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Coming Thursday: The Crisis at Alabama Public Television, The Untold Story

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MONTGOMERY—Lavish travel, expensive toys, high priced studios, cronyism and a flagrant disregard for employees, is the legacy of former Alabama Public Television CEO Allan Pizzato, according to current and former employees. Far from the tortured liberal martyr hung on the cross of religious zealotry, Pizzato was a man bent on building a personal empire using millions of dollars Alabama taxpayers hard earned money.

On Thursday, the Alabama Political Reporter will begin to unravel the twisted trail that lead to Pizzato’s downfall.

The Alabama Political Reporter is a daily political news site devoted to Alabama politics. We provide accurate, reliable coverage of policy, elections and government.

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