WNET UP Next

Updated January 31, 2022.

In conjunction with the broadcast premiere of American Masters‘ presentation of Stanley Nelson’s film Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool in 2020, WNET Up Next paid a visit to New York’s famed Apollo Theater. During an Apollo Open House “Celebration of Cool,” the film had a preview screening followed by a panel discussion led by the anchor/host of WBGO-FM’s Newark Today and NJ Spotlight News correspondent Michael Hill (now WNYC’s Morning Edition host). Participants included filmmaker Stanley Nelson and a group of musicians and associates of Miles including Keyon Harrold, James Mtume, Angeleisha L. Rogers and Davis’ nephew, drummer Vince Wilburn.

The panelists reflected on their associations with Miles Davis and the film, which had its nationwide broadcast premiere on PBS on February 25, 2020. The film is now available for streaming via the American Masters website (pbs.org/milesdavis) and the THIRTEEN Explore app (thirteen.org/explore). The conversation also continues on social media by using the hashtag #MilesDavisPBS.

Recorded: February 1, 2020 at the Apollo Theater

Editor – Samantha Lobo

Audio Engineering – Josh Broome

Producer/Host – Tom Stewart

Executive Producer – Daena McBride

Special Thanks: Mary Burke, Director of WNET Public Programs and Community Engagement

WNET UP NEXT is a presentation of the Design, On Air Promotion, Fundraising and Traffic Department of The WNET Group.

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n the final of a trio of episodes devoted to the THIRTEEN Celebrates the Summer of ’69, WNET Up Next puts the spotlight on the 50^th Anniversary of the iconic Woodstock Music Festival.

Community Engagement’s Jasmine Wilson takes us behind the scenes of THIRTEEN’s Summer of ’69 project and outlines the station-wide collaboration that made it all happen. She and host Tom Stewart set the stage for the recollections of eight tri-state area residents, who can each honestly say, “I was at Woodstock.” Included is musician Ira Stone, who played onstage on Woodstock’s opening night.

To learn more about the “Summer of ’69” project log onto thirteen.org/summer69. And don’t forget to tune in to American Experience — Woodstock: Three Days That Defined A Generation premieres tomorrow, Tuesday, August 6 at 9pm on THIRTEEN.

Recorded: July 30, 2019 at WNET Audio C

Audio Engineering: Josh Broome

Editor: Samantha Lobo

Host/Producer: Tom Stewart

Executive Producer: Daena McBride

WNET UP NEXT is a presentation of the Design, On Air Promotion, Fundraising and Traffic Department of The WNET Group.

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WNET and PBS have recently added Amanpour & Company to their stable of daily news and public affairs series. The one-hour program, presented by PBS stations every weeknight, can also be streamed the following day at PBS.org and Passport. Featuring award-winning CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour, who is based in London, the series features wide-ranging in-depth conversations with global thought leaders on the issues and trends of the day. Subjects range from politics, business and technology to arts, science and sports. The broadcast also features four correspondents based in New York: Hari Sreenivasen, Michel Martin, Walter Isaacson, and Alicia Menendez, who provide additional interviews and content. Amanpour & Company is a collaboration between WLIW LLC for WNET, and CNN.

Co-Executive Producer Gina Kim sits down with Tom Stewart and WNET Up Next to provide a behind the scenes look into how the program is created. She also shares the arc of her career in the world of media, including stints with filmmaker Michael Moore, broadcaster Phil Donahue, and journalist Bill Moyers. Earlier this year, she was Executibe Producer of #Me Too, Now What? for PBS.

Recorded at WNET Audio C – November 20, 2018

Producer/Host: Tom Stewart

Editor: Samantha Lobo

Recording and Mixing Engineer: Josh Broome

Additional Mixing: Gerard Collins

Executive Producer: Daena McBride

WNET Up Next is a presentation of the Design and On Air Promotion Department of WNET New York Public Media

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David Horn, WNET’s Director of Performance and Arts Programming and Executive Producer of Great Performances returns to the podcast to discuss several new productions from his portfolio, particularly The Wars of the Roses and Theater Close-Up. The Wars of the Roses is a three-part film adaptation of Henry VI, Parts I & II featuring Tom Sturridge, Sophie Okonedo and Hugh Bonneville; the final chapter is Richard III starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Dame Judi Dench. It will premiere on PBS on three successive Sunday evenings at 9PM: December 11th, 18th, and 25th. The series continues the saga of The Hollow Crown which showcased the Bard’s Henry IV and Henry V. Theater Close-Up, a series of plays from off-Broadway and regional theater, now in its second season, hopes to have a national airing on PBS next year. Notable episodes from this season include Buyer and Cellar with Michael Urie and Sam Shepard’s Buried Child with Ed Harris and Amy Madigan.

David also describes the December 23rd and 25th Great Performances special, Shakespeare Live! From the Royal Shakespeare Company, recorded in London earlier this year as a part of the commemoration of the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. Another local special slated for December 13th celebrates NYC-Arts, the weekly series devoted to the arts in New York. On New Year’s Day, Great Performances, in a long standing tradition, presents Julie Andrews hosting From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2017 with the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Gustavo Dudamel.

In his conversation with Tom Stewart, David pays special tribute to his team of collaborators and producers who make these programs possible, including Joan Hershey, Bill O’Donnell, John Walker and Mitch Owgang.

This episode with David Horn is a sequel to an episode published in December of 2015.

WNET Up Next is a presentation of the Design and On Air Promotion Department of WNET New York Public Media

Production: Daena McBride

Audio: Jonathan Berman

Recorded at WNET Audio C on November 17th, 2016

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Ed Hersh, Producer of “Chasing the Dream: Poverty & Opportunity in America” is the featured guest on this edition of WNET Up Next. “Chasing the Dream” is the umbrella title for an ongoing and sustaining look at the issues of poverty and economic opportunity that currently face the United States. Instead of being merely a single program, a series, or a website, the initiative is a huge collaborative effort for generating reports that appear across multiple platforms online, on air, on cable, and in social media. So far over 100 stories have been covered, appearing everywhere from WLIW’s MetroFocus and Long Island Business Report to the PBS Newshour and PBS Newshour Weekend, to NJTV, and to local public media stations around the country, not to mention a very active Facebook presence. To access the project’s content, log onto www.PBS.org/chasingthedream.

In his conversation with Tom Stewart, Ed also points the way toward two “Chasing the Dream” documentaries which are appearing on PBS on Friday evening, October 7th. “Getting Ahead” takes host Tavis Smiley on an investigation of the issue of the minimum wage with a look at life in Northern California. “Dream On”, a film by Roger Weisberg, follows comedian John Fugelsang as he retraces the journey made famous by Alexis deTocqueville recounted in his “Democracy in America”. We also learn about an online series from NJTV, “Voices from Atlantic City”, which is an example of content that has found a home on many other websites and will soon, itself, become a television broadcast.

With a extensive career ranging from print to broadcast to cable, and now online, Ed appreciates that public media is not driven by “monitizing”, but is devoted to getting important information into the world and stimulating public discourse. He also has some great advice for anyone considering a career in the world of media!

Recorded on September 22, 2016

A Presentation of the Design and On Air Promotion Department WNET – New York Public Media

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