This weekly news and public affairs program covers five primary beats: the economy, the environment and energy, health, national security, and culture. On the program's Web site (www.pbs.org/needtoknow), users can access story development through interviews, blogs, video and photo features, plus provide their own input on various subjects, all of which is culled together for each week's hourlong broadcast.
- Starring: Jeff Greenfield, Maria Hinojosa, Scott Simon, Ray Suarez, Alison Stewart
- TV Network: PBS
- Premiere Date: May 7, 2010
- Genre: Special interest
