Magazine June 2011 A Magazine for the Supporters of the AETN Foundation Arkansas Educational Television Network AETN MAGAZINE AETN Contents AETN Executive Director Do Your Part Staff Allen Weatherly Letter from the Director . 4 Editor-in-Chief AETN Commission Chair Thank You for Raising Allen Weatherly Sammie Benjamin, Glenwood Don’t Let Editor Vice Chair Your Hand for AETN! . 5 Mona Dixon Ronnie Williams, Menifee Antiques Roadshow AETN Kids . 6 Creative & Editorial Director Secretary/Treasurer Sandy Landers, Little Rock Local Productions . 7 Sara Willis Commissioners Hit The Road! Editorial Panel Dr. William Downs Jr., Arkadelphia AETN Remembered . 8 Julie Irby, Bryan Fields, Shirley Bowen, Don Hale, El Dorado PBS Ongoing Series . 9-13 Rowena Parr, Pam Wilson Jane Krutz, Little Rock Copy Editors Dr. Andrew Fulkerson, Paragould Primetime Schedules . 12-21 Darbi Blencowe, Catherine Junes, Dr. Katheryn Jones, Bentonville AETN Foundation Board Chair Hidden in Plain Sight . 20 Karen Cooper, Pat Pearce, Sandra Garland, Harrison Exploring Arkansas . 21 Tiffany Verkler, Kerry Krell Vice Chair AETN Offices Steven Jones, Marion Daytime on AETN-1 . 22-23 350 S. Donaghey Ave. Secretary/Treasurer Daytime on AETN-2 Create and Conway, AR 72034 Kirby Williams, Hot Springs 800-662-2386 Board Members For forty-five years AETN has AETN-3 Plus . 24-27 Dr. Linda Beene Ballard, Bismarck [email protected] Kay Bland, Paragould brought you quality programs June’s Specials . 28 www.aetn.org Lavenia Craig, El Dorado like “Antiques Roadshow.” Dan Farley, Little Rock Education . 29 Don Hale, El Dorado Be More...Connected! . 30 AETN Mission Philip Hathcock, Maumelle Philip Kaplan, Little Rock Did you know? If every viewing AETN Foundation Underwriters . 31 Statement Bill Valentine, Little Rock household contributes $34, The mission of the Arkansas Allen Weatherly, Conway Educational Television Programming originates at the AETN can buy an entire year of June’s cover story . R. Lee Reaves Center for Network (AETN) is to offer the quality prime time family “Barnes and...A Conversation With” airs three new Educational Telecommunications lifelong learning opportunities at Donaghey Avenue and Sesame Street, programs that you enjoy. episodes in June. See page 7 for full details. to all Arkansans; to supply Conway, Ark. Questions and comments are encouraged. instructional programs to Viewers may reach AETN at: Arkansas’s schools; to provide 800-662-AETN (2386) Make your donation today at programming and services 501-682-AETN (2386) www.aetn.org to improve and enhance 501-450-1-PBS (727) Membership hotline: or call 1-800-662-2386. the lives of Arkansas’s 501-682-4120 citizens; and to illuminate Viewer response line: the culture and heritage of 501-682-4198 AETN reserves the right to make programming adjustments and Arkansas and the world. To www.aetn.org Don’t let Antiques preemptions that enhance the relevance of its program service. Fax: 501-852-2280 Although accurate at the time of printing, this guide should accomplish this mission, AETN, General information: Roadshow hit the road! be used in conjunction with current newspapers, TV magazine through the creative use of [email protected] listings and the Internet. telecommunications, will Public affairs: present a high-quality public [email protected] KETS DT, Little Rock ~ KEMV DT, Mountain View Outdoor programs: television service designed to [email protected] KETG DT, Arkadelphia ~ KAFT DT, Fayetteville inform, educate, motivate, Education: KTEJ DT, Jonesboro ~ KETZ DT, El Dorado entertain, enlighten and inspire. 1-800-488-6689 [email protected] 2 Arkansas Educational Television Network Arkansas Educational Television Network 3 From the Director People like you help keep public broadcasting going strong. Dear Members: Kids website, having more than 15 million visits as of last March. It offers Thank you for raising your hand in support of AETN! As the summer five different habitats around the world Impact stories are personal ex- operating expenses.” brings us that users can explore, discover various amples of how AETN has taken –Geneva Gatsch, Conway, Ark., vacations, a break animals that live there, and learn the broadcast from the living room on “Protecting the Health and from school for more about them. Players can also to communities across Arkansas Finances of Arkansas’s Seniors” the kids and use the Creature Powers that they’ve and how our efforts have impacted definitely the earned to access hard-to-reach areas the lives of children, individuals “I want to thank you both also for Arkansas heat, I’d like to say thank you. of the habitats, like the treetops, high and families. Here are a few of the including Fairview Cemetery in cliffs or the deep ocean. Players must stories we have received recently: Van Buren in this documentary. It Thanks to those of you who raised use analytical skills, logic and their has meant so much to me per- a hand for AETN and public knowledge of animal abilities in order “Thank you so much for sending sonally, and I feel that Fairview broadcasting when we asked. Thanks to navigate some of these areas. Check out ‘The Misunderstood Epi- Cemetery in Van Buren is finally to those of you who pledged support out this No. 1 site at pbskids.org/ demic: Depression’ to our school. getting the recognition that it when we asked. And, thanks to those wildkratts. We plan on using it during one of deserves. ‘Silent Storytellers’ has of you who watch us, volunteer with us our in-service days when school done SO much to raise awareness and visit us online. We notice – and we As you make your plans this summer, resumes in August. We know it of the cemetery’s importance and thank you. consider looking at AETN in other will be very beneficial.” the need to protect and preserve ways. Do you have a favorite show? – Valarie Harp, Library Media the architecture there. The local Thanks also for trusting us. You trust Maybe branch out, and try a show Specialist, John Tyson Elemen- citizenry is very, very proud of this us to bring you the programs you love, you have never watched before. Know tary, Springdale, Ark. documentary.” – Randy Smith you trust us as a safe place for your someone who loves AETN but isn’t a kids, and you trust us as America’s member? Consider asking them to be “Thank you for hosting the semi- “For all the viewers that look to largest classroom. one this month. Volunteer during our pledge campaign, or consider a college nar for seniors. I am retired Air public television for balanced Keep your kids’ brains working this internship with us. Whatever your Force and have attended many news reporting and first class en- summer by visiting www.aetn.org/kids plans may include this summer, AETN workshops, seminars, etc. This was tertainment, thank you.” – Dennis for games, learning activities, parenting thanks you and hopes that you keep by far the best. The speakers were Yarbro tips and more. Sign up for our Kids learning with us. Don’t forget to keep knowledgeable and had a genuine GO! Club, and receive monthly emails up with AETN through our blog at interest in helping. Also thank you For more stories about how AETN with healthy tips, activities, recipes, www.aetn.org/engage and through any to the AETN staff. They are great! is helping Arkansans like you, visit book suggestions and more. It’s free of our social media outlets. I’m enclosing a check to help with www.aetn.org/engage/impact. and comes straight to your email. Find out about our kids events, like Kids Sincerely, GO! Camp and Family Day (coming in September to Conway). In particular, check out the “Wild Allen Weatherly Kratts” website, our most popular PBS Executive Director 4 Arkansas Educational Television Network Arkansas Educational Television Network 5 “Barnes and...A Conversation With” “David Williams,” and alcohol abuse – huge problems for Friday, June 3, 6:30 p.m. the country and Arkansas in particular; “Jim Leach,” and the toll among minority groups Friday, June 10, 6:30 p.m. is especially serious. To make matters “Jennifer Granholm,” worse, high mortality in the African- American community is a roadblock to Friday, June 17, 6:30 p.m. racial reconciliation. Say that again? Dr. David Williams can and will. A profes- by Steve Barnes sor at Harvard University’s School of Public Health, Williams offers persua- If your appetite leans toward in- sive evidence that Arkansas, and the formed conversation – the chance to nation, is shooting itself not in one but learn from individuals who are tops in both feet by failing to address public their field – then June will be a tasty health issues among all our people. month for AETN viewers. Can’t we lower our voices? Can’t “Barnes and…A Conversation we agree to disagree – politely, civilly? With” is back with three thoughtful And, would that help solve some of half-hour interviews that we think our worst national problems? Yes, says make for compelling television. former U.S. Rep. Jim Leach. A lifelong Is Arkansas’s Fayetteville Shale a Republican and native Iowan, Leach long-term answer to the nation’s ener- now leads the National Endowment gy problems, or more likely a “bridge” for the Humanities, and he thinks it is to still other forms of power? The high time we restore humanity to the latter, says Jennifer Granholm, a former public dialogue. He’s on a nationwide governor of Michigan and now the top tour to encourage political reconcili- consultant to the Pew Foundation on ation and cooperation, to reduce the America’s energy future. I’ll talk with policy debate from mega-decibel her about how research and develop- partisan snarling to a more productive ment into a new energy culture could colloquy.