PROGRAM GUIDE JUNE 2021 VOL. 51 NO. 6

Tune-in the week of June 7 to support children's educational television and receive a Destination Observation activity kit for the kids.

Premieres Sunday, June 20, at 9:00 p.m.

AGATHA CHRISTIE MURDER SPECIALS MONTY PYTHON'S BALLERINA BOYS Sunday, June 6, at 8:00 p.m. and BEST BITS CELEBRATED Friday, June 4, at 9:00 p.m. Sunday, June 13, at 7:00 p.m. June 7 & 12, at 8:00 p.m.

ELLA FITZGERALD: MYSTERIES OF MENTAL ILLNESS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS OUR TOWN PORTAGE 2021 Premieres Tuesday, June 22, Tuesday, June 8, at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, June 10, at 8:00 p.m. at 9:00 p.m. TUESDAY, JUN 1 3:30 Country Pop Legends 9:30 Best of the 60s: (My Music) Ready, Steady, Go! 8:00 Extra Life: 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 11:00 Sergio Mendes & Friends: A Short History of Living Longer 6:00 The Indian Doctor A Celebration Behavior The Arrival 9:00 Philly D.A. 7:00 Rick Steves’ Festive Europe Episode 8 7:30 Rick Steves SUNDAY, JUN 13 10:00 Frontline Island Hopping Europe 9:00 Country Pop Legends The Jihadist 8:00 Agatha and the Truth of Murder (My Music) 11:00 Amanpour and Company 10:00 Atlantic Crossing 11:00 The Energy Paradox on Masterpiece with Steven Gundry, MD WEDNESDAY, JUN 2 A Queen Returns 12:30 Monty Python's 11:30 Professor T Best Bits Celebrated 8:00 Life at the Waterhole Series 3, Episode 2 2:00 Ella Fitzgerald: 9:00 NOVA Just One of Those Things Ship that Changed the World 4:00 Tina Turner: One Last Time 10:00 Human: The World Within MONDAY, JUN 7 5:30 Journeys Through React 8:00 Monty Python's the Finger Lakes 11:00 Amanpour and Company Best Bits Celebrated 7:00 Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar 9:30 Rick Steves Europe Awaits 9:00 Agatha and the 11:30 Amanpour and Company Midnight Murders THURSDAY, JUN 3 11:00 Professor T 8:00 Midsomer Murders Series 3, Episode 3 The Incident at Cooper Hill TUESDAY, JUN 8 10:00 Baseball 8:00 Great Performances Home Andrea Bocelli: Believe MONDAY, JUN 14 9:30 Ella Fitzgerald: 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Just One of Those Things Vintage Albuquerque FRIDAY, JUN 4 11:30 Amanpour and Company 9:00 Big Ben: Saving the World’s 8:00 Washington Week Most Famous Clock 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 10:30 Becoming Johanna 9:00 American Masters WEDNESDAY, JUN 9 11:00 Amanpour and Company Ballerina Boys ENDOW-A-DAY 10:00 Out In Rural America WILLIAM LUKENS AND CHERYL PRICE TUESDAY, JUN 15 11:00 Amanpour and Company ENDOWMENTS FOR WPSU-FM AND WPSU-TV 8:00 Finding Your Roots Unfamiliar Kin 8:00 John Sebastian Presents: SATURDAY, JUN 5 9:00 American Experience Folk Rewind (My Music) The Polio Crusade 9:00 This Old House 10:00 Build a Better Memory 10:00 Frontline 9:30 Retire Safe & Secure Through Science with Ed Slott 11:30 Amanpour and Company China Undercover 11:30 John Sebastian Presents: 11:00 Amanpour and Company Folk Rewind (My Music) 1:30 Build a Better Memory THURSDAY, JUN 10 Through Science WEDNESDAY, JUN 16 8:00 Our Town: Portage 2021 3:30 Rick Steves: The Alps 8:00 Animals Reunited 10:30 Ken Burns: Baseball 5:30 Best of the 60s: 9:00 Frozen Obsession Ready, Steady, Go! 10:00 The Joy of AI 7:00 Upstart Crow FRIDAY, JUN 11 11:00 Amanpour and Company Sign No More 8:00 The Indian Doctor 8:00 Washington Week The Arrival 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover THURSDAY, JUN 17 9:00 Melissa Etheridge: 9:00 Death in Paradise 8:00 Midsomer Murders This is M.E. Live in L.A. Missing a Body? Breaking the Chain 10:30 Great Performances 11:00 Amanpour and Company 9:30 The Tenth Inning Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Top of the Tenth Celebrating the Music 11:30 Amanpour and Company of Peter Green SATURDAY, JUN 12 9:00 This Old House 9:30 Ken Burns: Baseball FRIDAY, JUN 18 SUNDAY, JUN 6 11:00 Sergio Mendes & Friends: ENDOW-A-DAY 9:00 Wynonna Judd: A Celebration DUBOIS AREA ENDOWMENT Concert from My Place 12:30 The Brain Fitness Program 10:30 Great Performances 2:00 Melissa Etheridge: 8:00 Washington Week Andrea Bocelli: Believe This is M.E. Live in L.A. 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 12:00 Great Performances 4:00 Rick Steves Europe Awaits 9:00 Great Performances at the Met Broadway Musicals: 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend Anna Netrebko in Concert A Jewish Legacy 6:30 This Land Is Your Land 10:00 American Masters 2:00 Journeys Through (My Music) Itzhak Perlman the Finger Lakes 8:00 Monty Python's 11:30 Amanpour and Company Best Bits Celebrated JUNE LISTINGS SATURDAY, JUN 19 10:00 Expect a Miracle 7:30 Upstart Crow 11:00 Amanpour and Company Go On and I Will Follow 9:00 This Old House 8:00 The Indian Doctor 9:30 Classic Woodworking Young Hearts 10:00 Woodsmith Shop TUESDAY, JUN 22 9:00 Death in Paradise 10:30 America’s Forests ENDOW-A-DAY An Unhelpful Aid with Chuck Leavell LINDA AND BLAKE GALL ENDOWMENT 10:00 A Place to Call Home 11:00 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom FOR WPSU PENN STATE Autumn Affairs 11:30 Garden Smart 11:00 Austin City Limits 8:00 Finding Your Roots 12:00 Julia Child: Jackie Venson/Mavis Staples with Black Like Me Cooking with Master Chefs Special Guest Bonni Raitt 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire 9:00 Mysteries of Mental Illness 1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen Evil or Illness? 1:30 Pati’s Mexican Table 10:00 Mysteries of Mental Illness SUNDAY, JUN 27 2:00 Moveable Feast with Relish What’s Normal 11:00 Amanpour and Company 9:00 Classic Gospel 2:30 Cook’s Country 10:00 Big Ben: Saving the World’s 3:00 Passion Italy Most Famous Clock 3:30 Our Town Hour: Huntingdon WEDNESDAY, JUN 23 11:00 Journeys in Japan 4:30 Travels with Darley 11:30 Trails to Oishii Tokyo 8:00 Nature 5:00 Weekends with Yankee 12:00 Dining with the Chef Cuba’s Wild Revolution 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 12:30 Christopher Kimball’s 9:00 Mysteries of Mental Illness 6:00 The Carol Burnett Show: Milk Street Television The Rise and Fall of the Asylum Carol’s Favorites 1:00 The Great British Baking Show 10:00 Mysteries of Mental Illness 7:00 Hold the Sunset 2:00 Lidia’s Kitchen The New Frontiers The Disappearance 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen 11:00 Amanpour and Company 7:30 Upstart Crow from Cook’s Illustrated The Most Unkindest Cut of All 3:00 Escape to the Chateau 8:00 The Indian Doctor THURSDAY, JUN 24 4:00 This Old House The Diary 4:30 Ask This Old House 8:00 Conversations Live! 9:00 Death in Paradise 5:00 MotorWeek Get Your Garden On Spot the Difference 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend (Summer 2021) 10:00 A Place to Call Home 6:00 The Indian Doctor 9:00 The Tenth Inning New Adventures Young Hearts Bottom of the Tenth 11:00 Austin City Limits 7:00 Great Estates of Scotland 11:30 Amanpour and Company Gary Clark, Jr. Rosslyn 8:00 Great Estates of Scotland SUNDAY, JUN 20 FRIDAY, JUN 25 Inveraray 9:00 Us on Masterpiece 9:00 Classic Gospel 8:00 Washington Week Episode 2 10:00 Big Ben: Saving the World’s 8:30 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 11:00 Professor T Most Famous Clock 9:00 Great Performances Series 3, Episode 5 11:00 Journeys in Japan Vienna Philharmonic 11:30 Trails to Oishii Tokyo Summer Night Concert 2020 12:00 Dining with the Chef 10:30 Beyond the Canvas MONDAY, JUN 28 Making the Moment 12:30 Christopher Kimball’s 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 11:00 Amanpour and Company Milk Street Television Celebrating Latino Heritage 1:00 The Great British Baking Show 9:00 Legacy List with Matt Paxton 2:00 Lidia’s Kitchen SATURDAY, JUN 26 You Gotta Have Art / Coventry, CT 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen 10:00 Independent Lens from Cook’s Illustrated 9:00 This Old House The People Vs. Agent Orange 3:00 Escape to the Chateau 9:30 Classic Woodworking 11:30 Amanpour and Company 4:00 This Old House 10:00 Woodsmith Shop 4:30 Ask This Old House 10:30 America’s Forests 5:00 MotorWeek with Chuck Leavell TUESDAY, JUN 29 11:00 J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 8:00 Finding Your Roots 11:30 Garden Smart 6:00 The Indian Doctor The Impression 12:00 Julia Child: The Diary 9:00 American Experience Cooking with Master Chefs 7:00 Great Estates of Scotland Mr. Tornado 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire Dumfries 10:00 Frontline 1:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 8:00 Great Estates of Scotland Germany’s Neo-Nazis 1:30 How She Rolls Kincardine & the Far Right 2:00 Moveable Feast with Relish 9:00 Us on Masterpiece 11:00 Amanpour and Company Episode 1 2:30 Cook’s Country 11:00 Professor T 3:00 Passion Italy Series 3, Episode 4 3:30 Our Town Hour: Jersey Shore WEDNESDAY, JUN 30 4:30 Travels with Darley 8:00 Nature 5:00 Weekends with Yankee The Bat Man of Mexico MONDAY, JUN 21 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend 9:00 NOVA 6:00 The Carol Burnett Show: 8:00 Antiques Roadshow First Horse Warriors Carol’s Favorites Vintage Austin 10:00 Wonders of Mexico 7:00 Hold the Sunset 9:00 Legacy List with Matt Paxton Forests of the Maya Aunty Joan Viva La Downsizing / Richmond, VA 11:00 Amanpour and Company JUNE LISTINGS WPSU recognizes and thanks our KEYSTONE SOCIETY members for their annual support of WPSU.

David and Sandy Albright Elinor C. Lewis Anonymous (53) Tom and Mary Ellen Litzinger Hu Barnes Lawrence Lokman and Rhonda Seaton Mary Lou Bennett Allan W. Lugg Janelle Bessette and Keith Karako Dawn Luthe and Gary Felton Elaine Brzycki and Henry Brzycki, Ph.D. Joan M. Magistrella Bob and Judy Butler Leon and Faye Marshall Edward Buss Andrea Mastro Centre Lions Foresight Committee Drs. Brent and Lisa May Phil and Connie Coolick Judith Milhous Jessica Currall and Larry Ullman Dr. Matt Mooney and Charmelle Green Dave and Tina Dix Edward S. and Relda E. Newlin Carolyn Donaldson Dr. and Mrs. Carroll Osgood Cathryn Cronn Epp, Ph.D. Kathleen Postle Jackie R. Esposito Donna S. Queeney Jim and Lisa Evans Jim and Dawn Rodgers Joseph I. Ewaskiewicz VMD, Ph.D. Barbara Rolls Kimberlee L. Farina Dr. Keiko Miwa Ross Bob and Ellen Frederick Lynne Sanders Kate Freeman and Mark Patzkowsky Phyllis and Robert Santoro John and Marilyn Furry Steve and Connie Schroeder Blake and Linda Gall Fred and Judy Sears Elizabeth Goreham and Jack Matson M. Wesley Shoemaker Dr. Dennis and Marilyn Gouran Josephine Smith Robert and Ann Graves Ron and Sue Smith George and Jane Greer Martha H. Swigart Cari and Andy Gustafson Dennis W. and Joan S. (dec.) Thomson Julie and Mark Holm Judith Todd and Stephen Copley Bob and Sonia Hufnagel Joan and Steve Turns Jeffrey A. Hughes The Turrisi Family Michael Husband and Judy Heberling Drs. Stephen and Jennifer Van Hook Dr. Angelo and Matilda Illuzzi Drs. Lora and Howie Weiss David Karr Gladys A. Welty Jeffrey Kern and Jerrilyn Muth Kern David Whiteman and Connie Kossan Cody and Jennifer Kissell Windy Hill Furniture Sally T.F. Knapp Nicholas Winograd and Barbara Garrison Jo and Ed Lash Dr. Kelly Wolgast James Levin and Andrea Commaker Mary Wujek and Steve Ross 2020 Local Content and Service Report

“Thanks to WPSU for creating a one-stop spot for election resources and candidate information! Their website has candidate interviews, election news, and more!” LOCAL CONTENT —anonymous “What a lovely program [Our Town: Hollidaysburg]. AND SERVICE REPORT Thank you, WPSU!” — Melanie “Thanks, Carolyn Donaldson and WPSU for partnering with TO THE COMMUNITY our Anti-Hunger Program to distribute educational activity backpacks to local children this week. They were so excited January 1–December 31, 2020 to receive them!” — YMCA of Centre County

LOCAL LOCAL LOCAL VALUE SERVICE IMPACT

WPSU is a valuable part MEDIA WPSU’s local services of the central WPSU original content have deep impact in our region’s advancement. NPR radio 24-county service area. WPSU is a trusted, community- PBS television SPEAKING GRIEF based convener and facilitator for PBS KIDS livestream “Very powerful. I wish every person public dialogue, a multi-platform 3 WPSU-FM livestreams in the country could see this.” content and information provider, 2 WPSU-TV livestreams — Alicia a valued partner, and a connector Weather World streaming that helps raise awareness and LEARNING AT HOME address local issues. INFORMATION “As more of our schools move into remote [learning], I am putting up WPSU-TV delivers online and WPSU-FM local news your information on our sites. I am offline educational resources Emergency alerts sure our members will appreciate the to students in the classroom School closure announcements extra help right now. and at home. EDUCATION Thanks so much for your help.” SERVING K–12 ­television and streaming — Lucy Harlow, communications & 1.9 million Pennsylvanians Professional development regional advocacy coordinator, 24 counties Parent webinars PSEA Central Region Games, videos, and activities 515,000 households PBS Learning Media online library COVID-19 NEWS COVERAGE 413,000 radio listeners Internships “Well reported update by @WPSU’s 31,500 YouTube subscribers Graduate assistantships @minxianwpsu about 12,000 Facebook followers Health’s ability to treat a potential ENGAGEMENT 104 school districts COVID-19 surge in Centre County Social media engagement now that @Penn_State students 7,000 TV and radio members In-person and virtual events are here.” Community calendar — Curt Chandler, associate teaching professor, Penn State Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications 2020 Local Content and Service Report

A LOOK BACK AT 2020 WPSU also started an email subscription in July to provide all types of local breaking news. Within two It would not be an overstatement to say that the weeks of its launch, nearly 800 people signed up to COVID-19 pandemic shaped so much of what WPSU receive the emails. did in 2020. WPSU staff was challenged by an unprecedented situation that lasted much longer than TELLING STORIES FROM THE FIELD any of us expected and indelibly changed the way we Through our radio program Take Note, we also shared serve the community. real stories of how people were coping with life and work during the pandemic, including features on: Parents of schoolchildren had to suddenly become tutors and teachers, many without internet access at home. • Rural health care All but essential businesses were closed, and WPSU • Remote learning staff had to quickly invent ways to work together at a • Communication distance. These challenges brought opportunities to • Election processes experiment with innovative ways to deliver broadcast • Mental health productions, radio reporting, virtual events, and at-home • 2020 Census learning activities. • Penn State remote learning

This year was also exceptionally different as we struggled to seek information and understand the ADAPTING PRODUCTION FOR WPSU-TV political climate, racial injustice demonstrations, and Working remotely can have its challenges, especially unemployment and mental health issues brought about when producing television programming involving by COVID-19 isolation. guests, multiple cameras, and recording for broadcast.

Our public media role to central Pennsylvania residents in 2020 was solidly grounded in our roots: delivering factual information, educating lifelong learners through content across platforms, giving voice to multiple perspectives, empowering individuals to achieve their potential, and strengthening social, democratic, and cultural health. We would like to share highlights of our local response to the evolving challenges and community needs brought about by the pandemic.

REPORTING ON COVID-19 As an NPR Member station, WPSU offers a window to the local community, the country, and the world. As the virus became a nationwide pandemic, the WPSU-FM news WPSU producer Anne Danahy hosts a live call-in show team posted more than 250 COVID-19-related news from the studio with guests joining via Zoom. stories in 2020, on public radio and social media.

WPSU-TV quickly adapted productions to use video conference technology and socially distanced producers and technical staff through headsets and Zoom to fulfill our promise to produce the following local programming:

• Conversations Live (8 episodes) • Digging Deeper (8 episodes) • HumIn Focus (2 episodes) • Our Town (2 episodes) • The Investment 2020 WPSU reporter Min Xian creates a makeshift audio studio during the early weeks of working from home. In the Community

COPING WITH GRIEF WPSU’s Speaking Grief initiative is a national public Building Community Collaborations service media project that explores the transformative experience of losing a family member in a grief-avoidant America Amplified society. Throughout 2020, we engaged local audiences Borough of Hollidaysburg by exploring the many faces of grief through personal Centre Region Parks and Recreation stories and experiences. This included seven Take Note Eifrig Publishing episodes on WPSU-FM, three Conversations Live call-in shows, and daily social media engagements. Engagement Scholarship Consortium Fred Rogers Center Historic Hollidaysburg, Inc. ENGAGING FANS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Hollidaysburg Area Public Library Across WPSU’s 12 social media accounts, we continue to Hollidaysburg Area School District attract more fans and followers by creating pages and Humanities Institute at Penn State groups that appeal to diverse audiences. Jana Marie Foundation • Facebook: gained 4,745 fans; 17,265 total page likes Keystone Crossroads • Twitter: gained 229 followers; 5,397 total followers League of Women Voters • Instagram: gained 5,118 followers; 7,641 total followers McCourtney Institute for • LinkedIn: 466 total followers Democracy at Penn State OVEE Content areas included PBS and NPR programming, local events, local music, local news, local towns, family PA School Study Council learning, science, and resources for Vietnam veterans. PBS KIDS Our greatest success was the launch of Facebook Penn State Agricultural Extension Education and Instagram accounts to support the Speaking Grief Penn State Center for Science and the Schools initiative. Penn State College of Education Penn State College of Nursing DELIVERING FRESH CONTENT ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS Videos created by WPSU were viewed 3.1 million times Penn State Indigenous Peoples’ Student Association on our YouTube Channel in 2020. We are amazed to see Penn State Sustainability Institute some videos that have been on our channel for years PSEA continue to hold value and consistently rank at the top State College Area School District of video views. StateImpact Pennsylvania Student Farm at Penn State • Pennsylvania Parade: Darlene Chronicles 1,133,245 views • Giant Pumpkins 1,026,247 views The Village at Penn State • Geospatial Revolution, Episode One 69,139 views YMCA of Centre County/Travelin’ Table 90 business supporters for WPSU-TV and FM WPSU is invested in creating more short-form, digital- first content. Top-viewed new digital videos in 2020:

• Yalda Night (Persian New Year) 1,908 views PROVIDING ELECTION RESOURCES • Every Day is Caturday at Centre Co. Library 1,273 views A role of public media is to provide information to create • Pennsylvania Treasurer 1,182 views an informed electorate. Begun in 2016, WPSU Vote is an interactive website of Pennsylvania and national election SUPPORTING LEARNING AT HOME resources. In 2020, WPSU posted 49 news stories and six Working with the Pennsylvania Department of videos and resources to help voters: Education, WPSU and the six other Pennsylvania PBS stations launched Learning at Home, combining • find election dates and events, thousands of PBS learning assets with local weekday • register online to vote and locate polling places, educational programming and coordinating activities. • learn more about Pennsylvania candidates, • watch videos about the offices up for election, and • read news posts about local and Pennsylvania races. 2020 Local Content and Service Report

LEARNING AT HOME

FREE ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION The world as we know it has radically changed, and WPSU recognizes the need to make adjustments to the way children traditionally learn. Whether students are learning at home or in a classroom, we are committed to supporting them, their parents, and their teachers. Pennsylvania PBS (PA PBS) is the collective name for the seven public television organizations in Pennsylvania. WPSU educator Kate taught virtual summer campers about In conjunction with PA PBS, WPSU offers quality different kinds of insects and where to find them. educational resources, engaging activities, and PBS programming to supplement student learning. VIRTUAL SUMMER CAMP As life adjusted to the new norms of social distancing, There are 104 school districts in WPSU’s service area; we realized summer was going to be very different. To our signal reaches 515,000 households across 24 motivate kids to explore close to home, WPSU created counties. When schools went to remote learning in a virtual summer camp. Starting June 29, campers could March, WPSU reprogrammed to instructional TV paired explore a theme presented across a new video each day with activities to ensure free over-the-air access to for a total of eight weeks. For example, in week one we at-home learning resources to support our schools. explored the theme of Oviparous (egg-laying) animals through music, stories, nature walks, animals, and crafts. Activities were designed for children ages 3 to 8, with WPSU HD family participation in mind. Our goal was to provide Preschool through 3rd grade 6:30 a.m.–noon activities to keep children active, entertained, and learning about their world all summer. 4th through 8th grade noon–1:00 p.m. PBS KIDS BACKPACK DISTRIBUTION 9th through 12th grade 1:00–3:00 p.m. To deliver handouts of TV schedules and activity Preschool through 3rd grade 3:00–5:30 p.m. resources each week to families, WPSU collaborated with summer free lunch programs. The Altoona, Tyrone, 4th through 12th grade 5:30 p.m.–midnightht and State College school districts and the Centre County YMCA included handouts each week, reaching thousands WPSU World of families. 6th through 12th grade noon–6:00 p.m. Through Pennsylvania Department of Education fund- ing, WPSU was able to create 3,600 “Grab ‘n Go Bags” WPSU 24/7 PBS KIDS containing school and art supplies. The YMCA’s Travelin’ Table food bus helped to hand out the backpacks in July. Preschool through 3rd grade 6:00 a.m.–11:30 p.m.

OFFLINE ACCESS TO LEARNING Because much of WPSU’s service area is in rural areas, we embarked on a new collaboration with Intermediate Units 8, 9, and 10 to reach students who do not have internet access at home. We distributed 450 Raspberry Pi devices, low-cost computers that are about the size of a credit card. The Raspberry Pi device plugs into a computer monitor or TV and uses a standard keyboard and mouse. It mimics an internet experience and allows students to receive lessons from their teachers. WPSU is providing digital The Travelin’ Table staff distributed 3,600 WPSU PBS KIDS resources from PBS Learning Media and experiments backpacks during their free lunch visits. Photo courtesy YMCA from our project Science-U @ Home. of Centre County. Stories of Impact

THE SPEAKING GRIEF INITIATIVE PRAISE FOR THE DOCUMENTARY “Thank you for the diversity and inclusion represented in On January 21, 2020, WPSU launched the Speaking Grief this project, and thank you to the participants for sharing initiative, a nationwide multi-platform public media your stories. Well done.” — Angie project that explores the experience of losing a family member in a grief-avoidant society. “Beautifully done. The initiative validates grief as a normal, healthy part Thank you for this of the human experience rather than a problem that wonderful expression needs to be fixed. It also addresses the role that friends of true emotion and and family play in a person’s grief experience, offering humanity.” — Eicrad guidance on how to show up for people in their darkest moments.

IMPACT “Crying with gratitude. Public Television: Starting in May, the Speaking Grief Thank you.” — Glenda documentary aired in 46 of the top 50 markets across the United States and had a total market coverage of 82%.

WPSU also hosted three national events: “Pure - vulnerable - authentic • July 15: screening with a panel discussion conversation!!” • November 19: Children’s Grief Awareness Day — Jacquelyn screening and panel discussion • December 16: panel discussion supporting grief over the holidays “Such a great documentary. I Additionally, WPSU collaborating organizations held wish I could make more than 20 screening events this fall for their local it mandatory for audiences. people to watch it.” — Betty Jo Streaming: During the July 15 event, it was announced that the documentary was available for viewing for a two-week period. This resulted in 56,000 views in that time period. Then, the documentary was released “Thank you for this documentary. I could so relate on so permanently on the website on August 30, coinciding many levels. I was widowed at age 39 and now again 24 with National Grief Awareness Day. Between August 30 years later in 2020. Grief never goes away. One just finds and December 31, the documentary page hosting the ways to cope with the void in one’s heart.” — Carol video was viewed 21,715 times.

Social Media “What a gift this beautiful Facebook and Instagram are our main channels documentary is, to engage with those who are grieving and those thank you so much.” supporting them. — Jessica

5,614 followers on Instagram contributed 38,103 likes, “Well done. I cried comments, and shares. most the way through - but they 3,520 fans on Facebook were good tears.” contributed 43,995 likes, — Karen comments, and shares. 2020 Local Content and Service Report

NEWS AND CURRENT route to understanding each other AFFAIRS and the world around us. The town square has changed THE NEW TOWN SQUARE dramatically, but our need to learn Listening to WPSU public radio is and understand one another has more than just catching up with the not. We are invested in learning headlines of the day. and doing more. In 2020, we believe we proved our value by Long ago when the town square getting out and talking to the was the only place to share news, community and telling their stories, Michael Berkman, Jenna Spinelli, and events, and happenings, people tackling contentious issues, and Chris Beem are the hosts of “Democracy were drawn to it. Living in a providing a window to the world. Works,” a weekly podcast about building community with others was the and sustaining a democracy.

Ron Reese, a dairy farmer in Centre County, talked with Darryl Watts cast his ballot in Clairton, Pennsylvania. He WPSU’s Anne Danahy in October about farming, climate said he thinks about the environment when he votes. change, and regulations. (Andy Kubis for Allegheny Front)

STATE IMPACT PENNSYLVANIA ALLEGHENY FRONT Four Pennsylvania public radio stations share stories on- Allegheny Front is an environmental reporting outlet air and online about Pennsylvania’s energy industry and covering issues in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. the economy. Since WPSU joined StateImpact in 2020, WPSU contributed to a story about the influence of WPSU reporter Anne Danahy published nine stories. environmental issues on voting.

Mirya R. Holman, Tulane University, talked about the role of Brendan Bittle, 25, believed the future was on the line in 2020. sheriffs at polling places in some states. The environment, health care, and the economy all played a part in his vote. (Dani Fresh for Keystone Crossroads) DEMOCRACY WORKS The Democracy Works podcast seeks to answer the AMERICA AMPLIFIED ELECTION 2020 question of what it means to live in a democracy by America Amplified creates local, regional, and national examining different aspects of democratic life — journalism using community engagement to inform and from voting to criminal justice to the free press. In a strengthen reporting. WPSU reporter Min Xian followed partnership between the McCourtney Institute and stories that community members identified as deserving WPSU, 41 episodes were produced in 2020. of more coverage in McKean County, Pennsylvania. Community Feedback

WPSU Facebook fans are the first to see our short digital stories highlighting the arts, culture, science, and activities in central Pennsylvania. WPSU staff, interns, and graduate assistants created 53 digital shorts in 2020.

LIFE ON THE LOG “Fabulous! Indeed we love watching ‘The Log.’ Thanks for showcasing an amazing and caring man. Congratulations, Robert Bush, Sr.” — Dena “I do so enjoy your videos. I am in Niagara on the Lake. I will think after watching your tv segment you will have more viewers.” — DK

BILL DOAN: ART AND ANXIETY “Many thanks to WPSU for creating this amazing video on the life and work of ADRI Director, William J. Doan. From drawing to meditating, to the joys of becoming a grandfather, to sage advice offered to recent Penn State graduates, this three-minute piece packs a lot in. Just beautiful!”— Penn State Art and Design Research Incubator

THE ALLY POPPER TRAIN WRECK OF 1914 “Very nice and impressive! Glad [Larry Kokoskie] got to do this.” — Sussie

“The place this was filmed was behind my home when I lived in Chester Hill Philipsburg. There still is evidence of the train parts history.” — Ron

METRONOME FROM HOME

“Thanks so much for doing this Molly, Rene, and WPSU!” — Christine “Great playing and great show, ‘Metronome’.” — Mara

“I’m glad this show is continuing its run! Great, local music.” — Mark

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WPSU’s World Kitchen Virtual Summer CAMP 2021 Classic Italian Monday through Friday, June 14–August 6 This summer your family can go on adventures to continents around the world and epeditions right in your backyard. Each weekday, une 14August 6 videos and activities will be released that you can add to your epedition. Eplore these topics are they relate to our seven continents. Music Mondays with Melanie STEM Tuesdays with Eberly College of Science Sunday, June 20, at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday Walks with Carolyn Cooking Thursdays with Cassie and Kids on ZOOM Global Arts on Fridays with local arts organiations This month's episode of World Kitchen and independent artists will introduce you to the delicious world of classic Italian cooking. World Kitchen guest chef, Patrick Tunno, will share some of his family's traditions and wpsu.org/virtualsummercamp favorite recipes. To register, visit wpsu.org/worldkitchen

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