Magazine December 2015 A Magazine for the Supporters of the AETN Foundation Thank You for another amazing year of great music, drama, and more! Arkansas Educational Television Network Harriett, Dianne, Raymond, Laura, Judith, Gail, Gerald, Thompson, Ernest, William, Frank, Hal, Charles, Dolo- res, Jane, Nancy, Jeanne, Thurman, Miladeen, David, Pam, Clifford, Bob, Florence, Arliss, Frank, Walter, Gene, Barbara, Audrey, Joan, James, Cathy, Tina, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Teresa, Glenna, Christine, Stephen, James, Belinda, Roger, Bobbye,Join Susanne, Louis, the Tamara, Chambliss, Jeff, $1,000,000Robert, Jerry, Helen, James, Wanda, Kelly, aEasy for Candis, Beth, Donna, Jane, Rosemary, George, Linda, Frances, Ross, William, Linda, Virgina, Bob, Victoria, Charles, Helen, Kathryn, Karen, Judy, Phyllis, Sue, Wanda, Kathryn, Zach, Catherine, Deanna, Louanna, Paul, you Joy, Barbara, Mary, Tamara, Lisa, Karen, Kaye, Don, Claude, Chrys,$900,000 Kenny, Kathy, Karen, Dorothy, Faith, Fern,almost Phyllis, Phyllis, Robert, James, 4,000 Frank, Karen, Wilbert, Joyce, Greg, Leigh, Linda, William, Linda, aOngoing Walter, Erick, Joy, Charles, Katherine, Karin, Dan, Kate, Mark, Joan, Victoria, Cynthia, Kelly, Nancy, Carl, monthly support Darla, Regina, Dewey, Charles, David, Ray, Kathryn, Erling, Kathy,$800,000 Frances, Tommy, Rod, Rick, Randa, James, William, Melinda, Chris, Lisa, Jacqueline, Velta, Robin, Pam, Eddie, Freddia, Barbara, Nancy, aNo renewal Nancy,people Steve, Mary Beth, Cherisse, Melanie,who Cinday, Diana, Kevin, Norma, Diane, Margaret, Steve, Michael, Billie, Frances, Lucy, Emma, Ruth Ann, Sam, Vicki,$700,000 Newton, Joyce, Nancy, Marilyn, An- notices nilee, Sharon, Judy, Garth, George, Clara, Juanita, Lynda, Patricia, Patricia, Hamsa, Mary, Douglas, aSafe and secure Michael, areMaureen, Myrna, AETN Camille, Brian, Carolyn, Linda, Robert, Judy, Margaret, Fred, Gale, Linda, George, Ann, Sawyer, Howard, Mary, Bill, Sharon, James, Gary, David, Grant, Jacquelyn, aBank draft or Kenneth and Vicki, Gloria, Andrew, Tanny, Dennis, Shirley,$600,000 Elizabeth, Merrill, Pat, Joe, Delores, Angie, Deborah, Eric, Johnny, Don, Edna, Allan, Pat, Sue, Dean, Leslie, James, Eric, Joan, Ta- credit or debit card mara,Sustainers John, Jo, Dorthy, Molly, Maude, Bill, Harold, Gloria, Barbara, Patrick, Natalie, Frances, Pat, Ruby, Cindy, Cherie, Kay, Bill, Forrest, Barbara, $500,000Dan, Lyell, Nancy, Kay, Geneva, Law- aMore dollars go to rence, Norma, John, Ronald, Dalton, William, Barbara, Michael, Geraldine, Al, Amy, Tony, Edna, Pat, Albert, Sheila, John, Lavon, Charlotte, Jeff, Michael, Corinne, James, Kathy, programming James, Ellen, Nora, C. 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Glyn, Ver- non, Darlene, Nancy,NOW Uvita, Joe, IS Kay, THE Erma, Anne, PERFECT George, James, TIME TO BECOME A SUSTAINER Joe, Joseph, Leon, Cherye, Dennis, ReturnJune, June, this Danny, form Karen,to the address below to become a Sustainer Amanda, Vicki, Robert, Mike, Ruth, Andrew, Essie, Linda, Ve- ronica,My Henry, Name: Lawrence, Cynthia, William, Helen, Mike, Mike, Frances, Jo, William, Mary, Richard, Elizabeth, Richard, Robert,My Address:Joshua, Carl, Micheal, Jae, Robert, Albert, Mary, Terry, Priscilla, Bill, Becky, Betty, James, Bruce, Mozelle, Linda, Michael, Lydia, Darrell, Janet, Mary, Larry, Larry, I willAda, makeShirley, aMaxine, monthly Maureen, contribution Thomas, ofRobin, ____$5, Lynn, ____$10, ____$20, ____$50, other $______________ Hoyt, Felicia, Betsey, Sandra, Annette, Annie, Mar- lene, Select Diana, yourKeiran, contribution Dale, Lamar, Ellen,option: Irma, Marc, Robert, Lucien, Elinor, Troy, Roger,Direct Norma,Giving fromMabel, my checking account. I authorize the AETN Foundation to withdraw from my bank, as Robert, Oscar, Ronald, Sandra, directed, Evelyn, the William, amount indicated above. Not sure about where to find your routing or account information? James,Option Janean, 1: Edwin, Virginia, Loretta, Marleen, Huey, Mary, Ima, Anne, Mary, Call Sharon, 1-800-662-2386 Alfred, and a member of the AETN Foundation staff will be happy to assist you. Routing Number Account Number Please deduct my monthly contribution amount from my debit/credit card. Option 2: Debit/Credit Card information: ___MasterCard ___AMEX ___Visa ___Discover Card #___________________________________ Expiration Date___________ Signature___________________________________________________ I authorize automatic monthly contributions in the amount indicated above. From the Director Dear Friend, the funds to pay for future programming. This list is just a small sample of the kind of programming There are only a few you get only from AETN. There is much more short weeks to go to come. But, it’s only possible thanks to your before we say goodbye financial support. to 2015. Your support has helped provide As I write this, we are almost $25,000 behind a fantastic year of compared to this same point last year. We must AETN programming. make up ground to assure that we have the fund- THANK YOU! ing to provide all of the great programming you expect from AETN. I’m very excited to share with you some The easiest and best way to support your favorite highlights of the great programming your gener- programs is by being a Sustainer. If you’re among ous support is making possible in 2016: the almost 4,000 donors who are already Sustainers, thank you for providing reliable monthly revenue for • Ken Burns’s latest work, “Jackie Robinson,” me- our programming budget. morializing the life of the baseball legend. • “Masterpiece” presents the final seasons of If you’re not a Sustainer, now is the perfect time to “Downton Abbey” and “Mr. Selfridge;” new sign up. Choose an amount that fits your monthly seasons of “Call the Midwife,” “Poldark” and budget – $5, $10, $20 or any amount you are “Grantchester;” new drama “Mercy Street;” and a comfortable with. Choose to give via electronic very special “Sherlock.” bank draft or credit or debit card, and your ongoing • An all-new season 7 of “Doc Martin.” monthly gift payments will continue on the 15th • “American Masters” focuses on three notable of each month until you notify us otherwise. Your female musicians – Carole King, Janis Joplin and membership will never expire, and your AETN Loretta Lynn. Magazine will continue without interruption. • “Finding Your Roots” and “Genealogy Road- show” explore individual and American history. Please visit aetnfoundation.org, or call toll-free • “Independent Lens” presents “Autism in Love,” 1-800-662-2386, to sign up to be a Sustainer or conveying the relationships and challenges of four give a one-time additional gift to support your adults on the autism spectrum. favorite programs. • “Antiques Roadshow” celebrates 20 years on public television, and this season includes their Thanks again for taking an active role in AETN, visit to Little Rock, which premieres Jan. 25. your public media network. • “American Experience” recounts the stories behind iconic figures in American history, including Presi- Sincerely, dent James Garfield and outlaws Bonnie and Clyde. • “Willie Nelson: The Gershwin Prize,” a tribute to the 2015 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Mona Dixon While we’re enjoying the wonderful programming C.O.O. and Development Director you helped provide, we must also focus on raising AETN Foundation Each year, thousands of our members make year end gifts to AETN. They take many different forms, but all have one thing in common: they are easy to make. • An outright gift of cash It’s just that easy. • A gift of stock • Respond to a mailing For more information about any of • Make a pledge over the phone these giving options, or about • Make a gift online at aetnfoundation.org converting your current giving into a Sustainer gift, contact: 1-800-662- • Become a Sustainer 2386 or [email protected]. • Remember AETN in your estate planning 3 “Remembering the Carpenters: Close to You” is a touching music- filled documentary that traces the Carpenters’ career through