Geraldo Rivera's Expose & More Set for METROFOCUS on THIRTEEN

The award-winning series MetroFocus returns with new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast.

The episodes descriptions for Monday, January 4 and Tuesday, January 5 follow below. Please note episode descriptions are subject to change. Please visit metrofocus.org for the latest information.

MetroFocus #1041
Monday, January 4 at 5:00 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6:00 p.m. on THIRTEEN
In the first of a two-part interview, outgoing New York Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch discusses the controversial Common Core standards and explains why she thinks the changes are essential. As the newest and final season of DOWNTON ABBEY gets underway, we chat with some of the show's biggest fans at a special viewing of the season premiere in Manhattan. And in our on-going "Listening In" series, we tune in to singer and songwriter Patti Smith at The New Yorker Festival as she traces the origins of her iconic single, "Because The Night."

MetroFocus #1042
Tuesday, January 5 at 5:00 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6:00 p.m. on THIRTEEN
In the second portion of a two-part interview, outgoing New York Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch explains why she's stepping down in March and reflects on almost 20 years as a member of the Board. Plus, we look back at journalist Geraldo Rivera's 1972 landmark investigation of Staten Island's Willowbrook State School, an institution for the developmentally disabled. His exposé forever changed the face of mental health.

MetroFocus Presents SciTech Now
Wednesday, January 6 at 5:00 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6:00 p.m. on THIRTEEN

MetroFocus Series Overview MetroFocus is an award-winning multi-platform news magazine focusing on the New York and tri-state 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.org amplifies 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/