Eight/Arizona PBS is celebrating its 50th anniversary of going live on Jan. 30, 1961; by 1964 it had its first Emmy Award for 400 hours of local programming. Viewers are sharing their memories of the station, and there’s a cool retro video that includes its first moments of broadcast. Is your station or network marking an important anniversary this year? Let us know!
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