Television is changing more than the channel By Bonnie Simmerman Community Voices Bonnie Simmerman Apr 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email +1 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The first time I saw a television I was in the ninth grade. My friend’s grandmother had one and we went there to watch it.About three years later my dad bought us a TV which we really enjoyed watching. Bonnie Simmerman × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm(96? >J 9FD32?5 2?5 x AFC492D65 2 4@=@C %' D6G6C2= J62CD =2E6C H6 4@F=5 ?@E H2:E E@ 4964< :E @FE] %96 7:CDE >@G:6 H6 H2E4965 H2D %96 (:K2C5 @7 ~K] (96? 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