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WSKG Documentary Marathon – New Year’s Day

By Patrick Holmes | December 28, 2021

Celebrate the new year and our region with the WSKG Documentary Marathon. Tune in on WSKG, 10am-5pm New Years Day!

SCHEDULE:

10am – Cornell: The Birth of the American University

11am – Main Street Rising

12pm – Johnson

1:30pm – Harvest

3pm – The Devil’s Fire

You can stream these and many other WSKG Documentaries on Passport. Click here to learn more.

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