MPT Presents

With over 16 million people caring for a loved one with dementia, this film introduces us to a cross-section of American families who are in the throes of this disease and grappling with how to manage its emotional and financials costs...in many cases turning lives upside down. Through expert interviews and intimately-told stories, SPENT reveals a world in the midst of a public health crisis.

Maryland Public Television and WTMD Towson University Radio present another WTMD First Thursday Festival with a special televised concert for music lovers in the region. This year’s signature free outdoor festival series features the sizzling funk and soul of Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Baltimore Freakwave favorites Super City, and the seductive blues rock of Emily Wolfe.

With over 800 attendees, the 61st National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter Emmy® Awards Gala was held on June 22, 2019 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center.

The 60th Emmy Awards were held on June 23rd at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center to honor excellence in television production in various sectors of the television industry including entertainment programming, news and documentary shows, sports programming and craft categories.

Maryland's Dorchester County is ground zero for the effects of climate change on Chesapeake Bay, where precious shoreline is vanishing below rising waters and increased erosion. People have historically sought to live as close as possible to waterfronts, but it may be time to retreat from the shores. Can communities overcome the challenges of adapting to life on the edge of a rising tide?

Chronicles the disastrous Ellicott City flood and its aftermath that hit an historic Maryland community on July 30, 2016. Victims and first responders relive that night, while volunteers and government leaders recount the difficult days that followed and the long road back.

A history of the Tilghman Packing Co., a seafood plant on Tilghman Island, Maryland, as told by island residents and those who worked there.

In partnership with Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, MPT presents a panel of local experts discussing the latest developments in cancer research, support options for patients & their loved ones, and advice on talking about cancer. American Cancer Society information specialists are available to answer your questions 24/7 at 1-800-227-2345.

Reflect, Reclaim, Rejoice: Preserving the Gift of Black Sacred Music traces the music’s history and invites the viewer to see and feel how it’s being kept alive. Academy Award nominated narrator, Alfre Woodard, guides the viewer on this journey to the places where the oldest form of African American music is still being sung – Methodist Churches Georgia, Maryland, and South Carolina.

Host Dave Coyne leads viewers through an exploration of what behavioral economics reveals about why we spend, save (or don’t save) and the way we think about money. Dave meets with innovative thinkers who mix economics with psychology. Their experiments and insights into our financial behavior teach us to recognize how our brains and the marketplace can trick us into spending money we shouldn’t.

At the height of his music career, virtuoso Jim Klages noticed a tingling in his arm, nearly dropping his cornet. The diagnosis: multiple sclerosis. Through vérité and archival footage, animation, interviews and a compelling score, Healed takes us into one artist’s world of infirmity, hope and determination, and illuminates the resilience of the creative spirit. Featuring Wynton Marsalis.