>> IT WAS AN EVENTS THAT TOOK
PLACE EVERY YEAR AND IT WAS
LOOKED FORWARD TO BY THE COUPLE
AS WELL AS FER EVERYONE IN THE
COMMUNITY.
>> OFTEN SOMEONE WOULD SAY BRING
A DISH TO PASS.
>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN AGAIN?
>> BRING THE HOT DISH.
SO WE WOULD HAVE A COLLECTION OF
HOT DISHES.
THAT WAS COMMON LANGUAGE, BRING
A DISH TO PASS.
THE OTHER USE OF HOT DISHES, IF
SOMEBODY WERE INJURED IN THE
COMMUNITY OR SOMEBODY DIED,
EVERYBODY WOULD BRING A HOT DISH
TO THE FAMILY.
>> SO LIKE AT THE HOME.
>> TO THE HOME FOR THE PLACE.
VERY COMMON.
>> IT WAS IN 1941 THAT MY
GRANDFATHER DIED, AND I WAS,
WHAT, SEVEN YEARS OLD.
IT WAS THE TRADITION IN OUR
FARMING COMMUNITY THAT YOU
CELEBRATED THE LIFE OF A PERSON
BY HAVING THEM IN YOUR HOME
>> HELLO AGAIN, FRIENDS.
MY STU LEVITAN AND IT IS MY
HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO WELCOME
YOU TO ANOTHER GREAT NIGHT OF
ENTERTAINMENT HERE ON PBS
WISCONSIN AS WE PRESENT THE
GRAMMY AWARD WINNING TRUMPETER
CHRIS BOTTI WITH THE DALLAS
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
BECAUSE, THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S THAT
MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR,
OUR FALL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ALREADY
MEMBERS OF THE PBS WISCONSIN
FAMILY, NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME
FOR YOU TO RENEW OR INCREASE
YOUR PARTICIPATION.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE
NOT YET JOINED THE FAMILY,
THERE'S NO TIME LIKE THE
PRESENT.
SPEAKING OF PRESENTS, WE WILL
MAKE IT WORTH YOUR WHILE WITH
SOME WONDERFUL THANK YOU GIFTS,
INCLUDING TICKETS TO SEE CHRIS
BOTTI LIVE RIGHT HERE IN
WISCONSIN.
HERE'S MY FRIEND CLINT TO RUN
DOWN WHAT THOSE GIFTS WILL BE IF
YOU RING US UP AT 1-800-236-3636
OR GO ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org.
>> HI, FOLKS.
I'M CLINT WALZ, HERE ON STAFF AT
PBS WISCONSIN.
I HOPE YOU'RE ENJOYING CHRIS
BOTTI.
WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL WAYS OF
SAYING THANK YOU.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$10 A MONTH, WE'D LIKE TO THANK
YOU WITH A CD CALLED "LOVE
SONGS,," INCLUDING" LET'S FALL
IN LOVE, NO ORDINARY LOVE, YOU
DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS.
THAT'S YOURS FOR A GIFT OF JUST
$10 A MONTH.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$15 WE'D LOVE TO SAY THANK YOU
WITH THAT CHRIS BOTTI CD, BUT
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO SEND YOU A
CANVAS TOTE BAG FROM PBS AS WELL
AS WIRELESS HEADPHONES.
THESE ARE REALLY, REALLY
COMFORTABLE.
HIGH-PERFORMANCE SOUND, A
CUSHIONED HEAD BAND AND
COMPLETELY WIRELESS WITH A PBS
LOGO ON THE SIDE.
ALL THREE OF THOSE THINGS CAN BE
YOURS FOR A GIFT OF JUST $15 A
MONTH.
AND FINALLY AS STU MENTIONED,
VERY, VERY EXCITING.
FOR A GIFT OF JUST $17 A MONTH,
WE'D LOVE TO SEND YOU AND A
FRIEND OR GUEST TO SEE CHRIS
BOTTI LIVE IN CONCERT HERE IN
MADISON AT THE ORPHEUM THEATRE
SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023.
SO CHECK YOUR CALENDARS AND GET
BACK TO US AND YOU CAN DO THAT
BY CALLING US AT 1-800-236-3636
OR GO ONLINE AT
pbswisconsin.org.
>> THANKS, CLINT.
I'M KYLE HENDERSON AND MUSIC IS
SUPER IMPORTANT TO ME.
IN FACT, MY PAL CLINT WHOM
YOU'VE JUST MET BROUGHT IN THIS
EVENING THIS LITTLE RECORD THAT
I WAS INVOLVED IN A LONG TIME
AGO.
IT'S HOW I USED TO MAKE MY
LIVING.
I NOW WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY,
BUT MUSIC STILL MATTERS TO ME.
I KNOW WHY IT MATTERS TO YOU AND
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE WATCHING THIS
PROGRAM WITH CHRIS BOTTI.
THERE'S NO PLACE YOU CAN GET THE
KIND OF VARIETY IN MUSICAL
PERFORMANCE THAT YOU CAN GET
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
AND THE EASIEST WAY AND THE BEST
WAY FOR YOU TO SUPPORT THAT IS
TO BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER.
SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP IS SO
SIMPLE.
I'M A SUSTAINING MEMBER AND IT'S
A MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION THAT
COMES AUTOMATICALLY OUT OF THE
ACCOUNT THAT YOU DECIDE YOU WANT
IT TO COME OUT OF.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
IT.
AND THAT GOES STRAIGHT INTO THE
@KIND OF PROGRAMMING THAT YOU
ENJOY, MUCH MORE THAN MUSIC.
BUT IF YOU CALL 1-800-236-3636
NOW, THEN THEY'LL KNOW THAT
MUSIC IS IMPORTANT TO YOU.
SO PLEASE CALL 1-800-236-3636,
BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER AND
JOIN PBS WISCONSIN IN SUPPORTING
GREAT, GREAT MUSIC.
BACK TO STU.
>> THANK YOU, KYLE.
YOU KNOW, MUSIC HAS BEEN PART OF
THE PBS WISCONSIN DNA EVER SINCE
WE WENT ON THE AIR IN MAY, 1954.
THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WAS
INVOLVED IN A MUSIC APPRECIATION
SORT AND FUNDAMENTALS OF
BASEBALL.
THERE'S AN OLD ADD AGE THAT
MIGHTY OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS
GROW.
THAT'S THE STORY OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
WHEN WE WENT ON THE AIR AS THE
SEVENTH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN
THE NATION OUR DAY WAS SEVEN
HOURS LONG.
FIRST PROGRAM, A CHILDREN'S
SHOW, FRIENDLY GIANT.
SHOWS ORIGINATED FROM THE
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING.
WE HAD A 1,000 WATT TRANSMITTER.
WE COULD BROADCAST FOR 15 MILES.
WHAT A LITTLE ACORN WE WERE.
AND WHAT A MIGHTY OAK WE HAVE
BECOME WITH A STATEWIDE SYSTEM
OF SIX FULL-POWER STATIONS
AROUND THE STATE PLUS INTERNET
ACCESS FOR FOUR CHANNELS, ONE OF
THEM FOR KIDS.
WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT
WITHOUT YOU.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE
ALL THESE YEARS AND WHAT YOU'RE
DOING TONIGHT.
HERE'S CLINT.
>> HOLY SMOKES.
STU IS DROPPING SOME KNOWLEDGE
ON YOU RIGHT NOW AND I'M GOING
TO DROP SOME THANK YOU GIFTS ON
YOU RIGHT NOW.
A GIFT OF $10 A MONTH HERE
TONIGHT FOR CHRIS BOTTI, WE'D
LOVE TO SEND YOU THE CD.
THIS IS CALLED "LOVE SONGS,"
INCLUDES SEVEN GREAT CHRIS BOTTI
SONGS, YOURS FOR A GIFT OF JUST
$10 A MONTH TO PBS WISCONSIN.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$15 A MONTH TODAY, WE'D LOVE TO
SAY THANK YOU WITH A VARIETY OF
GIFTS, INCLUDING THE CD I JUST
MENTIONED, BUT ALSO A FAN FANTASTIC
CANVAS TOTE TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
A SUPPORTER OF PBS WISCONSIN.
AND FINALLY AT THAT $15 A MONTH
LEVEL, WE'D ALSO LIKE TO SEND
YOU A PAIR OF WIRELESS
HEADPHONES.
THESE ARE PBS LOGO WIRELESS
HEADPHONES, REALLY, REALLY
COMFORTABLE, INCLUDES A BUILT-IN
MICROPHONE AND HAVE A VERY QUICK
CHARGING TIME.
ALL THREE OF THOSE ITEMS YOURS
FOR A GIFT OF JUST $15.
VERY, VERY EXCITING THIS LAST
LEVEL FOR YOU.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$17 A MONTH, WE'D LOVE TO SEND
YOU AND A FRIEND TO SEE CHRIS
BOTTI LIVE IN CONCERT HERE IN
MADISON ON SUNDAY, APRIL 23.
CHECK YOUR CALENDAR, SEE IF
YOU'RE FREE, ENJOY A GREAT NIGHT
OF MUSIC ON PBS WISCONSIN AND
YOU CAN FEEL GOOD BECAUSE YOU'RE
HELPING MAKE IT POSSIBLE RIGHT
NOW WITH YOUR CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> FANTASTIC.
LOOK.
IF YOU DO THAT, CALL
1-800-236-3636 AND BECOME A
MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN, YOU'LL
GET TWO BENEFITS RIGHT AWAY.
FIRST, YOU'LL GET MAILED TO YOU
MONTHLY "AIRWAVES," WHICH IS
SORT OF THE TV GUIDE OF PBS
WISCONSIN, A SCHEDULE OF ALL THE
PROGRAMMING, PLUS A LOT OF GREAT
INFORMATION AND ARTICLES
INTRODUCING YOU TO PEOPLE WHO
ARE PART OF THE PROGRAMMING AND
THE TOPICS BEING DISCUSSED.
IT'S REALLY GOOD.
SECOND, YOU WILL GET A PASSPORT.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS MORE AS
THE EVENING GOES ON, BUT
PASSPORT IS FANTASTIC BECAUSE IT
GIVES YOU ACCESS TO ALL KINDS OF
CONTENT THAT MAY NOT BE
ACCESSIBLE THROUGH APPOINTMENT
TV OR OTHER MEANS.
SO GET YOUR PASSPORT, BECOME A
SUSTAINING MEMBER OR ANY OTHER
LEVEL, 1-800-236-3636.
BACK TO YOU, STU.
>> I BROUGHT VISUAL AIDS.
THIS IS MY PASSPORT.
THIS WILL LET ME LEAVE THE
COUNTRY, GO ANYWHERE IN THE
WORLD AND COME BACK TO THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
IT GIVES ME THE ABILITY TO
TRAVEL AND EXPERIENCE NEW
WORLDS, THE SAME WAY PBS
WISCONSIN PASSPORT ENABLES US TO
TRANSPORT TO ANYWHERE IN THE
WORLD TO EXPERIENCE NEW
CULTURES, NEW MUSIC, NEW PUBLIC
AFFAIRS, NEW WAYS OF LIFE.
IT IS SUCH A GREAT BENEFIT
BECAUSE WE'RE BUSY FOLK AND WE
CAN'T ALWAYS BE IN FRONT OF THE
TELEVISION WHEN THE PEOPLE WHO
SCHEDULE TELEVISION THINK A SHOW
SHOULD AIR.
YOU SCHEDULE SHOWS WHEN YOU WANT
TO.
SO GIVE US A CALL,
1-800-236-3636, OR GO ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org.
YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID.
>> YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID.
THANK YOU, STU.
WE HAVE SO GREAT WAYS OF SAYING
THANK YOU.
REMEMBER, FOR A GIFT OF JUST $10
A MONTH, WE'D LOVE TO SEND YOU
THE CD, CHRIS BOTTI LOVE SONGS,
INCLUDE SEVEN FANTASTIC TRACKS.
FOR A GIFT OF $15 A MONTH, WE'LL
SEND YOU THE CD, TOTE BAG AND
WIRELESS HEADPHONES.
FOR A GIFT OF $17 A MONTH, WE'D
LOVE TO SEND YOU AND A FRIEND TO
SEE CHRIS BOTTI LIVE AND IN
CONCERT HERE IN MADISON,
WISCONSIN, AT THE ORPHEUM
THEATER COMING UP THIS APRIL 23.
IT'S SO EASY TO DO.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GIVE US A
CALL AT 1-800-236-3636 OR YOU
CAN GO ONLINE ANY TIME,
pbswisconsin.org.
>> HEY.
WELCOME BACK.
I'M STILL STU.
YOU'RE STILL YOU.
WE'RE STILL WATCHING CHRIS BOTTI
LIVE IN CONCERT WITH THE DALLAS
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HERE ON PBS
WISCONSIN.
FRIENDS, YOU REMEMBER ABOUT HALF
AN HOUR AGO OR SO I SAID THERE
WAS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT TO
BECOME A MEMBER FOR THE FIRST
TIME?
LET ME AMEND THAT.
NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME FOR
FIRST-TIME MEMBERS TO GIVE US A
CALL BECAUSE NOW IS A CHALLENGE
GRANT.
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MINUTES
ANYONE WHO JOINS THE PBS
WISCONSIN FAMILY FOR THE FIRST
TIME, WE WILL -- WE HAVE
ANONYMOUS DONORS WHO HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO MATCH ON A DOLLAR
FOR DOLLAR BASIS UP TO $2,000,
SO NOW IS THE TIME.
THE GREAT THANK YOU GIFTS REMAIN
THE SAME, BUT WE WILL GET A
LITTLE MORE MONEY OUT OF THE
FACT THAT YOU HAVE JOINED FOR
THE FIRST TIME.
CLINT AND KYLE CAN GIVE YOU MORE
EXPLANATION, BUT THAT'S THE
SIMPLE THING.
NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEOPLE TO
BECOME A MEMBER FOR THE FIRST
TIME.
GIVE US A CALL, 1-800-236-3636,
OR GO ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org.
>> HI, FOLKS.
CLINT WALZ ON STAFF HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME FOR YOU TO
MAKE A CALL AND JOIN PBS
WISCONSIN AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THAT CHALLENGE BREAK.
WE'VE GOT SOME WAYS OF SAYING
THANK YOU.
LET ME RUN THROUGH THOSE FOR
YOU.
FOR A GIFT OF $10 A MONTH, WE'D
LOVE TO SAY THANKS WITH CHRIS
BOTTI LOVE SONGS.
THIS IS A CD OF SEVEN OF HIS
BEST, MOST ROMANTIC LOVE SONGS,
YOURS FOR A GIFT OF JUST $10 A
MONTH.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$15 A MONTH, WE'D LOVE TO SAY
THANK YOU WITH THAT CD AS WELL
AS A CANVAS TOTE AND PBS
WIRELESS HEADPHONES.
GREAT WAY TO WATCH YOUR FAVORITE
PBS SHOW.
YOURS FOR A GIFT OF $15 A MONTH.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$17, WE'D LOVE TO SEND YOU AND A
GUEST TO SEE CHRIS BOTTI LIVE IN
CONCERT ON SUNDAY, APRIL 23, AT
THE ORPHEUM THEATRE HERE IN
MADISON.
SO, NOW IS EXACTLY THE RIGHT
TIME FOR YOU TO GIVE US A CALL
AT 1-800-236-3636.
OR YOU CAN ALWAYS GO ONLINE AT
pbswisconsin.org.
>> HI, EVERYBODY.
I'M KYLE HENDERSON.
AS I SAID BEFORE, MUSIC IS SUPER
IMPORTANT TO ME, AND I KNOW IT'S
IMPORTANT TO YOU TOO IF YOU'RE
WATCHING THIS PROGRAM WITH CHRIS
BOTTI.
AND NOW IS THE TIME THAT YOU CAN
LET pbswisconsin.org KNOW THAT
MUSIC IS IMPORTANT TO YOU.
BECAUSE IF YOU CALL NOW,
1-800-236-3636, AND BECOME A
SUSTAINING MEMBER OR ANY OTHER
MEMBERSHIP, THAT LETS THEM KNOW
THAT YOU CARE ABOUT MUSIC
PROGRAMS AND THAT AFFECTS THEIR
DECISION-MAKING AS THEY DECIDE
WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO
PROGRAM FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
BECOMING A SUSTAINING MEMBER IS
SUPER EASY.
ONCE A MONTH, THE AMOUNT THAT
YOU PLEDGE COMES OUT OF YOUR
ACCOUNT, WHATEVER ACCOUNT YOU
DESIGNATE.
IT'S EASY.
IT LASTS AS LONG AS YOU ALLOW IT
TO.
IT LASTS FOREVER UNTIL YOU TELL
THEM THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO BE A
SUSTAINING MEMBER ANYMORE, WHICH
WE KNOW YOU WILL NEVER DO.
1-800-236-3636.
CALL NOW.
BACK TO STU.
>> THANK YOU, KYLE.
YOU HEAR FROM US THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR.
NOW WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU.
WE ARE DEPENDENT ON YOU, OUR
VIEWERS.
THE MAJORITY OF OUR FUNDING
COMES FROM YOU, THE VIEWERS.
WE DON'T HAVE BIG CORPORATE
ADVERTISERS.
WE'RE NOT COMMERCIAL TELEVISION.
AND THANK GOODNESS WE DON'T HAVE
BILLIONAIRES OWNING US.
YOU'RE THE WISCONSIN VIEWERS,
THE LISTENERS, THE PEOPLE WHO
UNDERSTAND WISCONSIN, WHO WANT
THE BEST FOR WISCONSIN, WHO WANT
THE BEST FOR PBS WISCONSIN.
SO LET ME ASK YOU A COUPLE
QUESTIONS, FRIENDS.
IF NOT YOU, WHO?
IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
THERE IS NO BETTER TIME FOR YOU
TO GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636 OR GO ONLINE AT
pbswisconsin.org, ESPECIALLY IF
NOW IS THE TIME YOU'RE GOING TO
JOIN FOR THE FIRST TIME.
>> ALL RIGHT, FOLKS.
WE'VE HAD THREE PEOPLE TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT CHALLENGE
BREAK, THAT MATCHING CHALLENGE
BREAK, AND WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU
JOIN THEM AND YOU CAN DO THAT BY
CALLING US RIGHT NOW.
WHEN YOU DO, WE HAVE SOME WAYS
OF SAYING THANK YOU.
FOR A GIFT OF $10 A MONTH, WE'D
LOVE TO SEND YOU CHRIS BOTTI
LOVE SONGS.
THIS IS A CD OF SOME OF CHRIS'S
FINEST PERFORMANCES, YOURS FOR A
GIFT OF JUST $10 A MONTH.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$15 A MONTH, WE'D LOVE TO SEND
YOU THE CD AS WELL AS A PBS
CANVAS TOTE THAT SAYS SUPPORTED
BY VIEWERS LIKE ME.
AND FINALLY A PAIR OF WIRELESS
HEADPHONES.
IT HAS THE PBS LOGO ON THE SIDE
AND A GREAT WAY FOR YOU TO WATCH
YOUR FAVORITE SHOWS ON pbs.org
OR THE PBS VIDEO APP.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE YOURS
FOR A GIFT OF JUST $15 A MONTH.
AND VERY, VERY EXCITING RIGHT
NOW.
FOR A GIFT OF $17 A MONTH, WE'D
LOVE TO SEND YOU AND A FRIEND TO
GO SEE CHRIS BOTTI LIVE AND IN
CONCERT.
WE ALL KNOW THERE IS NOTHING
BETTER THAN LIVE MUSIC AND CHRIS
IS COMING TO MADISON, WISCONSIN
ON SUNDAY, APRIL 23, SO I HOPE
YOU'LL GO TO YOUR CALENDAR, TAKE
A LOOK, SEE IF YOU'RE FREE AND
IF YOU ARE, MAKE A GIFT OF $17 A
MONTH.
BECOME A MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT CHALLENGE
BREAK AND MAKE POSSIBLE THESE
GREAT PROGRAMS THAT YOU AND SO
MANY OTHERS KNOW AND LOVE.
YOU CAN DO THAT BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636.
>> HEY, EVERYBODY.
I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO READ THIS
BECAUSE I WANT TO GET THESE
SENTENCES RIGHT BECAUSE THEY
TELL THE STORY EXACTLY AS IT
OUGHT TO BE TOLD.
PBS WISCONSIN DOES THE MUSIC AND
THE ARTS LIKE NO ONE ELSE.
ABSOLUTELY.
WHETHER IT'S SHOWCASING THE
TALENTS OF YOUNG ARTISTS ON THE
FINAL FORTE, OPERA AND MUSICAL
THEATER ON GREAT PERFORMANCES,
OR THE GREATEST IN POP MUSIC AT
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, EVERYONE CAN
ENJOY THE BEST HERE.
THIS IS OUR CHALLENGE BREAK.
THIS IS WHEN WE NEED YOU TO CALL
1-800-236-3636 AND GIVE YOUR
SUPPORT TO THIS AWESOME, VARIED
MUSIC PROGRAM FEATURED ON
pbswisconsin.org.
IF YOU WILL CALL THAT NUMBER,
1-800-236-3636, AND BECOME A
SUSTAINING MEMBER, IT'S SUPER
EASY, COMES OUT ONCE A MONTH AND
LASTS AS LONG AS YOU WISH, WORKS
FANTASTICALLY.
I'M A SUSTAINING MEMBER, HAVE
BEEN FOR QUITE A WHILE AND AM
VERY HAPPY TO BE ONE.
1-800-236-3636.
BACK TO YOU, STU.
>> I THINK IT WAS BOB MARLEY WHO
SAID MUSIC WHEN IT HITS WILL
MAKE YOU FEEL ALL RIGHT.
AIN'T THAT THE CASE, FRIENDS.
THE AMOUNT OF MUSIC WE GET TO
WATCH ON PBS WISCONSIN.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH SOME TOUGH
TIMES THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.
WE WATCHED A LOT OF TELEVISION.
WE WATCHED A LOT OF TELEVISION
ON PBS WISCONSIN.
WE WATCHED GREAT PERFORMANCES.
WE WATCHED AMERICAN MASTERS.
WE WATCHED MASTERPIECE THEATER.
WE WATCHED AUSTIN CITY LIMITS.
WE TRIED TO BIG UP RERUNS OF THE
HALF HOUR MUSIC AREA.
WE CONSUMED A LOT OF MUSIC ON
PBS WISCONSIN AND YOU'RE
CONSUMING MUSIC ON PBS WISCONSIN
TONIGHT.
IF YOU GIVE US THAT CALL,
1-800-236-3636, OR GO ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org, YOU CAN
CONTINUE TO DO SO.
IF YOU ARE A FIRST-TIME PLEDGER,
YOU CAN BE PART OF THAT
CHALLENGE GRANT AND WE'LL MATCH
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR THOSE
FIRST-TIME CALLERS UP TO $2,000.
DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE, DOUBLE OUR
FUN.
GIVE US A CALL NOW.
THANKS.
>> AND WHEN YOU DO, ANY OF THE
LEVELS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT
TONIGHT WILL RECEIVE "AIRWAVES,"
OUR MONTHLY PROGRAM GUIDE,
ARRIVES IN YOUR MAILBOX EVERY
MONTH, INCLUDES THE LISTINGS OF
ALL THE GREAT PROGRAMS THAT YOUR
DOLLARS ARE GOING TO MAKE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT.
NOT JUST ON PBS WISCONSIN, BUT
ON OUR OTHER CHANNELS INCLUDING
THE WISCONSIN CHANNEL, CREATE
AND PBS KIDS, REALLY IMPORTANT
PROGRAMS FOR YOU TO ENJOY, AND
PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE STATE.
WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT WAYS OF
SAYING THANK YOU.
FOR $10 A MONTH, WE'D LOVE TO
SAY THANKS WITH THE CHRIS BOTTI
CD LOVE SONGS, INCLUDES SONGS
LIKE NO ORDINARY LOVE, YOU DON'T
KNOW WHAT LOVE IS, MAKE SOMEONE
HAPPY AND MOON DANCE.
YOURS FOR A GIFT OF JUST $15 A
MONTH.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$15 A MONTH, WE'LL SEND YOU THAT
CD, BUT ALSO A CANVAS TOTE BAG
THAT SAYS PBS, SUPPORTED BY
VIEWERS LIKE ME, AS WELL AS A
GREAT PAIR OF WIRELESS
HEADPHONES WITH THE PBS LOGO ON
THE SIDE AND HAVE OUTSTANDING
SOUND.
ALL THREE OF THOSE ITEMS, YOURS
FOR A GIFT OF JUST $15 A MONTH.
AND THIS, VERY, VERY EXCITING,
TICKETS TO GO SEE CHRIS BOTTI
LIVE AND IN CONCERT RIGHT HERE
IN MADISON AT THE ORPHEUM
THEATRE, A FANTASTIC VENUE, ON
SUNDAY, APRIL 23.
SO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR CALENDAR,
SEE IF YOU'RE FREE AND BECOME A
MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN BECAUSE
THIS IS A CHALLENGE BREAK AND
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO MAKE A
BIG DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU CALL
1-800-236-3636.
>> EVERYBODY, WE'VE GOT SEVEN
PEOPLE SO FAR WHO HAVE RESPONDED
TO THIS CHALLENGE GRANT.
WE NEED MORE.
SO WE NEED YOU TO REALLY
SERIOUSLY CONSIDER SUPPORTING
PBS WISCONSIN IN OUR EFFORT TO
BRING YOU GREAT MUSICAL
PROGRAMMING AS WELL AS NATURE,
"NOVA," ALL OF THE BBC DRAMAS
<!16384>DRAMASTHAT COME VIA PBS.
WE NEED YOU CALL 1-800-236-3636,
BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER FOR A
PLEDGE PER MONTH THAT WILL COME
STRAIGHT OUT OF YOUR ACCOUNT.
SUPER EASY AND WILL LAST AS LONG
AS YOU CONTINUE TO WANT TO BE A
SUSTAINING MEMBER, WHICH OF
COURSE WILL BE FOREVER, AND ALSO
YOU HAVE ACCESS TO PBS PASSPORT,
WHICH GIVES YOU EARLY AND
EXTENDED VIEWS OF CONTENT
THROUGHOUT THE PBS WISCONSIN
SITE.
NOW IS THE TIME.
1-800-236-3636.
BACK TO YOU, STU.
>> YOU KNOW, CHRIS BOTTI IS SUCH
A FAN OF THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING
SYSTEM IN THIS COUNTRY.
I THINK THIS IS THE FOURTH PBS
EVENT THAT HE HAS DONE, THE
FOURTH TIME WE'VE PACKAGED A
CHRIS BOTTI CONCERT OR
PERFORMANCE.
THE LIVE IN BOSTON SHOW GOT A
COUPLE GRAMMY NOMINATIONS.
HE WOULD WIN FOR A DIFFERENT
ALBUM.
BUT CHRIS BOTTI UNDERSTANDS THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE PUBLIC
BROADCASTING SYSTEM AROUND THE
COUNTRY.
THAT'S HOW WE HAVE THIS LINKAGE
WITH HIM AND HIS MANAGEMENT AND
WE CAN PROVIDE THE PROGRAMMING
AND TICKETS.
YOU'RE WATCHING THE GUY WHO
LIKES US, SO BY THE EXTENSIVE
PARALLELOGRAMMISM YOU SHOULD BE
SUPPORTING US AS WELL.
TRUST ME.
YOU'LL UNDERSTAND IN THE
MORNING.
CHRIS BOTTI PLAYS JAZZ.
HE PLAYS POP.
HE PLAYS CLASSICAL.
IT'S AN AMALGAM OF ALL THESE
GENRES IN MUSIC THE WAY PBS IS
THE AMALGAM OF ALL THAT KIND OF
PROGRAMMING.
GIVE US A CALL AT 1-800-236-3636
OR GO ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org.
THANKS.
>> IT ONLY TAKES A COUPLE
MINUTES, BUT IT'S SO IMPORTANT
THAT YOU DO BECAUSE YOU'RE THE
ONE WHO CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
RIGHT NOW.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO CAN KEEP
THESE GREAT PROGRAMS COMING NOT
ONLY FOR YOU, BUT FOR YOUR
NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY
AND ALL OF WISCONSIN.
THINK FOR A FEW MINUTES ABOUT
ALL THE GREAT PROGRAMS YOU ENJOY
RIGHT HERE ON PBS WISCONSIN,
EVERY DAY, EVERY MONTH, EVERY
YEAR.
IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO MAKE
THESE PROGRAMS POSSIBLE.
BUT WHEN YOU WATCH, YOU'RE
CONSTANTLY LEARNING SOMETHING
AND THAT'S WHAT'S BEAUTIFUL
ABOUT PBS WISCONSIN.
YOU COULD BE WATCHING APPLES.
YOU COULD BE WATCHING ABOUT
SOLAR SYSTEM.
YOU CAN WATCH BASICALLY
EVERYTHING AND YOU'RE GOING TO
LEARN SOMETHING.
ISN'T THAT WORTH SOMETHING TO
YOU?
IF IT IS, GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
THERE'S JUST ABOUT A MINUTE OR
SO LEFT IN THIS CHALLENGE BREAK,
PROBABLY LESS, BUT THERE'S STILL
TIME FOR YOU TO MAKE THAT CALL
AND TAKE ADVANTAGE, HAVE YOUR
DOLLARS DOUBLED.
IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT.
IT'S SUPER EASY.
YOU CAN EITHER GIVE US A CALL OR
YOU CAN GO ONLINE AT
pbswisconsin.org AND THERE YOU
CAN CHOOSE FROM ANY OF THE THANK
YOU GIFTS WE'RE OFFERING HERE
TONIGHT OR THROUGHOUT THE COURSE
OF THE DRIVE.
BUT GO AHEAD.
GIVE US A CALL RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW THE NUMBER,
1-800-236-3636.
>> QUITE A CONCERT, WASN'T IT?
AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE BROUGHT
IT TO YOU FREE OF CHARGE WITHOUT
ANY COMMERCIAL INTERRUPTION
EXCEPT ONCE IN A WHILE WE'D COME
IN AND REMIND YOU YOU'RE
WATCHING PBS WISCONSIN AND ASK
YOU TO JOIN THE PARTY.
BECAUSE WE'RE ONE BIG FAMILY.
WE WANT MORE OF YOU.
WE WANT ALL WISCONSINITES TO BE
PART OF PBS WISCONSIN, BECAUSE
YOU HEAR FROM US THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR.
NOW IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES WE
NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU.
WE NEED YOU TO CALL
1-800-236-3636.
WE NEED YOU TO GO ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org.
IT IS SUCH A TRIBUTE TO THE
PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN THAT WE
CREATED WHAT WAS ONLY THE FIFTH
EDUCATIONAL TV STATION IN THE
STATION WHEN WE WENT ON THE AIR
IN 1954 AND WE STAYED STRONG AND
TRUE SINCE.
TO STAY STRONG AND TRUE FOR THE
DECADES TO COME, WE NEED YOUR
SUPPORT.
WE GET MOST OF OUR OPERATING
BUDGET FROM VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME
FOUNDATIONS AND WE APPRECIATE
THEM AND SOME CORPORATION FOR
PUBLIC TELEVISION MONEY AND WE
APPRECIATE THAT, BUT MOST OF OUR
MONEY COMES FROM VIEWERS LIKE
YOU.
VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
THINK HOW THAT SHOULD MAKE YOU
FEEL.
PLEASE, GIVE US A CALL.
CLINT WILL TELL US SOME OF THE
THANK YOU GIFTS WE HAVE FOR YOU
WHEN YOU DO.
>> HI, FOLKS.
CLINT WALZ, ON STAFF HERE AT
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
I HAVE SOME THANK YOU GIFTS TO
SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$10 A MONTH, WE'D LIKE TO SAY
THANK YOU WITH CHRIS BOTTI LOVE
SONGS.
THIS IS A CD.
IT'S GOT SEVEN FANTASTIC TRACKS,
MY ROMANCE, MOON DANCE AND LET'S
FALL IN LOVE.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$15 A MONTH, WE'D LOVE TO SAY
THANK YOU WITH THAT CD AS WELL
AS A CANVAS TOTE BAG THAT HAS
THAT PBS LOGO THAT EVERYBODY
KNOWS AND LOVES ON THERE.
AND IT ALSO SAYS "SUPPORTED BY
VIEWERS LIKE ME."
FINALLY AT THAT $15 LEVEL, WE'D
LIKE TO THANK YOU WITH A PAIR OF
WIRELESS HEADPHONES, YOURS FOR A
GIFT OF $15 A MONTH.
AND VERY, VERY EXCITING.
FOR A GIFT OF $17 A MONTH, WE'D
LIKE TO SEND YOU AND A FRIEND TO
GO SEE CHRIS BOTTI LIVE AND IN
CONCERT HERE IN MADISON AT THE
ORPHEUM THEATRE.
THAT'S ON SUNDAY, APRIL 23, AND
WE WOULD LOVE TO SEND YOU AND A
FRIEND TO DO THAT.
AND AT THAT $17 LEVEL WE'LL
THROW IN THE CD WHEN YOU COME
HOME, YOU CAN ENJOY CHRIS BOTTI
AGAIN.
THE NOWCALL 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI, EVERYBODY.
I'M KYLE HENDERSON.
IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT THAT WE
TOGETHER SUPPORT PBS WISCONSIN.
WE'RE THE ONES WHO PROVIDE MOST
OF PBS WISCONSIN'S BUDGET.
WE'RE THE ONES WHO CAN LET PBS
WISCONSIN KNOW THE KIND OF
PROGRAMMING THAT WE'RE
INTERESTED IN TO SUPPORT.
NOW, WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
IT'S GOOD THAT IT'S GOOD FOR PBS
WISCONSIN, ET CETERA.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
HOW CAN YOU MAKE THIS EASY?
YOU CAN BECOME A SUSTAINING
MEMBER BY CALLING 1-800-236-3636
1-800-236-3636.
AND THE MONTHLY PLEDGE COMES OUT
OF YOUR ACCOUNT.
SO EASILY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO A THING.
YOU JUST DO IT ONCE AND THERE IT
IS AND YOU'RE A SUSTAINING
MEMBER AND THEN YOU GET THE
ADDITIONAL BENEFIT OF BEING
ACCESS TO PASSPORT.
PASSPORT GIVES YOU EARLY AND
EXTENDED ACCESS TO PROGRAMMING
CONTENT THAT YOU MIGHT BE
INTERESTED IN.
MUSIC, YES, BUT NOT JUST MUSIC.
NATURE, "NOVA," ALL OF THE BBC
DRAMAS THAT WE'VE COME TO LOVE.
ALL OF THAT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU
IN AN EARLY AND EXTENDED WAY VIA
PASSPORT.
THAT'S IF YOU CALL
1-800-236-3636, BECOME A
SUSTAINING MEMBER RIGHT NOW.
BACK TO YOU, STU.
>> YOU KNOW, IN THE 68 AND A
HALF YEARS SINCE WE WENT ON THE
AIR, WE'VE BEEN KNOWN BY MANY
NAMES.
IN THE BEGINNING WE WERE JUST
HD TV, PART OF THE NATIONAL TV
SYSTEM.
THEN THE WISCONSIN
COMMUNICATIONS BOARD CREATED
FIVE STATIONS IN LA CROSSE,
WAUSAU, MENOMINEE/EAU CLAIRE,
PARK FALLS AND GREEN BAY AS SEMI
SATELLITES.
COLLECTIVELY, WE WERE ALL
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION FROM
1986 TO NOVEMBER 4, 2019, WHEN
WE BECAME PBS WISCONSIN.
AND HERE'S A FUN FACT.
WHA TV IS THE ONLY PUBLIC
TELEVISION STATION IN THE NATION
WITH JUST A THREE LETTER CALL
SIGN AND ONE OF ONLY THREE SUCH
STATIONS IN THE NATION.
BUT THE PATH PUBLIC TELEVISION BY ANY
OTHER NAME WOULDN'T SMELL AS
SWEET.
FRANKLY, TONIGHT WE'RE NOT SO
CONCERNED WITH WHAT YOU CALL US,
JUST THAT YOU CALL US.
SO PLEASE PICK UP THE PHONE,
1-800-236-3636, OR GO ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org.
THANK YOU.
>> AND WHILE OUR NAME MAY HAVE
CHANGED THROUGH THE YEARS, OUR
MISSION HAS NOT AND THAT'S TO
BRING YOU AND EVERYONE ACROSS
WISCONSIN THE BEST THAT
TELEVISION HAS TO OFFER, THE
BEST EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION WE
HAVE TO OFFER.
THAT'S BECAUSE SOMEBODY MADE A
PLEDGE TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE.
WE HOPE YOU'LL DO THE SAME.
FOR A GIFT OF $10 A MONTH, WE'LL
SEND YOU CHRIS BOTTI LOVE SONGS,
THE CD.
THIS IS EXCLUSIVE TO PBS AND CAB
YOURS FOR A GIFT OF $10 A MONTH.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$15 WE'LL SEND YOU THE CD,
CANVAS TOTE AND HEADPHONES.
AND VERY, VERY EXCITING.
WE ARE THRILLED TO OFFER THIS TO
YOU.
FOR A GIFT OF $17 A MONTH WE'LL
SEND YOU THAT CD, BUT WE'LL ALSO
BE SENDING YOU AND A FRIEND TO
SEE CHRIS BOTTI LIVE AND IN
CONCERT.
THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN
LIVE PERFORMANCE.
HE IS SUCH A TALENT AND WE WOULD
LOVE TO HAVE YOU SEE HIM LIVE
AND IN PERSON.
THAT IS, AGAIN, SUNDAY,
APRIL 23, HERE IN MADISON AT THE
ORPHEUM THEATRE, WHICH IS A
TREMENDOUS VENUE.
A GREAT NIGHT WOULD BE AHEAD OF
YOU IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A
GIFT OF $17 A MONTH TO PBS
WISCONSIN.
HELP US KEEP THESE GREAT
PROGRAMS COMING.
YOU CAN DO IT RIGHT NOW,
1-800-236-3636.
>> PBS WISCONSIN NOT ONLY OFFERS
PROGRAMMING LIKE THIS VIA
APPOINTMENT TV.
YOU'RE HERE SITTING IN FRONT OF
YOUR TELEVISION WATCHING THIS
PROGRAM.
BUT PBS WISCONSIN IS HEAVILY
INVESTED IN AND OFFERS
PROGRAMMING IN THE DIGITAL ERA.
WHEN YOU BECOME A SUSTAINING
MEMBER, YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE
PBS APP THAT YOU CAN PUT ON YOUR
PHONE.
YOU CAN PUT IN YOUR i-PAD OR
YOUR TABLET.
AND YOU CAN ALSO STREAM PBS
CONTENT VIA pbswisconsin.org.
IF YOU BECOME A SUSTAINING
MEMBER, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
START YOUR PASSPORT ACCOUNT,
WHERE YOU CAN GET EARLY AND
EXTENDED CONTENT BECAUSE YOU'VE
BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU.
WE NEED YOU TO JOIN US IN
PARTICIPATING WITH MAKING
pbswisconsin.org FINANCIALLY
VIABLE, HEALTHY SO WE CAN
CONTINUE TO BRING YOU THIS
PROGRAM.
1-800-236-3636.
CALL NOW OR GO ON TO
pbswisconsin.org AND BECOME A
SUSTAINING MEMBER TODAY.
BACK TO YOU, STU.
>> AND HERE'S A VISUAL AID TO
REMIND YOU ABOUT BECOMING A
SUSTAINING MEMBER TO GET THAT
PASSPORT.
IT WILL GIVE YOU UNLIMITED
ACCESS TO THE WORLD, THE ENTIRE
WORLD OF PBS WISCONSIN.
THIS PASSPORT LETS ME GO
ANYWHERE AROUND THE PHYSICAL
WORLD.
THE PBS PASSPORT LETS ME GO
ANYWHERE NOT CONFINED TO THE
PHYSICAL WORLD.
THE WORLD OF THE MIND, THE WORLD
OF THE BODY, THE WORLD OF MUSIC,
THE WORLD OF PHILOSOPHY.
WHAT A GREAT WORLD THAT HAS BEEN
FOR 68 YEARS AND WHAT A GREAT
WORLD IT CAN CONTINUE TO BE IF
YOU WILL HELP US.
JUST THINK HOW FAR WE'VE COME.
IN MAY OF 1954, IF YOU WERE 16
MILES AWAY FROM DOWNTOWN
MADISON, YOU COULD NOT WATCH
WHAT WAS THEN WHA TV.
NOW YOU CAN ACCESS PBS WISCONSIN
BROADCAST AROUND THE STATE
THROUGH THOSE SIX TRANSMITTERS,
BUT ALSO ACCESS AROUND THE
WORLD, AS KYLE SAID, THROUGH
THE pbswisconsin.org AND THE
PBS APP.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO SO MUCH
THANKS TO SO MANY OF YOU.
YOU'VE BEEN WITH US THROUGHOUT
THESE YEARS AND WE THANK YOU SO
MUCH AND WE KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO
BE WITH US FOR THE YEARS TO
COME.
SO PLEASE GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636, GO ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org.
WE'LL APPRECIATE IT.
AND YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID.
>> YOU REALLY WILL BE GLAD YOU
DID AND IT'S GOING TO FEEL SO
GOOD WHEN YOU DO, BECAUSE WHEN
YOU SIT BACK AND YOU WATCH PBS
WISCONSIN, YOU WILL KNOW THAT
YOU ARE THE ONE WHO HELPED MAKE
IT POSSIBLE.
AND YOU CAN DO THAT RIGHT NOW BY
GIVING US A CALL.
WHEN YOU DO ANY OF THE LEVELS
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT,
YOU'LL RECEIVE "AIRWAVES."
THIS IS OUR MONTHLY PROGRAM
GUIDE, IN SA INSANELY POPULAR
MAGAZINE.
THERE'S PROGRAMS LIKE WISCONSIN
LIFE, "WASHINGTON WEEK," ALL
CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL, JUST
A FRACTION OF THE GREAT MANY
PROGRAMS THAT YOU CAN MAKE
POSSIBLE.
WE HAVE SOME WAYS OF SAYING
THANK YOU.
FOR $10 A MONTH WE'D LIKE TO
SEND YOU THE CHRIS BOTTI CD
CALLS LOVE SANCTION.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$10 A MONTH WE'D LOVE TO SEND
YOU THE CD, A CANVAS TOTE BAG
AND WIRELESS HEADPHONES, YOURS
FOR A GIFT OF $15 A MONTH.
AND IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A
GIFT OF $17 A MONTH, WE WOULD
LOVE TO SEND YOU AND A FRIEND TO
GO SEE CHRIS BOTTI LIVE AND IN
CONCERT RIGHT HERE IN MADISON AT
THE ORPHEUM THEATRE ON SUNDAY,
APRIL 23.
AND IN ADDITION, WE'LL SEND YOU
THAT CD AGAIN.
SO A LOT OF GREAT WAYS FOR US TO
SAY THANK YOU, A LOT OF GREAT
WAYS FOR YOU TO SHOW YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMMING THAT
YOU LOVE AND THAT YOU AND SO
MANY OTHERS DEPEND ON.
GIVE US A CALL RIGHT NOW,
1-800-236-3636, OR GO ONLINE,
pbswisconsin.org.
>> WELL, OUR TIME HERE IS ALMOST
DONE, BUT WE KNOW YOU'VE ENJOYED
THIS CONCERT AND THAT CHRIS
BOTTI LIVE WITH THE DALLAS
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WAS A GREAT
SHOW.
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IS
DOING SOME HIP STUFF.
MY FRIEND BOB IS GOING TO BE
PLAYING WITH THEM IN A COUPLE
MONTHS.
MAYBE WE'LL HAVE A GRATEFUL DEAD
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CONCERT WITH A PLEDGE CHART
BEHIND US.
THE WHOLE RANGE OF MUSIC OF
JAZZ, POP, CLASSICAL, SHOW
TUNES, JUST THE WAY PBS
WISCONSIN REPRESENTS THE WHOLE
PANOPLY OF EDUCATION,
INFORMATION, ACADEMICS, TRAVEL,
HISTORY.
WE BRING YOU THE WORLD.
WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE
FOR US ALL THESE YEARS.
THANK YOU.
GIVE US A CALL AT 1-800-236-3636
OR GO ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org.
WE THANK YOU.
>> HELLO AGAIN, FRIENDS.
I'M STU LEVITAN AND IT IS MY
HONOR A WELCOME YOU TO ANOTHER
GREAT NIGHT OF ENTERTAINMENT AS
WE PRESENT JOE BONAMASSA LIVE IN
CONCERT NEW YORK CITY'S HISTORIC
THEATER.
IT'S THAT MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF
THE YEAR, OUR FALL MEMBERSHIP
DRIVE.
IF YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN A MEMBER
OF THE PBS WISCONSIN FAMILY, NOW
IS A GREAT TIME TO RENEW OR
INCREASE YOUR PARTICIPATION.
AND IF YOU HAVE NOT YET JOINED
THE FAMILY HERE, WELL, THERE'S
NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT.
AND SPEAKING OF PRESENTS, WE
WILL MAKE IT WORTH YOUR WHILE,
NOT JUST WITH GREAT PROGRAMMING,
BUT WITH GREAT THANK YOU GIFTS,
INCLUDING TICKETS TO SEE JOE
BONAMASSA LIVE RIGHT HERE IN
MADISON.
HERE'S MY FRIEND CLINT TO GIVE
YOU THE RUNDOWN ON WHAT YOU CAN
GET IF YOU RING US UP AT
1-800-236-3636 OR GO ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org.
>> HI, FOLKS.
CLINT WALZ WITH PBS WISCONSIN
COMING TO YOU FROM VILAS HALL
HERE IN MADISON.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR JOE
BONAMASSA.
WE HAVE SOME GREAT WAYS TO SAY
THANK YOU WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR
GIFT OF SUPPORT.
FOR A GIFT OF $10 A MONTH, WE'D
LOVE TO SEND YOU JOE BONAMASSA
LIVE FROM NEW YORK AT THE BEACON
THEATER.
THIS IS THE DVD THAT WE'RE
ENJOYING HERE TONIGHT, TWO-DISC
SET, YOURS FOR A GIFT OF JUST
$10 A MONTH.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$12 A MONTH, WE'LL SEND YOU THAT
DVD SET AS WELL AS THE CD, THE
MUSIC WE'RE ENJOYING HERE
TONIGHT, INCLUDES A COUPLE OF
BONUS TRACKS, BOTH OF THOSE FOR
A GIFT OF $12 A MONTH.
NOW, VERY, VERY EXCITING.
FOR $20 A MONTH, WE'D LOVE TO
SEND YOU AND A GUEST TO SEE JOE
BONAMASSA LIVE RIGHT HERE IN
MADISON AT THE ORPHEUM THEATRE
ON FEBRUARY 20.
SO CHECK YOUR CALENDAR, SEE IF
YOU'RE FREE.
$20 A MONTH AND WE'LL BE SENDING
YOU AND A FRIEND TO GO SEE JOE
LIVE AND IN PERSON.
WE'VE GOT ONE VERY, VERY
EXCITING GIFT.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$30 A MONTH, NOT ONLY WILL YOU
SEE THE CONCERT, YOU'LL GET TO
GO EARLY TO SEE THE SOUND CHECK,
TO SEE JOE WARMING UP FOR HIS
PERFORMANCE.
SO GO AHEAD.
GIVE US A CALL RIGHT NOW,
1-800-236-3636 IS THE NUMBER.
>> JOE BONAMASSA.
AWESOME, AMAZING, AS YOU JUST
WITNESSED.
INTERESTING CAREER BECAUSE JOE
BONAMASSA HAS NEVER HAD A HUGE
HIT RECORD.
HE BUILT HIS AUDIENCE ON LIVE
PERFORMANCE, WHICH AS YOU CAN
SEE FROM WHAT YOU JUST WATCHED
IS TRULY AMAZING, AND EXPOSURE
ON PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THAT'S WHAT YOU CAN HELP WITH.
PEOPLE LIKE JOE BONAMASSA, CHRIS
BOTTI, OTHER MUSICAL ARTISTS
THAT ARE FEATURED ON PBS
WISCONSIN.
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT IN ORDER TO
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE YOU THAT
KIND OF QUALITY PROGRAMMING OF
THAT MUSICAL DIVERSITY THAT WE
OFFER TO YOU.
1-800-236-3636.
BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER.
IT IS SO EASY.
THEY'LL TAKE THE AMOUNT OUT OF
YOUR ACCOUNT ONCE A MONTH AND IT
MAKES IT SUPER EASY TO DO.
THERE ARE MANY BENEFITS WHICH
WE'LL GO OVER AS WE CONTINUE TO
TALK WITH YOU THIS EVENING.
BUT I'M GOING TO SEND IT BACK TO
STU.
>> THANK YOU, KYLE.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN OLD ADAGE.
IT'S SO OLD WE DON'T KNOW WHO
SAID IT FIRST.
MIGHTY OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS
GROW.
THAT'S THE STORY OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
WHEN WE WENT ON THE AIR ON
MAY 3, 1954 AS THE SEVENTH
EDUCATIONAL STATION IN THE
NATION, OUR PROGRAMMING DAY WAS
ONLY SEVEN HOURS LONG.
OUR FIRST SHOW WAS "THE FRIENDLY
GIANT."
PROGRAMS ORIGINATED IN THE OLD
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING UP PARK
STREET NEXT TO SCIENCE HALL.
OUR TRANSMITTER WAS ONLY 1,000
WATTS WITH OUR ANTENNA ON TOP OF
THE RADIO TOWER WE COULD
BROADCAST FOR A RANGE OF 15
MILES.
THINK ABOUT WHAT.
WHAT A LITTLE ACORN WE WERE.
AND WHAT A MIGHTY OAK WE HAVE
NOW BECOME WITH SIX STATEWIDE
TRANSMITTERS IN CITIES AROUND
THE STATE.
WE HAVE 24/7 BROADCAST COVERAGE
AROUND THE STATE.
AND WE'VE GOT INTERNET ACCESS ON
NOT JUST ONE, BUT FOUR CHANNELS,
INCLUDING ONE JUST FOR KIDS.
AND SO MUCH OF THAT IS THANKS TO
SO MANY OF YOU.
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN
FRIENDS OF PBS WISCONSIN THROUGH
THESE YEARS.
PLEASE GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636 OR GO ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org.
>> AND WHEN YOU DO, WE HOPE
YOU'LL MAKE A GIFT OF SUPPORT
AND WHEN YOU DO THAT, WE'D LOVE
TO SAY THANK YOU.
WE HAVE SOME THANK YOU GIFTS I'D
LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU BRIEFLY.
FOR A GIFT OF $10 A MONTH, WE'D
LOVE TO SEND YOU THE TWO-DVD SET
OF JOE BONAMASSA LIVE FROM
NEW YORK AT THE BEACON THEATER,
ALL THE GREAT MUSIC THAT WE'RE
ENJOYING HERE TONIGHT AND THAT
WE STILL HAVE YET TO SEE.
FOR $12 A MONTH YOU'LL GET THE
TWO-DVD SET AND THE CD, THE
MUSIC THAT WE'RE ENJOYING HERE
TONIGHT, ALSO A TWO-CD SET.
BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS YOURS FOR A
GIFT OF JUST $12 A MONTH.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$20 A MONTH, WE WOULD LOVE TO
SEND YOU AND A FRIEND TO SEE JOE
BONAMASSA LIVE IN CONCERT RIGHT
HERE IN MADISON AT THE ORPHEUM
THEATRE ON FEBRUARY 20.
FEBRUARY 20.
CHECK YOUR CALENDARS.
WE'D LOVE TO SEND YOU AND A
FRIEND TO GO SEE HIM LIVE.
NOW, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A
GIFT OF $30, NOT ONLY WILL YOU
BE ABLE TO SEE JOE LIVE AND IN
CONCERT.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO SEND YOU TO
THE SOUND CHECK SO YOU'LL GET TO
SEE JOE WARMING UP, A VERY, VERY
UNIQUE AND SPECIAL EXPERIENCE,
AND WE WOULD LOVE TO GIVE THAT
TO YOU.
AND WE CAN DO THAT WITH YOUR
PLEDGE OF SUPPORT AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> I'M KYLE HENDERSON.
I'M A MUSICIAN AND I WORK AT THE
UNIVERSITY.
I LOVE JOE BONAMASSA.
HE'S ONE OF THE MANY ARTISTS
THAT YOU CAN SEE ON PBS
WISCONSIN.
THE PROGRAMMING OF WHICH DEPENDS
ON YOU.
DEPENDS ON US.
I'M A SUSTAINING MEMBER AND
WE'RE ASKING YOU THIS EVENING TO
BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER OF
PBS WISCONSIN.
IT IS SO EASY.
YOU CALL 1-800-236-3636.
YOU SET UP YOUR MONTHLY
CONTRIBUTION TO COME OUT OF A
CHECKING ACCOUNT, A SAVINGS
ACCOUNT, A CREDIT CARD, WHATEVER
YOU WANT TO DO.
IT COMES OUT ONCE A MONTH AND
LASTS IN PERPETUITY.
IT'S SUPER EASY AND EXTREMELY
HELPFUL TO HELP PBS WISCONSIN TO
BRING JOE BONAMASSA AND OTHER
GREAT MUSICAL PROGRAMMING TO
YOU.
1-800-236-3636.
I'M THROWING IT BACK TO STU.
>> THANK YOU, KYLE.
YOU KNOW, PUBLIC BROADCASTING,
PBS WISCONSIN, YOU ARE THE
PUBLIC IN PUBLIC BROADCASTING.
WE DON'T RELY ON COMMERCIAL
ADVERTISERS.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THERE ARE
NO INTERRUPTIONS TO THE
PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
EXCEPT THESE RARE INSTANCES WHEN
WE COME AND REMIND YOU OF JUST
HOW MUCH YOU RELY ON PBS
WISCONSIN AND HOW MUCH YOU
APPRECIATE IT AND HOW MUCH
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE.
BUT OTHER THAN THOSE OCCASIONAL
PLEDGE BREAKS, THERE'S NO
ADVERTISEMENT.
WE DON'T HAVE A RADICAL
BILLIONAIRE OWNING US OR ARE
DEPENDENT ON SHAREHOLDERS.
YOU ARE THE PUBLIC.
YOU CAN BECOME A MEDIA BARON
JUST BY GIVING US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636 OR GOING ONLINE
TO pbswisconsin.org.
EASY PEASY.
>> WELL, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT A
MEDIA BARON, BUT THIS IS YOUR
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE, TO MAKE THESE
PROGRAMS POSSIBLE.
WE HAVE SOME GREAT WAYS OF
SAYING THANK YOU.
WE'VE GOT THE DVD SET AND CD SET
AS WELL.
I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT
CONCERT AGAIN.
I HOPE YOU'VE CHECKED OUT YOUR
CALENDAR.
THAT CONCERT IS ON FEBRUARY 20
HERE IN MADISON AT THE ORPHEUM
THEATRE AND WE WOULD LOVE TO
SEND YOU AND A FRIEND TO GO SEE
THAT FOR YOUR GIFT OF SUPPORT OF
JUST $20 A MONTH.
THINK OF ALL THE GREAT PROGRAMS
THAT YOU WATCH ON PBS WISCONSIN
ALL YEAR ROUND.
ISN'T THAT WORTH $20 A MONTH TO
YOU?
IN ADDITION YOU GET TO SEE JOE
BONAMASSA.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
FINALLY, THIS AS WELL.
$30 A MONTH WE'LL SEND YOU TO
THAT SOUND CHECK AS WELL.
BUT IT STARTS WITH YOU WHEN YOU
CALL 1-800-236-3636 OR GO ONLINE
NOW.
>> AND WELCOME BACK.
I'M STILL STU.
YOU'RE STILL YOU.
YOU'RE STILL WATCHING JOE
BONAMASSA LIVE FROM THE BEACON
THEATER IN FABULOUS NEW YORK
CITY.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR DOING SO.
ABOUT A HALF HOUR AGO OR SO I
SAID NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR
YOU TO CALL AND BECOME A MEMBER
FOR THE FIRST TIME?
LET ME AMEND THAT.
NOW, NOW IS ACTUALLY THE BEST
TIME BECAUSE NOW IS THE MEMBER
CHALLENGE GRANT.
THERE'S A GROUP OF EXISTING
MEMBERS, ANONYMOUS MEMBERS, WHO
DONATED $2,000 TO MATCH ON A
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR BASIS ALL
FIRST-TIME PLEDGERS.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET BECOME A
MEMBER OF THE PBS WISCONSIN
FAMILY AND YOU CALL NOW AND
BECOME A MEMBER, WHATEVER
CONTRIBUTION YOU COME IN AT WILL
BE MATCHED ON A DOLLAR FOR
DOLLAR BASIS.
YOU CAN DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE,
DOUBLE OUR FUN, DOUBLE THE MONEY
TO PBS WISCONSIN.
IT IS WHAT WE CALL A WIN/WIN
SITUATION.
IT'S A NO-BRAINER.
SO PLEASE GIVE US A CALL
1-800-236-3636 OR GO ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org.
>> HI.
I'M CLINT WALZ, ON STAFF HERE AT
PBS WISCONSIN.
WE'VE ALREADY HAD TWO PEOPLE
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT CHALLENGE
BREAK AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL
JOIN THEM BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT
TIME TO CALL.
WE'VE GOT SOME WAYS OF SAYING
THANK YOU.
FOR $10 A MONTH TO PBS WISCONSIN
WE'D LOVE TO SEND YOU THE DVD
SET OF THE PERFORMANCE WE'RE
ENJOYING TONIGHT, JOE BONAMASSA
LIVE FROM THE BEACON THEATER.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$12 A MONTH, WE'LL SEND YOU THE
DVD SET, BUT WE'LL ALSO SEND THE
CD SET, THE MUSIC WE'RE ENJOYING
HERE TONIGHT.
NOW, VERY, VERY EXCITING, AND
THESE ARE FLYING OFF THE SHELF.
FOR A GIFT OF $20 TO PBS
WISCONSIN, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEND
YOU AND A FRIEND TO GO SEE JOE
BONAMASSA, THIS AMAZING
PERFORMER, LIVE HERE IN MADISON
AT THE ORPHEUM THEATRE, A
TREMENDOUS VENUE, ON FEBRUARY
20, SO COMING UP IN JUST A
COUPLE MONTHS.
WE'D LOVE TO SEND YOU.
BUT NOW WAIT.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$30 A MONTH TO PBS WISCONSIN,
YOU'LL RECEIVE THOSE TWO CONCERT
TICKETS, BUT YOU'LL ALSO HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE SOUND
CHECK.
THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE AND
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO SEE JOE
GETTING READY FOR THE
PERFORMANCE AND WE'D LOVE TO
TAKE YOU WHEN YOU CALL
1-800-236-3636.
>> HI, EVERYBODY.
I'M KYLE HENDERSON.
HERE WE ARE WATCHING JOE
BONAMASSA.
WHAT AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE HE'S
GIVING TO US.
SO WHAT'S OUR RESPONSE?
JOE BONAMASSA, I ALLUDED TO
EARLIER, BECAME VERY SUCCESSFUL
NOT ON SELLING A TON OF RECORDS
OR CDs OR WHATEVER, BECAUSE
HE'S NEVER HAD A HUGE HIT RECORD
AS SUCH.
BUT HE SELLS OUT THE ROYAL
ALBERT HALL THREE NIGHTS IN A
ROW AND OTHER VENUES HOW?
BECAUSE HE'S BUILT HIS
REPUTATION ON HIS INCREDIBLE
LIVE PERFORMANCES AND IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC
TELEVISION TO BRING HIS PERFORM
PERFORMANCES TO YOU AND THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE THIS
EVENING AT PBS WISCONSIN AND WE
NEED YOU TO RESPOND AND SAY TO
PBS WISCONSIN, YEP, THIS IS THE
KIND OF PROGRAMMING I WANT.
1-800-236-3636.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT SUSTAINING
MEMBERSHIP, ET CETERA LATER.
BUT MAKE THAT CALL NOW AND
SUPPORT THIS KIND OF MUSIC
PROGRAMMING ON PBS WISCONSIN.
STU.
>> JOE BONAMASSA IS SO
INDEPENDENT HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE
A MAJOR RECORD LABEL DEAL.
HE GOES OUT AND PLAYS FOR THE
PEOPLE AT PLACES LIKE THE
HISTORIC ORPHEUM THEATRE IN
MADISON.
I'VE BEEN TO BOB DYLAN AND THE
ALMAN BROTHERS.
THEY'RE BOTH HISTORIC THEATERS.
IT WAS THE FIRST THEATER WITH AN
ART DECO EXTERIOR IN THE UNITED
STATES AND THAT EXTERIOR IS
STILL THERE.
IT'S BEEN REFURBISHED.
IT WILL BE A GREAT PLACE TO SEE
JOE BONAMASSA.
AS CLINT CAN TELL YOU JUST HOW
YOU CAN GET THOSE TICKETS.
BUT I WANT TO STRESS IS THIS IS
THE CHALLENGE GRANT TIME.
THIS IS THE TIME THAT IF YOU
HAVE NOT YET BECOME A MEMBER OF
PBS WISCONSIN, NOW IS THE TIME
FOR YOU TO DO SO BECAUSE
WHATEVER PLEDGE LEVEL YOU COME
IN AT, IT WILL BE MATCHED BY AN
ENDOWMENT OF EXISTING ANONYMOUS
DONORS.
SO NOW IS THE TIME TO GIVE US A
CALL, 1-800-236-3636, OR GO
ONLINE TO pbswisconsin.org.
WE'LL ALL APPRECIATE IT.
>> WE ABSOLUTELY WILL.
WE WOULD ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE
IT DURING THIS CHALLENGE BREAK.
WHEN YOU DO, WE'VE GOT SOME WAYS
OF SAYING THANK YOU.
FOR A GIFT OF $10 WE'D LOVE TO
SAY THANK YOU WITH THE TWO-DVD
SET OF THE PERFORMANCE THAT IS
WOWING US RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$12 A MONTH, WE'LL SEND YOU THE
DVD SET, BUT ALSO THE CD, YOURS
WITH A GIFT OF JUST $12 A MONTH.
NOW, WHAT EVERYONE IS CLAMORING
FOR.
FOR $20 A MONTH WE'D LOVE TO
SEND YOU AND A FRIEND TO SEE JOE
LIVE IN CONCERT RIGHT IN MADISON
AT THE HOR FEEIN 2023.
YOU CAN BE SEEING JOE LIVE AND
IN PERSON AND JOIN THIS
LEGENDARY BLUES PERFORMER.
FINALLY, FOR A GIFT OF $30 A
MONTH TO PBS WISCONSIN, WE'LL
SEND YOU THOSE TWO CONCERT
TICKETS, BUT WE'LL ALSO BE
SENDING YOU AND A FRIEND TO SEE
THE PRESHOW SOUND CHECK.
THIS IS JOE AT HIS MOST INTIMATE
AND IT'S A REALLY UNIQUE, UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AND A FRIEND
TO ENJOY THIS GREAT MUSIC JUST
LIKE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW ON PBS
WISCONSIN.
AND YOU CAN MAKE THAT PHONE CALL
RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> IT'S ONLY ON PBS WISCONSIN
THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET MUSIC
PROGRAMMING THAT IS THIS DIVERSE
AND THIS HIGH QUALITY.
JOE BONAMASSA, AMAZING.
HE'S BUILT HIS CAREER AND A VERY
SUCCESSFUL CAREER, SIGNIFICANTLY
BECAUSE OF HIS PARTNERSHIP WITH
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
YOU CAN SUPPORT THAT RIGHT NOW.
BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER.
DO A MONTHLY PLEDGE OF WHATEVER
AMOUNT YOU CHOOSE.
IT WILL COME RIGHT OUT OF THE
ACCOUNT YOU CHOOSE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
IT.
IT WILL LAST FOREVER.
IT'S AWESOME.
IT WORKS GREAT.
I'M A SUSTAINING MEMBER AND I
LOVE IT.
CALL 1-800-236-3636 TO BECOME A
SUSTAINING MEMBER NOW.
WHEN YOU DO, YOU'LL ALSO GET
ACCESS TO PBS PASSPORT, WHICH IS
THE MEANS BY WHICH YOU CAN GET
EARLY CONTENT AND YOU CAN GET
EXTENDED CONTENT.
THERE'S SOME CONTENT ON
pbswisconsin.org THAT'S ONLY
AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE A PASSPORT
OR THROUGH THE APP THAT'S ONLY
AVAILABLE.
SO CALL 1-800-236-3636, SUPPORT
THIS KIND OF MUSIC PROGRAM RIGHT
NOW.
BACK TO YOU, STU.
>> THIS IS MY PASSPORT THAT LETS
ME LEAVE THE COUNTRY AND COME
BACK, LETS ME GO ANYWHERE AROUND
THE PHYSICAL WORLD TO UNDERSTAND
AND EXPERIENCE THE CULTURE OF
DIFFERENT LANDS AND INTERACT
WITH PEOPLE AND LISTEN TO THE
MUSIC AND SEE THEIR PLAYS AND
READ THEIR PHILOSOPHY.
THIS IS ONE KIND OF PASSPORT.
BUT THE PASSPORT THAT KYLE JUST
MENTIONED, THAT OPENS UP A WORLD
BEYOND THE PHYSICAL, THE WORLD
OF THE MIND, THE WORLD OF MUSIC,
THE WORLD OF THE BODY, THE WORLD
OF IMAGINATION, THE WORLD OF
INFORMATION, THE WORLD OF
ENTERTAINMENT.
IT IS A WORLD THAT HAS NO
LIMITS.
IT IS A WORLD THAT YOU CAN
ACCESS THROUGH THE PBS PASSPORT
THROUGH PBS WISCONSIN.
NOW IS THE BEST TIME FOR YOU TO
BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE A
FIRST-TIME MEMBER OF THE PBS
WISCONSIN FAMILY BECAUSE IT IS
MEMBER CHALLENGE GRANT TIME,
WHEN EVERY DOLLAR FROM A NEW
MEMBER WILL BE MATCHED BY AN
EXISTING MEMBER THROUGH AN
ANONYMOUS ENDOWMENT UP TO
$2,000.
NOW IS THE TIME YOU CAN DOUBLE
YOUR PLEASURE, YOU CAN DOUBLE
OUR FUN.
1-800-236-3636,
pbswisconsin.org.
NOW IS THE TIME.
DON'T LET IT PASS YOU BY.
>> FOLKS, WE'VE HAD ABOUT EIGHT
BRAND NEW MEMBERS TO PBS
WISCONSIN DURING THIS SHORT
BREAK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH IF YOU'RE ONE
OF THOSE EIGHT.
WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL BE NUMBER
NINE, TEN, ELEVEN, TWELVE.
DOESN'T MATTER.
WHAT MATTERS IS YOU TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT CHALLENGE
BREAK.
WE HAVE SOME GREAT WAYS OF
SAYING THANK YOU.
FOR A GIFT OF JUST $10 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU THIS FANTASTIC
PERFORMANCE FOR YOU TO ENJOY
AGAIN AND AGAIN ON DVD.
FOR A GIFT OF $12 A MONTH,
YOU'LL RECEIVE THE DVD SET BUT
YOU'LL ALSO RECEIVE THE MUSIC,
THE TWO-CD SET FOR YOU TO TAKE
WITH YOU OR ENJOY ON YOUR SYSTEM
AT HOME.
NOW, VERY, VERY EXCITING, FOLKS.
FOR A GIFT OF $20 A MONTH, YOU
CAN SEE THIS TOUR DE FORCE, THIS
FANTASTIC GUITAR SUPERSTAR HERE
IN MADISON ON FEBRUARY 20, 2023
AT THE ORPHEUM THEATRE.
FOR A GIFT OF $20 A MONTH TO PBS
WISCONSIN.
FINALLY, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE
A GIFT OF $30 A MONTH FOR ALL
THE GREAT PROGRAMS YOU ENJOY
RIGHT HERE, WE'LL SEND YOU AND A
FRIEND TO SEE JOE AGAIN AT THE
ORPHEUM THEATRE, BUT YOU'LL ALSO
GET A CHANCE TO SEE THE PRESHOW
SOUND CHECK.
THIS IS REALLY A FANTASTIC
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE JOE LIVE AND
IN PERSON, BUT IT'S ALSO A
FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO
BECOME A MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
YOU CAN DO THAT RIGHT NOW AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> THERE ARE OTHER BENEFITS YOU
GET FROM BECOMING A SUSTAINING
MEMBER BY CALLING THAT 800
NUMBER.
ONE, WE'LL SEND YOU EVERY MONTH
"AIRWAVES," WHICH IS SORT OF THE
PBS WISCONSIN TV GUIDE, HAS A
COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF WHAT'S ON
APPOINTMENT TV, LIKE WHAT YOU'RE
WATCHING RIGHT NOW, PLUS ALSO
INTERVIEWS, STORIES, CONTEXT,
ALWAYS VERY INTERESTING.
I ALWAYS OPEN MINE RIGHT AWAY
WHEN IT COMES AND KIND OF PERUSE
THROUGH AND SEE WHAT'S COMING
UP.
YOU ALSO GET, BY BECOMING A
SUSTAINING MEMBER, ACCESS TO ONE
OF THOSE PASSPORTS.
STU WAS TELLING YOU A LITTLE
ABOUT THAT EARLIER.
THE KEY ON IT IS IT GIVES YOU
EARLY AND THEN EXTENDED VIEWING
OF LOTS OF CONTENT THAT YOU CAN
GET ON pbswisconsin.org.
THAT'S NOT JUST MUSIC.
THAT'S NATURE, THAT'S NOVA,
MAGPIE MURDERS, BRITISH DRAMA.
ALL THOSE THINGS ARE AVAILABLE
JUST BY YOU CALLING
1-800-236-3636 AND BECOMING A
SUSTAINING MEMBER NOW DURING
THIS CHALLENGE GRANT.
>> FRIENDS, THINK OF ALL THAT
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THE LAST
COUPLE YEARS, HOW WE'VE BEEN
LARGELY ALIENATED, APART, ALONE,
ISOLATED.
AND THINK HOW MUCH TELEVISION WE
HAVE ALL WATCHED.
THINK HOW MUCH TELEVISION ON PBS
WISCONSIN WE HAVE WATCHED.
WE'VE KEPT UP WITH THE NEWS.
WE'VE WATCHED GREAT PERFORMANCES
AND MASTERPIECE THEATER,
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.
THE WORLD HAS COME TO US THROUGH
PBS WISCONSIN IN THE SAFETY AND
COMFORT OF OUR HOMES.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT HAS COME THAT
WAY COMMERCIAL-FREE AND WITHOUT
COMMERCIAL INTERRUPTION EXCEPT
EVERY SO OFTEN WE COME BACK TO
YOU AND REMIND YOU HOW MUCH WE
DEPEND ON YOU.
YOU ARE THE PUBLIC IN PBS
WISCONSIN.
THIS IS THE TIME THAT WE COME TO
YOU, YOU HEAR FROM US THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR.
NOW IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES WE
NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU,
ESPECIALLY FROM THOSE OF WHOM WE
HAVE NOT HEARD YET.
IF YOU ARE WONDERING WHEN'S THE
TIME TO JOIN FOR THE FIRST TIME,
NOW IS THAT TIME BECAUSE IT'S
MEMBER CHALLENGE TIME.
CLINT WILL REMIND YOU OF THE
GIFTS WE HAVE FOR YOU WHEN YOU
DO.
>> THE BREAK IS COMING DOWN TO
THE FINAL MINUTES.
THERE'S STILL TIME TO BECOME ONE
OF OUR NEWEST MEMBERS OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT WAYS OF
SAYING THANK YOU, BUT ALSO GREAT
PROGRAMS WE WANT TO SHARE WITH
YOU THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
NOT JUST FOR YOU, BUT YOUR
NEIGHBORS, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR
CITY, THE ENTIRE STATE.
THAT'S WHAT YOUR DOLLARS ARE
GOING TO MAKE POSSIBLE FOR US
ALL.
THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT
THAT YOU MAKE THAT GIFT RIGHT
NOW.
WE DO HAVE SOME THANK YOU GIFTS.
YOU'RE SEEING THEM ON THE SCREEN
RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN MAKE A GIFT OF $10 A
MONTH, $12 A MONTH, $20 OR $30 A
MONTH AND RECEIVE SOME WONDERFUL
THANK YOU GIFTS.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MICK A MAKE A GIFT OF
$100 A MONTH, PEOPLE CAN DO
THAT, TOO.
YOU CAN DO THAT BY CALLING US AT
1-800-236-3636 OR GO ONLINE AT
pbswisconsin.org.
>> WELL, THAT WAS PRETTY
ROCKING, WASN'T IT?
MAN, THAT ROCKED.
THAT WAS JOE BONAMASSA WITH THE
GUY WHO USED TO SING WITH THE
BAND FREE.
WE WERE JUST ROCKING THAT JOINT.
WE WERE ROCKING THE HISTORIC
BEACON THEATER IN HISTORIC,
FABULOUS NEW YORK CITY, BROUGHT
TO YOU THANKS TO VIEWERS LIKE
YOU HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN WHO
HAVE, YOU KNOW, BEEN
CONTRIBUTING OVER THE YEARS AND
HAVE SUSTAINED THIS STATION
SINCE MAY OF 1954.
WHAT A STRONG, STRANGE TRIP IT'S
BEEN.
WE ARE HERE NOW.
WE WANT TO LOOK FORWARD TO
ANOTHER 68 YEARS AND BEYOND.
TO DO THAT, WE NEED YOUR HELP.
YOU HEAR FROM US THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR.
NOW IS ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS THAT
WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU.
WE NEED YOU TO CALL
1-800-236-3636.
WE NEED YOU TO GO ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org.
WE NEED YOU TO JOIN THE FAMILY
THAT IS PBS WISCONSIN.
IT IS A REMARKABLE TESTAMENT TO
THE PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN THAT WE
WERE THE FIFTH OR SIXTH PUBLIC
TELEVISION STATION IN THE NATION
WHEN WE WENT ON THE AIR IN 1954
AND WE'RE STILL THE ONLY PUBLIC
TELEVISION STATION WITH A
THREE-LETTER CALL SIGN.
IN AND OF ITSELF THAT'S A FUN
FACT THAT YOU CAN PROBABLY WIN A
BAR BET WITH.
HERE'S CLINT TO TELL YOU ABOUT
GREAT GIFTS YOU CAN GET.
>> HI.
I'M CLINT.
WHEN YOU DO MAKE THAT PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT, WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT
WAYS OF SAYING THANK YOU.
FOR A GIFT OF $10 A MONTH WE'D
LOVE TO SEND YOU WHAT YOU JUST
WITNESSED, WHAT YOU JUST
EXPERIENCE.
THAT'S JOE BONAMASSA LIVE FROM
NEW YORK, THE TWO-DVD SET.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MICK A MAKE A GIFT OF
$12 TO PBS WE'LL SEND YOU THE
DVD AND THE CD WITH ALL OF THE
EXTRA SONGS THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE
TO SHOW YOU HERE TONIGHT, YOURS
FOR A GIFT OF JUST $12 A MONTH.
FOR A GIFT OF $20 A MONTH, YOU
CAN EXPERIENCE WHAT YOU JUST
WATCHED LIVE AND IN PERSON.
YOU CAN SEE JOE BONAMASSA IN
PERSON HERE IN MADISON ON
FEBRUARY 20 AT THE ORPHEUM
THEATRE FOR A GIFT OF $20 A
MONTH TO PBS WISCONSIN.
NOW, WE ONLY HAVE A HANDFUL OF
THESE LEFT, BUT IF YOU'RE ABLE
TO MAKE A GIFT OF $30 A MONTH,
NOT ONLY WILL YOU BE ABLE TO SEE
JOE LIVE AND IN PERSON, YOU'LL
ALSO GET A CHANCE TEEKS PERSONS TO EXPERIENCE
THE PRESHOW SOUND CHECK.
NOT BEEN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE
IN THE ROOM.
BUT YOU WILL BE IF YOU'RE ABLE
TO MAKE A GIFT OF $30 A MONTH TO
THE STATION.
DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH YOU
GIVE.
IT ONLY MATTERS THAT YOU DO.
AND YOU CAN DO THAT RIGHT NOW BY
CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
>> AND YOUR GIFT AT THIS MOMENT
IS A VOTE FOR THIS KIND OF
PROGRAMMING.
AND HOW COULD YOU NOT VOTE FOR
THIS KIND OF PROGRAMMING IF YOU
ARE INTO MUSIC AS I AM.
THERE YOU HAVE JOE BONAMASSA,
KILLER GUITAR PLAYER, WITH PAUL
ROGERS, ROCK ROYALTY, SINGER
FROM FREE AND BAD COMPANY,
PLAYING TOGETHER.
AND JOE BONAMASSA'S CAREER IS
WHAT IT IS PARTLY, IF NOT
LARGELY, BECAUSE OF HIS
RELATIONSHIP WITH PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
THAT'S A RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU
SUPPORT BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636 AND DOING A
SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP WITH
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION FOR
WHICH YOU GET THE GREAT BENEFITS
OF BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS
KIND OF TELEVISION PLUS ACCESS
TO PASSPORT, WHICH GIVES YOU
EARLY AND ONGOING VIEWING OF
SPECIAL CONTENT, ALL YOU CAN
HAVE BY CALLING 1-800-236-3636
AND SUPPORTING THIS KIND OF
INCREDIBLE, DIVERSE, GREAT MUSIC
PROGRAMMING.
OVER TO YOU, STU.
>> AND HERE'S THAT VISUAL AID TO
REMIND YOU JUST HOW IMPORTANT
HAVING A PASSPORT IS, NOT JUST A
PASSPORT TO THE PHYSICAL WORLD,
BUT A PASSPORT TO THE WORLD OF
THE MIND THAT ONLY PBS WISCONSIN
CAN BRING YOU.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A
LOT THE LAST COUPLE YEARS,
FRIENDS, WITH THE PANDEMIC AND
WE'VE BEEN ISOLATED, ALONE, AND
WE'VE DEPENDED ON MEDIA OF
VARIOUS SORTS.
WE'VE DONE STREAMING.
WE'VE DONE ZOOM.
AND WE'VE WATCHED A LOT OF
TELEVISION.
AND WE HAVE WATCHED A LOT OF
TELEVISION ON PBS WISCONSIN.
THINK WHERE WE ALL WOULD HAVE
BEEN WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO WATCH
GREAT PERFORMANCES AND
MASTERPIECE THEATER AND THE
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE AND THE
"NEWSHOUR" AND ALL THE PROGRAMS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND "NOVA,"
ROOTS SHOWS AND THE PROGRAMMING
THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED FOR YOU
OVER THESE 68 YEARS IS
ASTONISHING.
AND WE'VE DONE IT LARGELY THANKS
TO VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
WHEN THAT COMES ON AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE SHOW, THEY
THANK THE FOUNDATIONS AND
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC
BROADCASTING AND THEY THANK
VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
YOU CAN BE ONE OF THOSE VIEWERS
IF ONLY YOU GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636 OR GO ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 68
YEARS BUT WE ACTUALLY DO IT 365
DAYS A YEAR AND THAT'S WHAT YOUR
GIFT WILL MAKE POSSIBLE WHEN YOU
MAKE YOUR GIFT OF SUPPORT
TONIGHT.
AND WHEN YOU DO, WE'VE GOT SOME
GREAT WAYS OF SAYING THANK YOU.
FOR A GIFT OF $10 A MONTH YOU'LL
RECEIVE THE TWO-DVD SET F.
YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$12 A MONTH YOU'LL ALSO RECEIVE
THE CDs OF THE PERFORMANCE
HERE TONIGHT.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$20 A MONTH, YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE
JOE BONAMASSA LIVE AND IN PERSON
RIGHT HERE IN MADISON ON
FEBRUARY 20 AT 8:00 AT THE
ORPHEUM THEATRE.
NOW, FINALLY, WE HAVE ONE LAST
LEVEL.
AT THE $30 GIFT LEVEL, IF YOU'RE
ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF THAT
AMOUNT, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEND
YOU TO SEE THE SHOW, BUT WE'D
ALSO LOVE FOR YOU TO SEE JOE AT
THE PRESHOW SOUND CHECK.
SO, AGAIN, NOT MANY PEOPLE IN
THE ROOM, VERY, VERY INTIMATE, A
WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR US TO
SHARE WITH YOU.
THESE ARE GOING FAST, SO IF
YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT IT, NOW IS
THE TIME FOR YOU TO DO THAT.
AND YOU CAN DO THAT AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> PBS WISCONSIN NOT ONLY DOES
APPOINTMENT TELEVISION LIKE
WE'RE WATCHING RIGHT NOW, BUT
ALSO IS HEAVILY INVESTED IN THE
DIGITAL WORLD.
SO YOU CAN VIEW ALL KINDS OF
PROGRAMMING ON
pbswisconsin.org PLUS YOU CAN
USE THE PBS WISCONSIN APP I'VE
GOT ON MY iPHONE HERE, ALSO
AVAILABLE FOR YOUR TABLET.
AND HERE YOU'LL NOTICE CALL THE
MIDWIFE, PBS "NEWSHOUR,"
MISS SCARLET AND THE DUKE, BROAD
CHURCH, MAGPIE MURDERS.
ALL THIS SORT OF PROGRAMMING IS
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE APP AND
YOU BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER
BY CALLING 1-800-236-3636 AND
YOU HAVE ACCESS TO PASSPORT THAT
GIVES YOU EARLY AND EXTENDED
VIEWING ON MANY OF THOSE SHOWS.
IF YOU WANT THE KIND OF
PROGRAMMING YOU'RE WATCHING WITH
JOE BONAMASSA AND THE TREMENDOUS
TALENT THAT HE IS AND THE
PERFORMANCES THAT HE GIVES,
THAT'S LARGELY BECAUSE OF HIS
RELATIONSHIP WITH PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
JOIN US AND SUPPORT THAT
RELATIONSHIP AND MANY OTHER
SIMILAR KINDS OF RELATIONSHIPS
IN MUSIC, THE ARTS, ET CETERA BY
CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
BACK TO YOU, STU.
>> WE'RE GETTING NEAR THE END OF
OUR TIME HERE WITH YOU TONIGHT
AND WE'VE HAD A GREAT TIME.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO WATCH AS
MUCH OF THE SHOW AS YOU HAVE
BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR
YOUR SPOT.
BUT WHEN I GET HOME TONIGHT I'M
GOING TO FIRE UP PASSPORT AND
WATCH THE SHOW THAT YOU'VE JUST
ALL HAD A CHANCE TO SEE, BECAUSE
THAT'S HOW GREAT IT IS, TO BE
ABLE TO SCHEDULE THINGS ON YOUR
OWN SCHEDULE.
SOMETIMES YOU'RE NOT IN FRONT OF
YOUR TV WHEN THE TV WANTS TO
SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
BUT THROUGH pbswisconsin.org
AND THROUGH THE APP, YOU CAN
WATCH WHENEVER YOU WANT TO.
YOU KNOW, IT IS SUCH AN HONOR TO
BE EVEN A SMALL PART FOR JUST A
FEW HOURS, TO BE A PART OF THESE
PLEDGE DRIVES, TO UNDERSTAND HOW
IMPORTANT PBS WISCONSIN IS TO
THE PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN.
WHAT A GREAT TESTAMENT IT IS
THAT WE WERE THE FIFTH OR SIXTH
STATE IN THE NATION TO HAVE
STATE EDUCATIONAL NETWORK.
AND IT IS A TESTAMENT NOT JUST
TO THE PEOPLE WHO CREATED IT,
BUT IT'S A TESTAMENT TO YOU, THE
VIEWERS, WHO HAVE KEPT US ALIVE.
WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT
YOU'VE DONE TO THIS POINT AND WE
KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING
IT.
>> WE HAVE SOME GREAT WAYS TO
SAY THANK YOU.
AT ALL OF THE LEVELS YOU'LL ALSO
RECEIVE "AIRWAVES," OUR MONTHLY
PROGRAM GUIDE, INCLUDES THE
LISTINGS OF THE GREAT PROGRAMS
THAT YOUR GIFT IS GOING TO MAKE
POSSIBLE.
WISCONSIN LIFE, AROUND THE
CORNER WITH JOHN MCGIVERN,
"WASHINGTON WEEK," ALL THE
JOURNALISM PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE
TO OFFER YOU, ALL THAT IS MADE
POSSIBLE BECAUSE SOMEONE LIKE
YOU MADE THAT PLEDGE OF SUPPORT
AT 1-800-236-3636.
IT'S SUPER EASY TO DO.
IT ONLY TAKES A FEW MINUTES AND
IT MAKES A REALLY BIG
DIFFERENCE.
WE HAVE SOME WAYS OF SAYING
THANK YOU.
FOR A GIFT OF $10 A MONTH WE'D
LOVE TO SEND YOU THE TWO-DVD
SET.
FOR $12 A MONTH YOU'LL RECEIVE
NOT ONLY THE DVD, BUT ALSO THE
TWO-CD SET, ALL THE GREAT MUSIC
WE'VE ENJOYED TONIGHT WITH SOME
BONUS MATERIAL, YOURS FOR A GIFT
OF JUST $12.
I HOPE YOU'VE GONE TO YOUR
CALENDAR BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
TICKETS FOR YOU.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$20 A MONTH, WE'D LOVE TO SEND
YOU TO SEE JOE BONAMASSA LIVE
AND IN PERSON ON FEBRUARY 20,
2023 HERE IN MADISON.
FINALLY, VERY, VERY EXCITING,
ONLY A HANDFUL OF THESE LEFT.
WE'D LOVE TO SEND YOU TO SEE JOE
AT THE PRESHOW SOUND CHECK.
THAT'S YOURS FOR A GIFT OF $30 A
MONTH, A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY
FOR YOU TO ENJOY JOE'S TALENT.
BUT RIGHT NOW ALL IT TAKES IS
YOUR PHONE CALL AT
1-800-236-3636 OR YOU CAN ALWAYS
GO ONLINE TO pbswisconsin.org
AND CHOOSE FROM ANY OF THE THANK
YOU GIFTS THAT WE'RE OFFERING
DURING THIS SPECIAL PLEDGE
DRIVE.
BUT DO IT RIGHT NOW,
1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, WE'RE ABOUT OUT OF
TIME, FRIENDS.
IT HAS BEEN SUCH AN HONOR TO BE
PART OF THIS PRESENTATION, TO BE
A PART OF PBS WISCONSIN, AND YOU
CAN BECOME A VITAL PART, YOU CAN
BECOME THE MOST VITAL PART OF
PBS WISCONSIN BY GIVING US A
CALL AT 1-800-236-3636.
WE THANK YOU.