Highlights Archive

This Old House: Lexington Modern “Gone GEO” • WXXI-TV

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.

POV Shorts: Take The A Train • WXXI-TV

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.

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Deconstructing Ableism: A Community Conversation • WXXI-TV

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.

Photo: Imani Barbarin l Credit: Maude Ballinger

Unconditional: Healing Hidden Words • WXXI-TV

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

The Everly Brothers

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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Nature: Big Little Journeys

Dive into the worlds of six tiny animals on the greatest adventures of their lives.

Nature: Big Little Journeys airs Sundays, January 14 – 28 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-WORLD

While the distances may not seem monumental to us, grasses appear like skyscrapers and raindrops fall as big as cars to these little creatures. Meet six heroic, tiny travelers – a turtle, a bushbaby, a pangolin, a lion tamarin, a water vole and a chameleon – risking it all to complete big journeys against the odds. Working with scientists and conservationists around the world and using the latest camera technology, this three-part series captures insights into the lives of the small but mighty. Each episode explores the journeys of two distinctive little animals.

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New York Now Special Edition: State of the State • WXXI-TV and WXXI News

Governor Kathy Hochul delivers her 2025 State of the State Address.

New York Now Special Edition: State of the State airs Tuesday, January 14 at 1 p.m. on WXXI-TV and WXXI News and streaming at WXXINews.org.

New York Now presents live coverage of the Governor’s State of the State Address. Since early December, Hochul has announced several proposed initiatives, including inflation refund checks, an expansion of the child tax credit, free meals for students, and investments in child care facilities and education. New York NOW host Dave Lombardo hosts this broadcast from WMHT.

Photo: Governor Kathy Hochul l Credit: Max Shulte

Best of the Joy of Painting • Weekdays at 11:30am on WXXI-CREATE

The late Bob Ross delights and encourages the painting hobbyist in The Best of the Joy of Painting.

Best of the Joy of Painting airs weekdays at 11:30 a.m. on WXXI-CREATE.

In these episodes selected from a vast library, soft-spoken host Ross paints his trademark “happy” clouds, mountains and trees, while soothingly offering words of encouragement to those painting along at home. He shares his “wet-on-wet” technique for painting natural scenes that incorporate cliffs, waterfalls, green valleys and seascapes.

Photo: Bob Ross • Provided by APT