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NOVEMBER 15
PLEDGE
PRERECORDS
PREP. LIVE
CAPTIONING, 10:15
A.M.-NOON.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED
TO ASK YOU
ABOUT, JOHN,
I'M A
COFFIN FACT, AND
WE'VE GOT
THIS GREAT LOOKING
BAG O
F COFFEE
HERE. GREAT SEGMENT.
TALK TO US ABOUT
THOSE FOLKS
UP THERE. >> MARK IS
THE GUY
WHO STARTED
LUNA COFFEE. IT'S A
REALLY POPULAR
PLACE TO
VISIT WHEN NOT
ONLY FOR
THOSE POEM WHO LIVE THERE,
WHO B
E SPEND THEIR
MORNINGS A
T LUNA
COFFEE, BUT
FOR VISITORS AS
WELL, AND HE
PROMISED ME THAT WE
COULD CREATE
A ROAST THAT WE
WOULD CALL HIT
THE ROAD. AND
SO IT'S
MAIN STREET'S
SPECIFIC R
OAST. AND TO
GET TO
THAT, TO
FIND THI S
ROAST, WE WENT
THROUGH A
FEW BEANS. WE
HAD A
TASTE.
>> EVERY
YEAR, MILLIONS O
F ANIMALS
G O
WITHOUT BEING
ON TELEVISION. WITHOUT YOUR
SUPPORT, THESE
POOR CREATURES
ARE DEPRIVED OF
THE OPPORTUNITY TO
STAR IN AN EPISODE OF
NATURE. THEY MIGHT
NOT KNOW
WHAT T.V.
IS, BUT WE
CAN TELL
I T
REALLY HURTS
THEIR FEELINGS.
ONLY YOU CAN STEP UP
AND RIGHT
THIS WRONG.
CALL, TEXT
O R
GO ON-LINE RIGHT
NOW TO
SUPPORT THIS
PBS STATION
AND GIVE
THE ANIMALS A
CHANCE A
T STARDOM.
>> WELL, YOU'VE FINALLY
DONE IT.
AFTER YEARS OF
ASKING NICELY
TO SUPPORT
NATURE ON THIS
PBS STATION, W
E HOPED YOU
WOULD GET
THE MESSAGE.
THE ANIMALS HAVE
BEEN WAITING
PATIENTLY, BUT NOW THEY
ARE DISAPPOINTED. YES,
YOU. RIGHT
THERE. DON'T LOOK
AWAY. PUT
YOU R
PHONE DOWN!
LOOK AT
THEIR LITTLE
FACES. HOW CAN YOU
SAY "NO"?
CALL, TEXT
OR GO
ON-LINE RIGHT NOW TO MAKE
A N
INVESTMENT IN THIS
PBS STATION AND ALL
THE WONDERFUL
PROGRAMS YOU
AND YOUR
FAMILY ENJOY,
LIKE NATURE,
THE ANIMALS WOULD
APPRECIATE IT. I
MEAN, EVEN
IF THEY
DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND
THE CONCEPT
OF MONEY. THANK YOU.
>> HI. I HOPE
HOPE YOU'RE
ENJOYING THE
HUMMINGBIRD EFFECT
AS MUCH
AS WE ARE
HERE AT THE
STUDIOS. I'M MALCOLM
BRETT. WE'RE
HERE FOR JUST A COUPLE OF
MINUTES TO ASK
YOU TO BECOME
PART OF THE PROCESS
THAT MAKES
PROGRAMS LIKE
NATURE POSSIBLE FOR
YOU. THEY SAY
HUMMINGBIRDS ARE FASCINATING
CREATURES AND THEY
HAVE SUCH A
BIG IMPACT
ON THEIR
ENVIRONMENT. IN COSTA
RICA, THEY HAVE
A PHRASE,
THE PURE
LIFE. HUMMINGBIRDS
ARE, TO
START, A LOT OF THE STRANDS THROUGH
THAT PURE
LIFE. AND YOU ARE THE
START OF A
VERY IMPORTANT
STRAND F
OR PBS WISCONSIN.
IT'S YOUR
MEMBERSHIP DOLLARS
AND PUT
TOGETHER THE
BUDGET, WHICH ALLOW US TO
GO BUY
THE PROGRAMS.
WE PUT
THEM ON THE
AIR FOR YOU.
YOU GET TO ENJOY THEM
AND THAT
CYCLE STARTS ALL
OVER AGAIN, JUST LIKE
THE TRAVEL THAT
THE HUMMINGBIRDS
DO BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN
WISCONSIN AND COSTA
RICA, FOR EXAMPLE. IT'S
A SELF-FULFILLING
CYCLE. YOU
START IT.
YOU'RE IS AT THE CENTER OF IT.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. WE HOPE
YOU WIL
L BECOME
A MEMBER
AT PBS WISCONSIN
BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636. >> HI. I'M THE
DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF PBS
WISCONSIN. HUMMINGBIRDS
ARE THE
SMALLEST SPECIES
OF BIRD BUT
ALSO AMONG
THE MOST
INTERCONNECTED AND WHEN YOU CALL
AND GIVE
YOUR GIFT
OF SUPPORT
TODAY, WE HAVE
SOME GREAT WAYS
TO CONNECT
YOU WITH
THESE BIRDS
AND THEIR
LIVES AND
THEIR HABITAT.
STARTING WITH A GIFT OF
$10 A
MONTH, WE CAN
SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU WITH A
SUBSCRIPTION TO THE
WISCONSIN NATURAL
RESOURCES MAGAZINE. ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPT
ION TO THIS BEAUTIFUL
QUARTERLY MAGAZINE,
AT $20 A
MONTH, WE HAVE
A WAY TO
SAY THANK YOU TO YOU THAT'S
REALLY SPECIAL.
IT'S THE
HUMMINGBIRD CARE KIT.
SO INCLUDED
I N
THAT KIT IS
THE HUMMINGBIRD
HANDBOOK. THIS BEAUTIFUL
BOOK, FILLED WITH
PICTURES OF
HUMMINGBIRDS, THEIR
HABITAT, WAYS TO
TAKE CARE OF THEM, FLOWERS
THAT THEY
ENJOY THAT YOU CAN HAVE IN
YOUR OWN
YARD OR IN
YOUR OWN
NEIGHBORHOOD, AS WELL AS A
NESTING CAGE,
WHICH HUMMINGBIRDS
CAN USE
TO PULL
NESTING MATERIAL TO
BUILD THEIR
NEST WITH AND
A BEAUTIFUL
FEEDER THAT'S
VERY EASY TO
CLEAN AND
TAKE CARE OF,
WHICH IS
SO IMPORTANT
FOR HUMMINGBIRD
HEALTH. AT
$25 A
MONTH, WE CAN
SAY THANK YOU
WITH BOTH
THE MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION TO
WISCONSIN NATURAL
RESOURCES MAGAZINE,
AND THAT
COMPLETE HUMMINGBIRD
KIT. PLEASE
GIVE A
CALL RIGHT NOW
WITH YOUR PLEDGE
OF SUPPORT
A T
1-800-236-3636. >> HI,
FOLKS. I'M CLINT
WALZ. I'M
ON STAFF
HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN. NATURE IS ONE OF
THE MOST
WATCHED DOCUMENTARY
SERIES ON
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
IT'S NOW IN
ITS 42nd
SEASON. IT
REALLY IS THE
GIFT THAT
KEEPS ON
GIVING. ANOTHER GIFT THAT
KEEPS ON
GIVING IS BECOMING
A SUSTAINING
MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT
MEANS THAT
YOU'VE MADE
YOUR GIFT ON
YOUR CREDIT CARD
OR THROUGH YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT AND
I T
CONTINUES ALL THROUGHOUT
T HE
YEAR. ERIC TALKED A
LOT ABOUT SOME OF
THE WONDERFUL THANK
YOU GIFTS THAT WE HAVE
AVAILABLE AT SOME
OF THOSE
VARIOUS LEVELS AND I
HOPE YOU'LL CONSIDER
THAT. GIFT
O F
JUST $10,
$20, OR
$25 A
MONTH REALLY MAKES
A HUGE
DIFFERENCE HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN AND
BRINGS YOU
GREAT PROGRAMS THAT YOU
CANNOT GET
ANYWHERE ELSE, LIKE
NATURE.
IT'S SUPER EASY TO
DO. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS GO TO
YOUR PHONE RIGHT
NOW, CALL
1-800-236-3636.
PASS FAKE
PBS WISCONSIN
..
>> HI, WELCOME TO THE STUDIOS
STUDIOS AT
PBS WISCONSIN.
WE'LL B
E GOING
RIGHT BACK TO
NATURE, THE
HUMMINGBIRD EFFECT
IN JUST
MINUTES. I'M MALCOLM
BRETT. WE'RE HERE
T O
INVITE YOU
TO BECOME A
MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN, YOUR
SOURCE FOR
GREAT PROGRAMS LIKE
NATURE, AND IN
PARTICULAR, THIS
WONDERFUL PROGRAM
ABOUT HUMMINGBIRDS.
THE HUMMINGBIRD
EFFECT HELPS
US FOCUS
IN O
N HOW
THESE TINY,
INTRIGUING CREATURES, HAVE
SUCH A BIG IMPACT ON
THE ENVIRONMENT
AROUND THEM.
WELL, WE ALL
HAVE AN
IMPACT ON THE
ENVIRONMENT AROUND
US, AND WE HOPE YOU WILL
B E
PART OF
OUR ENVIRONMENT AND BECOME
PART OF THE
RENEWABLE RESOURCE
AT PBS WISCONSIN.
OUR ANNUAL
CYCLES THAT THE
HUMMINGBIRDS GO THROUGH,
OUR CYCLE OF THE
GIFT TO PBS
WISCONSIN, OUR PURCHASING OF THE
PROGRAMS WITH
YOUR FUNDING,
OUR BROADCAST OF THE
PROGRAMS THAT YOU
ENJOY, AND
THEN WE
REPEAT IT
AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
IF YOU
HAVEN'T MADE
A GIFT
THIS YEAR,
WE ASK YOU
TO CALL
1-800-236-3636. >> HI. I'M
ERIC, THE
DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS
OF PBS WISCONSIN.
HUMMINGBIRDS ARE THE SMALLEST
SPECIES OF
BIRD BUT ALSO AMONG
THE MOST
INTERCONNECTED, AND WHEN YOU
CALL AND MAKE YOUR
PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT TODAY, WE
HAVE SOME GREAT
WAYS TO
CONNECT YOU
WITH
HUMMINGBIRDS AND
THEIR HABITAT AND
ENVIRONMENT. CALL
NOW AND
GIVE U
S A
PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT SO THAT WE CAN
SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU AT
$10 A
MONTH, YOUR
GIFT, WE CAN SAY THANK
YOU TO YOU WITH
THE WISCONSIN
NATURAL RESOURCES
MAGAZINE. THIS
QUARTERLY SUBSCRIPTION, ONE-YEAR
SUBSCRIPTION T
O A
BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE. FOR YOUR
GIFT O
F $20
A MONTH, WE
WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU WITH A
CARE PAGE
INCLUDING THIS
HANDBOOK WITH LOVELY
PHOTOS O
F HUMMINGBIRDS,
THEIR HABITAT,
WAYS YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF
THEM, NURTURE
THEM, DRAW
THEM INTO
YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD.
A BEAUTIFUL
BOOK. ALSO
COMES WITH A
NESTING CAGE
THAT HUMMINGBIRDS CAN
USE T
O MAKE MATERIAL
FOR THEIR
NESTS AND AS WELL AS
A FANTASTIC
FEEDER THAT'S EASY
TO CLEAN,
EASY TO
CARE FOR, WHICH
IS SO
IMPORTANT IN
HUMMINGBIRD HEALTH.
THAT'S AT $20
A MONTH.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $25
A MONTH,
WE'D LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU WITH
THE MAGAZINE
AND THE
COMPLETE HUMMINGBIRD
HAND KIT.
GIVE US
A CALL,
1-800-236-3636. >> HI,
FOLKS. I'M CLINT
WALZ, I'M
ON STAFF
HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN. NATURE IS ONE OF
THE MOST
WATCHED DOCUMENTARY SERIES
ON PUBLIC
TELEVISION. IT'S NOW
ACTUALLY I
N ITS
42nd SEASON AND
IT'S THE GIFT THAT
TRULY KEEPS
ON GIVING.
ANOTHER GIFT THAT
KEEPS ON
GIVING IS BECOMING
A SUSTAINING
MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN. WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN? THAT
MEANS THAT YOU GIVE TO
THE STATION
EVERY SINGLE
MONTH. VERY
EASY INSTALLMENTS, JUST
LINING YOU WOULD A
PHONE BILL
OR PERHAPS A
NETFLIX OR
HULU BILL.
JUST EXACTLY
LIKE THAT.
IT'S GREAT
TELEVISION THAT YOU CAN HELP MAKE
POSSIBLE WITH
YOU R
GIFT O
F SUPPORT
TODAY. YOUR G
IFT MEANS
SO MUCH TO
THIS STATION AND IT
ACTUALLY MAKES
THESE PROGRAMS
POSSIBLE. THAT'S WHY WE
HOPE THAT YOU'LL
GO TO YOUR PHONE
NOW AND
CALL 1-800-236-3636 OR
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GO
ON-LINE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.ORG O
R USE
THAT Q.R. CODE
T HAT
O N
YOUR SCREEN
NOW. IF
YOU USE YOUR PHONE, CLICK
THAT, YOU'LL
GO RIGHT TO
THE DONATE
PAGE. DO I
T NOW.
1-800-236-3636. >> SO MANY
OF OUR
VIEWERS TELL
US THAT
NATURE IS
APPOINTMENT VIEWING
FOR THEIR
FAMILIES. THEY
SIT DOWN
EACH AND EVERY
WEEK. THEY HAVE THE HABIT O
F WATCHING
NATURE. AND WATCHING
TODAY'S EPISODE,
IT'S EASY T
O UNDERSTAND
WHY. NATURE
BRINGS THE
BEAUTY AND THE
MYSTERY OF THE WORLD
RIGHT INTO
YOUR LIVING
ROOM AND
THESE HUMMINGBIRDS, NOBODY BEATS
THEM FOR BEAUTY
AND MYSTERY.
IT'S JUST
INCREDIBLE TO
THINK ABOUT
HUMMINGBIRDS TRAVELING
FROM COSTA RICA ALL
THE WAY HOO
ERR T O
WISCONSIN, 2,500
MILES AWAY, EACH AND EVERY
YEAR. WE
HAD OUR
HUMMINGBIRDS COME BACK
YEAR AFTER YEAR. IT WAS
USUALLY THE
RUBY-THROAT ED
HUMMINGBIRD. IT WAS AN
INSPIRING MOMENT TO
START A SEASON
O F
ENJOYING THESE
INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE CREATURES. AND THAT'S
WHAT NATURE
DOES FOR YOU
EACH AND EVERY WEEK,
WHETHER THE
WEATHER IS
COOPERATING, WHETHER
THE HUMMINGBIRDS
ARE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, WHETHER
THAT BIG CAT
COMES TO THE
AREA YOU LIVE
IN, NATURE
BRINGS IT TO
YOU IN YOUR
LIVING ROOM AND WE'RE ABLE TO
BRING IT TO
YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR
GIFT TO PBS
WISCONSIN. MAKE
THAT CALL RIGHT
NOW. >> WHAT MALCOLM IS
SAYING ABOUT
NATURE IS
S O
IMPORTANT. HUMMINGBIRDS
FACE REAL THREATS
TO THEIR
EXISTENCE AND ONE
OF THOSE WAYS WE CAN
HELP IS
JUST KNOWING
MORE ABOUT
THEM, UNDERSTANDING
MORE ABOUT
THEM, AND
LIKE MALCOLM WAS
SAYING, NATURE HELPS
US WITH THAT
UNDERSTANDING, GIVES US THAT LOOK.
LET US
SAY THANK YOU, EVERYONE TO YOU FOR
YOUR GIFT
OF SUPPORT
FOR BRINGING
KNOWLEDGE TO YOU,
INTO YOUR HOMES,
YOUR COMMUNITY
WITH NATURE AND
OTHER WONDERFUL PROGRAMS.
AT $10
A MONTH,
YOUR TBIFT, WE
COULD SAY GIFT, WE
COULD SAY THANK
YOU WITH THE
WISCONSIN NATURAL
RESOURCES MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTION. $20 A MONTH,
WE'D LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU WITH
A HUMMINGBIRD
CARE KIT.
THIS HANDBOOK,
THE NESTING
CAGE, AND THE
FEEDER. AT
$25 A
MONTH, YOUR
GIFT O
F SUPPORT AT THAT
LEVEL, WE'D
LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU WITH
BOTH THE
MAGAZINE S
UBSCRIPTION AND
THAT COMPLETE
HUMMINGBIRD CARE
KIT.
PLEASE GIVE US
A CALL, G
O ON-LINE, SET
YOUR PHONE
TO THAT Q.R.
CODE ON THE
SCREEN, GIVE US
A CALL RIGHT NOW, IF YOU
WOULD, 1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE
DOING MORE
STREAMING THESE
DAYS, LIKE
MOST PEOPLE ARE, ONE OF
THE VERY
FIRST THINGS THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO DO
IS INSTALL
THE PBS
APP. THERE ARE MORN A
! !
MORE THAN
A THOUSAND
HOURS O
F GREAT
TELEVISION PROGRAMS RIGHT
THERE AT
YOUR FINGERTIPS WITH
THE PBS
APP, THERE IS
ALWAYS SOMETHING FOR YOU TO
ENJOY AND
LEARN FROM, AND YOU CAN
HAVE ACCESS
T O
EVEN MORE
PROGRAMS BY
MAKING A
GIFT O
F JUST
$5 A
MONTH OR
MORE. YOU'LL GET
ACCESS TO
PASSPORT. THAT'S
OUR DIGITAL
LIBRARY THAT
INCLUDES ALL OF THE GREAT
PROGRAMS THAT
YOU'VE COME
TO LOVE AND
KNOW AND
DEPEND O
N RIGHT
HER E
AT PBS WISCONSIN.
IT'S VERY, VERY EASY TO
DO. WE'VE
GOT GREAT
VOLUNTEERS STANDING BY
WAITING FOR
YOUR CALL AND YOU CAN
DO THAT
NOW B
Y CALLING
1-800-236-3636. >> YOU CAN'T SEE
THIS VERY
WELL, BUT IT IS FROM THE
HUMMINGBIRD HANDBOOK, AND IT IS SOMETHING
YOU MIGHT SEE
IN WISCONSIN,
THE RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD.
YOU'LL GET THIS
WONDERFUL GUIDE AS A
MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN, AND ERIC
WILL TELL YOU
MOR E
ABOUT THAT
IN A MOMENT. ONE OF THE
GREAT THINGS ABOUT
THIS BOOK AND
THIS PROGRAM
IS HOW
THEY CAPTURE FOR
YOU AN
EXPERIENCE YOU MAY
O R
MAY NOT
HAVE WITHOUT
NATURE, AND IT'S
A N
EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE, YOU'LL
SEE IT
THROUGH A
N ENTIRELY
NEW LENS.
WATCHING A
HUMMINGBIRD CAPTURED
IN MID-FLIGHT
IS ONE OF THE
MOST EXCITING
THINGS WE CAN
EXPERIENCE. THEY ARE SO
DIFFERENT. THEY ARE SO
INTRIGUING. IT'S HARD
TO UNDERSTAND
HOW THIS
LITTLE TINY CREATURE
MEANS SO
MUCH TO US,
BUT ON
THAT FIRST
DAY YOU SEE
IT, WHEN
THE SEASON
COMES ALONG, YOU
KNOW THAT
YOU'RE IN FOR
A GREAT
TIME SHARING SOME
TIME AND
SPACE WITH
THESE HUMMINGBIRDS.
AND WHEN YOU TURN
ON PBS WISCONSIN, YOU KNOW YOU'RE
IN FOR A
GREAT TIME
SHARING SOME
TIME AND
YOUR ATTENTION
WITH GREAT,
GREAT PROGRAMMING MADE
POSSIBLE BY YOUR
MEMBERSHIP GIFT.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK
TO HUMMINGBIRDS REALLY
SOON. THIS
IS A
GREAT CHANCE FOR
YOU TO
CALL AND
SUPPORT THIS
GREAT PROGRAMMING
T O
SUPPORT INCREASED
UNDERSTANDING, T
O REALLY
INVEST IN YOUR
OWN UNDERSTANDING
AND, ACTUALLY, THE
BEAUTY OF THE
WORLD SHARED
THROUGH NATURE AND ALL OF
OUR OTHER
PROGRAMS. LET
US SAY THANK
YOU TO YOU.
IF YOU
MAKE A
GIFT O
F $10
A MONTH,
WE'D LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU WITH
A SUBSCRIPTION TO
THE WISCONSIN
NATURAL RESOURCES
MAGAZINE. BEAUTIFUL
MAGAZINE. AT
$20 A
MONTH, WE'D
LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU WITH
OUR HUMMINGBIRD
HELPER KIT.
THE BEAUTIFUL
HANDBOOK THAT
MALCOLM WAS
JUST SHOWING
YOU. ALSO
IN HERE
I S
SUGGESTIONS AND
GUIDE TO PLANTING
FLOWERS, NOT
THE WONDERFUL
F LOWERS
IN COSTA RICA,
BUT BEAUTIFUL
FLOWERS THAT
HUMMINGBIRDS ENJOY, THAT
WE ENJOY,
THAT HUMMINGBIRDS NEED
WHEN THEY
MIGRATE HERE
AND SPEND
THE SUMMER WITH US, AS WELL
AS A
NESTING CAPABLE
! !
CAGE AND A
BEAUTIFUL FEEDER THAT'S
EASY TO
CLEAN AND
USE. IF YOU MAKE A
GIFT OF
$25 RIGHT NOW,
WE'LL INCLUDE BOTH
THE MAGAZINE AND
THE HUMMINGBIRD
HELPER KIT.
PLEASE GIVE US
A CALL,
1-800-236-3636. >> WE ARE JUST ABOUT TO GO
BACK TO
NATURE, BUT WE
HOPE YOU'LL
TAKE A MINUTE RIGHT NOW
AND GIVE
US A CALL
AND MAKE
THESE GREAT
PROGRAMS POSSIBLE.
NOT JUST TONIGHT,
BUT ALL THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR.
IT'S SUPER
EASY TO DO
AND WHEN YOU
DO BECOME A
MEMBER, YOU'LL
ALSO RECEIVE
AIRWAVES. REMEMBER, THIS
I S
OUR MONTHLY
PROGRAM GUIDE,
INCLUDES THE LISTINGS
OF ALL THE
GREAT PROGRAMS
THAT YOUR
GIFT IS GOING
TO MAKE
POSSIBLE. IT'S
SUPER EASY TO
DO. WE
HAVE THAT Q.R.
CODE ON
YOUR SCREEN. TAKE
YOUR CELL PHONE OUT
AND OPEN UP THE
CAMERA AND
TAKE A
PICTURE OF THAT.
YOU'LL GO RIGHT
T O
OUR DONATE
SCREEN. IT'S JUST
THAT EASY,
BUT IT'S
SO IMPORTANT THAT
YOU DO IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR WATCHING
AND ENJOY THE REST OF THE
SHOW, BUT RIGHT
NOW, CALL
1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, THIS EPISODE
EPISODE OF
NATURE, NATURE TENDS
T O
ASTONISH AND
DELIGHT US.
TONIGHT, A
STORY ABOUT
HUMMINGBIRDS. IF
YOU'RE A LONG-TIME
VIEWER OF
NATURE BUT YOU'RE
NOT A
MEMBER HERE
AT PBS WISCONSIN, NOW WOULD
BE A GREAT
TIME TO MAKE
YOU R
GIFT BECAUSE THIS
BREAK IS A
CHALLENGE BREAK.
THE PLEDGES W
E GET DURING
THIS BREAK, WHEN YOU
JOIN, THE
FIRST $2,000 WILL
BE MATCHED
DOUBLE DOLLAR FOR
DOLLAR SO YOU
CAN DOUBLE THE
IMPACT OF
YOUR GIFT OF THIS IS A
GREAT TIME
TO JOIN PBS WISCONSIN
AND TO
ACT ON
YOUR AFFECT
AND APPRECIATION
FOR NATURE
AND FOR PBS
WISCONSIN. THESE CHALLENGE BREAKS
ARE VERY
EFFECTIVE SO CURRENT
DONORS MAKE
AN ADDITIONAL
GIFT T
O CHALLENGE
YOU TO
JOIN AND
BECOME A
SUPPORTER OF PBS
WISCONSIN, T O
JOIN THE
M IN MAKING
THESE PROGRAMS
POSSIBLE. YOU'RE
SO IMPORTANT TO
OUR ECOSYSTEM OF
PROGRAMMING AND FUNDING AND
VIEWING. WE WANT
YOU TO BE
PART OF
IT BY
JOINING RIGHT NOW DURING THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK AND IT'S
EASY TO DO.
JUST START
B Y
CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI. I'M ERIC, THE
DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS
OF PBS
WISCONSIN. IT IS A
GREAT TIME
TO BECOME
A MEMBER.
HUMMINGBIRDS ARE ONLY A
FEW INCHES
LONG, BUT THEY
HAVE OVER
1,500 IRIDESCENT
FEATHERS, CAPTURING ALL OF THIS
IN VIVID
DETAIL, THAT'S
HAR D
WORK. BECOMING A
MEMBER I
S EASY. WHEN
YOU JOIN, NOT
ONLY WILL
WE THANK
YOU BY
THIS CHALLENGE
BREAK BY
DOUBLING YOUR GIFT UP
TO $2,000,
LIKE MALCOLM
SAID, BUT WE CAN
ALSO SAY THANK
YOU THROUGH SOME
REALLY WONDERFUL
GIFTS WE HAVE
WITH YOUR JOINING
GIFT OF $10
A MONTH,
WE'D LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU WITH
A WISCONSIN NATURAL
RESOURCES MAGAZINE, A
BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE.
AT $20
A MONTH,
WE'D LIKE TO
SAY THANK
YOU WITH THE
HUMMINGBIRD HELPER
KIT. IT'S A
HUMMINGBIRD HANDBOOK,
FILLED WITH PICTURES
O F
HUMMINGBIRDS, HABITAT,
WAYS YOU CAN HELP
ENCOURAGE HUMMINGBIRDS
AND HELP
THEM SURVIVE IN
YOUR OWN
YARD. IN ADDITION TO THE
HANDBOOK, WE'VE GOT
A NESTING
CAGE THAT
PROVIDES NESTING
MATERIAL FOR
HUMMINGBIRDS AND SOME OTHER
SONGBIRDS THAT CAN
JOIN YOU IN
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND
LIVEN UP
YOUR BACKYARD AS WELL
A S
A REALLY EXCELLENT
FEEDER THAT'S
EASY TO
TAKE CARE OF,
EASY TO
KEEP SANITARY AND
CLEAN FOR
THAT HUMMINGBIRD
HEALTH. $25 A
MONTH, YOUR
GIFT AT THAT
LEVEL, IS THE
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION AND THE
HUMMINGBIRD HELPER
KIT. PLEASE JOIN
NOW. IT'S A
CHALLENGE BREAK.
1-800-236-3636. >> HI,
FOLKS. I'M CLINT
WALZ. I'M O
N STAFF
HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN. DURING THIS CHALLE NGE
BREAK, IT'S A GREAT
TIME FOR YOU
TO GIVE. WHAT YOU MAY
NOT KNOW IS
THAT NATURE
HAS WON MORE
THAN 700
AWARDS SINCE
I T
PREMIERED IN
1982, AND
YOUR GIFT
IS SO IMPORTANT
T O
MAKING THAT
PROGRAM POSSIBLE.
WEEK AFTER WEEK,
MONTH AFTER
MONTH, YOU HAVE COME TO
DEPEND ON
AND ENJOY
THE NATURE
PROGRAM, AND
WHY NOT
GIVE THE
SAME WAY THAT
YOU WATCH
MONTH AFTER
MONTH? YOU CAN
DO THAT. YOU CAN
DO THAT
BY BECOMING
A SUSTAINING MEMBER OF
THE STATION. THAT
MEANS THAT
YOU MAKE
A GIFT
AND EVERY
MONTH IT
COMES OUT OF
YOUR CHECKING
ACCOUNT O
R YOUR CREDIT
CARD. ERIC WAS TALKING
ABOUT SOME OF THE THANK YOU
GIFTS. FOR AS
LITTLE AS
$10 A
MONTH, YOU'LL
SEE THAT
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION AND
MAKE GREAT
PROGRAMS LIKE NATURE
AND NOVA
AND MASTERPIECE ALL OF
THESE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS THAT YOU
LOVE POSSIBLE. IT'S SO IMPORTANT
AND NOW IS
A GREAT
TIME. IT'S A
CHALLENGE BREAK.
GIVE US A
CALL. 1-800-236-3636.
>> IF YOU!
! !
WHEN YOU WERE
A CHILD,
DID YOU WONDER
WHAT MAKES
THE SKY
BLUE? WAS THERE
A CHILD IN
YOUR HOUSEHOLD THAT WANTS
TO KNOW,
HOW DOES
THE BRAIN
WORK? THAT IS
THE SIGN OF
A N
INQUIRING AND ENTHUSIASTIC
MIND. MAYBE
YOU'D LIKE TO
INSPIRE SOMEONE WHO
DOESN'T ASK
THOSE QUESTIONS.
NATURE HELPS SET
THE CONNECTIONS
THAT INSPIRE
AND INTRIGUE
AND STIMULATE OUR
SENSE O
F AWE
AND APPRECIATION. THERE'S A
CREATURE THAT YOU CAN SEE
IN WISCONSIN
THAT'S THE SIZE
OF MY
THUMB THAT
AFFECTS THE
ENVIRONMENT IN COSTA
RICA. THAT'S A
BIG IDEA.
THAT'S AN
INTRIGUING IDEA.
THAT FILLS
US WITH A
SENSE OF
AWE AND WONDER.
THAT'S WHAT NATURE I
S ALL
ABOUT. THAT'S WHY
NATURE I
S WORTH
YOUR SUPPORT. THIS IS
THE TIME
TO MAKE
YOUR GIFT
AND TO
JOIN BECAUSE THIS
IS A
CHALLENGE BREAK. YOU CAN
DOUBLE THE
IMPACT OF
YOUR GIFT WHEN
YOU SUPPORT
NATURE AND PBS
WISCONSIN RIGHT NOW.
>> BEYOND WONDER
THAT MALCOLM WAS TALKING
ABOUT, THIS I S
REALLY WHAT HUMMINGBIRDS ARE
ABOUT, ISN'T IT?
EVERY TIME
A HUMMINGBIRDS
APPEARS, I THINK
EVERYTHING STOPS
AND EVERYONE
SAYS, "OOH,
THERE'S A
HUMMINGBIRD." I
KNOW I DO.
SO THAT AWE
AND WONDER
IS REALLY
IMPORTANT AND PAYING
ATTENTION TO
THESE HUMMINGBIRDS,
GETTING A
CLOSER LOOK
AT THEM,
THAT'S WHAT
NATURE DOES FOR US,
HELPS U
S UNDERSTAND THEM
BETTER, HELPS
US GET
A CLOSER
LOO K AT
THEM, HELPS
ACTIVATE OUR SENSE OF
AWE AND
WONDER AND NOW IS
A GREAT TIME
TO ACT ON
THAT. MAKE
A GIFT RIGHT
NOW DURING THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK AND
YOUR GIFT
WILL GO
EVEN FURTHER AND
WE'LL BE ABLE TO
SAY THANK YOU
TO YOU
AT $10
A MONTH.
THAT'S A
SUSTAINING GIFT
CLINT WAS TELLING
Y OU
HOW EASY IT
IS TO
BECOME A
SUSTAINING GIFT,
HOW REWARDING IT
IS. WE CAN
SAY THANK YOU WITH
THE MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTION. JUST $20
A MONTH.
WE'VE GOT
A HUMMINGBIRD
HELPER KIT
THAT INCLUDES
THIS HANDBOOK AND A
NESTING CAGE
TO HELP
HUMMINGBIRDS OUT AND
AN EXCELLENT FEEDER THAT
WILL HELP YOU
TAKE CARE OF
AND ENCOURAGE
THOSE HUMMINGBIRDS TO
COME INT
O YOUR
OWN BACKYARD.
FOR $25
A MONTH,
AN EASY
SUSTAINING GIFT,
IT'S THE MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION
AND THAT
HUMMINGBIRD HELPER
KIT. PLEASE GIVE US
A CALL DURING
THIS IMPORTANT
CHALLENGE BREAK.
1-800-236-3636. >> THAT'S
RIGHT. AND WITH ANY
O F
THOSE LEVEL
S TONIGHT, YOU'LL
ALSO HAVE
ACCESS TO
PASSPORT, GIFTS
O F
JUST $5
A MONTH OR
M ORE,
YOU'LL HAV
E ACCESS TO
THIS WONDERFUL VIDEO
LIBRARY OF MORE
THAN A
THOUSAND HOURS OF
TELEVISION. ON
PASSPORT, THERE IS ALWAYS,
ALWAYS SOMETHING FOR YOU
TO WATCH
AND ENJOY
AND LEARN
FROM. IT'S SO
WONDERFUL TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE
ACCESS TO
THAT, WHERE YOU
CAN CATCH UP ON
SHOWS THAT YOU
MISSED O
R JUST
BINGE-WATCH A NEW FAVORITE
SHOW THAT
YOU'VE JUST
SUNK YOUR TEETH
INTO. YOU CAN
D O
THAT WITH
PASSPORT FOR
A S
LITTLE AS
JUST THERE'S
5 A
MONTH. IT'S S
O IMPORTANT THAT
YOU DO IT. RIGHT NOW THERE'S A
CHALLENGE BREAK. THERE IS NO BETTER
TIME. WE CAN ONLY
DO THEY SAY
BREAKS DURING A
DRIVE. MAKE THE
GIFT G O
TWICE AS
FAR WITH
YOUR GIFT RIGHT
NOW AT
1-800-236-3636. >> PBS WISCONSIN IS YOUR SOURCE
FOR LIFE LOPPING
! !
LIFELONG
LEARNING. TONIGHT, WE'RE
LEARNING ABOUT
HUMMINGBIRDS. MAYBE DURING
THE DAYTIME,
A CHILD
O R
GRANDCHILD HAS GROWN
AND LEARNED
THROUGH SESAME STREET,
OR IF
YOU'RE OLD
ENOUGH TO HAVE WATCHED
MR. ROGERS, YOU
UNDERSTAND HOW OUR
COMMITMENT TO
LIFELONG LEARNING
STARTS YOUNG
AND GOES
AS L
ONG -- WELL, AS LONG AS
YOU DO.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
IS REALLY
CENTRAL TO PBS WISCONSIN
IS THE
K THROUGH 12 EDUCATION
SUPPORT WE
PROVIDE TO TEACHERS,
PROVIDING THEM WITH
VIDEO TO USE
IN THE
CLASSROOM AND
CONTEXT O
N HOW TO
USE OUR
PROGRAMS T
O INSPIRE
KIDS' LEARNING AND
T O
BROADEN AND
ENRICH THEIR
LEARNING. LIFELONG LEARNING HERE
ON PBS WISCONSIN. RIGHT NOW,
YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT'S LEARNING
AND MAYBE
ENJOYING A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT
THE LIVES
OF HUMMINGBIRDS THROUGH THE
MAGIC OF NATURE,
BUT IT'S NOT
REALLY MAGIC.
IT'S HARD WORK,
IT'S CREATIVE
WORK. SOMETIMES
IT'S EXPENSIVE
WORK AND
IT'S WORK
THAT'S SUPPORTED
BY YOU R
MEMBERSHIP GIFT.
GIVE NOW DURING
THIS CHALLENGE
BREAK BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636. >> IT IS
A CHALLENGE
BREAK. IT'S A PERFECT TIME
TO CALL.
PLEASE KEEP
THOSE CALLS COMING.
WE'D LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU TO YOU
WITH YOUR
GIFT AT
$10 A
MONTH, WE'D
LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU WITH THE
WISCONSIN NATURAL
RESOURCES MAGAZINE. WITH
YOU R
GIFT AT
$20 A
MONTH, WE'VE
GOT A
HUMMINGBIRD HELPER
KIT TO SAY THANK
YOU WITH.
THAT INCLUDES
THE HUMMINGBIRD
HANDBOOK, A
NESTING CAGE
FOR BIRDS
T O
MAKE THEIR
NEST AND
A WONDERFUL
FEEDER. AT
$25 A
MONTH, WE CAN
SAY THANK YOU WITH
BOTH THE
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION AND THIS
HUMMINGBIRD HELPER
KIT. IT'S THE
ANIMALS THAT ARE THE
STAR OF
NATURE AND
LIKE MALCOLM
WAS SAYING, THIS
IS A LOT OF
WORK. SO WE HAVE
A SPECIAL
MESSAGE FOR YOU FROM OUR
FRIENDS AT
PBS AND
FROM THE
ANIMALS TO ENCOURAGE
YOU TO
CALL DURING THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK. >> EVERY
YEAR, MILLIONS O
F ANIMALS ACROSS
THE WORLD
GO WITHOUT
BEING ON
TELEVISION. WITHOUT YOUR
SUPPORT, THESE
POOR CREATURES ARE
DEPRIVED OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO
STAR IN AN
EPISODE OF
NATURE. THEY
MIGHT N
OT KNOW
WHAT T.V.
IS, BUT WE
CAN TELL
IT REALLY
HURTS THEIR
FEELINGS. ONLY YOU CAN
STEP UP AND
RIGHT THIS
WRONG. CALL,
TEXT OR
GO ON-LINE RIGHT
NOW TO
SUPPORT THIS
PBS STATION
AND GIVE
THE ANIMALS A
CHANCE AT
STARDOM. >> THAT'S
GREAT. I LOVE,
LOVE
NATURE. THIS IS ONE OF A
KIND SHOW THAT YOU
CAN ONLY
FIND RIGHT HERE
ON PBS WISCONSIN.
NOW, YOU MAY
HAVE SEEN ON
THE SCREEN, WE
NOW HAVE A
LITTLE Q.R. CODE.
THAT'S THAT
LITTLE SQUARE
DOWN IN THE LOWER
LEFT ON
YOUR SCREEN.
THAT TAKES
YOU STRAIGHT
TO OUR
DONATION PAGE.
IT'S SUPER
EASY TO DO.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS TAKE
YOUR SMART PHONE AND OPEN UP THE
CAMERA, POINT IT
RIGHT TED
T.V., DON'T TAKE
A PICTURE
OF ME
BECAUSE THAT'S
NOT HELPFUL.
IT WILL
TAKE YOU
RIGHT TO THE
DONATION PAGE.
THERE, YOU CAN
CHOOSE FROM ANY OF
THE THANK YOU
GIFTS THAT
WE'RE OFFERING DURING THIS
PROGRAM OR
THIS PLEDGE DRIVE
AND IT'S S
O IMPORTANT THAT
YOU DO IT
RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE IT'S A
CHALLENGE BREAK.
YOU RIGHT NOW
CAN HAVE
YOUR GIFT
GO TWICE
A S
FAR IF
YOU JOIN AS A
MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN.
YOU'LL GET ONE OF
THOSE WONDERFUL THANK YOU
GIFTS AS WELL AS ACCESS
TO PASSPORT
IF YOU HAD
GIVE AT LEAST
$5 AID
MONTH, AND IT'S
SO EASY TO
DO. GIVE US
A CALL RIGHT NOW
OR USE
THAT Q.R. CODE.
THE PHONE NUMBER IS 1-800-236-3636.
>> OVER THE
GENERATIONS, PEOPLE
HAVE GATHERED
TOGETHER TO
TELL STORIES, TO
LEARN AND TO
BUILD COMMUNITY.
AROUND A
FIREPLACE, IN A CAVE,
AROUND THE
GLOW OF A
HEARTH IN THE
HOME, AROUND THE DINNER
TABLE, AROUND
YOUR FLAT
SCREEN, YOUR
PHONE, O
R YOUR
DESKTOP COMPUTER.
GATHERING IN FRONT OF PBS
WISCONSIN BRINGS YOU
INSIGHT INTO THE WORLD
AROUND YOU
AND MAKES
YOU PART OF A
FAMILY, A
COMMUNITY OF THE
AUDIENCE OF PBS
WISCONSIN AND
GREAT PROGRAMS THAT
TEACH AND
TOUCH US
IN WAYS
THAT NO ONE ELSE
CAN. IT'S
A REALLY
IMPORTANT PART
OF OUR
WORK, IS THAT
NOT ONLY DO
YOU WATCH US,
BUT THAT YOU
SUPPORT US,
BECAUSE WITH
YOUR SUPPORT, WE'RE
ABLE TO MAKE
THE PROGRAMS,
BUILD THE
TRANSMITTERS, CONNECT YOU TO IT,
DEVELOP THE APPS, MAKE SURE
THAT THESE
PROGRAMS ARE
ACCESSIBLE TO YOU.
WE ASK THAT YOU
MAKE A
FEW OF
YOUR DOLLARS
ACCESSIBLE TO PBS
WISCONSIN TO START
THIS ENTIRE
CYCLE ALL
OVER AGAIN. DURING
THIS CHALLENGE
BREAK, YOUR
GIFT I
S REALLY
IMPACTFUL. 1-800-236-3636. >> YOUR S
UPPORT IS
S O
IMPORTANT. PLEASE JOIN
US AS A
MEMBER RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF
MINUTES LEFT IN
THIS CHALLENGE BREAK
WHERE YOUR DOLLARS OF
SUPPORT CAN GO
EVEN FURTHER DURING
THIS CHALLENGE
BREAK. 1-800-236-3636.
THAT'S THE NUMBER TO CALL OR THE
Q.R. CODE
OR GO
ON-LINE. WE'D
LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU AT
$10 A MONTH,
WE'D SAY THANK YOU
WITH THE
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION
TO WISCONSIN
NATURAL RESOURCES
MAGAZINE. $20 A MONTH,
WE'D LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU WITH THE
HUMMINGBIRD HELPER
KIT OF
THIS BEAUTIFUL
HANDBOOK, A
PRACTICAL NESTING
CAGE TO
HELP HUMMINGBIRDS
BUILD THEIR
NEST AND A
FANTASTIC FEEDER.
AT $25
A MONTH,
WE'LL SAY THANK
YOU WITH
THE NESTING
CAPABLE AND
FEEDER KIT.
PEOPLE ARE CALLING.
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT.
BECOME A
MEMBER NOW. THEY'VE BEEN
ALSO ASKING
FOR MORE
ANIMALS. SO WE
HAVE ANOTHER
MESSAGE FROM OUR
FRIENDS AT
PBS AND THE
ANIMALS FRO
M NATURE
TO ENCOURAGE
YOU TO
MAKE A
GIFT DURING THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK. >> WELL, YOU'VE
FINALLY DONE
IT. AFTER YEARS
OF ASKING NICELY
T O
SUPPORT NATURE ON
THIS PBS
STATION, W
E HOPED YOU WOULD
GET THE
MESSAGE. THE
ANIMALS HAVE BEEN WAITING
PATIENTLY, BUT NOW THEY
ARE DISAPPOINTED.
YES. YOU. RIGHT
THEREMENT DON'T
LOO K
AWAY. PUT
YOUR PHONE
DOWN! LOOK
AT THEIR
LITTLE FACES. HOW
CAN YOU
SAY "NO"?
CALL, TEXT OR
GO ON-LINE RIGHT NOW
T O
MAKE AN
INVESTMENT IN THIS
PBS STATION AND ALL
THE WONDERFUL
PROGRAMS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
ENJOY, LIKE
NATURE. THE
ANIMALS WOULD
APPRECIATE IT.
I MEAN,
EVEN IF
THEY DON'T
REALLY UNDERSTAND
THE CONCEPT
OF MONEY, THANK YOU.
>> SINCE 1982,
NATURE HAS BEEN
BRINGING THESE GREAT
IMAGES, THESE WONDERFUL
ANIMALS INTO
HOMES ACROSS THE
NATION AND
ACROSS WISCONSIN, BUT THE
ONLY WAY
WE'RE ABLE TO
DO THAT
IS BECAUSE
OF VIEWER
SUPPORT, VIEWERS LIKE
YOU PICKED UP
THE PHONE,
USED THE
Q.R. CODE
O R
WENT TO
OUR WEBSITE AND
MADE THE GIFT OF
SUPPORT. IT DOESN'T
TAKE MUCH. YOU CAN
SUPPORT THE
NEXT 42
YEARS OF NATURE.
MAKE THAT
CALL NOW,
1-800-236-3636.
>> WE'VE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT
LEARNING ABOUT THE
GIANT IMPACT OF ONE OF
THE TINIEST
O F
CREATURES, AND THE HUMMINGBIRD IS
SUCH A
FASCINATING, FASCINATING
BIRD. PART
O F
OUR ECOSYSTEM, AND IF
YOU'RE LUCKY
ENOUGH TO
WATCH NATURE,
PART OF THE
ART THAT YOU SEE
ON YOUR
SCREEN. THESE
BIRDS ARE
JUST BEAUTIFUL.
BUT THEY ARE PART OF
OUR ECOSYSTEM.
AS YOU ARE PART
OF PBS WISCONSIN'S
ECOSYSTEM. WE
ASK THAT YOU
ENJOY THE
PROGRAMS, WE HOPE YOU'LL
WATCH MANY, MANY, MANY PROGRAMS
ON ANY OF THE
PLATFORMS THAT
WORK FOR YOU AND
W E
D O
ASK THAT YOU
RENEW THE
CYCLE OF
PROGRAMMING BECAUSE YOU ARE AN
IMPORTANT PART OF
THIS ECOSYSTEM
O F
CREATING AND
DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY,
INTRIGUING, SATISFYING,
HEARTWARMING PROGRAM RIGHT TO YOU IN
YOUR LIVING
ROOM, ON THE WITH
! !
BUS,
WHEREVER YOU
HAPPEN TO BE.
IT'S EASY T
O BECOME
A MEMBER,
AND YOU'LL REALLY
APPRECIATE THE
PROGRAMS THAT COME
YOUR WAY,
HAVING KNOWN
YOU'VE HELPED
MAK E
THEM POSSIBLE
BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636. >> HI. I'M
ERIC, THE
DIRECTOR OF
FRIENDS OF PBS
WISCONSIN. HUMMINGBIRDS ARE
SUCH A
WELCOME VISITOR
IN YARDS
AND GARDENS
ALL ACROSS
WISCONSIN AND
N ATURE
HELPS US UNDERSTAND THEM
BETTER. WE
GET SUCH A
CLOSE LOOK
AT THEM
WHEN THEY'RE IN
OUR YARD.
THEY'RE HERE AND
GONE. GETTING
SUCH A CLOSE
LOOK AT
THEM THROUGH THIS
PROGRAM, UNDERSTANDING FOR
SOME HUMMINGBIRDS, THEIR
WINTER HABITAT
IN COSTA RICA
IS JUST A
MARVEL AND A
DELIGHT AND
INCREASES OUR SENSE
O F
AWE. PLEASE
SUPPORT THIS PROGRAMMING.
WE'D LIKE TO
KEEP BRINGING
IT TO YOU.
YOUR GIFT
OF $10
A MONTH,
WE'D SAY THANK
YOU TO YOU WITH
A GIFT OF
THE WISCONSIN NATURAL
RESOURCE MAGAZINE,
A BEAUTIFUL
MAGAZINE. YOUR GIFT O
F $20
A MONTH,
WE'D LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU WITH
A BEAUTIFUL
HUMMINGBIRD HELPER
KIT THAT
INCLUDES THIS
HANDBOOK, A NESTING CAPABLE
SO THAT THESE
BIRDS CAN
BUILD THEIR
NESTS AND BE SECURE AND
A FEEDER
THAT'S EASY TO
TAKE CARE OF,
EASY TO
KEEP CLEAN,
IS STABLE IN
THE WIND
SO THAT YOU CAN DRA
W MORE
HUMMINGBIRDS TO YOUR YARD
AND TO YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. AT
$25, WE'D
SAID THANK YOU TO
YOU WITH BOTH
THE MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTION AND WITH
THE HUMMINGBIRD HELPER
KIT. CALL US RIGHT
NOW. SHOW
YOUR SUPPORT FOR
THI S
WONDERFUL PROGRAMMING.
1-800-236-3636. >> HI,
FOLKS. I'M CLINT
WALZ. I'M O
N STAFF
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN. SO MANY OF US
ARE FASCINATED BY
THE BIRDS AROUND
US, BUT
WE SO
RARELY GET TO
SEE THEM
THIS CLOSE
UP. THIS
IS WHY
YOU WATCH
PBS. THIS IS WHY
YOU D
EPEND ON
PBS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO
DEPEN D
ON YOU THE
SAME WAY
YOU DEPEND
ON US. THE WAY WE
CAN DO
THAT IS
BY BECOMING A
SUSTAINING MEMBER OF
THE STATION. THAT MEANS
THAT YOU
DECIDE WHAT
AMOUNT IS
RIGHT FOR YOU
AND THAT
AMOUNT COMES OUT O
F YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT
OR YOUR CREDIT
CARD EVERY
MONTH. WE CAN DEPEND
O N
YOUR SUPPORT AND YOU
CAN CONTINUE TO DEPEND ON THE
GREAT PROGRAMS
LIKE NATURE THAT YOU
ENJOY EVERY
SINGLE NIGHT.
ERIC'S OUTLINED
SOME WONDERFUL THANK YOU GIFTS
THAT WE'D LIKE
TO SHARE WITH
YOU. FOR
JUST $10 A
MONTH, WE'D
LOVE TO
SEND YOU
THAT MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTION. JUST GO
TO PBS WISCONSIN
! !
PBSWISCONSIN.ORG AND YOU CAN
MAKE YOUR
SUSTAINING GIFT THERE O
R GIVE
US A
CALL, 1-800-236-3636.
>> IT'S S
O SATISFYING
TO KNOW
THAT WHEN YOU TURN ON
YOUR T.V., PBS
WISCONSIN WILL BE
THERE WITH A
PROGRAM THAT'S
OF INTEREST
AND NOURISHING TO
YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY.
BUT WE'RE
THERE WAY
MORE HOURS
THAN YOU
J UST
LEARN YOUR T.V. WE
HAVE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS
AND HUNDREDS
AND HUNDREDS AND
HUNDREDS OF
HOURS OF
PROGRAMS THAT
YOU WILL
ENJOY AND CAN
ACCESS THROUGH
PBS PASSPORT. PBS WISCONSIN BRIN
GS YOU
PASSPORT WHEN YOU MAKE A
GIFT AT THE LEVELS WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT
TODAY, GIVING
YOU ACCESS
TO A
HUGE ARCHIVE
O F
GREAT PBS
PROGRAMS SO YOU CAN
FILL I
N O
N EPISODES
YOU'VE MISSED
OR DISCOVER
NEW SERIES
THAT YOU
HADN'T SEEN BEFORE.
MY WIFE AND I
ARE CATCHING
UP ON THE LOST
EPISODES THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN ON
PBS PASSPORT RIGHT
NOW. WHATEVER IT IS
THAT YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR,
PBS PASSPORT
WILL BRING
IT TO YOU
ON WHAT HAVE SCHEDULE,
ON WHATEVER
PLATFORM WORKS FOR
YOU. CALL
1-800-236-3636. JOIN AT A
MEMBER LEVEL
THAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT
TONIGHT AND
PBS PASSPORT
IS YOURS.
>> HUMMINGBIRDS PLAY A
N OUTSIZED
ROLE IN THE
ECOLOGICAL HEALTH OF
THEIR ENVIRONMENT, THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL TO
LOOK A
T AND
THE Y
INCREASE THE
BEAUTY AROUND
THEM BY
POLLINATING AND
ENCOURAGING THESE
PLANTS. IT'S
AMAZING TO SEE
HOW THEY'VE
COEVOLVED TOGETHER. YOU CAN PLAY
A ROLE,
TOO. YOUR GIFT OF
SUPPORT WILL
HELP US
T O
ENCOURAGE ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH OF
OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND
KEEP BRINGING
THIS BEAUTY TO YOU.
PLEASE MAKE
A GIFT.
LET US SAY THANK
YOU. IF
YOU MAKE
A GIFT
OF $10
A MONTH,
WE'D LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU WITH
A GIFT OF
A BEAUTIFUL
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION
TO WISCONSIN NATURAL
RESOURCES MAGAZINE. $20 A
MONTH, WE'D
LIKE TO SAY
THANK YOU WITH
THE HANDBOOK,
THE HUMMINGBIRD
HANDBOOK, THE
NESTING CAGE, AND
THE FEEDER.
SO A
COMPLETE HUMMINGBIRD HELPER KIT FOR
YOUR GIFT
O F
$20 A
MONTH, WHICH
SUPPORTS PBS WISCONSIN.
$25 A
MONTH, IT'S A
WONDERFUL LEVEL. WE COULD
SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU WITH
MAGAZINE SUBSUBSCRIPTION AND
THE HUMMINGBIRD HELPER KIT
AND YOU WOULD KNOW THAT
YOU'RE DOING
YOUR PART
TO KEEP
THESE WONDERFUL
PROGRAMS COMING.
AND YOU'D
BE ELIGIBLE
FOR PASSPORT, JUST
LIKE MALCOLM TOLD
YOU ABOUT.
THERE'S A
DEEP NATURE
CATALOG, SO
IF ONE
EPISODE OF
NATURE ISN'T
ENOUGH, YOU CAN
WATCH TWO OR
MORE OR
HUNDREDS. NATURE'S
BEEN WITH US
SINCE 1982.
SO PLEASE
CALL RIGHT NOW.
JOIN. BECOME
A MEMBER.
1-800-236-3636. >> THAT'S
GREAT. WE'VE BEEN TALKING A
LOT ABOUT
SUSTAINERS THIS EVENING,
BUT I'D LIKE T
O THANK
THE FOLKS
WHO GIVE
$500 O
R MORE TO
THE STATION,
LIKE OUR
DIRECTOR CIRCLE
MEMBERS, WHO GIVE
$1,000 A
YEAR TO THE STATION.
OUR PRODUCER
CIRCLE MEMBERS
GIVE $2,500
A YEAR
AND OUR
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER GIVES
$10,000 OR
MORE TO THE STATION. NOT SURE
IF THAT
AMOUNT I
S RIGHT FOR
YOU, BUT
IF IT IS, WE
HOPE THAT YOU'LL
CONSIDER MAKING
A GIFT OF
THAT SUPPORT.
IT R EALLY
GOES A LONG, LONG
WAY TO
MAKING THESE
GREAT PROGRAMS
POSSIBLE. EVEN
JUST $100
A MONTH IF
YOU'D LIKE TO STAY
I N
THAT SUSTAINING MODEL OF
GIVING, THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER
GREAT WAY
FOUAD TO BECOME
A LEADERSHIP
CIRCLE OF THE STATION.
HE EASY.
YOU'VE GOT
THAT Q.R. CODE
ON YOUR
SCREEN. YOU CAN ALSO GO
TO OUR
WEBSITE, PBSWISCONSIN.ORG OR GIVE US
A CALL AND
TALK TO ONE
OF OUR
GREAT VOLUNTEERS AT 1-800-236-3636. THEY'LL WALK
YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS, IT'S
SUPER EASY TO
DO, AND IN A
HANDFUL OF
MINUTES, YOU CAN BE
A LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN. >> STATE
AND FEDERAL
FUNDING ARE
THE CORNERSTONE
O F
OUR BUDGET
AND THEY ARE
THE FOUNDATION
ON WHICH WE
BUILD, BUT THE
PROGRAMS THAT YOU COME
TO ENJOY
AND EXPECT AND
HOPE FOR
FROM PBS WISCONSIN,
COME FROM
OUR DONORS
WHICH PROVIDE
THE LARGEST
SOURCE OF
OUR REVENUE, WHICH IS
THE LARGEST SOURCE
OF OUR
PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAMS THAT WE BUILD
AND BUY
AND DELIVER TO
YOU DAY
AFTER DAY AFTER
DAY. WHETHER YOU'RE
WATCHING LINEAR
TWIGHTS RIGHT NOW OR WHETHER
YOU'RE WATCHING
STREAMING THROUGH
PASSPORT OR
ON WHATEVER DEVICE WORKS FOR
YOU, ALL
THOSE PROGRAMS
ARE ACQUIRED
THROUGH MEMBER
DOLLARS. THAT'S WHY
YOUR SUPPORT
IS SO
IMPORTANT. IF YOU WANT EXCEPTIONAL
PROGRAMMING, IF YOU WANT
THOSE EXPERIENCES, BECAUSE
YOU ENJOY
THEM AND RELY
O N
THEM, HELP
US MAKE THEM
POSSIBLE THROUGH
YOUR MEMBERSHIP
GIFT. IT'S REALLY
THAT SIMPLE.
A SIMPLE
CONCEPT AND
IT'S VERY
SIMPLE TO DO AND YOU'LL BE
HAPPY YOU'VE
DONE IT
WHEN YOU'VE
CALLED 1-800-236-3636.
CALL NOW.
>> YOUR SUPPORT IS
S O
IMPORTANT. WHETHER
NATURE I
S APPOINTMENT
TELEVISION FOR YOU AND YOU
TUNE IN
EVERY WEEK
O R
IF YOU'RE IS
JUST TUNING
IN BECAUSE YOU
KNOW PBS WISCONSIN, ONE
OF OUR
CHANNELS IS A
GREAT PLACE TO
COME AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE
GOING TO FIND SOMETHING
OF INTEREST TO
YOU, SOMETHING
THAT SPARKS
YOUR IMAGINATION,
CURIOSITY, YOU KNOW IT'S QUALITY
TELEVISION. NOW IS
A G
REAT TIME FOR
YOU TO
BECOME A
MEMBER, T
O HELP
BRING THIS TELEVISION TO
YOU, YOUR
FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, YOUR
FAMILY. GIVE
US A
CALL A
T 1-800-236-3636. LET US SAY
THANK YOU. WE
HAVE SO MANY WAYS TO SAY THANK
YOU. A
GIFT OF THE
AIRWAVES SUBSCRIPTION, GIFT
OF PASSPORT, WHICH IS A
GIFT THAT
KEEPS ON GIVING,
OR WITH THIS
PROGRAM, SOME SPECIFIC
GIFTS AT
$10 A
MONTH, A
BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTION. AT $20
A MONTH,
THE HUMMINGBIRD HELPER
KIT. ENCOURAGE
HUMMINGBIRDS IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, UNDERSTAND
THEM BETTER, SEE
SOME BEAUTIFUL
PICTURES OF HUMMINGBIRDS IN THE
MANUAL. $25
A MONTH,
YOU GET ALL
OF THAT,
AIRWAVES, PASSPORT,
NAG CEDENO
SUBSCRIPTION AND THE
HUMMINGBIRD HELPER KIT.
GIVE US
A CALL RIGHT
NOW. 1-800-236-3636. >> THAT'S
RIGHT. THERE'S SO MANY BENEFITS OF
BECOMING A MEMBER,
NOT JUST
THE THANK YOU
GIFTS, WHICH WE
LOVE TO GIVE TO
YOU, BUT YOU
ALSO RECEIVE
AIRWAVES, A
MONTHLY PROGRAM
GUIDE, A
FIELD GUIDE
TO ALL THE
GREAT PROGRAMS THAT YOU
FIND ON PBS
WISCONSIN. IN ADDITION,
YOU'LL HAV
E ACCESS
TO OUR
VERY SPECIAL
MEMBER SWEEPSTAKES AND
SO MUCH
MORE. THERE'S SO
MUCH HAPPENING
HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN, BOTH ON
SCREE N
AND OFF-SCREEN.
WE TALKED A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT
EDUCATION EARLIER,
BUT DID YOU KNOW
THAT THERE'S
163 NATURE
VIDEOS O
N PBS
LEARNING MEDIA.
THAT INCLUDES LESSON
PLANS FOR
TEACHERS TO WORK
WITH IN THE
CLASSROOM. TALK ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENS BEFORE THE PROGRAM, WHAT
THE STUDENTS SHOULD BE
DOING DURING THE
PROGRAM AND THE
CONVERSATION THAT HAPPENS AFTER THE
PROGRAM. THAT'S
JUST ANOTHER THING
THAT YOUR
GIFT OF
SUPPORT GOES
T O
MAKE POSSIBLE. WE HOPE THAT
YOU'LL DO
THAT RIGHT NOW BY
GIVING US
A CAL
L AT
1-800-236-3636 OR
GOING ON-LINE
TO PBSWISCONSIN.ORG.
>> CONSIDER THE
EXPERIENCES YOU'VE HAD JUST
WATCHING THIS
ONE PROGRAM
ABOUT HUMMINGBIRDS HERE
ON PBS WISCONSIN.
WERE YOU LEARNING IS
THIS OR WERE YOU
BEING ENTERTAINED?
WELL, IT'S HARD
TO DISTINGUISH.
AND, FRANKLY,
THAT'S WHEN
WE TURN
TO PBS WISCONSIN FOR,
TO LEARN, TO
BE ENTERTAINED
AND, MOST
OFTEN, TO DO
BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.
IT'S SO
FULFILLING AND
IT'S SO
ENRICHING. THESE
ARE PROGRAMS
WHICH MEAN
SO MUCH TO
US BECAUSE OF THE
EXPERIENCES THEY
GIVE US
AND BECAUSE OF
THE IDEAS AND
THE FEELINGS THEY
LEAVE US
WITH. IT'S
A VERY
SATISFYING FEELING
TO WATCH PBS
WISCONSIN. IT'S AN EQUALLY
SATISFYING FEELING
AND MAYBE
EVEN A
BETTER FEELING
TO SUPPORT PBS
WISCONSIN. YOUR SUPPORT
IS THE CORE
O F
WHAT WE
DO. WE THANK YOU FOR
WATCHING. WE THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
AND WE THANK YOU
FOR SUPPORTING
YOUR PUBLIC
TELEVISION STATION
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN. YOUR
MEMBERSHIP GIFTS ARE
SO IMPORTANT AND
THE PROGRAMS
ARE RELYING ON
YOUR GIFT RIGHT
NOW.
>> THE NEWSHOUR,
THE MOST
IMPORTANT HOUR ON
TELEVISION AND THE
MOST IMPORTANT 10
MINUTES ON
TELEVISION ARE THE
10 MINUTES
W E
TAKE T
O INVITE
YOU TO
JOIN MERE
AT PBS WISCONSIN
TO SUPPORT
THE PROGRAMS THAT
ARE SO
IMPORTANT TO YOU.
>> NEWSHOUR IS THE
THE MOST
IMPORTANT HOUR OF
TELEVISION BECAUSE IT
GIVES YOU
DIRECT, IN-DEPTH,
HONEST, UNBIASED
INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORLD
AROUND US.
HI, I'M MALCOLM
BRETT. WE'RE
HERE AT THE
STUDIOS OF PBS
WISCONSIN HELPING YOU
TO ENJOY
THE PROGRAMS THAT
A RE
IMPORTANT TO YOU
BY SUPPORTING
THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE
IMPORTANT TO YOU.
THE NEWSHOUR HAS
BEEN AROUND
NOW 48 YEARS AND
IT HAS
BECOME THE
FLAGSHIP O
F ALL
NEWS PROGRAMS
ON ALL
MEDIA, BECAUSE
OF ITS
INTEGRITY, ITS
DEPTH, AND
ITS STEADY
PRESENTATION OF
NEWS AND
IDEAS WITH PEOPLE
WHO MAKE
IT EASY FOR YOU
TO UNDERSTAND.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE
HOPE YOU
WILL UNDERSTAND IS
THAT MEMBER
DOLLARS ARE
WHAT SUPPORTS PBS
WISCONSIN AND,
MORE DIRECTLY, SUPPORTS THE
NEWSHOUR HERE ON PBS
WISCONSIN. YOUR
MEMBERSHIP DOLLARS I
S WHAT
ALLOWS US TO
MAKE THESE
PROGRAMS AND
BRING THEM TO YOU.
SO MAKE THE
NEXT HOUR OF
THE PBS
NEWSHOUR POSSIBLE BY
CALLING RIGHT NOW
1-800-236-3636. WE HAVE SOME
GREAT THANK YOU GIFTS AND
HER E
WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH
HOW WE
SAY THANKS
IS TRAVIS.
>> HI, FOLKS. TRAVIS
LAMESKY, ONE OF THE
STAFF MEMBERS
HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN IMPLORING YOU
TO MAKE THE CALL,
1-800-236-3636. AND WHEN YOU DO, YOU'LL BE
CONNECTED WITH ONE O
F OUR
TREMENDOUS VOLUNTEERS
AND THEY WILL
HELP SET
YOU UP
WITH ANY NUMBER
OF GIFTS THAT WE
HAVE LINED
UP FOR YOU
TODAY. $10
A M
ONTH, SUSTAINING
MEMBER, MONTHLY
MEMBERSHIP, WILL
GET YOU
THE DRINKING
GLASS WITH THE
PBS TRI-COLOR
RETRO LOGO.
PERFECT FOR
ANY BEVERAGE
OF CHOICE.
$20 AND YOU WILL RECEIVE
THE PBS
NEWSHOUR COOLER
TOTE. WONDERFUL
FOR FARMER'S MARKET,
THE PONTOON
BOAT, THE
TAILGATE, OR .
..
>> 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.
>> S
O WE'RE
COMING OUT OF THE
PROGRAM.
>> HI, FOLKS.
I'M CLINT WALZ, HERE ON
STAFF FOR PBS
WISCONSIN. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
FOR KELTIC
WOMAN. WE HAVE GOT A
VERY EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU RIGHT
HERE RIGHT NOW.
KELTIC WOMAN
I S
COMING T
O WISCONSIN
I N
2024. WE HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
YOU TO SEE
THEM LIVE IN
CONCERT. THIS IS COMING
ON APRIL
17th, 2024. GO AHEAD RIGHT
NOW, LOOK
AT YOUR
CALENDARS. THEY ARE GOING TO BE AT
THE WISNER
CENTER IN GREEN
BAY, WISCONSIN.
THAT'S A WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 17th,
2024, 7:00 IN
THE EVENING
AND WE HAVE, FOR
A GIFT
OF $20
A MONTH, AS
A S
USTAINER, YOU'LL
RECEIVE TWO
TICKETS TO SEE
THEM LIVE AND
IN CONCERT. AND A
VERY SPECIAL
OFFER RIGHT NOW, THIS
IS VERY, VERY
LIMITED FOR A GIFT
OF $$500,
WE'D LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU WITH
TWO FIRST
ROW TICKETS
TO CELTIC
WOMAN. YOU
HEARD ME RIGHT.
TWO
FIRST ROW
TICKETS. THIS IS ON
WEDNESDAY, APRIL
17th, IN 2024. THIS
I S
A TERRIFIC
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AND FOR
A KELTIC
WOMAN FAN TO SEE
THEM CLOSE UP
AND IN
PERSON AND A NIGHT THAT
YOU'LL NOT
FORGET. SO
CHECK YOUR
CALENDARS AND
MAKE YOUR GIFT
OF SUPPORT
TO PBS WISCONSIN RIGHT NOW
B Y CALLING
1-800-236-3636.
KELTIC
CELTIC CELTIC
!
>> HI, F
OLKS. CLINT WALZ
HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN STAFF. THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US FOR BLANKET
TICK !
!
CELTIC WOMAN. I HAVE A
CHANCE FOR YOU TO
SEE CELTIC WOMAN LIVE
AND IN
CONCERT. THAT'S RIGHT,
THEY'RE COMING TO
THE WIDENER
CENTER IN GREEN
BAY IN
2024 AND WE HAVE
A COUPLE
WAYS WE'D
LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU IF YOU'RE ABLE T
O MAKE A
GIFT OF $20
A MONTH
OR A ONE-TIME
GIFT OF
$240, WE WOULD
LOVE TO
SEND YOU AND
A GUEST TO
SEE CELTIC
WOMAN ON THIS
20th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT. THAT WILL BE AT THE
WIDENER CENTER
IN GREEN BAY,
WISCONSIN, ON
WEDNESDAY, APRIL
17th. COMING U
P I N
2024. THAT'S
A 7:00
START TIME.
AGAIN, THIS IS WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 17th
AT 7:00.
AND VERY, V
ERY SPECIAL
OPPORTUNITY, VERY
LIMITED OPPORTUNITY FOR A
ONE-TIME GIFT
OF $500,
YOU AND A
GUEST WILL BE
ABLE TO
SEE CELTIC
WOMAN RIGHT
UP IN
PERSON IN THE
VERY FIRST
ROW AS WELL AS YOU'LL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET
AND GREET
THE CELTIC WOMEN.
A VERY, VERY
LIMITED OPPORTUNITY,
S O
IF THA
T INTERESTS
YOU, IF YOU HAVE THE TIME,
GO TO YOUR PHONE RIGHT
NOW AND
CALL 1-800-236-3636 AND TALK
TO ONE OF
OUR VOLUNTEERS
AND MAKE SURE YOU
DON'T MISS OUT
ON THAT
OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS A
REALLY SUPER
EXCITING, WE'RE SO
HAPPY TO BE ABLE
TO BRING
IT TO YOU.
MAKE YOUR GIFT OF
SUPPORT RIGHT NOW BY
CALLING 1-800-236-3636.