Remembering Bob Allison.
Detroit Public TV and Mackinac State Historic Parks takes viewers to Mackinac – Our Famous Island along its many shores and trails to experience the natural beauty of the island, visit landmarks that reveal its earliest history and introduce the people who still work to preserve this special place. There is far more to this sacred island than horses and fudge; DPTV cameras capture the landscapes.
“Saving Lives: We Can’t Way Any Longer” – the third in a series on youth suicide from Detroit Public TV, in conjunction with The Children’s Foundation and the Kevin’s Song, a local nonprofit devoted to the cause – focuses on schools and what our education system can do to help students struggling with depression and other issues that can lead to suicide.
"Detroit Jazz City" shares the stories of Detroiters who have made monumental contributions to this original art form. Hear from jazz greats including Wendell Harrison, Rodney Whitaker, Marion Hayden and Joan Belgrave, who talk about how Detroit’s tight-knit jazz community provided a vibrant and rigorous training ground for musicianship.
Formula 734 is a full-length documentary that highlights the work of Washtenaw My Brother’s Keeper, a local chapter of President Barack Obama’s national MBK initiative intended to uplift and build community among boys and young men of color. Fun fact: Washtenaw MBK is the first local initiative to embrace this national call to action.
A documentary by the education experts at Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Midwest, “Supporting Michigan Learners Toward Excellence in Reading,” explores the science and application of reading for early learners, setting them up for long-term success.
With the support of the NorthStar Care Community – the parent of Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice – not-for-profit hospice agencies, Emmy Award winning Director and Producer Keith Famie and the team from Visionalist Entertainment Productions will take the audience on an in-depth look at how hospice has historically changed the way we approach caring for those who are dying in today's society.