WQED Multimedia: OnQ

Watch weeknights at 7:30pm on WQED-TV, with encore broadcasts at 10pm
(WQED's Create Channel), midnight (WQED-TV) and the following weekday afternoon at 12:30pm (WQED's Create Channel).

Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 7:30pm
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Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Green Initiatives - Pittsburgh has a lot to brag about when it comes to going green but some local leaders say not so fast - there's still a lot more work to be done. OnQ's Tonia Caruso looks at the latest plans and proposals for the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County designed to make our region even more environmentally friendly.

Pittsburgh Green Initiative Discussion - Pittsburgh City Councilman, Bill Peduto, Sustainability Manager for Allegheny County, Jeaneen Zappa and Executive Director for The Green Building Alliance, Holly Childs discuss the city's efforts to go green.

Friday, March 12, 2010 at 7:30pm
OffQ - Every Friday night, LIVE at 7:30 p.m., OnQ... is OffQ! It’s a spirited review of the week’s hottest topics and controversial headlines. Host Chris Moore is joined by regular panelists John McIntire, Heather Heidelbaugh, Valerie McDonald Roberts and Bill Green.

Monday, March 15, 2010 at 7:30pm
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Kids & Creativity - It's a new movement in Pittsburgh (a.k.a. "Kidsburgh") as today's tech pioneers find new ways to engage kids using the latest digital technology. It's a new spin on an old tradition; in the 1950's Fred Rogers used the newest technology to engage and educate children. Today the Kids & Creativity initiative hopes to follow in Fred's footsteps with robotics, smart phones, biomedical mystery solving, video, digital music composition and more.

Fred Forward Conference Preview - Experts across the country travel to Pittsburgh and to the Fred Rogers Center in Latrobe, Pennsylvania to brainstorm how to best serve children with all the new, high-tech learning devices. Just as Mr. Rogers used television as a high-tech learning tool 50 years ago, the Fred Forward Conference will implement best practices for innovation and education today.

Fred Forward Conference Discussion - The 2010 Fred Forward Conference brings national education and technology leaders together to focus on a theme - "Creative Curiosity, New Media, and Learning." OnQ's Michael Bartley discusses Pittsburgh's approach to using emerging technology in the classroom with guests Maxwell King,
Co-Director of the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media and Audrey Russo, President & CEO of Pittsburgh Technology Council.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 7:30pm
Discovering the Real George Washington - Everyone knows him as the father of our country, but did you know that George Washington was a farmer and businessman as well? OnQ takes you inside a new exhibit at the Heinz History Center. It's filled with artifacts and stories direct from Washington's home in Mount Vernon.

Tohora Whale Exhibit - They roam the oceans of the world but you may be surprised to learn that whales are not fish. They're mammals that once walked on land before evolving into the water dwelling creatures you see today. Come along as OnQ tours a fascinating exhibit about whales created by Te Papa, The National Museum of New Zealand.

Bayernhof Museum - In his will, Charles Brown III, founder and chief executive officer of Gas-Lite Manufacturing, directed that his rare automatic musical instrument collection be restored and put on public display inside his home, Bayernhof. This museum in Pittsburgh's O'Hara Township suburb houses many antique pieces, from "monkey" organs to a Knabe Ampico reproducing grand piano. OnQ contributor Dave Crawley takes viewers on a grand tour of this home turned musical museum.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 7:30pm
Ken Gormley - Pittsburgh native and Duquesne University law professor Ken Gormley receives national attention for his new book, "The Death of American Virtue, Clinton vs. Starr." OnQ's Michael Bartley spends the entire half hour talking with Gormley and reviewing his new book which details the Clinton White House scandals.

Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 7:30pm
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Carnegie: Civil War Post - The Captain Thomas Espy Post was a meeting place for Civil War union soldiers that sat untouched for more than 50-years. This time capsule and American treasure tucked away on the top floor of the Carnegie Library and Music Hall in Carnegie, Pennsylvania has been painstakingly restored and now re-opened. OnQ's Tonia Caruso shows us the before and the after and learns about the historic significance of this amazing room.

Slave To Soldier - This exhibit at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in Oakland chronicles the epic struggle of enslaved Africans who fought for their freedom in the Civil War. OnQ's Chris Moore reports.

Drake Well Museum - OnQ visits the Drake Well Museum, where in 1859 Edwin L. Drake drilled the oil well that launched the modern petroleum industry. Viewers get a tour of this fascinating exhibition.

Friday, March 19, 2010 at 7:30pm
ONQ CLOSE-UP
Kids & Creativity - It's a new movement in Pittsburgh (a.k.a. "Kidsburgh") as today's tech pioneers find new ways to engage kids using the latest digital technology. It's a new spin on an old tradition; in the 1950's Fred Rogers used the newest technology to engage and educate children. Today the Kids & Creativity initiative hopes to follow in Fred's footsteps with robotics, smart phones, biomedical mystery solving, video, digital music composition and more.

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