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Celebrating 60 Years!
WBFO's 60th Anniversary
WBFO signed on the air January 6, 1959 beginning a legacy of community service.
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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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Around the world with WNED | WBFO
Travel the world with WNED | WBFO on exciting and exclusive excursions designed for fans of WNED | WBFO. Learn about our trip to see Come From Away in Toronto in March.
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WNED | WBFO Resolution Fair
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MAking Buffalo Home | Share Your Story
Share Your Story
We are collecting stories of people in our community who have come to America and set roots in Western New York. We want to add your family story to our Making Buffalo Home Mosaic.
Introducing Reach Out - Recognize Relationship Abuse
One in three teenagers will experience some form of abuse in their dating relationships. WNED | WBFO has partnered with the Family Justice Center of Erie County to bring you Reach Out - Recognize Relationship Abuse, online and on television to help give you the tools you need to start a conversation with someone you think might be in an abusive relationship.
Visit the Project Website- reachoutwny.org
See what's new In WNED|WBFO Passport in January
Highlights of the great new programming available to WNED|WBFO Passport Members. New videos added in January include: Jamestown Season 2, Nature: Super Cats, An American in Paris from Great Performances and more. Become a WNED | WBFO Member, sign in and start streaming today!
WNED | WBFO Legacy Giving: Ann Curry and the value of PBS
Award-winning journalist Ann Curry discusses the value of legacy giving for PBS storytelling. To learn more about making a planned gift to WNED | WBFO, contact Colleen Miller at 716-845-7031 or cmiller@wned.org.
New Feature on Classical 94.5 WNED
JoAnn's Classical Corner | Weekdays at 8:30am
Listen to Classical WNED every weekday morning at 8:30am as the Buffalo Philharmonic’s Music Director and Conductor JoAnn Falletta joins Mark Swarts.
WNED | WBFO Resolution Fair
Interested in exhibiting at the WNED | WBFO Resolution Fair? We have approximately 40 booths available.
Interactive Multi-Media Story from NOVA
Restoring Hope | Fighting the Opioid Crisis in Buffalo
Users can watch video interviews with police officers, medical experts, public health officials, and "peers" in recovery and read about the situation in Buffalo.
NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2018's Great Reads
The Book Concierge is back! Explore more than 300 standout titles picked by NPR staff and critics.
Recently at WNED | WBFO - Sneak Peek of Victoria Season 3 Gallery
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Jenna Coleman returns as Her fearless Majesty Queen Victoria in an all-new season of the hit drama on Masterpiece Jan. 13, 2019, but some fans already enjoyed a sneak peek at WNED!
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December 8 the WNED-TV studio was filled with loyal subjects anxious for their first glimpse of the premiere episode.
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Attendees also enjoyed refreshments . . .
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giveaways . . .
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a live performance . . .
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and had the opportunity to pose for a picture with Her Majesty!
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“Victoria”, Season 3 introduces fascinating new historical characters, including Laurence Fox (“Inspector Lewis”) as the vainglorious Lord Palmerston.
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Also vexing the queen this season is Kate Fleetwood as Victoria’s devoted but troubled half-sister, Princess Feodora.
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Other new characters include John Sessions (“Outlander”) as reformist Prime Minister John Russell, and Lily Travers (“Kingsman”) as the beguiling Duchess of Monmouth.
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As Season 3 gets underway, Victoria is pregnant with her sixth child.
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But she has much else on her mind, chiefly Revolutions of 1848, when the downtrodden throughout Europe begin agitating for the overthrow of aristocratic rule.
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In England, this discontent leads to Chartism, a set of demands for universal male suffrage, the secret ballot, equal representation for voters and other reforms.
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Passion is also an issue in the bedroom at Buckingham Palace, where Victoria is reluctant to risk more pregnancies.
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Parents now of six, Victoria and Albert find themselves at odds about their offspring, especially the troubled Bertie, the role of the monarchy, and increasingly with each other.
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Season 3 of Victoria premieres January 13, 2019!
Kid Fest 2019 | Tickets Now Available| 10% Discount for WNED | WBFO Members
Kid Fest Buffalo | February 9 & 10
Enjoy meet-and-greets with beloved PBS KIDS characters as well as an assortment of activities, performances & give-aways and more.
Kid Fest Character Breakfast | February 9
Dine and hob-nob with the likes of Daniel Tiger, Katerina Kittycat, Clifford, Super Why!, Princess Presto and other PBS friends.
Kid Fest Canada | February 2
Enjoy meet-and-greets with beloved PBS KIDS characters as well as an assortment of activities, performances & give-aways and more.
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Teaching Mental Health | Facebook Live | Watch
A new law requires that mental health education be provided to students across every classroom in New York. WBFO examines the issue.
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Understanding the Refugee Process | Watch Online Now
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.
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Community Conversations on Mental Health
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.
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A Discussion on Young Adult Literature
Host Janet McNally and guests Bella Moulden and Aryanna Falkner think the YA genre is so important to molding who we become.