CUNY TV is a non-commercial educational television station in New York City, part of City University of New York's university system. It provides tele-course programming varying in subjects from mathematics, physics, and biology to history, art, and social studies. It also provides cultural programming with shows in German, Spanish, and French. The station airs Amy Goodman's Democracy Now! twice a day, as well as daily world news in English from Deutsche Welle. It was first established in 1985 and in 2009 became a full-capacity HD studio and post-production facility, with a six-camera mobile production truck.. The station also airs many classic and foreign films, especially from Poland, in Prof. Jerry Carlson's and City College's film studies program's show, City Cinematheque.Public affairs shows include the Baruch College's forums. Michael Stoler's The Stoler Report airs a panel discussion on the state of the New York metropolitan area's real estate market. Stoler also hosts the one on one interview show Building New York. In 2009, the station transitioned to HDTV and began broadcasting on cable in SD and on WNYE-TV digital channel DTV 25.3 in 720p HD. In 2012 television and radio studios at CUNY TV were renamed as The Himan Brown TV & Radio Studios, after Himan Brown, an American radio producer and director. Since 1999, the station has won numerous television industry awards, including 18 New York Emmy Awards, numerous Telly Awards and Communicator Awards for its variety of series and program specials.
Original programming
The station produces and co-produces a number of original series at its studios in New York City. After original airing on cable, the shows are archived and uploaded to the station's YouTube channel. Some original series currently in production are:
Asian American Life, monthly series about the fastest growing immigrant group in the country, living in the New York metropolitan area, hosted by Ernabel Demillo
Black America, in-depth conversation that explores what it means to be Black in America;
Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV;
Building New York: New York Stories and The Stoler Report - New York's Business Report series about real estate and business leaders of the Metropolitan region;
City Cinematheque, world film series, hosted by Professor Jerry Carlson, includes lively discussion with scholars, film professionals and critics;
CityWide, monthly talk show covers business and public affairs in New York City ;
Conversations with Jim Zirin, interview show about understanding and interpreting national and world events;
LATiNAS, half hour magazine show about Latinx women nationwide, hosted by Tinabeth Piña;
The Laura Flanders Show, weekly series reporting on the social critics, artists, activists & entrepreneurs building tomorrow's world today, hosted by journalist Laura Flanders;
The New York Times Close Up with Sam Roberts, weekly show discussing the big stories with journalists covering them and with leading newsmakers;
Nueva York, multiple New York Emmy award winning series explores Latino culture in New York City;
One to One, public affairs interviews by journalist Sheryl McCarthy;
The Open Mind, weekly nationally syndicated conversation series hosted by Alexander Heffner ;
Pat Collins’ Spotlight on Broadway, monthly program focusing on Broadway’s new productions as well as established hit shows;
Science & U!, explores the world of science, for audiences of all ages;
Science Goes to the Movies, series that looks at the science in contemporary motion pictures;
Study With The Best, magazine-style show profiling success stories from The City University of New York, hosted by Tinabeth Piña;
THEATER: All the Moving Parts, monthly show profiling theater creators hosted by Patrick Pacheco;
Tony Guida's NY, talk show hosted by New York City journalist Tony Guida;
Urban U, formerly "Study With The Best" a New York Emmy award winning monthly magazine show about CUNY institution, its students, faculty and alumni;
Past CUNY TV series include:
African-American Legends, profiled prominent African-Americans, hosted by Roscoe C. Brown, Jr;
