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Check out just a few of the great programs coming this week on WMHT! 👇🏭 POV: Made in Ethiopia, this Monday, July 14th at...
07/13/2025

Check out just a few of the great programs coming this week on WMHT! 👇

🏭 POV: Made in Ethiopia, this Monday, July 14th at 10pm
⚖️ Frontline: Trump's Power & The Rule of Law, this Tuesday, July 15th at 10pm
🎵 Tommy Emmanuel CGP: Live at the Sydney Opera House, this Thursday, July 17th at 9pm
🧑‍🍳 Great American Recipe, this Friday, July 18th at 9pm

See the full weekend lineup: wmht.org/schedules

07/12/2025

Did you know that "12 Years a Slave" is connected to the Capital Region?

The 2013 film tells the story of Solomon Northup, a free man from New York who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841. Recently, a new statue at Saratoga Spa State Park was unveiled in his honor, on view outside the Lincoln Bathhouse through October 7.

🧑‍🏫 Educators: Bring Solomon's story into your classroom with our FREE PBS LearningMedia resource - featuring videos, discussion prompts, and printable handouts to support deeper learning.

Explore the resource: https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/northup-before-after-enslavement-video-gallery/from-slavery-to-freedom-in-new-york-state/

Happy Friday! Here's a sneak peek at what's coming this weekend on WMHT 👇🎵 Best of the 60's, this Saturday, July 12th at...
07/11/2025

Happy Friday! Here's a sneak peek at what's coming this weekend on WMHT 👇

🎵 Best of the 60's, this Saturday, July 12th at 2:30pm
🧘 Aging Backwards 4: The Miracle of Flexibility with Miranda Esmonde-White, this Sunday, July 13th at 4:30p
🔎 Patience, this Sunday, July 13th at 8pm
👑 Sisi: Austrian Empress, this Sunday, July 13th at 11pm

See the full weekend lineup: wmht.org/schedules

07/11/2025

Join our host Jermaine Wells to watch "Elegy for a Glacier," "Field Cam," and "I Had To" on TVFilm, Upstate New York's indie film showcase.

🌍 Elegy For A Glacier: embodies a multimedia “poem of affection and sorrow,” originating from a distant epoch, dedicated to the Earth and our interconnected companions beyond the human realm, during the era defined as the Anthropocene.

🦌 Field Cam: During the pandemic, too much togetherness leads to a bad outcome. Roscoe, New York, was the perfect setting for what unfolds.

📷 I Had To: An exploration of the bridge that connects the Vietnam War and its trickle down effect to a generation that never experienced it, but has been widely affected by it.

Watch this Friday, July 11th, at 11:30 PM, or online at wmht.org/TVFilm.

TVFilm is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

07/10/2025

Dr. Joe Stahlman, an independent Indigenous researcher, explains how the Erie Canal story also needs to include the Haudenosaunee land dispossession that preceded it.

In this episode of Reflections on the Erie Canal, learn more how the Seneca Chief Boat Project is lifting up the craftsmanship of the era, and exploring the full legacy of the canal — including Indigenous history that’s too often left out.

Watch the full episode: wmht.org/eriecanal

Funding for Reflections on the Erie Canal has been provided by the NYS Canal Corporation.

New York Power Authority, Buffalo Maritime Center

07/10/2025

The US Senate is voting to eliminate federal funding for WMHT Public Media.

Public Media provides vital services - keeping first responders connected in times of need, helping teachers in our children's schools, and telling stories that matter to your community.

Visit wmht.org/protectmypublicmedia to call your senators and tell them to save federal funding
for WMHT and public media organizations across the country.

Yesterday, we hosted the Capital Region Chamber Ambassadors at our studio! During their visit, they heard from New York ...
07/09/2025

Yesterday, we hosted the Capital Region Chamber Ambassadors at our studio!

During their visit, they heard from New York NOW's Managing Editor & Host Shantel Destra about her work in public affairs journalism, and from Joyce Stah about RISE, our radio reading service for the blind and print disabled.

After the meeting, the group toured our station to get a behind-the-scenes look at how we use media to inform, engage, and uplift our community.

Thank you, Capital Region Chamber Ambassadors, for taking the time to visit and learn more about what we do!

07/09/2025

Why do YOU support WMHT?

WMHT is a vital resource for education, information, empowerment, and entertainment - made possible by supporters like you.

The best way to ensure this service continues for future generations is to become a sustaining member with an ongoing monthly gift.

No matter how you choose to give, your support makes all the difference.

Learn more: wmht.org/support

07/08/2025

Steve Caporizzo recently retired from his role as Chief Meteorologist at WTEN, but he's not saying goodbye entirely. His incredible work with Pet Connection will continue, and animals across our region are better off because of it.

We were proud to feature Steve’s passion for pets in our very first episode of Field Trip, as well as visit the team at Mohawk Hudson Humane Society.

Congratulations on your retirement, Steve, and thank you for your unwavering dedication to our four-legged friends! 🐾💚

Watch Field Trip anytime: wmht.org/fieldtrip

07/08/2025

A film about your parents' divorce—starring your parents. An animated journey about being a new mother. Two personal stories come to life in the latest episode of TVFilm.

Stream anytime: wmht.org/tvfilm

TVFilm is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Family Fun Day is BACK at the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium with the Tri-City ValleyCats!Join us for a night full of festiviti...
07/07/2025

Family Fun Day is BACK at the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium with the Tri-City ValleyCats!

Join us for a night full of festivities: baseball, fireworks, giveaways, and a special appearance from Cat in the Hat!

Gates open at 5:30pm, first pitch is at 6:30pm.

Get your tickets today: https://tv1.glitnirticketing.com/tvticket/web/stadiumg_b_svgw.php?event_id=317&status_id=2&refresh=1750952965&fbclid=IwY2xjawLYxStleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE2MGxOVVFHTnl6YU5ISTRoAR4SMgk_WgiNWk0bF7R_RlKb06DDV8FsiNURSiq4R_BTv4qnwLKPrwD9ckxHZw_aem_h6NtU2e5HGoWtrszD3rSgw

🎶 Join us and WEXT Radio at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall's Barker Park Series next Thursday at 11am to introduce the...
07/07/2025

🎶 Join us and WEXT Radio at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall's Barker Park Series next Thursday at 11am to introduce the newest show from PBS KIDS (GBH): ACOUSTIC ROOSTER AND HIS BARNYARD BAND!

🐔 A guitar-strumming Rooster arrives at the Bebop Barnyard and learns to collaborate with other musicians. He discovers that the heart of Jazz lies in everyone being free to play together. Each child who attends will receive a free copy of Acoustic Rooster and Friends, the beloved children’s book by Kwame Alexander (while supplies last).

🪘 The event features Heard, a collective of musicians that bring their skills and passion for world music, jazz and improvising together to create irresistible grooves set in a unique sonic tapestry. Their vibrant sound incorporates influences from West Africa, Brazil, the Caribbean and beyond. Play alongside Heard with instruments provided by John Keal Music Company!

📻 And don’t forget to listen the PEANUT BUTTER JAM on WEXT Radio every Saturday at 9 am for more kid-friendly music!

Learn more: www.troymusichall.org.

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