You can see his recruitment tactics and changes made to hiring and training standards.
Hi, I'm Michelle Goode from Wisconsin Public Radio, and this year has had significant
change for public media. The elimination of federal funding has had a significant impact
on Wisconsin, but despite all of these changes, we are forging a strong path forward. We can
do that only with your support. We stay strong together, so show your support for independent
journalism with no bias that has been around for years, that is the hallmark of news in
this country. You can show that support by making a donation right now at 1-800-236-3636
or online at pbswisconsin.org. Hi, I'm Clint Walls, I'm on staff here at PBS Wisconsin,
and that's right, this is a great time for you to make a gift of support to PBS Wisconsin.
We have some ways of saying thank you when you do for a gift of $10 or more a month. We'd
like to say thank you with a PBS Wisconsin winter hat. Yours for a gift of just $10 or more.
If you'd like to make a gift of $12 or more, we'd like to say thank you with this really
wonderful collection of U.S. writings. It's a 500-page hardbound book called the U.S. Constitution
and other writings includes many favorite famous acts and speeches throughout our nation's
history. Yours for a gift of $12 or more a month. If you'd like to make a gift of $15
or more a month, we'd like to say thank you with a PBS Wisconsin mug. This is a mug that
will keep your hot drinks hot and your cold drinks cold. It includes a, what do they call
that? That's a bumblebee. That's a bumblebee that's made out of native plants. In fact,
Bill Hanky, a friend of mine down from Janesville called me today, said I'd like one of those
mugs. I said, Bill, we can do that for you, and we can do that for you as well with a
gift of $15 or more a month. If you can't decide, you can make a gift of $20 a month
and receive all three items. You can receive the hat, the book, and the mug. It's so easy
to do. All you have to do is call us now at 1-800-236-3636.
Hello, my name is Aaron Birdbear, and I'm a proud supporter of PBS Wisconsin, and we
are extremely grateful for all the sustainers who helped make all these programs possible.
We highly encourage all of you to consider becoming a sustainer with an ongoing monthly
gift, and if you're already a sustainer, consider increasing your gift. Sustainers are
really important in making sure that our programming becomes alive and continues going,
and all the ways we enjoy here in the state of Wisconsin. So once again, call now and
consider being a sustainer or giving a one-time gift. Thank you.
PBS NewsHour is a prime example of the indispensable resources that are provided to you by PBS Wisconsin.
It's a trusted source. It does not have a bias. The only agenda that the PBS NewsHour has is you,
and in this time of divisive news coverage, divisive sort of social media posts,
it's important to have a place you can go to, to know that you are getting the facts and only the
facts, not in soundbites, but in long-form interview, where you can really understand and digest what
is happening in the world around you and make your own decisions about what the current state
of affairs is. If this is the kind of news coverage that you depend on every single day,
show your support right now. 1-800-236-3636.
That's right. Right now is the time to invest in programs like NewsHour.
Right now is the opportunity to make a real impact with your gift of support. When you do,
we've got some great ways of saying thank you. I'm going to run through those quickly for you.
For a gift of $10 a month, we'd like to say thank you with the PBS Wisconsin
Winter Hat. For a gift of $12 a month or more, we'd like to say thank you with the U.S. Constitution
Book, a 500-page hardbound book, a really lovely book to have in your personal library,
yours with a gift of $12 a month. If you're able to make a gift of $15 a month,
we'd love to say thank you with a PBS Wisconsin mug, includes a state bumblebee here on there,
yours for a gift of $15 a month. And finally, if you're able to make a gift of $20 a month,
we'd love to say thank you with all three. You'll receive the Winter Hat, the Constitution Book,
as well as that PBS Wisconsin mug. Doesn't take long, but it's so important that you do,
so give us a call right now, 1-800-236-3636. When you're a member of PBS Wisconsin,
at any of these suggested levels, you get many benefits from PBS Wisconsin, including one of my
favorites, Airways. I cannot tell you how much I love getting Airways in the mail. Additionally,
you have access to PBS passport, an incredible vast inventory of all the great documentaries and
dramas that are out there. And so when you become a member, not only are you supporting
excellent programming, you have access to these great resources that you can enjoy,
whether at home on your computer, on an app, on your phone. It just really enlivens and
enrichens your life to learn more about the world or enjoy a great drama or documentary.
So once again, PBS Wisconsin, please consider joining and donating, and you'll receive all
these wonderful benefits like Airways, which I love receiving every week, every month. Thank you.
Thank you so much to the tens of thousands of families who help support PBS Wisconsin.
During this pivotal time, your support is more important than it has ever been. We always say
that your support is very important. It's even more important now to help bring this kind of
independent journalism to families and homes all over the state. Won't you do your part in help
keeping PBS Wisconsin strong? We can only do it together with your support. Make that donation
right now by calling 1-800-236-3636, or you can always go online. It's fast, it's convenient,
it will only take a couple of minutes of your time at pbswisconsin.org. Thank you so much for your
support.
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Public Television brings back the magic moments from the 1950s.
Sincerely.
The McWire Sisters.
At Boom.
Howdy Page.
Debbie Reynolds.
Saturday afternoon.
On PBS Wisconsin.
From the heart of Wisconsin comes a legend.
Wisconsin royalty.
He's been turning heads for decades.
That's looking mascot there is.
Style.
Swagger.
And just a really good sweater.
Everywhere he goes he lights up the crowd.
Seeing Bucky was something uplifting and joyful.
Bucky is for everyone.
Bucky embodies everything the state of Wisconsin is all about.
The star of Wisconsin.
Bucky.
Saturday night.
On PBS Wisconsin.
The following program is a PBS Wisconsin original production.
Towering Pines.
The forest unfolds.
Revealing a glimmering view.
Wisconsin's north woods hold treasures of light.
Movement.
Sound.
Season through season.
An ever-changing view.
Tumbling waters.
Expanse of wilderness.
Countless lakes.
Overland.
Or on the water.
A vast array of wonders and colors to explore.
Wisconsin scenic treasures.
North woods.
Funding provided by.
Greg and Carol Griffin.
The Bitzer family legacy fund.
Roger and Lynn Van Vreedy.
The Nature Conservancy.
Elizabeth Olson.
The Slater family fund.
The Wooden nickel fund.
The Eleanor and Thomas Wildrick family.
The Griling family.
In memory of Gary Griling.
Dr. Henry Anderson.
The John J. Frouchy family foundation.
Wisconsin's Green Fire.
Oakwood Village.
Donors to the Focus Fund for Wisconsin Programs.
And Friends of PBS Wisconsin.
Thank you for joining us tonight for this special celebration of public television.
Hi, I'm Michelle Goode from Wisconsin Public Radio.
And we hope you're enjoying this fabulous array of celebrities.
Public television icons and just regular people who love public television as much as you do.
You may not know this, but public media actually started right here in Wisconsin.
And we are so very, very proud of that fact.
Now it's time for you to show your support for your PBS station.
PBS Wisconsin.
And help keep PBS Wisconsin strong.
We can do it together with your support.
That's right.
Think about what public television and PBS Wisconsin means to you.
What it means to your family.
What it means to our community, our state.
Right here, you can be the heart of PBS Wisconsin.
When you do, we've got a lot of gifts.
You've seen that tonight.
We have gifts too.
All of our things say PBS Wisconsin on it though.
We've got mugs, we have water bottles, we have hats, we have bucky.
We have a wonderful sweatshirt as well.
All of these things are just our way of saying thank you.
Education is at the heart of PBS Wisconsin.
And you can be the heart of PBS Wisconsin as well.
When you make your gift of support.
Take a minute now and make your gift knowing that when you do, you're making a difference.
It's so easy to do.
You've got the number on your screen.
So use it.
Do it right now.
PBS Wisconsin has a special advantage that no other television station nationally or
here in Wisconsin has.
And that is the ability to cover the whole state.
Wisconsin is right in our name and it's in so many of our programs.
Wisconsin Foodie Wisconsin Scenic Treasures and over the years,
many of our programs Wisconsin Foodie Wisconsin Scenic Treasures and of course,
Bucky.
If you appreciate the fact that you get a chance to travel the entire state without
leaving your living room, if you appreciate the fact that you get to know your neighbors
and the neighborhood you live in a little bit better every day.
If you like the history, the national programming, show your support and celebrate with us
during this PBS celebration of public radio.
The public television, 1-800-236-3636 and show your support now.
Thank you.
Thank you for joining us tonight for this special celebration of public television.
We are celebrating with so many celebrities, public television icons and regular people
just like you.
Show your support for PBS Wisconsin, your hometown public television station.
Did you know that public media was created right here in Wisconsin?
H.A. was started at all and we are so very proud of that fact of bringing education
and entertainment to you for so, so many years.
Now it's time for you.
Help keep PBS Wisconsin strong.
We can do it.
We can do it together.
Show your support.
That's right.
Think about what public television and PBS Wisconsin means to you.
What it means to your family.
What it means to our community and our state.
That's why it's so important for you to go to your phone right now and make your gift of support.
When you do it feels so good and not only that, you're making a big, big difference.
You are the heart in PBS Wisconsin.
And when you do we've got great waves of saying thank you.
We have bucky dolls.
We have mugs and water bottles and winter hats.
There's so much I can't even think of it all.
And all of it is just our way of saying thank you because your support is so, so important to us.
Michelle talked a little bit about education.
We talk about heart.
Education is that the heart of everything that we do.
The Wisconsin idea is part of our DNA and it's thanks to people like you who make it possible.
Right now is a challenging time for our station and this is the last night of our drive so there's still a chance for you to make a difference.
Go to your phone right now 1-800-236-3636.
Let's turn this last night of the drive into the biggest party imaginable.
Join in the celebration.
We know you're already celebrating on TV.
Now is the time for you to show your support for PBS Wisconsin.
We cannot do this without you.
Everything you see here is brought to you by people like you as well as our business sponsors.
Now is the time for you to show your support.
Step up and be counted.
PBS Wisconsin is in a very special position in that we can bring you programs about the state that no other television station is capable of doing because we have stations around the state.
We have people around the state.
Wisconsin is in our name as well as in so many of our shows.
So show your support for the statewide programming that you count on every single day.
It's easy to do.
PBS Wisconsin, keep us strong together.
And I didn't say I didn't say it on the radio.
No.
I won.
Thank you.
The
waters of the Bad River tumble across the Rocky River bed.
Surrounded by jagged canyon walls.
The river carves its course through the ancient storm as the falls plunge into deep gorgeous.
The river is in a very special place.
From tumbling waterfalls to golden tamerics, Wisconsin's north woods hold a variety of
lights.
Here among the mossy peedland of this undisturbed northern bog,
it treasures, scattered through the landscape.
Thank you.
What an incredibly beautiful state we live in.
That opening scene and actually most of the scenes through this first segment have just taken my breath away.
And I am actually from northern Wisconsin, so it shouldn't be taking my breath away, but it is you forget the beauty of this state.
Hi, I am Michelle Goode.
I am from Wisconsin Public Radio, and I am so happy to be sharing this beautiful program with you.
Whether you live in the north woods, you visit the north woods.
If you have never been to the north woods, this is a great chance for you to appreciate just what we have here in the state.
Apart from the natural beauty, which I would argue is probably one of the most beautiful states in the United States, we also have an incredibly generous state.
Why do I say that? Because the program that you are watching right now was paid for by listeners just like you, viewers just like you about two or three years ago.
Your support is what made this program possible.
If this is the kind of programming that you like to see, if you like to learn about the state, please show your support right now.
1-800-236-3636.
Hi, folks. I am Clint Walls. I am on staff here at PBS Wisconsin, and we have some great ways to say thank you when you make that gift of support tonight.
I would like to run through those for you.
For gifts of $10 or more, we would like to say thanks by receiving the Wisconsin Scenic Treasures North Woods Blu-ray DVD set.
That is the program that we are enjoying right now. Yours for a gift of $10 a month.
If you're able to make a gift of $12 a month, we have a couple of options for you.
The first option is this really wonderful book called Wisconsin State Parks, extraordinary stories of geology and natural history, and it's loaded with descriptions of parks, perhaps even better than what you might actually get at the parks itself.
Full-color photos, yours with a gift of $12 a month.
Or, for $12 a month, you could also receive a PBS Wisconsin water bottle and the PBS Wisconsin hat.
Both of those items, yours for a gift of $12 a month.
If you can't decide, we'd like to send you all of those things for a gift of $25 a month.
You'll receive the Blu-ray set, you'll receive the water bottle and the cap, as well as the state parks book, and we'll also give you the very first scenic treasures.
Southern VISTAs. Lots of ways for you to see Wisconsin through a brand new lens.
It starts with your call at 1-800-236-3636.
Hello, my name is Aaron Birdbear, and I'm a long-term PBS Wisconsin supporter.
So much love and care goes into creating a program like this, from choosing locations, to capturing all the sights and sounds.
I'm really amazed that Pat from Eau Claire writes, thanks for sharing the four seasons and a special pat on the back to the camera people who slog the snow,
slog the equipment through all the snow.
So just really wonderful care went into making this program.
And it comes from investments from people like you.
And so please consider becoming a sustainer.
Easy, ongoing monthly payments are the best way to support PBS Wisconsin.
Thank you.
So this program that you're watching is a follow-up to Wisconsin Scenic Treasures Southern VISTAs, which that CD DVD is available as a thank-you gift.
Wisconsin is such a beautiful state that we couldn't actually fit all of the beauty of it into one program.
We have another one coming up.
We will give you a sneak peek of what that is about later during this program.
Right now is a chance for you to show your support for PBS Wisconsin.
We can't do this alone.
Your support keeps us going.
Keep PBS Wisconsin strong together by making a donation right now.
1-800-236-3636.
That's right.
It only takes a few minutes, but it means so much to bring these great programs into your homes, into the homes of your neighbors, our communities, and our state.
When you do, we've got some great ways of saying thank you for gifts of $10 or more a month.
We'd love to send you the program DVD and Blu-ray set of what we're enjoying here tonight.
For a gift of $12 a month or more, we have a couple of options for you.
You can either receive the Wisconsin State Parks Geology and Natural History Book, which is a really beautiful, stunning book.
It shows 26 different state parks and talks about the trails that you should take and things like that.
Yours for a gift of $12 a month.
Or for a gift of $12 a month, we'd love to send you a PBS Wisconsin water bottle and PBS Wisconsin hat.
Both of those yours for a gift of $12 a month.
Finally, if you're able to make a gift of $25 a month, we'd love to send you all of that.
We'd love to send you the program that we're enjoying now on Blu-ray and DVD, the water bottle and the hat, as well as that fantastic state parks book.
Again, it takes a couple of minutes, so important that you do it.
1-800-236-3636 is the number.
When you're a member of PBS Wisconsin, at any of these suggested levels, you receive wonderful benefits like the Airways magazine,
which helps you find all wonderful programming, like upcoming tabernacle choirs and concerts by Neil Diamond and Air Supply.
So, we also have PBS Passport, an incredible trove of programs for you to enjoy at your leisure.
So, let's take a look at what PBS Passport has to offer for us.
We're watching PBS Wisconsin because you love what you find here, from dramas and documentaries to travel and journalism.
What could be better?
How about even more shows you love when you want to watch them?
Wherever you stream TV, look for PBS.
You'll find us anywhere you select your streaming services.
And we have free on-demand shows for you to enjoy anytime.
Plus, when you support PBS Wisconsin, your member benefits can open up even more to explore.
With PBS Passport, it includes more than 1,200 titles, with new favorites from PBS and beyond, even dramas from around the world.
You ain't seen nothing yet.
Your investment makes PBS Wisconsin possible for you, your family, and your community.
So, join with a gift at any of the levels we're suggesting, and then join in even more adventures with PBS Passport.
This program is a celebration of the Northwoods.
We're taking you to state wildlife areas, state parks, state natural areas.
And coming up in the next section, we will go to the Shewamagan-Nicole National Forest.
All of these areas have been preserved as a gift to the future, these wild areas where you can still go and get lost.
They've been preserved by the foresight of people who wanted to make sure that they were still here to be shared with everyone in the state.
It's a little bit like PBS Wisconsin, isn't it?
Do you have the foresight to think ahead for future generations, for future programs, for future support of the state?
Show your support right now. During this crucial time in funding, your support is more important than ever.
Keep PBS strong together.
That's right. Think about all the great programs that you love and depend on that are right here at PBS Wisconsin.
Not just Wisconsin Scenic Treasures, but PBS NewsHour, Frontline, Masterpiece Theatre.
All of these great programs are possible because someone like you went to the phone and made a pledge of support.
And we ask you to do the same. When you do, again, we've got some wonderful, wonderful ways of saying thank you tonight.
For a gift of $10 a month, we'd love to say thanks with a copy of tonight's program.
That's the Blu-ray and the DVD, a set for you for just $10 a month.
$12 a month, we have some options. We have a state park book or a water bottle and a hat.
And a $25 a month, we'd love to send you the DVD, the book, and the items.
Go ahead, make that call right now. 1-800-236-3636 is the number, or pbswisconsin.org.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Moving forward through this still space, framed by Spruce and Aspen, Wisconsin's wilderness, dressed in winter white.
Winter snow falls softly in the northwards forest, creating new shapes under the fresh cover.
Throughout this quiet place, winter life endures.
A still life of muted tones, with few traces of the past season among the blanketed boulders.
Thank you very much.
While the river finds its way through the winter landscape, tiny moons lie nestled in the cold, where light and shadow play upon the snow.
Thank you very much.
The melting snow moves us towards new beginnings as the river streams beneath the ice.
Still a winter scene, yet a spring awakening is in the air.
Thank you very much.
This program has had just moments of awe and all of these moments of wonder have been brought by you, by your neighbors, by people all over the state, families, grandparents, all of them appreciate knowing about their neighbors, about the state of Wisconsin, about the jewel we have here in this state.
How about you?
This is something special that PBS Wisconsin can provide, that no other station really would, because we cover the whole state, we can bring the state to you. And this is an opportunity for you to go places that you might not have the capability to go to, whether it's because your house bound or whether
it's because finances might be a little short at the moment. Maybe you actually don't like the woods, but you love the beauty of the woods. This is an opportunity that you get every time you turn on PBS Wisconsin is experiencing the state through the eyes of your neighbors help keep PBS Wisconsin strong.
We can do it together, 1-800-236-3636.
Hi folks, I'm Clint Walls, I'm on staff here at PBS Wisconsin. You know, Michelle said something really important. The reason why these programs are so important is because it really speaks to those people who can no longer visit the Northwoods, no longer visit the Southern VISTAs.
That's why we do these programs, and that's why it's so important that you do your part and make them possible.
When you do, we have some ways of saying thank you. Remember, for a gift of $10 or more, we'd love to say thanks by sending you the Blu-ray DVD set of the program that we just enjoyed.
For a contribution of $12 or more, we'd like to say thanks by sending you the Wisconsin State Parks book, Geology and Natural History, or for a gift of $12 a month, we'd like to say thanks by sending you a PBS Wisconsin water bottle and a PBS Wisconsin cap.
Finally, if you can't decide, for a gift of $25 or more, we'll send you all of it. The book, the hat, the water bottle, the DVD, all good fun.
But it starts with your phone call at 1-800-236-3636.
Hello, my name is Aaron Birdbear, and I'm a proud PBS Wisconsin supporter. Your calls, your support, truly make programs like this happen.
The programs that celebrate special places like the Venxile Cedar Swamp, or the Thunder Mountain State Natural Area.
So, PBS Wisconsin is a member and sustainer of our communities, and is our financial contributions to PBS Wisconsin that helps us learn more and more about our state and celebrated.
But becoming a sustainer is the best way to support PBS Wisconsin by an ongoing monthly gift.
So please call 1-800-236-3636 and become a sustainer of PBS Wisconsin. Thank you.
Emily Jelka is back with me, and Emily, we promised everybody that you would give them a little bit of a preview about the next episode in the series. What can we expect?
Yes, so we are happy to say that we have spent a year filming another installment of Wisconsin Scenic Treasures.
The focus for this third installment is water. It's called Wild Waters. There's a new team working on this production.
Jeff Pfeiffer is producing, and Nora Donahy is the executive producer, so it's fun to have a new team.
And, yeah, we're exploring the great fresh waters around the state. I mean, we have waterfalls, rivers, coastal landforms, so it's pretty fun.
We just wrapped filming, and we've moved into post-production, and because of that, we have a little bit of a sneak preview.
That is exciting. Why don't we take a look at that?
Wow. Emily, congratulations. It's an astounding program. We're so excited to have this third installment to coming soon for the viewers at home.
Really, great work. Really great work. So, but the reason why we're able to make those shows is because we have leadership circle donors.
Those are folks who give $1,000 or more to the station every year, as well as focus fund for Wisconsin programs donors.
These are donors who make a very special gift to make our local productions possible.
And those are donations of $5,000 or more, so I'd like to thank those donors who are able to do that.
And if you're able to do that, I hope you'll consider doing that as well.
You can call 1-800-236-3636, and talk to one of our volunteers about how you might be able to make great programs like Wildwater's possible.
But it really just takes all of us right now, and right now is your opportunity to invest in PBS Wisconsin and invest in these special programs.
So go ahead, call 1-800-236-3636, or go online to pbswisconsin.org, or use your phone and use that QR code that's also on your screen.
Go ahead, do it right now, thank you.
PBS Wisconsin has been serving Wisconsin in our communities for over 70 years, and Wisconsin public radio for more than 100 years.
They are both a part of the fabric of the state.
Generations have invested in making these the exceptional public media that they are today.
And we're asking you to continue to support PBS Wisconsin to continue this exceptional programming that enriches our lives and educates us.
It allows us to celebrate everything that makes Wisconsin special.
The best way to do that is becoming a sustainer, an ongoing monthly contribution.
Easy to do, simply call 1-800-236-3636. Thank you.
The outpouring of support since the loss of federal funding has been one of the high points of this very, very challenging time here for us.
But your donations, you becoming a member, it really has a significant impact.
Your generosity helps bring these programs to people in the entire state.
You really become a patron, a patron of the arts, a patron of public television every time you turn on that TV, knowing that you helped make it possible.
Show your support. If you haven't become a member yet, become a member.
If you are already a member, a sustainer, consider just increasing that membership just by a small bit.
It doesn't take a lot. It takes every single one of us.
Just a little bit at a time. We will reach that goal.
Because together, we keep PBS Wisconsin strong. Show your support right now, won't you?
And thank you so much for your support.
Thank you.