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Pl a nnerMichiana’s bi-monthly Guide to WNIT Public Television Issue No. 3 May — June 2018 Our Town: Nappanee MONDAY, JUNE 4 | 8PM & 9:30PM R o ya l Wedding Wat c h See full details on page 3 A Message from Greg Giczi President and GM, WNIT Public Television Board of Directors Chairman Susan Ohmer, Ph.D. Vice Chairs Hello to my favorite viewer/member … that’s you! Robert G. Douglass James Hillman Each viewer is important to WNIT. We know you are watching for all the right reasons and President and we want to make sure we respond to you when you contact us. Thank you for letting WNIT General Manager be an important part of your life. I find it very easy to write my bi-monthly letter to you. The Greg Giczi tough part is editing it down to one page because there is always so much I want to share. Treasurer William J. Schmuhl, Jr. I’m sure you’ve heard about the upcoming Royal Wedding. You will find exceptional Secretary coverage of this grand event on WNIT as PBS teams with the BBC starting Monday, Hayley G. Boling May 14 through the wedding day on Saturday, May 19. Directors Jim Arnold On Tuesday, May 22, WNIT will feature the two-hour kick-off event forThe Great Tania Bengtsson . This series will air in eight episodes in the fall, exploring the 100 best-loved David L. Bankoff, MD American Read Thomas G. Coley, Ph.D. novels voted by the public and celebrating the power of books and the joy reading brings Marvin Curtis to our lives. I’m an avid reader – I wonder if any of my favorite books made the list? I’ll be Katy Demarais Joel D. Duthie watching. Rebecca Espinoza-Kubacki Mary Horan One of the most viewed programs of the year, the National Memorial Day Concert returns Katherine Humphreys on Monday, May 27. Enjoy this wonderful program and keep in your hearts all of our Paul Jordan veterans whom we honor. Christine M. Maziar Mary Louise Miller Pat Moody Meet our latest honorees in our WNIT local production, Legends of Michiana: Rebecca and Steven J. Perlewitz Michael Kubacki. They each have an incredibly interesting story to tell of their love, business Mike Pound success and community service. Our first broadcast will be Thursday, May 31 at 8pm. Roger Rader Cari Shein Thomas E. Slager On Monday, June 4 at 8pm, enjoy another WNIT local production as we continue our tour James M. Summers of Michiana with Our Town: Nappanee. It’s one of Elkhart County’s great communities Kimberley Bow Sundy known for its annual Apple Festival, Amish Acres, wonderfully crafted local furniture, and Michael Wargo Patrick Welch its strong, hardworking people. Think you know all about Nappanee? I bet you’ll learn Charter Directors something new. Arthur J. Decio Jerry Hammes Our June membership drive runs from the 1st through the 13th. Encourage someone who Ernestine M. Raclin doesn’t currently support WNIT to watch … and give. Jane Warner* Dar Wiekamp* And, speaking of giving – thanks for doing what you do! Please consider our sustaining plan Honorary Life Director to make it easier on your budget. I can’t express enough how appreciative we are of your Carmi Murphy support. Thank you, again. *Deceased Charter Director Happy May & June, Greg Giczi President & General Manager 2 What’s Worth Watching May 7 Membership Corner 24 Worth Watching June 10 WNIT Kids Club 25 Inside? Primetime May 14 Production News 26 Primetime June 16 Honor Roll Members 28 Daytime Programming 18 Directors’ Circle 29 Overnight Programming 20 WNIT Supporters 30 On The WNIT Day Cover of Giving 2018 To continue the momentum from the 2017 Give Local SJC Our Town: Nappanee campaign, WNIT is excited to With help and a little training from WNIT’s professional, award- announce that on May 31 we winning production team, ordinary citizens become volunteer will celebrate our very own Day of Giving. Thanks to a generous videographers. Armed with their own cameras, they create a $10,000 challenge grant from the Shirley and Jack Appleton scrapbook of the stories that make their town special. WNIT’s staff Estate, WNIT is able to offer another opportunity to increase your edits these video recordings and combines them with interviews of donations in supporting our mission. The Appleton Estate will the volunteer videographers to professionally tell the stories. The match all dollars raised up to $10,000 during the first everWNIT result is a one-hour documentary that reflects the emotional ties Day of Giving. The Appletons were long-time supporters of WNIT of the people who live in, love and are passionate about their town. and made provisions in their estate to support the station and many other local causes after their passing. OUR TOWN: NAPPANEE premieres Monday, June 4 at 8pm with a repeat airing at 9:30pm. By joining us for this special opportunity, you will make your donation to WNIT go further! On May 31, starting at 12am 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 Royal Wedding $10,000 challenge. Checks, gifts of stock or securities and other Join WNIT for ROYAL WEDDING WATCH, a special nightly forms of donation may be made up to May 31 by contacting Betsy series on the marriage of Prince Henry of Wales and American Fulnecky at 574-675-9648 x. 365 or [email protected]. Gifts Meghan Markle. Coming nightly from London, ROYAL may also be mailed to WNIT at 300 West Jefferson Blvd, South WEDDING WATCH will be hosted by American news anchor Bend, IN 46601, but must be received by May 31 to count towards Meredith Vieira and British television presenter Matt Baker, who this challenge. Please note “WNIT Day of Giving” when sending will update viewers on the preparations for the much-anticipated your gift by mail. wedding. WNIT Public Television recognizes the legacy of the Appletons Premiering Monday-Thursday, May 14-17, 10:00-11:00 pm and thanks you for all your generosity. It is only through your and Friday, May 18, 10:30-11:30 pm, WNIT will air a five-part continued support and special opportunities such as the WNIT nightly series of special programs leading up to the live broadcast Day of Giving that we are able to bring you iconic PBS programs, of the royal wedding on Saturday morning, May 19 on our station. local programming that impacts our community and remain Michiana’s largest classroom and storyteller. Thank you, through your gift, for helping WNIT to inspire, educate and unify the people and communities that we serve. 3 WNIT Channel Guide DISH/DIRECTV COMCAST OR AT&T MEDIACOM U-VERSE * 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 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 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 - - - Three Rivers 11 - - - - - - - MAILING ADDRESS White Pigeon 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - WNIT Center for Public Media PO Box 7034 * Dish Network, DirecTV and AT&T do not carry WNIT channel 34.2 (SD) South Bend, IN 46634-7034 STREET ADDRESS Charter Cable in Sturgis, MI 300 West Jefferson Boulevard has reassigned its channels South Bend, IN 46601 Original positions are: Base Tier WNIT 34.1, #2. New assignment: #12. Phone: (574) 675-9648 WNIT 34.1, #781. New assignment: #785. Email: [email protected] WNIT 34.1, #135. New assignment: #195. After Charter’s conversion to all-digital, station will continue to be available to ALL Charter © 2018 Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation customers served by the above lineups in a digital format on the basic tier of service. Statement of Frequency: WNIT PUBLIC TELEVISION PLANNER (USPS 103-650 ISSN 1523-9373) is published ROKU bi-monthly by The Michiana Public Broadcasting WNIT is excited to announce the much-anticipated PBS and PBS KIDS channels are now available Corporation, a non-profit corporation in the State of on Roku! The PBS channel features videos from popular PBS programs.