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Here’s an in-depth guide to WOUB’s 2022 Sizzling Summer Pledge program
< < Back to ?p=284678It’s the hottest time of the year, and WOUB-TV is adding to the heat with our Sizzling Summer Pledge programming kicking off August 11! Find a comprehensive guide to our scheduled programming below. Check woub.org/woubtvschedules for a full program schedule, plus information on encore presentations.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11:
9 p.m.: Country Music #106 “Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1968-1972)”
Country music responds to a nation divided by the Vietnam War, through songwriter Kris Kristofferson.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12:
9 p.m.: Finale of the “Great American Recipe”
10:30 p.m.: “James Taylor: One Man Band”
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13:
1:30 p.m.: Overcoming Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Grief with Daniel Amen MD and Tana Amen
3:30 p.m.: Abba Forever – A Celebration
Celebrate the supergroup with Neil Sedaka, Donny Osmond, Tim Rice and the band members themselves.
5 p.m. Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide
The personal finance expert provides essential advice on planning for and thriving in retirement. (Catch encore presentations scheduled for Monday, August 15 at 10:30 p.m. and Sunday, August 20 at 2 p.m.)
8 p.m.: Big Band Years (My Music Presents)
“The Big Band Years” turns back the clock to a time when swing musicians ruled the radio and night clubs, bringing a joyful escape to Americans during one of the most turbulent times in the nation’s history. Among the immortal artists featured are Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, Guy Lombardo, Sammy Kaye, Tex Beneke, Cab Calloway and other greats. Hosted by veteran game show host and singer Peter Marshall.
10 p.m.: Concert for George
On November 29, 2002, one year after the passing of music legend George Harrison, a performance tribute was organized in his honor. Held at London’s Royal Albert Hall, the momentous evening featured Harrison’s songs and music he loved, performed by a lineup that included Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne, Monty Python, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, Dhani Harrison and many more.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14:
12 p.m. Yellowstone Symphony
Travel on a spectacular visual journey through the wonders of America’s first national park. (Catch an encore presentation Wednesday, August 17 at 8 p.m.)
1 p.m.: Alan Jackson’s Precious Memories
Alan Jackson performs signature renditions of traditional hymns and gospel favorites in Nashville.
2:30 p.m.: Rick Steves Fascism In Europe
Rick Steves travels back a century to learn how fascism rose and then fell in Europe. (Catch an encore presentation scheduled for Wednesday, August 17 at 10:30 p.m.)
4 p.m.: Doo Wop, Pop and Soul Generations (My Music)
Doo Wop, Pop and Soul Generations (My Music)celebrates the legacies of the great artists and songs of the late 1950s and early 60s following the birth of rock and roll and the explosion of rhythm and blues on the radio.
6:30 p.m.: John Williams: The Berlin Concert
8 p.m.: All Creatures Great and Small: The Next Chapter
Go behind the scenes of the charming Masterpiece series about the world’s favorite veterinarian and his menagerie of animal patients, The Next Chapter includes interviews with cast members. Also featured are the talents behind the series. Providing fascinating background on working with the animals in the series are veterinary adviser Andy Barrett, prosthetics model maker Pauline Fowler and horse master Mark Atkinson. (Catch an encore presentation scheduled for Saturday, August 20 at 5:30 p.m.)
9:30 p.m.: Grantchester On Masterpiece (Season 7 Finale)
Another homeless man is found dead and killed in the same manner as the previous victims.
MONDAY, AUGUST 15:
9 p.m.: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration: All In For the Gambler
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16:
8 p.m.: Freedom Songs: The Music Of the Civil Rights Movement
From Billie Holiday to Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin, and from Curtis Mayfield and Sly Stone to Gil Scott-Heron, Freedom Songs documents how a few daring musical innovators stood at the vortex of two revolutions-one cultural, the other musical-and forever changed America and the world.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17:
9 p.m.: Roy Orbison Forever
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18:
9 p.m.: Country Music: #107 “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973-1983)’
Witness a vibrant era in country music, with Dolly Parton finding mainstream success; Hank Williams, Jr. and Rosanne Cash emerging from their famous fathers’ shadows; and Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings launching the “Outlaw” movement.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19: 10 p.m.: On Broadway
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20:
7 p.m.: Lawrence Welk’s TV Treasures
This documentary about the legendary television series, “The Lawrence Welk Show,” features rarely seen footage from more than 50 years of the longest-running series on national television and outstanding never-before-seen archival performances by members of the Welk Musical Family, starting with the earliest days of the show.
9 p.m.: Rick Steves’ Why We Travel
A love note to travel features vivid footage from Guatemala, Ethiopia, Palestine and Iran.
11 p.m.: Béla Fleck: My Bluegrass Heart
Join Béla Fleck and an all-star lineup of the most acclaimed artists in bluegrass at their sold- out show at the Ryman Auditorium. Performing from his GRAMMY-winning album, My Bluegrass Heart, this show is a “can’t miss” moment in bluegrass and offers a one-time chance to see all the artists from the album together on one stage. The lineup features some of the most legendary instrumentalists in bluegrass music’s history alongside some of the best of the new generation of players.
Sunday, August 21 through Tuesday, August 23: BEST OF WOUB