WTTW will mark its 60th anniversary throughout 2015 with a variety of dedicated broadcast interstitials and features, special interactive online content, community activities, and events. The public media organization’s annual benefit on May 5, the WTTW Diamond Celebration, will also reflect on the station’s illustrious history as it salutes FCC chairman emeritus (and former WTTW Board chairman) Newton N. Minow.
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Season 5 kicks off in 1924. The United Kingdom has its first Labor Party prime minister. The radio is the latest miracle of the age. And Downton's traditional ways are besieged on all fronts.
Season 5 kicks off in 1924. The United Kingdom has its first Labor Party prime minister. The radio is the latest miracle of the age. And Downton’s traditional ways are besieged on all fronts. This season will follow plot threads left dangling from last season, including Lady Mary’s courtship contest, Lady Edith’s trials as a secret single mom, Thomas’s scheming against Bates, Robert’s battles against modernity, Tom’s quest to be true to his ideals, Violet’s one-line zingers, and much more.
An Evening Celebration of Downton Abbey
The WTTW Kids Club is a very special level of membership. With each Kids Club membership, you can enroll a child to receive a Kids Club Birthday Card from their favorite WTTW Kids character, a Kids Club Pack (select from one of the four Kids Club Packs), a WTTW Kids Club Card which includes 2-for-1 entrance to children’s museums in the Chicago area and discounts at popular children’s stores, invitations to special events just for kids and families, and more!
In addition to watching WTTW shows on TV, you can now watch on many devices, anytime and anywhere. See below for a list of the current platforms where local and national WTTW/PBS video can be found.
Where in Chicago is Geoffrey Baer’s first-ever quiz show to premiere on WTTW11 and on wttw.com on Monday, December 1 at 7:30 pm.
Geoffrey and his crew travel all over the city, quizzing a diverse group of passersby on Chicago history and trivia in this lively and fun special. Play along to see if you can answer all of the questions. Get a taste by clicking on the videos below.
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, will air as two-hour episodes over seven nights, beginning September 14, 2014 at 7:00 pm. Each episode will be repeated nightly and the series will be available on demand on wttw.com.
Producer & Writer
Daniel Andries
Host & Writer
Geoffrey Baer
Director of Photography
Tim Boyd
Editor
Paul Thornton
Soundtrack Composed & Performed by
Nicholas Tremulis
Soundtrack Produced & Engineered by
Rick Barnes & Andy Shoemaker
Associate Producer
Liz Reeves
To capture the story of architect Pier Carlo Bontempi, our WTTW video crew, along with host Geoffrey Bae
