DPTV Documentaries

Remembering Bob Allison.

Detroit Public TV and Mackinac State Historic Parks takes viewers to Mackinac – Our Famous Island along its many shores and trails to experience the natural beauty of the island, visit landmarks that reveal its earliest history and introduce the people who still work to preserve this special place. There is far more to this sacred island than horses and fudge; DPTV cameras capture the landscapes.

“Saving Lives: We Can’t Way Any Longer” – the third in a series on youth suicide from Detroit Public TV, in conjunction with The Children’s Foundation and the Kevin’s Song, a local nonprofit devoted to the cause – focuses on schools and what our education system can do to help students struggling with depression and other issues that can lead to suicide.

"Detroit Jazz City" shares the stories of Detroiters who have made monumental contributions to this original art form. Hear from jazz greats including Wendell Harrison, Rodney Whitaker, Marion Hayden and Joan Belgrave, who talk about how Detroit’s tight-knit jazz community provided a vibrant and rigorous training ground for musicianship.