Monthly Archives: July, 2017

David Muir, ABC ‘World News Tonight’ anchor to narrate WCNY documentary ‘Erie: The Canal That Made America’

Published - July 7, 2017

WCNY, Central New York’s flagship public broadcaster, announced today David Muir, ABC “World News Tonight” anchor, will narrate WCNY’s newest documentary “Erie: The Canal That Made America,” premiering at 8 p.m. Sept. 12 on WCNY. “Erie: The Canal That Made America” is a one-hour documentary, marking the bicentennial of the start of construction of the Erie Canal when surveyors and excavators began linking a young United States’ east to its western frontier. It depicts how a young nation broke through with its first national public works project – America’s greatest – by succeeding in constructing a supposedly impossible-to-build, 363 mile

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This Week on Insight, 07/14/17

Published - July 7, 2017

On the next Insight: Are local politics important? The insight team explores the factors that local politics and elections play in today’s life style. Do Americans care; join us & a few regional officials, on how our votes matter here at home.,  Watch Friday at 9 p.m. on WCNY

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This Week on Cycle of Health, 07/13/17

Published - July 7, 2017

On the next Cycle of Health: On your mark, get set, and go! Girls from a Syracuse middle school chase their dreams and find sisterhood and strength along the way. We run with them to the finish line where confidence and camaraderie await. The executive director of Girls Inc. CNY joins Dr. Rich to explain why girls and young women need female mentors and role models — to help keep them on the right track. Watch Cycle of Health on Thursday at 8 p.m. on WCNY

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This Week on SciTech Now 07/13/17

Published - July 7, 2017

On the next edition of SciTech Now: On this edition of SciTech Now, we take you into the world of Pokemon and augmented reality, creating magnets with lighting and inside one of the worlds largest recycling plants. Watch SciTech Now on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. on WCNY

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July 9, 2017: Over The Sea

Published - July 3, 2017

“I come to ferry you hence across the tide To endless night, fierce fires and shramming cold.”  – Dante   Travel across the sea with me as we hear some of the music being created in Europe and Asia.  Works by Judith Weir, Chihchun Chi-sun Lee, Consuelo Diez, and Anna Clyne take us around the globe on our next episode.   “Over the Sea” Judith Weir:  Piano Trio Two Fidelio Trio “The Piano Tuner” Delphian 34084 Chichchun Chi-sun Lee:  Concerto for Flute and 4 Percussionists Kim S. McCormick, flute; McCormick Percussion Group “Culture Samples” Ravello Records 7834 Consuelo Diez:  Cartas a la

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