Pl a nnerMichiana’s bi-monthly Guide to WNIT Public Television Issue No. 6 November — December 2012

Celtic woman Believe Airing November 26 & 29 and December 1 Board of Directors Chair a special thank you David M. Findlay from the WNIT Management Team Vice Chair Rodney F. Ganey Ida Reynolds Watson As the calendar turns to November and Thanksgiving Interim Executive approaches, there is perhaps no better time for those of Director us at WNIT to say, “Thank You!” Steve Funk Treasurer Thank you to all those individuals and institutions that make public television possible in Michiana. Thank you to our members, our viewers, our donors and our hosts. Thank you to our Kevin J. Morrison business partners, our underwriters, our programming partners and the communities we have the Secretary privilege of covering. Thank you to our public officials for their support of public broadcasting, Janet M. Botz our teachers and parents for recognizing the educational value of PBS programming and to Directors our tremendous staff for their commitment to bringing the highest quality in public television Kathryn Demarais programming to you each and every day. Robert G. Douglass Irene E. Eskridge Our staff has accomplished a lot in the past year, with the launch of our new daily showExperience David D. Gibson Michiana, which is dedicated to bringing you the good news on arts, culture, lifestyle and what is William A. Gitlin happening in and around the Michiana region five nights a week. We have launched this exciting Tracy D. Graham new show, while maintaining a focus on our other popular and important local programs: Ask an Larry D. Harding Expert, Dinner & A Book, Economic Outlook, Outdoor Elements and Politically Speaking. James W. Hillman We have featured great community stories such as The Power of 100, the story of the 100 Black Najeeb A. Khan Men of South Bend chapter which has recently been nominated for a Regional Emmy® Award; Glenn E. Killoren From Righteous to Willing, the story of positive relationships forged between the Jewish and Evelyn Kirkwood Muslim communities in our region; The Governor’s Arts Awards, which for the first time in its 30 Ryan Matthys year history was presented on television and aired state-wide; and Kurt Simon: A Life of Service, the Mary Louise Miller story of a man who generously helped build many institutions in our area through his generosity Pat Moody and his commitment to community. Dr. Susan Ohmer Jill Richardson We have focused on stories of community, stories of pride and stories of hope, but we could have Maritza Robles done none of this without your support. We like to think of ourselves as “Michiana’s Storyteller.” Cari Shein We have the joy of telling these great stories, positive stories, heartwarming stories and, yes, fun Thomas E. Slager and even funny stories. Craig D. Sullivan Michael J. Wargo WNIT is not just a local programmer, however; we are PBS for Michiana. We consider it a privilege to bring you the best in PBS programming combined with this high quality local Charter Directors programming. PBS means arts, culture and quality entertainment, but it also means education. Mr. Arthur J. Decio PBS is known for the highest quality of educational programming on the air. Programs that are Mr. Jerry Hammes age-appropriate, educationally-based and combined with PBS LearningMedia, the PBS online Mrs. Ernestine M. Raclin resource for teachers, provide a strong curriculum-based learning resource in multiple subjects that Mrs. Jane Warner is tested, proven and works to educate our children. Mr. Dar Wiekamp* Honorary Life Director For all that WNIT is, all that we are able to do, the stories we are able to share, the lives we are Carmi Murphy able to touch and the positive impact that PBS has on our community, for all this that can only be *Deceased Charter Director accomplished with your local support, we are pleased to take the opportunity as this special time of year to offer a very heartfelt “Thank You” to all of you who make it possible.

© 2012 Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation Statement of Frequency: WNIT PUBLIC TELEVISION PLANNER (USPS 103-650 ISSN 1523-9373) is Steve Funk Angel Hernandez Brian Hoover Cindy McCraner published bi-monthly by The Michiana Interim Vice President Director of Broadcast Development Public Broadcasting Corporation, Executive Director, of Production Operations Department Manager Celtic Woman Believe a non-profit corporation in the State Vice President Airing November 26, November 29 and December 1 of Indiana at 300 West Jefferson of Development Boulevard, South Bend, IN 46601. & Marketing Periodical postage paid at South See them live on Tuesday, April 9, 2013! Bend, IN and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to P.O. Box 7034, South Bend, IN 46634-7034. Editor: Roger Chrastil. What’s Worth Watching November 4 Membership Corner 21 Worth Watching December 8 WNIT Kids Club 23 Inside? Primetime November 12 Honor Roll Members 25 Primetime December 14 WNIT Supporters 26 Weekday Programming 16 Supporter Spotlight 27 Weekend Programming 17 Directors’ Circle 27 Overnight Programming 18 Production News 20

WNIT Channel Guide

WNIT 34.1 on Comcast Channel 191 On The Shown In High Definition Channel 10 Indiana: South Bend, Mishawaka, Goshen, Cover Bristol, Elkhart, Plymouth, Rochester, Middlebury, Jefferson Township, Wakarusa, Warsaw and eastern LaPorte County Michigan: Edwardsburg, Niles, Buchanan, Celtic Woman: Believe Cassopolis, Dowagiac, St. Joseph (city), Believe was filmed during two sold-out per- And if you enjoy what you see in Believe, Benton Harbor, Berrien Springs, Stevensville, and New Buffalo formances at the majestic Fox Theatre in you can soon experience Celtic Woman Atlanta and stars vocalists Chloë Agnew, in person as they bring their spectacular Channel 4 Indiana: Argos, Bourbon, Bremen, Culver, Knox, Lisa Kelly, Lisa Lambe and Celtic violinist music experience back to South Bend on Lakeville, LaPaz, Nappanee, North Judson, Máiréad Nesbitt, under the distinct musi- April 9, 2013 and WNIT is your source for North Liberty, Syracuse, and Walkerton cal direction of Emmy-nominated musical the best tickets available. Channel 11 director, David Downes. Indiana: LaGrange County For more information on available ticket Michigan: Constantine and White Pigeon Enjoy classic Irish tunes such as “The Wa- packages, visit wnit.org or call Joanne Channel 26 ter is Wide” and “Green Grow the Rushes,” Schloss at 574-675-9648 ex 311. Indiana: LaPorte (city), western LaPorte County, Porter County and Valparaiso timeless pop anthems such as “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and “Sailing” and in- WNIT 34.1 on Dish & Direct spirational songs including “You’ll Never Satellite Providers Walk Alone” and “Ave Maria” all with the or AT&T U-verse signature Celtic Woman sound. Channel 34 Shown In High Definition Celtic Woman airs Monday, November 26 at 8pm, Thursday, November 29 at 10pm, and Saturday, December 1 at 8pm. WNIT InFocus 34.2 on Comcast Channel 371 Shown In Standard Definition

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3 Worth Watching November

Antiques Roadshow Masterpiece Classic: Upstairs, Downstairs, Series 2

All programs are on both 34.1 and 34.2 FRONTLINE man wall clock and a folk art cabinet. This week unless noted. Friday, November 2, 9pm one picker’s creativity and knowledge provides a winning edge when the items go to auction at “The Choice 2012” ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Ken Farmer’s Auctions in Radford, Virginia. Thursdays, 9pm Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have crafted their campaign narratives, telling you who they MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Unique Antiques” are, what they’ve done and how they would lead “Upstairs Downstairs, – November 1 America. But there’s more to their stories. In Series 2” ROADSHOW’s “Unique Antiques” show- “The Choice 2012,” acclaimed FRONTLINE Sundays, November 4-11, 9pm cases some outlandish, kitschy and downright producer Michael Kirk (“Money, Power and morbidly fascinating antiques and collectibles. Wall Street,” “Top Secret America”) docu- “The Last Waltz” – November 4 Highlights include a Weller pottery humidor ments the places, people and decisive moments As 165 Eaton Place prepares for the annual in the shape of a skull; a chair once belonging to that made the men who are competing for the servants’ ball, Mr. Pritchard enjoys a romance Chang Bunker, the owner’s great-grandfather presidency. Hundreds of hours of research and with fellow servant Miss Whisset and starts to and half of the 19th-century’s famous con- dozens of original interviews reveal new details wonder if there’s more to life than service. With joined twins, Chang and Eng; and a collection and fresh insights about the two candidates — war looming, Harry has a proposition for Ber- of tin cans salvaged from a 19th-century dump- and our choice this November. yl; however, a shocking revelation threatens to ing ground and valued at $10,000 to $14,000. thwart their plans. Meanwhile, as Lady Persie MARKET WARRIORS and Sir Hallam continue their affair, Sir Hal- “Junk in the Trunk 2” Mondays, 9pm lam is about to discover just how destructive his – November 8 “Antiquing in Canton, TX” actions have been. “Junk in the Trunk 2” features never-before- (Part 2) – November 5 seen appraisals from ROADSHOW’s Season “Somewhere Over the 16 tour. Travel with ROADSHOW through This week on MARKET WARRIORS, pickers Rainbow” – November 11 El Paso, Atlanta, Minneapolis and more to Miller, John, Bob and Kevin return to Canton, Texas, home to First Monday Trade Days, a On the eve of war, Beryl and Harry face a race enjoy new appraisals such as a Missouri Regi- against time to get married. Meanwhile, Mr. ment Colt Pistol worth more than $22,000, massive monthly market in East Texas. Day two is a challenge for the pickers, working within Pritchard makes a decision that throws the sapphire and diamonds from Tiffany, and Dr. running of 165 into chaos, until an old friend Seuss’ signature. their fixed budgets to find something from the 19th century. Off-screen host Mark L. Walberg lends a helping hand. As Lady Agnes returns to Underwritten by 1st Source Bank, Alick’s Home Medical, comments on the broad range of finds the pick- London, a dark discovery has explosive conse- Center for Hospice Care, Gibson, The Gibson Foundation, ers bring to the table, including a blue railroad quences for all inside Eaton Place and changes Goshen Antique Mall, IU Health Goshen Center for Can- the landscape forever. cer Care and Northern Box Company. lantern and a pair of carved Chinese figures. Other finds include a Japanese hibachi, a Ger- Underwritten by 1st Source Bank and Good Neighbor = InFocus only = WNIT only Pharmacies.

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Call the Midwife National Salute to Veterans (2012)

CALL THE MIDWIFE “What Will the Future Be National SALUTE Sunday, November 4, 8pm Like?” – November 14 TO VETERANS (2012) Episode 6 Mobile phones that read your mind? Video Sunday, November 11, 8pm games that can cure cancer? Wearable robots Sister Monica Joan is found wandering near Joe Mantegna (“Criminal Minds”) and Gary that give you the strength of Ironman? David the docks and returned to Nonnatus House by Sinise (“CSI: New York”) host the inaugural Pogue predicts which technologies will trans- the police. Her adventure takes its toll on her broadcast of the NATIONAL SALUTE TO form daily life for you — and your grandkids. health and she develops pneumonia. When she VETERANS, celebrating all the heroes who These advancements are already taking shape in eventually recovers she returns to the commu- have served throughout America’s history. The laboratories around the world — and gadgets nity, only to find herself in trouble with the law NATIONAL SALUTE TO VETERANS, that once were purely science fiction are on the when she is accused of theft. As Sister Monica from Capital Concerts, the production force verge of becoming as common as the iPhones Joan’s case progresses to trial, the Nonnatus behind A CAPITOL FOURTH and the NA- House community fears that the elderly nun and Androids Pogue reviews every day. TIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT, could go to jail. Chummy is worried when her will feature new footage shot at the U.S. Capitol mother decides to make a trip to “inspect” her EVERGLADES OF THE NORTH with Mantegna and Sinise, as well as the “best new beau. Thursday, November 8, 8pm of the best” moments from past NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERTS. The all-star Underwritten by Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame. Less than a century ago, the Grand Kankakee line-up includes Colin L. Powell USA (Ret.), Marsh once saturated nearly a million acres Forest Whitaker, Pia Toscano, Kris Allen, A.J. NOVA scienceNOW in Northern Indiana and part of Illinois. This Cook, Jason Ritter and Yolanda Adams, accom- Wednesdays, 10pm documentary reveals the diverse ecology, il- panied by the National Symphony Orchestra. lustrates the astonishing history, and explores “What Are Animals the controversial saga of the Grand Kankakee Thinking?” – November 7 Marsh and how people have used and perceived this wetland for more than 10,000 years. Have you ever wondered what’s going on inside an animal’s head? How do they see the world — and us? Is your dog really feeling guilty when it ASK AN EXPERT gives you that famous “guilty look?” Do pigeon Thursday, November 8, 9pm brains possess “superpowers” that allow them Three local experts will discuss the past, pres- to find their way home across hundreds of un- ent and future of the Grand Kankakee Marsh familiar miles? David meets — and competes and its effects on the Michiana ecology and — with a menagerie of smart critters that chal- economy. The live call-in program follows the lenge preconceived notions about what makes presentation of “Everglades of the North.” “us” different from “them,” expanding our un- derstanding of how animals really think.

5 Worth Watching November

Nature: An Original Duckumentary NOVA: Ancient Computer

AMERICAN MASTERS: of shapes, sizes and behaviors. Some are noisy THE DUST BOWL Woody Guthrie: and gregarious, others shy and elusive. They Sunday-Monday, Ain’t Got No Home are familiar animals we think we know. But November 18-19, 8pm and 10pm Tuesday, November 13, 8pm most of us don’t really know these phenomenal, sophisticated creatures at all. This program fol- Survey the causes of the worst man-made eco- Essentially every American who has listened lows a wood duck family as a male and female logical disaster in American history, when the to the radio or gone to summer camp knows create a bond, migrate together across thou- frenzied wheat boom of the “Great Plow-Up,” Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land.” sands of miles, nurture and protect a brood of followed by a decade-long drought during the The music of the nation’s signature folk singer/ chicks, then come full circle as they head to 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the songwriter has been recorded by everyone from their wintering grounds. nation. See vivid interviews with 26 survivors the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to U2. Origi- of those hard times, combined with dramatic nally blowing out of the Dust Bowl in 1930s “My Life as a Turkey” photographs and seldom-seen movie footage, that bring to life stories of incredible human Depression-era America, he blended vernacu- – November 21 lar, rural music and populism to give voice to suffering and equally incredible perseverance. millions of downtrodden citizens. Guthrie’s Based on the true story of writer and naturalist The documentary is also a morality tale about prolific music, poetry and prose were politically Joe Hutto, portrayed by wildlife photographer our relationship to the land that sustains us — a leftist, uniquely patriotic and always inspira- Jeff Palmer, this film chronicles Hutto’s re- lesson we ignore at our peril. tional. He joined music with traditional oral markable experience of imprinting wild turkey history and was central to the folk music re- eggs and raising the hatchlings to adulthood. NOVA vival. His is a complex story filled with frenetic Deep in the wilds of Florida, Hutto spent each Wednesdays, 9pm creative energy and a treasure trove of cultural day out and about as a “wild turkey” with his history — as well as personal imperfections and family of chicks — until the day came when “Ancient Computer” profound family tragedy. he had to let his children grow up and go off – November 21 on their own. As it turned out, this was harder An unpromising lump of metal found in a NATURE than he ever imagined. Hutto’s story also be- 2,000-year-old shipwreck turns out to be an Wednesdays, 8pm came a book, Illumination in the Flatlands. extraordinary treasure: the world’s first com- Underwritten by Martin’s Super Markets. puter. NOVA follows the ingenious detective “An Original Duckumentary” work that painstakingly discovered the truth – November 14 about the ancient Greek device: it was an aston- Ducks fly through the air on short stubby wings ishingly sophisticated astronomical calculator — traveling in large, energy-efficient forma- and eclipse predictor, unrivaled until the era tions over thousands of miles. There are some of modern science and believed to be from the 150 species of them, representing a wide variety workshop of Archimedes. Underwritten by Zimmer.

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Motown: Big Hits and More (My Music) Christmas with Nathan Pacheco

November Membership Motown: Big Hits music icons Smokey Robinson, Mike Stoller, Programming and More (My Music) Aaron Neville, Neil Sedaka and more share Special programming featured on this page Saturday, November 24, 8pm; their favorite doo wop styles and songs. runs from November 24 – December 2. Friday, November 30, 9:30pm; Saturday, December 1, 6pm Masterpiece: T’ai Chi: Health & Downton Abbey Revisited Harmony with David This My Music special goes back into the Mo- Sunday, November 25, 8pm town vaults to bring together an all new PBS Dorian Ross and 9:30pm Saturday, November 24 , 7am and exclusive collection of Motown’s biggest hits, 3:30pm; Sunday, December 2, 5am b-sides, album cuts and radio classics from The Downton Abbey fans will love this combina- Temptations, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, tion of clips, interview bites, and “making of” Enjoy an introduction to the practical benefits The Supremes, The Miracles and more, and fea- footage. Take a look back at fondly remem- of the Chinese martial art of T’ai Chi as re- tures the biggest and best moments from past bered moments from the first two seasons and spected expert David-Dorian Ross combines a PBS Motown specials. tantalizing previews of Season 3. series of demonstrations that walk the viewer through the basics of T’ai Chi with an engaging Christmas with Under the Streetlamp and detailed description of the surprising health Nathan Pacheco Wednesday, November 28, 8pm; and wellness benefits of each part of the process. Sunday, November 25, 6:30pm Saturday, December 1, 4:30pm The Heart of Perfect World-renowned singer Nathan Pacheco cap- WNIT has your tickets to America’s hottest Health with Brenda Watson tures the spirit of the season by delivering new vocal group Under the Streetlamp. Tune Saturday, November 24, 10am; inspirational, moving performances of holiday in for ticket information and an electrifying live performance of classic hits from the Ameri- Saturday, December 1, 2:30pm favorites including “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” “O Come All Ye Faithful,” “White Christ- can radio songbook. Exuding the irresistible Internationally renowned digestive care expert mas,” “Silver Bells,” and “O Holy Night.” rapport of a modern day Rat Pack, the quar- Brenda Watson returns to Public Television tet — recent leading cast members of the Tony with her new program The Heart of Perfect Doo Wop Discoveries Award-winning musical Jersey Boys — deliver Health. In this program, Brenda shares com- (My Music) unforgettable entertainment. You’ll hear Doo- pelling evidence of the connection between Saturday, November 24, 6pm; Wop, Motown, old time Rock ‘n’ Roll and all digestive health and heart health, and includes Tuesday, November 27, 8pm of your favorite songs from The Drifters, The easy, simple ways to protect and strengthen Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Four Seasons, and the heart by balancing the gut and achieving An all new My Music special brings back many many others. healthy digestion. pivotal R&B and pop vocal groups of the late 50s and 60s through many new and archival performances of their most loved hits. Pop

7 Worth Watching December

American Masters: LENNONYC Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey, Season 2

All programs are on both 34.1 and 34.2 MASTERPIECE Classic Episode Five – December 16, 10pm unless noted. “Downton Abbey, Season 2” As the war nears its end, Downton’s aristocrats Sundays and servants put their lives back together. Mary AMERICAN MASTERS: and Sir Richard go estate hunting. A mysterious LENNONYC Episode One – December 9, 7pm wounded officer makes a shocking revelation. Tuesday, December 4, 8pm Two years into World War I, Downton Abbey is “LENNONYC” is the story of one of the most in turmoil, as Matthew and other young men go Episode Six – December 23, 9pm to war — or avoid it. The women also pitch in, and famous and influential artists of the 20th cen- The Spanish flu strikes Downton, disrupting many couples see their romantic dreams dashed. tury and how he found redemption not in the one match, hastening another and transform- public adoration he craved as a youth, but in the ing the fortunes of all. Mary, Sybil and Robert quiet and simple pleasures of fatherhood. It is Episode Two – December 9, 9pm each confront a moment of truth. Anna and also a New York immigrant’s tale. John Lennon Downton is turned into a convalescent home Bates know a moment of happiness. moved to New York City in 1971 seeking what with Thomas in charge. Meanwhile, Lavinia every other immigrant has sought: freedom and Sir Richard’s secret comes out, Anna tracks Episode Seven – December 30, — the freedom to be himself and not “Beatle down Bates and Branson seizes his chance to 9pm John,” the freedom to live a normal life. strike a blow for Ireland. In the finale, the family gathers at Downton Abbey for Christmas. The Joffrey Ballet: Episode Three – December 9, Mavericks of American 10pm Underwritten by 1st Source Bank, Good Neighbor Phar- Dance macies and Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame. Isobel and Cora lock horns over control of Friday, December 28, 9pm Downton’s medical role. Mrs. Bird starts a soup SAVING THE TITANIC Founders Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino kitchen. And Matthew and William embark on pioneered a new dance philosophy by daringly a perilous patrol behind German lines. Tuesday, December 11, 8pm combining modern and traditional techniques Follow a dramatic interpretation of the Ti- and art with social statement, and integrating Episode Four – December 16, tanic’s final hours, told from the point of view pop and rock music scores. Tracing the struggles 9pm of the engineers below deck as they struggle to and triumphs of the company from 1956 to the maintain power and keep the ship afloat to save present, the film features interviews with for- In the climactic battle of the war, Matthew and as many lives as possible. mer and current Joffrey dancers, Twyla Tharp, William go over the top to an uncertain fate. and rare archival performance footage includ- Vera plays a cruel endgame with Bates and Anna. ing Astarte, Trinity and Billboards. And Daisy faces the severest test of her life.

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The Titanic with Len Goodman Secrets of the Dead: China’s Terracotta Warriors

THE TITANIC WITH “Wild Balkans” – December 26 “Building the Great LEN GOODMAN Thick forests, vast wetlands, deep chasms — Cathedrals” – December 26 Tuesday, December 11, 9pm this is a wild, inaccessible place that belongs Carved from a hundred million pounds of Join Len Goodman, a judge on “Dancing With more to myth than reality. The landscape looks stone, soaring effortlessly atop a spider web the Stars,” as he examines the 100-year legacy of as if it was taken straight from Tolkien’s Lord of masonry, Gothic cathedrals are marvels the Titanic, exploring the human stories that un- of the Rings. Through the centuries, this land of human achievement and artistry. But how folded in the years after the ship sank. He meets has burned its way into the soul and spirit of its did medieval builders reach such spectacular descendants of passengers and crew and hears people. The jagged contours have thrown long, heights? Consuming the labor of entire towns, how, for the families of many on board, the sink- dark shadows over the history of the peninsula, sometimes taking a hundred years to build, ing was just the start of the story. He visits Belfast, always in the middle, between forces of the East these architectural marvels were crafted from the city where Titanic was built, and journeys to and the West. just hand tools and stone. NOVA’s teams re- other towns left scarred by the tragedy. veal the architectural secrets that the cathedral Underwritten by Martin’s Super Markets. builders used to erect their soaring, glass-filled walls. NATURE NOVA Wednesdays, 8pm Wednesdays, 9pm Under written by Zimmer. “Revealing the Leopard” “Secrets of Stonehenge” SECRETS OF THE DEAD – December 12 – December 12 “China’s Terracotta Warriors” Leopards are the ultimate cat. They are the most Join a new generation of researchers finding feline, the most intelligent, the most dangerous important clues to the enduring mystery of Wednesday, December 12, 10pm and, until recently, one of the least understood. Stonehenge, perhaps the best-known and most The extraordinary story of China’s 8,000 terra- A leopard is a cat that walks by itself, unseen mysterious relic of prehistory. Now investi- cotta warriors begins two centuries before the and secretive. Leopards are the beautiful killers gations inside and around Stonehenge have birth of Christ. The First Emperor of China that live in the shadows. This film accumulates kicked off a dramatic new era of discovery and was preparing an extravagant tomb for his jour- the evidence and puts together a psychological debate over who built Stonehenge and for what ney into the afterlife — and decreed that he be profile of this extraordinarily cunning cat. purpose. How did prehistoric people quarry, protected forever by a monumental army. But transport, sculpt and erect these giant stones? how was a terracotta army of this size made in less than two years using the technology of 2,200 years ago? The tantalizing possibility is that the warriors are the actual representations of the warriors who served the emperor in life and then became part of his Spirit Army.

9 Worth Watching December

Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn The Iranian Americans

GREAT PERFORMANCES CHRISTMAS WITH THE FIRST FREEDOM: THE FIGHT “Magical Mystery Tour MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY Revisited” FEATURING JANE SEYMOUR Tuesday, December 18, 8pm Friday, December 14, 9pm AND NATHAN GUNN Hear the story of how the Founding Fathers Sunday, December 16, 8pm; raised the ideal of religious freedom to the level Produced at the peak of Beatlemania in 1967, Friday, December 21, 9pm; of a fundamental human right — told through Magical Mystery Tour is the least known of the Monday, December 24, 9pm re-enactments, the Founding Fathers’ own various films starring the Beatles. It was never words and the commentary of key experts. The theatrically released or nationally broadcast Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winning actress documentary profiles the lives and times of on U.S. television, receiving only sporadic TV Jane Seymour and Grammy® Award-winning the colonial Americans — including Jefferson, syndication in the 1980s. This documentary baritone Nathan Gunn join the renowned Mor- Franklin and Washington — who codified free- chronicles the behind-the-scenes story of the mon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple dom of conscience for the first time in human making of the film and provides context for Square in a magnificent Christmas special fea- history as an inalienable right protected by law. “the summer of love” era that set the scene for turing some of the season’s best-loved songs. its production. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW THE IRANIAN AMERICANS Underwritten by Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame. Mondays, 8pm, Thursdays, 10pm Tuesday, December 18, 9:30pm Filmed around the United States, this docu- The Beatles’ Magical “Greatest Gifts” – December 17, 8pm mentary chronicles the underreported history Mystery Tour of a group of immigrants finding refuge, over- Friday, December 14, 10pm A Louis Comfort Tiffany necklace from a coming adversity and ultimately creating new husband or a Fender bass guitar as a birthday Released in 1967, Magical Mystery Tour was lives in the United States. Even though Iran is present — these memorable gifts turned out arguably ahead of its time, with a mostly impro- in the news virtually every day, many Ameri- to be valuable and interesting items. “Greatest vised and loosely plotted script based around cans have little knowledge of the story of the Gifts,” filled with appraisals featuring items a surreal dreamlike coach trip to an unknown hundreds of thousands of Iranians who live in that guests received as presents, will have you destination. The film is a showcase for six classic the U.S. writing your own holiday wish list. tracks including “I Am the Walrus,” “The Fool on the Hill” and “Your Mother Should Know” and features John, Paul, George and Ringo as themselves.

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Christmas at Luther Market Warriors

CHRISTMAS AT BELMONT (2011) BREAKFAST SPECIAL 2: Friday, December 21, 10pm REVENGE OF THE OMELETS Taped at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Sunday, December 29, 8pm Nashville, Tennessee, nearly 700 student musi- Going out for breakfast can be a delicious, so- cians join the host, the Belmont School of Music cial and sometimes gritty pleasure. This tasty faculty and the Nashville Children’s Choir, to sequel (with a playful title) celebrates some present this production of traditional carols, great breakfast spots — like Big Ed’s in Raleigh, classical masterworks, world music and light- North Carolina; Post Road Diner in Nor- hearted seasonal favorites. The program features walk, Connecticut; and Square Cafe and Hot Since its debut in March, the University Symphony Orchestra, Belmont Metal Diner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Go over 600 guests have Chorale, Percussion Ensemble, Musical Theatre, to the Big Island of Hawaii to learn about “loco appeared on Experience Jazz Ensemble and Bluegrass Ensemble. moco,” pay tribute to Carman’s Country Kitch- en in Philadelphia and, when in Wentworth by Michiana — WNIT’s lively CHRISTMAS AT LUTHER: the Sea in New Hampshire, order lobster hash. magazine-of-the-air. Tune TIDINGS OF COMFORT AND JOY MARKET WARRIORS in weeknights throughout Sunday, December 23, 8pm Mondays, 9pm November and December This program celebrates the joy and traditions of “Antiquing in Pasadena, CA” Christmas with the renowned choirs of Luther – December 10, 9pm to see who’s next. Watch College in Decorah, Iowa. Holiday music, 500 Host Gordy Young Monday choristers, a symphony orchestra, thousands in Pickers Miller, John, Bob and guest picker Bob the audience and glowing candlelight capture Cirillo head west to the world-famous Rose thru Friday at 6:30pm the wonder and joy of the season as Luther Col- Bowl in Pasadena, California, for the monthly on 34.1 and 8:00pm on lege’s internationally acclaimed musicians mark flea market and are challenged to find Native- 32 years of sharing the seasonal gift of music American wares. One of the pickers uncovers a InFocus 34.2. with their annual Christmas concert. piece with a questionable past (one buys a forg- ery that’s surrendered to the U.S. Government). Some notable picks include a Whitney Houston collectible, leather gauntlets and Picasso domi- nos. The finds are auctioned at Baker Auction in Denver, Colorado.

11 Primetime – (34.1) November

8:00 pm 8:30 pm 9:00 pm 9:30pm 10:00 pm 10:30pm 11:00 pm 11:30 pm

1 Thu Ask An Expert Antiques Roadshow: Unique Antiques Mark Russell’s America Charlie Rose

2 Fri Washington Week Economic Outlook Frontline: The Choice 2012 Charlie Rose

Keeping Up Keeping Up Antiques Roadshow: Unique Antiques As Time Goes By As Time Goes By Globe Trekker: Buenos Aires City Guide 3 Sat Appearances Appearances

4 Sun Call The Midwife Upstairs Downstairs II: The Last Waltz Broadway: American Musical Tradition Secrets of the Manor House

Secrets of the Dead: Antiques Roadshow: Junk In The Trunk Market Warriors Charlie Rose 5 Mon The Silver Pharaoh

6 Tue Election Night 2012: A Special Report

7 Wed Nature: Animal Odd Couples NOVA: Mystery Of Easter Island NOVA: What Are Animals Thinking? Charlie Rose

8 Thu Everglades of the North Ask an Expert Antiques Roadshow: Junk In The Trunk Charlie Rose

9 Fri Washington Week Economic Outlook The Perilous Flight: America’s WW II In Color: Infamy/Battlefronts Charlie Rose

Keeping Up Keeping Up Antiques Roadshow: Junk In The Trunk As Time Goes By Reunion Special Pt. 1 Globe Trekker: Paraguay and Uruguay 10 Sat Appearances Appearances Upstairs Downstairs II: Broadway American Musicals: National Salute To Veterans D-Day: The Price Of Freedom 11 Sun Somewhere Over The Rainbow Putting It All Together

12 Mon Antiques Roadshow: Cats & Dogs Market Warriors Secrets Of The Dead Charlie Rose

13 Tue Woody Guthrie: Ain’t Got No Home PBS Frontline Charlie Rose

14 Wed Nature: An Original Duckumentary NOVA: Ultimate Mars Challenge NOVA: What Will The Future Be Like? Charlie Rose

15 Thu Ask An Expert Antique Roadshow: Cats & Dogs Prince Charles’ Tribute To The Queen Charlie Rose

16 Fri Washington Week Economic Outlook The Perilous Flight: America’s WW II In Color: Wrath/Triumph Charlie Rose

Keeping Up Keeping Up Antiques Roadshow: Cats & Dogs As Time Goes By Reunion Special Pt. 2 Globe Trekker: Eastern Canada 17 Sat Appearances Appearances

18 Sun The Dust Bowl Pt. 1 The Dust Bowl Pt. 1

19 Mon The Dust Bowl Pt. 2 The Dust Bowl Pt. 2

20 Tue American Masters: David Geffen Frontline Charlie Rose

21 Wed Nature: My Life As A Turkey NOVA: Ancient Computer NOVA: Can I Eat That? Charlie Rose

22 Thu Masterpiece Classic Series II: Downton Abbey Masterpiece Classics Series II: Downton Abbey

23 Fri Victor Borge: Comedy In Music Superstars of the 70s

24 Sat Motown: Big Hits and More Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones Live Dr. Fuhrman

25 Sun Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Revisited Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Revisited Use Your Brain To Change Your Age

26 Mon Celtic Woman: Believe Superstars Of The 70s

27 Tue Doo Wop Discoveries Dr. Fuhrman’s Immunity Solution

28 Wed Oscar Hammerstein II: Out Of My Dreams Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby Brenda Watson: 7 Super Foods

29 Thu Rick Steves’ European Christmas Celtic Woman: Believe

30 Fri Il Volo Takes Flight At Christmas Motown: Big Hits and More Waters/Stones 12 Primetime – (34.2) November

8:00 pm 8:30 pm 9:00 pm 9:30 pm 10:00 pm 10:30pm 11:00 pm 11:30 pm Rick Steves’ Exp. Michiana Frontline: Big Sky, Big Money Antiques Roadshow: Unique Antiques Charlie Rose 1 Thu Europe

2 Fri Exp. Michiana Need To Know Frontline: The Choice Charlie Rose

3 Sat The Mark Twain Prize: Ellen DeGeneres Yellowstone Independent Lens Austin City Limits Masterpiece Classic: Call The Midwife Broadway: American Musical Tradition Austin City Limits 4 Sun Upstairs/Downstairs

5 Mon Exp. Michiana Dinner & A Book Market Warriors Independent Lens: Solar Mamas Charlie Rose

6 Tue Exp. Michiana Election Night 2012: A Special Report

7 Wed Exp. Michiana Outdoor Elements NOVA: Mystery Of Easter Island NOVA: What Are Animals Thinking? Charlie Rose Rick Steves’ Exp. Michiana Ferrets Antiques Roadshow: Junk In The Trunk Charlie Rose 8 Thu Europe

9 Fri Exp. Michiana Need To Know Mind Of A Chef Mind Of A Chef Mind Of A Chef Mind Of A Chef Charlie Rose

10 Sat This Old House Hour Ferrets Independent Lens: Solar Mamas ACL Presents Upstairs/Downstairs II: Broadway Musicals: National Salute To Veterans ACL Presents 11 Sun Somewhere Over The Rainbow Putting It All Together

12 Mon Exp. Michiana Dinner & A Book Market Warriors Independent Lens: Park Ave. Money Charlie Rose Rick Steves’ Games Of Exp. Michiana Great Getaways Frontline Charlie Rose 13 Tue Europe The North

14 Wed Exp. Michiana Outdoor Elements NOVA: Ultimate Mars Challenge NOVA: What Will The Future Be Like? Charlie Rose Rick Steves’ Exp. Michiana Frontline Antiques Roadshow: Cats & Dogs Charlie Rose 15 Thu Europe

16 Fri Exp. Michiana Need To Know Craft In America Mind Of A Chef Mind Of A Chef Charlie Rose Games Of Woody Guthrie: Ain’t Got No Home Craft In America Austin City Limits 17 Sat The North

18 Sun The Dust Bowl Pt. 1 The Dust Bowl Pt. 1

19 Mon Exp. Michiana Dinner & A Book Ferrets The Dust Bowl Pt. 2

20 Tue Exp. Michiana Great Getaways Shelter Me NOVA: Ancient Computer Charlie Rose

21 Wed Exp. Michiana Outdoor Elements NOVA: The Ancient Computer NOVA: Can I Eat That? Charlie Rose Rick Steves’ Exp. Michiana Frontline Antiques Roadshow: Baltimore, MD Charlie Rose 22 Thu Europe

23 Fri Victor Borge: Comedy In Music Superstars Of The 70s

24 Sat Motown: Big Hits And More Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones Live Dr. Fuhrman

25 Sun Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Revisited Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Revisited Use Your Brain To Change Your Age

26 Mon Celtic Woman: Believe Superstars Of The 70s

27 Tue Doo Wop Discoveries Dr. Fuhrman’s Immunity Solution

28 Wed Ocsar Hammerstein II: Out Of My Dreams Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby Brenda Watson: 7 Super Foods

29 Thu Rick Steves’ European Christmas Celtic Woman: Believe

30 Fri Il Volo Takes Flight At Christmas Motown: Big Hits And More Waters/Stones 13 Primetime – (34.1) December

8:00 pm 8:30 pm 9:00 pm 9:30 pm 10:00 pm 10:30 pm 11:00 pm 11:30 pm

1 Sat Celtic Woman: Believe Great Performances: Rod Stewart “Merry Christmas, Baby” Blood Sugar Sol.

2 Sun Best Of WNIT

3 Mon Best Of WNIT

4 Tue Best Of WNIT

5 Wed Best Of WNIT

6 Thu Ask An Expert Antiques Roadshow: Baltimore, MD M. Wood’s Story Of England, Pt. 1 Charlie Rose

7 Fri Washington Week Economic Outlook American Masters: Lennon NYC Charlie Rose Keeping Up Keeping Up Antiques Roadshow: Baltimore, MD As Time Goes By As Time Goes By Globe Trekker: Scandinavia 8 Sat Appearances Appearances

9 Sun Downton Abbey: Series II, Pt. 1 Downton Abbey: Series II, Pt. 2 Downton Abbey: Series II, Pt. 3 Rick Steves’ Rome

10 Mon Antiques Roadshow: Orlando, FL Market Warriors Lidia Celebrates America Charlie Rose

11 Tue Saving The Titanic The Titanic With Len Goodman Frontline Charlie Rose

12 Wed Nature: Revealing The Leopard NOVA: Secrets Of Stonehenge China’s Terracotta Warriors Charlie Rose

13 Thu Ask An Expert Antiques Roadshow: Orlando, FL M. Wood’s Story Of England, Pt. 2 Charlie Rose The Beatles Magical Washington Week Economic Outlook The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour Charlie Rose 14 Fri Mystery Tour Revisited Keeping Up Keeping Up Globe Trekker: Antiques Roadshow: Orlando, FL As Time Goes By As Time Goes By 15 Sat Appearances Appearances The Making Of Globe Trekker

16 Sun Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir Downton Abbey: Series II, Pt. 4 Downton Abbey: Series II, Pt. 5 Saving The Titanic

17 Mon Antiques Roadshow: Greatest Gifts Market Warriors The Titanic With Len Goodman Charlie Rose Nightly First Freedom: The Fight For Religious Liberty The Iranian Americans Frontline 18 Tue Business Report

19 Wed Christmas In Yellowstone NOVA: Riddles Of The Sphinx NOVA: Building Pharaoh’s Ship Charlie Rose

20 Thu Ask An Expert Antiques Roadshow: Greatest Gifts M. Wood’s Story Of England, Pt. 3 Charlie Rose

21 Fri Washington Week Economic Outlook Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir Christmas At Belmont Charlie Rose

22 Sat Antiques Roadshow: Greatest Gifts Keeping Up Appearances Special As Time Goes By As Time Goes By Globe Trekker: Volcanoes Ring Of Fire

23 Sun Christmas At Luther Downton Abbey: Series II, Part 6 Christmas At Belmont

24 Mon Antiques Roadshow: Orlando, FL Christmas With Tabernacle Choir Penn High School Christmas Show Christmas at St. Olaf

25 Tue Breakfast Special 2 Downton Abbey Revisited Frontline Charlie Rose

26 Wed Nature: Wild Balkans NOVA: Bldg The Great Cathedrals NOVA: Quest For Solomon’s Mines Charlie Rose

27 Thu Ask An Expert Antiques Roadshow: Orlando, FL M. Wood’s Story Of England, Pt. 4 Charlie Rose Keeping Up Wash. Week The Joffrey Ballet: Mavericks Of American Dance D. Abbey Revisited Charlie Rose 28 Fri Appearances

29 Sat Antiques Roadshow: Orlando, FL Keeping Up Appearances Special As Time Goes By As Time Goes By Globe Trekker: Holy Lands

30 Sun Call The Midwife Holiday Special Downton Abbey: Series II, Pt. 7 Breakfast Special 2

31 Mon NY Philharmonic New Year’s Eve David Foster & Friends Billy Joel 14 Primetime – (34.1) Primetime – (34.2) December December

8:00 pm 8:30 pm 9:00 pm 9:30 pm 10:00 pm 10:30 pm 11:00 pm 11:30 pm

1 Sat Celtic Woman: Believe Great Performances: Rod Stewart “Merry Christmas, Baby” Blood Sugar Sol.

2 Sun Best Of WNIT

3 Mon Best Of WNIT

4 Tue Best Of WNIT

5 Wed Best Of WNIT Rick Steves’ Exp. Michiana Frontline Antiques Roadshow: Baltimore, MD Charlie Rose 6 Thu Europe

7 Fri Exp. Michiana Need to Know Paris: The Luminous Years Charlie Rose

8 Sat American Masters: Lennon NYC Lidia Celebrates America Austin City Limits

9 Sun Christmas At St. Olaf Downton Abbey: Series II, Pt. 2 Downton Abbey: Series II, Pt. 3 Austin City Limits

10 Mon Exp. Michiana Dinner & A Book Market Warriors Independent Lens: Garbage Dreams Charlie Rose

11 Tue Exp. Michiana Great Getaways Titanic With Len Goodman Frontline Charlie Rose

12 Wed Exp. Michiana Outdoor Elements NOVA: Secrets Of Stonehenge China’s Terracotta Warriors Charlie Rose Rick Steves’ Exp. Michiana Frontline Antiques Roadshow: Orlando, FL Charlie Rose 13 Thu Europe

14 Fri Exp. Michiana Need to Know The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour Revisited The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour Charlie Rose

15 Sat Live From Lincoln Center: Richard Tucker Opera Gala TBA Titanic With Len Goodman Austin City Limits

16 Sun Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir Downton Abbey: Series II, Pt. 4 Downton Abbey: Series II, Pt. 5 Austin City Limits

17 Mon Exp. Michiana Dinner & A Book Market Warriors Independent Lens: Lives Worth Living Charlie Rose

18 Tue Exp. Michiana Great Getaways TBA The Iranian Americans TBA Sky Island

19 Wed Exp. Michiana Outdoor Elements NOVA: Riddle Of The Sphinx NOVA: Building Pharaoh’s Ship Charlie Rose Rick Steves’ Exp. Michiana Frontline Antiques Roadshow: Greatest Gifts Charlie Rose 20 Thu Europe

21 Fri Exp. Michiana Need to Know Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir Christmas At Belmont Charlie Rose

22 Sat First Freedom: The Fight For Religious Liberty Iranian Americans Fort Niagara Austin City Limits

23 Sun Christmas At Luther Downton Abbey: Series II, Pt. 6 Austin City Limits Independent Lens: These Exp. Michiana Dinner & A Book Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir Charlie Rose 24 Mon Amazing Shadows

25 Tue Exp. Michiana Great Getaways Downton Abbey Revisited TBA TBA Charlie Rose

26 Wed Exp. Michiana Outdoor Elements NOVA: Bldg. Great Cathedrals NOVA: Quest For Solomon’s Mines Charlie Rose Rick Steves’ Exp. Michiana Frontline Antiques Roadshow: Orlando, FL Charlie Rose 27 Thu Europe

28 Fri Exp. Michiana Need to Know The Joffrey Ballet: Mavericks Of American Dance D. Abbey Rev. Charlie Rose

29 Sat Breakfast Special 2 The Joffrey Ballet: Mavericks Of American Dance D. Abbey Rev. Austin City Limits

30 Sun TBA Downton Abbey: Series II, Pt. 7 Austin City Limits

31 Mon Exp. Michiana Dinner & A Book TBA TBA Independent Lens: Men Who Swim Charlie Rose 15 Weekdays–November/December 6:00 am Body Electric 6:30 am Wild Kratts

34.1 7:00 am Arthur 7:30 am Martha Speaks 8:00 am Curious George 8:30 am The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That! 9:00 am Super WHY! 9:30 am Dinosaur Train 10:00 am Sesame Street 11:00 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 11:30 am Sid the Science Kid Noon Curious George

12:30 pm The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!

1:00 pm Super WHY!

1:30 pm Dinosaur Train

2:00 pm Wild Kratts 2:30 pm Electric Company 3:00 pm WordGirl 3:30 pm Martha Speaks 4:00 pm Arthur 4:30 pm Clifford 5:00 pm Wild Kratts

5:30 pm BBC World News

6:00 pm Mon-Thu: Rick Steves’ Europe Fri: VP 6:30 pm Experience Michiana 7:00 pm PBS Newshour

6:00 am Exhale: Core Fusion/Sit and Be Fit 6:30 am Classical Stretch

34.2 7:00 am Arthur 7:30 am Martha Speaks 8:00 am Curious George 8:30 am The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 9:00 am Super WHY! 9:30 am Dinosaur Train 10:00 am Sesame Street 11:00 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 11:30 am Sid the Science Kid

Noon Rick Steves’ Europe

12:30 pm Mon-VP Tues-VP Wed-Great Getaways Thu-VP Fri-On Story

1:00 pm Thu-Pati’s Mex Table Mon-Globe Trekker Tues-This Old House Hour Wed-History Detective Fri-Front Row Center 1:30 pm Thu-Gr.Greener World

2:00 pm Mon-Aviators Tues-American Woodshop Wed-Best of Painting Thu-VP Fri-Austin City Limits 2:30 pm Mon-Amercian Heartland Tues-Woodsmith Shop Wed-Jerry Yarnell Thu-B Organic

3:00 pm Mon-VP Tues-Rough Cut Wed-Paint This Thu-Cook’s Country Fri-Live From the 3:30 pm Mon-VP Tues-Economic Outlook Wed-VP Thu-America’s Test Kitchen Artist’s Den

4:00 pm Tues-Indiana Expeditions Wed-Weekly Special Thu-GED Connection Fri-Indiana Wk in Review Mon-Inside Indiana Bus 4:30 pm Tues-Indiana Wk in Review Wed-Across Indiana Thu-GED Connection Fri-Indiana Expedition

5:00 pm Mon-Indiana Wk in Review Thu-Indiana Wk in Review Fri-Snapshots Tue-Inside Indiana Bus Wed-Naturally Indiana 5:30 pm Mon-Indiana Expeditions Thu-VP Fri-VP

6:00 pm Mon-Across Indiana Tue-Savor Indiana Wed-Savor Indiana Thu-Weekly Special Fri-Indiana Expeditions

6:30 pm Nightly Business Report 16 7:00 pm PBS Newshour Weekends – November/December

Saturdays Sundays Saturdays Sundays 6:00 am Michigan Out-of-Doors Curious George 6:00 am Bob the Builder Sesame Street 6:30 am The Best of Joy of Painting The Cat in the Hat 6:30 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 7:00 am Quilting Arts Super WHY! 7:00 am Curious George Curious George 7:30 am Fons & Porter Dinosaur Train 7:30 am The Cat in the Hat The Cat in the Hat 8:00 am Sewing With Nancy Cyberchase 8:00 am Super WHY! Super WHY! 8:30 am Sewing It All Biz Kids 8:30 am Dinosaur Train Dinosaur Train 9:00 am Martha’s Sewing Room Outdoor Elements 9:00 am Thomas and Friends Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:30 am Knitting Daily Rick Steves’ Europe 9:30 am Angelina Ballerina Sid the Science Kid 10:00 am Lidia’s Italy in America 10:00 am Martha Speaks INside Indiana Business This Old House Hour 10:30 am Dinner & A Book 10:30 am Arthur 11:00 am America’s Test Kitchen Off the Record 11:00 am Wild Kratts Antiques Roadshow 11:30 am Martha’s Cooking School Indiana Week in Review 11:30 am WordGirl Noon In Julia's Kitchen Washington Week Noon Julia Childs Cyberchase 12:30 pm Bake, Decorate, Celebrate Economic Outlook 12:30 pm Victory Garden Electric Company 1:00 pm Victory Garden McLaughlin Group 1:00 pm This Old House Washington Week 1:30 pm Burt Wolfe’s Travel & Traditions To The Contrary 1:30 pm This Old House Need to Know 2:00 pm This Old House 2:00 pm Ask This Old House Religion & Ethics Newsweek 2:30 pm Hometime 2:30 pm Hometime To The Contrary 3:00 pm Woodsmith’s Shop 3:00 pm Woodwright’s Shop 3:30 pm Woodwright’s Shop 3:30 pm Motorweek VP 4:00 pm VP 4:00 pm VP VP 5:00 pm VP 5:00 pm VP 6:00 pm Classic Gospel 6:00 pm VP 7:00 pm Lawrence Welk 7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow / VP

November/December 2012 Daytime Weekend Pledge Schedule Saturday, November 24 Saturday, December 1 7:00am T’ai Chi: Health & Harmony with 7:00am Use Your Brain To Change Your Age with David Dorian Ross Dr. Daniel Amen 8:00am Quilts of Valor 9:00am Dr. Fuhrman’s Immunity Solution 10:00am The Heart of Perfect Health with 11:00am The Happiness Advantage with Shawn Achor Brenda Watson 12:30pm Rick Steves’ European Christmas 12:00pm Use Your Brain To Change Your Age 2:30pm The Heart of Perfect Health with with Dr. Daniel Amen Brenda Watson 2:00pm Boundless Potential with Mark Walton 4:30pm Under the Streetlamp 3:30pm T’ai Chi: Health & Harmony with David 6:00pm Motown: Big Hits and More Dorian Ross 4:30pm The Blood Sugar Solution with Sunday, December 2 Dr. Mark Hyman 3:00pm The Best of WNIT 6:00pm Doo Wop Discoveries Sunday, November 25 3:00pm Dr. Fuhrman’s Immunity Solution 5:00pm Oscar Hammerstein II: Out of My Dreams 6:30pm Christmas with Nathan Pacheco 17 Overnight Programs November

Thursday 1 Thursday 8 Thursday 15 Friday 23 Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR 1:00 am Nature 1:00 am Nature 1:00 am Nature 1:00 am This Old House Hour 2:00 am NOVA 2:00 am NOVA 2:00 am NOVA 2:00 am Nature 3:00 am NOVA 3:00 am NOVA 3:00 am NOVA 3:00 am NOVA 4:00 am Ellen DeGeneres 4:00 am Call The Midwife 4:00 am Woody Guthrie 4:00 am NOVA 5:30 am Yellowstone 5:00 am Market Warriors 5:30 am Games Of The North 5:00 am Antiques Roadshow Friday 2 Friday 9 Friday 16 Saturday 24 Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR Midnight Boundless Potential 1:00 am This Old House Hour 1:00 am This Old House Hour 1:00 am This Old House Hour 1:00 am Dr. Fuhrman 2:00 am Independent Lens 2:00 am Ferrets 2:00 am Antiques Roadshow 3:00 am Super Brain 3:00 am Nature 3:00 am Nature 3:00 am Nature 4:30 am Add & Mastering It 4:00 am NOVA 4:00 am NOVA 4:00 am NOVA Sunday 25 5:00 am NOVA 5:00 am NOVA 5:00 am NOVA Midnight Use Your Brain Saturday 3 Saturday 10 Saturday 17 1:30 am Motown Big Hits Midnight Charlie Rose Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR 3:30 am Superstars of 70s 1:00 am Washington Week 1:00 am Washington Week 1:00 am Washington Week Monday 26 1:30 am Need To Know 1:30 am Need To Know 1:30 am Need To Know Midnight Use Your Brain 2:00 am Frontline 2:00 am Mind Of A Chef 2:00 am Craft In America 1:00 am Christmas w/ N. Pach 4:00 am Antiques Roadshow 5:00 am Ferrets 3:00 am Mind Of A Chef 2:30 am O. Hammerstein 5:00 am This Old House Hour Sunday 11 4:00 am Independent Lens 4:00 am Doo Wop Discoveries Sunday 4 Midnight Nature 5:00 am This Old House Hour Tuesday 27 Midnight Nature 1:00 am NOVA Sunday 18 Midnight Superstars Of 70s 1:00 am NOVA 2:00 am NOVA Midnight Nature 12:30 am Suze Orman 2:00 am NOVA 3:00 am Ferrets 1:00 am NOVA 2:30 am Heart Of Health 3:00 am NOVA 4:00 am Independent Lens 2:00 am NOVA 4:30 am Blood Sugar Sol. 4:00 am History Detectives 5:00 am Washington Week 3:00 am Frontline Wednesday 28 5:00 am Washington Week 5:30 am Need To Know 4:00 am Craft In America Midnight T’ai Chi Health 5:30 am Need To Know Monday 12 5:00 am Washington Week 1:00 am Super Brain Monday 5 Midnight Salute To Veterans 5:30 am Need To Know 2:30 am Happiness Advantage Midnight Call The Midwife 1:00 am Masterpiece Classic Monday 19 4:00 am Use Your Brain 1:00 am Masterpiece Classic 2:00 am Broadway Midnight Austin City Limits Thursday 29 2:00 am Broadway 3:00 am Mind Of A Chef 1:00 am Dust Bowl Midnight Heart Of Health 3:00 am Frontline 5:00 am Market Warriors 3:00 am Dust Bowl 1:00 am 3 Steps To Healing 5:00 am Market Warriors Tuesday 13 5:00 am Mind Of A Chef 3:00 am Boundless Potential Tuesday 6 Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR Tuesday 20 4:30 am Add & Mastering It Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR 1:00 am Market Warriors Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR Friday 30 1:00 am Market Warriors 2:00 am Antiques Roadshow 1:00 am Dust Bowl Midnight Use Your Brain 2:00 am Antiques Roadshow 3:00 am Salute To Veterans 3:00 am Dust Bowl 2:00 am Rick Steves’ Europe 3:00 am Call The Midwife 4:00 am Masterpiece Classic 5:00 am Antiques Roadshow 4:00 am 3 Steps To Healing 4:00 am Masterpiece Classic 5:00 am Broadway Wednesday 21 5:00 am Broadway Wednesday 14 Midnight Tavis Smiley /NBR Wednesday 7 Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR 1:00 am David Geffen NBR = Nightly Business Report Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR 1:00 am Woody Guthrie 3:00 am Dust Bowl 1:00 am Broadway 2:30 am Games Of The North 5:00 am History Detectives 2:00 am Call The Midwife 3:00 am Independent Lens Thursday 22 3:00 am Independent Lens 4:00 am Frontline Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR 4:00 am Market Warriors 5:00 am Antiques Roadshow 1:00 am Nature 5:00 am Antiques Roadshow 2:00 am NOVA 3:00 am Dust Bowl 5:00 am NOVA

18 Overnight Programs Overnight Programs November December

Saturday 1 Wednesday 12 Wednesday 19 Thursday 27 Midnight M. Waters/R. Stones Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR 1:00 am Motown 1:00 am Saving The Titanic 1:00 am First Freedom 1:00 am Nature 3:00 am Rolling Stones 2:00 am Titanic With L Goodman 2:30 am Iranian Americans 2:00 am NOVA 4:30 am Oscar Hammerstein II 3:00 am Frontline 3:30 am Frontline 3:00 am NOVA Sunday 2 4:00 am Independent Lens 4:30 am Independent Lens 4:00 am Breakfast Special 2 Midnight Blood Sugar Solutions 5:00 am Antiques Roadshow 5:30 am Sky Island 5:00 am Antiques Roadshow 1:00 am Doo Wop Discoveries Thursday 13 Thursday 20 Friday 28 3:00 am Use Your Brain Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR 5:00 am T’ai Chi Health 1:00 am Nature 1:00 am Christmas In Yellowstone 1:00 am This Old House Hour Monday 3 2:00 am NOVA 2:00 am NOVA 2:00 am Breakfast Special 2 Midnight Best Of WNIT 3:00 am Terra. Warriors 3:00 am NOVA 3:00 am Nature Tuesday 4 4:00 am Saving The Titanic 4:00 am First Freedom 4:00 am NOVA Midnight Best Of WNIT 5:00 am Titanic With L Goodman 5:30 am Fort Niagara 5:00 am NOVA Wednesday 5 Friday 14 Friday 21 Saturday 29 Midnight Best Of WNIT Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR 1:00 am This Old House Hour 1:00 am This Old House Hour 1:00 am Washington Week Thursday 6 2:00 am R. Tucker Opera Gala 2:00 am Antiques Roadshow 1:30 am Need To Know Midnight Best Of WNIT 3:30 am Frontline 3:00 am First Freedom 2:00 am Joffrey Ballet Friday 7 4:00 am Terra. Warriors 4:30 am Iranian Americans 3:30 am D. Abbey Revisited Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR 5:00 am Antiques Roadshow 5:30 am Sky Island 4:00 am Antiques Roadshow 1:00 am This Old House Hour Saturday 15 Saturday 22 5:00 am This Old House Hour 2:00 am Frontline Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR Sunday 30 3:00 am Nature: Skunk 1:00 am Washington Week 1:00 am Washington Week Midnight Nature 4:00 am NOVA 1:30 am Need To Know 1:30 am Need To Know 1:00 am NOVA 5:00 am Inside Nature’s Giants 2:00 am Beatles 2:00 am M. Tabernacle Choir 2:00 am Frontline Saturday 8 3:00 am Beatles 3:00 am Christmas At Belmont 3:00 am Independent Lens Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR 4:00 am Market Warriors 4:00 am NOVA 4:00 am D. Abbey Revisited 1:00 am Washington Week 5:00 am This Old House Hour 5:00 am This Old House Hour 5:00 am Washington Week 1:30 am Need To Know Sunday 16 Sunday 23 5:30 am Need To Know 2:00 am Paris: Lum. Years Midnight Nature: Leopard Midnight Christmas In Yellowstone Monday 31 4:00 am Market Warriors 1:00 am NOVA 1:00 am NOVA Midnight TBA 5:00 am This Old House Hour 2:00 am Frontline 2:00 am Frontline 1:00 am D. Abbey II Pt. 7 Sunday 9 3:00 am Independent Lens 3:00 am Independent Lens 3:00 am Joffrey Ballet Midnight Nature: Skunk 4:00 am Beatles 4:00 am M. Tabernacle Choir 4:30 am D. Abbey Revisited 1:00 am NOVA 5:00 am Beatles 5:00 am Christmas At Belmont 5:00 am Breakfast Special 2 2:00 am Independent Lens Monday 17 Monday 24 3:30 am Ribbon Of Sand Midnight M. Tab. Choir Midnight Christmas At Luther 4:00 am Giant Squid 1:00 am D. Abbey II Pt. 4 1:00 am D. Abbey II Pt. 6 NBR = Nightly Business Report 5:00 am Washington Week 2:00 am D. Abbey II Pt. 5 3:00 am Christmas At Belmont 5:30 am Need To Know 3:00 am R. Tucker Opera Gala 4:00 am Christmas At Luther Monday 10 4:30 am Frontline 5:00 am Market Warriors Midnight Christmas at St. Olaf 5:00 am Market Warriors Tuesday 25 1:00 am D. Abbey II Pt. 2 Tuesday 18 Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR 2:00 am D. Abbey II Pt. 3 Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR 1:00 am M. Tabernacle Choir 3:00 am Lennon NYC 1:00 am Market Warriors 2:00 am Antiques Roadshow 5:00 am Market Warriors 2:00 am Antiques Roadshow 3:00 am Christmas At Luther Tuesday 11 3:00 am M. Tab. Choir 4:00 am D. Abbey II Pt. 6 Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR 4:00 am D. Abbey II Pt. 4 Wednesday 26 1:00 am Market Warriors 5:00 am D. Abbey II Pt. 5 Midnight Tavis Smiley/NBR 2:00 am Antiques Roadshow 1:00 am Breakfast Special 2 3:00 am Christmas at St. Olaf 2:00 am D. Abbey Revisited 4:00 am D. Abbey II Pt. 2 3:00 am Frontline 5:00 am D. Abbey II Pt. 3 4:00 am Independent Lens 5:00 am Christmas At Luther

19 Production News

“100 Black Men” Big Questions Nominated for an Emmy! Big Questions explores the ethical issues surrounding poverty around the world today, combining on-the-ground documentary footage The Power of 100: The Story of the 100 Black Men Organization in ranging from the southwest coast of Michigan to Tanzania with in- South Bend has been nominated for a Chicago Midwest Chapter studio debates and discussions between academics in the trenches Emmy® Award in the category “Outstanding Achievement for and the audience, both in-studio and at home. Documentary Programs / Topical.” The Emmy winner will be announced in Chicago on November 18. The hosts for the program include Kim Clark as Ringleader/ Advocate for the Audience, Pat Werhane playing the Academic Heavyweight/Voice of Reason and Laura Hartman as Opinionated In 2012 PBS won 33 Emmy Awards—more Debater/Idea Challenger. than any other broadcast or cable outlet. Resounding Earth More than five hundred pieces of metal are incorporated into the instrumentation of Resounding Earth. WNIT, in partnership with Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, is producing a performance documentary based on Augusta Read Thomas’ brilliant composition Resounding Earth, a 28-minute work for a percussion quartet featuring more than 125 bells from a wide variety of cultures and historical periods. A Notre Dame philosophy professor will provide insight into the use of bells and percussion instruments throughout the world’s religions.

Students from Wee Friends pre-school program and their instructor learn how to share and use resources to maximize their needs as part of the PNC program For Me, For You, For Later. PNC Bank For Me, For You, For Later: First Steps to Spending, Volunteers plant the Quilt Garden at the Farmstead Inn in Shipshewana, one of 19 Sharing and Saving on the 2012 Quilt Gardens along the Heritage Trail. The project is sponsored by the For Me, For You, For Later: First Steps to Spending, Sharing Elkhart County CVB in partnership with seven host communities. and Saving, a project developed by the Sesame Workshop and funded by PNC Bank and PNC’s Grow Up Great, helps young Quilt Garden Tour children prepare for success in school and life. The program has With over 100,000 glorious blooms, 19 gigantic gardens and partnered with WNIT to produce a series of 10, one-minute 18 super-sized murals, The Quilt Gardens along Heritage Trail interstitials to help area children learn the fundamental skills of combines quilting, gardening and art into a one-of-a-kind event. earning, spending, saving, sharing and growing money. Footage WNIT is proud to produce this colorful patchwork of quilt-inspired for the interstitials was videotaped at Wee Friends and El Campito gardens and quilt-themed murals linked by the roads that form the pre-schools. Heritage Trail throughout Elkhart County.

20 Membership Corner

2012 Winter Thank You Gifts If you request a thank-you gift with your membership contribution, Membership Campaign you can expect it to arrive four to six weeks after we process your WNIT’s Winter Membership Campaign begins Friday, November payment. If you have a question or inquiry about your thank you 23 and runs through Wednesday, December 5. We do understand gift, please send an email to [email protected] or jschloss@wnit. and appreciate the disappointment when your favorite programs org with Thank You Gift in the subject line, or call 574-675-9648. are interrupted for a membership campaign. While we make ev- ery effort to keep the interruption of regular programming to a minimum, it is an undeniable fact that a majority of new members, WNIT Welcomes and a substantial portion of our annual revenue, are derived from membership campaigns. WNIT remains committed to bringing Under the Streetlamp! you the best programming that television has to offer – whether WNIT enthusiastically welcomes Under the Streetlamp, America’s it’s regular or pledge programming. hottest new vocal group and recent leading cast members of the Tony® Award-winning musical Jersey Boys, as they perform an elec- So bundle up and get ready to warm your spirit with an entertain- trifying evening of classic hits from the American radio songbook. ing and educational line up for the entire family. And be sure to Under the Streetlamp will be at the Morris Performing Arts Cen- tell your family and friends why you think supporting WNIT is ter on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 and WNIT is your source important. It’s Viewers Like You who make the transition to a con- for tickets and meet and greet passes. Exuding the irresistible rap- tributing member of WNIT who make a difference to everyone in port of a modern-day Rat Pack, the quartet delivers an evening of our community. unforgettable entertainment. You’ll hear Doo-Wop, Motown, old time Rock ‘n Roll and all of your favorite songs from The Drifters, Thank you for making that transition and supporting WNIT! The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Four Seasons, and many others.

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Kids Club

Enroll in WNIT Kids Club Today! Join or renew at $50 and you can enroll your children or grandchildren in WNIT Kids Club. Join or renew at $75 and above and also receive the WNIT MemberCard offering 2-for-1 discounts at area restaurants, museums, attractions and online stores and shopping. WNIT Kids Club members can also receive complimentary or special discounted tickets to children’s performances at area venues. Two age levels are offered for WNIT Kids Club participants – Little Kids Club – ages 1 to 6 or Big Kids Club – ages 7 to 12. Each kid receives an age appropriate WNIT Kids Club backpack Happy Birthday to with a variety of PBS® children’s items and activity sheets. A WNIT Kids Club Members! welcome folder for parents features information, references and NAME AGE ideas to help children learn and grow. During their birthday Anthony Althoff 3 month, children will be included in an on-air birthday greeting, Gabrielle Blad 5 and will receive a birthday postcard, a birthday surprise in the Chrissy Hamman 5 mail, as well as a card to redeem at Dainty Maid Bake Shop for a Bennett Hartford 5 free 8" single layer birthday cake. Upon renewal of a WNIT Kids Eden Hartford 7 Club membership, each child receives an age appropriate book Daniel Hidalgo 12 and a coupon for a free Papa John’s personal pizza as our way of Miriam Horban 10 saying Thank You. Joshua Jankowski 7 WNIT Kids Club members and their families will also be Ealin Kubicki 8 Conrad Kubicki 5 invited to an annual party to be held at kid-friendly locations Claire Leniski 5 throughout Michiana. Children will have an opportunity to Clara Moran Walton 5 have their photo taken with PBS personalities such as Clifford Micaiah Miner 6 and The Cat In The Hat and participate in fun-filled games Isobel Morris 1 and activities. Carleah Morrison 4 Enroll your children or grandchildren by clicking the Kids Club Elijah Pierce 1 button under the Support It tab on wnit.org or by calling the Jackson Roher 4 Kids Club team at 574-675-9648. David Sheley 12 Tommy Slott 7 Veronica Thomas 9 Kristin Tingwald 8 Padraig Wagner 3

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25 Years Sue and Richard Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Prusinski 5 Years Keri and Donald Anderson Michelle and David D. Remley Mr. Eugene Przygoda Mary Aupperle Alma Arent Carol M. Rhudy Mr. and Mrs. Roger Roderick Daniel Barker Harold and Jane Atkins Majorie Riemenschneider Judith and Norman Rowe Judy Barnes Trudy and Stuart Basquin Mr. John Sheneman Dean Schwalm Dorothy Barton Jo Ann and Charles Bazata Karen and Dale Shenk Kathryn Screes David K. and Evelyne B. Barton Ralph Becker Dean and Dorothy Slagel Jeanette and Erling B. Snorrason Dennis Birdsell Marjorie and Ernest Brown Maria and Tom Slager Andy Suth Thomas Busch Richard W. Butler Barbara and George Smucker Kaye Swanson Mary and George Coquillard Gordon L. Byrd Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Sutter Hugh and Pat Tomchak Paul Coughlin Ron Camp Mrs. Bernard Thornsen James Townsend Margaret Doody Imogene and John R. Canan Jaring and Marilyn Vanderveen Elinor and Russell Weaver Michael Dudek Edward L. Carrico Mr. Fred Wassilak Jamie Hales Paul E. Wilkinson 10 Years Virgil A. and Louise Claassen John C. and Jolene Bollinger M. Jane Harman-Aaron Anne Marie and John Yoder Delores Conley Jackie Boynton Pearl Horton Karen and Stephen Yunker Natalie Danielsson Jillea Dickinson-Fry Kay Jenkins Sharon and David Emery 20 Years Tim and Janis Emmendorfer Laurie Katz Mr. and Mrs. Max Engle Dayle Brown and David Piser Cathryn Ganser Gordon and Janet Kilgore Mrs. Betty J. Ethier Timothy and Rosanne Cordell Raymond A. Gervais John King Lu Etta and G. Weldon Friesen Aladean DeRose David J. and Linda K. Gless Linda Koth George and Patricia Forray Leo A. and Loretta A. Despres William and Jo Harber Kaly Liell Ms. Laura Fuderer Mr. James Dougherty Bertha Hochstetler Mary Ann Lootens Jane Glendening Ms. Nancy Filley Carol Hoke Carolyn McGuire Ann and Larry Greer Dennis D. and Judy A. Flora Linda and Jack L. Isles Marian McQuade Christopher and Fern Hamlin Betty Helsel Ms. Victoria Joseph Rebecca Mitchell Cecilia Hart Diane and Robert Huddlestun Henry Jourdan Millie Myers Diana and John Hershberger Peter and Elizabeth Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kahn Gerard Neufeld Eunice and Roy Hershberger Mr. and Mrs. John Kohn Maria Kedziora Sandra Ort Aletha Holloway Marie and James Kroon Ronald Kennel Grabiel Popescu Kathy Holsopple Barbara Kuhny W.D. and Verna Kurz Marjorie and Michael Reichmann Keim and Sylvia Houser Cathy Riordan Payment Method: Arlene and Leonard Lucchese Jane D. Marohn Rena and Gerald Humerickhouse Nancy and Hank Mascotte James and Mary Ellen Nagy Dawn Roberts Please charge my: Winfred and Virginia Hunsberger Bertha Michels Edward L. and Patty Patzer Jeffrey Schrombeck ☐ VISA ☐ MasterCard Elaine E. and Theodore J. Joy Becky and Steve Miller Arnold and Shirley Phillips Ty and Cathy Scopel ☐ Discover ☐ American Express Catherine and Conrad Kellenberg Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey New Vincent Piper Lucille and Frank Simon Dale and Judith Keltner Mrs. Adelaide A. Thomas Mary Pruess Tim and Donna Stoltzfus Card # Julia and William Knight Jack Reed Eve Stouder Betty I. Lampen 15 Years Zelma Saxton Matthew and Marilyn Swanson Dennis and Marilynn Anson Expires Mr. and Mrs. George Lewandowski David Stutsman Tomi Taylor Rebecca Apple and Mark Haslanger Barbara F. Maddox Janet and Larry Thompson Elmer and Dolores Tepe Signature Robin and Deborah Bollinger Ms. Virginia McFaul Tom Topash Dan Uland Barbara Clausen Wilbur and Helen L. McSherry John Van Engen Ms. Mary Watt My Check is enclosed, payable to WNIT Public Television Patricia Conroy ☐ Lorna M. Miller Hilde Van Huffel Eugene Weil Marilyn Dulmatch Mr. Samuel Miller Greg and Becca Vanderheyden Esther Yoder Debra Frecka ☐ Please bill me: Joyce and Marvin Mishkin Judy Wade Penny and James Hughes ☐ Monthly ☐ Quarterly Cherel Moyer Thomas and Patricia Watson Gerald R. and Charlene Jones ☐ Please automatically renew my gift annually using Ronald D. Nelson Rodney Weld Dennis and Kathy Mattern this payment method Marilyn Nelson Ruth Munneke 25 Wnit Supporters

1st Source Bank Ernestine Raclin School of the La Candy Shoppe Sew Creative Threads Village at Winona Economic Outlook Antiques Roadshow Arts - IUSB Bake Decorate Celebrate Sew It All History Detectives Kruggel, Lawton & Company BBC World News Miscellaneous Programming Lake City Bank Sewing with Nancy Inside INdiana Business Lake City Bank Inside INdiana Business Explorations Toys Inside INdiana Business Shelton’s Farm Market Nightly Business Report Tuesley, Hall, Konopa, LLP Downton Abbey Children’s Programming Lanser’s, The Natural Way Children’s Programming Wagon Wheel Theatre Experience Michiana PBS Election Coverage Faegre Baker Daniels LLP Children’s Programming Kurt Simon & the Jewish Children’s Programming Amish Acres PBS NewsHour PBS NewsHour Laven Insurance Community of St. Joseph Jason Ward and Family Anonymous 32 Pearls Family Dentistry Family Dental Health BBC World News County Children’s Programming Cassady, Neeser & Brasseur The Cat in the Hat Knows a Miscellaneous Programming Lighthouse Fibers BBC World News Wellfield Botanic Gardens Chamber of Commerce of St. Lot about That! Friends School and Day Care Children’s Programming Charlie Rose Miscellaneous Programming Joseph County History Detectives Children’s Programming Manufacturing Technology, Inc. European Journal YMCA of Michiana Community Foundation of St. Alick’s Home Medical Rod & Carol Ganey Children’s Programming Globe Trekker Miscellaneous Prime Time Joseph County Antiques Roadshow Charlie Rose Martin’s Super Markets History Detectives Yoder’s Department Store Elkhart County Parks Lawrence Welk Sesame Street Nature McLaughlin Report Fons & Porter Love of Quilting Elkhart General Hospital Miscellaneous Programming The Gibson Foundation McDonald Physical Therapy & Miscellaneous Programming Zimmer Howard Performing Arts Center–Andrews University Aladdin’s Eatery Antiques Roadshow Sports Rehabilitation Center Off the Record Children’s Programming Miscellaneous Programming Gibson BBC World News PBS NewsHour IU Health Goshen Center for NOVA Cancer Care Antiques Roadshow Memorial Hospital of South Rick Steves Amish Acres Ivy Tech Community College Keeping Up Appearances Steven A. Goldberg, CPA Bend BUSINESS CLUBS Snyder’s Men’s Shop Lake City Bank Miscellaneous Prime Time Business Programming Miscellaneous Prime Time Miscellaneous Programming Platinum Chairman’s Club Michigan Humanities Council Tax Tips Interstitials Michiana Eye Center South Bend Career Academy ($5,000+) The ArtsEverywhere Initiative of Riveridge Manor the Community Foundation Washington Week Miscellaneous Programming Children’s Programming Pokagon Band of Potawatomi of St. Joseph County Mid-City Supply Company Chairman’s Club ($3,000) Saint Joseph Regional Medical Good Neighbor Pharmacies South Bend Civic Theatre Center Miscellaneous Programming Lidia’s Italy Hometime Miscellaneous Programming Kurt Simon BACA Prep Masterpiece Dr. Dane & Mary Louise Miller Teachers Credit Union Kurt Simon South Bend Farmer’s Market South Bend Medical Children’s Programming Goodwill Industries Foundation Miscellaneous Programming President’s Club ($1,500) History Detectives Champion Windows, Doors & Foundation Barnes & Thornburg Body Electric South Bend Medical Foundation South Bend Tribune BBC World News Children’s Programming Inside INdiana Business McLaughlin Group Patio Rooms Business Programming News Brief Jordan’s Mishawaka Transfer Trinity School at Greenlawn Goshen Antique Mall Memorial Day Programming Village at Winona PBS NewsHour Antiques Roadshow Nightly Business Report Miscellaneous Programming Corporate Club ($800) Center for Hospice Care Wagon Wheel Theatre Bart’s Water Sports Greencroft Communities NIPSCO PBS NewsHour Children’s Programming CBRE Bradley Zolman Tire Miscellaneous Programming Miscellaneous Programming South Bend Symphony Northern Box Company Logan Community Resources, Harbor Lights Broadway Theatre League Growing Kids Learning Centers Masterpiece Inc. 1st Source Bank Miscellaneous Programming Children’s Programming Antiques Roadshow Miscellaneous Programming Press Ganey Associates John & Elizabeth Allegretti Carmela’s at Macri’s Notre Dame Federal Credit Gymnastics Michiana PBS NewsHour South Bend Medical Ken Ankli & Ann Miller Miscellaneous Programming Children’s Programming Union South Bend Warehousing & Foundation Anonymous Cassady, Neeser & Brasseur Miscellaneous Prime Time Carla and Steve Hartz Distribution Business Honor Roll ($300) Benton Charter Township BBC World News Miscellaneous Programming Pain Management Group Miscellaneous Programming Miscellaneous Prime Time Kaminski Foundation Berrien Community Foundation PBS NewsHour Hearth & Home Southwest Michigan Symphony Peacock & Company The Troyer Group (Thieneman) C.E. LEE Decorating Center Home Improvement Orchestra Larry & June Bowman Hometime Programming Miscellaneous Programming Miscellaneous Programming KID’S CLUB AND RAISING Cornerstone Alliance Center for History Heritage Square Pfeifer, Morgan & Stesiak Stitch ‘N Time Fabrics READERS Downton Abbey Season 3 Children’s Programming Attorneys At Law Quilting Arts John Anderson Foundation Bob & Cindy Ehrenberg Austin City Limits Curtis & Kimberly Eschler Miscellaneous Programming Teachers Credit Union Better World Books Center for Hospice Care Jack Horkheimer: Stargazer Tim Flynn & Dixie Inocenzio Antiques Roadshow Holy Cross Village at Notre Biz Kids Dainty Maid Bake Shop Barbara Globensky Cochran Family Dentistry Dame Barb & John Phair Nightly Business Report Kaminski Foundation Children’s Programming Call the Midwife Miscellaneous Programming Travel Programming Lake City Bank Honor Credit Union Hopp Family Foundation Cosimo & Susie’s A Bit of Italy Downton Abbey Pike Lumber The Dental Center Meijer Italian Cooking Programming Great Performances Michigan Out-Of-Doors Children’s Programming Papa John’s Ken & Janet Kleinhample Lakeland Healthcare Curious Kid’s Museum NOVA Public Broadcast Marketing, The Heritage Museum and PNC Bank Inc. St. Joseph County Parks Jeanette Leahey Children’s Programming Homan Lumber Mart Inc. BBC World News Cultural Center Hometime Children’s Programming Kurt Simon Lexus of Mishawaka D & W Inc. PBS Newshour Miscellaneous Programming University Park Mall Lions Club of Benton Harbor Hospice Foundation This Old House The Lerner Theatre Debbie Werbrouck’s School of Miscellaneous Programming Miscellaneous Programming Debra Panozzo Dance Hovenkamp’s Produce Press Ganey Associates The Music Academies LOCAL PRODUCTIONS Joan M. Smith/J. Muller Smith Children’s Programming The Cat in the Hat Knows a Thomas Starks Cooking Programming Lot about That! Children’s Programming Ask An Expert Ear Centers Indiana Community Bank The Quilting Loft Alick’s Home Medical The Charms, Inc. Miscellaneous Programming Pumpkinvine Quilting United Federal Credit Union Miscellaneous Programming Quilting Programming Sew It All Cancer Care Partners Elkhart Civic Theater Indiana University South Bend Fons & Porter Love of Quilting Elkhart General Hospital Vail Rubber Works Miscellaneous Programming Dr. Kelly Puster David & Barbara Whitwam Governor’s Arts Awards Children’s Programming Quilting Arts IU Health Goshen Center for Elkhart County Parks – 30th IU Health Goshen Center for Sewing with Nancy Cancer Care Annual Bonneyville River Bend Hose Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Miscellaneous Programming The Troyer Group Promotional Support Celebration Antiques Roadshow Peacock & Company Alpha Graphics Motorweek Nightly Business Report Miscellaneous Programming America’s Test Kitchen PBS NewsHour South Bend Clinic Duley Press Elkhart County Parks Historical Miscellaneous Prime Time Ruth’s Chris Steak House The Elkhart Clinic Miscellaneous Programming Tony’s Quality Shoe Repair Express Press Society – Gathering at Five Jeanette’s Fabric Boutique Miscellaneous Programming Dinner & a Book Mossberg & Company, Inc. Medals Saint Joseph Regional Medical Sewing with Nancy Treat’s Squire Shop The Rex and Alice A. Martin Rink Printing Miscellaneous Programming Center Foundation Elkhart County Symphony Jordan Automotive Inside INdiana Business Miscellaneous Programming Miscellaneous Programming Miscellaneous Programming PBS Newshour University of Notre Dame Additional Dinner & a Book Brian King, DDS DeBartolo Performing Arts Supporters: Salvation Army/Kroc Center Village at Winona Information correct as of press Miscellaneous Programming Center date. For a full listing of program Children’s Programming Miscellaneous Programming Miscellaneous Programming sponsors, please contact WNIT. 26 Supporter Spotlight Evie Kirkwood

This month, WNIT shines the supporter spotlight on Evie Kirkwood. Evie has served WNIT Public Television with distinction for many years. She served on the Board of Directors from 1994 to 2008 and 2011 to 2012, worked on a variety of Board committees, including executive, programming and outreach, long-range planning, personnel and chaired the 25th Anniversary team. Evie continues to host the award-winning series Outdoor Elements, produced by Kelsy Zumbrun, which received first place in the Hoosier Outdoor Writers Broadcast category in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Outdoor Elements was also awarded the 2012 Outstanding Interpretive Program award from the Great Lakes Region of the National Association of Interpretation. Professionally, Evie is director of the St. Joseph County Parks in Indiana, managing staff and operations at eight park sites and properties. She has over 25 years of experience as an interpretive naturalist and interpretive manager. Evie also serves on the board of directors for the LaSalle Council of Boys Scouts, the Women’s Business Owners of Michiana and the Board of Regents for Indiana University’s Great Lakes Park Training Institute. Evie Kirkwood We are proud to spotlight Evie Kirkwood for her wonderful contributions to WNIT Public Television.

Directors’ Circle

The WNIT Directors’ Circle represents a very dedicated and select group of individuals who, by their commitment, contribute to the total annual support which is the foundation of WNIT’s operating budget. These essential annual contributions make possible the great programs that everyone in Michiana enjoys.

Diamond Level ($10,000 +) Kathy and George Freese Mr. and Mrs. William Greg and Mary Downes Pat and Carol Moody Ed and Sue Hiler Craig and Connie Fulmer J. Schmuhl, Jr. Thomas and Elizabeth Eisele Carol Ann Mooney and Craig D. Sullivan and Steven and Susan Funk Doug and Jeannine Schrock Irene Eskridge George Efta Cynthia L. Harris Van, Larry & Bill Gates and Cari Shein Dr. Frederick J. Ferlic Kevin and Anita Morrison Marjorie H. Wilson Harry Shaffer Family James F. and Sherry L. Smith Tony Fitts and Ramona Payne Nell Newton Platinum Level ($5,000 +) Van and Jean Gates Tom and Joyce Sopko Stephen and Barbara Fredman Lida Thompson Norris Dave and Ginny Gibson Perry Stow and Andrea Jody and Mike Freid Susan Ohmer and Donald Crafton Arthur J. Decio Mather-Stow William and Leslie Gitlin Joan and Gerald H. Frieling, Jr. Barb and John Phair Dr. Dane and Mary Louise Miller Katie and Brad Toothaker Maggie and Steve Goldberg Rodney and Carol Ganey Michael and Amy Phend Welter Foundation Mike and Dena Wargo Dr. Elmer Graber Mr. and Mrs. John Goebel, Jr. Don Pletcher Barbara Warner Gold Level ($2,500 +) Charles and Anne Hillman Dr. Paul and Margie Goldwin Mary Pruess Anonymous (1) Jane J. Warner James W. and Sally F. Hubbard Donald and Lynn Groenleer Nicholas and Jennifer Recchio Susan Kay Hintz David and Janet Weed Edward M. Jordanich James R. Hardesty Dr. Rob and Lee Riley Irions Foundation, Inc. Peggy Weed Craig and Carol Kapson Janice and Larry D. Harding Fred and Chris Rowe Glenn and Patty Killoren Michael and Julie Yates James and Christine Kelly Denise and Angel Hernandez Judy and Bob Schmuhl Chris and Carmi Murphy Najeeb and Nancy Khan Bronze Level ($500 +) Tom and Eileen Hughes Richard and Christine Siegrist Perry and Ida Reynolds Watson III Rebecca and Michael Kubacki Anonymous (3) Leonard and Joann Isban Tom and Maria Slager Ernest and Gerda Zeller Brian and Ginger Lake Eric and Sandy Amt Gretchen and Dean Kimble Sonja K. Smith Silver Level ($1,000 +) Betty Laramore Dottie and Tom Arnold Barbara and Donald T. Kindt Carl and Rita Schobert Snyder Anonymous (1) Frank and Marsha Martin Stephen and Nancy Ball Gunnel B. Lofgren Mary E. Stanfield Billie and David Bankoff V. Richard and Jane Miller Dan and Laurie Balla Jerry and Becky Lutkus Dr. David Taber and Stephanie Scharf Jan Botz and Tom Lippert Dr. Laura L. Morris Bruce and Linda Bancroft Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lux Douglass J. and Anna Edward and Carla Chester Mary Naquin Stuart and Paula Barb Colin and Jane Maiorano M. Thompson Barbara K. Clausen Philip and Mary Newbold Glenn and Janellyn Borden Gail and Robert Martin Paul D. and Mary H. Tipps Monali and Promit Das Ernestine M. Raclin Brian and Jeannelle Brady Rex and Alice Martin LeRoy and Phyllis Troyer Katy and Tim Demarais Donna and Mark Richter Gary Cornette and Marsha Miller Christine Maziar Jeff and Phid Wells Robin Douglass The Honorable and Mrs. Marianne Corr Laurence and Barbara McHugh James W. Rieckhoff Dorothy and Dar* Wiekamp William W. Erwin Thomas and Dorthy Corson Tom and Shari Mellin Judith Robert and Thomas Joseph and Barbara Wind Susan and David Findlay Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Crowe J. Kapacinskas Brad and Mickey Miller Douglas and Janette Yoder Tom and Susan Fischbach Ann and Fred Dean Pat and Sue Ruszkowski Jeffrey Miller *Deceased Charter Director 27 PERIODICAL WNIT Television Planner P.O. Box 7034 South Bend, IN 46634-7034

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