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I Believe – A Shoah Requiem
I Believe
A Shoah Requiem

A Detroit Community-Wide Interfaith HaShoah Observance. 4/7/13

Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Live from Orchestra Hall is your front row seat to concert performances by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.



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16th Annual Sphinx Competition Concert
16th Annual Sphinx Competition Concert

The Sphinx Competition showcases young black and Hispanic classical string players. Recorded 2/17/13

Beyond The Light Switch
Beyond The Light Switch

Beyond the Light Switch takes viewers on an enlightening and comprehensive journey of discovery into the inner workings of the electrical power infrastructure that exists today.


Tim Janis Celebrate America 2013
Detroit Performs:
Tim Janis' Celebrate America

Southeastern Michigan’s gifted young vocalists star in this special.
Recorded Oct. 2012. Aired 3/7/13.

Parent & Caregiver Tips
Parent & Caregiver Tips

Give a child a great start by using these one-minute lessons.



Locally Produced Series

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Locally Produced Specials

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15th Annual Sphinx Competition Concert
15th Annual Sphinx Competition Concert, 2012
2012 Kids Club Ready for School
2012 Kids Club Ready for School
Arab Detroit
Arab Detroit
Carver's Legacies - A Symposium
Carver's Legacies A Symposium
Celtic Thunder
Celtic Thunder
Cast Interviews
CommerceConnect - ALTe
Commerce-
Connect ALTe
Diversity in Higher Education
Diversity in Higher Education
DPTV Showcase with Clay Aiken
DPTV Showcase with Clay Aiken
The DSO Returns
The DSO Returns Concert

aired 4/10/2010

Facing the Mortgage Crisis
Facing the
Mortgage Crisis
Flip Clips
Flip Clips
Freshwater Seas: The Great Lakes
Freshwater Seas: The Great Lakes (pt 1)
Freshwater Seas: The Great Lakes
Freshwater Seas: The Great Lakes (pt 2)
Making the Most of Retirement Plans in Hard Financial Times
Making the Most of Retirement Plans
Michigan State Dropout Prevention Summit:  Moving Students Up Not Out
Michigan State Dropout Prevention Summit
Riley Skate Park: Taking it Off the Streets
Riley Skate Park: Taking it Off the Streets
Soul of the Community
Soul of the Community
Telling Our Story
Telling Our Story
A Time for Midtown with Judith Rodin
A Time for Midtown w/ Judith Rodin
Time-Fortune Interview with Alan Mulally, CEO Ford Motor Company
Time-Fortune Interview

Alan Mulally - CEO Ford Motor Company

Turnaround Summit II: Building the Next Generation of High Schools
Turnaround Summit II

Building the Next Generation of High Schools

East-West All Star High School Football Game
31st Annual All Star Football Game

Aired June 25, 2011!

Reimagining the Region: Building a New Detroit Metropolis
Reimagining the Region:

Building a New Detroit Metropolis   

2011 Governor’s Service Awards
2011 Governor’s Service Awards

Governor Rick Snyder honored volunteers from across the state of Michigan.

Seeds of Progress
Seeds of Progress

Did you know about the urban farming initiative in Detroit? Correspondent Desiree Cooper reports.

Data Driven Detroit
Data Driven Detroit

The things people believe about the Detroit region are often not supported by the Data. What is really happening?   

Affordable Health Care Act
Affordable Health Care Act

A panel of experts respond to citizen questions about the future of healthcare in Michigan.   

Connecting Neighbors: MDOT I-75 Ambassador Bridge Gateway Project
Connecting Neighbors

MDOT I-75 Ambassador Bridge Gateway Project
   
   
   
   

Women, War & Peace Vignettes
Women, War & Peace Vignettes

In these 3 locally produced vignettes, two Detroit area women of Iraqi extraction share their experiences of war, emigration and activism.

Teacher Town Hall
Teacher Town Hall

Detroit Public Television hosted a Teacher Town Hall, hosted by noted journalist Hari Sreenivasan of PBS NewsHour, Friday 11/18/2011.

Detroit Economic Club - NAIAS Special
Detroit Economic Club

The latest on Innovation in the Auto Industry. Guest U. S. Secretary of Energy, Dr. Steven Chu. Recorded 1/11/2012.
   

Great Teachers
Great Teachers

Highlights the success stories and struggles of a handfull of Detroit-area teachers trying to bring hope to the young people they influence.

MiVote: Governor's Town Hall
MiVote: Governor's Town Hall

Governor Rick Snyder visits DPTV studios to answer questions from citizens. 1/22/2012
   
   

Business Leaders of Michigan
Business Leaders for Michigan

Business Leaders for Michigan (BLM), the state’s business roundtable, announced its 2012 Michigan Turnaround Plan. 1/24/2012

Beyond The Light Switch
Beyond The Light Switch

An enlightening and comprehensive journey of discovery into the inner workings of the electrical power infrastructure that exists today.

Vital Signs
Vital Signs

Vital Signs is a half-hour television program investigating health issues facing the residents of Southeastern Michigan.
   

A Poet in Every Classroom
A Poet in Every Classroom

Detroit Filmmaker Joel Silvers and WSU film student Eric Daniel explore the work of InsideOut Literary Arts Project.
   

Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Live from Orchestra Hall is your front row seat to concert performances by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
   

15th Annual Sphinx Competition Concert
15th Annual Sphinx Competition Concert

Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor on Feb. 12, 2012. 
   
   
   
   

Detroit Economic Club Speaker Series
Detroit Economic Club - Business Leaders for Michigan

An Urban and Metro Strategy for Michigan
   
   

Michigan’s Primary Election Special
Michigan’s Primary Election Special

This MiVote special explored what this election means to Michigan’s history. Taped 2/27/2012.
   

Bob Allison
Bob Allison 50th Anniverary of “Ask Your Neighbor”

Veteran Detroit broadcaster Bob Allison is featured in the program about his life and career. 3/18/2012.
   

Women Mean Business - 2012
Women
Mean Business - 2012

Recorded April 26, 2012

2012 FIRST in Michigan, Robotics  State Championship
2012 FIRST in Michigan
Robotics State Championship

Recorded April 12 & 14, 2012

Caregivers Confronting the Care System
Caregivers Confronting the Care System

Recorded 6/5/2012
   
   

MiAmerican Graduate - Graduation Celebration
Michigan American Graduate - Watch Videos now


   
   

Great Lakes Connect - Invasive Species
Great Lakes Connect - Invasive Species

On 1/15/13 DPTV & The Nature Conservancy hosted a seminar on Invasive Species in the Great Lakes.

National - Day of Courage
National Day of Courage

The Henry Ford celebrated Rosa Parks' 100th birthday as a National Day of Courage - 2/4/13.

   
   

16th Annual Sphinx Competition Concert
16th Annual Sphinx Competition Concert

The Sphinx Competition showcases young black and Hispanic classical string players. Recorded 2/17/13

Tim Janis Celebrate America 2013
Detroit Performs:
Tim Janis' Celebrate America

Southeastern Michigan’s gifted young vocalists star in this special.
Recorded Oct. 2012. Aired 3/7/13.

I Believe – A Shoah Requiem
I Believe – A Shoah Requiem

A Detroit Community-Wide Interfaith HaShoah Observance. 4/7/13



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Special Projects and Promotions

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Detroit Public Television Productions
Detroit Public Television HD Productions
DPTV HD Production Truck
Detroit Public Television HD Production Truck
DPTV HD Production Truck
Detroit Public Television Web Streaming
Ready to Learn
Ready to Learn 1
Ready to Learn
Ready to Learn 2
Ready to Lear
Ready to Learn 3
My Source Award
Ready to Learn 4
   
   
   
Parent & Caregiver Tips
Parent & Caregiver Tips

Give a child a great start by using these one-minute lessons.

DPTV Showcase with Clay Aiken
My Source Award
   
   
   
   
Parent & Caregiver Training
Parent & Caregiver Training
   
   

2011 DPTV Highlights: Bravo Video
2011 DPTV Highlights: Bravo

What keeps Detroit Public Television important even after 56 years?

2012 Kids Club Ready for School
2012 Kids Club Ready for School

Focuses on preparing kids and parents for a child's first day of school!
   

Mary Fisher Tribute to Channel 56
Mary Fisher Tribute to Channel 56

Mary Fisher recalls some of the early days of Channel 56 and shares her pride in the station.

Kids Club Birthday Buddies
Birthday Buddies

DPTV Kids Club Birthday Buddy announcements.

Dr. Arthur L. Johnson
Dr. Arthur L. Johnson Tribute

Dr. Johnson Celebration and Tribute Video.

   
   
   
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots

Local Stories

Workshop in the Delta
Workshop in the Delta

 

Purple Rose Theatre Company Season Preview
Purple Rose Theatre Company Season Preview

 

META - Season Preview
META - Season Preview

 

The 11th Annual PBS Premiere Night
The 11th Annual
PBS Premiere Night

 

A Salute to Veterans
A Salute to Veterans

Detroit Public TV Salutes our Veterans



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