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October Highlights

Wednesday, October 1

Damian, George, Gregory Keeler, Carol Young, Keith, Ryan and Paul
PHOTO: Santino DeAngelo, Studio 271




9 PM -- CELTIC THUNDER
Special Program

Tune in for this special program of Celtic Thunder (pictured, left with WSKG's Gregory Keeler and Carol Young) as members of the group join us in the studio in preparation for their Binghamton performance. Pledge your support and receive tickets as our way of saying thanks, to see Celtic Thunder on Friday, October 3 at the Broome County Veteran's Memorial Arena. (Rebroadcast from Sunday, 9/28)

 
Thursday, October 2




8 PM -- BROOME COUNTY EXECUTIVE DEBATE
Incumbent Democrat Barbara Fiala and Republican challenger Mike Marinaccio, the Town of Dickinson Supervisor, debate issues facing Broome County, including taxation, Medicaid and consolidation. The debate is being presented in partnership with the Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce and the Broome-Tioga League of Women Voters. WSKG's Bill Jaker moderates.

 

PBS NEWSHOUR DEBATES 2008: A SPECIAL REPORT


Vice Presidential Debate -- Thursday, October 2 at 9 PM
Gwen Ifill, of PBS’ THE NEWSHOUR and WASHINGTON WEEK, moderates the vice presidential debate between Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Sarah Palin, live from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. Analysis from THE NEWSHOUR team anchored by Jim Lehrer with David Brooks and Mark Shields follows.

Presidential Debate (2) -- Tuesday, October 7 at 9 PM
The second presidential debate between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama features undecided voters posing questions to the candidates. Tom Brokaw moderates the debate, live from Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Analysis from THE NEWSHOUR team anchored by Jim Lehrer with David Brooks and Mark Shields follows.

Presidential Debate (3) -- Wednesday, October 15 at 9 PM
The third presidential debate between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama focuses on domestic issues. Bob Schieffer moderates the debate, live from Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. Analysis from THE NEWSHOUR team anchored by Jim Lehrer with David Brooks and Mark Shields follows.

 

Coming Attractions on At the Drive-In...


8 PM -- AT THE DRIVE-IN
What are you doing Saturday night? WSKG TV's new show, At the Drive-In, is perfect for popping some popcorn and gathering the family around the TV. More than just a movie, viewers are treated to fun segments with informative tips from cooking to crafts and bits of history in between!

October 4- The Giant Gila Monster: A 30-foot killer lizard is loose in the woods near a bumbling town full of rowdy, dancin', hot-roddin' teens.

October 11 - Hot Rod Girls: When his kid brother is killed in a street race, champion dragster Jeff vows to quit racing forever. A bigheaded newcomer with his eye set on Jeff's title tries to force him to race again. Jeff isn't tempted by his boasts and taunts, but the challenger goes too far when he steals Jeff's girl, and the insult results in a final showdown pitting hot rod against hot rod. Starring Chuck Connors (TV's "Rifleman") as the cop trying to end illegal racing, Hot-Rod Girl also features Lori Nelson (The Day the World Ended, Revenge of the Creature) and an early appearance by Frank Gorshin.

October 18- The Nasty Rabbit: Russian spies secretly infect rabbits with a deadly bacteria, then let them loose in the U.S.

October 25
- The Crawling Hand: The hand of a dead astronaut comes crawling back from the grave to strangle the living .

 

 

 

 


Binghamton natives The Burns Sisters, Marie, Jeannie and Annie grace the WSKG stage with powerful songs, gorgeous sibling harmony, and a distinctive blend of folk, country, and rock styles touched with spirit and soul. See The Burns Sisters on Expressions, Thursday, October 9 at 8 PM.

 


Influenced by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Waylon Jennings, Bob Dylan, and more, The Dirtfarm Band, brings Rock 'n' Roll with a twist of country sprinkled in to the WSKG Studios.
Tune in for a Rock-a-Billy good time, Thursday, October 16 at 8 PM.

 




This week, Expressions features nature photographer Jerry Acton of Berkshire, poet and Binghamton University Associate Director of Creative Writing Christine Gelineau and Victorian guitar music by William Groome of Corning.
Join us Thursday, October 23 at 8 PM.

 

On October 30, 1938 “The War of the Worlds” was performed as a Halloween episode of the American radio drama anthology series Mercury Theatre on the Air. Directed and narrated by Orson
Welles, this adaptation of the H.G. Wells classic shocked much of the country into believing
that an alien attack as described in the radio play was real.

This October 30th, on the 70th anniversary of the original broadcast, WSKG-TV and Radio will re-enact this classic broadcast live from our Vestal Studios. Local actors including Bill Gorman and WSKG radio personalities will perform the play from the original script. All sound effects and musical interludes will be reenacted live to cue just as the original radio drama was performed and directed by Orson Welles 70 years ago. Viewers will be able to see and hear exactly how the drama was constructed to a terrified America in 1938. Experience the panic Thursday, October 30 at 8 PM.


WSKG’s The War of the Worlds 70th anniversary broadcast will air
Thursday, October 30 at 8:00pm on WSKG-TV and simulcast on WSKG-FM.

Check out Expressions at 8 pm on the SD channel AND the HD channel

 

 

 

10 PM -- UP THE YANGTZE
Nearing completion, China’s massive Three Gorges Dam is altering the landscape and the lives of people living along the fabled Yangtze River. Countless ancient villages and historic locales will be submerged, and two million people will lose their homes and livelihoods. The Yu family desperately seeks a reprieve by sending their 16-year-old daughter to work in the cruise ship industry that has sprung up to give tourists a last glimpse of the legendary river valley. With cinematic sweep, “Up the Yangtze” explores lives transformed by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history, a hotly contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle. Wednesday, October 8.

 

MYSTERY!

THE LAST ENEMY

An expatriate mathematician returns to England to find the nation transformed into a hyper-paranoid surveillance society, plagued by terrorists, fugitives and spies. Searching for the truth about his brother’s mysterious death, he is catapulted into an international conspiracy — and a passionate love affair with his brother’s widow. The five-part thriller stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Atonement, “To the Ends of the Earth”) as Stephen Ezard, Anamaria Marinca (4 Months, 3 Weeks, & 2 Days) as the enigmatic and beautiful sister-in-law Yasim and Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty, Trainspotting as rogue agent David Russell. This five-part series begins October 5 at 9 pm.

 



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