WNET Up Next continues its collaboration with Community Engagement and THIRTEEN Celebrates Summer of  ’69 initiative, which is being featured on-air, online and in the community. This month, the podcast dives into the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission and the first moon walk.

WNET’s Senior Director of Community Engagement Chris Czajka reflects on the importance of the moon landing and PBS’s Summer of Space program lineup. In addition, we hear the stories from several New Yorkers about Apollo 11: Mike Massimino, a NASA astronaut, who at age seven watched the moon landing with his family on Long Island; Great Performances Executive Producer David Horn, whose father worked for NASA; NYU Astronomy Professor Gereceida Jones, who has had a life-long passion for the “night sky;” and Producer Mike Kostel, who attended the ticker tape parade in New York for the returning Apollo 11 heroes. The interviews were conducted by WNET’s Katie Young.

Next month the series will conclude with a look back at the iconic Woodstock Music Festival.

To learn more about THIRTEEN Celebrates Summer of ’69, log onto thirteen.org/summer69.

Recorded: June 18, 2019 at WNET  Audio C

Audio Recording and Mixing: Josh Broome

Additional Audio Mixing: Evan Joseph

Editing: Samantha Lobo

Host/Producer: Tom Stewart

Executive Producer: Daena McBride

WNET UP NEXT is a presentation of the Design, On Air Promotion, Fundraising and Traffic Department of The WNET Group.

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