August
7, 2007
From
the Desk of Brian Sickora...
Next month WSKG presents the new Ken Burns film, THE
WAR. This
epic 14-hour film about World War II focuses on the stories of
citizens from four American towns-Waterbury Connecticut; Mobile,
Alabama; Sacramento, California; and the tiny farming town
of Luverne, Minnesota.
WSKG
will broadcast a preview of THE WAR this month on Monday, August
13 at 12:30 a.m., Sunday
August 26 at 10:30 p.m., and Wednesday, August 29 at 10:30 p.m.
This introduction includes excerpts, insights from participants,
and behind-the-scenes glimpses.
At WSKG we're committed to engagement in the civic life of the
communities we serve. History and the lives of people are especially
important components of community life. So I'm especially proud
that WSKG received a grant from The National Center of Outreach
to provide and produce local educational resources and content
related to World War II. Materials, including lesson plans, are
available to educators through our website's education
page.
As part of WSKG's outreach, local high school
students conducted
interviews
with local veterans and other affected by WWII. We
were also able to feature local high school students as special
musical guests, among them, the Jive Bombers (left).
See an excerpt of their
performance here. Additionally, WSKG's
Director of Television Production and Programming, Brian
Frey,
has conducted
interviews locally with local veterans that will be aired around
THE WAR broadcast.
Like many public broadcasting stations, WSKG is collaborating
in the StorySHARE War
Story Collection Module. StoryShare enables
us to collect stories about WWII through our web site as well
as to display stories collected locally and provide the ability
to search all stories published to public broadcasting stations
around the country. I invite you to explore this site and
submit your
story--whether you're a veteran or someone who was otherwise
affected by WWII.
And I invite you to view THE WAR. We will broadcast it in seven
episodes September 23rd through the 26th and September 30 through
October 2 beginning at 8:00 p.m.
Sincerely,
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