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Across Indiana
Take a weekly journey across
the cultural landscape of
the Hoosier state. Host Michael
Atwood and a team of
award-winning producers explore
the places, people and traditions
that make Indiana a unique
place to live and work. The
program profiles interesting
Hoosiers, from humble farmers
to computer entrepreneurs
and folk artists. Across
Indiana blends heart,
soul, humor and journalistic
insight into a unique television
program made by, and about,
the people of Indiana. More...
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Communities Building Community
A public television
series hosted by former First
Lady Judy
O’Bannon. Produced
by WFYI Public Television — an
initiative that recognizes
and brings
attention to the many ways
Hoosiers are working to strengthen
their communities for the
future — "Communities
Building Community" will
inspire viewers with its
amazing accounts of the human
spirit. More...
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Drop by Drop:
Protecting Indiana's Water Supply
There is no new water on planet earth. Instead, the water we have is perpetually recycled. Therefore, how we treat our water today has a direct effect not only on ourselves, but also on the health and wellbeing of our fellow Hoosiers for generations to come.
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Together in Peace
The Making of the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Peace Walk
On June 30, the landscape of downtown Indianapolis will change, with the dedication of the Glick Peace Walk. This major new public art display, running along Walnut Street, on the north side of the Scottish Rite Cathedral, is a significant development in the evolution of the city’s groundbreaking project, the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick.
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Reclaiming the American Dream
Despite the economic traumas of the past few years, the American Dream of homeownership is still possible - with appropriate preparedness. Reclaiming the American Dream profiles real people with profound stories of their journeys toward their dream. The 30-minute documentary was produced by WFYI in collaboration with the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership and funding from Lilly Endowment Inc.
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Full Circle:
The Life and Times of Edgar Whitcomb
Men and women dream of serving their country with distinction, living a life of adventure and facing danger with courage. Few accomplish it. Edgar Whitcomb, Indiana's 43rd governor, is an exception.
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Tough Decisions:
Defending the Homeland
Tough Decisions: Defending the Homeland is a compelling documentary that takes viewers behind-the-scenes during a groundbreaking simulation of a mock terrorist attack.
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When Did I Get Old?
Reflections on Aging Today
By traveling Indiana and looking at the lives of older adults in a wide variety of settings and situations, and through insightful conversations with a panel of leading experts, this local production explores the questions: Are there things that we can do to help minimize the rough spots in the aging process? And, are there measures we can take to maximize the opportunities unique to our older selves?
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A Penny Saved
A Penny Saved is a guide for teachers, youth program leaders and parents as they look for the most effective ways to teaching financial literacy in the Hoosier state. Focusing on the lessons taught by the public television series Biz Kid$, as well as Indiana programs and resources, A Penny Saved explores what works and what doesn't in helping kids make "cents" of their future.
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Wind chimes & Promises
The dramatization of Wind Chimes & Promises relates the memories between the Knox family's arrival in Indianapolis in 1919 and the 16th birthday of Prudence Knox Adair, the narrator, in 1926. This is a story of a person who lived in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood, and a story of the neighborhood and the city of Indianapolis from 1919-1926.
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The Good That You Do/
Reading, Writing 'n' Relevance
On September 17, 2009 WFYI devoted an entire evening to exploring an essential catalyst for change – the school principal – and the critical nature of leadership where children's futures are at stake. The Good That You Do and Reading, Writing 'n' Relevance were part of this education night.
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History Rising:
Conner Prairie's Balloon Adventure
With exclusive access to record the arrival, inflation and creation of Conner Prairie’s 1859 Balloon Voyage exhibit, this documentary looks at the process of putting together a major attraction.
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Peregrinos: Pilgrims, a Musical Journey
On February 27, 2009, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra premiered Peregrinos, an original commissioned work by world-renowned composer Gabriela Lena Frank. For over two years, Gabriela gathered stories or testimonios from Indianapolis' Latino community to compose the five movements of Peregrinos (The Pilgrims).
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Get Help Get Hope:
Addressing Indiana's Mortgage Crisis
A half-hour program concerning assistance for Hoosiers that may lose their homes to mortgage foreclosure. Watch entire program online.
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Holiday Homecoming with
Angela Brown
Internationally acclaimed opera singer Angela Brown celebrates the holiday season with Maestro James Caraher, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, the Indianapolis Opera Chorus and the North United Methodist Church Children's Choir in a memorable holiday concert that's sure to delight and inspire the entire family. This visually and musically stunning performance was recorded in December 2006 at the historic Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, that was regally attired for the holiday season.
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Dreamtime
Dreamtime is a groundbreaking television program that unlocks the mystery of our nightly journeys. Dreaming is universal and throughout human history dreams have always been a form of inspiration and transformation. International and nationally recognized experts in the fields of sleep and dream science, psychology, metaphysics and spirituality will inform, entertain and guide us through the mystery of our dreams. Dreamtime will reveal what dreams are, how to remember and interpret them, and how to work with them to provide profound and powerful benefits in our waking life.
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The Natural Heritage of Indiana
Marion Jackson described his vision for the book The Natural Heritage of Indiana as "a celebration of Indiana’s natural heritage – its natural and human history, its landscape and its life – what it once was, what it is now, and what it promises to be." This television series shares that vision. Documentary filmmaker Samuel Orr is creating a series of programs that combine breathtaking videography with scientific accuracy.
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Indiana
Expeditions with Rick Crosslin
Grab
your favorite adventurer’s
hat and your sense of wonder
and head into the amazing world
of science with WFYI’s new
series, Indiana Expeditions!
Join one of the state’s most
honored and respected teachers
on a journey to discover how
real science impacts our lives
every day. Rick Crosslin knows
science is cool – now he’s
teamed up with WFYI to show
kids and their teachers just
how it rocks our world. From
a real-life dinosaur dig to
a bizarre suit made from Diet
Coke, Crosslin opens eyes to
the incredible things taking
place around us every day. More... |
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Judy O'Bannon's Foreign Exchange
Judy
O'Bannon's Foreign Exchange takes
viewers to fascinating places around
the world and introduces them to
people who are finding new ways
to use mind, body and spirit to
help change their world for the
better. Through these travels,
viewers will have the opportunity
to explore issues that are relevant
to all of us in this newly evolving
global community. More... |
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All Access 2008
All Access 2008 goes behind the stages and the performances and finds out what some arts organizations are doing to make our community, and lives within that community, better.
Front Row Center 2008
WFYI takes a look at some of the unique personalities and performances that were enjoyed during the 2008 arts season in, Front Row Center 2008.
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Reviving the
Spirit
The Story of Martindale-Brightwood
Reviving
the Spirit is a story of
one of Indianapolis’ oldest
neighborhoods. This historically
African-American community
emerged in the northeast
side of Indianapolis as a
result of forced segregation
in the 1800s, and grew into
a thriving and stable environment.
The area has experienced
economic decline and increased
crime, but this locally-produced
documentary also focuses
on the determination of residents
to maintain the pride and
stability that are hallmarks
of the Martindale-Brightwood
neighborhood, and to tackle
such daunting issues as environmental
contamination. More...
Reviving the Spirit: The
Story of Martindale-Brightwood was
made possible through a grant
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Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget is a personal recollection of World War II from the unique
perspective of Columbus, Indiana resident Gustav Potthoff, a survivor
of the Japanese slave labor camp responsible for the building of the
notorious Bridge over the River Kwai. More...
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Well Done,
Indiana
Well
Done, Indiana blends historical
photos, soldiers’ letters,
reenactments and interviews
to portray Indiana’s
role in the fight to preserve
the Union. More...
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The Wabash:
Life on the Bright White River
The Wabash is Indiana’s river. Its story of beauty and inspiration, of exploration and discovery, is the story of how we became who we are, both as a state…and as a nation. More...
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The
Hope Givers
The Hope Givers,
follows this group of Hoosiers
as it makes the journey to
the L’Heure Joyeuse clinic
half-a-world away, bringing
with them a message of help
and of hope. It is a message
born from the optimism of the
Heartland and carried by Hoosier
hands willing to work for change. More...
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For Gold And Glory
The film explores the little-known
heritage of an African-American
auto racing circuit known
as the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes.
Set against a backdrop of
racial unrest in the region
during the rise of the Ku
Klux Klan in the 1920s, this
annual auto race offered
African-American drivers
and mechanics a venue for
competition at a time when
social prejudice prevented
many blacks from taking part
in motor sports events. More...
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Indiana
Lawmakers
This award-winning WFYI Public
Television production provides
Hoosiers with comprehensive coverage
of the Indiana legislative sessions.
Since its inception in 1981, Indiana
Lawmakers has evolved from
a series of short field reports
to a weekly in-depth examination
of the issues and agendas before
the state legislature. Host, Jon
Schwantes, of Dispatch Broadcasting,
heads the production team. Each
week he takes you behind the
closed doors of the Statehouse
and face-to-face with the women
and men of state government who
make things happen. Indiana Lawmakers
is a co-operative production
of WFYI TV 20 and the other member
stations of IPBS (Indiana's Public
Broadcasting Stations). More... |
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Indiana Week In Review
Hoosiers "in the know" are
getting their answers from
the show that does the talking: Indiana
Week In Review. You may
watch for the news, but you'll
stay for the no-holds-barred
debate and discussion. More... |
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Inside
INdiana Business with Gerry
Dick
This innovative, fast-paced,
one hour weekly program is produced
by Grow Indiana Media Ventures
in the studios of WFYI. The series
focuses on news and issues affecting
Indiana business, with special
attention paid to the growing
technology sector. The series
is hosted by Gerry Dick of Grow
Indiana Media Ventures, L.L.C.
Each episode includes popular
segments such as the CEO Profile,
Mark Patton's Indiana Stock Report
and the Business Spotlight and
Inside Technology, a focus on
Indiana's role in the new high
tech economy. More... |
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