ONE ON ONE WITH BECKY MAGURA FEATURING ELYSE PERVIS

WCTE PBS will premiere another episode of, One on One with Becky Magura, on Thursday, December 10 at 8:30 p.m.The episode will feature 93-year-old, Elyse Pervis, who made her mark in Buckhead, Atlanta as a commercial realtor for over 50 years before retiring in Sparta, Tennessee on Rivers Edge Farm she purchased for her and her family.The episode will also be streamed simultaneously live on WCTE PBS’s YouTube TV channel and Facebook.

Elyse Pervis grew up on the outskirts of Buckhead, Atlanta. She was the Valedictorian at her high school and entered law school afterwards when there were not a lot of women studying law. After law school, she discovered her real passion was in real estate. She worked in Buckhead selling real estate until she stumbled upon a banker who evidently noticed a so-called ‘streak’ in her and gave her a loan without her husband having to cosign after she had knocked on every bank executive’s door in Atlanta. She is known for being determined and known as a force of nature who raised two children and helped raise three grandchildren.

“It was such a delight to watch Becky interview my grandmother on my family’s farm a couple of weeks ago. My grandmother’s intellect and wisdom never cease to amaze me and I’m confident our viewers will find her interview one we can all learn from," said Brent Clark, Director of Content & Digital Media at WCTE PBS.

The nine-part series is hosted by Becky Magura, President & CEO at WCTE PBS, and is currently in production in season 10. It is watched by many people across central Tennessee on WCTE PBS and airs on the Tennessee Channel – statewide PBS. It focuses on people with fascinating stories from all walks of life.