Inside the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island, documentary filmmaker Tim Gray and baseball great Curt Schillng are honoring WWll Veterans. It’s applause long overdue and it’s why Gray left a successful career as a TV sportscaster to reconnect with a childhood fascination.
Tim Gray: They Saved the World
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