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Pl aThe Bi-Monthly nner Guide to PBS Michiana - WNIT Issue No. 4 July - August 2021 SOUTH BEND PARKS Reconnecting a Community July 1 at 7pm and July 3 at 4pm A Message from Greg Giczi President and GM, PBS Michiana – WNIT Board of Directors Chairman Hello PBS Michiana Supporters: James Hillman Immediate Past Chair I hope this first part of summer is going well for you. Being fully vaccinated, I’m enjoying Susan Ohmer, Ph.D. opportunities to socialize, but I’m still being cautious. I plan to take some time off this summer, sure looking forward to it! Vice Chair Robert G. Douglass PBS Michiana – WNIT is declaring this summer one to “Celebrate the St. Joe.” On September President and 9th, we will premiere the documentary Then, Now and Always…The St. Joseph River Story. To lead General Manager up to the premiere, communities from the headwaters (Hillsdale County, MI) to Lake Michigan Greg Giczi are going to be recognizing the importance of the St. Joseph River to our region. There will be Treasurer festivals, art exhibits, museum exhibits, special events at libraries and other creative expressions of William J. Schmuhl, Jr. our love of the St. Joe. Secretary I’ll have lots more in the next edition of your magazine. You may also Hayley G. Boling PBS Michiana Planner go to this web site: wnit.org/CelebrateTheStJoe for a listing of events and a preview of the Directors documentary. Jim Arnold Tania Bengtsson On Thursday, July 1st at 7pm, I’m excited to watch another PBS Michiana-produced Marvin Curtis documentary. The City of South Bend is investing $50M in its parks system to grow and Joel D. Duthie revitalize it. The changes are amazing, and they are of benefit to all of us in Michiana.South Mary Horan Bend Parks: Reconnecting a Community tells the story. With all the exciting park projects, we Katherine Humphreys think we’ll be back next year with more to show. Brian Inniger Sunday, July 4th, PBS brings its annual “A Capitol Fourth” at 8pm and repeating at 9:30pm. The Paul Jordan following Sunday night, July 11th, both Unforgotten Season 4 and Professor T (UK version) will Trevor Kubatzke premiere. John Lloyd Christine M. Maziar For music fans, a very interesting summer series starts Friday, July 16th at 9pm. I’m not quite sure Pat Moody how to describe Icon: Music Through the Lens. I’m not going to try…watch the first episode and Mike Pound see if you enjoy it! Rebecca Stoltzfus, Ph.D. James M. Summers Looking to August, several shows caught my personal attention. Frontline will recognize the Dr. Andraé Townsel 20th anniversary of “9/11” with two documentaries. On Tuesday, August 10th, at 9pm, PBS Michiana – WNIT will present . Then on Tuesday, August 31st Michael Wargo Frontline: In the Shadow of 9/11 at 9pm, Frontline: Generation 9/11 is presented. Another program on my list is Unforgivable Duane Wilson Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson. This is the story of the first African-American Marcus Winchester heavyweight champion. This two-part documentary starts Monday, August 30th. Linda Yoder John Zeglis PBS Michiana – WNIT will have its August membership drive beginning the 14th of the month. One of the BIG special programs we will feature is a newly produced concert version of the hit Charter Directors Broadway musical, Wicked. Mark your calendars for Sunday, August 29th, at 9pm. Arthur J. Decio* Jerry Hammes Be sure to “Celebrate the St. Joe” and immerse yourself into the outstanding programs we have for Ernestine M. Raclin you in the next few months. Your viewership is important to us – we want to know that we are Jane Warner* Dar Wiekamp* enriching you. Thank you for all the ways you support PBS Michiana – WNIT. Honorary Life Directors Best wishes, Mary Louise Miller Carmi Murphy Thomas Slager *Deceased Charter Director Greg Giczi President & General Manager 2 2021 WNIT Day of Giving Thank You for making the 2021 WNIT Day of Giving a Huge Success At WNIT, we are continuously awed and inspired by the generosity of you, our donors. With $28,500 in matching funds, we unlocked the full match for the 2021 Day of Giving. Leading up to and on May 27, we received a total, including the matching funds, of $71,183 from 118 donors. Thank you to all who participated in making this our largest annual individual giving event! 2021 marked the fourth annual WNIT Day of Giving, a concept adopted from the successful model used by the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County for their Give Local SJC Days in 2015 and 2017 in support of area non-profit organizations. With a leadership gift from the Estate of Jack and Shirley Appleton and additional funds from Bill and Lorrie Schmuhl, Thomas and Anita Veldman and other friends of WNIT, we were able to increase our matching funds over last year’s level. This generosity resulted in another successful day of fundraising on May 27. WNIT prides itself on the positive impact we have on our community. From quality local productions, to the best of PBS programming, to the curriculum-based PBS Kids shows and online learning materials, we offer only the highest quality programming. In the past year, we have expanded that service to include a temporary (now permanent – see more on page 10) Learning Channel with supporting curriculum for at-home learning. It is only through the generous support of each of you that we are able to accomplish all of this. Thank you for the resources that you provide to PBS Michiana - WNIT to make this a better Michiana! 3 WNIT Channel Guide DISH/DIRECTV COMCAST OR AT&T MEDIACOM U-VERSE * Public Media SD SD SD HD SD HD SD HD 34.2 34.2 INDIANA 4 704 120 Argos - - 371 34 - 4 704 120 Bourbon - - 371 34 - 4 704 120 Bremen - - 371 34 - 4 704 120 Bristol 10 191 371 34 - - - - Culver - - 371 34 - 4 704 120 Elkhart 10 191 371 34 - - - - Goshen 10 191 371 34 - - - - Jefferson Township 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Knox - - 371 34 1034 4 704 120 LaGrange County - - 371 34 1034 3 704 - Lakeville - - 371 34 1034 4 704 120 LaPaz - - 371 34 1034 4 704 120 LaPorte (city) – 26 371 34 1034 - - - LaPorte County (Eastern) 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - LaPorte County (Western) – 26 371 34 1034 - - - Leesburg - - - - - 4 704 120 Michigan City - 26 371 34 1034 - - - Mishawaka 10 191 371 34 1034 - - 371 Middlebury 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Milford - - - - - 4 704 120 Nappanee 10 191 371 34 1034 4 704 120 North Judson 10 191 371 34 1034 4 704 120 North Liberty 10 191 371 34 1034 4 704 120 North Webster - - - - - 4 704 120 Pierceton - - - - - 4 704 120 Visit us at wnit.org Plymouth 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Porter County – 26 371 34 1034 - - - Rochester 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - South Bend 10 191 371 34 1034 - - 371 Syracuse - - 371 34 1034 4 704 120 Tippecanoe - - - - - 4 704 120 Valparaiso – 26 371 34 1034 - - - Walkerton - - 371 34 1034 4 704 - Wakarusa 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Warsaw 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Winamac 10 191 - - - - - - MICHIGAN Benton Harbor 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Berrien Springs 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Buchanan 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Cassopolis 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Constantine 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Dowagiac 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Edwardsburg 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - New Buffalo 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Niles 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - Sister Lakes 10 191 371 - - - - - Stevensville 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - St. Joseph (city) 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - MAILING ADDRESS Three Rivers 11 - - - - - - - WNIT Center for Public Media White Pigeon 10 191 371 34 1034 - - - PO Box 7034 South Bend, IN 46634-7034 CHARTER CABLE IN STURGIS, MI HAS REASSIGNED ITS CHANNELS STREET ADDRESS Original positions are: Base Tier 300 West Jefferson Boulevard WNIT 34.1, #2. New assignment: #12. South Bend, IN 46601 WNIT 34.1, #781. New assignment: #785. WNIT 34.1, #135. New assignment: #195. Phone: (574) 675-9648 After Charter’s conversion to all-digital, station will continue to be available to ALL Charter customers Email: [email protected] served by the above lineups in a digital format on the basic tier of service. ROKU ©2021 Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation WNIT is excited to announce the much-anticipated PBS and PBS KIDS channels are now available Statement of Frequency: WNIT PUBLIC TELEVISION on Roku! The PBS channel features videos from popular PBS programs. Once you activate the PLANNER (USPS 103-650 ISSN 1523-9373) is published PBS channel and choose WNIT as your local station, you can stream content from WNIT’s local bi-monthly by The Michiana Public Broadcasting productions, as well as short, web-original videos from Webby Award-winning PBS Digital Studios. Corporation, a non-profit corporation in the State of With the arrival of the PBS KIDS channel, junior streamers can enjoy full-length episodes and clips Indiana at 300 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, from great shows including Curious George, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Dinosaur Train, Super WHY! IN 46601. Periodical postage paid at South Bend, IN and and The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to P.O. Box 7034, South Bend, IN 46634-7034. 4 Editor: Jamal Henry. Designer: Ginger Santiago. What’s Worth Watching July 6 Daytime Programming 22 Worth Watching August 12 Membership Corner 26 Inside? Primetime July 16 Overnight Programming 28 Primetime August 18 Production News 30 WNIT Kids Club Birthdays 20 Directors’ Circle 31 WNIT Supporters 32 South Bend Parks: Reconnecting a Community On the July1 at 7pm and July 3 at 4pm Parks and community spaces are an important part of the health and well-being of the Cover places we live.