WNED | WBFO is a trusted public media resource that enriches its audiences by providing educational, entertaining programming and services, as well as engaging the Western New York and Southern Ontario communities through cultural and civic involvement.
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WNED | WBFO hosts a preview of the PBS film God Knows Where I Am. Following the film segment, we will have a moderated panel discussion to explore themes from the film.
WNED | WBFO will screen The Great American Read's "What Makes a Great Book?" documentary, along with video of local readers and authors talking about their favorite books.
Join us for a fun night of Blues music, food, drink, and dance with headliners Joanna Conner and Tas Cru and the Tortured Souls.
Travel the world with WNED | WBFO on exciting and exclusive excursions designed for fans of WNED | WBFO.
A new law requires that mental health education be provided to students across every classroom in New York. WBFO examines the issue.
Listen to Classical WNED every weekday morning at 8:30am as the Buffalo Philharmonic’s Music Director and Conductor JoAnn Falletta joins Mark Swarts.
The redesigned WNED | WBFO website provides the same great content in more accessible ways!
Celebrate the power of reading, told through the prism of North America’s 100 best-loved novels. Voting is now open.
Highlights of the great new programming available to WNED|WBFO Passport Members. New videos added in August include: Frankie Drake Mysteries, Kingdoms of the Sky, No Passport Required and more. Become a WNED | WBFO Member, sign in and start streaming today!
Archived news coverage from WNED-TV provides a look at the Love Canal environmental disaster, which forced many families to move from their Niagara Falls, N.Y., neighborhood.
This live discussion focussed on the difference among immigrants, refugees and those seeking asylum, as well as understanding the process for each group to enter the U.S.
Senior reporter Eileen Buckley lead a discussion about the evolution of treatments for mental illness – and how Buffalo’s Richardson complex was a symbol of those changes.
Host Janet McNally and guests Bella Moulden and Aryanna Falkner think the YA genre is so important to molding who we become.
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