Square profile picture and Opens profile photo
Follow
WQPT PBS
@wqptpbs
With your support we ignite a love of learning, deepen understanding, broaden horizons, and connect people to the world around them—anywhere, anytime.
Media & News CompanyIowa and Illinoiswqptpbs.orgJoined April 2009

WQPT PBS’s Tweets

Square profile picture
We hope you'll join us as we celebrate our 40 years of service to residents in Illinois and Iowa. With special guests, Whitney Reynolds (The Whitney Reynolds Show) and Jim Mertens (The Cities)! Learn more: wqpt.org40
Embedded video
0:31
4 views
Square profile picture
🎉 We're celebrating 40 years of community service to the Mississippi Valley region. Join us at our gala event at the Old Oaks Winery in Milan. Sponsored by The Joyce & Tony Singh Family Foundation and Expressions Jewelers. wqpt.org/40
Image
Square profile picture
How are the public personas of artists different from their real-life identities? Students can examine this question through the life and art of Hemingway and resources from in the Classroom!
Square profile picture
Mona Haydar and Sebastian Robins learn why many African Americans converted to Islam, how Muslims excelled in modern jazz and why Catholics and Muslims revere the Virgin Mary. TONIGHT at 7PM on The Great Muslim American Road Trip. to.wqpt.org/3MzfKc6
Image
Square profile picture
We hope you'll join us as we celebrate our 40 years of service to residents in Illinois and Iowa. Learn more: wqpt.org40
Embedded video
0:31
6 views
Square profile picture
From biological molecules to population ecology to the Agricultural Revolution, covers it all! What Crash Course resources do you use in your classroom?
Square profile picture
Tonight! Tune in to discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement. “The Movement and the ‘Madman’” a special presentation of premieres TONIGHT at 8:30PM.
Embedded video
0:29
4 views
Square profile picture
Back by viewer request! Explore the history of country music in a sweeping 8-part series from documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. COUNTRY MUSIC begins tonight at 9:00PM. #CountryMusicPBS
Embedded video
0:28
3 views
Square profile picture
I hope you'll join me at WQPT PBS' 40th Anniversary Celebration. The station is a vital resource and regional partner. I'm honored to be part of WQPT's legacy. — Rick Best, General Manager 1998-2012. wqpt.org/40
Image
Square profile picture
Special thanks to our 40th Anniversary Gala Celebration sponsor, The Old Oaks Winery in Milan. You can learn more about them and our gala event at wqpt.org/40 (HURRY—ticket sales close on Friday, 4/7.)
Image
Square profile picture
Did Grandma Lie? Find out if grandma lied about the family goods that include a 1900 Mark Twain letter, a ruby and diamond bracelet and a Babe Ruth & Honus Wagner signed baseball. Does the story of the show-topping $85,000 find really hold up? Tonight at 7PM on Antiques Roadshow.
Image
Square profile picture
Follow a Muslim American couple on a cross-country journey along historic Route 66. Tonight the couple travels from Chicago to Joplin, Missouri. TONIGHT at 7:00PM. Explore more by visiting our website.
Embedded video
0:14
15 views
Square profile picture
Don't miss out! Join us at our 40th Gala Celebration on FRI, APR 21, where we'll be joined by Whitney Reynolds (The Whitney Reynolds Show) and Jim Mertens (The Cities), plus an exclusive message from Cheri Bustos, former U.S. Representative! Find out more: wqpt.org/40
Image
Image
Image
Square profile picture
Life is full of joys and challenges for us all, but the experiences of individuals living with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities is something that not everyone understands or appreciates. TONIGHT at 9:00PM, or stream now! to.wqpt.org/3GaUENb
Image
Square profile picture
A mother tracks down the first person ever diagnosed with autism, now an elderly man living in rural Mississippi, to learn if his life story holds promise for her own autistic son. TONIGHT at 7:00PM Preview: to.wqpt.org/3ZBisAL
Image
Square profile picture
We hope you'll join us at our 40th Gala Celebration on FRIDAY, APR 21, with special guests Whitney Reynolds (The Whitney Reynolds Show) and Jim Mertens (The Cities), with a special message from Cheri Bustos, former U.S. Representative. Learn more at https://wqpt.org40
Image
Image
Image