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Oneonta’s George Saunders Due

On Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Tuesday

Oneonta's own George Saunders during his 2013 appearance on "The Colbert Report"
Oneonta’s own George Saunders during his 2013 appearance on “The Colbert Report”

ONEONTA – George Saunders, the National Book Award finalist and author of the acclaimed “Tenth of December,” who lives somewhere near Oneonta, will make his third appearance with host Stephen Colbert on NBC’s “The Late Show” on Tuesday, Dec. 8.

Saunders, a Syracuse University professor, was first a guest on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” in January 2013 and returned for the finale, singing “We’ll Meet Again” with Colbert and other past guests.

“Late Night With Stephen Colbert” airs at 11:35 p.m. on NBC.

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