>> GOOD
EVENING. THIS
IS YOU
R CAPTIONER,
SUE, CHECKING IN
FOR A TEST.
>> WE ARE
READY TO
DEFEND OUR
PEOPLE. FAMILIES
OF ISRAELI
HOSTAGES BEGAN A
FOUR-DAY MARCH
TO JERUSALEM.
THEY CARRIED SIGNS
AND PICTURES
DEMANDING THAT
THEIR LOVED
ONE S
BE RELEASED.
SUPPORTERS OF
THAT VALUENY
SAY THEY
WILL HOLD A
FUNERAL ON FRIDAY.
HE DIED
AT A PRISON IN
THE ARCTIC.
IN FRANCE
HIS WIDOW
TOLD THE
PARLIAMENT THAT SHE'S
WORRIED ABOUT ARRESTS
AT THE
FUNERAL AND
WARNED AGAINST NORBING
WITH PUTIN.
PUTIN MUST
ANSWER FOR WHAT
HE HAS DONE
WITH MY
COUNTRY. PUTIN MUST
ANSWER FOR
WHAT HE
HAS DONE
>> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU
GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOUFOR
JOINING US
FOR PBS
"NEWSHOUR" TONIGHT. MY
NAME IS DAVID
HOFFERT. I'M A
VOLUNTEER HERE
AT PBS WISCONSIN.
WE'RE JUST
TAKING A BRIEF
BREAK FROM THE
PROGRAM TO
ASK YOU
TO MAKE A PLEDGE OF
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
TO BRING
PBS "NEWSHOUR"
PROGRAMS LIKE THE ONE
YOU'RE WATCHING
TONIGHT TO
YOU DAY
IN, DAY
OUT, WEEK
IN, WEEK
OUT, MONTH
IN, MONTH
OUT AND
FOR MANY
MORE YEARS TO
COME. THERE'S A PHONE
NUMBER ON THE BOTTOM OF
YOUR SCREEN
THERE, 1-800-236-3636.
WHEN YOU MAKE A PLEDGE
OF SUPPORT,
THAT'S HOW
PBS "NEWSHOUR"
I S ABLE
TO BRING
YOU THE
INDEPENDEN NEWS
COVERAGE THAT YOU HAVE
COME TO
RELY ON.
IT USED TO
BE THAT TO
BE A GOOD
CITIZEN, YOU JUST
HAD TO BE
INFORMED, BUT
THERE'S SO MUCH
INFORMATION COMING
AT US
FROM SO MANY DIFFERENT
PLACES THESE
DAYS, YOU NEED A
NEWS SOURCE THAT YOU
CAN TRUST.
PBS "NEWSHOUR" IS
THAT SOURCE
BECAUSE IT
CATERS TO
YOU BECAUSE
ITS FUNDING
COMES FROM
YOU. CONTINUE TO
MAKE THAT
POSSIBLE. 1-800-236-3636.
, DAVID.
I'M KERMAN ECKES, ON
THE STAFF
HERE AT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION. WHEN YOU
JOIN US
AS A MEMBER
OF PBS WISCONSIN,
YOU OF COURS
E - -
EVERY TIME
THAT YOU'RE
WATCHING THE "NEWSHOUR"
YOU KNOW
YOU'RE HELPING TO SUPPORT
THAT PROGRAM.
YOU CAN
ALSO TAKE
PART IN
SOME WONDERFUL THANK YOU GIFTS.
LET ME RUN
THROUGH THOSE
FOR YOU.
AT $10 A
MONTH WE
WILL SEND
YOU THIS
WONDERFUL PINT GLASS.
IT'S GOT THE
RETRO PBS
LOGO IN
BLUE, RED AND GREEN.
IT'S A GREAT THING
TO ADD
TO YOUR
HOME RIGHT THERE.
YOU CAN JOIN
US AT
$20 A MONTH
AND WE WILL
SEND YOU
THIS VERY
LARGE PBS
"NEWSHOUR" 20-CAN
COOLER. THIS
FOLDS DOWN,
VERY SMALL,
IF YOU WANT TO
STORE IT,
BUT ALSO
IT OPENS
UP VERY
WIDE, GETS
20 CANS
OF GOODIES
PLUS YOUR
FREEZER PACKS
IN THERE AS
WELL.
YOU
WOULD LIKE BOTH
OF THOSE,
JOIN US
AT $25 A
MONTH AND
WE WILL SEND
YOU THE
PINT GLASS
AND THE
COOLER. A GREAT
WAY T O
SHOW THAT
YOU'RE A SUPPORTER
OF PBS
"NEWSHOUR" AND PBS WISCONSIN
AND IT
ALL STARTS
WITH A CALL
TO 1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M AIMEE GRANGER. I'M A
MEMBER OF THE
STAFF HERE
AT PBS WISCONSIN. AND
THOSE ARE
SOME REALLY
GREAT WAYS
THAT WE CAN THANK
YOU. BUT WE CAN
ALSO JUST SAY THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH IF
YOU'RE ALREADY A
MEMBER, IF YOU'RE
ALREADY SUPPORTING PBS
WISCONSIN. AND
WE SEE SO
MANY FOLKS
JOINING US
ESPECIALLY DURING THIS
TIME AS
SUSTAINERS. IT'S A
WONDERFUL WAY
TO GIVE
EACH MONTH THROUGH
YOUR CREDIT
CARD O R
THROUGH YOUR
CHECKING ACCOUNT.
IT'S A WAY THAT YOU
CAN GIVE
REGULARLY WITHOUT
HAVING TO
THINK TOO MUCH
ABOUT IT
UNTIL YOU TELL
US TO
STOP, AND
SO YOU
CAN KEEP SUPPORTING THE
PROGRAMS LIKE
"NEWSHOUR" THAT ARE
SO IMPORTANT TO YOU AND
WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR SUPPORT
THIS EVENING. GIVE
US A CALL
AT 1-800-236-3636
OR GO
ONLINE A T
pbswisconsin.org. >>
IT'S WORTH
TAKING A MOMENT
TO REMEMBER THAT
THE P
IN PBS
STANDS FOR
PUBLIC. AND
THAT MEANS A
FEW THINGS.
IT DOES
MEAN PUBLIC FUNDING FROM
STATE AND
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
BUT ACTUALLY THAT IS NOT
THE MAJORITY OF
FUNDING FOR PBS
WISCONSIN. THE
REAL PUBLIC
IN PBS WISCONSIN
IS YOU,
THE NUMBER ONE
SOURCE OF FUNDING THAT
MAKE PROGRAMS
LIKE PBS "NEWSHOUR"
POSSIBLE ARE
INDIVIDUALS PICKING
UP THE
PHONE GIVING
US A CALL AT
1-800-236-3636 OR
GOING ONLINE
TO pbswisconsin.org,
WHATEVER IS
MORE CONVENIENT FOR
YOU, BUT
TAKING THAT
ACTION TO
SAY THIS
MATTERS TO
ME. HERE WE ARE
IN A MAJOR
ELECTION YEAR.
I NEED
IMPORTANT, TRUSTWORTHY
NEWS COVERAGE.
I'M GOING TO BE A
PAR T
OF MAKING
SURE THAT
THAT'S AVAILABLE
FOR ME
AND MY
NEIGHBORS AND
THE ENTIRE STATE.
GIVE US A
CALL, 1-800-236-3636
. >> YOU
KNOW, DAVID
JUST BROUGHT
UP SOME
REALLY GOOD REASONS
TO BECOME A MEMBER
OF PBS WISCONSIN
AND SUPPORTING
THE "NEWSHOUR"
RIGHT NOW.
MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING
YOU'VE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT OVER
THE YEARS.
IF THE
PBS "NEWSHOUR"
IS SOMETHING YOU
WATCH EVERY
TIME, NOW
IS THE
PERFECT TIME
FOR YOU TO
GO TO
YOUR PHONE
AND JOIN
US AS A MEMBER.
WHEN YOU DO,
YOU'RE SUPPORTING
THE "NEWSHOUR" HERE
ON PBS WISCONSIN.
WE'LL ALSO SEND YOU
SOME THANK YOU
GIFTS. AT
THE $10 A
MONTH LEVEL,
WE'LL SEND
YOU THIS
WONDERFUL PINT
GLASS WITH
THE WONDERFUL
LOGO, GREAT WAY
FOR YOU
TO ENJOY A
BEVERAGE AND SHOW
YOUR SUPPORT
OF PBS "NEWSHOUR." YOU
JOIN US
AT $20 A
MONTH WE'LL SEND
YOU THIS
20-CAN COOLER.
IT FOLDS
DOWN IF YOU WANT
TO STORE
IT, BUT
THEN IT
REALLY
PANDS SO YOU
CAN GET
THOSE 20
CANS OF
YOUR FAVORITE
BEVERAGE IN THERE
PLUS THE
ICE PACKS.
IT'S A GREAT WAY
TO SHOW
YOU R
SUPPORT FOR PBS
W ISCONSIN.
IF YOU WANT
BOTH OF
THOSE, JOIN
US AT
THE $25
LEVEL AND
WE WILL
SEND BOTH TO YOU.
IT STARTS WITH
YOU DIALING
THE NUMBER
ON YOUR
SCREEN, 1-800-236-3636.
SO MANY WAYS
TO WATCH.
YOU MAY BE
WATCHING THIS EVENING
OVER YOUR TELEVISION. YOU
MAY BE
STREAMING ON
VARIOUS DEVICES,
YOUR TABLET,
YOUR LAPTOP.
THERE'S LOTS OF
WAYS TO MUCH
WA. SO
WHEN YOU'R
E WATCHING PBS
WISCONSIN, REMEMBER
TO DOWNLOAD
THAT PBS A
PP. IT'S A HANDY
WAY TO
CATCH THESE
PROGRAMS ANY TIME
AND ANY
PLACE. WHEN YOU
BECOME A MEMBER AT
ANY OF THOSE
L EVELS,
YOU CAN
ALSO USE
THE PBS
PASSPORT APP,
WHICH HAS A
HUGE LIBRARY OF PROGRAMS,
NOT JUST
THE ONES
YOU SEE
ON TV,
BUT YOU
CAN DIG
INTO ALL KINDS
OF PROGRAMS
THAT DON'T EVEN
GET A CHANCE TO
AIR. IT'S
ANOTHER WONDERFUL BENEFIT
OF MEMBERSHIP, A GREAT
WAY FOR
US TO THANK YOU
WHEN YOU SHOW
YOUR SUPPORT BY
GIVING US A
CAL L
AT 1-800-236-3636. >>
PBS "NEWSHOUR"
IS OF COURSE
JUST ONE OF
SEVERAL NEWS
PROGRAMS YOU
RELY ON PBS
WISCONSIN, INCLUDING
""FRONTLINE"" AND "HERE AND
NOW." YOU
TURN TO
PBS WISCONSIN
WHEN YOU
JUST NEED
TO SLOW
THINGS DOWN. THE
MEDIA LANDSCAPE
THESE DAYS
IS SO
CHAOTIC. I
TALKED EARLIER
ABOUT HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE INFORMED
FROM TRUSTWORTHY
SOURCES, BUT
YOU ALSO HAVE T
O TAKE
THE TIME
TO REFLECT
AND UNDERSTAND THE
DEEPER IMPLICATIONS OF THE
THINGS THAT ARE
HAPPENING IN
OUR COUNTRY
AND OUR
WORLD. THAT'S WHEN YOU
TURN TO PBS
WISCONSIN. THAT'S
WHEN YOU TURN
TO PROGRAMS
LIKE PBS
"NEWSHOUR." YOU
KNOW THAT.
YOU'VE COME TO
RELY ON
IT. AND NOW
WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO BE A
PART OF MAKING SURE
THA T
IT CONTINUES TO
BE A RESOURCE
FOR YOU
DURING THESE
HECTIC TIMES
AND FOR YEARS
TO COME.
THE NUMBER IS
THERE ON
YOUR SCREEN,
1-800-236-3636. WE'RE GOING TO
GO BACK TO
THE NEWS.
THERE'S MORE EVEN
TONIGHT, BUT
PLEASE GIVE US A
CALL AND
MAKE THAT PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT.
>> HI.
HI.I'M DAVID
HOFFERT, A VOLUNTEER
HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN, AND
I'M HOPING
YOU'RE ENJOYING
THIS PROGRAM
AS MUCH AS
I AM.
"NATURE" IS
ALWAYS AN
INCREDIBLE STORY, BUT
THIS STORY
ABOUT ZOOM
AND SCOOT
AND JUST
THESE WEIRD
ANIMALS THAT
ARE PLATYPUS.
ONE OF THE
M IS A
PLATYPUS. WE'RE
DEBATING WHAT MORE
THAN ONE OF
THEM WOULD BE.
WE'LL CIRCLE BACK
TO THAT.
BUT IT'S ONE
OF THOSE
EXPERIENCES THAT I
HAVE FAR
TOO OFTEN
ON PBS WISCONSIN, WHERE
YOU JUST SIT
DOWN AND
YOU START
WATCHING AND YOU
ARE JUST
ENGROSSED. BUT I WANT
TO KNOW
WHAT HAPPENS
TO ZOOM
AND SCOOT.
I WANT TO
KNOW WHAT
HAPPENS TO
THIS MOVEMENT
OF REENGAGING
WITH NATURE AND
PROTECTING IT.
AND THAT'S THE
MARK OF
GREAT FILM MAKING,
AND THAT'S WHY YOU
TURN TO PBS
WISCONSIN. THAT'S POSSIBLE BECAUSE
OF VIEWERS
LIKE YOU
DONATE TO
MAKE THIS WHOLE
THING WORK
FINANCIALLY. AND NOW
IS YOUR
CHANCE TO BE A
PART OF THAT.
1-800-236-3636. >>
THANK YOU,
DAVID. I'M KERMAN ECKES AND
I'M ON THE
STAFF HERE
AT PBS WISCONSIN AND
I AGREE
WITH DAVID.
THIS IS TRULY
ONE OF THE
MOST SPECIAL
"NATURE" PROGRAMS
I'VE EVER
SEEN. EVERY "NATURE"
PROGRAM IS
AMAZING, BUT
THIS ONE,
THE STORY
THAT'S BEING
TOLD HERE,
IS SO
WONDERFUL. SO
FOR THIS VERY,
VERY SPECIAL
"NATURE" PRESENTATION, WE
HAVE SOME
VERY, VERY
SPECIAL THANK YOU
GIFTS THAT WED
EE LIKE
TO SEND YOUR
WAY. YOU
HAVE YOUR CHOICE
OF THREE
OPTIONS. AT
THE $20 A
MONTH LEVEL, YOU
CAN DECIDE
TO SELECT
THE PLATYPUS
CONSERVATION THANK YOU GIFT.
WHEN YOU DO
THAT, FRIENDS
OF PBS WISCONSIN
WILL GIVE
$20 --
EXCUSE ME,
WILL GIVE
MONEY TO
HELP CONSERVE HABITAT FOR
PLATYPUSES LIKE ZOOM AND
HER FAMILY.
SO THIS IS A
GREAT WAY FOR
YOU TO
NOT ONLY
SHOW YOUR
SUPPORT FOR PBS
WISCONSIN, BUT ALS
O FOR
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
WORKING SO HARD T
O MAKE
THAT HABITAT A
GOOD DAY FOR ALL OF
THE PLATYPUSES
LIKE ZOOM
AND SCOUT.
THAT'S A WONDERFUL OPTION THAT YOU
HAVE. YOU
ALSO THOUGH
IF YOU'D
LIKE TO GET SOMETHING
FOR YOURSELF,
IF YOU
JOIN US AT
THAT $20 A
MONTH WE
WILL ALSO
MAKE THAT
DONATION TO
THA T
ORGANIZATION THAT'S
WORKING IN HOBART,
AUSTRALIA AND
YOU CAN GET
THIS WONDERFUL
"NATURE" CAP. IT'S A GREAT
CAP. WE WERE
LOOKING AT
THIS BEFORE.
IT'S GOT A
NICE DISTRESSED
QUALITY, THE
EMBROIDERS LOGO. OR
YOU CAN
CHOOSE TO HAVE
THE DONATION
MADE AND
RECEIVE THE
PBS WISCONSIN
WATER BOTTLE. THE
GREAT THING
IS THINK HOW
MUCH WE'RE
LEARNING ABOUT
WATER
ALITY AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF
WATER QUALITY.
IT'S A WONDERFUL
TIE-IN FOR THAT.
IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS,
THE VOLUNTEER WILL BE
ABLE TO
HELP YOU WITH
THAT. BUT IT
ALL STARTS WITH
YOU GOING
TO YOUR
PHONE AND
DIALING 1-800-236-3636.
, KERMAN.
THOSE ARE
SOME REALLY
SPECIAL AND REALLY
INSPIRING THANK YOU GIFTS
THIS EVENING
AND WE
KNOW THAT "NATURE"
HAS INSPIRED
GENERATIONS FOR DECADES
AND IT'S ONE
OF THOSE
PROGRAMS THAT
WE ENJOY SO
MUCH WEEK
AFTER WEEK
ON PBS WISCONSIN. IF
THAT INSPIRES
YOU TO
BECOME A SUSTAINER
THIS EVENING, THERE'S
LOTS OF WONDERFUL
WAYS THAT WE
CAN THANK YOU AND
KNOW THAT
IF YOU'RE ABLE
TO GIVE A
LITTLE BIT
MORE AND
YOU FEEL
LIKE BEING
GENEROUS WITH
$50 OR
$100 PER
MONTH IT WILL GO
THAT MUCH FURTHER
TO MAKE
SURE THAT
PROGRAMS LIKE
"NATURE" GO
ON AND
YOU CAN
ENJOY THE
M AGAIN
AND AGAIN.
BEING A SUSTAINER
IS A WONDERFUL
WAY T O
GIVE. IT'S
SIMPLE. YOU CAN
MAKE A CALL
TO OUR
VOLUNTEERS AT 1-800-236-3636
OR GO
ONLINE ANYTIME
AT pbswisconsin.org TO PLEDGE
YOUR SUPPORT,
POSSIBLY RECEIVE A
SPECIAL THANK YOU GIFT IF
YOU'D LIKE,
BUT WE THANK
YOU SO MUCH
THIS EVENING
. >>
YOU KNOW,
WE HEAR
FROM VIEWERS ALL
THE TIME
THAT "NATURE" IS A
WEEKLY TRADITION
IN THEIR FAMILY.
THE FAMILY
GETS TOGETHER,
THE KIDS GET TOGETHER
AND LEARN
ABOUT THE WORLD
AROUND THEM,
RIGHT? I
MEAN, I'VE
NEVER BEEN
TO AUSTRALIA,
RIGHT? I DON'T
HAVE THE
LUXURY OF
JUST GOING AND
CHECKING OUT A
PLATYPUS. BUT I
AND MY
FAMILY AND
MY NEIGHBORS
CAN REALLY UNDERSTAND
THE WORLD
BETTER BECAUSE OF THE
SERVICE THAT PBS
WISCONSIN IS
PROVIDING. AND, YOU KNOW,
I THINK
SOMETIMES WE
KIND OF
FORGET ABOUT THE
FACT THAT
LIKE EVERY
SINGLE EPISODE
OF "NATURE"
IS A DOCUMENTARY
IN ITS OWN
RIGHT. LIKE SOMETIMES YOU
GO TO
THE MOVIE
THEATER TO SEE A
DOCUMENTARY. WOW.
THAT WAS A
BIG UNDERTAKING.
EVERY SINGLE
WEEK YOU'RE
WATCHING A FULLY-PRODUCED DOCUMENTARY BECAUS
E OF THIS
PROGRAM "NATURE"
ON PBS WISCONSIN.
THAT'S EXPENSIVE.
THAT DOESN'T
JUST HAPPEN. IT
HAPPENS BECAUSE
VIEWERS LIKE
YOU VALUE
IT AND
CALL AND
MAK E
THE PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT TO
MAKE IT
POSSIBLE. SO
THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE ASKING
FROM YOU
RIGHT NOW.
1-800-236-3636. KNOW,
ONE THING
THAT WE'RE
LEARNING WATCHING
THIS DOCUMENTARY IS
THAT THE
PLATYPUS REALLY IS
BEING IMPACTED
BY THESE ENVIRONMENTAL
CHALLENGES. THERE ARE
ALSO PEOPLE
OUT THERE THAT ARE
WILLING TO STEP
FORWARD AND HELP
WITH THOSE
CHALLENGES AND
THAT'S SOMETHING
WE VALUE
HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN. IF
IT'S SOMETHING
YOU VALUE AS
WELL, WE HAVE A
SPECIAL THANK YOU GIFT FOR
YOU IF
YOU JOIN U
S THIS
EVENING. IF YOU
CALL AND
MAKE A DONATION
AT THE $20
LEVEL A MONTH
LEVEL, WE
WILL MAKE
A DONATION,
THE FRIENDS
OF PBS WISCONSIN
WILL MAKE A DONATION THAT IS
THE SAME COST
OF A THANK YOU
GIFT BUT
WE'LL SEND
THAT TO A
CONSERVATION GROUP THAT'S
WORKING IN
HOBART, AUSTRALIA
TO HELP
PRESERVE THA
T RIVULET
AND HELP
THE PLATYPUS
SURVIVE .
SO THAT'S
ONE OPTION
IF YOU
ASK FOR
THE CONSERVATION GIFT
WHEN YOU
TALK WITH ONE
OF OUR
VOLUNTEERS. IF
YOU'D LIKE SOMETHING
FOR YOURSELF, YOU
CAN ALSO
CALL IN
AND THE FRIENDS
OF PBS WISCONSIN
WILL MAKE A
DONATION TO
THAT CONSERVATION GROUP PLUS
YOU CAN
TAKE HOME
THIS WONDERFUL
"NATURE" CAP. IT'S A GREAT
CAP. EVERYBODY
THAT LOOKS
AT IT
SAY S
THAT'S A NICE CAP. I'D
LIKE ONE OF
THOSE. IT'S
GOT THAT
"NATURE" LOGO ON
THE FRONT.
OR YOU
CAN MAKE A
DONATION AND HAVE
THE PBS
WATER BOTTLE
COMING YOUR WAY.
SO WE HAVE
SOME WONDERFUL
OPTIONS HERE FOR
YOU, BUT WE
NEED YOU TO
TAKE THAT
FIRST STEP
OF GOING TO
THE PHONE
AND DIALING
1-800-236-3636. >> IF
YOU'RE WATCHING A
LITTLE MORE
WITH STREAMING
THESE DAYS,
YOU KNOW THAT
THE FIRST
APP THAT YOU WANT
TO DOWNLOAD
IS PBS.
THERE'S SO MUCH GOOD
CONTENT AVAILABLE TO YOU AT ANY TIME
WHEN YOU
STREAM PBS
EITHER, YOU KNOW,
PROGRAMS LIK
E "NATURE"
THAT YOU
CAN BE
REALLY INTENTIONAL ABOUT
W ATCHING WHEN
YOU LIKE OR YOU
CAN STREAM LIVE.
YOU CAN
WATCH EXACTLY
WHAT'S GOING
ON PBS WISCONSIN
LIVE ONLINE.
SO IT'S A
GREAT WAY
TO ALWAYS
HAVE PBS
CONTENT AT
YOUR FINGERTIPS AND KNOW
THAT WHEN
YOU BECOME A
MEMBER OR
IF YOU'RE
ALREADY A MEMBER, WE
HOPE YOU'RE
USING THE PBS
PASSPORT APP.
IT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO
REALLY ACCESS ALL
KINDS OF
CONTENT, NOT
JUST WHAT YOU SEE
WHEN YOU'RE
WATCHING PBS WISCONSIN, BUT
THERE'S A HUGE
CATALOG OF
WONDERFUL PROGRAMS JUST
AVAILABLE AT YOUR
FINGERTIPS AND THAT'S ONE OF
THE WAYS
THAT WE
LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU
TO OUR
INCREDIBLE SUPPORTIVE
COMMUNITY OF
MEMBERS. SO
LOTS OF
GREAT WAYS
THAT KERMAN TALKED
ABOUT AND,
REMEMBER, PASSPORT
AND THE
PBS APP ARE
ALWAYS THERE
FOR YOU AS
WELL WHEN
YOU GIVE
US A CALL
AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> I WANT
TO ASK
YOU TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO
THINK ABOUT WHY
ARE YOU
WATCHING PBS WISCONSIN TONIGHT?
AND MAYBE
IT'S BECAUSE OF
THIS AM PRACTICE.
MAYBE YOU LOOKED
AT YOUR
"AIRWAVES" MAGAZINE
AND YOU
SAW THAT
THE TOPIC
FOR "NATURE"
THIS WEEK
WAS GOING TO
BE PLATYPUSES
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS
IMPORTANT TO YOU. BUT
CHANCES ARE
YOU JUS
T TURNED ON THE
TV TONIGHT
AND CHANCES
ARE IT'S
ON PBS WISCONSIN
BY DEFAULT BECAUSE
YOU'VE COME TO
LOVE AND TRUST WHAT
YOU FIND
NO MATTER WHEN
YOU TURN ON
THE TV.
AND YOU SAT
DOWN AND YOU WERE
LIKE, WELL, THIS
IS INTERESTING, THIS
FAKE-LOOKING ANIMAL
THA T
APPARENTLY IS REAL ON
THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE WORLD. AND
THEN YOU WERE
HOOKED, RIGHT?
AND YOU
TURNED ON THE
TV BECAUSE
YOU KNEW
THAT NO
MATTER WHAT YOU
WERE GOING TO
BE WATCHING, IT
WAS GOING TO
BE QUALITY, IT WAS
GOING TO MAKE
YOU A BETTER
PERSON FOR HAVING
EXPERIENCED IT,
AND BECAUSE
THAT MATTERS TO YOU.
WANT YOU
TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO
THINK ABOUT WHAT IS THAT
WORTH TO YOU? WHAT IS
THE SERVICE
THAT PBS WISCONSIN PROVIDES WORTH TO
YOU AND
I'M ASKING
YOU TO
MAKE THAT PLEDGE OF SUPPORT.
WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK
TO THE
PROGRAM. PLEASE CALL AND
MAKE THAT PLEDGE
OF SUPPORT.
>> YOU
YOU KNOW, I
WAS SAYING
DURING THE PREVIOUS
BREAK THAT
THIS SHOW
WAS SO
CAPTIVATING, AND
I ADMIT I
DIDN'T QUITE
KNOW WHAT I
WAS GETTING
MYSELF INTO.
I WAS NOT
EXPECTING HIM TO
GO INTO
THE UNDER
WORLD AFTER
HIS LOVE.
WAS NOT
EXPECTING TO
LOSE ONE OF
THESE PRECIOUS
CREATURES. THAT'S THE
POINT, RIGHT?
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE
HERE WATCHING PBS WISCONSIN WITH
US, AND
THAT'S WHY DURING
THIS CHALLENGE
BREAK WE NEED YOU TO
CALL AND
MAKE A PLEDGE OF SUPPORT.
DURING THIS
BREAK ONLY,
YOUR
NEY WILL BE
MATCHED WHE
N YOU
PLEDGE TO
SUPPORT PROGRAMS LIKE
THIS. WE'RE
GOING FOR
30 CALLS
DURING THIS BREAK.
THE NUMBER IS
THERE O N
YOUR SCREEN,
1-800-236-3636. WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT IT,
WHAT THIS EPISODE
OF "NATURE"
IS REALLY
ABOUT IS
ABOUT ONE PERSON
KING A DIFFERENCE.YOU
HAVE A CHANCE
TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE RIGHT NOW AS
WELL BY
SUPPORTING "NATURE" ON PBS
WISCONSIN. GIVE
US A CALL ON
THE NUMBER
ON YOUR
SCREEN. >> WELL, THANK
YOU, DAVID.
I'M KERMAN ECKES,
AND, YOU KNOW,
I'M ALWAYS AMAZED
WHEN I
WATCH "NATURE."
THE SHOTS
THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO
GET. IN
THIS PROGRAM
ALONE, THE
VIDEOGRAPHER WAS THERE
WITH PETER AND IT
LOOKS SEAMLESS
AS WE SEE
IT ALL
PUT TOGETHER, BUT
IF YOU
THINK ABOUT
IT, THEY
SPEND DAYS
AND DAYS
AND MONTHS
TRYING TO GET THAT
AMAZING FOOTAGE TO
TELL THIS STORY.
THAT'S WHAT YOU CAN
SUPPORT DURING
THIS CHALLENGE BREAK.
WHEN YOU DO
CALL, WE
HAVE SOME THANK
YOU GIFT
OPTIONS THAT
YOU CAN CHOOSE F
ROM. THE FIRST
ONE IS
IF YOU
CALL AND
MAKE A DONATION AT THE
$20 A MONTH
LEVEL, WHEN
YOU CALL
TALK TO
THE VOLUNTEER
AND TELL
THEM THAT YOU
WANT THE
PLATYPUS CONSERVATION THANK YOU GIFT.
WHAT W
ILL HAPPEN
WITH THAT
IS THAT A
DONATION WILL BE MADE
TO A GROUP IN
HOBART, AUSTRALIA
THAT'S WORKING TO HELP
PRESERVE THAT
AREA AND
HELP SUPPORT
THE PLATYPUS
IN THAT
RIVULET. AND THE
FRIENDS OF PBS
WISCONSIN WILL
SEND A DONATION
EQUAL TO
THE VALUE OF A THANK
YOU GIFT
TO THAT ORGANIZATION.
IF YOU'VE
BEEN TOUCHED BY
WATCHING THESE
PLATYPUS, IF
YOU LOVE
THEM AND
ARE SADDENS
TO SEE
THE THINGS THAT
ARE HAPPENING,
THE CHALLENGES THEY ARE
FACING, THIS IS
A GREAT
WAY FOR
YOU TO
SUPPORT PBS AND
ALSO THIS
OTHER CONSERVATION GROUP.
IF YOU'D
LIKE A LITTLE
SOMETHING FOR
YOURSELF, TELL
OUR VOLUNTEER
YOU WOULD LIK
E THE
"NATURE" HAT OPTION.
WE WILL
ALSO MAKE
THAT DONATION.
SO IT'S
GREAT BECAUSE THE
DONATION GOES TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP AND YOU GET
TO WEAR
THIS GREAT
"NATURE" HAT.
IT SHOWS
YOU'RE A FAN
OF PROGRAMS LIKE
THIS ON PBS
WISCONSIN. OR WE
HAVE ONE
FINAL OPTION. YOU CAN CHOOSE
TO MAKE
THE DONATION AND
GET THIS
GREAT PBS WISCONSIN WATER BOTTLE.
SO LOTS
OF WAYS FOR
YOU TO
NOT ONLY
SUPPORT PBS WISCONSIN
BUT ALSO THE
PLATYPUSES. BUT
IT STARTS
BY YOU
CALLING THE
NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN,
1-800-236-3636. >> THANK
YOU, KERMAN.
I'M AIMEE GRANGER. I'M AN EBB
MR. OF THE
!
MEMBER OF THE
STAFF HERE
AT PBS WISCONSIN. "NATURE"
HAS WON
HUNDREDS OF
AWARDS. IT'S
NO MYSTERY
WHY WHEN
YOU WATCH PROGRAMS
LIKE THIS,
THE INCREDIBLE QUALITY THAT'S
COMING INTO
YOUR HOMES
THROUGH "NATURE"
AND THROUGH PBS WISCONSIN.
SO THIS
EVENING WE'RE
SUGGESTING A GIFT
AS A SUSTAINER
AT THE
$20 LEVEL,
BUT THERE ARE SO
MANY OTHER
OPTIONS. WHATEVER LEVEL
FEELS COMFORTABLE TO
YOU WE ARE
DEEPLY GRATEFUL
FOR. IT
MAKES ALL THE
DIFFERENCE. IT
MAKES IT
POSSIBLE FOR
US TO
BRING PROGRAMS
LIKE "NATURE"
AND OTHER PROGRAMS
THAT YOU
ENJOY INTO
YOUR HOMES
WEEK AFTER WEEK.
SO WHATEVER
LEVEL FEELS RIGHT TO
YOU, PLEASE PLEDGE
YOUR SUPPORT.
PLEASE MAKE A
PHONE CALL,
1-800-236-3636, OR
VISIT US
ONLINE AT pbswisconsin.org.
WE'VE GOT LOTS
OF WONDERFUL
VOLUNTEERS HERE WITH US
THIS EVENING
WAITING TO
TAKE YOUR CALL.
AND AGAIN
THIS PARTICULAR
BREAK IS WHAT
WE CALL A
CHALLENGE BREAK,
WHERE YOUR
DONATION WILL ACTUALLY
BE MATCHED.
SO YOU CAN
MAKE THAT
MUCH MORE
OF AN
IMPACT ON
PROGRAMS LIKE
WHAT YOU'RE WATCHING
TONIGHT WHEN
YOU CALL
DURING THI
S SPECIFIC BREAK.
SO THE
NUMBER IS
THERE ON YOUR
SCREEN, 1-800-236-3636
. WHY SHOULD
YOU CALL?
WHY SHOULD
YOU SUPPORT
"NATURE"? BECAUSE YOU
ARE A CURIOUS
PERSON, RIGHT? YOU WANT
TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT
THE WORLD.
YOU KNOW,
WE ALWAYS SAY
KIDS ARE
ALWAYS SO
CURIOUS, AND
I LIVE
WITH A KID EVERY
DAY AND, YOU
KNOW, THE NUMBER OF
TIMES THE
WORD "WHY"
IS SAID
TO ME
IN A DAY
IS UNCOUNTABLE.
BUT HERE'S
THE SECRET.
YOU'RE NOT
ANY DIFFERENT.
YOU NEVER
GROW OUT OF
THAT. YOU
HAVE EVEN
MOR E
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WORLD
AND MORE
EXPERIENCES YOU WANT TO
SHARE IN
THE WORLD. THIS I
S YOUR
CHANCE TO
MAKE THAT
POSSIBLE FOR YOU,
FOR THE
KIDS IN
YOUR LIFE
AND EVERYONE ACROSS
THE STATE. THE
NUMBER IS
1-800-236-3636 .
>> AND
DON'T FORGET
AS DAVID
MENTIONED, THIS IS A
CHALLENGE BREAK, SO IT'S
THE PERFECT TIME
FOR YOU TO
SAY I
VALUE PBS WISCONSIN.
I
LOVE "NATURE"
PROGRAMMING ON PBS WISCONSIN.
AND I'M WILLING
TO HELP
SUPPORT IT.
HERE'S A FUN
FACT ABOUT
PLATYPUS. WHEN
THE FIRST
PRESERVED PLATYPUS
BODIES WERE
BROUGHT BACK
FROM AUSTRALIA
TO EUROPE,
THE NATURALISTS THOUGHT IT
WAS A HOAX.
THAT THEY
IT !
THEY THOUGHT
IT COULDN'T BE
THAT AN ANIMAL LIKE
THIS EXISTED.
PLATYPUS ARE
AMAZING, AMAZING
CREATURES. IF
YOU WOULD
LIKE TO
HELP SUPPORT BOTH
THE PLATYPUS
AND PB
WISCONSIN, WE HAVE
SOME GREAT
OPTIONS FOR YOU.
IF YOU
CALL AND
JOIN US
WITH A PLEDGE OF $20 A
MONTH, YOU
CAN CHOOSE TO
HAVE THE
PLATYPUS CONSERVATION THANK YOU GIFT.
THIS IS A
DONATION THAT WILL
BE MADE
TO A CONSERVATION GROUP
IN HOBART,
AUSTRALIA, WHERE
THE PLATYPUS
ARE, THAT ARE
HELPING TO
PRESERVE THE
PLATYPUS AND
THEIR HABITAT. SO
THE AMOUNT THAT
IS EQUAL
TO A THANK
YOU GIFT WILL BE
SENT TO
THAT WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION. WE
ALSO HAVE A
COUPLE OF
OTHER OPTIONS.
YOU CAN CHOOSE
TO MAKE
THAT DONATION AND
GET A WONDERFUL
"NATURE" CAP OR YOU
CAN MAKE
THAT DONATION AND GET
THE PBS
WATER BOTTLE.
BUT IT
ALL STARTS
WITH YOU
GOING TO
THOSE PHONES
AND SAYING,
YES, THIS IS SOMETHING I
WANT TO
DO AND DIALING
1-800-236-3636. >> THOSE ARE ALL
SUCH WONDERFUL WAYS THAT WE
CAN SAY THANK
YOU TO YOU FOR
YOUR MEMBERSHIP, FOR
YOUR SUPPORT,
FOR YOU
CONTINUING TO
LOVE THESE
PROGRAMS AND
TO WATCH THEM
AND BE
PART OF
THAT PBS WISCONSIN COMMUNITY. BUT IN
ADDITION TO
THOSE, MONTHLY "AIRWAVES."
I KNOW SO MANY OF
YOU, MYSELF
INCLUDED, PAGE
THROUGH "AIRWAVES"
AND DECIDE WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO
WATCH FOR
THE COMING
WEEK OR MONTH.
YOU GET OUT
YOUR HIGHLIGHTER,
MAKE YOUR NOTE. BUT THERE'S MORE THAN
THE PROGRAM SCHEDULE.
THERE ARE
BEHIND-THE-SCENES PEEKS AND
INTERVIEWS AND SHARING A LOT OF
THE WORK
THAT PBS WISCONSIN DOES IN
THE COMMUNITY
THROUGH EDUCATION AND
THROUGH COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. SO
"AIRWAVES" IS SUCH A
WONDERFUL PART OF YOUR
MEMBERSHIP WHEN YOU
JOIN THIS
EVENING. SO WHEN
YOU CALL,
DON'T FORGET
THAT YOU'LL
RECEIVE "AIRWAVES" WHEN
YOU PLEDGE
YOUR SUPPORT.
$20 PER
MONTH AS A
SUSTAINER IS
THE SUGGESTED LEVEL
FOR SOME
OF THESE OTHER
PROGRAM-RELATED THANK YOU GIFTS,
BUT ALL
GIFTS ARE
SO IMPORTANT
AT WHATEVER
LEVEL IS
COMFORTABLE TO YOU. YOU
CAN JOIN
B Y VISITING
OUR WEBSITE,
pbswisconsin.org, SELECTING
YOUR DONATION
AMOUN T
AND A THANK YOU
GIFT IF
YOU'D LIKE OR
GIVING US A
CALL AT
1-800-236-3636 . >>
YOU KNOW,
KERMAN WAS
SAYING THAT
THIS PROGRAM
PROVES THAT
THE PLATYPUS
IS REAL.
I'M NOT CONVINCED
YET. CGI
IS A REALLY POWERFUL
FORCE IN MODERN
TELEVISION. BUT WHAT
I THINK WE
CAN AGREE
ON IS
PROGRAMS LIKE
THIS, THE
EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF
PROGRAMS LIKE
THIS, THAT'S
WHY THEY'RE
IMPORTANT, RIGHT? IT'S SO
THAT WE CAN
ANSWER BIG
QUESTIONS.
CAN
HAVE BIG
THOUGHTS. AND
CAN COME
TOGETHER LEARNING ABOUT
THE INCREDIBLE
WORLD AND
UNIVERSE, FRANKLY,
AROUND US. THIS
IS A MEMBER CHALLENGE
BREAK. THIS IS
YOUR CHANCE TO
HAVE THAT
MUCH MORE
OF AN
IMPACT ON
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS LIKE
THIS. NOT JUST
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
THERE'S AN EDUCATION TEAM HERE
AT PBS WISCONSIN
THAT USES
THIS CONTENT
ACTUALLY IN
CLASSROOMS AND BUILDING
CURRICULA FOR
STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE. THERE'S A
BROADER MISSION
THAT YOU ARE
SUPPORTING WHEN YOU
CALL AND MAKE
THAT PLEDGE O F
SUPPORT. WE
ARE APPROACHING
OUR GOAL.
WE'RE GOING
FOR 30
CALLS. GIVE
US ONE
RIGHT NOW. >>
WELL, THANK YOU, DAVID.
WE STILL
HAVE PLENTY
OF TIME
TO MAKE THAT GOAL
OF 30
CALLS. BUT
IT ALL
STARTS WITH YOU. MAYBE YOU'RE
SOMEBODY THAT
WATCHES "NATURE" ON A
WEEKLY BASIS WITH
YOUR FAMILY
OR BY
YOURSELF. I
KNOW MANY TIMES
I'VE BEEN
FLIPPING THROUGH AND I
START TO SEE
SOMETHING AND
I WATCH
JUST A FEW
MINUTES AND
I'M HOOKED.
I WATCH
THE SHOW
THROUGH TO THE
END. I
ALWAYS LEARN
SOMETHING. I'M
ALWAYS AMAZED
BY THE
ANIMALS, THE THINGS THAT
I'M LEARNING THERE.
THAT'S BECAUSE
OF SUPPORT
FROM PEOPLE LIKE
YOU AND
FROM ME. WE
STEP FORWARD
AND SAY PBS
WISCONSIN IS SOMETHING I
WANT TO
SUPPORT. HAVE
SOME SPECIAL OPTIONS
FOR YOU
THIS EVENING AS
WELL WHERE
YOU CAN
SUPPORT NOT
ONLY PBS WISCONSIN,
BUT ALSO A
CONSERVATION GROUP
IN HOBART,
AUSTRALIA THAT IS
WORKING TO
HELP PROTECT
AND CONSERVE
THE AREA IN
WHICH THE
PLATYPUSES LIVE.
IF YOU
CALL AND
JOIN US
AT $20 A
MONTH, YOU
CAN TELL
OUR VOLUNTEERS THAT YOU
ARE INTERESTED IN
MAKING THE
PLATYPUS CONSERVATION THANK
YOU GIFT
DONATION. SO
WHAT WILL
HAPPEN IS
THA T
THE FRIENDS
OF PBS WISCONSIN
WILL MAKE A
DONATION THAT'S
EQUAL TO
THE VALUE OF A THANK
YOU GIFT.
SO THAT
WILL GO
TO THAT
CONSERVATION GROUP IN
AUSTRALIA AND
THAT GROUP
IS DOING
THINGS LIKE
MONITORING THE WATER
QUALITY. THEY'RE TRYING TO GET
THE LITTER
AND THE
ENTANGLEMENTS OUT OF THE
WATER WHERE WE
SAW EARLIER
WHERE THAT
ONE PLATYPUS
DIED FROM
GETTING ENTANGLED
IN THAT
2009. THEY'RE
REPLANTING VEGETATION,
DOING THAT HARD
WORK ON THE
GROUND TO HELP
PROTECT THE
PLATYPUS. THAT'S SOMETHING YOU
CAN SUPPORT
WHILE SUPPORTING PBS WISCONSIN AT THE S
AME TIME. YOU CAN
MAKE THE
DONATION AND
GET A HAT
OR THE
WATER BOTTLE.
BUT THEY'RE
ALL FOR
YOU BY
CALLING THE NUMBER
ON YOUR
SCREEN. WE'RE
GOING TO GO
TO A SPECIAL
ROLL-IN RIGHT NOW. IT'S SORT
OF A HUMOROUS LOOK
AT NATURE AND SOME OF THE
ANIMALS YOU'RE
HELPING TO
SUPPORT BY
CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
>> HOW CAN
HOW CAN YOU
SAY NO
TO THOSE
FACES? HOW
ADORABLE IS THAT? I
HOPE THAT'S INSPIRED
YOU TO
IVE US A
CALL THIS
EVENING TO
MAKE A PLEDGE
AND TO
SUPPORT NOT
ONLY PBS WISCONSIN, BUT
PROGRAMS LIKE "NATURE"
THAT YOU
ENJOY WEEK
AFTER WEEK.
WE TALKED ABOUT A
FEW DIFFERENT
WAYS TO GIVE
AND DIFFERENT LEVELS
AND THANK YOU
GIFTS THAT
WE'D LIKE
T O SEND
YOU, BUT
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED A
QR CODE
IN THE CORNER
OF YOUR
SCREEN. YOU'VE
PROBABLY SEEN THOSE
MORE AND
MORE IN
RESTAURANTS AND
OTHER PLACES.
IT'S EASY
T O DO.
IT WILL TAKE
YOU RIGHT
TO OUR
DONATION PAGE. IF
YOU HOL
D YOUR
SMARTPHONE WITH
THE PHOTO SCREEN
LOOKING AT THAT QR
CODE, DON'T
C LICK A
PICTURE, BUT RATHER
CLICK THE
LINK THAT
COMES UP ON
YOUR SCREEN, IT WILL
TAKE YOU RIGHT TO
THE DONATION
PAGE AND MAKE
IT AS
EASY AS CAN
BE TO BECOME A
MEMBER THIS
EVENING, TO
PERHAPS INCREASE
YOUR MEMBERSHIP,
BECOME A SUSTAINER, WHATEVER WORKS FOR
YOU AT
WHATEVER LEVEL
FEELS RIGHT.
WE ARE
SO APPRECIATIVE.
YOU CAN
ALSO SPEAK
TO OUR
WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS
IN STUDIO
BY GIVING US A
CALL AT
1-800-236-3636. KNOW,
WHAT I
VALUE SO MUCH
ABOUT, WELL,
ALL PROGRAMS
ON PBS WISCONSIN,
BUT OBVIOUSLY
RIGHT NOW WE'RE
WATCHING "NATURE," IS
JUST WHAT
AN EQUALIZER IS
PROGRAM LIKE
THIS CAN BE,
RIGHT? YOU
DON'T HAVE TO
B E WEALTHY
ENOUGH TO TRAVEL TO
THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE WORLD
TO LEARN
ABOUT THE
PLATYPUS. YOU
DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
THIS DEEP, SCIENTIFIC
TRAINING THAT
BIOLOGISTS HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND IT,
BECAUSE IT'S COMING
RIGHT TO YOU,
EXPLAINED AT A
LEVEL THA
T IT
DOESN'T INSULT
YOUR INTELLIGENCE
BY ANY
MEANS, BUT
IT CHALLENGES
YOU AND
IT BRINGS
YOU ALONG, RIGHT?
IT MAKES
IT ACCESSIBLE.
AND THAT'S
AVAILABLE TO
LITERALLY ANYBODY IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN
RIGHT NOW
WHO JUST
TURNS ON
THEIR TELEVISION AND
WANTS TO
LEARN SOMETHING
NEW. AND,
FRANKLY, THERE'S
NO BETTER
USE FOR MEDIA
THAN THAT.
AND THAT'S
WHAT, YOU KNOW, THE
ENTIRE PUBLIC TELEVISION MOVEMENT HAS
ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT,
IS FIGURING
OUT THE
BEST WAY
TO USE
THIS INCREDIBLE
INVENTION HUMANITY
MADE, BROADCAST
TELEVISION, AND TURN IT
INTO A FORCE
FOR GOOD.
THAT'S POSSIBLE
BECAUSE OVER THE
YEARS WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY
GOTTEN SUPPORT
FROM VIEWERS LIKE
YOU THAT MAKE THIS
POSSIBLE. SO WE ARE
ASKING FOR
YOUR SUPPORT
NOW. THE
NUMBER IS
THERE ON
YOUR SCREEN.
WE ARE
GOING TO GO BACK
TO THE
PROGRAM.
HERE'S A QUICK
REVIEW OF
THOSE THANK YOU GIFTS.
ENJOY THE
REST OF THE SHOW.
>> WELL,
WELL, THERE'S
NOTHING THAT
QUITE MELTS
THE HEART
LIKE A BABY
PLATYPUS. HI.
I'M DAVID HOFFERT, A
VOLUNTEER HERE
AT PBS WISCONSIN.
I CAN'T
EVEN TALK.
I'M JUST
SO GLOAN
!
BLOWN AWAY
BY WHAT
WE'VE JUST
WATCHED TOGETHER.
WHAT AN
INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE.
AND WHAT AN
INCREDIBLE MESSAGE,
RIGHT? A
MESSAGE OF, YOU
KNOW, HERE I
AM
ENJOYING THE VIEW OF
THE PLATYPUS
AND THEN
PETE'S LIKE
DON'T JUST
ENJOY IT,
TAK E
CAR E
OF IT,
RIGHT? WHAT
AN IMPORTANT
MESSAGE YOU'RE
ONLY GOING T O
HEAR ON A
STATION LIKE PBS WISCONSIN.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE
COMING TO YOU
RIGHT NOW TO
ASK FOR
YOUR PLEDGE OF
FINANCIAL SUPPORT,
TO MAKE
WONDERFUL TELEVISION LIKE
THIS POSSIBLE.
THE NUMBER
IS THERE ON THE
BOTTOM OF YOUR
SCREEN, 1-800-236-3636.
KNOW, THINK FOR A
MOMENT. I
MEAN, I HAVE A
WALL CALENDAR
WITH GREAT
NATURE PHOTOS,
BUT NATURE
IS SO MUCH MORE
THAN JUST
THE FOOTAGE.
IT'S STORYTELLING.
AND, YOU KNOW,
WE HUMANS
ARE ANIMALS,
TOO. WE'RE
ANIMALS THAT
ARE WIRED
FOR STORYTELLING
AND "NATURE"
IS DESIGNED FOR
US. KEEP THAT
COMING BY
MAKING A PLEDGE OF FINANCIAL
SUPPORT RIGHT
NOW. >> WELL,
I'M KERMAN ECKES,
AND I HAVE
TO SAY
THAT I WAS
SO TOUCHED
BY THE
ENTIRE DOCUMENTARY, BUT
ESPECIALLY THE END
AND THOSE
POWERFUL STATEMENTS OF
PEOPLE COMING
FORWARD AND TAKING
ACTION TO
HELP THINGS.
AND I
KEEP THINKING,
TOO, ABOUT
THE FACT
THA T
PETE SAID
REPEATEDLY ONE PERSON CAN'T DO
IT ALONE,
BUT IF
WE ALL
BAND TOGETHER, WE
ALL CAN
DO WHAT WE
NEED TO DO.
IT'S KIND OF
THAT WAY
HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN. EACH
DONATION, EACH PLEDGE
OF SUPPORT THAT COMES
IN IS
SO VALUABLE.
WE KNOW THAT ONE PERSON
CAN'T DO
EVERYTHING FOR US,
BUT TOGETHER WE
CAN HELP
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
AND KEEP
SHOWS LIKE
"NATURE" ON PBS WISCONSIN.
IF YOU
CALL AND
SUPPORT US
IN THAT WAY
THIS EVENING, WE
HAV E
SOME WONDERFUL
DONATION OPTIONS
FOR YOU. IF YOU
CALL AND
MAKE A DONATION
OF $20 A
MONTH, YOU
CAN DECIDE
TO ELECT TO
HAV E
THE PLATYPUS THANK
YOU DONATION
MADE, AND
WHAT WILL
HAPPEN IS THAT
THE
IENDS OF PBS
WISCONSIN WIL
L MAKE A
DONATION TO AN
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP
IN HOBART,
AUSTRALIA THAT'S WORKING
IN THE
EXACT SAME PLACE THAT
WE'VE BEEN
SEEING IN THE
DOCUMENTARY. AND
THAT DONATION WILL BE THE
VALUE OF A THANK YOU
GIFT. SO
THAT'S AN
AMAZING OPTION
FOR YOU
TO HELP
SUPPORT THIS
GROUP THAT'S WORKING
TO MAKE
SURE THE
WATER QUALITY IS
GOOD, THAT
THE LITTER
AND ENTANGLEMENTS
ARE OUT OF THE RIVER,
TO MONITOR
THE WATERBUGS, ALL THE
THINGS THAT ARE
SO IMPORTANT FOR THE
PLATYPUS. THAT'S ONE
THING YOU
CAN SUPPORT
WHEN YOU JOIN
US HERE
AT PBS WISCONSIN.
YOU CAN
MAKE A DONATION
AND TAKE
HOME A WONDERFUL
"NATURE" HAT
OR GET
THE PBS
WATER BOTTLE. SO
MANY THINGS
FOR YOU
TO DECIDE
UPON.
LK WITH ONE
OF OUR
VOLUNTEERS AND
THEY'LL FILL YOU
IN WITH
MORE DETAILS.
BUT IT
STARTS WITH YOU GOING TO
THAT PHONE
AND DIALING
1-800-236-3636. OU'RE
WATCHING "NATURE" FOR
THE FIRST TIME
THIS EVENING OR YOU'VE
BEEN WATCHING
FOR MANY,
MANY YEARS,
DECADES, EVEN, WE
KNOW THA
T THESE
PROGRAMS ARE
VERY MOVING AND
VERY INSPIRING.
WE ARE
ALL VERY MOVED
AND INSPIRED
WATCHING BOTH
THESE INCREDIBLE
CREATURES, THE HUMANS
WHO DO
GOOD WORK
TO ENSURE
THAT THEY
GO ON
AND THE
ENVIRONMENT AROUND THAT.
AND SO
WE KNOW
YOU ARE ALL
INCREDIBLE HUMANS.
YOU WANT TO
SEE PBS WISCONSIN
GO ON
IN THE
SAME WAY. SO
WE KNOW
YOU'RE WATCHING NOT
ONLY TO
ENTERTAIN YOU,
BUT TO
TRULY ENRICH YOUR
LIVES AND
PROGRAMS
LIKE "NATURE" DO
JUST SO
THAT. SO PLEASE IF
YOU'RE INSPIRED
GIVE US A
CALL THIS
EVENING AT
1-800-236-3636 . >>
YOU KNOW,
WHEN THE
TEAM HERE
WAS DECIDING
WHAT "NATURE"
TO SHOW
DURING PLEDGE
WEEK, YOU KNOW, WE
KNEW IT WAS
GOING TO BE
IN THIS SLOT,
IN THE
"NATURE" SLOT,
BUT THERE'S
ANY NUMBER
OF "NATURE"
EPISODES TO
CHOOSE FROM, RIGHT?
THE VOTE WAS
UNANIMOUS TO HAVE IT BE
THE PLATYPUS
GUARDIAN. AND I
THINK YOU
CAN SEE
WHY. WHAT
AN INCREDIBLY
COMPELLING STORY.
AND WHAT A
C OMPELLING REASON
TO MAKE
SURE THAT
PROGRAMS LIKE
THIS ARE
AVAILABLE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
AND YOUR
NEIGHBORS AND PEOPLE THAT
YOU DON'T
EVEN KNOW,
RIGHT? YOU
KNOW, WE'VE
BEEN TALKING
TONIGHT ABOUT HOW
WE WANT
YOU TO
MAKE A DONATION TO PBS
WISCONSIN. BUT I
ACTUALLY WANT
TO REFRAME
THAT. I
THINK IT'
S A N
INVESTMENT. IT'S AN
INVESTMENT IN
EDUCATION AND
IN COMMUNITY
VALUES AND
IN JUST
COMMUNITY BUILDING
ALL ACROSS
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. MAKING A PLEDGE OF
SUPPORT RIGHT
NOW IS ONE OF
THE BEST
INVESTMENTS YOU CAN
MAKE. BUT
DON'T TAKE
MY WORD FOR
IT. HERE
ARE SOM
E VERY
TRUSTWORTHY MESSENGERS FOR YOU
ABOUT THE
VALUE OF
INVESTING IN
"NATURE."
>> WELL, IF YOU
WELL, IF YOU ARE
SOMEONE THAT
HAS STEPPED FORWARD THIS
EVENING AND
MADE A DONATION
TO PBS WISCONSIN
IN SUPPORT
OF THIS
WONDERFUL "NATURE" PROGRAMMING, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I JOI
N THOSE
ANIMALS IN
SAYING THANK YOU TO
YOU. IF
IT'S SOMETHING
YOU'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT, NOW IS
THE PERFECT TIME.
YOU STILL
HAVE TIME
TO SUPPORT
THE PLATYPUS
PROGRAM WE
JUST SAW
HERE ON PBS
WISCONSIN AND
SUPPORT ALL OF
THE PROGRAMS
WE OFFER HERE
ON PBS WISCONSIN.
WHEN YOU DO,
DON'T FORGET YOU
HAVE SOME W
ONDERFUL OPTIONS THAT
YOU CAN
TAKE PART IN.
IF YOU
MAKE A DONATION AT
THE $20 A MONTH
LEVEL, YOU
CAN DECIDE
TO TAKE
PART IN
THE PLATYPUS
DONATION. WHAT WILL
HAPPEN IS
THAT PBS WISCONSIN
WILL SEND A
CERTAIN AMOUNT TO
AN ENVIRONMENTAL
GROUP IN
HOBART, AUSTRALIA,
THE EXACT
SAME PLACE THAT
WE'VE BEEN
SEEING IN THE
DOCUMENTARY, EXACTLY
ON THAT
RIVULET IS
WHERE THEY
WORK, AND
THEY WILL SEND
THE AMOUNT EQUAL
TO A THANK YOU GIFT.
SO YOU'RE SUPPORTING
NOT ONLY PBS
WISCONSIN, BUT YOU'RE ALSO
SUPPORTING THE PLATYPUS
AND THAT
ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY LIVE
SO THAT GROUP IS
THERE TO
MONITOR WATER
QUALITY AND
TO PLANT
NEW VEGETATION
ALONG THE
BANKS AND
HELP PROTECT
THE PLATYPUS AND
THE WORLD IN
WHICH THEY LIVE.
YOU CAN ALSO
CALL AND
SELECT THE OPTION
TO NOT
ONLY MAKE
THAT DONATION, BUT
YOU CAN
ALSO TAKE
THIS WONDERFUL
"NATURE" HAT
HOME WITH YOU OR YOU
CAN MAKE
THE DONATION
AND GET
THE PBS WISCONSIN WATER
BOTTLE. SO WE HAVE
MANY WAYS
TO SAY THANK YOU.
BUT FIRST YOU
NEED TO GO
TO THE
PHONE AND
DIAL THE
NUMBER ON
YOUR SCREEN,
1-800-236-3636 .
>> SO
THIS EPISODE
OF "NATURE"
HAS REALLY
INSPIRED YOU
AND YOU'VE
BECOME A MEMBER THIS
EVENING, WE THANK
YOU SO
VERY MUCH.
IF YOU'RE
ALREADY A MEMBER AND
IF YOU'RE A
DIRECTORS CIRCL
E MEMBER WHO
ARE MEMBERS
WHO GIVE
$1,000 OR
MORE PER
YEAR, WE
THANK YOU
SINCERELY FOR
YOUR GENEROSITY.
IF YOU HAVE THE
MEANS AND
THAT'S A GIFT YOU
WOULD LIKE
TO CONSIDER
GIVING, CONSIDER
$1,000 OR MORE
PER YEAR
OR $100
PER MONTH
AS A SUSTAINER.
WE HAVE
VOLUNTEERS WHO CAN
TAKE YOUR
CALL AND
WOULD GRACIOUSLY
ACCEPT THAT VERY
GENEROUS GIFT. BUT
AGAIN ALL
GIFTS AT
ALL LEVELS ARE
SO IMPORTANT
TO MAKE
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FUNDAMENTALLY THE PROGRAM
THAT WE'VE
JUST BEEN
WATCHING TOGETHER
IS ABOUT
CARE TAKING
AND MOST DIRECTLY
IT'S ABOUT
TAKING CARE
OF NATURE AND
KIND OF
DOING OUR
PART TO
NOT JUST
ENJOY NATURE,
BUT PROTECT
IT AND, YOU KNOW,
ROLL UP
OUR SLEEVES AND
GET OUR
HANDS DIRTY
AND PROTECT IT. BUT
IT'S ABOUT
CARETAKING MORE BROADLY
AND A COMMUNITY
RESOURCE LIKE PBS
WISCONSIN, THAT'S
ALSO WORTH
TAKING CARE OF.
IT'S WORTH TAKING
CARE OF
SO THAT
IT CAN BE
EDUCATIONAL OR
YOUNG CHILDREN AND OLDER
ADULTS AS WELL WHO
ARE CURIOUS
ABOUT THE WORLD.
IT'S WORTH PROTECTING
AS A COMMUNITY
RESOURCE THAT BRINGS
US TOGETHER AND
GIVES US
KIND OF
A SHARED
UNDERSTANDING OF OUR
PLACE IN
THAT WORLD.
AND IT'S WORTH
PROTECTING AS
A VALUE
STATEMENT ABOUT
WHAT MATTERS IN
THE WORLD
AND HOW
WE ENGAGE WITH
IT. SO
I HOPE
THAT THIS
PROGRAM HAS
INSPIRED YOU TO
TAKE CARE
OF NATURE, WHETHER IT'S
IN YOUR
BACKYARD OR
BY MAKING
SOME KIND
OF DONATION.
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THAT YOU'RE
INSPIRED TO
TAKE CARE
OF PBS WISCONSIN
AND TO DO
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WITH US
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