WQLN NPR first signed on the air in 1973, and on April 3rd of that year – Along with the National Municipal League of Cities – The Saturday Evening Post awarded Erie Pennsylvania, its annual All-American City Award. For the next 28 years, visitors to Erie would be welcomed by an All-American City Award sign.
This Day in History is presented by Chronicles, showing Lake Erie, Our Kin Part 1 this Thursday night on WQLN PBS.