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09/01/2025

Happy Labor Day, friends and all the workers who built our nation!

08/29/2025

Choose to partake in a labor of love this Labor Day weekend.

Organizers are looking for volunteer kayakers or canoers to pick up litter on the shoreline, and others to tackle trash on the shore and along trails in Genesee Valley Park.

08/25/2025

Join WXXI for the screening & panel discussion of Becoming Thurgood at WXXI Studios. Free but registration required for this September 4th event.

Join WXXI for a FREE screening of this new film that explore the life and legacy of Thurgood Marshall. It will be followed by a panel discussion. RESERVATION REQUIRED “Becoming Thurgood” Screening & Panel DiscussionThursday, September 4. Doors open at 6 p.m. Screening starts at 6:30 p.m. WXXI St...

08/24/2025

Thanks for a fun evening and a hysterical performance in support of public media. ❤️

08/22/2025

Be sure to tune in to WXXI-TV this Thursday (8/28) at 8 p.m. to see a series of short films produced by film and animation students at Rochester Institute of Technology.

“RIT Shorts” is a bi-annual series that showcases the work of some of RIT’s most impressive student filmmakers, offering these young producers a platform to share their films to a broader audience while offering WXXI viewers the chance to see the incredible talent that RIT is cultivating.

Repeats 8/29 at 10:30pm.

08/20/2025

Today WXXI President & CEO Chris Hastings took a tour of the Ibero-American Action League, Inc. campus to learn more about the incredible work they do in the community. The tour included a visit to their radio station PODER. Once in the studio, Chris gave an impromptu live interview.

🎙️ A huge thank you to WXXI CEO Chris Hastings for joining us live at Poder! We’re grateful for your time, insights, and commitment to uplifting community voices. It was an inspiring conversation we won’t forget!

08/18/2025

Residents of Sunset Park, Brooklyn face rising rents, a legacy of environmental racism and the loss of the industrial jobs that once sustained their community. When a global developer purchases a massive industrial complex on the waterfront and lays plans for an “innovation district,” a battle erupts over the future of the neighborhood and of New York City itself. POV “Emergent City” airs tonight (8/18) at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI app.

08/16/2025

Have you downloaded the PBS app yet? The app lets you live stream WXXI-TV, CREATE, WORLD, and PBS KIDS, and gives you access to on-demand content of some of your favorite WXXI and PBS programs like “All Creatures Great and Small,” Ken Burns collections, “Making Black America” and more. You can find the PBS app wherever you download your apps.

08/11/2025

Tonight enjoy a sneak peek at the upcoming six-part documentary series from Ken Burns that explores the country’s founding struggle. "The American Revolution: An Inside Look" airs tonight (8/11) at 8 p.m., and repeats Saturday (8/16) at 10:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

Enjoy a sneak peek at the upcoming six-part documentary series from Ken Burns that explores the country’s founding struggle. PBS Previews: The American Revolution: A Film by Ken Burns airs Monday, August 11 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI app. This special gives an inside look at...

08/11/2025

Let the voting begin! City Magazine Best of Rochester 2025 primary voting is now open through September 19!

Nominate your favorite people, places and things to do through September 19.

08/09/2025

We are set up and ready to enjoy the music at today. If you’re headed to the fest this afternoon be sure to stop by our booth!