July 8, 2020 | 4:01 PM

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

Fred Vigeant

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Fred Vigeant is WITF's Director of Programming and Promotions for TV and Radio. Fred manages the schedules for our radio and television platforms. He also analyzes audience research and manages the public affairs program Smart Talk. Previously, Fred was at WRVO in Oswego, NY for 12 years serving in various roles including Program Director and before that Operations Manager. Fred graduated from the State University of New York College at Oswego with a B.A. in Mass Communications and Broadcasting.

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A view of Al Nuri Mosque where ISIS declared the caliphate in 2015. Mosul, Iraq.

The Iraq war as you’ve never seen it before told by Iraqis who lived through those dangerous times.

From the fall of Saddam to the end of ISIS, now Iraqis from all backgrounds share their insight into what it meant to survive those violent years.

Watch this special two-hour presentation of FRONTLINE on WITF Tuesday July 14 at 9pm.

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