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Station opens doors for WNEO anniversary celebrations

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Station opens doors for WNEO anniversary celebrations
1. (L-R) Chief Marketing Officer Kim Holm, Board of Directors Chairwoman Romona Davis and Interim President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Good participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony arranged by the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber. 2. Richard Grell of THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN conducts a woodworking demonstration. 
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Station opens doors for WNEO anniversary celebrations 

On Thursday, Nov. 30, PBS Western Reserve staff celebrated WNEO’s 50th anniversary on the air by holding a community open house in the afternoon and a VIP event in the evening. Attendees enjoyed tours, a glilmpse of how the station operates, special appearances by The Cat in the Hat and a woodworking demonstration by Richard Grell, the subject of the local production THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN. 

Station staff also presented a sneak preview of PBS WESTERN RESERVE: A STUDY IN PERSISTENCE, the new documentary about the organization’s history. The production’s broadcast premiere was on Wednesday, Jan. 3.