.% >> Hi, I'm Michael
Bridgeman
,% and I'm glad to
be with you% again
during America Socialist% experime
nt,
a very
interesting% program that we're
seeing here
on PBS Wisconsin It tells a story
of a unique chapter in Milwaukee's history, but
also more broadly in Wisconsin's history. The
Socialist experiment went beyond the
city of Milwaukee and to other parts of
the state and to the state level of government, as
well. So it's a really wonderful
story. It gives us a further understanding of
our communities, of our state as a whole.
And knowing about the past
helps us better understand the
present . These are all very
good things. Another very good thing is
that this is a member challenge break.
We are asking
for 30 people to call
during this particular break because
it will double the impact of your gift
. So if you make a gift of
$10 a month or $120,
it's doubled because of this member
challenge break. It's a
special opportunity , a special incentive for
you to call now
and become a member of PBS Wisconsin
at (800) 236-3636. Hi
>> I'm Linda Berman, a volunteer here at
PBS Wisconsin. And we have special ways
to say thank you for your support
and this is a way
to kind of connect you to the history
and to the programs you'll be seeing at
$10 a month or $120, you
can get this great mug. The
mug is, well, we call it the
PBS Nerd Mug. I think it's just an
excellent way to get either coffee
, tea, or hot chocolate to you with 12oz.
Really fast. Really? Well,
$15 a month or $180. We
have these wonderful books by John Gurda
. One of them is the paperback
book The Cream City Chronicles Stories of
Milwaukee's past and the others
is very heavy duty hardback
book The Making of Milwaukee and at
, oh, I should say
, $20 a month and you can combine them
for a $240 one time. You
get the mug and
the two books, and it's extra ordinary to
see how you can connect up your past,
your family's past , whether generations of your
family lived in Milwaukee.
It doesn't matter , because all of this
permeated through the state of Wisconsin.
The Socialist experiment things we're doing
today still were based on
what was happening in Milwaukee.
So, right now, it's an opportunity
for you to call , to connect with your
history, with our history of the
state, by giving us a call
. One (800) 236-3636.
I'm Eric Greiling I'm the director of
Friends of PBS Wisconsin PBS Wisconsin is able
to bring you the stories
of Wisconsin like nobody else. The histories, the stories o
f our
cities, our communities, our
neighbors. And that's important . Michael was talking a
little bit about the importance
of history and how it's important today
. I mean, we're learning about the roots
of workers compensation , unemployment insurance, social
Security, their roots in Wisconsin
, their roots in Milwaukee. That's important
history. It's important to us today
. It's important to our present. Help
us keep bringing you these important
stories of Wisconsin and
the best way you can do that is
to become a sustainer . For being a sustainer
is simply an ongoing
monthly gift. You make a pledge at
$5 a month, $10 a month, $1,520 a
month, whatever you can afford. And
that is automatic deducted from your checking
account or charge to your charge account.
And it keeps going until
you ask us to stop. Or you could even call us
today and ask us to increase this. This
is a challenge break. This is a
great time to call and become a ne w
member, to become a new
sustainer of PBS Wisconsin
and to keep wonderful programing like
this coming .
One (800) 236-3636. nsin
has a long reputation as
being a kind of laboratory for political
. Ideas. And Eric mentioned,
for example , workers compensation. And we
find out about the roots
of that in this particular program. It's just
one example of the kind of history that
we may not all know about, and that
we are being exposed to with this particular
program. And one of the things I like
about this program and most of the
historical documentaries or information programs I
see on PBS Wisconsin, it's often
a spark to go look for more. And
so I did that after I previewed this
program before presenting it to yo u tonight, and
I learned some more about socialism
in Wisconsin and the particular kind of socialism that
was practiced in Milwaukee and
across the state. These are
all wonderful things to know, wonderful things
to learn, especially if you're
a lifelong learner. That's a very broad category
. Three, and I think most of us
like to keep learning things as
we go through life. This is a great
place to do that. Here at
PBS Wisconsin, and you can make sure
. You continue to do
it. And others have the opportunity with your
call to 802 363636 as
Michael said, it's a great
opportunity to educate yourself . >> And that's what
PBS Wisconsin's about . Education information as
well as entertainment. And hopefully
we all three apply to
you. So to continue
your education, we encourage you to become a
member. You can also become a renew your
membership . Now this is
our challenge break and the calls
are coming in. We're doing well. We know
we can reach that goal of 30 calls,
but your call matters so
as a special incentive, we have t he
thank you gifts. At $10 a month, the
nerd Mug at $15 a month. We have
these two great books by John Gurda
. And at $20 a
month, you can .
Get the mug and the
two books. Again, it's to
explain why things are the
way they are, and that's what
PBS Wisconsin does on our
tastic programs. And remember, w ith every membership, $35 and abov
e, you will get our "Airwaves"
magazine. So we encourage you to
call us now .
Or you can even go online at
PBS Wisconsin. Org but give us a
call with our wonderful volunteers
waiting to talk to you at
one (800) 236-3636. This >> It is a
challenge break . Every call makes a
difference. Please give us a call.
Now. Go online. Use that QR code on
your screen .
To go right to a giving
form and make your gift
become a new member of PBS Wisconsin
And let us say thank you with with
a gift of the Nerd mug or the books.
We could give you a reason to sit down with that
nerd mug and enjoy some amazing history conte
nt. Go online, go on
your smart TV, anything with the screen, find
PBS, download the app, find
our website, and stream great his tory programs with your gift of
at least $5 a month, you will also
have access to Passport Burt. Passport is an
even deeper catalog. Well beyond all of the
free programs that you can access
on PBS Wisconsin.
Any one of our apps. And go deeper
. You can enjoy history like our
own hometown story series, Hometown
Stories Wisconsin. We're working on
Beloit right now. We just did Appleton
very popular series. Lucy Worsley is there to
give us a call, go
online, use the QR code, become
a new member . It's a challenge break.
We'd love to hear from you. At
. One (800) 236-3636, Linda mentione
d "Airwaves" magazine.
me mention it once again. This
is the program guide that is
sent to all supporters , all members of PBS
Wisconsin. Once a month, and it
serves as sort of a basic reminder of
what's on . It's got
a complete schedule for all three services of
PBS Wisconsin And, you know, I used
to hear about people marking up their guide
before they as soon as it arrived, no
, I said, nobody really does that . Well, I
do that now to make sure I
don't miss important stuff, but I
know that I can find many
of these programs on PBS Passport if I
do miss an episode of All Creatures Great
and Small or whatever, I can find it
elsewhere. It's really a wonderful resource
and it tells you about things other
than just the schedule as well. So
"Airwaves" is another good reason
to call and show your support to Wisconsin
Public Television by calling the
number that's on your screen,
(800) 236-3636. Michael was listening
to me because yeah, we do
mark up our airwaves and make
sure we catch all of the episodes. Not
only of "Doc Martin" and all of the
mysteries, but you find that in airwaves
. Again, this is one of the benefits of
becoming a supporter and sponsor. And you can
do that right now with your call
of support as another incentive
, we offer you a $10 a month the
Nerd Mug again for
your coffee, your cocoa , anything you want to
put in there. Nice and hot, 12oz. And
it's lime green inside
with a green handle. People will notice
it. That's what I can say.
$15 a month you have the
opportunity to get both of these books. The
hard hardcover making of Milwaukee, as well
as the cream City Chronicles, the stories
of Milwaukee's past. And I know
looking through it, the great stories
on Shorewood and the Pabst Brewery
and just what is happening today and how
it is relevant to what
happened in the past . At $20 a month,
you have the opportunity again to get the mug and the two
books. It's an opportunity for you. Don't pass
it up. One (800) 236-3636. >> Every
program you watch on PBS Wisconsin represents
an investment and our members you, our
members, you who hopefully will become a
member during this challenge, break our single
largest source of revenue. We
rely upon you to be able
to bring you great programs
, especially great, great programs that are about Wisconsin,
that are for Wisconsin. And
like this one made in Wisconsin
. So if you want to keep that
program in coming, please become a member
during this challenge break. Become a sustainer
. During this challenge break, we will make
your dollar go even further. If you have
the opportunity to join us
at a leadership level, a gift
of $501,000 more, please consider
that as well. If you're already a member
and you're thinking this kind of programing about
Wisconsin really makes a difference, it
matters to me . I want it to
keep coming. Coming Please consider
joining one of our leadership circles or
giving to the Focus Fund for Wisconsin
program. Use that QR code. Go
online, give us a call at
one (800) 236-3636. gift to PBS Wisconsin
helps . It helps us bring
you more programs about Wisconsin
history and a wide range of
programs, as well a wider range
of programs, I should say, including
dramas, uh, journalism programs, um, science
programs and nature programs. And of course
, the great children's programs that
are a foundation of what PBS Wisconsin offers to
all of the viewers in our area
. These are all good reasons to call
and to show your support for
PBS Wisconsin and .
You'll be the richer for it
. Not only you, but your neighbors as well
. It's something you can share. And this challenge
break that we keep talking about is a
particularly good time to call
and show your support to
PBS Wisconsin, because it really doubles
the impact of your gift to this organization
that keeps giving back to you
with great content throughout the year.
So do call
(800) 236-3636. >> Now , you may be wondering
why there's that little scribbly thing on
the corner of your screen that is
a QR code, and I'm
proud to say I figured out how
to use it. You
can also use that to take
the opportunity to become a membe r. And if you become
a member using the QR code,
it will count during
this challenge break. So if you are technically
advanced and can figure this out
, it's a great way of doing it. Plus,
we've got great volunteers sitting here who will
offer you the $10
a month nerd mug , the $15 a month
one of our two wonderful books, $20 a
month. The books and the mug. You
can also find that out using the
QR code . But if
you want to just be a plain old
person like me, you can give A18
hundred 2363636 call and talk to the volunteers
sitting here in the studio, hoping you'll call
now during this challenge break, we're
going back to the program in just a
few seconds, which means there's only a few
seconds left for you to make that call
. >> During this challenge break, where your
new contribution will go even further
twice as far. So please make a call
if you're on the line, stay on the
line. We'll still count you in the challenge
break as long as you give us a
call right away. During this break, or go
online or use that QR code with your
phone and the camera on your phone. And we'
d love to welcome you as a new
member to PBS Wisconsin, because you
would be voting for this
kind of programing, making a difference
. This kind of programing is important
, and learning about this history
where, like Michael, I knew some
of this history, but I learned
things. I knew a little bit about socialism
in Milwaukee . I didn't know how
closely it was tied
to the German immigrants . Its amazing history. It's
our history. It matters. And it
happens because of you. Give us a call
. Call now please. Thank you
. .