>> I'M JAMES STEINBACH A
VOLUNTEER AT WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION AND I'M HERE WITH
JOHN MCGIVERN AND THIS SHOW IS
"AROUND THE CORNER WITH JOHN
MCGIVERN."
SO CALL US NOW.
HE IS HERE.
HE IS ACTUALLY HERE IN THE
STUDIO.
CALL US AT 1-800-236-3636.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL REASON TO
CALL NOW BECAUSE THIS IS A
CHALLENGE BREAK WHERE EVERY
DOLLAR YOU CONTRIBUTE TO
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION IS
DOUBLED.
SO IF YOU'RE ABLE TO PLEDGE
$100, SAY IT'S $200 TO
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
NOT ONLY DO YOU GET TO SUPPORT
THIS TERRIFIC PROGRAM AND
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION,
BUT EVERYTHING YOU GIVE NOW IS
DOUBLED UP TO $1,000.
PLEASE CALL US NOW AT
1-800-236-3636.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO JOHN.
>> NOW IS THE TIME TO CALL.
IT'S SO GREAT THEY DOUBLE THE
MONEY WITH THIS 1-800-236-3636.
PLEASE CALL.
>> KEEP GOING.
>> WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT
THE SHOW?
>> I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE'RE
COVERING THE STATE THAT NO
MATTER WHERE I LIVED IN ALL OF
MY CAREER I ALWAYS CALLED HOME.
THE FACT THAT I'M ABLE TO TOUR
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN IS MY
FAVORITE THING.
>> I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE.
IT IS SO GREAT THAT WHEREVER
YOU LIVE IN THE STATE YOU WILL
BE ABLE TO SEE PLACES YOU MIGHT
NOT HAVE BEEN OR IF YOU HAVE
BEEN YOU GET TO GO BACK TO
WHICH IS A GREAT THING TO COME
BACK AND SEE SOMETHING AFTER 40
YEARS, NOT THAT YOU WOULD SEE
IT AFTER 40 YEARS BUT AFTER A
WHILE.
CALL US AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> I'M ERIC THE DIRECTOR OF THE
FRIENDS OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION AND I AM AROUND THE
CORNER FROM JOHN MCGIVERN IN
THE STUDIOS OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
WE'RE IN A CHALLENGE BREAK.
A GREAT TIME TO JOIN THE
FRIENDS OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION TO RENEW YOUR
MEMBERSHIP TO BECOME A MEMBER.
GREAT WAYS TO SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU FOR DOING SO.
AT $7 A MONTH AS A SUSTAINER WE
CAN OFFER YOU A BOOK,
WISCONSIN'S DOOR COUNTY.
IT'S A WONDERFUL GUIDE BOOK
FILLED WITH LOTS OF GREAT IDEAS
AND HELPFUL TIPS GUIDING YOU
AROUND WISCONSIN'S DOOR COUNTY
AND LAKE MICHIGAN.
$10 A MONTH YOU GET THE DVD SET
OF THIS SEASON OF "AROUND THE
CORNER WITH JOHN MCGIVERN."
AT $15 A MONTH YOU GET THE
BOOK, YOU GET THE DVD AND YOU
GET A WONDERFUL ORGANIC CANVAS
TOTE BAG DESIGNED BY WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
IT HAS WONDERFUL ICONIC IMAGES
OF WISCONSIN ALL OVER IT.
1-800-236-3636.
THAT'S THE NUMBER TO CALL.
CLINT.
>> I'M CLINT WALZ, ON STAFF AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR
AROUND THE CORNER.
WHAT MAKES OUR STATE SPECIAL.
THIS IS A CHALLENGE BREAK SO
THAT FIRST $1,000 WILL BE
MATCHED DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.
WE CAN ONLY DO IT A COUPLE
TIMES DURING THE DRIVE.
WE HOPE YOU'LL GO TO THE PHONE
AND JOIN US IN THAT SPECIAL
BREAK AND IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER
JOINING US AS A SUSTAINING
MEMBER FOR AS LITTLE AS $5 A
MONTH IT COMES OUT OF YOUR
CREDIT CARD OR BANK ACCOUNT AND
YOU COULD BECOME A MEMBER THAT
IS ALWAYS CURRENT.
YOU CAN FEEL CONFIDENT THAT
YOUR GIFT IS ALWAYS GOING TO
MAKE GREAT PROGRAMS LIKE AROUND
THE CORNER POSSIBLE.
IT'S EASY TO DO IT.
IT ONLY TAKES A FEW MINUTES AND
WE HAVE WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS
WAITING FOR YOUR CALL.
GO TO YOUR PHONES AND GIVE US A
CALL NOW 1-800-236-3636.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I ALWAYS
WONDER ABOUT THE PROGRAM IS
WHAT INSPIRES PEOPLE TO DO IT.
NOW, IN YOUR SHOW, YOU GIVE THE
MAYOR LIKE 15 SECONDS, 30
SECONDS AT THE END OF THE SHOW.
IN 15 SECONDS WHAT INSPIRED YOU
TO DO THE SHOW?
>> I WAS BORN AND RAISED ON THE
EAST SIDE OF MILWAUKEE,
WISCONSIN.
I LEFT IN 1970 AND I MOVED TO
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO I MOVED TO TAMPA.
TAMPA TO D.C.
D.C. TO PORTLAND AND THEN TO
SAN FRANCISCO AND FROM SAN
FRANISCO MOVED TO LOS ANGELES
AND ALWAYS THOUGHT OF THIS
PLACE AS HOME.
THAT'S WHAT INSPIRES ME TO DO
THIS.
>> YOU COULDN'T DO IT IN 15
SECONDS BUT THAT'S A GREAT
STORY.
>> YOU SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ME 30.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU IN 30 SECONDS?
CALL US AT -- REINSPIRE HIM BY
CALLING US AT 1-800-236-3636.
MAKE YOUR PLEDGE OF SUPPORT
DURING THIS CHALLENGE BREAK
BECAUSE REMEMBER, YOUR
CONTRIBUTION, YOUR GIFT IS
DOUBLED.
YOUR SUPPORT FOR "AROUND THE
CORNER WITH JOHN MCGIVERN", ALL
THE PROGRAMS ON WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION IS DOUBLED.
ANYTHING YOU PLEDGE, PLEASE
CALL US NOW AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> WE HOPE YOU'RE HAVING A GOOD
TIME.
WE'RE HAVING FUN WITH JOHN
MCGIVERN IN THE STUDIO.
HE IS GREAT TO WATCH ON THE
PROGRAM AND GREAT TO HAVE IN
THE STUDIO.
1-800-236-3636.
WE'RE IN A CHALLENGE BREAK.
IT'S A GREAT TIME TO CALL IN
AND JOIN OR RENEW YOUR
MEMBERSHIP.
AT $7 A MONTH WE COULD THANK
YOU WITH A WONDERFUL GUIDE BOOK
TO DOOR COUNTY AND OTHER PLACES
IN WISCONSIN.
IT IS CALLED WISCONSIN'S DOOR
COUNTY.
IT'S FILLED WITH TERRIFIC TIPS.
$10 A MONTH YOU GET THE DVD SET
OF SEASON SIX WITH JOHN
MCGIVERN.
THIS DVD COMES WITH FIVE
MINUTES OF EXTRA BLOOPERS ON IT
IF YOU THINK JOHN IS FUN ON THE
SHOW, YOU SHOULD SEE WHAT
DOESN'T MAKE THE SHOW AND AT
$15 A MONTH YOU ALSO GET THE
BOOK, THE DVD AND A FANTASTIC
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
TOTE BAG.
IT COMES WITH A ZIPPER ON TOP
SO IT'S GREAT FOR TAKING TO
PENINSULA STATE PARK, ANYWHERE
ELSE IN DOOR COUNTY OR ANYWHERE
ELSE YOU WANT TO GO.
1-800-236-3636 IS THE NUMBER TO
CALL.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
GIVE US A CALL RIGHT NOW.
IT'S VERY EASY TO DO BECAUSE
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION IS
THE ONE PLACE THAT CAN TAKE YOU
ANYPLACE.
WHEN YOU WATCH WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION YOU CAN LEARN SO
MUCH IN SO LITTLE TIME.
WE'RE HERE TO LET YOU EXPLORE
THE WORLD BUT ALSO EXPLORE YOUR
BACKYARD.
EXPLORE OUR STATE AND WHAT
MAKES IT SPECIAL.
THESE ARE THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU
AREN'T GOING TO FIND ANYWHERE
ELSE.
THESE ARE MADE IN WISCONSIN.
PROGRAMS LIKE AROUND THE
CORNER, PROGRAMS LIKE POLKA,
LIKE JERRY APPS, SO MANY GREAT
PROGRAMS THAT YOU CAN ONLY FIND
HERE ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION AND THE ONLY WAY
WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE THEM
POSSIBLE IS BECAUSE SOMEONE
LIKE YOU MADE A PLEDGE AND
BECAME A MEMBER OF WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
I CAN'T STRESS HOW IMPORTANT IT
IS.
WE HOPE YOU'LL DO IT NOW.
AS ERIC SAID THIS IS A SPECIAL
BREAK THAT WE CAN ONLY DO A
COUPLE TIMES DURING A DRIVE.
A MEMBER CHALLENGE BREAK.
THE RIGHT TIME TO DO IT.
CALL US NOW AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> SO, JOHN, WE SEE YOU ON
CAMERA BUT YOU HAVE A FEW OTHER
PEOPLE WORKING WITH YOU.
AND WE HAVE THE MAIN PERSON
RIGHT HERE, LOIS.
LOIS, SURPRISE.
>> HE IS A LITTLE AFRAID NOW.
>> THE PRODUCER FOR "AROUND THE
CORNER WITH JOHN MCGIVERN."
SINCE THE BEGINNING.
>> YES.
>> I NOTICE IN SOME OF THE OUT
TAKES WE DON'T SEE YOU OR HEAR
YOU BUT SOMETIMES WE HEAR THIS
VOICE.
A GREAT OUTTAKE IN DELAVAN
WHERE YOU'RE SAYING COULD YOU
LOOK CON TEM PLATIVE?
HOW DOES THAT LOOK?
CAN YOU SHOW ME?
>> THIS IS HOW IT REALLY WORKS,
JAMES.
I TELL HIM ALL THE TIME WHAT I
THINK HE SHOULD DO.
HAVE YOU EVER DONE IT ONCE?
>> I DO IT MY VERSION OF WHAT
SHE WANTS ME TO DO.
>> WHICH IS NEVER WHAT I ASKED
HIM TO DO EVER.
>> SHE DOES LIKE TO TELL ME
WHAT TO DO.
>> I DO.
>> IT HAS WORKED FOR SIX YEARS
WITH GREAT SUCCESS.
>> SHE'S THE BOSS.
>> AND YOU KNOW --
>> THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
>> THAT SOUNDED LIKE HE DIDN'T
MEAN IT.
>> YOU CALL US AT
1-800-236-3636 AND MAKE YOUR
PLEDGE OF SUPPORT DURING THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK.
>> THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO MAKE
A PLEDGE AND TO JOIN AS A
MEMBER BUT ALSO CONSIDER
RENEWING AS A SUSTAINER.
ONE ADVANTAGE OF BEING A
SUSTAINER YOUR MEMBERSHIP WILL
CONTINUE.
IT WILL RENEW.
YOU CAN STOP IT IN YOU WANT TO.
WITH AUTOMATIC RENEWAL YOU CAN
RECEIVE AIRWAVES EVERY MONTH.
YOU CAN PLAN OUT WHICH
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
SHOWS YOU WANT TO WATCH AND
HELP GUIDE YOURSELF ON A
JOURNEY FROM YOUR COUCH OR FROM
YOUR KITCHEN AROUND THE STATE.
AT $7 A MONTH WE COULD SAY
THANK YOU TO YOU WITH A GUIDE
BOOK TO WISCONSIN.
AT $10 A MONTH WE COULD SAY
THANK YOU WITH A DVD OF THIS
SEASON OF "AROUND THE CORNER
WITH JOHN MCGIVERN."
AT $15 A MONTH WE COULD SAY
THANK YOU WITH THE BOOK, DVD
AND THE WONDERFUL WISCONSIN
TOTE BAG.
1-800-236-3636.
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH
YOU GIVE, IT ONLY MATTERS YOU
DO.
FOR GIFTS OF $35 A YEAR YOU'LL
RECEIVE AIRWAVES OUR MONTHLY
PROGRAM GUIDE AND ARRIVES IN
YOUR MAILBOX EVERY MONTH AND
REMINDS YOU OF ALL THE GREAT
PROGRAMS THAT YOU MADE POSSIBLE.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INVITE YOU
TO JOIN OUR BROADCAST INSIDERS,
THOSE DONORS ABLE TO MAKE A
GIFT OF $5 A -- 500 A YEAR AND
LEADERSHIP CIRCLES AS WELL,
GIFTS OF $1,000, $2500 OR
$10,000 IF YOU'RE ABLE TO DO
THAT.
GIFTS OF EVERY AMOUNT MAKES A
DIFFERENCE IN MAKING THESE
GREAT PROGRAMS POSSIBLE.
THIS GREAT SERVICE POSSIBLE.
SO WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL GO TO
THE PHONE NOW AND CALL
1-800-236-3636.
TELL THEM YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE
IN A BROADCAST INSIDER OR IN
THE LEADERSHIP CIRCLE.
THEY'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO
HELP YOU OUT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND GIVE US
A CALL NOW AT 1-800-236-3636.
OR wpt.org.
>> SINCE WE HAVE BOTH OF YOU
HERE, A QUESTION, SO GIVE US
SOME THINGS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE
PEOPLE ABOUT THE SHOW.
I'M SURE THINGS HAVE COME UP
THAT YOU WOULD RATHER WE DON'T
KNOW.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE THINGS?
>> I DON'T THINK THEY'RE
SECRETS.
I WOULD SAY PRODUCTION-WISE ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT MIGHT
SURPRISE YOU IS WE GO TO EVERY
COMMUNITY AND WE SPEND 4 1/2 TO
5 DAYS IN THAT COMMUNITY TO
BRING YOU THESE 26 MINUTES.
I THINK BECAUSE I MAKE JOHN
WEAR THE SAME SHIRT FOR ALL
FIVE DAYS.
>> IF WE'RE IN THE MILWAUKEE
AREA I LAUNDER IT.
IF WE'RE TOURING OR WE'RE
SOMEWHERE FOR A FEW DAYS I HAVE
A FEW DIFFERENT SHIRTS ALL THE
SAME SHIRT.
BUT A COUPLE OR THREE OF THE
SAME VERSION.
>> WHY WE ALL NEED PRODUCERS IN
OUR LIVES.
>> RIGHT.
>> I SOMETIMES WEAR THE SAME
SHIRT TWO DAYS -- NEVER MIND.
>> YOU CAN'T WORK AROUND THE
CORNER.
>> SUPPORTING THIS KIND OF --
SUPPORTING THIS SORT OF -- YOU
KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
>> WOW.
>> SUPPORTING ALL THIS, CALL US
AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> HE IS RA LOT OF SUPPORT.
>> IT TAKES A LOT OF SUPPORT.
CALL US DURING THIS CHALLENGE
BREAK IT'S GREAT.
CALL US 1-800-236-3636.
>> BELOIT, DELAVAN, EAGLE
RIVER, FISH CREEK, EPHRAIM,
STOUGHTON, WHITEFISH.
IT'S ONE OF THE WAYS WE CAN SAY
THANK YOU TO YOU WITH THE DVD
AT $10 A MONTH.
CALL AT 1-800-236-3636.
IT'S A CHALLENGE BREAK, A GREAT
TIME TO MAKE THE CALL.
IF THE PHONE LINES ARE BUSY OR
IF YOU PREFER TO WORK ONLINE,
wpt.org.
WE HAVE A SECURE WEBSITE.
IT IS EASY AND FAST TO MAKE AN
ONLINE GIFT AT wpt.org.
$7 A MONTH WE CAN SAY THANK YOU
TO YOU WITH A GUIDE BOOK TO
WISCONSIN.
$10 A MONTH THE DVD SET.
$15 A MONTH IS THE COMBO PACK.
1-800-236-3636.
>> AND IF YOU'RE AT HOME AND
LOOKING AT THAT CLOCK YOU ONLY
HAVE 3 1/2 MINUTES TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS MEMBER
CHALLENGE BREAK AND THANK YOU
TO THOSE MEMBERS WHO MADE AN
ADDITIONAL GIFT TO MAKE THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK POSSIBLE.
WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.
WHICH REMINDS ME, IF YOU'RE
ALREADY A MEMBER, YOU ARE STILL
WELCOME TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL
GIFT OR GIVE TO THE MEMBER
CHALLENGE FUND.
TALK TO A VOLUNTEER AND THEY
WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO
HAVE YOU HELP US WITH THAT.
AND REMEMBER, IT DOESN'T MATTER
HOW MUCH YOU GIVE, IT ONLY
MATTERS THAT YOU DO.
FOR A GIFT OF $7 A MONTH ERIC
HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS
WISCONSIN DOOR COUNTY HAND
GUIDE.
GREAT INFORMATION IN HERE ABOUT
THE SIGHTS AND ACTIVITIES, THE
RECREATION AND EVENTS,
ACCOMMODATIONS, EVERYTHING YOU
NEED TO MAKE A BEAUTIFUL,
MEMORABLE TRIP UP TO
WISCONSIN'S DOOR COUNTY.
THERE IS ALSO OTHER BENEFITS OF
BECOMING A MEMBER AS WELL.
WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT
AIRWAVES BUT YOU GET TO TAKE
PART IN OUR MEMBERSHIP SURVEY
AND OUR SWEEPSTAKES ACTIVITY
THAT HAPPENS ONCE EVERY YEAR.
THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE WAYS IN
WHICH WE'RE ABLE TO SAY THANK
YOU TO MEMBERS.
FINALLY WE'VE JUST INTRODUCED A
NEW BENEFIT CALLED WPT PASSPORT
FOR A GIFT OF $5 A MONTH.
IF YOU CAN MAKE THAT SORT OF
COMMITMENT YOU'LL HAVE ACCESS
TO OUR ONLINE LIBRARY OF PBS
AND WPT VIDEOS.
GIVE US A CALL.
TALK TO THEM AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> IT'S JOHN MCGIVERN.
I TOLD JAMES HE COULD GO HOME.
I DIDN'T.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO
TALK ABOUT THE MISSION OF WHAT
WE DO HERE AT PBS.
WE STARTED THIS SHOW SEVEN
YEARS AGO AND WE TALKED THE
PRODUCERS AND THOSE ALL
INVOLVED WITH THE SHOW TALKED
ABOUT POSITIVE MESSAGING, ALL
POSITIVE ALL THE TIME.
AND WE FELT WHAT WE WOULD DO IS
INSPIRE PEOPLE AND WE LAUGH AT
OURSELVES NOW BECAUSE ALL WE DO
IS GO IN THERE AND THE PEOPLE
INSPIRE US.
"AROUND THE CORNER WITH JOHN
MCGIVERN" BEGAN SEVEN YEARS AGO.
YOUR SUPPORT HERE AT WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION IS VERY
IMPORTANT.
IF YOU'D CALL 1-800-236-3636,
IT WOULD INSURE THAT WE
CONTINUE COVERING THIS STATE OF
WISCONSIN, THE STATE WE ALL
LOVE.
THE STATE THAT WE ALL CALL HOME.
CALL NOW.
>> THANK YOU, JOHN.
WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF FUN HERE
BUT JOHN IS RIGHT.
THIS IS VERY SERIOUS.
WE CONSIDER THIS A SERVICE TO
YOU AND WE WANT TO BE OF
SERVICE TO YOU.
WE'VE SUGGESTED GIVING LEVELS
FOR THANK YOU GIFTS THAT YOU
CAN RECEIVE, $7 FOR A BOOK, $10
FOR THE DVD, $15 A MONTH FOR
THE COMBO PACK OF THE DVD, BOOK
AND TOTE BAG.
WE WOULD LOVE TO SAY THANK YOU
IN THAT WAY.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS YOU SHOW
YOUR SUPPORT TO US.
GIVE AT WHATEVER LEVEL MATTERS
TO YOU AND WORKS FOR YOU,
1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW, THE GREAT THING
ABOUT PUBLIC TELEVISION IS AS
HE SAID, THE PEOPLE YOU GET TO
MEET.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WHICH
IT'S EASY TO OVERLOOK IN THE
COURSE OF A DAY BECAUSE WE ALL
GET BUSY BUT IT IS THE CORE OF
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION,
MILWAUKEE PBS, PUBLIC
BROADCASTING IN GENERAL.
SOMETHING WE KNOW YOU SUPPORT
BECAUSE YOU'RE WATCHING THIS.
IF IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO YOU
CALL US AT 1-800-236-3636.
YOU KNOW, JOHN, FOR ALL THE
JOKING, YOUR SHOW REALLY
PROVIDES SERVICE IS AN OVERUSED
WORD, BUT A REAL SERVICE FOR
PEOPLE.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY
DOES IN AN IMPORTANT WAY BRING
PEOPLE TOGETHER REGARDLESS OF
DIFFERENCES.
WE CERTAINLY HAVE THEM BUT TO
LOOK AND SEE THE PLACES WE CAN
ENJOY.
THE PLACES BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE
WE CAN ENJOY.
SUCH A MARVELOUS THING YOU DO.
>> AND THAT WE ALL SHARE IN.
THIS IS OUR STATE AND WE HEAR