Television

By Toni Waterman
Innercity Weightlifting is a program designed to get Boston's most at-risk kids off the streets and into the gym. It launched two years ago with four students. Today, its membership tops 200. The program's founder says weightlifting is just the hook to get kids through the door. Once inside, it's all about mentoring.

By Jaclyn Cashman
Discounted drinks could soon return to the Bay State. The Senate has repealed a 1984 statewide ban on happy hours as an amendment to casino gambling legislation. Since casino operators often provide free or discounted drinks, restaurant and bar owners wanted to make sure if casinos could serve free cocktails, they could too.

By Bob Seay
We have a special remembrance of Apple's Steve Jobs in a superb WGBH interview from 1990. It's from a series called The Machine That Changed The World. In it, Jobs talks about how that revolutionary device, the Macintosh personal computer, came to be and the particular gifts of the people who made it a reality.

By Kathryn Farrelly
Whatever happened to bowling night? Once a staple of a fun night out, shrinking ranks of candlepin bowling lovers could force some bowling alleys to close down for good.

Veteran business journalists Paul Kangas and Susie Gharib coanchor television’s most watched daily business news program, Nightly Business Report. The award-winning series combines business and economic news, extensive financial market coverage, corporate profiles, and commentaries by economists in a fast-paced format.

Boston Kids & Family TV offers Boston cable subscribers a line-up rich with educational and kids' programming. The daytime line-up includes Arthur, Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, Between the Lions; while the evening offers adult educational programs.