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October 4, 2019 | 8:58 AM

Kicking off Season 6 of Finding Your Roots

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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.

Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. with actress Anjelica Huston while taping Finding Your Roots.

Season 6 of Finding Your Roots has arrived. The acclaimed series returns with Professor Gates exploring the mysteries, surprises and revelations hidden in the family trees of popular figures. This week’s theme: Hollywood Royalty

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actors Isabella Rossellini, Anjelica Huston and Mia Farrow unearth surprising new revelations about their family histories, taking them generations beyond their famous cinematic forebears.

Watch Finding Your Roots on WITF Tuesday October 8 at 8:00pm on WITF. The program is also available through our website and streaming through the PBS Video app.

Congress Has Cut Federal Funding for Public Media

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Kicking off Season 6 of Finding Your Roots

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