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OETA Begins Summer Pledge Drive

OETA-The Oklahoma Network recently announced the lineup for its annual summer pledge drive, AugustFest, beginning Thursday July 30.

The funds raised will enable OETA to purchase educational PBS and syndicated programming for 2010.

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AugustFest 2009 programs include Tony Bennett: An American Classic, which features breathtaking stage productions that take the viewer on an emotional musical journey of this legendary entertainer's life, with appearances by Diana Krall, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and more. The program airs Sunday August 2 at 7 p.m.

Also included in the lineup are Great Performances: Pete Seeger's 90^th Birthday Celebration, airing Friday August 7 at 10 p.m., once-in-a-lifetime concert event from Madison Square Garden with artists including Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp Ben Harper and Dave Matthews, Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion, Monday August 3 at 9 p.m., which spotlights the still-thriving disco beat brought back by the original artists, and Great Performances: Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood in Concert from Madison Square Garden, airing Wednesday August 5 at 10 p.m., a concert special featuring the music icons in their first concert together since their days in the supergroup Blind Faith.

Other pledge programs include The Big Band Years, airing Tuesday August 4 at 7 p.m., country queen Dolly Parton in Dolly Live in London, airing Tuesday August 4 at 9 p.m., and Yanni Voices: Live from the Forum in Acapulco, airing Sunday August 2 at 8 p.m. AugustFest 2009 concludes with the Best of AugustFest, Sunday August 9, featuring the top pledge programs.

AugustFest on OETA OKLA

	August 1	August 2	August 3	August 4	August 5	August 6	August 7	August 8	August 9
NOON	Daniel Pink: Living on the Right Side of the Brain	Fiesta Mexicana	Weekdays on Okla, enjoy rich, quality programming covering all aspects of this great state - people, places, politics and everything in between. Featuring the best in award-winning OETA local productions such as Stateline and Gallery, as well as national specials, films and documentaries with an Oklahoma flavor, Okla offers a wide range of Oklahoma programming each weekday. Okla also includes encore presentations of the Oklahoma News Report. OETA will continue to broadcast the standard OKLA schedule on weekdays during AugustFest until 7pm. For more schedules check online at www.oeta.tv/schedules					Country Bluegrass Homecoming	John Denver: The Wildlife Concert
1 PM
	Finding Your Own True Love with Dr. Diana Kirschner							Visions of Scotland	Josh Groban, An Evening in New York
2 PM		Pavarotti: A Life in Seven Arias
3 PM	Doo Wop's Greatest Hits							Dr. Wayne Dyer Excuses Begone!	Tony Bennett: An American Classic
4 PM		We Love Ella! A Tribute to the First Lady of Song							Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon Live: Pulse
5 PM	Celine Dion: A New Day
									Chris Botti: Live in Boston
6 PM		A Company of Voices						Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood: In Concert from Madison Square Garden
	Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
7 PM		Welk Stars Through the Years	Tony Bennett: An American Classic	Magic Moments: Best of 50s Pop	The Big Band Years	Josh Groban, An Evening in New York	Daniel O'Donnell: Hope and Praise		Lawrence Welk: God Bless America
8 PM	Rock, Rhythm and Doo Wop		Yanni Voices: Live from the Forum in Acapulco					Big Band Years
						Country Bluegrass Homecoming
9 PM		John Denver: The Wildlife Concert		Get Down Tonight-The Disco Explosion	Dolly Live in London		Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey
10 PM								Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Celebration at Madison Square Garden
		Levon Helm Ramble at the Ryman			Rick Steves'
11 PM	Roy Orbison & Friends		Regulary Scheduled Programming Resumes