The pilot is in post-production
Road to Air
Teen Summit 2.0: The Remix brings youth civic dialogue to living rooms, classrooms and communities. Broadcast details will be announced by Illinois Public Media.
From the studio to broadcast.
The pilot has been filmed and is in post-production. The approved production schedule identifies February 2027 as planned final delivery to IPM, not a confirmed broadcast date.
Illinois Public Media will announce broadcast details. Season One is a separate proposed production, targeting spring 2027 and seeking funding.
Production credits
The people behind the broadcast.
Broadcast production: Illinois Public Media (WILL-TV).
Explore the people and organizations whose roles are documented in the program materials.
From a civic question to public media.
Teen Summit 2.0: The Remix is a multi-platform civic media initiative, not only a studio debate. Research, musicology, on-camera dialogue and reflection connect the learning process to material made for a public audience.
Illinois Public Media's launch announcement describes distribution through WILL-TV and IPM's digital platforms. The pilot is in post-production. February 2027 is the planned final-delivery milestone, not a confirmed broadcast date; IPM will announce broadcast details.
A local setting. A public conversation.
The program is rooted in Central Illinois and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Production takes place at Illinois Public Media's Campbell Hall in Urbana, connecting youth perspectives with the tools and practices of public broadcasting.
The Communiversity Public Media Project connects education, community engagement and inclusive storytelling. That partnership gives the show a learning context as well as a broadcast home.
The launch and the next chapter.
Illinois Public Media announced the initiative on January 29, 2026. City of Champaign coverage describes a February 3 launch event with Dr. Sheila Johnson and local civic and university leaders.
Those announcements document the program's beginnings. Their original casting dates and early broadcast expectations are historical, not current application deadlines or confirmation of a broadcast date.