Detroit Educational Television

DPTV'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE, ENGAGE, ENTERTAIN AND INSPIRE THROUGH THE POWER OF PUBLIC MEDIA.

BROADCAST: DETROIT EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION FOUNDATION OPERATES WTVS DETROIT PUBLIC TELEVISION (DPTV), WHICH CONTINUES TO OPERATE AS THE ONLY LOCALLY-OWNED, INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT TELEVISION STATION IN METROPOLITAN DETROIT, BROADCASTING ON FIVE DIGITAL CHANNELS: 56.1, 56.2 (DETROIT PBS KIDS), 56.3 (CREATE), 56.4 (WORLD), AND 56.5 (MICHIGAN LEARNING CHANNEL). THE FOUNDATION ALSO MANAGES WRCJ 90.9 FM AND HD-1, DETROIT'S ONLY PUBLIC RADIO STATION DEDICATED TO CLASSICAL AND JAZZ MUSIC. VIEWERSHIP AND PUBLIC TRUST FOR DETROIT PUBLIC TELEVISION:DPTV IS THE ONLY PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION IN THE DETROIT MARKET AND MICHIGAN'S MOST-WATCHED PUBLIC STATION, REGULARLY VIEWED BY SOME NEARLY 2 MILLION PEOPLE IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AND THROUGHOUT CANADA.PUBLIC TELEVISION HAS BEEN NAMED THE MOST TRUSTED INSTITUTION IN AMERICA FOR 19 YEARS IN A ROW (SOURCE: MARKETING & RESEARCH RESOURCES, JANUARY 2022). WRCJ 90.9 FM IS LISTENED TO BY MORE THAN 150,000 LISTENERS IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN EACH WEEK AND IS STREAMED WORLDWIDE ON WRCJFM.ORG.

PRODUCTION & CONTENT CREATION: THE PRODUCTION TEAM CONTINUES TO PRODUCE IN THE WIXOM STUDIOS AS WELL AS TAKING DPTV'S HD PRODUCTION TRUCK ON THE ROAD TO CAPTURE IMPORTANT CONFERENCES, EVENTS, AND CONCERTS. BELOW ARE PRODUCTIONS BY CATEGORY. ARTS AND CULTURE: DETROIT PERFORMS: LIVE FROM MARYGROVE IS A WEEKLY TELEVISION SERIES, WITH CONNECTED WEBSITE, THAT IS CURATED BY A DIFFERENT ARTS AND CULTURAL PARTNER, FEATURING THE MOST EXCITING PERFORMERS THAT DETROITERS SHOULD KNOW. THIS REVAMPED SHOW LAYOUT ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS IN GREATER DETROIT AND HIGHLIGHT THE VENUES AND CONCERT HALLS TO VISIT AS THEY REOPEN. SPHINX FINALS CONCERT: DPTV PARTNERED WITH THE SPHINX ORGANIZATION TO LIVESTREAM AND BROADCAST THE 25TH ANNUAL SPHINX FINALS COMPETITION CONCERT. THE SPHINX COMPETITION OFFERS YOUNG BLACK AND LATINX CLASSICAL STRING PLAYERS A CHANCE TO COMPETE UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF AN INTERNATIONAL RENOWNED PANEL OF JUDGES AND TO PERFORM WITH ESTABLISHED PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS IN A COMPETITION SETTING. AMERICAN BLACK JOURNAL: A WEEKLY SERIES OF NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM AN AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE. SPECIALS THIS YEAR INCLUDED VIRTUAL SCREENINGS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS WITH PARTNERS THAT INCLUDED BLACK CHURCHES, THE CHARLES WRIGHT MUSEUM AND THE COMMUNITY COALITION FOR METRO DETROIT FAMILIES AND STUDENTS. ONE DETROIT MONDAY NIGHT EDITION: ONE DETROIT CONTINUED TO PRODUCE AND BROADCAST A SECOND NIGHT WITH NEW EPISODES EACH WEEK, MONDAYS AT 7:30PM, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON ARTS AND CULTURE. LIVE STREAMING AND BROADCAST SERVICES: DPTV REGULARLY PROVIDES PRODUCTION SERVICES TO CONNECT EVENTS WITH LARGER AUDIENCES. CLIENTS IN FY22 INCLUDED "MACKINAC POLICY CONFERENCE", "DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL", "LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL", AND "KEVIN'S SONG ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON SUICIDE". 90.9 WRCJ: DETROIT'S ONLY CLASSICAL AND JAZZ RADIO STATION PRODUCED CONCERT BROADCASTS BY DETROIT OPERA, MICHIGAN PHILHARMONIC, DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, AND ANN ARBOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. IN ADDITION, EACH SUNDAY, 90.9 WRCJ PRODUCES "GREAT LAKES CONCERTS" IN ASSOCIATION WITH MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AND INTERLOCHEN PUBLIC RADIO THAT INCLUDES ENSEMBLES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. CHILDREN AND EDUCATION:DETROIT PBS KIDS IS A DIGITAL BROADCAST CHANNEL (56.2) AND ONLINE SERVICE THAT PROVIDES CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING 24/7 AND IS CONSISTENTLY ONE OF THE MOST WATCHED PBS KIDS CHANNELS IN THE COUNTRY. THE MICHIGAN LEARNING CHANNEL (MLC) LAUNCHED AS A STATEWIDE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ALL MICHIGAN PBS STATIONS IN JANUARY 2021. IT IS A 24/7 BROADCAST CHANNEL, STREAMING SERVICE AND ROBUST WEBSITE WITH ON-DEMAND VIDEO AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS, OPERATED THROUGH DPTV. THE MLC OFFERS INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE STANDARDS ALIGNED AND FOLLOW THE MICHIGAN EDUCATIONAL CALENDAR. IN FY22, DPTV PRODUCED "MATH MIGHTS", "READ, WRITE, ROAR!", AND "EXTRA CREDIT" SHOWS WHICH AIRED ON THE CHANNEL. AN ESTIMATED 500,000 VIEWERS WATCH EACH MONTH ACROSS THE STATE. BE MY NEIGHBOR DAY WAS HELD AS AN IN-PERSON EVENT IN NOVEMBER 2021. DPTV HOSTED AN OUTDOOR EVENT FOR 727 REGISTERED GUESTS ACROSS TWO TIMED SESSIONS. THE FREE EVENT INCLUDED AN ACTIVE DEMONSTRATION BY INPACT AND A STORY THAT INCLUDED YOGA MOVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. DANIEL TIGER PARTICIPATED IN A DANCE PARTY ON STAGE, AND DPTV PARTNERS PASSED OUT RESOURCES TO FAMILIES. FOUR BUSES PICKED UP FAMILIES FROM BRILLIANT DETROIT HOUSES AND BROUGHT THEM TO THE EVENT. PNC BANK HELPED DPTV TO COLLECT 1000 PIECES OF WINTER GEAR BEFORE AND DURING THE EVENT, SOME WERE DISTRIBUTED DURING THE EVENT AND THE REMAINDER TAKEN TO HEADSTART LOCATIONS IN DETROIT. EDUCATION NEWSLETTERS: DPTV PROVIDES TWO WEEKLY COMMUNICATIONS, ONE FOR EDUCATION LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, PROVIDING A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT'S COMING UP THE NEXT WEEK WITH RESOURCES AND EVENTS. THE SECOND TARGETS PARENTS, TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC CONNECTIONS TO BROADCAST SHOWS FOR STUDENTS AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT LEARNING. WORKSHOP FOR WELL-BEING WAS A NEW WORKSHOP SERIES IN MAY 2021, WHICH EXPLORED HOW FACTORS LIKE STRESS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION CAN IMPACT THE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND BEHAVIOR FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. THE WORKSHOPS OFFERED FREE RESOURCES AND WERE HELD IN THREE LANGUAGES ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND ARABIC. ALMOST 300 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS. ALL WORKSHOPS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON THE DPTV WEBSITE (HTTPS://WWW.DPTV.ORG/EDUCATION/WORKSHOPS-FOR-WELL-BEING/). READY TO LEARN: THROUGH THE READY TO LEARN INITIATIVE, DPTV PROVIDES FREE, EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AND SUPPORTING LEARNING RESOURCES THAT HELP EDUCATORS, CAREGIVERS, AND PARENTS BUILD EARLY SCIENCE AND LITERACY SKILLS FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. THE DPTV MAIN CHANNEL 56.1 BROADCASTS PBS KIDS PROGRAMMING FOR 10.5 HOURS EACH WEEKDAY, PROVIDING TRUSTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN. PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS WERE HOSTED BY THE MICHIGAN LEARNING CHANNEL AND INCLUDED LITERACY ESSENTIALS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MAISA AND MLC VIRTUAL WEBINARS TO SHOW TEACHERS HOW TO USE THE MLC. LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC POLICY: ONE DETROIT WEEKLY SERIES: DPTV'S WEEKLY NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS SHOW "ONE DETROIT" EMPHASIZES ON-LOCATION INTERVIEWS AND FIELD REPORTS OF AUTHENTIC STORIES FROM THE PEOPLE OF DETROIT. THE SERIES CAPTURES THE CHARACTER, CULTURE AND CONCERNS OF METRO DETROIT, TAKING VIEWERS BEYOND THE HEADLINES TOWARD A DEEPER LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE FUTURE MIGHT AND COULD HOLD FOR ITS 4 MILLION RESIDENTS. ONE DETROIT SPECIALS: IN JANUARY, ONE DETROIT HOSTED A BROADCAST SPECIAL AND LIVESTREAM TO EXAMINE THE AFTERMATH AND LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF THE EVENTS SURROUNDING THE 2020 ELECTION IN A ONE-HOUR EPISODE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FREE PRESS. THE SPECIAL HAD OVER 3,700 VIDEO VIEWS ONLINE. COVID-313 TOWN HALLS BEGAN IN MARCH 2020, DPTV PARTNERED WITH THE COVID313 COMMUNITY COALITION FOR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS TO LIVESTREAM VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK. WEEKLY TOWN HALLS CONTINUED AND WERE HELD EACH THURSDAY AT NOON. OVER 100 TOWN HALL EVENTS WERE PRODUCED, WITH OVER 468,000 PEOPLE REACHED SINCE MARCH 2020 (TOTAL AS OF JUNE 2022).MACKINAC POLICY CONFERENCE: FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, DPTV AND THE DETROIT REGIONAL CHAMBER HAVE PARTNERED TOGETHER TO MAKE THE STATE'S MOST IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS AT THE MACKINAC POLICY CONFERENCE AVAILABLE TO ALL MICHIGANDERS. IN SEPTEMBER 2021, THE CONFERENCE RECEIVED A REACH OF 124,000 PEOPLE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, HAD 18,000 BROADCAST VIEWS AND WAS STREAMED DIGITALLY 39,000 TIMES. FUTURE OF WORK TOWNHALLS HAVE BEEN OFFERED THROUGH ONE DETROIT AND HAVE BROUGHT TOGETHER SPECIAL GUESTS TO DISCUSS DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE EVER-CHANGING WORKING WORLD. THE MONTHLY TOWNHALLS BEGAN IN APRIL 2022. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT GREAT LAKES BUREAU: DPTV CONTINUED ITS YEAR-ROUND REPORTING ON GREAT LAKES ISSUES WITH MULTIPLATFORM ENVIRONMENTAL CONTENT. GREAT LAKES MONTHLY SERIES: A MONTHLY PUBLIC MEDIA PROGRAM COVERS CRUCIAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE WELL-BEING AND FUTURE OF THE GREAT LAKES. THE GREAT LAKES TEAM COLLABORATES WITH A NUMBER OF PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE GREAT LAKES REGION, 31 STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY HAVE BROADCAST AT LEAST ONE EPISODE. EACH 30-MINUTE EPISODE REPORTS ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING THE WORLD'S GREATEST SYSTEM OF FRESHWATER WITH IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE LAKES AND THE PEOPLE WHO USE, CHERISH AND PROTECT THEM. THE MONTHLY SERIES BEGAN AIRING REGULARLY ON THE MICHIGAN LEARNING CHANNEL GREAT LAKES CURRICULUM: GREAT LAKES NOW PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNING ABOUT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH. ORIGINAL, FREE LESSON PLANS AND AT-HOME ACTIVITIES ARE BASED ON VIDEOS FROM THE AWARD-WINNING "GREAT LAKES NOW" PUBLIC TELEVISION SERIES. NEW LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES, AUTHORED BY A FORMER SCIENCE TEACHER, DEBUT EACH MONTH. GREAT LAKES NOW WATCH PARTIES WERE A NEW ENGAGEMENT EFFORT DURING THE PANDEMIC, THEY EXPANDED TWO SERIES OF WATCH PARTIES, WHICH BEGAN IN FY21 - ONE THAT IS A SNEAK PEEK AT THE UPCOMING EPISODE, AND A SECOND WATCH PARTY AS PART OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BELLE ISLE CONSERVANCY. IN FY22, THE GREAT LAKES NOW TEAM REACHED OVER 84,000 PEOPLE THROUGH 22 EVENTS ON FACEBOOK. OTHER INITIATIVESPBS BOOKS: PBS BOOKS HOSTED A VARIETY OF AUTHOR TALKS AND VIRTUAL EVENTS, FREE FOR THE PUBLIC, WHILE PROVIDING RESOURCES TO OVER 1,800 LIBRARIES. THE SERIES OF AUTHOR TALKS HAVE INCLUDED AUTHOR TALK CONNECTIONS TO PBS NATIONAL CONTENT FROM KEN BURNS "HEMINGWAY", "MUHAMMAD ALI AND THE UPCOMING "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN". PBS BOOKS SUPPORTS LIBRARIES AND PBS STATIONS NATIONWIDE IN THEIR EFFORT TO CULTIVATE COMMUNITIES OF LEARNING, CULTURE, AND CONSERVATION. WHEN I'M 65 VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS WERE PRODUCED AS AN EXTENSION OF THE HOUR-LONG DOCUMENTARY FOCUSING ON THE REALITIES

ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH: DETROIT PUBLIC TELEVISION AND 90.9 WRCJ ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. WE PROVIDE ON-AIR AND ONLINE RESOURCES, EVENTS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA DIALOGUE WITH A GOAL OF FOSTERING KNOWLEDGE, COLLABORATION AND ACTION. IN ADDITION TO THE PRODUCTIONS ABOVE, EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THIS YEAR INCLUDED: SESAME STREET IN COMMUNITIES WORKSHOPS FOR CAREGIVERS HAVE BEEN OFFERED BY DPTV STAFF AT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT DETROIT AND HAVE INCLUDED TOPICS ON LITERACY AS WELL AS SELF CARE. NATIONAL DAY OF RACIAL HEALING: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KELLOGG, DPTV PROMOTED THE VIRTUAL ONE-HOUR EVENT ACROSS PLATFORMS INCLUDING PBS BOOKS, THE MICHIGAN LEARNING CHANNEL AND DETROIT PBS KIDS. PBS BOOKS REACHED A NATIONAL AUDIENCE WITH 8 PBS STATIONS AND 54 LIBRARIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY CROSS POSTING THE EVENT. IN ADDITION, DETROIT PBS KIDS HELD WORKSHOPS TO SHARE SESAME STREET RESOURCES FOR STAFF AND CAREGIVERS. THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MURDER OF VINCENT CHIN: JUNE 2022 MARKED THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF VINCENT CHIN'S MURDER, AN ASIAN AMERICAN MAN WHO WAS BRUTALLY KILLED BY TWO WHITE MEN WHO BLAMED THE JAPANESE FOR A DOWNTURN IN DETROIT'S AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. ONE DETROIT STAFF WERE PART OF THE COMMITTEE THAT BROUGHT A FOUR-DAY EVENT TO DETROIT TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF VINCENT CHIN AND WORKED WITH PBS AND POV TO BRING THE ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED FILM "WHO KILLED VINCENT CHIN" BACK TO BROADCAST AFTER BEING RESTORED. IN ADDITION, DPTV AND PBS BOOKS HOSTED 2 CONVERSATIONS TO SET THE STAGE FOR THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION. SEGMENTS RAN IN ONE DETROIT'S REGULAR NEWS PROGRAMMING. COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS: AS PART OF THE ONE DETROIT BUREAU'S COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY-DRIVEN STORYTELLING, DPTV ENGAGES WITH DETROIT NEIGHBORHOODS AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL THROUGH REGULAR COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE REAL ISSUES AND STORIES OF DETROIT. FREE MOBILE APPS FOR DPTV AND WRCJ ARE ENJOYED BY MORE THAN 23,500 TOTAL USERS.