For Release: 2007-10-29 00:00:00
The Everlasting Stream, a moving documentary based on the memoir of the same name by Walt Harrington, airs Thursday, Nov. 15 at 10/9 p.m. CT on PBS stations nationwide, including KET2. The program also airs Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 10/9 p.m. CT on KET2 and Thursday, Nov. 22 at 9/8 p.m. CT on KET1.
The Everlasting Stream recalls Walt 's first hunting trip with his father-in-law, Alex, in Barren County. Walt had never shot a rabbit. A high-profile Washington Post reporter with a taste for manicures and expensive suits, he felt silly in his borrowed hunting gear, not quite knowing how to hold the shotgun. He worried about whether he would get along with Alex's hunting buddies, Bobby, Lewis and Carl -- three rough-edged African-American country men. Little did he know that over the next two decades, these four "good ol' country guys" would change not only his opinions about hunting, but also his feelings about the things that matter most.
When his son, Matt, turned 12, Walt began to take him hunting, too. He believed that Matt would benefit from spending time in the forests and fields, and also wanted him to see his grandfather with men whose style of friendship always put actions before words.
Over Thanksgiving morning rabbit hunts and a steady stream of wisecracks (especially about the time he accidentally sprayed his father-in-law with shotgun pellets), Walt came to appreciate the value of old-fashioned friendship and masculinity, the complexities of guilt and responsibility, and the enduring magic of a memorable moment. By turns witty, revelatory and elegant, The Everlasting Stream reminds viewers of the small and not-so-small treasures in life.
Earlier this year, Harrington won a regional Emmy for writing for the program.
The Everlasting Stream is produced by Timothy Bischoff, Harrington and Matt Grimm. Nancy Carpenter is executive producer. More about KET programs and educational services, and how to support KET, can be found at www.ket.org.
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Walt and Alex
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