{"id":22747,"date":"2021-06-22T15:28:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T19:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=22747"},"modified":"2021-06-22T15:28:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T19:28:50","slug":"hbos-small-town-news-kpvm-pahrump-an-affectionate-portrait-of-an-independent-local-news-station-debuts-august-2-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/22\/hbos-small-town-news-kpvm-pahrump-an-affectionate-portrait-of-an-independent-local-news-station-debuts-august-2-video\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump,&#8221; An Affectionate Portrait of an Independent Local News Station, Debuts August 2 [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wpGmf3PpJtE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>SMALL TOWN NEWS: KPVM PAHRUMP, a six-part, half-hour documentary series, pulls back the curtain on life at a privately-owned TV station in the small desert town of Pahrump, Nevada, revealing a colorful cast of characters in front of and behind the cameras. 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