Stephen Colbert returns to Monroe public access TV station 11 years later with Jeff Daniels

Stephen Colbert Is Providing A 'Major' Boost To This Struggling Local TV Station

Colbert is giving back in a big way to a station behind the bookends for his "Late Show" run.

How 'Only in Monroe' TV show landed Stephen Colbert as guest host

DETROIT — Longtime friends Michelle Baumann and Kaye Lani Rae Rafko-Wilson admittedly can't keep a secret. Rafko-Wilson once told the audience of their Monroe County public access show what she had bought her kids for Christmas well before Christmas morning.

Stephen Colbert returns to Monroe public access TV station 11 years later with Jeff Daniels

Stephen Colbert returned to Monroe, Michigan and he didn't come empty-handed.The late night television host made a return visit to Monroe Community Media, the public access television station where he guest hosted the segment "Only in Monroe" in 2015, just before he became the host of "The Late Show." He brought actor Jeff Daniels along and together, they destroyed the original set then helped turn the rubble into a financial lifeline for the sm…