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January 27, 2022

Director of Television at Prairie Public Broadcasting Passes

On January 21, 2022, Robert Dambach, director of television for Prairie Public Broadcasting, passed away. Robert’s passion for history rang clear through his work, leading to the creation of dozens of award-winning documentaries. Over the years, Heritage Winnipeg had a wonderful working relationship with PBS, including the making of Pyramids on the Prairie. Heritage Winnipeg extends our condolences to Robert’s family and friends, and his colleagues at PBS.

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