Programs of Note: Wednesday, March 12

Wed, March 12, 2008
Posted in Program Highlights

MY MUSIC: My Generation–the 60s
7:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 12
MY MUSIC special appeals to the “sixties generation” of baby boomers. The program focuses on the years 1965 through 1969 and includes essential 60s folk rock, R&B and pop.

THE 49th STAR: Creating Alaska
9:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 12
This documentary, produced by KUAC TV in Fairbanks, tells the story of a populist push to recognize the country’s northernmost territory–Alaska–through the experiences of Alaskans who were part of the state’s Constitutional Convention in the winter of 1955/56.

OUR TREASURED MEMORIES
10:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 12
This heart-warming and practical program brings stories of people just like us and shines the spotlight on one of the most critical issues of the beginning of the 21^st century in America. Boomers are now “the sandwich generation” caught between the health care and nurturing needs of their parents and the financial and preparatory needs of their children. Because we have evolved into a mobile society, we no longer live with our extended family in the same neighborhood, town or even state so our understanding of the lives and needs of those who should be closest to us weaken through the years. And then, the call comes…

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2 Responses to “Programs of Note: Wednesday, March 12”

Jim Halloran on March 12, 2008 at 7:24 pm

Who are these bands? A little more info would really be nice.
Ronnie Dent on March 13, 2008 at 10:06 am

True, true. The cutline should have included that this was a picture of the legendary jazz-pop group Blood, Sweat and Tears who present their 1969 gold records “Spinning Wheel” and “You Made Me So Very Happy” in this new concert special on PBS.

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