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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Exploring the role of Frederick Law Olmsted in the Buffalo parks system and Niagara Falls.
This live discussion will focus on the difference among immigrants, refugees and those seeking asylum, as well as understanding the process for each group to enter the U.S.
WNED’s Horizons Gallery will feature Hope Studio Artists from July 2 through July 29. Sally Treanor, a watercolor instructor at Hope Studio, is coordinating the art installation.
Sign up for a taping session and share your favorite books with WNED. Dates available include : July 21 and August 9.
Celebrate the power of reading, told through the prism of North America’s 100 best-loved novels. Voting is now open.
Travel the world with WNED | WBFO on exciting and exclusive excursions designed for fans of WNED | WBFO.
Since its launch in 2012, the PBS Online Film Festival has featured diverse films member stations, producers and public media partners. Starting July 17, viewers can once vote!
The redesigned WNED | WBFO website provides the same great content in more accessible ways!
Bokyung Byun of South Korea is the first woman to win the JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto competition. Byun also won the Musicians Choice award as voted by the BPO.
Senior reporter Eileen Buckley will lead a discussion about the evolution of treatments for mental illness – and how Buffalo’s Richardson complex was a symbol of those changes.
Watch how businesses all around Western New York give their customers a little extra treat by playing Classical 94.5 WNED in their stores.
Our 7000-square-foot-state-of-the-art studio is ideal for many uses and can be set up in a variety of configurations to meet your needs.
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