WHITNEY VISITS ONE OF HER FIRST "YES STATIONS!"
If you’re new to WRS, we want to give you some history! Prior to becoming nationally syndicated in 2021 our show gained markets by individual station directors saying YES to us.
Because of WQPT’S YES years ago, we are where we are now and we adore honoring them with direct visits!
A Survivor's Story
Watched, taken at knifepoint, sexually assaulted and left in a parking garage. A defining moment where she CHOSE TO LIVE and is give life to HOPE through her story. SURVIVOR, Angela Rose share her story this week.
Monday 6:30 PM- Lakeshore PBS
Tuesday 10 PM- WTVP
Thursday 7:30 PM- WQPT
Friday 4 PM- WJCT
Florida Premiere
HELLO SUNSHINE STATE! Friday 4/26 at 4 PM we launch on WJCT, PBS Jacksonville! Tune in to our newest market and let us know how this season has inspired you!
Discovering Who You Truly Are, Reinventions
The gradual journey to finding you! This week on PBS we are talk- REINVENTIONS! Here’s a preview to what’s on deck.
Get Caught Up: Social Media Impact
Perhaps you found our show through social media and we are grateful that tool helped connect you to us. Social media can be a good thing for exposure, however tonight we are looking at the toll it could be taking on our mental health.
Joining us on the program we have experts from all different backgrounds sharing, the GOOD, the BAD and the UGLY side effects social media could be having on our lives. Scroll down to see more.
Plastic Surgeon Steve Dayan is on to explain how people are changing their faces to look like filters.
IL Teacher Of The Year, Lindsey Jensen explains how she’s seen social media impact her students.
Mental health expert, Alexandra DeWoskin peeling back the layers of scrolling.
Meet our successful entrepreneur Michelle Mekky that says, social media got her business up and going.
Watch this show tonight in Chicagoland at 6:30 PM on Lakeshore PBS, Tuesday at 10 PM in Peoria on WTVP and Thursday at 7:30 PM on WQPT, The Quad Cities. Coming to Jacksonville 4/26
PENTHOUSE PREMIERE PARTY! Chicago Launch
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported our SEASON 9 PREMIERE PARTY in Chicago and also the folks who are tuning in ALL WEEK in every market! Together we are moving the dial forward! For a full list of market CLICK HERE
SEASON OPENER- Self Image
The new season is almost here and it is with extreme excitement to say we are launching in more markets than ever (MORE)! This spring TWRS will now be 6 STATES and 4 PBS markets. It’s our mission with the show to start the conversation on real-life issues and remind everyone that their story matters! No matter how delicate it is, there’s always hope! We will navigate each issue together.
We are launching our spring season with the topic- SELF IMAGE! From a young woman who is changing the way ads feature women, to a kid who took sewing classes and stitched his way to the red carpet (literally). And we also have the fabulous Amy Schumer talking about this topic and her new movie!
This must watch episode kicks off March 25th on Lakeshore PBS. For a full lineup of spring topics and markets- CLICK HERE! Thank you for your continued support. Make sure to JOIN THE CONVERSATION every Monday and LIVE TWEET with us @whitneyreynolds.
SEASON OPENER- Finding Forgiveness
Get ready for a powerful SEASON OPENER, “Finding Forgiveness.” On this episode we will walk you through one man’s journey to forgiving the people who killed his parents. He shares his open and honest path to finding forgiveness in his life.
Garrard McClendon- Sharing his story on forgiving the men who killed his parents.
Also on the show we have Kimberly Yates an actress from NYC who shares her twist to forgiveness… (Forgiving yourself).
And Forgiveness Coach Sedrik Newbern shares his experience with forgiveness and ways we can find freedom in letting go!
Kimberly Yates- Celebrities Care
Sedrik Newbern- Forgiveness Coach
This show hits Lakeshore PBS October 15th and other markets the same week! For a full list of our upcoming season and airing info CLICK HERE. LIVE IN CHICAGO? Come to our premier party! TICKETS- “Contact Us” page or WATCH the after show on FACEBOOK LIVE!
NEW MARKET ALERT! Our show is growing
FULL STORY, CLICK HERE!
MORE: https://www.newswire.com/news/emmy-nominated-the-whitney-reynolds-show-announces-new-market-on-pbs-20627901
NEXT GENERATION, Women Entrepreneurs
DRUM ROLLLL PLEASE..... This year's 2018 Class of Whitney's Women Entrepreneurs goes to ladies who are making their mark on the next generation. Each year we pick a group of women in business to feature on our show. This year our leading ladies are using their platform to help to help others.
Our first guests created a getaway rehab center for those struggling addiction. On the show this mother/ daughter team walk us through their rock-bottom moments that lit the way for their future path. Their stories are tough, but also a testament that we can channel even difficult situation to help others.
Shades of Hope
The show is stacked with story after story of women using their power for the greater good. From the Katy Lynch the co-founder of kids coding facility to Chelsea Handler using her clout to change the world, these interviews will walk you through using your gifts and talents to better the next generation.
We end the show with a psychotherapist Kelley Kitley who's difficult past lead her to her field of helping others. She walks us through the shift we all can make to use whatever business or skills we have to better this world. Chicagoland tune in Monday 4/23 to Lakeshore PBS at 6:30 PM and The Quad Cities, Thursday at 7:30 PM on WQPT. WATCH NATIONWIDE, Friday www.whitneyreynolds.com
SEASON PREMIER: Life Turnaround, Pastor Jolinda Wade
Our season premier of The Whitney Reynolds Show is one that will remind you no matter what your circumstance looks like today, there's always time for your TURNAROUND! Meet Pastor Jolinda Wade, a woman who was addicted to drugs, homeless and found herself behind bars. It was when she was locked away that God spoke to her and she found hope.
Make sure to tune in to our season premier March 26th at 6:30 PM on Lakeshore PBS. For a full schedule of our PBS program in your area, visit our MARKET FINDER.
Our show is one that's made it our mission to enlighten viewers on subjects like today's. There are so many issues in our world that must be heard. Thank you for being a listening ear.
SEASON FINALE: A Life Story- Nancy Gianni
Every season we feature a person that in our book is changing the world and helping others along the way. Meet Nancy Gianni the founder of Gigi's Playhouse, Down syndrome Achievement Center.
Nancy and daughter Gigi
Nancy Gianni is the Founder and “Chief Belief Officer” of GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers, and the visionary behind the organization’s launch and dramatic growth. In 2002, Nancy gave birth to her beautiful daughter, GiGi. When given the Down syndrome diagnosis, her fears coupled with the negative reactions of the medical staff made Nancy believe that her life, as she knew it, was over. She soon realized that GiGi could do the same things that her other children could do! What began as a mother’s vision to change perception has evolved into a global enterprise that is spreading an international message of acceptance for all.
This is a must watching SEASON FINALE that will you wanting to make your mark in this world! Chicagoland, tune in Monday November 13th at 6:30 on Lakeshore PBS and Thursday the 16th on WQPT, PBS The Quad Cities at 7:30 PM. CLICK HERE to get caught up on this season of our show.
“Typically when a business works as hard as we do, you grow your profits. That is why you go in into business! Well, GiGi’s growth is extraordinary but our profits are not measured in dollars but in the lives we are changing every day. I know our model of free educational and therapeutic programming would not fit into any Fortune 500 CEO’s business plan! But you know who wins in this plan? The kids and the world!” ~ Nancy Gianni
Season Premier Party, FREE TICKETS
It's time to party! The Whitney Reynolds Show new fall series hits Chicagoland October 9th at 6:30 on Lakeshore PBS. and we want you to join us LIVE! Make sure to get your tickets HERE.
NEW Season Hits WQPT- PBS
Tune in Thursdays at 7:30 PM on WQPT, PBS The Quad Cities.
Thursday June 15th- Confronting Wellness
June 22nd, Topic Special Olympics
June 29th , Power Of Influence
July 26th, Women Entreprenuers
July 13th, American Made
Rape on College Campuses
SPECIAL- Syria, A Week Before The Chemical Attacks
PITTSBURGH- New Market Alert
Get ready Pittsburgh, The Whitney Reynolds Show is headed your way. Coming this Spring select episodes of our show will be airing on PCTV. Below is a Pittsburgh native that came on the show to talk about being kidnapped by an online predator. Watch her powerful story:
We currently air on LAKE PBS in Chicagoland and Indiana, WQPT in The Quad Cities and NOW on PCTV in Pittsburgh. If you are outside of these areas, we hope to be in your market soon. Thanks for the continued support and it is with great joy to gain new viewers from The Steeler Nation. See you soon with our new season coming- APRIL 10TH!
Surviving a Hurricane, Cancer and Homelessness
It’s been another incredible week at the Whitney Reynold’s show! On our last show we spoke with some amazing individuals who taught us that you can be the change this world needs if you just step up and try! Don’t forget: If you missed the episode you can catch it again on Sundays at 10:30 AM.
Our first guest on our show Survivor is Jaspen Boothe. She's a woman who, throughout all adversity, has remained strong. She survived Hurricane Katerina along with a vicious bout with cancer. As the creator of The Final Salute she has dedicated her life to helping veterans such as herself to find proper housing and employment after service.
Survival expert and professional stunt person, Ky Furneaux, will be telling us all about her thrilling career of performing stunts and may even give us some useful survival tips! Ky has appeared in over 80 films and tv productions including: The Avengers, Thor, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Talk about girl power! This survivor found her passions after almost completely loosing her mobility due to an injury she sustained from a horrible car crash. After a year of intense physical therapy she was back up and moving better than ever. She decided nothing was going to keep her from doing what she loved.
For all of you Survivor fans Ethan Zohn will be joining us! This man was the winner of the Survivor: Africa season. He’s also been seen on Survivor: All-stars and The Amazing Race. Ethan was previously a professional American soccer player and used his prize money to cofound an incredible charity called Grassroot Soccer. This charity uses soccer to educate and mobilize communities in order to fight the spread of HIV. Not only did Ethan survive in the wilderness he is also a cancer survivor! His story is one you won’t want to miss.
See you this Monday for a powerful episode filled with amazing stories of survival and inspirational guests!
Now Playing in 12 Chicago Bars
The Whitney Reynolds Show is kicking off on WYCC (PBS Channel 20) Saturday March 15th! Since this is the day that most Chicagoans celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the parade and different event around town, we decided to take part. We have 12 bars on tap to play the show at 4 PM and are giving away over $500 in prizes to fans who watch.
Here's how to win: Watch the show at 4 PM, TWEET (@W3whitney), INSTAGRAM (Whitney_Reynolds) and POST to our Facebook Fan page a picture of you watching with the hashtag #WhitneyReynoldsPBS.
So celebrate with us this weekend yet keep the party going every Saturday at 4 PM on WYCC.