Punching above your way.
No, that's not what that means.
That means...
Do you want the honest answer?
The Peter Principle says that
in a steady state, everyone is
incompetent at their job because
if you are competent, you
get promoted.
That's what it is about, what are
we?
And so you get promoted.
Wow, when do I make a guess?
You provide financial resources.
Uh, but, like, we're excused
from Christmas, so I'm going to
say.
Yeah.
Okay.
I just want to make...
Make sure that I give Andy.
No, I didn't.
Put the others back.
Back up talent because it's the
safest place for them.
I've rescued the entire
organization!
That's what I think.
They're never going to use the
backup. So you see how
that works?
Emma.
Straighten him out.
Were you going to say something
earlier?
Oh, I was going to say, Katie's
going to bring a new,
she's reprinting the sheets.
I don't know if you talked to her.
Oh, yeah. Because we had extra kids'
levels on that.
But then you were gonna say
something to people.
Oh,
I was just going to say that it's
not.
We're not repeating tonight's news
hour break.
So it's December 1st.
First, right?
Yes.
Don't know.
Don't even know.
December 1, snowy
winter in Wisconsin.
So I could have left my holiday
clothes on.
I was like, wait a second,
I can't wear what I realized as I
was walking out the door this
morning that I needed a different
shirt because I had on like a plaid
headband and like a, and I was,
like, oh no.
I mean, Mr.
Rogers. That's true.
Uh, fair.
Anyway.
Are you meeting Mr. Rogers?
That would be something.
Wait, what?
Emerge from a mirror.
Wow.
What else?
Yeah, and then
Eva.
Morning saying, yeah, I really want
an abortion. I don't think anyone
ever wakes up thinking they're
excited to do that.
And so what we want to do is we want
to coach them, then they can kind of
pause, think about it,
make a logical decision of, yeah,
maybe I shouldn't go
through with this abortion.
Westbrook says they served around
1,100 women last year, and,
on average, helped four to five
people per day.
Our goal is to create a
family unit that the child
would be in a good spot
to go into, to be born into.
The center offers pregnancy and
STI testing, ultrasounds
and pregnancy coaching.
Westbrook says that work is made
possible because of private donors.
In Missouri, residents receive a
70 percent tax credit when they
donate to groups like Coalition
Life.
Last year, the state approved $11
million in these tax credits.
That's on top of the state's
long-running Alternatives to
Abortion program, which received
more $1.8 million in 2024.
It certainly does help.
It helps our donors for sure.
They become a little bit more
generous. But I try to
stay away from government funding as
much as we possibly can.
For some pregnancy centers, that's
fantastic for them.
For us, we want to be able to
operate as independently as humanly
possible. And we know that a lot of
government funding comes with a lot
strings.
Missouri is not alone.
From 2021 to 2024,
anti-abortion centers in at least 21
states received funding through
grants, state programs, budget
allocations, or tax credits.
Carrie Baker says, even in states
where abortion is legal, crisis
pregnancy centers are hard to hold
accountable.
Just like a church can say whatever
it wants on a Sunday morning,
they're like, we're like a Church.
We can say what we want.
We don't charge for our services, so
we can't be regulated.
Good. We don't have to reveal any
information.
AMNA NAWAZ. But that may be changing
in Massachusetts.
Last year, a CPC in Worcester
settled a lawsuit that alleged
a nurse failed to diagnose an
ectopic pregnancy.
That's when a fertilized egg
implants outside of the uterus,
a condition that is dangerous if
left untreated.
The woman survived, but needed
emergency surgery for massive
internal bleeding.
Whether you need pregnancy care or
abortion care, avoid anti-abortion
centers.
That summer, Governor Maura Healey,
a Democrat, launched a $1 million
education campaign to discourage
residents from going to CPCs.
In order to get at
anti-abortion centers at this very
real problem and threat
to the health and safety of a lot of
people, we have to do it in a
way that does not run afoul of the
First Amendment.
That's hard to do.
Democratic State Senator Becca
Rausch authored a bill requiring
a licensed health care professional
to supervise any ultrasound
related to a pregnancy.
It was signed into law last year.
Search engines and algorithms
and money, a
lot of times the
first places that pop up are these
anti-abortion centers.
But if they can't provide any
ultrasound services because it's
illegal in Massachusetts for them to
do so because they lack a license
and the appropriate training to
do safely and accurately,
then that doesn't happen at the
get-go.
But some groups are pushing back.
YourOptions Medical, which runs
centers in eastern Massachusetts,
is suing the state, saying its
education campaign violates
the group's free speech and equal
protection rights.
This experience has been...
Emma, news hour starts at six,
right? ...That they wanted it to in
so many ways.
Weeks after her CPC appointment,
Hannah was able to get abortion care
at a licensed clinic near Boston.
She says the ordeal inspired her to
study reproductive health and
policy.
Class of 2025,
we made it!
This May, she graduated with a
degree in public health.
I felt incredible shame,
incredible guilt. I was so...
Hi, I'm David Hofford, a volunteer
here at PBS Wisconsin,
here with you to kick off PBS
Wisconsin's December membership
drive.
You are probably aware
that 2025 has been
a challenging year for public media
with the elimination of federal
funding.
You're also probably aware that
Wisconsin invented public
broadcasting over 100
years ago.
Services like PBS Wisconsin have
been around before there was federal
funding, while there was federal
funding and will continue
even into this new era
of public broadcasting.
But what I want to talk to you about
tonight is the idea of a pair of
commitments. Here's our commitment
to you.
We are going to continue to
bring you the quality programming
you have come to rely on no
matter what the financial landscape
is.
And we're going to do that in
partnership with you when You make a
commitment to us.
To be part of the financing
for public media.
Give us a call right now,
1-800-236-3636.
Hi, I'm Regina Bellotti,
a volunteer here at PBS Wisconsin.
And when you make your gift now,
you are helping to.
Help keep the coverage that you love
going in the year to come.
So when you become a member at
$10 a month, we will
gift you with this fantastic PBS
Wisconsin winter hat.
So it's that PBS blue
that we all know and love,
especially perfect for a cozy
evening like tonight where it's very
snowy outside.
At $12 a month we will
give to you with a book with
writings about the U.S.
Constitution, different ways it's
interpreted, which at this point in
time is such an important thing to
have. At $15 a
month, we'll gift you with a PBS
Wisconsin insulated mug,
and at $20 a month we'll give you
with the hat, the Constitution book,
and the mug.
So give us a call at 800-236-3636.
Hi, I'm Michael Bridgman.
I'm a volunteer here as well.
I'm pleased to be with you this
evening and to say thank you to all
of you who watch and
support PBS Wisconsin.
But I especially want to draw your
attention to our sustainers.
Sustainers are people who make a
monthly commitment to PBS Wisconsin
with a regular donation
given every month from
their checking account or their
charge card, whatever, you set up
the method you prefer.
And it's one way of
making sure that there's some
stability and continuity to funding,
not only on your side, as
in terms of your own finances, but
also on the side of public
television.
And stability and continually are
really important ideas in
these uncertain times for public
broadcasting, but it's
something you can do.
I'm a sustainer because it makes
my life simpler, quite frankly,
and I get to choose how much to
give. I can choose to raise it,
lower it, stop it if I want to, I
won't.
But you can become a sustaining
member as well.
You can do that by calling the
number on your screen.
You could also increase your amount
by calling 800-236-3636.
You know, there's a very long list
of programs on PBS Wisconsin that
represent the
value that this service provides to
you, but certainly PBS NewsHour
is on that list because it
is a source of
trusted, independent journalism.
It is going to tell you the truth,
whether it's the truth that you want
to hear or not.
And I say something like this every
time I'm on here with you for PBS
NewsHour, but doesn't it feel more
and more true every single time?
Now we have AI that is so
seductively easy to ask questions
of, and yet you realize that it's...
Basically telling you what you want
to hear.
We need services like PBS
NewsHour that give us that
broader perspective, enable
us to have conversations with people
who feel differently than we do
based on facts.
That's what you are supporting when
you call 1-800-236-3636.
And you know, the quality of PBS
Wisconsin support is built on
members like you and gifts that you
make every day.
So when you become a member at
$10 a month, we will give you
this fantastic winter
hat.
It's that great PBS blue, the little
puff on top.
And remember that that gift makes
such an impact in the coverage that
we're able to continue to provide.
At $12 a month we will gift you
with the U.S.
Constitution book and writings of
it. It's a leather-bound, beautiful
book, something that will allow
you, as you converse with others,
to really engage in those materials.
At $15 a month, we will gift
you with a little ray of sunshine
with this yellow,
insulated PBS Wisconsin mug.
And at $20 a month you
will receive the hat, the
Constitution book, and that
insulated PBS Wisconsin Mug.
So now is the time.
If you're not a member, do it today
at 800-236-3636.
And when you are a member of PBS
Wisconsin at any of our
suggested levels, that comes with
certain benefits. Of course, the key
benefit is the great programs that
we bring to you day after day,
week after week, year after year.
But there are additional benefits as
well, including PBS Wisconsin,
which is a very useful guide.
To the schedule each month
on PBS Wisconsin, as well
as what's new, some
behind-the-scenes things as well.
It's a very useful and interesting
publication.
I make sure I look at it every month
before the month starts so
that I'm ready for the month ahead.
Another real benefit is PBS
Passport.
It's an online service that you
would have access to that has
all kinds of programs, some of which
you're familiar with from PBS
Wisconsin.
Some of which you may not be.
These are programs from countries
all around the world, and it's an
interesting and fascinating place
for additional viewing of quality
television programs.
You can do the passport.
You'll get airwaves when you call us
at 800-236-363.
So we've been
talking about the value that PBS
NewsHour provides in terms of being
based in fact.
So here's a fact for you.
There are tens of thousands of
Wisconsin families that support PBS
Wisconsin.
Now a question.
Are you one of them?
This is a critical moment.
You know the stakes.
And we're asking you to join this
community in making this kind
of programming possible.
It all starts with you.
It starts with each of us.
The number to call is 1-800-236-
3636. You can also go online to
pbswisconsin.org.
Please make a pledge of support
right now.
Hi, I'm David Hoffert, a volunteer
here at PBS Wisconsin.
I grew up watching Mr.
Rogers, and I can almost guarantee
you someone in your life did
as well.
And that's why we're here taking a
brief break from this incredibly
moving program to ask you to
make a pledge of financial support
to allow PBS Wisconsin
to continue bringing programs.
Like Mr. Rogers, which are still
on the air more than 20 years
after he passed away, but on
weekends, and many other
educational programs as well to
children across Wisconsin.
The numbers there on your screen,
1-800-236-3636.
And a very appropriate point to
break in here right after we
saw Mr. Roger singing a song with
Jeff Erlanger, who was from
Madison, Wisconsin.
And what an interesting connection
that is and what an
impact. That relationship has
had on the Wisconsin community
over the years as well.
It's all about community.
And the way public media works,
that community includes you when you
call 1-800-236-3636.
Hi, I'm Regina Bellotti, a
volunteer with PBS Wisconsin,
and it's so wonderful to be with
you here this evening.
You know, families across the
country have been tuning in since
1968 to Mr. Rogers,
and his lessons continue
to resonate with people even today.
So, if you
aren't a sustainer, I hope you'll
become one tonight so we can
continue to bring these high quality
programs. To every household across
Wisconsin.
When you become a sustainer at $10
a month, we'll gift you with the
four disk DVD set, The
Kindness Collection for With Mr.
Rogers, which features 30 incredible
episodes that you can revisit with
a child in your life.
At $15 a month we
have a fantastic book, This
Beautiful Day with 365
reflections.
With insights from Mr. Rogers,
and also a fantastic sweater
changing mug.
And then at $20 a month, you'll get
that four DVD set, the
book, the mug, and the DVD
of the show that we are watching
now. So give us a call at
800-236-3636.
Fred Rogers introduced a whole
lot of ideas and concepts
that had not been seen on
television for the most part, and
certainly not in children's
television.
And he did it for a remarkable 33
years, and he never lost
a touch. He was a unique person,
a unique personality, and a unique
presence on public broadcasting
for more than three decades.
He represents the kind of wonderful
stuff that you can still find.
On PBS Wisconsin in
many different ways, and it's a good
reason to remember when you make
your call of support to PBS
Wisconsin and become a financial
supporter of the kinds of
programs like this and the
programs we continue to do and will
continue to in the future.
You can help support all of that
with your pledge of support and your
financial contribution to PBS
Wisconsin at 800-236-3636.
It's kind of amazing to think about
how talented Fred Rogers
was, right?
Obviously, he was the host of that
show. He was also the producer of
that show, the writer.
He was the voice of most of those
puppets.
I mean, every aspect of
that show was this
man's vision.
But the most important
thing that Fred Rogers gave to
society was a program
that was about children,
not from the perspective
of adults.
Not how adults see children,
how children feel
children.
And that is so unique.
That's what makes it something
that was only ever going to
be on PBS.
And so when you call, you are
supporting that kind
of idea that is
only possible when it is funded
by you.
Give us a call, 1-800-236-3636.
And you know, those lessons that Mr.
Rogers brought into households and
talked with kids at their level,
those lessons just continue
to resonate with
kids even today.
So you can help his legacy continue
when you make a gift now.
So when you become a sustainer
at $10 a month, again,
we'll send you that fantastic
kindness collection DVD set.
With that, all those lessons
that he talks about, whether it
comes Winning and losing and how
to handle that or how
to express yourself with music
There's so many wonderful things
and little tidbits that you can
share with the child in your life,
especially here during the holidays
At that $15 a
month level, we'll send you this
fantastic book, This Beautiful Day
with Daily Wisdom from Mr.
Rogers, as well as that sweater
color-changing mug.
And then at $20 a month, we'll sent
you the DVD set, the book, the
mug, and again,
the episode that you're watching
here tonight.
So give us a call at 800-236-3636.
Regina mentioned several of the
benefits that you get with your
membership in PBS Wisconsin.
Another one is PBS Passport.
If you join at any of these levels,
you will have access to streaming
programs on PBS Passports.
And it's full of all kinds of
wonderful stuff.
There are programs you may be
familiar with. For example,
Ms. Scarlett is one of the offerings
on PBS passport and maybe
you've seen it. Maybe you'd like to
see it again or maybe you missed an
episode.
It's there on PBS passports, but
there's a lot of things that.
Haven't made it to the air and
aren't likely to make it to the air.
So a lot of programs from countries
around the world and so
on. It's really a wonderful mix of
additional content, additional
television viewing, all of which is
excellent that you can access
with PBS Passport.
And you can do that when you call
and show your support at
these suggested levels at
800-236-3636.
What really stands out to me
watching the clips in this show
tonight is how unique of
a program Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
was. I have a son who
as of yesterday is eight years old,
happy birthday buddy, although I
hope you're in bed by now,
and he has recently discovered that
on our Smart TV there are apps
other than PBS Kids.
Specifically, he has started
watching reruns of Power Rangers,
which I will admit has a bit of
nostalgia for me.
But you know, I'm watching these
episodes with him, and I compare
that to what I'm seeing tonight.
And Mr. Rogers is
unlike any other children's program
in terms of the educational content,
the emotional content, the
moral content, right?
And that is made possible
by support from
our community.
Power Rangers had commercial
sponsorships.
Fred Rogers didn't.
Fred Rogers was responding to the
needs of his community in
a very particular way.
And you can be part of that when you
call 1-800-236-3636.
And you know, I like David have two
little boys at home who love
watching PBS Wisconsin.
And I had that same thought as I
was sitting watching this episode of
what wonderful messages
Mr. Rogers had to share and how to
tackle difficult conversations.
So if this is something that you
relate to, I hope you'll consider
giving us a call and becoming a
sustainer tonight.
At the $10 a month
level, we'll send you that four DVD
set, that kindness collection,
where Mr. Rogers tackles all sorts
of important topics.
And then at the $15
a month-level, you will get
those 365 reflections
with Mr. Rodgers, as well
as that sweater color changing
mug, one that requires great
care, so make sure that you don't
put it in the dishwasher.
And then at $20 a month,
we'll send you that four DVD set,
the book, the mug, and tonight's
episode that you're enjoying with us
now. So give us a call,
800-236-3636,
or pbswisconsin.org.
We're going to go back to the
program now and show you more of
Mr. Rogers.
Let me just end briefly on a sober
note. You are probably aware that
federal funding for public media was
eliminated this year.
And that is a whole new challenge
for PBS Wisconsin, that we
are rising to the occasion with
your help. But if there's one thing
that Fred Rogers taught us, it was
that a strong community
can do anything.
So this is the time for us to
come together and make sure that PBS
Wisconsin stays strong and
call that number 1-800-236-3636
Hi, I'm David Hoffert, a volunteer
here at PBS Wisconsin.
Here tonight celebrating with you
the impact and the legacy
of Fred Rogers, a teacher,
an advocate, an author,
a television icon, and
most importantly, a friend.
And a friend that came
to millions of
children across the country,
thousands, maybe even millions of
kids in Wisconsin, including
me, for decades.
Only on PBS, only because
of the support of viewers
like you.
And we want to kick up
that celebration a notch during this
break.
Oh, hold on one second,
because we're going to do a
challenge break.
Now, challenge break means that when
you call 1-800-236,
this is really awkward now, only
having one shoe on.
When you call that number on your
screen, any donation you
make will be doubled by
friends of public media during
this break.
So give us a call. We're going for
30 calls during this break,
1-8236-3636.
And you know, if you grew up with
Mr. Rogers like I did, it's
hard not to get a little bit
emotional when you see all
of these examples of compassion
and warmth, they just...
Really resonate and you can help
continue to bring these to
children for generations to
come. So at the $10
a month level, we'll
gift you with that four
DVD set with the kindness
collection.
And there's been a little bit of
excitement in here tonight because
we have tried out the
mug that you get at the 15
dollar a month and he
does indeed change color
so his jacket is
blue when it's cold and
it turns yellow you can see
as it gets warmed up so again
I'm not dishwasher safe take
good care but that is what you
we will thank you with at the $15
a month level and then at the
$20 a month the level you
will get that for DVD set
the book the mug and
the DVD of tonight's program so
if you haven't called us yet tonight
please give us a call at
800-236-3636.
And remember, this is a challenge
break, which means the value of your
contribution to PBS Wisconsin
is doubled thanks to a challenge
fund that we have set up with
existing members of PBS Wisconsin.
We've had four calls on our way to
30 calls.
I'm sure we can make it.
And we'll make it when you call the
number that's on your screen and
show your support for PBS
Wisconsin, you know, Fred
Rogers is an icon of public
television and he influenced
a whole lot of people for
the better. In the 33 years
that his program was on
the air.
And you can influence people
for the better in your own way too
by supporting public television,
because it's the kind of
organization and system and the
programs we have help us understand
each other locally and
around the world.
So if that's the kinda thing you
like on TV, then you should call,
support it at 800-236-3636.
So we are up to five calls going
for 30. I'm very happy to hear that
we're starting off hot because that
means that you care about the legacy
of Fred Rogers on PBS and
I can certainly understand why.
You know, now that I'm a parent,
you know, obviously I valued
Mr. Rogers as a child,
but I also now appreciate how much
he did to teach adults
how to talk to children.
You know, there are some scary
things in the world.
There are some bad things that
happen that can be hard even for
adults to comprehend.
Even Fred Rogers struggled.
He died in 2003, and I remember
reading in those last couple years
about how much he struggled with
understanding the September 11th
terrorist attacks.
But he left us with so much wisdom
that is applicable to this
day. For example, he said, look for
the helpers.
And you know what we're doing in the studio
right now? We are listening.
For the helpers, because we can hear
those phones ring, and that means
that you care.
We've got six calls, we need 24
more, give us a call,
1-800-236-3636.
That line, look for the helpers.
I know I think about it all the time
when I'm talking to my little boys
and what a way it just helps
carry his legacy on.
And we've talked so much about that
this evening and our thank you gifts
tonight really allow you to
embody those messages and
those important topics that
Fred Rogers shared and carry them
into the next generation.
So when you make a gift at
$10 a month, we'll send you
that kindness collection, that four
DVD set that covers
all kinds of important topics,
winning and losing, ups and downs of
friendship, different arts
with music and crayon making,
all kinds great things.
Along with that, at the
$15 a month level,
you'll get the sweater
color changing mug, as well
as the book. And I wanted to share
one of the daily reflections,
which is, I think the most important
part about communicating is the
listening we do beforehand.
When we can truly respect what
someone brings to
what we're offering, it makes the
communication all the more
meaningful.
So give us a call and then
don't forget at that $20 a month
level, you'll get that four DVD
set, the book, the mug, and
the DVD of tonight's program.
Give us a called 800-236-3636.
As a viewer of public television,
you are undoubtedly aware that
federal funding for public media
no longer exists.
It's been taken away.
And stations and organizations are
responding in different ways.
It's a challenging time for
public television and public radio
as well.
But, you know, the extent of the
impact on PBS Wisconsin
is gonna depend on a number of
things, but most importantly, it's
going to depend on you as a member.
Members have always been
the largest...
Support for, financial support,
for PBS Wisconsin.
And that will continue to be the
case. In fact, it's like to
become even more important that
individuals, families, and
organizations support PBS
Wisconsin directly.
And this is one of those
opportunities when you can do so
by calling one of the volunteers
who's in the studio tonight who
really would like to talk to you.
We've had seven calls on our way
to a goal of 30 calls during this
break, so please call now.
800-236-363.
Now there's a really important
nuance to what Michael just told
you. It is true that members make
up the largest share of funding for
PBS Wisconsin, but it's not one
big donation.
It's individual small donations
spread across tens of thousands
of people in the state of Wisconsin
and beyond the borders for that
matter. That make that possible.
And that really is the community
idea that Fred Rogers
was all about.
It doesn't matter if you can give
$100 a month, that's wonderful
and I hope you will.
If you can afford to give $5
a month that is equally
wonderful and i hope that
you will. And when you do it during
this break that money will
be doubled. So what I'm going to say
to you is, won't you please,
please, won't you please.
Please, won't you have your money
doubled when you call 1-800-363-3636.
Didn't work very well, did it?
Oh, PBS Wisconsin really,
that was wonderful.
PBS Wisconsin, really relies
on viewers like you.
So we can continue to come into
your living room and sing you
beautiful songs like this.
And Mr. Rogers, these topics are
so important and his legacy
continues.
And so when you make a gift at
$10 a month, we will gift
you with that four DVD set,
that kindness collection.
Now is a great time of year.
You can gift it to a friend or
family member At $15
a month, we'll send you
this beautiful day.
Again, makes a beautiful gift, these
reflections.
I've been reading and flipping
through here.
There's just some really wonderful
messages to share.
And at $20 a month we'll sent you
the DVD set, the book, the
mug, and the DVD of tonight's
program. So if you are a fan of Mr.
Rogers, I hope you'll give us a call
at 800-236-3636.
And one of the real benefits of
becoming a supporter, a member of
PBS Wisconsin is receiving airwaves
every month throughout the year,
throughout the term of your
membership, however long that may
be. It's a very useful guide.
Fundamentally, it's a schedule of
the programs, which gives you an
advanced look at what's coming to
the air every.
Every month and that's true of
all three broadcast channels but
it also gives you some
behind-the-scenes information,
highlights what's new, some of the
projects and programs that are
coming your way.
So this particular issue is about
the new documentary Bucky and
there's a little Q&A with
somebody who was Bucky for
three years recently and that is
just another little added benefit,
a touch, a little something
extra when you call and show
your support.
Of PBS Wisconsin, Airwaves
magazine, a real benefit and
a real reason to call 800-236-3636.
You know, there was a time, not so
long ago, that comedians had
fun making fun of Mr. Rogers
with, well, the sweater and
the colorful sneakers and
just the slowness
of his presentation style.
You know I think they were making
fun of the fact that he kind of was
out of step from a fast moving
world, but gosh, don't we
look back on that now and say.
I think Mr. Rogers was the one who
was right about that.
How many of us are
desperately looking for ways in our
day just to take a moment to
slow down?
And all we had to do was go back and
watch the wisdom of Fred
Rogers to understand what
matters in life,
slowing down but also family and
children and values.
It was there in front of us all
along and it was there front of on
PBS.
And so we are asking you tonight to
make programs like
that continue to be possible,
whether it's the children's
programming or the adult programming
that you appreciate on PBS
Wisconsin. We're up to 13 calls.
Make yours the next one.
1-800-236-3636.
And really it's been so
wonderful being able to share this
evening and paying tribute to the
legacy of Fred Rogers.
And you can continue to keep that
legacy going and build your
own community, share these resources
and these wonderful stories with
your own family and children.
And did you know there were nearly
900 episodes of Mr.
Rogers. So when you give at that.
$10 a month level, we'll
send you that four disk
DVD set, The Kindness Collection.
Again, sharing all of those
wonderful, important messages that
Mr. Rogers has to share with us.
At $15 a month, you will get
that fantastic sweater,
color-changing mug, which might go
home with me this evening, and
a book with these wonderful
reflections. Again, they make such a
wonderful gift.
There's something different every
day that we can all think about.
For $20 a month we'll send you that
DVD set, the mug, the book,
and the DVD of
tonight's program.
So visit us online at
pbswisconsin.org or
give us a call at 800-236-3636.
PBS Wisconsin has been
serving Wisconsin for more than
70 years.
And interestingly, Mr. Rogers'
Neighborhood was on for 33 years,
almost half of that time, which was
a remarkable run.
And over those 70 years, we've
changed, we've grown, we have
shifted.
We've become something, I think,
even richer and better than we have
been in the past.
We are part of the fabric of what
makes Wisconsin.
And that's largely because of the
programs we do about Wisconsin.
Whether they're regular programs
like Wisconsin Foodie and Here and
Now, or the special programs
that we do like Wisconsin Scenic
Treasures or the
Bucky program that's coming up or
the Val Phillips program, whatever.
There's a lot of
information programs about
Wisconsin. You can feel proud to be
from Wisconsin when you watch and
you are a supporter of PBS
Wisconsin. You can do that now
by calling 800-236-3636.
Thank you very much.
What an incredibly moving
documentary.
Thank you for joining us for it.
Hi, I'm David Hoffer, a volunteer
here at PBS Wisconsin.
And I want to debrief with you a
little bit about what we just saw
and ask
you to support public
television, PBS Wisconsin,
in continuing to bring
you programs like this.
Think back for a moment, or if you
weren't alive yet, think about for a
minute.
When the Mr. Rogers program started,
it was 1968.
Think about the environment of that
time.
War, political
assassinations, general
societal upheaval.
You know, parallel in a lot of ways
to the times we're living through
right now.
And what a time to be a child.
What a scary time to
a be a a child, and then you had
Fred Rogers providing that
calm, that presence,
that stability, that comfort.
What an important gift that
was and continues to be to this day
and you can keep that alive with
a gift of your own by calling
1-800-236-3636.
And Mr. Rogers did bring that calm
and comfort into living rooms
across the country for decades
and still continues to
do so. And you can help
us continue to bring programs
like this into homes all
across Wisconsin.
So when you make a gift and you
become a sustainer at $10
a month, we'll gift you that
kindness collection, that four DVD
set that talks about all
of those important lessons and
all the things that we can carry
into generations to come.
At $15 a month, we
will send you this
wonderful daily reflections book
with some really great insights from
Fred Rogers, along with this
great mug. It's so fun and
special, and any time you have
it at hand, not only are you
reminded of his wisdom, but
also it might bring a smile to your
face. And then at $20 a
month we'll gift you that DVD set,
the book, that sweet mug, and
the DVD of tonight's program.
So you can always visit us online
at PBSWisconsin.org
or give us a call at 800-236-3636.
Fred Rogers helped children
understand difficult
things. He helped them understand
difficult things by talking
about them and treating them
like people.
And you know, it's interesting when
Regina talks about this
beautiful day, that book, and you
flip through it, you realize he
really wasn't just talking to
children. He was talking to people
of any age. He's got a lot
of really wonderful things and
ideas that he shared in a
very direct.
Way, and that really was the magic,
I think, of Fred Rogers and the
program he did for all those
many years.
One way to support the program is
by becoming a member of PBS
Wisconsin, and one way of becoming
a members is becoming a sustaining
member. That means that you
give a monthly contribution,
you decide how much you want to give
per month. How you want it to be
delivered to the station through
your checking account or charge
card, whatever, and how long you
want to go on.
You control, you're in the driver's
seat when you become a sustaining
member.
But it's really a wonderful option,
not only for me,
I'm a sustaining member because it's
kind of an automatic pilot.
I'm aware of it, but I don't have to
worry about it.
And remember, have I done this?
It's done.
It's good and it's
a 3636.
So I mentioned that there were some
parallels between the
days we're living through now and
the days when Fred Rogers started
his program. There is also one
really important difference.
Fred Rogers was one of the people
who went to Congress and made the
case for public funding
for public media.
And of course, as you know, as of
this year, we no longer have that
funding.
But the mission has not changed and
the value proposition has not
change. It just means that
we need even more support
from viewers like you who
receive that value,
who know what this is about
to call in and
make sure that that mission can
continue fully going into
the future. Give us a call
1-800-236-3636.
Viewers like you are the heart
of PBS Wisconsin and what
allow us to continue to bring
such wonderful programs into your
living room every day.
And I'm not sure if you know this,
but as we enter this season of
giving and gratitude, you have
the ability to gift a PBS
membership to.
Loved one or you could potentially
gift one of these thank
you gifts as well.
So if you're not a sustainer or
if you'd like to gift a membership
you can do so starting at that
$10 a month level we'll gift
you the kindness collection a
wonderful four disk
dvd series that
covers all kinds of different topics
like winning and losing and how to
be a good friend.
At the $15 a month level,
we'll gift you this wonderful
book of
365 reflections, again,
just kind of going through
here and learning all sorts of new
things. You can get the
color-changing mug, which I think
makes a perfect gift.
And then at that $20 a month-level,
you will gift you the four-disk DVD
set, the book, the mug,
and the DVD of tonight's
program. So visit us at
pbswisconsin.org or give us
a call at 800-236-3636.
The last Mr. Rogers neighborhood
program aired in 2001,
but the legacy that Mr. Roger's,
Fred Rogers created continues
to be felt in the quality programs,
in some, if you will, I don't call
them spin-offs, but subsequent
programs that have carried his
legacy on into
modern times.
And legacies are important, and you
may be familiar with the concept of
legacy giving or estate planning.
And PBS Wisconsin has people who'd
be more than happy to talk to you
about what the options are.
It's one way, you may not be able to
give a great gift right now,
but perhaps in the future you
can. And you can include PBS
Wisconsin in your estate
plan.
And it's a wonderful thing to do.
I've done it, I'm a member of the
Heritage Society because
I want to be sure that
my impact is still felt when
I'm no longer here.
You can do that, or you can call and
become a member right this moment,
or both. You can do it all by
calling 800- 2, 3, 6,
3 6,3, 6.
I mentioned in a previous break that
gifts of any size are welcome and
necessary, right?
If you can afford to give $5
a month, that's great.
You might even say, it's your
gift I like, just the way
it is.
You see what I did there? Okay.
But I also want to take a moment to
acknowledge those who do
give more, who are able to give
more.
And we have some designations
for them, the leadership circle and
the director circle, folks who can
give $100 a month or.
Or $250 a month.
And that's important too, right?
What makes PBS Wisconsin
work is that everyone,
no matter what their means,
are contributing what they can
and saying this matters to me.
And literally voting with their
dollars because what's happening
here is important.
And yes, Fred Rogers is
no longer making new episodes,
but... So many children's
programs so many adult programs even
even Daniel Tigers neighborhood
literally a spin-off of mr
Rogers is coming to and
supporting children to this day, so
please give us a call right now
1-800-236-3636
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood was one of
the first programs to air nationwide
on public television,
then called NET or National
Educational Television, which
I distinctly remember from when I
was growing up as a child.
I was a little old for Fred
Rogers by the time he came to
NET back then, but I
do have vague recollections of
his program. I was in high school at
the time.
The important thing is that public
television has been around
for a very long time.
It's always dependent on multiple
sources of support, but most
critically on the support
of individuals, families,
people just like you, people like
me, who support the station,
PBS Wisconsin, financially by
becoming a member of PBS
Wisconsin. You can do that tonight,
you can do it by going online,
you can it by calling during the
show if you're so moved to do that,
or you can call right now.
If you call, the number's always the
same, 800
Hi, I'm David Hofford, a volunteer
here at PBS Wisconsin,
interrupting this program very
briefly to ask you to make a pledge
of financial support to
PBS Wisconsin to support programs
like this by calling 1-800-236-3636.
And I have to say, if you
want to understand something deeply
and well,
there is no better way
than a Ken Burns documentary,
right? And we've seen this time and
time again at this point over the
years.
So it may surprise you,
it may not surprise you and yet
still surprise you when I tell
you that it took literally 10
years to make
this documentary.
Of course, you're only seeing clips
of it tonight but if you're
a member of PBS Wisconsin,
you've access to PBS Passport, the
entire thing is there for you on
demand.
10 years, think about the investment
required.
To produce a show like this.
And I mean, at this point, it's no
longer a leap of faith.
You know it's gonna be amazing,
but PBS is able to make investments
like that precisely because
viewers like you are providing
the funding to do so.
So now is your chance to
support that work.
Give us a call, 1-800-236-3636.
10 years to make this documentary.
It is truly such a gift and
such a testament to the incredible
supporters of PBS and PBS Wisconsin.
We are able to continue to
bring you this high quality
programming because of
your continued support.
When you become a sustainer,
it makes such an impact on
us locally and the programs
that we can continue to share with
you. So tonight if you're not
a sustainer give us a call and
become one.
At $20 a month we will gift you
the six disk DVD
set of the American Revolution or
you can also choose
the book about the
American revolution.
It's an intimate history created
curated by Ken Burns and his team
so if you're really diving into this
and enjoying every minute this
book is for you.
At $25 a month, we'll
gift you the DVD set as
well as the book.
And then at $100 a month
we'll give to you the Ken Burns DVD
collection.
So lots and lots of great
programming in there.
So if you are a Ken Burns fan,
now is the time to call and continue
to support this incredible
programming and in this wonderful
community here in PBS Wisconsin.
So visit us online at
pbswisconsin.org or give us
a call. At 800-236-3636.
Hi, I'm Michael Bridgman, a
volunteer here at PBS Wisconsin.
Thanks to your support, this
documentary series that Ken Burns
and his friends have created
for us will be enjoyed in
living rooms and classrooms
across the country and across
Wisconsin for years to come.
It's one of those programs that has
legs, as we might say.
It's high quality, it's
well worth watching.
You can watch it all at once, you
can watch in parts.
The point is, it's very
much... A compelling program about
a compelling time in American
history.
And if you're a member of PBS
Wisconsin, we have to thank you
for helping to make this possible,
especially if you are a sustaining
member. That means you are
giving every month to PBS Wisconsin
and you are
telling PBS Wisconsin sure,
I'll make a commitment for as
long as I want, but I will make a
committment to give money every
month in support of the fine service
that PBS Wisconsin delivers,
Things like...
All the Ken Burns programs we've
enjoyed most recently and
over the decades.
Do that by calling 800-236-3636.
You know, there's several interviews
out there at this point of Ken Burns
and Sarah Botstein talking about the
process of making this
documentary, and they often point
out how difficult it
was to do a
documentary about the American
Revolution for reasons that
we may not really appreciate.
Part of it is that there's so much
national mythology tied
up in this story. We all think we
know about the America Revolution,
and how do you challenge
some of those potential
misunderstandings.
In a way that people will
appreciate.
There's also the fact that there
wasn't photography back then, right?
I mean, like when I think of a Ken
Burns documentary, I think that kind
of slow zoom on
a photograph, right.
They weren't able to do that here.
So, I mean there are so many
challenges unique
to this story that really kind of
had them push their own limits
and their own style, but it was
important.
It was important to them to tell
this story, for us to experience
this story.
And they were willing to do the
work. And that really is the ethos
of public television,
right? Doing the work supported
by the public who appreciates it.
You can be part of that public right
now when you call 1-800-236-3636.
We are surrounded by such an
incredible community here in
Wisconsin that supports.
That supports this station and
allows us to be here with you
tonight. So when you give us a
call and make a gift, you
are making an impact and you're
helping your neighbors all across
Wisconsin here.
So at the $20 a
month level, we will gift you
the six DVD set
of the American Revolution or
this incredible book, The
American Revolution and Intimate
History.
As we mentioned before,
this book was curated by Ken
Burns. It's really taking a
magnifying glass to this series and
allowing you to.
Just immerse yourself in
all of this fantastic information.
So if you are a Ken Burns fan,
this book is for you.
You need to add it to your library.
So. You can get that at that $20
a month level.
At $25 a month, we'll gift you
the book and the six set DVDs.
And at $100 a month
we will gift you the Ken Burns
DVD collection, which includes
series like the American
Revolution, Civil War, Vietnam
War, and baseball.
So if you haven't called, if you're
not a sustainer, help us continue
to bring these programs.
Let's make PBS Wisconsin strong
together and give us a call at
800-236- 3636.
PBS Wisconsin delivers
programs wherever you are.
There is, of course, broadcast
television, and that's one of the
principal places people still watch
the programs of PBS Wisconsin.
But if you have a streaming device,
there's an app you can get, or
if you had access to the
web in any way, you can watch live
streams of PBS, Wisconsin.
You can also get access to
PBS Passport, a whole
library full of wonderful programs,
some of which may be familiar to you
because... You've seen them on PBS
Wisconsin, but many of which
will probably not be familiar to
you. There are a whole world of
programs, many of them from
countries around the world that
you'll find on PBS Passport.
That's one of the benefits of
membership when you join at one of
our suggested levels.
The point is to show your support
for the programs that you enjoy
all the time, no matter
where you enjoy them, on the
air, streaming, on an app,
whatever. The point it to support
public television.
Support PBS Wisconsin at
800-236-3636.
Talked a bit about how hard it was
to make this documentary
and the challenges they encountered,
but it's also no coincidence that
they did this project at
this time.
This program premiered
in the lead up to
the 250th anniversary
of the signing of the Declaration of
Independence.
That's not a coincidence.
Milestones like that make us...
They make us reconsider, right?
And some of us maybe haven't thought
about some of these stories since we
learned of them in school, but
you have this yearning to
make sure you know the truth.
And you know, sure, I can Google it
or ask ChatGPT
and get a half correct answer,
but there's no
one I trust more to
tell me the raw, honest
truth than Ken Burns
and then PBS Wisconsin.
And I don't have to do anything.
I just turn on my television.
I look at airwaves.
I make sure I know when it's coming.
And it's there for me.
And you can be there for us when you
call 1-800-236-3636.
Now back to the program.
Hi, I'm David Hofford, a volunteer
here at PBS Wisconsin, and I hope
you enjoyed that look into
Ken Burns' American Revolution as
much as I did.
And if you did, I hope that you will
call and make a pledge of
financial support at 1-800-236-3636.
To give you a little extra incentive,
this is a challenge break.
When you call during this
break, your money will
be doubled.
I'll see you in the next video. By
generous contributions of folks
who want to encourage
new folks to step forward and
join them in this community that
makes possible programs like
the Ken Burns documentary that we
were seeing clips from tonight.
This is a challenging time for
public media. You are probably aware
that federal funding
for public was removed this
year.
But the mission goes on, and PBS
Wisconsin is not going anywhere.
If anything, our resolve
is stronger.
And it relies all the more
on support from viewers like you.
So give us a call right now.
We're going for 15 calls during this
Challenge Drive.
1-800-236-3636.
And it is a challenge break.
So 15 calls, you can help
us make PBS Wisconsin strong.
When you make your gift, you are
supporting programs like the
American Revolution and other
fantastic.
Shows about Wisconsin, like Michael
was saying earlier.
So consider making a gift and
becoming a sustainer tonight.
At the $20 a month level,
we will gift you with the
American Revolution 6
DVD set, or the
book that really takes an intimate
look at the history of the American
revolution.
It's, again, taking that magnifying
glass and really going into the
depths and learning more about.
The American Revolution.
Maybe there was something you saw
tonight and you thought, hmm, I
really would like to know more about
that. This book is what you need.
At the $25 a month
level, we'll gift you both the book
and the DVD set.
And when you gift us $100 a
month, when you become a sustainer
at that level, we will gift you
the entire eight
series DVD set, which includes
the American revolution, the civil
war, baseball, national parks,
and country music.
So, give us a call at
800-236-3636.
Whether you're a longtime member of
PBS Wisconsin or this
may be the first time you'll be
joining us in support, this is a
good time to do it.
We're here, we have volunteers
standing by waiting to
take your call.
So it'd be a wonderful time to show
your support for PBS Wisconsin.
And one of the best ways to do that
is by becoming a sustainer.
I'm a sustaining member of
CBS Wisconsin.
All it means is I've made a
sustained commitment to PBS
Wisconsin by giving monthly.
That allows me to budget my giving
to PBS Wisconsin.
I do the same thing for some other
organizations, too.
So it benefits me, but it also
benefits PBS Wisconsin,
there's this paperwork involved, the
flow of funds is more consistent.
And at a time like this, consistent
money flow is an important thing
for all public media.
So do think about becoming a
sustaining member.
If you are already a sustainer, you
can talk to your operator about
that, they can look up how much
you're giving, and you can increase
your gift. Either way, call 800-
236-3636.
You know, PBS is certainly not the
only channel on your dial
where you'll see a history
documentary.
It is the only place you'll one
quite like this.
And I have a quote here from Ken
Burns.
None of this happens anywhere else
but PBS.
Nobody else is going to give us 10
years to build a history of
the revolution.
No one.
The willingness to dive deep into
this, to be able to excavate
stories, I love that, excavate
story, to depend and rely
on scholarship.
And it's that dedication
to quality and accuracy
that sets apart PBS
documentaries, but also
that is so essential to
us, to the public discourse,
to our understanding of the world
and of each other.
And you only get that on PBS
precisely because only
PBS is funded
by viewers like you.
You are the largest source
of funding for PBS Wisconsin.
Not one of you, all of
you collectively.
And so if you are not yet part
of that group, or as Michael was
just saying, if you are but you feel
a call to increase your support,
now during a challenge break when
your money is doubled is the time to
do that. So give us a call,
1-800-236-3636.
And we're so grateful for you
spending your evening with us and
enjoying this fantastic Ken Burns
documentary. We are able to
continue to bring you programs like
this because of viewers like you.
And your support makes all the
difference.
So whether you're giving at that $5
a month level or you're given at the
$100 a month, every gift
makes an impact and allows us
to continue forward.
So maybe tonight is the night that
you decide you're going to become a
sustainer. When you make a gift
as a $20 a month sustainer,
we'll send you that six disk
DVD set of the American Revolution.
Or again, if that book is really
what's striking you, we can send you
the book instead.
At the $25 a month
level, you will get both.
So you can take that deeper dive.
Some of the maps that were designed
for this documentary are included in
that book. So there's so many
intricacies and things for you to
check out as you explore
that book, it also makes a great
gift. So if the person you're
sitting next to, he wants to enjoy
it as well, you can scan that
QR code and make your gift now.
So you can reach us at 800-236-3636.
And if you call and support PBS
Wisconsin at one of our suggested
levels, one of the additional
benefits you'll receive is Airwaves
Magazine.
It will come to you once a month
through the length of your
membership, and it's really a very
useful guide to what's on
PBS Wisconsin.
There's the fundamental schedule
information for PBS
Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Channel,
and Create, all three broadcast
services that PBS
Wisconsin offers.
But there's also information about
special programs during the month,
some behind the scenes information,
and other news about what's going on
at PBS Wisconsin.
It's a nice benefit of your support.
So consider that too, when you call
and pledge your support to PBS
Wisconsin, airwaves,
good thing, even better, the
great shows that you enjoy
throughout the year here on PBS
Wisconsin and there's a whole
environment of documentaries.
I mean, Ken Burns is certainly an
important part of that.
His documentaries are.
Potentially legendary, if
you will, in public television and
in television in general.
But there's plenty of other
documentaries, too, national and,
importantly, local documentary
programs that we do here
at PBS Wisconsin.
All worth your support, all worth
a call now to 800-236-3636.
And there's also more Ken
Burns documentaries.
Regina was telling you about the
$100 a month level, I think it was,
where you get all the existing ones
or a large number of them.
But you heard Ken Burns talk
about the next four
projects he's working on.
A normal person would say, well, my
next one project, he had four,
at least.
What, Crime and Punishment in
America, Emancipation
to Exodus, Henry David
Thoreau, LBJ and the Great
Society. I mean.
This man doesn't rest which
is good because that it
broadens our horizons that much more
and and my ask of
you is that you get
inspired by ken burns
his work ethic and say you know what
i can be a part of that i can
call and make a pledge right now
get it doubled at 1-800-236-3636
Thanks so much to everyone who has
contributed this evening.
We're so grateful to have you here
with us. Remember, this is still a
challenge break and we have five
calls right now.
So help us cross that finish line
and continue giving us a
call. Your support just makes
such an impact.
We'll go through those thank you
gifts just one more time.
At $20 a month, we'll send you the
American Revolution six set DVDs,
or we can send you that fantastic
book, The Intimate History of the
American revolution.
At $25 a month, we will
send you both that DVD set
and the book, and at
$100 a month you will
get the entire Ken Burns DVD
collection that includes the
American Revolution, Civil War,
Vietnam, baseball, and
the Roosevelts.
So visit us at PBS Wisconsin or
give us a call at 800-236-3636.
But the outpouring of support for
public media has been a bright
spot in these otherwise
very challenging times with the
loss of federal funding.
But it's also an opportunity for
you as an individual and for the
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