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Wishbone was a beloved PBS series that introduced classic literature to an entire generation of kids through the eyes of a Jack Russel terrier. A new heartfelt documentary, What's the Story, Wishbone?, goes behind the scenes to show how a scrappy public-television production became a cultural phenomenon that still resonates 30 years later.

"Wisconsin's Underground Railroad" is available now on the Milwaukee PBS website and YouTube channel.

Wisconsin writer Jerry Apps died Dec. 23, 2025, at the age of 91. Listen to Apps' conversation with WUWM's Susan Bence from 2017.

Al Capone: Prohibition & Wisconsin, a new documentary film from Milwaukee PBS, tells the story of the gangster’s ties to Wisconsin through letters about buying property in the north woods, records of a home distillery he kept in Brookfield, and interviews with his surviving granddaughter, Diane Capone.

After 16 years of resisting Brown vs. Board, The Supreme Court directly mandated schools in Mississippi to integrate. A new documentary, "The Harvest" explores that process from the former students' perspectives.

"Wisconsin Pride," a new two-hour PBS Wisconsin documentary dives into the perspectives and stories of LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites throughout centuries of our state's history.

The iconic PBS program Firing Line with William F. Buckley ran from 1966 to 1999. The show was known as a platform for debate and discussion for…

Bronzeville was one of Milwaukee’s early African American neighborhoods, and the new documentary Remembering Bronzeville showcases its people and history.…

Towering over the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas is a giant statue of Jesus known as Christ of the Ozarks. This seven-story-tall white statue peers over the…

Over the past decade, the number of teen suicides in Wisconsin has steadily risen. A new documentary from Milwaukee PBS features four young Wisconsinites…