TEST TEST.
>> TODAY YOU CAN SEE THE RESULT
OF THE STRUGGLE.
IT'S LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE.
>> THE TALIBAN'S RULE HAS SEEN
MASS POVERTY, HUNGER AND SEVERE
RESTRICTIONS ON GIRLS AND WOMEN.
WE'LL RETURN TO THIS AFTER THE
NEWS SUMMARY.
CHINA LAUNCHED NEW DRILLS AROUND
TAIWAN TODAY AFTER A DELEGATION
VISITED THE ISLAND AND MET WITH
THE PRESIDENT LED BY ED MARKEY.
THEY LEFT LATER IN THE DAY AND
BEIJING CONDEMNED THE TRIP.
AN EARLIER TRIP SPARKED DAYS OF
WAR GAMES.
THE WINNER OF KENYA'S LAST
TUESDAY ELECTION HAS BEEN
DECLARED.
THE CHAIRMAN SAYS HE GOT JUST
OVER HALF OF THE VOTE.
OTHER COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONED
THE RESULTS.
MEAN WHILE, SUPPORTERS
PROTESTED.
POLICE FIRED TEAR GAS AS CROWDS
BURNED TIRES IN THE STREET.
IRAN IS DENYING ANY ROLE IN THE
STABBING OF WRITEER LAST WEEK.
HIS NOVEL THE SAY TAN
IC
>> I THINK WE ALL COUNT ON THE
COVERAGE WE GET FROM THE
"NEWSHOUR" EVERY DAY.
IT'S BEEN A BIG NEWS WEEK EVERY
WEEK.
THERE'S SO MUCH TO KEEP TRACK
OF, WHETHER IT'S THE CURRENT
SITUATION IN UKRAINE, THE COVID
CRISIS.
ANNIVERSARIES LIKE THE ONE-YEAR
WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN AND
WHAT IS GOING ON UNDER THE
TALIBAN.
THERE'S SO MUCH TO KEEP IN TRACK
OF.
YOU NEED ANALYSIS SO YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU CAN TRUST.
WE COUNT ON YOU TO MAKE THE
"NEWSHOUR" POSSIBLE AND
AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE IN
WISCONSIN.
SO PLEASE MAKE YOUR GIFT RIGHT
NOW BY CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
OR GO TO pbswisconsin.org.
>> THANK YOU, JUDITH.
MY NAME IS KERMAN ECKES, ON THE
STAFF HERE AT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
JUDITH BROUGHT UP SOME REALLY
GOOD POINTS ABOUT WHY IT'S SO
IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THE
"NEWSHOUR" ON PBS WISCONSIN.
WHEN YOU DO, WE HAVE SOME THANK
YOU GIFTS WE'LL SEND YOUR WAY.
LET ME RUN THROUGH THOSE.
IF YOU CALL AND MAKE A DONATION
AT THE $6 A MONTH LEVEL, WE WILL
SEND YOU THIS PBS "NEWSHOUR"
MUG.
IT'S A NICE CERAMIC MUG, BUT IT
ALSO HOLDS A GOOD AMOUNT OF
CAFFEINE FOR YOU AND YOU CAN
SHOW YOUR PRIDE IN THE PBS
"NEWSHOUR" AND AS A SUPPORTER OF
THE PBS "NEWSHOUR."
IF YOU JOIN US AT $10 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU THIS FABULOUS PBS
"NEWSHOUR" TOTE.
IT'S LIGHTWEIGHT, ZIPS UP THE
TOP, GOOD TO HAVE IN THE BACK OF
THE CAR, FOR GOING SHOPPING.
GREAT THING TO HAVE PLUS IT
SHOWS YOUR SUPPORT ONCE AGAIN
FOR THE PBS "NEWSHOUR."
IF YOU'D LIKE BOTH, JOIN AT THE
$12 A MONTH LEVEL AND WE SILL WILL
SEND YOU BOTH THE TOTE AND THE
MUG.
WE NEED YOU TO CALL US AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> I'M DAVID HOFFERT, A
VOLUNTEER HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU FOR A
MOMENT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT MAKES
A PROGRAM LIKE PBS "NEWSHOUR" SO
SPECIAL.
OF COURSE IT'S GOT THIS
INCREDIBLE IN-DEPTH NEWS
COVERAGE IN AN HOUR-LONG FORMAT.
BUT I THINK WHAT REALLY MAKES IT
SPECIAL IS THE FACT THAT YOU GET
THAT EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.
IT'S NOT A WEEKLY OR MONTHLY
PROGRAM.
IT IS THERE FOR YOU NIGHT IN AND
NIGHT OUT ANYTIME YOU NEED IT,
ANYTIME YOU WANT IT.
THAT'S EXACTLY THE MODEL THAT I
HOPE YOU'LL ADOPT WHEN YOU
SUPPORT PBS WISCONSIN BY
BECOMING A SUSTAINER.
THAT'S WHEN YOU GIVE ON A
MONTHLY BASIS ONGOING.
AND IT CONTINUES AUTOMATICALLY
UNTIL YOU ASK US TO STOP.
IT'S EASIER FOR YOU.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO REMEMBER, DID
I RENEW MY MEMBERSHIP RECENTLY?
IT'S AUTOMATIC AND IT KEEPS PBS
WISCONSIN COMING TO YOUR LIVING
ROOM EVERY EVENING.
THAT'S THE KIND OF SUPPORT THAT
MAKES PROGRAMS LIKE THIS
POSSIBLE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE COUNTING ON
FROM YOU RIGHT NOW.
1-800-236-3636.
>> IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE
THE NAMES OF VARIOUS
FOUNDATIONS, BUSINESSES AND THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE STATE
GOVERNMENT THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT
FOR PBS WISCONSIN AND FOR PBS
NATIONWIDE, BUT I'M GOING TO LET
YOU IN ON A LITTLE SECRET.
THE LARGEST PART OF THE FUNDING
THAT MAKES PBS WISCONSIN
POSSIBLE, THAT BRINGS THESE
PROGRAMS TO YOU, NATIONAL
PROGRAMS OR LOCALLY-PRODUCED
PROGRAMS, IS YOU AND ME.
IT'S INDIVIDUALS.
IT'S DONORS WHO, LIKE DAVID
SAID, GIVE ON A MONTHLY BASIS,
MAYBE MAKE A ONE-TIME A YEAR
GIFT.
HOWEVER YOU GIVE AND HOWEVER
OFTEN YOU GIVE, THAT IS REALLY
THE KEY TO THE FUNDING THAT
MAKES PBS WISCONSIN POSSIBLE AND
THAT'S REALLY POWERFUL.
THAT GIVES US ALL A REALLY
IMPORTANT ROLE.
SO MAKE YOUR GIFT RIGHT NOW BY
CALLING 1-800-236-3636 OR GO TO
pbswisconsin.org.
>> WELL, YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME
TO CALL AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
FOR THE PBS "NEWSHOUR."
MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT
YOU'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT.
BUT YOU COULD CALL NOW, TALK TO
ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AND GIVE
BACK TO THE SHOW KNOWING THAT
YOU'RE HELPING TO KEEP THE PBS
"NEWSHOUR" HERE ON PBS
WISCONSIN.
WHEN YOU DO, WE HAVE SOME THANK
YOU GIFTS FOR YOU.
LET ME RUN THROUGH THOSE ONE
MORE TIME.
AT THE LEVEL OF $6 A MORKS MONTH, YOU
WILL GET THE "NEWSHOUR" MUG.
IT'S IN A HEAVY WEIGHT MUG.
IT'S A NICE SIZE.
IT ALSO SHOWS YOUR SUPPORT FOR
PBS "NEWSHOUR."
IF YOU CALL AT THE $10 LEVEL, WE
WILL SEND YOU THIS WONDERFUL PBS
"NEWSHOUR" TOTE AND IT'S A GREAT
LIGHTWEIGHT TOTE.
IT HAS PBS "NEWSHOUR" ALL OVER
IT.
IT ZIPS AT THE TOP, PERFECT FOR
SHOPPING TO KEEP IN THE BACK OF
THE CAR TO BE HANDY THERE FOR
YOU.
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW YOUR
SUPPORT FOR PBS WISCONSIN.
FINALLY, IF YOU JOIN US WITH A
DONATION AT THE $12 A MONTH
LEVEL, WE WILL SEND YOU BOTH THE
TOTE AND THE MUG.
SO WE HAVE MANY WAYS OF THANKING
YOU FOR JOINING US.
NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOU TO GO TO
THE PHONE AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
WITH A CALL TO 1-800-236-3636.
>> MY FAMILY GOT RID OF CABLE A
FEW YEARS AGO AND I FEEL LIKE
IT'S ONLY GOTTEN MORE
COMPLICATED BECAUSE NOW I HAVE
MY LIVE ANTENNA FOR WATCHING PBS
WISCONSIN, ONLY THING I WATCH
LIVE ANYMORE.
I HAVE A FIRESTICK, MY STREAMING
DEVICE, RIGHT?
IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW, THERE'S
AN APP FOR PBS WISCONSIN AND IF
YOU WANT TO MOVE MORE AND MORE
THINGS OVER AND WATCH PBS
WISCONSIN PROGRAMS ON-DEMAND,
THAT'S AVAILABLE TO YOU ON THE
PBS WISCONSIN APP AS PART OF THE
PBS WISCONSIN PASSPORT PROGRAM.
THAT'S A BENEFIT OF MEMBERSHIP
THAT COMES AT ANY OF THE LEVELS
THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE
TONIGHT.
SO IF YOU WANT ONE MORE REASON
TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT CALL
OF SUPPORT, THERE YOU GO.
1-800-236-3636.
>> THINK OF HOW MANY DIFFERENT
NEWS STORIES ARE SWIRLING AROUND
EACH AND EVERY DAY THAT YOU CARE
ABOUT, THAT YOU'RE CONCERNED
ABOUT, THAT YOU WANT TO BE
INFORMED ABOUT.
IT CAN BE DIZZYING AND FRANKLY
IMPOSSIBLE TO TRY TO SORT
THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT NEWS
SOURCES OUT THERE, TO WEIGH
THEM, TO KNOW WHICH YOU CAN
TRUST.
WELL, PBS WISCONSIN MAKES THAT
EASY FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW YOU CAN TRUST ""HERE
AND NOW"," FRONTLINE, "NEWSHOUR."
WE BRING YOU THESE PROGRAMS SO
YOU CAN TUNE IN, BE INVOLVED, BE
EDUCATED AND BE INFORMED.
WHAT BETTER WAY TO SHOW YOUR
APPRECIATION FOR THAT THAN
MAKING A GIFT RIGHT NOW BY
CALLING 1-800-236-3636 OR BY
GOING ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org AND THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
WPT PLEDGE BREAKS, AUGUST 15,
2022.
>> THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS
EVENING ON PBS WISCONSIN.
I'M JUDITH SIERS-POISSON, HOPING
THAT YOU ARE ENJOYING "THE
CHICAGO RIVER TOUR" WITH
GEOFFREY BAER AS MUCH AS I AM.
I MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIASED.
I HAVE LIVED IN WISCONSIN FOR
WELL OVER 30 YEARS, BUT GREW UP
IN CHICAGO.
SO THIS PROGRAM AND HIS
INFECTIOUS NEWS ASM ENTHUSIASM AND
KNOWLEDGE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
IS WONDERFUL.
THESE PROGRAMS ARE A GREAT
EXAMPLE OF WHAT LOCAL PBS
STATIONS CAN DO, WTTW IN CHICAGO
PUT TOGETHER THIS GREAT
DOCUMENTARY AND IT REALLY SPEAKS
TO THE SPIRIT OF THE CITY AND
HOW IMPORTANT IT REALLY WAS IN
U.S. HISTORY AND SO MANY THEMES
RUN THROUGH IT, NO PUN INTENDED,
LIKE THE CHICAGO RIVER.
IF YOU ARE ENJOYING THIS AM
PRACTICE, WANT TO SEE MORE FROM
PBS STATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY
AND FROM PBS WISCONSIN AS WELL,
GIVE US A CALL, MAKE A PLEDGE.
1-800-236-3636.
OR pbswisconsin.org.
>> HELLO.
I'M KERMAN ECKES, ON THE STAFF
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN AND, YOU
KNOW, IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY
FANTASTIC TO TAKE ONE OF THESE
TOURS WITH GEOFFREY BAER IN
PERSON.
IT WOULD BE A GREAT, GREAT
EXPERIENCE.
BUT IF YOU CAN'T DO THAT, WE
HAVE PRETTY MUCH THE NEXT BEST
THING THAT YOU CAN GET AND THOSE
ARE OUR THANK YOU GIFTS THAT
WE'LL SEND YOU HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
TO START OUT IF YOU JOIN US WITH
A DONATION OF $10 A MONTH, WE
WILL SEND YOU A COPY OF THE "THE
CHICAGO RIVER TOUR" WITH
GEOFFREY BAER.
THIS HAS EXTRA FOOTAGE, SO
THERE'S PLENTY OF HISTORY, ALL
THOSE GREAT VIEWS, HISTORICAL
INFORMATION.
YOU CAN EXPERIENCE THAT CHICAGO
RIVER TOUR AT HOME WITH THAT
DVD.
OR YOU HAVE YOUR CHOICE IF YOU
CALL AND JOIN US AT THE $10 A
MONTH LEVEL, YOU CAN TAKE HOME
"A VIEW FROM THE RIVER," PUT OUT
BY THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE
FOUNDATION.
FABULOUS PHOTOS, CONTEMPORARY
AND HISTORICAL AS WELL.
SO THAT IS A CHOICE THAT YOU CAN
MAKE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE BOTH OF THOSE,
CALL WITH A DONATION AT $15 A
MONTH AND WE WILL SEND YOU THE
COPY OF THE BOOK, THE COPY "THE
CHICAGO RIVER TOUR" AND THE
ADDED DVD OF CHICAGO FROM THE
AIR, SO YOU'LL GET TO EXPERIENCE
CHICAGO IN MANY, MANY WAYS.
GO TO THOSE PHONES AND BECOME A
MEMBER BY JOINING US AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> I'M DAVID HOFFERT, A
VOLUNTEER HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN
AND I GUESS I'M THE
COUNTERWEIGHT TO JUDITH TONIGHT
BECAUSE I'M A PROUD WISCONSIN
NATIVE AND EVEN I WILL ADMIT,
BEGRUDGINGLY PERHAPS, THIS IS A
PRETTY COOL PROGRAM.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CALL AND MAKE
A PLEDGE, 1-800-236-3636.
YOU NOTICE THAT KERMAN KEPT
TALKING ABOUT MONTHLY AMOUNTS,
$10, $15.
THAT'S NOT AN ACCIDENT.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT PBS
WISCONSIN BY MAKING A SUSTAINING
GIFT WHERE YOU GIVE THAT SMALL
AMOUNT EACH MONTH AND IT
CONTINUES UNTIL YOU ASK US TO
STOP.
IT'S ACTUALLY MORE CONVENIENT
FOR YOU.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
RENEWAL NOTICES OR WHEN DID I
LAST PLEDGE TO PBS WISCONSIN
AGAIN?
BUT THE PROGRAMS KEEP COMING
ANYWAY.
GIVE US A CALL RIGHT NOW,
1-800-236-3636.
>> SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
REALLY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION IN
THAT FIRST PORTION OF "THE
CHICAGO RIVER TOUR" WAS TALKING
ABOUT TRIBUNE TOUR AND THE
PIECES OF STONE FROM
ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS FROM
AROUND THE WORLD THAT ARE
EMBEDDED IN THE WALL.
AS A YOUNG PERSON, I REMEMBER
WALKING AROUND THE BUILDING AND
READING THE LITTLE INSCRIPTIONS
FOR EACH ROCK AND IT GAVE ME THE
THIRST TO TRAVEL THE WORLD AND
TO SEE THESE PLACES FOR MYSELF.
I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT PBS
WISCONSIN DOES FOR ALL OF US
EVERY DAY: IT OPENS UP NEW
WORLDS, EXPOSES US TO NEW
THINGS, LIKE QUILTING OR COOKING
OR TRAVEL.
THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
ON PBS WISCONSIN AND WAYS TO
OPEN UP YOUR WORLD.
IF YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS PROGRAM
AND APPRECIATE WHAT PBS BRINGS
TO YOU EVERY DAY, GIVE US A CALL
WITH YOUR PLEDGE RIGHT NOW,
1-800-236-3636 OR
pbswisconsin.org.
>> I THINK JUDITH SAID IT
BEAUTIFULLY.
PBS WISCONSIN REALLY STRIVES TO
HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AND
TONIGHT OF COURSE WE HAVE ALL
THIS FABULOUS DVDs AND BOOKS
ABOUT CHICAGO AND THE HISTORY OF
CHICAGO IN "THE CHICAGO RIVER
TOUR."
LET ME RUN THROUGH SOME THANK
YOU GIFTS.
IF YOU JOIN US AT $10 A MONTH,
YOU HAVE YOUR CHOICE OF EITHER
THE DVD COPY OF "THE CHICAGO
RIVER TOUR."
AGAIN, THAT HAS THAT EXTRA BONUS
FOOTAGE.
OR YOU COULD TAKE THE BOOK "A
VIEW FROM THE RIVER," A GREAT
COMPANION PIECE TO THE SHOW
WE'VE BEEN WATCHING.
WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL PACKAGE.
IF YOU JOIN US AT $15 A MONTH,
WE WILL SEND YOU BOTH THAT BOOK
THAT I JUST MENTIONED AND "THE
CHICAGO RIVER TOUR" DVD PLUS A
BONUS DVD, "CHICAGO FROM THE
AIR."
IF YOU'VE WATCHED PBS WISCONSIN,
YOU'VE SEEN OUR WISCONSIN FROM
THE AIR SERIES.
IMAGINE THAT GOING DOWNTOWN
CHICAGO AND EXPERIENCING CHICAGO
IN IS WHOLE NEW LIGHT.
THAT COMES WITH THAT MEMBERSHIP
AT THE $15 LEVEL A MONTH.
SO WE HAVE MANY WAYS TO THANK
YOU WHEN YOU JOIN US HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
NOW WE NEED YOU TO TAKE THAT
STEP OF GOING TO YOUR PHONE AND
DIALING 1-800-236-3636.
>> PROGRAMS LIKE "THE CHICAGO
RIVER TOUR" IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE
OF THE INCREDIBLE BREATH OF
HISTORY PROGRAMMING THAT PBS
WISCONSIN BRINGS YOU, WHETHER
IT'S A KEN BURNS DOCUMENTARY OR
"WISCONSIN HOMETOWN STORIES."
WE LIKE TO THINK OF PBS
WISCONSIN AS THE STATE'S LARGEST
CLASSROOM FOR ALL AGES.
IT'S ALSO THE STATE'S LARGEST
CRUISE SHIP AND THERE'S NO RISK
OF SEA SICKNESS.
MY WIFE WILL APPRECIATE IT.
I GUESS YOU COULD SWAY WHILE YOU
WATCH THE SHOW, BUT YOU DON'T
HAVE TO, RIGHT?
IT'S A BIG ENOUGH CRUISE SHIP
FOR EVERYONE TO JOIN US AND TO
LEARN SOME INCREDIBLE FACTS
ABOUT A CITY, YOU KNOW, THE
BIGGEST CITY NEAR US CERTAINLY
HERE IN WISCONSIN THAT IS
FOUNDATIONAL TO OUR COUNTRY AND
WHO WE HAVE BECOME AS A NATION.
THAT'S THE KIND OF PROGRAMMING
THAT YOU DON'T FIND ANYWHERE
ELSE EXCEPT ON PBS WISCONSIN AND
IT'S POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF YOUR
SUPPORT.
GIVE US A CALL RIGHT NOW,
1-800-236-3636.
>> WOVEN THROUGHOUT THIS STORY
OF THE CHICAGO RIVER AND CHICAGO
ITSELF TOLD BY THIS AMAZING TOUR
GUIDE THAT WE HAVE, GEOFFREY
BAER, IS THE IDEA THAT THE
CHICAGO RIVER IS A PUBLIC ASSET
AND THAT COMES OUT IN MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS, INCLUDING AS A
RAILWAY HUB, AS A WAY FOR
COMMERCE TO COME INTO THE CITY,
AS A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO GET
DRINKING WATER AND THE WHOLE
PROCESS OF MAKING THAT POSSIBLE.
AND NOW CHICAGO'S RIVER HAS
ACTUALLY BECOME EVEN MORE OF A
PUBLIC ASSET BECAUSE THE RIVER
WALK IN THE LAST SIX YEARS OR SO
HAS BECOME THIS GREAT LIVING
ROOM FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO.
PBS WISCONSIN IS ALSO A PUBLIC
ASSET AND A SHARED ASSET AND
WHAT'S REALLY WONDERFUL IS THAT
PEOPLE LIKE US ARE THE MAIN STAY
OF THE SUPPORT THAT MAKES PBS
WISCONSIN POSSIBLE.
SO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT RIGHT NOW
FOR ALL OF THE PROGRAMMING YOU
COUNT ON.
GIVE US A CALL AT 1-800-236-3636
OR GO TO pbswisconsin.org.
>> WELL, WE'LL BE GOING BACK TO
"THE CHICAGO RIVER TOUR" IN JUST
A MOMENT BUT THERE'S STILL
PLENTY OF TIME FOR YOU TO JOIN
US AS A MEMBER.
WE HAVE OUR THANK YOU GIFTS.
LET ME RUN THROUGH THOSE FOR YOU
RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU BECOME A MEMBER AT THE
$10 A MONTH LEVEL, WE'LL SEND
YOU YOUR CHOICE OF EITHER "THE
CHICAGO RIVER TOUR" DVD OR A
VIEW FROM THE RIVER, THE BOOK
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT PUT OUT
BY THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE
FOUNDATION.
AT THE $15 A MONTH LEVEL, WE'LL
SEND YOU A COPY OF THE BOOK PLUS
"THE CHICAGO RIVER TOUR" DVD AND
BONUS DVD OF CHICAGO FROM THE
AIR.
SO YOU REALLY GET YOUR FILL OF
CHICAGO, LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS
TO VIEW AND EXPERIENCE CHICAGO.
BUT IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU GOING
TO THAT PHONE AND CALLING
1-800-236-3636.
TALK TO ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS.
BECOME A MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN
AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR ALL OF
THE PROGRAMS THAT WE BRING YOU
365 DAYS A YEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> WELCOME BACK.
I HOPE YOU'RE ENJOYING "THE
CHICAGO RIVER TOUR" AS MUCH AS I
AM.
SO MUCH TO SEE, SO MUCH TO LEARN
ABOUT, SO MANY REALLY
INTERESTING STORIES.
AND, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME
SMALL RIVALRIES BETWEEN, YOU
KNOW, THE NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH
AND SOUTH, WISCONSIN AND
ILLINOIS, BUT I THINK ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE BORDER WE
APPRECIATE WHAT THE OTHER HAS TO
OFFER.
CERTAINLY A LOT OF TOURISM,
WHICH IS A BIG PART OF THE
HISTORY OF WISCONSIN, ALSO A BIG
PART OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO,
PLAYS A PART IN ALL OF OUR LIVES
TO HAVE THESE WONDERFUL
RESOURCES AND OUTLETS RIGHT NEAR
US.
WE NEED YOUR HELP RIGHT NOW TO
KEEP THESE KIND OF PROGRAMS ON
PBS WISCONSIN.
IT'S REALLY THAT SIMPLE.
AND WE HAVE A GREAT INCENTIVE
FOR YOU TO GIVE RIGHT NOW.
CURRENT MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
CHALLENGE YOU IF YOU ARE NOT A
MEMBER YET TO BECOME A MEMBER
RIGHT NOW.
THEY WILL MATCH DOLLAR FOR
DOLLAR UP TO $2,000 JUST DURING
THIS BREAK.
SO PLEASE, IF YOU'RE THINKING
ABOUT MAKING A GIFT, BECOMING A
MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN, NOW IS
THE TIME.
GIVE US A CALL AT 1-800-236-3636
OR GO ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org.
>> WELL, JUDITH, YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
THAT IS A PERFECT INCENTIVE FOR
YOU TO JOIN PBS WISCONSIN.
ASIDE FROM ALL OF THE FABULOUS
PROGRAMMING THAT WE HAVE, WE
ALSO HAVE SOME THANK YOU GIFTS
THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEND U WAY
IF YOU JOIN.
LET ME RUN THROUGH THOSE.
<!0> YOU DONATE $10 A MONTH, YOU
HAVE YOUR CHOICE OF EITHER A DVD
COPY OF "THE CHICAGO RIVER TOUR"
WITH GEOFFREY BAER, THE PROGRAM
THAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING.
THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT THIS
DVD IS IT HAS ALL SORTS OF BONUS
FOOTAGE WE CAN'T SHOW YOU THIS
EVENING.
SO YOU CAN REALLY GO IN-DEPTH,
THAT EXPERIENCE OF BEING OUT ON
THE WATER, SEEING THE FABULOUS
ARC CONNECTARCHITECTURE.
YOU CAN TAKE INSTEAD "A VIEW
FROM THE RIVER," A BOOK PUT OUT
BY THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE
FOUNDATION AND A GREAT COMPANION
TO EVERYTHING WE'RE SEEING.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL LEVEL AT $15 A
MONTH.
IF YOU JOIN AT THAT LEVEL, WE'LL
SEND YOU A COPY OF THE BOOK, A
COPY OF THE DVD AND WE'LL ALSO
SEND A BONUS DVD OF "CHICAGO
FROM THE AIR."
SO WE HAVE MANY WAYS FOR YOU TO
ENJOY CHICAGO AND ALL OF THESE
GREAT VIEWS OF CHICAGO, BUT IT
ALL STARTS WITH A PHONE NUMBER
TO 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M DAVID HOFFERT, A VOLUNTEER
HERE, ALSO A PROUD WISCONSIN
NATIVE.
I JUST HAVE TO I SA, LEAVE IT TO
THE CHICAGO NATIVE TO CALL THEM
SMALL RIVALRIES.
WE'RE GOING TO STAY POSITIVE.
IF YOU ARE A COMPETITIVE PERSON
LIKE ME, LET ME TELL YOU HOW TO
CHANNEL THAT COMPETITIVE ENERGY:
THIS CHALLENGE BREAK.
WHEN YOU CALL RIGHT NOW
1-800-236-3636, WHATEVER AMOUNT
YOU WERE GOING TO GIVE, IF IT'S
THE $10 A MONTH LEVEL OR THE $15
A MONTH LEVEL, THAT WILL BE
DOUBLED.
THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE THAT MUCH BIGGER OF AN
IMPACT ON PBS WISCONSIN JUST
LIKE WISCONSIN TEAMS HAVE A
BIGGER IMPACT ON ILLINOIS TEAMS.
SO THIS IS YOUR CHANCE,
1-800-236-3636, AND WHEN YOU
CALL, GIVE ONE OF THOSE MONTHLY
AMOUNTS.
BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER OF
PBS WISCONSIN SO THAT YOUR
SUPPORT CAN CONTINUE ONGOING
FOREVER JUST LIKE WISDOM NANS
DOES.
1-800-236-3636.
>> THAT LAST SEGMENT HAS SOME OF
MY FAVORITE CHICAGOLAND MARKS
AND TREASURES, THE OPERA HOUSE,
HOME OF THE LYRIC OPERA, SEARS
TOWER.
I WILL NEVER CALL IT THE WILL
LIST TOWER.
AND THE POST OFFICE.
I REMEMBER DRIVING UNDER THE
POST OFFICE MANY TIMES AS A KID
AND IT WAS SO AMAZING TO HAVE
THAT HUGE BUILDING LOOMING ABOVE
YOU.
PBS WISCONSIN IS ALSO A TREASURE
HERE IN WISCONSIN, BRINGING YOU
PROGRAMS LIKE "THE CHICAGO RIVER
TOUR," BRINGING YOU SHOWS LIKE
"WISCONSIN HOMETOWN STORIES," SO
MANY PROGRAMS TO SPARK YOUR
CURIOSITY AND TEACH YOU THINGS
YOU DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE OR REMIND
YOU OF THINGS YOU DID.
GIVE NOW.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS WONDERFUL
CHALLENGE BREAK.
1-800-236-3636 OR
pbswisconsin.org.
>> AND OF COURSE IF YOU DO JOIN
US THIS EVENING AS A MEMBER OF
PBS WISCONSIN WE HAVE SOME THANK
YOU GIFTS WE'LL SEND YOUR WAY.
LET ME RUN THROUGH THOSE FOR
YOU.
IF YOU JOIN US WITH A DONATION
OF $10 A MONTH YOU HAVE YOUR
CHOICE OF EITHER A DVD COPY OF
"THE CHICAGO RIVER TOUR" WITH
GEOFFREY BAER, THE SHOW THAT
WE'VE BEEN WATCHING.
THAT HAS ALL THAT EXTRA FOOTAGE.
OR YOU CAN PICK "A VIEW FROM THE
RIVER."
THIS IS A FABULOUS BOOK TO THE
SHOW WE'RE WATCHING, LOTS OF
GREAT PHOTOS AND STORIES ABOUT
MANY OF THE PLACES THAT YOU'RE
SEEING ON THE SHOW TONIGHT.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE IF YOU
CALL AND JOIN US AT THE $15 A
MONTH LEVEL, WE WILL SEND YOU
BOTH THAT BOOK AND THE DVD AND
THIS FABULOUS "CHICAGO FROM THE
AIR" DVD.
THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL SHOW.
IF YOU'VE SEEN OUR "WISCONSIN
FROM THE AIR," YOU KNOW HOW
FABULOUS THOSE ARE.
IMAGINE THAT HAPPENING IN
CHICAGO, THE RIVER, DOWNTOWN,
BACK TO ICE AGE REMNANTS AND
TRAILS THAT BECAME STREETS.
YOU'LL HEAR EXTRA STORIES, SEE
WONDERFUL PLACES.
AGAIN, A VERY FABULOUS DVD THAT
YOU COULD ADD TO YOUR
COLLECTION.
SO WE HAVE MANY, MANY THANK YOU
GIFTS THAT WE CAN SEND YOUR WAY.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU
CAN DO RIGHT NOW IS GO TO THAT
PHONE AND GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> AND REMEMBER THAT THE THANK
YOU GIFTS ARE NOT THE ONLY
BENEFIT OF BEING A MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
ALL OF THE MEMBERSHIP LEVELS
KERMAN WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT
COME WITH "AIRWAVES," A MONTHLY
LISTING OF PROGRAMMING ON PBS
WISCONSIN SO YOU DON'T MISS A
FEW THINGS.
MOST OF THE MAIL IMMEDIATELY
INTO THE RECYCLE BIN, BUT THIS I
CHERISH.
IT WAS -- JUST THE OTHER MONTH I
WAS LOOKING THROUGH THIS AND I
FOUND THE COMEDY AWARD FOR JON
STEWART.
I LOVE USING "AIRWAVES."
ALSO AT ANY OF THE LEVELS IS PBS
WISCONSIN PASSPORT.
YOU CAN RIGHT NOW DOWNLOAD THE
PBS APP ON ONTO YOUR STREAMING
DEVICE AND WATCH ALL SORTS OF
CONTENT FOR FREE EVEN IF YOU'RE
NOT A MEMBER.
BUT IF YOU ARE A MEMBER, THAT
MUCH MORE GETS UNLOCKED FOR YOU
THROUGH PBS WISCONSIN PASSPORT.
GIVE US A CALL RIGHT NOW IN THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK, 1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW, THIS WHOLE STORY OF
THE CHICAGO RIVER AND CHICAGO AS
A HUB OF INNOVATION JUST REALLY
STRIKES ME WATCHING THIS AMAZING
DOCUMENTARY.
AND REALLY INNOVATION IS
SOMETHING THAT WE ARE LIVING
THROUGH EVERY DAY.
THINK BACK NOT THAT MANY YEARS
WHEN WE HAD TO DO APPOINTMENT
T.V. WATCHING BECAUSE SOMETHING
WAS ON ONE TIME AND IF YOU
MISSED IT, YOU MISSED IT.
AND THERE WEREN'T ALL THESE
DIFFERENT STREAMING APPS.
NOW WE HAVE SO MANY WAYS TO
WATCH ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS AND
EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE.
IT CAN BE OVERWHELMING.
BUT THERE'S AN UP-SIDE.
YOU CAN WATCH PBS WISCONSIN
PROGRAMMING AND NATIONAL
PROGRAMMING ANYTIME YOU WANT BY
USING YOUR STREAMING DEVICES AND
THE PBS APP.
WITH A GIFT AT ANY LEVEL THIS
EVENING THAT WE'RE SUGGESTING,
YOU CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THE PBS
PASSPORT AND IT TRULY IS A
PASSPORT.
IT CAN TAKE YOU ANYWHERE AND
EVERYWHERE.
SO MAKE YOUR GIFT NOW,
1-800-236-3636.
>> AND DON'T FORGET THIS IS ALSO
A CHALLENGE BREAK, SO AS JUDITH
TOLD US EARLIER, EVERY DONATION
WILL BE MATCHED DOLLAR FOR
DOLLAR UP TO $2,000.
IT'S A SPECIAL FUND MEMBERS HAVE
SET ASIDE TO ENCIERNLG ENCOURAGE YOU TO
JOIN US.
THIS IS A FANTASTIC TIME FOR YOU
TO JOIN US AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
FOR ALL THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE HAVE SOME THANK YOU GIFTS.
I WANT TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH
THE BOOK THAT WE HAVE THIS
EVENING.
THAT'S IF YOU JOIN US AT THE $10
A MONTH LEVEL.
IT IS "A VIEW FROM THE RIVER"
AND IT WAS PUT TOGETHER BY THE
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION.
THIS IS FABULOUS, BEAUTIFUL
IMAGES, LOTS OF CONTEMPORARY
PHOTOS AND ALSO SOME HISTORICAL
PHOTOS, SO IT'S GREAT TO GO BACK
AND SEE CHICAGO THE WAY IT USED
TO BE.
GREAT INFORMATION.
THIS WOULD BE A GREAT THING FOR
YOU TO TAKE ALONG IN THE CAR IF
YOU WANT TO GO TOURING IN
CHICAGO.
IT'S A LIGHTWEIGHT -- NOT
LIGHTWEIGHT, BUT EASY TO CARRY
AROUND, SO IT WOULD BE A GREAT
TOUR GUIDE FOR YOU.
ALSO INSTEAD IF YOU WOULD LIKE,
YOU CAN CHOOSE THE DVD OF "THE
CHICAGO RIVER TOUR" OR DON'T
FORGET WE HAVE AT $15 A MONTH
THAT FABULOUS PACKAGE THAT HAS
THE BOOK, THE RIVER DVD AND
"CHICAGO FROM THE AIR."
SO MANY GIFTS TO CHOOSE FROM,
BUT NOW WE NEED YOU TO GO TO THE
PHONES AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> ANOTHER REMINDER THAT THIS IS
A CHALLENGE BREAK.
DURING THIS BREAK ONLY, WHEN YOU
CALL 1-800-236-3636, WHATEVER
AMOUNT YOU WERE GOING TO PLEDGE
IS DOUBLED AND YOUR IMPACT ON
PBS WISCONSIN IS THAT MUCH MORE.
NOW, IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY TRYING
TO DONATE IN THIS CHALLENGE
BREAK AND ARE WAITING ON HOLD,
STAY ON THE LINE.
AS LONG AS YOU HAVE DIALED IN BY
THE END OF THIS PLEDGE BREAK,
THAT COUNTS.
THAT COUNTS FOR THE MATCH.
STAY ON THE LINE AND YOU WILL
GET THROUGH AND WE'LL BE HAPPY
TO WORK WITH YOU ON MAKING SURE
THAT YOUR SUPPORT IS MATCHED.
IF YOU'RE NOT ON THE LINE, MAYBE
YOU SAY, OH, WELL, PBS
WISCONSIN, IT'S GREAT, I'VE
WATCHED IT FOR YEARS, BUT MOST
OF THE MONEY COMES FROM THE
GOVERNMENT ANYWAY, LET ME TAKE
YOU A MOMENT TO KNOW THAT'S
ACTUALLY NOT TRUE.
THE MAJORITY OF FUNDING FOR PBS
WISCONSIN COMES FROM VIEWERS
LIKE YOU.
THIS PROGRAM IS COMING TO YOU
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE YOUR NEIGHBORS
ARE DONATING TO SUPPORT PBS
WISCONSIN.
JOIN THEM.
JOIN THEM DURING THIS CHALLENGE
BREAK: 1-800-236-3636.
>> WE TRULY APPRECIATE EACH AND
EVERY GIFT MADE BY MEMBERS OF
PBS WISCONSIN.
EVERY GIFT IS IMPORTANT AND
EVERY GIFT MAKES SURE THAT THIS
EXCELLENT PROGRAMMING IS HERE
FOR THE LONG RUN FOR AUDIENCES
ALL ACROSS THE STATE.
WE DO WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL
THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THE
DIRECTORS CIRCLE.
THOSE ARE MEMBERS OF PBS
WISCONSIN WHO GIVE $1,000 OR
MORE PER YEAR.
IF THAT IS IN YOUR BUDGET, IF
YOU WANT TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCE AND IMPACT ON PBS
WISCONSIN AND OUR ABILITY TO
SHARE THIS GREAT PROGRAMMING
ACROSS THE STATE WITH PEOPLE
REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEIR
RESOURCES MIGHT BE, PLEASE
CONSIDER BECOMING PART OF THE
DIRECTORS CIRCLE, PERHAPS WITH A
GIFT OF $100 A MONTH.
WHATEVER APARTMENT YOU AMOUNT YOU CHOOSE, WE
DO APPRECIATE.
MAKE THAT GIFT NOW, TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE CHALLENGE AT
1-800-236-3636.
OR IF IT'S EASIER YOU CAN GO TO
ONLINE TO pbswisconsin.org.
>> THIS IS A FABULOUS TIME FOR
YOU TO JOIN US AS A MEMBER.
YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR MATCH JUDITH
WAS TALKING ABOUT.
YOU ALSO CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
OUR WONDERFUL THANK YOU GIFTS.
LET ME RUN THROUGH THOSE FOR
YOU.
BECOME A MEMBER WITH A DONATION
OF $10 A MONTH, YOU HAVE YOUR
CHOICE OF THE DVD OF "THE
CHICAGO RIVER TOUR."
THAT'S THE FABULOUS PROGRAM THAT
WE'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS
EVENING.
AGAIN, THAT DVD HAS LOTS OF
EXTRA BONUS FOOTAGE, A GREAT WAY
FOR YOU TO TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE AND
HISTORY.
OR YOU CAN CHOOSE INSTEAD "A
VIEW FROM THE RIVER" AND THIS IS
THE BOOK PUT OUT BY THE CHICAGO
ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION, A GREAT
COMPANION TO THE SHOW THAT WE'RE
WATCHING AND ALSO A GREAT GUIDE
FOR YOU IF YOU WANT TO GO
TOURING, BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS, BOTH
CON TEMP TEMPORARY AND HISTORIC.
FOR $15 A MONTH YOU CAN GET BOTH
THE BOOK AND THE DVD PLUS THAT
BONUS DVD OF "CHICAGO FROM THE
AIR."
SO MANY WONDERFUL WAYS TO THANK
YOU WHEN YOU JOIN US HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
NOW WE NEED YOU TO TAKE THAT
STEP OF GOING TO YOUR PHONE AND
DIALING 1-800-236-3636.
>> WE ARE JUST MOMENTS AWAY FROM
GOING BACK TO THE REST OF "THE
CHICAGO RIVER TOUR" PROGRAM.
THE REST OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO
BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU.
BUT REMEMBER THAT THAT DVD HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FOOTAGE ON IT
AND THAT'S ANOTHER REASON TO
CALL IN AND MAKE THAT PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT.
IF YOU HAVE CALLED DURING THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK AND HAD YOUR
SUPPORT DOUBLED FOR PBS
WISCONSIN, THANK YOU.
IF YOU HAVE CALLED AND YOU'RE
STILL ON THE LINE WAITING TO
HAVE YOUR SUPPORT DOUBLED, STAY
ON THE LINE.
REMEMBER THAT AS LONG AS YOU
HAVE CALLED IN BY THE END OF THE
BREAK, IN THE NEXT 30 SECONDS
HERE, THAT'S GOOD.
THAT COUNTS.
THAT WILL END UP DOUBLING YOUR
SUPPORT FOR PBS WISCONSIN.
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T YET CALLED
IN, IT'S NOT TOO LATE.
PICK UP THAT PHONE RIGHT NOW,
1-800-236-3636.
YOU CAN ALSO GO TO
pbswisconsin.org IF THAT'S MORE
YOUR STYLE.
WHAT MATTERS IS THAT YOU GIVE IN
THE WAY THAT'S MEANINGFUL TO YOU
AND MAKE PROGRAMS LIKE THIS
CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU
AND EVERYONE ELSE IN THE STATE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> HI.
I'M JUDITH SIERS-POISSON, SO
HAPPY TO HAVE YOU WITH US ON PBS
WISCONSIN THIS EVENING WATCHING
THIS AMAZING, ENTERTAINING,
INFORMATIVE PROGRAM, "THE
CHICAGO RIVER TOUR" WITH
GEOFFREY BAER.
AS SOMEONE WHO WAS BORN AND
RAISED IN CHICAGO BEFORE I MOVED
UP TO WISCONSIN MANY YEARS AGO,
THIS HAS BROUGHT BACK SO MANY
MEMORIES.
ONE OF THEM WAS THE FISHERIES.
YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED BY THAT.
I NEVER WORKED AS A
FISHERPERSON, DON'T HAVE THOSE
SKILLS.
BUT WHEN MY DAD AND I WOULD
DRIVE ACROSS THE CITY, WE WOULD
STOP AT AL'S FISHERY.
WE'D GET A PAPER CONE OF FRESH
OUT OF THE FRYER FISH NUGGETS,
TOO HOT TO EAT BUT TOO GOOD TO
NOT DIVE INTO.
IT'S A GREAT PART OF CHICAGO
CULTURE AND CULINARY HISTORY AS
WELL.
IF YOU'VE BEEN ENJOYING THIS AND
IT HAS WHET YOUR APPETITE FOR
THIS KIND OF PROGRAMMING, GIVE
US A CALL RIGHT NOW AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT
OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE TAKEN YOUR
ADVICE ABOUT JOINING US BY JUST
WATCHING THIS SHOW.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THEM,
IT'S VERY EASY TO DO.
DIAL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.
TALK TO ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS.
WE HAVE SOME THANK YOU GIFTS
WE'LL PASS ALONG TO YOU FOR
JOINING US HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
LET ME RUN THROUGH THOSE
BRIEFLY.
IF YOU CALL AND JOIN US AT THE
DONATION LEVEL OF $10 A MONTH,
YOU HAVE YOUR CHOICE OF THE DVD
COPY OF "THE CHICAGO RIVER
TOUR."
THAT'S THE SHOW THAT WE'VE BEEN
WATCHING.
AND THIS DVD, THE WONDERFUL
THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT THERE'S
MUCH, MUCH MORE FOOTAGE THAN
WHAT WE CAN SHOW YOU THIS
EVENING.
THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO IS SO
HUGE AND THERE'S SO MUCH TO TALK
ABOUT.
YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THAT ON THIS
DVD.
OR INSTEAD YOU CAN TAKE THE BOOK
"A VIEW FROM THE RIVER" AND THIS
IS PUT OUT BY THE CHICAGO
ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION, A GREAT
COMPANION PIECE TO THE SHOW THAT
WE'VE BEEN WATCHING.
OR IT'S A WONDERFUL GIFT AS
WELL.
SO WE HAVE MANY THANK YOU GIFTS.
IF YOU TALK TO OUR VOLUNTEERS,
THEY'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT
EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE.
BUT NOW GO TO YOUR PHONE AND
DIAL 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M DAVID HOFFERT, A VOLUNTEER
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BEST THINGS
ABOUT PBS -- AND THIS HAPPENS TO
ME FAR MORE OFTEN THAN I CARE TO
ADMIT.
YOU GO TO TURN ON THE TV.
MINE IS ON PBS TO START.
WHATEVER PROGRAM IS ON, AS I'M
GETTING SETTLED, IT JUST DRAWS
YOU IN AND YOU END UP WATCHING
THE WHOLE THING.
OF COURSE THAT'S WHY MY TV IS
STILL ON PBS THE NEXT TIME, IS I
ENDED UP JUST STAYING ON THAT
CHANNEL.
THAT'S QUALITY TELEVISION,
RIGHT?
YOU DIDN'T EVEN EXPECT TO BE
INTERESTED IN THAT TOPIC, BUT IT
COMPLETELY EXPANDS YOUR
HORIZONS.
IT HAPPENS TO ME A LOT.
I BET IT HAPPENS TO YOU A LOT.
I BET IT HAPPENED TO YOU WITH
THIS CHICAGO RIVER TOUR PROGRAM.
AND IF THAT IS TRUE FOR YOU,
THAT'S WORTH SUPPORTING.
1-800-236-3636 IS THE NUMBER TO
CALL.
WHEN YOU DO, GIVE ONE OF THOSE
MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION LEVELS,
BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER.
PICK UP THE PHONE RIGHT NOW AND
GIVE US A CALL.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE
ABOUT CHICAGO AND THAT WE REALLY
SAW IN THAT LAST SEGMENT THAT WE
WATCHED TOGETHER IS WHAT A
PATCHWORK IT IS OF DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS, DIFFERENT ETHNIC
GROUPS, DIFFERENT HISTORY,
DIFFERENT TIMES WHERE
INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
FORMED AND STAYED AND
TRANSFORMED.
WE SAW CHINA TOWN, PILSEN,
BRIDGEPORT.
THERE ARE SO MANY UNIQUE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND SO INTERESTING
AND FASCINATING TO VISIT.
I KIND OF FEEL LIKE PBS
WISCONSIN IS SIMILAR IN THE FACT
THAT YOU PICK UP "AIRWAVES" OR,
AS DAVID SAID, YOU JUST TURN ON
PBS WISCONSIN, AND YOU'RE NEVER
QUITE SURE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO
FIND BUT YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO
BE INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE
AND ENTERTAINING.
SO YOU MIGHT RUN INTO A BRITISH
HIS INDUSTRY.
THE NEXT DAY IT MIGHT BE
"WISCONSIN HOMETOWN STORIES."
THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
LIKE DAVID SAID, YOU MAY NOT
EVEN KNOW YOU WANT IT UNTIL YOU
SEE IT.
IF YOU APPRECIATE THAT KIND OF
VARIETY AND QUALITY GIVE US A
CALL RIGHT NOW WITH YOUR GIFTS,
1-800-236-3636, OR
pbswisconsin.org.
>> WELL, YOU CAN HELP SUPPORT
ALL OF THAT QUALITY PROGRAMMING
THAT'S HERE 365 DAYS A YEAR.
PBS WISCONSIN IS HERE FOR YOU,
YOUR FAMILY, THE COMMUNITY AND
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE.
AND THAT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOUR
SUPPORT.
SO WHEN YOU CALL, WE HAVE SOME
THANK YOU GIFTS THAT WE'D LIKE
TO SEND YOUR WAY FOR JOINING US
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
I MENTIONED EARLIER IF YOU JOIN
US AT AT $10 A MONTH LEVEL, YOU
HAVE YOUR CHOICE OF THE DVD OF
THE SHOW WE'VE BEEN WATCHING OR
THE BOOK "A VIEW FROM THE
RIVER."
WE ALSO HAVE A LEVEL AT $15 A
MONTH AND THIS IS A COMBINATION.
IT WILL BE THE "THE CHICAGO
RIVER TOUR" DVD PLUS THE BOOK "A
VIEW FROM THE RIVER" AND WE ALSO
HAVE A BONUS DVD "CHICAGO FROM
THE AIR."
AGAIN, I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, IF
YOU'RE A FAN OF PBS WISCONSIN,
YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN "WISCONSIN
FROM THE AIR."
EMERGENCY THATIMAGINE THAT HAPPENING IN
CHICAGO, GOING OVER
NEIGHBORHOODS AND LANDMARKS AND
AREAS OF CULTURAL IMPORTANCE TO
THE CITY OF CHICAGO.
THAT'S PART OF THAT PACKAGE AT
$15 A MONTH.
SO WE HAVE MANY THANK YOU GIFTS
THAT WE CAN SEND YOUR WAY.
NOW WE NEED YOU TO TAKE A MOMENT
TO JOIN US HERE BY DIALING
1-800-236-3636.
>> ANOTHER VERY MEANINGFUL AND
VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THAT LAST
SEGMENT WAS THE FIRE, RIGHT?
AND SO MUCH OF CHICAGO BURNING
DOWN AND HAVING TO RE-INVENT
ITSELF.
REALLY, THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO
IS A STORY OF REINVENTION.
PBS WISCONSIN IS ALSO CONSTANTLY
RE-INVENTING ITSELF.
PEOPLE WATCH TELEVISION TODAY
VERY DIFFERENTLY THAN THEY DID
EVEN TEN YEARS AGO MUCH LESS 50
YEARS AGO, RIGHT?
WE HAVE PBS KIDS APPS AND THE
ABILITY TO STREAM ON A ROKU OR
FIRESTICK OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
PBS WISCONSIN IS COMMITTED TO
MAKING SURE THAT THE SERVICE
THAT WE PROVIDE IS REACHING THE
PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN WHEREVER
THEY ARE, HOWEVER THEY ARE.
AND THAT KIND OF REINVENTION IS
POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF YOUR
FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET INSTALLED
THE PBS APP, GO AHEAD, DO IT.
EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER,
THERE'S INCREDIBLE CONTENT
AVAILABLE TO YOU.
EVEN MORE IF YOU ARE A MEMBER BY
CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
>> THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO
SUPPORT PBS WISCONSIN, TO SHOW
YOUR APPRECIATION AND YOUR
DESIRE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
INCREDIBLE RESOURCE IS HERE FOR
PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
WISCONSIN OF ALL AGES.
AS DAVID SAID, WONDERFUL
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING,
PROGRAMMING FOR YOUNG ADULTS,
PEOPLE IN THEIR MIDDLE YEARS,
LATER YEARS.
AND IF YOU ARE IN THAT MAYBE
SLIGHTLY OLDER AGE GROUP AND YOU
ARE SOMEONE WHO WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN MAKING A QUALIFIED
GIFT OUT OF AN IRA, THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD
APPRECIATE AND COULD REALLY
BENEFIT YOU AS WELL.
IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING YOU
SHOULD TALK WITH YOUR FINANCIAL
ADVISOR ABOUT.
BUT IT'S ONE MORE WAY THAT YOU
CAN PROVIDE THAT ONGOING REALLY
CRUCIAL SUPPORT FOR ALL THE
PROGRAMMING THAT YOU APPRECIATE
AND WANT TO MAKE SURE IS HERE
FOR THE LONG RUN.
SO THINK ABOUT MAKING A GIFT.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A GIFT RIGHT
NOW, WE'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR
CALL.
WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS WAITING TO
TALK WITH YOU.
YOU CAN REACH THEM AT
1-800-236-3636 OR YOU CAN GO
ONLINE AND MAKE A GIFT AT
pbswisconsin.org.
>> WELL, WE'LL BE GOING ON TO
OUR NEXT SHOW IN A FEW MOMENTS,
BUT THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME FOR
YOU TO JOIN US.
IT'S EASY TO BECOME A MEMBER.
WHEN YOU DO, YOU'LL HAVE YOUR
CHOICE OF SOME THANK YOU GIFTS
THAT WE CAN SEND YOUR WAY.
I MENTIONED AT THAT $10 A MONTH
LEVEL, WE HAVE A BOOK CALLED "A
VIEW FROM THE RIVER," AND THIS
BOOK IS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS.
IT MAKES A GREAT GUIDE.
MAYBE YOU WANT TO GO DOWN TO
CHICAGO AND GO TO SOME OF THE
PLACES AND GO THROUGH THE BOOK
AND USE THAT AS YOUR GUIDE TO
SEE PLACES.
IT'S A GREAT HISTORY BECAUSE IT
HAS BOTH CONTEMPORARY
INFORMATION ABOUT THE AREAS BUT
ALSO SOME OF THE HISTORIC PHOTOS
AND INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE
AREA USED TO BE LIKE.
IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT GIFT FOR
SOMEBODY THAT HAS MOVED AWAY
FROM CHICAGO OR IS MOVING TO
CHICAGO.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN SEND TO
YOU IF YOU JOIN US HERE.
DON'T FORGET WE ALSO HAVE THE
DVD WITH THAT EXTRA BONUS
FOOTAGE AND THAT FABULOUS
PACKAGE AT $15 THAT HAS THE
BOOK, THE CHICAGO RIVER DVD AND
"CHICAGO FROM THE AIR."
SO MANY WAYS TO SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU WHEN YOU JOIN US HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
NOW YOU TAKE THAT STEP OF GOING
TO THE PHONE AND DIALING
1-800-236-3636.
>> AND THIS IS REALLY AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO TELL US
BY MAKING A PLEDGE OF FINANCIAL
SUPPORT WHAT PROGRAMS MATTER TO
YOU, RIGHT?
IF YOU REALLY APPRECIATED THAT
WE HAVE A PROGRAM LIKE "THE
CHICAGO RIVER TOUR."
MAYBE YOU'RE A CHICAGO NATIVE
AND YOU LIKE WHEN WE REACH OVER
THE BORDER LIKE THAT.
LET US KNOW THAT THIS MATTERS TO
YOU.
THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS TO
GIVE US A CALL, 1-800-236-3636.
MAKE A PLEDGE OF FINANCIAL
SUPPORT, BECAUSE YOU ARE THE
PUBLIC IN PBS WISCONSIN, RIGHT?
YOU ARE WHAT MAKES THIS WHOLE
THING WORK.
OVER 70,000 WISCONSIN FAMILIES
PROVIDE MORE THAN HALF OF PBS
WISCONSIN'S BUDGET.
AND WITH YOUR HELP, WE CAN MAKE
THAT 75,000, 80,000.
THIS IS THE ENGINE OF PROGRAMS
LIKE THIS.
IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU.
GIVE US A CALL, 1-800-236-3636.
>> I HAVE TO SAY I'VE REALLY
LOVED WATCHING "THE CHICAGO
RIVER TOUR," REMEMBERING A LOT
ABOUT GROWING UP IN CHICAGO,
LEARNING A WHOLE LOT MORE.
I HAVE TO SAY, I WOULD GO ON ANY
TOUR THAT GEOFFREY BAER IS
LEADING.
HE'S SO ENTHUSIASTIC,
KNOWLEDGEABLE AND JUST REALLY
INSPIRES THAT THIRST FOR
KNOWLEDGE AND TO EXPLORE.
AND THERE'S A LOT MORE ON THE
DVD THAT YOU CAN WATCH IF YOU
PICK THAT UP AS YOUR GIFT FOR
MAKING YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT
NOW.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT
YOU SUPPORT THE KIND OF
PROGRAMMING THAT LOCAL PBS
STATIONS LIKE WTTW WHO DID THIS
GREAT "THE CHICAGO RIVER TOUR,"
LIKE PBS WISCONSIN WITH
"WISCONSIN HOMETOWN STORIES" AND
SO MUCH MORE, SUPPORT THIS KIND
OF LOCAL PROGRAMMING, SHOW THAT
YOU APPRECIATE IT WITH YOUR GIFT
RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN DO IT BY GIVING US A
CALL AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> AND WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO OUR
NEXT PROGRAM IN JUST A MOMENT,
BUT THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF TIME
FOR YOU TO CALL THE NUMBER ON
YOUR SCREEN OR GO ONLINE, TALK
TO ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS.
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR THANK YOU
GIFTS.
WE HAVE THE DVD WITH ALL THAT
EXTRA BONUS FOOTAGE.
WE HAVE "A VIEW FROM THE RIVER"
A GREAT COMPANION PIECE TO THE
SHOW WE JUST WATCHED.
OR WE CAN GET THAT LEVEL THAT
HAS BOTH THE BOOK AND DVD AND
"CHICAGO FROM THE AIR."
HELP SUPPORT PBS WISCONSIN.
HELP US CONTINUE TO BRING
WONDERFUL SHOWS TO YOU, SHOWS
THAT YOU ENJOY, SHOWS THAT YOUR
FAMILY ENJOY.
SHOWS THAT ARE IMPORTANT AND
MEANINGFUL TO THE PEOPLE OF OUR
STATE.
IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> HI.
I'M JUDITH SIERS-POISSON, SO
HAPPY TO BE SHARING "WISCONSIN
HOMETOWN STORIES: DOOR COUNTY"
WITH YOU THIS EVENING AS WE
WATCH THIS INCREDIBLE STORY OF
SUCH A STORIED AND FABLED PART
OF WISCONSIN UNFOLD IN FRONT OF
US FROM THE GLACIERS ON.
IT'S A FASCINATING PART OF THE
STATE, PART OF THE COUNTRY AND
WE'RE SO PLEASED HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN TO BE ABLE TO SHARE
THIS STORY WITH YOU.
YOU KNOW, SO MANY OF THE
PROGRAMS THAT YOU ENJOY ON PBS
WISCONSIN REALLY TAKE THIS
APPROACH OF SHARING NOT JUST ONE
ASPECT OF THE HISTORY OR THE
CULTURE, BUT WEAVING THE STORIES
TOGETHER, SHOWING HOW THE PEOPLE
AND LANDSCAPE HAVE INTERACTED
OVER THE YEARS AND HOPEFULLY
BOTH OF THEM BEING THE BETTER
FOR IT.
IF YOU APPRECIATE THIS KIND OF
LOCAL PROGRAMMING THAT YOU GET
ON PBS WISCONSIN WE HOPE YOU'LL
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT WITH A GIFT
RIGHT NOW BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636 OR YOU CAN GO
ONLINE TO pbswisconsin.org.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, JUDITH.
MY NAME IS STEPHANIE ELKINS.
I'M ON THE STAFF HERE -- KERMAN
ECKES AND I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT
THANK YOU GIFTS WE'LL SEND YOU
IF YOU JOIN US AS A MEMBER OF
PBS WISCONSIN.
IF YOU JOIN US WITH A MONTHLY
DONATION OF $10 A MONTH, WE HAVE
THREE POSSIBLE CHOICES THAT YOU
CAN CHOOSE FROM THIS EVENING.
YOU CAN GET A COPY OF THE DVD OF
"WISCONSIN HOMETOWN STORIES:
DOOR COUNTY," THE SHOW THAT
WE'RE WATCHING THIS EVENING, A
GREAT WAY TO SHARE THAT AND GO
BACK, SEE SOME OF THOSE STORIES
AGAIN, SHARE THIS INFORMATION
WITH SOMEBODY ELSE.
IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT GIFT FOR
SOMEBODY THAT LOVES DOOR COUNTY.
OR YOU CAN CHOOSE A COPY OF THE
BOOK DOOR COUNTY TALES,
SHIPWRECKS, CHERRIES AND GHOSTS
ON THE ROOF.
THIS GOES INTO MORE DEPTH ABOUT
WHAT MADE DOOR COUNTY WHAT IT IS
TODAY, STORIES BOTH HAPPY AND
SAD.
THAT'S ALL PART OF DOOR COUNTY
LIFE.
OUR THIRD CHOICE AT THAT $10
LEVEL IS THIS BEAUTIFUL PRINT OF
HIGHWAY 42 IN DOOR COUNTY.
IT'S A SIGNED, NUMBERED PRINT.
TAKE YOUR CHOICE OF ONE OF THOSE
THREE AT THAT $10 A MONTH LEVEL.
BECOME A MEMBER AT $15 FOR ALL
OF THEM.
WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
THESE ONLINE OR YOU CAN TALK TO
ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS BUT GO TO
THAT PHONE NOW AND DIAL
1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M DAVID HOFFERT, A VOLUNTEER
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
I'VE ONLY BEEN TO DOOR COUNTY
ONCE.
IT'S REALLY SHAMEFUL, ACTUALLY.
I DO DO SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT
THAT.
IT WAS ONE OF MY MOST SPECIAL
VACATIONS I'VE EVER TAKEN.
YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN THERE AT
SOME POINT.
IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE
RECENTLY, YOU PROBABLY KNOW
SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN.
IT'S A SPECIAL PLACE.
IT'S A REAL GEM HERE IN
WISCONSIN.
BUT HERE'S THE THING.
HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY KNOW
ABOUT ITS STORY, HOW IT CAME TO
BE, WHY IT IS THE TOURIST
DESTINATION THAT IT IS TODAY?
THAT'S THE KIND OF LAYER THAT
PBS WISCONSIN PROVIDES.
IT TAKES THINGS THAT WE EITHER
DO EVERY DAY OR WISH WE COULD DO
EVERY DAY AND IT MAKES US
INFORMED AND THOUGHTFUL AND
DEEPENS OUR APPRECIATION FOR IT.
THAT'S POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF YOUR
FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
IT'S POSSIBLE WHEN YOU BECOME A
SUSTAINING MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636.
>> I REALLY HOPE YOU'RE ENJOYING
"WISCONSIN HOMETOWN STORIES:
DOOR COUNTY" AND MAYBE YOU HAVE
SEEN SOME OF THE OTHER WISCONSIN
"WISCONSIN HOMETOWN STORIES,"
LA CROSSE, MANITOWOC, JANESVILLE
AND EAU CLAIRE HAVE ALSO BEEN
FEATURED.
EACH OF THE PROGRAMS HAVE THINGS
IN COMMON, SHARING THE HISTORY,
SHARING THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE,
THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE, THE
DIFFERENT FORCES AND EVENTS THAT
HAVE SHAPED THE PEOPLE AND THE
LOCATION.
THERE ARE ALSO THIS THREADS THAT
BRING US TOGETHER IN WISCONSIN
AND EVERY COMMUNITY HAS UNIQUE
FEATURES.
DOOR COUNTY IS CERTAINLY ONE OF
THE MOST UNIQUE PLACES IN
WISCONSIN, IN THE MIDWEST.
IF YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS, WE HOPE
THAT YOU'LL SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
FOR LOCALLY-PRODUCED PUBLIC
PROGRAMMING LIKE "WISCONSIN
HOMETOWN STORIES."
SO MANY STORIES TO TELL, SO MUCH
TO LEARN AND ENJOY.
AND IT'S ONLY POSSIBLE WITH YOUR
SUPPORT.
SO PLEASE MAKE A GIFT RIGHT NOW
BY CALLING 1-800-236-3636 OR
GOING ONLINE AT
pbswisconsin.org.
>> AND WHEN YOU DO JOIN US AS A
MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN THIS
EVENING, WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL
THANK YOU GIFTS.
I'M GOING TO SPEND A MOMENT
TALKING ABOUT THE PRINT THAT WE
HAVE.
THIS CAN COME YOUR WAY WITH A
DONATION OF $10 A MONTH.
THIS PRINT IS A LOVELY, LOVELY
PRINT.
IT'S HIGHWAY 42 IN DOOR COUNTY,
WISCONSIN.
I LOVE THE COLORS, THE LAYOUT.
IT MAKES ME WANT TO GO DOWN THAT
ROAD.
THIS REALLY DOES.
THIS PRINT IS 8X10 BY A
WISCONSIN ARTIST.
EACH PRINT IS SIGNED AND
NUMBERED.
SO IT'S A FABULOUS PIECE THAT
YOU COULD PUT IN YOUR HOUSE OR
OFFICE IF YOU'RE A DOOR COUNTY
FAN OR YOU KNOW SOMEBODY THAT
LOVES DOOR COUNTY.
THAT'S AT $10 A MONTH.
IF YOU DON'T WANT THE PRINT, YOU
CAN ALSO CHOOSE THE DVD
"WISCONSIN HOMETOWN STORIES" OR
THE BOOK DOOR COUNTY TALES,
SHIPWRECKS, CHERRIES AND GOATS
ON THE ROOF.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE ALL THREE,
JOIN US WITH A MONTHLY DONATION
OF $15.
SO FOR $15 A MONTH YOU CAN HAVE
THE PRINT, THE BOOK AND THE DVD,
MANY THINGS THAT YOU COULD
SHARE, A GREAT THING FOR YOU TO
SHARE AND ENJOY PBS WISCONSIN.
IT STARTS WITH YOU GOING TO THE
PHONE AND DIALING
1-800-236-3636.
>> I REALLY LOVE THE SUBTITLE ON
THAT BOOK.
SHIPWRECKS, CHERRIES AND GOATS
ON THE ROOF.
I MEAN, WHERE ELSE DO YOU GET
THOSE THREE THINGS COMBINED?
AND A BOOK LIKE THIS AND A
PROGRAM LIKE THIS, IT JUST
SPARKS YOUR CURIOSITY.
HOW CAN THOSE THREE THINGS GO
TOGETHER?
I HAD NOT BEEN AWARE OF HOW MUCH
THE PESHTIGO FIRE IMPACTED DOOR
COUNTY OR THE BELGIAN CULTURE.
PROGRAMS LIKE THIS OPEN YOUR
EYES TO HOW MANY RICH STORIES
THERE ARE ALL AROUND US AT ALL
TIMES.
THAT'S WHY YOU WATCH PBS
WISCONSIN AND THAT'S WHY YOU
SHOULD SUPPORT PBS WISCONSIN.
YOU ARE WHAT MAKES THIS HAPPEN.
IF THESE PROGRAMS MATTER TO YOU,
NOW IS THE TIME TO CALL
1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW, PBS NATIONALLY
PRODUCES SOME AMAZING PROGRAMS
AND WE'RE ALL GLAD THAT THEY'RE
THERE AND THAT WE CAN ACCESS
THEM THROUGH PBS WISCONSIN.
THE BEAUTY OF LOCAL PBS STATIONS
LIKE PBS WISCONSIN IS THAT THEY
ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT
THEY'RE CREATING THE STORIES
ABOUT.
SO PBS WISCONSIN GOES INTO THESE
COMMUNITIES LIKE DOOR COUNTY,
LIKE THE OTHER WISCONSIN
"WISCONSIN HOMETOWN STORIES"
LOCATIONS AND MEETS THE PEOPLE,
TALKS TO THE HISTORIANS.
NOTICE HOW MANY TIMES IT SAYS
LOCAL HISTORIANS UNDER THE
PEOPLE'S NAMES.
THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT
JUST KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE
HISTORY BUT ARE LIVING THE
HISTORY AND ARE PRODUCTS OF THE
HISTORY.
HEARING PEOPLE SPEAKING BELGIAN
WALLOON FRENCH TALKING ABOUT
THAT THAT WAS THE LANGUAGE IN
THE KITCHEN.
IT'S AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO
COME INTO THESE COMMUNITIES IN A
RESPECTFUL WAY AND TELL THE
STORIES, PRESERVE THE STORIES,
REALLY BE STORYKEEPERS FOR THE
STATE OF WISCONSIN AND BEYOND.
IF YOU APPRECIATE THAT KIND OF
ATTENTION AND RESPECT THAT IS
SHOWN TO THESE COMMUNITIES AND
INDIVIDUALS, SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
RIGHT NOW WITH A GIFT AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW, TO FOLLOW UP ON
WHAT YOU WERE JUST SAYING,
JUDITH, ABOUT HOW CAREFULLY
THESE STORIES ARE PUT TOGETHER,
THE TEAM THAT PUTS ANY
"WISCONSIN HOMETOWN STORIES"
SHOWS TOGETHER WORK SO HARD AND
IT TAKES SO MUCH TIME AND
RESEARCH AND A GREAT DEAL OF
RESPECT TO TELL THE STORIES, TO
FIND THE STORIES AND ALSO TRYING
TO PARE THE STORIES DOWN SO WE
CAN FIT THEM INTO A SHOW LIKE
WE'RE WATCHING THIS EVENING.
IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU VALUE,
CALL AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT.
YOU CAN GET THE DVD FOR A
MONTHLY DONATION OF $10.
THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN TAKE
HOME.
OUR VOLUNTEERS CAN TELL YOU
EVERYTHING ELSE WE HAVE FOR YOU
THIS EVENING.
BUT RIGHT NOW GO TO THOSE PHONES
AND SHOW US YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WELCOME BACK.
I'M JUDITH SIERS-POISSON, SO
HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS
EVENING AS A PROUD PBS WISCONSIN
MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER ENJOYING
THIS EPISODE OF "WISCONSIN
HOMETOWN STORIES" THAT FOCUSES
ON DOOR COUNTY.
SO MANY INTERESTING AND
ENTERTAINING TIDBITS IN THAT
LAST SEGMENT THAT WE JUST
ENJOYED TOGETHER.
THE FACT THAT TOURISM WASN'T
SOMETHING PEOPLE THOUGHT ABOUT
IN DOOR COUNTY IN THE BEGINNING,
THAT PEOPLE IN EPHRAIM WERE
SHOCKED THAT PEOPLE WOULD
ACTUALLY WANT TO STAY OVERNIGHT.
IT'S SO HARD TO IMAGINE NOW WITH
DOOR COUNTY BEING SUCH A TOURIST
MECCA FOR PEOPLE IN WISCONSIN,
THE MIDWEST AND MUCH FARTHER
BEYOND.
IT'S SO INTERESTING TO THINK OF
WHAT A HAVEN DOOR COUNTY WAS FOR
PEOPLE ESCAPING THE POLLUTED,
DIRTY, CROWDED CITIES.
IT'S STILL A HAVEN TODAY, IN
LARGE PART THANKS TO LOCAL
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO PRESERVED
THE HISTORY AND LANDSCAPE.
YOU CAN SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR
PROGRAMS LIKE THIS BY GIVING A
CALL AT 1-800-236-3636 AND
MAKING YOUR GIFT TO PBS
WISCONSIN RIGHT NOW.
>> WHEN YOU DO CALL AND JOIN US
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN, WE HAVE
SOME WONDERFUL THANK YOU GIFTS
WE'LL SEND YOUR WAY.
LET ME RUN THROUGH THOSE F. YOU
JOIN US THIS EVENING AT THE $10
A MONTH LEVEL, WE HAVE YOUR
CHOICE OF THREE POSSIBLE GIFTS
YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM.
THE FIRST IS A DVD OF "WISCONSIN
HOMETOWN STORIES" DOOR COUNTY
THIS WONDERFUL PROGRAM, A GREAT
WAY TO GO BACK, HEAR THOSE
STORIES AGAIN, SEE THE WONDERFUL
PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGES THAT HAVE
BEEN PUT TOGETHER.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S PERFECT
FOR YOUR OWN LIBRARY OR A GREAT
GIFT FOR SOMEBODY THAT LOVES
DOOR COUNTY.
YOU CAN ALSO CHOOSE "DOOR COUNTY
TALES: SHIPWRECKS, CHERRIES AND
GOATS ON THE ROOF," A WONDERFUL
BOOK PUT TOGETHER A LOCAL AUTHOR
IN DOOR COUNTY, LOVES DOOR
COUNTY.
DOOR COUNTY IS NORTH OF THE
TENSION LINE.
THAT CERTAINLY COMES THROUGH IN
HER BOOK, THE WONDERFUL STORIES
HERE, WONDERFUL IN-DEPTH
PERSONAL THINGS THAT SHE'S FOUND
OUT AND A LOT OF HISTORY IN THIS
BOOK AS WELL.
YOU CAN ALSO CHOOSE THIS
BEAUTIFUL PRINT WE HAVE, HIGHWAY
42 IN DOOR COUNTY.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE
BIT MORE.
WHEN YOU CALL AND TALK TO ONE OF
OUR VOLUNTEERS, THEY CAN FILL
YOU IN ON ALL OF THE THANK YOU
GIFTS WE HAVE.
SO GO TO YOUR PHONE RIGHT NOW
AND DIAL 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M DAVID HOFFERT, A VOLUNTEER
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE ACTUALLY
SAID THIS YET.
THIS IS A CHALLENGE BREAK.
NOT ONLY CAN YOU GET ONE OF THE
THANK YOU GIFTS THAT KERMAN WAS
JUST TALKING ABOUT, NOT ONLY CAN
YOU ALSO GET ALL THREE OF THEM
AT THE $15 A MONTH LEVEL, BUT
THAT $15 TURNS INTO $30 A MONTH
OR $10 TURNS INTO $20 A MONTH
DURING THIS BREAK ONLY.
SO IF YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING AND
YOU'RE WONDERING, HEY, THIS IS A
PRETTY COOL PROGRAM, I DON'T
KNOW, NOW IS THE TIME.
THIS IS THE MOMENT THAT WILL
MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT WHEN YOU
CALL 1-800-236-3636.
NOW, YOU NOTICE WHEN KERMAN WAS
TALKING IT WAS $10 A MONTH, $15
A MONTH.
THAT'S ABOUT BECOMING A
SUSTAINING MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
INSTEAD OF GIVING ONE BIG
AMOUNT, YOU GIVE SMALL AMOUNTS
EACH MONTH.
IT AUTOMATICALLY RENEWS UNTIL
YOU TELL US TO STOP.
IT'S EASIER FOR YOU NOT HAVING
TO REMEMBER WHEN DID I LAST
GIVE, BUT IT ALSO GUARANTEES
LIKE PROGRAMMING LIKE YOU'RE
WATCHING TONIGHT CAN CONTINUE TO
COME TO YOU ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
GIVE US A CALL IN THIS CHALLENGE
BREAK, 1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW, "WISCONSIN HOMETOWN
STORIES" ARE SUCH PERFECT
EXAMPLES OF THE KIND OF
COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP
THAT PBS WISCONSIN CREATES AND
FOSTERS WITH THE COMMUNITIES
THAT THE STORIES ARE ABOUT.
THEY GO INTO THE COMMUNITIES.
THEY HAVE LISTENING SESSIONS.
THEY TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR
EXPERIENCES, FAMILY HISTORY
ACCIDENT LOOK AT PHOTOS, LOOK AT
DIARIES.
IT'S A REAL PARTNERSHIP.
THIS IS A CHALLENGE BREAK AND
THAT IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
EXISTING CURRENT PBS WISCONSIN
MEMBERS AND YOU.
THEY WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO
BECOME PARTNERS IN CREATING THIS
GREAT LOCAL PROGRAMMING THAT WE
ALL APPRECIATE AND ENJOY.
SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS
WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY CREATED BY
CURRENT MEMBERS OF PBS WISCONSIN
BY MAKING YOUR GIFT RIGHT NOW.
THERE ARE GREAT GIFTS WAITING
FOR YOU DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL
OF YOUR PLEDGE, BUT THE MORE
THING IS TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
RIGHT NOW BY GIVING US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW, JUDITH RAISES A
VERY GOOD POINT ABOUT THE AMOUNT
OF TIME AND EFFORT AND ENERGY
THAT GOES INTO PUTTING THESE
HOMETOWN STORIES TOGETHER.
IT'S REALLY A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE
OF THE LOCAL PRODUCTION THAT WE
DO HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
WE KNOW THAT OUR VIEWERS OUT
THERE LOVE THE SHOWS ABOUT
WISCONSIN AND ABOUT THE PEOPLE
OF WISCONSIN.
SO JOIN THOSE FOLKS AND BECOME A
MEMBER AND HELP SUPPORT THAT
QUALITY PROGRAMMING HERE ON PBS
WISCONSIN.
AND WHEN YOU DO, WE HAVE
BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU GIFTS WE CAN
SEND YOUR WAY.
FOR $10 A MONTH, YOU CAN HAVE
YOUR CHOICE OF A DVD COPY OF
"WISCONSIN HOMETOWN STORIES:
DOOR COUNTY."
YOU CAN ALSO CHOOSE THIS
WONDERFUL BOOK, "DOOR COUNTY
TALES: SHIPWRECKS, CHERRIES AND
GOATS ON THE ROOF."
I WAS TAKING A CLOSE LOOK AT
THIS BOOK EARLIER AND IT IS
PRETTY AMAZING.
IT'S COMPLETELY FILLED WITH
WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL HISTORICAL
PHOTOS.
THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF STORIES
ABOUT EVERY TOWN ON BOTH SIDES
OF THE ISLAND, THE PEN PENINSULA,
THE QUIET SIDE.
YOU CAN GET THE FULL STORY ON
THE GOATS ON THE ROOF.
THAT'S A WONDERFUL GIFT WHEN YOU
JOIN US HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
OUR VOLUNTEERS CAN FILL YOU IN
ON ALL OF THOSE, BUT WE NEED YOU
KNOW TO GO TO THE PHONE AND DIAL
1-800-236-3636.
>> AND THERE ARE OTHER BENEFITS
THAN JUST THE THANK YOU GIFTS
KERMAN WAS TALKING ABOUT.
FIRST OF ALL, DOUBLING YOUR
MONEY.
THIS IS A CHALLENGE BREAK.
DURING THIS BREAK ONLY, WHATEVER
AMOUNT YOU PLEDGE IS DOUBLED BY
CURRENT MEMBERS OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
ALSO, AGAIN, JUST AS A BENEFIT
OF MEMBERSHIP, "AIRWAVES"
MAGAZINE MAILED TO YOU NOT QUITE
MONTHLY.
SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE A JOINT
ISSUE OR SOMETHING.
IT'S LIKE TEN TIMES A YEAR WITH
COMPLETE PROGRAM SCHEDULES OF
WHAT'S COMING UP ON PBS
WISCONSIN.
PBS PASSPORT.
INSTALL THE PBS APP ON YOUR
SMART DEVICE BECAUSE THERE'S A
LOT OF FREE PROGRAMMING ON
THERE.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING UNLOCKED
FOR THOSE WHO ARE MEMBERS OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
DURING THIS CHALLENGE BREAK,
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE WITH
YOUR DOLLARS, TO LET US KNOW
THAT PROGRAMS LIKE "WISCONSIN
HOMETOWN STORIES" MATTER TO YOU.
WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF THE
PEOPLE WHO CALL.
1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW, THERE IS SO MUCH IN
THAT LAST SEGMENT IT'S HARD TO
ZERO IN ON SOMETHING THAT REALLY
MAKES AN IMPRESSION BECAUSE SO
MUCH OF IT DID.
ONE OF THE THINGS I APPRECIATE
ABOUT "WISCONSIN HOMETOWN
STORIES" AND DOOR COUNTY AND PBS
WISCONSIN PROGRAMS IS I FIND
FAMILIAR THINGS AND LEARN NEW
THINGS EVERY TIME I WATCH.
IT'S FASCINATING TO LEARN ABOUT
THE STEWARDS OF THE NATURAL
LANDSCAPE IN DOOR COUNTY.
SOME OF VERY FAMILIAR NAMES:
ALDO LEOPOLD AND TOFT, THE FIRST
LADY OF CONSERVATION.
WHAT WONDERFUL IMAGES AND
INFORMATION THAT WERE SHARED
ABOUT HER LIFE AND HER
COMMITMENT TO BEING A GOOD
STEWARD OF THIS GORGEOUS NATURAL
LANDSCAPE AND TO SHARE IT WITH
OTHERS.
PBS WISCONSIN SHARES THESE
STORIES WITH YOU.
THEY MAKE STORIES AND PROGRAMS
THAT REALLY CAPTURE THE ESSENCE
OF THESE COMMUNITIES.
AND PBS WISCONSIN CAN ONLY DO
THAT WITH YOUR SUPPORT.
CALL NOW, 1-800-236-3636, DURING
THIS CHALLENGE BREAK AND WE'LL
BE SO GLAD TO WELCOME YOU AS A
MEMBER.
>> DON'T FORGET YOUR DONATION
THIS EVENING WILL BE MATCHED
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR FROM A FUND
SET ASIDE BY PEOPLE THAT ARE
ALREADY MEMBERS OF PBS WISCONSIN
AND SO IT'S A FANTASTIC WAY FOR
YOU TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT, DOUBLE
YOUR IMPACT FOR US AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
OF COURSE WE HAVE SOME THANK YOU
GIFTS.
WE HAVE THE DVD OF THE SHOW THAT
WE'VE BEEN WATCHING.
WE HAVE THE BOOK, THE DOOR
COUNTY TALES BOOK.
WE HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL PRINT,
8X10 BY A LOCAL WISCONSIN ARTIST
BY THE JAMES OF JAMES STEENO,
AND I LOVE THE COLORS IN THIS
PRINT.
I LOVE THE ROAD THAT GOES DOWN
THE CENTER.
I SAID EARLIER THIS ROAD MAKES
ME WANT TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD.
IT MAKES ME WANT TO TRAVEL AND
EXPLORE WHAT LAYS DOWN THAT
ROAD.
THE TITLE OF THE PRINT IS
"HIGHWAY 42, DOOR COUNTY
WISCONSIN, JENS JENSEN ROAD."
WE HEARD ABOUT THE IMPORTANT
IMPACT HE'S HAD IN OUR STATE AND
IN DOOR COUNTY.
EACH PRINT IS SIGNED AND
NUMBERED, SO IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
WAY FOR YOU TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
FOR PBS WISCONSIN.
IT WOULD MAKE A PERFECT GIFT FOR
SOMEBODY THAT LOVES DOOR COUNTY.
BUT IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU GOING
TO THE PHONE AND DIALING
1-800-236-3636.
>> ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT
HOMETOWN STORIES IS JUST THE
BROAD APPEAL.
IF YOU'RE TUNING IN RIGHT NOW
FROM DOOR COUNTY, I BET YOU'RE
FINDING THIS VERY INTERESTING.
IF YOU'RE TUNING IN NOT FROM
DOOR COUNTY, I BET YOU'RE
FINDING THIS VERY INTERESTING.
YOU LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF
OUR ENTIRE STATE.
REALLY, THERE'S NO OTHER
TELEVISION CONTENT QUITE LIKE
THIS, RIGHT?
THAT PBS WISCONSIN OFFERS.
IT'S POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF YOUR
FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE
THIS.
THE GOVERNMENT CHIPS IN TO PBS
WISCONSIN, SMALL AMOUNT.
THE MAJORITY OF OUR BUDGET COMES
FROM VIEWERS LIKE YOU
CONTRIBUTING.
AND DURING THIS CHALLENGE BREAK,
YOU CAN DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT.
NOW IS THE TIME TO CALL.
THIS IS THE TIME TO SHOW THAT
YOU CARE ABOUT UNIQUE
PROGRAMMING THAT YOU CAN'T FIND
ANYWHERE ELSE.
1-800-236-3636.
>> WE'RE SO PLEASED TO HAVE THIS
CURRENT CHALLENGE SET UP BY
CURRENT PBS WISCONSIN MEMBERS TO
ENCOURAGE YOU TO JOIN THEM IN
SUPPORTING THIS TYPE OF
PROGRAMMING.
GIFTS OF ANY AMOUNT, WHATEVER
FIT YOUR BUDGET, ARE CERTAINLY
APPRECIATED AND WE THANK YOU.
IF YOU ARE ABLE TO, CONSIDER
JOINING THE DIRECTORS CIRCLE.
WE WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK
YOU TO MEMBERS WHO ARE GIVING,
REALLY COMMITTING A THOUGHTFUL
GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE.
MANY DO $100 A MONTH.
IT'S A WAY TO REALLY ENSURE THAT
THERE IS PBS WISCONSIN NOW AND
IN THE FUTURE FOR VIEWERS OF ALL
AGES, VIEWERS OF ALL RESOURCES
ACROSS THE STATE AND BEYOND.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO GIVE AT THE
DIRECTORS CIRCLE LEVEL, WE WOULD
CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT.
THE NUMBER TO CALL IT
1-800-236-3636.
YOU CAN ALSO GO ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org.
YOU CAN SEE WHAT PROGRAMS ARE
COMING UP AND MAKE YOUR GIFT
RIGHT NOW AND WE THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> WELL, WE'LL BE GOING BACK TO
THE PROGRAM IN A MINUTE OR TWO,
BUT YOU STILL HAVE PLENTY OF
TIME TO JOIN PBS WISCONSIN.
DON'T FORGET WE HAVE FANTASTIC
THANK YOU GIFTS WE CAN SEND YOUR
WAY.
FOR $10 A MONTH, YOU CAN HAVE
YOUR CHOICE OF THE DVD OF
"WISCONSIN HOMETOWN STORIES:
DOOR COUNTY" OR THE DOOR COUNTY
TALES BOOK OR THE PRINT WE
TALKED ABOUT.
YOU CAN GET ALL THREE AT THE $15
A MONTH LEVEL.
MANY WAYS TO THANK YOU WHEN YOU
JOIN US HERE.
BUT I THINK I'VE ALWAYS SAID
THAT THE BEST PART OF BECOMING A
MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN -- AND
I'M A MEMBER.
I HAVE BEEN FOR MANY, MANY
YEARS.
I KNOW THAT I'M HELPING TO
SUPPORT QUALITY PROGRAMMING,
PROGRAMMING THAT HAS AN EMPHASIS
ON THE PEOPLE AND THE STORIES OF
WISCONSIN.
AND I LOVE THE IDEA THAT I CAN
SHARE THAT WITH MY FAMILY, WITH
MY COMMUNITY, FOR PEOPLE ALL
ACROSS THE STATE.
NOT EVERYBODY CAN AFFORD TO JOIN
US, SO I FEEL LIKE I'M HELPING
OUT SOMEBODY ELSE TO SEE SOME OF
THE WONDERFUL PROGRAMMING THAT
WE HAVE HERE, TO LEARN, TO HEAR
THESE STORIES OF DOOR COUNTY AND
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT PBS
WISCONSIN PRESENTS TO YOU ALL
YEAR LONG.
THAT'S SOMETHING YOU SUPPORT
WHEN YOU CALL US AND BECOME A
MEMBER.
SO TAKE THAT STEP NOW.
GO TO YOUR PHONE, CALL US AT
1-800-236-3636 OR GO ONLINE AT
pbswisconsin.org.
YOU CAN DONATE THAT WAY AS WELL.
BUT TAKE THAT STEP OF SUPPORTING
US HERE AND OF REALLY HELPING
PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE.
THANK YOU.
>> HI.
I'M JUDITH SIERS-POISSON, A PBS
WISCONSIN DONOR, MEMBER,
VOLUNTEER AND ALL I CAN SAY IS
WOW!
WHAT A SPECTACULAR STORY THAT WE
JUST GOT INVITED TO LISTEN TO
AND EXPERIENCE THROUGH
"WISCONSIN HOMETOWN STORIES:
DOOR COUNTY."
I THINK ALL OF US IN WISCONSIN
KNOW HOW SPECIAL DOOR COUNTY IS,
BUT I HAVE SO MUCH MORE
KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION FOR
THE PEOPLE, THE CULTURES, THE
LANDSCAPE, EVERYTHING THAT MAKES
DOOR COUNTY UNIQUE.
AND I ALSO HAVE AN EVEN BIGGER
APPRECIATION FOR HOW UNIQUE PBS
WISCONSIN IS BECAUSE PBS
WISCONSIN BRINGS US THESE
STORIES.
THEY'RE COMPLICATED STORIES.
IT'S HARD TO TELL A STORY WELL
IF YOU DON'T REALLY IMMERSE
YOURSELF IN A COMMUNITY AS PBS
WISCONSIN DOES AND WE OWE ALL OF
THE PEOPLE AT PBS WISCONSIN, ALL
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES, A
HUGE DEBT OF GRATITUDE FOR
PUTTING TOGETHER THESE STORIES.
ONE GREAT WAY TO SHOW YOUR
APPRECIATION AND TO VOTE WITH
YOUR DOLLARS, TO SAY I WANT TO
BE PART OF THESE STORIES, I WANT
TO MAKE THEM POSSIBLE, IS TO
BECOME A MEMBER OR RENEW YOUR
MEMBERSHIP RIGHT NOW.
AND YOU CAN DO THAT SO EASILY.
OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE WAITING TO
TAKE YOUR CALL AT 1-800-236-3636
1-800-236-3636.
>> AND WHEN YOU CALL AND TALK TO
ONE OF THOSE VOLUNTEERS, WE HAVE
SOME THANK YOU GIFTS THAT WE CAN
ACCEPTED YOURSEND YOUR WAY.
LET ME RUN THROUGH THOSE FOR YOU
RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU CALL AND BECOME A MEMBER
AT THE $10 A MONTH LEVEL, YOU
HAVE YOUR CHOICE OF ONE OF THREE
ITEMS.
YOU CAN PICK A DVD OF THE SHOW
THAT WE'VE JUST WATCHED.
THAT'S "WISCONSIN HOMETOWN
STORIES: DOOR COUNTY," SO A
GREAT WAY TO GO BACK AND SEE
THOSE STORIES AGAIN, EVERYTHING
STARTING FROM THE GEOGRAPHY TO
THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE RIGHT ON
TO THE CURRENT DAY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT THERE IN THAT DVD
AND THAT YOU CAN GET FOR $10 A
MONTH.
YOU CAN CHOOSE INSTEAD THE "DOOR
COUNTY TALES: SHIPWRECKS,
CHERRIES AND GOATS ON THE ROOF."
THAT'S A GREAT BOOK.
I WAS PAGING THROUGH THIS BOOK
EARLIER, LOTS OF PHOTOS, LOTS OF
PERSONAL STORIES, LOTS OF
STORIES YOU DON'T ALWAYS HEAR
ABOUT DOOR COUNTY, BOTH THE
HAPPY AND THE SAD, FOR EXAMPLE,
THE SHIPWRECKS THAT WERE PRONE
IN THE AREA.
THAT CAN ALSO COME YOUR WAY AT
$10 A MONTH.
WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PRINT BY
JAMES STEENO, A WISCONSIN
ARTIST.
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN GET
FOR A DONATION OF $10 A MONTH TO
US HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
IF YOU CAN'T CHOOSE BETWEEN
THESE, YOU CAN GET ALL THREE OF
THEM WITH A DONATION OF $15 A
MONTH.
SO CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR
SCREEN.
TALK TO ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS.
BUT TAKE THAT STEP OF JOINING US
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN WITH A
CALL TO 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M DAVID HOFFERT.
I'M A VOLUNTEER HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
JUDITH MENTIONED THAT GIVING A
DONATION IS SAYING THAT YOU WANT
TO BE A PART OF THESE STORIES.
PERHAPS QUITE LITERALLY.
PBS WISCONSIN CONTINUES TO MAKE
NEW EPISODES OF HOMETOWN
STORIES.
WE WERE JUST IN STEVENS POINT
AND MOVING ON TO APPLETON.
PIECE BY PIECE WE ARE TELLING
THE STORY OF THE ENTIRE STATE'S
HISTORY.
JUST LIKE PIECE BY PIECE WE
COUNT ON YOU TO SUPPORT PBS
WISCONSIN.
PIECE BY PIECE IN THE SENSE OF
EACH INDIVIDUAL DOING THEIR PART
TO CONTRIBUTE.
ALSO PIECE BY PIECE IN THE SENSE
OF YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE SOME
LARGE AMOUNT AT ONE TIME.
YOU CAN BREAK UP YOUR GIFT INTO
MONTHLY SMALLER AMOUNTS.
WE CALL THAT BEING A SUSTAINING
MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN.
AND IT'S ACTUALLY A RECOMMENDED
WAY OF GIVING.
IT'S EASIER FOR YOU.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
RENEWING.
IT GUARANTEES PBS WISCONSIN GETS
THE SUPPORT IT NEEDS TO KEEP
PROGRAMS LIKE THIS IN
PRODUCTION, TO KEEP EX EXPLORING
NEW AREAS OF WISCONSIN.
IF THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO YOU, GIVE
US A CALL, 1-800-236-3636.
>> IN THAT LAST SEGMENT OF
"WISCONSIN HOMETOWN STORIES:
DOOR COUNTY" THAT WE JUST
ENJOYED TOGETHER THEY USED THE
PHRASE THAT IT'S AN
AUTHENTICALLY CREATIVE PLACE.
I JUST LOVE THAT IDEA.
IT HAS INSPIRED SO MANY PEOPLE.
IT HAS INSPIRED MUSIC.
IT'S INSPIRED DRAMA.
IT'S INSPIRED EVERY KIND OF
VISUAL ART YOU CAN MANL.
IS THERE ANY WONDER WHY?
LOOK AT THE RICHNESS OF THE
LANDSCAPE, THE CULTURE, HOW THE
PEOPLE AND THE LAND INTERACT.
THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT STORY
AND AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR
STATE'S HISTORY AND FABRIC OF
OUR STATE TO KNOW ABOUT AND BE
INSPIRED BY.
AND THIS IS THE KIND OF
PROGRAMMING AND INSPIRATION THAT
YOU CAN FIND ON PBS WISCONSIN
EACH AND EVERY DAY EVERY TIME
YOU TURN ON THE CHANNEL.
YOU GET ENGROSSED.
YOU CAN EDUCATED.
YOU GET ENTERTAINED EVERY TIME.
THAT IS WORTH YOUR SUPPORT, TO
BE PERFECTLY HONEST.
WE COUNT ON AND APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT.
YOU CAN BECOME A MEMBER OR RENEW
YOUR MEMBERSHIP RIGHT NOW BY
GIVING US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636 OR GOING ONLINE
AT pbswisconsin.org.
>> AND IT REALLY IS A SPECIAL
FEELING WHEN YOU GO BACK TO A
SHOW OR YOU TURN ON YOUR TV AND
THERE'S A SHOW THAT CATCHES YOUR
ATTENTION ON PBS WISCONSIN.
IT'S A SPECIAL FEELING KNOWING
THAT YOU'RE HELPING TO BRING
THAT SHOW NOT ONLY FOR YOU TO
ENJOY, BUT YOUR FAMILY, YOUR
COMMUNITY, THE ENTIRE STATE.
SO PLEASE TAKE THIS TIME RIGHT
NOW TO CALL AND BECOME A MEMBER.
WHEN YOU DO, DON'T FORGET WE
HAVE SOME THANK YOU GIFTS.
IF YOU JOIN US AT THE LEVEL OF
$10 A MONTH, YOU HAVE YOUR
CHOICE OF EITHER THE "WISCONSIN
HOMETOWN STORIES: DOOR COUNTY,"
THE DVD OF THE SHOW THAT WE JUST
WATCHED, OR YOU CAN SELECT THE
BOOK "DOOR COUNTY TALES:
SHIPWRECKS, CHERRIES AND GOATS
ON THE ROOF."
THAT'S A GREAT COLLECTION OF
STORIES AND HISTORY AND
BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS, HISTORIC
PHOTOS THAT'S IN THAT BOOK.
OR YOU CAN CHOOSE THE LOVELY
PRINT FROM ARTIST JAMES STEENO,
HIGHWAY 42, DOOR COUNTY,
WISCONSIN, JENS JENSEN ROAD.
BEAUTIFUL COLORS.
I'M ALWAYS LURED BY THAT ROAD.
THAT'S A ROAD I WANT TO TRAVEL
DOWN EVERY TIME I SEE THAT.
THAT CAN COME YOUR WAY WITH A
DONATION OF $10 A MONTH.
IF YOU'D LIKE ALL THREE, JOIN US
AT $15 A MONTH.
IT'S A FANTASTIC WAY FOR YOU TO
HAVE ALL OF THESE TO ENJOY
YOURSELF OR YOU CAN GIVE THEM AS
GIFTS.
MAYBE YOU KNOW SOMEBODY THAT
LOVES TO TRAVEL TO DOOR COUNTY.
THESE ARE FANTASTIC THANK YOU
GIFTS AND YOUR SUPPORT IS ALSO
FANTASTIC FOR US HERE.
SO PLEASE CALL US AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> WE TALKED A BIT ABOUT
SUSTAINER GIVING, WHERE YOU GIVE
A SMALL AMOUNT EVERY MONTH AND
KEEP PBS WISCONSIN GOING.
VERY POPULAR WAY TO SUPPORT PBS
WISCONSIN.
ANOTHER INCREASINGLY POPULAR WAY
IS QUALIFIED CHARITABLE
DISTRIBUTIONS FROM IRAs.
IF YOU'RE OF AN ELIGIBLE AGE
WHERE YOU'RE BEING REQUIRED TO
TAKE MONEY OUT, THAT CAN HELP
PBS WISCONSIN AND ALSO HELP YOU.
IF THAT APPLIES TO YOU, PLEASE
TALK TO YOUR TAX ADVISER.
FIGURE OUT IF THAT'S THE RIGHT
ANSWER.
OF COURSE, WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S
THE WAY YOU GIVE, WHAT MATTERS
IS THAT YOU GIVE.
THESE PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE
BY YOU.
THESE PROGRAMS ARE MEANT TO
PROVIDE YOU JOY AND ENGAGEMENT
AND CURIOSITY.
IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU.
AND SO WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW IS
THAT THIS MATTERS TO YOU, THAT
THIS IS IMPORTANT TO YOU.
THE WAY WE KNOW THAT IS THAT YOU
CALL AND MAKE A PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT.
1-800-236-3636.
>> I THINK MOST OF US ARE LIVING
MORE AND MORE OF OUR LIVES
ONLINE, DIGITALLY.
BUT THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY
GREAT ABOUT HAVING A HARDCOVER
PROGRAM GUIDE TO MAP OUT YOUR
WATCHING.
"AIRWAVES" IS A WONDERFUL GUIDE
TO NOT ONLY WHAT'S ON THE
BROADCAST CHANNEL, BUT WHAT'S
AVAILABLE THROUGH STREAMING.
IT HIGHLIGHTS NEW SHOWS, OLD
FAVORITES.
IT INCLUDES INTERVIEWS WITH
PEOPLE LIKE KEN BURNS AND OTHER
PBS PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORS.
IT'S REALLY, FOR JUST A FEW
PAGES OF PAPER, A GOLD MINE OF
INFORMATION.
IT WILL HELP YOU TAKE FULL
ADVANTAGE OF YOUR PBS WISCONSIN
WATCHING, PLOT IT OUT, DECIDE
WHAT YOU WANT TO WATCH, WHAT YOU
WANT TO RECORD AND JUST KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT PBS WISCONSIN IS
BRINGING TO YOU DAY AFTER DAY.
YOU WILL GET A COPY OF
"AIRWAVES" IN THE MAIL WHEN YOU
ARE A MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN
AND YOU CAN MAKE SURE THAT YOU
GET THAT BY MAKING YOUR GIFT NOW
AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> WE'LL BE GOING BACK TO OUR
NEXT PROGRAM IN A FEW MOMENTS,
BUT YOU STILL HAVE PLENTY OF
TIME TO JOIN PBS WISCONSIN.
YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THESE
WONDERFUL THANK YOU GIFTS WE'D
LIKE TO ACCEPTED YOUR WAY SEND YOUR WAY.
IF YOU BECOME A MEMBER AT THE
$10 A MONTH LEVEL, YOU HAVE YOUR
CHOICE OF EITHER THE "WISCONSIN
HOMETOWN STORIES: DOOR COUNTY,"
THE DVD OF THE SHOW WE JUST
WATCHED, ALL THOSE WONDERFUL
STORIES AND IMAGES AND FOOTAGE
THEY FOUND.
YOU CAN ALSO SELECT THE BOOK
"DOOR COUNTY TALES: SHIPWRECKS,
CHERRIES AND GOATS ON THE ROOF"
AND THIS IS A GREAT BOOK.
I LOVE THE PHOTOS THAT ARE IN
IT.
I LOVE SOME OF THE STORIES THAT
ARE IN IT, EVERYTHING FROM TALES
ABOUT SHIPWRECKS TO GOATS AND
THE CHERRY INDUSTRY.
IT'S ALL THERE IN THIS WONDERFUL
BOOK.
OR YOU CAN ALSO SELECT THE
BEAUTIFUL PRINT THAT WE HAVE BY
WISCONSIN ARTIST JAMES STEENO.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PRINT OF A ROAD
IN DOOR COUNTY, HIGHWAY 42, DOOR
COUNTY, WISCONSIN.
AND JENS JENSEN ROAD.
YOU CAN TAKE ALL THREE WITH A
DONATION OF $15 A MONTH IF YOU
CAN'T DECIDE OR YOU WOULD LIKE
TO HAVE ALL THREE.
SO IT ALL STARTS WITH A PHONE
CALL AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> HOMETOWN STORIES REALLY KIND
OF DEFINES WHY PBS WISCONSIN
EXISTS, RIGHT?
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO FOR YOU.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO FOR THE
PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN.
AND IT REALLY IS A UNIQUE
PRODUCT.
WHERE ELSE CAN YOU FIND SUCH AN
INTIMATE STORY OF SOMETHING THAT
MAYBE YOUR COMMUNITY OR ONE
NEARBY, THE CURIOSITY AND THE
CARE, THE APPRECIATION OF WHAT
MATTERS TO US AS A STATE.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T
FIND OTHER PLACES.
THERE'S A REASON YOU DON'T FIND
IT OTHER PLACES.
IT IS DIRECTLY TIED INTO OUR
FUNDING MODEL.
THE REASON WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE
PROGRAMS LIKE THIS IS BECAUSE
YOU TELL US THAT YOU WANT THIS.
NOW'S THE TIME TO DO THAT,
1-800-236-3636.
>> WE WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE
OF DOOR COUNTY FOR PARTNERING
WITH PBS WISCONSIN, SHARING
THEIR STORIES, TRUSTING US WITH
THEIR HISTORIES, THEIR CULTURE,
THEIR FAMILY LEGACIES.
WE WANT TO THANK THE VOLUNTEERS
WHO ARE READY AND WILLING TO
ANSWER YOUR CALLS AT
1-800-236-3636 FOR YOUR SHOW OF
SUPPORT.
AND WE ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK
ALL OF THE CURRENT AND FUTURE
MEMBERS OF PBS WISCONSIN,
BECAUSE IT'S ALL OF YOU, ALL OF
US, THAT MAKE THE PROGRAMMING
LIKE THIS POSSIBLE AND MAKE IT
ACCESSIBLE AND AVAILABLE TO
PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND
BEYOND.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING
WISCONSIN -- PBS WISCONSIN.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER YET,
BECOME ONE NOW.
1-800-236-3636.
OR GO ONLINE AT
pbswisconsin.org.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS
EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR
BECOMING A MEMBER OF PUBLIC
TELEVISION.