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WCNY, Syracuse Trivia Company present Retro PBS Trivia
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January 18, 2020
WCNY, Central New York’s community-owned flagship public broadcaster in partnership with Syracuse Trivia Company invite the community to Retro PBS Trivia from 1:30 to 4 p.m. March 16 at WCNY. WCNY is located at 415 W. Fayette St. in Syracuse.
Teams will test their old school 80s and 90s PBS throwback knowledge with questions on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” “Arthur,” “Reading Rainbow,” “Sesame Street,” and more!
The event also features free wine samples from Billsboro Winery and Stone Age Winery, free beer samples from IBU Brewery and Anything But Beer, light snacks, cash bar, retro candy, and cash prizes up to $150 ($150 for first place, $75 for second, and $25 for third place..
The cost is $10 for WCNY members and $15 for non-members. Free onsite parking. Six people maximum per team.
To register, visit wcny.org/events.
About WCNY
WCNY was founded in 1965 as The Educational Television Council of Central New York. Today it is a community-owned media company that produces content across multiple platforms, including television and radio programs, dynamic web and targeted email content, the WCNY CONNECT member magazine, and social media. Through online stream technology, WCNY has a global broadcast audience of viewers and listeners throughout the United States and 17 countries. WCNY operates five digital, pledge-free broadcast channels and three radio stations. Towers are located in Watertown and Utica, and WCNY’s radio programming extends into Canada. Classic FM is one of a few radio stations in the world dedicated to locally programmed music.
Educational services include workshops; a 10,000 square-foot building with dedicated Education Center; Read Out, a radio reading service for the visually impaired; Enterprise America for middle school students; and a media and marketing communications program for high school students.
WCNY is LEED® Platinum Certified by the U.S. Green Building Council, the highest certification level achievable in Leadership, Energy & Environmental Design. Other achievements include Business of the Year in the nonprofit category in 2014 by CenterState CEO.
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