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Milwaukee native snags Sundance success with "The Russian Woodpecker"

When South Milwaukee native Chad Gracia began researching the huge defunct Cold War antenna just outside of Chernobyl - nicknamed the Russian Woodpecker - he didn't have big plans for the final product. He planned to dig around a bit, interview a few important individuals and put together a five-minute YouTube video. Nothing major. Nothing serious. Just killing time during a long week. The story and the man he found, however, had other plans.

Sep 23, 2015