At Issue
S30 E33: 47 Years of Leadership at WTVP
Season 30 Episode 33 | 56m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Channel 47 celebrates 47 years of broadcasting by visiting with its only three CEOs.
WTVP-TV celebrates 47 years on air with the only three CEOs in its history. Elwin Basquin recalls his first day as the station’s only employee and a later fire that ruined the control room. Chet Tomczyk remembers moving the station to downtown Peoria and a subsequent fundraiser to keep the station on the air. Moss Bresnahan discusses the upcoming move to a new channel and technical challenges.
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At Issue is a local public television program presented by WTVP
At Issue
S30 E33: 47 Years of Leadership at WTVP
Season 30 Episode 33 | 56m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
WTVP-TV celebrates 47 years on air with the only three CEOs in its history. Elwin Basquin recalls his first day as the station’s only employee and a later fire that ruined the control room. Chet Tomczyk remembers moving the station to downtown Peoria and a subsequent fundraiser to keep the station on the air. Moss Bresnahan discusses the upcoming move to a new channel and technical challenges.
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