GOOD EVENING
AND THANK YOU
FOR JOINING
US FOR
PBS "NEWSHOUR" TONIGHT.
MY NAME
IS DAVID HOFFERT.
I'M A VOLUNTEER HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.WE'RE
TAKING A BRIEF
BREAK FROM
THE PROGRAM TO
ASK YOU
TO MAKE APLEDGE OF
FINANCIAL SUPPORT,
T O
SUPPORT PROGRAMS
LIKE PBS
"NEWSHOUR" ON PBS
WISCONSIN. THERE'S A
PHONE NUMBER ON
THE BOTTOM O
F YOUR SCREEN,
1-800-236-3636, AND A WEBSITE,
pbswisconsin.org.%
TAKE A MOMENT
T O
THINK ABOUT
WHY YOU'RE
WATCHING PBS WISCONSIN TONIGHT.YOU COULD HAVE
TUNED INTO
ANY NUMBER OF
OTHER NEWS
PROGRAMS AT
THE SAME
TIME OF
NIGHT. YOU
CHOSE PBS
"NEWSHOUR" FOR A
REASON, AND
IT'S BECAUSE
THERE'S AN
INDEPENDENCE AND AN
INTEGRITY TO
THE PBS
"NEWSHOUR" THAT
YOU JUST
DON'T FIND
ANYWHERE ELSE.
YOU TRUST PBS
"NEWSHOUR" TO
BRING YOU
UNBIASED, IN-DEPTH
EXPLORATIONS OF THE ISSUES OFTHE DAY
AND THAT'S
POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT'S
NOT RELYING
ON COMMERCIAL
SOURCES OF
REVENUE. IT'S
RELYING ON YOU.
AND SO I
WANT T O
ASK YOU
NOW TO BE A PAR
T O
F THAT
PROCESS AND
GIVE US A
CALL. 1-800-236-3636
. >>
HI. I'M
KATIE DREPS
AND I'M A
MEMBER OF
STAFF HERE
AT PBS WISCONSIN.
AND WHEN YOU
GO ONLINE
OR GIVE
US A CALL
AND MAKE A
GIFT TODAY,WE
HAVE SOME
WONDERFUL WAY
S TO
THANK YOU YOU.
AT $10 A
MONTH WE HAVE A
PBS RETRO
LOGO PINT
GLASS. YOU CAN
SHOW YOUR
PBS PRIDE
EVERY TIME
YOU GO
TO YOUR
CUPBOARD.%
AT THE $20 A
MONTH LEVEL, WE
HAVE THE
PBS "NEWSHOUR"
COOLER TOTE.
IT HOLDS
20 CANS
AND HAS
POCKETS FOR ALL
YOUR MAPS
OR OTHER
THINGS YOU
MIGHT TAKE
WHEN YOU'RE
TAKING YOU
R COOLER
OUT. AT
THE $25 A
MONTH LEVEL,
THE PBS
DRINKING GLASS
AND COOLER
TOTE TOGETHER.
CALL 1-800-236-3636 OR
GO ONLINE
TO MAK
E YOUR
GIFT. >>
I'M CLINT WALZ.
I'M ON
STAFF HERE
AT PBS WISCONSIN.
THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR
J OINING
US HERE
TONIGHT FOR
PBS "NEWSHOUR."
NEWS AND
INFORMATION HAVE BEEN STAPLES
OF PUBLIC TELEVISION
SINCE THE VERY,
VERY BEGINNING.
% WE ARE
NONBIASED, NONPARTISAN
AND FULL
O F
IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE
HERE TONIGHT.
AND THE REASON
WHY WE'RE
ABLE T
O DO
THA T SO
WELL IS BECAUSE
OF OUR
MEMBERSHIP. THAT'S
WHY WE'RE
HERE TONIGHT.
% PEOPLE LIKE YOU
MADE A PLEDGE OF SUPPORT
T O
MAKE THIS
KIN D OF
PROGRAMMING POSSIBLE.IF YOU'R
E LIK
E ME,
YOU WATCH
YEAR-ROUND.SO
WHY NOT
GIVE YEAR-ROUND
BY BECOMING A
SUSTAINING MEMBER OF THE STATION?
HOW DO
YOU BECOME A
SUSTAINING MEMBER?
JUST CALL THE
NUMBER ON
YOUR SCREEN,
DECIDE HOW MUCH
YOU'D LIKE
TO GIVE AND THAT'S ABOUT
IT.THEN
YOU JUST
SIT BACK AND
ENJOY WHAT YOU'RE
HELPING MAKE POSSIBLE.
EVERY TIME YOU
SEE THAT
PHRASE VIEWERS LIKE
YOU ,
YOU CAN
KNOW THAT
YOU'RE A PART
OF THAT.
IT FEELS SO
GOO D
AND IT
ONLY TAKES A FEW
MINUTES TO
DO A LOT
OF GOOD.
SO WE
HOP E
YOU'LL DO
THAT RIGHT
NOW BY GIVIN
G US
A CALL
AT 1-800-236-3636
OR GOING
ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org. >> AGAIN,
THAT NUMBER
IS 1-800-236-3636.
CALLING NOW
IS A CHANCE
TO TALK
TO ONE OF OUR
VOLUNTEERS HERE IN THE
STUDIO, GIVE
THEM A LITTLE
BIT OF INFORMATION AND
BECOME A SUPPORTER
OF PBS
"NEWSHOUR" ANDPBS WISCONSIN
MORE BROADLY.
OF COURSE,
THE P
IN PBS
STANDS FOR
PUBLIC AND A
LOT OF
FOLKS ASSUME
THAT PUBLIC
FUNDING FROM
THE FEDERAL
OR STATE
TBOFT IS
GOVERNMENT IS
WHAT MAKES
THIS STATION
RUN. IT'S TRUE
WE GET
MONEY FROM
THOSE SOURCES.
THE BIGGEST
SLICE OF THE
PIE, THE
TRUE PUBLIC I
N PBS
IS YOU,
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS
FROM VIEWERS
LIKE YOU
IS ACTUALLY
WHA T
MAKES ALL
OF THIS
POSSIBLE. AND SO
IF YOU
ARE NOT
YET A PAR
T OF THAT
GROUP, MAYBE YOU
HAVE BEEN
BUT YOU
HAVEN'T RENEWED
IN A WHILE,
MAYBE YOU
WANT TO
BECOME A SUSTAINING
MEMBER AS
CLINT WAS TALKING
ABOUT EARLIER.
THIS IS
YOUR CHANCE
TO VOTE
WITH YOUR DOLLARS
AND LET
US KNOW
HOW IMPORTANT
PROGRAMS LIKE
PBS "NEWSHOUR" ARE TO
YOU. 1-800-236-3636
. >>
AND WHEN YOU
MAKE YOUR
GIFT OF
SUPPORT, WE HAVE
THREE LEVELS
THAT WE CAN THANK
YOU WITH.
AT THE
$10 A MONTH
LEVEL, WE HAVE
THAT PBS
RETRO DRINKING
GLASS.AT
THE $20 A
MONTH LEVEL, WE
HAVE THE
PBS "NEWSHOUR"
20-CAN COOLER TOTE.
AND IF
YOU'RE WILLING
OR WOULD
LIKE TO
GIVE $25
O R
MORE A MONTH, WE CAN THANK YOU
WITH THE
PBS "NEWSHOUR" DRINKING GLASS
AND THE COOLER
TOTE TOGETHER.
AND OF COURSE
EVERY LEVEL
THAT YOU
RENEW WITH
TONIGHT OR
MAKE YOUR
FIRST DONATION YOU
GET THE
PBS WISCONSIN
"AIRWAVES" GUIDE
ALONG WITH YOUR
GIFT. CALL
1-800-236-3636 ,
TAL K
TO ONE OF
OUR VOLUNTEERS OR
GO ONLINE
TO MAKE
YOUR GIFT
TODAY AT
pbswisconsin.org.%
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
"AIRWAVES" IS ONE
O F
OUR ALL-TIME
FAVORITE MEMBER
BENEFITS.IT INCLUDES
ALL OF THE
PROGRAMS THAT
YOUR GIFTS
ARE GOING TO
G O
AND HELP
MAKE SUPPORT
TONIGHT. AND
THE OTHER
WONDERFUL MEMBER
BENEFIT THAT WE
HAVE THESE
DAY S
IS CALLED
PASSPORT. AS YOU
KNOW, THE
WAY THAT
WE WATCH TELEVISION HAS
CHANGED A WHOLE LOT
I N
THE LAST
DECADE. NOW
YOU'RE ABLE
T O
WATCH WHATEVER YOU WANT
WHENEVER YOU WANT AND
YOU CAN
DO THAT
HERE WITH
PBS AS WELL
THROUGH PASSPORT.
FOR A GIFT
A S
LITTLE AS
$5 A
MONTH OR $60 A
YEAR, YOU'LL
HAVE ACCESS TO
THAT, TO
ALL OF THE
GREAT PBS PROGRAMS
THAT YOU
ENJOY ON PBS
WISCONSIN. YOU
CAN EVEN
WATCH LIVE
TELEVISION ON IT.IT'S SO
EASY TO
DO BY
BECOMING A %
MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN. YOU CAN
D O
THAT BY
CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
AND IN ADDITION
TO ALL
O F
THESE GREAT
BENEFITS, YOU
CAN ALSO
GO ONLINE
TO pbswisconsin.org
AND CHOOSE
FROM ALL
OF THE THANK
YOU GIFTS THAT
WE'RE OFF
ERING DURING
THIS DRIVE.SO
TAKE A FEW
MINUTES. IT
ONLY TAKES A
FEW MINUTES
T O
DO A WHOLE LOT
OF GOOD
AND WE
% HOPE THAT
YOU'LL DO
THAT NOW
BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636. >>
WE'RE GOING
TO RETURN
TO PBS
"NEWSHOUR" IN JUST A
MINUTE HERE, SO
ONE MORE
CALL OUT
TO PLEASE
CALL US
AND MAKE A PLEDGEOF
SUPPORT. 1-800-236-3636
OR GO
ONLINE TO
pbswisconsin.org.WHEN WE
DO GO BACK
TO PBS
"NEWSHOUR," IT'
S GOING
TO TAKE
% ABOUT 15
SECONDS FOR YOU
TO REMEMBER WHY
YOU CHOOSE TO
GET THAT
AS YOUR
SOURCE OF
NEWS. NOBODY IS
YELLING AT
EACH OTHER. WE
HAVE SUCH A
CHAOTIC MEDIA
ENVIRONMENT THESE DAYS WITH
TALKING HEADS
JUST GOING
AT I
T AND
THE ACTUAL
SUBSTANCE AND
NUANCE GETS LOST.
PBS "NEWSHOUR" I
S THE
EXACT OPPOSITE.
IT'S THIS
OASIS OF
CALM AND
REASON THAT LETS
YOU FOCUS
ON WHAT
MATTERS AND
STAY INFORMED.
AND OF COURSE
PBS "NEWSHOUR" IS
JUST ONE OF SEVERAL
NEWS PROGRAMS THAT ARE
BROUGHT TO YOU
BY PBS WISCONSIN,
LIKE "FRONTLINE"
AND "HERE & NOW." IF THIS
SERVICE IS
IMPORTANT TO %
YOU, NOW IS
THE TIME
TO MAKE
YOUR VOICE
HEARD. 1-800-236-3636.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.