On this day in 2000, On a Detroit public television show called Backstage Pass, the White Stripes made their first TV performance. Full run down of today's Rock History in comments!
This just in from Mackinac: Mike Duggan on...Mike Duggan. Duggan shares his decision not to continue the campaign for Governor.
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Ever wondered what’s hiding in the deepest, darkest corners of the Great Lakes?
We’re teaming up with @HiddenBelowFilm to send an underwater drone to the deepest known point in the Great Lakes on June 6 at 1 PM and livestream what we find.
See you there: https://t.co/fpTOKWcQ98
"I believe the time has come to stake another claim in the name of all the people, stake a claim based upon the combined resources of communications."
President Lyndon B. Johnson when signing the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 on November 7, 1967
"Today our problem is not making miracles—but managing miracles. We might well ponder a different question: What hath man wrought—and how will man use his inventions?"
President Lyndon B. Johnson November 7, 1967 on the creation of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Veronika Scott on *TMICIA
“It’s the Wild West of creativity. If the job we want isn’t here, doesn’t exist, we make it for ourselves.” — Veronika Scott, of the Empowerment Plan, an org dedicated to empowering challenged communities
*TMICIA: The Most Important City in America
Nothing like Opening Day in Detroit ⚾️
From the streets to the stands, the city is showing up. Mayor Sheffield is wishing the Tigers a great season. Let’s go, Tigers!
“For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.” – Song of Solomon 2:11-12
Go Tigers.
When a thousand year storm overwhelmed Milwaukee, one man faced a critical decision. Plus, why does false spring show up every year? And are climate migrants already arriving in the Great Lakes region?
Watch it MONDAY, 3/30 at 7:30p ET on @Detroit_PBS: https://t.co/3F7rfD7cfH
"If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person."
Fred Rogers
In our latest episode, explore an effort to restore arctic grayling. Learn about how citizen scientists work to understand the damage road salt is doing to waterways. Also, Ethan Tapper discusses what it means to love a forest.
Watch it MONDAY, 2/23 at 7:30p ET on @Detroit_PBS!
THIS WEEK on #AmericanBlackJournal: Our “Black Church in Detroit” series looks at the African presence in the Bible, and a new project encourages stories about faith and resilience.
Watch it TUESDAY at 7:30p ET on @Detroit_PBS or stream it on-demand at https://t.co/gkutfKcfDf.
Funk legend George Clinton and Grammy Award-winning producer Maurice “Pirahnahead” Herd reflect on recording music at Detroit's United Sound Studios - Detroit PBS
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