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the prompters not delayed
. >> If possible .
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looking at nothing .
>> Oh, my God, it's
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>> Oh my God, I agree.
>> I looked . >> Don't do it.
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know, you start to like, break into a
cold sweat. Well >> Switch, switch.
I see my own soul and
I don't like it. >> You can
always go to black. If Eric starts falling apart. I'm
true . >> All right,
you guys ready? Are you
feeling good? >> Sure . >> We're ready out
here ? Sure we are
recording
. >> Hi, I'm Michael Bridgeman, a volunteer here
at
PBS Wisconsin. And I hope you're enjoying
this. Look into a fascinating chapter
of Wisconsin history. America's
socialist Experiment. It's a very
interesting program. And if you're like me, some
of this I'm kind of familiar
with, but much of it I'm not. And
it's great seeing it all sort of condensed and summarized
in this really very interesting
program. And it's nice to see how it
is born from our particular cultural heritage
here in Wisconsin, especially the
Germanic side of Wisconsin , which is so dominant,
plus many others. But it's really a very
■interestin g story, and it has
impact in Milwaukee. It has impact
around the state and even
beyond the state of Wisconsin. This is
the kind of program of,
well told tale about Wisconsin
history that I'm particularly proud that PBS Wisconsin
can bring you. And if
this is the kind of thing you enjoy,
this is your chance to call and pledge
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(800) 236-3636. >> Hi , I'm Linda Berman, a
volunteer here at PBS Wisconsin. And
this is a great opportunity
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you gifts for you. When you call
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to pledge at $10 a month, we have
something I think is particularly special to me
a nerd mug. It's about
a 12 ounce ceramic mug. It's got
lime green inside with a lime green
handle, and it shows that
your support is here at PBS Wisconsin
If you call and pledge at $15 a
month, we have two amazing books for
you by John Gurda.
One ofthem is the hardback
TheMaking of Milwaukee and
theother is a paperback
CreamCity Chronicles. It's astory
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your family's heritage and the cultural heritage. Certainly
of Wisconsin. If you pledge
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active he was in his family in the
Pabst Brewery. But you're learning about, again, not
just Madison, Milwaukee
, Manitowoc, the history of the cities of
theWisconsin, but also of theSocialist past
of the whole era. So give us
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One (800) 236-3636 hi, I'm Eric Reiling, director of
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Everyone has an opportunityto
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Let us say thank you with your gift and one of
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One (800) 236-3636 by watching this
program, um, I've been learning things I didn't
know aboutsocialism in Milwaukee.>> I
knew a little bit, butI know more.
For example,we've heard about
the parksand how the stadium inMilwaukee
grew out of that sort of same impulse
of providing recreational portunity
for the people of the city
. Well, that was interesting. I did not know
that entirely before. And there's more to come
that I'm sure I'll find very interesting and fascina
ting. So I will come out
of this with greater understanding and learning and
understanding. That's not something that every
TV show does or even every TV
show on PBS Wisconsin doesn't do
that, but this one does. And that's
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You can do that by
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The number is on your screen.
It's .
(800) 236-3636. Is Michael said, we're learning
more about ourselves. >>
We're learning why things arethe way they
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then yet on the same page, you can
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Circus parade. All of this
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usto say thank you for your gift
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We'll see when the stills
are up and you're not up. So you
can, like, take a breath and it's not
delayed. those two people there
on that show. >> Uh
, I which one's McNeal ? Uh
which one's left? Lara. Lara
>> La la la la la la
la la. >> I'm Jen
Lara. Lara I haven't I don't
watch enough I haven't gotten entirely. I mean,
I know that these people are on
I'm used to them, but I still a little
fuzzy on their names. >> Jeff and Amina
and Omnm. >> Amna. >> Amna has
been on. She was a regular anyway
. >> She's been a correspondent for a long
time. Um Jeff was
doing a lot of weekends before. >> Oh did he do the
weekend version of it. >> Yeah.
um Jeff Bennett I'm
glad you're up to speed on these things
because I'm in a regular viewer
of the NewsHour. I am anymore
to my 6:00. So schedule has changed. So
would you like. And I really
don't go back and stream
it later. >> Well, no, I mean
, I don't . Life is too short
to watch old news programs and, uh
, the news was driving me to drink,
so . Oh, it's usually a
minute. Any excuse, huh?
>> Yeah. news is good. Let's
have it. news
is like wrapping up. >> As long as
you say that. >> Well
, as long as you function at work.
That's what we care about
. >> And I'll make sure that
we're aware of that. >> A
little tittle makes the days go by
at a pace . >> So what's what's
new in your what's new
in your department these
days? Anything, uh , I say you still
got Clint Walz because we're supposed to call
him about some gifts we see on TV
all the time now. >> Okay, good.
Yeah. Which means, of course,
I won't call him . >> Got a new,
uh, got a new corporate director
in to replace Jordan who's working
upstairs. Right. he's been upstairs
for a while. Took you
. Took you a while?
don't . >> Um
, but you've got somebody . >> Yeah. She's terrific.
>> Good. She's terrific. Give it a
try. >> And I don't know what's
new. >> 10% more every
year . >> Oh, well
, it's easy to do . >> Um
. Good. Do you? I know Clint
comes into the office with some regularity. At
least that's what he told me almost
every day. Yeah I haven't seen him
for a while, but he said he used
to come in all the time. I'm in
the office 2 or 3 days a week
. Are you still down? You're still in the
basement, right? Yeah. >> Very large show. Yeah.
In your car for your groceries. >> Um
, if my meeting schedule is heavy
enough, there's not much point coming
in. You know , it's not something.
Oh, yeah , it's like I. >>
So I came into
the office so I could do 6 or
7 zooms and stay home and do
6 or 7 zooms. >> Sure. Exactly
I am , even as a volunteer,
I , I've given
to if they offered it on a zoom
and I don't have to drive into Madison
, I'm fine. Thank you.
Because for me, it's a 35 minute
trip. Yeah each way. And it's like
I have better things to do with my
time, you know? You know
, I've got those, uh , solitaire games on my
computer I have to get done.
right. That'll be compulsive about something.
Yeah >> Oh,
but only one thing.
>> Only one thing about
what? >> When is she? >> Oh,
you'll be just fine. Don't worry
. Oh, is this your first pitch?
>> I love it. Oh, I've done it
prerecorded before. . No, not to worry
. >> We'll see. You'll be
. Just wait. You know
, it's nice to have somebody who's under
the age of 50. Yeah
I assume that you're not
under 50. I'm sorry if
I offended you for asking, but no
, I took a stab at 60. No
50. Okay. In my early 50s, for
several years . >> You want to
do a practice round first, or do you
want to just go for it? Do
you want to? >> I mean, it's should
we just go for it? >> You
have so much confidence. >>
Okay? >> Just go for it and then.
Well, we're gonna just go for it.
And then if we have to start, we
have to restart, and that'll be our practice.
But we're going to record just in case
it's.
Hello I'm Michael Bridgeman, a
volunteer here
for PBS Wisconsin. And
glad to welcome you to this special
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You can have that bridge
. >> Well, my favorite was when Don did it for the fir
st time. >> It's been
a project longer than it's been a bridge
because he, like, says it. >> So much
every day and everyone else is like, what
are you saying? I was like, I
know, I know , I don't remember what
the final was like were they
take it at the end, is it? >>
Oh, it's a good they sort of go
do another quick sort
of summary. don't think they
that's my I mean I just watched it yesterday
but it's like it's like they tell the
or is he McCarthy. I don't know
which segment he's in because it's not
strictly linear . >> Yeah I know,
um , in real time.
So I might I
don't know because . Okay. Um, McCarthy
. Yeah. Um
to was during Zeidler's administration
. >> Yeah. But we're kind of breaking in
sort in the middle of his. Yeah. Because
he was in office for so for he
was Zeidler was mayor from 48 to 60.
>> Yeah . >> And
his brother, who he took over for was
not a socialist. >> No. He was not.
And he was only in
for briefly because he
went in the army and got lost. So not not lost. He
died . Um, but yeah
. Which I that was one little weird detail.
I didn't know about because
I only think of Frank Zeidler. I didn't know ab
out his brother Carl, who was apparently
they were not political. Yes
much more showbiz , much more showbiz. But
Zeidler was a good, nonthreatening socialist
. For. >> Yeah, Carl was the
first politician to do a balloon drop
. >> Yeah, well, so they
say I'm always, I've
learned, given that I live with
Jack, to always be careful of assertions of
. First. >> He was the
first ice cream sundae was from rivers
. So it's probably, well, like
it's basically a socialist first.
>> First to be given credit for the
balloon . >> Yeah. That's
a you know, are you feeling ready, Elmo?
>> I think we're ready. Are you ready?
>> Can we can we offer ice cream
sundaes? Yes that's ice cream. >>
Super Bowl , that's what
we did. carried in from butter
. Burt. If you haven't been to Butter bird
carry in because to wait in line there
, it's like going to Katz's Deli in New
York to wait 45 minutes. >> What is
this place called? Butter butter bird Street. >>
It's on Regent Street. It's the Harvey
House. People Uh, Shannon Robbins and
her husband. >> Yeah,
it's Madison. I don't know anything about it.
>> And so good. And so we carried
that in, and then we made banana splits
for dessert. >> Just it was like the
best Super Bowl ever. >> Just the two
of us. We ate for four, but who
cares? Yeah, we're all set up here
whenever the ballroom is ready
. Butterbur. It's. Have you been
to Harvey House? Gosh no, I can't afford
that . Nor. Nor have we
, but this is Butter Bird, and it's
rotisserie chicken and fried chicken
. >> And it's where? On Regent. On
Regent? >> In one
of the old bicycle shops. Which means, you know,
there were 13 down that way. Yeah
across from Charles. Directly across from Charles. >>
I see
. We're good, but I'm not seeing a clock.
Lynn Oh, do we
? >> I don't think we have it anymore. What
do we just have? The clock
. Are you in that one? Oh, that
clock. >> Okay, I
. >> 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
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impact of your gift . So if you make
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a month or $120, it's doubled
because of this member challenge
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, 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
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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
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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 .
All right , we're ready up here.
Whenever you're
ready. >> Do you need water or anything
like that, or are you all good? >>
Good. Thank you for that. Water We just
keep talking .
Yeah. You know, we're trying to let something
cool. >> Lynn says, what kind of
flower should you not give
on Valentine's Day ? >> Carnation
. Cauliflower >> Oh, that's the
kind of flower you should give us during
pledge. rush. Only rely
. >> Tunji, there's a reason. >> There's a
reason some people direct and other people
pitch . >> Hoops and
remember, we can't say that this
is Valentine's Day. So sorry, but
if we can use that joke later, I
will do. >> Yeah. Do
we? Do we still have that sign? Eric
has gone zero breaks
without making a pun .
>> Hello, I'm Michael Bridgeman, a volunteer
here at PBS Wisconsin, and
I hope you've enjoyed like I have
this rich and interesting history
. Historical. Can we start over
? I'm sorry. I wouldn't normally
ask, but yeah
. Hi, I'm Michael Bridgeman, a volunteer here
at PBS Wisconsin, and
I hope you've enjoyed as I have this
really interesting journey to the rich and
varied history of Wisconsin
, as seen through the lens of what
we call America's socialist experime
nt out in Milwaukee. It's
really an interesting story, and
really encourages us to look deeper
into these sorts of things. It's also a
good reason to call and show your support
for Wisconsin public. Excuse me, PBS Wisconsin
with the phone number that's on your screen
. You can also do this online
, or you can use the QR code, which
is right down here in the corner of
your screen. Whatever you do, the important thing
is to call and show your
support for PBS Wisconsin because very realistically, we
can't do it without you
. The history of Wisconsin, like almost any
. Place, is a complex
and rich history. You have the socialist experiments
of Milwaukee. You have Joe McCarthy, you have
the black history of whiskey gin that we've
told in a couple of programs
as well. And the gay history in Wisconsin Pride, all
of which are part
of the history of Wisconsin and come together
to give us a rich idea of
where we were and who we
are, call now
. (800) 236-3636. >> Hi, I'm
Linda Berman, a volunteer here at PBS Wisconsin
It is a wonderful opportunity for me to
encourage you to join me and
my family as supporters of PBS Wisconsin
. We try to make
it easy. You can give us a call
at one (800) 236-3636. Talk
to the volunteers. You can go online
PBS wisconsin.org. You can use the QR
code, but most importantly we're encouraging
you to call us or donate
online or just become a
sponsor. Right now we have some great thank
you gifts, especially going with this
program. At $10 a month. We have
the Nerd Mug, the PBS Wisconsin
mug is a 12 ounce, a
wonderful glass mug made
of green lime green inside with
a lime green handle at
$15 a month, we
have one of the two. Both books a ctually
by John Gurda . One of them is
more is a hardback.
Um, it's the hardcover making of
Milwaukee , WI, which really has
incredible pictures linking the history with
today's present. The other book
is the Cream City Chronicles Stories
of Milwaukee's Past, which both
of them have beautiful photographs and a
$20 a month you can
get all three. The mug where you can
enjoy your favorite coffee , tea, hot cocoa, especially
the Swiss Miss, which is a Wisconsin
brand, and enjoy the books
. But right now it is your opportunity
to give us a call and become our
sponsor of PBS Wisconsin at
. One (800) 236-3636.
I'm Eric Greiling. I'm director
of Friends of PBS
Wisconsin. It takes a lot of resources to
tell a story, a history
as rich, as complicated as
detailed as this one. What a
wonderful job these filmmakers did
of conducting interviews with Charlie
Sykes, John Nichols John Gurda
, Bud Selig, Howard Fuller , people from different points
on the political spectrum, people with
different points of view,
all of whom with a deep understanding
and appreciation for Milwaukee history,
for Wisconsin history, you're an important
part of this equation. We need your support
to be able to fund programs like this
to be able to bring them to you,
please consider becoming a sustainer. If you're a
sustainer already, this would be a great time
to increase your sustaining gift
. A sustaining gift is simply
an ongoing monthly transaction
. It's automatic. Once you set it up
from either your checking account
or your credit card, it continues
until you increase it, decrease
it. Tell us you need to take a
pause from it, but one of the bene fits
is knowing that your membership is always current.
That you're always going to get your airwaves
monthly program guide, that you're doing your part
to bring rich programs like this
to all of us
. As the audience here in Wisconsin
, it starts with you scanning that QR
code, going online or giving us a call
at one (800) 236-3636.
particular story that we've been
watching comes to us from Milwaukee, and
we're glad to present this story as part
of the history, the greater
story of Wisconsin and PBS Wisconsin
is committed to telling stories from
border to border. And I mean that almost
literally coming up in the
not too distant future is Wisconsin Scenic
Treasures, Northwoods and also coming up is
Wisconsin hometown Stories. Beloit. So
that pretty much takes us from border to
border. And that's exactly the kind of thing
that PBS Wisconsin is uniquely positioned and
uniquely capable of doing because of your
support, members are the most important part
of the whole mix
that makes PBS Wisconsin work and
thrive . So take this opportunity
to call and become
a member. Now at
(800) 236-3636 and following up on what Michael
said, PBS Wisconsin's trying to
provide you with stories such as
this about how and why
things are the way they
are in Wisconsin , and that's what we
do best. >> We try
to educate, inform as well as entertain you. So
as part of our information
, we're saying your sponsorship is
important. That's why programs like this continue
. So we encourage you to call us now
and support us $10 a month. You get
the Great Nerd mug, $50 a month.
You get one of the you get both
of the books by John Gurda and $20
a month, you get not only the mug,
but the books by John Gurda. What
we're saying to you is
we care about you.
We want you to continue your education and
your information , but most of all,
feel like you are our sponsor.
So take the opportunity now,
go to your
phone one (800) 236-3636 or go
online at PBS Wisconsin .org. And especially if
your technology Paoli able to, you
can use the QR code
. >> Linda made some great
points feeling like you're doing
your part to continue PBS Wisconsin
to contribute to all of this work
that we think really
matters, that we think you think really
matters to is one of the best ways we
can say thank you, in addition to all
the gifts that that Linda just na med. But
your support goes far beyond
this one program. Linda
also talked about education, education
is so important to us. It's central
to what we do here.
Programs like this. If you're a lifelong learn
er or just have a
curious mind and have tuned in for
this whole program and learn things like all
of us here in the studio have toni ght
or our education work for
young people . Let me tell you
that in December , uh, over broadcast
for the Wild Kratts, it was our number
one kids program. In December, 260,000,
3000 people tuned in to Wild Kratts
. But total when you go online, stream
all the different ways we have
to reach an audience that total
was 736,000 viewers. Was tune
ins to the Wild Kratts just our
one most popular
program? In December, we reached so many
people through our education, work
help support that
. One (800) 236-3636 at the
end of this program
and at the end of most programs, you'll
see a list of people who have supported
the program. we're very grateful for
those who supported this program. And
who supported other particular pro grams
. But we're also grateful for those of
you who support PBS Wisconsin
more generally. And if you can
do that with a significant gift
of $1,000 or more, or
we have a leadership circle
, we have other levels of higher
levels of membership, that's great. And
we very much appreciate that
. But know that any level of
support is very much appreciated
. And we thank you for your
support. No matter how great
or how small it may be, as long
as it shows your commitment to
maintain quality television in Wisconsin, do that
right now if you can.
>> (800) 236-3636 is Michael, said
. We have various levels, but
these are suggested levels. We
would like you to find a level
that you are comfortable with. That's
what we all do and hopefully
you'll see that the value
of your support is continuous. You get to
turn on the programs 24, seven,
three different channels and realize
is that PBS Wisconsin is here
for you and is our
way to maybe entice
you with some very special gifts, gifts that
we offer with this program we have at
the $10 a month. The nerd
Mug at the $15 a month.
We have both books by John Gurda the,
uh Cream City Chronicles Stories
of Milwaukee's past, as well as
the making of Milwaukee . And then
at the $20 a month, we offer all three the
mug and the two
books. Remember at every level,
at $30 and above, you will get
our "Airwaves" magazine so you can
find out what's on our airwaves
. So hopefully this will encourage you
to call us right now at
. One (800) 236-3636.
ys magazine is
one of the ways we can say thank
you to you. It's a member benefit. You
at all of these levels that Linda described
. And we'll send you airwaves each and every
month. It's a program guide. It's really useful.
But beyond that it has interviews. It
has behind the scenes. It alerts
you to upcoming programs that
you can watch on PBS Wisconsin that
you can make a point of tuning into
because they matter in addition to that,
you can find out about
our events, our engagement activities
, all the ways that we want to interact
with you and provide
opportunities for you to educate
yourself as an audience. Let us also say
thank you through Passport. Tune
in to a deep catalog
of more and more programs like this
one, which will be available in Passport
. One (800) 236-3636.
>> And that includes ten. >> Yeah.
So
it's here I was getting make
sure we have everything. Um so it's the
ten "Doc Martin" and Buddy the dog.
So it's the mug and the tea
as one level. Okay For the people who
are not DVD people. Right
right. And then we've got the nine and ten, just the
910. So if you
if you've seen up to eight, which is
what we are, here's ten. Okay Ah
. And then then you can also
enjoy the entire series . I don't know what
the actual package looks like.
>> I don't know if you want to
use this fake or not. m, it's actually
a bigger okay , but
but, uh, I think happiness is overrated.
Yep. That's definitely him
. Oh, beautiful. Oh, and this is good
tea Republic of tea. I love
it . Earl grayer
would you like a mug
or anything ? >> Or
. >> Black tea
. If you like .
Eric. >> And reference them or anything or
whatever . >> Okay
. It's a pretty good
job . >> No. Right now
he's just half behind the table
. >> I don't know what you want me
to say . Okay
. Okay
All right . >> Not
. News. Our
. So. Yeah. So we
don't have a lot of break time in
this episode. >> So we're just doing a
quick little in before for this show. Gary's
one request was just be
really clear that the show is done
. Now, this
is coming back .
>> Ten is done. We're done
. >> Tonight is the last night
. Yeah, really good bye
. Yes. All right . I don't think we're
ever going to get it in the schedule
again. Like we want people to hear like.
Oh, okay. >> Watch it. Passport
actually. So what is
in Passport is eight,
nine and ten. All right. You can
say that Eric . And make sure that
. >> Um . Or
or if this is just a show that
you treasure and you
just need to have, you know, you want to make sure th
at it is always there
for you in its
entirety from the beginning. >> This may be
one of those that you need to have
on DVD. >> Oh yeah, you need to
have this if you just want. >> This
is a special comfort show to you that
you just like to have and make sure
I have talked to people who just love
it. I have shows on DVD that I
know. Yeah one of them is homicide, which
is not available for streaming yet, but also
I've got a few others that are just
like, yeah, oh, their comfort streaming
service take the Show away. So
I needed some time to collect
my thoughts. >> Okay . >> Which time do
you want this this idea that you're on
right now? right, I'm going to
give you this one out. Am I? Can
I give you that? That's the
John Gurda. So I got this and then we put
the. >> So Eric, this doesn't have
to be word for word,
but we're just doing like a short little
"Doc Martin" and buddy
mug and British tea set
. >> And maybe you've been talking about this
while I was away. >> Is this
these breaks within a regular episode
or that special said sachets
? >> Those are those .
Aren't sachets. I know she just
didn't she didn't want to say tea bag,
but are they bags or is it loose
? I think it's bags. Yeah, it says bags
. Unbleached tea bags, natural unbleached tea bags
, steeps 50 cups. Yeah
. >> Oh good. That one because it
doesn't say it here . >> Yeah. 50 tea bags.
reat. All right.
50 steeps, 50 cups of tea
. And it's not loose leaf I can say
not loose leaf . >> You don't need
any sort of contain for just a mug.
And some tea and some
hot water . >> That helps
. >> Like we're doing a little bit of
Christmas and spring here.
>> Of course they don't
know that yet if they're about to ,
uh, so with this first break, this very short lit
tle one before the with just Eric
ten minutes have actually seen that it's Christmas
yet. >> But later on in the show
we could talk about that. Um, wait, so
what are we doing first? So we're doing
so this what Eric's doing first is just
a little intro before the show. >> Okay,
so, so little, little short little.
going in. All right . The
last one. >> Are you feeling ready
for this first mini break? >> Oh, yeah
. >> He he ready . >> How many takes
you're going to need to get this. Eric's
feeling good. says he's one take
drilling. we
call him
. >> Hi , I'm Eric Greiling, director
of friends of PBS Wisconsin.
to the final episode
of "Doc Martin" on. I've got good
news and bad news . Bad news is
, this is really it. This is
the last episode. This is the finale
. 18 years of filming , ten seasons. This is
it. The last episode of Doc
Martin. The good news is we
have it here for you
tonight. And with your gift, you
could continue to watch doc
Martin. Because at our
$40 a month giving level, we have the
complete series box set available as our
thank you to you for being
a loyal "Doc Martin" viewer for supporting PBS
Wisconsin at that level. Uh,
in addition to that, if you become a
member tonight, if you're already a member, if
you're Passport eligible, we have seasons
eight, nine, and ten available in Passport. So
we're going to get right to the show. I want to than
k you for watching. I
want to thank you for your support. Give
us a call one (800) 236-3636.
Ask about that, but also, is there
any. >> Yeah . Um, yeah. >> So
does that make sense or. Yeah.
Yeah >> That at all
or uh I don't think so. I don't,
I don't know if I'll hit. Should I
hit uh challenge break for the entire
rest of the program or right away or
let's get people calling you.
it's going to be on behind me and
then we'll carry it over. >> Maybe at
the beginning of the next one and say,
we're gonna. Yeah, we're keeping the challenge
going. Yeah. Let's get it.
heard from viewers and they want
to keep it going. >> Santa
came . Santa, Santa
Center came. Martin" get good numbers
, as we say. Yeah .
I would think it's
seven minutes. It was a long time. People like it. Yeah
. Catherine
>> Yeah, it did, it did well for
us in December, too. >> So
. Yeah. Right Did
we do nine and ten at.
>> We did the first
episode of the ninth season. Okay.
So this is okay.
>> Cool. We started we brought it
back in fall . And so we've been
going through the last couple seasons and was
gone for years . Finally
came back. And so now
tonight is the grand finale. >> Tonight
April 18th, 2024. Because eight, nine and ten
are online. that right? Seasons eight,
nine and ten. Yeah yeah. Because I watched
we watched season eight online
on Passport because
we had lost track. And so
we just sort of got back into the
groove. yeah. If you want to
check out the most recent ones, they're online.
They're so forever. But then you can have
the DVDs and my and the DVDs and
nobody can take it away
from you ever. That's right
. I think I know it in your sweaty
little hands, actually . Should
we do that? If I were you,
I'd get these away from you
. >> Streaming agreements
. >> You still have DVDs and stuff in
the supply cabinet
? >> Oh, yeah. What are you looking for?
>> I'm looking for a copy
of Remarkable Homes in Wisconsin
advent week. >> I don't
know if I personally have access to it.
They're probably in a lock and key somewhere
for people. >> Come in and I'll send
you a note, but we'll figure it. Yeah.
You can get your. I thought we could
hook you up with that, but all right,
now back to "Doc Martin"
>> Are you ready for. Are we ready?
I think so, I think you're all cold
now. >> We're actually ready out in the
studio . >> Oh, are we
okay ? Stand by
. >> Hi
, I'm Eric Greiling. I'm the director of friends
of PBS Wisconsin. We hope
you're enjoying this finale . Not only season finale,
but series finale of "Doc Martin"
It's springtime in Wisconsin , but it's Christmas time
in Portwenn . And what a what
an excellent way to say farewell to
the Eddington's farewell
to everyone in Portwenn Ellington's
Effingham's. Sorry .
Hi I'm Eric Greiling, director
of Friends of PBS
Wisconsin. We hope you're enjoying this finale
. Not only season finale, but series finale
of "Doc Martin. It's springtime
time here in Wisconsin, but it's Christmas
time in Portwenn and what an excellent way
to say goodbye to
the Ellingham's to all of our friends
in Portwenn and also
, what an excellent time for a challenge
break. We're going to have a challenge break
during this. This break we
want you to show your support
for "Doc Martin" for great programing
like this. We'd like
50 of you to give us a call
and say , hey, we
want more programs like this. We know
Doc Martin's coming to an end, but we've
loved it. We want more programs like this,
and Linda's going to share with us some
great ways that we can say thank you
to you for enjoying doc Martin over ten
seasons. For being loyal
viewers of PBS Wisconsin and calling
us now to show your support,
give us a call .
One (800) 236-3636. >> Hi. I'm
Linda Berman, a volunteer here at
PBS Wisconsin. And what is more, British
than or English than having your mug and
your tea? And guess what? We
will give you this when you call
in, support
us at $15 a month, you get the
beautiful mug, which is quite funny because of
course it's stock . Martin and Buddy and
his quote I think happiness is
overrated. Well, obviously that's "Doc Martin, but
we have these, um, really
wonderful Republic of Tea teas for you that
each one brews about 50
cups. So you can have your
morning or afternoon tea as you think
about "Doc Martin" at
twenty dollars a month, we offer the DVD
series nine and ten. So
that you can fill in the end of
what you don't have at $40 a month.
This is binge worthy right here . It's the complete series
. All 79 episodes plus .
Two movies, plus the mug and tea set.
This is this is a gift
phenomena as we said, it may
be Christmas there. And this is
your early present right here.
And that's a $40
a month. This is a way to say
I can watch Doc Martin whenever I
want it. And we do need comfort with
the tea , your tea set and
your and your DVDs. You can
be comforted with Doc Martin and
the humor throughout. So give us
a call one (800) 236-3636 to become
our supporter and get these wonderful
thank you gifts . >> Hi, I'm Michael
Bridgeman. I'm a volunteer here at
PBS Wisconsin, and I'm also
a "Doc Martin" fan and it's worth
noting I'm also a sustaining member
of PBS Wisconsin, which is one of
the options we offer you when you
become a member of PBS Wisconsin and
, uh, we're always happy to talk to you
about sustaining your gifts. And our operators
can tell you all about that. But
right now, I just want to remind you
that "Doc Martin" is kind
of a complex. Some
people might say weird character, but he's
endearing , and the less he's
exactly the kind of character you might
expect to find on PBS Wisconsin and
he's a good reason to call and become
a member and become a sustainer. It's
easy, it's automatic, and every
month it gives you give
to PBS Wisconsin. Until such
time, should that ever occur, that
you want it to end. So it's a
real flexible option, and it's a good reason
to call. We've come to know these
characters. We've come to love these characters
over the years. It's too bad it's coming
to an end, but it's been a great
ride and you can watch it again either
by going to PBS Passport
or by getting the DVDs. Don't
worry, you can enjoy "Doc Martin"
in the future too. But now
call please at
(800) 236-3636. is a challenge break
every call makes a difference
for us here. Challenge break. Our existing members
are encouraging you as a new
member joining by using that QR
code on the screen by going to
pbswisconsin.org Org by
giving us a call at
one 802 3636 to become
a new member so that your dollars go
even farther . And we have so
many ways that we can say thank you.
All the gifts that Linda has described, she'll
share those with you again
soon. But in addition to that, "Airwaves"
magazine, your monthly program guide
, we can say thank you. With that, you
can maybe find your next doc
Martin using "Airwaves"
PBS Passport . What a great
vault of additional programs! So many great
dramas . History. Uh
news programs, journalism, local programs, wonderful
programs there like Royal Flying
, Doctor Service, Paris Murders , Annika, All Creatures
Great and Small, of course. Give us a
call during this challenge. Break your
gift goes even further. You're
voting for wonderful programs like this
that make a difference to you. That
means so much to you that you enjoy
. Help us say goodbye to "Doc Martin" with
your call . One (800) 236-3636.
have have. Um, let's just
say followed the trials tribulations of the
self-centered, surly Martin and how Louisa and
now their two kids and their careers
. And it's a great finale for all of
us . And it's a great
finale for you to call and pledge
your support . What a good time
to do it . We offer this very
wonderful mug and English
tea set at
$15 in the mug. Of course
I love it. It's I think
happiness is overrated. Well, many
of us have found happiness by watching
Doc Martin. $20 a
month. You can get the just the
Series nine and ten DVD
set, but if you pledge $40
a month, $480 one time, you
get the 26 DVD set, which
includes all ten series. The
mug and tea set. It's
a including the two feature length
movies. This is a great way
to celebrate it, and this is
our challenge break , so we're challenging you
to call us now at
one (800) 236-3636. Go online at pbswisconsin.org
or use the QR code
. This is a great time to call
. It's a great way to celebrate. We
ask that you don't be as self-centered
as Doc Martin, but think about
how your support now keeps programs like this
and allows new programs to come. So give
us a call and connect with us right
now . >> Linda
offered you three ways to call and become
a member of PBS Wisconsin
and it's just worth knowing that regardless
of which option you choose, "Airwaves" magazine
will become one of the
benefits you'll receive throughout the year. As
a supporter of PBS Wisconsin
And there are other benefits you see
some of them listed on the screen behind
me, but "Airwaves" is particularly useful because it
gives you a snapshot view of the schedule
for all three services of
PBS Wisconsin throughout the coming month
. Another way to watch is
, as we've talked about PBS Wisconsin Passport
that's how I reconnected with
Doc Martin, because seasons eight,
nine, and ten are on
PBS Wisconsin Passport and
I missed Doc Martin . And so that's how
I reconnected and got
back into the series. And got back to
loving these little bit oddball characters
that we've come to like
so much . Anyway, you
choose to support PBS Wisconsin through whatever
means possible. The thing is, to
call and show your support
at (800) 236-3636. Quirky
weird, oddball . >> Uh, I think
all adjectives we've heard
to describe Doc Martin himself
and all of the characters in Doc Martin
, but it's endearing . It's an unlikely love
story . It's the kind of
program you're not going to find on network
television. It's here on PBS. It's here at
PBS Wisconsin. We go to extra lengths
to bring you great programs like Doc Martin,
your support helps make that
happen. Give us a
call during this challenge break.
Every call adds up. Every call makes
a difference. Every new member
gets their dollar going twice as far
as it would have gone
if it wasn't a challenge. Break it
is a challenge break. Give us a call,
please consider becoming a sustaining member. Becoming a
sustainer. Simply means you're making an
ongoing monthly gift. It's very easy
for you . Your gift will always
be current . Your membership will always
be current , and it helps us
too. It helps us know what resources we
have , what support we
have for programs like this so that
we can continue to bring you great
quality programs that you aren't going
to find anywhere else to you.
Give us a call one
(800) 236-3636. ght
. With this challenge break, we are challenging
you. Yes. You aren't going to find
characters like Doc Martin anywhere
else. Believe it or not, this
program debuted in 2004, 20 years later, we
are still enthralled with all of
his crazy antics and our way
to say thank you for being
our supporter and sponsor here is to offer
you some wonderful thank you gifts at the
$15 a month level, we offer
you the Doc Martin mug and
the teas. Two different teas
each one can brew about 50 cups.
One is a British breakfast tea
, which includes a mix of Indian, Sri Lankan
and Kenyan leaves and then the
second one is an Earl gray tea, which
is a black tea. But it also
has little bergamot and little vanilla
in it. It's really delicious
teas for you to him should
say enjoy your English tea set
at $20 a month. We offer
the DVD series simply
nine and ten, so this kind
of follows through and gets
us to the conclusion. But
is that the $40 a month level
I think, is just fantastic, because you
get all 26
DVDs in one set, plus
all ten series, which include also
the two movies. It includes
the British Teas and the Mug
. And remember, you're going to get "Airwaves" with
every level you pledge at over
$35. So I encourage you to
think about if you can support us
at this level, please do
it. It's a way
to enhance your viewing and your enjoyment of
Doc Martin , but it
starts with you . And contact us
at one (800) 236-3636. Another
way to enhance your viewing of
PBS Wisconsin is through airwaves magazine
, which is one of the benefits that all
the levels of membership that we're telling
you about today . >> It comes to
you once a month and it has information
about what's on the air,
including schedules for all three services. It
has some information about what's available
on streaming, and it also tells
you a little bit about what's going on
beyond the screen here at
PBS Wisconsin. It's really a wonderful resource
and something I think you'll
appreciate . When my copy arrives.
I mark it up
to remind me of what's coming
and what I may want to watch on
the air, or perhaps go to PBS Passport
and check it out there as well. Another
good reason to call and show your
support to PBS Wisconsin Can you get lots
and lots of pleasure? From what you
see? Lots and lots of information and things
to think about. All made possible
by your support. It's a challenge
break. Why not call now
. 802 363636I want to
thank everybody who's called in already. >> It
is a challenge break . Give us a call.
Show Show your support for
Doc Martin. So viewer response is a
really important way that we decide
which way to bring which
programs to bring to
you in the future, which programs to keep
bringing to you and giving us a call
now and showing your support for Doc Martin
for programs like this is a
great way to express what matters to
you , what you want to
see. As a viewer, we also get a
lot of comments doc Martin has got to
be one of our most commented about shows.
Let me say once again, this is the
final episode of Doc Martin. It's
not coming back. In previous seasons
there have been questions about is
this the last season? And we didn't always
know because they didn't know. The producers
of the program. This is it. This is
a challenge break. It's a chance for you
to show your support for Doc Martin, support
PBS Wisconsin call one (800) 236-3636.
even though we offer this wonderful mug
at $15 a month
with the great loose leaf
, not loose leaf, but bag teas
. Even though Doc Martin's favorite
quote is I think happiness is overrated
, I don't think so. I think happiness
is how we enjoy
. Have enjoyed Doc Martin and this is your
opportunity to share your pleasure, especially
now at the challenge break
. At $20 a month, you can
get the DVD series nine and
ten at $40 a month. I think this
is the best way to go because not
only do you get the mug and
the bag teas, you also
get the DVD set . Now this does
include the two feature length movies that inspired
the show, as well as behind the scenes
. So give us a call to get this
one (800) 236-3636. Thank you
. Hi I'm Eric Greiling. >>
I'm the director of Friends of
PBS Wisconsin. This is it. This is
the last pledge break of the last season of the last
episode of "Doc Martin. This
is your last chance to show
your support. Your Indian talent, your interest in
"Doc Martin" to cast a vote
for. For "Doc Martin" to show
your support at and in the spirit
of Christmas in Portwenn. Let's make
this a challenge . Break two. So your
dollar will go twice as
far our existing members will help new members
double their impact during this
challenge break. What a great
time to say you
appreciate "Doc Martin" you appreciate programing like this.
You appreciate PBS Wisconsin bringing
you programs like this. And we've got some
great ways to say thank you during
this break that Linda will
tell you about. Great ways to keep
"Doc Martin" in your life going
forward. Um, it's just been such a
perfect finale, such a perfect way. The
sense that life will continue
in Portwenn let's keep this kind
of programing coming. Give us a
call at one (800) 236-3636. Hi
I'm Linda Berman, a volunteer here at
PBS. >> Wisconsin. And believe it or not
, it's the viewers request that we
keep the challenge break going. They
say we want to see the end, but
we want to be part of it. And
we want to get these. Great. Thank
you gifts. So this is your opportunity to call
in. We do have some wonderful thank you
gifts. They don't. The gifts don't tie up
the loose ends, but
it ties the series together. At $15 a
month, we have the "Doc Martin" and Buddy
mug, which is so adorable with
his. This great expression. I think
happiness is overrated.
And two container ears of
Earl. One is Earl
gray and the other is an English breakfast
tea from the Republic of Tea. Very quality
, um, quality tea with at least enough
for 5050 cups in each one. With the
in their tea bags. All also we
have at the $20
level the opportunity to get season
nine and ten. In case
those are the two you're
missing. You've seen everything else and you just
want to rehash what's happened here. But I
really do believe that at $40 a month,
getting the 26 DVD
set, which includes
all 79 episodes, it includes
the two feature length movies that
really inspired the show, as well
as behind the scenes retrospect
and the Farewell of Doc Martin
, plus some exclusive character
Hour interviews. This is. We're putting it
all together with the mug
and the tea set. All of this
is for you. When you call and pledge
your support at one
. (800) 236-3636. >> Hello, I'm
Michael Bridgeman, a volunteer here
at PBS Wisconsin, and glad
to join you for this very last
episode of Doc Martin. I
became a little disconnected from Doc Martin
and reconnected by going to PBS Passport
. The great thing is that we've really
come to know him and all these characters
. Thanks to PBS Wisconsin and um
, it's nice to be able to go back
. I mean, Eric talks about his ending. Yes,
indeed. But you can go back by going
to PBS Passport watch another
episode, or if you really want
, you can get one of those DVDs, especially
the big set that Linda has been describing
, and watch the whole series from the
very beginning. So yes , the series is over,
but it's not really
over. In some ways , the important thing is
that you support this kind of
tele vision with your support
of PBS Wisconsin. We really
do depend on you in a very real
way. You can do that right
now if you want to call the number
that's on your screen, (800) 236-3636.
so excited by your calls
. If you call now and
the line is busy, please stay on the
line. Your pledge will still count towards
the challenge, even if we get done
here . Before your call is
answered or use that QR code on
your screen. Simply use the Photo app
on your phone or your tablet to
scan that QR code. It'll take you right
to giving page or go online to
PBS wisconsin.org. Show your support
for programs like Doc Martin. Say
I love Doc Martin. I want to
I want to show that and
say, you support this at a level where
we can say thank you with
one of the wonderful gifts that will keep Doc Martin
in your life, your gift matters at every
level , whether it's anything
you can do or at a
higher level . Like our directors circle
level , our producer circle level,
our executive producers level, those
gifts that are a little bit more
. This would be a great time for you
to consider a gift like that as well.
Say hey, you know
what? I have the means to give
at that level. And this
kind of program matters to me. PBS Wisconsin
matters to me. It's a challenge
break. Give us a call
one (800) 236-3636. That's right Eric and PBS
Wisconsin does matter to me
and to my family . >> We are avid
viewers . And, you know,
it doesn't have to be quirky
Doc Martin to keep us interested. There's just
so much on our airwaves and
you will get our airwaves with
every pledge of support, $30,
$35 and above. It's a way for you
to connect and see what is on
in what is on TV. Well
let's see, we've got three channels. What can I find
mething here for you and
now,with the end, the finale
, thegrand climax of Doc Martin, we
are offering special thank you gifts. When
you call and pledge your support at $15 a month,
we have this Doc
Martin mug. The Doc Martin pictured with
his buddy buddy, as well as
the two different wonderful teas
. At $20 a month, you have the
DVD set. Now this is
just number nine and
ten of the series. The series ten.
But again , I've been saying the
$40 level is truly the way to go
. You get the mug and the tea set,
you get the entire entire
all ten series as well as the
two movies that inspire it. And behind
the scenes retrospective. So this is all for
you. Plus our "Airwaves" magazine. So give us
a call or go online. You can
do the QR code , but our volunteers would
love to talk to you at
one (800) 236-3636. Michael Bridgeman once again
to remind you that this is a challenge
break and the value of your gift doubles
during this particular break. And also
to remind you once again
about "Airwaves" magazine , which is one of
the benefits of membership in PBS
Wisconsin We'll also mail you
an entry information for our
sweepstakes . We'll send you a
member survey every year, and our
other benefits , one of which, again,
is PBS Wisconsin Passport. That place where
you can go for programs that
are familiar, programs that are
unfamiliar, that maybe you have not seen before
, and for local programs as well.
All good reasons to call and show
your support for this
. Really wonderful. I think , unique service that we
call PBS Wisconsin The thing you can
do is go online . You can use the
QR code in the corner
of your screen or you can call right now at
(800) 236-3636. >> We're celebrating Doc Martin tonight.
We're asking you to make
a tribute to Doc Martin tonight. We're
asking you to say thank you
for Doc Martin for all these years.
Tonight with your gift during
this challenge break , we're challenging you to
become a new member so that your your
gift will go twice as far when you
become a new member during this challenge break
tonight. But your gift
goes far beyond Doc Martin. All of our
work at PBS Wisconsin is supported
by members.
60% of our revenue comes
from you, our viewers, who become
members, who become sustainers , who say, I can
make a gift of
just a few dollars every month. I know it's automati
c, and I know
it'll go to support great programing
, programing that I enjoy. Program
that's important, whether it's journaling
, um, local and national journalism
. Um, that really makes a difference. That really
dives deep, whether it's education, whether it's local
content for or about. Buy Wisconsin
. All of your giving supports all of
that. Give us a call, would you please?
One (800) 236-3636 as we end our
finale with Doc Martin, it's also we're ending
the member challenge break. >> Now, if
you're a new member,
we encourage you to join us. If you
are renewing, it's a great opportunity to call
up and renew your
support. Just like the characters on Doc
Martin have changed and grown, so
have your needs. And we're
saying if you have the opportunity to renew,
do it now and if this is a
first time for you, welcome. We want you
to become a sponsor and supporter. We have
great thank you gifts that will go with
the Doc Martin series. At $15 a
month, you can get those cute mug
with Doc and
Buddy and the two wonderful English breakfast
teas. Um, at the $20 a month you
get the DVD series number nine and number
ten, and at the $40 a
month you get everything . You get the
26 DVD set that includes the
two feature length movies that inspire
the show, behind the scenes
, um, interviews you get the mug and
tea set. This is a way that you
can rely on having them to entertain you
whenever you really need to
pick me up, so . So we've got the
QR code for you. We have
the PBS Wisconsin .org, and we have
our volunteers you can talk to
at one (800) 236-3636. I'm Michael
Bridgeman one last time to remind you to
call and become a member of
PBS Wisconsin. >> And it's
worth noting that PBS Wisconsin
is coming up on its 70th anniversary. Um
it will be have it will be
70 years
since the first station in what we
now call PBS Wisconsin signed
on the air. That's a long time. And
a lot of things have happened to media
generally to television in particular
, and to public television in those
70 years. I think they've been
mostly good things. And the
things very much worth your support
. So please do call , do go online, but
become a member. And
when you do , we'll say, thank you
very much .
>> Celtic Woman exciting news
. Celtic Woman is coming
back to Wisconsin .
Hi I'm Linda Berman, a
volunteer here at PBS Wisconsin, and I've
got such exciting news
for you . Celtic Woman is coming
back to Wisconsin. Believe it or not, on
April 17th, 7:00, green Bay
. Wednesday night, 7:00. They'll
be here. They'll be in Wisconsin
. We are offering you a we
have a limited amount of tickets and we're
offering you this opportunity to get
them. You have to call us at
one (800) 236-3636 to be able to
enjoy this fantastic
live performance. So this is big news.
And you've got to
pick up on it right away. Remember Wednesday
night April 17th, green Bay Weidner Center give
us a call so you can get the
tickets. One (800) 236-3636.
Okay, so that was .
Because it was great. I got
it here. sorry. You meant that
will work like we're not using it. >>
I would do it. Let's do another.
I don't know how fast you want me
to go. No, that
was good. you can just once
you once you have it out. Um yeah,
you can wrap it. It's. >> It's okay
. >> Are the time cues throwing
you off? >> Like I didn't
even see him. >> I didn't get to
it. Yeah, because it's pretty short, so don't
get to one minute. >> Yeah. Because I
don't want you to
wait for a time. >> Cue. I want
you to kind of feel like.
I got the message out. Give us a
call. >> One 800. Okay >> But your
energy was great. That's exactly what we're looking
for. >> Okay, okay. Yeah. All right. >>
No, I did too . Um, okay. >> Thank
you. I just it's like I had to
keep looking. I don't need my paper. If
I have the date
up there. >> Do you want me to
find a Sharpie? Are you sure? >> 7:00.
It's all right. I
can. I can remember it. Yeah. Yeah, I
can do it. Okay
Without "Doc Martin" Okay,
so one more time. >> Sure. All right.
We're gonna do it again
. >> Do you want
.
To?>> Hi, I'm Linda Berman
, avolunteer here at PBS Wisconsin
and I breaking in with great
news. Believe it or not
, Celtic Woman is going
to be back in Wisconsin
on April 17th. That's a Wednesday night
7:00 green Bay at the Widener
Center. You have the opportunity
to get two tickets to Celtic Woman's
Anniversary tour. If you call us right
now, one (800) 236-3636, you get
to experience them live. It is
fantastic . It's this
great 20th anniversary tour , but you have to
make the call right
now. One (800) 236-3636. Remember
it's Wednesday night April 17th,
7:00 green Bay at the Widener
Center. What a great opportunity
for you. But again, it's up
to you to make those calls right
now. One (800) 236-3636 call us
right now. And thank you for watching
. Hi Hi. I'm Linda Berman,
a volunteer here at
pbswisconsin.org And guess what we
do it again. >> I'm
just reading. >> I should PBS Wisconsin
>> Don't read. Don't read
. >> Hi, I'm Linda Berman
, a volunteer here at PBS Wisconsin
Late breaking news. Believe it or not, Celtic
Woman's 28th anniversary concert will
be live in Wisconsin . They are returning here
to green Bay on April
17th, 7:00 Wednesday night at
the Widener Center. The tickets
to tickets when you call up,
it's $20 a month or $240.
One time. You can get them
, but you have to call us at
one (800) 236-3636. Remember this is the Celtic
woman's anniversary tour. There are coming
to Wisconsin in 2024.
April 17th Wednesday night , the green Bay Weidner
Center , 7 p.m. But
you have to make that
call to get those two tickets. Remember
it's a $20 a month
if you're sustainer or $240 one time, but
you have to make that call right
now, one (800) 236-3636. So give
. Us a call right now for those tickets
Hi, I'm Linda Berman, a volunteer here
at PBS Wisconsin. And
have I got exciting news for you
. The ABBA tribute special by
arrival from Sweden will be in Wisconsin. They
will be at the Crystal Grand Theater
at the Wisconsin Dells Saturday
, May 8th, 8 p.m. you can
call up wrong.
Did I say May? Sorry.
May 4th. It says May 4th,
8 p.m. Arrival from Sweden. >> Because that's
the show that they're watching. Okay.
Arrival from Sweden will be coming to Wisconsin.
>> Great. Okay check that out. No,
it's fine. I got it
. >> And then. Yeah. May 4th. So
May the 4th be with you?
>> Hi , I'm Linda Berman, a
volunteer here
at. I got to stop water
.
Hi. I'm Linda Berman , a volunteer here at
PBS Wisconsin And have I got
great late breaking news
for you. Arrival from Sweden will be playing
at the Crystal Grand Theater at the
Wisconsin Dells Saturday , May 4th,
8 p.m. You have the
opportunity to get two tickets when
you call us at one (800) 236-3636. The
information is on your screen. You can
see more about the cost and everything
else, but remember they will be
here as a special , special gift
to our sponsors who are
pledging us at Wisconsin Wins. Wonderful
PBS Wisconsin and it's your opportunity
. On May 4th, 8 p.m. at the
Crystal Grand Theater at the
Wisconsin Dells . Those two tickets. So
remember , you can call us
if you want those tickets right now,
one (800) 236-3636.