Artist Marc Rubin Featured on Next METROCOCUS on THIRTEEN

The next edition of the award-winning series MetroFocus premieres in the New York metro area on Thursday, June 25 at 7 p.m. on WLIW21, 8:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN and 10:30 p.m. on NJTV.

Neuroscientist and Columbia University assistant professor of pediatrics Kimberly Noble joins anchor Jack Ford to shed light on her recent study, which found a link between poverty and children's brain development. This week MetroFocus, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND and NJTV News will all broadcast reports on childhood poverty and brain development as part of the multi-platform public media reporting initiative, Chasing the Dream: Poverty and Opportunity in America.

Former president of Lincoln Center Reynold Levy talks about his time as leader of the cultural institution in his book They Told Me Not to Take That Job: Tumult, Betrayal, Heroics, and the Transformation of Lincoln Center.

Upstate New York-based artist Marc Rubin showcases his still life paintings and the stories he tries to evoke from the everyday objects he paints.

And in an interview with host Rafael Pi Roman, opera singer and Kennedy Center honoree Martina Arroyo discusses her upbringing, her storied career and how she is giving back by teaching the next generation of aspiring opera singers through her Martina Arroyo Foundation.

MetroFocus is an award-winning multi-platform news magazine focusing on the New York region. The MetroFocus television program features interviews, in-depth reporting, content from many partners and solutions-oriented reports from the community. Major areas of coverage include sustainability, education, Science and technology, the environment, transportation, poverty and underserved communities. MetroFocus.orgamplifies that reporting with daily updates and original stories that also cover culture, government and politics, the economy, urban development and other news in the metropolitan region. More information at: thirteen.org/metrofocus/about-us-faq/

MetroFocus is a production of WLIW21 in association with WNET, parent company of THIRTEEN and WLIW21. For 50 years, THIRTEEN has been making the most of the rich resources and passionate people of New York and the world, reaching millions of people with on-air and online programming that celebrates arts and culture, offers insightful commentary on the news of the day, explores the worlds of Science and nature, and invites students of all ages to have fun while learning.

MetroFocus is made possible by James and Merryl Tisch, the Ford Foundation, Cheryl and Philip Milstein Family, Charlotte and David Ackert, Jody and John Arnhold, Betty and John Levin and the Dr. Robert C. and Tina Sohn Foundation. Corporate funding is provided by Mutual of America.