One hallmark of PBS Fort Wayne’s history has been the creation of a television archive of local history and culture with the documentaries we’ve produced through the years.
To celebrate this body of work, we’ll be airing a new series — REWIND — weekly on Thursdays at 9:00pm beginning January 16. Each Thursday evening, plus an encore airing Sunday evenings at 7:00pm just before MASTERPIECE, you’ll be able to enjoy one of PBS Fort Wayne’s past documentaries, from our most recent to some not seen on our air for years.
Alongside recent favorites such as Truck Town, a History of International Harvester in Fort Wayne, Electric Legacy: The Story of General Electric in Fort Wayne, The Forgotten and A Home For The Arts, you’ll be able to watch documentaries such as E.L Cord: His Transportation Empire, Fort Wayne Firsts, Komet Tales, Ann Colone Remembers, WOWO Legends, Memorial City: The Lindenwood Chronicles and many more.
We hope you’ll enjoy this weekly look back at the history and the people that have made our area such a special place. Check out our broadcast schedule below, or look through our on-line schedule at pbsfortwayne.org/schedule or consult the times and dates that will be listed in the monthly Primetime program listings to see which documentaries will be featured each week.
Thursday Jan 23/Sunday, Jan 26
Enjoy a remarkable retrospective of the life, times and extraordinary career of local TV pioneer, Ann Colone. Using interviews with Ann, her colleagues and highlights gleaned from Ann’s personal photographic, film and video archives, you’ll be transported back to the memories she created...memories of celebrities, events and the wonders of the world brought into thousands of homes, each weekday, by Ann Colone.
Thursday Jan 30/Sunday Feb 2
This classic PBS Fort Wayne documentary focuses on the Bass Mansion, located in the heart of the University of Saint Francis campus. On-camera interviews from the architects, craftsmen and historians involved in this remarkable preservation project plus archival photos and more bring the history of the Bass Mansion one of Fort Wayne and northeast Indiana’s historic structures, alive.
Now Streaming
In this all-new documentary, we turn the camera on ourselves. During this presentation, you’ll be able to go back with PBS Fort Wayne to our beginning using archival images and footage combined with interviews of past and present staff. This special will give you an insider’s perspective on our history and what our mission of service to our community is all about.
Our REWIND Documentary Series is sponsored in part by:
