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North Country at Work: Terry Allen Heagle's brief career in radio

(Dec 27, 2018) In the early '80s Terry Allen Heagle was on a career sabbatical - better known as being unemployed. He had just graduated from college with his masterâ€™s degree and was having a hard time finding a job and was driving his wife crazy ranting about his frustration. She told him to think outside the box. [full story]

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Drew Benware and accompanist Tom Delahant working with students in Saranac Lake

Drew Benware and accompanist Tom Delahant working with students in Saranac Lake

Choir Director Drew Benware at Saranac Lake High School in Saranac Lake

Choir Director Drew Benware at Saranac Lake High School in Saranac Lake

At the appetizer station inside Paul Smith’s teaching kitchen and restaurant, The Ganzi, in Paul Smith's

At the appetizer station inside Paul Smith’s teaching kitchen and restaurant, The Ganzi, in Paul Smith’s

Inside Paul Smith’s teaching kitchen and restaurant, The Ganzi, in Paul Smith's

Inside Paul Smith’s teaching kitchen and restaurant, The Ganzi, in Paul Smith’s

Chef Kevin McCarthy working the vegetable station at The Ganzi at Paul Smith's

Chef Kevin McCarthy working the vegetable station at The Ganzi at Paul Smith’s

Olympic bobsledders at the Mount Van Hoevenberg sliding track in Lake Placid

Olympic bobsledders at the Mount Van Hoevenberg sliding track in Lake Placid

Caretaker Pete McConville at Camp Woodmere on Upper Saint Regis Lake

Caretaker Pete McConville at Camp Woodmere on Upper Saint Regis Lake

Caretaker Pete McConville driving on Upper Saint Regis Lake

Caretaker Pete McConville driving on Upper Saint Regis Lake

House painter Marcy Neville in Keene Valley

House painter Marcy Neville in Keene Valley

Dave MacAleese tending bar at the Park Restaurant in Cranberry Lake

Dave MacAleese tending bar at the Park Restaurant in Cranberry Lake

DEC helicopter search for missing hikers

DEC helicopter search for missing hikers on Algonquin Peak

Forest Ranger Chris Kostoss in Wilmington

Forest Ranger Chris Kostoss in Wilmington

Principal Margrey with first graders at Augustinian Academy in Carthage

Principal Margrey with first graders at Augustinian Academy in Carthage

Principal Margrey with students at Augustinian Academy in Carthage

Principal Margrey with students at Augustinian Academy in Carthage

House cleaner Jen Signell in Long Lake

House cleaner Jen Signell in Long Lake

Exterior of Braman's Manufacturing Company in Carthage

Exterior of Braman’s Manufacturing Company in Carthage

Employees of Braman Manufacturing Company in Carthage

Employees of Braman Manufacturing Company in Carthage

Inside the Braman Manufacturing Company sawmill in Carthage

Inside the Braman Manufacturing Company sawmill in Carthage

Photographer Carl Heilman on First Peak in Lake George

Photographer Carl Heilman on First Peak in Lake George

Women doing office work at the Geo Sweetser & Son Shirt Factory in Watertown

Women doing office work at the Geo Sweetser & Son Shirt Factory in Watertown