Friday, January 24 at 7 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. This month on Live From The Freight & Salvage, we are honored to present South African choral group and 5-time Grammy Award-winner Ladysmith Black Mambazo. This program showcases Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s famous a cappella harmonies.

Monday, January 20 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay and at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. Hosted by actor James Pickens, Jr, this program features the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by music director Franz Welser-Most. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's assassination, the performance includes classical selections by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Verdi as well as hymns and spirituals including "Down by the Riverside," "Precious Lord," and "Lift Every Voice and Sing."

Sunday, January 19 at 7 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. Features four tales about how the Channel Islands were settled by people of European descent. One account includes Tim Vail, a fourth-generation rancher on Santa Rosa Island who shares a personal history of his family’s involvement there while lamenting the end of their cattle operation after a century. Also chronicled are the maritime dangers posed by the Channel Islands and its waters holding the wrecks of more than 500 vessels. Catalina, the most widely known of the Channel Islands and the only one still privately owned, was developed by William Wrigley, Jr. who purchased the island sight unseen in 1919. Its glory years of movie stars, the Chicago Cubs, and big band dancing, as well as its struggles to stay relevant today are chronicled by Wrigley’s great-grand-daughter Alison Rusack.

Saturday, January 18 at 8 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Americana singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle shares musical tales about his Nashville roots demonstrating a deep respect for the origins of traditional country music. His performance is raw, honest, and personal.