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Nov./Dec. 2015 Vol 30 #6 wcte.org WCTE’S EDUCATION OUTREACH PART OF THE WCTE FAMILY YET? Big News for MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Ready To Learn Nov. 26 ~ Dec. 6 〉 F R E E F I L M S C R E E N I N G (formerly known as Community Cinema) AUTISM IN LOVE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 5:30pm ~ 8pm COOKEVILLE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 10 E. Broad Street, Cookeville, TN After the 75 minute screening, there will be a discussion led by Moderator and WCTE-TV personality, Lee Wray. This event is free but a R S V P n Autism in Love, four adults at different places on the autism is requested. spectrum open up their personal lives as they navigate dating and Send it to: Iromantic relationships. Eye-opening, first-person portrayals show that despite many challenges faced by those with autism, love can [email protected] find a way. Through these stories, we see that autism isn’t a one- size-fits-all disorder, and just like neurotypical people (those without developmental disabilities), those on the spectrum also experience For more information, go to: the complexity, heartache, and joy that all come when making a wcte.org/indielens romantic connection. AUTISM IN LOVE premieres on Independent Lens on WCTE/PBS on Monday, January 11, 2016 Contents Staff & Management PUBLIC TELEVISION FROM THE UPPER CUMBERLAND (931) 528-2222 or (800) 282-9283 WCTE Education Outreach Receives Becky Magura Samantha McCowan ~ Spe- 4 President & CEO cial Events Assistant Multi-Year Funding The Ready To Learn Mary Boring Avery Hutchins initiative, with the support of our partners, Engineering & Tech. Liaison Director of Development & Marketing able to continue making an impact. Reggie Brown Education & Community Jodi Pitts ~Auction & Special Engagement Associate Events Coordinator 6 Membership Drive Shows New Jacob Carr Director/Producer Cindy Putman ~ Ready to Learn Tools Facilitator and old, these shows are fan favor- Desirée Duncan Director of Content & Hannah Rawiszer ites, created especially for our pledge Digital Media Asst. to the CEO drives. Daniel Duarte Director/Producer Nathaniel Rich Programming and Master Allison Fox ~ Grant Manager/ Control Associate Development Assistant 8 Hippie Jack’s Outlaw Gospel Mu- Seth Stanger Craig Gray ~ Business Develop- Sales & Development Assistant sic Sanctuary Sharing and preserv- ment Producer Shannon Terry ing Americana music. Jenna Hillis ~ Special Events Membership Coordinator Support Ralph Welch One on One with Becky Magura Craig LeFevre Director of Engineering/ 9 Master Control Op Manager Featuring Sydney Lunn and Dr. Walter Technology Derryberry. Upper Cumberland Broadcast Council Jere Hargrove, Chair Dr. Katherine Bertram On our cover Tom Janney, Vice Chair Marc L. Burnett Andrea Burckhard, Secretary Mona Copeland THE PILGRIMS Joe Albrecht, Treasurer Dr. Wali R. Kharif Lillian Hartgrove, Past Chair Nina Lunn This two-hour documentary endeavors to tell Becky Magura, Jack Stites the true story of the Pilgrims, a small group WCTE Pres. & CEO Kelly Swallows of religious radicals whose determination to Mike Galligan Dr. Alan Tatum establish a separatist religious community Community planted the seeds for America’s founding. Story on p. 22. Advisory Board Dr. Steve Copeland, DVM Jack Barton Diana Baranowski Lissa Parks Dr. Carl Owens Ben Newman Program guides 9 Daytime Programming Hal L. Harder - Managing Editor Ready To Learn and weekend guide [email protected] For on-air, print and website advertising and 10 Primetime Programming promotion information, contact Avery Hutchins Quality PBS evening programs at 931.528.2222, ext 220 or [email protected] p.15 WCTE Close-Up is published bi-monthly. It is mailed to individuals, WCTE-HD Ch. 22.1, WCTE-WORLD SD Ch. 22.2 corporations and foundations who contribute $35 or more to WCTE annually. Third class postage at Cookeville, Tennessee. Phone: & WCTE-Create SD Ch. 22.3 931.528.2222. Schedule is subject to change without notice. Send address changes to WCTE, P.O. Box 2040, Cookeville, Tennessee 38502. Check out the schedule on the website at wcte.org. January/February 2014 | 3 WCTE EDUCATION OUTREACH RECEIVES MULTI-YEAR FUNDING WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS BACK ROW: Lee Wray, WCTE ; Cindy Putman, Putnam County Schools and WCTE; Ryan Williams, State Representative; Michael Detwiler, Office of Congressman Diane Black; Evan Freeman, Office of US Senator Lamar Alexander; Scott Eddins TTU Oakley STEM Center; Brenda Hughett, Putnam County Schools; Brent Carl Fleshman, WHUB AM 1400. FRONT ROW: Allison Fox, WCTE; Becky Magura, WCTE; Rafferty Cleary, Stonecom; Lehra Trobaugh, Stonecom; Michelle Castle, LBJ&C Head Start; Reggie Brown, WCTE; Sally Pardue, TTU Oakley STEM Center; Barbara Greeson, Putnam County Schools; Jill Ramsey, Putnam County Schools; Andrew Chaney, WHUB AM 1400. by Allison Fox CTE has been a Ready To Learn Demonstration Sta- County School System for this initiative, retaining school tion, funded by the Corporation for Public Broad- system employee Cindy Putman as WCTE’s Ready To Learn casting through a grant from the Department of Project Manager during the next round of funding. W Education, since May 2014. Through this funding, WCTE has implemented over 130 early learning outreach activities, reaching over 12,000 Upper Cumberland children, families, and educators with quality educational PBS Kids content. WCTE recently learned that the station will receive another cycle of funding for this important early learning initiative, allowing the Upper Cumberland’s PBS station to continue our Ready To Learn work throughout the region. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and PBS recently announced their receipt of another Ready To Learn grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement. This grant will provide $19 million in year one of a five-year grant to fund CPB and PBS’ innovative science and literacy media initiative to support the learning needs of children in low-income communities. The grant will provide resources to 11 PBS stations across the country, including WCTE, to implement local partnerships in underserved communities in the Upper Cumberland. WCTE and Putnam County Schools are proud to work together on the “WCTE is honored to be a part of CPB and PBS’ Ready To Ready to Learn initiative. RTL Learning Tools Facilitator Cynthia Put- man and Putnam County Director of Schools Jerry Boyd presented at a Learn-funded project,” said Becky Magura, WCTE President conference in Washington DC and shared more about our projects. & CEO. “This grant will help WCTE continue to serve Upper Cumberland families with high-quality early learning content Along with Putnam County Schools, principal local partners and services to set them on the path for a successful future.” include L.B.J. & C. Head Start, the TTU Oakley STEM Center, In the 2014-15 round of funding, WCTE forged essential part- and the Highlands Workforce Development & Education nerships for the implementation of Ready To Learn activities. Committee. Several other community organizations serving This included training teachers to use high-impact PBS Kids high-need populations will benefit from WCTE’s involvement transmedia content, as well as teaching parents about the with Ready To Learn in 2015-2020. necessity of quality early learning opportunities, and carry- For more information about WCTE’s education initiatives, ing out hands-on learning activities with local children. WCTE visit wcte.org/education. is fortunate to have a strong partnership with the Putnam 4 | WCTE Close-Up by Allison Fox ver 3,000 free books were distributed to Upper Cumberland children this summer, thanks to the local Ready To Learn initiative, Read Up! events, and Opartnerships with great local organizations. The Children’s Reading Foun- dation and the Putnam County School System donated the new books to WCTE’s Ready To Learn project. In addition, attendees of WCTE’s Back-to-School Pool Party with Cat in the Hat in July donated over 300 gently loved books at the entrance to Gilley Pool in McMinnville. Through all these generous donations, WCTE gave books to children at several Ready To Learn/Read Up! events throughout the summer, including the Putnam County Fair, Northside Community Center, various family engagement events at local schools, WCTE’s RTL Back-to-School Pool Party, and Stations of Imagination at Fall FunFest. Books were also donated to area Head Start centers. All of these Read Up! events were a joint effort of the Children’s Reading Founda- tion of the Upper Cumberland, Putnam County Schools, and WCTE’s Education and Special Events departments. “A big part of our Ready To Learn initiative is to encourage children and families to read at least twenty minutes a day,” commented Cindy Putman, WCTE Ready To Learn Project Manager. “We want parents to know that reading with their children, from the time those children are infants, encourages success in school and fosters lifelong learning.” Airing Nov. 26 - 7pm; Dec. 6 - 11am; Dec .13 - 12:30pm; Dec. 20 - 4:30pm. The fifth episode in WCTE’s American Graduate Growing Education documen- tary series focuses on the 8th-12th grade school years and issues facing stu- dents, putting them at risk of not graduating on time. WCTE interviews Upper Cumberland high school students, as well as educators and community mem- bers, on this topic. This episode continues WCTE’s American Graduate’s focus on educating our area youth from their cradle to career. For more information about the Ameri- can Graduate initiative visit wcte.org/amgrad or contact Lee Wray, American Graduate Project Manager, at [email protected] Nov/Dec 2015 | 5 A few highlights from our December Membership Drive , Nov. 26 ~ Dec. 6. ***For more December Membership listings, see the asterisked shows in the program guide, pages 14 -19. ALABAMA/ANGELS AMONG US: Hymns & Gospel Music One of the most acclaimed country bands of our time, Alabama is a name synony- mous with tight harmonies, hit songs and the fabric of American music.