>> I'M JAMES STEINBACH.
I'M WITH THIS GUY.
HE WILL MAKE ME DO.
SAY HELLO.
>> HI, JOHN.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME OVER.
I'M HERE WITH JOHN AND WE'RE
HERE BECAUSE HE HAS THE TRER I
HAVE I CAN SHOW AROUND THE
CORNER WITH JOHN MCGIVERN.
ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT
THIS PROGRAM IS YOU KNOW IF
IT'S A WEEKEND OR WEEK NIGHT
AND SITTING AT HOME AND DON'T
FEEL LIKE DRIVING, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO.
WE'RE AROUND THE CORNER AND
WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE.
>> YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS A
WHILE?
>> WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR
SIXTH SEASON AND PLANNING
SEASON SEVEN.
13 BRAND-NEW EPISODES HAVE BEEN
APPROVED.
>> WHY DON'T YOU PLAN SEASON 12
>> WE HAVE.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME SAY
THAT.
>> CALL US.
WE HAVE TO DO IT IN UNISON.
CALL US 1-800-236-3636.
CALL ONE MORE TIME.
1-800-236-3636
>> TAKE IT AWAY ERIC.
>> THANK YOU, JAMES.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE FRIENDS
OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A MEMBER
OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP.
AT $7 A MONTH WE HAVE
WISCONSIN'S DOOR COUNTY, A
TERRIFIC GUIDE BOOK TO HELP YOU
PLAN YOUR SUMMER GETAWAY.
FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO PLAN YOUR
SUMMER GETAWAY TO DOOR COUNTY
AND INCLUDES OTHER AREAS UP AND
DOWN LAKE MICHIGAN NEAR DOOR
COUNTY AT $7 A MONTH.
AT $10 A MONTH WE HAVE A DVD
SET FROM THE CURRENT SEASON
FROM "AROUND THE CORNER WITH
JOHN MCGIVERN" WITH JOHN
MCGIVERN, SEASON 17 AND IT
INCLUDES DOOR COUNTY AND MANY
OTHER EPISODES.
AT $15 A MONTH WE'LL INCLUDE
THE BOOK AND THE DVD AND WE'LL
THROW IN A WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION DESIGNED CANVAS TOTE
BAG.
IT'S ORGANIC CANVAS SO YOU CAN
TAKE IT TO PENINSULA STATE
PARK, DOOR COUNTY, EPHRAIM.
YOU CAN TAKE IT TO FISH CREEK.
I'M NOT FROM FISH CREEK SO IT'S
FISH CREEK.
WE HAVE THE WONDERFUL LEVELS
THAT YOU CAN BECOME A MEMBER AT
OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP.
1-800-236-3636
>> I'M CLINT WALZ ON STAFF AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THE ONLY WAY WE'RE ABLE TO PUT
ON GREAT SHOWS LIKE "AROUND THE
CORNER WITH JOHN MCGIVERN" IS
BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE YOU WENT TO
THE PHONE AND CALLED
1-800-236-3636 AND PLEDGED
THEIR SUPPORT FOR GREAT
PROGRAMS JUST LIKE THIS.
IT'S VERY EASY TO DO.
ONE WAY IN WHICH PEOPLE LIKE TO
DO IT, BECOMING A SUSTAINER.
THAT MEANS YOU HAVE YOUR
MONTHLY INSTALLMENT COME OUT OF
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT OR CREDIT
CARD EVERY SINGLE MONTH AND YOU
CAN HAVE THE CONFIDENCE YOU'RE
A MEMBER AS LONG AS YOUR
MEMBERSHIP -- AS LONG AS YOU
WISH TO HAVE THAT CONTINUE TO
GO ON.
YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF THAT.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO GREAT.
I'M A SUSTAINER.
I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN ME.
IT'S PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND ME WHO
MAKE THESE GREAT PROGRAMS
POSSIBLE.
YOU CAN GO ONLINE.
CALL US AT 1-800-236-3636 OR GO
ONLINE TO wpt.org AND THERE YOU
CAN FIND ALL OF THE GREAT THANK
YOU GIFTS THAT ERIC MENTIONED.
DO IT RIGHT NOW.
IT'S EASY TO DO AND FEELS
REALLY GOOD.
1-800-236-3636.
>> DOOR COUNTY.
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME YOU'VE
FWOEN DOOR COUNTY.
>> OUR THIRD EPISODE AND MORE
TO COME.
IT'S JUST AN HOUR AND A HALF.
>> THE FIRST SEASON WE DID
NORTHERN DOOR, SO IT WAS GILL'S
ROCK, SISTER BAY, ELLISON BAY
AND WE WENT TO STURGEON BAY A
COUPLE OF SEASONS AGO AND WE'RE
BACK IN FISH CREEK AND EPHRAIM.
>> CLEARLY YOU SEE IN THE SHOW
YOU MEET THESE GREAT PEOPLE BUT
WOULD THEY BE GREAT TO ME
COMING UP WITHOUT YOU?
>> NO, THEY WOULD, YEAH.
TELL THEM YOU KNOW ME.
[LAUGHTER]
THAT'S THE WAY THAT WORKS.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN UP THERE IN
THE WINTER AS WELL?
>> I HAVE.
MY PARTNER, STEVE, HIS FAMILY
LIVES IN DOOR COUNTY AND THEY
LIVE THERE ALL YEAR.
I'VE BEEN THERE FOR EVERY
SEASON.
>> YOU KNOW IT WELL.
>> I DO.
>> I HAVE TO SAY I LOVE
PENINSULA STATE PARK BUT I LOVE
THE PLAYERS.
YOU WERE IN THE PLAYERS.
>> VERY BRIEF SHOT OF JOHN IN
19 --
>> OF A YOUNG MAN IN 1986.
THAT WAS ME.
>> YOUR ROOM AND IT WAS PRETTY
COOL.
>> IT WAS GOOD.
>> YEAH.
1-800-236-3636 IS THE NUMBER TO
CALL.
WE HAVE SOME GREAT WAYS TO SAY
THANK YOU IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A
PLEDGE AND RENEW YOUR
MEMBERSHIP OR JOIN WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION AS A MEMBER
TODAY.
AND ANOTHER WAY TO DO THAT
THAT'S SUPER EASY IS GOING
ONLINE.
wpt.org.
IF THE PHONES ARE BUSY, IF YOU
AREN'T PHONE ORIENTED, wpt.org.
IT'S EASY AND VERY SECURE TO
MAKE THAT CALL AND MAKE YOUR
GIFT TODAY.
AT $7 A MONTH WE'LL SAY THANK
YOU TO YOU WITH A WONDERFUL
BOOK.
IT'S THIS GUIDE BOOK
WISCONSIN'S DOOR COUNTY.
A FANTASTIC GUIDE TO DOOR
COUNTY.
VERY HELPFUL.
TIPS ON PLACES YOU CAN EAT AND
GO.
$10 A MONTH YOU GET THE DVD SET
OF THIS SEASON WITH JOHN
MCGIVERN.
TERRIFIC STUFF.
LOTS OF PLACES ALL AROUND
WISCONSIN.
AT $15 A MONTH WE'LL GIVE YOU
THE BOOK AND THE DVD AND A TOTE
BAG.
THE TOTE BAG IS DESIGNED HERE
AT WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
AND IT HAS ICONIC IMAGES ALL
OVER IT OF THINGS FROM
WISCONSIN.
LET'S GO OVER TO CLINT AND HEAR
MORE, 1-800-236-3636.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WE HAVE GREAT WAYS OF SAYING
THANK YOU LIKE THIS WISCONSIN
DOOR COUNTY TRAVEL BOOK.
BUT ALSO FOR A MONTHLY --
MEMBERSHIP GIFT OF $35 YOU ALSO
RECEIVE AIRWAVES OUR MONTHLY
PROGRAM GUIDE AND ARRIVES IN
YOUR MAILBOX EVERY MONTH AND
INCLUDES ALL THE GREAT PROGRAMS
YOU VALUE, THAT YOU HELP
SUPPORT WHEN YOU GIVE US A CALL
RIGHT NOW.
YOU GET OTHER BENEFITS, TOO.
THERE IS A LIST OF THEM HERE
INCLUDING AIRWAVES, THE
SWEEPSTAKES AND MEMBER SURVEY.
WE'VE ALSO INTRODUCED SOMETHING
CALLED WPT PASSPORT.
A VIDEO ON DEMAND SERVICE THAT
IS ONLINE AT wpt.org.
WHEN YOU BECOME A MEMBER YOU
GET A PASS CODE AND YOU CAN GO
THERE TO SEE ALL YOUR FAVORITE
PBS AND WPT PROGRAMS.
IT'S EASY TO DO FOR A GIFT ARE
$60 A YEAR.
THAT'S HOW YOU GET THAT BENEFIT.
WE HOPE YOU'LL DO THAT RIGHT
NOW BY GIVING US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE.
NOT EVERYWHERE, A LOT OF PLACES.
THIS SEASON WHERE DID YOU GO?
>> THE SEASON WE'RE IN THE
MIDDLE OF NOW?
WE WENT TO BELOIT, WHICH PEOPLE
WILL HAVE SEEN THAT EPISODE.
WE HAVE BEEN TO WHITEFISH BAY
IN THE MILWAUKEE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE'VE BEEN DELAVAN.
DELAVAN I WAS LIKE DELAVAN AND
DELAFIELD.
I WOULD GO BACK THERE.
>> YOU MUST SAY THAT ABOUT ALL
YOUR TOWNS.
AREN'T ALL THE TOWNS YOUR
FAVORITES?
>> THERE ARE A COUPLE FAVORITES.
BAYFIELD WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE.
MINERAL POINT.
WE'VE DONE 80 SEASONS AND 13
NEW ONES COMING UP.
>> THAT'S A LOT OF TOWNS TO
VISIT AND CORNERS TO GO AROUND.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT.
>> YOU CAN KEEP SUPPORTING THIS
PROGRAM AND ALL THE PROGRAMS
YOU LOVE ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION BY GOING TO
1-800-236-3636.
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING I HAVE TO SAY.
1-800-236-3636.
>> I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT
WAY WE CAN SAY THANK YOU IS BY
SAYING THANK YOU.
THANKS VERY MUCH FOR BEING A
MEMBER OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION OR JOINING OR
RENEWING TODAY AT
1-800-236-3636.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE A THANK YOU
GIFT, WE HAVE THOSE AVAILABLE
AT $7 THE GUIDE BOOK TO DOOR
COUNTY THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND
WE ALSO HAVE AT $10 A MONTH THE
DVD OF THIS SEASON WITH "AROUND
THE CORNER WITH JOHN MCGIVERN."
AND SO MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES
THAT HE VISITS THERE INCLUDE
EAGLE RIVER, WHITEFISH BAY,
STOUGHTON, AROUND THE MAP.
DELAVAN, GRAFTON, BELOIT.
DOOR COUNTY.
LOTS OF FANTASTIC PLACES ALL
OVER THE PLACE THAT JOHN GETS
TO.
AT $15 A MONTH WE HAVE THE
BOOK, THE DVD AND THE TOTE BAG
FROM WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
THESE CAN ALL BE OUR THANK YOU
GIFT TO YOU AT $15 A MONTH.
LET'S GO TO CLINT,
1-800-236-3636.
THAT'S THE NUMBER TO CALL.
>> WE HAVE A VERY LONG
TRADITION HERE OF TELLING THE
STORIES OF OUR STATE TO HELP
YOU EXPLORE AND DISCOVER PLACES
YOU'VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE.
PLACES RIGHT OUTSIDE YOUR FRONT
DOORSTEP.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IT
AND FOR 100 YEARS.
THIS YEAR WE CELEBRATE 100
YEARS OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING
HERE IN WISCONSIN.
IT STARTED WITH THE VERY FIRST
VOICE BROADCAST RIGHT HERE ON
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
CAMPUS.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THIS
TRADITION AND VERY PROUD OF IT
BECAUSE IT'S PEOPLE LIKE YOU,
PEOPLE SITTING AT HOME RIGHT
NOW ON THEIR COUCH HAVE MADE
AND SUSTAINED THIS SERVICE FOR
SO VERY LONG.
WE THANK YOU FOR THAT AND WANT
TO REMIND YOU JUST HOW GOOD IT
FEELS.
IF YOU VALUE THE SERVICES, IF
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU COME
TONIGHT AFTER NIGHT AND REALLY
APPRECIATE SHOWS LIKE "AROUND
THE CORNER WITH JOHN MCGIVERN"
GIVE US A CALL NOW AT
1-800-236-3636 OR AS ERIC SAID
YOU CAN ALWAYS GO ONLINE AT
wpt.org.
BUT DO IT NOW.
>> YOU MUST GET A LOT OF
QUESTIONS FROM VIEWERS ABOUT
HOW DO YOU PICK COMMUNITIES AND
TOWNS AND THE CORNERS TO GO
AROUND, RIGHT?
HOW DO YOU?
>> AT THE END OF A SEASON WE
SIT DOWN, THE CREW.
THERE IS 11 OR 12 OF US THAT
WORK ON THE SHOW.
>> NOT JUST YOU?
>> IT'S MOSTLY ME, JIM.
WE SIT AROUND AND LOOK AT A MAP
AND THANK THE LORD THAT WE PLAY
ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
BECAUSE THIS IS A SHOW OUT OF
MILWAUKEE PBS.
THAT'S THE NAME OF IT NOW.
THE FACT THAT YOU PLAY IT, WE
LOVE TO SIT AND MAKE SURE THAT
THE ENTIRE STATE IS COVERED.
WE ALSO PLAY IN MINNESOTA AND
WE PLAY IN ILLINOIS AND WE PLAY
IN THE U.P.
WE LIKE TO COVER WHERE PEOPLE'S
AIR HAPPENS.
>> YOU MEAN WISCONSIN IS IN
ILLINOIS?
HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
MINNESOTA?
ILLINOIS, THAT'S UNUSUAL.
>> CHICAGO PUBLIC TELEVISION
PLAYS OUR SHOW.
>> THEY NEED TO COME TO
WISCONSIN.
IF YOU NEED THIS SHOW, CALL US
AT 1-800-236-3636.
SAY IT AGAIN JOHN.
>> 1-800-236-3636.
CALL.
>> I AM JUST AROUND THE CORNER
FROM JOHN MCGIVERN IN THE
STUDIOS OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION AND HERE TO TELL YOU
ABOUT SOME OF THE THANK YOU
GIFTS YOU CAN RECEIVE IF YOU
MAKE A PLEDGE TODAY.
IF YOU BECOME A MEMBER OF THE
FRIENDS OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION OR RENEW YOUR
MEMBERSHIP AT $7 A MONTH WE
HAVE A BOOK THAT WE COULD SEND
YOU IF YOU CARE TO RECEIVE THAT.
WISCONSIN'S DOOR COUNTY.
AT $10 A MONTH THERE IS THE DVD
SET OF THIS SEASON OF "AROUND
THE CORNER WITH JOHN MCGIVERN."
AT $15 A MONTH THE BOOK, THE
DVD AND A WONDERFUL TOTE BAG
WITH ICONIC IMAGES FROM
WISCONSIN.
IF YOU BECOME A SUSTAINER AT
ONE OF THOSE LEVELS TODAY,
THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO ENSURE
THAT YOU CONTINUE TO GET
AIRWAVES EVERY MONTH.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
RENEWING YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND
MAYBE MISSING A MONTH OF
AIRWAVES OR GETTING IT A LITTLE
LATE.
CIRCLE YOUR FAVORITE SHOWS THAT
WILL TAKE YOU ALL AROUND THE
STATE TO VISIT ALL THE
WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE LIKE
TO VISIT.
THIS BOOK THAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
IS A GREAT GUIDE TO HELPING YOU
TO IDENTIFY SOME PLACES TO GO.
SO CIRCLE AIRWAVES, CIRCLE THE
GUIDE BOOK, CIRCLE THE PROGRAMS
YOU WANT TO SEE FOR JOHN
MCGIVERN.
1-800-236-3636.
THAT'S THE NUMBER TO CALL.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT AND SO
MANY GREAT PROGRAMS YOU SHOULD
BE CIRCLING HERE.
PROGRAMS YOU WON'T FIND
ANYWHERE ELSE.
LIKE AROUND THE CORNER BUT ALSO
PROGRAMS LIKE POLKA, ANOTHER
LOCALLY PRODUCED SHOW AS WELL
AS NEVER CURSE THE RAIN.
THESE ARE SHOWS PRODUCED RIGHT
HERE IN WISCONSIN AND ONLY
BECAUSE OF PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU.
SO WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL GO TO
THE PHONE NOW AND JOIN US AS A
MEMBER BECAUSE IT REALLY DOES
TAKE US ALL TO MAKE THIS GREAT
ORGANIZATION WORK INCLUDING
SOME OF OUR FOOD DONORS THAT
PROVIDE THE FOOD HERE DURING
OUR MEMBERSHIP DRIVES TO THE
VOLUNTEERS.
LIKE TO QUICKLY RECOGNIZE BEN
VINUTTOS FOR THEIR DONATIONS TO
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ALSO GO
TOWARDS MAKING THESE GREAT
PROGRAMS POSSIBLE.
GREAT PROGRAMS JUST LIKE THIS
ONE "AROUND THE CORNER WITH
JOHN MCGIVERN."
GO TO YOUR PHONE AND GIVE US A
CALL.
IT'S EASY TO DO AND ONLY TAKES
TWO OR THREE MINUTES.
CALL US NOW AT 1-800-236-3636.
BE A MEMBER OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
>> I'VE NOTICED SOMETHING.
SOMETIMES WE JUST SAY AROUND
THE CORNER.
WE LEAVE OFF THE MOST IMPORTANT
PART.
"AROUND THE CORNER WITH JOHN
MCGIVERN" I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
THERE IS A REASON YOU HAVE YOUR
NAME ON THE SHOW.
>> IT'S IN MY CONTRACT.
I'M KIDDING.
>> WE GOT THE PRODUCER HERE AND
WE CAN SEE THIS.
I WANT YOU GUYS TO SEE THIS BAG.
I LOVE THIS BAG.
IT HAS A ZIPPER.
INSIDE THE BAG IF YOU'RE A
SUSTAINER FOR $15 A MONTH YOU
HAVE ALL OF JOHN MCGIVERN
SEASON SIX.
ALL 13 EPISODES AND THIS
TERRIFIC BOOK WISCONSIN'S DOOR
COUNTY.
IF YOU'RE LIKE ME AND LOVE TV
BUT ALSO LOVE TO READ AND HOLD
SOMETHING IN YOUR HAND LIKE
AIRWAVES, AND THE GREAT BAG.
>> YOU SAID I COULD HAVE.
YOU'RE SO NICE TO ME.
>> IS IT OKAY TO GIVE HIM THE
BAG?
OKAY.
I'M TAKING THE DVD THEN.
1-800-236-3636.
AND IF YOU JOIN AS A SUSTAINER
WHICH MANY OF OUR VIEWERS ARE
DOING IT'S TERRIFIC BECAUSE IT
MEANS FIRST OF ALL IT'S EASY
FOUR.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT
WHETHER YOU ARE A MEMBER.
YOU ARE CONSTANTLY RENEWED AND
IT SAVES US MONEY SO MORE MONEY
GOES INTO THE PROGRAMMING AND A
CONVENIENT WAY TO DO THIS.
PLEASE THINK ABOUT BECOMING A
SUSTAINER AT WHATEVER LEVEL,
$10 OR $15 A MONTH, IT'S A
GREAT WAY TO JOIN WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION AND SUPPORT
"AROUND THE CORNER WITH JOHN
MCGIVERN."
TELL US WHO TO CALL?
>> 1-800-236-3636
>> WE CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH.
1-800-236-3636.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
CALL AND YOUR SUPPORT.