July 2010 AETN Magazine
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Magazine july 2010 1 Ship. 5,000 Stories. Encore Presentation, Beginning July 6th, Tuesdays 9pm Arkansas Educational Television Network Contents AETN MAGAZINE AETN FOUNDATION On the Cover . Carrier Returns to AETN, details Staff on page 26 Editor in Chief HONORS Allen Weatherly Editor AETN Foundation Honors Jane Krutz . 2 Mona Dixon Transmitter Upgrades Complete in Editorial & Creative Directors North Central Arkansas . 2 Sara Willis From the Director . 4 Elizabeth duBignon Editorial Panel ane r u tz Union Pacific Foundation Shirley Bowen, AN 85TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Provides Grant . 5 Rowena Parr, Darbi Blencowe J K AETN Productions . 6 Pam Wilson, Tiffany Verkler On Thursday, September 30, 2010, the AETN Endowment to help sustain the AETN Foundation’s Copy Editors Foundation will host AETN Foundation Honors Jane active volunteer program. Exploring Arkansas . 6 Darbi Blencowe, Catherine Mays, Krutz, an honorary luncheon in celebration of Jane’s Don’t Forget Your Parks Passport . 7 Karen Cooper, Pat Pearce extraordinary life and years of service to AETN. Held Ms. Jane has dedicated her life to being a successful PBS Ongoing Series . 8-11 AETN Offices the day before her 85th birthday, this celebratory business woman, professional speaker, loving wife, July Specials . 11, continued on 26-27 350 S. Donaghey Ave. - Conway, AR - luncheon will be in the Great Hall at the William J. mother and grandmother, and to serving others New Changes for AETN . 12-13 72034 Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock. through voluntarism. We could think of no better 800/662-2386 way to honor that life than through this celebratory Primetime Schedules . 12-21 [email protected] - www.AETN.org Daytime Morning Schedules . 22-23 Ticket, sponsor and donation information is available luncheon and supporting a fund where her name by calling Kristy Garrett in the AETN Foundation office and memory will live on forever! We hope you will Daytime Afternoon Schedules . 24-25 at 1-800-662-2386. All proceeds from the luncheon consider joining us, or making a gift in support of, July Speicials continued . 26-27 will be placed in the Jane Krutz Volunteer Program this stirring event to honor voluntarism at its finest. AETN Education . 28 AETN Mission A Special Evening in June Statement with Remigio . 29 We are pleased to announce the completion The mission of the Arkansas of the DTV maximization project at KEMV- AETN Foundation Ambassador Circle Educational Television Network Transmitter Upgrades DT serving north-central Arkansas. The Dan & Cindy Crowder . 30 (AETN) is to offer lifelong new antenna has an omni-directional pattern AETN Foundation Underwriters . 31 learning opportunities to all Complete in North expanding service areas west of Mt. View. Coming in August . 32 Arkansans; to supply instructional Central Arkansas Increased broadcast power will increase the programs to Arkansas' schools; signal reliability for current viewers, and add to provide programming and additional viewers in areas previously not services to improve and enhance served by KEMV’s digital signal. People living the lives of Arkansas' citizens; within about a 50 mile radius of Fox, AR and to illuminate the culture and should re-scan their DTV TV sets or converter heritage of Arkansas and the boxes in order to receive the KEMV signal over world. To accomplish this mission, the air. Cable and satellite viewers will not be AETN, through the creative use of AETN reserves the right to make programming adjustments and preemptions that enhance the affected. telecommunications, will present relevance of its program service. Although accurate at the time of printing, this guide should be used in conjunction with current newspapers, TV magazine listings and the Internet. a high-quality public television Thank you to our viewers in north-central service designed to inform, Arkansas for your patience! Our final DTV KETS DT, Little Rock ~ KEMV DT, Mountain View ~ KETG DT, Arkadelphia ~ educate, motivate, entertain, maximization project, KTEJ-DT serving KAFT DT, Fayetteville ~ KTEJ DT, Jonesboro ~ KETZ DT, El Dorado enlighten and inspire. Northeast Arkansas, is already in progress! 2 Arkansas Educational Television Network AETN EXECUTIVE DIREC- AETN COMMISSION Dear Viewer, TOR Chair Allen Weatherly Sammie Benjamin of Fill up your tank with AETN this summer! Glenwood Planning a vacation? We can help. Trying Programming originates at Vice Chair to stay active? We’ve got you covered. the R. Lee Reaves Center Ronnie Williams of Menifee Trying to stay out of the heat? We have for Educational Secretary/Treasurer just the thing for you. Telecommunications at Sandy Landers of Little Rock Donaghey Avenue & Commission Members FEED YOUR BODY. If you’re looking for family activities this Sesame Street, Dr. William Downs, Jr. of summer, look no further. Order your Arkansas State & National Parks Conway, AR 72034. Arkadelphia Passport, which is completely free, and start visiting Arkansas parks. Questions and comments Don Hale of El Dorado The best part – if you visit any four, eight or all 12 parks, and get are encouraged. Jane Krutz of Little Rock your passport stamped, you can mail it back to AETN for prizes! Each family member can have his or her own passport and win prizes. A Viewers may reach AETN at: AETN Foundation Board great family activity to make awesome summertime memories. 1-800-662-AETN Chair Union Pacific Foundation on behalf of the AETN Foundation from Drew 1-800-662-2386 Dan Farley of Little Rock Provides Grant Tessier, Director of Public Affairs for Union Pacific Want to do more than just visit the parks? Maybe you’ve got a bit of 501-682-AETN Vice Chair Railroad. adventurer in you? Then tune in to Exploring Arkansas each Monday 501-450-1-PBS Sandra Garland of at 6:30 p.m. to learn about other hot spots and off-the-beaten-path The AETN Foundation recently received a Fax: 501-852-2280 Harrison The awarding of the grant occurred on April destinations in the state. You can watch all Exploring Arkansas General E-mail: Secretary/Treasurer $5,000 grant for 2010 from the Union episodes online and make sure you never miss one by downloading [email protected] Steven Jones of Marion Pacific Foundation in support of AETN’s local 22, at Union Pacific’s North Little Rock location podcasts at www.aetn.org/exporingarkansas. Public Affairs e-mail: Board Members programming efforts. Board Members Phil where the Union Pacific Steam Train No. 844, [email protected] Philip Hathcock of Maumelle Kaplan and Bill Valentine accepted the grant the last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific, FEED YOUR BRAIN. After a long, hot day, cool off indoors, and Outdoor Programs: Dr. Linda Beene Ballard of made a layover stop on its Valley Eagle Heritage get thinking with great PBS primetime programming like The PBS [email protected] Bismarck The quality programming on AETN is underwritten in part by... Tour. The train began the tour on Monday, NewsHour, Nature, Nova, Antiques Roadshow and more. If you Kay Bland of Paragould miss the broadcast, visit http://watch.aetn.org to watch full-length Membership hotline: Lavenia Craig of El Dorado April 19, from Houston, Texas, and ended on episodes of your favorite PBS and AETN programs. 501-682-4120 Dr. Andrew Fulkerson of ARKANSAS Thursday, April 29 at Cheyenne, Wyoming. Viewer response line: Paragould “The Union Pacific Foundation has been a long FEED YOUR SOUL. Whether it’s cooking, gardening or traveling, 501-682-4198 Don Hale of El Dorado INSULATORS standing supporter of AETN through gifts to AETN has the hobby for you. Join P. Allen Smith for a dig in the dirt Education: Philip Kaplan of Little Rock Specializing in the AETN Foundation,” said Mona Dixon, Chief on Saturday mornings, Rick Steves on AETN Plus or Globe Trekker to 1-800-488-6689 Bill Valentine of Little Rock travel the world Thursdays at 8 p.m. Foam Insulations Operating Officer and Director of Development. [email protected] Allen Weatherly of Conway based on Client Needs AETN online: Kirby Williams of Hot Springs “We are able to provide Arkansans with If you enjoy being an AETN member, we would love for you to www.AETN.org 99 Auburn Lane educational, informative and entertaining encourage your friends and family to become a Green member. In programs that are specific to Arkansas families’ the spirit of the Natural State and summertime activities, send them Star City, AR 71667 our special Green e-postcard so they too can join the AETN family. interests. The Union Pacific Foundation is an Visit www.aetn.org/engage/ecard. 1-870-628-3589 invaluable partner in these efforts.” Proud sponsors of Spend your summer with AETN, and rejuvenate yourself and your Pictured left to right: Phil Kaplan, Bill Valentine lifestyle. Your support makes a difference! THIS OLD HOUSE and Drew Tessier. Union Pacific Steam Train No. 1-800-662-2386 and AETN! 844 is in the background. 4 Arkansas Educational Television Network Arkansas Educational Television Network 5 Arkansas Week AETN’s weekly news analysis program “Arkansas Week” is a staple of the PBS Public Affairs Friday night line-up. For over 25 years a dedicated, experienced group of Arkansas journalists and In 2010 Arkansas Week introduced a new political scientists discuss issues in the news program format. “We’ve introduced online weekly. “For a quarter-century Arkansans have components and audience-produced segments known they can turn to AETN and Arkansas Week that allow our viewers to be a part of public for a crisp, balanced review of the week’s events affairs programming in their state,” AETN in politics and policy,” veteran journalist Steve Executive Producer Carole Adornetto said. Barnes, who’s hosted the program for 20 years, Viewers are invited to become community said.