 June 11-17, 2012 |
Greetings!
We continue our TV fundraising drive on Channel 7.4 this week, and present another episode of our monthly Hometown series on 7.1. It's an exciting week for WJCT kids, with Joan Rivers reprising her role as "Bubby" on a new Arthur episode and the Super Readers kicking off our summer literacy initiative with a one-hour global adventure on Super Why! Also for kids: One June 22 and 23, WJCT is hosting screenings of The Muppet Movie - the original 1979 classic. Kids can sing along, meet PBS Kids characters, and have a great time! More. Great news! Hot off a winning season of Dancing with the Stars, Tom Bergeron will host this year's star-studded Capitol Fourth concert, the annual celebration of our nation's birthday! Radio news: Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin will be on maternity leave this summer, after hosting on June 17. While she's gone, you'll hear David Greene and Linda Wertheimer. Song Travels with Michael FeinsteinPremieres tonight at 9pm on 89.9 Five-time Grammy nominated performer Michael Feinstein sits down with a diverse array of artists such as Bette Midler, Joshua Bell, Thomas Lauderdale (Pink Martini) David Hyde Pierce and Liza Minnelli. Together they explore American popular song and the intimate journey singers and songs take with one another, each changing the other through the course of a lifetime. Click here for a special interview with Mr. Feinstein Only two days left in the 49th Annual Great Auction, ending June 13 at 8pm! With a wealth of bargains, it's a great way to shop while supporting WJCT. Check it out. Stay tuned! Natalie Tomola, Editor WJCT Public Broadcasting |
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WJCT-TV 7.1
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 Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work
Mondays at 10pm, beginning June 11
Join Queen Elizabeth II and Britain's most famous family as they travel abroad, work at the palace and meet people from all walks of life.The series kicks off with The State Visit, a special 2-hour episode that shows what it takes to plan an official visit from the Queen. Preview.
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 Designing Healthy Communities
Thurs., June 14 from 8:30pm-12:30am
Meet people and communities trying to balance health and nature with work, play and life. Learn best practices that point the way toward a healthy and sustainable future for everyone. |
 Great Performances-Ernani
Sun., June 17 from 1:30-4pm Marco Armiliato conducts Verdi's thrilling early gem, Ernani, featuring Marcello Giordani in the title role. Based on Victor Hugo's revolutionary play, Ernani involves three men - two noble, one a bandit - who try to out-maneuver one another for the hand of the beautiful Elvira. Preview. |
 Clodagh's Irish Food Trails
Saturdays at 5:30pm, beginning June 16 Join chef/author Clodagh McKenna - in her American TV debut! - on a culinary journey across the Emerald Isle. You'll tour stunning destinations, visit local markets, and learn to prepare family-friendly fare.
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 Independent Lens-We Were Here
Sun., June 17 at 12am (Overnight to Mon.) When AIDS arrived in San Francisco in 1981, it decimated a community, but also brought people together in inspiring and moving ways to support and care for one another and to fight for dignity and a cure. |
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Focus on the First Coast (7.1)
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 Hometown (WJCT Series)
Thurs., June 14 at 8pm
WJCT's monthly television series looks at First Coast stories - from Raines High School to the Jacksonville Roller Girls, paletas (Latin American ice pops), a St. Augustine ghost story, and local pet adoptions. More. |
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WJCT-FM 89.9
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 First Coast Connect
Monday-Friday from 9-10am
Join host Melissa Ross on WJCT's award-winning call-in radio program, and get plugged into everything happening on the First Coast. This week's lineup included Melissa's interview with Harvard's Alan Dershowitz, regarding the George Zimmerman Prosecution Listen
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NPR NewsPoet Robert Pinsky Writes The Day in Verse
Thurs., June 14 on All Things Considered (4-6pm)
Each month, All Things Considered invites a poet into the newsroom to watch and then write an original poem about the news. This month's NewsPoet is Robert Pinsky, three-term U.S. Poet Laureate, essayist, literary critic and translator. |
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WJCT-TV Digital Channels
|  Saturday Marathon- I Do!
Sat., June 16, All Day on 7.2 (Comcast 210)
June was made for weddings! Let WJCT Create's experts be your guides. Make the perfect wedding cake with Julia Child, plan the perfect wedding with Katie Brown, and join globe trekkers Burt Wolf, Rudy Maxa and Rick Steves for tips on romantic honeymoon destinations.
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 State of the Re:Union Sun., June 17 at 5:30 and 6pm on 7.3 (Comcast 211)
Join Jacksonville's Al Letson in a televised episode of his popular NPR program. The episode takes you to Tuscon, Arizona. Preview. |
 Nature - Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air
Fri., June 15 at 8:30pm on 7.4 (Comcast 212) Join Nature for high-definition, high-speed footage of hummingbirds in the wild to understand the world of hummingbirds as never before. Preview. |
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American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen (7.1)
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 World Peace and Other 4th Grade Achievements
Sun., June 17 at 12:30pm
Explore John Hunter's extraordinary World Peace Game, a hands-on political simulation exercise in which students tackle real-world military, economic and environmental issues. This program is part of WJCT's participation in American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen, a national public media initiative supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to help local communities across America find solutions to address the dropout crisis. |
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Kids and Family (7.1)
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Fri., June 15 at 7am and 5:30pm
When Grandpa Dave forgets Arthur's name, "Bubby" (Francine's grandmother, voiced by Joan Rivers) helps the kids understand that Grandpa Dave loves them just as much as he always has. Preview. |
 Super Why! - Around the World Adventure
Fri., June 15 at 9am
This summer, Super Why! launches the PBS Kids' summer learning initiative with a special one-hour episode that takes the Super Readers around the world with a wacky explorer named Wobblebottom, and into ancient Egypt with a mysterious treasure map. Preview.
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Market Warriors,
A new program from the producers of Antiques Roadshow.
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Funding in support of WJCT Public Broadcasting is provided in part by the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, Inc.
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