Schedule & Content Update: Thursday, January 9, 2025

On Thursday, January 9, 2025, PBS Fort Wayne will preempt its regular programming on our main channel, 39.1, to bring you live PBS News coverage of the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter. 

An official state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday caps a long farewell that began — and will end — in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Carter’s remains traveled to the nation’s capital Tuesday, January 7 following a ceremony at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta, where residents gathered for public viewing at the start of the week.

Carter began lying in state at the U.S. Capitol, where the public has an opportunity to pay respects until Thursday morning.

The official state funeral will be held on Thursday, Jan. 9 at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. All five living U.S. presidents are expected to attend. The service is scheduled to begin at 10:00am ET. 

PBS Fort Wayne will air PBS News' special coverage starting at 9:00am ET. You can also watch PBS News' special coverage here. 

President Joe Biden is expected to deliver a eulogy at Thursday’s funeral. Biden has declared a national day of mourning for Carter on Jan. 9, closing some federal offices in observance of the day.

This special coverage will preempt our regular slate of PBS KIDS programs that would ordinarily air from 9:00am-12:30pm on 39.1.

As always, if you have any questions, please contact our programming department via email at programming@wfwa.orgat any time.