Bethlehem, Pa. — December 2, 2016 — PBS39 has a long-standing tradition of telling the stories and traditions of the Greater Lehigh Valley. This December, the public media station is proud to present A Celebration of Our Community, a Tuesday night block of locally-produced, original programming.

Alongside PBS39’s long-running academic quiz show, Scholastic Scrimmage, and the Emmy-nominated weekly news magazine program, FOCUS, PBS39 will broadcast encore presentations of recent PBS39 documentaries Second to None: Liberty High School Grenadier Band, Wyomissing: An American Dream, and The Salvation Army Legacy. These will be accompanied by ‘From the Vault’ presentations of Bethlehem Steel: The People Who Built America, Hollywood on Hamilton: Remembering Hess’s, and Bringing New Life to Old Steel.

“PBS39 has always been a proud supporter of the communities we serve,” said Teri Haddad, EdD, SVP of Education and Production at PBS39. “A Celebration of Our Community serves as a holiday homecoming; one which revisits the many captivating local stories PBS39 has told over the years.”

A Celebration of Our Community will air from 7 p.m.-12 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6 and Tuesday, December 13. Each night’s programming lineup is currently scheduled as follows:

Tues., Dec. 6
7 p.m.: Scholastic Scrimmage
7:30 p.m.: FOCUS
8 p.m.: Second to None: Liberty High School Grenadier Band
9:30 p.m.: Hollywood on Hamilton: Remembering Hess’s
11 p.m.: The Salvation Army Legacy

Tues., Dec. 13
7 p.m.: Scholastic Scrimmage
7:30 p.m.: FOCUS
8 p.m.: Wyomissing: An American Dream
9 p.m.: Bethlehem Steel: The People Who Build America
10:30 p.m.: Bringing New Life to Old Steel

For full programming information, please visit PBS39’s online schedule.

About PBS39

PBS39 is a community-owned public television station licensed to Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton, PA, serving eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey. PBS39 is owned and operated by the Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation. The mission of PBS39 is to educate, inspire, inform, and entertain, while stimulating the exchange of ideas for community enrichment.