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Ongoing Productions

Many of WETA's productions and co-productions are staples of the national public television schedule. The following are WETA's ongoing national productions.

 

"The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," featuring Jeffrey Brown, Gwen Ifill, Jim Lehrer, Margaret Warner, and Ray Suarez.

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

Airs weeknights

Acclaimed for depth and balance, The NewsHour is the gold standard in television news. Jim Lehrer and his team of correspondents explore the world in all its facets – politics, international affairs, science, technology, economics, business and the arts. A co-production of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and WETA in association with WNET.

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"Cultivating Life" host Sean Conway, landscape designer and creator of a line of garden and outdoor living products.

Cultivating Life

Airs weekly

Cultivating Life's weekly half-hour episodes demonstrate inspiring ideas for integrating the outdoors into daily living. Landscape designer Sean Conway's easy-to-do projects explore various trends and how they relate to garden, home, table, craft and land.

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John Barricelli, host of Everyday Baking.

Everyday Baking from Everyday Food

Airs weekly

Easy and delicious baking recipes for cookies, cakes, pies, tarts, and more — all from the pages of Everyday Food magazine. Host John Barricelli focuses on the techniques and finishing skills needed to produce beautiful, bakery-quality results.

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Allie Lewis

Everyday Food

Airs weekly

Five talented cooks from the kitchens of Everyday Food magazine offer quick, practical solutions to the challenge of preparing everyday meals that are both delicious and easy.

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Kalash girls in traditional costume

Globe Trekker

Airs weekly

Globe Trekker's intrepid hosts go off the beaten path, exploring the world's myriad cultures and landscapes.

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Sara Moulton, host of the cooking series "Sara’s Weeknight Meals" on public television.

Sara's Weeknight Meals

Airs weekly

Renowned chef, television personality, magazine editor and cookbook author Sara Moulton and her celebrity-chef friends share their ideas for flavorful, healthy meals with minimal fuss.

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Gwen Ifill

Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal

Airs weekly

The longest-running news and public affairs program on public television, Washington Week has been a broadcast journalism mainstay for more than four decades. Each Friday evening, moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill brings together a panel of the country's premier journalists to analyze the week's top stories.

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With extended coverage of the most dazzling display of fireworks in the country, the skyline of the nation's capital will come alive with vibrant and booming pyrotechnics, set against silhouettes of national landmarks: the U.S. Capitol, the Washington Monument and the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials.

A Capitol Fourth

Airs annually

A Capitol Fourth marks America's birthday with an annual concert broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Each year, the National Symphony Orchestra is joined by artists and performers for the nation's premier Independence Day concert.

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National Memorial Day Concert

National Memorial Day Concert

Airs annually

The National Memorial Day Concert is dedicated to members, both past and present, of America’s armed services. Broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, the program features the National Symphony Orchestra, acclaimed actors and performers, and moving tributes saluting American servicemen and -women.

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The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

Airs annually

This annual WETA co-production, taped before a live audience at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, celebrates the winner of the Mark Twain Prize, the prestigious award for American humor. Winners of the prize have included Billy Crystal, Lily Tomlin, Whoopi Goldberg, and Steve Martin.

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In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina

In Performance at the White House

Airs occasionally

In Performance at the White House has been produced by WETA since 1978 and spans every administration since President Carter’s. The series began with an East Room recital by the legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz. Since then, In Performance at the White House has embraced virtually every genre of American performance: pop, country, gospel, jazz, blues, theatre and dance among them.

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