1-800-236-3636.
>> PBS WISCONSIN IS YOUR SOURCE
FOR LIFE LOPPING LIFELONG LEARNING.
TONIGHT, WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT
HUMMINGBIRDS.
MAYBE DURING THE DAYTIME, A
CHILD OR GRANDCHILD HAS GROWN
AND LEARNED THROUGH SESAME
STREET, OR IF YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH
TO HAVE WATCHED MR. ROGERS, YOU
UNDERSTAND HOW OUR COMMITMENT TO
LIFELONG LEARNING STARTS YOUNG
AND GOES AS LONG -- WELL, AS
LONG AS YOU DO.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS REALLY
CENTRAL TO PBS WISCONSIN IS THE
K THROUGH 12 EDUCATION SUPPORT
WE PROVIDE TO TEACHERS,
PROVIDING THEM WITH VIDEO TO USE
IN THE CLASSROOM AND CONTEXT ON
HOW TO USE OUR PROGRAMS TO
INSPIRE KIDS' LEARNING AND TO
BROADEN AND ENRICH THEIR
LEARNING.
LIFELONG LEARNING HERE ON PBS
WISCONSIN.
RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S
LEARNING AND MAYBE ENJOYING A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE LIVES
OF HUMMINGBIRDS THROUGH THE
MAGIC OF NATURE, BUT IT'S NOT
REALLY MAGIC.
IT'S HARD WORK, IT'S CREATIVE
WORK.
SOMETIMES IT'S EXPENSIVE WORK
AND IT'S WORK THAT'S SUPPORTED
BY YOUR MEMBERSHIP GIFT.
GIVE NOW DURING THIS CHALLENGE
BREAK BY CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
>> IT IS A CHALLENGE BREAK.
IT'S A PERFECT TIME TO CALL.
PLEASE KEEP THOSE CALLS COMING.
WE'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU WITH YOUR GIFT AT $10 A
MONTH, WE'D LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU WITH THE WISCONSIN NATURAL
RESOURCES MAGAZINE.
WITH YOUR GIFT AT $20 A MONTH,
WE'VE GOT A HUMMINGBIRD HELPER
KIT TO SAY THANK YOU WITH.
THAT INCLUDES THE HUMMINGBIRD
HANDBOOK, A NESTING CAGE FOR
BIRDS TO MAKE THEIR NEST AND A
WONDERFUL FEEDER.
AT $25 A MONTH, WE CAN SAY THANK
YOU WITH BOTH THE MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTION AND THIS
HUMMINGBIRD HELPER KIT.
IT'S THE ANIMALS THAT ARE THE
STAR OF NATURE AND LIKE MALCOLM
WAS SAYING, THIS IS A LOT OF
WORK.
SO WE HAVE A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR
YOU FROM OUR FRIENDS AT PBS AND
FROM THE ANIMALS TO ENCOURAGE
YOU TO CALL DURING THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK.
>> EVERY YEAR, MILLIONS OF
ANIMALS ACROSS THE WORLD GO
WITHOUT BEING ON TELEVISION.
WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, THESE POOR
CREATURES ARE DEPRIVED OF THE
OPPORTUNITY TO STAR IN AN
EPISODE OF NATURE.
THEY MIGHT NOT KNOW WHAT T.V.
IS, BUT WE CAN TELL IT REALLY
HURTS THEIR FEELINGS.
ONLY YOU CAN STEP UP AND RIGHT
THIS WRONG.
CALL, TEXT OR GO ON-LINE RIGHT
NOW TO SUPPORT THIS PBS STATION
AND GIVE THE ANIMALS A CHANCE AT
STARDOM.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE NATURE.
THIS IS ONE OF A KIND SHOW THAT
YOU CAN ONLY FIND RIGHT HERE ON
PBS WISCONSIN.
NOW, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN ON THE
SCREEN, WE NOW HAVE A LITTLE
Q.R. CODE.
THAT'S THAT LITTLE SQUARE DOWN
IN THE LOWER LEFT ON YOUR
SCREEN.
THAT TAKES YOU STRAIGHT TO OUR
DONATION PAGE.
IT'S SUPER EASY TO DO.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE YOUR
SMART PHONE AND OPEN UP THE
CAMERA, POINT IT RIGHT TED T.V.,
DON'T TAKE A PICTURE OF ME
BECAUSE THAT'S NOT HELPFUL.
IT WILL TAKE YOU RIGHT TO THE
DONATION PAGE.
THERE, YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM ANY
OF THE THANK YOU GIFTS THAT
WE'RE OFFERING DURING THIS
PROGRAM OR THIS PLEDGE DRIVE AND
IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO IT
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT'S A
CHALLENGE BREAK.
YOU RIGHT NOW CAN HAVE YOUR GIFT
GO TWICE AS FAR IF YOU JOIN AS A
MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN.
YOU'LL GET ONE OF THOSE
WONDERFUL THANK YOU GIFTS AS
WELL AS ACCESS TO PASSPORT IF
YOU HAD GIVE AT LEAST $5 AID
MONTH, AND IT'S SO EASY TO DO.
GIVE US A CALL RIGHT NOW OR USE
THAT Q.R. CODE.
THE PHONE NUMBER IS
1-800-236-3636.
>> OVER THE GENERATIONS, PEOPLE
HAVE GATHERED TOGETHER TO TELL
STORIES, TO LEARN AND TO BUILD
COMMUNITY.
AROUND A FIREPLACE, IN A CAVE,
AROUND THE GLOW OF A HEARTH IN
THE HOME, AROUND THE DINNER
TABLE, AROUND YOUR FLAT SCREEN,
YOUR PHONE, OR YOUR DESKTOP
COMPUTER.
GATHERING IN FRONT OF PBS
WISCONSIN BRINGS YOU INSIGHT
INTO THE WORLD AROUND YOU AND
MAKES YOU PART OF A FAMILY, A
COMMUNITY OF THE AUDIENCE OF PBS
WISCONSIN AND GREAT PROGRAMS
THAT TEACH AND TOUCH US IN WAYS
THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN.
IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF
OUR WORK, IS THAT NOT ONLY DO
YOU WATCH US, BUT THAT YOU
SUPPORT US, BECAUSE WITH YOUR
SUPPORT, WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE THE
PROGRAMS, BUILD THE
TRANSMITTERS, CONNECT YOU TO IT,
DEVELOP THE APPS, MAKE SURE THAT
THESE PROGRAMS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO
YOU.
WE ASK THAT YOU MAKE A FEW OF
YOUR DOLLARS ACCESSIBLE TO PBS
WISCONSIN TO START THIS ENTIRE
CYCLE ALL OVER AGAIN.
DURING THIS CHALLENGE BREAK,
YOUR GIFT IS REALLY IMPACTFUL.
1-800-236-3636.
>> YOUR SUPPORT IS SO IMPORTANT.
PLEASE JOIN US AS A MEMBER RIGHT
NOW.
THERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES
LEFT IN THIS CHALLENGE BREAK
WHERE YOUR DOLLARS OF SUPPORT
CAN GO EVEN FURTHER DURING THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK.
1-800-236-3636.
THAT'S THE NUMBER TO CALL OR THE
Q.R. CODE OR GO ON-LINE.
WE'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU AT
$10 A MONTH, WE'D SAY THANK YOU
WITH THE MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION
TO WISCONSIN NATURAL RESOURCES
MAGAZINE.
$20 A MONTH, WE'D LIKE TO SAY
THANK YOU TO YOU WITH THE
HUMMINGBIRD HELPER KIT OF THIS
BEAUTIFUL HANDBOOK, A PRACTICAL
NESTING CAGE TO HELP
HUMMINGBIRDS BUILD THEIR NEST
AND A FANTASTIC FEEDER.
AT $25 A MONTH, WE'LL SAY THANK
YOU WITH THE NESTING CAPABLE AND
FEEDER KIT.
PEOPLE ARE CALLING.
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT.
BECOME A MEMBER NOW.
THEY'VE BEEN ALSO ASKING FOR
MORE ANIMALS.
SO WE HAVE ANOTHER MESSAGE FROM
OUR FRIENDS AT PBS AND THE
ANIMALS FROM NATURE TO ENCOURAGE
YOU TO MAKE A GIFT DURING THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK.
>> WELL, YOU'VE FINALLY DONE IT.
AFTER YEARS OF ASKING NICELY TO
SUPPORT NATURE ON THIS PBS
STATION, WE HOPED YOU WOULD GET
THE MESSAGE.
THE ANIMALS HAVE BEEN WAITING
PATIENTLY, BUT NOW THEY ARE
DISAPPOINTED.
YES.
YOU.
RIGHT THEREMENT DON'T LOOK AWAY.
PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN!
LOOK AT THEIR LITTLE FACES.
HOW CAN YOU SAY "NO"?
CALL, TEXT OR GO ON-LINE RIGHT
NOW TO MAKE AN INVESTMENT IN
THIS PBS STATION AND ALL THE
WONDERFUL PROGRAMS YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY ENJOY, LIKE NATURE.
THE ANIMALS WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
I MEAN, EVEN IF THEY DON'T
REALLY UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF
MONEY, THANK YOU.
>> SINCE 1982, NATURE HAS BEEN
BRINGING THESE GREAT IMAGES,
THESE WONDERFUL ANIMALS INTO
HOMES ACROSS THE NATION AND
ACROSS WISCONSIN, BUT THE ONLY
WAY WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT IS
BECAUSE OF VIEWER SUPPORT,
VIEWERS LIKE YOU PICKED UP THE
PHONE, USED THE Q.R. CODE OR
WENT TO OUR WEBSITE AND MADE THE
GIFT OF SUPPORT.
IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH.
YOU CAN SUPPORT THE NEXT 42
YEARS OF NATURE.
MAKE THAT CALL NOW,
1-800-236-3636.
>> WE'VE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT THE
GIANT IMPACT OF ONE OF THE
TINIEST OF CREATURES, AND THE
HUMMINGBIRD IS SUCH A
FASCINATING, FASCINATING BIRD.
PART OF OUR ECOSYSTEM, AND IF
YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO WATCH
NATURE, PART OF THE ART THAT YOU
SEE ON YOUR SCREEN.
THESE BIRDS ARE JUST BEAUTIFUL.
BUT THEY ARE PART OF OUR
ECOSYSTEM.
AS YOU ARE PART OF PBS
WISCONSIN'S ECOSYSTEM.
WE ASK THAT YOU ENJOY THE
PROGRAMS, WE HOPE YOU'LL WATCH
MANY, MANY, MANY PROGRAMS ON ANY
OF THE PLATFORMS THAT WORK FOR
YOU AND WE DO ASK THAT YOU RENEW
THE CYCLE OF PROGRAMMING BECAUSE
YOU ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF
THIS ECOSYSTEM OF CREATING AND
DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY,
INTRIGUING, SATISFYING,
HEARTWARMING PROGRAM RIGHT TO
YOU IN YOUR LIVING ROOM, ON THE
WITHBUS, WHEREVER YOU HAPPEN TO BE.
IT'S EASY TO BECOME A MEMBER,
AND YOU'LL REALLY APPRECIATE THE
PROGRAMS THAT COME YOUR WAY,
HAVING KNOWN YOU'VE HELPED MAKE
THEM POSSIBLE BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M ERIC, THE DIRECTOR OF
FRIENDS OF PBS WISCONSIN.
HUMMINGBIRDS ARE SUCH A WELCOME
VISITOR IN YARDS AND GARDENS ALL
ACROSS WISCONSIN AND NATURE
HELPS US UNDERSTAND THEM BETTER.
WE GET SUCH A CLOSE LOOK AT THEM
WHEN THEY'RE IN OUR YARD.
THEY'RE HERE AND GONE.
GETTING SUCH A CLOSE LOOK AT
THEM THROUGH THIS PROGRAM,
UNDERSTANDING FOR SOME
HUMMINGBIRDS, THEIR WINTER
HABITAT IN COSTA RICA IS JUST A
MARVEL AND A DELIGHT AND
INCREASES OUR SENSE OF AWE.
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PROGRAMMING.
WE'D LIKE TO KEEP BRINGING IT TO
YOU.
YOUR GIFT OF $10 A MONTH, WE'D
SAY THANK YOU TO YOU WITH A GIFT
OF THE WISCONSIN NATURAL
RESOURCE MAGAZINE, A BEAUTIFUL
MAGAZINE.
YOUR GIFT OF $20 A MONTH, WE'D
LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU
WITH A BEAUTIFUL HUMMINGBIRD
HELPER KIT THAT INCLUDES THIS
HANDBOOK, A NESTING CAPABLE SO
THAT THESE BIRDS CAN BUILD THEIR
NESTS AND BE SECURE AND A FEEDER
THAT'S EASY TO TAKE CARE OF,
EASY TO KEEP CLEAN, IS STABLE IN
THE WIND SO THAT YOU CAN DRAW
MORE HUMMINGBIRDS TO YOUR YARD
AND TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AT $25, WE'D SAID THANK YOU TO
YOU WITH BOTH THE MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTION AND WITH THE
HUMMINGBIRD HELPER KIT.
CALL US RIGHT NOW.
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS
WONDERFUL PROGRAMMING.
1-800-236-3636.
>> HI, FOLKS.
I'M CLINT WALZ.
I'M ON STAFF HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
SO MANY OF US ARE FASCINATED BY
THE BIRDS AROUND US, BUT WE SO
RARELY GET TO SEE THEM THIS
CLOSE UP.
THIS IS WHY YOU WATCH PBS.
THIS IS WHY YOU DEPEND ON PBS
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO DEPEND ON
YOU THE SAME WAY YOU DEPEND ON
US.
THE WAY WE CAN DO THAT IS BY
BECOMING A SUSTAINING MEMBER OF
THE STATION.
THAT MEANS THAT YOU DECIDE WHAT
AMOUNT IS RIGHT FOR YOU AND THAT
AMOUNT COMES OUT OF YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT OR YOUR CREDIT CARD
EVERY MONTH.
WE CAN DEPEND ON YOUR SUPPORT
AND YOU CAN CONTINUE TO DEPEND
ON THE GREAT PROGRAMS LIKE
NATURE THAT YOU ENJOY EVERY
SINGLE NIGHT.
ERIC'S OUTLINED SOME WONDERFUL
THANK YOU GIFTS THAT WE'D LIKE
TO SHARE WITH YOU.
FOR JUST $10 A MONTH, WE'D LOVE
TO SEND YOU THAT MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTION.
JUST GO TO PBS WISCONSIN PBSWISCONSIN.ORG AND
YOU CAN MAKE YOUR SUSTAINING
GIFT THERE OR GIVE US A CALL,
1-800-236-3636.
>> IT'S SO SATISFYING TO KNOW
THAT WHEN YOU TURN ON YOUR T.V.,
PBS WISCONSIN WILL BE THERE WITH
A PROGRAM THAT'S OF INTEREST AND
NOURISHING TO YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY.
BUT WE'RE THERE WAY MORE HOURS
THAN YOU JUST LEARN YOUR T.V.
WE HAVE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS
AND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS AND
HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF HOURS
OF PROGRAMS THAT YOU WILL ENJOY
AND CAN ACCESS THROUGH PBS
PASSPORT.
PBS WISCONSIN BRINGS YOU
PASSPORT WHEN YOU MAKE A GIFT AT
THE LEVELS WE'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT TODAY, GIVING YOU ACCESS
TO A HUGE ARCHIVE OF GREAT PBS
PROGRAMS SO YOU CAN FILL IN ON
EPISODES YOU'VE MISSED OR
DISCOVER NEW SERIES THAT YOU
HADN'T SEEN BEFORE.
MY WIFE AND I ARE CATCHING UP ON
THE LOST EPISODES THAT WE
HAVEN'T SEEN ON PBS PASSPORT
RIGHT NOW.
WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR, PBS PASSPORT WILL
BRING IT TO YOU ON WHAT HAVE
SCHEDULE, ON WHATEVER PLATFORM
WORKS FOR YOU.
CALL 1-800-236-3636.
JOIN AT A MEMBER LEVEL THAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT AND
PBS PASSPORT IS YOURS.
>> HUMMINGBIRDS PLAY AN OUTSIZED
ROLE IN THE ECOLOGICAL HEALTH OF
THEIR ENVIRONMENT, THEY'RE
BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT AND THEY
INCREASE THE BEAUTY AROUND THEM
BY POLLINATING AND ENCOURAGING
THESE PLANTS.
IT'S AMAZING TO SEE HOW THEY'VE
COEVOLVED TOGETHER.
YOU CAN PLAY A ROLE, TOO.
YOUR GIFT OF SUPPORT WILL HELP
US TO ENCOURAGE ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND KEEP BRINGING
THIS BEAUTY TO YOU.
PLEASE MAKE A GIFT.
LET US SAY THANK YOU.
IF YOU MAKE A GIFT OF $10 A
MONTH, WE'D LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU WITH A GIFT OF A BEAUTIFUL
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION TO
WISCONSIN NATURAL RESOURCES
MAGAZINE.
$20 A MONTH, WE'D LIKE TO SAY
THANK YOU WITH THE HANDBOOK, THE
HUMMINGBIRD HANDBOOK, THE
NESTING CAGE, AND THE FEEDER.
SO A COMPLETE HUMMINGBIRD HELPER
KIT FOR YOUR GIFT OF $20 A
MONTH, WHICH SUPPORTS PBS
WISCONSIN.
$25 A MONTH, IT'S A WONDERFUL
LEVEL.
WE COULD SAY THANK YOU TO YOU
WITH MAGAZINE SUBSUBSCRIPTION
AND THE HUMMINGBIRD HELPER KIT
AND YOU WOULD KNOW THAT YOU'RE
DOING YOUR PART TO KEEP THESE
WONDERFUL PROGRAMS COMING.
AND YOU'D BE ELIGIBLE FOR
PASSPORT, JUST LIKE MALCOLM TOLD
YOU ABOUT.
THERE'S A DEEP NATURE CATALOG,
SO IF ONE EPISODE OF NATURE
ISN'T ENOUGH, YOU CAN WATCH TWO
OR MORE OR HUNDREDS.
NATURE'S BEEN WITH US SINCE
1982.
SO PLEASE CALL RIGHT NOW.
JOIN.
BECOME A MEMBER.
1-800-236-3636.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT
SUSTAINERS THIS EVENING, BUT I'D
LIKE TO THANK THE FOLKS WHO GIVE
$500 OR MORE TO THE STATION,
LIKE OUR DIRECTOR CIRCLE
MEMBERS, WHO GIVE $1,000 A YEAR
TO THE STATION.
OUR PRODUCER CIRCLE MEMBERS GIVE
$2,500 A YEAR AND OUR EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER GIVES $10,000 OR MORE
TO THE STATION.
NOT SURE IF THAT AMOUNT IS RIGHT
FOR YOU, BUT IF IT IS, WE HOPE
THAT YOU'LL CONSIDER MAKING A
GIFT OF THAT SUPPORT.
IT REALLY GOES A LONG, LONG WAY
TO MAKING THESE GREAT PROGRAMS
POSSIBLE.
EVEN JUST $100 A MONTH IF YOU'D
LIKE TO STAY IN THAT SUSTAINING
MODEL OF GIVING, THAT WOULD BE
ANOTHER GREAT WAY FOUAD TO
BECOME A LEADERSHIP CIRCLE OF
THE STATION.
HE EASY.
YOU'VE GOT THAT Q.R. CODE ON
YOUR SCREEN.
YOU CAN ALSO GO TO OUR WEBSITE,
PBSWISCONSIN.ORG OR GIVE US A
CALL AND TALK TO ONE OF OUR
GREAT VOLUNTEERS AT
1-800-236-3636.
THEY'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THE
PROCESS, IT'S SUPER EASY TO DO,
AND IN A HANDFUL OF MINUTES, YOU
CAN BE A LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN.
>> STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING ARE
THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR BUDGET
AND THEY ARE THE FOUNDATION ON
WHICH WE BUILD, BUT THE PROGRAMS
THAT YOU COME TO ENJOY AND
EXPECT AND HOPE FOR
FROM PBS
WISCONSIN, COME FROM OUR DONORS
WHICH PROVIDE THE LARGEST SOURCE
OF OUR REVENUE, WHICH IS THE
LARGEST SOURCE OF OUR PROGRAMS.
THE PROGRAMS THAT WE BUILD AND
BUY AND DELIVER TO YOU DAY AFTER
DAY AFTER DAY.
WHETHER YOU'RE WATCHING LINEAR
TWIGHTS RIGHT NOW OR WHETHER
YOU'RE WATCHING STREAMING
THROUGH PASSPORT OR ON WHATEVER
DEVICE WORKS FOR YOU, ALL THOSE
PROGRAMS ARE ACQUIRED THROUGH
MEMBER DOLLARS.
THAT'S WHY YOUR SUPPORT IS SO
IMPORTANT.
IF YOU WANT EXCEPTIONAL
PROGRAMMING, IF YOU WANT THOSE
EXPERIENCES, BECAUSE YOU ENJOY
THEM AND RELY ON THEM, HELP US
MAKE THEM POSSIBLE THROUGH YOUR
MEMBERSHIP GIFT.
IT'S REALLY THAT SIMPLE.
A SIMPLE CONCEPT AND IT'S VERY
SIMPLE TO DO AND YOU'LL BE HAPPY
YOU'VE DONE IT WHEN YOU'VE
CALLED 1-800-236-3636.
CALL NOW.
>> YOUR SUPPORT IS SO IMPORTANT.
WHETHER NATURE IS APPOINTMENT
TELEVISION FOR YOU AND YOU TUNE
IN EVERY WEEK OR IF YOU'RE IS
JUST TUNING IN BECAUSE YOU KNOW
PBS WISCONSIN, ONE OF OUR
CHANNELS IS A GREAT PLACE TO
COME AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING
TO FIND SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO
YOU, SOMETHING THAT SPARKS YOUR
IMAGINATION, CURIOSITY, YOU KNOW
IT'S QUALITY TELEVISION.
NOW IS A GREAT TIME FOR YOU TO
BECOME A MEMBER, TO HELP BRING
THIS TELEVISION TO YOU, YOUR
FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, YOUR FAMILY.
GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
LET US SAY THANK YOU.
WE HAVE SO MANY WAYS TO SAY
THANK YOU.
A GIFT OF THE AIRWAVES
SUBSCRIPTION, GIFT OF PASSPORT,
WHICH IS A GIFT THAT KEEPS ON
GIVING, OR WITH THIS PROGRAM,
SOME SPECIFIC GIFTS AT $10 A
MONTH, A BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTION.
AT $20 A MONTH, THE HUMMINGBIRD
HELPER KIT.
ENCOURAGE HUMMINGBIRDS IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, UNDERSTAND THEM
BETTER, SEE SOME BEAUTIFUL
PICTURES OF HUMMINGBIRDS IN THE
MANUAL.
$25 A MONTH, YOU GET ALL OF
THAT, AIRWAVES, PASSPORT, NAG
CEDENO SUBSCRIPTION AND THE
HUMMINGBIRD HELPER KIT.
GIVE US A CALL RIGHT NOW.
1-800-236-3636.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THERE'S SO MANY BENEFITS OF
BECOMING A MEMBER, NOT JUST THE
THANK YOU GIFTS, WHICH WE LOVE
TO GIVE TO YOU, BUT YOU ALSO
RECEIVE AIRWAVES, A MONTHLY
PROGRAM GUIDE, A FIELD GUIDE TO
ALL THE GREAT PROGRAMS THAT YOU
FIND ON PBS WISCONSIN.
IN ADDITION, YOU'LL HAVE ACCESS
TO OUR VERY SPECIAL MEMBER
SWEEPSTAKES AND SO MUCH MORE.
THERE'S SO MUCH HAPPENING HERE
AT PBS WISCONSIN, BOTH ON SCREEN
AND OFF-SCREEN.
WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
EDUCATION EARLIER, BUT DID YOU
KNOW THAT THERE'S 163 NATURE
VIDEOS ON PBS LEARNING MEDIA.
THAT INCLUDES LESSON PLANS FOR
TEACHERS TO WORK WITH IN THE
CLASSROOM.
TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE
THE PROGRAM, WHAT THE STUDENTS
SHOULD BE DOING DURING THE
PROGRAM AND THE CONVERSATION
THAT HAPPENS AFTER THE PROGRAM.
THAT'S JUST ANOTHER THING THAT
YOUR GIFT OF SUPPORT GOES TO
MAKE POSSIBLE.
WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL DO THAT
RIGHT NOW BY GIVING US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636 OR GOING ON-LINE
TO PBSWISCONSIN.ORG.
>> CONSIDER THE EXPERIENCES
YOU'VE HAD JUST WATCHING THIS
ONE PROGRAM ABOUT HUMMINGBIRDS
HERE ON PBS WISCONSIN.
WERE YOU LEARNING IS THIS OR
WERE YOU BEING ENTERTAINED?
WELL, IT'S HARD TO DISTINGUISH.
AND, FRANKLY, THAT'S WHEN WE
TURN TO PBS WISCONSIN FOR, TO
LEARN, TO BE ENTERTAINED AND,
MOST OFTEN, TO DO BOTH AT THE
SAME TIME.
IT'S SO FULFILLING AND IT'S SO
ENRICHING.
THESE ARE PROGRAMS WHICH MEAN SO
MUCH TO US BECAUSE OF THE
EXPERIENCES THEY GIVE US AND
BECAUSE OF THE IDEAS AND THE
FEELINGS THEY LEAVE US WITH.
IT'S A VERY SATISFYING FEELING
TO WATCH PBS WISCONSIN.
IT'S AN EQUALLY SATISFYING
FEELING AND MAYBE EVEN A BETTER
FEELING TO SUPPORT PBS
WISCONSIN.
YOUR SUPPORT IS THE CORE OF WHAT
WE DO.
WE THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
WE THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
AND WE THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING
YOUR PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
YOUR MEMBERSHIP GIFTS ARE SO
IMPORTANT AND THE PROGRAMS ARE
RELYING ON YOUR GIFT RIGHT NOW.
>> THE NEWSHOUR, THE MOST
IMPORTANT HOUR ON TELEVISION AND
THE MOST IMPORTANT 10 MINUTES ON
TELEVISION ARE THE 10 MINUTES WE
TAKE TO INVITE YOU TO JOIN MERE
AT PBS WISCONSIN TO SUPPORT THE
PROGRAMS THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT
TO YOU.
>> NEWSHOUR IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT HOUR OF TELEVISION
BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU DIRECT,
IN-DEPTH, HONEST, UNBIASED
INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORLD
AROUND US.
HI, I'M MALCOLM BRETT.
WE'RE HERE AT THE STUDIOS OF PBS
WISCONSIN HELPING YOU TO ENJOY
THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE IMPORTANT
TO YOU BY SUPPORTING THE
PROGRAMS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO
YOU.
THE NEWSHOUR HAS BEEN AROUND NOW
48 YEARS AND IT HAS BECOME THE
FLAGSHIP OF ALL NEWS PROGRAMS ON
ALL MEDIA, BECAUSE OF ITS
INTEGRITY, ITS DEPTH, AND ITS
STEADY PRESENTATION OF NEWS AND
IDEAS WITH PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT
EASY FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE HOPE
YOU WILL UNDERSTAND IS THAT
MEMBER DOLLARS ARE WHAT SUPPORTS
PBS WISCONSIN AND, MORE
DIRECTLY, SUPPORTS THE NEWSHOUR
HERE ON PBS WISCONSIN.
YOUR MEMBERSHIP DOLLARS IS WHAT
ALLOWS US TO MAKE THESE PROGRAMS
AND BRING THEM TO YOU.
SO MAKE THE NEXT HOUR OF THE PBS
NEWSHOUR POSSIBLE BY CALLING
RIGHT NOW 1-800-236-3636.
WE HAVE SOME GREAT THANK YOU
GIFTS AND HERE WITH A LITTLE BIT
MORE WITH HOW WE SAY THANKS IS
TRAVIS.
>> HI, FOLKS.
TRAVIS LAMESKY, ONE OF THE STAFF
MEMBERS HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN
IMPLORING YOU TO MAKE THE CALL,
1-800-236-3636.
AND WHEN YOU DO, YOU'LL BE
CONNECTED WITH ONE OF OUR
TREMENDOUS VOLUNTEERS AND THEY
WILL HELP SET YOU UP WITH ANY
NUMBER OF GIFTS THAT WE HAVE
LINED UP FOR YOU TODAY.
$10 A MONTH, SUSTAINING MEMBER,
MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP, WILL GET YOU
THE DRINKING GLASS WITH THE PBS
TRI-COLOR RETRO LOGO.
PERFECT FOR ANY BEVERAGE OF
CHOICE.
$20 AND YOU WILL RECEIVE THE PBS
NEWSHOUR COOLER TOTE.
WONDERFUL FOR FARMER'S MARKET,
THE PONTOON BOAT, THE TAILGATE,
OR.
..
>> IT'S EASY TO UNDERSTAND WHY
THE IN NEWSHOUR IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT HOUR ON TELEVISION,
AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FEW
MINUTES IN THAT IMPORTANT HOUR,
WHERE WE ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THE
NEWSHOUR WITH YOUR MEMBERSHIP
SUPPORT.
HI, I'M MALCOLM BRETT IN THE
STUDIOS OF PBS WISCONSIN
INVITING YOU TO SUPPORT A
TELEVISION PROGRAM THAT IS KNOWN
FOR ITS INTEGRITY, ITS DEPTH,
AND ITS COLD, HONEST LOOK AT THE
ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR LIVES.
THAT'S THE NEWSHOUR.
IT'S BEEN PART OF PBS WISCONSIN
FOR 48 YEARS.
DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN
PART OF YOUR LIFE, BUT THIS IS A
PROGRAM THAT'S HERE FOR YOU AND
BECAUSE OF YOU.
IT'S YOUR MEMBERSHIP DOLLARS
WHICH MAKE THIS PROGRAM POSSIBLE
AND THESE PROGRAMS ARE SO
IMPORTANT TO YOU, YOUR FAMILY
AND YOUR COMMUNITY, THAT I KNOW
YOU WILL FEEL WONDERFUL WHEN
YOU'VE MADE A GIFT TO SUPPORT
THE NEWSHOUR HERE ON PBS
WISCONSIN.
YOU MAKE THAT MEMBERSHIP GIFT BY
CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT WAYS TO SAY
THANK YOU WHEN YOU CALL, AND
HERE WITH MORE ABOUT THAT IS
TRAVIS.
>> HI, ALL.
TRAVIS LAMESKY, STAFF MEMBER
HERE AT WISCONSIN.
LIKE MALCOLM SAID, YES, WE DO
HAVE SOME TREMENDOUS GIFTS FOR
YOUR SUPPORT.
BEGINNING AT THE $20 $10 A MONTH
SUSTAINER LEVEL, YOU WILL
RECEIVE A PINT GLASS FEATURING
THE PBS TRI-COLOR RETRO LOGO.
$20 A MONTH AND WE WILL THANK
YOUR SUPPORT WITH A COOLER TOTE.
THAT FEATURES THE PBS NEWSHOUR
LOGO, PERFECT FOR CONCERTS ON
THE SQUARE, THE TAILGATE, OR THE
PONTOON BOAT.
AND AT $25 A MONTH, YOU'LL
RECEIVE BOTH THE DRINKING GLASS
AND THE COOLER TOTE.
SO, AGAIN, CALL ONE OF OUR
WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> HI, FOLKS.
I'M CLINT WALZ, ALSO ON STAFF
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
THIS IS A GREAT TIME FOR YOU TO
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR NEWSHOUR.
YOU HAVE COME TO DEPEND ON THE
NEWSHOUR FOUR TRUST WORTHY
JOURNALISM THAT YOU CAN FIND
ONLY HERE ON PBS WISCONSIN.
WE CAN DO THAT BY YOUR BECOMING
A SUSTAINING MEMBER.
TRAVIS TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
IT, BUT FOR AS LITTLE AS $5 A
MONTH, YOU CAN HELP MAKE GREAT
PROGRAMS LIKE PBS NEWSHOUR,
"HERE & NOW" AND FRONTLINE,
THESE WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL
TRUSTWORTHY PROGRAMS POSSIBLE.
IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE AND IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO IT.
YOU COME DO IT BY EITHER GOING
TO PBSWISCONSIN.ORG OR CALLING
US AT 1-800-236-3636.
WE ALSO NOW HAVE A Q.R. CODE
THAT YOU'LL ALSO SEE ON SCREEN
AND YOU CAN JUST POINT YOUR
CAMERA AT THAT AND IT WILL TAKE
YOU DIRECTLY TO OUR GIVING
FORUM.
IT ONLY TAKES A FEW MINUTES BUT
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU
DO TO MAKE THESE GREAT PROGRAMS
POSSIBLE.
CALL US NOW AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING ARE
A CORNERSTONE OF OUR BUDGET AND
IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT
PEDESTAL, A FOUNDATION FOR THE
WORK WE DO, BUT THESE PROGRAMS
ARE FUNDED MOSTLY BY PEOPLE JUST
LIKE YOU.
THE NEWSHOUR IS FOR THE PEOPLE,
ABOUT THE PEOPLE, AND, THROUGH
YOUR MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT, BY THE
PEOPLE.
WE WANT YOU TO SUPPORT THE A PROGRAM
WITH INTEGRITY AND, MOST
IMPORTANT, A PROGRAM THAT'S MOST
IMPORTANT TO OUR DAILY LIVES.
THE NEWSHOUR HAS BEEN SUPPORTING
WISCONSIN FAMILIES AND HELPING
THEM UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND
THEM FOR 48 YEARS.
THEIR 49th YEAR WILL BE
SUPPORTED BY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
WATCHING RIGHT NOW, SO WE ASK
YOU, SUPPORT NEXT YEAR'S
EPISODE, NEXT YEAR'S EPISODE,
THROUGH YOUR MEMBERSHIP GIFT.
IT'S REALLY EASY TO DO.
CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN
OR GO TO PBSWISCONSIN.ORG AND
FIND THE DONATE BUTTON.
IT'S REALLY EASY TO DO.
YOU'LL FEEL REALLY GOOD THAT YOU
SUPPORTED THE PROGRAM THAT MEANS
SO MUCH TO YOU.
PLEASE DO IT RIGHT NOW.
>> THANK YOU, ALL, AND, AGAIN,
PLEASE CALL 1-800-236-3636.
WHEN YOU DO, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
TOKENS OF APPRECIATION.
AGAIN, THE PINT GLASS FEATURING
THE PBS RETRO LOGO, THE 20-CAN
COOLER TOTE, OR THE COMBINATION
DRINKING GLASS AND COOLER TOTE,
WHICH WILL BE A $25 A MONTH
GIFT.
SO, PLEASE, PBSWISCONSIN.ORG,
THE Q.R. CODE, OR
1-800-236-3636.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THOSE ARE GREAT WAYS FOR US TO
SHOW YOU OUR APPRECIATION FOR
YOUR GIFT OF SUPPORT.
WHEN YOU BECOME A MEMBER,
THERE'S ALSO OTHER BENEFITS THAT
COME ALONG WITH THAT.
ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS AIRWAVES.
THIS IS OUR MONTHLY PROGRAM
GUIDE, ARRIVES IN YOUR MAILBOX
EVERY SINGLE MONTH AND INCLUDES
THE LISTINGS OF ALL THE GREAT
PROGRAMS THAT YOU'LL FIND ACROSS
ALL OF OUR CHANNELS THAT WE
ACTUALLY BROADCAST.
ALL THE GREAT PROGRAMS THAT
YOU'VE COME TO KNOW AND LOVE,
LIKE NOVA, NATURE, MASTERPIECE,
FRONTLINE, PBS NEWSHOUR, ALL OF
THESE PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE
BECAUSE SOMEONE LIKE YOU WENT TO
THE PHONE AND CALLED
1-800-236-3636 AND MADE THAT
GIFT OF SUPPORT.
YOU'LL ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO
PASSPORT.
THAT'S OUR ON-LINE LIBRARY OF
PROGRAMS MORE THAN A THOUSAND
HOURS THAT YOU'D BE ABLE TO
ENJOY AND LEARN FROM RIGHT AT
YOUR FINGERTIPS.
YOU CAN WATCH IT FROM YOUR
COMPUTER, FROM YOUR TABLET.
THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO
WATCH ON PASSPORT, YOURS WITH A
GIFT OF JUST $5 A MONTH.
THERE'S SO MANY WAYS FOR YOU TO
GIVE, SO MANY WAYS FOR YOU TO
GET INVOLVED AND MAKE THESE
GREAT PROGRAMS POSSIBLE.
NOT JUST FOR YOU, BUT FOR YOUR
NEIGHBORS, FOR YOUR FAMILY, FOR
YOUR FRIENDS, FOR OUR STATE.
SO GO AHEAD, GIVE US A CALL
RIGHT NOW, 1-800-236-3636.
>> WHEN YOU TUNE INTO THE
NEWSHOUR, YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING
TO GET GREAT JOURNALISM.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET PERSPECTIVE.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET CONTEXT.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET FACTS AND
INFORMATION.
WHAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET IS
SOMEONE TELLING YOU WHAT TO
THINK.
WHAT YOU THINK IS UP TO YOU.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IS UP TO
THE NEWSHOUR, AND THE NEWSHOUR
BRINGS YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND
CONTINUITY IN A VERY CONFUSING
ENVIRONMENT.
THE WORLD IS MORE COMPLEX THAN
EVER BEFORE.
THE WORLD IS OFTEN VERY
CONTENTIOUS.
HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW YOU FEEL
ABOUT THE MAJOR ISSUES OF THE
DAY?
WELL, YOU LEARN ABOUT THEM, YOU
THINK ABOUT THEM, AND THE
NEWSHOUR IS HERE TO BRING YOU
THAT PERSPECTIVE AND THAT
CONTENT.
AND PBS WISCONSIN HAS BEEN
BRINGING YOU PERSPECTIVE,
CONTENT AND INFORMATION FOR
DECADES AND DECADES AND DECADES.
WITH PROGRAMS LIKE THE NEWSHOUR,
WITH PROGRAMS LIKE FRONTLINE,
WITH PROGRAMS LIKE HERE AND NOW,
BROUGHT TO YOU RIGHT HERE FROM
OUR STUDIOS HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
WE ARE YOUR CONSTANT COMPANION
IN UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD
AROUND YOU AND HELPING EACH OF
US DECIDE ON OUR OWN PACE AND
FOR OUR OWN REASONS WHAT WE
THINK OF THE IMPORTANT ISSUES OF
THE DAY.
WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU
CALL, BECOME A MEMBER, SUPPORT
PBS WISCONSIN, AND TO KEEP THIS
LIFELINE OF INFORMATION COMING
TO YOU.
>> SO WE'RE COMING OUT OF THE
PROGRAM.
>> HI, FOLKS.
I'M CLINT WALZ, HERE ON STAFF
FOR PBS WISCONSIN.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR
KELTIC WOMAN.
WE HAVE GOT A VERY EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU RIGHT HERE
RIGHT NOW.
KELTIC WOMAN IS COMING TO
WISCONSIN IN 2024.
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU
TO SEE THEM LIVE IN CONCERT.
THIS IS COMING ON APRIL 17th,
2024.
GO AHEAD RIGHT NOW, LOOK AT YOUR
CALENDARS.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE AT THE
WISNER CENTER IN GREEN BAY,
WISCONSIN.
THAT'S A WEDNESDAY, APRIL
17th, 2024, 7:00 IN THE
EVENING AND WE HAVE, FOR A GIFT
OF $20 A MONTH, AS A SUSTAINER,
YOU'LL RECEIVE TWO TICKETS TO
SEE THEM LIVE AND IN CONCERT.
AND A VERY SPECIAL OFFER RIGHT
NOW, THIS IS VERY, VERY LIMITED
FOR A GIFT OF $$500, WE'D LIKE
TO SAY THANK YOU WITH TWO FIRST
ROW TICKETS TO CELTIC WOMAN.
YOU HEARD ME RIGHT.
TWO FIRST ROW TICKETS.
THIS IS ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL
17th, IN 2024.
THIS IS A TERRIFIC OPPORTUNITY
FOR YOU AND FOR A KELTIC WOMAN
FAN TO SEE THEM CLOSE UP AND IN
PERSON AND A NIGHT THAT YOU'LL
NOT FORGET.
SO CHECK YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKE
YOUR GIFT OF SUPPORT TO PBS
WISCONSIN RIGHT NOW BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636.
KELTIC
CELTIC CELTIC >> HI, FOLKS. CLINT WALZ HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN
STAFF.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR
BLANKET TICKCELTIC WOMAN.
I HAVE A CHANCE FOR YOU TO SEE
CELTIC WOMAN LIVE AND IN
CONCERT.
THAT'S RIGHT, THEY'RE COMING TO
THE WIDENER CENTER IN GREEN BAY
IN 2024 AND WE HAVE A COUPLE
WAYS WE'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$20 A MONTH OR A ONE-TIME GIFT
OF $240, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEND
YOU AND A GUEST TO SEE CELTIC
WOMAN ON THIS 20th ANNIVERSARY
CONCERT.
THAT WILL BE AT THE WIDENER
CENTER IN GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN,
ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17th.
COMING UP IN 2024.
THAT'S A 7:00 START TIME.
AGAIN, THIS IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL
17th AT 7:00.
AND VERY, VERY SPECIAL
OPPORTUNITY, VERY LIMITED
OPPORTUNITY FOR A ONE-TIME GIFT
OF $500, YOU AND A GUEST WILL BE
ABLE TO SEE CELTIC WOMAN RIGHT
UP IN PERSON IN THE VERY FIRST
ROW AS WELL AS YOU'LL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND GREET
THE CELTIC WOMEN.
A VERY, VERY LIMITED
OPPORTUNITY, SO IF THAT
INTERESTS YOU, IF YOU HAVE THE
TIME, GO TO YOUR PHONE RIGHT NOW
AND CALL 1-800-236-3636 AND TALK
TO ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AND
MAKE SURE YOU DON'T MISS OUT ON
THAT OPPORTUNITY.
THIS IS A REALLY SUPER EXCITING,
WE'RE SO HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO
BRING IT TO YOU.
MAKE YOUR GIFT OF SUPPORT RIGHT
NOW BY CALLING 1-800-236-3636.