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>> Wisconsin
A landscape of endless variety
carved by water
shaped by human hands
remote wild stretches
of limitless forest.
Wooded bluffs
steely ports
wetlands stretching for miles.
Breathtaking
sparkling
dazzling.
From towering pines
to shimmering cities
Wisconsin From the Air.
>> Funding for Wisconsin From the Air
provided, in part by
Ron and Colleen Weyers
Kwik Trip
proud to serve communities all over Wisconsin
Holiday Vacations
in memory of Thomas Wildrick
a caring steward of the land
and Wisconsin's natural treasures
and the Friends of Wisconsin Public Television
encouraging you to support public television in Wisconsin.
*
>> The sun rises in Wisconsin.
A new day begins.
First light along
Lake Michigan's shore.
First flight off Door County's
eastern edge.
Our journey begins in the northern reaches.
A land of rocky coasts,
deep forests,
and stunning beauty.
Wisconsin is a place of
many moods and many vistas,
and the view from here
has few equals.
This journey along
the northern tier,
reveals a landscape rich
with scenic treasures.
Exploring the north,
where water meets land and sky.
* [instrumental]
*
>> HI.
I'M JAMES STEINBACH.
I'M A VOLUNTEER HERE AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
AND I'VE SEEN THIS SHOW,
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR," A LOT.
I WATCHED THIS QUITE A FEW T
IMES.
I LOVE THIS PROGRAM, IN PART
BECAUSE EVERY TIME I WATCH IT, I
FEEL LIKE I'M SEEING SOMETHING
DIFFERENT THAT I HADN'T SEEN
BEFORE.
BOTH "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR"
AND "WISCONSIN WINTER" HAVE THAT
IMPACT.
IT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO LOOK AT
THE STATE THAT BRINGS TO ME,
BRINGS SOMETHING THAT I HAVEN'T
EXPECTED.
YOU KNOW, YOU THINK OF FLYING.
BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT,
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF GEOGRAPHY
IN THIS STATE, BIG MOUNTAINS AND
THAT SORT OF STUFF.
BUT IT'S BEAUTIFUL, THE WATER,
THE FOREST, THE COASTLINE.
IT'S JUST GORGEOUS.
I LOVE IT.
I'M SURE YOU DO, TOO.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE WATCHING.
CALL US NOW AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M ELLIOTT VEITH, A SUSTAINING
MEMBER HERE AT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION AND, LIKE JAMES, I'VE
SEEN THIS SHOW MANY, MANY TIMES
AND I ALWAYS GET CHOKED UP WITH
PRIDE WATCHING THIS, WHETHER
YOU'RE A NATIVE WISCONSINITE OR
A WISCONSINITE AT HEART.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL PROGRAM TO
HAVE IN YOUR OWN COLLECTION OR
TO SHARE WITH FAMILY AND F
RIENDS.
AND WE HAVE A WONDERFUL WAY TO
SAY THANK YOU.
FOR $8 A MONTH AS A SUSTAINER,
WE WILL SEND YOU THE BLU RAY AND
DVD COMBINATION OF "WISCONSIN
FROM THE AIR."
FOR $10 A MONTH, WE'LL SEND YOU
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR" AND
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR."
FOR $15 WE'LL SEND YOU
"WISCONSIN WINTER, "WISCONSIN
FROM THE AIR,"" WINTER
IMPRESSIONS "AND A WPT FLEECE
BLANKET.
FOR $21 A MONTH, WE'LL SEND YOU
FIVE "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIRS"
TO SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
WE DECIDED TO ADD A LEVEL TO
INCLUDE ALL OF YOUR FAMILY AND
FRIENDS.
SO PLEASE CALL US NOW AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M DAVID HOFFERT, A VOLUNTEER
HERE AT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
AND I THINK THIS PROGRAM,
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR," IS
REALLY SPECIAL.
YOU KNOW, I GREW UP IN
WISCONSIN.
I GREW UP HERE IN MADISON.
I WENT TO COLLEGE HERE IN
MADISON.
THEN I LEFT.
I WENT OUT TO CALIFORNIA, AND
AFTER FOUR YEARS I CAME BACK.
WHEN I LEFT, I DIDN'T THINK I
WAS GOING TO COME BACK.
AND THEN I REALIZED HOW SPECIAL
OF A PLACE WISCONSIN IS.
AND I THINK A LOT OF THE REASON
THAT I CAME BACK ARE CAPTURED IN
THIS SHOW, "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR."
THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND SPLENDOR
OF THIS STATE IS REALLY
REMARKABLE.
AND I'M CERTAINLY HAPPY TO BE
BACK BEING A PART OF THE
WISCONSIN COMMUNITY AND I'M SURE
YOU ARE AS WELL, WHICH IS ALSO
WHY YOU'RE WATCHING.
NOT ONLY BECAUSE YOU LOVE THIS
BEAUTIFUL PLACE, BUT BECAUSE YOU
LOVE THIS COMMUNITY.
AND RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW YOUR LOVE OF
THIS COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION, BY
BECOMING PART OF THE PUBLIC IN
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
YOU CAN GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636 AND BECOME A
SUSTAINING MEMBER OF WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION, WHERE YOU
GIVE EVERY MONTH SO THAT
PROGRAMS LIKE THIS ONE, LIKE
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR" AND
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR"
CAN CONTINUE TO BE PRODUCED HERE
LOCALLY IN OUR STATE BY US AND
FOR US.
THAT'S BECAUSE OF YOU, WHEN YOU
CALL AND MAKE THAT PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT.
1-800-236-3636.
>> "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR" HAS
BEEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL
FUND-RAISING AND PLEDGE PROGRAM
EVER FOR WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
AND THAT'S NOT COMMON, TO HAVE A
LOCAL PROGRAM BE THAT POPULAR.
NOW, WE ARE REALLY FORTUNATE
THAT A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS, "GUYS
ON ICE," "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR," THE BEAUTIFUL PROGRAMS
WITH JERRY APPS HAVE BEEN VERY
POPULAR.
BUT "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR" IS
REALLY EXTRAORDINARY."
WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR
"ALSO.
COMING UP IS "WISCONSIN WATER
FROM THE AIR."
WE HAVE A LOT OF WATER.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PROGRAM.
AND LIKE THE OTHER "FROM THE A
IR" SHOWS IT WILL GIVE YOU A
PERSPECTIVE, WHETHER YOU'RE A
HUNTER OR A HIKER OR A F
ISHERMAN, HOWEVER IT IS THAT
YOU ENJOY WISCONSIN'S GREAT
OUTDOORS, THIS IS SOMETHING
WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A
REMARKABLE, DIFFERENT VIEW THAN
YOU'VE HAD.
AFTER ALL, ISN'T THAT SOMETHING
THAT IS WORTHWHILE PRESERVING
AND SUPPORTING?
THAT'S WHAT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION DOES EVERY DAY, BRING
YOU SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
CALL US, 1-800-236-3636.
>> I AM REALLY EXCITED FOR
"WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE AIR.
" THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE A
UNIQUE APPROACH TO THE
UNDULATIONS OF WISCONSIN.
WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CALLS
TONIGHT.
WE HAVE WONDERFUL WAYS TO SAY
THANK YOU IF YOU BECOME A
SUSTAINER.
AT $8 MONTHLY WE WILL SEND YOU
THE PROGRAM DVD AND BLU RAY THAT
YOU'RE ENJOYING NOW, "WISCONSIN
FROM THE AIR."
FOR $10 A MONTH, WE'LL SEND YOU
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR" AND
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR."
FOR $15 A MONTH WE'LL SEND YOU
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR,"
"WINTER FROM THE AIR," THIS
WONDERFUL BOOK "WISCONSIN
IMPRESSIONS" AND A FLEECE
BLANKET.
AT $20 A MONTH WE'LL SEND YOU
FIVE OF THE DVD AND BLU RAY
PACKAGES OF "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR" TO SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS
AND FAMILY.
NO MATTER WHAT YOUR FAVORITE
SEASON IN WISCONSIN, WE'VE GOT
IT CAPTURED BEAUTIFULLY IN
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR."
PLEASE CALL US AT 1
-800-236-3636.
>> OKAY.
SO FOUR DIFFERENT LEVELS OF
THANK YOU GIFTS AVAILABLE TO YOU
WHEN YOU CALL US RIGHT NOW AT
1-800-236-3636.
AND AS A REMINDER, AT ANY OF
THOSE LEVELS THERE ARE OTHER
MEMBER BENEFITS AS WELL.
ANY GIFT OF $35 A YEAR, SO $3 A
MONTH OR MORE, GETS YOU
"AIRWAVES" MAGAZINE, A MONTHLY
PROGRAM GUIDE, SO THAT YOU CAN
KNOW WHAT NOT TO MISS AND MAKE
SURE THAT YOU ARE EITHER THERE
WATCHING OR SETTING YOUR DVR OR
WHATEVER.
THIS IS A REALLY, ABSOLUTELY
PRICELESS SERVICE THAT WE
PROVIDE.
AND THEN FOR A GIFT OF $5 A
MONTH, OR $60 A YEAR, WE HAVE
THE WPT PASSPORT PROGRAM.
IT'S AN ON-DEMAND ARCHIVE OF
ONLINE PUBLIC TELEVISION
PROGRAMMING.
IT'S MUCH MORE EXTENSIVE SET
THAN IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
AND YOU CAN HAVE IT WITH A GIFT
OF $60 IN A YEAR.
1-800-236-3636.
>> THIS PROGRAM WAS SHOT IN ONE
WEEK IN SEPTEMBER, OVER A
ONE-WEEK PERIOD.
AND WE THOUGHT IT THROUGH PRETTY
CAREFULLY SO WE GOT SOME OF THE
FALL COLORS, WE GOT THE PACKERS,
WE GOT THE BADGERS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T JUST
DECIDE ON A TUESDAY THAT YOU'RE
GOING TO GET IN A HELICOPTER AND
GO SHOOT.
IT TOOK WEEKS AND WEEKS AND
WEEKS, MONTHS OF PLANNING, G
ETTING THE CAMERAS IN, WORKING
THE ROUTE OUT, MAKING SURE IF
YOU HAD BAD WEATHER, YOU CAN GET
TO THE NEXT PLACE AND STILL GET
BACK.
IT WAS EXTRAORDINARY.
THE CREW THAT WORKED ON THIS,
I'LL TALK ABOUT THEM IN A LITTLE
BIT.
THIS PROGRAM TOOK A LOT OF WORK.
THAT KIND OF INVESTMENT IS
SOMETHING YOU EXPECT FROM
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE
EXPECT TO DO, WHETHER YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT THIS PROGRAM OR
"IN WISCONSIN," A SHOW WE USED
TO DO.
IT'S EXTRAORDINARY TO HAVE THESE
TERRIFIC PROGRAMS.
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION IS
THE SOURCE THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE
SURE THAT YOU GET THE BEST IN
TELEVISION DAY AFTER DAY, WEEK
AFTER WEEK, MONTH AFTER MONTH.
CALL US NOW AND PLEDGE AT
1-80
*
The new dawn reveals
acres of endless Wisconsin farmland
farmland stretching far beyond
the day's horizon.
Within the late summer landscape
places of gathering
community, and memories.
Soaring over the cultivated fields
we rise to see the abundance of this fertile place.
For generations of families
this land has provided
a home, a livelihood, a life.
The rolling fabric of fields
leads on
Leads on towards the wilderness
towards the water.
As we journey from the Great River
to the Great Lake.
*
[applause]
>> Play ball!
[crack of the bat]
[crowd cheers]
>> HI.
I'M JAMES STEINBACH.
I'M A VOLUNTEER HERE AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
WE'RE JUST TAKING A QUICK BREAK
FROM THIS BEAUTIFUL PROGRAM,
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR."
THIS BREAK IS SPECIAL BECAUSE
IT'S A MEMBER CHALLENGE BREAK,
WHICH MEANS THAT MEMBERS OF
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION HAVE
SET ASIDE A POOL OF MONEY, A POT
OF MONEY, TO MATCH YOUR PLEDGE.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, DOLLAR FOR
DOLLAR, IF YOU PLEDGE, OH, $120
A YEAR, THAT WILL BE $240, IF MY
MATH IS RIGHT, $240 COMING TO
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME TO MAKE
A PLEDGE BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE
YOU SUPPORTING THE PROGRAMS YOU
LOVE, THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM IN P
ARTICULAR, BUT YOU'RE DOUBLING
YOUR PLEDGE.
WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO GET,
EXPECT TO GET, WILL GET 30 C
ALLS.
SO WE HAVE TO START ON THAT
RIGHT NOW.
WE'D LIKE YOU TO BE THE FIRST
PERSON -- THANK YOU.
SEE HOW THAT WORKS?
THAT WAS SO GREAT.
LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO BE A SECOND
PERSON.
CALL US AT 1-800-236-3636.
MAKE YOUR PLEDGE OF SUPPORT TO
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
>> HI.
I'M ELLIOTT VEITH, A VOLUNTEER
HERE AT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
THIS IS THE TIME TO DOUBLE YOUR
IMPACT.
PLEASE CALL US AND WE'LL MATCH
YOU DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR DURING
THIS SPECIAL PLEDGE BREAK.
THIS IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL
DOCUMENTARY AND YOU CAN SHARE IT
WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO ARE
ORIGINALLY FROM WISCONSIN BUT NO
LONGER LIVE HERE AND BE ABLE TO
SHARE THE PLACES YOU VISITED
OVER YOUR MANY YEARS OF TRAVEL
AND VACATIONS.
AND IT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO SAY
WE LOVE YOU, WISCONSIN.
SO SUPPORT US AT 1-800-236-3636.
FOR A SUSTAINING $8 A MONTH G
IFT, WE WILL SEND YOU THE
PROGRAM DVD AND BLU RAY.
FOR $10 A MONTH WE'LL SEND YOU
THIS "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR"
AND "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE
AIR," BOTH BLU RAY AND DVD.
FOR $15 A MONTH, WE'LL SEND YOU
BOTH OF THOSE AND "WISCONSIN
IMPRESSIONS," A BEAUTIFUL BOOK,
PLUS THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION ROLL-UP FLEECE
BLANKET.
AND AT $21 A MONTH, WE WILL SEND
YOU FIVE COPIES OF THE DVD AND
BLU RAY OF "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR."
PLEASE CALL NOW, 1-800-236-3636.
>> AND AS A REMINDER, AT ANY OF
THOSE LEVELS IF YOU CALL DURING
THIS PLEDGE BREAK, YOUR MONEY
WILL BE DOUBLED.
WE'RE GOING FOR 30 CALLS.
WE HAVE SIX SO FAR.
WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY TO THAT
GOAL.
1-800-236-3636.
HI.
MY NAME IS DAVID HOFFERT.
I'M A VOLUNTEER HERE AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THERE ARE SO MORE CALLS RIGHT
THERE.
AND THIS PROGRAM, WE SHOW IT
BECAUSE YOU VOTE FOR IT BY
CALLING AND MAKING A PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT.
AND WE'RE MAKING MORE PROGRAMS
LIKE IT.
PRETTY SOON WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
"WISCONSIN FROM THE WATER"
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THIS KIND
OF PROGRAMMING MATTERS TO YOU.
YOU TELL US THAT WHEN YOU CALL.
WHEN YOU CALL YOU CAN BECOME A
SUSTAINING MEMBER OF WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THAT'S WHERE YOU TAKE THE GIFT
THAT YOU WOULD HAVE GIVEN FOR
THE YEAR AND YOU BREAK IT DOWN
INTO MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION
AMOUNTS AND THAT AMOUNT KEEPS
GOING SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT RENEWING YOUR MEMBERSHIP
OR WONDERING ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE
GOING TO GET "AIRWAVES."
WE HAVE 12 CALLS.
GOING FOR 30 CALLS RIGHT NOW.
1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW, WE CERTAINLY -- IT
WASN'T AN ORIGINAL IDEA TO DO
PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE AIR.
THINKING ABOUT WHY, CERTAINLY
IT'S BEAUTIFULLY DONE.
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT HERE,
ABOUT THIS PLACE THAT WE ALL
SHARE AND WE ALL TAKE CARE OF
AND WE ALL SHEPHERD THAT REALLY
RESONATES, THAT REALLY RUNS DEEP
FOR PEOPLE.
AND YOU CAN SEE WHEN YOU WATCH
THE PROGRAM THESE BEAUTIFUL
PLACES.
AND IT REALLY DOES, I THINK,
SORT OF BRING MY HEART INTO MY
THROAT SOMETIMES, NOT BECAUSE
THE PHOTOGRAPHY IS BEAUTIFUL,
BUT BECAUSE I'M JUST IN AWE OF
THE STATE, OF HOW BEAUTIFUL IT
IS HERE.
ANYHOW, THIS PROGRAM, FOR A
PLEDGE OF, WHAT IS IT, ELLIOTT?
$8, $8 A MONTH AS A SUSTAINER.
NO.
YES.
$8 A MONTH AS A SUSTAINER YOU
CAN GET A COPY OF THIS PROGRAM.
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'RE GOING
TO WANT TO SEND TO PEOPLE WHO
MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN AND LEFT.
CALL US, 1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
CALLS.
WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS.
WE HAVE ABOUT 14 TO GO, SO
PLEASE CALL 1-800-236-3636 AND
YOUR IMPACT WILL BE DOUBLED.
AGAIN, I WANT TO JUST RUN
THROUGH THE WONDERFUL THANK YOU
GIFTS WE HAVE.
AT $8 A MONTH WE WILL SEND YOU
THE BLU RAY AND DVD COMBO OF
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR," WHICH
YOU'RE ENJOYING NOW.
FOR $10 A MONTH WE'LL SEND YOU
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR" AND
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR"
WHICH I PERSONALLY LOVE.
YOU'LL RECEIVE BOTH THE DVD AND
BLU RAY.
FOR A SUSTAINER AT $15 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND UP THE DVD BLU RAY
PACKAGE FOR "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR" AND THE DVD BLU RAY PACKAGE
OF "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE
AIR" PLUS "WISCONSIN
IMPRESSIONS" AND ROLL-UP FLEECE
BLANKET.
FOR THE SUSTAINING $21 A MONTH
LEVEL, WE WILL SEND YOU FIVE
COPIES OF THE DVD AND BLU RAY OF
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR."
WHY FIVE?
BECAUSE IT IS SO POPULAR, THIS
IS PERFECT FOR GRADUATIONS, FOR
MOTHER'S DAY, FOR FATHER'S DAY,
FOR GIFTS DOWN THE ROAD, FOR
PEOPLE WHO LOVE WISCONSIN.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE.
PLEASE CALL 1-800-236-3636.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE THREE-FIFTHS OF OUR WAY
TO OUR CALL.
WE HAVE 18 CALLS.
WE'RE GOING FOR 30.
IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE IS
TALKING.
SO IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY WAITING
ON HOLD, WE'LL GET TO YOU AS
SOON AS WE CAN.
OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE JUST TALKING
THROUGH EACH PLEDGE AS IT COMES
IN.
BUT YOUR MONEY WILL BE DOUBLED
EVEN IF YOU'RE ON HOLD.
IF YOU HOLD ON, YOUR MONEY WILL
BE DOUBLED WHEN YOU TALK TO THE
VOLUNTEER AND MAKE THAT PLEDGE
OF SUPPORT.
GIVE US A CALL, 1-800-236-3636.
AND THIS KIND OF RESPONSE IS IS
REALLY HEARTENING, RIGHT?
BECAUSE "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR"
IS NOT AN INEXPENSIVE PROGRAM TO
CREATE.
IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS, WE FILMED
FOR A WEEK USING A 2K CAMERA.
AT THE TIME WE MADE THIS CAMERA,
THERE WERE ONLY FOUR OF THOSE IN
THE WORLD.
BUT WE KNEW THIS IS THE KIND OF
PROGRAM THAT PEOPLE WERE GOING
TO LOVE AND WE MADE IT HAPPEN
AND YOU CAN HELP MAKE IT HAPPEN
ON TOO WITH YOUR PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT.
1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW, JUST PICKING UP ON
WHAT DAVID WAS SAYING -- WE'RE
AT 22, 23.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY.
BUT THIS PROGRAM, THEY'RE NAMES
THAT YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HEAR
WHEN YOU WATCH A PROGRAM LIKE
THIS.
BUT I WANT TO MENTION A COUPLE
OF FOLKS.
LORI GORMAN AND MICHAEL EICHER
AND MATTHEW HOLINGSWORTH FROM
JANESVILLE, THIS IS A PROGRAM
THAT PEOPLE PUT TOGETHER.
IT DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN.
THEY SPENT MONTHS PLANNING THIS
THROUGH.
WHEN YOU WATCH IT AND YOU SEE
THIS BEAUTIFUL WEAVE OF PICTURES
AND SOUND AND MUSIC COMING
TOGETHER, IT LOOKS SO GRACEFUL.
AND IT IS GRACEFUL.
THAT'S HARD TO DO.
THAT IS NOT AN EASY ENTERPRISE.
THESE FOLKS DID JUST A TERRIFIC
JOB MAKING THIS SHOW COME
TOGETHER.
AND I THINK IN PART THAT'S ONE
OF THE REASONS PEOPLE LOVE IT SO
MUCH, BECAUSE YOU CAN TELL --
IT'S LIKE YOU CAN TELL GOOD
CRAFTSMANSHIP IN ANYTHING.
IF YOU LOOK AT A FINE PIECE OF
ART OR FURNITURE OR TELEVISION
SHOW.
CALL US NOW AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> WE ARE GETTING SO CLOSE TO
MEETING OUR GOAL.
WE ONLY NEED SEVEN MORE CALLS.
WE HOPE TO EXCEED THAT.
IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DONATE
ONLINE, YOU CAN DO SO SECURELY
AT wpt.org.
BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE
ON THE PHONE AND HOPE YOU'LL
GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
WE HAVE AMAZING THANK YOUS FOR
YOUR PLEDGE OF SUPPORT TONIGHT.
AT THE $8 MONTHLY SUSTAINER
LEVEL WE'LL SEND YOU THE PROGRAM
DVD AND BLU RAY THAT YOU'RE
ENJOYING RIGHT NOW.
SHARE IT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY
WHENEVER YOU WANT TO.
FOR $10 AS A SUSTAINER WE'LL
SEND YOU BOTH "WISCONSIN FROM
THE AIR" AND "WISCONSIN WINTER
FROM THE AIR" AND BOTH INCLUDE
DVD AND BLU RAY.
FOR A SUSTAINING LEVEL OF $15 A
MONTH WE'LL SEND YOU BOTH OF
THOSE AND "WISCONSIN
IMPRESSIONS," THE BOOK, AS WELL
AS WPT FLEECE ROLL-UP BLANKET.
AT $21 A MONTH WE WILL SEND YOU
FIVE COPIES, DVD AND BLU RAY IN
EACH PACKAGE, OF "WISCONSIN FROM
THE AIR" TO SHARE WITH YOUR
FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
PLEASE GIVE US A CALL NOW,
1-800-236-3636.
>> WE JUST NEED SIX MORE CALLS
TO REACH OUR GOAL OF 30.
I HAVE A FEELING THERE ARE
PROBABLY SIX OF YOU WAITING ON
HOLD RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OUR PHONE
BANK IS COMPLETELY FULL.
PLEASE STAY ON THE LINE.
WE'RE GOING TO GET TO YOU AS
SOON AS WE CAN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL
TURNOUT.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE CALLING IN,
YOU'RE GOING TO PLEDGE THE
AMOUNT THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU.
AND THAT CAN VARY, CAN BE ANY OF
THE LEVELS THAT ELLIOTT JUST
TALKED ABOUT.
IF YOU HAVE THE MEANS, YOU CAN
ALSO CONSIDER JOINING A HIGHER
LEVEL OF GIVING.
THE DIRECTORS CIRCLE RECOGNIZES
THOSE WHO GIVE $1,000 A YEAR OR
MORE.
WE CAN MAKE THE MATH EASY FOR
YOU.
$100 A MONTH WOULD GET YOU
THERE.
WE HAVE FOUR CALLS TO GO.
PLEASE MAKE THAT PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT, WHETHER IT'S $35 A YEAR
OR $1,000 A YEAR.
THE AMOUNT THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU
IS THE AMOUNT THAT'S RIGHT FOR
US BECAUSE WE'RE ALL PART OF THE
PUBLIC IN WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
1-800-236-3636.
>> GOOD TELEVISION IS REALLY
GOOD STORYTELLING, WHETHER THE
STORYTELLING IS WEAVING TOGETHER
MUSIC AND THESE BEAUTIFUL
PICTURES FROM THE ERROR WHETHER
IT'S JERRY APPS TELLING A STORY
OR WHETHER IT'S WISCONSIN LIFE
WITH PEOPLE TELLING THEIR OWN
STORIES.
THIS IS SOMETHING WHICH
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION IS
COMMITTED TO.
AND I BELIEVE WE DO REALLY WELL.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WHICH WE
ARE A STRENGTH AND A HISTORY IN
AND SOMETHING THAT MAKES THE
DIFFERENCE.
AND THESE PROGRAMS ARE PROGRAMS
WE DO BECAUSE YOU TELL US YOU
WANT THEM.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT AN ACCIDENT
THAT WE MADE "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR."
IT'S NOT AN ACCIDENT THAT WE
MADE "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE
AIR."
IT'S NOT AN ACCIDENT THAT WE'RE
MAKING "WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE
AIR."
THESE ARE PROGRAMS WE UNDERSTAND
RESONATE AND WORK FOR YOU.
WE'RE AT 28 CALLS.
CALL US NOW, 1-800-236-3636.
>> WE ARE SO CLOSE.
JUST TWO TO GO.
ONE TO GO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CALLS
TONIGHT.
AGAIN, THE NUMBER IS
1-800-236-3636.
I LOVE WATCHING THIS WITH
FAMILY.
WE TRY TO SPOT THE FAMILY FARM
IN WINTER, WISCONSIN IN THE
FIRST PART OF THIS.
AND I GREW UP IN LAKE GENEVA.
I LOVE SEEING THE PIERS ACROSS
THE LAKE.
OF COURSE AS A UW ALUM I
APPRECIATE VERY MUCH CAMP
RANDALL AND ALL THE BEAUTY OF
MADISON TO SHARE WITH MY FELLOW
BADGERS.
AT $8 A MONTH WE'LL THANK YOU
WITH "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR."
FOR $10 WE'LL SEND YOU THAT AND
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR."
AT $15 A MONTH WE WILL SEND YOU
A DVD OF BOTH "WISCONSIN FROM
THE AIR" AND "WISCONSIN WINTER
FROM THE AIR," ALONG WITH A
BEAUTIFUL ACCOMPANYING BOOK,
"WISCONSIN IMPRESSIONS" AND THE
WPT FLEECE BLANKET.
AND AT $21 A MONTH, FIVE COPIES
OF THE DVD AND BLU RAY OF
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR" TO
SHARE WITH YOUR FAMILY.
PLEASE CALL US NOW,
1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR HELPING
US MEET OUR GOAL.
WE ARE AT 34.
THERE'S 35 CALLS.
BUT KEEP CALLING, RIGHT?
YOU HAVE ONE MORE MINUTE HERE TO
HAVE YOUR MONEY DOUBLED.
THIS IS THE TIME TO CALL AND
MAKE THAT PLEDGE OF SUPPORT, TO
SHOW THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU CARE
ABOUT.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE
CURRENT MEMBERS OF WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION, WHO DONATED
TO THAT CHALLENGE FUND, WHO MADE
THIS MATCH POSSIBLE.
AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU WATCHING RIGHT NOW, CALLING
RIGHT NOW, SHOWING THAT SUPPORT,
MAKING PROGRAMS LIKE THIS ONE
POSSIBLE.
WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO OUR
PROGRAM HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME MORE
BEAUTIFUL SCENES FROM "WISCONSIN
FROM THE AIR."
YOU CAN STILL CALL,
1-800-236-3636, AND MAKE THAT
PLEDGE OF SUPPORT R
*
A shimmering Wisconsin morning
as first daylight warms the capitol city.
The sun rises to dance across the dome.
It's a new day
fresh with promise
on land
and nearby water
The wind carries us
past the sites of the city
and open water
yields to emerald hillsides
As our journey continues
from treasured landmarks
to timeless landscapes.
*
[race buzz by]
[tires screech]
*
[crowd cheers]
[band plays "On Wisconsin"]
*
* [instrumental]
*
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>> HI.
I'M JAMES STEINBACH.
I'M A VOLUNTEER HERE AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
AND WE'VE JUST BEEN WATCHING
THIS REMARKABLE SHOW, THIS
BEAUTIFUL SHOW, "WISCONSIN FROM
THE AIR."
AND IT'S SOMETHING WHICH, AS
WE'VE BEEN SAYING TONIGHT, YOU
WILL ONLY FIND ON WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
IT'S UNIQUE TO WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
AND THE SHOW, OF COURSE, IS
UNIQUE TO WISCONSIN.
IN JUST A MINUTE WE'RE GOING TO
TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN GET A COPY
OF IT OR MULTIPLE COPIES OF IT
SO THAT YOU CAN WATCH IT AGAIN
AND AGAIN AS I HAVE AND SHARE IT
WITH PEOPLE, MAYBE SEND IT TO
SOME RELATIVES WHO FOR WHATEVER
REASON, I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY,
HAVE LEFT THE STATE AND NEED TO
BE REMINDED ABOUT WHAT'S BACK
HERE.
BUT WHATEVER THE REASON, CALL US
AT 1-800-236-3636.
MAKE YOUR PLEDGE OF SUPPORT TO
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
SUPPORT THIS BEAUTIFUL PROGRAM,
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR."
BUT ALL OF THE SHOWS THAT YOU
SEE ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION EVERY DAY, EVERY W
EEK, EVERY MONTH, EVERY TIME
YOU TURN THE TV ON.
WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.
1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M ELLIOTT VEITH, A SUSTAINING
MEMBER HERE AT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN ME IN
BECOMING A SUSTAINING MEMBER
TONIGHT.
WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL WAYS TO
SAY THANK YOU, WHETHER THESE
DVDs ARE FOR YOURSELF, SOMEONE
YOU CARE ABOUT.
BUY THEM NOW, GIVE THEM AWAY
LATER.
IT'S A WONDERFUL GIFT FOR ANY
EVENT, ANY HOLIDAY.
YOU CAN MAKE THE PLEDGE NOW AT
1-800-236-3636.
FOR $8 A MONTH, WE WILL BE GLAD
TO SEND YOU AND THANK YOU BY
PROVIDING A DVD AND BLU RAY OF
THE PROGRAM YOU JUST ENJOYED,
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR."
FOR $10, WE WILL SEND YOU
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR" AND
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR,"
ALSO DVD AND BLU RAY.
FOR $15 A MONTH AS A SUSTAINER
WE'LL SEND YOU BOTH OF THOSE AND
THE RELATED BOOK, "WISCONSIN
IMPRESSIONS," AS WELL AS A
WONDERFUL FLEECE WPT BLANKET.
AT $21 A MONTH WE WOULD SEND YOU
FIVE COPIES OF THIS TO GIVE
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR TO KEEP
FOR YOURSELF.
PLEASE CALL NOW, 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M DAVID HOFFERT.
I'M A VOLUNTEER HERE AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
AND WE'VE JUST FINISHED WATCHING
THIS FANTASTIC FILM ABOUT
WISCONSIN.
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO CALL AND
MAKE A PLEDGE OF SUPPORT AND LET
US KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
PROGRAMMING LIKE THIS IS TO YOU.
WE HAVE "WISCONSIN FROM THE A
IR."
WE HAVE "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM
THE AIR."
AND AS JAMES HAS BEEN TALKING
ABOUT, WE ARE CURRENTLY MAKING
"WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE AIR."
THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN FOR N
OTHING.
THAT TAKES INVESTMENT AND
PLANNING AND WE NEED YOUR
FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
ESPECIALLY WE NEED YOU TO BECOME
A SUSTAINING MEMBER OF WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION, LIKE ME, LIKE
ALL THREE OF US WHO ARE TALKING
TO YOU TONIGHT, WHERE YOU TAKE
YOUR ANNUAL AMOUNT AND YOU BREAK
IT DOWN INTO MONTHLY
CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEN THAT
CONTINUES UNTIL YOU ASK US TO
STOP.
IT'S ACTUALLY EASIER FOR YOU
BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO RENEW
YOUR MEMBERSHIP EVERY YEAR AND
IT GUARANTEES SUPPORT FOR
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
GIVE US A CALL, 1-800-236-636.
>> I WORKED AT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION WHEN WE WERE PLANNING
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR" AND
DECIDING HOW TO DO IT AND
WHETHER TO DO IT.
AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOING TO
SOUND A LITTLE HOKEY, BUT WE
REALLY THOUGHT OF THIS PROGRAM
AS A GIFT TO EVERYONE IN
WISCONSIN.
AND THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT
HOWEVER OLD YOU ARE OR YOUNG YOU
ARE, WHETHER YOU WERE BORN HERE
OR MOVED HERE, WHATEVER YOUR
POLITICS, HOWEVER YOU DEAL WITH
THE OUTDOORS AND ENJOYING THE
OUTDOORS, THIS PROGRAM IS
SOMETHING WHICH I BELIEVE SPEAKS
TO ALL OF US AND IT SPEAKS TO
SOMETHING WE HOLD REALLY -- THAT
WE CHERISH, WHICH IS THIS STATE,
THE BEAUTY OF THIS STATE, THE
PEOPLE OF THIS STATE AND THIS
VIEW FROM THE AIR IS A DIFFERENT
WAY OF LOOKING, SO IT'S A
REMINDER TO LOOK AGAIN.
LOOK AGAIN AT THE THINGS WE H
AVE, THE THINGS THAT ARE
IMPORTANT TO US, THE THINGS WE
CHERISH.
AND I HOPE YOU'LL LOOK AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
AGAIN AND CALL US, TOO, AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> I HAVE LIVED MANY PLACES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND I KNOW I
ALWAYS GOT NOSTALGIC FOR HOME
AND THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE
PERFECT ANECDOTE FOR THAT.
I AM THRILLED TO SHARE THIS
PROGRAM AND "WISCONSIN WINTER
FROM THE AIR" AND THE COMING
"WISCONSIN WATER FROM THE AIR"
WITH FRIENDS FROM ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY WHO ONCE MADE WISCONSIN
THEIR HOME AND NO LONGER DO BUT
REALLY MISS IT.
FOR $8 A MONTH, WE WOMEN WILL SEND YOU
THE PROGRAM YOU SAW TONIGHT.
$10 A MONTH WILL GET YOU
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR" AND
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR,"
BOTH A DVD AND BLU RAY PACKAGE.
THE SUSTAINING $15 A MONTH LEVEL
WILL GET YOU BOTH OF THOSE, THE
BEAUTIFUL BOOK, "WISCONSIN
IMPRESSIONS," AND THE WPT FLEECE
ROLL-UP BLANKET.
AND AT THE SUSTAINING $20 A
MONTH LEVEL WE WOULD GIVE YOU
FIVE COPIES OF THE DVD AND BLU
RAY PACKAGE "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR" TO SEND ACROSS THE COUNTRY
OR AROUND THE WORLD, WHEREVER
YOUR FRIENDS AND FORMER
WISCONSINITES ARE.
PLEASE CALL NOW, 1-800-236-3636.
THANK YOU.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU
GET WHEN YOU SUPPORT WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION ARE THOSE
WONDERFUL THANK YOU GIFTS THAT
ELLIOTT JUST DESCRIBED.
YOU ALSO, OF COURSE, GET TO KNOW
THAT YOU'RE MAKING POSSIBLE ALL
OF THESE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS THAT
YOU TUNE INTO EVERY NIGHT AND
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
BUT YOU ALSO GET OTHER BENEFITS
AS WELL.
IF YOU GIVE AT LEAST $3 A MONTH,
$35 FOR THE YEAR, YOU GET
"AIRWAVES" MAGAZINE.
IT'S A MONTHLY TV GUIDE LISTING
SENT TO YOUR HOME TO LET YOU
KNOW WHAT'S COMING UP ON PUBLIC
TELEVISION THAT MONTH.
I FIND THIS INDISPENSABLE IN MY
PLANNING FOR THE MONTH.
ALSO AT THE $60, JUST $5 A M
ONTH, YOU GET ACCESS TO WPT
PASSPORT.
IT'S AN ONLINE ARCHIVE OF O
N-DEMAND VIDEOS THAT IS MORE
EXTENSIVE THAN YOU CAN FIND
ONLINE OTHER PLACES AND IT'S A
GIFT TO YOU FOR SUPPORTING
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
YOU CAN HAVE THAT WHEN YOU CALL
1-800-236-3636.
>> SO TAKE A MINUTE AND THINK
ABOUT WHY YOU WATCH WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
I MEAN, IT MAY BE THAT YOU TUNE
IN TO WATCH A PARTICULAR SHOW,
THE "NEWSHOUR" OR "WISCONSIN
LIFE OR" "HERE & NOW" "OR IT MAY
BE THAT YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO
FIND PROGRAMS THAT MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
WHATEVER THE REASON, RIGHT NOW
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO WATCH
A PREVIEW OF AN UPCOMING SHOW.
>> WOW.
THAT ABSOLUTELY GAVE ME CHILLS.
THAT WAS FEN PHENOMENALLY BEAUTIFUL.
THAT WAS A GLIMPSE OF "WISCONSIN
WATER FROM THE AIR."
WOW.
TALK ABOUT A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO
CAPTURE ALL OF WISCONSIN FOR
YOUR FAVORITE FISHERMAN, HUNTER,
KAYAKER, CANOEIST, ET CETERA.
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL FOOTAGE
LIKE THE OTHERS, "WISCONSIN FROM
THE AIR" AND "WISCONSIN WINTER
FROM THE AIR."
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT TONIGHT AND YOU CAN GIVE
US A CALL, 1-800-236-3636.
WE HAVE WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS
WAITING TO TALK TO YOU.
AND I'M JUST GOING TO DO A QUICK
ROUNDUP OF OUR WONDERFUL THANK
YOU GIFTS TO SAY WE APPRECIATE
YOUR SUPPORT AND HERE'S HOW
WE'RE GOING TO THANK YOU.
AT $8 A MONTH YOU CAN GET THE
PROGRAM DVD AND BLU RAY OF
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR," WHICH
YOU'VE ENJOYED TONIGHT.
AT $10 A MONTH, THE PROGRAM DVD
FOR BOTH "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR" AND "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM
THE AIR."
AT $15 A MONTH, IT WILL BE BOTH
OF THOSE AND THE BEAUTIFUL BOOK,
"WISCONSIN IMPRESSIONS," AS WELL
AS THE FLEECE WPT BLANKET.
PLEASE CALL NOW, 1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT
YOU GET TO SEE AN EXCITING
PREVIEW LIKE THAT AND THEN BE
TOLD LITERALLY YOU HAVE A CHANCE
TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, TO BE A
PART OF SUPPORTING THAT KIND OF
WORK.
BUT YOU DO.
THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT DOESN'T
YET EXIST THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY
WORKING ON.
YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT RIGHT NOW
CAN BE PART OF THAT DIFFERENCE
TO BRING THAT PROGRAM TO OUR
AIRWAVES VERY SOON.
1-800-236-3636.
YOU KNOW, WHEN DECIDING HOW MUCH
YOU WANT TO GIVE, REALLY THE
AMOUNT THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU IS
THE AMOUNT THAT'S RIGHT FOR US.
IF YOU HAVE THE MEANS, I WOULD
ENCOURAGE YOU TO JOIN ONE OF OUR
LEADERSHIP CIRCLES SUCH AS THE
DIRECTORS CIRCLE, $1,000 A YEAR.
NOT ALL OF US HAVE THOSE MEANS,
BUT IF WE CAN, WE SHOULD SUPPORT
WONDERFUL PROGRAMMING LIKE THIS.
1-800-236-3636.
>> I HOPE THAT WHEN YOU WATCHED
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR," THAT
YOU WERE REMINDED EVERY REALLY
JUST THE WONDERFUL, SPECIAL
PLACE WISCONSIN IS.
AND I ALSO HOPE THAT YOU'RE
REMINDED WHAT A TERRIFIC THING
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION IS,
THAT IT'S TELEVISION.
I UNDERSTAND.
IT'S TELEVISION.
IT'S NOT LIFE.
BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT
MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE,
I BELIEVE THAT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN
TERMS OF THE STORIES THAT WE
TELL, THE NEWS AND PUBLIC
AFFAIRS WE COVER, THE CHILDREN'S
PROGRAMS.
JUST THINK ABOUT THE CHISH'S
CHILDREN'S
PROGRAMS ALONE ON WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION ARE I
NVALUABLE.
SO MAKE YOUR PLEDGE OF SUPPORT.
SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
CALL US, 1-800-236-3636.
MAKE YOUR PLEDGE.
MAKE SURE THAT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION IS HERE NOW AND INTO
THE FUTURE.
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