TV & Radio Program Guide

JULY 2024

TV & Radio

Program Guide

THIS MONTH

FINALE:

DYNAMIC PLANET

PBS NEWS SPECIAL:

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL

CONVENTION

A CAPITOL

FOURTH

ON THE COVER

A CAPITOL FOURTH

Thursday, July 4 @ 7 p.m.

This time-honored 44 year-tradition puts

viewers front and center for America’s biggest

birthday party with the greatest display of

ﬁreworks anywhere in the nation lighting up

the iconic D.C. skyline. Celebrate our country’s

248th birthday with musical performances by

top stars from pop, country, R&B, classical, and

Broadway, featuring the National Symphony

Orchestra under the direction of premier pops

conductor Jack Everly.

FINALE: DYNAMIC PLANET

Wednesday, July 10 @ 7:30 p.m.

Amidst shifts in Earth's climate, once-stable

ecosystems are now in turmoil. Experts,

Indigenous communities, and megafauna from

the Arctic to the Amazon reveal how science,

nature, and tradition can help prepare us for a

fast-changing future.

PBS NEWS SPECIAL:

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL

CONVENTION

Monday, July 15-Thursday, July 18 @ 4 p.m.

Live coverage of the 2024 Republican National

Convention.

CONTENTS

ABOUT US

Alaska Public Media harnesses

the power of multiple media

platforms to make a more

informed and connected life

possible for all Alaskans. We

produce and present news and

content that provides lifelong

learning opportunities in public

affairs, health and leisure,

science and nature, economic

and social development, civic

engagement and world events.

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org. Alaska Public Media also

operates the Statewide News

and a shared television service

with KTOO in Juneau and

KYUK in Bethel. Alaska Public

Media and its afliates deliver

content that reaches 97% of

the population of Alaska.

WELCOME

Station News ...................3

Can't Miss TV ......... 4, 5, 6

TV - KIDS ........................... 7

TV - CREATE ....................9

TV - KAKM

July 1-13 .............................12

July 14-27 ........................ 14

July 28-31 ........................ 16

RADIO ................................17

WAYS TO WATCH ...... 19

WELCOME

Welcome to the July 2024 edition of the Alaska Public Media

Program Guide! Here are this month’s featured programs, news and

announcements.

We’ve long known the special appeal that Molly of

Denali has in Alaska beyond its national viewership.

This ﬁrst of its kind animated PBS KIDS program

features an Alaska Native as the lead character,

Molly Mabray, a 10-year-old Athabascan girl who

lives with her parents in the ﬁctional town of Qyah

in Interior Alaska.

The power of Indigenous representation is reﬂected

in the enthusiastic embrace Kotzebue showed

Molly, who visited the town as part of a recent

Alaska Public Media educational initiative held in

partnership with the Nikaitchuat Ilisaġviat Iñupiaq

Immersion School. The town organized a parade

for Molly led by the ﬁre department and as it

progressed block to block, children cheered along

the way, with many following close behind on their

bikes. On the ﬂoat with Molly were two Iñupiaq

elders that started the immersion school over 24

years ago.

The parade was followed by a meet and greet

with Molly and a local Alaska Native team dance

and drum performance. In the following two days,

children and families participated in a free Ready

to Learn camp and family workshop, focusing on

STEM and supporting social and emotional learning,

led by Stephanie McFadden, Alaska Public Media’s

Education Director.

With the support of a grant from the Robert

Wood Johnson Foundation, Alaska Public Media is

bringing free resources to more of rural Alaska and

training local teachers on the many free resources

available from PBS KIDS on

alaskapublic.pbslearningmedia.org.

In building the Molly of Denali show, producers at

PBS and Boston public media station GBH worked

with Alaska Native writers, producers and advisors

to form partnerships, and ensure both authenticity

and respect to the subject matter. That inclusion is

key to the success of the show and love of Molly by

young and old.

Our thanks to Kotzebue and the Nikaitchuat

Ilisaġviat Iñupiaq Immersion School for the

wonderful opportunity to learn and share together.

Thanks too to our partner public media radio

station, KOTZ, for hosting McFadden in a discussion

about the camp, workshop, and our appreciation for

local member support.

STATION NEWS

MOLLY OF DENALI GOES TO KOTZEBUE

A community’s embrace

Twenty-ﬁve years after it ﬁrst stomped across our

TV screens, the iconic Walking with Dinosaurs is

returning in a major new BBC Studios production

for BBC and PBS, co-produced with ZDF and

France Télévisions. Currently in production and

arriving in 2025, this new six-part series will take

viewers on a unique journey back through time,

revealing the incredible life stories of these long-lost

giants.

In an exciting reimagining of one of the BBC’s best

loved factual shows, each episode of Walking

with Dinosaurs will tell the dramatic story of an

individual dinosaur whose remains are currently

being unearthed by the world’s leading dinosaur

hunters. Thanks to cutting-edge science, experts

can reveal how these prehistoric creatures lived,

hunted, fought and died more accurately than ever

before. As the dinosaur’s bones emerge from the

ground, the series will bring these prehistoric stories

to life with state-of-the-art visual eects – making

each episode a gripping dinosaur drama based on

the very latest evidence.

Audiences will meet a range of spectacular dinosaur

species in an array of prehistoric landscapes. These

include a Spinosaurus – the largest carnivorous

dinosaur to ever walk the earth – roaming the rivers

of ancient Morocco; a youthful Triceratops battling

a ravenous T. rex in North America; and a lonely

giant Lusotitan risking it all for a love in Portugal.

Jack Bootle, BBC Head of Commissioning,

Specialist Factual said, “A whole new generation

of viewers is about to fall in love with Walking

With Dinosaurs. The original series was one of the

most exciting factual shows of all time, and this

reinvention builds on that amazing legacy. Each

episode is underpinned by the very latest science

but is also ﬁlled with drama – making this a series

for both dino lovers and people who just want to be

told a great story.”

AN ICONIC DOCUMENTARY IS SET TO RETURN

BBC and PBS join forces to bring back Walking with Dinosaurs

CAN'T MISS TV

“Our human fascination with dinosaurs has

remained steadfast, and we are excited to bring

PBS audiences this reimagined perspective on these

dynamic creatures, combining engaging narratives,

backed by the latest science,” said Sylvia Bugg, PBS

Chief Programming Executive and General Manager,

General Audience Programming. “As production

on this series is in early stages, we look forward to

sharing more over the coming year through ﬁrst-

look previews and educational resources, giving

audiences a deeper understanding of the dinosaurs'

existence."

Hotel Portono, an exhilarating period drama,

is back for season 3 this July. Starring Natascha

McElhone and Mark Umbers as Bella and Cecil

Ainsworth, the show follows a British family who

runs a hotel for upper class travelers on the magical

Italian Riviera during the glamourous ‘Roaring 20s’

while under the dark cloud of Fascist Italy. Bella is

preparing for her father and sister’s arrival when

her estranged husband Cecil returns requesting a

divorce. Bella must decide what her future holds

and avoid fascist leader Danioni. But when the Wall

Street Crash hits, Bella and Cecil lose everything.

Desperation leads to dangerous actions and dark

secrets are revealed.

Stream seasons 1 and 2 with AK Passport, then tune

in for the season 3 premiere on Sunday, July 28 at

7 p.m. on Alaska Public Media TV and streaming on

pbs.org and the PBS app.

MORE DRAMA ON THE ITALIAN RIVIERA

Decisions will be made, and dark secrets revealed.

CAN'T MISS TV

On court, they were legends. O court, they

challenged the world. Revisit how the golden age of

tennis changed the game forever in this fascinating

three-part series through the lives and legacies

of tennis icons Arthur Ashe, Billie Jean King,

John McEnroe, Björn Borg, Martina Navratilova

and Chris Evert. Framed through the famous

Wimbledon tournament, this documentary features

unforgettable archival footage and exclusive

interviews that reveal how these legendary athletes

changed the sport forever.

Warm up with a few stretches, then tune in on

Tuesday, July 23, 30 and August 6 at 8 p.m. on

Alaska Public Media TV and streaming on pbs.org

and the PBS app.

REBELS, ROCKSTARS, REVOLUTIONARIES

Gods of Tennis examines the golden age of tennis, and the icons that changed the game.

4 5

Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, a NOVA Special

Presentation is a three-part documentary series

exploring the Gulf of Maine, a body of water that

is warming 97 percent faster than the global

ocean, and what that means for the animals, the

jobs dependent upon it, and the millions of people

along its shores. It features the work of acclaimed

underwater and longtime National Geographic

photographer Brian Skerry, who has worked to

capture the beauty of the area in spite of the

devastating impact of climate change over the last

40 years, and is also one of the series’ producers.

This series is part of a larger project by Skerry to

document how warming waters are aecting this

unique ecosystem, and includes his cover story on

the Gulf of Maine in National Geographic’s June

issue.

Sea Change blends science, exploration, stunning

natural history, and stories of human experience,

to illuminate how what happens here could

have profound global implications. Viewers will

encounter the spectacular wilderness and wildlife

that still teems in these waters. The series also

documents the range of people including scientists,

Native Americans, ﬁshers, and entrepreneurs

working to reveal the Gulf’s complex history and

helping to understand what role the ocean plays in

all of our lives.

A marine treasure of some 36,000 square miles,

the Gulf of Maine stretches from the tip of Cape

Cod to Nova Scotia and is more than a thousand

feet deep at its lowest point. It courses with cold,

nutrient-rich water, mixed by the world’s biggest

tides. This rich environment feeds a web of over

3,000 species ranging from microscopic plankton

to massive right whales. Millions of people have

lived along the Gulf, drawing their sustenance and

livelihood from its plentiful depths. It is a seminal

body of water, a cradle to ancient peoples, and a

lifeline to fragile marine ecosystems. But for all its

storied bounty – and because of it – the Gulf is also

in peril, with some of its ﬁsheries now depleted to

extreme levels.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHER EXAMINES CHANGE

IN THE SEA

Three-part documentary shares the story unfolding in the Gulf of Maine

CAN'T MISS TV

“I’ve always had a deep love for the Gulf of Maine

as a New England native and a current resident,”

said Skerry. “Every other breath we take is of

oxygen that was generated from our oceans.

But they are now in peril, something that we can

document deeply in the Gulf of Maine, an area that

has provided for this continent long-before the

arrival of Europeans and far into the last century.

What once provided a seemingly endless supply

of cod ﬁsh, lobsters, and clams, now allows us to

witness ﬁrsthand the devastating changes brought

on by climate change. It’s my hope that this series

serves as a cautionary tale, as well as a tribute to

one of my favorite places.”

Tune in to watch Sea Change on Wednesday, July

24, 31 and August 7 at 9 p.m. on Alaska Public

Media TV and streaming on the PBS app and

NOVA’s YouTube Channel.

TV - KIDS

Watch PBS KIDS on KAKM:

• Over the air: 7.1

• GCI/Yukon TV: 7 and 657

• DISH: 6 and 7

• DIRECTV & DIRECTV STREAM: 7

July

*Please note, all programming is subject to change

without notice. See more ways to watch on the

back page.

MONDAY - FRIDAY

5:00 AM

Arthur

Brambletown (7/26)

5:30 AM

Odd Squad

6:00 AM

Molly of Denali

6:30 AM

Alma's Way

7:00 AM

Lyla in the Loop

7:30 AM

Wild Kratts

8:00 AM

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

8:30 AM

Rosie's Rules

9:00 AM

Sesame Street

9:30 AM

Work It Out Wombats!

10:00 AM

Donkey Hodie

Pinkalicious & Peterriﬁc.. (7/24)

10:30 AM

Pinkalicious & Peterriﬁc

Pinkalicious & Peterriﬁc.. (7/2)

11:00 AM

Elinor Wonders Why

11:30 AM

Nature Cat

12:00 PM

Curious George

12:30 PM

Xavier Riddle and the...

5:00 AM

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

5:30 AM

Arthur

6:00 AM

Molly of Denali

6:30 AM

Alma's Way

7:00 AM

Lyla in the Loop

7:30 AM

Wild Kratts

8:00 AM

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

8:30 AM

Rosie's Rules

9:00 AM

Odd Squad

9:30 AM

Work It Out Wombats!

10:00 AM

Donkey Hodie

10:30 AM

Pinkalicious & Peterriﬁc

SATURDAY

Lyla in the Loop

1:00 PM

Molly of Denali

Brambletown (7/26)

1:30 PM

Alma's Way

2:00 PM

Nature Cat

2:30 PM

Wild Kratts

TV - KIDS

July

MONDAY - FRIDAY

SATURDAY - SUNDAY

6:00 AM

Cliord The Big Red Dog

Work It Out Wombats! (7/19)

6:30 AM

Dinosaur Train

Work It Out Wombats! (7/19)

7:00 AM

Pinkalicious & Peterriﬁc

Rosie's Rules (7/19)

7:30 AM

Mecha Builders

8:00 AM

Sesame Street

8:30 AM

Sesame Street

9:00 AM

Work It Out Wombats!

9:30 AM

Work It Out Wombats!

10:00 AM

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

10:30 AM

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

11:00 AM

Curious George

Daniel Tiger's... (7/19)

Donkey Hodie (7/29)

11:30 AM

Curious George

Donkey Hodie (7/29)

12:00 PM

Donkey Hodie

Curious George (7/19)

Daniel Tiger's... (7/29)

12:30 PM

Donkey Hodie

Work It Out Wombats! (7/19)

1:00 PM

Elinor Wonders Why

Work It Out Wombats! (7/19)

Donkey Hodie (7/29)

1:30 PM

Rosie's Rules

Daniel Tiger's... (7/19)

2:00 PM

Rosie's Rules

Brambleton (7/26)

Alma's Way (7/29)

2:30 PM

Xavier Riddle and the...

Rosie's Rules (7/19)

Alma's Way: Alma..(7/29)

3:00 PM

Alma's Way

3:30 PM

Alma's Way

Rosie's Rules (7/29)

4:00 PM

Lyla in the Loop

Rosie's Rules (7/29)

4:30 PM

Nature Cat

Lyla in the Loop (7/19, 29)

5:00 PM

Arthur

5:30 PM

Odd Squad

Wild Kratts (7/19)

*Please note, all programming is subject to change

without notice. See more ways to watch on the

back page.

6:00 AM

Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot...

6:30 AM

Pinkalicious & Peterriﬁc

7:00 AM

Pinkalicious & Peterriﬁc

7:30 AM

Peg + Cat

8:00 AM

Sesame Street

8:30 AM

Sesame Street

9:00 AM

Work It Out Wombats!

9:30 AM

Work It Out Wombats!

10:00 AM

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

10:30 AM

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

11:00 AM

Curious George

11:30 AM

Curious George

12:00 PM

Donkey Hodie

12:30 PM

Donkey Hodie

1:00 PM

Elinor Wonders Why

1:30 PM

Super Why!

2:00 PM

Rosie's Rules

2:30 PM

Xavier Riddle and the...

3:00 PM

Alma's Way

3:30 PM

Molly of Denali

4:00 PM

Lyla in the Loop

4:30 PM

Nature Cat

5:00 PM

Arthur

5:30 PM

Odd Squad

Watch PBS KIDS 24/7 on:

• Over the air: 7.4

• GCI/Yukon TV: 97

• DISH: 10

• DIRECTV & DIRECTV STREAM: 288

Work It Out Wombats!

SUNDAY

5:00 PM

J Schwanke's Life in... (7/7)

J Schwanke's Life in... (7/14)

Cook's Country (7/21)

Best of Sewing with... (7/28)

5:30 PM

Homemade Live! (7/7)

J Schwanke's Life in... (7/14)

Cook's Country (7/21)

Fons & Porter's Love... (7/28)

6:00 PM

Dream of Italy (7/7)

Real Rail Adventures.. (7/14)

Real Rail Adventures.. (7/21)

Rick Steves Andalucia.. (7/28)

7:00 PM

New Scandinavian Cooking

7:30 PM

Steven Raichlen's Project...

8:00 PM

Christopher Kimball's Milk...

8:30 PM

America's Test Kitchen

9:00 PM

America's Test Kitchen

MONDAY

5:00 PM

Paint This With Jerry... (7/1)

Simply Ming (7/8)

J Schwanke's Life in... (7/15)

Cook's Country (7/22)

It's Sew Easy (7/29)

5:30 PM

Paint This With Jerry... (7/1)

Pati's Mexican Table (7/8)

J Schwanke's Life in... (7/15)

Cook's Country (7/22)

Fit 2 Stitch (7/29)

6:00 PM

Rick Steves' Europe

6:30 PM

Islands Without Cars

7:00 PM

In The Americas with David...

7:30 PM

Best of the Joy of Painting

8:00 PM

Homemade Live! (7/1)

America the... (7/8, 15, 22, 29)

8:30 PM

America's Test Kitchen

9:00 PM

Joanne Weir's Plates and...

TUESDAY

5:00 PM

Paint This With Jerry... (7/2)

Joanne Weir's Plates... (7/9)

J Schwanke's Life in... (7/16)

Cook's Country (7/23)

Quilting Arts (7/30)

5:30 PM

Paint This with... (7/2)

Kitchen Queens: New... (7/9)

J Schwanke's Life in... (7/16)

Cook's Country (7/23)

Fons & Porter's Love... (7/30)

6:00 PM

Rick Steves' Europe

6:30 PM

Joseph Rosendo's...

7:00 PM

Georgia Outdoors

7:30 PM

Best of the Joy of Painting

8:00 PM

Homemade Live! (7/2)

America the...(7/9, 16, 23, 30)

8:30 PM

Christopher Kimball's Milk...

9:00 PM

Dooky Chase Kitchen...

WEDNESDAY

5:00 PM

Painting with Wilson... (7/3)

100 Days, Drinks... (7/10)

J Schwanke's Life in... (7/17)

Cook's Country (7/24)

Fit 2 Stitch (7/31)

5:30 PM

Painting And Travel (7/3)

Wine First (7/10)

J Schwanke's Life in... (7/17)

Cook's Country (7/24)

It's Sew Easy (7/31)

6:00 PM

Rick Steves' Europe

6:30 PM

Travels With Darley

7:00 PM

Weekends With Yankee

7:30 PM

Best Of The Joy Of Painting

8:00 PM

America the Bountiful

8:30 PM

Lidia's Kitchen

9:00 PM

Steven Raichlen's Planet...

TV - CREATE

July

Watch Create TV on:

• Over the air: 7.2

• GCI/Yukon TV: 94

• DISH: 8

*Please note, all programming is subject to change

without notice. See more ways to watch on the

back page.

Lidia’s Kitchen

July

THURSDAY

5:00 PM

Canvasing The World (7/4)

Lucky Chow (7/11)

J Schwanke's Life in... (7/18)

Cook's Country (7/25)

5:30 PM

Painting And Travel (7/4)

Dooky Chase Kitchen... (7/11)

J Schwanke's Life in... (7/18)

Cook's Country (7/25)

6:00 PM

Rick Steves' Europe

6:30 PM

Joseph Rosendo's...

7:00 PM

Family Travel With Colleen...

7:30 PM

Best of the Joy of Painting

8:00 PM

America the Bountiful

8:30 PM

Christopher Kimball's Milk...

9:00 PM

Essential Pepin

FRIDAY

5:00 PM

J Schwanke's Life in... (7/5)