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Two Rivers Man

Bill Walkner has written songs about the changes in his city of Two Rivers.

Aired 09/21/2016 | Rating TV-G

Wisconsin Life

Two Rivers Man

Clip: Season 4 Episode 1 | 4m 33sVideo has Closed Captions

Bill Walkner has written songs about the changes in his city of Two Rivers.

Bill Walkner has spent the last five decades of his life living in the city of Two Rivers. He's retired now, but he was a working man. He raised a family on his paycheck from the factory. All the while, he played the guitar and wrote songs about life.

Aired 09/21/2016 | Rating TV-G

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