Two Rivers, 30 Minutes for 9-26-2025
09-26-2025
Topic: Learning from the story of American Motors, and public television
Guest: Producer and video journalist Joe Ligo
How Topic Discussed: Joe Ligo has recently completed a six-part documentary series for public television on "The Last Independent Automaker," Wisconsin-based American Motors Corp. What are the lessons that this company's rise and fall can provide about American industrial history? Why are preserving stories such as these important? How did public television make this documentary series possible? How is public media under threat in the United States and what can viewers and listeners do to support their local public TV and radio stations?
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