Growing into Greatness: Maryland's Champion Trees
Growing majestically within Maryland’s 2.7 million acres of woodlands are twelve national champion trees, which are the largest of their species in the U.S. What does it take to be recognized as a champion? A little help from Mother Nature and a combination of eye-popping measurements – height, circumference, and crown spread.
Episodes
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2019 National Capital Chesapeake Bay Emmy Awards
2h 56m
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.
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The 60th National Capital Chesapeake Bay Emmy Awards
2h 57m
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.
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High Tide in Dorchester
55m 2s
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?
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Ellicott City Rising
26m 46s
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.
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Til-Made, Remembering the Tilghman Packing Company
28m 13s
A history of the Tilghman Packing Co., a seafood plant on Tilghman Island, Maryland, as told by island residents and those who worked there.
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Fighting Cancer: Q&A
56m 54s
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.
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Reflect, Reclaim, Rejoice
26m 50s
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.
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Thinking Money
56m 48s
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.
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HEALED: Music, Medicine and Life with MS
56m 40s
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.
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