Video Institute Documentary To Air On Local PBS

Will air on WNED-TV and ThinkBright TV at various times

BUFFALO, NY -- “Central Terminal: Saving a Buffalo Landmark,” a 30-minute documentary produced by the Canisius College Video Institute, will air on WNED-TV (Channel 17) and ThinkBright TV (Time Warner Channel 21) at the following times:

• WNED-TV: Friday, November 16 at 10 p.m. and Sunday, November 18 at 3:30 a.m.

• Thinkbright: Sunday, December 2 at 8:30 p.m. and Friday, December 7 at 12:30 p.m.

Produced by digital media arts majors Kirsten Jahn '07 and Scott Richardson ’09, the documentary traces the history of the building, its architectural and social significance, and the efforts of the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation to bring it back to life.

The Canisius College Video Institute provides students with the opportunity to put their classroom lessons to work on projects that will benefit the college and the community at large. Students produce documentaries and promotional videos for local and international not-for-profit and service agencies that otherwise would not have the resources to tell their stories in this way.

The Canisius College Video Institute is funded in part by the John R. Oishei Foundation and directed by Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, chair of the Communication Studies Department. To learn more about the Canisius College Video Institute, click here.

Canisius is one of 28 Jesuit colleges in the nation and the premier private college in Western New York. Canisius prepares leaders – intelligent, caring, faithful individuals – able to pursue and promote excellence in their professions, their communities and their service to humanity.

Date released: 11/6/2007