BUT TONIGHT, OCTOBER 1, SEES US
BIDDING A FOND FAREWELL.
"HERE AND NOW" SERIES ELECTION
AND DEBATE SENIOR PRODUCER ANDY
MOORE IS HANGING UP HIS HEAD
FOEHNS.
HE RETIRES FROM PBS WISCONSIN
TAKING HIS WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE
OUT THE DOOR.
ANDY HAS BEEN BEHIND THE NEWS
AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING
YOU'VE SEEN ON OUR AIR
THROUGHOUT.
WHETHER EVENTS HAVE BEEN ROUTINE
OR RAGING, HE'S SEEN IT ALL,
BROUGHT HIS TOPNOTCH EDITORIAL
JUDGMENT AND DELIVERED TO
VIEWERS WITH HIS SPECIAL BRAND
OF SENSIBILITY FOR WHAT MATTERS
AND WHY.
>> ANDY STARTED AT WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION IN 1987, AS A
PRODUCER OF "WISCONSIN WEEK," A
WEEKLY PROGRAM THAT EXAMINED
STATEWIDE POLICIES AND WAS COA
ANCHOANCHORED BY DAVE IVERSON AE
SMITH.
THE LIVE PROGRAM "WEEKEND"
DEBUTED IN OCTOBER OF 1991.
>> WE'RE JOINED NOW BY ANDY
MOORE, LONG-TIME PRODUCER AND
HIS DAUGHTER, MAGGIE MOORE.
>> I WANTED MAGGIE TO BE ON TV.
I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WE'VE BEEN
ON THE AIR FOR 11 YEARS.
I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHAT 11
YEARS LOOKS LIKE.
>> ALWAYS ONE TO INCLUDE A
LITTLE WHIMSY IN THE
LONG-RUNNING SHOW, ANDY HELPED
ILLUSTRATE A DRY AND BORING
POLICY ABOUT PROPERTY TAX WHILE
DONNING RAIN GEAR.
>> LET'S ASSUME FOR A MOMENT
ANDY IS THE AVERAGE TAXPAYER UP
IN DOOR COUNTY.
HE FISHES FOR A LIVING.
>> HE WAS NOT AFRAID TO TACKLE
THE HARD STORIES.
>> FROM THE WEEKEND EYE TEAM,
CHIEF COR CORRESPONDENT ANDY MO.
THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE REPORT,
WHITEWATER, THE INSIDE STORY.
>> AS A LIFELONG MUSICIAN ANDY
WAS NEVER AT A LOSS TO BRING A
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT INTO THE
PICTURE OR A LIVE BAND INTO THE
STUDIO.
?
>> THE "HERE AND NOW" PROGRAM
LAUNCHED IN JANUARY, 2003.
THAT MAY ANDY SHARED HIS COMMUTE
TO WORK WITH VIEWERS.
>> THOSE OF US THAT BIKE TO WORK
ALL YEAR SEE BIKE TO WORK WEEK
THE WAY THAT PARTIERS SEE NEW
YEAR'S EVE: STRICTLY FOR
AMATEURS.
>> WHILE STILL BOOKING
INTERVIEWS FOR "HERE AND NOW,"
HE FOUND TIME AND A PLACE FOR
HIS PASSION: MUSIC.
>> IT'S A 30 MINUTE MUSIC HOUR.
I'M ANDY MOORE FROM WISCONSIN.
>> HE HOSTED A PROGRAM
SHOWCASING LOCAL MUSICIANS AND
FANS.
IN THE END, THOUGH, ANDY'S
PROGRAMMATIC BREAD AND BUTTER
HAS ALWAYS BEEN POLITICS AND
POLICY.
AND HIS WORK AND SENSIBILITY IN
SUCH COVERAGE IS UNMATCHED.
>> PRIMARIES ARE ABOUT
EXPECTATION.
YOU GOT TO LOWER THEM.
>> AS YOU JUST SAW, ANDY SURE
MADE COMING TO WORK FUN.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, HE WAS
ALWAYS A SERIOUS NEWSMAN WITH
HIS FINGER ON THE POLITICAL
PULSE AND DEAR FRIEND AND
COLLEAGUE.
WE WANTED TO CHECK IN ON ANDY
BEFORE WE GO IN HIS STUDIO
CONTROL ROOM SPACE IN PERSON FOR
A SENDOFF.
HEY, ANDY.
>> HEY, FRED.
>> SO AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS
OF FRIDAY NIGHTS IN THE CONTROL
ROOM, WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO
BE THERE FOR THE FINAL SECONDS
OF A PROGRAM?
>> IT'S SURREAL.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE GOING TO YOUR
OWN FUNERAL.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SO OUTSPOKEN
ALL WEEK LONG AND SHARING
MEMORIES AND PASSING ALONG, YOU
KNOW, GOOD WISHES AND SO FORTH.
IT'S JUST BEEN FANTASTIC.
TO IMAGINE FOR ANYONE TO HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN PUBLIC
SERVICE AND JOURNALISM IS SUCH A
TALL WISH, BUT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO
TRY MY BEST AT BOTH OF THOSE
THINGS, SURROUNDED BY SUCH
TALENTED PEOPLE.
IT'S CLICHE TO SAY THIS IN OUR
BUSINESS, BUT I'VE DONE A LOT OF
THINGS.
I'VE NEVER RUN CAMERA, EDITED A
FRAME OF VIDEO, WRITTEN A
PROMOTION, DIRECTED ANYTHING.
IT'S BECAUSE OF THOSE PEOPLE
THAT I'M HERE AND THAT WE'RE ON
THE AIR.
AND SO I GUESS MORE THAN
ANYTHING, I WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU TO THEM AND TO THE VIEWERS.
>> ANDY, THANK YOU TO YOU.
AND WE WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THAT
AS A SERIOUS JOURNALIST AND
PRODUCER, YOU WON A BOAT LOAD OF
AWARDS, INCLUDING FOUR
CONSECUTIVE, VERY PRESTIGIOUS
WALTER CRONKITE AWARDS IN
JOURNALISM.
THIS IS THE KIND OF WORK THAT
YOU SPENT THE PAST MORE THAN
THREE DECADES DOING AND WE WILL
SORELY MISS YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> I'LL MISS YOU, FRED.
YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS, YOU FOLKS
AT HOME.
THANKS SO MUCH, FRED.
YOU ARE A TOPNOTCH JOURNALIST