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Watch PBS » | About ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊTV » | TV Schedules » | Producing for ¸Û°ÄÌìϲʻAbout ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊPublic TelevisionWLRN-TV Channel 17 is a PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) member station licensed to the School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida. During an average month, Channel 17 reaches over 600,000 TV households in the Miami - Ft. Lauderdale area with a viewing audience in four South Florida counties, from Palm Beach to Key West. ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊis South FloridaÂ’s leading PBS Ready to Learn station airing thirteen hours of award-winning childrenÂ’s programming daily. WLRN-TV also presents the best of the PBS nationally recognized series to compliment locally produced content. Our prime time schedule features an eclectic array of arts, performance, science, and ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊoriginal documentary specials to address the diverse interests of the South Florida community.Printable Monthly Schedules »¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊOriginal DocumentariesProducing award winning original programs remains a high priority for WLRN. Take a closer look at some of the incredible stories that we have had the pleasure of producing for our South Florida viewers.Learn More »

The Best Place for Good Storytelling is WLRN-TV

WLRN-TV is the best place to be for an in-depth look into Florida's colorful past.   As your Storyteller Station, ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊis committed to bringing you the very best in original programming.  Only here does history come to life through fascinating and often untold stories, like PLIGHT OF THE PLUME BIRDS, which is part of an on-going series of short films about Florida's rich history.  Be on the lookout for other ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊaward-winning short films which often air between our regularly scheduled Prime Time programming. These include , and

  

tells the story of how at the turn of the 19th century wading birds of the Everglades came close to extinction as plume hunters slaughtered them for the rapacious millinery.  Birds were being killed by the millions to provide feathers to decorate women's hats.  The slaughter became a national scandal and led to the birth of the conservation movement in the United States.  In 1903, conservation-minded President Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island, Florida, as the first national wildlife refuge in the United States. 

WLRN-TV also produces full-length documentaries like...

about the colorful impact of street art on the once-run-down, now up-and-coming Miami warehouse neighborhood that has become an annual Mecca for the world's urban artists.

- How dragon boat racing has become a fast-growing sport among breast cancer survivors across Florida.

- How a small Florida town and a tiny device turned the tide of World War II.

WLRN-TV is the best place to be for good storytelling!  .

Mia Laurenzo is a 35-year veteran of public television in Miami. She began her career learning every aspect of video production. Currently she is a writer, producer, on-air host and promotions coordinator for TV, radio and the web.  Her experiences include producing for a series, special events and historical documentaries.  As a native Floridian, she is a perfect fit for South Florida's Storyteller Station, WLRN.  She has produced several award winning, nationally distributed documentaries and is the recipient of three Suncoast Regional Emmys.  
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