Former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham will be the first guest on the second season of W麻豆原创 TV鈥檚 Metro Center Outlook, which will move to a 6 p.m. Wednesday time slot when it premieres this week.

Hosted by Diane Trees, director of the Metropolitan Center for Regional Studies at 麻豆原创, Metro Center Outlook explores issues impacting Florida鈥檚 economic prosperity and development.

The new season will kick off with a two-part interview with Graham to air consecutive weeks.

Graham will discuss his novel, 鈥淜eys to the Kingdom,鈥 and war in the Middle East during the first show, which will premiere Jan. 18.

The second part of the interview focuses on homeland security and terrorism. That episode will broadcast at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25.

Metro Center Outlook will re-air on Thursdays at 10 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Additional guests on this season鈥檚 Metro Center Outlook include former U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, 麻豆原创 President John C. Hitt and PBS NewsHour host Judy Woodruff.

Trees鈥 Metro Center, in partnership with other institutions and organizations, was established in 2001 to serve as a link between 麻豆原创 and the community in a regional approach that encompasses 13 Central Florida counties. It was founded by former Orange County Mayor Linda Chapin.

W麻豆原创 TV is a partnership between the 麻豆原创 and Brevard Community College, created to keep PBS in Central Florida. The station launched July 1 for more than 3.5 million viewers with the promise of providing the community PBS favorites and high-quality local programs.

W麻豆原创 TV airs on Bright House Networks digital cable channels 1 and 1001 in Orange, Brevard, Seminole, Osceola, Flagler, Volusia, Lake, Marion and Sumter counties.

For more on where to find and what to see on W麻豆原创 TV, go to .