June 12-15
Honor Flight: Northeast Indiana
In this documentary, ride along with local veterans and their chaperones as they experience an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. visiting the memorials and being honored for their service to our country.
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're airing a new series — REWIND — weekly on Thursdays at 9:00pm. Each Thursday evening, plus an encore airing most Sunday evenings at 7:00pm (schedules may change during pledge periods or holidays), 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.
Upcoming Documentaries in our REWIND series
June 19-22
Speakeasy: Prohibition in Fort Wayne
During this documentary, you’ll learn how this area came to grips with its prohibition past. It looks at the history plus some of the local mythology that arose from this time. Archival images coupled with first-person interviews by those who know this area’s Prohibition backstory are featured prominently.
June 26 & 29
Fort Wayne Firsts
In this documentary, you’ll learn the history behind some of America’s greatest achievements in engineering, technology and manufacturing — achievements created, designed and made real by people right here in Fort Wayne, reflecting decades of hard work, innovation and experimentation.
Bookmark This Page and come back as we schedule more classic documentaries into the REWIND lineup!
Now Streaming with Passport
LANDMARKS: Remembering Fort Wayne
Learn about the memorable buildings--some of them now gone--in downtown Fort Wayne - featuring interviews with residents provide historical and architectural insight. This documentary looks back at the buildings and places that have not only provided a physical reference for the lives of thousands of people in the Fort Wayne area and beyond—and for many—a spiritual and nostalgic reference as well.
Now Streaming with Passport
50 Years In The Neighborhood: The Story of PBS Fort Wayne
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.
Now Streaming with Passport
New Vision: The Parkview Regional Medical Center
This documentary presentation tells of the history, design, construction and completion of the new Parkview Regional Medical Center located at I-69 and DuPont Road in north Fort Wayne, Indiana. It also tells the story of Parkview's evolution from the Fort Wayne City Hospital 1878, to a regional healthcare leader of today.
Now Streaming
Hoosier Hospitality: Craft Beer
Hoosier Hospitality: Craft Beer from WTIU is an hour-long travelogue and informative documentary that takes you on an armchair journey into the world of craft beer and micro-brewing in Indiana. Meet unique individuals and hear their stories about craft beer and the art of brewing.
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Green Renovation: New Life for a 19th Century Building
One of the oldest buildings used for higher education in Fort Wayne sits in the center of the Indiana Tech campus on Fort Wayne's east side. This documentary tells how, in 2009 and 2010, it was given new life and became a test bed for energy and resource efficiency in the process.
Now Streaming with Passport
Fort Wayne On The Air: Part 2
The story of Fort Wayne's radio and TV history, especially the stories of the many personalities and people who have made it what it has become today, continues, in this sequel to "Fort Wayne On The Air."
Now Streaming with Passport
Fort Wayne On The Air
Fort Wayne’s broadcast heritage is as long and distinctive as radio and TV itself. In this documentary, you’ll not only learn the history of “Fort Wayne On The Air,” but also the backstories and personalities that made these broadcasts possible.
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Fort Wayne: A Most German Town
The heritage of Fort Wayne has an undeniable Teutonic flavor, thanks to the generations of Germans and German-Americans who settled here and have left their stamp on Fort Wayne and northeast Indiana. This presentation tells the story of their pioneering contributions to the Fort Wayne area, as well as the long-lasting cultural, political and economic impact they have made.
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Fort Wayne Lost: (But Not Forgotten)
Fort Wayne’s identity is interwoven with places that have great meaning for residents. From the Gardner’s restaurant to the old Greyhound bus station; hotels, theaters and other places are remembered fondly. Using first-person narratives along with many archival photographs and other visual records, Fort Wayne Lost (But Not Forgotten) gives you and your family a look at places that might not be here physically anymore, but that still hold a special place in our hearts — and our history.
Now Streaming with Passport
Homes With History
The Fort Wayne area, being a natural crossroads, offers many homes with history to those who take the time to seek them out. That’s what this documentary, Homes With History, is all about. This classic PBS Fort Wayne production takes viewers on a tour some of this area’s most fascinating residences… houses that not only have a history — but whose presence and whose owners are woven into the history of our city.
Our REWIND Documentary Series is sponsored in part by:
