<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/1105-meredith-wagner.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>Meredith Wagner ’80: Stories of courage and creativity</title><author>Jodi Frank</author><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>11/06/2025 12:00:44 PM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>The executive producer of “American Heart in WWI: A Carnegie Hall Tribute” is honoring Veterans Day by weaving together theatrical storytelling, orchestral music, and rare archival film to reimagine America’s experience in the Great War. The program airs on PBS Nov. 11.</description><category>Alumni Stories</category><image_listing><img src="/news/2025/images/1105-american-heart-thumbnail.jpg" alt="A scene from &#34;American Heart in WWI&#34; "/></image_listing><image><img src="/news/2025/images/1105-american-heart-hero.jpg" alt="A scene from “American Heart in WWI: A Carnegie Hall Tribute”"/></image><caption>A scene from “American Heart in WWI: A Carnegie Hall Tribute,” which brings together storytelling, music, and film to reimagine America’s experience in the Great War and airs on PBS on Veterans Day</caption></item>