Embracing Our Potential. Meeting the Challenge. Imagining the Possibilities.
The Fred and Barbara Erb Public Media Campus is no longer merely an idea.
With 70% of the campaign secured, construction will commence this summer, ultimately resulting in a state-of-the-art engagement and production campus that will expand how Detroit PBS and 90.9 WRCJ serve Southeast Michigan for generations.
For more than 70 years, Detroit PBS has connected this region to the arts and trusted journalism, while serving as a source of entertainment and lifelong learning. Choosing the Milwaukee Junction neighborhood of Detroit demonstrates our commitment to building on that foundation. The Erb Campus location reflects something important: confidence in public media's role as a central feature of a thriving community.
The generosity of The Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation and this community have made this moment possible. We are grateful to the Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation for their extraordinary lead $7.5 million challenge gift, an investment that helped move this vision forward. Having met the Erb Challenge in just two years, we now look ahead to completing the campaign and bringing the campus fully to life.
We also extend our thanks to our community of viewers, patrons, and supporters who stepped forward to help meet the challenge.
But now, we must finish the work. We need your investment to fully meet the challenge of completing this project debt free. This campus is more than a building. It is a platform for creative expression, exploring the first amendment, and educational attainment. It is where we imagine what's possible, expanding how we serve, how we connect, and how we grow.
What we've raised so far allows us to open the doors. Completing this campaign will determine the level of impact we can deliver from day one.
This is a defining moment.
A vision becoming reality.
A campaign within reach.
We invite you to be part of what comes next.

Be Part of the Story
For more information on how you can be part of our new campus, please reach out to our Director of Philanthropic Giving, Jenna Moritz.


