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Michiana’s bi-monthly Guide to WNIT Public Television Issue No. 2 March — April 2012
Planner
The PhanTom of The oPera
experience michiana premieres march 19
GreaT Performances
march 4 & 9aT royal alberT hall
Board ofDirectors
ChairDavid M. Findlay
Vice ChairRodney F. Ganey Ida Reynolds Watson
PresidentMary Pruess
TreasurerKevin J. Morrison
SecretaryJanet M. Botz
DirectorsKathryn DemaraisRobert G. DouglassIrene E. EskridgeDavid D. Gibson William A. GitlinTracy D. GrahamLarry D. HardingJames W. HillmanNajeeb A. KhanGlenn E. KillorenEvelyn KirkwoodRyan MatthysMary Louise MillerPat MoodyDr. Susan OhmerJill RichardsonMaritza RoblesCari SheinThomas E. SlagerCraig D. SullivanMichael J. Wargo
Charter DirectorsMr. Arthur J. DecioMr. Jerry HammesMrs. Ernestine M. RaclinMrs. Jane WarnerMr. Dar Wiekamp*
Honorary Life DirectorCarmi Murphy
*Deceased Charter Director
© 2012 Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation Statement of Frequency: WNIT PUBLIC TELEVISION PLANNER (USPS 103-650 ISSN 1523-9373) is published bi-monthly by The Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation, a non-profit corporation in the State of Indiana at 300 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, IN 46601. Periodical postage paid at South Bend, IN and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to P.O. Box 7034, South Bend, IN 46634-7034. Editor: Roger Chrastil.
Mary’s MessageMary Pruess President and GM, WNIT Public Television
Spring is a time for re-birth and WNIT celebrates the season with several major initiatives. On March 19 — two days before the vernal equinox — WNIT premieres the latest of its local productions, “Experience Michiana.” The program will be broadcast every weekday on 34.1 at 6:30pm and on WNIT InFocus 34.2 at 8pm. This exciting project is made possible by our newly remodeled facility and is another example of our delivering on the promise of the Center for Public Media. Broadcast personality Gordy Young hosts the program, which features local news, reviews of music, movies and performing arts, lively interviews with Michiana headline-makers and behind-the-scenes looks at popular Michiana hot spots. It’s WNIT’s magazine-of-the-air and promises to enrich the lives of viewers of all ages and interests.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention month and WNIT will present a three-part series on this important and sensitive topic. In mid-April we will broadcast two live, town-hall-style meetings featuring a panel of experts and an audience of concerned citizens, hosted by Gary Sieber, Kelly Morgan and Amanda Ceravolo. The two programs are each an hour in length and will address “Recognizing and Reporting” child abuse in the first and “Consequences” of child abuse in the second. A third program, an episode of our regular ASK AN EXPERT series, will address issues raised in the first two programs as well as those asked by viewers calling into the program.
Also in April, WNIT will again partner with the St. Joseph County Public Library as part of its ONE BOOK, ONE MICHIANA event. The title of this year’s book is “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and three of its stories will be discussed as an episode of our popular DINNER AND A BOOK with Gail Martin and her guest, Doug Farmwald. The dinner portion of the program, Gail promises, will be a “Sherlockian treat.”
Speaking of our new facility, our Community Room continues to provide valuable meeting and discussion space for the community. It has tables and chairs to accommodate about 70 persons and is available for your business or organization at a very reasonable fee. For more information, please call or email the station and ask about our Community Room. We’re also happy to provide tours of the facility for your club or group. The tour takes about half an hour and is available at no charge.
From new programs to lively and significant local discussions to community activity facilities, WNIT’s Center for Public Media helps us make it all possible, and we thank all of you for making the Center for Public Media possible.
Great Performances: The Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall
Sunday, March 4, 5pm and Friday, March 9, 8pm
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On Thecover
Worth Watching March 4
Worth Watching April 8
Primetime March 12
Primetime April 14
Weekday Programming 16
Weekend Programming 17
Overnight Programming 18
Membership Corner 20
WNIT Kids Club 21
Development News 22
Honor Roll Members 23
Delivering on the Promise 24
Production News 25
WNIT Supporters 26
Supporter Spotlight 27
Directors’ Circle 27
What’sInside?
GREAT PERFORMANCES: The Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert HallTo mark the 25th anniversary year of “The Phantom of the Opera,” Andrew Lloyd Webber and producer Cameron Mackintosh presented the musical in a lavish, fully-staged production in the sumptuous Victorian splendor of the Royal Albert Hall. Audiences were in-vited to join the celebration, which was broadcast to theatres around the world. Stars Ramin Karimloo (The Phantom) and Sierra Boggess (Christine) were joined by Barry James as Monsieur Fir-min, Gareth Snook as Monsieur André, Liz Robertson as Madame Giry and Wynne Evans as Piangi, together with a cast and orchestra of more than 200 in-cluding special guest appearances.
“The Phantom of the Opera” first opened in 1986 at Her Majesty’s Theatre and is based on the French novel “Le Fantôme de l’Opéra.” The show has been seen in 145 cities in 27 countries, played to more than 130 million people and won more than 50 major theatre awards, including seven Tonys and three Olivier Awards in the West End. It is currently showing in London, New York, Buda-pest, Las Vegas, and Kyoto. In 2006, it became Broadway’s longest-running show ever.
Great Performances: The Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall
Sunday, March 4, 5pm and Friday, March 9, 8pm
WNIT Channel Guide
WNIT 34.1 on Comcast Channel 191
Shown In High Definition
Channel 10Indiana: South Bend, Mishawaka, Goshen,
Bristol, Elkhart, Plymouth, Rochester, Middlebury, Jefferson Township, Wakarusa,
and eastern LaPorte County
Michigan: Edwardsburg, Niles, Buchanan, Cassopolis, Dowagiac, St. Joseph (city),
Berrien Springs, Stevensville, and New Buffalo
Channel 4Indiana: Argos, Bourbon, Bremen, Culver, Knox,
Lakeville, LaPaz, Nappanee, North Judson, North Liberty, Syracuse, and Walkerton
Channel 11Indiana: LaGrange County
Michigan: Constantine and White Pigeon
Channel 26Indiana: LaPorte (city) and western
LaPorte County
WNIT 34.1 on Dish & Direct Satellite Providers
or AT&T U-verse Channel 34
Shown In High Definition
WNIT InFocus 34.2 on Comcast Channel 371
Shown In Standard Definition
The Story of Costume Drama: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Oscar Hammerstein II — Out of My Dreams
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MARCH MEMbERSHIP PROGRAMMINGSpecial programming featured on this page runs from March 2 – 18.
Underwritten by Pfeifer, Morgan & Stesiak.
bIG bAND VOCALISTS (MY MUSIC) Saturday, March 3, 7pm This special looks back at the “crooners” and “canaries” of the 1940s, featuring the greatest vocalists of the period when they started their careers performing with orchestras and dance bands. Among the legendary artists and time-less hits included in the rare, vintage footage are Louis Armstrong, Perry Como, Doris Day, Helen Forest with the Harry James Orchestra, Peggy Lee with the Benny Goodman Orches-tra, Johnny Mercer and Margaret Whiting, Jo Stafford and the Pied Pipers with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and many more favorites from the World War II era.
DOWNTON AbbEY: bEHIND THE DRAMASunday, March 4, 8:30pmGo behind the scenes of the wildly popular Masterpiece Classic series in Downton Abbey: Behind the Drama. This Masterpiece special reviews the action-packed storylines of the first two seasons of Downton Abbey. Relive pivotal
moments from the series, and get insight into the characters from Julian Fellowes and the ac-tors who bring Downton to life.
THE STORY OF COSTUME DRAMA: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD Sunday, March 4, 10pm A celebration of 50 years of small-screen his-torical costume drama — the genre that has brought bans in America and complaints from the Royal Family while creating massive stars in some of the most memorable and best-loved series ever broadcast on PBS — this is a wide-ranging special, covering love and war, birth and death, the rich and the poor.
DR. WAYNE DYER: WISHES FULFILLED Monday, March 5, 8pm Best-selling author and beloved teacher Dr. Wayne Dyer presents his Five Wishes Ful-filled Foundations: five steps to living from your “highest self ” and thereby attracting your deepest desires. Using his trademark humor, combined with source material drawn from some of the most original American “New Thought” philosophers of the 20th century, Dr. Dyer outlines a program for mastering the tools necessary for living a profoundly extraor-dinary life, showing viewers how to create new and astonishing thought patterns while defeat-ing unproductive and recurring habits.
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II — OUT OF MY DREAMS Wednesday, March 7, 8pm Hosted by Matthew Morrison (“Glee”), OS-CAR HAMMERSTEIN II — OUT OF MY DREAMS features Show Boat (1927), Okla-homa! (1943), Carousel (1945), South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951) and The Sound of Music (1959). Brimming with movie clips from his greatest musicals, this new PBS special features interviews with Stephen Sond-heim, Harold Prince, Shirley Jones, Mitzi Gaynor, Hammerstein family members and others.
IDINA MENZEL LIVE: bAREFOOT AT THE SYMPHONY Wednesday, March 7, 9:30pm Tony Award-winning Broadway, television (“Glee”) and recording artist Idina Menzel, backed by an orchestra masterfully led by legendary composer/conductor Marvin Ham-lisch, performs at The Royal Conservatory’s beautiful Koerner Hall in Toronto, Canada. The concert is a special journey through a diverse repertoire of classic pop and musi-cal theatre favorites, including a fresh spin on contemporary songs, all woven together by Menzel’s irresistible charm, wit and unparal-leled vocal prowess.
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Joe Bonamassa: Beacon Theatre — Live from New York Il Volo Takes Flight
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JOE bONAMASSA: bEACON THEATRE — LIVE FROM NEW YORK Saturday, March 10, 10:30pm Internationally renowned guitar superstar Joe Bonamassa delivers a stunning performance at the Beacon Theatre in New York City in this new special taped exclusively for PBS. Featuring memorable duet performances with legendary classic rock singer Paul Rodgers (lead singer for Bad Company) and John Hiatt, recipient of Nashville’s Music Lifetime Achievement Award for songwriting, Bonamassa’s latest show features new songs and a guitar experi-ence audiences are sure to remember.
CATHOLICISM: AMAZED AND AFRAIDSunday, March 11, 3pm and Friday, March 16, 8pm Journey with Father Robert Barron to the mys-terious and sacred sites of the Holy Land. From Caesarea Philippi to the Sea of Galilee to Jeru-salem to the eternal city of Rome, Fr. Barron illuminates the Catholic faith’s conviction that Jesus of Nazareth is the promised Messiah and the revelation of God become man in Christ.
CATHOLICISM: THAT THAN WHICH NOTHING GREATER CAN bE THOUGHTSunday, March 11, 4:30pm and Friday, March 16, 9:30pm Journey from the heights of Mount Sinai to the mysterious sites of Istanbul, from the glittering streets of Paris to the glorious Sistine Chapel. Fr. Robert Barron presents the Catholic faith’s compelling vision of God as the ineffable and majestic Trinity.
CATHOLICISM: OUR TAINTED NATURE’S SOLITARY bOASTSunday, March 11, 6pm and Friday, March 16, 11pm Travel to the ruins of Ephesus and to the great Marian shrines of Lourdes and Guadalupe. Fr. Barron explains the Catholic Church’s great reverence for Mary and her unique role in the history of salvation.
CATHOLISCISM: THE INDISPENSAbLE MENSunday, March 11, 7:30pm and Saturday, March 17 at 12:30am The Catholic Church’s missionary endeavor begins with the adventures of Saint Peter and Saint Paul from Ephesus Corinth, Athens and Rome to the far reaches of the world. Fr. Rob-ert Barron traces the influence of these two great apostles and their enduring legacy in the life of the Church.
IL VOLO TAKES FLIGHT Monday, March 12, 10pm Italian heartthrobs Il Volo, composed of the three “Teenage Tenors” Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble, have been receiving unanimous raves for their vocal talent and showmanship since their May 2011 debut in America. Already certified platinum in their homeland of Italy and several other countries, they have captured the hearts of Americans of all ages. Il Volo, meaning “flight,” soars in this premiere television special for public televi-sion, filmed at Detroit’s famed Opera House on October 27, 2011.
PETER, PAUL AND MARY 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERTWednesday, March 14, 10pm PETER, PAUL & MARY 25th ANNIVER-SARY CONCERT features songs that became the soundtrack of their generation. In an era in which folk music became America’s messenger of hope, Peter, Paul & Mary sounded a call to conscience that remains an enduring part of our national quest for equity and justice. Songs include such timeless classics as “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” “If I Had a Hammer,” “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” and “Leaving on a Jet Plane.”
Worth Watching march
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All programs are on both 34.1 and 34.2 unless noted.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Honolulu” (Hour Three) Monday, March 19, 8pm Before ANTIQUES ROADSHOW can pack up its trunk and wave aloha to Honolulu, Hawaii, host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Anthony Slayter-Ralph pay a visit to Shangri La, home of the late heiress Doris Duke and one of Hawaii’s most architecturally signifi-cant homes. Objects to be appraised include a first edition copy of Jack London’s “Call of the Wild;” a 1915 Hawaiian flag quilt, bearing the coat of arms of King Kamehameha; and a vio-lin and bow purchased for the owner’s aunt in 1921 and kept in storage for the last 40 years.
Underwritten by 1st Source Bank, Alick’s Home Medical, Barnes & Thornburg, Center for Hospice Care, Gibson, Goshen Antique Mall, Northern Box Company, Peacock & Company, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center and South Bend Medical Foundation.
INTO THE DEEP: AMERICA, WHALING & THE WORLD: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Tuesday, March 20, 8pm ; Friday, March 23, 9pm ; Saturday, March 24, 8pm For two centuries, American whale oil lit the world — powering the start of the industrial revolution and laying the groundwork for a truly global economy. From its stunning rise as an economic force in the 18th century to its precipitous decline in the decades following the Civil War, the whaling industry mapped millions of miles of uncharted ocean, opened new seaways and markets and employed the world’s most multi-cultural workforce.
NATURE Wednesdays, 8pm “Survivors of the Firestorm” – March 21The bushfires that tore through the Australian state of Victoria in February 2009 inciner-ated over a million acres of land, including key mountain ash forest ecosystems. Fires are a natural force of nature that spur regeneration, but the immediate aftermath of this giant fire-storm was devastation. Kangaroos and koalas, wombats and wallabies, endangered possums and gliders, lizards, echidnas, birds of all kinds, and even fish that lived among these euca-lypts were overcome by the flames.
“Ocean Giants” – March 28
Whales and dolphins remain a constant source of fascination. But how much do we re-ally know about them? Whales and dolphins, known as cetaceans, may appear to be totally alien to us — but with their mental ability, group communication and the recent discov-ery that dolphins have individual names, they are closer to us than we ever imagined.
Underwritten by Martin’s Super Markets, Think TV / Woodrow Wilson Foundation and Zimmer.
NOVA Wednesdays, 9pm “Extreme Ice” – March 21 As the world warms, the threat from rising sea levels poses an alarming potential for disaster. Some models now project a one-meter sea level rise over the next century, which could displace millions of people, from Florida to Bangladesh, and require trillions of dollars’ investment in coastal infrastructure. But these models don’t reflect recent findings that gla-ciers in Greenland and Antarctica are melting at an ever faster rate.
Underwritten by 1st Source Bank, Think TV / Woodrow Wilson Foundation and Zimmer.
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World Steve Jobs — One Last Thing
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STEVE JObS — ONE LAST THING Wednesday, March 21 and Friday, March 23, 10pm Gain unique insight into what made Steve Jobs tick. There has been near-universal agreement that the late Apple founder was a great innova-tor in business and technology, but why was he great? What were the influences that shaped his character and drove him to such success from humble beginnings? With colleagues who worked closely with him and those who have chronicled his life, take an unflinching look at the mercurial, brilliant man and review his many talents and achievements.
WOMEN WHO ROCK Friday, March 23, 9pm and Saturday, March 24, 10pm Trace the indelible mark that amazing wom-en musicians, from Bessie Smith to Janis Joplin to Lady Gaga, have made on America’s soundtrack. Inspired by the “Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power” exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, WOMEN WHO ROCK reveals new in-sights into what it means to be female in the male-dominated world of rock and roll, while exploring how those dynamics between the sexes have changed with time.
FINDING YOUR ROOTS Sunday, March 25, 8 & 9pmThis 10-part series, with the renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., delves into the genealogy and genetics of famous Americans, combining history and science in a fascinating exploration of race, family and identity in today’s America. Profes-sor Gates shakes loose captivating stories and surprises in the family trees of Kevin Bacon, Robert Downey, Jr., Branford Marsalis, John Legend, Martha Stewart, Barbara Walters and Rick Warren, among many others.
FENWAY PARK AT 100 Monday, March 26, 10pm and Tuesday, March 27, 8pm FENWAY PARK AT 100 celebrates the cen-tennial of the oldest (and smallest) ballpark in America. Using a Red Sox/Yankees game as a thread, the film tells the story of Fenway’s long history as a venue for sports and as a pub-lic space: masses for WWI soldiers, a 1922 Irish Republican rally, FDR’s last presidential campaign speech, concerts by Bruce Spring-steen and others. A decade ago, it looked as though Fenway would be largely destroyed and replaced with a new ballpark. Luckily, wiser heads prevailed and one of Boston’s most pop-ular attractions, and a landmark for baseball fans everywhere, survived.
TRIANGLE FIRE: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Tuesday, March 27, 9pm and Saturday, March 31, 9pm On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York’s Greenwich Village. The blaze ripped through the congested loft; huge piles of trimmings fed the flames. Petrified workers desperately tried to make their way downstairs, but the fac-tory owners kept the doors on the ninth floor locked, and the woefully inadequate fire escape soon crumpled. Hundreds of horrified on-lookers arrived just in time to see young men and women jumping from the windows. By the time the fire had burned itself out, 146 people were dead.
QUEST FOR THE LOST MAYA Wednesday, March 28, 10pmQUEST FOR THE LOST MAYA explores archaeological evidence of a previously un-known Mayan society based in the Yucatan Penisula of southern Mexico. The film surveys their dramatic rise to prominence in the “pre-classic era” (800-700 BC) of the Maya, as well as new evidence of the collapse of their civiliza-tion in the 800-900s AD.
Women Who Rock Fenway Park at 100
Worth Watching april
MASTERPIECE CLASSICSundays, April 1-29, 9pm“Great Expectations” – April 1 and 8Widely considered one of Dickens’ greatest novels, Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, the battered orphan boy who rises from blacksmith’s apprentice to gentleman under the patronage of a mysterious benefactor, who assures him of “great expectations.” Gillian An-derson, David Suchet and Ray Winstone star.
“The Mystery of Edwin Drood” – April 15An adaptation and completion of Charles Dickens’ last novel, left unfinished at the halfway mark at his death, The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a psychological thriller about a provincial choirmaster’s obsession with 17-year-old Rosa Bud and the lengths to which he will go to attain her.
“birdsong” – April 22 and 29This adaptation of Sebastian Faulk’s best-sell-ing novel about lovers torn apart by World War I stars Eddie Redmayne (“The Pillars of the Earth”) as Stephen Wraysford, whose pre-war affair with Isabelle Azaire (Clemence Poesy, Harry Potter) has an enduring effect on him as he fights in the trenches.
Underwritten by 1st Source Bank.
AMERICAN MASTERS “Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel” Monday, April 2, 9pmDiscover the Pulitzer Prize-winning author behind “Gone With the Wind,” one of the world’s best-selling novels that features two of the world’s great lovers — Scarlett and Rhett — and was adapted into one of the most popu-lar films of all time. No ordinary writer — or woman — Margaret Mitchell was a charismat-ic force who challenged the stifling Southern social order and struggled with the changing role of women and the liberation of African Americans.
“Harper Lee: Hey, boo” Monday, April 2, 10pm and Saturday, April 7, 9:30pm Explore the phenomenon behind “To Kill a Mockingbird” and the mysterious life of its Pulitzer Prize-winning author, including why she never published again. The documentary reveals the context and history of the novel’s Deep South setting, and the social changes it inspired after publication. The popular film version, starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch, leaves an enduring image for the novel’s message.
GRAND COULEE DAM: AMERICAN EXPERIENCETuesday, April 3, 8pm Grand Coulee was more than a dam — it was a proclamation. In the wake of the Great Depres-sion, America turned from private enterprise to public works — not simply to provide jobs, but to restore faith. The ultimate expression of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, Grand Cou-lee played a central role in transforming the Northwest; it was the largest hydroelectric power producing facility in the world when it was completed in March 1941.
Masterpiece Classic: Great Expectations American Masters: Harper Lee: Hey, Boo
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INDEPENDENT LENS “being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey”Thursday, April 5, 9pm and Monday, April 9, 9pmEvery day, millions tune in to SESAME STREET to see one of the world’s most adored and recognizable characters — a furry red monster named Elmo. Yet, with all of Elmo’s fame, the man behind the icon is able to walk down the street without being recognized. Meet Kevin Clash.
THE TITANIC WITH LEN GOODMAN Tuesday, April 10, 8pm ; Friday, April 13, 10pm; and Saturday April 14, 8pm Join Len Goodman, a judge on “Dancing With the Stars,” as he examines the 100-year legacy of the Titanic, exploring the human stories that unfolded in the years after the ship sank. He meets descendants of passengers and crew and hears how, for the families of many on board, the sinking was just the start of the story. He visits Belfast, the city where Titanic was built, and journeys to other towns left scarred by the tragedy.
AMERICA REVEALED Wednesdays, April 11-May 2, 10pm and Mondays, April 16-30, 10pm “Food Machine” – April 11Over the past century, an American industrial revolution has given rise to the biggest, most productive food machine the world has ever known. Join host Yul Kwon to learn how this machine feeds nearly 300 million Americans every day. Discover engineering marvels creat-ed by putting nature to work, and consider the toll our insatiable appetites take on our health and environment.
“Nation on the Move” – April 18America is a nation of vast distances and dense urban clusters, woven together by 200,000 miles of railroads, 5,000 airports and four million miles of roads. These massive, com-plex transportation systems combine to make Americans the most mobile people on earth. Accompany host Yul Kwon as he journeys across the continent by air, road and rail, ven-turing behind the scenes with the workers who get us where we need to go.
“Electric Nation” – April 25Our modern electric power grid has been called the biggest and most complex machine in the world — delivering electricity over 200,000 miles of high-tension transmission lines. Travel around the country with host Yul Kwon to understand its intricacies, its vulner-abilities and the remarkable ingenuity required to keep the electricity on, every day of the year.
HOOVER DAM: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Tuesday, April 17, 9pmRising more than 700 feet above the raging wa-ters of the Colorado River, it was called one of the greatest engineering works in history. The Hoover Dam, built during the Great Depres-sion, drew men desperate for work to a remote and rugged canyon near Las Vegas. There they struggled against heat, choking dust and peril-ous heights to build a colossus of concrete that brought electricity and water to millions and transformed the American Southwest.
Independent Lens: Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey Hoover Dam: American Experience
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NATURE Wednesdays, 8pm “River of No Return” – April 18The Frank Church River of No Return Wilder-ness is a protected wilderness area in Idaho and the second largest contiguous area of protected wilderness in the continental United States. There are no roads here, just thick forests, mountains and canyons — a perfect habitat for wildlife, particularly wolves who have just returned after a 50-year absence.
LIDIA CELEbRATES AMERICA Friday, April 20, 9pm and 10pm The second in a series of four PBS specials with celebrity chef and culinary author Lidia Bastianich continues the celebration of culture through food with a focus on the traditions surrounding weddings — an African-Amer-ican wedding in New Orleans, classic Indian wedding dishes, including tandoori specials, seafood kebabs and a variety of Indian breads, a Korean-American wedding and the marriage of two cultures — Irish-American and Italian-American, with music and food from each represented.
THE CRASH OF 1929: AMERICAN EXPERIENCETuesday, April 24, 8pm On October 29, 1929, the lifelong dreams of hundreds of thousands of stock market inves-tors — middle-class secretaries, clerks, small businessmen — vanished in a few hours, along with their hard-earned savings when the stock market crashed. This program examines the economic boom before the crash, whether the crash was predictable and if it precipitated the Great Depression of the 1930s.
NOVA Wednesdays, 9pm“Secrets of the Sun” – April 25It contains 99.9 percent of all the matter in our solar system and sheds hot plasma at nearly a million miles an hour. The temperature at its core is a staggering 27 million degrees Fahren-heit. It convulses, it blazes, it sings. You know it as the sun. Scientists know it as one of the most amazing physics laboratories in the uni-verse. Now, with the help of new spacecraft and Earth-based telescopes, scientists are seeing the sun as they never have before and even re-cre-ating in labs what happens at the very center of the sun.
Underwritten by 1st Source Bank, Think TV / Woodrow Wilson Foundation and Zimmer.
Lidia Celebrates America NOVA: Secrets of the Sun
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Child abuse — the very words are painful and full of emotion.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention month and WNIT is proud to take part
in this effort by co-hosting a series of programs that deal with this difficult topic.
Called “Child Abuse — Our Silent Crisis,” this three-part series includes two
town-hall style broadcasts and one episode of “Ask An Expert.”
Child abuse prevention professionals from throughout Michiana will be called upon
to lend their expertise and experience to these programs, which are co-hosted
by Gary Sieber, Kelly Morgan and Amanda Ceravolo. Here’s the schedule of our
broadcasts airing on 34.1:
Thursday, april 12, 8pm “recognizing and reporting”
Tuesday, april 17, 8pm “Consequences”
Thursday, april 26, 8pm “ask an expert — Child abuse”
Join WNIT in our search for answers and cures for this silent crisis.
Watch it here.
Child abuse: Our silenT Crisis
Underwritten by Anonymous, Rod & Carol Ganey, Judy & Larry Garatoni, IU Health Goshen Hospital, Karen & Mike Leep, Lexus of Mishawaka, McDonald Physical Therapy, Memorial Hospital, Kurt Simon, South Bend Medical Foundation, United Way of St. Joseph County and Debra & Robert Urbanski.
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march8:00 pm 8:30 pm 9:00 pm 9:30 pm 10:00 pm 10:30 pm 11:00 pm 11:30 pm
1 Thu Ask An Expert Antiques Roadshow: Pittsburgh, PA American Experience: The Amish
2 Fri Celtic Woman: Believe Use Your Brain To Change Your Age With Dr. Daniel Amen
3 Sat Big Band Vocalists 60s Rock, Pop & Soul Superstars Of 70s Soul Live
4 Sun Phantom Of The Opera Downton Abbey Special The Story Of The Costume Drama:
The Greatest Stories Ever Told Joseph Campbell: Power of Myth
5 Mon Dr. Wayne Dyer: Wishes Fulfilled Joseph Campbell: Power of Myth
6 Tue Human Nature Sings Motown With Smokey Robinson 60s Rock, Pop & Soul The Distracted Mind
7 Wed Oscar Hammerstein II: Out Of My Dreams Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot At The Symphony Dr. Wayne Dyer: Wishes Fulfilled
8 Thu Big Band Vocalists Use Your Brain To Change Your Age With Dr. Daniel Amen
9 Fri Great Performances: The Phantom Of The Opera At Royal Albert Hall Blood Sugar Solution
10 Sat 60s Rock, Pop & Soul Yanni! Live At San Felipe Del Morro Puerto Rico Joe Bonamassa Beacon Theatre Live From NY
11 Sun Catholicism: The Indispensable Men Great Performances: Tony Bennett Duets II Ed Slott's Retirement Rescue
12 Mon Magic Moments: The Best Of 50s Pop Il Volo Takes Flight Use Your Brain
13 Tue Victor Borge: Comedy In Music Dr. Wayne Dyer: Wishes Fulfilled
14 Wed Celtic Thunder: Voyage Peter, Paul & Mary 25th Anniversary Concert
15 Thu Magic Moments: Best Of 50s Pop Celtic Woman: Believe
16 Fri Catholicism: The Revolution Of God Becomes Man Catholicism: Nothing Greater Can Be Thought Catholicism: Mary, The Mother Of God
17 Sat The Best Of WNIT
18 Sun The Best Of WNIT
19 Mon Antiques Roadshow: Honolulu, HI Republican Presidential Debate Experience Michiana Charlie Rose
20 Tue American Experience: America, Whaling, And The World Frontline Charlie Rose
21 Wed Nature: Survivors Of The Firestorm NOVA: Extreme Ice Steve Jobs: One Last Thing Charlie Rose
22 Thu Ask An Expert Antiques Roadshow: Honolulu, HI A Breakfast Special Charlie Rose
23 Fri Washington Week Economic Outlook PBS Cleveland: Women Who Rock Steve Jobs: One Last Thing Charlie Rose
24 Sat Antiques Roadshow: Bismarck, ND Keeping Up Appearances
Keeping Up Appearances As Time Goes By As Time Goes By Globe Trekker: Venice City Guide
25 Sun Finding Your Roots Pt. 1 Finding Your Roots: Pt. 2 Masterpiece Contemporary: Page Eight
26 Mon Antiques Roadshow: El Paso, TX Antiques Roadshow: Bismarck, ND Fenway Park At 100 Charlie Rose
27 Tue Fenway Park At 100 American Experience: Triangle Fire Frontline Charlie Rose
28 Wed Nature: Ocean Giants, Giant Lives NOVA: Bioethics Quest For The Lost Maya Charlie Rose
29 Thu Ask An Expert Antiques Roadshow: El Paso, TX Sandwiches That You Will Like Charlie Rose
30 Fri Washington Week Economic Outlook Great Performances: San Francisco Symphony At 100 Charlie Rose
31 Sat Antiques Roadshow: El Paso, TX Keeping Up Appearances
Keeping Up Appearances As Time Goes By As Time Goes By Globe Trekker: South Atlantic
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Primetime – (34.2)
march8:00 pm 8:30 pm 9:00 pm 9:30 pm 10:00 pm 10:30pm 11:00 pm 11:30 pm
1 Thu This Old House Hour Frontline Independent Lens Charlie Rose
2 Fri Celtic Woman: Believe Use Your Brain To Change Your Age With Dr. Daniel Amen
3 Sat Big Band Vocalists 60s Rock, Pop & Soul Superstars of 70s Soul Live
4 Sun Phantom of the Opera Downton Abbey Special The Story Of The Costume Drama:
The Greatest Stories Ever Told Joseph Campbell: Power of Myth
5 Mon Dr. Wayne Dyer: Wishes Fulfilled Joseph Campbell: Power of Myth
6 Tue Nature Sings Motown With Smokey Robinson 60s Rock, Pop & Soul The Distracted Mind
7 Wed Oscar Hammerstein II: Out Of My Dreams Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot At The Symphony Dr. Wayne Dyer: Wishes Fulfilled
8 Thu Big Band Vocalists Use Your Brain To Change Your Life With Dr. Joseph Amen
9 Fri Great Performances: The Phantom Of The Opera At Royal Albert Hall Blood Sugar Solution
10 Sat 60s Rock, Pop & Soul Yanni! Live At San Felipe Del Morro Puerto Rico Joe Bonamassa Beacon Theatre Live From NY
11 Sun Catholicism: The Indispensable Men Great Performances: Tony Bennett Duets II Ed Slott's Retirement Rescue
12 Mon Magic Moments: Best Of 50s Pop Il Volo Takes Flight Use Your Brain
13 Tue Victor Borge: Comedy In Music Dr. Wayne Dyer: Wishes Fulfilled
14 Wed Celtic Thunder: Voyage Peter, Paul & Mary 25th Anniversary Concert
15 Thu Magic Moments: Best Of 50s Pop Celtic Woman: Believe
16 Fri Catholicism: The Revolution Of God Becomes Man Catholicism: Nothing Greater Can Be Thought Catholicism: Mary, Mother Of God
17 Sat The Best Of WNIT
18 Sun The Best Of WNIT
19 Mon Experience Michiana
Dinner And A Book Republican Presidential Debate Antiques Roadshow: Bismarck, ND Charlie Rose
20 Tue Experience Michiana Great Getaways Antiques Roadshow: Bismarck, ND Frontline Charlie Rose
21 Wed Experience Michiana Outdoor Elements NOVA: Extreme Ice Steve Jobs: One Last Thing Charlie Rose
22 Thu Experience Michiana
Rick Steves' Europe Frontline Independent Lens: A Breakfast Special Sky Island
23 Fri Experience Michiana Need To Know American Experience: America, Whaling, And The World Charlie Rose
24 Sat American Experience: America, Whaling, And The World PBS Cleveland: Women Who Rock Austin City Limits
25 Sun Finding Your Roots Pt. 1 Finding Your Roots Pt. 2 Masterpiece Classic Austin City Limits
26 Mon Experience Michiana
Dinner And A Book Antiques Roadshow: Bismarck, ND Fenway Park At 100 Charlie Rose
27 Tue Experience Michiana Great Getaways American Experience: Triangle Fire Frontline Charlie Rose
28 Wed Experience Michiana Outdoor Elements NOVA: Bioethics Quest For The Lost Maya Charlie Rose
29 Thu Experience Michiana
Rick Steves' Europe Antiques Roadshow: El Paso, TX American Experience: Sandwiches
That You Will Like Charlie Rose
30 Fri Experience Michiana Need To Know Great Performances: San Francisco Symphony At 100 Charlie Rose
31 Sat Fenway Park At 100 American Experience: Triangle Fire Quest For The Lost Maya Austin City Limits
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Primetime – (34.1)
april8:00 pm 8:30 pm 9:00 pm 9:30 pm 10:00 pm 10:30 pm 11:00 pm 11:30 pm
1 Sun Finding Your Roots Masterpiece Classic: Great Expectations Saving The Titanic Quest For The Lost Maya
2 Mon Antiques Roadshow: El Paso, TX Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel Harper Lee: Hey Boo Millie Benson
3 Tue American Experience: Grand Coulee Dam American Experience: Panama Canal Charlie Rose
4 Wed Nature: Ocean Giants NOVA: Hunting The Elements Charlie Rose
5 Thu Ask An Expert Independent Lens: Being Elmo, A Puppeteer's Journey Yellowstone Charlie Rose
6 Fri Washington Week Economic Outlook Live From Lincoln Center: Renee Fleming Storied Life Of Millie Benson Charlie Rose
7 Sat Antiques Roadshow: El Paso, TX Keeping Up Appearances
Keeping Up Appearances As TIme Goes By As Time Goes By Globe Trekker: Mid-Atlantic States
8 Sun Finding Your Roots Masterpiece Classic: Great Expectations Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel
9 Mon Antiques Roadshow: El Paso, TX Independent Lens: Being Elmo, A Puppeteer's Journey Yellowstone Charlie Rose
10 Tue Titanic With Len Goodman Saving The Titanic Frontline Charlie Rose
11 Wed Nature: Voices Of The Sea NOVA: Deadliest Tornadoes America Revealed: Food Machine Charlie Rose
12 Thu Child Abuse Antiques Roadshow: El Paso, TX September's Children Charlie Rose
13 Fri Washington Week Economic Outlook Saving The Titanic Titanic With Len Goodman Charlie Rose
14 Sat Antiques Roadshow: El Paso, TX Keeping Up Appearances
Keeping Up Appearances As Time Goes By As Time Goes By Globe Trekkers: West Texas
15 Sun Finding Your Roots Masterpiece Classic: The Mystery Of Edwin Drood Placing Out: The Orphan Trains
16 Mon Antiques Roadshow: Atlanta, GA Antiques Roadshow: Providence, RI America Revealed: Food Machine Charlie Rose
17 Tue Child Abuse American Experience: Hoover Dam Frontline Charlie Rose
18 Wed Nature: River Of No Return NOVA: Why Ships Sink Nation On The Move Charlie Rose
19 Thu Ask An Expert Antiques Roadshow: Atlanta, GA Escape From Auschwitz Charlie Rose
20 Fri Washington Week Economic Outlook Lidia Celebrates America: Weddings Niagara Falls Charlie Rose
21 Sat Antiques Roadshow: Atlanta, GA Keeping Up Appearances
Keeping Up Appearances As Time Goes By As TIme Goes By Globe Trekker: Puerto Rico
22 Sun Finding Your Roots Masterpiece Classic: Birdsong Pt. 1 Olmstead And America's Urban Parks Branch Brook Park
23 Mon Antiques Roadshow: Atlanta, GA Antiques Roadshow: Providence, RI Nation On The Move Charlie Rose
24 Tue The Crash Of 1929 Frontline Economy Series Charlie Rose
25 Wed Nature: Radioactive Wolves NOVA: Secrets Of The Sun America Revealed: Electric Nation Charlie Rose
26 Thu Ask An Expert Antiques Roadshow: Atlanta, GA The Silver Pharaoh Charlie Rose
27 Fri Washington Week Economic Outlook William And Kate: The Royal Wedding Secrets Of The Manor House Charlie Rose
28 Sat Antiques Roadshow: Atlanta, GA Keeping Up Appearances
Keeping Up Appearances As Time Goes By As TIme Goes By Globe Trekker: Carribean Islands
29 Sun Finding Your Roots Masterpiece Classic: Birdsong Pt. 2 Kate And William: The Royal Wedding Rick Steves
30 Mon Antiques Roadshow: Atlanta, GA Antiques Roadshow: Providence, RI America Revealed: Electric Nation Charlie Rose
Primetime – (34.2)
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Primetime – (34.1)
april8:00 pm 8:30 pm 9:00 pm 9:30 pm 10:00 pm 10:30 pm 11:00 pm 11:30 pm
1 Sun Finding Your Roots Masterpiece Classic: Great Expectations Saving The Titanic Austin City Limits
2 Mon Experience Michiana
Dinner And A Book Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel Harper Lee: Hey Boo Fort Niagara
3 Tue Exp Michiana Antiques Roadshow: El Paso, TX American Experience: Panama Canal Charlie Rose
4 Wed Exp Michiana Outdoor Elements NOVA: Hunting The Elements Charlie Rose
5 Thu Exp Michiana Rick Steves' Europe Independent Lens: Being Elmo, A Puppeteer's Journey Yellowstone Charlie Rose
6 Fri Exp Michiana Need To Know Live From Lincoln Center: Renee Fleming Saving The Titanic Yellowstone
7 Sat Live From Lincoln Center: Renee Fleming Harper Lee: Hey Boo Austin City Limits
8 Sun Finding Your Roots Masterpiece Classic: Great Expectations Austin City Limits
9 Mon Exp Michiana Dinner And A Book Independent Lens: Being Elmo, A Puppeteer’s Journey Yellowstone Charlie Rose
10 Tue Exp Michiana Great Getaways Saving The Titanic Frontline Charlie Rose
11 Wed Exp Michiana Outdoor Elements NOVA: Deadliest Tornadoes America Revealed: Food Machine Charlie Rose
12 Thu Exp Michiana Rick Steves' Europe Antiques Roadshow: El Paso, TX Independent Lens Charlie Rose
13 Fri Exp Michiana Need To Know Art In The 21st Century Titanic With Len Goodman Charlie Rose
14 Sat Titanic With Len Goodman Saving The Titanic America Revealed: Food Machine Austin City Limits
15 Sun Finding Your Roots Masterpiece Classic: The Mystery Of Edwin Drood Austin City Limits
16 Mon Exp Michiana Dinner And A Book Antiques Roadshow: Providence, RI America Revealed: Food Machine Charlie Rose
17 Tue Exp Michiana Great Getaways American Experience: Hoover Dam Frontline Charlie Rose
18 Wed Exp Michiana Outdoor Elements NOVA: Crash Of Flight 447 Nation On The Move Charlie Rose
19 Thu Exp Michiana Rick Steves' Europe Antiques Roadshow: Atlanta, GA Independent Lens Sky Island
20 Fri Exp Michiana Need To Know Art In The 21st Century Lidia Celebrates America: Weddings Charlie Rose
21 Sat Journey To Planet Earth: Plan B Ribbon Of Sand Nation On The Move Austin City Limits
22 Sun Finding Your Roots Masterpiece Classic: Birdsong Pt. 1 Powering The Planet Austin City Limits
23 Mon Exp Michiana Dinner And A Book Antiques Roadshow: Providence, RI Nation On The Move Charlie Rose
24 Tue Exp Michiana Great Getaways Frontline Charlie Rose
25 Wed Exp Michiana Outdoor Elements NOVA: Secrets Of The Sun America Revealed: Electric Nation Charlie Rose
26 Thu Exp Michiana Rick Steves' Europe Powering The Planet Independent Lens: Facing The Storm Charlie Rose
27 Fri Exp Michiana Need To Know Art In The 21st Century Chautauqua Charlie Rose
28 Sat Powering The Planet Chautauqua Independent Lens: Facing The Storm Austin City Limits
29 Sun Finding Your Roots Masterpiece Classic: Birdsong Pt. 2 Fort Niagara Austin City Limits
30 Mon Exp Michiana Dinner And A Book Antiques Roadshow: Providence, RI America Revealed: Electric Nation Charlie Rose
6:00 am Sit and Be Fit
6:30 am Classical Stretch
7:00 am Arthur
7:30 am Martha Speaks
8:00 am Curious George
8:30 am The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
9:00 am Super WHY!
9:30 am Dinosaur Train
10:00 am Sesame Street
11:00 am Sid the Science Kid
11:30 am WordWorld
Noon Rick Steves’ Europe
12:30 pm Mon-Field Trip Tue-Rough Cut Wed-Great Getaways Thu-Changing Seas Fri-Burt Wolfe
1:00 pm Mon-Globe Trekker Tue-This Old House Hour Wed-History Detectives Thu-Taste This!/Primal Grill Fri-Ask an Expert
2:00 pm Mon-Aviators Tue-Woodsmith’s Shop Wed-Best of Joy of Painting Thu-Ciao Italia Fri-Austin City Limits
2:30 pm Mon-Need to Know Tue-Essential Pepin Wed-Jerry Yarnell Painting Thu-Hubert Heller
3:00 pm Mon-VP Tue-Inside E Street Wed-Sara’s Weeknight Meals Thu-Mexico One Plate Fri-Music Voyages
3:30 pm Tue-Economic Outlook Wed-Dinner & a Book Thu-Outdoor Elements Fri-Theatre Talk
4:00 pm VP
4:30 pm VP
5:00 pm VP
5:30 pm VP
6:00 pm VP
6:30 pm Nightly Business Report
7:00 pm PBS Newshour
6:00 am Body Electric
6:30 am Clifford
7:00 am Arthur
7:30 am Martha Speaks
8:00 am Curious George
8:30 am The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!
9:00 am Super WHY!
9:30 am Dinosaur Train
10:00 am Sesame Street
11:00 am Sid the Science Kid
11:30 am Barney & Friends
Noon Curious George
12:30 pm The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
1:00 pm Super WHY!
1:30 pm Dinosaur Train
2:00 pm Wild Kratts
2:30 pm Electric Company
3:00 pm WordGirl
3:30 pm Martha Speaks
4:00 pm Arthur
4:30 pm Clifford
5:00 pm Wild Kratts
5:30 pm Mon-Dinner and a Book Tue-Great Getaways Wed-Outdoor Elements Thu-Rick Steves’
Europe Fri-European Journal
6:00 pm BBC World News
6:30 pm Nightly Business Report (Experience Michiana starts March 19)
7:00 pm PBS Newshour
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Weekdays–March/April
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SATuRDAyS SuNDAyS
6:00 am Mr. Roger’s NeighborhoodSesame Street
6:30 am Bob the Builder
7:00 am Curious George Curious George
7:30 am The Cat in the Hat The Cat in the Hat
8:00 am Super WHY! Super WHY!
8:30 am Dinosaur Train Dinosaur Train
9:00 am Thomas and Friends Sid the Science Kid
9:30 am Angelina Ballerina Martha Speaks
10:00 amThis Old House Hour
Arthur
10:30 am WordGirl
11:00 amAntiques Roadshow
Wild Kratts
11:30 am Electric Company
Noon Baking with Julia Cyberchase
12:30 pm Victory Garden Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman
1:00 pm This Old House Need to Know/Washington Week1:30 pm This Old House
2:00 pm Ask This Old House Religion & Ethics Newsweek
2:30 pm Hometime To The Contrary
3:00 pm Woodwright’s Shop
VP
3:30 pm Motorweek
4:00 pm VP
5:00 pm VP
6:00 pm VP
7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow
Weekends – march/april
SATuRDAyS SuNDAyS
6:00 am Michigan Out-of-Doors Curious George
6:30 am Second Opinion The Cat in the Hat
7:00 am Quilting Arts Super WHY!
7:30 am Fons & Porter Dinosaur Train
8:00 am Sewing With Nancy Cyberchase
8:30 am America Sews Biz Kids
9:00 am Martha’s Sewing Room Outdoor Elements
9:30 am Knitting Daily Indiana Lawmakers
10:00 am Lidia’s ItalyInside Indiana Business
10:30 am Dinner and a Book
11:00 am America’s Test Kitchen Off the Record
11:30 am Sara’s Weeknight Meals Indiana Week in Review
Noon Baking With Julia Washington Week
12:30 pm Bake, Decorate, Celebrate Economic Outlook
1:00 pm Victory Garden McLaughlin Group
1:30 pm Burt Wolfe’s Travel & Traditions To The Contrary
2:00 pm This Old House
VP
2:30 pm This Old House
3:00 pm Woodsmith’s Shop
3:30 pm Woodwright’s Shop
4:00 pm VP
5:00 pm VP
6:00 pm Classic Gospel
7:00 pm Lawrence Welk
Overnight Programsmarch
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Thursday 1Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Nature2:00 am NOVA3:00 am Secrets Of The Dead4:00 am Am. Exp: Amish
Friday 2Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am This Old House Hour2:00 am Independent Lens3:00 am NOVA4:00 am Frontlne5:00 am Nature
Saturday 3Midnight Dr. Wayne Dyer3:00 am Spend Well, Live Rich4:30 am Blood Sugar Solution
Sunday 4Midnight Superstars Of The 70s1:30 am B52s 3:00 am 60s Rock, Pop & Soul5:30 am Easy Yoga For Pain
Monday 5Midnight Joseph Campbell3:00 am Dr. Wayne Dyer
Tuesday 6Midnight Joseph Campbell3:00 am Superstars Of The 70s5:30 am Rick Steves’ Europe
Wednesday 7Midnight Distracted Mind1:00 am Spend Well, Live Rich2:30 am Big Band Vocalists4:30 am Blood Sugar Solution
Thursday 8Midnight: Dr. Wayne Dyer2:00 am Use Your Brain4:00 am Ed Slott’s Ret. Rescue
Friday 9Midnight Easy Yoga For Pain 1:00 am Joseph Campbell5:00 am Horses Of The West
Saturday 10Midnight Blood Sugar Solution1:00 am Joseph Campbell5:00 am Easy Yoga For Pain
Sunday 11Midnight 3 Steps Incred. Health2:00 am Spring Time Change3:00 am Easy Yoga For Pain4:00 am Rick Steves’ Hidden Eur.
Monday 12Midnight Ed Slott’s Ret. Rescue1:00 am Blood Sugar Solution2:30 am Distracted Mind4:00 am Use Your Brain
Tuesday 13Midnight Use Your Brain1:30 am Spend Well, Live Rich3:00 am Easy Yoga For Pain4:00 am Magic Moments
Wednesday 14Midnight Dr. Wayne Dyer12:30 am Blood Sugar Solution2:00 am 3 Steps Incred. Healing4:00 am Ed Slott’s Ret. Rescue
Thursday 15Midnight Easy Yoga For Pain1:00 am Use Your Brain3:00 am Magic Moments5:00 am Easy Yoga For Pain
Friday 16Midnight Dr. Wayne Dyer3:00 am Horses Of The West4:00 am Celtic Thunder Voyage
Saturday 17Midnight Catholicism2:00 am Easy Yoga For Pain3:00 am Yanni!Live4:30 am Il Volo Takes Flight
Sunday 18Midnight Best of WNIT
Monday 19Midnight Best of WNIT
Tuesday 20Midnight Charlie Rose12:30 am Tavis Smiley1:00 am Antiques Roadshow2:00 am Antiques Roadshow3:00 am Masterpiece Classic 5:00 am Masterpiece Classic
Wednesday 21Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Frontline2:00 am American Whaling4:00 am Antiques Roadshow5:00 am Antiques Roadshow
Thursday 22Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Nature2:00 am NOVA3:00 am American Whaling5:00 am Steve Jobs
Friday 23Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am This Old House Hour2:00 am Independent Lens3:30 am Nature4:30 am NOVA5:30 am Sky Island
Saturday 24Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Washington Week1:30 am Need To Know2:00 am PBS Arts Cleveland3:00 am American Whaling5:00 am This Old House Hour
Sunday 25Midnight Nature1:00 am NOVA2:00 am Frontline3:00 am Independent Lens4:30 am Fort Niagara5:00 am Washington Week5:30 am Need To Know
Monday 26Midnight Austin City Limits12:30 am Finding Your Roots Pt. 11:30 am Finding Your Roots Pt. 22:30 am Masterpiece Classic 4:00 am PBS Arts Cleveland5:00 am Steve Jobs
Tuesday 27Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Nature 2:00 am NOVA3:00 am Quest For Lost Maya 4:00 am Antiques Roadshow5:00 am Antiques Roadshow
Wednesday 28Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Frontline2:00 am Triangle Fire3:00 am Fenway At 1004:00 am Finding Your Roots Pt. 15:00 am Finding Your Roots Pt. 2
Thursday 29Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Nature2:00 am NOVA3:00 am Quest For Lost Maya4:00 am Finding Your Roots Pt. 15:00 am Finding Your Roots Pt. 2
Friday 30Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Washington Week1:30 am Need To Know2:00 am Great Performances4:00 am Nature5:00 am NOVA
Saturday 31Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Washington Week1:30 am Need To Know2:00 am Great Performances4:00 am Triangle Fire5:00 am This Old House Hour
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Sunday 1Midnight Ocean Giants1:00 am Cracking Your Genes2:00 am Frontline3:00 am Independent Lens4:00 am Quest For Lost Maya5:00 am Washington Week5:30 am Need To Know
Monday 2Midnight Finding Your Roots1:00 am Masterpiece Classic2:00 am Saving The Titanic3:00 am The Thomashepskys5:00 am Fenway Park At 100
Tuesday 3Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Harper Lee: Hey Boo2:30 am Antiques Roadshow 3:30 am Finding Your Roots4:30 am Great Expectations5:30 am Fort Niagara
Wednesday 4Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Grand Coulee Dam2:30 am Panama Canal4:00 am Margaret Mitchell5:00 am Antiques Roadshow
Thursday 5Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Ocean Giants2:00 am Hunting The Elements4:00 am Harper Lee: Hey Boo5:30 am Ribbon Of Sand
Friday 6Midnight Charlie Rose1:00 am This Old House Hour2:00 am Independent Lens3:30 am Yellowstone4:00 am Hunting The Elements
Saturday 7Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Washington Week1:30 am Need to Know2:00 am Renee Fleming3:30 am Saving The Titanic4:30 am Yellowstone5:00 am This Old House Hour
Sunday 8Midnight Ocean Giants1:00 am Hunting The Elements2:00 am Frontline 3:00 am Independent Lens
4:30 am Yellowstone5:00 am Washington Week5:30 am Need To Know
Monday 9Midnight Finding Your Roots1:00 am Masterpiece Classic3:00 am Grand Coulee Dam4:30 am Panama Canal
Tuesday 10Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Independent Lens2:30 am Yellowstone3:00 am Finding Your Roots4:00 am Masterpiece Classic
Wednesday 11Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Frontline2:00 am Titanic With L. Goodman3:00 am Saving The Titanic4:00 am Finding Your Roots5:00 am Antiques Roadshow
Thursday 12Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Voices Of The Deep2:00 am Deadliest Tornadoes3:00 am Food Nation4:00 am Titanic WIth L. Goodman5:00 am Saving The Titanic
Friday 13Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am This Old House Hour2:00 am Independent Lens 3:00 am Food Machine4:00 am Deadliest Tornadoes5:00 am Voices Of The Deep
Saturday 14Midnight Austin City Limits1:00 am Washington Week1:30 am Need to Know2:00 am Art In The 21st Century3:00 am Titanic With L. Goodman4:00 am Antiques Roadshow5:00 am This Old House Hour
Sunday 15Midnight Voices Of The Deep1:00 am Deadliest Tornadoes2:00 am Frontline3:00 am Independent Lens4:00 am Art In The 21st Century5:00 am Washington Week5:30 am Need To Know
Monday 16Midnight Finding Your Roots1:00 am Mystery Of E. Drood3:00 am Art In The 21st Century4:00 am Deadliest Tornadoes5:00 am Voices Of The Deep
Tuesday 17Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Food Machine3:00 am Antiques Roadshow4:00 am Mystery Of E. Drood
Wednesday 18Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Frontline2:00 am Lidia Weddings3:00 am Hoover Dam4:00 am Food Machine5:00 am Antiques Roadshow
Thursday 19Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am River Of No Return2:00 am NOVA3:00 am Nation On The Move4:00 am Hoover Dam5:00 am Lidia Weddings
Friday 20Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am This Old House Hour2:00 am Revenge Of Elements3:30 am Sky Island4:00 am River Of No Return5:00 am NOVA
Saturday 21Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Washington Week1:30 am Need to Know2:00 am Art In The 21st Century3:00 am Lidia Weddings4:00 am Antiques Roadshow5:00 am This Old House Hour
Sunday 22Midnight River Of No Return1:00 am NOVA2:00 am Frontline3:00 am Independent Lens4:30 am Ribbon Of Sand5:00 am Washington Week5:30 am Need To Know
Monday 23Midnight Austin City Limits12:30 am Finding Your Roots1:30 am “Birdsong” Pt. 13:00 am Powering The Planet4:00 am Energy Quest USA5:00 am Earth Op. Manual
Tuesday 24Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Nation On The Move2:00 am Antiques Roadshow3:00 am Finding Your Roots4:00 am “Birdsong” Pt. 15:30 am Sky Island
Wednesday 25Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Frontline3:00 am Crash Of 19294:00 am Nation On The Move5:00 am Antiques Roadshow
Thursday 26Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Radioactive Wolves2:00 am Secrets Of The Sun3:00 am Electric Nation4:00 am Crash Of 19295:00 am Secrets Of The Sun
Friday 27Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am This Old House Hour2:00 am Facing The Storm3:00 am Powering The Planet 4:00 am Radioactive Wolves5:00 am Secrets Of The Sun
Saturday 28Midnight Tavis Smiley1:00 am Washington Week1:30 am Need to Know2:00 am Art In The 21st Century3:00 am Chautauqua4:00 am Powering The Planet5:00 am This Old House Hour
Sunday 29Midnight Radioactive Wolves1:00 am Secrets Of The Sun2:00 am Frontline4:00 am Facing The Storm5:00 am Washington Week5:30 am Need To Know
Monday 30Midnight Finding Your Roots1:00 am “Birdsong” Pt. 22:30 am Art In The 21st Century3:30 am Crash Of 19294:30 am Electric Nation5:30 am Fort Niagara
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March 2012 Daytime Weekend Pledge Schedule
Saturday, March 3 7:00am Ed Slott’s Retirement Rescue!
9:00am Easy yoga for Easing Pain with Peggy Cappy
10:00am Dr.WayneDyer:WishesFulfilled
1:00pm Rick Steves’ Hidden Europe
3:00pm use your Brain to Change your Age with Dr. Daniel Amen
5:00pm Classic Gospel Special: Tent Revival Homecoming
7:00pm Big Band Vocalists (My Music)
Sunday, March 4 3:00pm Big Band Vocalists (My Music)
5:00pm Great Performances: Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall
Saturday, March 10 7:00am Easy yoga For Easing Pain with
Peggy Cappy
8:00am Sewing with Nancy, Art Quilts
9:00am use your Brain to Change your Age with Dr. Daniel Amen
11:00am Ed Slott’s Retirement Rescue!
1:00pm Easy yoga for Easing Pain with Peggy Cappy
2:00pm Dr.WayneDyer:WishesFulfilled
5:00pm Big Band Vocalists (My Music)
7:00pm 60’s Rock, Pop and Soul (My Music)
Sunday, March 11 3:00pm Catholicism Part 1
4:30pm Catholicism Part 2
6:00pm Catholicism Part 3
7:30pm Catholicism Part 4
Saturday, March 17 7:00am The Best of WNIT
Sunday, March 18 3:00pm The Best of WNIT
March 2012 Spring Membership CampaignWNIT’s Spring Membership Campaign begins Friday, March 2 and runs through Sunday, March 18. Our on-air Membership Campaigns remain the most effective way of encouraging viewers to join the WNIT family of supporters. While these drives represent less than two percent of our annual broadcast hours, they do provide WNIT with the majority of revenue required to purchase and produce the regular and local programming enjoyed by you and everyone in northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan.
So get ready to experience an interesting and enlightening line-up of special programs for the entire family. And be sure to tell your family and friends why you think supporting WNIT is important. “It’s View-ers Like You” who make the transition to a contributing member of WNIT, who make a difference to everyone in our community.
Thank you for making that transition and supporting WNIT!
Last Chance for Tickets to Human Nature!WNIT has your exclusive oppor-tunity for best in-house tickets as well as a limited number of meet and greets for Human Nature ap-pearing at the Morris Performing Arts Center on Sunday, March 25. Human Nature is a multi-platinum group from Australia currently appearing in Las Vegas to sell-out crowds. Their special, Human Nature Sings Motown with Special Guest Smokey Robinson, introduced them to the PBS audience this past December and is sure to thrill Motown enthusiasts from the opening act to the rousing finale. For more information on tickets and meet and greets, go to www.wnit.org or call 574.675.9648.
Thank You GiftsIf you requested a thank-you gift with your membership contribution, you can expect it to arrive four to six weeks after we process your pay-ment. If you have a question or inquiry about your thank you gift, please send an email to [email protected] or [email protected] with “Thank You Gift” in the subject line.
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Kids Club
WNIT Kids Club Library!WNIT Kids Club, University Park Mall and Better World Books are proud to bring you the WNIT Kids Club Library in the Kids Play Area at University Park Mall. The WNIT Kids Club Library features shelves of books from Better World Books that kids and parents can read together in the play area. Be sure to stop by and check it out the next time you’re at University Park Mall!
Happy birthday to Dr. Seuss!WNIT Kids Club and University Park Mall will be celebrating Dr. Seuss’ 108th birthday with a special event on Saturday,
March 24 from 2-3:30pm. Bring the kids to meet The Cat in the Hat and enjoy special activities and fun in the Center Court.
NAME AGEKylie Althoff 10Merlin Bellinger 4Karena Bovinet 5Timothy Clark 2Mia Graziani 5Miriam Hagg 10Kia Kurtz 10Natalie Leniski 6Austin McCracken 2Quinn Murphy 12Micah Peterson 7
Nathan Peterson 9Rosalinda Powell 1Menucha Rosenman 12Myles Slott 1Theodore Slott 1Everett Smith 2Rachel Studebaker 5Joshton Szczepanski 8Liam Wagner 5Grace Wechsler 5Anthony Wood 2
Happy Birthday to WNIT Kids Club Members!NAME AGE
Development News
Please contact Joanne Schloss (574) 675-9648 ext. 311, [email protected] to notify us of your intent.WNIT/Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation does not provide legal advice. Donors are encouraged to consult their independent tax and legal counsel.
Check out wnit.org for more information on this fun and educational program.
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25 YearsCarla BeresRita M. BotteiDr. Warren BrenimanMary Jane BuzolichBarbara and Ian CarmichaelDr. Isabel CharlesCarolyn and Jack ClarkMr. and Mrs. Thomas CoomesDale and Mary Lou DeardorffRaymond DevaultJane C. DunkleJacqueline FinfrockJohn FrederichKathy and George FreeseJ.A. GerencserJoe and Rita GoldJames R. HardestyDeborah HawleyDr. Eugene HenryPaul HershbergerJohn HessRandy and Mary HesserRay and Ruth HorstMona Jervis and Ginny PalmerElsie JonesBrenda Knowles and Paul KochanowskiElfrieda KuespertMr. and Mrs. Michael KurtisTim LangloisDanny LevineJudy and Ronald LongleyLucile MarkelDavid and Jan MarkelGail and Bob MartinRon MathiaRichard and Karen McCoyDebbie and Jeffery A. McElhenyJohn and Jeanette MihelichVirginia and Gordon MockPaul B. and Mary Lee MurrayJane NettletonHarold M. and Mary Lou NofzingerDr. Christopher and Mrs. Susan NorborgJames O’BrienRichard OtterMr. and Mrs. Keith PaulCharles PogueRobert PowersJoann PriestMary PylesThe Honorable and Mrs. James RieckhoffReynold and Maurine SawatzkySue SheadLynda and Charles SimonSonja K. SmithCarl and Laura StackNorma Sue and John Uhran
Wallace SummervilleBetty ThomasBarbara and George ThomasWilliam ThorneKatherine ThorntonDan ToddJean T. TomBrenda and Michael TudorDonald WalterRobert F. Werner Jr.Robert WhitmerChristine WoodsMr. and Mrs. Sam YoderErma YoderGerda and Ernest Zeller
20 YearsStephen L. AndersonRobert M. and Shirley AnthonyWarren and Aletha AshleyMyrna BlackJulie and Thomas BrennerKermit and Rosanne BrownMr. and Mrs. Lonnie Dee Davis Jr.Marvin and Elaine DavisLouanna DeutschmanL. and Jacques DoukhanBarbara and Don EberlyLeona and Thomas FischerEdna Lou Gard-KnobeKaren and Galen HershbergerRoman and Florence HershbergerMr. and Mrs. James E. HoukRosalie M. JarvisHarold JonesMarilyn KellyMary Lou and John DerwentDoug and Gwen Mac GregorVirginia MartinFloran and Naomi MastJohn W. McCormackCarole McCormickMary McEndarferBetty Jean McKeeverRuth C. and Marvin J. MillerMary MoreyJames NeumanThomas and Marlene NowakMr. and Mrs. Duane PetersonShirley ReidNancy ReiterJames and Phyllis SchoonoverPatricia SeeJim and Mary SeyboldJohn Stodola and Ellen L. HarringtonThomas and Jill VihtelicWilliam H. Voll Sr.Charles and Wanda Whiteman
15 YearsJim and Joan AlfordHelen AtkinsonThomas E. and Janice L. BrownMrs Ernest L. ButtsRalph CasteelMichael and Teri CrabillMary CrouchBonieta CulpRichard and Kathy FairChristine and Clifford FiordalisH. Paul FlorinDiana and William GrabemeyerOliver and Laura GrimmCarole HedstromLois and Allen HillAnn HoodSue HostetlerDelores and Doug HostetlerMr. and Mrs. Donald ImpeyBobbette L. JonesDan and Patricia KasperElaine and Stephen KomjathyMichael and Diane KuhlMr. and Mrs. Frederick KuhmichelRussel and Marjorie LeichtyDick and Barbara LongcorJack and Beverly MareshSusan and Stanley MayWilliam MitchellJean and Stephen MockBob O’TolskiRichard PetersonMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey PlanteBarbara A. RobisonSteven SchlabachJohn and Nellie ShanleyDean and Patty SprungerKaye SwansonCarolyn and Walter Weldy
10 YearsDeb BalkaRichard and Susan BroadbentNancy BurnsRobert and Linda CampbellMary ChmielRichard Curtis and Diane Barrett-CurtisRobin DouglassTodd L. and Valorie EadsWill and Faye EgyhaziNancy A. EideDavid EvansRonald FloreyElizabeth KarleEleanor and Alan KreiderRobert Laven
William A. MenserJohn and Nola MynsbergeSusan Ohmer and Donald CraftonKerry PriceBecky RhodesJanet and Larry ThompsonRobert and Jill TruittHilde Van HuffelBarbara WilliamsTerrence WozniakRichard Yoder
5 YearsBeverly and Jim AcklesRick BeckermeyerHilary BertscheRichard BeymerRosanne and Rick BurdenCarl BurgerBob and Peggy CorsonVerlin and Elda Mae DillmanLarry and Jan FisherSteven and Susan GarbodenKarla and Karl HanelLee HolcombJoan JacobsJohn KingKathy KnapmanJay LandryLinda E. LazaridisMichael LeliaertMarilyn MahoneyJoann MichaelDavid and Sheila NiezgodskiMyra Ritchie GouldPaul SmithMurrell and Rosalee SuttonMatthew and Marilyn SwansonElaine TracyJohn and Manuela TugmanRalph E. WilleSuzanne Wyatt
WNIT would like to recognize the following Honor Roll Members for their continued support!
Honor Roll Members
Delivering on the Promise
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On Monday, March 19, WNIT will launch its newest production, “Experience Michiana.” Popular local broadcast personality Gordy Young will host the program, which will air Monday through Friday at 6:30pm on 34.1.
“Experience Michiana” is a half hour magazine-style series that highlights our region with daily information and insights regarding the economy, political issues, outdoors and nature, as well as culture and the arts. It’s informative and entertaining, providing a fresh experience for the whole family.
For younger viewers, there are segments that spotlight electronic games and DVD reviews, nature and outdoor exploration, even dating dos and don’ts. We’ll feature places to hang out, area schools and young people who are making a difference.
For adults there will be political discussions, health and wellness features, financial segments, music and movie reviews as well things to do and places to see as the weekend approaches. Features will include Michiana Behind the Scenes, a look at some of the well-known venues in our area and how they function. We’ll explore such spots as Potawatomi Zoo, restaurants, art galleries, theaters and more. WNIT will also partner with a local news station to bring viewers highlights of the day’s news stories. Elected officials throughout the area will speak about issues affecting their regions.
Mark your calendar for March 19 and the launch of “Experience Michiana”!
Experience Michiana on WNIT
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Production News
The WNIT engineering staff keeps the signal on the air and looking good. They maintain everything from TV cameras to TV transmitters, from computers to diesel generators, from heat pumps to video tape recorders, and often have to do it on short notice after hours.
brian Hoover
Director of Broadcast Operations
Prior to joining WNIT in 1997, he spent ten years with WSBT Radio and Television as an engineering supervisor and seven years with WNDU Radio and Television as a staff engineer as well as consulting for several local radio stations. He is a 1981 graduate of IVTC and a 1991 graduate of Bethel College with degrees in Electronic Communications and Organizational Management.
Mike Kauffman
Engineering Supervisor
Also joining our staff in 1997, Mike came to WNIT via WSBT Radio and Television, where he worked for 24 years as an engineer and engineering supervisor while running his own two-way radio installation and service business and doing consulting work for several local radio stations. He is a 1968 graduate of Lake Michigan College with a degree in Electronics Communications.
Tom Szawara Staff Engineer
Tom joined WNIT in early 2009, previously spending 17 years with WSBT Radio and Television as a staff engineer and several years with Nortel as a central office equipment technician. He is a graduate of ITT Technical Institute.
Tim Crothers Staff Engineer
Tim also came to WNIT in 2009, having previously worked as an engineer for WNDU Television for 22 years along with engineering positions at Crown Broadcast and Mor/Ryde in Elkhart. He is a graduate of Valparaiso Technical Institute.
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* Information correct as of press date
1st Source BankAntiques RoadshowBBC World NewsInside INdiana BusinessMcLaughlin GroupMasterpiece ClassicsMystery!NOVAPBS NewsHourWashington Week
32 Pearls Family DentistryThe Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!History Detectives
Alick’s Home MedicalAntiques RoadshowLawrence WelkMiscellaneous Programming
The ArtsEverywhere Initiative of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
Miscellaneous ProgrammingBarnes & Thornburg
Antiques RoadshowPBS NewsHourWashington Week
Broadway Theatre LeagueMiscellaneous Programming
Center for Hospice CareAntiques Roadshow
Champion Windows, Doors, & Patio Rooms
Children’s ProgrammingSesame Street episode Growing Hope
Against HungerCharmaran Corporation
Children’s Programming Cochran Family Dentistry
Miscellaneous ProgrammingCosimo & Susie’s A Bit of Italy
Italian Cooking ProgrammingCurious Kid’s Museum
Children’s ProgrammingD & W Inc.
Miscellaneous ProgrammingDental Center
Children’s ProgrammingElkhart Civic Theater
Miscellaneous ProgrammingSeussical Jr.
Elkhart County SymphonyMiscellaneous Programming
Elkhart General HospitalNightly Business ReportNews Brief
Emporium RestaurantCharlie RoseSesame Street
Ewe-Nique Knit & Yarn ShoppeKnitting Daily
Explorations ToysChildren’s Programming
Faegre Baker DanielsPBS NewsHourFamily & Children’s CenterChildren’s Programming
Family Dental HealthMiscellaneous Programming
Rod & Carol GaneyCharlie RoseSesame Street
The Gibson FoundationMiscellaneous Programming
GibsonAntiques Roadshow
Steven A. Goldberg, CPABusiness ProgrammingTax Tips InterstitialsWashington Week in Review
Good Neighbor PharmaciesMiscellaneous Programming
Goodwill IndustriesBody ElectricChildren’s Programming
GNC Vac & SewSewing Series
Goshen Antique MallAntiques Roadshow
Graham Allen PartnersBusiness Programming
Greencroft CommunitiesMiscellaneous Programming
Growing Kids Learning CentersChildren’s Programming
Gymnastics MichianaChildren’s Programming
Hearth & HomeHome Improvement Programming
Homan Lumber Mart Inc.Hometime
Hovenkamp’s ProduceCooking Programming
Imagine That!Children’s Programming
Indiana Community BankMiscellaneous Programming
Indiana University South BendGovernor’s Arts Awards
Jeanette’s Fabric BoutiqueSewing with Nancy
Jordan AutomotiveMiscellaneous Programming
Brian King, DDSMiscellaneous Programming
La Candy ShoppeBake Decorate Celebrate
Lake City BankInside INdiana Business
Lake Court MedicalMiscellaneous Programming
Lanser’s, The Natural WayChildren’s Programming
Laven InsurancePBS NewsHourNightly Business Report
Manufacturing Technology, Inc.Children’s Programming
Martin’s Super MarketsNature
McDonald Physical Therapy &Sports Rehabilitation Center
BBC World NewsMichiana Eye Center
Miscellaneous ProgrammingMid-City Supply Company
HometimeDr. Dane & Mary Louise Miller
FoundationMiscellaneous Programming
Northern Box CompanyAntiques Roadshow
Notre Dame Federal Credit UnionMiscellaneous Prime Time
Pain Management GroupMiscellaneous Primetime
Peacock & Company Antiques RoadshowMiscellaneous Programming
Pfeifer, Morgan & Stesiak Attorneys At Law
Austin City LimitsJack Horkheimer: StargazerMarch Pledge Sponsor
Barb & John PhairMiscellaneous Programming
Pike LumberMichigan Out-Of-Doors
Press Ganey AssociatesThe Cat in the Hat Knows a
Lot about That!Public Broadcast Marketing, Inc
Miscellaneous ProgrammingDr. Kelly Puster
Children’s ProgrammingRadiology, Inc.
Children’s ProgrammingRiver Bend Hose
Miscellaneous ProgrammingRuth’s Chris Steak House
Miscellaneous ProgrammingSaint Joseph Regional
Medical CenterAntiques Roadshow
Salvation Army/Kroc CenterMiscellaneous Programming
Sew Creative ThreadsAmerica Sews with Sue HausmannSewing with Nancy
Kurt Simon & the Jewish Community of St. Joseph County
BBC World NewsCharlie RoseEuropean JournalGlobe TrekkerHistory DetectivesMcLaughlin ReportMiscellaneous ProgrammingOff the RecordPBS NewsHourRick Steves
Snyder’s Men’s ShopMiscellaneous Programming
South Bend Civic TheatreMiscellaneous Programming
South Bend Farmer’s MarketMiscellaneous Programming
South Bend Medical FoundationAntiques RoadshowAs Time Goes ByChildren’s ProgrammingMcLaughlin GroupMiscellaneous Prime TimePBS NewsHourVictory Garden
South Bend Warehousing & Distribution
Miscellaneous ProgrammingSouthwest Michigan
Symphony OrchestraMiscellaneous Programming
Stitch ‘N Time FabricsFon’s & Porter’s Love of Quilting
Teachers Credit UnionBiz KidsNightly Business ReportPBS NewsHourTravel Programming
Think TV/Woodrow Wilson FoundationNatureNOVA
Treat’s Squire ShopMiscellaneous Programming
The Apprentice AcademyChildren’s ProgrammingMiscellaneous Programming
The Quilting LoftAmerica Sews with Sue HausmannFon’s & Porter’s Love of QuiltingQuilting ArtsSewing with Nancy
The Troyer GroupPBS NewsHourNightly Business Report
University of Notre Dame DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Miscellaneous ProgrammingUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac on
behalf of Sorin’s at the Morris InnMiscellaneous Programming
Village at WinonaHistory DetectivesInside INdiana BusinessNightly Business Report
Welch PackagingChildren’s Programming
YMCA of MichianaMiscellaneous Programming
Yoder’s Department StoreFon’s & Porter’s Love of Quilting
ZimmerChildren’s ProgrammingNatureNOVA
Business CluBsChairman’s Club ($3,000+)
Teachers Credit UnionPresident’s Club ($1,500)
Champion Windows, Doors & Patio Rooms
Pine ManorCorporate Club ($800)
Center for Hospice Care CB Richard Ellis Bradley Press Ganey Associates South Bend Medical Foundation
Business Honor Roll ($300) Kaminski Foundation The Troyer Group
KIDS CLUB AND RAISING READERS John Anderson Foundation Better World Books Kaminski Foundation Lake City Bank Meijer Kurt Simon University Park Mall
LOCAL PRODUCTIONSAsk An Expert
Alick’s Home Medical Cancer Care Partners Elkhart General Hospital Indiana University Health Goshen
Center for Cancer Care Memorial Hospital Peacock & Company South Bend Clinic The Elkhart Clinic
Child Abuse Prevention Series Anonymous Rod & Carol Ganey Judy & Larry Garatoni IU Health Goshen Hospital
Karen & Mike Leep Lexus of MishawakaMcDonald Physical Therapy Memorial Hospital Kurt Simon South Bend Medical Foundation United Way of St. Joseph County Debra & Robert Urbanski
Dinner & a Book The Rex and Alice A. Martin Foundation
Additional Dinner & a BookSupporters:
Village at WinonaEconomic Outlook
Lake City Bank Partners for Workforce Solutions
2012 BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION
1st Source Bank Alick’s Home Medical Bethel College BiometCenter for Hospice Care Drs. Virginia and Richmond Calvin Deb Childs, State Farm Agent Let’s Turn It Around Elkhart County Prosecuting Attorney’s
Office Andre Gammage, Attorney Steve Goldberg, CPA Green Family Dentistry IUSB IUSB Civil Rights Heritage Center Ivy Tech Community College Jordan Automotive Group Lexus of Mishawaka Faye Magneson & Tom SeiffertMartin Luther King, Jr. FoundationCharles Martin Center Committee Martin’s Super Markets Mayor Dick Moore Mayor Pete Buttigieg Mayor Dave Wood McDonald’s Physical Therapy & Sports
Rehabilitation Multicultural Student Programs &
Services of University of Notre Dame PNC Bank Riley High School Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center South Bend Career Academy South Bend Drifters South Bend Medical Foundation South Bend Police Officers:
Chief Darryl Boykins Patrolman Anthony Pearson Lieutenant Mattie Taylor Patrolman Pattie Byrd Lieutenant Sherri Taylor Sergeant Blair Fleming Patrolman Theo Roberts Sergeant Joseph Walker Lieutenant Eric Crittendon
South Bend Tribune Talented Tenth Warehouse Teachers Credit Union The Apprentice Academy Washington High School YMCA Urban Youth Services
Promotional Support Express Press Impressions, Inc. Lithotone, Inc.
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Platinum Level ($5,000 +)Arthur J. DecioRodney and Carol GaneyEd and Sue HilerDr. Dane and Mary Louise MillerCraig D. Sullivan and
Cynthia L. HarrisWelter Foundation
Gold Level ($2,500 +)Anonymous (1)Ms. Susan K. HintzIrions Foundation, Inc.Edward M. JordanichGlenn and Patty KillorenChris and Carmi MurphyErnest and Gerda Zeller
Silver Level ($1,000 +)Anonymous (1)Billie and David BankoffJan Botz and Tom LippertEdward and Carla ChesterMonali and Promit DasKaty and Tim DemaraisRobin DouglassKen and Mary EmeWilliam W. ErwinSusan and David FindlayTom and Susan FischbachKathy and George FreeseCraig and Connie FulmerSteven and Susan Funk
Van, Larry & Bill Gates and Harry Shaffer Family
Van and Jean GatesDave and Ginny GibsonWilliam and Leslie GitlinMaggie and Steve GoldbergDr. Elmer GraberCharles and Anne HillmanJames W. and Sally F. HubbardCraig and Carol KapsonJames and Christine KellyNajeeb and Nancy KhanMichael and Rebecca KubackiBrian and Ginger LakeBetty LaramoreFrank and Marsha MartinV. Richard and Jane MillerDr. Laura L. MorrisMary NaquinPhilip and Mary NewboldBarb and John PhairErnestine M. RaclinDonna and Mark RichterThe Honorable and Mrs.
James W. RieckhoffJudith Robert and Thomas
J. KapacinskasPat and Sue RuszkowskiMr. and Mrs. William
J. Schmuhl, Jr. Doug and Jeannine SchrockCari Shein
James F. and Sherry L. SmithTom and Joyce SopkoPerry Stow and Andrea
Mather-StowKatie and Brad ToothakerMike and Dena WargoBarbara K. WarnerJane J. WarnerDavid and Janet WeedPeggy WeedMarjorie H. Wilson
Bronze Level ($500 +)Anonymous (4)Eric and Sandy AmtDottie and Tom ArnoldStephen and Nancy Ball Dan and Laurie BallaBruce and Linda BancroftStuart and Paula BarbGlenn and Janellyn BordenBrian and Jeannelle BradyBarbara ClausenDr. Gary L. Cornette and
Marsha MillerMarianne CorrTom and Dot CorsonMr. and Mrs. Fred P. CroweAnn and Fred DeanMr. and Mrs. Robert J. DeputyGreg and Mary Downes George Efta and Carol
Ann Mooney
Thomas and Elizabeth EiseleIrene EskridgeDr. Frederick J. FerlicTony Fitts and Ramona PayneStephen and Barbara FredmanJody and Mike FreidJoan and Gerald H. Frieling, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John Goebel, Jr. Dr. Paul and Margie Goldwin Donald and Lynn GroenleerJennifer and Kreg GruberJames R. HardestyJanice and Larry D. HardingGloria S. HenryDenise and Angel HernandezHelen HousandTom and Eileen HughesLeonard and Joann IsbanGretchen and Dean KimbleBarbara and Donald T. KindtElla LockwoodGunnel B. LofgrenJerry and Becky LutkusMr. and Mrs. Philip LuxColin and Jane MaioranoGail and Robert MartinRex and Alice MartinChristine MaziarLaurence and Barbara McHughLeo and Kathleen McKernanTom and Shari Mellin
Brad and Mickey MillerJeffrey MillerPat and Carol MoodyKevin and Anita MorrisonNell NewtonLida Thompson NorrisSusan Ohmer and Donald CraftonDon and Linda PletcherMary PruessDr. Rob and Lee RileyMaritza RoblesFred and Chris RoweSteve and Connie RufenbargerRobert SennettRichard and Christine SiegristJames and Chris SieradzkiTom and Maria SlagerSonja K. SmithCarl and Rita Schobert SnyderOliver C. Songlingco, M.D., P.C.Mary E. StanfieldDouglass J. and Anna
M. ThompsonPaul D. and Mary H. TippsLeRoy and Phyllis TroyerJeff and Phid WellsDorothy and Dar* WiekampJohn and Carolyn WolfDouglas and Janette Yoder
*Deceased Charter Director
SupporterSpotlight
Directors’Circle
The WNIT Directors’ Circle represents a very dedicated and select group of individuals who, by their commitment, contribute to the total annual support which is the foundation of WNIT’s operating budget. These essential annual contributions make possible the great programs that everyone in Michiana enjoys.
Jill Richardson
Jill Richardson was raised in Elkhart County, taught in the School City of Mishawaka corporation and later joined the board of Urban Youth Services in South Bend. She began her service on the board of the Elkhart County Community Foundation in 1997, served on the Child and Parent Services (CAPS) from 1999-2007 and joined the WNIT Board of Directors in 2007. Jill has served on the Governance Committee, co-chaired the Revenue Raising Task Force and is currently a member of the Talent Show Task Force.
Director of the Welter Foundation, Jill has contributed to the WNIT Capital Campaign, is a Directors’ Circle member and is involved in fund raising for the regional mobile unit. WNIT salutes her leadership and fund raising support on behalf of WNIT.
Jill Richardson
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