Magazine July 2015 A Magazine for the Supporters of the AETN Foundation “Life on the Reef” Wednesdays, July 22-Aug. 5, 8 p.m. View Australia’s Great Barrier Reef through the eyes of those who live, work and play there. Arkansas Educational Television Network From the Director Dear friend of AETN, Your support is crucial, especially letting others – including legislators and others, both local and AETN continues to federal – know just how important AETN is in work hard every day your life. to provide services and programs useful People are responding more and more to what and essential for our PBS stations are doing across the country. PBS fellow Arkansans of is now the fifth most watched network in the all ages. entire nation, behind only the four commercial networks. I have been involved with educational Educators across our state (and beyond) are public media since 1980 and have never seen so using our unique ArkansasIDEAS professional much good work being done here and all across development online service. This program has our country, even in an age where new networks grown to be one of – if not the – largest such and distribution systems seem to rise up every services in the entire country. other day. Our outreach efforts around our outstanding With your help we will stick to our mission and and massive amount of educational children’s do all we can to make our system useful, unique and families’ programs have resulted in huge and trustworthy. crowds, involving kids and their parents all around our state. All these efforts and more are what we might call activities that are “below the iceberg.” Allen Weatherly The more readily visible and commonly known Executive Director - AETN part of our service to the state is our program- Public Media for Arkansas ming – “Sesame Street,” “Nature,” “NOVA,” “An- tiques Roadshow,” Ken Burns documentaries, “Exploring Arkansas,” “Arkansas Week,” “Men and Women of Distinction,” and award-winning documentaries showcasing Arkansas. But, there is so much more to the nearly 50-year history of the Arkansas Educational Television Network, and we are so very proud to work hard every day to make these efforts possible. 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In recognition of his outstanding volunteer service to the station, Bill was inducted into the AETN Volunteer Hall of Fame in 1998. “Bill was a force of nature and a delight to work with and talk to. Being a baseball fan myself, we sat for hours as I listened to Bill weave wonderful tales about his life in baseball. We will miss him every day,” said Allen Weatherly, AETN and AETN Foundation Executive Director. Valentine, who grew up in Little Rock, is well known for his impor- In Remembrance: tant role in Arkansas’s baseball Bill Valentine history. The North Little Rock High School graduate became the The passing of Bill Valentine on youngest professional baseball April 27, 2015, at the age of 82, umpire in history, was a Major was truly a day of sadness for League Baseball umpire for five AETN, the AETN Foundation, years, and served as the Arkan- those connected to Arkansas sas Travelers general manager baseball, and all his family and for more than 30 years. friends. AETN and the AETN Foundation Bill will forever hold a place of will forever remember Bill Valen- honor in the halls of AETN for tine for his incredible energy, his his dedicated work to help thou- love of suspenders and jokes, and sands of Arkansans view the best his determined work and dedica- in educational programming. Bill tion to helping support education- had served on the AETN Founda- al outreach in Arkansas. He will tion Board since 2006 and was be greatly missed. “Operation Wild” Wednesdays, July 1-15, at 7 p.m. Join veterinarian teams around the world as they undertake groundbreaking operations to try to save animals’ lives. Find out how pioneering hu- man medicine is transforming ways to look after animals in some of the most remote places on earth. Witness dramatic stories of ingenuity, inven- tion and dedication. Episode one – Learn if an ingenious idea can save pandas and if an operation can transform a young gorilla’s life. Airs July 1. Episode two – Find out how pioneering medicine is transforming ways to tend to animals. Airs July 8. Episode three – Witness extreme dentistry on a five-ton elephant and keyhole surgery on a giant tortoise. Airs July 15. Primetime 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10 p.m. 10:30 p.m. 11 p.m. 11:30 p.m. July Last of the Summer Mineral Explorers Edge of Conflict - Wine "Happy Primetime Arkansas in the Civil "Brazil - The Cen- BBC World AETN-1 PBS NewsHour Operation Wild First Peoples "Asia/Australia" Anniversary, Gough News Charlie Rose War "Part Three" and Jessie" ter for Gemstones" Mexico -- One Plate Hubert Keller: Lidia's Kitchen Cooking with Rick Steves' Lidia's Kitchen Mexico -- One Plate AETN-2 Joanne Weir Gets at a Time with Rick Cook's Country Joanne Weir Gets Ask This Old Music Voy- Cook's Country at a Time with Rick Fresh "Spring Bayless "Under Secrets of a "Sundays with "Old-Fashioned Nick Stellino Fresh "Spring Europe "Co- ager "Memphis: "Sundays with "Old-Fashioned Bayless "Under Create The Influence (Of Vegetables" House The Influence (Of Vegetables" Tacos)" Chef Nonna Rosa" Sunday Suppers" "Veal Appeal" penhagen" Memphis Mojo" Nonna Rosa" Sunday Suppers" Tacos)" WordGirl "Ac- Wednesday, July 1 Wednesday, AETN-3 Nightly Busi- cordion Tradition/ Arkansas's First People FRONTLINE "Growing Up Trans" PBS NewsHour DW News POV "The Overnighters" Plus Can't Touch This" ness Report British Antiques Last of the Summer Tracks Ahead Men and Women Roadshow "Falmouth British Antiques Road- A Place to Call Home BBC World AETN-1 PBS NewsHour of Distinction "Mary show "Aberystwyth Doc Martin "Nobody Likes Me" Wine "Getting Barry "Iowa Interstate Charlie Rose National Maritime "The Mona Lisa Smile" Higher in the World" News Lowe Good, Ph.D." Museum 2" University 1" Railroad" America's Test America's Test Sara's Weeknight Joanne Weir Sara's Weeknight Martha Stew- Martin Yan's Taste of Joanne Weir Hometime Rick Steves' Europe Burt Wolf: Travels Martha Stew- AETN-2 Meals "Slow Cooker Baking with Kitchen from Cook's Kitchen from Cook's Meals "Slow Cooker Gets Fresh art's Cooking Illustrated "Meat Vietnam "Unforget- Gets Fresh "Creekside Home "Denmark: Beyond & Traditions "Flor- art's Cooking Illustrated "Meat Meals with Michele Create Meals with Michele Julia and Potatoes with table Hoi An" Copenhagen" and Potatoes with "Potatoes" Scicolone" School "Lamb" Panache" "Potatoes" Mud Room" ence, Italy" School "Lamb" Panache" Scicolone" Thursday, July 2 Thursday, AETN-3 WordGirl "Bum- Secrets of the Dead "Car- Nightly Busi- “The National Mall - mertime/The First Peoples "Asia/Australia" First Peoples "Australia" PBS NewsHour DW News First Peoples "Asia/Australia" Plus Homerun King" thage's Lost Warriors" ness Report America’s Front Yard” Learn the surprising and AETN Presents: Washington Great Performances inspiring story of the On the Front Arkansas The National Mall - America's BBC World AETN-1 PBS NewsHour Row With Isaac Week with Week Front Yard "Annie Lennox: Nostalgia Live Carpe Diem: A Fishy Tale News Charlie Rose National Mall, a place Alexander Gwen Ifill In Concert" unlike any other on earth. Friday, July 3, Joanne Weir Simply Ming Cooking with Nick Joanne Weir This Old House Rick Steves' Travelscope Cook's Country Simply Ming AETN-2 Essential Pepin Lidia's Kitchen Cook's Country "Charlestown Project Lidia's Kitchen Gets Fresh "Fruit Forward "Steakhouse Specials Stellino "A Dinner Gets Fresh Europe "Cappadocia, "Steakhouse Specials "Fruit Forward 8 p.m. Create "Fowl Play" "Potato Pizza" 2014/Wood and "Potato Pizza" Off The Grill" "Spice It Up" Desserts" Off The Grill" to Remember" "Spice It Up" Water" "Istanbul" Turkey" Desserts" Friday, July 3 Friday, “The Lawrence Welk AETN-3 WordGirl "Backyard 1962 World's Fair: When Mount Rushmore: Nightly Busi- 1962 World's Fair: When Camping/The Power Following Dreams PBS NewsHour DW News Show: Big Band Plus of Whamship" Seattle Invented The Future American Experience ness Report Seattle Invented The Future Memories” Saturday, July 4, 6 p.m.