>> HI, I'M JON MISKOWSKI,
DIRECTOR OF PBS WISCONSIN.
WE'RE WATCHING "WISCONSIN'S
"SCENIC TREASURES:
"SOUTHERN VISTAS."
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD
TO THIS NIGHT FOR MONTHS,
BECAUSE LAST SUMMER, OUR CREWS
WENT OUT INTO WISCONSIN
TO FIND THESE MOST
BEAUTIFUL PLACES, THESE
MOST BEAUTIFUL NATURAL AREAS
IN OUR STATE TO CELEBRATE
NOT ONLY THOSE PLACES,
BUT THE PEOPLE WHO PUT IN THE
WORK TO PRESERVE THESE AREAS.
SO WE'RE SO EXCITED, IN THIS
TIME WHERE TRAVEL IS LIMITED,
TO BE ABLE TO TAKE YOU ACROSS
SO MANY BEAUTIFUL PLACES
IN WISCONSIN.
YOU'RE WATCHING "WISCONSIN'S
"SCENIC TREASURES:
"SOUTHERN VISTAS."
I'M HOLDING THE DVD,
ONE OF THE THANK YOU GIFTS
THAT ARE AVAILABLE WHEN YOU CALL
AND PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT TONIGHT.
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>> ANNOUNCER: WISCONSIN IS A
STATE OF RICH AND WILD
LANDSCAPES, AND PBS WISCONSIN
TAKES YOU ON A TREK
TO DISCOVER THEIR UNIQUE BEAUTY
IN "WISCONSIN'S SCENIC
"TREASURES: SOUTHERN VISTAS."
SUPPORT PBS WISCONSIN
BY BEGINNING AN ONGOING,
SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP
OF $10 PER MONTH,
AND WE'LL THANK YOU WITH THE DVD
AND BLU-RAY OF THIS PROGRAM.
YOU'LL RECEIVE BOTH DISCS
IN ONE PACKAGE, READY TO ENJOY
ON THE PLAYER OF YOUR CHOICE.
OR MAKE AN ONGOING GIFT
OF $13 PER MONTH AND WE'LL
SEND YOU TWO DVD/BLU-RAY SETS,
ONE TO KEEP AND ENJOY AGAIN,
AND ONE TO SHARE
WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
BEGIN AN ONGOING CONTRIBUTION
OF $17 PER MONTH AND WE'LL
THANK YOU WITH THE
"WISCONSIN SCENIC TREASURES"
GIFT BUNDLE, INCLUDING
THE DVD AND BLU-RAY,
AN ATTRACTIVE PBS WISCONSIN
WATER BOTTLE, AND THE
FULL-COLOR BOOK
"WISCONSIN STATE PARKS:
"EXTRAORDINARY STORIES OF
"GEOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY"
FROM THE WISCONSIN
HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESS.
DELVE INTO THE STORIES BEHIND
"WISCONSIN'S SCENIC TREASURES,"
FROM PREHISTORIC VOLCANOES
TO MIGHTY GLACIERS,
ALL THROUGH THE LANDSCAPE
OF WISCONSIN'S STATE PARKS.
THE DVD/BLU-RAY SET,
WATER BOTTLE, AND BOOK
WILL BE YOURS WITH OUR THANKS
WHEN YOU BEGIN YOUR
SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP
OF $17 PER MONTH OR MORE.
CALL 1-800-236-3636, OR VISIT
PBSWISCONSIN.ORG RIGHT NOW,
AND "WISCONSIN'S SCENIC
"TREASURES: SOUTHERN VISTAS"
CAN BE YOURS WITH OUR THANKS.
>> AND JUST TO TELL YOU
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE
WONDERFUL THANK-YOU GIFTS
WE HAVE FOR YOU IS THE
WISCONSIN STATE PARKS BOOK.
THIS IS ONE OF THE PACKAGE,
PART OF THE PACKAGE
YOU GET AT THE $17 A MONTH.
THIS HAS OVER 28 PARKS AND
FORESTS AND GREEN AREAS.
ONE AREA I WANNA HIGHLIGHT
IS THE PERROT STATE PARK,
WHICH IS NORTH OF LA CROSSE
IN THE TOWN OF TREMPEALEAU.
WHAT IT DOES IN
THIS WONDERFUL BOOK IS IT
HIGHLIGHTS THIS AND IT
GIVES YOU WALKING TRAILS
AND IT GIVES YOU A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT THE GEOLOGY AND,
OF COURSE, THE FLOWERS
AND THE ANIMALS AROUND.
THIS CAN BE YOURS WHEN YOU CALL
AND PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT.
IT'S VERY EASY TO DO.
WE'VE GOT GREAT VOLUNTEERS
WAITING TO TALK TO YOU.
AND 1-800-236-3636,
OR YOU CAN GO ONLINE
AND GET THIS BY YOUR, YOU KNOW,
JUST EASILY BY PUSHING THOSE
BUTTONS AT PBSWISCONSIN.ORG.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
IS THAT YOU BECOME OUR SPONSOR
FOR PROGRAMS SUCH AS THIS
THAT JUST INSPIRE YOU.
SO GIVE US A CALL RIGHT NOW,
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANKS, IT'S GREAT
TO SEE THE RESPONSE.
THIS IS VERY MUCH THE SAME TEAM
THAT BROUGHT YOU
"WISCONSIN FROM THE AIR" WITH A
LITTLE DIFFERENT APPROACH HERE,
SOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL
CLOSEUP SHOTS AND THESE
BEAUTIFUL AERIALS OF WISCONSIN
TO GIVE US THIS
WONDERFUL PERSPECTIVE.
IN SOME PLACES, IN SOME TIMES
IN THE SHOW TO SEE THINGS THAT
WE WILL NEVER SEE LIKE THIS,
THAT WE CAN NEVER SEE AND FIND,
BUT HOPEFULLY IT'S
AN INSPIRATION,
ALONG WITH THAT GREAT BOOK,
TO GO OUT AND INTO NATURE
AND FIND THE BEAUTY
FOR YOURSELF AS WELL.
OUR PRODUCERS AND I WANTED TO
LET YOU KNOW WE'RE FOCUSED ON
THE SOUTH BECAUSE WHEN
THIS PROGRAM STARTED,
WE DIDN'T HAVE THE LUXURY
OF COVERING THE WHOLE STATE,
AND COVID AND THOSE LIMITATIONS,
AND WE DECIDED TO GO INTO
THESE BEAUTIFUL PLACES
AND BRING THEM TO YOU.
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>> ANNOUNCER: PBS WISCONSIN
BRINGS THE BEAUTY OF OUR STATE
TO YOUR HOME IN PROGRAMS
LIKE "WISCONSIN'S SCENIC
"TREASURES: SOUTHERN VISTAS."
PARTNER WITH US IN
CONTINUING THAT TRADITION.
WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR GIFT,
WE HAVE GREAT WAYS
TO SAY THANK YOU.
MAKE A GENEROUS PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT AT $17 PER MONTH
AND WE'LL THANK YOU WITH
YOUR OWN COPY OF THIS PROGRAM
ON BOTH DVD AND BLU-RAY,
PLUS A 32-OUNCE PBS WISCONSIN
WATER BOTTLE, PERFECT FOR
ADVENTURES IN THE OUTDOORS,
OR JUST STAYING HEALTHY
AND HYDRATED AT HOME.
WE'LL ALSO INCLUDE
THE FULL-COLOR BOOK,
"WISCONSIN STATE PARKS:
"EXTRAORDINARY STORIES OF
"GEOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY,"
WHICH EXPLORES THE
INCREDIBLE EVENTS THAT SHAPED
WISCONSIN'S STUNNING
NATURAL LANDSCAPES.
THE DVD AND BLU-RAY,
WATER BOTTLE, AND BOOK
WILL BE YOURS WITH OUR THANKS
WHEN YOU BEGIN YOUR
SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP
OF $17 PER MONTH OR MORE.
OR BEGIN AN ONGOING, SUSTAINING
MEMBERSHIP OF $10 PER MONTH
AND RECEIVE, WITH OUR THANKS,
THE DVD AND BLU-RAY
OF THIS PROGRAM.
YOU'LL RECEIVE BOTH DISCS
IN ONE PACKAGE, READY TO ENJOY
ON THE PLAYER OF YOUR CHOICE.
WITH YOUR SUSTAINING
CONTRIBUTION OF $13 PER MONTH,
WE'LL INCLUDE TWO
DVD/BLU-RAY SETS,
GIVING YOU ONE TO KEEP AND ENJOY
AGAIN, AND ONE TO SHARE
WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
CALL 1-800-236-3636 OR VISIT
PBSWISCONSIN.ORG RIGHT NOW
AND SUPPORT PROGRAMMING
THAT CELEBRATES THE RICH BEAUTY
AND HISTORY OF THE STATE
WE CALL HOME.
>> RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ASKING
FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND THESE
THANK-YOU GIFTS ARE INCREDIBLE.
KEEPING THE DVD, SHARING IT,
GETTING THE BOOK OR THE
INCREDIBLE WATER BOTTLE.
MOST IMPORTANT THING,
YOU WILL ALSO GET, WITH THE
QUALITY ENTERTAINMENT
YOU EXPECT, OUR AIRWAVES
MAGAZINE AT EVERY LEVEL.
THIS IS TO REMIND YOU
THAT WE ARE HERE FOR YOU,
AND NOW IT'S YOUR
OPPORTUNITY TO CALL
AND PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT
FOR PBS WISCONSIN.
SO EASY TO DO.
YOU CAN GO ONLINE
AT PBSWISCONSIN.ORG,
OR GIVE US A CALL.
WE'VE GOT GREAT VOLUNTEERS
WAITING TO TALK TO YOU
AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> WE'RE WATCHING "WISCONSIN'S
"SCENIC TREASURES:
"SOUTHERN VISTAS."
REALLY APPRECIATE PEOPLE CALLING
AND PLEDGING THEIR SUPPORT,
INCLUDING TO RECEIVE THE DVD
AND THIS REALLY WONDERFUL BOOK
ABOUT WISCONSIN STATE PARKS.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THE BOOK IS
IT'S ORGANIZED GEOGRAPHICALLY.
SO GREAT THING TO THROW IN THE
CAR ON YOUR NEXT DESTINATION.
AS OUR DESTINATION
IS PBS WISCONSIN, THIS
IS A PROGRAM THAT REMINDS US
OF HOW THIS COULD ONLY BE MADE
BY PBS WISCONSIN,
AND IT'S ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE
OF THE VIEWERS WHO SUPPORT IT.
OVER 70,000 FAMILIES
CONTRIBUTE THEIR DOLLARS
TO MAKE THESE PROGRAMS POSSIBLE,
AND WE'RE INVITING YOU
TO JOIN THEM.
WE'RE INVITING YOU IF
YOU'RE ALREADY A MEMBER,
OR IF YOU'RE ALREADY A FRIEND,
TO INCREASE YOUR SUPPORT
AND CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE
IF THEY CAN TO BECOME
A SUSTAINING MEMBER.
AND WE ARE GONNA GO TO PART TWO
OF "WISCONSIN'S SCENIC
"TREASURES," AND WE HOPE
YOU'LL STAY WITH US, AND WE HOPE
YOU'LL CALL US
WITH YOUR PLEDGE TONIGHT.
THANK YOU.