Monday Montage

What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …

FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate deadly truck accidents and the fight over measures that could save thousands of lives. Don’t miss AMERICA’S DANGEROUS TRUCKS – Tuesday night at 9 on PBS NC.

It’s been a wild week for Jodie Comer (Remember Me) – a few days before winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (yay!), she had to stop mid-performance of Prima Facie due to the poor air quality from to the Canadian wildfires.

Sounds Familiar

“I’m amazed. I don’t know if I should be or not because a lot of people did serve in the Civil War, but it’s more interesting to me to know that, uh, I have Southern roots.” – Stephen King, upon discovering his Tennessee-born second great-grandfather served for the Union Army in the Civil War, FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.