JUN. 2019
Downton Abbey Returns! Sneak Peek at the New Movie with Jim Carter Sun., Jun. 2 | 7PM | WKAR-HD 23.1 SPECIAL Downton Abbey Returns! Sun., Jun. 2, 7pm In anticipation of the September 2019 premiere of the upcoming feature film,Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey Returns! is a nostalgic celebration one of the most successful British drama ever: the stellar cast, superb writing, spectacular locations, and dazzling costumes. Watch for special offers!
SPECIAL Prince: Rave Un2 The Year 2000 Tue., Jun. 4, 8pm Experience Prince’s legendary talent and peerless showmanship at a dazzling show filmed on the cusp of the new millennium. Recorded at Paisley Park Studios, the concert features performances of his timeless hits including “Kiss” and “Purple Rain.” Watch for special offers!
WHAT'S ON TV
= 8:30 Magic Moments: The original 6 | Thu 8:00 Inside Grand Hotel Best Of 50's Pop 1 | Sat 9:30 Under The Radar 10:30 What The World 7:00 Welk Stars: Through Almost Live Needs Now: Words By The Years 10:30 Chicago On Vacation Hal David 9:00 John Denver: Country 9 | Sun Boy 7 | Fri 8:00 Washington Week 6:30 Neil Diamond: Hot 10:30 Rick Steves' European August Night III Travel Tips And Tricks 8:30 Off The Record 9:00 Josh Groban Bridges: 8:00 Les Misérables 25th 2 | Sun In Concert From Anniversary Concert 7:00 Downton Abbey Madison Square 10 | Mon Returns! Garden 8:00 Les Misérables 9:00 Endeavour S5 10:30 Doobie Brothers Live 9:00 Les Misérables 11:00 Dr. David Perlmutter's From The Beacon 10:30 Secrets Of Highclere Whole Life Plan Theatre Castle 3 | Mon 8 | Sat 11 | Tue 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 7:00 Daniel O'Donnell: Back 8:00 Les Misérables 9:00 Jamestown S2 Home Again 9:00 Les Misérables 10:00 Rick Steves Fascism In Europe 4 | Tue 8:00 Prince: Rave Un2 The Year 2000 9:30 Neil Diamond: Hot August Night III 11:00 Memory Rescue With Daniel Amen, M.D. 5 | Wed 8:00 Magic Moments: The Best Of 50's Pop 10:00 Nat King Cole's Greatest Songs SPECIAL Chicago On Vacation Thu., Jun. 6, 10:30pm The delightful Geoffrey Baer takes viewers to the beloved lakes, resorts, and towns Midwesterners go to when they want to escape and the stops they make along the way. Through archival film, old home movies, testimonials, interviews, and beautiful new footage, Geoffrey will explore the places Midwesterneres go for rest now and in generations past. Watch for special offers! AMERICAN MASTERS Terrence McNally: Every Act Of Life Fri., Jun. 14, 9pm Explore four-time Tony-award-winning playwright Terrence McNally’s six groundbreaking decades in theater. The film delves into McNally’s pursuit of love and inspiration, LGBTQ activism, triumph over addiction, and the power of the arts to transform society.
10:30 Secrets Of The Manor House Specials for the Mind and Body 12 | Wed Keto Diet With Dr. Josh Axe 8:00 Les Misérables Sat., Jun. 1, 9am 9:00 Les Misérables Dr. Axe teaches how the Keto Diet results in positive changes that 11:00 Amanpour And go far beyond weight loss and has the potential to change your life Company forever. 13 | Thu Deepak Chopra: Spiritual Laws Of Success 8:00 This Old House Hour Sun., Jun. 2, 9am 9:00 Michigan Out Of Doors Explore how understanding our true nature can lead to a sense of 9:30 Under The Radar well-being, good health, fulfilling relationships, enthusiasm for life, Michigan and material abundance. 10:00 Prince Charles At 70 Memory Rescue With Daniel Amen, M.D. 11:00 Amanpour And Tue., Jun. 4, 11pm Company How you can improve your memory and even rescue it if you think 14 | Fri it’s headed for trouble. 8:00 Washington Week Eat to Live With Joel Fuhrman, M.D. 8:30 Off The Record Thu., Jun. 6, 12pm 9:00 Terrence McNally: American Masters Dr. Fuhrman gives viewers the facts they need to drop hard-to-lose 10:30 PBS Previews: Country weight and lower blood pressure and cholesterol without drugs. Music Visit TV - What's On at wkar.org for more air dates and times. 11:00 Democracy Now! WATCH FOR SPECIAL OFFERS! 15 | Sat 6:00 PBS NewsHour 8:00 Secrets Of Scotland 19 | Wed Weekend Yard 8:00 Nile: Rivers Of Life 6:30 Growing Bolder 9:00 Endeavour S6 9:00 When Whales Walked: 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show 10:30 Jamestown Journeys In Deep Time 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 11:30 Tunnel 11:00 Amanpour And 9:00 Doc Martin S7 17 | Mon Company 10:00 Songs From The Cellar 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 10:30 Bluegrass 20 | Thu 9:00 Jamestown S3 8:00 This Old House Hour Underground 10:00 POV 11:00 Austin City Limits 9:00 Michigan Out Of Doors 16 | Sun 18 | Tue 8:00 Secrets Of The Dead 9:30 Under The Radar 6:00 PBS NewsHour 9:00 Lavender Scare Michigan Weekend 10:00 Frontline 10:00 Doc Martin S7 6:30 Washington Week 11:00 Amanpour And 11:00 Amanpour And 7:00 Doc Martin S7 Company Company SPECIAL The Lavender Scare Tue., Jun. 18, 9pm Learn the untold story of how tens of thousands of homosexual federal workers were either fired or denied employment in the 1950s, stirring outrage in the gay community and starting an LGBTQ rights movement with an unlikely hero at the forefront.
PREMIERE Rivers Of Life Wed., Jun. 19, 8pm Experience the extraordinary animals, epic landscapes, and remarkable people who live alongside three iconic rivers—the Amazon, the Nile, and the Mississippi—in this landmark three-part series made in conjunction with the BBC.
21 | Fri 26 | Wed 8:00 Washington Week 8:00 Amazon: Rivers Of Life 8:30 Off The Record 9:00 NOVA KIDS 9:00 Robert Shaw: 10:00 POV Channel 23.4 • Comcast 293 American Masters 10:00 Great Performances 27 | Thu 8:00 This Old House Hour 22 | Sat 9:00 Michigan Out Of Doors 6:00 PBS NewsHour 9:30 Under The Radar Weekend Michigan 6:30 Growing Bolder 10:00 Doc Martin S7 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show 11:00 Amanpour And 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Company 9:00 Doc Martin S7 10:00 Songs From The 28 | Fri 8:00 Washington Week Cellar 7pm–9pm Fri., Sat., Sun. 10:30 Bluegrass 8:30 Off The Record Underground 9:00 Big Pacific May 31–Jun. 2 11:00 Austin City Limits 10:00 Great Yellowstone Wild Kratts Thaw Movie Marathon 23 | Sun 11:00 Democracy Now! 6:00 PBS NewsHour Jun. 7–9 Weekend 29 | Sat Preschool Party! 6:30 Washington Week 6:00 PBS NewsHour Specials 7:00 Doc Martin S7 Weekend Jun. 14–16 8:00 Poldark Season 4 On 6:30 Growing Bolder 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show Wild Kratts Masterpiece Marathon 9:00 Endeavour Season 6 8:00 Antiques Roadshow On Masterpiece 9:00 Doc Martin S7 Jun. 21–23 10:30 Jamestown S3 10:00 Songs From The Cellar Ready Jet Go! One Small Step 11:30 Tunnel S1 10:30 Bluegrass Underground 11:00 Austin City Limits 24 | Mon Jun. 28–30 30 | Sun Odd Squad 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Marathon 9:00 Jamestown 6:00 PBS NewsHour 10:00 POV Weekend Supported in part by 6:30 Washington Week 25 | Tue 7:00 Doc Martin S7 8:00 Secrets Of The Dead 8:00 Poldark S4 9:00 Tiananmen: Seven 9:00 Endeavour S6 Weeks That Changed 10:30 Jamestown S3 The full The World 11:30 Tunnel S1 WKAR KIDS 11:00 Amanpour And schedule is available Company on wkar.org Check out the highlighted specials for this month's theme: WORLDChannel 23.2 • Comcast 904 • WOW 157 LGBTQ Pride Month 1 | SAT 11:00 Legends Of Airpower 10:00 PBS NewsHour 10:00 All Things Bakelite: The 11 | TUE 11:00 Nightly Business Report Age Of Plastic 8:00 America ReFramed 22 | SAT 11:00 Tunnel 9:30 First Degree 8:00 Secrets Of Scotland Yard 2 | SUN 10:00 PBS NewsHour 9:00 Endeavour S6 9:00 Brain Secrets With Dr. 11:00 Cycle Around Japan 10:30 Jamestown S3 Michael Merzenich Highlights 23 | SUN 11:00 Aging Backwards 2 With 12 | WED 8:00 Nile: Rivers Of Life Miranda Esmonde-White 9:00 Frontline 9:00 Robert Shaw: American 3 | MON 10:00 PBS NewsHour Masters 9:30 Stories From The Stage 11:00 Nightly Business Report 10:00 Considering Matthew 10:00 PBS NewsHour 13 | THU Shepard 11:00 Legends Of Airpower 8:00 Operation Maneater 11:00 Independent Lens 4 | TUE 9:00 Secrets Of The Dead 24 | MON 8:00 Personal Statement: 10:00 PBS NewsHour 8:30 Committee America ReFramed 11:00 Story In The Public Square 9:00 Bright Lights Little City 9:00 Forever Painless With 14 | FRI 9:30 Stories From The Stage Miranda Esmonde-White 8:00 Denial: The Dad That 10:00 PBS NewsHour 10:00 PBS NewsHour Wanted To Save The 11:00 Legends Of Airpower 11:00 Cycle Around Japan World 25 | TUE Highlights 9:00 Antiques Roadshow 8:00 America ReFramed 5 | WED 10:00 PBS NewsHour 9:30 Committee 8:00 Stonewall Uprising: 11:00 Best Of Immense 10:00 PBS NewsHour American Experience Possibilities 11:00 Cycle Around Japan 10:00 PBS NewsHour 15 | SAT Highlights 11:00 MN Original 8:00 Terrence McNally: 26 | WED 6 | THU American Masters 9:00 Frontline 9:00 Aging Backwards 2 With 9:30 Committee 10:00 PBS NewsHour Miranda Esmonde-White 10:00 America ReFramed 11:00 Nightly Business Report 10:00 PBS NewsHour 16 | SUN 11:00 Nightly Business Report 27 | THU 8:00 Nature 8:00 John Glenn: A Life Of 7 | FRI 9:00 Reel South Service 8:30 African Americans: Many 10:00 Doc World 9:00 Secrets Of The Dead Rivers To Cross 11:00 To A More Perfect Union 10:00 PBS NewsHour 10:00 PBS NewsHour 17 | MON 11:00 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Nightly Business Report 8:00 Local USA 28 | FRI 8 | SAT 9:00 Penny: Champion Of The 8:00 Doc Martin S7 8:00 Endeavour S5 Marginalized 9:00 Antiques Roadshow 10:00 Downton Abbey Returns! 9:30 Stories From The Stage 10:00 PBS NewsHour 9 | SUN 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Nightly Business Report 8:00 Ken Burns: The National 11:00 Legends Of Airpower 29 | SAT Parks 18 | TUE 8:00 Poldark S4 9:30 Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: 8:00 America ReFramed 9:00 Endeavour Season 6 On Uncovering America 9:30 Nine To Ninety Masterpiece 11:00 PBS Previews: Chasing The 10:00 PBS NewsHour 10:30 Jamestown Moon 11:00 Cycle Around Japan 10 | MON 30 | SUN Highlights 8:00 Amazon: Rivers Of Life 8:00 To A More Perfect Union 19 | WED 9:00 Pacific Heartbeat 9:00 Living In The Overlap 9:00 Frontline 10:00 Doc World 9:30 Stories From The Stage 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Reaching West: 10:00 PBS NewsHour 11:00 Nightly Business Report Dreams Of China's New 20 | THU Generation 9:00 Secrets Of The Dead HAVE QUESTIONS? 10:00 PBS NewsHour contact Carolopedia 11:00 Nightly Business Report 21 | FRI The full (517) 884-6990 8:00 Doc Martin S7 WKAR WORLD 9:00 Antiques Roadshow [email protected] schedule is available on wkar.org CREATEChannel 23.3 • Comcast 27 • WOW 155
Backyard Makeover
MARATHONS Saturdays 6am–noon & 6pm–mid | Sundays noon–6pm Backyard Makeover | Jun. 1 & 2 Your backyard is an extension of your home; utilize it to its fullest potential! Mark Montano, P. Allen Smith, and the Ask This Old House crew have plenty of tips to dress up your backyard for the whole family to enjoy! Make your backyard a haven, and you’ll never want to head inside! Create Mash-Up | Jun. 8 & 9 Create super fans, this marathon is just for you with two Create hosts in one episode! Domestic diva Martha Stewart teams up with the grand dame Julia Child to make a wedding cake. The jazzy vegetarian Laura Theodore brings Lidia Bastianich to her kitchen for some tasty, Italian meals. Men Of Leisure | Jun. 15 & 16 In honor of Father’s Day, join the Create Men of Leisure team featuring chefs Jacques Pepin and Ming Tsai, world traveler Joseph Rosendo, and master crafter Eric Gorges. There’s something for everyone from grilling to traveling to gardening and much more. Jump in, and get started because the weekend is almost over! Dining Al Fresco | Jun. 22 & 23 There’s no better way to enjoy summer meals than eating outside. George Hirsch has fired up the grill to make juicy steaks. Laura Theodore takes us on a picnic, and we’re all invited to Pati Jinich’s patio for an awesome, summertime meal. Warm air, good food, and fun company are what summer is all about. American Test Kitchen Grills | Jun. 29 & 30 Time to get ready for the July 4 barbecue! Not to worry, Julia Collin Davison, Bridget Lancaster, and the rest of the America's Test Kitchen gang have got you covered! Your guests will be treated to steaks, chicken, pizza, and swordfish, right off the grill! WEEKDAYS SATURDAYS SUNDAYS 6:00am Crafting 6:00am MARATHON 6:00am Crafting
7:00am Cooking 7:00am Cooking 8:30am Health & Fitness 9:00am Travel 9:30am Travel 12:00pm Cooking 10:00am Home Improvement 10:00am Home Improvement 11:00am Gardening & Crafting 11:00am Gardening & Crafting 3:30pm Home Improvement 12:00pm MARATHON 1:00pm Cooking 4:00pm Travel 5:00pm Cooking 3:00pm Travel 6:00pm MARATHON 4:30pm Home Improvement to midnight 6:00pm Home Improvement 5:00pm Gardening & Crafting 6:30pm Cooking 6:00pm Home Improvement Some programs may be 6:30pm Cooking preempted for specials 10:00pm Home Improvement 10:00pm Home Improvement The full 10:30pm Travel 10:30pm Travel WKAR CREATE 11:30pm Cooking 11:30pm Cooking schedule is available on wkar.org 90.5 FM HEAR THIS WEEKDAYS 12 a Classical Music 5 a Morning Edition 9 a Classical Morning Behind 'Making adversity in their home lives 1 p Classical Afternoon that carries over into the 2 p NY Philharmonic (F) The Grade In 4 p All Things Considered classroom. Simply shaking W Karel Vega Michigan' our fingers at a student’s 7 p Classical Music (M) poor academic performance 7 p The Interlochen Collection (T) Last month, WKAR received 7 p The Fugue (W) a Regional Edward R. Murrow without treating the ‘whole 7 p Michigan Matinee (Th) Award for its series Making child’ is a disservice to our 7 p MSU In Concert (F) 8 p Wind & Rhythm (F) the Grade in Michigan (see youth and will not build the Station News for more). future we hope for,” explains SATURDAYS Lavery. 12 a Classical Music 8 a Weekend Edition Although Making the Grade 10 a Wait Wait Don't Tell Me 11 a This American Life in Michigan is a relatively new 12 p Great Lakes Concerts series, it has already provided 1 p Classical Music something Pizzo describes as 5 p All Things Considered 6 p Live From Here W Chris Thile an all-time favorite: 8 p Full Moon Hacksaw ROBIN PIZZO “...the Batman theme sung 10 p European Jazz Stage Director of Education by [four-year-old] Van to his mom LoAnh. A precious SUNDAYS “It’s a great honor to have reminder that every parent 12 a Classical Music 8 a Weekend Edition our work recognized,” wants to experience their 10 a Live From Here W Chris Thile says WKAR’s Director of children learning, thriving, and 12 p The Fugue Education, .“I having fun in education and 1 p Michigan Matinee Robin Pizzo 2 p Chicago Symphony knew we were embarking on life.” 4 p Specials profound stories during our 5 p ATC Weekend brainstorming sessions.” 6 p Folk W Matt Watroba 8 p Folk Alley 9 p Thistle And Shamrock For WKAR Education 10 p Sunday Classics Reporter Kevin Lavery, this is 11 p Classical Music no time to rest on your laurels. Listen anywhere and anytime at ! KEVIN LAVERY wkar.org “Many Michigan children face Education Reporter
wife on April 1, 1972, and married Thank You WKAR Radio Day Sponsors! her on June 6 of that same year. Happy 47th anniversary, Pam • from Programming this month is made possible, Walter Adams in commemoration in part, by these contributions: of D-Day 1944 and the liberation of France. celebrate the life of Larry O'Kelly FRI | 7 • in loving memory of her For just $20 a • in memory of Mary Louise Lynn mom, Beverly Boudreau • in honor Kelly, CAS Class of 1951, on her month, you can of Sam Austin's 86th birthday. sponsor a day on birthday. SAT | 8 • from Joann Hubbard in • from Angelica Liu in WKAR Radio with a TUE | 4 memory of Bob Hubbard on his celebration of her beloved husband, birthday • from Wendell and Marcia George Liu, on their wedding personal message. Dilling of Midland in celebration of anniversary. For more information, their 61st wedding anniversary and WED | 5 • from Walter Adams in in support of classical music on please call: commemoration of the British WKAR. heroes at Dunkirk, 1940 • by Mary ShaDonna Crosby SUN | 9 • from Stan and Toba Austin in honor of Sam Austin's Kaplowitz in honor of their 51st (517) 884-4747 birthday • in celebration of Betty wedding anniversary • from Aaron Ingell's birthday with love from and Beth Cross in memory of their SAT | 1 • from Joan, fondly Kathy and Fred • from Ellen Ives mom • from David Arsen and remembering 63 years of and Colleen Johnson in celebration Maggie Levenstein in appreciation tumultuous and happy days with of Sam's 20th birthday. Parker • from Jake and Maxine of the service of Michigan's public Ferris in celebration of the birthdays THU | 6 • in loving memory and school employees. gratitude for Patricia Flynn from of their sons, Bill and John • in MON | 10 • from Jim and Angie her husband and sons • from Arthur memory of their daughter, Theresa Dye in celebration of 71 years and Elizabeth Seagull in celebration Koval Hall, from her parents, John of marriage • from Paul and of their 48th wedding anniversary and Barbara Koval. Rene Dickson in appreciation • from Donald Clough, who met his MON | 3 • to remember and of the classical music and news NEWSTALK AM 870 & 105.1 FM WEEKDAYS
6 a BBC World Service 8 a Newsroom/Business Daily 9 a Morning Edition 11 a BBC Outside Source 1 p Current Sports W Al Martin 2 p BBC World 3 p The Takeaway 4 p BBC Newshour 5 p BBC World Service 6 p PBS NewsHour 7 p All Things Considered 9 p BBC World Service SATURDAYS 7 a Latino USA 8 a Ondas En Español 10 a Weekend Edition 12 p This American Life 1 p Hidden Brain 2 p It's Been A Minute 3 p Reveal 4 p Specials 5 p BBC World Service 6 p Ondas En Español 8 p BBC News SUNDAYS 7 a Latino USA Michigan Matinee Citizen Kane to Taxi Driver. 8 a Ondas En Español Thursdays | 7pm | 90.5 10 a Weekend Edition Jun. 20 Repeat broadcasts Sundays at 1pm 12 p Sportsworld Both Toy Story 4 and the reboot 1 p National Writers Series Jun. 6 of Child's Play hit theaters 2 p Wait Wait Don't Tell Me this weekend, so we'll follow 3 p Hidden Brain Celebrating iconic duos in suit with an hour of dolls and 4 p MSU Today cinema like Fred Astaire & playthings including 5 p Boomers Rock Ginger Rogers, Harold & Maude, Hans 6 p Ondas En Español and even Bill & Ted. "Whoa!" Zimmer's score to Robin 8 p It's Been A Minute Williams' TOYS. 9 p Travel W Rick Steves 10 p BBC World Service Jun. 13 Celebrating the June birthday Jun. 27 Our monthly episode dedicated AM 870 Sign-on and -off times vary of Bernard Herrmann with an to new releases and listener with daylight hours encore of our survey of some of requests, which you can email to his greatest music from [email protected].
programming • from Kim Dyer in WED | 19 • in celebration of Bob MON | 24 • in memory of Robert celebration of her birthday. and Helen Ward's 65th wedding Halling Meier. anniversary • from Grace Menzel and • from Sue and Jack Davis • from Adam and Linda TUE | 11 JB McCombs in celebration of their WED | 26 in celebration of their 55th wedding Dunn in honor of their wedding 20th wedding anniversary • from anniversary. anniversary. Barbara Sawyer-Koch. WED | 12 • from Johnathon, THU | 27 • from Clinton and Rita THU | 20 • from Dr. Beth Alexander Amanda, and Andrew Kenyon in Canady in celebration of their in celebration of the beauty in the memory of Mary Ellen Kenyon on marriage. It has been an exciting world around us • remembering her birthday. She loved NPR on ride. Richard Hubbell on his birthday by WKAR • from Patty Herrmann in his loving wife, Beth • from Brian • from Beverly Bonning and memory of James Herrmann • from FRI | 28 and Deb Schutte, celebrating 38 Jeff Lapinski, celebrating their 39th Glen and Nancy Hill in gratitude for years of a blessed partnership. wedding anniversary today. 37 years learning love and humility together. FRI | 21 • from the Latvian SAT | 29 • from Rich and Joyce community in Lansing, celebrating Bogard in celebration of their 46th FRI | 14 • from Michael Ferency Summer Solstice and the wedding anniversary • from Esther and Linda Maloney in honor of Midsummer Ligo Festival, Jāņi. and Lee Dalrymple in celebration Zolton and Ellen Ferency's 72nd of 62 wonderful years of marriage anniversary. SAT | 22 • in celebration of Karin • from Karen and Mark Blakeman, and Mark Jaeger's 45th wedding • by the Nagler family thanking God for 5 years of SAT | 15 anniversary • from Kay Randolph- in loving memory of Julie Nagler marriage. Back, honoring her son Michael and Gutterman: excellent wife, mother, his twins, Rachel and Elizabeth, on • in memory of Zolton and sister • from Bo Anderson and SUN | 30 their birthday • from Larry and Mary Ferency from his loving family and Rhoda Kotzin, celebrating their Hennessey in celebration of the first wishing a happy birthday to Linda wedding anniversary. birthday of their granddaughter Liv, • from Bob and Betsy Herbst in SUN | 16 • from B.T. and Ginny in born on Midsummer's Eve. celebration of their 57th wedding celebration of 57 great years. anniversary • from Steve and SUN | 23 • from David and Rebecca Karen Harsh in celebration of their • in celebration of Selma Blair in celebration of their 46th TUE | 18 wedding anniversary. Hollander. wedding anniversary. WKAR is a division of College of STATION NEWS Communication Arts and Sciences MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Dean WKAR Receives Regional Murrow Award Prabu David for News Series Director of Broadcasting and WKAR has been honored with a Regional Edward R. Murrow WKAR General Manager Susi Elkins Award for Making the Grade in Michigan 2018, a weekly series examining early childhood literacy in a state where 56 percent Senior Director of Communications Nicole Szymczak of third graders are not proficient in English language arts. As a regional winner, the series is automatically entered for Content and Community Engagement Manager consideration for a National Murrow Award, which will be Julie Sochay announced later this year. StayTuned Managing Editors Amanda Pinckney More at Station News on wkar.org Bill Richards StayTuned Layout Sarah Keenan Cover Photo Credit STATION PROFILE PBS
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