*
- Snow falls.
Winter begins.
Winter in Wisconsin
traces a new path.
Charts a new trail.
A season of frosted landscapes
that last but a day.
Icy blue vistas, atop the waters.
And deep green pines framed in snowy white.
It's brisk.
It's bracing.
And it's a wonder to behold.
A season like no other.
A view of the state like no other.
Wisconsin Winter From the Air
- Funding provided in part by
Ron and Colleen Weyers
Travel Wisconsin
Morgan's Shoes
John E. Kuenzl Foundation
Francis A. & Georgia F. Ariens Fund
within the Brillion Area Family of Funds
Stanley J. Cottrill Fund
Holiday Vacations
and Friends of Wisconsin Public Television
*
- We all know it's coming.
That first real snowfall.
The colors of autumn faded long ago.
And a new season begins.
Fresh white blankets the ground.
And the familiar path
becomes a new trail.
Winter in Wisconsin doesn't really feel...
here,
until that first snow.
There are bound to be many chilly mornings ahead,
and more snowfalls to come,
but there's something about that first one,
something about a Wisconsin winter that always seems...
just a little magical.
* [instrumental music]
* [energetic music]
* [gentle music]
[water current bubbles]
* [piano music]
*
* [upbeat rock music]
[skis shuffling] tsch-tsch
[excited children chatter and screech]
[plow truck scraping snow]
* [slow, gentle music]
* [piano]
*
* [ethereal choir singing]
* [slow, gentle piano]
* [fast techno music]
[engines revving]
* [piano music]
* [sentimental music]
*
* [piano music]
- Whoo hoo, Wisconsin!
[snowboard scrapes against snow]
[sail rustles in wind]
[loud thud upon impact]
- Later!
* [gentle music]
*
[flag rustles in the wind]
[bells jingling, festive piano music]
*
* [music tempo slows]
* [energetic keyboard music]
[skis brush against snow] tsch-tsch
*
* [bright piano music]
>> HI.
I'M JON MISKOWSKI IN THE STUDIOS
OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
AND WE ARE HERE, THE NIGHT THAT
WE ARE SHARING "WISCONSIN WINTER
FROM THE AIR," A PROJECT, A
PROGRAM THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING
ON FOR OVER TWO YEARS, SHOT OVER
TWO WINTERS, SHOT ALL OVER
WISCONSIN TO GRAB AND TO SHARE
THESE GLORIOUS, WONDERFUL VIEWS
OF WISCONSIN, VERY MUCH IN THE
VEIN OF OUR PREVIOUS PROGRAM,
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR."
THIS IS "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM
THE AIR."
WE'RE SO HAPPY THAT YOU'VE
JOINED US.
WE WANT TO INVITE YOU TO SUPPORT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THIS SHOW IS ABOUT ALL THAT
WE'RE ABOUT AND THAT IS REALLY
ABOUT WISCONSIN.
THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
THAT WE DO HERE AT WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION, IS TO SHARE
THE STORIES, THE ISSUES, TO
CONNECT OUR STATE AND THIS
PROGRAM AND "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR" ARE JUST A WONDERFUL
CELEBRATION OF WHAT WE BUILT IN
THIS STATE AND WHAT WE
PRESERVED.
AND THIS IS A GREAT VIEW OF IT
AND WE ARE SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE
TO JOIN US AND WE'RE GOING TO
TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW YOU CAN
CONTRIBUTE, INCLUDING HAVING AN
OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE THE BRAND
NEW "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE
AIR" DVD AND BLU-RAY DISC.
PLEASE GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M STEPHANIE ELKINS.
I'M ONE OF THE MUSIC HOSTS ON
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO AND I'M
VOLUNTEERING TONIGHT FOR
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
WHAT AN AMAZING PROGRAM.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I
WAS LITERALLY CHOKING UP
WATCHING THAT.
THE MUSIC IS AMAZING.
THE VISUALS ARE SO MOVING.
AND WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE WATCHING.
AND WHEN YOU PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT
TO WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION,
WE HAVE SOME GREAT THANK YOU
GIFTS.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $8 A MONTH OR A
ONE-TIME GIFT OF $96, WE'LL SEND
IS YOU THE PROGRAM DVD.
IT'S ACTUALLY A DOUBLE.
YOU GET A DVD AND A A BLU-RAY
DISC.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU TWO OF THESE
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR."
IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT GIFT.
YOU GET TWO OF THESE FOR $10 A
MONTH OR MORE.
AND FOR A SPECIAL PACKAGE, WE
KNOW THEY'RE VERY POPULAR.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $21 A MONTH OR
MORE, WE WILL SEND YOU FIVE OF
THESE.
MAKE WONDERFUL GIFTS FOR
WISCONSINITES WHO CANNOT BE HOME
OR THOSE WHO HAVE MAYBE JUST
MOVED TO THE STATE.
SO $21 A MONTH, YOU'LL GET FIVE
OF THESE "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM
THE AIR."
AND WE HAVE ONE OTHER PACKAGE
FOR YOU.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A COPY OR
YOU'D LIKE ANOTHER ONE OF THE
ORIGINAL "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR," WHICH WAS SHOT IN EARLY
FALL, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL, WE'LL
SEND YOU THAT ONE, PLUS
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR"
AND A BEAUTIFUL BOOK OF
PHOTOGRAPHY CALLED "WISCONSIN
IMPRESSIONS" AND THERE IS A
BLANKET, A FLEECE, CALLED -- IT
HAS THE LOGO WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
AND SO FOR THAT THAT'S A PLEDGE
OF $15 A MONTH OR MORE.
ONE EACH OF THE "WISCONSIN FROM
THE AIR" AND "WISCONSIN WINTER
FROM THE AIR," THE BOOK AND THE
FLEECE, ALL FOR $15 A MONTH OR
MORE.
THAT'S OUR WAY OF THANKING YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THE NUMBER IS 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M JUDITH SIERS POISSON.
I'M A TALK PRODUCER FOR
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO, BUT I AM
ALSO A VERY PROUD MEMBER AND
VOLUNTEER FOR WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
I'M SO GLAD TO BE HERE TONIGHT
TALKING ABOUT WISCONSIN
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR."
IT IS A GORGEOUS PROGRAM.
AND WHEN YOU ARE A MEMBER OF
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION, YOU
KNOW THAT YOU ARE PART OF MAKING
PROGRAMS LIKE THIS POSSIBLE.
IT'S REALLY THAT SIMPLE.
AND THERE'S SO MANY WAYS TO
BECOME A MEMBER.
YOU CAN GIVE AN ANNUAL GIFT ONCE
A YEAR OR MAYBE THE EASY WAY TO
DO IT IS TO BECOME A SUSTAINER.
YOU'LL DECIDE ON AN AMOUNT THAT
YOU'LL GIVE MONTHLY.
IT CAN COME FROM YOUR CREDIT
CARD OR FROM YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
AND YOU WILL HAVE A CURRENT
MEMBERSHIP ALL THE TIME EVERY
TIME YOU TURN ON WPT.
YOU'LL KNOW YOU'RE PART OF
MAKING IT HAPPEN.
SO MAKE YOUR GIFT NOW AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR CALLS.
IT'S SO GREAT TO HEAR THE BUZZ
IN THE ROOM AND THE RESPONSE TO
THIS BEAUTIFUL CELEBRATION OF
WISCONSIN.
YOU'RE SEEING THE BEAUTY OF
WINTER AND ALSO A CELEBRATION OF
WHAT WE DO IN THE WINTER, THE
SNOWMOBILING AND THE
ICE-FISHING.
IT'S REALLY A WONDERFUL PROGRAM
THAT WILL CONTINUE, AND THIS IS
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO
CALL IF YOU CAN GET IN.
WHAT A GREAT RESPONSE.
YOU KNOW, WE INVENTED PUBLIC
BROADCASTING IN WISCONSIN.
NEXT YEAR WE CELEBRATE THE
CENTENNIAL.
OF COURSE, YOU KNOW THAT STARTED
WITH RADIO, WISCONSIN PUBLIC
RADIO, AND OUT OF THAT LEGACY OF
BRINGING OF THE STATEWIDE
CONVERSATION AND BRINGING
CULTURE AND HISTORY TO OUR STATE
COMES WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
SORT OF A YOUNGER SIBLING OF
THAT A GREAT WORK AND THAT GREAT
LELEGACY.
AND NEXT YEAR WE CELEBRATE THAT
CENTENNIAL.
IN A PROGRAM LIKE THIS, WE'RE
REMINDED, AND I CERTAINLY AM OF
THE NEWISH DIRECTOR OF WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION, OF THIS
LEGACY OF INNOVATION.
WE INVENTED PUBLIC BROADCASTING
AND WE FEEL THE DRIVE TO
RE-INVENT IT AND DO NEW WORK AND
CONTINUE TO MEET THE NEEDS AND
THE PASSIONS OF THE PEOPLE OF
WISCONSIN.
SO THIS CONTINUES THAT GREAT
TRADITION AND WE'RE REALLY
EXCITED THAT YOU'RE JOINING US
WATCHING "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM
THE AIR."
GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> WE LOVE OUR STATE, AND WE'RE
PROUD OF OUR STATE, AND WHAT A
BEAUTIFUL EXPRESSION OF THAT
LOVE IN THIS PROGRAM.
IT'S BEEN PRODUCED RIGHT HERE IN
WISCONSIN.
IT'S A WORLD CLASS PIECE OF ART.
IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL TO LISTEN
TO, BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH.
AND WE'D LOVE TO SEND YOU THE
PROGRAM DVD FOR YOUR PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT.
AT $8 A MONTH WE'LL SEND YOU THE
DVD AND THE BLU-RAY.
YOU GET TWO DISCS IN THE
PACKAGE.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH OR
MORE, WE'LL SEND YOU TWO OF
THESE, SO YOU CAN KEEP ONE FOR
YOURSELF AND GIVE ONE AS A GIFT.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF $21 A MONTH
OR MORE, WE WILL SEND YOU FIVE
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR."
THESE ARE STUNNING, THE NARRATOR
IS WISCONSIN'S OWN MICHAEL
PERRY.
AND THE COMPOSER IS ALSO FROM
WISCONSIN.
THIS IS JUST A WONDERFUL
FEEL-GOOD STATEMENT ABOUT THE
TALENT AND THE BEAUTY THAT'S
RIGHT HERE IN OUR STATE.
WE HAVE ONE OTHER PACKAGE FOR
YOU, AND IT INCLUDES THE
ORIGINAL "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR," WHICH WAS SHOT IN AUTUMN,
AND THE NEW "WISCONSIN WINTER
FROM THE AIR," AS WELL AS A BOOK
OF PHOTOGRAPHY, BEAUTIFUL SHOTS
OF WISCONSIN, CALLED "WISCONSIN
IMPRESSIONS," AND A FLEECE, A
ROLL-UP BLANKET THAT YOU CAN
HAVE IN YOUR CAR.
IT'S HANDY TO HAVE AROUND FOR
WINTER OR FOR FOOTBALL GAMES OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR A
PLEDGE OF $15 A MONTH OR MORE.
ANYWAY, WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE, WE
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT
RIGHT NOW AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> I'VE BEEN A MIDWESTERNER MY
WHOLE LIFE.
I'VE BEEN A WISCONSINITE FOR
COMING UP ON THREE DECADES.
IT NEVER FAILS.
THOSE FIRST SNOWFLAKES, THOSE
FLURRIES, I GET GIDDY.
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
WHEN I KNOW WINTER IS COMING.
IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL, BE
FUN, MAKE US FEEL LIKE WE'RE A
STRONGER STOCK THAN SOME PEOPLE
IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
BUT WINTER IN WISCONSIN IS
REALLY SPECIAL, AND THIS
PROGRAM, "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM
THE AIR," BRINGS ALL OF THAT
MAGIC RIGHT TO YOU.
YOU CAN WATCH IT NOW.
YOU CAN WATCH IT ANYTIME DURING
THE YEAR WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY,
SEND IT TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY
WHO HAVE LEFT THE STATE.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO SHOW
YOUR SUPPORT FOR WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION RIGHT NOW FOR
THIS PROGRAM AND ALL OF THE
PROGRAMS THAT YOU COUNT ON WHEN
YOU TURN ON WPT.
SO BECOME A MEMBER OR RENEW YOUR
MEMBERSHIP RIGHT NOW, AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> I WANT TO THANK FOLKS, A
NUMBER OF FOLKS HAVE CALLED TO
MAKE A GIFT OF $21 A MONTH TO
RECEIVE FIVE OF THE COMBO
DVD/BLU-RAYS AS A REALLY GREAT
WAY, I KNOW THINKING ABOUT THIS
IS A WONDERFUL THING TO SHARE
WITH PEOPLE IN YOUR FAMILY AND
SHARE WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEFT
WISCONSIN WHO REALLY NEED TO BE
REMINDED WHAT A WONDERFUL PLACE
THIS IS.
I WANT FOLKS TO CONSIDER A
LEADERSHIP GIFT AS A MEMBER OF
OUR DIRECTORS CIRCLE.
WE HAVE WELL OVER 300
CONTRIBUTORS AT THOSE LEVELS AND
HIGHER LEVELS WHO MAKE AN
INVESTMENT IN NOT ONLY THEIR
VIEWING, BUT THEIR ENTIRE
COMMUNITY OF CHILDREN WHO
PREPARE FOR SCHOOL THROUGH
PROGRAMS ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION, OF FOLKS WHO ENGAGE
IN THE POLITICAL CONVERSATION
THROUGH WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION, OF FOLKS WHO LEARN
AND CHERISH AND APPRECIATE WHAT
OUR STATE IS ABOUT AND THE
BEAUTY OF IT AND ALL OF THE
CHALLENGING ISSUES THROUGH THIS
SERVICE IS OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
SO INVITE YOU TO CONSIDER A
GIFT, JOIN THE DIRECTORS CIRCLE
IF YOU HAVE THAT ACT AND
CERTAINLY WELCOME EVERY GIFT AT
AN EVERY LEVEL WITH YOUR PLEDGE
AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> AND WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL
THANK YOU GIFTS WHEN YOU MAKE
YOUR PLEDGE OF SUPPORT THIS
EVENING FOR "WISCONSIN WINTER
FROM THE AIR."
FOR YOUR PLEDGE OF $8 A MONTH OR
MORE, WE'LL SEND YOU THE PROGRAM
DVD OR BLU-RAY, WHICHEVER FORMAT
YOU USE.
YOU'LL GET ONE DISC OF EACH IN
THE PACKAGE.
FOR YOUR PLEDGE OF SUPPORT OF
$10 A MONTH OR MORE, WE'LL SEND
YOU TWO OF THESE, TWO OF THE
BRAND NEW "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM
THE AIR" PRODUCTIONS.
YOU'LL SEE WHAT YOU'RE SEEING
TONIGHT, AND THERE ARE ALSO SOME
SPECIAL ADDITIONAL CUTS.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE A LITTLE
SEGMENT WITH THE COMPOSER,
TALKING ABOUT HOW HE PUT THE
MUSIC TOGETHER FOR THE PIECE.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF $21 A MONTH
OR MORE, BECAUSE THIS MAKES SUCH
A GREAT GIFT, WE WILL SEND YOU
FIVE OF THESE PROGRAM DVDs OR
BLBLU-RAYS.
AND THAT'S FOR A PLEDGE OF DID --
$21 A MONTH.
WE'LL SEND YOU THE ORIGINAL
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR," WHICH
IS SO BEAUTIFUL, SAME COMPOSER,
AND WE'LL SEND YOU THIS NEW ONE,
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR,"
AND THERE'S ALSO A BEAUTIFUL
BOOK OF PHOTOGRAPHY OF
WISCONSIN, "WISCONSIN
IMPRESSIONS."
AND THEN TO TOP IT OFF, THERE IS
A FLEECE THAT ROLLS UP AND IT'S
GOT THE WPT LOGO ON IT.
YOU CAN LEAVE THAT IN YOUR CAR.
YOU CAN TAKE IT WITH YOU TO
FOOTBALL GAMES, WHATEVER YOU
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A FLEECE FOR.
IT'S KIND OF HANDY TO HAVE
AROUND.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE
AVAILABLE FOR A PLEDGE OF $15.
IT'S OUR WAY OF THANKING YOU FOR
SUPPORTING WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
THE NUMBER TO CALL IS
1-800-236-3636.
>> WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
CELEBRATES EVERYTHING THAT MAKES
WISCONSIN SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE
TO LIVE AND TO VISIT.
THE PEOPLE, THE CULTURE, FUN
THINGS TO DO, HISTORY AND
NATURAL BEAUTY.
AND CERTAINLY IN "WISCONSIN
WINTER FROM THE AIR" YOU SEE ALL
OF THAT BEAUTY.
YOU SEE THE CITIES BLANKETED IN
SNOW.
YOU SEE PEOPLE SKIING AND
SNOWBOARDING AND ENJOYING BEING
OUTSIDE IN THE WINTER.
YOU SEE BEAUTIFUL NATURAL AREAS
THAT LOOK DIFFERENT AND IN SOME
WAYS EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL WHEN
THEY'RE IN THAT SCHEME OF
WINTER.
CAN YOU SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR
THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND RESOURCES
IT TAKES TO PUT TOGETHER A
PROGRAM LIKE THIS.
MAKE YOUR DONATION RIGHT NOW BY
CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, THIS IS A PROGRAM,
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR,"
THAT I THINK REMINDS YOU ABOUT
HOW MUCH WE LOVE WINTER.
IT WILL -- I KNOW AS WE WERE
WORKING ON THIS PROJECT, SPENT
-- WE WENT UP NORTH THE LAST
COUPLE WINTERS AND JUST WALKING
IN THE WOODS.
WE STAYED AT CAMP MANITOWISH IN
FEBRUARY.
JUST WALKING THROUGH THE WOODS
WHEN IT WAS 17 BELOW ZERO, JUST
SEEING AND THINKING ABOUT THIS,
REALLY THIS WONDERFUL
CELEBRATION OF WINTER THAT I
THINK YOU JUST APPRECIATE THE
BEAUTY OF THIS TIME AND IT
REALLY CAPTURED IN "WISCONSIN
WINTER FROM THE AIR" THAT WE'RE
OFFERING TONIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE INTO
PART TWO AS WE CONTINUE TO
TRAVEL THE STATE.
WE SPENT A GOOD BIT OF TIME UP
NORTH, OF COURSE.
AND THEN PART THREE OF THE
PROGRAM FOLLOWING THAT IS WE'RE
GOING TO EXPLORE THE NORTH AGAIN
AND DOOR COUNTY IN THE WINTER.
ALL THESE WONDERFUL PLACES THAT
WE LOVE IN WISCONSIN, POSSIBLE
BECAUSE OF YOUR PHONE CALLS,
BECAUSE OF YOUR PLEDGES, BECAUSE
OF YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CALLS AND
* [majestic music]
- Winter can challenge the heartiest of souls.
Cabin fever is real.
And there's no denying the bite
of a 20° below wind chill.
But in Wisconsin,
we don't shut down for a little weather.
Two feet of new snow is just
one more reason to get out into it.
And, well,
the trail is calling.
* [upbeat music]
*
* [sentimental music]
*
* [piano melody]
*
* [folksy music]
*
- [whistles] C'mon.
[dog barks] Ruff
[motor hums]
[ice skating] kish-kish
[stick and puck slide against ice]
* [upbeat music]
*
* [sentimental music]
*
[tires spin, engine revs]
*
* [majestic music]
[harnesses jingling, excited shouting]
*
[rhythm of paws running hard]
* [sentimental music]
*
* [majestic music]
[geese honking]
* [energetic music]
[crowd cheers]
[crowd whistles and cheers]
* [majestic music]
* [piano music]
[skis sliding on snow] tsch-tsch
[cow bells ringing in background]
[child laughs gleefully]
[cowbells clanging]
- [hollering triumphantly] Whoo! Whoo-ooo! WHOO!
[church bell tolling]
>> HI.
I'M JON MISKOWSKI IN THE STUDIOS
OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
WHAT A WONDERFUL LOOK AT THE
BIRKEBEINER, THAT GLORIOUS,
WONDERFUL TRADITION IN
WISCONSIN.
I CERTAINLY HAVE NEVER SEEN IT
BEFORE, AND TO ALSO TO SEE THE
COMMUNITY GATHER AND TO SEE THAT
WONDERFUL CELEBRATION OF
WISCONSIN, THIS IS -- WE'RE
WATCHING "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM
THE AIR," THIS HOUR-LONG TOUR OF
WISCONSIN AND CELEBRATING THE
BEAUTY OF WINTER AND ALSO WHAT
WE DO IN WINTER.
RIGHT NOW WITH A GIFT OF $10 A
MONTH, WE'LL OFFER YOU TWO
DVDs.
THE DVDs INCLUDE BOTH A DVD
AND A BLU-RAY.
SO EACH ONE OF THOSE ARE IN YOUR
CASE.
YOU'LL HAVE ONE FOR YOURSELF AND
SOMEONE THAT YOU WANT TO SHARE
IT WITH.
SO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THAT GIFT
OF $10 A MONTH AND SUPPORT THE
WONDERFUL WORK OF WISCONSIN
CHALLENGE.
THIS IS A CHALLENGE BREAK.
THE FIRST $1,000 CONTRIBUTED BY
NEW MEMBERS WILL BE DOUBLED.
AND WE'RE HOPING TO STAY ON
TARGET FOR THIS EVENING AND FOR
OUR DRIVE, THAT WE HEAR FROM 100
PEOPLE SUPPORTING WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION IN THESE FEW
MINUTES BEFORE WE GO BACK UP
NORTH AND EXPLORE "WISCONSIN
WINTER FROM THE AIR."
1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M STEPHANIE ELKINS.
I'M ONE OF THE MUSIC HOSTS ON
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO.
I'M VOLUNTEERING TONIGHT FOR
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
AND, BOY, WHAT AN EXCITING
EVENING, THE DEBUT OF THE
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR."
IT'S JUST AN AMAZING PROGRAM.
YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT GO
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING OR YOU
MIGHT GO OUT ONCE IN A WHILE FOR
A WALK, BUT YOU DON'T SEE ICE
DRAG RACING OR YOU DON'T SEE DOG
SLEDDING RIGHT FROM THE VIEW OF
THE DOGS.
THIS IS JUST AMAZING.
IT BRINGS US RIGHT INTO THESE
THINGS THAT FOLKS ARE DOING ALL
AROUND THE STATE IN THE WINTER.
AND NOW WE'RE OFFERING IT TO YOU
IN RETURN FOR YOUR PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT TO WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $8 A MONTH OR
MORE, WE'LL SEND YOU THE DVD AND
THE BLU-RAY.
IT HAS TWO DISCS IN THE
CONTAINER.
FOR YOUR PLEDGE OF SUPPORT OF $8
A MONTH OR MORE.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10, WE'LL SEND
YOU TWO OF THESE PACKAGES AND
YOU CAN HAVE ONE FOR YOURSELF
AND ONE THAT WOULD MAKE A
WONDERFUL GIFT.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $21 A MONTH,
SINCE THIS MAKES SUCH A GREAT
GIFT, WE'LL SEND YOU FIVE OF
THESE GREAT DVDs OF THE
PROGRAM YOU'RE WATCHING RIGHT
NOW, "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE
AIR."
FIVE OF THEM.
KEEP ONE FOR YOURSELF AND SHARE
THE REST WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY,
COLLEAGUES.
THEY MAKE GREAT GIFTS.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $15, WE'LL SEND
YOU THE ORIGINAL "WISCONSIN FROM
THE AIR," WHICH WAS SHOT IN
FALL.
WE'LL SEND YOU THIS BRAND NEW
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR."
AND THERE'S A BOOK OF
PHOTOGRAPHY CALLED "WISCONSIN
IMPRESSIONS," STILL PHOTOS OF
WISCONSIN.
AND A FLEECE THAT ROLLS UP.
IT'S A BLANKET.
AND IT HAS THE WPT LOGO ON IT.
THAT'S A GREAT, HANDY THING TO
HAVE IN THE CAR, ESPECIALLY IN
WINTER IN WISCONSIN, OR TO USE
AT GAMES OR OUTSIDE, ANY WAY
YOU'D LIKE.
THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR A PLEDGE OF
$15, THOSE FOUR ITEMS.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU
AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M JUDITH SIERS POISSON.
I'M A TALK PRODUCER FOR
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO, SO HAPPY
TO BE HERE WITH OUR FRIENDS AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
HELPING OUT WITH THIS MEMBERSHIP
DRIVE.
YOU KNOW, BEING A MEMBER OF
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION IS
BEING PART OF A REALLY GREAT
COMMUNITY OF VIEWERS AND MANY OF
THOSE VIEWERS FEEL SO STRONGLY
ABOUT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION AND WHAT IT OFFERS TO
EVERYONE IN THE STATE THAT THEY
ACTUALLY PROVIDE EXTRA MONEY AS
A CHALLENGE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO
GIVE.
ONE OF THOSE DONORS IS LAURA
FROM MY OLA.
SHE LIKES "MASTERPIECE THEATER."
SHE IS HOPING TO ENCOURAGE NEW
MEMBERS TO JOIN RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S A MATCH FOR NEW MEMBERS.
WE HOPE YOU'LL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THAT IF THAT IS YOU.
IF YOU'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT
BECOMING A MEMBER, THIS IS THE
TIME TO DO IT.
YOU CAN DO IT EASILY BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636.
>> WE'RE ALREADY OVER 20 CALLS
ON OUR WAY TO AND BEYOND OUR
GOAL OF 100 CALLS DURING THESE
FEW MINUTES THAT WE HAVE TO TALK
TO YOU.
YOU KNOW, "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR" WAS, I THINK YOU COULD
ARGUE, THE MOST IMPORT POPULAR PROGRAM
PRODUCED HERE.
WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY TOUR OF
THE STATE.
AND THIS IS A SEQUEL IN THAT
SAME VEIN OF CELEBRATING
WISCONSIN, THE BEAUTY OF OUR
STATE, AND CERTAINLY A WONDERFUL
PROGRAM THAT'S REALLY GORGEOUSLY
SHOT, WITH BEAUTIFUL MUSIC AND
SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN ENJOY.
AND I KNOW, BECAUSE I'VE WATCHED
THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN.
YOU CAN ENJOY IT AGAIN AND
AGAIN.
YOU WILL LOVE HAVING THE DVD.
$8 A MONTH FOR ONE.
$10 A MONTH FOR TWO.
THAT WILL BE A GREAT WAY TO ALSO
SHARE WITH A FRND -- FRIEND OR
SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY AND ALSO
TO SHARE PUBLIC TELEVISION
BECAUSE YOUR GIFT BRINGS PUBLIC
TELEVISION TO EVERYONE IN
WISCONSIN.
SO JOIN US WITH YOUR PHONE CALL
OR GO ONLINE.
BUT IF YOU CALL 1-800-236-3636.
>> THIS IS A CHALLENGE BREAK.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR 100 CALLS.
THAT'S PRETTY AMBITIOUS, BUT I
KNOW WE CAN GET THERE.
WE'RE AT 28.
AND WON'T YOU BE THE NEXT
CALLER?
30.
WE'RE GETTING THERE.
HELP US MAKE 100.
YOUR GIFT TO WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION MAKES THIS KIND OF
PROGRAM POSSIBLE.
JON AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT
THAT SHOT OF THE POND HOCKEY
FROM ABOVE WITH THAT RECTANGLE
THAT WASN'T QUITE PERFECT.
IT LITERALLY BROUGHT TEARS TO MY
EYES.
IT IS JUST SO WISCONSIN, SO
BEAUTIFUL, SO ARTFUL AND
MEANINGFUL.
I HOPE YOU FELT THE SAME WAY.
IT'S THE KIND OF PROGRAM YOU CAN
EXPECT FROM US.
WE HAVE SOME THANK YOU GIFTS FOR
YOU.
THE PROGRAM YOU'RE WATCHING
TONIGHT, "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM
THE AIR," WHEN YOU MAKE A PLEDGE
OF $8 A MORE, WE'LL SEND YOU THE
PROGRAM DVD OR BLU-RAY.
YOU GET TWO DISCS IN THE
PACKAGE, DEPENDING ON WHAT
FORMAT YOU LIKE TO USE.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH OR
MORE, WE'LL SEND YOU TWO OF
THESE, SO YOU CAN KEEP ONE FOR
YOURSELF, GIVE ONE AS A GIFT.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $21 A MONTH OR
MORE, WE WILL SEND YOU FIVE
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR"
DVDs OR BLU-RAYS BECAUSE THEY
MAKE SUCH WONDERFUL GIFTS.
YOU'LL WANT TO HAVE THEM ON HAND
TO GIVE AWAY ESPECIALLY TO
WISCONSINITES WHO MAYBE HAVE HAD
TO LEAVE THE STATE OR THOSE WHO
HAVE JUST MOVED HERE TO SHARE
YOUR LOVE OF THE STATE WITH
THEM.
WE HAVE ONE LAST GIFT AND THAT'S
THE "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE
AIR" THAT YOU'RE WATCHING
TONIGHT, THE ORIGINAL "WISCONSIN
FROM THE AIR," AND A BOOK OF
PHOTOGRAPHY CALLED "WISCONSIN
IMPRESSIONS" AND A FLEECE
BLANKET THAT ROLLS UP AND IT'S
GOT THE WPT LOGO ON IT SO YOU
CAN SHOW YOUR PRIDE OF SUPPORT
FOR WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR A PLEDGE OF
$15 OR MORE AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW, CREATING ANY KIND
OF TELEVISION PROGRAM TAKES SO
MUCH PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY AND
A LOT OF SKILL.
AND, BOY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT
SOMETHING LIKE "WISCONSIN WINTER
FROM THE AIR," IT'S KIND OF
MIND-BLOWING, THE KIND OF WORK
THAT GOES IN BEFORE IT EVER
MAKES IT TO YOUR TELEVISION, TO
YOUR COMPUTER, INTO YOUR LIVING
ROOM.
TO FILM THIS, IT INVOLVED
HELICOPTERS, IT INVOLVED DRONES,
PEOPLE WITH CAMERAS MOUNTED ON
THEIR HEADS.
IT ALL CAME TOGETHER TO SHOW THE
BEAUTY AND UNIQUENESS OF
WISCONSIN IN THE WINTER.
AND WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
IS ONE OF THOSE UNIQUE AND
WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT LIVING IN
THIS STATE.
YOU CAN MAKE THIS PROGRAM AND
ALL THE PROGRAMS YOU ENJOY ON
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
POSSIBLE RIGHT NOW BY MAKING
YOUR GIFT.
1-800-236-3636.
>> SO WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PART
THREE IN A FEW MINUTES, AND THIS
WONDERFUL EXPLORATION OF
NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND DOOR
COUNTY, WHICH IS JUST GOING TO
EVOKE SO MANY MEMORIES FOR ALL
OF US AND SO MUCH EMOTION AND
CONNECTION AND MEMORIES THAT ARE
IN THIS PROGRAM.
I WANT TO THANK SOME FOLKS WHO
MADE THIS PROJECT POSSIBLE, THAT
WHEN WE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT
THIS PROJECT, THAT THEY CAME AND
MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TEE H US FUND THE
PRODUCTION.
THAT IS RON AND COLLEEN WH WEYERS
FROM GREEN BAY.
LET THEM KNOW HOW MUCH YOU
APPRECIATE THIS PROGRAM.
FROM TRAVEL WISCONSIN AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, WHICH IS
USING SOME OF OUR FOOTAGE YOU'RE
SEEING TONIGHT TO HELP PROMOTE
WISCONSIN.
SO IT'S A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP
THERE.
OUR GREAT FRIENDS AT HILLDALE
MORGAN'S SHOES, GREAT,
ENTHUSIASTIC CONTRIBUTORS TO
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION,
GREAT, GREAT FRIENDS AND A GREAT
PLACE AND WE'RE SO HAPPY ABOUT
THAT.
THE JOHN KUENZL FOUNDATION OUT
OF OSHKOSH WHO CONTINUES THE
FAMILY LEGACY AND PHILANTHROPY
THROUGH THAT FOUNDATION, DOES
EXTRAORDINARY WORK CONTRIBUTING
TO GREAT WORK AND WE'RE SO PROUD
THAT THAT CONTRIBUTION INCLUDES
THE WORK OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
THE ARIENS FUND FROM BRILLION,
THE FOX VALLEY COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION, WHICH STEWARDS THAT
LEGACY OF FRANCIS AND GEORGIA
ARIENS AND THEIR GOOD WORK AND
LIFETIME OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
BRILLION AREA, ALSO CONTRIBUTES
TO WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
OUR GREAT FRIENDS STANLEY COT
COTTRILL, HOLIDAY VACATIONS, THE
BEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD BECAUSE
THEY'RE FROM WISCONSIN, OUR
GREAT FRIENDS AT HOLIDAY WHO
CONTRIBUTED THIS.
THE ALL OF THESE FOLKS,
INCLUDING FRIENDS OF WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION, CONTRIBUTED
RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING WITH
THE IDEA, SO WE CAN HEAR, WATCH
AND ENJOY AND RECOGNIZE HOW
WONDERFUL IT IS.
BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE
FOLKS THAT WANTED TO CELEBRATE
WISCONSIN AND CONTRIBUTED RIGHT
FROM THE BEGINNING.
THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CALLS AND PLEDGES TO
1-800-236-3636.
>> THIS IS A CHALLENGE BREAK.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR 100 ON
PLEDGES.
WE HAVE 55 INSOFAR, SO I KNOW
WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT
NUMBER.
BY THE WAY, IF YOU'VE NEVER
PLEDGED YOUR SUPPORT TO WPT
BEFORE, IT'S REALLY EASY TO DO.
IT JUST TAKES A SECOND.
AND WE HAVE A MATCHING FUND
RIGHT NOW.
SO IF YOU PLEDGE RIGHT NOW
DURING THIS BREAK, YOUR PLEDGE,
YOUR FIRST-TIME PLEDGE WILL BE
DOUBLED.
SO GIVE US A CALL RIGHT NOW AT
1-800-236-3636.
AND WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT GIFTS
FOR YOU.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $8 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU THE PROGRAM DVD
AND BLU-RAY.
IT HAS TWO DISCS IN HERE.
THAT'S FOR $8 A MONTH OR MORE.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH OR
MORE, WE'LL SEND YOU TWO OF
THESE SO YOU CAN KEEP ONE FOR
YOURSELF AND GIVE ONE AWAY.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $21 A MONTH OR
MORE, WE'LL SEND YOU FIVE OF
THESE.
THEY MAKE FANTASTIC GIFTS.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF $15 A MONTH
OR MORE, WE'LL SEND YOU THE
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR."
WE'LL SEND YOU THE ORIGINAL
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR."
THERE'S A BEAUTIFUL BOOK OF
PHOTOGRAPHS OF WISCONSIN CALLED
"WISCONSIN IMPRESSIONS."
AND A FLEECE BLANKET WITH THE
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
LOGO.
THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR A PLEDGE OF
$15 A MONTH OR MORE.
MAKE YOUR PLEDGE OF SUPPORT
RIGHT NOW DURING THIS CHALLENGE
BREAK AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> IT'S A REALLY EXCITING TIME
HERE IN THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION STUDIOS.
THE PHONES ARE RINGING.
WE'RE HOPING THAT 40 MORE PEOPLE
WILL CALL DURING THIS PLEDGE
BREAK SO WE CAN HIT THAT 100
PLEDGE MARK THAT WE'VE SET FOR
OURSELVES.
WITH YOUR DONATION OF $35 A YEAR
OR MORE, YOU WILL GET YOUR COPY
OF "AIRWAVES" IN THE MAIL.
IT WILL BE YOUR GUIDE TO
WATCHING ALL OF YOUR FAVORITE
PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMS YOU MIGHT
NOT EVEN KNOW ARE OUT THERE YET
ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THE WAY PEOPLE WATCH TV HAS
CHANGED SO MUCH.
THE DIGITAL AGE HAS REALLY
AFFECTED THE WAY WE WATCH.
WE CAN WATCH THINGS ON DEMAND.
WE CAN STREAM THINGS.
AND ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS IS
THAT WITH YOUR MEMBERSHIP GIFT
OF $60 A YEAR, YOU WILL GET THE
WPT PASSPORT, WHICH OPENS UP A
WHOLE WORLD OF ARCHIVED AND
STREAMING VIDEO THAT YOU CAN
ENJOY ANYTIME YOU WANT.
SO MANY GREAT REASONS TO GIVE TO
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
WHY DON'T YOU DO IT RIGHT NOW BY
CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
>> AND WHEN YOU CONTRIBUTE,
REMEMBER, WITH A GIFT OF $8 A
MONTH, WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU
THIS CASE THAT WILL INCLUDE TWO
DISCS.
ONE IS A DVD.
ONE IS THE BLU-RAY.
YOU'LL GET BOTH.
SO IT WILL BE EASY IF YOU NEED A
BLU-RAY, YOU'LL HAVE A BLU-RAY.
IF YOU NEED A DVD, YOU'LL HAVE A
DVD.
WHATEVER ONE YOU NEED, YOU CAN
SHARE THE OTHER ONE WITH A
FRIEND AND SOMEONE IN YOUR
FAMILY.
SO HAS TWO CASES, SO TWO DVDs,
TWO DISCS.
IF YOU MAKE A GIFT OF $10.
THAT MEANS YOU'LL GET FOUR.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU, SOME OF
YOU, ABOUT LEGACY GIVING TO
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THROUGH THE
HERITAGE SOCIETY.
AND THOSE ARE FOLKS WHO HAVE
DECIDED TO MAKE A LEGACY GIFT
THROUGH AN ESTATE GIFT THROUGH A
GIFT IN THEIR WILL TO WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
WE HAVE NEARLY 500 FAMILIES,
PEOPLE ACROSS WISCONSIN WHO HAVE
MADE THIS COMMITMENT.
AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, NEXT
YEAR IS OUR CENTENNIAL.
WE FOUNDED PUBLIC BROADCASTING
IN 1917, OF COURSE STARTING WITH
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO.
AND NEXT YEAR, IN 2017, ONE OF
OUR GOALS IS TO TALK TO ALL OF
OUR CLOSEST FRIENDS ABOUT THIS
LEGACY GIVING AND CONSIDERING
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION IN
YOUR WILL.
SO LET ME SAY TO YOU AND EXTEND
THAT INVITATION TO YOU TO THINK
ABOUT THAT KIND OF LEGACY,
INCLUDING WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION, INCLUDING
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE IMPORTANT
TO YOU IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO BUILD ON
THE PHILANTHROPY THAT YOU HAVE
IN YOUR LIFE TO LEAVE THAT
LEGACY.
WE'RE UP TO 77 CALLS RIGHT NOW.
SO HOPEFULLY YOU'LL JOIN US WITH
YOUR PHONE CALL AND YOUR PLEDGE
TO 1-800-236-3636.
>> WE DO HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US
WITH YOUR PHONE CALL.
AND IF YOU'RE GETTING A BUSY
SIGNAL -- I'M SORRY.
IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING THROUGH,
YOUR PHONE CALLS WILL BE TAKEN
IN THE ORDER THAT THEY'RE
RECEIVED.
SO PLEASE STAY ON THE LINE.
WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU
DURING THIS CHALLENGE BREAK,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE A BRAND NEW
MEMBER, BECAUSE WE HAVE A MATCH
FOR YOU, UP TO $1,000.
IF YOU'VE NEVER GIVEN A PLEDGE
BEFORE, THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO
DO IT.
THE NUMBER IS 1-800-236-3636.
AND, BOY, DO WE HAVE SOME GREAT
THANK YOU GIFTS FOR YOU.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $8 A MONTH OR
MORE, WE'LL SEND YOU THE DVD OR
BLU-RAY OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING
TONIGHT.
AS JOHN WAS JUST EXPLAINING,
YOU'LL GET ONE, EACH OF THE
DISCS.
THAT'S FOR A PLEDGE OF $8 OR
MORE OF THE "WISCONSIN WINTER
FROM THE AIR."
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH OR
MORE, YOU'LL GET TWO OF THESE.
YOU CAN KEEP ONE FOR YOURSELF TO
WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
THEY'RE WONDERFUL.
I LIKE TO KNIT AND WATCH
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR."
IT'S ALMOST A MEDITATIVE THING
TO DO.
YOU CAN GIVE THE OTHER ONE AWAY
AS A GIFT.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $21 A MONTH,
YOU'LL GET FIVE "WISCONSIN
WINTER FROM THE AIR" DVD/BLU-RAY
PACKAGES.
AND THAT IS A GREAT WAY A TO GIVE
GIFTS.
FOR $15 A MONTH, WE'LL SEND YOU
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR,"
THE ORIGINAL "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR," A BEAUTIFUL BOOK OF
PHOTOGRAPHS OF WISCONSIN CALLED
"WISCONSIN IMPRESSIONS" AND A
BLANKET, A FLEECE THAT ROLLS UP
AND IT HAS THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION LOGO ON IT.
YOU CAN KEEP IT IN YOUR CAR,
VERY HANDY DURING WINTERTIME OR
FALL OR SPRING, AND IT HAS THE
WPT LOGO ON IT.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN
HAVE ANYTIME.
THE NUMBER IS 1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW, I FEEL VERY
PRIVILEGED TO BE ABLE TO COME TO
WORK AT WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
EVERY DAY, AND I'M ALSO VERY
THANKFUL THAT I'M A VOLUNTEER
WITH WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION, BECAUSE PUBLIC MEDIA
REALLY GIVES BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY IN A UNIQUE AND
SPECIAL AND MEANINGFUL WAY.
PROGRAMS LIKE "WISCONSIN WINTER
FROM THE AIR" IS SOMETHING YOU
WILL ONLY FIND ON WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION AND THAT ONLY
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION WILL
DEDICATE THE RESOURCES TO
PRODUCING.
IF YOU APPRECIATE PROGRAMS LIKE
THIS THAT SHOW THE BEAUTY AND
WONDER AND ALL OF THE GREAT
THINGS ABOUT LIVING IN
WISCONSIN, SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE SO CLOSE TO OUR GOAL.
13 MORE PLEDGES THAT WE'RE
LOOKING FOR TO MEET OUR GOAL OF
100 IN THIS PLEDGE BREAK.
WHY DON'T YOU MAKE THE NEXT ONE
YOURS AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> GREAT SHOT EARLIER OF SKIING
IN WISCONSIN, DOWNHILL SKIING.
AND SEEING THAT SHOT OF THE TOP
OF THE MOUNTAIN, IT REMINDED ME
OF BEING ON A TOP OF ONE OF
THOSE HILLS WHEN IT'S FIVE
BELOW, TEN BELOW AND THINKING,
IT IS REALLY A LOT BETTER TO SEE
IT THAN TO BE UP THERE WHEN IT'S
FIVE BELOW.
BUT IT'S JUST THIS WONDERFUL
EXPLORATION OF THE BEAUTY OF
WINTER HERE IN WISCONSIN,
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR."
THIS IS A PROJECT, A PROGRAM
THAT'S BEEN UNDER PRODUCTION FOR
TWO YEARS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO LAURIE GORMAN
AND MIKE EIKER FOR EDITING ON
THIS.
MATT HOLLINGSWORTH DID A
WONDERFUL JOB WITH THE SCORE.
WE'LL MEET MATTHEW AND SEE HOW
HIS WORK COMES TOGETHER.
BUT TREMENDOUS WORK AND ARTISTRY
IN THIS PROGRAM, "WISCONSIN
WINTER FROM THE AIR."
IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT IS
OF LASTING VALUE AND SOMETHING
THAT YOU'LL ENJOY WATCHING AGAIN
AND AGAIN.
WHICH IS REALLY OUR APPROACH AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION, IS
TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT LASTS
AND THAT WILL HAVE VALUE OVER
TIME.
AND I THINK WE'VE CERTAINLY DONE
IT WITH "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM
THE AIR."
WITH YOUR GIFT OF $8 A MONTH,
YOU CAN RECEIVE BOTH THE DVD AND
THE BLU-RAY.
WITH A GIFT OF $10 A MONTH,
WE'LL DOUBLE THIS.
YOU'LL GET FOUR IN THESE TWO
PACKAGES AND THEY'RE GREAT
THINGS TO SHARE WITH OTHER FOLKS
THAT ARE YOUR FRIENDS AND
FAMILY.
WE'RE UP OVER 90.
THAT'S 94.
THANKS FOR YOUR CALLS.
A FEW MORE MINUTES TO GO.
THAT'S 95.
WHY DON'T YOU JOIN US WITH YOUR
CALL.
96.
AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> I THINK WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
OUR 100.
FOUR MORE CALLS IS ALL WE NEED
TO GO AT 1-800-236-3636.
THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY
PROGRAM.
IT IS INCREDIBLY SPECIAL.
THE MUSIC IN PARTICULAR IS JUST
BEAUTIFUL.
THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY AMAZING
TO HAVE MUSIC CREATED
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE VISUALS.
THE MUSICIAN, THE COMPOSER, IS
FROM JANESVILLE.
THE NARRATOR IS A WISEITE.
AND THESE IMAGES ARE JUST
SPECTACULAR.
WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING TO THE
LAKE SUPERIOR ICE CAVES IN JUST
A MOMENT.
AND
*
[skates scrape against ice] skitch, skitch
- Skates are on.
Ice is calling.
Gliding effortlessly across the lake,
and beyond,
to where the ice stretches as far as the horizon.
The cold has stilled the water
and created a new surface,
a new world to explore.
Lands' end no longer limits our path.
And for a short time,
winter in Wisconsin means new roads,
not found on any map.
*
[ski poles crunching on snow]
*
* [edgy rock music]
[whistles]
[wind resistance]
[rickety-rack, rickety-rack]
[whoosh]
[clack]
[laughing]
[sliding accelerates]
[clack]
* [gentle music]
*
[water flowing]
[current rushing]
* [regal music]
* [sentimental music]
*
[sail whips against wind]
- [shouting] Go!
[wind turbulence]
*
* [majestic music]
*
* [sentimental music]
* [piano music]
[bells jingling]
[ clip-clop, clip-clop ]
* [upbeat music]
*
* [gentle music]
[chatter and laughter]
[fire crackles]
*
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
WE'VE JUST SEEN "WISCONSIN
WINTER FROM THE AIR," A PROJECT
THAT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR
OVER TWO YEARS, SHOT OVER TWO
WINTERS IN WISCONSIN, SHOT ALL
OVER THE STATE, CAPTURING THESE
EXTRAORDINARY IMAGES OF HOW
BEAUTIFUL WISCONSIN IS AND HOW
WE LOVE WINTER AND WHAT WE DO IN
THE WINTER.
WE INVITE YOU RIGHT NOW TO
SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
I ALSO WANT TO TEASE YOU A
LITTLE BIT.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT MATTHEW
HOLLINGSWORTH'S WONDERFUL WORK.
WE'RE GOING TO GET A LOOK AT HOW
HE PUTS THE MUSIC TOGETHER FOR
THIS.
HE'S AN INSPIRING, WONDERFUL,
CHARMING PERSON TO MEET.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WHY DON'T
YOU GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
WITH A GIFT OF $8 A MONTH, WE
HAVE THE BLU-RAY DVD COMBO, SO
YOU GET A CASE WITH BOTH FOR
THAT GIFT OF $8 A MONTH.
IF YOU MAKE A GIFT OF $10 A
MONTH, YOU'LL GET TWO OF THESE,
FOUR DISCS, FOR YOURSELF, TO
SHARE WITH A FAMILY AND TO
SUPPORT THIS EXTRAORDINARY WORK
ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> HI.
I'M STEPHANIE ELKINS.
I'M ONE OF THE MUSIC HOSTS ON
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO.
AND, WOW, WHAT A SHOW!
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT
THERE WERE SO MANY PLACES
WATCHING THAT WHERE I TEARED UP
JUST FROM THE EMOTION OF THE
VISUALS COMBINED WITH THE MUSIC.
IT IS VERY MOVING.
AND WE LOVE WISCONSIN.
WE LOVE OUR STATE.
AND WHAT AN AMAZING PIECE OF ART
THAT WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
HAS CREATED.
AND NOW WE'RE OFFERING IT TO
YOU.
YOU CAN ONLY GET THIS AS A
MEMBER OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
AND THE WAY YOU DO THAT IS YOU
CALL 1-800-236-3636.
IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN A MEMBER
BEFORE AND YOU MAKE A PLEDGE OF
FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND WE SEND
YOU A THANK YOU GIFT.
THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $800 -- WE'D
LOVE THAT.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $8, WE'LL SEND
YOU THE PROGRAM DVD OR BLUE
RAIVMENT YOU GET THE PACKAGE
WITH ONE OF EACH.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10, WE'LL SEND
YOU TWO OF THESE PACKAGES.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF $21, WE'LL
SEND YOU A GROUP OF FIVE OF
THEM.
THEY MAKE A WONDERFUL GIFT.
SO YOU CAN KEEP ONE FOR YOURSELF
AND GIVE FOUR OF THEM AWAY.
AND FOR A GIFT OF $15 A MONTH, A
PLEDGE OF $15 A MONTH, WE'LL
SEND YOU ONE OF THE "WISCONSIN
WINTER FROM THE AIR" THAT YOU'VE
JUST BEEN WATCHING AND ONE OF
THE ORIGINAL "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR" DVDs.
IN CASE YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR OR
NEW TO THE STATE, THIS WAS THE
INSPIRATION FOR WINT.
"WISCONSIN
WINTER FROM THE AIR."
IT'S A WONDERFUL DVD.
SIMILAR, JUST SHOT IN EARLY
FALL.
MUSIC BY THE SAME COMPOSER.
IT'S PART OF THIS PACKAGE FOR
THE $15 A MONTH LEVEL.
YOU GET THESE TWO DVD/BLU-RAY
COMBOS AS WELL AS A BOOK OF
WISCONSIN PHOTOGRAPHY CALLED
"WISCONSIN IMPRESSIONS."
AND A FLEECE, A BLANKET, THAT
ROLLS UP AND IT HAS THE
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION LOGO
ON IT, SO YOU CAN KIND OF
ADVERTISE YOUR SUPPORT FOR
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION AND
KEEP WARM AT THE SAME TIME.
SO GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
AND ONE MORE THING BEFORE I
FORGET.
WE MADE OUR GOAL OF MAKING 100
-- WELL OVER 100 PLEDGES, SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
LAST CHALLENGE BREAK.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M JUDITH SIERS POISSON.
I'M A TALK PRODUCER FOR
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO AND A
PROUD MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER WITH
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
WHAT AN AMAZING PROGRAM WE JUST
SAW.
AND IF YOU ARE A REGULAR VIEWER
OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION,
YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS THE KIND
OF QUALITY, ENGAGING PROGRAMMING
THAT YOU CAN COUNT ON EVERY TIME
YOU TURN US ON.
THERE IS NO COINCIDENCE THAT
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR"
AND "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR"
CAME FROM WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
CELEBRATES LIFE IN WISCONSIN,
EVERYTHING THAT MAKES OUR STATE
UNIQUE AND SPECIAL, AND WPT IS
ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
WHETHER YOU'VE LIVED HERE YOUR
ENTIRE LIFE OR YOU'RE A BRAND
NEW RESIDENT, I'M BETTING THAT
YOU KNOW HOW SPECIAL THE
PROGRAMMING IS ON WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
YOU CAN BE PART OF THAT.
AND ONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS IS
TO BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER.
THAT MEANS THAT YOU GIVE AN
AFFORDABLE AMOUNT EVERY MONTH
FROM YOUR BANK ACCOUNT OR A
CREDIT CARD.
IT COMES OUT EVERY MONTH.
YOU KNOW THAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS
CURRENT.
AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE MAKING
PROGRAMS LIKE THIS POSSIBLE.
SO MAKE YOUR GIFT RIGHT NOW BY
CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
>> SO MANY WONDERFUL IMAGES AND
SO MANY MEMORIES FLOODING IN
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR"
IN ALL OF OUR MINDS.
STEVENS POINT.
THAT'S MY HOMETOWN.
TO SEE THE WONDERFUL MURAL.
I REMEMBER WHEN THEY CREATED
THAT.
IT'S A GREAT STORY AND A GREAT
REPRESENTATION OF THAT
UNIVERSITY.
HOLY HILL.
AND THE ICE CAVES.
SO, SO BEAUTIFUL.
I THINK WE NOTICED IN THE SHOW
THAT WE FALL DOWN A LITTLE BIT
IN WISCONSIN.
I NOTICED THAT.
AND THERE ARE A FEW MORE DOGS IN
THE SHOW THAN I WOULD HAVE
EXPECTED.
BUT THANKS TO SO MANY PEOPLE WHO
PLAYED A PART IN THIS, WHO
CONTRIBUTED THEIR SKILLS, WHO
HELPED US FIND LOCATIONS, WHO
STRAPPED A GO PRO ON THEMSELVES
TO CAPTURE THIS WONDERFUL TRIP
THROUGH WISCONSIN IN "WISCONSIN
WINTER FROM THE AIR."
IT'S AVAILABLE WITH YOUR
CONTRIBUTION TO WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
A GIFT OF $8, YOU GET THE
BLU-RAY AND DVD COMBO AND A GIFT
OF $10 A MONTH YOU CAN RECEIVE
TWO OF THOSE.
SO IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SHARE
WITH SOMEONE AND A GREAT TIME TO
CONTRIBUTE TO WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
THE PHONE NUMBER IS
1-800-236-3636.
>> JON HIT ON SOMETHING REALLY
IMPORTANT.
WE GET OUTSIDE IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS OR MAYBE IN THE
PARKS CLOSE TO US, BUT WE DON'T
GET TO GO DOWN A HUGE STEEP HILL
ON A SKI JUMP.
ALL OF US DON'T GET TO GO TO THE
ICE CAVES.
SO THIS REALLY BRINGS US INTO
WINTER IN WISCONSIN IN A WAY
THAT WE WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO
OTHERWISE.
AND THE CINEMATOGRAPHY IS JUST
SPECTACULAR.
THE EDITING IS WONDERFUL.
THE MUSIC IS SO HIGH-QUALITY.
THIS IS A WORLD CLASS PRODUCTION
DONE RIGHT HERE IN WISCONSIN.
AND WE'RE SO PROUD.
I WAS SO PROUD WATCHING IT.
NOW WE'RE OFFERING IT TO YOU FOR
YOUR PLEDGE OF SUPPORT.
AT THE $8 A MONTH LEVEL, WE'LL
SEND YOU THE DVD, BLU-RAY COMBO.
YOU GET ONE OF EACH DISC IN THE
PACKAGE.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH
OR MORE, WE'LL SEND YOU TWO OF
THESE.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $21 A MONTH OR
MORE, WE'LL SEND YOU FIVE OF
THESE WINT PACKAGES.
-- "WISCONSIN WINTER
FROM THE AIR" PACKAGES.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $15 OR MORE,
WE'LL SEND YOU "WISCONSIN WINTER
FROM THE AIR," ONE OF THE
ORIGINAL "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR" PACKAGES, A BOOK OF
WISCONSIN PHOTOGRAPHY CALLED
"WISCONSIN IMPRESSIONS" AND A
FLEECE THAT ROLLS UP INTO A
WONDERFUL PACKAGE AND IT'S GOT
THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
LOGO ON IT.
THOSE ARE ALL FOR YOU AS OUR
THANK YOU GIFT FOR A PLEDGE OF
$15 A MONTH.
WHEN YOU CALL OR GO ONLINE, YOU
CAN GO ONLINE AT wpt.org.
THE NUMBER IS 1-800-236-3636.
>> WHAT AN AMAZING HOUR OF
PROGRAMMING, "WISCONSIN WINTER
FROM THE AIR" IS JUST GORGEOUS.
THE PRODUCTION VALUE IS REALLY A
MASTERPIECE.
IT'S HARD TO CHOOSE A FAVORITE
PART OF THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE
THERE WERE SO MANY WONDERFUL
SCENES, SO MANY WONDERFUL
INSIGHTS INTO WISCONSIN IN THE
WINTER.
I HAVE TO SAY FOR ME I THINK ONE
OF THE THINGS I LIKED BEST IS
HOW IT REALLY CAPTURED THE
DIFFERENT QUALITIES OF SNOW AND
DIFFERENT QUALITIES OF ICE.
SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS
FUZZY AND ALMOST WARM.
OTHER TIMES IT'S THAT VERY HARD
ICE THAT COATS EVERYTHING.
IT'S PART OF THE DIVERSITY AND
BEAUTY OF LIVING IN OUR STATE.
AND WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL SUPPORT
THIS PROGRAM AND ALL OF THE
PROGRAMS THAT YOU COUNT ON ON
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
MAKE YOUR GIFT RIGHT NOW.
EVERY MEMBER WILL RECEIVE
"AIRWAVES," WHICH IS THE GUIDE
TO VIEWING ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
MAKE YOUR GIFT RIGHT NOW BY
CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
>> SO STAY WITH US A COUPLE MORE
MINUTES AND WE'LL INTRODUCE YOU
TO MATTHEW HOLLINGSWORTH AND GET
ANOTHER LOOK AT HIM PUTTING THE
MUSIC TOGETHER AND A LOOK AT THE
FOOTAGE AND THAT SHOT OF THE
EAGLE IS JUST AMAZING.
AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE
ALL THIS -- SUCH -- OF COURSE,
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE SYMBOLISM
OF THE EAGLE.
IN WISCONSIN RIGHT HERE IT'S
REALLY EXTRAORDINARY.
YOU'LL SEE THAT AGAIN IN THE
CLIP.
MATTHEW TALKS ABOUT WRITING
MUSIC FOR THAT.
I WANT TO THANK FOLKS WHO REALLY
STARTED THE BALL ROLLING WITH
THIS PROJECT AND FUNDERS ON THE
PROJECT.
RON AND COLLEEN WEYERS FROM
GREEN BAY, OF COURSE.
AND THE TRAVEL WISCONSIN AND THE
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM,
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WHO WILL
BE USING THIS FOOTAGE TO PROMOTE
WISCONSIN.
AND HOW COULD YOU NOT WANT TO
COME TO WISCONSIN IN WINTER
AFTER YOU SEE THIS?
SO BEAUTIFUL.
MORGAN'S SHOES, OUR FRIENDS AT
HILLDALE.
JOHN KUENZL FOUNDATION FROM
OSHKOSH, EXTRAORDINARY WORK IN
OSHKOSH AND THE AREA.
THANK THEM.
THE FRANCIS AND GEORGIA ARIENS
FUND WITH THEIR LEGACY THROUGH
THE FOX VALLEY COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION THAT CONTINUES TO
SUPPORT GOOD WORKS IN WISCONSIN,
ESPECIALLY IN BRILLION.
WE WANT TO THANK AND REALLY MARK
THEIR LEGACY GIFT.
AND STANLEY COTTRILL, OUR GREAT
FRIEND.
HOLIDAY VACATIONS FROM
EAU CLAIRE, OUR FRIENDS THERE
WHO WE DO A LOT OF WORK WITH,
SUPPORTED THIS AND ARE SUCH
GREAT ADVOCATES OF GETTING OUT
AND ENJOYING THE WORLD AND
CERTAINLY WISCONSIN.
WE WANT TO THANK THEM.
AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING THEM
AND BECOMING A MEMBER OF FRIENDS
OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
WITH YOUR PLEDGE RIGHT NOW TO
1-800-236-3636.
>> THIS KIND OF PROGRAM MAKES
YOU FEEL REALLY GOOD.
I HAVE THE DVD OF THE ORIGINAL
ONE, "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR,"
AND THE MUSIC COMBINED WITH THE
IMAGES IS SOMETHING THAT LIFTS
ME UP AND MAKES ME FEEL GOOD
WHEN I NEED TO DO THAT.
IT'S SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL.
AND THE "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM
THE AIR" IS EVEN MORE SO
WATCHING IT.
I FELT JUST EMOTIONALLY LIFTED.
AND I KNOW YOU WILL, TOO.
AND WE'RE ASKING YOU TO PLEDGE
YOUR SUPPORT TO WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION, AND WE'D LIKE TO
SEND YOU THE DVD AS A THANK YOU
GIFT.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $8 A MONTH,
YOU'LL GET THE DVD AND THE
BLU-RAY BOTH IN THE PACKAGE.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH OR
MORE, WE'LL SEND YOU TWO OF
THESE PACKAGES.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF $21 A MONTH
OR MORE, WE'LL SEND YOU FIVE OF
THEM.
KEEP ONE FOR YOURSELF.
YOU'LL WANT TO WATCH IT OVER AND
OVER AGAIN.
AND GIVE FOUR OF THEM AWAY.
THEY'RE GREAT GIFTS FOR
COLLEAGUES, FRIENDS, FAMILY.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF $15 A MONTH,
WE HAVE A SPECIAL PACKAGE THAT
INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL "WISCONSIN
FROM THE AIR" AND THIS NEW ONE,
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR,"
AS WELL AS A BOOK OF PHOTOGRAPHY
CALLED "WISCONSIN IMPRESSIONS"
AND A NICE, COZY FLEECE TO KEEP
YOU WARM IN THE WINTERTIME OR
THE FALL OR THE SPRING.
AND IT HAS -- IT ROLLS UP INTO A
NICE LITTLE CASE WITH A HANDLE
AND IT HAS THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION LOGO ON IT.
SO THAT PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE FOR
A PLEDGE OF $15 A MONTH OR MORE.
GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU'VE PROBABLY NOTICED THAT
STEPHANIE'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT
THESE GREAT THANK YOU GIFTS IN
AMOUNTS PER MONTH THAT YOU WOULD
GIVE.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE SUSTAINING
MEMBERSHIPS HAVE BECOME VERY,
VERY POPULAR WITH MEMBERS OF
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
IT'S AN EASY WAY TO GIVE TO THE
PROGRAMMING THAT YOU LOVE BY
GIVING AN AMOUNT EACH MONTH.
IT COMES FROM YOUR CREDIT CARD
OR FROM A BANK ACCOUNT.
IT'S EASY ON YOUR BUDGET.
AND IT MEANS THAT WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION CAN COUNT ON
THAT INCOME EACH AND EVERY MONTH
TO PROVIDE THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU
EXPECT AND ENJOY.
SO WHY DON'T YOU START YOUR NEW
SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP NOW OR
RENEW YOUR CURRENT ONE BY
CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
>> THIS IS A PASSION PROJECT
HERE AT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
THE HOURS AND THE RESEARCH AND
THE TIME PUT INTO THIS, PRIMARY
FOLKS LAURIE MORGAN AND MIKE
EIKER WHO HAVE WORKED ON THIS,
BUT DOZENS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE
STATE.
I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ONE
OF THOSE WHO'S IMPORTANT TO US,
SUCH A SWEET GUY AND SUCH A
TALENTED GUY, MATTHEW
HOLLINGSWORTH FROM JANESVILLE
WHO PRODUCED THE SCORE FOR
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR" AND FOR
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR."
*
>> I'VE ALWAYS
WANTED TO DO THIS.
JUST ALWAYS BEEN DRAWN TO IT.
I LOVE IT SO MUCH.
WHEN I'M JUST CREATING
IT JUST COMES.
IT JUST, YOU KNOW,
JUST GOES OUT.
THEN I DON'T THINK
VERY MUCH ABOUT IT.
WELL, WHEN YOU TELL SOMEBODY
THAT, "YEAH," YOU SCORE FILM
"THAT I MAKE MUSIC
FOR FILM AND TELEVISION,"
IT'S KIND OF LIKE
"WELL, YOU'RE NOT IN HOLLYWOOD
SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT."
LIKE, "HOW ARE YOU DOING THAT
FROM JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN?"
*
I THINK THERE'S...
A PICTURE OF ME
IN A LITTLE SAILOR SUIT
AND I'M LIKE TWO YEARS OLD
AT THE PIANO.
I'VE JUST ALWAYS
BEEN DRAWN TO IT.
I LOVE IT.
I WAS OBSESSED WITH THIS.
I WAS CONSTANTLY AT THE PIANO.
I HAD A LITTLE TV THAT HAD
A VIDEO PLAYER IN IT
SO I WOULD ACTUALLY
PUT IT RIGHT ON TOP
AND I WOULD
WATCH MOVIES AND COMPOSE
AND THEN TRY TO SYNC THEM UP
AND THEN REWIND THE VIDEOTAPE
AND THEN PRESS 'PLAY,'
AND THEN WATCH IT.
I WOULD DO THAT ALL DAY.
*
>> I JUST ALWAYS WANTED
TO DO MUSIC FOR FILM.
I THOUGHT IT WAS SO IMPORTANT
THE ROLE THAT MUSIC HAS
IN ANY FILM.
I STARTED REACHING OUT
TO A BUNCH OF
MUSIC SUPERVISION AGENCIES
AND JUST EMAIL AFTER EMAIL
AND IT STARTED TO HAPPEN.
AND SO, I STARTED GETTING
BUSIER AND BUSIER AND BUSIER.
AND I...
YOU KNOW, I'M SO RESPONSIBLE
I TURNED SOME OF THESE HUGE--
THESE UNBELIEVABLY HUGE GIGS
DOWN BECAUSE I WAS IN SCHOOL
PURSUING SOCIAL WORK.
SO, I THINK
I GOT SOME OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THE SUPER BOWL ONE YEAR
BUT I DECIDED
"WELL, I'VE GOT THIS PAPER
THAT'S DUE TOMORROW.
AND SO, I'LL PROBABLY
JUST DO THE PAPER."
YOU KNOW?
AND SO I TURNED SOME
OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES DOWN
AND THEN I REALIZED LATER ON
THAT THAT'S A CRAZY THING TO DO
AND THAT I SHOULD TOTALLY
GO FULL INTO THIS
AND, YOU KNOW, 100% JUMP IN
AND PURSUE MY DREAMS.
ONE OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN ONES
OF COURSE IS THE SUPER BOWL SPOT
THAT I DID
AND THAT WAS FEATURING
KIM KARDASHIAN
IN A T-MOBILE COMMERCIAL.
*
>> THESE ARE THE BATTERIES.
THE TAB MAKES IT SUPER SIMPLE.
>> I DID ONE THAT
WAS ABOUT HEARING AIDS.
>> HOW DOES THAT SOUND?
[ MAN EXHALES AUDIBLY]
>> DURACELL SAVES THE DAY.
I THINK SO... THAT'S AMAZING.
>>[ALMOST INAUDIBLY]"THANK YOU."
>> NOW WITH
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR"
IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF DIALOGUE,
SO THE MUSIC CAN'T HIDE
BENEATH ANYTHING.
IT'S PRONOUNCED.
*
>> IT'S OUT IN THE FRONT, YOU
KNOW?
IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE PICTURE
SO YOU HAVE TO
TREAT IT DIFFERENTLY.
I SPENT, YOU KNOW,
A LOT OF TIME THIS LAST WEEK
WORKING ON A SOARING EAGLE
AND TRYING TO DEVELOP
A NICE STRING SECTION
THAT WOULD REALLY SHOW THAT
AND HOW BEAUTIFUL
AND MAJESTIC THAT IS.
*
>> THERE'S, YOU KNOW,
AUTHENTICITY IN STRINGS,
AND THERE'S STRENGTH IN STRINGS,
BUT THERE'S ALSO KIND OF LIKE
A SOMBER AND EMOTIONAL
PART OF THEM AS WELL.
WE'RE TRYING TO GUIDE,
YOU KNOW, THE VIEWER
TO FEEL CERTAIN EMOTIONS
OR TO, I DON'T KNOW,
SOLICIT CERTAIN RESPONSES.
SO MY JOB THEN IS TO TAKE
THE TONES, TAKE THE FEELINGS
THAT THE PRODUCER, THE EDITOR,
THE DIRECTOR WERE GOING FOR
AND THEN HAVE IT MAKE SENSE
FOR THE ACTUAL FILM.
*
>> FOR "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR,"
WE'RE DEALING WITH
A FULL ORCHESTRA.
SO, I HAVE A STRING SECTION
THAT'S MAYBE 15 PIECES
BY ITSELF.
AND THEN YOU HAVE PERCUSSION.
AND THEN I HAVE OTHER ELEMENTS
AS WELL.
SO, A LOT OF TIMES, BY THE TIME
I'M THROUGH WITH A SECTION,
LIKE A FIVE-MINUTE SECTION
WILL PROBABLY PRODUCE
ABOUT 100 TRACKS OR SO.
*
>> I LIKE THE RUSHING TO CREATE
SOMETHING AWESOME OVERNIGHT
AND SEND IT OUT BECAUSE
YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO THINK.
YOU DON'T HAVE TIME
TO PICK EVERYTHING APART
AND BE A PERFECTIONIST.
I THINK THAT'S COOL
AND I LIKE THAT.
BUT I THINK
WHAT I'M REALLY GOING
TO BE TRYING TO GET INTO
IS DOING MORE SCORES BECAUSE
I LOVE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT
OF CREATING SOMETHING GRAND
LIKE THIS.
AND THE "WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR"
SCORE, I LOVE IT SO FAR.
IT'S SO GREAT.
[LAUGHS]
>> THERE'S SO MUCH
THAT GOES INTO IT
AND I LOVE IT ALL.
*
>> MATTHEW HOLLINGSWORTH IS SUCH
AN INCREDIBLY TALENTED COMPOSER
AND HE BROUGHT SO MUCH POWER AND
BEAUTY TO "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM
THE AIR."
ESPECIALLY THAT SHOT WITH THE
EAGLE.
WHEN YOU WATCH IT BACK NOW,
THINKING ABOUT WHAT HE SAID
ABOUT COMPOSING THAT MUSIC TO
THE VISUALS, YOU CAN REALLY HEAR
HIM CREATING AND REALLY
MAGNAFYING THE POWER OF THE
VISUALS.
IT'S JUST AN INCREDIBLY
WONDERFUL FEATURE.
THAT FEE THIEW FEATURE IS IN THE DVD.
WE'D LOVE TO SEND YOU A COPY OF
THE DVD FOR YOUR PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT OF $8 A MONTH OR MORE.
WE'LL SEND YOU BOTH DVD AND
BLU-RAY.
IT COMES IN THE PACKAGE.
YOU CAN GET THAT FOR $8 A MONTH
OR MORE.
FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH OR
MORE, WE'LL SEND YOU BOTH -- TWO
PACKAGES, RATHER, OF THE
DVD/BLU-RAY COMBO.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF $21 A MONTH
OR MORE, FOR GIFT-GIVING IN
PARTICULAR, WE'LL SEND YOU FIVE
OF THESE.
SO FIVE OF THE DVD/BLU-RAY
PACKAGES FOR YOUR PLEDGE OF $21
A MONTH.
AND WE HAVE ONE OTHER PACKAGE WE
WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT AND
THAT IS FOR THE "WISCONSIN
WINTER FROM THE AIR" THAT YOU'RE
SEEING TONIGHT, FOR "WISCONSIN
FROM THE AIR," THE ORIGINAL ONE,
THE INSPIRATION FOR TONIGHT'S
SHOW, AND THE BOOK "WISCONSIN
IMPRESSIONS," WHICH HAS GOT SOME
BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHY IN IT ALL
OVER THE STATE AND A FLEECE, A
BEAUTIFUL BLANKET THAT WRAPS
RIGHT UP INTO A LITTLE PACKAGE
WITH A HANDLE AND IT'S GOT THE
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION LOGO
ON IT AND YOU CAN CARRY THAT IN
YOUR CAR, YOU CAN CARRY THAT
WITH YOU TO FOOTBALL GAMES AND
IT WILL SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THAT'S PART OF THE PACKAGE FOR
$15 A MONTH OR MORE.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU
AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING AND I AM
BETTING ENJOYING "WISCONSIN
WINTER FROM THE AIR" THIS
EVENING, SO THIS IS A PERFECT
TIME TO MAKE YOUR MEMBERSHIP
GIFT AT 1-800-236-3636.
BUT I'M ALSO GUESSING THAT YOU
WATCH THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND SO WHY NOT SET UP A
SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP THAT MEANS
THAT YOU'RE GIVING IN THE WAY
THAT YOU WATCH.
MONTH IN, MONTH OUT, YOU WILL
GIVE AN AMOUNT THAT YOU SELECT
FROM YOUR BANK ACCOUNT OR YOUR
CREDIT CARD AND THAT SUPPORT
WILL MAKE ALL OF THE PROGRAMS
THAT YOU COUNT ON ON WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION POSSIBLE.
SO GIVE RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY IF
YOU'VE BEEN ENJOYING "WISCONSIN
WINTER FROM THE AIR."
THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO SHOW
YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR
APPRECIATION FOR WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
YOU CAN DO THAT ONLINE AT
wpt.org OR BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636.
>> I WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE
BIT OF WISCONSIN IMPRESSIONS.
ONE REASON THAT WE CHOSE THIS
BOOK, NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE
BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS, BUT
REALLY THE BOOK IS REALLY FILLED
WITH WONDERFUL DESTINATIONS.
SO AS YOU SEE THESE PHOTOS IN
THIS BOOK, AND WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT THERE, OF COURSE, IS
DEVIL'S DOORWAY AT DEVIL'S LAKE
STATE PARK.
WELL, OF COURSE, NOW THAT I LOOK
AT IT I KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
BUT WONDERFUL PLACE WE PROBABLY
DO KNOW.
BUT DOZENS OF REALLY WONDERFUL
DESTINATIONS IN WISCONSIN.
SO BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS, BUT EVEN
MORE SO REALLY IN SOME WAYS A
TRAVEL LOG THAT CAN INSPIRE SOME
PLACES THAT YOU'LL WANT TO GO
AND SEE.
JUST LIKE "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM
THE AIR" AND "WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR," REALLY FINDING THESE
REALLY BEAUTIFUL PLACES.
SO WANT TO CON G CONGRATULATE LAURIE
AND MICHAEL AND THE CREW WHO
HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB
PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
THIS TOOK A GREAT DEAL OF TIME
AND CARE.
AND YOU SEE IT IN THE PROGRAM.
BUT WE'RE SO PROUD NOW IT'S PUT
TOGETHER SO BEAUTIFULLY IN THIS
GREAT CELEBRATION OF WISCONSIN
AND OUR FAVORITE PLACES IN
WISCONSIN AND THE GLORY OF OUR
WINTERS.
AS JUDITH SAID EARLIER AND WE
HEARD FROM JERRY APP WHO SAID
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT
SURVIVING A WINTER THAT MAKES US
BETTER PEOPLE.
THIS IS A GREAT CELEBRATION OF
ALL THAT WITH "WISCONSIN WINTER
FROM THE AIR."
PLEASE JOIN US WITH YOUR PHONE
CALL TO 1-800-236-3636.
>> WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE
GREAT THANK YOU GIFTS THAT WE
HAVE FOR YOU.
BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER
THINGS THAT YOU GET WHEN YOU
SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
AND ONE OF THEM IS "AIRWAVES."
A CONTRIBUTION WILL GET YOU THE
GUIDE TO ALL OF THE PROGRAMMING,
NOT JUST ON THE MAIN CHANNEL,
BUT THE CREATIVE CHANNEL,
WISCONSIN CHANNEL.
THERE ARE SOME WONDERFUL SHOWS.
AND IF YOU'RE LIKE ME AND JUDITH
AND ALL OF US AROUND HERE, WHEN
IT COMES IN THE MAIL, YOU CIRCLE
IT, DECIDE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO
WATCH.
EVERY TIME THIS COMES IN THE
MAIL, I KNOW THAT IT MEANS I'M
SUPPORTING WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION AND I'M GOING TO BE
SEEING SOME REALLY GREAT
PROGRAMS.
WHEN YOU MAKE A PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT TO WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION, IF YOU DO IT AS A
SUSTAINER, WHICH IS THE WAY I DO
IT, IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD.
IT REALLY FEELS GOOD TO SUPPORT
WHAT YOU LOVE.
AND WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO THAT.
WHEN YOU MAKE A PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT AT $8 A MONTH, WE'LL
SEND YOU THE PROGRAM DVD THAT
YOU'VE SEEN THIS EVENING,
"WISCONSIN WINTER FROM THE AIR."
IT'S AN EXTRAORDINARY PIECE OF
ART.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL
WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF $10 A MONTH,
WE'LL SEND YOU TWO OF THESE.
IT INCLUDES BOTH A DVD AND THE
BLU-RAY.
AND FOR A PLEDGE OF SUPPORT OF
$21, WE'LL SEND YOU FIVE OF
THEM, SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEND
THEM AS GIFTS OR GIVE THEM AWAY.
FOR $15 A MONTH OR MORE WE'LL
SPEND YOU BOTH "WISCONSIN FROM
THE AIR," "WISCONSIN WINTER FROM
THE AIR," THE BOOK "WISCONSIN
IMPRESSIONS" AND THE FLEECE WITH
THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
LOGO ON IT.
WE'D LOVE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
YOUR GIFT.
GIVE US A CALL AT A
1-800-236-3636.
>> IT IS REALLY HEARTWARMING TO
HEAR THOSE PHONES RINGING AND TO
KNOW THAT SO MANY OF YOU ARE
COMING FORWARD AND STANDING UP
AND SHOWING YOUR SUPPORT FOR
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION WHEN
YOU CALL 1-800-236-3636.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT
VOLUNTEERS HERE.
AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING THEM
WORK REALLY HARD TONIGHT.
THE PHONES HAVE NOT BEEN QUIET
AT ALL.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP
THOSE VOLUNTEERS GOING.
AND SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO
THE DONORS WHO PROVIDE FOOD FOR
OUR VOLUNTEERS TO KEEP THEM
GOING THROUGH THESE PLEDGE
SHIFTS.
TONIGHT WE ESPECIALLY WANT TO
THANK CURRY IN THE BOX,
FIREHOUSE SUBS AND WISCONSIN
UNION CATERING.
WE SO APPRECIATE THE VOLUNTEERS
WHO SHARE THEIR TIME.
WE APPRECIATE THE BUSINESSES
THAT SHARE THEIR GOODS.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR MAKING
YOUR PLEDGE RIGHT NOW AT
1-800-236-3636.
OR ONLINE AT wpt.org.
AGAIN, 1-800-236-3636 OR
wpt.org.
>> THANKS FOR FOLKS WHO ARE
CALLING.
I WANT TO THANK AT&T PIONEERS
WHO ARE HERE WORKING REALLY HARD
SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK
AT THE CREDITS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL
SHOW.
THEY'RE REALLY FUN.
AGAIN, ANOTHER GREAT LOOK AT
WINTER AND A LITTLE BIT BEHIND
OF SCENES OF US, AGAIN, FALLING
IN WISCONSIN, AMONG OTHER
THINGS.
THERE'S A GREAT SHOT OF A CAMERA
HITTING THE GROUND, THAT IS A
GREAT SHOT.
SO STAY WITH US, SEE THAT LITTLE
BIT, UNLESS YOU'RE GOING TO CALL
AND JOIN THE GREAT FLOOD,
SNOWSTORM OF PHONE CALLS, OF
COURSE, TO SUPPORT WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION, TO CELEBRATE
WINTER IN WISCONSIN, AS WE'VE
ENJOYED BRINGING YOU "WISCONSIN
WINTER FROM THE AIR."
THANKS.
>> FUNDING PROVIDED, IN PART,
BYRON AND COLLEEN WEYERS.
TRAVEL WISCONSIN.
MORGAN'S SHOES.
JOHN E. KUENZL FOUNDATION.
FRANCIS A. AND GEORGIA F. ARIENS
FUND WITHIN THE BRILLION AREA
FAMILY OF FUNDS.
HOLIDAY FRIENDS.