We Heart Public Television!
We Heart Public Television. is a three-hour program recorded live on November 8, 2025 from PBS SoCal, the local station in Los Angeles. A star-studded cast honors 55 remarkable years of public television - America's trusted, free public media service that reaches every city, town, and rural community across the nation. Featuring music director Rickey Minor and appearances by Josh Groban, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ziggy Marley, Lily Tomlin, Noel Paul Stookey, Rick Steves, David Foster and Katherine MacPhee, Joe Bonamassa, Celtic Woman, Bill Nye, Lindsey Stirling, Martha Plimpton, Jesse Cook, Marlee Matlin, Sheléa, Amna Navaz and Geoff Bennett, Ken Burns, Henry Louis Gates Jr and so many more, this program celebrates the extraordinary musical artists and personalities who have graced PBS stages and screens, showcasing the cultural richness that public media and local PBS stations offer all Americans. This fundraising special includes a variety of live musical performances, celebrity appearances and viewer testimonials, plus archival material from iconic public television shows including Austin City Limits, Great Performances, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood and Sesame Street.
- Runtime
- 3h
- Released
- 2025
Details
Release year: 2025
Storyline
We Heart Public Television. is a three-hour program recorded live on November 8, 2025 from PBS SoCal, the local station in Los Angeles. A star-studded cast honors 55 remarkable years of public television - America's trusted, free public media service that reaches every city, town, and rural community across the nation. Featuring music director Rickey Minor and appearances by Josh Groban, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ziggy Marley, Lily Tomlin, Noel Paul Stookey, Rick Steves, David Foster and Katherine MacPhee, Joe Bonamassa, Celtic Woman, Bill Nye, Lindsey Stirling, Martha Plimpton, Jesse Cook, Marlee Matlin, Sheléa, Amna Navaz and Geoff Bennett, Ken Burns, Henry Louis Gates Jr and so many more, this program celebrates the extraordinary musical artists and personalities who have graced PBS stages and screens, showcasing the cultural richness that public media and local PBS stations offer all Americans. This fundraising special includes a variety of live musical performances, celebrity appearances and viewer testimonials, plus archival material from iconic public television shows including Austin City Limits, Great Performances, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood and Sesame Street.
Top credits
- Geoff Bennett — Self
- Joe Bonamassa — Self
- Ken Burns — Self
- Jesse Cook — Self