>> I MEAN, AFGHANISTAN IS IN
MANY WAYS ON A MODERN DAY
FRONTIER BETWEEN BARBARISM AND
CIVILIZATION.
THERE ARE OVER 20 U.S.
DESIGNATED TERRORIST
ORGANIZATIONS.
AND A VICTORY FOR THE TALIBAN IS
A VICTORY FOR AL-QAEDA AND THOSE
OTHER GROUPS.
SO HOW COULD IT BE THAT -- I'M
SORRY.
GO AHEAD, JUDY.
>> I APOLOGIZE FOR INTERRUPTING,
BUT I DO WANT TO GET IN SEVERAL
MORE QUESTIONS AND ONE IS THE
PRESIDENT REPEATEDLY SAYING THAT
AFGHAN TROOPS -- HOW CAN YOU ASK
U.S. TROOPS TO FIGHT FOR A
COUNTRY WHEN THE AFGHAN TROOPS
THEMSELVES ARE GIVING UP SO
QUICKLY.
>> SOME OF THE MOST HEINOUS
PEOPLE ON EARTH WENT RIGHT BACK
TO TERRORISM AND OF COURSE RIGHT
BACK TO THE BATTLEFIELDS, AS WE
KNOW.
AND IT'S JUST NOT A CEASE-FIRE.
>> AGAIN, MY APOLOGY FOR
INTERRUPTING, BUT SOME OF THOSE
CONCESSIONS CAME DURING FORMER
>> HI.
I'M JON MISKOWSKI, DIRECTOR OF
PBS WISCONSIN.
WE'RE TAKING THIS BREAK IN THE
"NEWSHOUR" TO INVITE YOU TO JOIN
FAMILIES ACROSS WISCONSIN TO
JOIN THEM IN CONTRIBUTING TO PBS
WISCONSIN.
YOUR DOLLARS AND ALL OF THOSE
DOLLARS ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER TO
FUND THIS SERVICE.
"NEWSHOUR" IS AN AN AMAZING
PROGRAM, NIGHT AFTER NIGHT
BRINGS US REALLY IMPORTANT
CONVERSATION AND BACKGROUND
ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES AND LOTS
OF THINGS IN THE NEWS.
ALL THIS WEEK THAT WE'RE GETTING
THAT SENSE OF CONTEXT AND
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT VOICES
ON THE DECISIONS THAT THIS
COUNTRY FACES AND IN THE WORLD.
SO WE'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO
JOIN US WITH YOUR CONTRIBUTION.
RIGHT NOW IF YOU CALL, YOUR
DOLLARS WILL BE MATCHED.
THE FIRST $1,000 CONTRIBUTED
DURING THIS BREAK WILL BE
DOUBLED BY THE MORGANS SHOES,
OUR FRIENDS AT HILLDALE MALL,
WHO ARE GREAT CONTRIBUTORS TO
PBS WISCONSIN AND ENCOURAGE YOU
TO JOIN THEM WITH YOUR CALL AND
YOUR PLEDGE RIGHT NOW TO
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU, JON.
I'M ERIC GREILING, DIRECTOR OF
FRIENDS, PBS WISCONSIN, AND IT
IS A GREAT TIME TO SHOW YOUR
SUPPORT FOR PBS "NEWSHOUR"
BECAUSE OF THE MORGANS SHOES
CHALLENGE MATCH YOUR GIFT WILL
BE DOUBLED.
WE HAVE SOME GREAT WAYS TO SAY
THANK YOU AND FOR YOU TO SHOW
OTHERS HOW YOU SUPPORT PBS
"NEWSHOUR."
AT JUST $6 A MONTH WE CAN SHOW
OUR APPRECIATION FOR YOUR
APPRECIATION OF "NEWSHOUR" WITH
A BRAND NEW DESIGN OF A PBS
"NEWSHOUR" MUG.
10 OUNCES, LOTS OF ROOM FOR YOUR
FAVORITE BEVERAGE.
AT $10 A MONTH WE HAVE A TOTE
BAG WITH A GREAT BIG BOLD PBS
"NEWSHOUR" DESIGN ON IT.
AND WRAPPING THE PBS LOGO FROM
EDGE TO EDGE.
IT'S A GREAT TOTE FOR THE
FARMERS MARKET, FOR GOING TO THE
BEACH, FOR WHATEVER YOU NEED TO
DO, TO HAVE A GENEROUS TOTE WITH
30-INCH HANDLE SHOULDER STRAP.
AND BOTH OF THOSE CAN BE YOURS
FOR $12 A MONTH.
1-800-236-3636 IS THE NUMBER TO
CALL.
>> HI.
I'M DAVID HOFFERT.
I'M A VOLUNTEER HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
I'VE BEEN REFLECTING ON WHAT JON
WAS JUST SAYING ABOUT CONTEXT
AND CONVERSATIONS AND
BACKGROUND.
THAT'S REALLY THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A ONE-HOUR NEWS PROGRAM
LIKE PBS "NEWSHOUR" AND THE HALF
HOUR NEWS PROGRAMS THAT ARE
OFTEN THE ALTERNATIVE.
IN A HALF AN HOUR, YOU HAVE TIME
TO LEARN WHAT HAPPENED IN THE
DAY.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GO DEEPER.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO UNDERSTAND
WHY IT HAPPENED OR WHAT THE
IMPLICATIONS OF THAT ARE.
OF COURSE, ACTUALLY, SAYING IT'S
A ONE-HOUR PROGRAM VERSUS A
HALF-HOUR PROGRAM IS NOT QUITE
FAIR.
IT'S ONE HOUR VERSUS 22 MINUTES
BECAUSE THEY HAVE COMMERCIALS.
WE HAVE EXTRA TIME TO GO DEEPER
FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE THE
SOURCE OF THE FUNDING THAT MAKES
THE PBS "NEWSHOUR" POSSIBLE.
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TONIGHT TO
JOIN US AS A SUSTAINING MEMBER,
TO KEEP THE "NEWSHOUR" COMING TO
YOU EVERY NIGHT WEEK IN AND WEEK
OUT.
THE NUMBER TO CALL IS
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR CALLS AND
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PBS
WISCONSIN.
IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT WE DO
HERE IS COVER NEWS AND ISSUES,
BOTH WITH THE "NEWSHOUR" EVERY
NIGHT, CAPPING OFF FRIDAY, THE
WEEK, WITH ""HERE AND NOW""
COVERING WISCONSIN ISSUES.
"WASHINGTON WEEK" IN REVIEW
CONTINUES A LONG TRADITION OF
GIVING US CONTEXT FOR THE ISSUES
OF THE DAY.
IT'S POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF YOUR
SUPPORT.
IT'S POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF OVER
70,000 FAMILIES ACROSS WISCONSIN
WHO CONTRIBUTE AND SUPPORT PBS
WISCONSIN.
SO IT IS A GOOD INCENTIVE FOR
YOU TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE
OF THIS CHALLENGE GRANT.
DOUBLE YOUR GIFT.
MEET THEIR CHALLENGE WITH YOUR
CALL AND YOUR PLEDGE TO
1-800-236-3636.
>> ONE OF THE BEST THANK YOUS
FOR SUPPORTING PBS "NEWSHOUR" IS
JUST THAT FEELING OF KNOWING
YOU'RE SUPPORTING "NEWSHOUR,"
IMPORTANT NEWS AND PBS
WISCONSIN.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE SOME GREAT WAYS
TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AT
VARIOUS LEVELS OF GIVING.
SO WITH A SUSTAINING GIFT OF
ONLY $6 A MONTH WE'VE GOT A
GREAT MUG FOR YOU TO ENJOY YOUR
FAVORITE HOT OR COLD BEVERAGE.
AT $10 A MONTH WE'VE GOT A GREAT
TOTE BAG FOR YOU TO SHOW YOUR
SUPPORT OF PBS "NEWSHOUR"
WHEREVER YOU GO, WHETHER THAT'S
THE FARMERS MARKET, THE BEACH OR
JUST AROUND TIME, TO AND FROM
WORK OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
AND THEN AT $12 A MONTH, YOU CAN
GET BOTH THE MUG AND THE TOTE
BAG TOGETHER AS OUR THANK YOU
GIFT TO YOU.
AND BECOMING A SUSTAINER IS A
GREAT WAY FOR YOU TO GIVE, SHOW
YOUR SUPPORT FOR PBS "NEWSHOUR"
ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
TO DO THAT, SIMPLY CALL
1-800-236-3636.
>> AND LET'S BE CLEAR, THAT THE
BENEFITS OF SUPPORTING PBS
WISCONSIN RIGHT NOW ARE NOT
LIMITED TO WHAT ERIC WAS JUST
TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT?
ANY CONTRIBUTION OF AT LEAST $35
IN A YEAR IS GOING TO GET YOU
THE "AIRWAVES" MAGAZINE, WHICH
GIVES YOU ALL THE UPCOMING
PROGRAMS.
YOU CAN SEE HOW THERE'S NOT ONLY
THE NEWS PROGRAMMING ON PBS
WISCONSIN, BUT THE OTHER
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING,
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM ON PBS
WISCONSIN.
IF YOU GIVE AT LEAST $60 IN THE
YEAR, YOU HAVE ACCESS TO PBS
PASSPORT.
PLENTY OF ONLINE OPTIONS FOR
ON-DEMAND VIEWING ALREADY, BUT
THAT IS UNLOCKED FOR YOU AS A
WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU FOR
BEING A MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN.
THIS ALL HAPPENS BECAUSE OF YOU.
THEY'RE NICE BENEFITS.
IT'S REALLY ABOUT BEING A PART
OF THIS COMMUNITY AND PICKING UP
THAT PHONE, MAKING THIS THE
MOMENT THAT YOU TAKE THAT STEP
AND BECOME A PART OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
THE NUMBER TO CALL ONE MORE
TIME, 1-800-236-3636.
>> WE HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE FOR
YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT
MATCH FROM MORGANS SHOES, OUR
GREAT FRIENDS OUT AT HILLDALE
MALL, BEEN SUPPORTIVE FOR SO
MANY YEARS.
I WANT TO ALSO THANK YOU FOR
THIS PAST YEAR AND MORE.
WE CERTAINLY HAVE HAD CHALLENGES
IN PUBLIC TELEVISION, AND WE'VE
DONE SOME AMAZING WORK AND
RE-INVENTING HOW WE WORK AND HOW
WE DO THINGS SAFELY AND WE LOST
SOME FUND-RAISING EVENTS.
AND OUR CONTRIBUTORS HAVE
STEPPED UP.
WE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE THIS PAST
YEAR INCREASE THEIR SUPPORT,
RECOGNIZING THE CHALLENGES THAT
WE FACED.
IT HAS BEEN REALLY, REALLY
THRILLING TO SEE THAT FLOOD OF
SUPPORT, TO SEE THAT ENTHUSIASM
FOR SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT
TO ALL OF US.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW IF YOU'RE A
FAN OF PBS WISCONSIN WHAT YOUR
NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN VERY
GENEROUS, INVITE YOU TO JOIN
THEM WITH YOUR CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
THANK YOU.
>> HELLO.
I'M JON MISKOWSKI, DIRECTOR OF
PBS WISCONSIN.
WE'RE TAKING THIS BREAK IN THE
"NEWSHOUR" TO ENLIST YOU, TO
INVITE YOU, TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO
JOIN US WITH YOUR MEMBERSHIP
CONTRIBUTION.
OVER 70,000 FAMILIES ACROSS
WISCONSIN SUPPORT PBS WISCONSIN.
BUT THAT'S NOT ALL THE FAMILIES.
SO IF YOU'RE NOT IN THAT GROUP,
WE'D HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US RIGHT
NOW.
IF YOU'RE IN THAT GROUP, THANK
YOU.
OF COURSE, YOU CAN CALL AND MAKE
YOUR PLEDGE OR GO ONLINE.
THIS IS ALSO A REALLY GOOD TIME
TO CALL.
OUR FRIENDS AT MORGANS SHOES IN
MADISON AT HILLDALE HAVE MADE A
MATCH.
THE FIRST $1,000 CONTRIBUTED
DURING THIS BREAK WILL BE
MATCHED BY MORE MORGANS.
SO THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
FOR YOU TO JOIN THEM.
WE THANK THEM FOR MANY, MANY
YEARS OF GENEROSITY AND
ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THAT CHALLENGE BY GIVING US A
CALL RIGHT NOW AT 1-800-236-3636
1-800-236-3636.
>> DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
WE'D LIKE YOU TO CALL NOW.
WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL WAYS TO SAY
THANK YOU TO YOU.
WITH YOUR PLEDGE OF $6 A MONTH,
WE CAN THANK YOU WITH A BRAND
NEW DESIGN OF AN AT TAZO MUG.
AT $10 A MONTH WE CAN SAY THANK
YOU TO YOU WITH A NEW TOTE BAG,
BRAND NEW DESIGN FROM PBS
"NEWSHOUR."
SHOW EVERYONE THAT YOU SUPPORT
PBS "NEWSHOUR" WHEN YOU GO TO
THE FARMERS MARKET, WHEN YOU GO
OUT FOR A LITTLE BIT OF
SHOPPING, WHEN YOU GO TO THE
BEACH.
PERFECT SIZE FOR SANDALS AND
SOME SUNSCREEN AND A TOWEL.
AT $12 A MONTH WE CAN THANK YOU
WITH BOTH THE MUG AND THE TOTE
BAG.
WE WANT YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THIS MORGANS SHOES CHALLENGE
GRANT BY CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M DAVID HOFFERT, A VOLUNTEER
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN AND I WANT
TO JUST ASK YOU TO TAKE A MOMENT
TO THINK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF
THE PBS "NEWSHOUR," THE PROGRAM
THAT YOU'RE WATCHING RIGHT NOW.
WE LIVE IN A STRESSFUL TIMES.
IT'S BEEN STRESSFUL FOR A WHILE.
IT'S GOING TO STAY THAT WAY FOR
A WHILE.
I KNOW I FOR ONE HAVE TAKEN A
LOT OF COMFORT IN THE ABILITY TO
UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND ME,
BE INFORMED, UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S
GOING TO AFFECT MY FAMILY.
I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO A LOT
ABOUT THE SITUATIONS IN THE
WORLD, BUT I CAN BE INFORMED.
PBS "NEWSHOUR" HAS BEEN THAT
SOURCE OF SUPPORT FOR MANY OF
US, MYSELF INCLUDED, PROBABLY
YOURSELF INCLUDED.
AND HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
YOU TO BE A SOURCE OF SUPPORT
FOR PBS "NEWSHOUR."
WHEN YOU CALL 1-800-236-3636,
PLEASE JOIN US AS A SUSTAINING
MEMBER.
JUST LIKE PBS "NEWSHOUR" IS
THERE FOR YOU EVERY DAY, YOU CAN
BE THERE FOR IT EVERY MONTH,
MONTH IN AND MONTH OUT.
THAT NUMBER AGAIN IS
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANKS FOR MENTIONING
SUSTAINING GIVING.
THAT IS REALLY A GREAT WAY TO
MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION,.
LESS MAIL FOR YOU AND MORE OF
YOUR DOLLARS ARE GOING TO
SUPPORT THE SERVICE ON PBS
WISCONSIN.
SO WE'VE BEEN CONCENTRATING AND
ENCOURAGING BOTH NEW MEMBERS AND
LONG-TIME MEMBERS TO CONSIDER
THAT SUSTAINING GIVING.
YOU CAN SIMPLY TALK TO THE
VOLUNTEER ABOUT THAT.
IT'S AN EASIER WAY TO GIVE AND,
LIKE I SAID, MORE OF YOUR
DOLLARS WILL GO TOWARDS THE
PROGRAMS AND YOUR "AIRWAVES"
WON'T STOP.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO GIVE.
AND THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO
GIVE.
NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THE MORGANS
SHOES CHALLENGE WHICH IS
DOUBLING YOUR GIFT RIGHT NOW,
BUT THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO SHOW
YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE "NEWSHOUR."
IT'S HERE NIGHT AFTER NIGHT.
IN MY FAMILY WE WATCH IT IN AN
ODD ORDER.
SEE SOME OF IT ON THE WISCONSIN
CHANNEL AND THE REST OF IT ON
THE PBS WISCONSIN CHANNEL AND
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT IT'S
THERE FOR US NIGHT AFTER NIGHT
TO GIVE US THIS CONTEXT, TO GIVE
US INFORMATION ABOUT BREAKING
NEWS AND LONGER TRENDS IN NEWS.
IT'S A REALLY NATIONAL TREASURE
AND WE INVITE YOU TO SUPPORT
THAT AND PBS WISCONSIN WITH YOUR
PLEDGE AND YOUR CALL TO
1-800-236-3636.
IF YOU'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT
BECOMING A SUSTAINER FOR A
WHILE, BECOMING A MEMBER,
RENEWING YOUR MEMBERSHIP, GO
AHEAD AND DO IT RIGHT NOW.
IT'S QUICK.
IT JUST TAKES A COUPLE MINUTES.
YOU CAN GO RIGHT ONLINE.
YOU CAN CALL OUR NUMBER,
1-800-236-3636.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MORGANS
SHOES CHALLENGE MATCH.
HAVE YOUR GIFT DOUBLED AND KNOW
THAT YOU ARE SUPPORTING PBS
"NEWSHOUR" AND PBS WISCONSIN AND
HAVE THAT GREAT FEELING AND TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF ONE OF THESE
WONDERFUL WAYS WE HAVE TO SAY
THANK YOU AT DIFFERENT LEVELS,
WITH A MUG, A TOTE OR THE
COMBINATION MUG AND TOTE.
IF THAT'S WHAT PUTS YOU OVER THE
EDGE, GO AHEAD AND CALL RIGHT
NOW, 1-800-236-3636.
>> AND AGAIN WHEN YOU CALL
1-800-236-3636 DURING THIS
BREAK, MORGANS SHOES IS DOUBLING
YOUR GIFT, DOUBLE THE IMPACT ON
PROGRAMS LIKE PBS "NEWSHOUR."
AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE LOCAL,
RIGHT?
PBS WISCONSIN PRODUCES ALL SORTS
OF ADDITIONAL NEWS PROGRAMMING,
LIKE "HERE AND NOW," ALL SORTS
OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, LIKE
@"DECODING THE DRIFTLESS."
THESE ARE PROGRAMS THAT ARE
PERSONAL TO US AND MEANINGFUL TO
US BECAUSE THEY'RE FUNDED BY US.
NOW IS THE TIME TO BE A PART OF
THAT AND TO MAKE SURE IT
CONTINUES HAPPENING, MAKE SURE
THAT THAT SECURITY BLANKET IN
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN IS HERE
FOR ALL OF US.
THAT NUMBER AGAIN IS
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CALL.
AGAIN, THE CHALLENGE BREAK MAKES
IT A REALLY GREAT TIME TO CALL
TO HAVE YOUR DOLLARS DOUBLED.
I WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF OUR
DIRECTORS CIRCLE.
THOSE ARE MEMBERS WHO CONTRIBUTE
GIFTS OF $1,000 OR MORE.
MANY CONTRIBUTING $5,000 A YEAR.
MANY CONTRIBUTING $20,000 A
YEAR.
REALLY MAKING A VERY SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENT NOT ONLY FOR THEIR
VIEWING, BUT FOR VIEWING AND
ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE STATE AND
SUPPORTING OUR EDUCATIONAL WORK
SO WE DELIVER WONDERFUL
WISCONSIN-ORIENTED PROGRAMS FOR
WISCONSIN SCHOOLS AND ALSO
PROVIDE ACCESS TO RESOURCES FROM
THE WHOLE PBS WORLD.
IT IS REALLY A WONDERFUL
SERVICE, BOTH FOR YOUR HOME AND
FOR YOUR SCHOOLS AND WE THANK
YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A
LEADERSHIP GIFT OF $1,000 OR
MORE, WE'D APPRECIATE THAT
SPECIAL GIFT TO SUPPORT THE
LEARNING THAT HAPPENS ON PBS
WISCONSIN.
THANK YOU.
>> HI.
I'M JON MISKOWSKI, DIRECTOR OF
PBS WISCONSIN.
WE'RE WATCHING "DECODING THE
DRIFTLESS," THIS WONDERFUL FILM
THAT EXPLORES THIS HALF A
BILLION YEAR HISTORY OF THIS
AREA, OF THIS REALLY, REALLY
UNUSUAL PLACE.
AND WE'RE DISCOVERING WHY PEOPLE
LOVE THE DRIFTLESS, WHY WE'RE
DRAWN TO THAT AREA, TO THE GREAT
VARIETY AND WHY IT'S SUCH AN
IMPORTANT PART OF WISCONSIN AND
MINNESOTA AND IOWA.
AND A REALLY IMPORTANT STORY IS
WHY PEOPLE ARE WORKING TO
PRESERVE THAT.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO EXPLORE
IT, SEE THE BEAUTY OF THE AREA.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO LEARN A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE DOING THE WORK, REALLY
CONSCIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT HOW
DO YOU SUSTAIN THIS AREA.
SO THE PHONE NUMBER FOR YOU TO
SUPPORT PBS WISCONSIN AND WORK
JUST LIKE THIS IS 1-800-236-3636
1-800-236-3636.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO THE
PHONE, SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR
WISCONSIN PROGRAMMING ON PBS
WISCONSIN WITH YOUR CALL AND
YOUR PLEDGE TO 1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU, JON.
I'M ERIC GREILING.
I'M DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
AND I'M ALSO A PROUD GRADUATE OF
RICHLAND CENTER HIGH SCHOOL,
HOME OF THE HORNETS IN
WISCONSIN'S DRIFTLESS AREA, SO
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
AND HOW WE CAN SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU FOR MAKING THIS CONTRIBUTION
RIGHT NOW TO THIS WONDERFUL
PROGRAM AND ALL THE PROGRAMMING
ON PBS WISCONSIN.
AT $10 A MONTH YOU GET YOUR
CHOICE OF A DVD OF TONIGHT'S
PROGRAM FOR THE BLU RAY OR THIS
BOOK "THE DRIFTLESS READER."
MY MOM GAVE ME A COPY.
I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC.
SO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THE
DRIFTLESS REGION THROUGH THE
DVD, THE BOOK OR THIS FANTASTIC
PRINT HERE.
IT'S A SIGNED, NUMBERED PRINT
FROM ARTIST JAMES STEENO AND AT
$10 A MONTH ANY ONE OF THESE CAN
BE YOUR CHOICE AS A GIFT FROM US
TO SAY THANK YOU FOR MAKING YOUR
CONTRIBUTION.
OR AT $20 A MONTH, YOU CAN BE
THANKED WITH A DVD OR BLU RAY
AND THE BOOK AND THE PRINT.
SO ALL OF THESE GREAT WAYS FOR
US TO SAY THANK YOU IN ADDITION
TO SAYING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
MAKING YOUR CALL NOW, FOR GOING
ONLINE NOW AND GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M DAVID HOFFERT.
I'M A VOLUNTEER HERE WITH PBS
WISCONSIN.
AND I DID NOT GRADUATE FROM A
DRIFTLESS REGION HIGH SCHOOL.
I HAVE BEEN SPENDING AN AWFUL
LOT OF TIME IN THE DRIFTLESS
REGION IN THIS SUMMER.
I'M TRAINING FOR A BIG HIKING
ADVENTURE I'M HOPING TO GO ON
LATER IN THE YEAR AND I'M
CLIMBING THOSE BLUFFS THEY WERE
TALKING ABOUT.
IT'S PRETTY AWE-INSPIRING TO BE
OUT THERE IN THAT REGION.
AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO COME HOME
AND LEARN ABOUT THE SCIENCE
BEHIND IT AND THE HISTORY OF IT
AND HAVE THAT KIND OF COMPLETE
MIND/BODY/SOUL EXPERIENCE WITH
OUR BACKYARD?
THAT'S AN EXPERIENCE THAT YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO FIND ANYWHERE ELSE
OTHER THAN ON PBS WISCONSIN.
WE'RE HERE TAKING THIS BREAK TO
ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THAT MISSION,
SUPPORT THAT WORK BY MAKING A
PLEDGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT, BY
BECOMING A SUSTAINING MEMBER OF
PBS WISCONSIN.
THE NUMBER TO CALL IS
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR CALLS.
THANKS FOR YOUR PLEDGES.
YOU'RE WATCHING "DECODING THE
DRIFTLESS," AND I WANT TO
INTRODUCE YOU TO GEORGE HOWE,
THE PRODUCER OF THIS PROGRAM.
GEORGE, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE
SOME EDUCATIONAL ELEMENTS TO
THIS PROGRAM, SOME COMMUNITY
SCREENING.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT YOUR HOPES FOR THIS
FILM AND WHAT YOU WANT TO
ACCOMPLISH WITH IT.
>> WELL, WHAT WE'VE SEEN IT DO
IS MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE,
REACHING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THAT
LIVE IN THE DRIFTLESS AND
INFORMING THEM ABOUT ALL THE
FABULOUS STUFF HERE THAT WE
HAVE, SOME OF IT UNIQUE IN THE
WHOLE WORLD, SOME OF IT UNIQUE
IN NORTH AMERICA.
AND LIVING HERE MOST OF MY LIFE
AND WORKING AS AN EDUCATOR,
SCIENTIST AND LAND
CONSERVATIONIST, I KNEW AND
OTHERS ON OUR TEAM KNEW THAT A
LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW THIS
STUFF.
AND WE KNOW THAT KNOWLEDGE
AFFECTS PEOPLE'S INSPIRATION,
THEIR ACTIONS.
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT
SOMETHING, YOU REALLY CAN'T CARE
ABOUT IT AND YOU'RE PROBABLY
NEVER GOING TO WANT TO HELP
CONSERVE IT OR PROTECT IT OR
SHARE IT WITH PEOPLE YOU CARE
ABOUT.
SO BUILDING AWARENESS.
WE FEEL THAT'S FOUNDATIONAL TO
EVERYTHING ELSE GOOD THAT
HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE CONNECT WITH
NATURE, HAVE LOCAL PRIDE AND
HAVE A SENSE OF PLACE ABOUT
WHERE THEY LIVE.
>> YEAH.
THANK YOU.
IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL WORK AND I
THINK YOU ACCOMPLISHED THAT.
I MEAN, WE TAKE YOU INTO PLACES
THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T GO TO.
WELL, AND SOME PLACES I THINK
EVEN IF I COULD GO TO, I'M NOT
SURE THAT I'D HANG OFF THE EDGE
OF THE BLUFF THERE.
SO FOLKS WILL SEE THAT A LITTLE
BIT LATER.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO YOU A
LITTLE MORE AS FOLKS ARE CALLING
AND SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT.
NEXT TIME I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE SHOW,
BECAUSE THERE'S SOME REALLY
WONDERFUL WORK THAT WE SEE
DEMONSTRATED HERE, SOME GREAT
VOICES, GREAT RESEARCH FROM ALL
OVER WISCONSIN, TOO.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT WHEN WE
COME BACK.
>> WHEN YOU CALL RIGHT NOW, YOUR
GIFT OF SUPPORT, YOUR PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT, YOUR SUSTAINING GIFT,
YOUR MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL, YOUR
NEW MEMBERSHIP ALLOWS US TO
BRING FILMS LIKE THIS FILM FROM
GEORGE TO YOU.
WHETHER IT'S UNLOCKING WONDERS
AND LOCAL MYSTERIES THAT ARE
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT HERE IN
WISCONSIN.
AND FOR SOMEONE WHO COMES FROM
THE DRIFTLESS, THERE WERE SO
MANY THINGS IN THIS FILM THAT I
DIDN'T KNOW ALREADY, SIGHTS THAT
YOU CAN LIVE THERE AND NOT HAVE
ACCESS TO, THAT IF YOU SEE THEM
FROM THE AIR, THEY'RE COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT.
SO HELP US TO CONTINUE TO BRING
THESE LOCAL MARVELS TO YOU AND
UNLOCK ALL THIS.
BUT BEYOND THAT, INDEPENDENT
FILM, WHETHER IT'S SCIENCE,
WHETHER IT'S INDEPENDENT
DOCUMENTARIES, ALL OF THESE
THINGS YOUR PLEDGE OF SUPPORT
BRINGS THAT RIGHT TO YOUR LIVING
ROOM.
1-800-236-3636.
>> AND, AGAIN, WHEN YOU MAKE
THAT CALL TO 1-800-236-3636,
THERE ARE SOME WONDERFUL THANK
YOU GIFTS AVAILABLE TO YOU.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH, YOU
CAN CHOOSE EITHER TO GET THE DVD
OR THE BLU RAY OR THE BOOK.
SO DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LIKE TO
LEARN ABOUT THIS CONTENT, BOTH
ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU.
ALSO THE PRINT THAT ERIC HAS
OVER THERE ON HIS DESK.
IF YOU CAN'T DECIDE, AT THAT $20
A MONTH LEVEL, YOU GET IT ALL,
EITHER THE DVD OR THE BLU RAY.
YOU PROBABLY ONLY HAVE ONE
PLAYER ANYWAY.
BUT THEN THE BOOK AND THE PRINT
AS WELL, AS WELL AS THE OTHER
BENEFITS OF JUST BEING A MEMBER
OF PBS WISCONSIN, THE "AIRWAVES"
MAGAZINE, PBS PASSPORT WITH ALL
THAT ON-DEMAND VIEWING AVAILABLE
TO YOU FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR
COMPUTER.
THIS IS PART OF BEING A
COMMUNITY, AND WE NEED YOU RIGHT
NOW TO BE -- EITHER RENEW BEING
A PART OF THE COMMUNITY OR TO
JOIN THAT COMMUNITY.
THE NUMBER TO CALL IS
1-800-236-3636.
>> SO I'M HERE WITH GEORGE HOWE,
THE PRODUCER, AND TALKING A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
AND THANKS FOR SHARING THAT
STORY ABOUT HOW IT STIMULATES
CONVERSATION.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ABOUT
AT PUBLIC TELEVISION.
WHAT STRUCK ME, TOO, IS THIS
ISN'T A SHOW WHERE YOU FOUND ONE
OR TWO PEOPLE AND THEN KIND OF
STRETCHED THAT INTO AN HOUR.
I SAW FOLKS FROM UW-LA CROSSE,
UW-MADISON, UW GREEN BAY, JUST
REALLY FROM THROUGHOUT THE
REGION.
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT
VOICES, PEOPLE DOING A LOT OF
GREAT WORK.
>> YES.
WE REALLY COMBED THE LANDSCAPE
HARD TO FIND ALL THE BEST PEOPLE
AND DIVERSE, BECAUSE WE WANTED
TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS
POSSIBLE.
AND IT REALLY WORKED OUT
FABULOUSLY.
OF COURSE, WE'RE LUCKY TO BE
TALKING ABOUT A REGION THAT JUST
NATURALLY HAS SOME SUCH GREAT
RESOURCES AS FAR AS PEOPLE GO.
I REALLY GOT TO THANK THOSE WHO
HELPED US DO THE FILM AND MY
FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES WHO
FORMED OUR LITTLE NONPROFIT,
SUSTAINABLE DRIFTLESS, WHO
RAISED THE MONEY TO MAKE THIS
FILM AND MADE IT HAPPEN.
AND IT'S BEEN THE BEST THING
THAT EVER HAPPENED TO US.
I THINK EVERYBODY WOULD SAY.
AND SURPASSED ALL OF OUR
EXPECTATIONS.
<!32768> YEAH.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT
WORK.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE IT
WITH WISCONSIN.
WE'LL GO TO PART TWO IN THIS
AMAZING SCENE OFF THE BLUFFS.
JUST TO MENTION THE BLUFFS ISN'T
ENOUGH.
IT'S JUST REALLY AMAZING.
GREAT WORK.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR
PHONE CALLS.
THANK YOU.
>> HI.
I'M JON MISKOWSKI, DIRECTOR OF
PBS WISCONSIN.
WE'RE WATCHING "DECODING THE
DRIFTLESS," THIS WONDERFUL FILM
THAT EXPLORES A GREAT PART OF
WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA AND
IOWA, THIS REALLY WONDERFUL
PLACE THAT IS SO INTERESTING AND
SO VARIED AND SO UNUSUAL AND
SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE AND SORT OF
CELEBRATING THAT DIVERSITY OF
TOPOGRAPHY, OF WILDLIFE, OF
OTHER THINGS WE FIND IN THAT
REGION AND THE PEOPLE DOING THE
WORK TO PRESERVE THAT.
WE'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU NOW TO
GIVE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO PBS
WISCONSIN.
WE HAVE A WONDERFUL GIFT.
FOR $10 A MONTH, WE HAVE THE DVD
OR BLU RAY OF THIS FILM, OR WE
HAVE A BOOK OFFER AS WELL.
IF YOU GIVE RIGHT NOW, YOUR
DOLLARS ARE DOUBLED BY OUR
CHALLENGE FUND.
SO PLEASE, IT'S A GREAT TIME TO
GIVE.
IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM.
IF YOU'RE WATCHING THE SHOW,
YOU'RE PROBABLY THINKING ABOUT
SOMEONE YOU WOULD LIKE TO WATCH
THIS WITH, SHARE THIS WITH,
HAVING TD THE DVD OR BOOK IS A
GREAT RESOURCE TO SHARE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ABOUT AT PBS
WISCONSIN, ABOUT LEARNING MORE.
SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
CHALLENGE BY CALLING US AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU, JON.
I'M ERIC GREILING, DIRECTOR OF
FRIENDS OF PBS WISCONSIN.
YOU KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING
SPECIAL ABOUT IT.
IT'S ONE OF THE OPENING LINES OF
THE SHOW.
AND THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL
ABOUT THE DRIFTLESS.
AND THIS THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL
ABOUT THIS BREAK.
IT'S A CHALLENGE BREAK.
LET ME TELL YOU THE WAYS WE CAN
SAY THANK YOU.
AT $10 A MONTH WE'VE GOT THE DVD
OR BLU RAY, WONDERFUL WAYS TO
REWATCH THIS PROGRAM, WAYS TO
DISCOVER MORE ABOUT THE
DRIFTLESS AREA.
I LIVED AND WORKED IN THE
DRIFTLESS FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND
THERE ARE THINGS IN THIS FILM
THAT I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT AND
THEY WERE MAGIC TO WATCH THEM
UNFOLD.
WE HAVE THIS OUTSTANDING BOOK
HERE, THE DRIFTLESS READER.
FANTASTIC READ.
THE FILM LOOKS AT THE SCIENCE
AND BIOLOGY OF THE DRIFTLESS
AREA.
THIS DELVES INTO ARTS, CULTURE.
$10 A MONTH AS A SUSTAINING
MEMBER.
OR THIS WONDERFUL PRINT WE COULD
SHARE WITH YOU FROM THE ARTIST
JAMES STEENO.
AT $20 A MONTH YOU CAN CHOOSE
BETWEEN THE DVD, THE BLU RAY AND
THE BOOK AND THE PRINT ALL
TOGETHER.
1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M DAVID HOFFERT, A VOLUNTEER
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
I WANT TO PICK UP ON TWO KEY
THINGS ERIC WAS JUST SAYING.
FIRST OF ALL, CHALLENGE BREAK.
IF YOU CALL DURING THIS BREAK
RIGHT NOW, IF YOU ARE GOING TO
GIVE $10 A MONTH, THAT'S
WONDERFUL.
IT ACTUALLY BECOMES $20 A MONTH.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE $20 A
MONTH, THAT'S ACTUALLY $40 A
MONTH.
YOUR MONEY IS DOUBLED IN THIS
BREAK.
SO IF YOU'VE BEEN KIND OF
WONDERING IS THIS THE TIME TO
CALL?
YES.
THIS IS THE TIME TO CALL.
SECOND KEY THINGS HE SAID.
PER MONTH.
$10 PER MONTH, $20 PER MONTH.
I'VE SAID THE WORD SUSTAINERS A
FEW TIMES.
I HAVEN'T DEFINED THAT TERM FOR
YOU.
WHEN YOU BECOME A SUSTAINING
MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN, YOU
DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
RENEWING.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT,
OH, DID I CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
PBS WISCONSIN?
IT JUST HAPPENS AUTOMATICALLY.
WE TAKE IT OUT EVERY MONTH FROM
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, FROM YOUR
CREDIT CARD UNTIL YOU ASK US TO
STOP.
IT'S EASIER FOR YOU AND IT MAKES
SURE THAT PROGRAMS LIKE
"DECODING THE DRIFTLESS"
CONTINUE TO COME TO YOU ON PBS
WISCONSIN.
YOU ARE WHY THIS IS POSSIBLE.
SO IF YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS
PROGRAM TONIGHT, PLEASE GIVE US
A CALL, 1-800-236-3636.
>> SO I KNOW A NUMBER OF FOLKS
ARE CALLING FOR THE DVD.
THAT'S AVAILABLE WITH A GIFT OF
$10 A MONTH.
WE'RE HERE WITH PRODUCER GEORGE
HOWE.
GEORGE, NOT ONLY CAN THEY SEE
WHAT THEY'RE SEEING TONIGHT
AGAIN AND SHARE IT WITH PEOPLE,
BUT THERE ARE DVD EXTRAS.
YOU WANT TO TELL FOLKS ABOUT
THAT?
>> YES.
BOY, IF YOU LOVE THIS FILM LIKE
I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO, YOU'RE
GOING TO REALLY LOVE THE DVDs
AND BLU RAYS THAT YOU CAN GET MY
PLEDGING.
THERE'S AN EXTENDED CUT OF THE
FILM THAT HAS LIKE FIVE MORE
MINUTES OF FOOTAGE HERE AND
THERE.
ALSO, BONUS VIDEOS.
JUST A GORGEOUS ONE ON TUNDRA
SWANS, ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
TREATMENTS OF WILDLIFE FILMS
I'VE EVER SEEN.
WE HAD TO PUT IT ON THERE.
A REALLY FUN MUSIC VIDEO BY A
LOCAL ARTIST.
THE SONG IS "A PLACE TO BE."
AND IT REALLY SPEAKS TO THE
MISSION OF OUR FILM.
YOU KNOW, ALL THIS GOING TOWARDS
CREATING A FABULOUS PLACE FOR US
TO BE OURSELVES AND LIVE A FULL
LIFE AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
AND THE ORIGINAL TRAILER OF THE
FILM, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING,
TOO.
SO YOU WANT TO PLEDGE AND GET
THOSE BONUS VIDEOS AND THE
EXTENDED CUT.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET
IT.
>> SO THANK YOU, GEORGE, FOR
JOINING US.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE
PROGRAM.
BUT I WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE
TO CALL RIGHT NOW AT
1-800-236-3636.
YOUR DOLLARS ARE DOUBLED BY THE
CHALLENGE FUND RIGHT NOW, SO
GIVE US A CALL.
>> THANK YOU, JON.
THAT DVD OR BLU RAY WITH THE
EXTENDED CUT AVAILABLE, THE
EXTENDED MIX OF THIS WONDERFUL
PROGRAM, IS ONE OF THE WAYS WE
CAN SAY THANK YOU TO YOU WITH A
SUSTAINING PLEDGE OF JUST $10 A
MONTH.
ANOTHER WAY IS THIS BEAUTIFUL
PRINT FROM JAMES STEENO SHOWING
THE DRIFTLESS AREA AND THE
COUNTIES OF THE DRIFTLESS AREA.
THE THIRD THANK YOU GIFT WE HAVE
LINED UP FOR YOU WHICH YOU CAN
CHOOSE BETWEEN $10 A MONTH OR
YOU CAN HAVE ALL THREE AT $20 A
MONTH, YOUR SUSTAINING GIFTD, IS
THIS WONDERFUL BOOK.
MY MOTHER GAVE ME THIS BOOK A
COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN IT CAME
OUT AND IT MADE A GREAT GIFT.
I LOVE READING ABOUT THE STATE
OF WISCONSIN.
I LOVE THE DRIFTLESS AREA.
AND WE WOULD LOVE TO GIVE THIS
GIFT TO YOU.
IT IS FILLED WITH JUST ABOUT
EVERY AUTHOR IF YOU'VE STUDIED
WISCONSIN AT ALL.
THEY'RE IN HERE.
BEN LOGAN, MARK TWAIN TALKING
ABOUT THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER,
PATTI LOWE.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER, FRANK
LLOYD WRIGHT.
IT'S ALL IN HERE.
IT COVERS THE GEOLOGY, ORIGINAL
NATIVE VOICES.
YOU SHOULD CHECK THIS VOICE OUT
AND CONTINUE YOUR DIVE INTO THE
MYSTERIES OF THE DRIFTLESS AREA.
YOU CAN DO THAT BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636.
>> AND REMEMBER THAT YOUR
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP IN PBS
WISCONSIN ARE NOT LIMITED TO
THESE PARTICULAR THANK YOU
GIFTS.
I MEAN, I PERSONALLY AM PRETTY
EXCITED ABOUT THE IDEA OF THE
EXTENDED CUT OF WHAT WE'RE
SEEING TONIGHT.
BUT ON P TOO OF TOP OF THAT, AT $10 OR
$20 A MONTH WOULD GIVE YOU
"AIRWAVES" MAGAZINE SO YOU KNOW
WHAT OTHER AMAZING PROGRAMS ARE
COMING EVERY WEEK FOR YOU TO
TUNE INTO.
EITHER LEVEL, $10 OR $20 A
MONTH, IS ENOUGH TO GET YOU
ACCESS TO PBS WISCONSIN
PASSPORT.
IF YOU HAVE A SMART TV OR A
ROKU, I HAVE AN AMAZON
FIRESTICK, MAKE SURE YOU INSTALL
THAT PBS APP.
THERE ARE LOTS OF PROGRAMS THAT
ARE FREE TO ANYONE ON THAT APP,
OF COURSE, BECAUSE PBS IS A
PUBLIC SERVICE.
THERE'S EVEN MORE AVAILABLE.
BUT WAIT.
THERE'S MORE, RIGHT?
YOU CAN UNLOCK ALL OF THESE
WONDERFUL PROGRAMS, AGAIN, AT
EITHER OF THESE LEVELS WOULD BE
MORE THAN SUFFICIENT FOR YOU TO
HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE PARTS OF
PBS WISCONSIN PASSPORT.
THE REALLY KEY PART?
YOU HAVE TO START BY MAKING THE
CALL.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE THAT LEAP AND
BECOME A MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO CONTINUE
BRINGING PROGRAMS LIKE THIS TO
YOU AND NOW IS THAT MOMENT.
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU.
GEORGE, WE WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE REACH AND
IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM "DECODING
THE DRIFTLESS."
YOU KNOW, WE INVENTED PUBLIC
BROADCASTING IN WISCONSIN AND
OUR WORK, FOR INSTANCE, WITH
SCHOOLS GOES BACK TO THE '30s.
SO WE'VE BEEN HERE SERVING
WISCONSIN SCHOOLS FOR OVER 100
YEARS.
WELL, NOT SCHOOL SO MUCH, BUT
CLOSE TO 100 YEARS.
BUT THIS FILM ALSO HAS THAT
INTENT TO BRING IT TO SCHOOLS
AND REACH LARGER AUDIENCES.
YOU WANT TO TELL FOLKS ABOUT
THAT WORK?
>> YES.
ABSOLUTELY.
THE REASON IT'S FAST-PACED AND
YOU SEE THE ENERGY AND EXCITING
THINGS, THAT'S TO ATTRACT THE
ATTENTION OF KIDS AND HOLD IT,
AND YUCKAND YOUNG ADULTS, TOO.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE TO REACH THEM ON THEIR
TECHNOLOGY TO INSPIRE THEM TO
GET OUTDOORS AND CONNECT WITH
NATURE.
AND WE SEE THE FILM IS REALLY
DOING THAT.
AND THE THOUSANDS OF EMAILS AND
CALLS AND LETTERS WE GET FROM
STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, IT'S
AMAZING.
WE'VE ALSO DEVELOPED SEVEN
LESSON PLANS THAT GO ALONG WITH
THE CONTENT IN THE FILM AND
REFERENCE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS
FOR TEACHERS TO USE.
SO ANY SCHOOL OR TEACHER THAT
WANTS OUR LESSON PLANS, WE'VE
BEEN RAISING MONEY SO WE CAN
SEND THE FILM AND THE LESSON
PLANS TO THEM FOR FREE.
SO CONTACT SUSTAINABLE DRIFTLESS
AND IF YOU WANT TO HELP US GET
THIS FILM AND LESSON PLANS TO
SCHOOLS.
WE KNOW IT WORKS BECAUSE OF THE
FEEDBACK.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
HIGHLY-AWARDED FILMS IN
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS
NATIONWIDE IN THE LAST FEW
YEARS.
THE NUMBER OF AWARDS IT'S WON
ARE JUST CRAZY.
SEVERAL IN LA, NEW YORK.
WE WENT TO LONDON, SHOWED THE
FILM, WHERE IT WON BEST
CINEMATOGRAPHY AND BEST
DOCUMENTARY.
THIS FILM HAS WON HUMANITARIAN
AWARDS IN LAS VEGAS AND WITH
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS,
INTERNATIONAL FILM CONTESTS.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO CONNECT
PEOPLE TO NATURE AND THAT PEOPLE
CARE ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT WE NEED TO DRIVE, YOU KNOW,
TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE.
PEOPLE HAVE TO CARE AND THEY
HAVE TO HAVE HOPE.
WE GIVE THOSE STORIES OF HOPE.
>> THANKS, GEORGE, FOR THAT
BACKGROUND.
IT IS REALLY A WONDERFUL
PROGRAM.
WE'RE PROUD TO OFFER IT FOR
FOLKS CONTRIBUTING TONIGHT TO
PBS WISCONSIN.
>> THIS IS A CHALLENGE BREAK.
CURRENT MEMBERS OF PBS WISCONSIN
WANT TO DOUBLE YOUR GIFT.
THEY WANT YOU TO PICK UP THE
PHONE, GO ONLINE AND MAKE YOUR
PLEDGE RIGHT NOW.
1-800-236-3636 IS THE NUMBER TO
CALL.
WE HAVE SO MANY WAYS TO SAY
THANK YOU TO YOU.
DAVID WAS JUST MENTIONING A
MINUTE AGO "AIRWAVES" MAGAZINE,
THE ACCESS TO PASSPORT, ALL OF
THE CONTENT THAT'S IN PASSPORT,
WHETHER THAT'S NATIONAL, WHETHER
THAT'S OUR LOCAL PROGRAMMING,
WHETHER IT'S PROGRAMS THAT WE GO
OUT AND GET FOR YOU.
WISCONSIN SCENIC TREASURES IS IN
PASSPORT RIGHT NOW AVAILABLE FOR
YOU TO WATCH WITH YOUR GIFT.
WE ALSO HAVE VERY SPECIAL
PREMIUMS FOR YOU TONIGHT,
SPECIAL GIFTS, OUR WAY TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THIS
PROGRAM, FOR SUPPORTING
"DECODING THE DRIFTLESS" AND
THIS KIND OF PROGRAMS.
AT $10 A MONTH, DVD OR BLU RAY
WITH EXTENDED CUT OF THE FILM
AND EXTRAS THAT YOU CAN WATCH.
YOU COULD ALSO CHOOSE THE BOOK,
"THE DRIFTLESS READER,"
FANTASTIC READ, SUPPLEMENTING
THE FILM SO WELL TONIGHT, AND
12X12 PRINT.
AT ONLY $20 A MONTH, WHICH WHEN
OUR MEMBER CHALLENGE DOUBLES
THAT, IS $40, YOU GET ALL THREE
OF THOSE.
JUST CALL RIGHT NOW,
1-800-236-3636.
>> I ALSO WANT TO TAKE JUST A
BRIEF MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE MEMBERS OF OUR DIRECTORS
CIRCLE WHO HAVE GIVEN AT LEAST
$1,000 IN THIS YEAR TO SUPPORT
PBS WISCONSIN.
AND IF YOU HAVE THE MEANS TO
JOIN THEM, I'LL GIVE YOU A
REALLY EASY NUMBER.
$100 A MONTH WOULD DO IT.
NOT EVERYONE HAS THE MEANS TO DO
IT.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES PBS WISCONSIN
WORK.
WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE ABLE TO
GIVE AT THOSE LEVELS AND WE HAVE
PEOPLE THAT GIVE $5 OR $10 A
MONTH AND IT ALL ADDS UP TO THE
SERVICE YOU'RE SEEING TODAY, TO
WONDERFUL PROGRAMS LIKE
"DECODING THE DRIFTLESS."
THE AMOUNT THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU
IS THE AMOUNT THAT'S RIGHT FOR
PBS WISCONSIN.
AND IT'S THE AMOUNT THAT IS
NECESSARY TO KEEP PROGRAMS LIKE
THIS ON THE AIR.
YOU CAN MAKE THAT PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT RIGHT NOW WHEN YOU CALL
1-800-236-3636.
YOUR MONEY WILL BE DOUBLED
DURING THIS BREAK.
NOW IS THE TIME TO CALL.
>> GEORGE, WE WANT TO TALK A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE
DOCUMENTARY AND MAYBE SOME OF
THE PLACES THAT FOLKS SHOULD BE
LOOKING FOR.
I DO REMEMBER WE DID A PROGRAM A
FEW YEARS AGO, "WISCONSIN FROM
THE AIR," AND THAT MISSISSIPPI
SOUTH OF LA CROSSE TO
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN IS JUST
AMAZING.
IT'S LIKE BEING IN A DIFFERENT
WORLD.
AND IT WAS JUST STUNNING.
AND SO I WENT THERE BECAUSE I
SAW IT ON TELEVISION.
AND I THINK THERE'S SO MANY
PLACES, WALKING OUT ON THE RIM
OF DEVIL'S LAKE, I FEEL LIKE
EVERYBODY IN WISCONSIN HAS
PROBABLY DONE THAT, BUT MAYBE
NOT.
SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PLACES
YOU ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO SEEK OUT
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE
DRIFTLESS?
>> WELL, THERE'S SO MANY.
AND, YOU KNOW, IOWA HAS
INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL PLACES,
TOO, AND SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.
DEVILS LAKE AND THE DELLS IS
CERTAINLY VERY SPECIAL.
ANYWHERE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER.
THERE'S A HUGE NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE.
PERROT STATE PARK IS FANTASTIC.
RUSH CREEK STATE NATURAL AREA
THAT ARE SO RARE AND SO
BEAUTIFUL.
SOME OF THE WATERS IN WISCONSIN.
YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE KICKAPOO
RIVER VALLEY.
I PLAN TO GO WHEN THE WATER IS
LOW, NOT AFTER THESE BIG RAINS.
BUT THE STREAMS THERE, THE TROUT
STREAMS.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME OF THE
BEST TROUT STREAMS IN THE WHOLE
WORLD.
AND WE HAVE THE HIGHEST DENSITY
OF TROUT STREAMS PER AREA IN THE
WHOLE WORLD.
AND THAT'S SUCH A WONDERFUL
THING TO CELEBRATE AND CONSERVE.
>> SO WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO
PART THREE OF THE SHOW.
I DO LOVE THE BIRD WATCHING ON
THE MISSISSIPPI BECAUSE NOT ONLY
IS IT A WONDERFUL DRAW, BUT IT'S
A REMINDER OF HOW PRECIOUS THAT
WATERWAY IS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
AND FOR THE SONG BIRDS AND IT'S
A REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT
RESOURCE FOR ALL OF US AND IT'S
GREAT TO SEE IT FEATURED HERE
TONIGHT.
SO WE'LL TALK MORE, GEORGE.
FOLKS CAN CALL AND SUPPORT PBS
WISCONSIN.
>> HI.
I'M JON MISKOWSKI, DIRECTOR OF
PBS WISCONSIN.
WE'VE JUST SEEN JUST THE CREDITS
"DECODING THE DRIFTLESS," THIS
WONDERFUL ADVENTURE INTO
WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA AND IOWA
AND TO THIS REALLY, REALLY
WONDERFUL PLACE, THE DRIFTLESS.
AND WE'RE ENCOURAGING YOU NOW
THAT YOU'VE SEEN THE PROGRAM,
YOU KNOW WHAT PUBLIC TELEVISION
CAN DO.
FOR A GIFT OF $10 A MONTH, WE
HAVE THIS DVD AND THE DVD HAS
SOME EXTRAS ON IT.
WE ARE HERE WITH PRODUCER GEORGE
HOWE WHO WILL TELL US A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT THOSE EXTRAS IN A
MINUTE.
AND ALSO THIS REALLY WONDERFUL
BOOK CALLED "THE DRIFTLESS
READER."
IT INCLUDES EXCERPTS FROM MARK
TWAIN ABOUT THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER, SO MANY GREAT WRITERS WHO
WRITE ABOUT WISCONSIN, HAMLIN
GARLYN.
IT'S A WONDERFUL RESOURCE TO
UNDERSTAND THE SCIENCE, THE
PLACES TO VISIT.
THAT BOOK AND THE DVD AND THE
PRINT ARE AVAILABLE WITH A GIFT
OF $20 A MONTH.
SO ALL THOSE DOLLARS SUPPORT
GREAT PROGRAMMING LIKE YOU'RE
WATCHING TONIGHT.
SO GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANKS, JON.
I'M ERIC GREILING.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF
PBS WISCONSIN.
AND WE TO WANT SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU AND WE WANT TO HELP YOU DIG
DEEPER INTO THE DRIFTLESS, LIKE
THE BOOK JOHN WAS TALKING ABOUT,
LIKE THE DVD.
IF YOU WANT TO WATCH THIS
PROGRAM AGAIN, IF YOU WANT TO
WATCH THE EXTRAS, IF YOU WANT TO
WATCH THE EXTENDED CUT, IF YOU
WANT TO SHARE IT WITH SOMEBODY
ELSE, WE CAN HELP YOU AND YOU
CAN HELP PBS WISCONSIN BY MAKING
YOUR CALL, GOING ONLINE RIGHT
NOW AND MAKING YOUR PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT.
AT $10 A MONTH WE'D BE GLAD TO
SHARE THE DVD OR BLU RAY OF
TONIGHT'S PROGRAM WITH ALL OF
THOSE EXTRAS.
OR THE FANTASTIC BOOK, "THE
DRIFTLESS READER."
OR THIS WONDERFUL PRINT OF THE
DRIFTLESS REGION.
AT $20 A MONTH YOU DON'T HAVE TO
CHOOSE.
YOU GET THE PRINT, THE BOOK AND
THE BLU RAY OR DVD.
YOUR GIFT HELPS US BRING THESE
PROGRAMS TO YOU.
YOU CAN DO THAT BY CALLING ONE
ONE.
>> HI.
I'M DAVID HOFFERT.
I'M A VOLUNTEER HERE WITH PBS
WISCONSIN.
YOU KNOW, WATCHING THIS PROGRAM
FOR THE LAST HOUR AND A HALF,
I'VE JUST BEEN SO STRUCK BY
THESE LANDSCAPES LOOK LIKE YOU'D
BE SEEING THEM ON "NATURE" OR
ONE OF THOSE NATIONAL PBS
PROGRAMS THAT YOU TUNE INTO.
BUT THEY'RE NOT.
THEY'RE FROM HERE, IN WISCONSIN.
YOU CAN GO TO THE PLACES THAT
YOU'VE BEEN SEEING IN THIS
PROGRAM.
AND YOU SHOULD.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
NOW, MAYBE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
HANG OFF THE CLIFF LIKE THEY
WERE DOING.
BUT THAT'S THE POINT, RIGHT?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BECAUSE THEN
YOU CAN WATCH A PROGRAM LIKE
THIS, LEARN MORE THAN YOU EVER
POSSIBLY WOULD HAVE EX EXPERIENCED
BEING THERE YOURSELF AND GET THE
BENEFIT OF THE EXPERTISE AND THE
DARING TO BRING YOU A PROGRAM
LIKE THIS.
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO MAKE PROGRAMS
LIKE THAT POSSIBLE ARE TO MAKE A
PLEDGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
THE NUMBER IS ON YOUR SCREEN,
1-800-236-3636.
WHEN YOU CALL, TALK TO A
VOLUNTEER ABOUT BECOMING A
SUSTAINING MEMBER.
LET'S GO HEAR FROM THE PRODUCER.
>> HI, GEORGE.
THIS IS GEORGE HOWE, PRODUCER OF
"DECODING THE DRIFTLESS."
GEORGE, YOU MENTIONED A LITTLE
ABOUT THE EXTRAS ON THE DVD, SO
MAYBE YOU CAN TELL US A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THAT AGAIN.
>> YEAH.
THERE'S A SEGMENT ON THE GEOLOGY
OF THE MINING.
YOU KNOW, MINING, LEAD MINING
AND SINK ZINC MINING WAS A HUGE
THING.
SO WE HAVE A CLIP IN HERE ABOUT
HOW THIS UNIQUE GEOLOGY IN
WISCONSIN CREATED IT.
OF COURSE, IT ALL STARTED, YOU
KNOW, ALMOST A BILLION YEARS AGO
AND WE TELL THE STORY OF THAT IN
THE FILM.
THERE'S A LITTLE EXTRA ON THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN THE
EXTENDED CUT, TOO.
THERE'S A LONGER -- THE SONG AT
THE END OF THE FILM, WHICH IS
WONDERFUL AND WE HAVE ALL THOSE
FUN OUT-TAKES THAT ARE GOING TO
MAKE YOU HALF AND MAYBE SOME
PEOPLE SAY IT MAKES THEM CRY,
TEARS OF JOY, TOO.
FOUR AND A HALF MINUTE SONG
INSTEAD OF YOU'RE SEEING
PROBABLY 45 SECONDS OF THAT SONG
AT THE END.
AND IT'S SO RELEVANT TO PEOPLE
THAT LOVE THIS LAND AND WANT IT
TO BE AS GOOD OR BETTER FOR
THEIR CHILDREN AND FUTURE
GENERATIONS.
SO YOU HAVE TO SEE THAT SONG.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A PRETTY
SPECIAL MUSICIAN.
THE TUNDRA SWAN VIDEO, THAT'S A
BONUS FOOTAGE.
JUST MESMERIZING.
IF YOU'RE EVER STRESSED OUT AND
YOU WATCH THAT VIDEO, YOUR
ANXIETY IS GOING TO MELT AWAY.
I GUARANTEE IT.
JUST SO BEAUTIFUL.
>> SO, GEORGE, LET'S TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT, AND WHEN WE
COME BACK, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT
IDEA.
I WANTED TO REFERENCE SOMETHING
IN THE BOOK FROM BILL CRONEN.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT BEAUTY AND
INSPIRATION IN THE SHOW.
TO GET THAT DVD YOU CAN GIVE $10
A MONTH WITH YOUR PLEDGE TO
1-800-236-3636.
>> WE HAVE SO MANY GREAT WAYS TO
HELP YOU KEEP LEARNING AND
EXPLORING THE DRIFTLESS AREA.
WHETHER YOU'RE JUST GETTING
INTERESTED FOR THE FIRST TIME OR
YOU'RE ADDING TO THE THINGS YOU
WANT TO LEARN AND EXPLORE OR
YOU'RE LIKE ME AND YOU'VE SPENT
SO MANY YEARS IN THE DRIFTLESS
ALREADY AND YOU'RE DISCOVERING
ONCE AGAIN THERE'S SOMETHING NEW
ABOUT EVERY BEND OF THE TROUT
STREAM OR JUST OVER THE NEXT
HILL.
WE CAN SAY THANK YOU WITH YOUR
GIFT OF $10 A MONTH OF THE DVD
OR BLU RAY.
AT $20 YOU CAN BUNDLE THOSE
TOGETHER WITH THE PROGRAM, THE
EXTRAS, THE EXTENDED CUT, THE
BOOK AND THE PRINT.
ALL THESE RECOMMENDED GIVING
LEVELS, YOU'RE ALSO ENTITLED TO
BECOME A MEMBER OF PASSPORT AND
TO RECEIVE "AIRWAVES" IN THE
MAIL EVERY MONTH SO YOU CAN BE
REMINDED OF ALL THE GREAT
PROGRAMS WE HAVE, NATURAL
PROGRAMS EXPLORING SCIENCE AND
THE WORLD, OR LOCAL PROGRAMS, "
""AROUND THE FARM TABLE,""
WISCONSIN LIFE," "WISCONSIN
FOODIE."
1-800-236-3636.
>> SO ERIC MENTIONED THE PBS
PASSPORT PROGRAM.
THAT'S IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF
PBS WISCONSIN AT EITHER OF THE
LEVELS ERIC WAS TALKING ABOUT,
THE $10 A MONTH OR THE $20 A
MONTH WILL CERTAINLY DO IT.
YOU GET ACCESS TO ON-DEMAND
PROGRAMMING ONLINE THROUGH YOUR
PBS APP.
AND THINGS THAT YOU WOULD NOT
HAVE -- THAT YOU WOULDN'T HAVE
ACCESS TO OTHERWISE.
A RICH LIBRARY OF THE KIND OF
PROGRAMMING YOU'RE SEEING
TONIGHT, OF THE NATURE
PROGRAMMING, OF THE SCIENCE
PROGRAMMING, OF THE NEWS
PROGRAMMING, THE HISTORY
PROGRAMMING.
THERE IS NO OTHER CHANNEL ON
YOUR TELEVISION OR APP ON YOUR
SMART TV THAT HAS NEARLY THIS
LEVEL OF VARIETY AND ALL AT SUCH
A HIGH LEVEL OF QUALITY.
AND IT'S BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE
YOU WHO MAKE THAT PLEDGE OF
FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
THE NUMBER IS THERE ON YOUR
SCREEN.
NOW IS THE TIME TO CALL,
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU.
WE'RE HERE WITH GEORGE HOWE.
GEORGE, I WANT TO PREFACE THIS.
I'M LOOKING AT THE BOOK THAT
WE'RE OFFERING, "THE DRIFTLESS
READER," LOTS OF GREAT STUFF IN
THERE.
IN THIS ONE SECTION IN A FEW
PAGES A STORY OF ZEBULUN PIKE,
AN AMAZING STORY OF HIS EARLY
GOING THROUGH THE AREA.
JOHN MUIR, OF COURSE.
I WANT TO USE THIS BIT FROM BILL
CRONEN TO ASK YOU THIS QUESTION.
CRONEN HAS A NICEST SAY HERE ON
THE LANDSCAPE AND HOME AND HE
TALKS ABOUT BEING INSPIRED AS A
KID BY GOING INTO THE CAVES.
POP'S CAVE IN PARTICULAR.
YOU KNOW, YOU TALKED ABOUT
LOVING THE BEAUTY OF IT AND
RELAXING.
BUT THIS IS ALSO A FILM THAT'S
ABOUT BEING ACTIVE AND DOING AND
GETTING INVOLVED AND WANTING TO
GO PLACES.
SO I THINK YOU COULD TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THOSE
PLACES THAT FOLKS ARE DRAWN TO
AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS FILM.
>> YES.
ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S THE BEAUTIFUL PLACES PEOPLE
SEE, THE EXCITING ADVENTURE OF
IT.
AND THIS FILM IS ALL UNSCRIPTED.
THESE -- I TOOK THESE PEOPLE TO
THESE PLACES FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER AND WE SHOT.
AND THAT'S -- IT'S A REAL STORY.
AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT FEEL SO
REAL.
BECAUSE IT IS.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SHORT
FILM COMING OUT CALLED "THE
PLACES" IN "DECODING THE
DRIFTLESS" FOR PEOPLE TO WATCH
AND I HOPE WE CAN PARTNER WITH
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION ON
THAT, TOO.
BECAUSE WE HAVE GOTTEN THOUSANDS
OF REQUESTS TO TELL PEOPLE, YOU
KNOW, WHERE ARE THOSE CLIFFS
WHERE THOSE PEOPLE WERE CANOEING
OR WHERE CAN THEY GO IN A CAVE
OR WHAT'S THAT PLACE WITH THE
CANYON.
THAT WAS WISCONSIN DELLS, RICH'S
GULCH.
SO WE WANT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW
THAT BECAUSE BEING ABLE TO GO TO
A PLACE THAT REALLY INSPIRES YOU
CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
IN FACT, IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
I WOULDN'T BE -- I WOULDN'T HAVE
DEDICATED YEARS OF MY LIFE TO
MAKE THIS FILM IF I WOULDN'T
HAVE GROWN UP IN THE DRIFTLESS
AND BEEN FOREVER CHANGED AND
INSPIRED AND ENCHANTED BY THIS
BEAUTIFUL LAND.
>> WELL, THANKS, GEORGE, FOR
THIS GREAT WORK.
WE'RE WATCHING THE "DECODING THE
DRIFTLESS."
I WILL SAY I LOVE TO GO TO THE
EDGE OF THE BLUFF.
I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER GO OVER
THE BLUFF.
BUT THAT SCENE OF THOSE FALCONS
IS JUST AMAZING.
SO WE ONLY HAVE TEN SECONDS TO
GO, SO I'LL USE THE TEN SECONDS
TO THANK YOU AND THE HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE, THE COMMUNITY GROUPS
THAT SUPPORTED THIS WORK IS
REALLY A WONDERFUL TREASURE FOR
ALL OF US IN THE MIDWEST AND
ACROSS AMERICA.
SO THANKS, GEORGE, AND THANKS
FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
>> TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS AND
GRANTORS, WE LOVE YOU.