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Our Detroit PBS and 90.9 WRCJ team met up this week at the site of our new building in Detroit for a tour of the property and the surrounding Milwaukee Junction neighborhood with City Institute. Where's Milwaukee Junction, you ask? It's east of New Center, across from Ford Piquette Avenue Plant and in walking distance from College for Creative Studies, the Fisher Building, TechTown Detroit, Henry Ford Health, Wayne State University, Detroit Institute of Arts and other major Detroit landmarks. It will still be a little while before our building is ready for us to move in - but we can hardly wait!

Learn more about the role of the vice president before tonight's debate! Watch American Experience PBS "The American Vice President" at 8pm to explore how it evolved from a constitutional afterthought to a position of political power. Stay tuned at 9pm for The CBS 2024 Vice Presidential Debate Simulcast, followed by PBS NewsHour special coverage co-anchored by Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett. Catch it all on Detroit PBS, the free PBS app, or stream online: https://lnkd.in/gxvdT5_i

We're hiring! 🎉 Come join our team in the role of Producer and Station Relations Coordinator! The Producer and Station Relations Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and executing tasks and deliverables for Detroit PBS national production and station relations projects. Learn more about the position and how to apply: https://lnkd.in/g-AVWMwR

Sad day for fans of Dame Maggie Smith, best known to MASTERPIECE | PBS viewers as the beloved spitfire, the Dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey" -- she passed away Friday at age 89. Her extraordinary life and career are fondly remembered here by producers and cast who worked with her on the immortal Downton Abbey series: https://lnkd.in/gPC2-B8w

Join the PBS Books Readers Club for an exciting, virtual talk with the iconic Julia Alvarez, author of In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents! 📚 She’ll be diving into her latest novel, The Cemetery of Untold Stories—a luminous tale about storytelling, memory, and the power of untold voices. STREAM it tonight at 8pm: https://lnkd.in/gxBGJPf7 Plus, be sure to check out American Masters "Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined" now streaming on the free PBS app!

Watch Tonight! 🔔 What happened 50 years ago still resonates today. Why does President Gerald Ford’s controversial pardon of Richard Nixon matter now? Join PBS Books for an insightful conversation on the lasting impact of one of the most debated moments in American political history. Featuring key Watergate figures and top legal minds, this discussion—brought to you by the University of Michigan - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy —will explore its relevance for our current times. 📅 Stream tonight September 23rd at 8pm: https://lnkd.in/d58-KKBn

Now hiring a Business Development Executive! The Business Development Executive will secure corporate and institutional funding for Detroit PBS including related digital platforms, projects, spot schedules, events and unrestricted gifts. Come join our team! Learn more about the position and how to apply at https://lnkd.in/gMxuMGyv

We're excited to announce One Detroit earned a Public Media Award from NETA - National Educational Telecommunications Association! #OneDetroit placed first in the News and Public Affairs category. View our award-winning work: https://lnkd.in/gPJM_neq Northern Michigan Trauma Camp takes alternative approach to helping returning citizens with re-entry There’s help available for returning citizens – those re-entering society each year after serving time in prison – as they try to adapt and adjust to life on the outside. At a small program held in Northern Michigan last fall called Trauma Camp, returning citizens were able to confer and learn coping skills from counselors. The annual gathering was started in 2020 by Aaron Kinzel, a faculty member in the University of Michigan-Dearborn's Criminology and Criminal Justice program. Producer, Photographer, and Editor: Bill Kubota Reporter: Mario Bueno Additional Photography: Joe Dzenowagis Manager of Content Operations and Production: Zosette Guir Managing Editor: Elisha Anderson

Want access to more PBS content 24/7? Binge your favorite Masterpiece PBS programs before they air - and enjoy an extended library of PBS content like Finding Your Roots, PBS NewsHour, Nature, NOVA, local programs and more! Qualifying members donating $60 a year or $5 a month sustaining receive access to Passport. Activating Passport is easy! Watch this video and look up your membership information here: https://lnkd.in/gKwzWyVF

Don't miss your chance to watch the Detroit Economic Club's sold-out conversation with Dan Gilbert at The Icon in Detroit. Stream this exclusive conversation TOMORROW September 13th at 12:05pm: https://lnkd.in/gqPhczgs