This Month's
WETA Focus

November 2009

As a public broadcaster and producer of television programming in the nation’s capital, we at WETA feel a unique responsibility to create programs for viewers nationwide to enjoy via PBS: news reports and public affairs analysis from Washington, arts performances of national stature, explorations of the nation’s history and much, much more. This month’s WETA co-production Bill Cosby: The Mark Twain Prize 2009, a celebration of American humor taped just days ago at the Kennedy Center, is one such example of a program created for national broadcast.

Often, however, we produce special programs exclusively for the viewers of Greater Washington, illuminating the rich history of our area and spotlighting the resources, institutions and people of our community. This month, WETA TV 26 premieres an exciting new production, Washington in the ’60s, an hour-long look at the events and people that had a transformative impact in Washington during that decade — featuring engaging interviews with prominent Washingtonians.

We are very proud of this program, which complements an impressive portfolio of local WETA TV 26 productions that have explored Metro; Union Station; Washington National Cathedral; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Washington Nationals baseball, area memorials and monuments, top restaurants, a host of neighborhoods, and more.

Tune in this month, and enjoy what WETA creates in service to our community and to the nation. Thank you for your support.

Sharon Percy Rockefeller
President and CEO
WETA Public Broadcasting