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'Good Morning America' returns to A.L. for 3rd visit
Show will air from Fountain Lake Park gazebo Wed.
Published Tuesday, October 13, 2009
ABC’s “Good Morning America” will broadcast live in Albert Lea for a third time Wednesday morning. The airing will be at the Fountain Lake Park gazebo for a final segment on the AARP/Blue Zones Vitality Project.
Weekend anchor Kate Snow will host the segment, and the public is invited to show up at the site by 6:30 a.m., said Amy McDonough, associate state director of communications for AARP. Signs with the full name of the Vitality Project, names of walking school buses or names of walking moais are welcome.
Taping will take place between 7 and 8 a.m. and will be aired live on the East Coast, McDonough said. Locally, the segment will air during the 8 to 9 a.m. hour. The two-hour show typically airs from 7 to 9 a.m. daily.
The segment will focus on what people can do to stay healthy in the winter, she noted.
The show’s crew will also film at the Vitality Project celebration tonight at Albert Lea High School. Earlier that day, crews will revisit with the Bob and Sue Furland family and follow a walking school bus from Hatch Bridge along Fountain Lake.
The segment follows earlier segments in July and September.
In July, the crew interviewed the Furland family, stopped at Trail’s Restaurant to talk about healthy menu changes, visited with a volunteer and followed a walking moai around Fountain Lake. There was also a live segment from Brookside Education Center with weather anchor Sam Champion.
In September, crews filmed Blue Zones founder Dan Buettner talking about healthy breakfast options, and community members brought breakfast dishes for a potluck.
Through the different stops, the crews caught a glimpse of several portions of the Vitality Project, including personal changes, restaurant changes, and the importance of volunteering, connecting with others and physical movement.
Project leaders announced in January that Albert Lea was chosen for the project, the first of its kind. It aims to make Albert Lea residents healthier by making simple changes to their lifestyles and environments.
The pilot portion of the Vitality Project concludes at 7 p.m. today with a ceremony at the Albert Lea High School auditorium, when project leaders are expected to talk about the successes of the project and to reveal plans about continuing the initiatives in the future.
A crew from “Nightline” will be at the event, along with corporate leaders of major sponsors AARP and the United Health Foundation.
The event begins at 7 p.m.
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Posted by mar (anonymous) on October 12, 2009 at 1:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Better tell him to bring his mittens:)
Posted by Wildbill (anonymous) on October 12, 2009 at 3:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I would have liked to watch it, however Channel 6 was nice enough to move their attenna sight and now I longer receive them.
Posted by MackTheKnife (anonymous) on October 12, 2009 at 5:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Wildbill,
I was upset with Channel 6 as well for turning off the transmittor. I guess they forgot what the AL in KAAL stands for.
Posted by agamboa (anonymous) on October 12, 2009 at 6:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I get KAAL in AL with just an Antenna
Posted by Wildbill (anonymous) on October 12, 2009 at 11:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Before I received Channel 6 in perfect and not Channel 12.
Now I receive Channel 12, but not Channel 6 with my Antenna. My brother says he barely gets Channel 6 now with his antenna. Here I thought when we got our converter boxes, we would be good to go!
Posted by tquam (anonymous) on October 13, 2009 at 5:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)
kaal had a service announcement a few days ago saying that they were changing their signal location and to call the station if you are affected by it and they would help you out by telling you where you need to point your antenna.
Posted by tamilynne (anonymous) on October 13, 2009 at 10:11 a.m. (Suggest removal)
My DirecTv is clear as a bell. Even has built in DVR so I can record the show since I'll be working. Gotta love it!
Posted by sowhatnow (anonymous) on October 13, 2009 at 11:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)
So you have internet but not digital tv?! I don't get it!
Posted by Wildbill (anonymous) on October 13, 2009 at 12:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)
sowhatnow- internet is dial up. My digital is over the airwaves. Up to now, it all worked fairly well. They kept saying all we had to get was a converter box for our tv and were good to go.
Posted by Truthbetold (anonymous) on October 14, 2009 at 8:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Can't watch Good Morning America or any KAAL program now that they moved the antenna closer to Rochester and away from Albert Lea. Mason City's KIMT will have to do.
Posted by wingo (anonymous) on October 14, 2009 at 8:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)
KIMT have more AL news than KAAL anyway. Seems like over the last few years it's all about Rochester and we are left out. I don't understand that at all. I hardly watch 6 anymore just because it's all about Rochester.
Posted by gtr117 (anonymous) on October 14, 2009 at 11:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The Albert Lea dead zone continues to grow. Owatonna gets all the news stations from the Twin Cities as well as the radio stations. Mankato and Rochester both have great coverage. Once again Albert Lea becomes just a little more separated from it's southern MN neighbors. Anyone from the city council stepping up on behalf of the residents to get better coverage?
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