Flashback: 1 February 1992

Here’s what we were airing 32 years ago on what was then NCPT (North Carolina Public Television)…

Flashback: 12 October 1991

Saturdays have changed a bit since 1991 on the broadcast service of PBS NC. Back then we were North Carolina Public Television and there was nary a British detective in sight!

If you look at the day’s line-up, you’ll see there was some early morning kids programming. That’s been a constant, I believe, in our schedules for decades. But some GED telecourse shows followed, something we used to air quite a bit of (eventually, it was determined that audience could access much of that material online once the Internet became omnipresent). The afternoons brought about some how-to and travel, much like today. At 7pm, we got to see some fauna on WILD AMERICA and WILD, WILD WORLD OF ANIMALS. THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW (another longtime Saturday eveining staple) was on at 8pm, followed by some music with MICHAEL FEINSTEIN AND FRIENDS, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS and THE REAL PATSY CLINE.

Flashback: 29 June 1985

In 1985, June 29 fell on a Saturday. Here’s what we were broadcasting on the airwaves of the then University of North Carolina Center for Public Television…