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The Award-Winning Close-UpJanuary/February 2013 • Vol. 28 #1 • wcte.org Your Upper Cumberland PBS Station TO CREATE A MORE PERFECT UNION, THEY TORE THE NATION APART. Become a member of WCTE and help us make a difference. 〉 Trusted. Valued. Essential. 3rd Season of Downton Abbey WCTE’s Educational Outreach Premieres Sun. Jan 6 on WCTE Bringing Technology to You Discover the Upper Cumberland Join Host Kelly Swallows as she takes viewers on a tour of Tennessee’s fourteen-county Upper Cumberland region. Highlighting the area’s rich culture, breathtaking natural beauty and world-class music trail, WCTE invites locals and visitors alike to tune in and discover the best our home has to offer! Thursday, January 10 – 8PM Saturday, January 19 – 8PM How Well Do You Know Downton Abbey? Answer Key on page 23 ACROSS 30. What is Thomas’s occupation? of death for Mrs. Bates? 4. Who is Cora’s mother? 32. Executive Producer of 24. Who introduces each episode? Watch the captivating 6. Heir to Downton Abbey. Downton Abbey. 27. Mrs. Bates’s first name. 3rd Season of 9. 2nd Season, which character died 29. Mrs. Patmore’s occupation. Downton Abbey, from injuries suffered in the war? DOWN 31. Matthew’s 2nd fiancée. 10. Actress who also appears in the 1. Anna is in love with _______. 32. Executive Producer of premiering Sunday, Harry Potter movies. 2. Jim Carter, AKA Mr. Carson, Downton Abbey. January 6 on 11. Who said, “Everyday involves a performs _____ between takes. 33. 2nd season, final episode, fight with an American!”? 3. X-Files actress who declined the features what type of match WCTE-TV/PBS. 15. 2nd Season, several characters part of Lady Grantham. between the village and the were taken ill with the ___. 5. What was Tom Branson’s estate? 16. Butler. occupation? 34. The 3rd season of Downton 17. Sir Richard Carlisle made his 6. Cora is played by _______. Abbey premieres in what fortune in which business? 7. How did the maid, Ethel, disgrace month in 2013? 18. Robert’s Title. herself? 20. The most common misspelling 8. Fictional name of the village near for “Downton” Abbey. Downton Abbey. 21. What historic figure actually 10. Classic series that brings you owned the mahogany desk in Downton Abbey. the music room? 12. Sibyl worked as a _____. 22. Bates was arrested for ______. 13. Family Name. 25. Matthew’s occupation. 14. Who plays Robert Crawley? 26. Captain Crawley served in 19. Matthew’s first fiancée. which war? 20. The _________ Countess of 28. In real life, Downton Abbey is Grantham. called ________ _______. 23. What was the apparent cause January/February 2013 | 3 Staff & Contents Management PUBLIC TELEVISION FROM THE UPPER CUMBERLAND (931) 528-2222 or (800) 282-9283 Becky Magura Randall Jackson 6 Spotlight On President & CEO Broadcast Engineer Sue Gibbons, WCTE’s Programming Mary Boring Craig LeFevre Assistant Auction Coordinator Master Control Operator Operations Manager, retires after 27 Reggie Brown Avery Owens years with the station. Education & Community Sales Manager Engagement Associate 6 Cindy Putman Erica Duarte Education & Community 7 Hippie Jack’s Radio Show Writer/Grant Administrator Engagement Associate Desirée Duncan Jammin’ at Hippie Jack’s has found Darla Runge Manager of Production and Content a new home on WDVX radio out Assistant to the CEO Sue Gibbons of Knoxville. Programming & Traffic Seth Stanger Sales & Development Assistant Craig Gray Ralph Welch Pioneers of Television Business Development Producer 7 8 Chief Broadcast Engineer Sonja Higgenbotham Don’t miss a third season of this Membership Manager Rick Wells Senior Producer/Director Emmy-nominated series! Joyce Hunter-Green CEO Assistant/ Canaan Williams 9 WCTE’s Educational Outreach Special Events Coordinator Online and Programming Associate WCTE brings technology to you. Upper Cumberland 8 Broadcast Council Dr. Max Atnip, Chair Joe Albrecht Lillian Hartgrove, Vice Chair Marc L. Burnett Dr. Scott Little, Secretary John Cain On our cover Alan Tatum, Treasurer Mona Copeland THE ABOLITIONISTS Becky Magura, WCTE Pres. & CEO Jere Hargrove AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presents THE Mickie Akenson Morris Irby ABOLITIONISTS, premiering in JANUARY in Jack Matson Dr. Wali R. Kharif conjunction with the 150TH anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The 3-Part series tells the Community stories of 5 individuals who were instrumental in the original U.S. civil rights movement. Advisory Board Feature story on p.22 Dr. Steve Copeland, DVM Dr. Carl Owens Diana Baranowski Jack Barton Kelly Swallows Nina Lunn Close-Up Program guides Public Television from the Upper Cumberland 9 Daytime Programming Hal L. Harder - Managing Editor Ready to Learn and weekend guide [email protected] WCTE Close-Up is designed and produced by CommonSense Media Group for WCTE-TV. 10 Primetime Programming For on-air, print and website advertising and promotion Quality PBS evening programs information, contact Avery Owens, Sales Manager at 931.528.2222, ext. 220 or [email protected]. 15 WCTE Close-Up is published bi-monthly. It is mailed to individuals, corporations and foundations who contribute $35 or more to WCTE WCTE-HD Ch. 22.1, WCTE-WORLD SD Ch. 22.2 annually. Third class postage at Cookeville, Tennessee. Phone: 931.528.2222. Schedule is subject to change without notice. Send & WCTE-Create SD Ch. 22.3 address changes to WCTE, P.O. Box 2040, Cookeville, Tennessee 38502. Check out the schedule on the website at www.wcte.org. 4 | WCTE Close-Up Becky (931) 528-2222 or (800) 282-9283 Magura and Dr. Walter Derryberry – Grand Marshals of the Cookeville Christmas Parade. A Message from Becky Becky Magura, President & CEO of WCTE Looking back over the last year, there were events I could not have imagined. Events like an election where federal funding for PBS became a focal point of a national Presidential debate and responses to “firing” Big Bird garnered 17,000 tweets per minute on Twitter. Or the staff transitions -some key members of the WCTE family moved on and others arrived - all made an impact. What was easy to imagine? The continued success of the award – winning Upper Cumberland national series originating from the Upper Cumberland that had their start right Broadcast Council here on WCTE - the Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree, Jammin’ at Hippie Jack’s and Bluegrass Underground (which is nominated for five Emmys!) Or the positive results WCTE would have on tourism in the Upper Cumberland and beyond with the TTU Rural Economic Development Initiative that focuses on all fourteen counties. Or the countless other stories of impact your PBS station had on our region, on our home. We had some individuals this year who took a major step in investing in the future of WCTE. Thanks to their efforts, we have a high definition mobile production unit to tape all across our region. WCTE’s Avery Owens, Becky Magura and In addition, for the first time as a community PBS station, we have a Sonja Higgenbotham as on-air talent at downtown presence for our staff in Community Engagement, Membership and the TSSAA Football Games. Sales. We even have a small downtown studio. Community There is legacy money invested Advisory Board in this downtown space... Donna Castle’s memorial funds. I often think of Richard and Donna Castle and their sons, Russ, Roger and Art. Many of you know they began this station and gave so very much to our community, to our station and to me personally. I have had a 30 year career in public media because Richard Castle took a chance and gave a local girl the opportunity to begin and grow in the greatest profession there is... public broadcasting. Through all the changes and ups and downs, remember this - WCTE is truly your PBS station. You have options of what to watch and what to invest in, but none will deliver to the Upper Cumberland what WCTE will deliver. In 2013, I encourage you to invest your time watching WCTE, Above: Flash mob to engage in our special events, attend community activities like at WCTE’s Stations of Imagination. Community Cinema screenings, become a WCTE ambassador, Left: 2) Star establish a planned gift to the station… of the popular PBS and finally just be you... a viewer who cares Children’s show, Dr. Suess’s The Cat enough to be a member. in the Hat, giving This is our year together. Thank you and high-fives at local schools. I hope it is truly the best for each of us! January/February 2013 | 5 faces of WCTE F Mark Dudney Sue Gibbons A Note Spotlight On of Thanks Sue Gibbons From Mark Dudney worked for WCTE for five years In January, after working at the station 27 years (and 4 months) Sue Gibbons is retiring from WCTE. Sue is WCTE’s Programming Operations Manager. She sets up the programs, promotional spots, the Public before recently taking a position Service Announcements – you name it, if it appears on the air, it has been under the watch of Sue Gibbons. as a public historian. I’d like to Sue doesn’t like the spotlight but she’s one of those reliable people who works diligently in the background and helps makes WCTE tick. She has made a tremendous impact on the success of the I express my sincere thanks to station over the years. Sue’s a terrific friend to many of us at the station and throughout community. We’ll Becky Magura and WCTE for the miss seeing that twinkle in her eyes on a daily basis. chance to be part of Upper 1. Where did you grow up? Montgomery, to produce a documentary called I grew up in Detroit until I was 10 years old and Natural Beauty: A Look at Cummins Falls.