Watch Arizona PBS’ 2026 Emmy®-nominated programs

Explore Arizona. Discover the beauty of low desert, pine forest and everything in between as we experience the variety of Arizona landscapes. From biking to hiking to riding, explore Arizona in this adventurous series.

“Trail Mix’d” was nominated for three 2026 Rocky Mountain Southwest Emmy® awards for Magazine Program – Single Program, Lifestyle – Content and also for Performer / Narrator / Host / Moderator / Correspondent for our host, Kristen Keogh.

Stream all three seasons of “Trail Mix’d” online or with the PBS app.

“Check, Please! Arizona” features guests who dine at and then review three local Arizona restaurants they recommend to each other. Chef Mark Tarbell moderates the roundtable discussions, adding his own expertise as a restaurateur.

Nominated for two episodes in the 2026 Rocky Mountain Southwest Emmy® awards in the Talk Program – Long Form Content category, “Check, Please! Arizona” is a five-time Emmy® Award-winner and wrapped up its 13th season earlier this year.

Stream “Surf, Turf and Fields” to learn about Arizona restaurants Chula Seafood, Otro Cafe and Campo Italian Bistro and Bar. And stream “The Flavor of Arizona” which features Fry Bread House, Lon’s at The Hermosa Inn and Soul Cafe. Watch more “Check, Please! Arizona” online or stream with the PBS app.

2026 marked 250 years since the founding of the United States. But while British colonists were declaring their independence in the east, what was happening here in Arizona?

Nominated in the Content Shorts category for a 2026 Rocky Mountain Southwest Emmy®, our “What Happened in AZ?” program takes a look at the mid-1700s, when most people in what’s now Arizona were Native Americans. Tribes that have lived here for millennia competed, collaborated, raided and traded. Tribal cultures in this region included many languages, religious practices, clothing styles and foods, but all were well adapted to desert living.

At the time, the newcomers were the Spanish explorers and colonizers who were building missions and settlements in what’s now Mexico, New Mexico and southern Arizona. They changed the landscape and relationships in the region, forming part of the story of what happened in Arizona during the American Revolution.

Watch these content shorts as we share peeks into the past showing what life was like here, in what’s now Arizona, at the time of the American Revolution.

Nominated for a 2026 Rocky Mountain Southwest Emmy® in the Education / Schools – Content category, our Super Why Reading Camps help 4 and 5 year olds transform into reading superheroes as they play, learn and grow. Campers work on their literacy skills but also participate in a classroom environment as they make new friends.

Built on the signature early literacy approach of the popular “Super Why” television series, these summer camps extend its unique interactive reading approach into the community.

Participating in these free reading camps not only help children build everyday literacy skills, but the camps are held over the summer to help incoming kindergartners get ready for the school year.

“Working Forward” goes beyond headlines to uncover the human experiences shaping the future of work. This workforce-focused mini-series combines five powerful, short documentary films with insightful local panel discussions. Hosted by Kathleen Bade, the series explores the most pressing challenges facing today’s workforce, both across the nation and here in Arizona.

Nominated for a 2026 Rocky Mountain Southwest Emmy® in the Diversity / Equity / Inclusion Content category for the episode “The Reverend and the Rabbi,” each episode shines a light on untold stories of resilience, adaptation and opportunity.

“The Reverend and the Rabbi” explores how faith leaders in Arizona are working to unite people through shared values, purpose and belonging. The conversation dives into the role of compassion, justice and spiritual growth as vital foundations for healing divisions and bringing about lasting change.

Stream “The Reverend and the Rabbi” online and explore other episodes of “Working Forward.”

Over the past 20 years, the Grand Canyon Music Festival’s outreach efforts have grown into the fully-fledged Native American Composer Apprentice Project (NACAP) providing levels of access to music education that are scarce in rural areas. The goal of NACAP is to provide opportunities for young Native American students to find their musical voices.

In the fall of 2023, the team at Central Sound at Arizona PBS followed NACAP’s resident quartet throughout the Navajo Nation to schools involved in the project, capturing the process as well as interviewing students, performers and composers.

Nominated for a 2026 Rocky Mountain Southwest Emmy® in the category Audio Recording / Mixing / Design / Musical Composition / Arrangement, “Finding a Voice: Fostering Indigenous Composers” highlights the two current NACAP composers, one of whom won the Pulitzer Prize in Music and the other is an alumnus of the project.

Stream “Finding a Voice: Fostering Indigenous Composers” online or with the PBS app.

The Phoenix Chorale’s beloved annual holiday tradition, “A Chorale Christmas,” is a mix of holiday music from across the centuries recorded live at Brophy Chapel in Phoenix, Arizona.

Recorded by our Central Sound team for Classical Arizona PBS and nominated for a 2026 Rocky Mountain Southwest Emmy® in the category Audio Recording / Mixing / Design / Musical Composition / Arrangement, the “Phoenix Chorale: The Huron Carol,” which can be streamed on YouTube, was arranged by Eleanor Daley with Christopher Gabbitas as the Artistic Director. For more, stream the full episode of “A Phoenix Chorale Christmas” online as part of our program “Arizona Encore♪.”