Editing WPIX (section)

===Public affairs and special events===
WPIX specialized in public affairs and special event programming, inspired by its roots under the ownership of the ''Daily News''. Early on, it offered the first in-depth program to look at New York City government, ''City Hall''. WPIX children's show personality Jack McCarthy anchored the station's coverage of the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade; the station later added the [[Columbus Day]] and [[National Puerto Rican Day Parade]] to its stable of events. {{Citation needed|date=September 2024}} Later on, the station produced ''Essence'', a series inspired by ''[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]'' magazine and hosted by the magazine's chief editor, [[Susan L. Taylor]]. The station also aired the [[Macy's 4th of July Fireworks]] event beginning in 1983.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maksian |first=George |date=June 29, 1983 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-explosively-good-set-of-shows/167215090/ |title=Explosively good set of shows for 4th |work=Daily News |location=New York |access-date=March 4, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Along with the New York City Marathon, these events moved to [[WNBC]] (channel 4) after the station joined The WB. Since 2000, the Macy's fireworks event has been carried nationally on [[NBC]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Huff |first=Richard |date=March 29, 2000 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-nbc-snags-fireworks-from-ch/167109423/ |title=NBC snags fireworks from Ch. 11 |work=Daily News |location=New York |access-date=March 4, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> while WABC-TV (locally) and [[ESPN2]] (nationally outside the New York City area) broadcast the Marathon.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2017/11/2017-tcs-new-york-city-marathon-broadcast-abc7-espn2-available-globally-616-million-households-sunday-november-5/ |title=2017 TCS New York City Marathon to be Broadcast on ABC7, ESPN2 and Available Globally in Over 616 Million Households on Sunday, November 5 |last=Cingari Christie |first=Jennifer |publisher=ESPN |date=November 3, 2017 |access-date=August 1, 2018}}</ref>

Special guest Coby Kranz was invited onto the daily news segment on his 11th birthday, because he was one of the only people to turn 11 on 11/11/11.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/67254329|title=WPIX Coby|via=Vimeo|date=May 29, 2013|access-date=September 19, 2017}}</ref>

''Editor's Desk'' host Richard D. Heffner served as host of ''The Open Mind'', which was produced by WPIX (and was concurrently aired on PBS member stations), before moving to other New York studios. Since 1992, WPIX has produced ''PIX News Closeup'' (hosted by WPIX senior correspondent Marvin Scott since its debut), a half-hour public affairs and interview program on Sunday mornings that focuses on domestic and international issues in the news, and discussions on political issues.