September/October 2017 Vol 32 #5 LAST DAY TO REGISTER IS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER. 29, 2017 Trip Dates: Dec. 14th - Dec. 19th, 2017 The WCTE Cuba Excursion includes: *6 days/5 nights in Havana, Cuba plus day trips to neighboring towns. 2017 *Round trip airfare via commercial airline– Atlanta–Havana-Atlanta. *Casa Particular accommodations in Cuba (Private B&B Style lodging). *Gratuities to wait staff. *5 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 4 dinners. *Ground transportation within Cuba will be provided with professional drivers. *Our WCTE group will have an experienced, English speaking professional guide who is knowledgeable on Cuban history, education, arts and more. *Plus Entrance Fees & Medical Insurance. For more information, go to wcte.org/cuba To book your trip, call 888-978-5215 or email [email protected] Staff & Contents Management PUBLIC TELEVISION FROM THE UPPER CUMBERLAND (931) 528-2222 4 Havana Time Machine: Becky Magura, President & CEO A Great Performances production Celeste Flatt Bennett Avery Hutchins with local ties. Account Manager Director of Development & Mary Boring Marketing Engineering & Technology Liaison Craig LeFevre 5 Homegrown: This Fall From WCTE Reggie Brown Director of Technical Operations Education & Community Alicia Masterson Shows from the Upper Cumberland. Engagement Associate Broadcast Traffic Coordinator Jacob Carr Taka Nakamura Director & Senior Producer Master Control Operator Changing The Conversation: The Jessika Chubb Jodi Pitts 7 Education and Engagement Special Events National Millennial Community: Assistant Cindy Putman From Jenna Beckler, TTU Student and Brent Clark Ready To Learn Tools Facilitator Director of Content Nathaniel Rich WCTE Intern. & Digital Media Programming Daniel Duarte Seth Stanger Live Events & Senior Producer On-Air/Digital Promotions & Keeping up with the latest Tech- Craig Gray QC Coordinator 8 Art Director & Senior Producer Shannon Terry nology: Company with Heart: Logan Hartman Executive Assistant to the CEO/ Assistant Director & Producer Member Services Comark and our new transmitter. Ralph Welch Director of Engineering Services 9 Staff News From WCTE Upper Cumberland Broadcast Council Becky Magura, WCTE Pres. & CEO Dr. Katherine Bertram On our cover Tom Janney, Chair Jerry Boyd The Vietnam War Mike Galligan, Vice Chair Morris Irby Dr. Scott Little, Secretary Nina Lunn A new 10-part, 18-hour documentary film series Mark Odom, Treasurer Mario Morales directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, The Jere Hargrove, Past Chair Jack Stites Andrea Burckhard Vietnam War will premiere September 17. The Kelly Swallows Diana Baranowski first five episodes will air nightly from Sunday, September 17, through Thursday, September 21, and the final five episodes will air nightly Community from Sunday, September 24, through Thursday, September 28. Story on p. 22 Advisory Board Dr. Carl Owens Lissa Parks Devin Baranowski Dr. Jennifer Shank Kelly Clarkson Dr. Michael Torrence Program guides Ben Newman 9 Daytime Programming Hal L. Harder - Managing Editor Ready To Learn and weekend guide [email protected] Contributors Dr. Hannah Rawiszer & Cindy Putman 10 Primetime Programming For on-air, print and website advertising and Quality PBS evening programs promotion information, contact Avery Hutchins at 931.528.2222, ext 220 21 PBS KIDS Channel Listings 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 & WCTE-PBS KIDS Ch. 22.4 931.528.2222. 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 January/Februarywebsite at wcte.org. 2014 | 3 PREMIERES OCTOBER 6 at 8pm photo credit John Partipilo Singer Raul Malo of The Mavericks explores his Cuban heritage in the breakthrough performance documentary Havana Time Machine on Great Performances. Eliades Ochoa, Ivette Cepeda, Roberto Fonseca, and the Sweet Lizzy Project join the versatile roots music star in an historical and musical journey through present-day Cuba. “Like most Americans, Cuba seems like a dream, a land of rhythm public media presentation to showcase the tropical kaleidoscope that and rum, of Ricky Ricardo and revolutionaries, baseball greats, is Havana’s musical scene, past, present, and future. gangsters, casinos, classic cars, and big cigars…But for me, it’s the “So much in the world pulls people apart—politics, religion, even home I’ve never known, the place that my parents were formed, sports,” commented producer Todd Jarrell. “But music has an almost who in turn formed me. The roots of my musical soul have been unique power to bring people together, and in Cuba, art and music are reaching for Cuban soil my entire life. And now… the reality is at the center of their national identity.” beyond my wildest dream.” Documented by richly atmospheric camera work, Malo visits such So remarks Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter of The iconic locales as the grand boulevard, the Paseo del Prado; a small Mavericks and bandleader Raul Malo near the start of this apartment/recording studio in Nuevo ado; the Instituto Superior pioneering music documentary, one of the first U.S. productions de Arte (ISA); the former farm estate of Ernest Hemingway; and Los since travel restrictions have opened up in Cuba. Jardines De La Tropical, a once-magical beer garden now overtaken by Born Raúl Francisco Martínez-Malo, Jr. to Cuban parents in Miami, jungle. Along with way, Malo has musical encounters such luminaries the versatile roots-rock music singer embarks on a musical and as Eliades Ochoa, an original member of the famed Buena Vista Social historical odyssey through the present-day Cuban capital in Club; acclaimed Cuban singer Ivette Cepeda; Sweet Lizzy Project, a Havana Time Machine, a US/Cuba collaborative musical showcase, modern Latin indie-pop band; piano-jazz maestro Roberto Fonseca, on Great Performances. and, of course, The Mavericks. Havana Time Machine is produced by Todd Jarrell and Todd Mayo Hermetically sealed by the Cold War for more than half a century (producers of Bluegrass Underground), and directed and edited by Cuba remains, for the vast majority of Americans, the “Undiscov- Randy Hale and James Burton Yockey. Co-producer, Cuba, is Josue ered Country,” a unique time capsule of cultural traditions, rela- Lopez Lozano. Havana Time Machine is a production of Todd Squared, tively untouched. But the recent thawing of Cuban-U.S. relations is in association with THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET, Latino Public forging new relationships based on collaboration. The evolu- Broadcasting (LPB), and WCTE Upper Cumberland PBS. tion of the Revolution creates a unique opportunity for a unique Catch the free public screening of Havana Time Machine in McMinnville at the Park Theater, September 22. There is a meet and greet with the Producers at 6pm and a screening at 7pm. Admission is FREE but YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET. Find your tickets at wcte.org/havana. 4 | WCTE Close-Up The 10th Season of Live Green Tennessee starts Sept. 4 at 7pm ur popular series Live Green Tennessee is celebrating O10 seasons and plans to keep taking viewers across Tennessee to learn what it truly means to live a ‘greener’ lifestyle. Hosted by Melinda Keifer, Each show covers top- ics ranging from sustainable agriculture and businesses to managing ‘green’ restaurants and sourcing products lo- cally. Viewers learn about the benefits of living green and how Tennesseans are making the move to eating fresh, living sustainably, and doing their part to keep our state and ourselves healthier and happier. New episode of Discover The Upper Cumberland, Sept. 7 at 7pm eleste Flatt Bennett is your guide as we explore the rich cul- Cture and natural beauty that makes the Upper Cumberland such a special place to live, work, play and retire. In our Septem- ber 7th episode, one of our segments looks at the roads around our region, which make the Upper Cumberland a favorite desti- nation for motorcyclists. A New Season of One on One with Becky Magura starts Sept. 7 at 8:30pm September Guest Steve Donahue n the Sahara Desert, Steve Donahue faced disaster and survived. IHe has since shared his story and hard won wisdom with over 600 organizations on 4 continents. Steve’s bestselling book, “Shifting Sands,” chronicles his epic journey with lessons for crossing our own desert of change. October Guest Gene Bauer Time magazine has called Gene Bauer the “conscience of the food movement.” He is the President and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, and Becky interviews him about his book “Living the Farm Sanctu- ary Life, the Ultimate Guide to Eating Mindfully, Living Longer and Feeling Better Every Day.” Roadblocks to Recovery, a compelling new WCTE documentary, Sept. 22 at 8pm oadblocks to Recovery looks at prescription drug abuse which has become an epidemic Rreaching into all classes; rich or poor, old or young, and into all races and ethnicity. No one sets out to become an addict, but all addicts need our help, no matter how they got to where they are. These addicts are not faceless strangers but frequently people that we know. This WCTE documentary will highlight the problems that many addicts face, like the lack of treatment opportunities which often leads to incarceration. Socio-economic and geographi- cal factors also play into their ability to find help. We investigate possible solutions that are currently being developed to address these issues and looks at what we can do as a society to address the problem both logically and compassionately. Sept/Oct 2017 | 5 Mid August: Here’s Where Federal Funding Stands by Samantha Rose oth chambers of Congress are currently out for their August recess. Thanks to your hard work, we Bwere able to take several steps toward ensuring that public media is funded for generations to come before Congress departed.