Our WEDU Be More Award Winner of the Week is Bill and Lisa Gray, Second Chance Friends. The Gray’s started in the rescue business 16 years ago and have given more than 1,500 animals refuge. Often times getting animals from the shelter hours from being euthanized. Learn more about their impact on our community at wedu.org/bemore.
In honor of the centennial of Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams, American Masters presents a new biography of the Boston Red Sox player who may have been the greatest hitter who ever lived. Preview
Despite Taliban threats, a Pakistani woman becomes one of the top female squash players. Preview
Tampa, FL — Join Cathy Unruh as she receives a personal tour of some of the highlights in St. Petersburg’s newest attraction, The James Museum. The James Museum was co-founded by Tom and Mary James, and features their vast personal collection of Western and wildlife artwork and includes living legends as well as emerging artists. […] Read More …
Tampa, FL (May 24, 2018) — WEDU PBS was recently honored with four awards during the 39th Annual Telly Awards. WEDU received two Silver Awards, the highest honor, and two Bronze Awards. The Telly Awards annually showcases the best work created within television and across video, for all screens. Receiving over 12,000 entries from all […] Read More …
Tampa, FL — Based on the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, this three-part adaptation from the award-winning creator of Call the Midwife Heidi Thomas (Cranford, Upstairs Downstairs) will be directed by Vanessa Caswill (Thirteen, My Mad Fat Diary), Little Women airs in three parts, on MASTERPIECE, on May 13, 2018 on WEDU PBS. WEDU […] Read More …
Tampa, FL — Today, WEDU announced Bobbi Starling from Pasco County Schools as one of 30 educators from across the country for the first PBS Digital Innovator All-Star Program. Each of the Digital Innovator All-Stars was selected from a cohort of extraordinary educators who are doing innovative work in their schools and districts, and were […] Read More …
TAMPA, FL (December 20, 2017)— WEDU PBS announced today the finalists for the 2018 WEDU Be More Awards. The thirteenth annual WEDU Be More Awards will take place on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at the Bryan Glazer JCC in Tampa. The annual community event will begin at 11:00 a.m. with the Hall of Heroes followed […] Read More …
TAMPA, FL (December 4, 2017) In answer to how a show about the past evolves for the future, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW visits Sarasota, Florida on Thursday, April 12 as part of an innovative production tour yielding new-look episodes! New in 2018, PBS’s most-watched ongoing series, stops exclusively at distinctive, historic locations across the country. WEDU PBS […] Read More …
TAMPA, FL (December 4, 2017) – The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has honored WEDU PBS, West Central Florida’s PBS station, with two Suncoast Regional Emmy® Awards. The first Suncoast Regional Emmy® Award was presented for Sea Turtles Nesting, a segment of WEDU’s local production WEDU QUEST. The second Emmy® went to WEDU’s […] Read More …
TAMPA, FL (November 13, 2017)– The Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists held its annual Griot Drum Awards ceremony at the Florida Aquarium on Thursday, November 9, 2017. The awards ceremony recognizes print, broadcast, and online media professionals for quality coverage of people of color in the Tampa Bay area. Dalia Colón, host of WEDU […] Read More …
TAMPA, FL (October 16, 2017)-The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has honored WEDU PBS, West Central Florida’s PBS station, with three Suncoast Regional Emmy® Award nominations. “This acknowledgement is a tribute to the quality of work produced by the hardworking and talented staff of WEDU PBS and our local production colleagues. We are […] Read More …
