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About WLRN Public Television

WLRN-TV Channel 17 is a PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) member station licensed to the School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida. During an average month, Channel 17 reaches over 600,000 TV households in the Miami - Ft. Lauderdale area with a viewing audience in four South Florida counties, from Palm Beach to Key West. WLRN is South Florida’s leading PBS Ready to Learn station airing thirteen hours of award-winning children’s programming daily. WLRN-TV also presents the best of the PBS nationally recognized series to compliment locally produced content. Our prime time schedule features an eclectic array of arts, performance, science, and WLRN original documentary specials to address the diverse interests of the South Florida community.

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WLRN Original Documentaries

Producing award winning original programs remains a high priority for WLRN. Take a closer look at some of the incredible stories that we have had the pleasure of producing for our South Florida viewers.

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Airs on WLRN Channel 17- Monday, May 20, 9 p.m.
11:00 am
Fri May 17, 2013

The Truth About Lions- The End Of The Road

Lion in Kenya

The lion’s nature makes it both complicated and fascinating. Lion expert and BBC Big Cat presenter Jonathan Scott  has lived in Kenya, East Africa , and watched the most famous lion pride in the world, the Marsh Pride,  for more than 30 years. With the help of the latest lion research from Professor Craig Packer  and team at the Serengiti  Lion Project, Jonathan takes a fresh look at the lions he knows so well.

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Documentary Blog
2:31 pm
Tue May 14, 2013

Clowning Around!

Thousands of participants take to the streets of Manhattan to trek 2 ½ miles of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade showcasing giant balloons, spectacular floats, sensational performances and mingling throughout the parade are hundreds of crowd pleasing clowns.

Two of these participants are longtime veteran clowns and Fort Lauderdale residents, Charles and Kitty Tatelbaum who are 2011 graduates of Clown U, sponsored by the Big Apple Circus. They have participated as clowns in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for over 10 years. 

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Documentary Blog
2:29 pm
Tue May 14, 2013

Band On The Run!

As part of their journey to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Tarpon Springs High School Marching Band put on a 5K fundraising event called BAND ON THE RUN.  Faculty, parents, students and the community laced up their shoes and hit the pavement in support of the cause.  The band must raise $400,000 for their trip to New York and have scheduled a series of fundraising events throughout the next few months.  Keep checking back to monitor their progress!

Documentary Blog
2:11 pm
Tue May 14, 2013

Journey to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!

It’s an iconic American holiday tradition like fireworks on the Fourth of July, trick or treating on Halloween or hunting for Easter eggs.  Every year on Thanksgiving Day before the family gathers around the table for a celebratory feast, all eyes are on the Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. 

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Airs Thursday, May 16 at 9 PM
11:24 am
Fri May 10, 2013

TED Talks Education

Sir Ken Robinson on TED Talks Education

TED, the non-profit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, and WNET, in partnership with PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), present TED’s first-ever original television special featuring content created and curated exclusively for the show.

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Airs Saturday, May 11 at 8PM
11:00 am
Tue May 7, 2013

Discover Vivaldi's Four Seasons

Conductor – host George Marriner Maull and members of The Discovery Orchestra

Composed in 1723, Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons is among the most recognized and beloved masterpieces of classical music.

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Airs on WLRN Channel 17-Monday, May 6, 8 P.M.
4:00 pm
Tue April 30, 2013

Cuba: The Accidental Eden

Wilderness in Cuba

Cuba may have been restricted politically and economically for the past 50 years, but its borders have remained open to wildlife for which Cuba’s undeveloped islands are an irresistible draw.

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Airs on WLRN Channel 17- Tuesday April 30, 8 PM
2:16 pm
Fri April 26, 2013

NOVA: AUSTRALIA’S FIRST 4 BILLION YEARS: AWAKENING

Credit Essential Media and Entertainment
Australian landscape

Of all the continents on Earth, none preserves a more spectacular story of our planet's origins than Australia. NOVA's four-part "Australia's First 4 Billion Years" takes viewers on a rollicking adventure from the birth of the Earth to the emergence of the world we know today.

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Airs on WLRN Channel 17- Wednesday, April 24 10 PM
3:24 pm
Thu April 18, 2013

THE LOST BIRD PROJECT

Credit The Lost Bird Project
Todd McGrain

The Lost Bird Project is a documentary about the stories of five birds driven to extinction in modern times and sculptor Todd McGrain’s project to memorialize them.

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Tonight at 9pm on WLRN Channel 17
9:06 am
Thu April 11, 2013

Helping Our Students

Aired 4/10/13 on WLRN Channel 17
9:25 am
Wed April 10, 2013

Head Northwest to the Future!

Aired 3/8/13 on WLRN Channel 17
8:53 am
Mon April 8, 2013

Saving Florida Wildlife

Everglades Day
5:42 pm
Fri April 5, 2013

How WLRN Will Celebrate 'Everglades Day' Throughout April

On Sunday, April 7th, Florida will celebrate its first official “Everglades Day.” Established by the Florida Legislature, Everglades Day honors South Florida’s unique wetland ecosystem, the wild inhabitants who live there and all the passionate Floridians working to conserve this magical place.

As a tribute, WLRN will run a month-long TV and radio series entitled, "Guardians of the Everglades" which will profile people from a variety of different backgrounds but who are bound by a common desire to save our state's national treasure for future generations.

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Tonight at 8pm on WLRN Channel 17
10:08 am
Tue April 2, 2013

Nova: Separating Twins

Tonight at 8pm on WLRN Channel 17
9:31 am
Mon April 1, 2013

City Life....Raccoon Style!

On WLRN Channel 17 – Thursday, April 4th at 9 PM
8:00 pm
Tue March 26, 2013

180 Days: A Year Inside An American School

Raven Quattlebaum, 17, was not only accepted to college but received a scholarship.
On WLRN Channel 17 - Tuesday, March 26 at 8 PM
8:58 pm
Thu March 21, 2013

NOVA: Earth From Space

Visualization of charged particles streaming down onto the atmosphere, creating a stunning aurora as viewed from the International Space Station.

Witness a groundbreaking special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of Earth. This groundbreaking special reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of Earth.

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April 25 at 9pm on WLRN TV
5:29 pm
Thu March 21, 2013

Shelter Me: An Inspiring Series Celebrating Shelter Pets

Every year, 3-4 million dogs and cats are euthanized in America’s shelters.

“Shelter Me” is an inspiring series that celebrates shelter pets with positive and uplifting stories.

“Shelter Me” focuses on the success stories to bring more people into the shelters to give these incredible animals a second chance.

With stories ranging from adopted shelter dogs now volunteering at local hospitals to a family choosing a new feline friend to join their lives, “Shelter Me” emphasizes all of the positive work these animals contribute to the world.   

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Tonight at 9pm on WLRN Channel 17
10:30 am
Thu March 21, 2013

A Girl's Life

Aired 3/19/13 on WLRN Channel 17
8:46 am
Tue March 19, 2013

Newtown, Columbine...How Does This Keep Happening?

Aired 3/18/13 on WLRN Channel 17
9:06 am
Mon March 18, 2013

Nature: Attenborough's Life Stories

On WLRN Channel 17 -Thursday, March 21st at 9 PM
3:28 pm
Fri March 15, 2013

A Girl's Life: Documentary Examines The Secret Life Of Teens

Libby Rice, 14, found herself in junior high hell when her classmates delivered an onslaught of cruel text messages.

Examine the challenges facing young women as they surf the waves of 21st-century adolescence.

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Airs on WLRN Channel 17 – Friday, March 15th at 9:
4:02 pm
Tue March 12, 2013

IL VOLO TAKES FLIGHT

Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble at Detroit’s famed Opera House.

Enjoy the Italian teenage tenors' renditions of operatic, pop and Italian classics, showcasing their vocal talent and interpretive gift for music.

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Aired 3/13/13 on WLRN Channel 17
9:57 am
Tue March 12, 2013

I Dreamed A Dream...About WLRN!

Aired 3/11/13 on WLRN Channel 17
8:51 am
Mon March 11, 2013

We have a really big show tonight...

Aired 3/8/13 on WLRN Channel 17
10:18 am
Fri March 8, 2013

It's Gonna Be a Really Big Show!!!

Aired 3/7/13 on WLRN Channel 17
10:09 am
Wed March 6, 2013

Music! Life! Culture! Cuba!

Airs Monday, March 11th at 8 P.M.
9:58 am
Wed March 6, 2013

Ed Sullivan Comedy Special

George Carlin - THE ED SULLIVAN COMEDY SPECIAL

For 23 years, "The Ed Sullivan Show" featured America's premiere comedy legends performing their acts for millions of Americans every week. This special from the Sullivan archives brings back the original stars that defined the history of comedy, in their prime doing their original acts. The talent line-up includes classic bits from Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Flip Wilson, Joan Rivers, Alan King, Jack Paar, Jackie Gleason, Victor Borge and many more.

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Airs Tuesday, March 5th at 7 p.m.
3:45 pm
Fri March 1, 2013

A 60s POP FLASHBACK: HULLABALOO

Hermans Hermits

Hosted by Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits, this special is the first-ever retrospective of the fondly remembered and highly influential 1965-66 NBC primetime series “Hullabaloo.”

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Aired 2/27/13 on WLRN Channel 17
8:42 am
Wed February 27, 2013

Weird Florida: On the Road Again

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