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Les Paul’s traveling exhibit coming to Lakefront

Installation of Les Paul’s Big Sound Experience is currently underway at Discovery World, with a special grand opening event scheduled for July 16. A dozen new interactive experiences will be unveiled within Discovery World’s Les Paul House of Sound exhibit. The new features include all the elements from an exhibit called Les Paul’s Big Sound Experience, which finished a year-long tour of locations throughout the United States. Discovery World has the honor to be the long-term stop for the exhibit elements. Previously the collection only stopped for a few days along its nation-wide tour. Opening in partnership with the...

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Exclusive: On location with “Around the Corner” in Whitefish Bay

The Milwaukee Independent spent a full day traveling with the crew of Around the Corner with John McGivern, while filming a season six episode featuring the community of Whitefish Bay. The Milwaukee Public Television (MPTV) program has a staff of 14 who work full-time to produce each season. For Milwaukee Independent’s Day Three, the on location crew included host and producer John McGivern, producer and director Lois Maurer, videographer Justin Migliano, and audio engineer Gail Grzybowski. Mike McGivern, Sports Segment Producer, joined the team for the final segment of the day, and history segment producer John Gurda was absent,...

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Map: Around the Corner Locations and Episodes

View the interactive map produced by the Milwaukee Independent as a companion to its news report and photo essay. It marks all the locations featured over five years of the public television program Around the Corner with John McGivern. It is organized by season, and each city marker is embedded with the full length video of the corresponding episode, provided by MPTV. Click a city marker or the sidebar to see the entire list of shows. To watch a video, click the location photo that appears in the left sidebar. FULL COVERAGE: Read the article, view the photo essay,...

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