Media

For all media inquiries contact Marty Fischhoff at mfischhoff@dptv.org or 248-305-3770.

January 3, 2020 - Detroit Public TV Recieves Major Grant from Consumers Energy Foundation

December 17, 2019 - Detroit Public TV Now Live on YouTube TV

December 4, 2019 - Report for America to Fund Two Journalist Positions at Detroit Public TV

July 26, 2019 - Detroit Public TV Receives 2019 Governor’s Service Award as Education Service Leader

May 7, 2019 - Cynthia and Edsel Ford Make Major Commitment to Local Journalism at Detroit Public TV

April 17, 2019 - Detroit Public TV to Debut “Great Lakes Now,” A New Monthly Series for Viewers across the Region

February 21, 2019 - Hannan Lis Elected Chair of Detroit Public TV’s Board of Trustees

February 21, 2019 - Masco’s Michelle D. Greene Named to Detroit Public TV’s Board of Directors

May 30, 2018 - Detroit Public TV to Debut Weekly Show with a Fresh Approach to Local Journalism

December 4, 2017 - Antiques Roadshow Visits Rochester to Create the Future From the Past

August 30, 2017 - Duggan and Young agree to the only Detroit Mayoral Debate

July 6, 2017 - Two Community Leaders Are Named to Detroit Public Television’s Board of Directors

March 30, 2017 - Ken Burns Visits Detroit for Special Preview of Upcoming PBS Documentary Series ‘The Vietnam War’

March 17, 2017 - PBS’ President, Paula Kerger, Comes to Detroit for presentation on impact of public media followed by special This Old House event

March 10, 2017 - WTVS Detroit Public Television Named ‘Public Television Station of the Year’

March 8, 2017 - DPTV Heads into the Community to Tell Stories of ‘One Detroit’

March 7, 2017 - DPTV Celebrates Premiere of This Old House-Detroit with Community Conversation & Toolkit Party Featuring hosts of show/homeowners & PBS President, Paula Kerger

January 11, 2017 - Detroit Public Television Launches Detroit PBS KIDS: A FREE 24/7 Multiplatform localized PBS Kids Channel

December 20, 2016 - Cranbrook’s Eero Saarinen: The subject of a new national PBS Show Airing on Detroit Public TV: Tuesday, 12/27 at 8 p.m.

August 18, 2016 - Woodward Dream Cruise Meets Antiques Roadshow: A DPTV Special Live Broadcast

July 28, 2016 - Detroit Journalism Cooperative Releases Revealing Study of Metro Detroiters’ Attitudes on Race

July 26, 2016 - American Black Journal on the Road: Racial Attitudes Special LIVE Edition from Focus:HOPE

July 15, 2016 -  PBS NewsHour Special Tonight: America In Black & Blue, Followed on Wednesday, July 27 with a special American Black Journal Roadshow on Race Relations at Focus: HOPE

June 21, 2016 - This Old House®  Begins Production on its 37th Season

May 5, 2016 - MiWeek: A Special Live Event at the University of Detroit Mercy on the Future of City’s Neighborhoods

January 21, 2016 - Detroit Public Television Announces Partnership with the Detroit Historical Museum to Expand Coverage of Detroit’s Stories

January 11, 2016 - MSU, DPTV announce collaboration, to launch 24/7 children programming

September 28, 2015 - Detroit Public Television Announces Launch of The Great Lakes Bureau Provides Live Stream of Great Lakes Week to Environmental, Regional, News Websites & TV Stations 

August 20, 2015 - PBS To Provide Live Online Coverage of 15th Annual Library of Congress National Book Festival

July 23, 2015 - Detroit Public Television Brings Detroit Performs to The Fillmore-LIVE

June 30, 2015 - Ken Banach Hired as Detroit Public Television’s New CFO

June 5, 2015 - Detroit Public Television Partners with Local Organizations to Launch ‘Connected Learning’ Program

May 7, 2015 - Detroit Regional Chamber And Detroit Public Television Partner To Expand Access, Coverage Of The 2015 Mackinac Policy Conference

April 17, 2015 - DPTV's Award-Winning Series, 'Beyond the Light Switch', Returns with Episode 3 in Time for Earth Day

March 21, 2015 - PBS’ Tavis Smiley to Visit Detroit School of Arts, Talk to Students & Newsmakers

March 10, 2015 - PBS’s Award-Winning 'Tavis Smiley' Show Comes to Detroit

February 25, 2015 - DPTV Tells Detroit Stories with the Broadcast Premiere of Four Local Documentaries

February 23, 2014 - The Detroit Brands We Love; The Personalities We Miss. A special DPTV’s ‘Made in the Motor City’ Film

February 13, 2015 - Cancer the Emperor of All Maladies, Executive Produced by Ken Burns and Directed by Barak Goodman, to Air on Detroit Public Television March 30, 31 and April 1, 2015

November 10, 2014 - PBS Brings Miami Book Fair International to National Audiences

September 29, 2014 - American Grandparents Association & Detroit Public Television Present “Feel Grand with Jane Seymour,” A New National Public Television Series on Health, Wellness, and Aging Gracefully

For past releases, please contact Detroit Public TV.