When The Making of Milwaukee premiered in October, 2006, it made local television history. Not only was it the most ambitious production Milwaukee Public TV had ever attempted, but the series also made MPTV 10 the most-watched public TV station in America for four nights running, and it went on to win a Midwest Emmy Award for best documentary.

Historian, writer, producer and host John Gurda and director, producer and editor Claudia Looze have teamed up again to bring viewers The Making of Milwaukee: The Next Chapter.

This fall marks The Making of Milwaukee’s tenth anniversary, and MPTV is celebrating the occasion in style. The series will be rebroadcast in its entirety and then capped with an all-new episode called The Next Chapter. This half-hour update will chronicle a decade of dramatic change as old struggles persist and a new Milwaukee rises

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Watch The Making of Milwaukee the entire series on MPTV 10, October 2 beginning at 2 pm. The Making of Milwaukee: The Next Chapter airs at 7:00 pm.

The Making of Milwaukee will also air on MPTV 36 over three evenings, October 4, 5 and 6 at 8 pm. The Making of Milwaukee: The Next Chapter will be broadcast October 6 at 9:30 pm.

Generous support for The Making of Milwaukee: The Next Chapter was provided by Koeppen-Gerlach Foundation, Greater Milwaukee Foundation - David and Nancy Putz Fund and Northwestern Mutual Foundation, ,