>> IT'S EASY T
O UNDERSTAND WHY
THE IN! !
NEWSHOUR IS
THE MOST
IMPORTANT HOUR ON
TELEVISION, AND THIS
I S
A N
IMPORTANT FEW
MINUTES IN THAT IMPORTANT
HOUR, WHERE
WE ASK YOU
TO SUPPORT
THE NEWSHOUR WITH
YOUR MEMBERSHIP
SUPPORT. HI,
I'M MALCOLM BRETT IN
THE STUDIOS
OF PBS WISCONSIN
INVITING YOU
TO SUPPORT
A TELEVISION PROGRAM THAT IS
KNOWN FOR
ITS INTEGRITY, ITS
DEPTH, AND ITS
COLD, HONEST
LOOK AT THE
ISSUES THAT
AFFECT OUR
LIVES. THAT'S
THE NEWSHOUR.
IT'S BEEN PART
OF PBS WISCONSIN
FOR 4 8
YEARS. DON'T KNOW HOW
LONG IT'S BEE
N PART OF
YOUR LIFE, BUT THIS
IS A
PROGRAM THAT'S
HERE FOR YOU
AND BECAUSE O
F YOU
. IT'S YOUR
MEMBERSHIP DOLLARS
WHICH MAKE THIS
PROGRAM POSSIBLE
AND THESE PROGRAMS
ARE S
O
IMPORTANT TO YOU, YOUR
FAMILY AND
YOUR COMMUNITY,
THA T
I KNOW
YOU WILL
FEEL WONDERFUL
WHEN YOU'VE MADE
A GIFT
TO SUPPORT
THE NEWSHOUR HERE ON PBS
WISCONSIN. YOU MAKE THAT
MEMBERSHIP GIFT
BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636. WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT
WAYS TO SAY
THANK YOU WHEN
YOU CALL,
AND HERE WITH
MORE ABOUT
THAT IS
TRAVIS. >> HI,
ALL. TRAVIS LAMESKY,
STAFF MEMBER HERE AT
WISCONSIN. LIKE MALCOLM
SAID, YES,
WE DO
HAVE SOME
TREMENDOUS GIFTS
FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. BEGINNING AT THE
$20 !
$10
A MONTH
SUSTAINER LEVEL, YOU
WILL RECEIVE
A PINT
GLASS FEATURING
THE PBS
TRI-COLOR RETRO
LOGO. $20
A MONTH
AND WE WILL
THANK YOUR
SUPPORT WITH A
COOLER TOTE.
THAT FEATURES
THE PBS
NEWSHOUR LOGO,
PERFECT FOR
CONCERTS ON THE
SQUARE, THE
TAILGATE, OR
THE PONTOON
BOAT. AND
A T
$25 A
MONTH, YOU'LL
RECEIVE BOTH
THE DRINKING
GLASS AND THE
COOLER TOTE.
SO, AGAIN,
CALL ONE OF
OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS AT
1-800-236-3636. >> HI,
FOLKS. I'M CLINT WALZ,
ALSO ON
STAFF HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN. THIS IS A GREAT
TIME FOR YOU
TO SHOW
YOUR SUPPORT
FOR NEWSHOUR. YOU HAVE
COME TO
DEPEND ON THE NEWSHOUR
FOUR TRUST
WORTHY JOURNALISM THAT YOU CAN FIND
ONLY HERE ON PBS
WISCONSIN. WE CAN DO
THAT BY
YOU R
BECOMING A
SUSTAINING MEMBER.
TRAVIS TALKED A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT IT, BUT
FOR A
S LITTLE
A S
$ 5
A MONTH, YOU CAN HELP
MAKE GREAT
PROGRAMS LIKE
PBS NEWSHOUR, "HERE &
NOW" AND FRONTLINE,
THESE WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL TRUSTWORTHY
PROGRAMS POSSIBLE.
IT ONLY
TAKES A MINUTE
AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO
IT. YOU COME DO
IT BY
EITHER GOING TO
PBSWISCONSIN.ORG O
R CALLING
US AT 1-800-236-3636. WE ALSO NOW
HAVE A Q.R. CODE
THAT YOU'LL ALSO SEE
ON SCREEN AND YOU CAN
JUST POINT YOUR
CAMERA AT THAT AND IT WILL
TAKE YOU DIRECTLY
TO OUR
GIVING FORUM. IT
ONLY TAKES
A FEW
MINUTES BUT IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO
TO MAKE
THESE GREAT
PROGRAMS POSSIBLE. CALL US
NOW AT
1-800-236-3636. >> STATE
AND FEDERAL
FUNDING ARE
A CORNERSTONE
O F
OUR BUDGET
AND IT'S A
REALLY IMPORTANT
PEDESTAL, A
FOUNDATION FOR THE WORK WE
DO, BUT
THESE PROGRAMS
ARE FUNDED
MOSTLY BY
PEOPLE JUST
LIKE YOU.
THE N
EWSHOUR IS FOR
THE PEOPLE, ABOUT
THE PEOPLE,
AND, THROUGH
YOUR MEMBERSHIP
SUPPORT, BY THE
PEOPLE. WE WANT YOU
T O
SUPPORT THE
A PROGRAM
WITH INTEGRITY AND,
MOST IMPORTANT, A
PROGRAM THAT'S
MOST IMPORTANT TO OUR
DAILY LIVES.
THE NEWSHOUR HAS
BEEN SUPPORTING
WISCONSIN FAMILIES AND HELPING
THEM UNDERSTAND THE WORLD
AROUND THEM
FOR 48
YEARS. THEIR
49th YEAR WILL
BE SUPPORTED BY THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE
WATCHING RIGHT NOW, SO
WE ASK YOU, SUPPORT
NEXT YEAR'S
EPISODE, NEXT YEAR'S
EPISODE, THROUGH
YOUR MEMBERSHIP
GIFT. IT'S REALLY EASY TO
DO. CALL THE NUMBER
ON YOUR
SCREEN OR GO
TO PBSWISCONSIN.ORG
AND FIND
THE DONATE
BUTTON. IT'S REALLY
EASY TO DO.
YOU'LL FEE
L REALLY
GOOD THAT
YOU SUPPORTED THE
PROGRAM THAT
MEANS SO
MUCH TO YOU.
PLEASE DO IT RIGHT NOW. >> THANK YOU,
ALL, AND,
AGAIN, PLEASE CALL
1-800-236-3636. WHEN YOU DO, WE
HAVE A NUMBER
OF TOKENS
OF APPRECIATION.
AGAIN, THE
PINT GLASS
FEATURING THE
PBS RETRO
LOGO, THE
20-CAN COOLER
TOTE, OR
THE COMBINATION DRINKING GLASS
AND COOLER
TOTE, WHICH WILL
BE A
$25 A
MONTH GIFT.
SO, PLEASE,
PBSWISCONSIN.ORG, THE Q.R. CODE,
O R
1-800-236-3636. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
THOSE ARE
GREAT WAYS FOR
U S
TO SHOW YOU OUR
APPRECIATION FOR YOUR
GIFT OF
SUPPORT. WHEN YOU BECOME
A MEMBER,
THERE'S ALSO
OTHER BENEFITS
THAT COME
ALONG WITH
THAT. ONE OF
THOSE THINGS
IS AIRWAVES. THIS I
S OUR
MONTHLY PROGRAM
GUIDE, ARRIVES IN
YOUR MAILBOX
EVERY SINGLE MONTH
AND INCLUDES
THE LISTINGS
OF ALL THE
GREAT PROGRAMS
THAT YOU'LL
FIND ACROSS ALL
OF OUR
CHANNELS THAT WE
ACTUALLY
BROADCAST. ALL THE GREAT PROGRAMS
THAT YOU'VE
COME TO
KNOW AND
LOVE, LIKE
NOVA, NATURE,
MASTERPIECE, FRONTLINE, PBS
NEWSHOUR, ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS
ARE MADE
POSSIBLE BECAUSE SOMEONE
LIKE YOU WENT TO
THE PHONE
AND CALLED
1-800-236-3636 AND MADE
THAT GIFT
OF SUPPORT.
YOU'LL ALSO HAVE
ACCESS TO
PASSPORT. THAT'S
OUR ON-LINE
LIBRARY OF
PROGRAMS MORE THAN A
THOUSAND HOURS THAT
YOU'D BE
ABLE TO
ENJOY AND
LEARN FROM
RIGHT AT
YOUR FINGERTIPS. YOU CAN WATCH
I T
FROM YOUR
COMPUTER, FROM
YOUR TABLET. THERE IS
ALWAYS SOMETHING
TO WATCH
ON PASSPORT,
YOURS WITH A GIFT O
F JUST
$5 A
MONTH. THERE'S SO MANY
WAYS FOR YOU
TO GIVE, SO
MANY WAYS FOR
YOU TO GET INVOLVED
AND MAKE
THESE GREAT PROGRAMS
POSSIBLE. NOT JUST FOR
YOU, BUT
FOR YOUR
NEIGHBORS, FOR YOUR
FAMILY, FOR
YOUR FRIENDS,
FOR OUR
STATE. SO GO
AHEAD, GIVE US
A CALL RIGHT
NOW ,
1-800-236-3636. >> WHEN YOU
TUNE INTO THE
NEWSHOUR, YOU KNOW
YOU'RE GOING TO
GET GREAT
JOURNALISM. YOU'RE
GOING TO GET
PERSPECTIVE. YOU'RE GOING TO
GET CONTEXT.
YOU'RE GOING TO
GET FACTS
AND INFORMATION. WHAT
Y OU'RE
NOT GOING TO GET
IS SOMEONE TELLING YOU
WHAT TO
THINK. WHAT YOU THINK IS UP TO
YOU. WHAT YOU NEED
T O
KNOW IS UP TO
THE NEWSHOUR, AND THE
NEWSHOUR BRINGS
YOUR PERSPECTIVE
AND CONTINUITY
IN A VERY
CONFUSING ENVIRONMENT. THE WORLD
IS MORE
COMPLEX THAN
EVER BEFORE.
THE WORLD IS
OFTEN VERY
CONTENTIOUS. HOW DO YOU KNOW
HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THE
MAJOR ISSUES OF
THE DAY?
WELL, YOU LEARN
ABOUT THEM,
YOU THINK ABOUT
THEM, AND THE
NEWSHOUR IS HERE
TO BRING YOU
THAT PERSPECTIVE AND
THAT CONTENT.
AND PBS WISCONSIN HAS
BEEN BRINGING
YOU PERSPECTIVE,
CONTENT AND
INFORMATION FOR
DECADES AND DECADES
AND DECADES.
WITH PROGRAMS LIKE
THE NEWSHOUR,
WITH PROGRAMS
LIKE FRONTLINE,
WITH PROGRAMS
LIKE HERE AND
NOW, BROUGHT TO YOU
RIGHT HERE FROM
OUR STUDIOS HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN. WE ARE
YOUR CONSTANT
COMPANION IN
UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD
AROUND YOU AND
HELPING EACH OF
US DECIDE
ON OUR
OWN PACE
AND FOR OUR
OWN REASONS
WHAT WE THINK OF THE
IMPORTANT ISSUES OF
THE DAY.
WE THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU
CALL, BECOME A
MEMBER, SUPPORT PBS
WISCONSIN, AND
TO KEEP THIS
LIFELINE O
F INFORMATION
COMING TO YOU.