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The beloved Austin City Limits Annual Hall of Fame comes back to honor singer/songwriter John Prine in its 9th rendition.
Austin City Limits 9th Annual Hall of Fame Honors John Prine airs Saturday at midnight on WXXI-TV
Enjoy appearances from Tommy Prine, Kurt Vile, Allison Russell, Nathaniel Rateliff, Tyler Childers, Valerie June, and Ethan Hawke for an unforgettable night.
Chris Packham helps autistic people illustrate how their minds work, helping them connect with their friends and family in a new, more authentic way.
Inside Our Autistic Minds airs Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI app.
Since sharing his own autism diagnosis with the world, naturalist and presenter Chris Packham has been flooded with letters and emails from other autistic people, frustrated that their friends, families and co-workers don’t understand them. By teaming up with top film-makers, graphic designers, animators and musicians, Chris helps a group of autistic people create short films to reveal to their family and friends how they’re truly feeling inside – what’s really going on in their autistic minds.
This program repeats on January 18 at 4 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI app.
This program is presented as part of Dialogue on Disability, a partnership between WXXI and Al Sigl Community of Agencies – in conjunction with the Herman and Margaret Schwartz Community Series. Dialogue on Disability is supported by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation with additional support from The Golisano Foundation. The weeklong initiative runs January 13-19, 2025
WXXI and Al Sigl have been hosting Dialogue on Disability since 2005. In 2014, with the support of businessman and philanthropist Tom Golisano and the Golisano Foundation, Move to Include™ was formed. This initiative enables WXXI to present and develop programming that promotes inclusion year round.
Photo: Naturalist and presenter Chris Packham • Credit: BBC
Peter was born deaf and blind, so his family has always seen and heard the world for him.
POV: He’s My Brother airs Monday, April 7 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streaming on the WXXI app.
Christine’s brother Peter experiences his world through touch, smell, and taste. Now 30 years old, Peter’s family is having trouble finding the proper care for his multiple disabilities. He’s My Brother explores how the family works to assure him a dignified life once the parents are gone – and Christine’s own uncertainties about one day becoming his primary caregiver.
This film is presented as part of Move to Include™ , a partnership between WXXI and the Golisano Foundation promotes inclusion.
Photo: Peter & Christine • Credit: Provided
A home with disjointed additions gets a modern update to become accessible for the whole family, and especially 12-year-old Caffrey, who has a rare form of muscular dystrophy called Duchenne.
This Old House: Lexington airs Sunday, July 28 at 4 p.m. on WXXI-TV.
In this episode, framing begins for a new zero-threshold sliding glass door. The geothermal heating and cooling system is explained and wells for the system begin at the house. The entrance gets a steel focal point.
Photo provided This Old House.
In the second of the two POV Shorts presented, All the Riders looks at the constant battle the New York City subway is for New Yorkers with a disability.
POV Shorts: Take the A Train airs Thursday, January 25 at 10:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV.
This program is presented as part of Dialogue on Disability, a partnership between WXXI and Al Sigl Community of Agencies – in conjunction with the Herman and Margaret Schwartz Community Series. Dialogue on Disability is supported by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation with additional support from The Golisano Foundation. The weeklong initiative runs January 22 through January 28, 2024.
WXXI and Al Sigl have been hosting Dialogue on Disability since 2005. In 2014, with the support of businessman and philanthropist Tom Golisano and the Golisano Foundation, Move to Include™ was formed. This initiative enables WXXI to present and develop programming that promotes inclusion year round.
Photo provided
A panel discussion with Disability Rights Activist Imani Barbarin.
Deconstructing Ableism: A Community Conversation airs Thursday, January 25 at 3 p.m. on WXXI-TV
Disability rights activist Imani Barbarin is joined by moderator and disability advocate Jeiri Flores and a panel of local community members to discuss their lived experiences of ableism and address some of the issues raised in Imani’s keynote from a 2023 virtual event hosted by Starbridge.
This program is presented as part of Dialogue on Disability, a partnership between WXXI and Al Sigl Community of Agencies – in conjunction with the Herman and Margaret Schwartz Community Series. Dialogue on Disability is supported by the Fred L. Emerson Foundation with additional support from The Golisano Foundation. The weeklong initiative runs January 22 through January 28, 2024.
WXXI and Al Sigl have been hosting Dialogue on Disability since 2005. In 2014, with the support of businessman and philanthropist Tom Golisano and the Golisano Foundation, Move to Include™ was formed. This initiative enables WXXI to present and develop programming that promotes inclusion year round.
Photo: Imani Barbarin l Credit: Maude Ballinger
A revealing film about the arc of mental health that challenges 50 million families.
Unconditional: Healing Hidden Words airs Sunday, January 14 at 2:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV
It is a film that shows us how mental health is not what we think it is. It comes in hundreds of shades and in places we do not notice. Filmed over seven years, three families explore what a hidden wound is and how to talk about it.
Photo: Richard Lui and his Father • Provided by PBS
This film tells the story of Phil and Don Everly, focusing on the heyday of their careers in the ’50s and ’60s.
The Everly Brothers airs Sunday, January 14 at 1 p.m. on WXXI-TV.
Featuring archival interviews with Don and Phil, the film follows their career from child performers on their father’s radio show, through their move to Nashville and their relationship with publishers Acuff-Rose. The program specifically delves into their relationship with the songwriting team of Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, who provided many of their early hits, including their first million-seller “Bye Bye Love.”
Photo: Phil and Don Everly l Provided by APT
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