East Tennessee PBS
Television Pioneer: The Story of Ross K. Bagwell, Sr.
Special | 1h 16m 34s
Ross K. Bagwell, Sr. pioneers part of the cable television industry in Knoxville, TN.
A man, Ross K. Bagwell, Sr., sees a TV in 1951 for the first time and pursues a career in the television industry at all costs. Through perseverance, vision, leadership, creativity and the support of his family, Ross K. Bagwell, Sr. pioneers part of the cable television industry in a place Hollywood would have never thought was possible: Knoxville, Tennessee.
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East Tennessee PBS is a local public television program presented by etpbs
East Tennessee PBS
Television Pioneer: The Story of Ross K. Bagwell, Sr.
Special | 1h 16m 34s
A man, Ross K. Bagwell, Sr., sees a TV in 1951 for the first time and pursues a career in the television industry at all costs. Through perseverance, vision, leadership, creativity and the support of his family, Ross K. Bagwell, Sr. pioneers part of the cable television industry in a place Hollywood would have never thought was possible: Knoxville, Tennessee.
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