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NATURAL BORN REBELS A THREE-PART NATURE MINISERIES

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AUGUST 2021

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Natural Born Rebels: A Nature Miniseries. . .

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Nature takes a look at the science behind animal behavior.

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Tune in for great music and your chance to get tickets for Joe Bonamassa, Celtic Woman, The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute and Frankie Valli.

American Experience: Jesse Owens.

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Trace the story of Owens’ remarkable victories in the face of Nazi racism during the 1936 Olympics.

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Explore the lives and impact of some of the most transformative figures in modern history.

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Dear GPB Donor, August is upon us, and while summer’s heat will be here a while longer, GPB offers you a number of opportunities to cool off with us! Whether it’s in front of your television, in the comfort of your car with GPB Radio or just a few shaded minutes scrolling through the headlines at GPB.org, we’re here for you with content that dazzles and delights. In the pages that follow you’ll be reminded that GPB has something for everyone — including you! In this issue you can join with our GPB Education team in congratulating this year’s winners of the PBS KIDS Writers Contest, find out how you can join for a live weekday broadcast of NPR’s On Point and check out the new look of GPB Passport — your ticket to unending binge-worthy PBS content. And, GPB-TV has your month covered from the highly anticipated three-part series Nature: Natural Born Rebels to a fabulous behind the scenes tour on Inside the Ritz Hotel London and profiles of iconic personalities such as Jesse Owens and Princess Diana. Then, we’ll end the month with an incredible and brand new high-flying musical special Wicked in Concert hosted by original cast members Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel. And, while we at GPB pride ourselves with the opportunity to be here for you day after day, it is your support and willingness to be there for us that keeps it all going. Thank you so much for your kind support of programming that entertains, enlightens and educates Georgians every day. So let’s start off a great month of programming and entertainment at GPB with the next thirty pages.

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Bert Wesley Huffman GPB President and Chief Revenue Officer

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Make your will today What better time to plan for the people and causes you love?

August is National Make-A-Will Month Leaving your legacy is easy and, unarguably, one of the greatest gifts you will ever give. GPB is proud to provide you with a complimentary resource as a way to help you protect the people you love, get peace of mind and create a plan for your future — just as your support has planned for the future of GPB. This free tool is a result of our partnership with FreeWill, which has been featured in Forbes and Oprah’s 31 Best Ways to Make a Difference. We partnered with FreeWill because it removes the expensive legal fees associated with writing a will, making estate planning free and accessible for all, and has been used by over 150,000 Americans to write their free wills. Take advantage of this complimentary opportunity. In only 20 minutes, you can complete this important life task and protect your family. Visit freewill.com/GPB Please contact Sherry White, our Director of Leadership Giving by phone at (404) 685-2608 or by email at swhite@gpb.org to learn more about FreeWill or how to leave GPB in your will, trust, or annuity plan.

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NATURAL born REBELS A THREE-PART NATURE MINISERIES

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rom a promiscuous prairie dog to an alpha chimpanzee who reigns with an iron fist, the three-part miniseries Natural Born Rebels explores the most rebellious animals in the natural world. But are these creatures really breaking bad? Across the world, new studies are uncovering an astonishing variety of insubordinate animal behaviors, and despite how it appears on the surface, researchers are discovering the complex and fascinating science behind why these animals behave the way they do. In fact, being a rebel could be the key to success in the wild.

“Hunger Wars” Wild Bengal Tiger © BBC

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DID YOU KNOW? • Hummingbirds must eat more than twice their body weight in food each day.

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Coconut crabs weigh up to nine pounds and may be the world’s largest land crab.

• Deer are dichromats, which means their color vision comes from just two color receptors – they can only see greens and blues.

• Spotted hyenas are often born as twins, and the siblings

fight to establish a hierarchy in their clan, which can include more than 100 hyenas. “Hunger Wars” – Coconut Crab Courtesy of © Avalon/Photoshot License/Alamy Stock Photo

Episode 1, “Hunger Wars” Wednesday, August 25, 8 p.m. Meet the animals who will steal, cheat and fight to get food, including kleptomaniac crabs, thieving macaques, con artist spiders, tricky tigers and cannibalistic lizards.

Episode 2, “Survival” Wednesday, September 1, 8 p.m. Some animals will do whatever it takes to survive. Cockatoos turn to vandalism, boxer crabs hold anemones hostage, sloths become filthy, puff adders have an “invisibility cloak” to hide themselves, and chimps use violence to stay in power.

”Survival” - Three-toed sloth Courtesy © Stuart Dunn

Episode 3, “The Mating Game” Wednesday, September 8, 8 p.m. Getting ahead in the mating game requires some astonishing behavior–from promiscuous prairie dogs to manakin pick-up artists, kidnapping macaques and hyenas with a bad case of sibling rivalry to cannibalistic lizards.

”The Mating Game” Giant rainforest praying mantis Courtesy © BBC

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GPB EDUCATION SERVES A VITAL ROLE FOR GEORGIA STUDENTS AND TEACHERS by GPB CEO Teya Ryan

know you love that GPB is the place that brings you MASTERPIECE and Nature, as well as news from NPR, and so do I. BUT, what I really love about GPB is what we do for teachers and students in Georgia. Please stay with me here because the numbers tell an amazing story. 12 million page views - That’s the number of times that teachers and students accessed GPB Education for digital materials for use in the classroom this past school year. And there is so much more:

STUDENTS & TEACHERS ARE BENEFITING FROM AN INCREDIBLY DIVERSE RANGE OF SUBJECTS A full course in high school physics A digital textbook that covers Georgia History Digital games that teach students about personal finance, Georgia geography and early math Digital “field trips” that take students to places around the state Virtual Reality experiences that take students from deep in the Georgia forests to museum tours

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LIVE EXPLORATIONS We have produced seven “Live Explorations” where we take students to places for unique, behind-the-scenes experiences such as the Atlanta Symphony, the invention lab at Georgia Tech, the Okefenokee Swamp and recycling centers. More than half a million students have joined us for these live explorations.

TEACHER TRAININGS GPB has two teachers who travel the state all year long to train teachers to access and use GPB’s digital resources. This past year our teachers reached more than 6,000 educators. For more information go to GPB.org/Education and have a look at all we do. Remember, every resource we offer to students and teachers is FREE. If you support GPB with your donations, you are also helping to educate children in Georgia. I hope you join me in taking great pride in GPB’s digital education achievements.

Join GPB and the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) for Breaking Down Georgia’s Opioid Crisis: Opioids and Youth, the latest installment in a series of virtual events exploring different facets of the crisis, including health disparities that exist, the work happening and resources available here in Georgia.

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GPB EDUCATION CELEBRATE PBS KIDS WRITERS CONTEST WINNERS

PB Education celebrated the winners of this year’s PBS KIDS Writers Contest with a virtual ceremony held in late June. Winners were selected from hundreds of Georgia K-3 students who submitted original, illustrated stories for the chance to win great prizes and be featured on GPB’s website. This year’s celebration included special guest authors Laurel Snyder and Markette Sheppard.

A first, second and third place winner was selected for each grade. Each grade level also honored a STEAM winner in recognition of stories that best incorporate science, technology, engineering, arts, or mathematics.

“The Adventures of Buttercup and the Alien” by Emma Tanner (Summerville, GA) Kindergarten, 1st Place Winner

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“Photosynthesis Interrupted” by Greyson Lee (Mableton, GA) 1st Grade, 2nd Place Winner

WINNERS K-3 Kindergarten Winners:

1st Grade Winners:

1st Place - The Adventures of Buttercup and the Alien

1st Place - The Magic Frisbee by Aditya Varma (Dunwoody, GA)

2nd Place - Cairo The Giant Dinosaur by Noah Muhammed (Stone Mountain, GA)

2nd Place - Photosynthesis Interrupted by Greyson Lee (Mableton, GA)

3rd Place - The Big Oak Tree by Avery Wu (Statesboro, GA)

3rd Place - The Magical Crew and the Star Crystal by Bree McGoldrick (Braselton, GA)

STEAM Winner -

STEAM The Black Carnation Winner - by Aria Patel (Alpharetta, GA)

by Emma Tanner (Summerville, GA)

The Super Monkeys by Kason Jones (Rentz, GA)

2nd Grade Winners:

3rd Grade Winners:

1st Place - How to Escape a Black Hole Monster by Aarav Dharmaraj (Pooler, GA)

1st Place - Bicycle Brothers by Noel Kwon Riede (Suwanee, GA)

2nd Place - Steve Learns to Draw by Drew Brown (LaGrange, GA)

2nd Place - Hannah Finds A Magical Meadow by Addyson Terry (Decatur, GA)

3rd Place - The Brilliant Lesson by Annie Hartley (Pooler, GA)

3rd Place - The Boy Who Had Too Many Toys by Rowan Lightsey (Atlanta, GA)

STEAM A Note From Shelly Winner - by Natalie Suarez (Brookhaven, GA)

STEAM A Robot Race Winner - by Adrija Chakraborty (Marietta, GA)

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PBS Writers Contest Winners: (Left to Right) Annie Hartley, Aria Patel, Natalie Suarez, Addyson Terry, Greyson Lee, Avery Wu

To Learn More visit gpb.org/writers Next year’s contest kicks off in January 2022. The contest is made possible with generous support from Steve Kuranoff.

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