna's Groceries UWM Helen Bader School of Social Welfare The Capital Times Milwaukee PBS

07/25/2025

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez is the first Democrat to officially enter the state's 2026 race for governor, launching her candidacy one day after Gov. Tony Evers announced that he would not seek a third term, reports AP.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez entered the battleground state's open race for governor on July 25 by calling President Donald Trump a 'maniac,' as she ...

07/25/2025

Join PBS Wisconsin and Nancy Zieman Productions, LLC for The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show, Sept. 4-6, in Madison, and lend your hands to our community service project, Quilt to Give!

07/25/2025

Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Structures Director Josh Dietsche describes the status of bridge infrastructure around the state with nearly 1,000 listed as "structurally deficient." Watch more "Here & Now" at https://pbswisconsin.org/news/ and on the PBS app, streaming devices, phones, tablets and smart TVs!

07/25/2025

Happy birthday to our dear friend Jerry Apps! 🎂

Apps is a beloved Wisconsin author, storyteller and historian who has written over 50 books published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press, and has worked with PBS Wisconsin to create eight specials about his childhood and rural life in our state.

We are so lucky to have him helping preserve the history of Wisconsin, and today we celebrate him.

Enjoy Jerry Apps' wonderful storytelling anytime, anywhere for free at pbswisconsin.org/watch/jerry-apps.

Jerry Apps shares heartwarming and relatable stories of childhood and rural upbringing.