>>> HI, I'M JAMES STEINBACH, A
VOLUNTEER AT PBS WISCONSIN, AND,
YOU KNOW, WHILE IT'S TRUE
TRAVELING MAY BE THE BEST WAY TO
UNDERSTAND THE WORLD, THE NEXT
BEST WAY IS TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL
FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME
WITH PBS WISCONSIN.
I'M A THROWBACK.
EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, I GO BACK
TO THE OLD NAMES, BUT WHATEVER
YOU CALL IT, PBS WISCONSIN, IF
YOU HAVE WATCHED AND NOT YET
JOINED, THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO
DO IT BECAUSE THIS IS A
CHALLENGE BREAK.
CURRENT MEMBERS OF PBS WISCONSIN
HAVE SET ASIDE UP TO $2,000 TO
MATCH YOUR CONTRIBUTION.
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO GIVE, SAY,
$100, THAT'S $2 00 TO PBS
WISCONSIN.
THIS IS THE BEST TIME TO MAKE
YOUR COMMITMENT BECAUSE YOUR
MONEY IS DOUBLED AND GOES THAT
MUCH FURTHER AND ALLOWS US TO
CARRY PROGRAMS AND BUY PROGRAMS
LIKE RICK STEVES', AND I THINK
WE MENTIONED THIS SEVERAL TIMES,
THAT DOESN'T COME TO US FROM
PBS.
OUR PROGRAMMING STAFF GOES OUT
AND BUYS IT, AND THAT HAPPENS
WITH YOUR SUPPORT.
SO, CALL US DURING THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU CAN INCREASE THE IMPACT OF
YOUR GIVING TONIGHT WITH THIS
PROGRAM WHEN YOU GIVE US A CALL
AND BECOME A SUSTAINER.
WHEN YOU DO, WE'LL THANK YOU
WITH GREAT GIFTS.
WE HAVE RICK STEVES' TOP 100
MASTERPIECES, BEAUTIFUL
COMPANION BOOK TO THE PROGRAM
YOU ARE WATCHING AT THE $15 PER
MONTH SUSTAINER LEVEL, AND AT
$20 PER MONTH, THIS IS QUITE THE
PACKAGE.
HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THROUGH
EVERYTHING.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEBSITE OR
OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS WILL
WALK YOU THROUGH THE ENTIRE
LIST.
THIS THROUGH THE BACK DOOR GUIDE
BOOK, 20-YEAR ANTHOLOGY, SO
THAT'S 17DVDs OF RICK'S
PROGRAMS YOU LOVED OVER THE
YEARS.
IT IS THE MONEY BELT, THE
PLANNING MAP, THE TRAVEL SKILLS
DVD SET, AND THE BEST
DESTINATIONS TRAVELED NEWSLETTER
FROM RICK STEVES, SO, REALLY, A
TREMENDOUS PACKAGE OF EVERYTHING
YOU MIGHT WANT FROM RICK STEVES
OVER THE YEARS AT THE $20
SUSTAINER LEVEL, AND, OF COURSE,
AT THE $30 PER MONTH LEVEL, IT
IS BOTH THE COMPANION BOOK FROM
TONIGHT'S PROGRAM AND THE HUGE
COLLECTION OF ALL OF THE RICK
STEVES' ITEMS.
$30, PER MONTH, OF COURSE; MANY
OTHER LEVELS, AND ANY LEVEL YOU
RECEIVE THE PROGRAM GUIDE WHEN
YOU CALL US AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI, I'M LINDA BERMAN, A
VOLUNTEER HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN,
AND IT REALLY IS AMAZING TO ME
HOW EXCITING RICK STEVES CAN
CONTINUE TO BE, AND THAT'S WHAT
WE HOPE THAT PBS WISCONSIN IS
FOR YOU, CONTINUES TO BE
EXCITING.
THE WAY TO ACTUALLY SUPPORT THIS
AND TO ENHANCE OUR PROGRAMMING
IS TO BECOME A SUSTAINER.
IT'S JUST EASY TO DO.
IT'S MONTHLY GIVING.
IT COMES OUT OF YOUR CHECKING
ACCOUNT OR YOUR CREDIT CARD.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU ARE GIVING
TO SUSTAIN QUALITY PROGRAMMING.
YOU ARE GIVING TO SUSTAIN
PROGRAMS SUCH AS RICK STEVE'S,
AND I KNOW WE'VE BEEN DEPENDENT
ON RICK STEVES SINCE THE
1990s, FIRST TIME WE WENT TO
EUROPE AND TOOK OUR KIDS, AND WE
HAVE RICK STEVES' TRAVEL BOOK
WITH US TELLING US WHERE THE
ABSOLUTE BEST PIZZA WAS IN
FLORENCE AND THE BEST GELATO,
RICE GELATO, BUT THAT IS FROM
RICK STEVES.
HE'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR 22
YEARS.
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE PROGRAMS
SUCH AS THIS BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636.
>> AND THAT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW
WHERE THE BEST GELATO AND PIZZA
ARE.
I'LL GO WITH THAT.
HEY, I WAS TALKING WITH THE
PRODUCER, EMMA, BEFORE THIS, AND
SHE SAID, THIS IS A GREAT
THING -- SHE SAID, WATCHING AN
EPISODE OF RICK STEVES IS LIKE A
AMINI VACATION, AND WE'RE YOUR
TOUR BUS AND THERE'S A SEAT FOR
EVERYBODY.
I LOVE THAT.
SUCH A GREAT WAY TO THINK ABOUT
IT.
IT IS TRUE.
THIS IS A SERVICE THAT WHEREVER
YOU ARE IN THE STATE, YOU CAN
WATCH THESE PROGRAMS.
IT DOESN'T COST YOU ANYTHING.
YOU CAN CHOOSE TO CONTRIBUTE,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ASKING
YOU TO DO, TO CHOOSE, MAKE A
CHOICE TO CONTRIBUTE TO PBS
WISCONSIN, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
BUS KEEPS ON GOING.
ALWAYS A SEAT FOR YOU, I LOVE
THAT, ALWAYS A SEAT FOR YOU.
IF YOU MAKE A CONTRIBUTION, THAT
ENSURES THERE'S A SEAT FOR
EVERYBODY.
DO THAT PLEASE, CALL US AT
1-800-236-3636.
THIS IS A CHALLENGE BREAK.
GET IN THE BUS, CALL US,
1-800-236-3636.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WHEN YOU CALL US THIS EVENING,
YOUR GIFT GOES THAT MUCH FURTHER
WITH THE CHALLENGE.
MEMBERS WILL MATCH YOUR GIFT.
SO, PLEASE, GIVES US A CALL, AND
WHEN YOU DO, WE'LL THANK YOU
WITH FANTASTIC THANK YOU GIFTS.
IT IS THE RICK STEVES' TOP 100
MASTERPIECES BOOK AT $15 PER
MONTH AS A SUSTAINER, AND THIS
FANTASTIC PACKAGE OF ALL RICK
STEVES' PAST PROGRAMS AND OTHER
GUIDEBOOKS, THE PLANNING MAP,
THE TRAVEL SKILLS DVD SET, AND
NEWSLETTER AT THE $20 PER MONTH,
AND, AGAIN, $30 GETS YOU THAT
ENTIRE PACKAGE AS WELL AS THE
BOOK THAT'S A COMPANION TO
TONIGHT'S PROGRAM, OUR WAY OF
THANKING YOU.
CALL US AT 1-8 00-236-3636 OR
VISIT PBSWISCONSIN.ORG TO LEARN
MORE.
>> THANKS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY THAT WE
THINK, REAL WELL, IT'S JUST TV.
WELL, YOUR SUPPORT PROVIDES SAFE
MEDIA WHETHER WE ENTERTAIN,
INFORM, OR EDUCATE, AND
EDUCATION IS SOMETHING WE REALLY
DO TAKE SERIOUSLY.
I KNOW THERE WAS A GRAPHIC THAT
SHOWED THE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT
THAT COMES FROM THE COMMUNITY,
AND MORE THAN STATE AND FEDERAL
DOLLARS, AND YOUR MONEY DOES
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
IT PROVIDES CURRICULUM GUIDES
FOR PARENTS SO THAT THEY CAN
HELP THEIR KIDS WATCH QUALITY
PROGRAMMING, SAFE PROGRAMMING,
AND THIS IS WHAT PBS WISCONSIN'S
ABOUT, AND SO THE ONLY WAY TO
CONTINUE THIS IS BY ASKING FOR
YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
VERY EASY TO DO.
WE HAVE WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS.
WE'LL TAKE THE INFORMATION FROM
YOU, WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO GET
ONE OF OUR GREAT THANK YOU GIFTS
OR GIVE 100% TO PBS WISCONSIN,
IT'S YOUR CHOICE.
JUST LIKE AT THE LEVEL YOU WANT
TO CONTRIBUTE AT.
IT STARTS WITH YOUR CALL AT
1-800- 236-3636.
>> SO, WITH ANY OF THE LEVELS
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU GET A
LOT OF BENEFITS FROM BECOMING A
MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN.
THE MAJOR BENEFIT, OF COURSE, IS
THE SATISFACTION, REALLY, OF
KNOWING YOU'RE SUPPORTING THIS
TERRIFIC SERVICE; AND YOU'RE
ABLE TO WATCH IT AT NO CHARGE TO
YOU BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE ARE
HERE FOR, TO PROVIDE THE
SERVICE, BUT IT'S ALSO AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GET "AIRWAVES,"
WHICH FOR MANY OF US, MYSELF
INCLUDED, I ACTUALLY LIKE
HOLDING A PIECE OF PAPER.
I STILL GET THE DAILY PAPER AND
READ THAT INSTEAD OF READING
ONLINE.
I KNOW.
I LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING
TANGIBLE IN MY HAND.
THAT'S -- BUT ANOTHER GREAT
BENEFIT IS PASSPORT, WHICH WE
TALKED ABOUT A BIT.
THIS ALLOWS YOU TO SEE PROGRAMS
FROM PBS WISCONSIN AND PBS
GENERALLY AT YOUR LEISURE
ONLINE.
IT'S A TERRIFIC WAY TO EXPAND
YOUR LIBRARY OF PBS PROGRAMS
THAT YOU CAN SEE.
SO, ALL OF THIS, FOR YOU, BY
BECOMING A MEMBER IN THE
CHALLENGE BREAK, 1-800-236-3636.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'RE SENDING YOU BACK TO THE
FANTASTIC PROGRAM SOON, BUT
BEFORE WE DO, WE WANT TO GIVE
YOU ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE
US A CALL AND MAKE YOUR
SUSTAINING GIFT THIS EVENING.
IF YOU ARE A NEW SUSTAINER, THIS
IS A WONDERFUL TIME TO DO IT,
AND IF YOU HAVE BEEN A MEMBER
FOR MANY YEARS, THANK YOU SO
MUCH, AND THIS MIGHT BE A FUN
OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE A THANK
YOU GIFT FOR AN ADDITIONAL GIFT
ON YOUR PART, SO AT THE $15 PER
MONTH LEVEL, IT'S THIS BEAUTIFUL
COMPANION BOOK, EUROPE'S TOP 100
MASTERPIECES FULL OF GORGEOUS,
FULL COLOR ART, A BEAUTIFUL WALK
THROUGH EUROPE, AND THEN AT THE
$20 PER MONTH SUSTAINER LEVEL,
THE HUGE RICK STEVES'
COLLECTION.
THERE'S SO MANY WONDERFUL
RESOURCES WITHIN THIS COLLECTION
OF DVDs, BOOKS, NEWSLETTERS,
THE MONEY BELT, ALL OF THOSE
WONDERFUL RICK STEVES' ITEMS,
AND THEN, AGAIN, AT $30 PER
MONTH, IT IS BOTH THE BOOK AND
RICK STEVES' COLLECTION.
SO, IF YOU GIVE US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636, ASK QUESTIONS,
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ITEMS, OR
VISIT US AT PBSWISCONSIN.ORG.
>> AND WHETHER YOU CONSIDER
RENEWING YOUR MEMBERSHIP, IT IS
A GOOD TIME NOW, OR BECOMING A
NEW MEMBER, THIS IS THE
CHALLENGE BREAK.
WE ARE CHALLENGING AT LEAST 30
CALLERS TO BECOME NEW MEMBERS,
SO THAT WE CAN GET OUR WONDERFUL
MATCHING MONEY, SO IT'S REALLY A
TWO-FOR-ONE FOR PBS WISCONSIN,
BUT KNOWING THAT EVERY LEVEL YOU
PLEDGE AT, YOU WILL GET OUR
"AIRWAVES" MAGAZINE, AND JAMES
LIKES HOLDING SOMETHING, AND SO
DO I.
I LIKE TO READ THIS, HOLD IT,
SEE THE TV SHOWS, WHAT'S COMING
ON THE WISCONSIN FOODIE, YOU
FIND THAT IN THE "AIRWAVES"
MAGAZINE, BUT IT DEPENDS ON YOU,
WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO DO IT ON
MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS AS A
SUSTAINER OR YOU WANT TO DO A
ONE-TIME PLEDGE, WHETHER YOU
WANT A THANK YOU GIFT OR 100%
GOING TO PBS WISCONSIN, YOUR
CHOICE.
WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO IS
CONSIDER JOINING US NOW.
1-800-236-3636 OR ONLINE AT
PBSWISCONSIN.ORG.
>> YOU KNOW, MANY, MAYBE ALL FOR
ALL I KNOW, RICK STEVES'
PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE OR
WITHIN THE PBS APP, AND THAT'S
TERRIFIC, THE WAY IT SHOULD BE,
BUT THEY ARE NOT FREE TO MAKE.
THESE PROGRAMS, AS YOU CAN
IMAGINE, TRAVEL IS EXPENSIVE AS
WELL AS PROGRAMS ARE EXPENSIVE,
AND THE CREW HE WORKS WITH, AND
ALL OF THAT.
THIS IS SOMETHING THE BEHIND THE
SCENES COSTS ARE PRETTY HIGH,
AND THAT'S WHY IT IS REALLY
CRITICAL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THE GENEROSITY OF PEOPLE
SUPPORTING THE PROGRAMS ALLOWS
THEM TO BE MADE, IT WHAT ALLOWS
THEM TO REMAIN FREE, AN ALLOWS
NEW PROGRAMS TO BE MADE.
SO, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THIS
IS REALLY AN INVESTMENT IN WHAT
YOU WATCH NOW BUT ALSO
INVESTMENT IN TOMORROW, WHAT
YOU'RE GOING TO WATCH.
I THINK THAT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING.
IT IS A BET THAT THIS IS
SOMETHING AND IT'S GOING TO PAY
OFF, A BET THAT'S GOING TO WORK
OUT FOR YOU BECAUSE PBS
WISCONSIN WILL BE HERE FOR YOU.
EVERY DAY.
EVERY WEEK.
EVERY YEAR.
CALL US NOW.
THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO CALL IN
THIS CHALLENGE BREAK.
CALL US NOW WHERE THE PLEDGE IS
DOUBLED AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THIS
EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR STICKING WITH US.
WE'LL SEND YOU BACK TO THE
FANTASTIC PROGRAM WITH RICK
STEVES, BUT BEFORE WE DO, TAKE
THIS MOMENT TO CALL US OR VISIT
US ONLINE AND PLEDGE YOUR
SUPPORT.
YOU KNOW, USE THIS OPPORTUNITY
AS THE CHALLENGE TO MAKE YOUR
IMPACT GO THAT MUCH FURTHER.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR MEMBERSHIP,
YOUR SUPPORT, YOUR VIEWERSHIP.
AT $15 PER MONTH, AS A
SUSTAINER, SHOULD YOU JOIN THIS
EVENING, WE'LL THANK YOU WITH
THE 100 MASTERPIECES BOOK FROM
RICK STEVES.
AGAIN, THIS AMAZING PACKAGE, THE
ART OF EUROPE COLLECTION WITH
RICK STEVES CONTAINS DVDs AND
BOOKS AND GUIDES AND MONEY BELTS
AND ALL THESE WONDERFUL THINGS,
AND THEN AT $30 PER MONTH, WE'D
THANK YOU WITH BOTH THE BOOK AND
RICK STEVES' COLLECTION.
YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
PBSWISCONSIN.ORG AND LEARN MORE
ABOUT ALL OF THOSE WONDERFUL
THANK YOU GIFTS OR GIVE US A
CALL AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> WE TRUST RICK STEVES BECAUSE
HE HAS VERIFIED INFORMATION.
HE'S VERY, VERY GOOD WITH
DETAILS MAKING SURE IF HE TALKS
ABOUT A CERTAIN PICTURE YOU'RE
GOING TO SEE THAT PICTURE, HIS
FILM CREW IS THERE TO DO THAT,
AND YOU CAN TRUST PBS WISCONSIN
FOR THE SAME REASON.
WE TRY TO VERIFY THE PROGRAMS
THAT WE ARE SHOWING AND MAKE
SURE THEY ARE TOP QUALITY SO
THIS IS ANOTHER REASON TO BE A
SUPPORTER OF PBS WISCONSIN.
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU 24/7 FOR
KIDS.
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU WITH OUR
WISCONSIN PBS WISCONSIN
PASSPORT.
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU.
NOW IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU
TO BECOME OUR SUPPORTER AND
SPONSOR.
VERY EASY TO DO.
MAKE A PHONE CALL.
1-800-236-3636 OR GO ONLINE TO
PBSWISCONSIN.ORG.
>> SO HERE'S AN IMPORTANT
NUMBER.
70,000.
70,000 IS THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS
OF PBS WISCONSIN.
70,000 FAMILIES, EXCUSE ME,
70,000 FAMILIES IN AND AROUND
WISCONSIN SUPPORT PBS WISCONSIN.
THAT'S WONDERFUL.
THAT DID NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
THAT'S HAPPENED OVER DECADES OF
PROGRAMMING THAT PEOPLE CAN RELY
ON, PROGRAMMING THEY TRUST,
PROGRAMMING THEY WELCOME INTO
THEIR HOMES, AND, LIKE PROGRAMS
LIKE RICK STEVES, AND WE -- WE
WILL BUILD ON THAT.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEVER TAKE
FOR GRANTED EITHER.
WE NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED YOU.
OUR AUDIENCE.
US.
YOUR INTELLIGENCE, YOUR
INTEREST, THE THINGS YOU CARE
ABOUT, AND THAT'S WHY THIS
PROGRAM AND ALL OUR PROGRAMS ARE
HERE.