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Southern Oregon History Marathon Coming to RVTV (2/3/09)
Rogue Valley Community Television (RVTV) and Southern Oregon University (SOU) will broadcast a seven-hour program, Saturday, February 14, to commemorate Oregon’s 150th birthday. “Oregon Stories: Remembering Southern Oregon” will be seen on RVTV Channel 9 on the Charter and Ashland Home network in Jackson County and RVTV Channel 14 on the Charter Cable network in Josephine County. The program begins at 10 am and continues until 5 pm.
The first four hours of programming are live from the new RCC/SOU Higher Education Center at 101 S. Bartlett in Medford. The public is invited to attend the live broadcasts, which include the following:
“A History of the Landscape” (10 am)
Pat Acklin, associate professor, geography, SOU.
“Wagons West” (11 am)
Stories of southern Oregon’s pioneers; Linda Lochard, West Side Quartermaster, 1996 Applegate Trail Wagon Trip.
“Oregon’s Milestone Contributions to Radio and Television” (noon)
Ron Kramer, executive director, Jefferson Public Radio and author of Pioneer Mikes: A History of Radio and Television in Oregon.
“Minorities in Southern Oregon” (1 pm)
“The African American Experience in Southern Oregon,” D.L. Richardson, chair, communication, SOU; and “A History of the Chinese Immigrant Experience in Southern Oregon,” Dr. Jeff Barlow, chair, Asian studies, Pacific University.
The last three hours of the broadcast include the following pre-recorded RVTV programming:
“Preserving our History” (2 pm)
Terrie Martin, interim executive director, Southern Oregon Historical Society; Joan Momsen, Grants Pass Historical Society; and Kate Cleland-Sipfle, librarian, SOU Hannon Library.
“Oregon Stories” (3 pm)
Oregonians reminisce about their state.
“Remembering Southern Oregon University” (4 pm)
SOU emeritus faculty: Dr. Arthur Kreisman, Dr. Ken Bartlett, Dr. David Hoffman, Sue Corp and Ron Bolstad; and Dr. Mary Cullinan, SOU President.
The “Oregon Stories” specials are sponsored by Southern Oregon University and a grant from the Oregon University System supporting Oregon-150.