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The Everly Brothers: Harmonies from Heaven • WXXI-TV

Explore the story of Phil and Don Everly, two of the most important and influential early rock ’n’ roll stars of the 1950s and ’60s.

The Everly Brothers: Harmonies from Heaven airs Saturday, May 31 at 9:30 p.m. on  WXXI-TV and streaming live on the WXXI app.

Featuring new interview footage with surviving brother Don and archival interviews with Phil, the film delves into their relationship with Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, the songwriting team who wrote many of their early hits.

Everly Brothers: Harmonies from Heaven tells the story of the Everly Brothers, Phil and Don, focusing on the heyday of their careers in the fifties and sixties. The film follows their career from child performers on their father’s radio show, through their move to Nashville and the their relationship with publishers Acuff-Rose and in particular with the songwriting team of Felice and Boudleaux Bryant who provided many of their early hits, including their first million-seller Bye Bye Love. The film also features interviews with those inspired by the Everly Brothers including Art Garfunkel, Keith Richards, Graham Nash, Dave Edmunds, Tim Rice, Albert Lee, Waddy Wachtel and on into a younger generation with Jake Bugg.

Defying Death on the Atlantic • WXXI-TV

The harrowing story of four veterans who fight for their lives during “The World’s Toughest Row.”

Defying Death on the Atlantic airs Monday, May 26, 2025 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streaming live on the WXXI’s app

“The World’s Toughest Row” is an extreme race featuring unassisted rowing boats that cross the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to Antigua. For a team of four Air Force veterans, this challenge was the ultimate test of body and mind, as well as an opportunity to raise funds and awareness for other vets experiencing mental illness. 

Narrated by actor William Fichtner, this hour-long documentary tells their story. It features the four veterans who refused to give up and, despite incredible odds, continued to support each other until they were rescued. They began this journey to encourage other veterans to share their stories in the hope of healing. Now, they have the ultimate story to share. This program repeats Friday, May 30 at 3 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

Photo: Team coach on the Atlantic
Provided by APT

National Memorial Day Concert 2025 • WXXI-TV

A special concert that honors our country’s veterans, servicemen and women and military families.

National Memorial Day Concert 2025 airs Sunday, May 25 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

The concert unites the country in remembrance and appreciation of those who gave their lives for our nation and serves those who are grieving through the mission put forward by Abraham Lincoln in his second inaugural address, “Let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan.”

For 35 years, this multi-award-winning television event, featuring uplifting musical performances, documentary footage and dramatic readings, has become an American tradition and is one of PBS’ highest-rated programs. On the broadcast, celebrities share real-life stories spanning the broad history of our nation’s military conflicts, award winning musicians perform songs in tribute to our country’s true heroes and the finest performers from the United States premier military choirs and ensembles are featured.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Chiefs of Staff also participate in the concert, offering their leadership perspective on the value and honor of military service and acknowledging the challenges that veterans and their families face.

Photo: Members of the US Armed Forces
Credit: Capital Concerts

Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and World War II • WXXI-TV

Legendary entertainer Bob Hope and his troupe of performers traveled more than 80,000 miles during World War II to entertain the troops.

Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and World War II airs Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 7 p.m. on  WXXI-TV and streaming live on the WXXI app,

There were several close calls where Hope and his fellow entertainers were almost killed. Hope and his troupe often performed near the frontlines in Europe and the Pacific as part of an overall Hollywood effort to make sure stars brought some of America to the battle zones. Using animated maps and interviews with Hollywood historians, authors, and combat veterans, Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and World War II examines Hope’s impact on World War II and why President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked some of Hollywood’s top radio and movie stars to hold a microphone instead of a gun in the war.

Photo: Bob Hope
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American Experience “Mr. Polaroid” • WXXI-TV

Meet inventor Edwin Land, whose iconic Polaroid camera made photography instant and accessible.

American Experience “Mr. Polaroid” airs Saturday, May 24 at 4 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streaming live on the WXX app.

Long before the iPhone, another inventive device allowed everyone to instantly chronicle their lives — the Polaroid camera. The product, and the company’s unique culture, would launch not only instant photography mania but also become the model for today’s Silicon Valley tech culture. It all began with the Polaroid Model 95, first offered for sale in the fall of 1948. Its revolutionary power to allow the photographer to see the picture then and there would change the country, then the world. Mr. Polaroid tells the little-known story of the man behind the camera, a Harvard dropout named Edwin Land. Over a half century ago, before the smartphone, Land was dreaming up “a camera that you would use as often as your pencil or your eyeglasses.” He would also come to believe his company was “on its way to lead the world — perhaps even to save it.” Hubris, technology, brilliance, and a billion photographs a year are all part of the rollicking Polaroid story.

Photo: Edwin Land holding Polavision camera with Bill McCune.
Credit: Joan Marcus

NPR Special Coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Birthright Citizenship • WXXI News

On Thursday, May 15, the U. S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on birthright citizenship.

NPR Special Coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Birthright Citizenship airs Thursday, May 15 at 10 a.m. on WXXI News (FM 105.9) and streaming at WXXINews.org.

Coverage will be hosted by NPR Political Correspondent Susan Davis. Also joining the coverage: Legal Correspondent Nina Totenberg, Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson and Reporter Ximena Bustillo, who covers Immigration and the Department of Homeland Security.

Your Serve or Mine • WXXI-WORLD

The story of “ping pong diplomacy,” and the people-to-people links which grew from it.

Your Serve or Mine airs Friday, May 9 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-WORLD

In 1971 a small group of U.S. table tennis players made history, by traveling to a then-isolated China. The first Americans to legally visit in more than 20 years, they opened up lines of communication that remain vital today, succeeding where diplomats had failed. The people-to-people links they established are being carried on today by a new generation of American and Chinese college students.

Hochstein at High Falls: John Dady

**Due to the rain we are moving this concert to MCC’s Downtown Campus on Morrie Silver Way.**

John Dady serenades Rochester at the Hochstein at High Falls Concert Series on Thursday, June 26 at 12:10 pm. Singer, songwriter, musician and Rochester Music Hall of Fame honoree John Dady captivates an audience with his vast repertoire of songs, including many originals, and his personal engagement with his audience.

More about the concert series:
Hosted by Hannah Maier of The Route/WRUR 88.5, the concerts begin at 12:10 pm at **Granite Mills Park, near the Pont du Rennes bridge. **That’s right. We are back at our original location when the series first began!

Concerts take place rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather, the rain location at MCC Downtown Campus will be announced by 10:30 am on Hochstein’s website and via Hochstein’s social media. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own seating and lunch. Each performance will run approximately 40 minutes.

Parking Info: Public parking is available at the High Falls Parking Garage.

Hochstein at High Falls concerts are presented by High Falls Business Association, The Hochstein School, and The Route/WRUR 88.5. Hochstein at High Falls concerts are also made possible by a number of local organizations, including Brandtatorship, LaBella Associates, and Monroe Community College. 

Photo: John Dady
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