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Corinth & Shiloh history
airing on public T.V.
Published Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009
By Jebb Johnston
Staff Writer
Mississippi Public Broadcasting will encourage residents across the state to experience Corinth and Shiloh history with both television and radio broadcasts scheduled on Wednesday.
“Exploring History: Corinth, Mississippi and Shiloh National Military Park” will air on MPB television stations at 7 p.m. Wednesday. A related news feature, “First Impressions, Lasting Memories,” will air on MPB Think Radio at 6:35 a.m. and 7:35 a.m.
The 30-minute “Exploring History” documentary tells the story of the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center, Corinth Contraband Camp and Shiloh Battlefield, while the radio segment is a four-minute piece which will air during “Morning Edition.”
Both broadcasts detail the history of Corinth and Shiloh and also follow the experiences of 40 members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Jackson Madison County, Tenn., and North Mississippi during a summer visit that was sponsored by the tourism office, Shiloh National Military Park, MPB and the show’s producer, WLJT-TV of Martin, Tenn.
“The kids didn’t know for sure at the beginning of the tour if they were going to have fun,” said MPB reporter Ron Brown. “They certainly didn’t know they were going to learn, but by the end of the day there were smiles all around.”
The program was conceived to coincide with Ken Burns’ “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.”
“Working on this documentary has allowed me to re-experience the abundant history of the area in a whole new way, much like the kids of the Boys and Girls Clubs experienced it,” said Darrell Conner, one of the executive producers.
Tourism Director Kristy White is excited about the attention the broadcasts will focus on the area.
“A lot of people don’t think about Corinth having a national park,” she said. “We wanted to help increase the exposure of our interpretive center. The program also shows the museum and gives a look at Corinth as a whole.”
Although some TV listings indicate a different program at 7 p.m. Wednesday on the Booneville MPB station, MPB Outreach Director Kathy Broom said the program will air statewide on MPB stations in that time slot.
Viewers can share memories, photo and videos of Shiloh and other national parks at www.mpbonline.org. The stories will become part of the archive of the National Park Foundation.
