WXXI-TV/HD | WORLD | CREATE | AM1370 | CLASSICAL 91.5 | WRUR 88.5 | THE LITTLE PROGRAMPUBLIC TELEVISION & PUBLIC RADIO FOR ROCHESTER LISTINGSFEBRUARY 2017 WXXI has been dedicated to providing educational PBS Kids programming that sparks kids’ imaginations and fosters a life-long love of learning for decades. Now we’re proud to continue that tradition with a new 24/7 PBS Kids channel that builds on our commitment to providing an essential service for children, parents, teachers, and life-long learners. Designed to meet the needs of today’s kids, WXXI’s new free 24/7 service, which includes streaming online, will provide learning opportunities for every child, especially those at risk, whenever and wherever they access media. MAYA SHERLOCK CONCORDIA SEASONSUNDAY, JANUARY 1 AT 9PM ON WXXI-TV 4 ANGELOU CHOIR CONCERT DETAILS INSIDE >> WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 AT SUPER AND STILL I RISE DRAMA 12:05 PM ON CLASSICAL 91.5 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 AT 7 PM AT SUNDAY Details inside>> FEBRUARY 5, 11AM-11PM THE LITTLE THEATRE DETAILS INSIDE>> ON WXXI-TV See inside> EXECUTIVE STAFF DEAR FRIENDS, FEBRUARY 2017 No rm Silverstein, President You don’t have to be a kid to appreciate this – VOLUME 8, ISSUE 2 Susan Rogers, Executive Vice President and General Manager in fact, parents and grandparents and caregivers WXXI is a public non-commercial Je anne E. Fisher, Vice President, Radio may be the most excited about this news. WXXI is broadcasting station owned launching a 24/7 children’s service, which includes and operated by WXXI Public Kent Hatfield, Vice President, Technology and Operations Broadcasting Council, a not-for- El issa Orlando, Senior Vice President of TV and News a new TV channel. “WXXI Kids” will support our profit corporation chartered by mission to provide our youngest viewers with non- BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS the Board of Regents of New York violent, commercial-free children’s educational State. “Program Listings” (USPS James W. Fulmer, Chair programming. You’ll find it over-the-air on WXXI- Norm Silverstein 0742-390) is published monthly Cynthia Reddeck-LiDestri, M.D., Vice Chair at 280 State Street, Rochester, NY DT 21.4 and on Time Warner Cable on channel Robert A. Healy, Treasurer 14614 to promote the programs 1277. It will also be streamed live and available on digital platforms. The new and activities of the public Mark Cleary, Secretary channel includes popular favorites, such as Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Odd broadcasting stations. Squad, Dinosaur Train, and Wild Kratts. (The complete schedule is listed in the Periodical mailing postage Member & Audience Services ........... 585.258.0200 TV grid section of this magazine, as well as online at WXXI.org/kids.) WXXI-DT paid at Rochester, N.Y. WXXI Main Number ..................585.325.7500 21.1 and cable channel 11 will continue to carry children’s programming from 6 Service Interruptions .................585.258.0331 a.m. to 5 p.m. You’ll still have access to our Ready to Learn programs that help POSTMASTER: Audience Response Line ..............585.258.0360 prepare kids for success in school, and Homework Hotline, our statewide, live Send changes of address to Copies of Local Programs .............585.258.0369 call-in show, where kids get help with homework problems. WXXI Program Listings, Reachout Radio .....................585.258.0333 Membership Department, Educational Resources ...............585.258.0278 With the addition of WXXI Kids, we are making some changes to give our adult P.O. Box 30021, Rochester, NY viewers more choices, too. WXXI Create will now provide lifestyle programming 14603-3021. Volunteer Services ...................585.258.0249 Corporate Sponsorships ..............585.258.0282 24 hours a day. You’ll have access to more “how-to” shows, painting, travel, * Please note that all programs are Auction/Special Events ...............585.258.0287 and cooking programs, the kinds of offerings that make WXXI Create one of our subject to change. For up-to-date popular choices. You can find WXXI Create over-the-air on WXXI-DT 21.3 and on program listings, special highlights and Newsroom ..........................585.258.0340 local news, just log onto WXXI.org. WXXI On-line ........................ www.wxxi.org Time Warner Cable channel 1276. As always, WXXI-TV will continue to provide programs that are thought- provoking, entertaining, and inspiring – and in February, it includes select documentaries in celebration of Black History Month. We’ll be airing a new Independent Lens film—The Birth of a Movement – that looks at how D.W. Griffith’s 1915 The Birth of a Nation unleashed a battle still waging today about race relations, representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. WXXI will also be presenting Africa’s Great Civilizations, a three-part series that brings to life the epic stories of African kingdoms and cultures hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. On the radio side, Classical 91.5 brings you a tribute to the great soprano Leontyne Price and AM 1370 will broadcast a three-part series, Historically Black, showcasing some of The Washington Post’s Historically Black Tumblr project’s objects discussed through interviews. At the Little Theatre on February 27 we’ll be hosting a free screening of the new American Masters documentary that looks at the prolific life of author and activist Maya Angelou. The screening is in partnership with Writers and Books, and a panel discussion will follow. All these programs and more are listed on the following pages of this magazine and online at WXXI.org/bh. I recently had the opportunity to be a guest on Connections with Evan Dawson to discuss the power of an informed community in an era of “fake news.” I was joined by my colleagues Michael Oreskes, Senior Vice President of News and Editorial Director for NPR and Neal Shapiro, President of WNET New York and former President of NBC News to talk about public media’s responsibility to help audiences decipher information and sort through what is real and what isn’t. During the show, Michael said something we strongly agree with. “At the end of the day, the success of our democracy is an informed electorate.” If you didn’t hear the show (from January 10), I encourage you to listen to the podcast, archived at WXXInews.org/connections. I hope you and your family enjoy the launch of our new kids channel, the program additions that we were able to make on WXXI Create as a result of that channel, as well as the many special programs we have scheduled in honor of Black History Month. Best Regards, Norm Silverstein [email protected] | @normWXXI Q&A WITH A WXXI UNDERWRITER Once Again Nut Butter Collective, Inc., prides itself in providing health-conscious consumers with natural and organic nut butters and honey products. Communications Manager Gael Orr explains what makes their company unique. Q. Once Again Nut Butter has been in operation for 40 years. What drives this longevity and success? We are 100% employee owned. Our employees are also owners in the company and make the decisions in how our company is run. Our employees care a lot more about the quality of the products, meeting customer’s needs, and the environment. Our sustainability model looks at three things: 1) how people are treated throughout our supply chain, 2) how our planet is cared for in the creation of our products from growing organic commodities all the way to GAEL ORR your dinner plate, and 3) that we maintain a quality product. COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, Q. On average, how many nuts does it take to produce one jar of peanut butter? ONCE AGAIN NUT BUTTER A jar of peanut butter contains approximately 650 nuts. But it takes 177,000 seeds to make one jar EVENTS COLLECTIVE, INC. of our sesame tahini butter! We have a short YouTube video on the process of the life of a jar, which demonstrates the entire process with photos. https://youtu.be/yk0mMhZWgio Q. What are the top health benefits associated with Once Again nuts and honey? & Our nut butters are not homogenized so you are really getting just one or two ingredients. For example, almonds are the only ingredient in our almond butter. Our varieties have various flavors through roasting temperatures. The benefits to your health are that you are eating a non-genetically modified food that contains no hidden additives. Our honeys are truly raw honeys. That means we don’t heat them above 118 degrees. Heating above that temperature damages the health benefits of the propolis, which provides the allergen and antibacterial benefits of honey. Our clover honey is locally collected from hives within a 60 mile radius in Nunda, N. Y., where the company is located. Q. Where can people find Once Again products? Our products are found at natural and organic grocery stores, such as locally operated Lori’s Natural Foods, Abundance Food Co-op and Hart’s Local Grocers, and food co-ops nationwide. Our honeys are found in your major local grocery stores, such as Wegmans. www.onceagainnutbutter.com NEWS To learn more about underwriting on WXXI, email [email protected] TV SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 11AM – 11PM ON WXXI-TV HIGHLIGHTS An annual tradition on WXXI- TV, we offer an alternative to watching the big game. It’s called Super Drama Sunday and it features the first ten episodes of A Place to Call Home, a sweeping romantic drama that centers on enigmatic nurse Sarah Adams. Sarah returns to SUPER SUNDAY her native Australia after two DRAMA decades in Europe. Estranged from her mother and carrying the secrets of her wartime experiences, Adams becomes involved in the lives of the Blighs, a wealthy pastoralist family.