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Pl aThe Bi-Monthly nner Guide to PBS Michiana - WNIT Issue No. 3 May - June 2021 Premieres May 3 Day of Giving May 27, 2021 To Give: wnit.org/dayofgiving Page 3 A Message from Greg Giczi President and GM, PBS Michiana – WNIT May 27, 2021 Board of Directors To Give: wnit.org/dayofgiving Chairman Hello Viewer-Members! James Hillman Immediate Past Chair Welcome to summer! Thank you for all your loyal support. We are into the second half of our Susan Ohmer, Ph.D. fiscal year and are managing to stay on track of our budget. I’m especially excited about how Vice Chair many “upgrades” we’ve had from regular memberships to Directors Circle level. Thank you Robert G. Douglass everyone for making that stretch to either maintain your current annual gift or increasing it a bit. President and I have to plug our Sustainer Plan as making it easy on your budget. General Manager Coming up is our annual way of doubling your gift to WNIT. On Thursday, May 27th, we present Greg Giczi our PBS Michiana – WNIT’s 4th annual Day of Giving. We’ve had gifts of nearly $30,000 Treasurer pledged to match your gifts. You give $1 and it will be matched with $1. Naturally, we hope William J. Schmuhl, Jr. you might put a “0” or “00” behind that $1! This is a “shot in the arm” you can give WNIT to Secretary vaccinate us from financial peril! By the way, you can make an early gift and have it count. Just Hayley G. Boling identify it as “Day of Giving.” Directors Jim Arnold We’re all looking for fun things to do in the warm weather. For the last year, we’ve been tracking Tania Bengtsson the progress of the $50 million of upgrades being made to South Bend Parks. Whether you Marvin Curtis are a South Bend resident or not, these parks will be open to you. Our special program on Joel D. Duthie the revitalization of the South Bend Parks will air in July and will show you all the work and Mary Horan imagination that has gone into these parks. On a week-to-week basis, Experience Michiana, Katherine Humphreys Thursdays at 7pm, also provides lots of ideas for things to do in our area. Brian Inniger Paul Jordan This is going to be a summer to “Celebrate the St. Joe.” At the beginning of September, PBS Trevor Kubatzke Michiana – WNIT will present, Then, Now, and Always…The St. Joseph River Story. Until then, John Lloyd communities up and down the St. Joe, from the headwaters in Hillsdale, MI, to Lake Michigan Christine M. Maziar will be featuring exhibits and activities related to the common thread of our region, the St. Joseph Pat Moody River. Starting Memorial Day weekend, promotional announcements and our website will keep Mike Pound you posted. This might make for a great family trip this summer. Start in Hillsdale and work Rebecca Stoltzfus, Ph.D. your way down the St. Joe. James M. Summers Michael Wargo The second in our quarterly series of programs about women leaders,Women in Leadership – Marcus Winchester Legal, will premiere on Wednesday, June 30 at 7:30pm. This second program will focus on legal Linda Yoder careers. Charter Directors Oh, yes, we have some great national programs coming up as well! I’ll just mention a few titles Arthur J. Decio* and let you explore your PBS Michiana – WNIT Planner magazine for the details. These were Jerry Hammes Ernestine M. Raclin the programs that caught my eye, American Experience: Billy Graham, The National Memorial Jane Warner* Day Concert 2021, Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten, Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli Believe, Dar Wiekamp* and Rick Steves’ Europe Awaits. Honorary Life Directors Mary Louise Miller Our viewers are the best. Thank you to all who will provide extra support during our “Day of Carmi Murphy Giving,” and let our underwriters know that you’re paying attention to their messages between Thomas Slager programs. *Deceased Charter Director Wishing you happy times! Greg Giczi President and General Manager 2 Day of Giving May 27, 2021 To Give: wnit.org/dayofgiving PBS MICHIANA - WNIT is excited to announce that on Thursday, May 27, 2021 we will celebrate our fourth annual Day of Giving, a chance for our donors to celebrate our mission, support the increased need as we respond to provide additional educational resources to support at-home learning, and collectively look forward as we continue to work through the COVID crisis together. Thanks to generous challenge funds totaling over $28,500 from the Jack and Shirley Appleton Estate, Bill and Lorrie Schmuhl, Thomas and Anita Veldman, and other “Friends of WNIT,” we are able to offer an opportunity to increase your donations in supporting our mission. All dollars raised will be matched up to $28,500 during WNIT Day of Giving. By joining us for this special opportunity, you will help us reach our challenge goal and have your donation doubled! On May 27th, starting at midnight and for the next 24 hours, go to www.wnit.org/dayofgiving and use your credit or debit card to donate to WNIT to help us surpass this $28,500 challenge. Checks, gifts of stock or securities and other forms of donation may be made up to May 27th by contacting Steve Funk at 574-675-9648 x341 or sfunk@wnit. org. Gifts may also be mailed to PBS Michiana - WNIT at 300 West Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, IN 46601, but must be received by May 27, 2021 to count towards this challenge. Please note “WNIT Day of Giving” when sending your gift by mail. PBS Michiana - WNIT recognizes the impact of our generous challenge grant donors and thanks all of you for your kindness to the station. It is only through your continued support, and special opportunities such as the WNIT Day of Giving that we are able to bring you iconic PBS and local programs that impact our community. Your gifts also play a prominent role in our ability to expand educational programming during this time of at-home learning. Thank you for helping WNIT to inspire, educate and unify the people and communities we serve. 3 WNIT Channel Guide DISH/DIRECTV COMCAST OR AT&T MEDIACOM U-VERSE * Public Media SD SD SD HD SD HD SD HD 34.2 34.2 INDIANA 4 704 120 Argos - - 371 34 - 4 704 120 Bourbon - - 371 34 - 4 704 120 Bremen - - 371 34 - 4 704 120 Bristol 10 191 371 34 - - - - Culver - - 371 34 - 4 704 120 Elkhart 10 191 371 34 - - - - Goshen 10 191 371 34 - - - - Jefferson Township 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Knox - - 371 34 1034 4 704 120 LaGrange County - - 371 34 1034 3 704 - Lakeville - - 371 34 1034 4 704 120 LaPaz - - 371 34 1034 4 704 120 LaPorte (city) – 26 371 34 1034 - - - LaPorte County (Eastern) 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - LaPorte County (Western) – 26 371 34 1034 - - - Leesburg - - - - - 4 704 120 Michigan City - 26 371 34 1034 - - - Mishawaka 10 191 371 34 1034 - - 371 Middlebury 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Milford - - - - - 4 704 120 Nappanee 10 191 371 34 1034 4 704 120 North Judson 10 191 371 34 1034 4 704 120 North Liberty 10 191 371 34 1034 4 704 120 North Webster - - - - - 4 704 120 Pierceton - - - - - 4 704 120 Visit us at wnit.org Plymouth 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Porter County – 26 371 34 1034 - - - Rochester 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - South Bend 10 191 371 34 1034 - - 371 Syracuse - - 371 34 1034 4 704 120 Tippecanoe - - - - - 4 704 120 Valparaiso – 26 371 34 1034 - - - Walkerton - - 371 34 1034 4 704 - Wakarusa 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Warsaw 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Winamac 10 191 - - - - - - MICHIGAN Benton Harbor 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Berrien Springs 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Buchanan 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Cassopolis 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Constantine 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Dowagiac 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Edwardsburg 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - New Buffalo 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Niles 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Sister Lakes 10 191 371 - - - - - Stevensville 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - St. Joseph (city) 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - MAILING ADDRESS Three Rivers 11 - - - - - - - WNIT Center for Public Media White Pigeon 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - PO Box 7034 South Bend, IN 46634-7034 CHARTER CABLE IN STURGIS, MI HAS REASSIGNED ITS CHANNELS STREET ADDRESS Original positions are: Base Tier 300 West Jefferson Boulevard WNIT 34.1, #2. New assignment: #12. South Bend, IN 46601 WNIT 34.1, #781. New assignment: #785. WNIT 34.1, #135. New assignment: #195. Phone: (574) 675-9648 After Charter’s conversion to all-digital, station will continue to be available to ALL Charter customers Email: [email protected] served by the above lineups in a digital format on the basic tier of service. ROKU ©2021 Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation WNIT is excited to announce the much-anticipated PBS and PBS KIDS channels are now available Statement of Frequency: WNIT PUBLIC TELEVISION on Roku! The PBS channel features videos from popular PBS programs. Once you activate the PLANNER (USPS 103-650 ISSN 1523-9373) is published PBS channel and choose WNIT as your local station, you can stream content from WNIT’s local bi-monthly by The Michiana Public Broadcasting productions, as well as short, web-original videos from Webby Award-winning PBS Digital Studios. Corporation, a non-profit corporation in the State of With the arrival of the PBS KIDS channel, junior streamers can enjoy full-length episodes and clips Indiana at 300 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, from great shows including Curious George, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Dinosaur Train, Super WHY! IN 46601.