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Special | 33m 28s | The program that formally marks the start of WHA-TV (33m 28s)
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Special | 27m 20s | Norman Michie explains to Wisconsin residents the value of a public television network. (27m 20s)
Special | 28m 45s | Watch a compilation of clips from early WHA television programs. (28m 45s)
Wisconsin School of the Air: Figure it Out
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Special | 22m 37s | Sara Rhue discusses ancient mathematics. (22m 37s)
The Friendly Giant: Timid Timothy
Special | 24m 24s | Friendly the Giant shares a story about how Timid Timothy learns to be brave. (24m 24s)
The Friendly Giant: Sad Eye the Clown
Special | 14m 3s | Friendly the Giant reads a circus story about clowns, horses & geese. (14m 3s)
The Friendly Giant: The Big Red Barn
Special | 14m 9s | Friendly the giant and his neighbors learn all about barns, big and small. (14m 9s)
The Friendly Giant: Wait for William
Special | 14m 12s | Friendly the Giant reads Wait for William, a story about a circus parade by Marjorie Flack (14m 12s)
The Friendly Giant: Far Away Places
Special | 16m 58s | The friendly giant explores and writes about far away places, both real and imaginary. (16m 58s)
Governor Kohler Dedication of WHA-TV
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Special | 48s | Wisconsin Governor Walter J. Kohler dedicates WHA-TV in 1953 (48s)
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Special | 10m 4s | Behind the scenes of TV in the 1950s (10m 4s)
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