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Episode 1317

Original air date: 4/28/2003

Freedom's Trail

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Description:Story of the underground railroad in Indiana with interviews with Jon Smith of the DNR's Freedom Trails program. Historian Diane Perrine Coon, runaway slave descendent Carole Cosby Guess and Saundra Jackson of the Friends of the Levi Coffin House.
Credits:J. Robert Cook
Location:Jefferson County
Contact:Jon Smith, DNR, 402 West Washington Street, rm W275 Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-1646
Music:"We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder" (The Civil War Soundtrack, Elektra Nonesuch 9 79256-2), "Run, Mourner, Run," and "The Secesh (shiloh)" (Songs of the Civil War, Columbia CK 48607), "Inside the White House, Size 14 Feet, and War's End" (Lincoln Soundtrack,


The Essence of Essany

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Description:An interview with the self-described Future King of Late Night, Michael Essany, a 20-something from Valparaiso, Indiana, who is gaining national recognition for hosting his TV talk show from his parents' living room.
Credits:Carrie Savge-Zimmerman
Location:Valparaiso, IN
Contact:Elizabeth Johnson, Senior Publicist, E! Entertainment, ejohnson@eentertainment.com (323) 954-2515
Music:The Tonight Show theme 1:17 - Cut 7 - Amherst Records, 1986.


Will Cuppy

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Description:You're about to meet the Hoosier humorist who was also the king of coping. Auburn's Will Cuppy was noted for cryptic "how-to-get-along" books. Yet few people in Auburn seem to be aware of this native son. "Across Indiana" goes to Auburn to track down o
Credits:Reid Duffy
Location:Auburn, IN
Contact:Not Provided
Music:Not Provided