Welcome
Dear Member:
In the waning weeks of summer, I find myself thinking about the word “community.” Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines community as “a unified body of individuals, often characterized by a shared location, common interests, or shared characteristics living within a larger society.”
CET and Think TV are a part of several communities: supporters of public television (members like you); teachers who use our educational materials in their classrooms; artists and creators whose work we showcase on our local arts programs; parents who trust our children’s programming to entertain and educate their kids. All of these communities recognize the value of public media and help us to work towards our vision of being a relevant, engaged regional partner that impacts lives by meeting the educational, cultural, and informational needs of the people we serve.
This summer, CET and Think TV have been active in our communities, taking part in CSO Block Parties and Pop-up Play events in Cincinnati and Hope Zone Third Thursdays in Dayton. This month, Think TV will attend the Moms2B Conference at Wright State University and CET will participate in the John P. Parker Back to School/ Partner Fair.
PBS national programming this month features Islam’s Greatest Stories of Love , which weaves together timeless tales of love, devotion, and legacy from Islamic history. Season 2 of The Marlow Murder Club follows retired archaeologist Judith Potts as she tries to solve a murder committed in her neighborhood. Professor T returns for a fourth season, with Jasper and the team tackling a serious crime wave. Great Performances: Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2025 features opera star Piotr
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Beczala performing arias from “Carmen” and “Turandot” while the Vienna Boys Choir makes their “Summer Night” debut.
On the local production side, next month we’re excited for new seasons of The Art Show and Brick by Brick , as well as new episodes of SHOWCASE with Barbara Kellar and Rodney Veal’s Inspired By podcast. The efforts of our production team were recognized earlier this summer when Think TV and CET received five regional Emmy nominations for our work in 2024. The regional Emmy awards gala was held on July 19th (after this edition of Connect went to press).
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The work we do and the services we provide are possible because of your support. Thank you for being a valued member of the CET and Think TV community.
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Your support makes that mission possible; a mission that touches the lives of more than 3 million people every month. Thank you.
For more information on how your generosity makes CET and ThinkTV the most widely used non-profit services in your community visit www.CETconnect.org and www.thinktv.org. You can also talk to us by calling the CET Member line 800-808-0445 or the ThinkTV Member line 800-247-1614.
August Highlights
Capturing Life (1839-1869)
Tuesday, August 19, at 10pm on CET and ThinkTV16
Greater Cincinnati was a major center for the development of early American photography. This documentary examines the social, economic and cultural impact of photography as our region rose from modest river towns into a thriving commercial center in America’s heartland.
Islam’s Greatest Stories of Love
Friday, August 22, at 9pm on CET
Saturday, August 23, at 9pm and ThinkTV16
Follow a young woman’s search for meaning after she tragically loses her father. Ariella, a brilliant young Muslim scholar, is shattered but determined. She embarks on a bold journey to uncover answers to life’s most profound questions, seeking solace in the five great stories of love and loss from the Islamic tradition.
Professor T – Season 4 Premiere
Sunday, August 24, at 8pm on CET and ThinkTV16
This season picks up six months after the shocking events of Season 3. The team must grapple with loss, while a new wave of dangerous crimes sweeps through Cambridge. New interests arise – both musical and romantic – for Professor T, his mother and his therapist.
The Marlow Murder Club –Season 2 Premiere
Sunday, August 24, at 9pm on CET and ThinkTV16
While life in Marlow has just about returned to normal after a chain of murders rattled the tightly knit community, retired archaeologist Judith Potts, dog-walker Suzie Harris and Vicar’s wife Becks Starling are called back into action to solve a series of new crimes.
Great Performances “Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2025”
Friday, August 29, at 9pm on CET and CET Arts
Saturday, August 30, at 9pm on ThinkTV16
Enjoy this annual concert from Schonbrunn Palace, conducted the first time by Tugan Sokhiev. Opera star Piotr Beczala joins as the soloist, performing arias from “Carmen” and “Turandot” along with the Vienna Boys Choir in their “Summer Night” debut.
Primetime • August 1 - 10
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CET Washington Week with the Atlantic
THINKTV14
THINKTV16
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
The Great American Recipe Season 4 "A Test of the Best" (Episode 4 of 6)*
Pati Jinich Explores PanAmericana Alberta (Episode 3 of 3)
Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard* Coronation Girls Show Must Go On!
Washington Week with the Atlantic GZERO WORLD with Ian Bremmer Wisdom Keepers
CET Gods of Tennis “Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert” (Episode 3 of 3)
THINKTV14
THINKTV16
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The Great Muslim American Road Trip Arizona, Nevada, California (Episode 3 of 3)
Movie: “Arrival”
Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard
CET The Savoy at Christmas
THINKTV14
The Great American Recipe Season 4 “A Test of the Best” (Episode 4 of 6)*
Grantchester on Masterpiece Season 10 (Episode 8 of 8)*
Atomic Echoes: Untold Stories from World War II
Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard
Blue - The Life and Art of George Rodrigue
Pati Jinich Explores PanAmericana Alberta (Episode 3 of 3)
Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece "A Queen Returns" (Episode 8 of 8)
Antiques Roadshow "Indianapolis, Hour 3" 10 Monuments That Changed America The Art of Music "Sheryl Crow and Jason Isbell"
THINKTV16 Julie Andrews Forever Grantchester on Masterpiece Season 10 (Episode 8 of 8)* Atlantic Crossing on Masterpiece "A Queen Returns" (Episode 8 of 8)
CET
Antiques Roadshow "Palm Springs, Hour 2"
THINKTV14 Walking with Dinosaurs "Island of Giants" (Episode 6 of 6)*
Roots "Dreamers One and All"
THINKTV14 Doc Martin "Return to Sender"
THINKTV16 Finding Your Roots "Dreamers One and All"
Nature "The Hummingbird Effect"
THINKTV14 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip "David Gower & Nick Hancock"
THINKTV16 Nature "The Hummingbird Effect"
Antiques Roadshow "Palm Springs, Hour 3"
Sea Change for Superior: The Warming of the World's Largest
Atomic People*
American Experience "Victory in the Pacific"*
Unforgotten on Masterpiece Season 5 (Episode 6 of 6)
The Great Muslim American Road Trip Arizona, Nevada, California (Episode 3 of 3)
Experience "Victory in the Pacific"*
"Ancient Builders of the Amazon" Pompeii: The New Dig "House of Treasures"*
TURN: Washington's Spies "Against Thy Neighbor" (Episode 9 of 10)
"Ancient Builders of the Amazon"
TURN: Washington's Spies "The Battle of Setauket" (Episode 10 of 10)
Pompeii: The New Dig "House of Treasures"*
CET Antiques Roadshow "Palm Springs, Hour 2" (R of 8/4 at 8pm) 10 Modern Marvels That Changed America The Tuskegee Airmen: Return to Ramitelli
THINKTV14 Ireland's Wild Coast (Episode 2 of 2) Midsomer Murders "The Stitcher Society"
THINKTV16 This Old House "Swiss Mix" Ask This Old House “Trash Insert” Antiques Roadshow "Palm Springs, Hour 2" (R of 8/4 at 8pm)
THINKTV14 Wisdom Keepers Roald and Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse Florence: The Art of Magnificence THINKTV16 Washington Week with the Atlantic GZERO WORLD with Ian Bremmer The Tuskegee Airmen: Return to Ramitelli Lidia Celebrates America “Changemakers”
60s and 70s Soul Celebration (My Music Presents) THINKTV14 50 Years of Peter, Paul and Mary (7:30pm) Best of the 60’s (My Music Presents)
THINKTV16 Welk Precious Memories (7pm) The Great American Recipe Season 4 “A Taste Down Memory Lane” (Episode 5 of 6)*
New Rock, Pop and Doo Wop (My Music Presents)
All Creatures Great and Small Chapter 5* American Pop Flashback! Great Hits of the 60s & 70s THINKTV14 60s and 70s Soul Celebration (My Music Presents) THINKTV16 All Creatures Great and Small Chapter 5*
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Land Is Your Land (My Music Presents)
Primetime
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This Land Is Your Land (My Music Presents)
Cash: We Walk The Line (R of 8/11 at 8pm)
THINKTV14 Moments to Remember (6pm) Johnny Cash: We Walk The Line (R of 8/13 at 8pm) Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision
THINKTV16 Lawrence Welk: Milestones & Memories (6pm) The Great American Recipe Season 4 “The Grand Finale” (Episode 6 of 6)* Independent Lens "We Want the Funk!"
Sanditon Revisited* Bee Gees: In Our Own Time
THINKTV14 Engelbert Humperdink: Live in Hawaii (7pm) Neil Diamond: Hot August Night/NYC (R of 8/14 at 9:30pm) Rush: Time Machine Live In Cleveland (R of 8/13 at 9:30pm)
CET Antiques Roadshow “Salt Lake City, Hour 3” (R of 8/18 at 8pm) 10 Homes That Changed America Southwestern Gems: Our Desert National Parks
THINKTV14 Kerry: Tides of Time (Part 1 of 2) Midsomer Murders "Happy Families"
THINKTV16 This Old House “Walled In Science” Ask This Old House “Gas Fireplace” Antiques Roadshow "Salt Lake City, Hour 3" (R of 8/18 at 8pm) POV “Emergent City”*
CET Washington Week with the Atlantic Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Isalm’s Greatest Stories of Love*
THINKTV14 Great Conversations “Amor Towles & Alexandra Jacobs” The Philadelphia Eleven Training for Freedom
THINKTV16 Washington Week with the Atlantic GZERO WORLD with Ian Bremmer The Living Dream: 100 Years of Rocky Mountain National Park On Grizzly Ground
CET The Living Dream: 100 Years of Rocky Mountain National Park On Grizzly Ground Colorado Soundstage “Shane Smith & The Saints at Red Rocks”*
THINKTV14 Movie: “Some Like It Hot” WZZQ the Movie
THINKTV16 Kerry: Tides of Time (Part 1 of 2) Islam’s Greatest Stories of Love*
CET Professor T (UK) Season 4 "Overboard" (Episode 1 of 6)* The Marlow Murder Club on Masterpiece Season 2 (Episode 1 of 6)*
Unforgotten on Masterpiece Season 6 (Episode 1 of 6)*
THINKTV14 Antiques Roadshow "Salt Lake City, Hour 3" Headwaters Down (Part 1 of 2)* Colorado Soundstage "Shane Smith & The Saints at Red Rocks"
THINKTV16 Professor T (UK) Season 4 "Overboard" (Episode 1 of 6)*
Marlow Murder Club on Masterpiece Season 2 (Episode 1 of 6)* Unforgotten on Masterpiece Season 6 (Episode 1 of 6)*
CET Antiques Roadshow "Virginia Beach, Hour 2" Antiques Roadshow "Virginia Beach, Hour 3" POV "A New Kind of Wilderness"*
THINKTV14 Nature "The Platypus Guardian" NOVA "Lost Tombs of Notre Dame" Changing Planet Season 1 (Episode 2 of 2)
THINKTV16 Antiques Roadshow "Virginia Beach, Hour 2" Antiques Roadshow "Virginia Beach, Hour 3" Hope in the Struggle: The Josie Johnson Story
CET Finding Your Roots "La Famiglia"
American Experience “Clearing The Air: The War On Smog”* John Lewis - Get in the Way
THINKTV14 Doc Martin "Last Christmas In Portwenn" The Savoy at Christmas Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (Episode 2 of 6)
THINKTV16 Finding Your Roots "La Famiglia"
American Experience “Clearing The Air: The War On Smog”* John Lewis - Get in the Way WED 27
CET Nature "Gorilla" NOVA "Building The Eiffel Tower" Secrets of the Dead "The End of the Romans"
THINKTV14 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip "Amol Rajan & Grace Dent" Crossroads of a Nation: Missouri's Indelible Role in American History Marriage (Episode 2 of 4)
THINKTV16 Nature "Gorilla"
CET Antiques Roadshow “Virginia Beach, Hour 2” (R of 8/25 at 8pm)
THINKTV14 Kerry: Tides of Time (Part 2 of 2)
THINKTV16 This Old House “All Quiet” Ask This Old House “Beehives 101”
CET Washington Week with the Atlantic Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
NOVA "Building The Eiffel Tower" Secrets of the Dead "The End of the Romans"
10 Parks That Changed America Hope in the Struggle: The Josie Johnson Story
Midsomer Murders “Scarecrow Murders”
Antiques Roadshow “Virginia Beach, Hour 2” (R of 8/25 at 8pm) POV “A New Kind of Wilderness”*
Great Performances
“Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2025”*
PBS Arts Talk
THINKTV14 Great Conversations “Joan Baez & Diane Rehm” Anacostia Delta: The Legacy of DC’s TeleMasters Beyond The Canvas
THINKTV16 Washington Week with
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WEEKDAYS
6:00am Amanpour and Company Noon Wild Kratts
7:00am Odd Squad 12:30pm Nature Cat
7:30am Alma’s Way 1:00pm Molly of Denali
THINKTV14 & THINKTV14HD CET & CETHD CET & CETHD
8:00am Lyla in the Loop 1:30pm Xavier Riddle
8:30am Carl the Collector 2:00pm Antiques Roadshow
9:00am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 3:00pm Professor T (UK)
9:30am Rosie’s Rules 4:00pm Various
10:00am Sesame Street 6:00pm BBC News America
10:30am Work It Out Wombats! 6:30pm DW The Day
11:00am Donkey Hodie 7:00pm PBS News Hour
11:30am Pinkalicious
SATURDAYS
6:00am Amanpour and Co 1:00pm Fresh Glass
7:00am Quilting Arts 1:30pm Pati’s Mexican Table
7:30am It’s Sew Easy 2:00pm ATK
8:00am Fons and Porter 2:30pm Cook’s Country
8:30am Woodsmith Shop 3:00pm Christina Cooks
9:00am This Old House 3:30pm America the Bountiful
9:30am Ask This Old House 4:00pm This Old House
10:00am My World Too 4:30pm Ask This Old House
10:30am Greener World 5:00pm Rick Steves
11:00am Wealthtrack 5:30pm PBS News Weekend
11:30am My MentorsMoney 6:00pm The Art Show
Noon MotorWeek 6:30pm SHOWCASE
12:30pm Milk Street 7:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
SUNDAYS
6:00am Nature 11:30am OutSCIder Classroom
7:00am Rick Steves’ Europe Noon Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
7:30am Samantha Brown 12:30pm State of Ohio
8:00am To the Contrary 1:00pm Various
8:30am GZero World 4:00pm Our Ohio + Various
9:00am Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood 5:30pm PBS News Weekend
9:30am Daniel Tiger 6:00pm Various
10:00am Carl the Collector 7:00pm Various
10:30am Curious Crew
11:00am SciGirls
WEEKDAYS
6:00am NHK Newsline 2:00pm Elinor Wonders Why
6:30am BBC News 2:30pm Alma’s Way
7:00am Classical Stretch 3:00pm Sesame Street
7:30am Yoga Block 3:30pm Daniel Tiger
8:00am Sit and Be Fit 4:00pm Carl the Collector
8:30am Painting Block 4:30pm Arthur
9:00am Needlecraft Block 5:00pm Odd Squad
9:30am Travel Block 5:30pm Wild Kratts
10:00am Cooking Block 6:00pm Donkey Hodie
10:30am Cooking Block 6:30pm Rosie’s Rules
11:00am Amanpour and Company 7:00pm NHK Newsline
Noon Prime Time Programming Encores 7:30pm DW News
SATURDAYS
6:00am To the Contrary 11:30am Christina Cooks
6:30am Washington Week Noon Key Ingredient
7:00am SciGirls 12:30pm Project Smoke
7:30am OutSCIder Classroom 1:00pm Best of Joy of Painting
8:00am Odd Squad 1:30pm Paint This
8:30am Wild Kratts 2:00pm Steppin’ Out
9:00am Carl the Collector 2:30pm Samantha Brown
9:30am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 3:00pm Various
10:00am Weeknight Meals 4:00pm NOVA
10:30am Life In Bloom 5:00pm Nature
11:00am Lidia’s Kitchen 6:00pm Classic Gospel 7:00pm Song of the Mountains
SUNDAYS
6:00am Story in the Public Square 11:00am This Old House
6:30am Closer To Truth 11:30am Ask This Old House
7:00am State of Ohio Noon Classic Gospel
7:30am White House Chronicle 1:00pm Lawrence Welk
8:00am Woodsmith Shop 2:00pm Movie
8:30am American Workshop 4:00pm Various
9:00am Volunteer Woodworker 5:00pm Various
9:30am A Craftsman’s Legacy 6:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
10:00am Farmer and the Foodie 7:00pm Doc Martin
10:30am MotorWeek
THINKTV16 & THINKTV16HD
WEEKDAYS
6:00am BBC World News Noon Wild Kratts
6:30am Happy Yoga 12:30pm Nature Cat
7:00am Odd Squad 1:00pm Molly of Denali
7:30am Alma’s Way 1:30pm Xavier Riddle
8:00am Lyla in the Loop 2:00pm Antiques Roadshow
8:30am Carl the Collector 3:00pm Various Dramas
9:00am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 4:00pm Amanpour and Company
9:30am Rosie’s Rules 5:00pm DW the Day
10:00am Sesame Street 5:30pm BBC News America
10:30am Work It Out Wombats! 6:00pm PBS NewsHour
11:00am Donkey Hodie 7:00pm BBC News The Context
11:30am Pinkalicious 7:30pm Travel Block
SATURDAYS
6:00am Mister Rogers 12:30pm Jazzy Vegetarian
6:30am Carl the Collector 1:00pm ATK
7:00am Elinor Wonders Why 1:30pm Cook’s Country
7:30am Molly of Denali 2:00pm Christina Cooks
8:00am Arthur 2:30pm The Life of Loi
8:30am Wild Kratts 3:00pm Greener World
9:00am SciGirls 3:30pm Garden Smart
9:30am Science Around Cincy 4:00pm MotorWeek
10:00am This Old House 4:30pm My MentorsMoney
10:30am Ask This Old House 5:00pm Various
11:00am American Woodshop 6:00pm PBS News Weekend
11:30am Weeknight Meals 6:30pm Rick Steves Noon Milk Street 7:00pm Lawrence Welk
SUNDAYS
6:00am Mister Rogers 11:00am State of Ohio
6:30am Daniel Tiger 11:30am To The Contrary
7:00am Carl the Collector Noon Wealth Track
7:30am Wild Kratts 12:30pm White House Chronicle
8:00am Odd Squad 1:00pm Various
8:30am Xavier Riddle 4:00pm Our Ohio + Various
9:00am Nature Cat 5:30pm The Art Show
9:30am Molly of Denali 6:00pm PBS News Weekend
10:00am SciGirls 6:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
10:30am OutSCIder Classroom 7:00pm Various
Local Students Connect with Dayton Artist Willis “Bing” Davis
In late 2024, we premiered our locally-produced and two-time Emmy-nominated documentary, Willis “Bing” Davis: Reach High & Reach Back. We partnered with the University of Dayton to host a premiere screening at the Roger Glass Center for the Arts, where more than 240 attendees witnessed the life and work of the African American artist, educator and community activist from Dayton, Willis “Bing” Davis.
After attending the screening, Tess Mitchner Asinjo, executive director of Dayton Leadership Academy (DLA), wanted to bring this local artist’s story back to her school, located just blocks away from Davis’ studio. Art teacher Maiya Thornton-Hodge agreed and created a full teaching unit on the life and art of this talented figure.
In May of this year, DLA middle school students took a field trip to the studio to meet the iconic artist and learn more about his life journey. The students even shared their own artwork from the teaching unit with Davis, inspired by his Ancestral Dance series.
Davis founded the EbonNia Gallery in Dayton, Ohio, which showcases the work of many types of artists and serves as a community gathering place. Today, in his mid-80s, Davis continues to create art, educate others and promote social justice causes in a variety of ways.
Willis “Bing” Davis: Reach High & Reach Back is available to stream with Passport on our websites and on the PBS app. Learn more: thinktv.org/bing-davis.
Secure Your Legacy During Make-A-Will Month
August is “Make a Will Month,” a perfect time to ensure your future — and the future of what you cherish — is secure. While planning your estate might seem daunting, creating a will is a simple and powerful act of care for your loved ones. It provides peace of mind by dictating how your assets are distributed, naming guardians for minor children, choosing who should care for your pets and ensuring your final wishes are honored.
Beyond providing for family and friends, a will allows you to leave a lasting legacy, which you can do through cash, a percentage of your estate, stocks and beneficiary designations on Individual Retirement Accounts and more. You can also support the charitable causes close to your heart, such as CET or ThinkTV. A gift in your will ensures that the education programs, inspiring documentaries and local stories you value continue to enrich our community for generations to come.
If you’ve already made a will, experts recommend revisiting it every three to five years. Your life and circumstances change over time, and it’s important your estate plans reflect those changes. CET and ThinkTV recently hosted a one-hour estate planning seminar and panel discussion with regional professionals, and provided answers to many common viewer questions. You can stream the seminar at CETconnect.org/estate-planning or thinktv.org/estate-planning.
For more information on leaving a gift, contact Dan Virzi (513) 345-6582, dvirzi@cetconnect.org, or Laura Letton (937) 220-1647, lletton@thinktv.org.
Station News
Community Engagement: Documentary Screenings, School Field Trips and More
Our community has been thriving with local events this summer and your station’s community engagement team loves the opportunity to connect with our members and viewers. At the beginning of the summer, our community engagement team hosted a screening of the PBS documentary series, Bugs that Rule the World, which premiered in May, at the Cincinnati Art Museum. This event was in partnership with the Queen City Pollinator Project (QCCP), a local organization which was featured in the documentary along with QCPP board member Sylvana Ross.
Our team also attended a resource fair with the Urban League and Wesley Chapel Mission Center in Cincinnati’s Over the Rhine, a pop-up play event with Seven Hills Neighborhood House at Wade Street Park
and a family event with Brothas Inc at New Prospect Baptist Church.
Hays-Porter Elementary’s summer school visited CET for a tour of the station. Students of all ages engaged in hands-on activities and crafts, and picked out a book to take home along with a goodie bag of station swag. Students in third grade and above worked together on an activity that used an engineering design process to create on an assembly line, which was from our “Engineering Your Future” program, also used as part of our statewide Ohio Learns 360 initiative.
Visit our website to find upcoming events to see us in your neighborhood at CETconnect.org/events or thinktv.org/events.
Comfort Food and Sweet Snacks From The Baking Journal
Stephanie is serving up cozy comfort food to start your month right! Whip up the ultimate, cheesy breakfast casserole, perfect for slow Sunday mornings and totally customizable with your favorite meats and vegetables. Then, learn how to make fluffy homemade marshmallows that you can use for s’mores by the campfire, late-night hot cocoa or just some sweet snacking straight from the bowl.
New episodes of The Baking Journal drop every other Monday on YouTube. Subscribe and check out full episodes as well as “shorts” with quick tips and tricks from Stepanie @thebakingjournal.
Member Spotlight: Melanie C. From Beavercreek, Ohio
Melanie has been a proud member of the station for five years. Melanie believes that PBS offers intelligent, compelling programming that provides a true window into the world around us. PBS holds a special place in her heart and having enjoyed the programming for her entire life, she feels grateful to support the station and help make that experience available to others.
Melanie values PBS for the access to international content. She enjoys nearly any literature adaptation featured on Masterpiece, along with Great Performances and Antiques Roadshow. Melanie finds children’s
programming, in particular, to be traditionally excellent—trusted to be not only safe and ageappropriate, but also educational and inspiring.
Growing up on PBS, Melanie was deeply influenced by shows like Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and Reading Rainbow. She truly believes these programs played a significant role in shaping the person she is today. She says that she considers Fred Rogers and LeVar Burton major heroes in her life, and she continues to carry the philosophies and values they taught her close to her heart.
Melanie and her family watch PBS programming almost every day. Her six-year-old daughter is a huge fan of PBS KIDS, and Melanie loves watching the shows alongside her. Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood was a beloved part of her daughter’s early years of watching, and these days her favorite shows include Odd Squad, Wild Kratts, Nature Cat, Lyla in the Loop, Rosie’s Rules and Arthur. She especially enjoys learning about animals and is often inspired by seeing kids her age exploring new and exciting ideas.
Other interests of Melanie’s include knitting, creating art, volunteering at her daughter’s school library and spending time with family. She worked as a bookseller for the past 25 years, and PBS was one of the things that began her love of books and reading and inspired her to share that with others. PBS continues to be a meaningful part of her family’s everyday life.
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was among the first generation of children to grow up watching Sesame Street. She faithfully watched and learned from Big Bird and his friends every day.
As a teenager, she joined her parents to watch Masterpiece on Sunday night, often mimicking the opening.
After graduating from Purdue University, Annette continued to enjoy watching PBS, including ThinkTV and CET.
When Annette prepared her will, she left a gift to ThinkTV and those organizations she valued and enjoyed throughout her lifetime.
To learn more about leaving a part of your legacy to public media, contact:
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PUBLIC MEDIA CONNECT
In This Issue:
The Marlow Murder Club On Masterpiece –Season 2 Premiere
While life in Marlow has just about returned to normal after a chain of murders rattled the tightly knit community, your favorite trio is called back into action to solve a series of new crimes.
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Coming in September
Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect
Follow Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall’s path from his time at Howard University and Lincoln University, to his involvement with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
Big Cats 24/7 – Season 2
Return to the Okavango Delta as the Big Cats 24/7 team follows lions, cheetahs and leopards around the clock for another season.
American Experience “Hard Hat Riot”
Explore the pivotal 1970 event when construction workers attacked scores of students demonstrating against the Vietnam War in downtown New York City.
