WGTE Public Media Blog

The Impact and History of Disco

By Richard PatonThe best documentaries not only take a deep dive into their subject matter – they provide context, both social and political, and examine the ramifications or fallout from the subject at hand.
There is no better example than “Disco – Soundtrack of a Revolution,” a three-part documentary series that aired on WGTE-HD. Read More

This Week on Jazz Spectrum - 6/28-6/30

Each week, Fritz exchanges thoughts with Aly Krajewski about the Song of the Week featured on Jazz Spectrum Saturday.Song of the Week – “Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most” – Music by Tommy Wolf, Lyrics by Fran Landesman  Dear Aly, Last week at dinner, a friend and I were talking about Salman Rushdie’s new book, Knife, an extended and moving reflection on an extremist’s demented attempt to stab him to death, thirty years after the fatwa that was decreed against him for the act of publishing a work of imaginative fiction. Read More

New Toledo Stories "Magic of the Old West End"

“Magic of the Old West End” explores the remarkable history of Toledo’s Old West End TOLEDO, OHIO – June 26, 2024 – Join WGTE Public Media as it presents Toledo Stories: Magic of the Old West End, a documentary that delves into the remarkable history of Toledo’s Old West End. It will premiere on WGTE HD on Thursday, June 27 at 8 p.m. Read More

This Week on Jazz Spectrum - 6/21-6/23

Each week, Fritz exchanges thoughts with Aly Krajewski about the Song of the Week featured on Jazz Spectrum Saturday.Dear Aly,
 
As we age, and our gears begin slightly to slip, it can lead to some wonderful suspended-in-mid-air exchanges.  I was recently on the periphery of one.
 
          We were showing off the downtown riverfront park development.  Admittedly, it IS disorienting.  But:
 
          “You pretty much cover the waterfront.”
 
          “I love that movie.”
 
          “Which movie” Read More

New Documentary "Sister Eileen and Her Boyz"

This documentary is directed and produced by Holly Hey and chronicles the grassroots efforts to support Toledoans with HIV/AIDS during the AIDS epidemic TOLEDO, OHIO – June 14, 2024 – Join WGTE Public Media as it presents “Sister Eileen and Her Boyz,” a 30-minute documentary about the grassroots efforts to support Toledoans during the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This documentary is produced and directed by independent producer Holly Hey and will premiere on WGTE HD at 3 p.m. Read More

This Week on Jazz Spectrum 6/14-6/16

Each week, Fritz exchanges thoughts with Aly Krajewski about the Song of the Week featured on Jazz Spectrum Saturday.By Fritz ByersDear Aly,
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This week on Jazz Spectrum – 6/7-6/9

Each week, Fritz exchanges thoughts with Aly Krajewski about the Song of the Week featured on Jazz Spectrum Saturday.By Fritz ByersDear Aly, Anyone who’s been through law school, or at least the caricature of law school that fetishizes the Socratic method, knows that enormous power derives from being the person who asks the questions. Ms. Read More

Visit Fort Wayne, Indiana Contest 2024

One lucky winner will win 4 tickets to the Botanical Conservatory, 4 tickets to the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo, 4 tickets to the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 4 tickets to a Fort Wayne TinCaps game and 2 tickets to Science Central.  Enter below or click here. Read More

We Are Telly Winners!

We won three Telly Awards in the 45th Annual Telly Awards! Freedom Means Never Surrender - 2024 General-Biography Gold Winner
Lakeside Chautauqua: An American Treasure - 2024 General-History Silver Winner
Listening with Keith Burris - 2024 General-Social Impact Bronze WinnerFull List of Winners Read More