This Sunday June 19th, Maine Public Television will air the one-hour special presentation of the new pbs program "Restoration Stories." Restoration Stories focuses on the dedicated enthusiasts behind a variety of preservation, restoration and revival projects happening today. The program profiles the ordinary people who keep these remarkable and sometimes unlikely objects, ideas, and traditions alive!Of special interest to RyPN readers is the opening 18-minute segment which spotlights the WW&F Ry Museum. Airdate and channels are as follows:Sunday 6-19-05 2pm WCBB Portland- Augusta ME Sunday 6-19-05 2pm WMEA Portland- Augusta- Biddeford Sunday 6-19-05 2pm WMEB Bangor ME Sunday 6-19-05 2pm WMED Calais ME Sunday 6-19-05 2pm WMEM Presque Isle ME Future airdates and cities can be found at: http://www.restorationstories.com

Sounds like a fascinating program and fascinating concept. Here is hoping you can break into some major markets (Chicago area, in my case). I am trying to figure out the broadcast times ? ? So many seem to be slipping this into the middle of the night!!When you win success and develop this into a series, do not forget our other preservation efforts. I am sure most of our organizations would welcome the exposure and welcome and accomodate your production crew.Bob Kutella

Bob, thank you.The show will be seen in all major markets...except (sorry to say) in Chicago! Since this program is new to public television, it has only just begun to work its way into the hundreds of individual schedules for the 200+ affiliates across the country, and in most cases must wait its turn for a choice time slot. However, when Restoration Stories ran on Nashville Public Television at 7pm on May 6th, it was the highest rated program of the evening!Believe it or not, viewer response plays a BIG part in what gets seen.http://www.restorationstories.com