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Facebook Live! from the U.P. Children’s MuseumThursday, August 5 at 10 amThe fi nal weeks of the Michigan Learning Channel’s Summer Program include a special visit to the U.P! On August 5 at 10 am ET, the MLC and Mr. Jim will host a special LIVE virtual event at the U.P. Children’s Museum. Register for the event on Facebook @wnmumlc.

As schools around the U.P. get ready to welcome in a new school year, you can help your kids prepare by engaging with the Michigan Learning Channel’s content on broadcast TV channel 13.4 or online at michiganlearning.org.

Information about Fall Programming will be available soon. Contact WNMU’s Engagement Coordinator, Ellen Doan ([email protected]), for more information.

Special Programming All Month LongSee page 3 for full schedule and more information

Wicked in ConcertKristin Chenowith and Idina Menzel will be our guides in this concert version of the famed musical as we explore the story of Elphaba and Glinda, the journey of two young women that continues to provide inspiration to young and old, in every culture, and in all walks of life. Part of Quiet on the Set! Thank you for your support.

Sunday, August 29 at 9 pm

All Creatures Great and Small

Between the PagesSunday, August 15 at 7:30 pm

Professor T Season Finale: The Dutiful Child


August 2021 Volume 34 Issue 8

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Fresh SeriesEarth Focus

Sundays at 10:30 am, begins August 1

Scully/The World Show Sundays at 11 pm, begins August 1

Rudy Maxa’s World Thursdays at 5 pm, begins August 5

Classic Woodworking Saturdays at 9 am, begins August 7

Travels with Darley Tuesdays at 5 pm, begins August 10

How to Cook Well with Rory O’Connell Wednesdays at 4:30 pm, begins August 11

Nick Stellino: Storyteller in the Kitchen Fridays at 4:30 pm, begins August 20 Repeats Saturdays at 7:30 am

RVers Mondays at 5 pm, begins August 23 Repeats Saturdays at 9:30 am

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World Mondays at 9 pm, begins August 23

Flesh and Blood Fridays at 9 pm, begins August 27

Remembering 9/11Frontline

“In the Shadow of 9/11” Tuesday, August 10 at 9 pm

Generation 9/11 Tuesday, August 31 at 9 pm

TravelDream of Italy: Tuscan Sun

Special Monday, August 9 at 5 pm

Current EventsVaccination from the

Misinformation Virus Sunday, August 8 at 7 pm

News Matters Saturday, August 21 at 8 pm Repeats 8/23 at 3 pm

Race is The Place Saturday, August 28 at 8 pm Repeats 8/30 at 3 pm

Corporate Welfare: Where’s the Outrage? A Personal Exploration by Johan Norber Sunday, August 29 at 7 pm

History NOVA

“Emperor’s Ghost Army” Wednesday, August 4 at 9 pm Repeats 8/5 at 3 pm

Brave New Wild Thursday, August 5 at 8 pm Repeats 8/6 at 3 pm

NOVA “Operation Lighthouse Rescue” Wednesday, August 11 at 9 pm Repeats 8/12 at 3 pm

Restoration Neon Monday, August 16 at 9 pm

NOVA “Operation Bridge Rescue” Wednesday, August 18 at 9 pm Repeats 8/19 at 3 pm

Vanishing Chinatown: The World of the May’s Photo Studio Sunday, August 22 at 10:30 pm

American Experience “The Big Burn” Tuesday, August 24 at 9 pm

Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets “Henry VIII’s Reformation” Sunday, August 29 at 8 pm Repeats 8/30 at Midnight

Native American HeritagePearl


Pearl Carter Scott: On Top of the World Sunday, August 22 at 10 pm

Native America Tuesdays at 8 pm, begins August 24

POV “The Song of the Butterflies” Monday, August 30 at 10 pm

BiographiesAmerican Experience

“Jesse Owens” Tuesday, August 3 at 9 pm Repeats 8/4 at 1 am

American Experience “The Fight” Tuesday, August 3 at 10 pm

The Cheech Sunday, August 15 at 7 pm

William Allen White: What’s The Matter with Kansas Tuesday, August 17 at 8 pm

From Honor to Medal: The Story of Garlin M. Conner Tuesday, August 17 at 9 pm

The World is My Country Sunday, August 22 at 7 pm

Michigan SpecialsREL Midwest Educational

Documentary Series Sunday, August 1 & 8 at 3:30 pm

Right to Read Sunday, August 15 & 22 at 3:30 pm

Great Lakes Now Sunday, August 29 at 3:30 pm

Fresh Airings

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NatureBears of Durango


Nature“Super Cats: Cats in Every Corner”Wednesday, August 4 at 8 pm, Repeats 8/11 at 3 pm

Nature“Super Cats: Science and Secrets”Wednesday, August 11 at 8 pm, Repeats 8/18 at 3 pm

Our GorongosaThursday, August 12 at 8 pmRepeats 8/13 at 3 pm

Spirit of the Florida KeysMonday, August 16 at 5 pm

Watershed MomentWednesday, August 18 at 8 pmRepeats 8/25 at 3 pm

Nature“Natural Born Rebels: Hunger Wars”Wednesday, August 25 at 8 pm

When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep TimeWednesday, August 25 at 9 pm

To The Ends of The Earth“The Natural World - Pushing Boundaries”Thursday, August 26 at 8 pmRepeats 8/27 at 3 pm

HumanitiesPOV

“Pier Kids”Monday, August 2 at 10 pm

Making It in AmericaSaturday, August 7 at 8 pmRepeats 8/9 at 3 pm

Codeswitching: Race and Identity in the Suburban SchoolhouseSaturday, August 14 at 8 pmRepeats 8/16 at 3 pm

In The Executioner’s ShadowTuesday, August 17 at 10 pm

MusicBluegrass Underground: Making of the Caverns

Sunday, August 8 at 12:30 am

Live from the Old SteepleSundays at Midnight, begins August 15

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Quiet on the Set Programming Airs Throughout The Month of August

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Program Specials Classic Albums Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the MoonFriday, 8/6 at 10p; Sunday, 8/7 at 2a

All Creatures Great and Small Between The PagesSunday, 8/15 at 7:30p & midnight

Unforgotten Season 4 FinaleSunday, 8/15 at 9p

Professor T Season FinaleThe Dutiful ChildSunday, 8/15 at 10p

Wicked in ConcertSunday, 8/29 at 9p; Monday, 8/30 at 1a

Call with your pledge during regular business hours at 906-227-9668 or donate securely online all month long at wnmutv.nmu.edu/donate

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8:00 Hero Elem. Classical Stretch: By Essentrics American Woodshop

8:30 Xaviar Riddle Xaviar Riddle and the Secret Museum Garden Smart

9:00 DIY Science Time Curious George Classic

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9:30 Into the Outdoors Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood George Hirsch /

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10:00 DW Global 3000 Donkey Hodie Knit and

Crochet Now!

10:30 Earth Focus Elinor Wonders Why Fon & Porter’s Love of Quilting

11:00 Wider World Sesame Street Fit 2 Stitch

11:30 2nd Opinion Pinkalicious & Peterrifi c Best of Joy of Painting

12:00 GZERO World Dinosaur Train Taste of Louisiana w/..

12:30 Off the Record Cliff ord the Big Red Dog Garden Smart

1:00 Firing Line Sesame Street Craftman’s Legacy

1:30 Washington Week Donkey Hodie This Old

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Paint This w/ Jerry Yarnell

Painting & Travel

Between the Covers

Ask This Old House

2:30 Citizen Soldier Classical Stretch Motorweek

3:00 Great Getaways Various

Ultimate Guide to Fly Fishing

3:30 MI Programs MI Out of Doors

4:00Classic Gospel

DW News Wilderness Journal

4:30 Simply Ming Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen

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Crossing South

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5:30 American Woodshop

P. Allen Smith Garden Home

Plan Stronger TV

DW Focus on Europe

To the Contrary Native Report

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10:00 Molly of Denali10:30 Wild Kratts11:00 Hero Elementary11:30 Xaviar Riddle and the Secret Museum12:00 Curious George12:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

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6:30 A Chef’s Life Wild Kratts A Chef’s Life

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9:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend

American Woodshop


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DW Focus on Europe

To the Contrary

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9:30 Washington Week Closer to Truth This is America

& the WorldThe Chavis Chronicles

Conscious Living

Your Fantastic Mind Firing Line

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6:30a Ready, Jet, Go! Wordworld

7:00a Peg + Cat Splash & Bubbless

7:30a Super Why Peep & Big Wide World

8:00a Daniel Tiger Sid the Sci. Kid

8:30a Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

9:00a Sesame Street Donkey Hodie

9:30a Elinor Wonders Why

10:00a Cliff ord the Big Red Dog Sesame St.

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August’s Opera Presentation Only on WNMU-TV PLUS:

“Lise Davidsenin Concert”

Saturday, August 7 at 8 pmRepeats Sunday, 8/8 at 1 pm


Sunday ................... 1 6:00p PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30p Off the Record (8/15 12:30p) 7:00p Bears of Durango In response to an

exponential increase in black bear-human conflicts, Colorado Parks and Wildlife com-mission a six-year study to determine the factors of the phenomenon, and to propose solutions to quell it.

8:00p Secrets of Royal Travel “Secrets of the Royal Flight” Take to the skies for an insider’s look at the regal luxury of royal air travel. (8/2 12a) ®

9:00p Unforgotten on Masterpiece “Ep. 4” Cassie and Sunny discover Walsh was chased by all four suspects on the night in question.

10:00p Professor T “Mother Love” Professor T is called upon to help investigate the disap-pearance of a 6-year-old girl.

11:00p Scully/The World Show 11:30p GZERO World with Ian Bremmer 12:00a Secrets of Royal Travel “Secrets of the

Royal Flight” ®

Monday ................... 2 6:00p Closer to Truth “Is God Responsible for

Evil?” How on earth could God be reconciled with massive, monstrous Evil? If God is all-powerful and all-knowing, and if God is the creator, wouldn’t God be responsible for evil?

6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Antiques Roadshow “Vintage Portland”

How has the antiques market evolved in 20 years? Find out with revisited and updated appraisals. (8/3 12:30a, 8/3 3p, 8/7 9p)

9:00p The Restorers “Aviation Destinations” Highlights of aviation vacation destinations where you can experience historic aircraft.

10:00p POV “Pier Kids” Follow the Black, home-less queer and trans youth who call NYC’s Christopher Street Pier their home.

11:30p Amanpour and Company

Tuesday................... 3 UNDER WRITING PAR TNER

by Gary and Debbie Asano, Marquette in celebration of their

35th wedding anniversary

6:00p This is America & The World “Michael ‘Top’ Washington - (Service, Suicide & Gun Safety)” (8/4 12:30a)

6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Finding Your Roots “Freedom Tales” Host

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family history of S. Epatha Merkerson and Michael Strahan. ®

9:00p American Experience “Jesse Owens” Trace the story of Jesse Owens’ remarkable victories in the face of Nazi racism during the 1936 Olympics. (8/4 *1a, 8/5 *3a) ®

10:00p American Experience “The Fight” Learn

the stories of two extraordinary boxers: Max Schmeling of Germany and American Joe Louis. ®

11:00p Amanpour and Company 12:00a DW The Day

Wednesday ............. 4 6:00p The Chavis Chronicles (8/5 12:30a) 6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Nature “Super Cats: Cats in Every Corner”

Discover how cats have conquered the world, thriving in almost every landscape on Earth. ®

9:00p NOVA “Emperor’s Ghost Army” Investigate how and why life-sized terracotta statues were made for Emperor Qin Shi Huang of China. (8/5 3p) ®

10:00p Secrets of the Dead “Viking Warrior Queen” Join a team of archaeologists exam-ining the history-changing DNA of a female Viking warrior. ®


Brave New WildOakley Anderson-Moore, the daughter of a climber from the 1970s, stumbles onto her father’s old hi8 tapes, and sets out to answer the question: why climb when there’s nothing to gain–and everything to lose?

Thursday, August 5 at 8 pm

Media MeetJoin host Mike Settles in taking a closer look at current events and issues that are important to the people of the Upper Great Lakes Region. Each week community leaders and special guests discuss timely topics of local interest.

Check our website for weekly topics at wnmutv.nmu.edu/media-meet

Saturdays at 6:30 pm Repeats Sundays at 2 pm


Thursday ................ 5 6:00p Conscious Living “Living Zen” On this epi-

sode, we’re bringing you the best of Zen both at home and out in the world. (8/6 12:30a)

6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Brave New Wild Story of the Golden Age

of rock climbing before and after the Dawn Wall of 1970, told by a climber’s daughter. (8/6 3p)

9:00p Michigan Out of Doors (8/7 3:30p) 9:30p Under the Radar Michigan “Detroit 2”

Jump into a cab with journalist Oneita Jack-son and rediscover this great city of Detroit. (8/6 5p, 8/7 10:30p)

10:00p Ultimate Guide to Fly Fishing “Wet Flies & Nymphs” In this unique episode Tom Rosenbauer covers the basics of using wet flies and nymphs to catch trout. From fly selection to presentation options, Tom details all the essentials you need to get started. (8/7 3p) ®

10:30p Great Getaways “Lighthouse Kayak Trip” Lighthouses standing majestically on a shoreline or an island conjure up images of romance and adventure. This trip will take us to 8 different lighthouses all located on Lake Huron. (8/7 4:30p, 8/8 3p) ®


PLUS: Unforgotten on Masterpiece “Ep. 4”

Friday ..................... 6 6:00p Your Fantastic Mind “The Opioid Crisis”

Beginning in Appalachia, the geographical birthplace of the opioid crisis, YFM sets up how the use of opioids became rampant and spread. Then we go inside the brain to show how and why the brain becomes quickly ad-dicted to opioids. We also feature medication assisted treatment, an effective treatment that has been stigmatized. (8/7 12:30a)

6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Washington Week (8/8 1:30p) 8:30p Off the Record (8/8 6:30p) 9:00p Hillary “Home” Hillary arrives home to

worldwide fame. He marries Louise and returns to beekeeping. When he is offered the chance to join an Antarctica expedition, he must choose between a new adventure and staying behind with his growing family. ®

10:00p Classic Albums “Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon” Listen as members of the band tell the story behind one of the greatest albums ever made. (8/7 *2a)


Saturday ................. 7 6:00p PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30p Media Meet “TBA” (8/8 2p) 7:00p The Lawrence Welk Show “Grammy

Award Songs” This 1974 show salutes the songs the recording industry has called the “best”. ®

8:00p Making It in America Highlighting the important contributions being made by immigrant entrepreneurs to the economy of Florida and the United States, across mul-tiple fields – from construction to medicine to tech. (8/9 3p)

9:00p Antiques Roadshow “Vintage Portland” How has the antiques market evolved in 20 years? Find out with revisited and updated appraisals.

10:00p Citizen Soldier “The Enemy in the Vietnam War” Renowned authors and Vietnam Veter-ans Tim O’Brien and Karl Marlantes discuss difficult moral questions about military con-flicts and dehumanization of the “enemy”. The Veteran authors observe the “personal” nature of war and psychological challenges service members faced in the Vietnam War and all conflicts.

10:30p Under the Radar Michigan “Detroit 2” Jump into a cab with journalist Oneita Jack-son and rediscover this great city of Detroit.

Classic Albums Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of

the MoonListen as all four band members tell the story behind one of the greatest albums ever made. Pink Floyd’s masterpiece, 1973’s The Dark Side of the Moon, broke records when it sold more than 30 million copies and spent 740 weeks on the U.S. charts. Part of Quiet on the Set! Thank you for your support.

Friday, August 6 at 10 pm

Vaccination from the Misinformation Virus

In the age of social media, we can all be fooled by digital misinformation. This docu-mentary explains how to overcome our bias to understand why vaccines are safe, crucial to community health and save millions of lives annually.



11:00p Austin City Limits “Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue” ®

12:00a Bluegrass Underground 12:30a Bluegrass Underground: Making of the

Caverns Come along as we take you to the new home of Bluegrass Underground, The Caverns, on a behind-the-scenes tour from when the subterranean amphitheater was first purchased.

Sunday ................... 8 UNDER WRITING PAR TNER

by Eileen and James Smit, Marquette, in memory of Elaine Marquardt and her love

of learning

6:00p PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30p Off the Record 7:00p Vaccination from the Misinformation Vi-

rus Explaning why vaccines are safe despite digital misinformation surrounding them.

8:00p In Their Own Words “Princess Diana” See how Diana defied expectations, evolving into one of the most impactful icons of our time.

9:00p Unforgotten on Masterpiece “Ep. 5” Cassie and Sunny interview two of the suspects again and get closer to the truth.

10:00p Professor T “Sophie Knows” Professor T befriends a vulnerable girl and is convinced she is the key witness to a murder.

11:00p Scully/The World Show 11:30p GZERO World with Ian Bremmer 12:00a In Their Own Words “Princess Diana”

Monday ................... 9 UNDER WRITING PAR TNER

by Dawn and Paul Kangas, Champion, celebrating their 57th wedding anniversary

6:00p Closer to Truth “What is Information?” In-formation is all the rage in science, changing how we think about fundamental questions. Why is Information so important to scientists and philosophers?

6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Antiques Roadshow “Hotel Del Coronado

Part 1” Check in to Hotel del Coronado to see sensational finds at a stunning seaside setting.

9:00p The Restorers “They Were All Volunteers” This episode stands out, following a B-25 Mitchell bomber from Minnesota as her crew participates in the Doolittle Raiders Reunion / B-25 Gathering in Dayton, Ohio.

10:00p POV “Minding The Gap” Meet three young men who bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. ®


Tuesday................. 10 UNDER WRITING PAR TNER

by The Daniel J Kobasic Foundation of Escanaba–in memory of Daniel

6:00p This is America & The World “George S. Everly, Jr., PhD - (Psychological First Aid)” (8/11 12:30a)

6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Finding Your Roots “Hard Times” Host

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the stories of Laura Linney, Michael Moore and Chloe Sevigny. ®

9:00p Frontline “In the Shadow of 9/11” 11:00p Amanpour and Company 12:00a DW The Day

Wednesday ........... 11 6:00p The Chavis Chronicles (8/12 12:30a) 6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Nature “Super Cats: Science and Secrets”

See how new technologies help uncover some cats’ most intimate secrets, including the cheetah’s gymnastic abilities and why lions are able to hunt cooperatively. ®

9:00p NOVA “Operation Lighthouse Rescue” Join engineers as they race to rescue a historic Martha’s Vineyard lighthouse from certain doom. (8/12 3p) ®

10:00p Secrets of the Dead “Cleopatra’s Lost Tomb” Discover whether an amateur archae-ologist’s theory leads to the lost tomb of the Egyptian queen. ®


Thursday .............. 12 UNDER WRITING PAR TNER

by Judy and Bruce Wolck, Lake Linden, in honor of their 11th wedding anniversary

6:00p Conscious Living “The Raw Food Buzz” Fly with us to Indonesia for a two-week raw food culinary immersion amongst the storied rice terraces of Ubud. In between cooking classes, we adventure through the unforgettable sites, sounds, and culture of Bali. (8/13 12:30a)

6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Our Gorongosa Dominique Goncalves, a

vibrant Mozambican ecologist who runs the Gorongosa elephant ecology project, shares the myriad ways Gorongosa is redefining the identity and purpose of an African national park. (8/13 3p)

9:00p Michigan Out of Doors (8/14 3:30p) 9:30p Under the Radar Michigan “Grand Rap-

ids” (8/13 5p, 8/14 10:30p) 10:00p Ultimate Guide to Fly Fishing “Fly Fish-

ing on Moving Water” Understanding the dynamics of rivers and streams is critical to your success on the water. Host Tom Rosen-bauer breaks down the essentials of moving water with easy to understand information that will help make you a better angler. (8/14 3p) ®

10:30p Great Getaways “Great Getaways Fish Fry” Join us as we go to Michigan’s fishing

7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

1 SUN Bears of Durango Secrets of Royal Travel “Secrets of the Royal Flight”

Unforgotten on Masterpiece “Ep. 4”

Professor T “Mother Love”

Scully/The World Show

GZERO World w/ Ian Bremmer

Secrets of Royal Travel “Secrets of the Royal Flight”

2 MON PBS NewsHour Antiques Roadshow “Vintage Portland”

The Restorers “Aviation Destinations”

POV “Pier Kids”

Amanpour and Company Closer to Truth

3 TUE PBS NewsHour Finding Your Roots “Freedom Tales”

American Experience “Jesse Owens”

American Experience “The Fight”

Amanpour and Company DW The Day This is America & The World”

4 WED PBS NewsHour Nature “Super Cats: Cats in Every Corner”

NOVA “Emperor’s Ghost Army”

Secrets of the Dead “Viking Warrior Queen”

Amanpour and Company DW The Day The Chavis Chronicles

5 THU PBS NewsHour Brave New Wild Michigan Out of Doors

Under the Radar Michigan


Great Getaways “Lighthouse Kayak”

Amanpour and Company DW The Day Conscious Living “Living Zen”

6 FRI PBS NewsHour Washington Week Off the Record Hillary “Home”

Classic Albums “Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon”

Amanpour and Company DW The Day Your Fantastic Mind

7 SAT The Lawrence Welk Show “Grammy Award Songs”

Making It in America Antiques Roadshow “Vintage Portland”

Citizen Soldier Under the Radar Michigan

Austin City Limits “Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue”

Bluegrass Under-ground

Bluegrass Under-grd: Making of..

7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

8 SUN Vaccination from the Misinformation Virus

In Their Own Words “Princess Diana”


Professor T “Sophie Knows”




9 MON PBS NewsHour Antiques Roadshow “Hotel Del Coronado Part 1”

The Restorers “They Were All Volunteers”

POV “Minding The Gap”


10 TUE PBS NewsHour Finding Your Roots “Hard Times”

Frontline “In the Shadow of 9/11”


11 WED PBS NewsHour Nature “Super Cats: Science and Secrets”

NOVA “Operation Lighthouse Rescue”

Secrets of the Dead “Cleopatra’s Lost Tomb”


12 THU PBS NewsHour Our Gorongosa Michigan Out of Doors



Great Getaways “..Fish Fry”

Amanpour and Company DW The Day Conscious Living “Raw Food Buzz”

13 FRI PBS NewsHour Washington Week Off the Record Hillary “Race to the Pole”

Song of the Mountains “VW Boys”


14 SAT The Lawrence Welk Show “Keep A Song in Your Heart”

Codeswitching: Race and Identity in the Suburban Schoolhouse

Antiques Roadshow “Hotel Del Coronado Part 1”


Austin City Limits “Allen Toussaint: New Orleans Legend”

Live from the Old Steeple “Laurie Lewis”

7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

15 SUN The Cheech All Creatures Great and Small: Between The Pages


Professor T “The Dutiful Child”



All Creatures Great and Small: Between The Pages

16 MON PBS NewsHour Antiques Roadshow“Hotel Del Coronado Part 3”

Restoration Neon POV “Farmsteaders”

Amanpour and Company DW The Day Closer to Truth

17 TUE PBS NewsHour William Allen White: What’s The Matter with Kansas

From Honor to Medal: The Story of Garlin M. Conner

In The Executioner’s Shadow Amanpour and Company DW The Day This is America & The World”

18 WED PBS NewsHour Watershed Moment NOVA “Operation Bridge Rescue”

Secrets of the Dead “Egypt’s Darkest Hour”


19 THU PBS NewsHour Reel South “That’s Wild”

Michigan Out of Doors



Great Getaways “River Recreation..”

Amanpour and Company DW The Day Conscious Living “Disappearing..”

20 FRI PBS NewsHour Washington Week Off the Record Hillary “Heartbreak”

Song of the Mountains “The Woodsheep / Newtown”


21 SAT The Lawrence Welk Show “Those Were The Days”

News Matters Antiques Roadshow “Hotel Del Coronado Part 3”


Austin City Limits“Yola”

Live from the Old Steeple “Robbie Fulks with Jenny Scheinman”

7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

22 SUN The World is My Country Pearl Pearl Carter Scott: On Top..

Vanishing Chinatown:..



Prince Albert: A Victorian Hero Revealed

23 MON PBS NewsHour Antiques Roadshow “Philbrook Museum Part 2”

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World “The Telescope”

POV “America”

Amanpour and Company DW The Day Closer to Truth “What is Truth?”

24 TUE PBS NewsHour Native America “From Caves to Cosmos”

American Experience “The Big Burn”

Frontline “China’s COVID Secrets”

Amanpour and Company This is America & The World

25 WED PBS NewsHour Nature “Natural Born Rebels: Hunger Wars”

When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time


26 THU PBS NewsHour To The Ends of The Earth “The Natural World-Pushing Boundaries”




Great Getaways “..FF Highway 13”

Amanpour and Company DW The Day Conscious Living “Art Imitates Life”

27 FRI PBS NewsHour Washington Week Off the Record Flesh and Blood on Masterpiece “Ep. 1”

Song of the Mountains “Flashback / John McEuen”


28 SAT The Lawrence Welk Show “Say It with Music”

Race is The Place Antiques Roadshow “Philbrook Museum Part 2”


Austin City Limits “The Best of Spoon”

Live from the Old Steeple “Phoebe Hunt”

7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

29 SUN Corporate Welfare: Where’s the Outrage? A Personal Exploration by..

Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets “Henry VIII’s Reformation”

Wicked in Concert Scully/The World Show



30 MON PBS NewsHour Antiques Roadshow “Churchill Downs Racetrack Part 1”

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World “The Airplane”

POV “The Song of the Butterfl ies”


31 TUE PBS NewsHour Native America “Nature to Nations”

Generation 9/11 Amanpour and Company DW The Day This is America & The World

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1 SUN Bears of Durango Secrets of Royal Travel “Secrets of the Royal Flight”


Professor T “Mother Love”



Secrets of Royal Travel “Secrets of the Royal Flight”

2 MON PBS NewsHour Antiques Roadshow “Vintage Portland”

The Restorers “Aviation Destinations”

POV “Pier Kids”


3 TUE PBS NewsHour Finding Your Roots “Freedom Tales”

American Experience “Jesse Owens”

American Experience “The Fight”


4 WED PBS NewsHour Nature “Super Cats: Cats in Every Corner”

NOVA “Emperor’s Ghost Army”

Secrets of the Dead “Viking Warrior Queen”


5 THU PBS NewsHour Brave New Wild Michigan Out of Doors



Great Getaways “Lighthouse Kayak”

Amanpour and Company DW The Day Conscious Living “Living Zen”

6 FRI PBS NewsHour Washington Week Off the Record Hillary “Home”

Classic Albums “Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon”


7 SAT The Lawrence Welk Show “Grammy Award Songs”

Making It in America Antiques Roadshow “Vintage Portland”


Austin City Limits “Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue”

Bluegrass Under-ground

Bluegrass Under-grd: Making of..

7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

8 SUN Vaccination from the Misinformation Virus



Professor T “Sophie Knows”




9 MON PBS NewsHour Antiques Roadshow “Hotel Del Coronado Part 1”

The Restorers “They Were All Volunteers”

POV “Minding The Gap”


10 TUE PBS NewsHour Finding Your Roots “Hard Times”

Frontline “In the Shadow of 9/11”


11 WED PBS NewsHour Nature “Super Cats: Science and Secrets”

NOVA “Operation Lighthouse Rescue”

Secrets of the Dead “Cleopatra’s Lost Tomb”


12 THU PBS NewsHour Our Gorongosa Michigan Out of Doors



Great Getaways “..Fish Fry”

Amanpour and Company DW The Day Conscious Living “Raw Food Buzz”

13 FRI PBS NewsHour Washington Week Off the Record Hillary “Race to the Pole”

Song of the Mountains “VW Boys”


14 SAT The Lawrence Welk Show “Keep A Song in Your Heart”

Codeswitching: Race and Identity in the Suburban Schoolhouse

Antiques Roadshow “Hotel Del Coronado Part 1”


Austin City Limits “Allen Toussaint: New Orleans Legend”

Live from the Old Steeple “Laurie Lewis”

7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

15 SUN The Cheech All Creatures Great and Small: Between The Pages


Professor T “The Dutiful Child”



All Creatures Great and Small: Between The Pages

16 MON PBS NewsHour Antiques Roadshow“Hotel Del Coronado Part 3”

Restoration Neon POV “Farmsteaders”


17 TUE PBS NewsHour William Allen White: What’s The Matter with Kansas

From Honor to Medal: The Story of Garlin M. Conner

In The Executioner’s Shadow Amanpour and Company DW The Day This is America & The World”

18 WED PBS NewsHour Watershed Moment NOVA “Operation Bridge Rescue”

Secrets of the Dead “Egypt’s Darkest Hour”


19 THU PBS NewsHour Reel South “That’s Wild”




Great Getaways “River Recreation..”

Amanpour and Company DW The Day Conscious Living “Disappearing..”

20 FRI PBS NewsHour Washington Week Off the Record Hillary “Heartbreak”

Song of the Mountains “The Woodsheep / Newtown”


21 SAT The Lawrence Welk Show “Those Were The Days”

News Matters Antiques Roadshow “Hotel Del Coronado Part 3”


Austin City Limits“Yola”

Live from the Old Steeple “Robbie Fulks with Jenny Scheinman”

7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

22 SUN The World is My Country Pearl Pearl Carter Scott: On Top..

Vanishing Chinatown:..



Prince Albert: A Victorian Hero Revealed

23 MON PBS NewsHour Antiques Roadshow “Philbrook Museum Part 2”

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World “The Telescope”

POV “America”

Amanpour and Company DW The Day Closer to Truth “What is Truth?”

24 TUE PBS NewsHour Native America “From Caves to Cosmos”

American Experience “The Big Burn”

Frontline “China’s COVID Secrets”

Amanpour and Company This is America & The World

25 WED PBS NewsHour Nature “Natural Born Rebels: Hunger Wars”

When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time


26 THU PBS NewsHour To The Ends of The Earth “The Natural World-Pushing Boundaries”




Great Getaways “..FF Highway 13”

Amanpour and Company DW The Day Conscious Living “Art Imitates Life”

27 FRI PBS NewsHour Washington Week Off the Record Flesh and Blood on Masterpiece “Ep. 1”

Song of the Mountains “Flashback / John McEuen”


28 SAT The Lawrence Welk Show “Say It with Music”

Race is The Place Antiques Roadshow “Philbrook Museum Part 2”


Austin City Limits “The Best of Spoon”

Live from the Old Steeple “Phoebe Hunt”

7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

29 SUN Corporate Welfare: Where’s the Outrage? A Personal Exploration by..


Wicked in Concert Scully/The World Show



30 MON PBS NewsHour Antiques Roadshow “Churchill Downs Racetrack Part 1”

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World “The Airplane”

POV “The Song of the Butterfl ies”


31 TUE PBS NewsHour Native America “Nature to Nations”

Generation 9/11 Amanpour and Company DW The Day This is America & The World

Full Schedule: wnmutv.nmu.edu/schedule


paradise, the Upper Peninsula! Today is all about fish. The UP is not only known for its fabulous fisheries, but it has some of the best chefs when it comes to these tasty filets. You will have a chance to vote on which delicacy you would like to try. (8/14 4:30p, 8/15 3p) ®



Friday ................... 13 UNDER WRITING PAR TNER

by Helen and Dave Crowe, Negaunee, celebrating their golden wedding anniversary

6:00p Your Fantastic Mind “Deep Brain Stimula-tion for Depression” Dr. Helen Mayberg of Mount Sinai in New York City, pioneered discovery of an area of the brain that, if stimulated, can alleviate depression. We follow a 27-year-old who has suffered debilitating depression for a decade and has made multiple suicide attempts. We shadow him during the 12-hour surgery and in the months that follow as he strives to reclaim his life. (8/14 12:30a)

6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Washington Week (8/15 1:30p) 8:30p Off the Record (8/15 6:30p, 8/29 12:30p) 9:00p Hillary “Race to the Pole” Hillary is home-

sick and bored with setting up supply bases for the Antarctica expedition. He decides to try for another major achievement: reaching the South Pole himself. ®

10:00p Song of the Mountains “VW Boys” ® 11:00p Amanpour and Company 12:00a DW The Day

Saturday ............... 14 6:00p PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30p Media Meet (8/15 2p) 7:00p The Lawrence Welk Show “Keep A Song in

Your Heart” Myron Floren and JoAnn Castle team up for a rare accordion duet. (8/8 5p) ®

8:00p Codeswitching: Race and Identity in the Suburban Schoolhouse Students who shuttle between their inner-city neighborhoods and the white suburban schools, in pursuit of a better education, find themselves swapping elements of culture, language, and behavior to fit in with their suburban counterparts. They may act or speak differently based on where they are, called code-switching. (8/16 3p) PLUS: History Detectives

9:00p Antiques Roadshow “Hotel Del Coronado Part 1” Check in to Hotel del Coronado to see sensational finds at a stunning seaside setting. (8/9 8p)

10:00p Citizen Soldier “Overlooked Aspects of the Battle of the Bulge” Military historian John Morrow discusses some of the overlooked aspects of the Battle of the Bulge, one of the largest battles in which American forces have ever fought. Morrow puts the Battle into context and illuminates aspects of this important battle in WWII. (8/8 2:30p)

10:30p Under the Radar Michigan “Grand Rapids” 11:00p Austin City Limits “Allen Toussaint: New

Orleans Legend” ® PLUS: Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

12:00a Live from the Old Steeple “Laurie Lewis” Grammy Award-winning musician Laurie Lewis is internationally renowned as a singer, songwriter, bandleader, producer & educator.

Sunday ................. 15 6:00p PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30p Off the Record (8/29 12:30p) 7:00p The Cheech A fascinating look at a national

icon’s love affair with art, and his incredible contribution to promote and preserve a vital part of American cultural identity.

7:30p All Creatures Great and Small: Between The Pages Get to know the cast and creators of the hit series based on James Herriot’s beloved books. (8/16 12a)

9:00p Unforgotten on Masterpiece “Ep. 6” Despite a tragic turn of events, Sunny and the team narrow down the suspects.

10:00p Professor T “The Dutiful Child” When an attempt is made on a businessman’s life, Professor T believes the culprit may be close.

11:00p Scully/The World Show 11:30p GZERO World with Ian Bremmer 12:00a All Creatures Great and Small: Between

The Pages

Monday ................. 16 6:00p Closer to Truth “Can Design Point to God?”

To argue for God, the easy way appears to be ‘design’, the obvious order and apparent pur-pose of the world. How could all of this be if

Quiet on the Set! ONE NIGHT ONLY

All Creatures Great and Small Between The Pages

Get to know the cast and creators of the hit series based on James Herriot’s beloved books. Savor the best moments from the first season, and look ahead to what’s to come in Season 2. Part of Quiet on the Set! Thank you for your support.

Sunday, August 15 at 7:30 pm Repeats 8/16 at Midnight


there were no God? Quite easily, says science. What’s the deep thinking on both sides?

6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Antiques Roadshow “Hotel Del Coronado

Part 3” Wrap up ROADSHOW’s visit to Hotel del Coronado with fantastic finds, including a $50,000 appraisal. (8/17 3p, 8/21 9p)

9:00p Restoration Neon The history of the neon signs from their first usage in Las Vegas in the late 1920s to present day. ®

10:00p POV “Farmsteaders” The Nolans return home to save their family’s farm from indus-trial agriculture extinction. ®

11:00p Amanpour and Company 12:00a DW The Day 12:30a Closer to Truth “Can Design Point to God?”

Sacramento resident Sharon Styles explores the history of her family, and a once-forgotten cemetery near a small Texas town. Experience Sharon’s emotional journey to find her roots and seeks answers about her family’s place in American history.

Tuesday................. 17 6:00p This is America & The World “Tony Green

(Surviving Covid-19)” (8/18 12:30a) 6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p William Allen White: What’s The Matter

with Kansas Showcasing the life and work of William Allen White, one of America’s most illustrious journalists who advised presidents and world leaders.

9:00p From Honor to Medal: The Story of Garlin M. Conner The remarkable story of Lt. Garlin Conner, an American hero whose exploits in World War II made him among the most decorated soldiers in American history.

10:00p In The Executioner’s Shadow Rivet-ing personal stories: the rare perspective of a former state executioner who nearly executes an innocent person; a Boston Marathon bombing victim who struggles to decide what justice really means; and the parents of a murder victim who face aban-doning their values or fighting for the life of their daughter’s killer.


Wednesday ........... 18 6:00p The Chavis Chronicles (8/19 12:30a) 6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Watershed Moment In December 2007

the Chehalis River Valley in Washington State experienced a catastrophic flood, inciting interest in building a flood retention dam. This wild salmon stronghold already faces rising water temperatures and a 100-year legacy of habitat degradation. Learn more about this little known basin and restoration efforts being made to preserve its fragile habitat. (8/25 3p)

9:00p NOVA “Operation Bridge Rescue” Follow the

rebuilding of New York’s historic Blenheim Covered Bridge. (8/19 3p) ®

10:00p Secrets of the Dead “Egypt’s Darkest Hour” Follow archaeologists examining a rare mass grave from the collapse of ancient Egypt’s Old Kingdom. ®

11:00p Amanpour and Company 12:00a DW The Day 12:30a The Chavis Chronicles

Thursday .............. 19 6:00p Conscious Living “Disappearing Disease”

We’re in Washington, D.C. with an African-American pastor who takes on the challenge of disappearing his Type-2 Diabetes with his fork and a whole food, plant-based diet. (8/20 12:30a)

6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Reel South “That’s Wild” (8/20 3p) 9:00p Michigan Out of Doors (8/21 3:30p) 9:30p Under the Radar Michigan “Developing

Downtowns” We hop in a Chevy Bolt and bolt around the state! You’ll see why electric is in, a sports store with more, and a coffee counter that cares in Kalamazoo. Then it’s Marshall on the Move, a Boyne City bakery, and some Sheboygan mead minders. (8/20 5p, 8/21 10:30p)

10:00p Ultimate Guide to Fly Fishing “Stream-ers” Streamer fishing is visually exciting and one of the best ways to hunt for trophy trout. In this episode host Tom Rosenbauer explains in great detail all the fundamentals you need to know. (8/21 3p) ®

10:30p Great Getaways “River Recreation Area - Our Discovery Continues” This slice of heaven has so much to offer we had to make another trip through to discover more nature, more lakes and more outdoor fun. (8/21 4:30p, 8/22 3p) ®



From Honor to Medal The Story of Garlin M. Conner

The story of Lt. Garlin Conner, an American hero whose exploits in World War II made him among the most decorated soldiers in Ameri-can history, and of the Kentucky community that refused to let his sacrifices be forgotten.

Tuesday, August 17 at 9 pm


Friday ................... 20 6:00p Your Fantastic Mind “Second Chances”

Three stories, connected by the thread that each person has a second chance. The first one highlights a program for adults with autism who are aging out of the system. The second follows a woman, who learns she has acromegaly, a thyroid issue that can destroy a person’s health. The final segment introduces a young mother diagnosed with a rare brain cyst that can be life ending. (8/21 12:30a)

6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Washington Week (8/22 1:30p) 8:30p Off the Record (8/22 6:30p) 9:00p Hillary “Heartbreak” After suffering a

medical emergency, Hillary devotes himself to building schools and hospitals in Nepal. He faces his biggest struggle yet–forgiving him-self–when Louise and their youngest child die in a plane crash on the way to visit him. ®

10:00p Song of the Mountains “The Woodsheep / Newtown” ®


Saturday ............... 21 6:00p PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30p Media Meet (8/22 2p) 7:00p The Lawrence Welk Show “Those Were

The Days” You’ll find nothing but good old songs on this 1975 show. ®

8:00p News Matters Colorado journalists attempt to save the 125-year-old Denver Post from slow death at the hands of hedge fund owner Alden Global Capital, while trying to cut through the noise of social media and opinion news outlets. (8/23 3p) PLUS: History Detectives

9:00p Antiques Roadshow “Hotel Del Coronado Part 3” Wrap up ROADSHOW’s visit to Hotel del Coronado with fantastic finds, including a $50,000 appraisal.

10:00p Citizen Soldier “The American Revolution

with David Hackett Fischer and Rick Atkin-son” Pulitzer Prize winning authors discuss the history of the American Revolution, gleaning lessons from American history that can be applied to more current conflicts.

10:30p Under the Radar Michigan Under the Radar Michigan “Developing Downtowns” We hop in a Chevy Bolt and bolt around the state! You’ll see why electric is in, a sports store with more, and a coffee counter that cares in Kalamazoo. Then it’s Marshall on the Move, a Boyne City bakery, and some Sheboygan mead minders.

11:00p Austin City Limits “Yola” ® PLUS: Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

12:00a Live from the Old Steeple “Robbie Fulks with Jenny Scheinman” Robbie Fulks is a singer, instrumentalist, composer, and song-writer. Jenny Scheinman is a jazz violinist who grew up in Petrolia, CA. She has pro-duced several critically acclaimed albums.

Sunday ................. 22 6:00p PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30p Off the Record 7:00p The World is My Country Martin Sheen

presents the epic true story of the daring, controversial and decades-ahead-of-his-time World Citizen #1, Garry Davis.

8:00p Pearl Experience the early days of Chicka-saw stunt pilot Pearl Carter Scott and her struggles to decide between family and adventure.

10:00p Pearl Carter Scott: On Top of the World The thrilling life of Pearl Carter Scott, who flew with the famed aviator Wiley Post and became an early female stunt pilot. After re-tiring from flying, she served the Chickasaw Nation, never accepting the limitations that the world put on her as a Chickasaw woman.

10:30p Vanishing Chinatown: The World of the May’s Photo Studio This new documenta-ry shines a light on everyday life in San Fran-cisco’s Chinatown a century ago. Hundreds of photographs, serendipitously rescued from a Chinatown dumpster, chronicle the lives of an immigrant community from an insider’s perspective.

11:00p Scully/The World Show 11:30p GZERO World with Ian Bremmer 12:00a Prince Albert: A Victorian Hero

Revealed Discover the little-known yet profound role Prince Albert played in shap-ing Victorian Britain. ®

Monday ................. 23 6:00p Closer to Truth “What is Truth?” Everyone

wants to know ‘Truth’. But what is Truth? People argue about Truth; people fight about Truth—consider politics and religion. But what is the basic meaning of Truth itself?

6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Antiques Roadshow “Philbrook Museum

PearlPearl Carter Scott became the youngest licensed pilot in American history. With mentoring from aviator Wiley Post, Pearl enjoys the thrills of flying and fame—but the responsibilities of marriage and motherhood force her to make difficult life decisions.



Part 2” Experience outstanding Oklahoma appraisals at Philbrook Museum, plus a $30,000-$50,000 find. (8/24 3p, 8/28 9p)

9:00p Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World “The Telescope” Look back in time to see how humans invented the telescope and used it to discover the universe. ®

10:00p POV “America” Three brothers confront adult reality when they care for their 93-year-old grandmother. ®


Tuesday................. 24 6:00p This is America & The World “Vivian B.

Pender, M.D. (President-Elect, American Psychiatric Association) - Pt. I of II” (8/25 12:30a)

6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Native America “From Caves to Cosmos”

Explore the rise of great American nations, from Peru to the Pacific Northwest.

9:00p American Experience “The Big Burn” Learn the story of a wildfire that devoured more than three million acres in the Rockies in 1910. ®

10:00p Frontline “China’s COVID Secrets” The un-told story of the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and how China responded. ®


Wednesday ........... 25 6:00p The Chavis Chronicles (8/26 12:30a) 6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Nature “Natural Born Rebels: Hunger Wars”

Meet the animals who will steal, cheat and fight to get food, including kleptomaniac crabs, thieving macaques, and cannibalistic lizards. ®

9:00p When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time Meet the ancient ancestors of four iconic creatures.


Thursday .............. 26 6:00p Conscious Living “Art Imitates Life” Does

life imitate art and art imitate life? To see for ourselves, we dive into the world of art, culture and dance to see how it shapes our evolution as a planet. (8/27 12:30a)

6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p To The Ends of The Earth “The Natu-

ral World - Pushing Boundaries” Explore expanded horizons, traveling from the driest deserts in Africa all the way to the mountain-ous Himalayas. (8/27 3p)

9:00p Michigan Out of Doors (8/28 3:30p) 9:30p Under the Radar Michigan “Sunrise Side”

(8/27 5p, 8/28 10:30p) 10:00p Ultimate Guide to Fly Fishing “Dry Flies &

Emergers” Dry fly fishing is visually exciting and is motivates many people to begin fly fishing. Host Tom Rosenbauer covers all the essentials of dry fly fishing that will help you to become more effective on the water. (8/28 3p) ®

10:30p Great Getaways “A Trip Down Federal Forest Highway 13” Highway 13 starts at U.S. 2 and travels north through 3 counties in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It is considered one of the most scenic drives in the country as it goes right through the Hiawatha. (8/28 4:30p, 8/29 3p) ®


Friday ................... 27 6:00p Your Fantastic Mind “Memory” YFM delves

into the science of memory - how it works, how we can retain it and why we lose it. (8/28 12:30a)

6:30p BBC World News America 7:00p PBS NewsHour 8:00p Washington Week (8/29 1:30p) 8:30p Off the Record (8/29 6:30p) 9:00p Flesh and Blood on Masterpiece “Ep.

1” Enjoy an unconventional thriller about the perils of late-life romance. The lives of three adult siblings are disrupted when their recently widowed mother declares she’s in love with a new man. ®

10:00p Song of the Mountains “Flashback / John McEuen” ®


Saturday ............... 28 6:00p PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30p Media Meet (8/29 2p) 7:00p The Lawrence Welk Show “Say It with

Music” ® 8:00p Race is The Place A visual and verbal riff

on race in America from a wide variety of art-ists, poets, rappers, performance artists and stand-up comics. (8/30 3p) PLUS: History Detectives

Native AmericaLearn about some of the most advanced cul-tures in human history, and the Native Ameri-can people who created them and whose legacy continues to this day. Explore this world through a combination of indigenous knowledge and cutting-edge science.

Tuesdays at 8 pm, begins August 24


WNMU-TV PBS UnderwritersMajor Underwriters for Local Productions

Underwriters who contribute a minimum of $5,000 to a WNMU-TV locally produced program:

UP Health System - Marquette - Ask the DoctorsJanice Mills of Escanaba - High School Bowl

The Ray & Peg Hirvonen Foundation - Media Meet

Program & PrimeTime UnderwritersJean Abramson - Public Eye News

Donald & Audrey Anderson Foundation - High School Bowl

Campus Pharmacy www.campuspharmacymqt.com - Prime Time, holiday programs

Cherith Counseling, Sandra Festian, Iron Mountain - NOVA

Corner Drug Store, Iron River - Prime Time, holiday programs

Daniel J Kobasic Foundation, Escanaba - Wednesday Prime Time

Eye Associates, Marquette - Prime Time

Getz’s Clothiers, Marquette - Prime Time

Johnson Controls, Marquette - High School Bowl

Jay W. Johnson Family - Public Eye News

Diane Kordich & Russ Magnaghi - Public Eye News

Marquette-Alger Medical Society superiormed.org - Ask the Doctors

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9:00p Antiques Roadshow “Philbrook Museum Part 2” Experience outstanding Oklahoma appraisals at Philbrook Museum, plus a $30,000-$50,000 find.

10:00p Citizen Soldier “Capturing The Faces of War” Veterans of the Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO) Pacific Detachment discuss the vital role played by these elite teams during the Vietnam War. Armed with their cameras, and equipment, the elite photographers cap-

tured the true horrors of the Vietnam War. 10:30p Under the Radar Michigan “Sunrise Side” 11:00p Austin City Limits “The Best of Spoon” ®

PLUS: Independent Lens “Wrestle” 12:00a Live from the Old Steeple “Phoebe Hunt”

Brooklyn singer-songwriter Phoebe Hunt is sharing a message of healing through music.

Sunday ................. 29 6:00p PBS NewsHour Weekend


6:30p Off the Record 7:00p Corporate Welfare: Where’s the Out-

rage? A Personal Exploration by Johan Norber Examine the many ways govern-ment policies support big business interests at the expense of small businesses, individu-als, and local communities. Hosted by Johan Norberg, Free To Choose Media executive editor and Cato senior fellow.

8:00p Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets “The Reformation” Join Lucy for the inside story on the political and theological roots of the English Reformation. (8/30 12a)

9:00p Wicked in Concert The famed musical of the story of Elphaba and Glinda, the journey of two young women that continues to pro-vide inspiration to young and old, in every culture, and in all walks of life.

11:00p Scully/The World Show 11:30p GZERO World with Ian Bremmer 12:00a Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets

“Henry VIII’s Reformation”

Monday ................. 30 6:00p Closer to Truth “Does Information Create

The Cosmos?” Of what is reality made? What are the most basic building blocks from which the cosmos is constructed? Particles? Mass-Energy? Forces? Fields? A new candi-date is ‘Information’—‘IT from BIT’.

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9:00p Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World “The Airplane” Take to the sky with those who inspired the Wright brothers to invent the first successful airplane. ®

10:00p POV “The Song of the Butterflies” An Indig-

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bine ancient wisdom and modern science to learn the history of America’s First Peoples.

9:00p Generation 9/11 Of the almost 3,000 people who died on 9/11, around one hun-dred were fathers of babies who were not yet born. Follow the lives of a number of these children and their families, as we track their journeys into adulthood.


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