Trial of Socrates to be broadcast May 10 on Lakeshore PBS outlet

Quick question before we get to the plug: In this age of streaming, does the word "broadcast" still have meaning?

Partial answer -- and this does start to ease us into the actual topic of this post -- WYIN, the Lakeshore (NWI) PBS outlet which will carry this presentation of The Trial of Socrates on Friday, May 10, at 9:00 p.m., was available on UHF Channel 56 back in analog days, and presumably still is found on 'channel 56' if one uses a digital converter for one's old analog set.

(There will be a brief pause here while the Millennials and Zoomers in the audience go "huh?")

The forthcoming TV program was filmed at Chicago's Harris Theater in 2023, when it was presented by the National Hellenic Museum. John Kapelos portrayed Socrates.

Kapelos is portrayed in the photograph above, on the right, with one of his defense attorneys, Robert Clifford of Clifford Law Offices PC. Also representing Socrates in the trial were Dan K. Webb, of Winston & Strawn LLP, and Sarah King, of Clifford Law Offices PC. The People of Athens were represented by Patrick Collins, of King & Spalding LLP; Tinos Diamantatos, of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; and Julie Porter, of Salvatore Prescott Porter & Porter, PLLC. Presiding over the trial were Illinois Supreme Court Justice Joy V. Cummingham, U.S. District Court Judge Jorge Alonzo, and Circuit Court Judges Anthony Kyriakopoulos and Anna H. Demacopoulos. (Demacopoulos retired from the bench after the filming of this trial.) Media personality (and museum trustee) Andrea Darlas served as trustee.

FWIW plugged the event when it was live (and a CLE opportunity) in 2023. Alas, there is no CLE connected with this televised presentation.

The Trial of Socrates will be rebroadcast on Lakeshore PBS on Thursday, June 13, at 9:00 p.m. For more infomration on how to find Lakeshore PBS on your own cable system or streaming devices, click here.

A video trailer for The Trial of Socrates is available for viewing on NHM’s YouTube page. The Trial of Socrates was directed by Brian Kallies and produced by the National Hellenic Museum. The lead sponsors for The Trial of Socrates are The Jaharis Family Foundation, Calamos Investments, and Clifford Law Offices.