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Norm & Company: Dr. Elizabeth McAnarney On-Demand

Dr. Elizabeth McAnarney, Professor and Chair Emerita at the University of Rochester Medical Center School of Medicine, joins WXXI President Norm Silverstein for an episode of Norm & Company. Dr. McAnarney shares stories of growing up in post World War II, her work as a pioneering pediatrician in the Rochester community, her vision for the care of children in the future, and her mentors, role models, and lessons for the future.

Dr. McAnarney was the first woman to chair the Department of Pediatrics at URMC. She earned the Albert Kaiser Medal from the Rochester Academy of Medicine (2003), the 18th annual Athena Award from the Women’s Council of the Rochester Business Alliance, Inc., and the Crystal Heart Award from the Ronald McDonald House. She also serves as a member of the board of directors at Nazareth College and EquiCenter.

Norm & Company is hosted by WXXI President Norm Silverstein, who speaks with long-time Rochesterians as they recount fascinating stories about their lives in the community.  

The full episode can be viewed here:

Losing Iraq: On-Demand

Examine the chaos in Iraq, the rise of ISIS and the U.S. role in the conflict.

FRONTLINE examines the chaos in Iraq, the rise of ISIS and the U.S. role in the conflict. Part One revisits FRONTLINE reporting on U.S. missteps in Iraq since 2003, and how, as American troops withdrew, the stage was set for a deadly adversary to rise up. 

U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq in 2011, ending America’s military commitment in the country. Now, chaos is once again engulfing Iraq. The team behind “The Torture Question” and “Bush’s War” Part 1 & Part 2 takes a look at how we got here, what went wrong, and what happens next.

 Watch Losing Iraq On-Demand

Norm & Company: Albert Paley On-Demand

Albert Paley, one of the world’s best-known metal sculptors, joins WXXI President Norm Silverstein for an episode of Norm & Company.

Paley has been described as a boundary-pusher – not just because of the size of his sculptures, but because of his architectural sensibilities and his unique designs. In 2013 WXXI had the honor of chronicling his Park Avenue Project, where he created 13 sculptures for an outdoor exhibit on one of Manhattan’s best known streets. You can watch the six-part web series and the full-length documentary online at WXXI.org/paleynyc.

Paley talks with Silverstein about his work and upcoming projects, why he has made his home and his studio in Rochester, and what he thinks is Rochester’s best-kept secret.

Norm & Company is hosted by WXXI President Norm Silverstein, who speaks with long-time Rochesterians as they recount fascinating stories about their lives in the community.  

The full episode can be viewed here:

Urban Rez: On-Demand

Urban Rez explores the controversial legacy & modern-day effects of the US Government’s assimilation policy to dismantle the Indian Reservation system by relocating American Indians from their rural homelands to urban areas. Stories from many tribal nations speak to the challenges of maintaining one’s own culture within the dominant society.

Urban Rez explores the repercussions of the Urban Relocation Program (1952-1973), the greatest voluntary upheaval of Native Americans during the 20th century. During the documentary, dozens of American Indians representing tribal groups from across the West recall their first-hand experiences with relocation, including the early hardships, struggles with isolation and racism.

Interviewees also speak about the challenges of maintaining one’s own tribal traditions — from language to hunting — while assimilating into the larger society. Actor, musician and Oglala Lakota member Moses Brings Plenty narrates this insightful film about this seldom-told chapter in American history.

Norm & Company: Dan Meyers On-Demand

One of Rochester’s most well-known non-profit leaders, Dan Meyers joins WXXI President Norm Silverstein for an episode of Norm & Company, a series where long-time Rochesterians recount fascinating stories about their lives in our community. 

Meyers shares stories of his 30-year career at Al Sigl Community of Agencies. As president of Al Sigl he has leveraged and expanded the bold vision of the people who founded the organization in 1962. Meyers retires from Al Sigl this June, and in this episode of Norm & Company he reflects on his career and talks about he plans for the future.

Norm & Company is a half-hour series hosted by WXXI President Norm Silverstein. In each episode, Silverstein speaks with a long-time Rochester residents who shares stories about growing up and living in Western New York..  

The full episode can be viewed here:

Norm & Company: Naomi Silver On-Demand

WXXI-TV presents an encore of this episode with Naomi Silver, President, COO, and CEO of the Rochester Red Wings and Rochester Community Baseball Inc.

In this episode,  Silver talks about her family, the history of the Rochester Red Wings, business requirements for running a professional sports organization, how much baseball means to her, and the future for her franchise.

Silver is one of few women who own a professional sports team. She has been a board member of the International League of Professional Baseball Clubs since 1993 and has significantly impacted the tradition of baseball in Rochester. She has always emphasized that the community comes first.  Her professional and volunteer accomplishments have been recognized throughout Greater Rochester. 

In 2016, Silver was honored with the Woerner Kollmorgen Award for Community Service.  In 2008 she was awarded Minor Executive of the Year by Baseball America, being the first woman to ever receive this award.  In 2007 she was inducted into the Red Wings Hall of Fame.

Norm & Company is hosted by WXXI President Norm Silverstein, who speaks with long-time Rochesterians as they recount fascinating stories about their lives in the community.  

The full episode can be viewed here:

Growing Up Trans: On-Demand

Just a generation ago, it was adults, not kids, who changed genders.

But today, many children are transitioning, too–with new medical options, and at younger and younger ages. Growing Up Trans takes viewers on an intimate and eye-opening journey inside this new frontier–where it’s now possible for kids who feel they were born in the wrong body to never have to go through the puberty of their biological sex. Frontline: Growing Up Trans explores the journey of children and families. 

Told from the perspective of parents, doctors, and, most revealing of all, eight transgender kids themselves, ranging in ages from 9 to 19, Frontline takes a powerful look at this new generation, exploring the medical possibilities, struggles, and choices transgender kids and their families face today. With extraordinary access to the gender program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, filmmakers Miri Navasky and Karen O’Connor examine the complicated and often controversial treatments now available to gender non-conforming and transgender kids, and explore the deeply personal emotional issues many parents and families face. 

Pinkalicious and Peterrific: Videos, Games & Activities

Play games and watch full episodes of Pinkalicious and Peterrific: https://pbskids.org/pinkalicious

Pinkalicious Pinkerton is unique, one of a kind, and pinkatastic (an original word by an original kid)! Together with their friends and neighbors in Pinkville, Pinkalicious and her younger brother Peter get into all kinds of artful adventures. Based on Victoria Kann’s best-selling picture book series, “Pinkalicious and Peterrific,” for kids ages 3 to 6, models the power of teamwork and creative thinking to solve problems — and very cool, often unexpected things occur when these colorful characters join forces!

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