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FRONTLINE's "The Pension Gamble" exposes state governments pension crisis

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America is in the midst of a pension crisis: Around half of all states haven't saved nearly enough money to pay for the benefits they've promised to government workers - and the total shortage adds up to trillions of dollars. WGVU spoke with FRONTLINE correspondent, Martin Smith.

Patrick joined WGVU Public Media in December, 2008 after eight years of investigative reporting at Grand Rapids' WOOD-TV8 and three years at WYTV News Channel 33 in Youngstown, Ohio. As News and Public Affairs Director, Patrick manages our daily radio news operation and public interest television programming. An award-winning reporter, Patrick has won multiple Michigan Associated Press Best Reporter/Anchor awards and is a three-time Academy of Television Arts & Sciences EMMY Award winner with 14 nominations.