The Day Dinosaurs Died

Investigate how an asteroid vanquished the dinosaurs 66 million years ago

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  Fred Vigeant is WITF's Director of Programming and Promotions for TV and Radio. Fred manages the schedules for our radio and television platforms. He also analyzes audience research and manages the public affairs program Smart Talk. Previously, Fred was at WRVO in Oswego, NY for 12 years serving in various roles including Program Director and before that Operations Manager. Fred graduated from the State University of New York College at Oswego with a B.A. in Mass Communications and Broadcasting.

Attack of the asteroid on the Earth. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

Join WITF this week for an encore presentation on NOVA.

Investigate how an asteroid vanquished the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

Join scientists as they drill into the impact crater and, for the first time, reconstruct the hell on earth that unfolded in the minutes, hours and months after the impact.

NOVA is on WITF TV Wednesday at 9:00pm and streaming through the PBS Video App.

A collection of interviews, photos, and music videos, featuring local musicians who have stopped by the WITF performance studio to share a little discussion and sound. Produced by WITF’s Joe Ulrich.

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