GPB Next - October 2023

Accelerated, Accurate Diagnosis

For Alzheimer’s & Related Dementias

How to get a referral to Georgia Memory Net

Many Georgians say they’ve noticed problems with their memory. But only a minority of them have received a diagnosis for their symptoms, meaning they and their families don’t have access to appropriate treatment and support.

For Georgians experiencing memory loss or cognitive decline, a referral to Georgia Memory Net could be a good next step. GMN provides accurate and accelerated diagnosis for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias at Memory Assessment Clinics around our state, and via telemedicine.

The first step is to have a conversation with your Primary Care Provider to ask if a referral to GMN is right for you. Visit GaMemoryNet.org/referrals to learn more about getting a referral to a GMN Memory Assessment.

Frontline examines Musk’s role as the company’s sole proprietor.

— GPB EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP —

President & CEO Bert Wesley Huffman

Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Adam Woodlief

— EDITORIAL —

Editor in Chief Mandy Wilson

Editorial Assistant Aliya Cooper

— CREATIVE —

Design Director Mark Bradway

Graphic Designers Jessica Gurell, Ciera Troy

— EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —

Vice President of Community Engagement Emmalee Hackshaw

Director of Fundraising Strategies Pat Marcus

Director of Individual Giving & Development Operations Rebecca Hogue

Director of Leadership Giving Sherry White

Director of Foundations & Grants Greg Carraway

— ADVERTISING —

Director of Corporate Sponsorship Tim O’Connell Advertising Inquiries askgpbnext@gpb.org

Dear Friends,

It has been a whirlwind of a few months since my appointment as CEO of Georgia Public Broadcasting. Even after being involved in the higher levels of the organization’s leadership for the last decade, I’m still learning so much about how to navigate this new post. I carry no delusions about my level of importance within the company though. Ultimately, those doing the work that you enjoy every day, from GPB Next and Georgia Outdoors to Morning Edition and All Things Considered or our newest addition, Georgia In Play, are the ones who should be celebrated. And likewise, without you what are we exactly? The work that goes into these beautiful products would be completely lost without an audience; without the relationship we share with you across all our platforms.

And I keep going back to this phrase: Better Together. Here at GPB, when we pull together as one team, serving one mission, we’re unstoppable. And, in the same way, GPB is better together with you. Your participation, viewing, listening, and importantly, your support is the completion of this circle of creativity that begins with the simple spark of an idea. That is powerful. So indeed, we are all better together, and that’s why I’ve chosen this theme for my first year as CEO at GPB. You’ll be seeing it pop up in a variety of areas – from TV and Radio spots to fundraising campaigns. And internally it’s my goal to focus on unity, break down any silos that exist and level the field at GPB so creativity and service can come first.

I am so excited about what the coming year is going to bring, and I’m excited to bring you along with us. Please keep reading, watching, listening to, and using our products. And please remember that the lion’s share of the funding that keeps this all going is from people who do just that. People like you. And, in a year, I am confident we’ll look back and see all that we’ve accomplished at GPB and agree that we are indeed BETTER TOGETHER.

Warmest regards,

Bert Wesley Huffman GPB President and CEO

GPB Partners with Georgia Educators, FableVision Studios and the Georgia Department of Education for GASHA GO! World

The New App and Web-Based Learning Games and Animations Teach Computer Science and Problem Solving Skills to 4-8-Year-Olds

Picture a world where Gashlings, playful, kind, thoughtful creatures who live inside of arcade machines, come out at night to guide young adventurers on a journey filled with imagination, problem-solving and creative exploration. This is GASHA GO! World, a first-of-its-kind app and web-based learning collection designed to teach computer science to 4-8-year-olds in a fun and innovative way.

Created and developed by GPB in partnership with Georgia educators, FableVision Studios and the Georgia Department of Education, GASHA GO! World is a first-ofits-kind app and web-based collection featuring games, animated videos, a set of vocabulary cards, educator support guides and an activity book with stickers.

Featuring Gashlings Zoom, Deejo, Pow, Tuft, Bazzle and Geo, GASHA GO! World focuses on computational thinking, digital citizenship, innovative design and creative communication.

FableVision Studios president and co-founder Gary Goldberger, along with the company’s creative director Leigh Hallisey, explained the creative process behind GASHA GO! World and the importance of collaborating with students and teachers on its development.

“We are so proud of our long-standing partnership with GPB and the Georgia DOE,” said Gary. “This app is the culmination of years of work creating the GASHA GO! Universe. The GPB Educational team has always brought amazing creativity to the table.”

“When GPB was testing it, students actually named the characters,” said Leigh. “We’ve been focus testing every time we make games with them, and they are helping co-develop with us, which is awesome.”

FableVision Studios has worked with many different PBS stations on projects, and assures parents, caregivers and educators that along with GPB, the developers have the same commitment to serving children.

“We want to make sure that as many kids as possible can use what we make, regardless of what their physical or developmental abilities are,” said Leigh. “With GASHA GO! we made sure we’re modeling values and things that we believe in – creativity and working together. The big idea with this GASHA GO! round is it’s only by working at something and trying and failing and trying again that you really do learn.”

Help Support GPB by Donating Your Vehicle

Do you have a vehicle you’re thinking of selling, trading in or don’t need any longer? You can support GPB by donating your used car, truck, SUV, motorcycle, RV or boat.

You can skip the hassle of selling it yourself, and pick up is free no matter where your vehicle is located. We’ll handle the rest, from selling it to providing you with a tax receipt, and the proceeds benefit GPB.

Bob and Holly Jacobs recently donated their Studebaker Avanti, which had belonged to Bob’s father. “I donated it to NPR because NPR is part of my daily routine,” said Bob. “NPR was imprinted on me as a youth. My mother was a faithful listener. Through her it became part of my life.”

GPB serves communities throughout Georgia and beyond, including yours. Donating your vehicle is a great way to help keep GPB strong for all of us. Each vehicle donated supports our mission to foster a love of learning, culture and community.

Join with the Jacobs and hundreds of others who have so generously donated vehicles to GPB. Visit us online at www.gpb.org/cars to find out more or call 877-GPB-1-CAR (877- 472-1227).

Bob and Holly Jacobs donated their Studebaker Avanti.

“NPR was imprinted on me as a youth.”

- Bob Jacobs

GPB RADIO

GPB’s No Pledge Drive Pledge Drive is Underway!

We’re taking a different approach to fundraising on GPB Radio this fall with our No Pledge Drive Pledge Drive. Instead of a traditional Fall Fund Drive where we take time away from the programs you listen to on GPB, we’re airing short messages to remind you of how essential your support is to enable us to bring you trusted, fact-based news coverage and informative conversations that present multiple sides of the issues we face. But while we’re coming to you less on the air to ask for your support, our program costs are increasing significantly – including the fees we pay to NPR and PBS to broadcast the programs that mean so much to so many. We hope you’ll continue - or consider increasing - your support to help us meet the challenges ahead and be of even greater service to communities throughout Georgia and beyond.

LISTEN TO GPB RADIO

Thoughts from GPB Radio Staff on the Importance of Donor Support and Their Work...

“As the daughter of a librarian and first African American corporate manager of a major retail chain, I was raised to be a critical thinker. I grew up listening to Morning Edition and All Things Considered as they played on the radio in the kitchen and the car. As an adult, I choose to work in public radio because it welcomes all people to engage in the conversation. It fosters a sense of community. It feels like home to me. Even in these difficult days this country is going through, I am reminded that we are better when we take time to listen to one another and work through the tough issues together. That is why I work in public radio.”

“I work in public media because we’re guided by the public interest. We’re chasing important stories that matter in the long run, and that’s how I want to spend my time. I’m also in public media because we’re here for everyone, with no paywall blocking access to good information. Donor support makes it all happen, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Peter Biello, GPB Host of All Things Considered

and our Georgia Today podcast

Leah Fleming, GPB Host of Georgia in Play

“I’ve been with GPB since 2006, but long before that I was a listener. As a reporter I’ve covered a wide array of topics, including agriculture, education and the environment. I’m now the News Director and help edit and shape the stories you hear on GPB. When you support quality public radio, you support a team of dedicated journalists who work every day to share stories from people and communities across the state. Your support funds the work of our newsroom, and as I like to tell people in my community, ‘I don’t just work here, I’m also a donor.’”

“I grew up with public radio and television. Maybe that’s why I love words and books so much! Now I get to interview authors as part of our new books podcast, Narrative Edge. I love getting to satisfy my curiosity along with our listeners’.”

Orlando Montoya, Producer/Newscaster

Josephine Bennett, Director of News and Partnerships

GPB IN THE COMMUNITY

Join Us for a Live Remote Broadcast Thursday, October 12 of All Things Considered with GPB Host Peter Biello

Every weekday, listeners from around the state tune in to GPB from their homes, offices, cars, and elsewhere to catch up on the day’s news and commentaries with All Things Considered. As one of NPR’s flagship programs, it has been a news source staple for over five decades. In fact, All Things Considered is the most listened-to, afternoon drive-time, news radio program in the country.

Many of today’s loyal listeners grew up humming the tune to the synthesized theme music from the backseat of their parents’ family car. The program’s roots run deep in the hearts of many Georgians. That’s why GPB is pleased to invite you to view a live remote broadcast of the program at Eventide Brewing in Atlanta on Thursday, October 12 from 4 - 6 p.m. Fans at the event will have the chance to meet GPB’s local All Things Considered host, Peter Biello, participate in some trivia and even take home exclusive GPB swag.

We hope you can join us for this live remote broadcast Thursday, October 12 in Atlanta. Please visit gpb.org/community for more information.

Peter Biello.

Time For A Diagnosis For Memory Issues?

Three Answers From Kyle Brunen, Georgia Memory Net Project Director

Though hundreds of thousands of Georgians say they’ve noticed signs of memory loss or cognitive impairment, the majority haven’t received a diagnosis for those symptoms.

We asked Georgia Memory Net’s Kyle Brunen three questions about how, and why, to get a referral for diagnosis.

In the past, it could take Georgians over a year to get an appointment for Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Has that changed?

The landscape is changing but there’s still a lack of cognitive neurologists to help patients with cognitive decline and memory loss. Worse still, the majority of these providers are typically clustered in large cities, which creates access barriers for rural areas. Since 2018, we have been building the Georgia Memory Net (GMN) to meet this need for early diagnosis and treatment. With funding and support from the state, we have established seven GMN Memory Assessment Clinics throughout Georgia, oftentimes reducing wait times from months or years to days or weeks.

How do Georgians get a referral to Georgia Memory Net for accelerated and accurate diagnosis?

If you or a family member are struggling with symptoms of memory loss, schedule an appointment with your primary care provider (PCP). If your provider decides that a more comprehensive assessment is needed, they can refer a patient to GMN with a simple form.

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What are the benefits of diagnosis?

An early and accurate diagnosis is crucial. Identifying the specific type of cognitive impairment can lead to more appropriate and customized care. New therapies are here to help slow the progression of cognitive decline, but they are only effective for some patients who are identified early in the stage of disease progression.

GPB EXTRA

GPB Sports is the Home for High School Football

Check Out Our Coverage of Flag Football Thursdays

Beginning This Month

Gheaded to play at the college level, and we get to showcase it live every Friday night at high schools around the state. In addition to the 10 regular season games, we’ll be providing live coverage of four playoff games and three full days of state championship action at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Monday, December 11 - Wednesday, December 13.

We also get to see teams chasing after those mythical “national” championships, like Buford and Langston Hughes, who won state titles last year. Both the Wolves and the Panthers are vying for the chance to bring trophies back to their communities again in 2023.

Another highlight of GPB Sports is flag football. It’s the fastest growing sport in the state, and we showcase some of the best talent around on GPB’s social media channels every Thursday starting this month!

With all the content we’re producing, it’s not just about the games. Along with Jon Nelson, I co-host the weekly Football Fridays in Georgia podcast, our team produces daily blogs featuring top stories around the state, and we post weekly rankings promoting the top 10 teams in each classification. We also promote the talent of underrated studentathletes with our “Make That Kid an Offer” segment, which airs at halftime and on social media.

We couldn’t be happier to be the home for high school football here in Georgia all year long.

Tune in Friday nights at 7:30 p.m. to GPB television for our weekly Football Fridays in Georgia broadcast and follow all the action from GPB Sports at gpb.org/sports

North Gwinnett Bulldogs vs. Parkview Panthers on September 8, 2023. .

GPB TV

THREE OF LAST YEAR’S FALL FAVORITES RETURN WITH BRAND-NEW SEASONS

Sunday, October 15, beginning at 8 PM

First up at 8 p.m., return to the breathtakingly beautiful Italian seaside town of Portofino during the “Roaring 20s,” with season 2 of Hotel Portofino. In the season premiere, the hotel is facing an anonymous inspection from an influential travel guide. At 9 p.m., season 2 of World on Fire on MASTERPIECE takes viewers from the war-torn streets of Britain deep into Nazi Germany, the resistance within occupied France, and the brutal sands of the North African desert. Then at 10 p.m., the pressure is on for Annika and the team to track down a murderer when a phone with a recording of a brutal drowning is handed to police headquarters in the season premiere of Annika on MASTERPIECE

WATCH GPB TELEVISION

Atlanta WGTV Channel 8

Augusta WCES Channel 20

Chatsworth WNGH Channel 18

Columbus WJSP Channel 28

Dawson WACS Channel 25

Macon

Pelham

WMUM Channel 29

WABW Channel 14

Savannah WVAN Channel 9

Waycross WXGA Channel 8

Claudine Pascal in Hotel Portofino. Courtesy of Eagle Eye Drama Ltd.

GPB PRIME TIME OCTOBER SCHEDULE

Sister

MASTERPIECE: Unforgotten

Antiques Roadshow

“Vintage Hartford 2023 Hour 1”

Antiques Roadshow

“Vintage Las Vegas 2021 Hour 1”

Antiques Roadshow

“Vintage Las Vegas 2021 Hour 1”

Finding Your Roots

“Family: Lost and Found”

Becoming Frida Kahlo

MASTERPIECE: Van der Valk

Rising Appalachia Live at the Fox

FRONTLINE

The Astros Edge: Triumph and Scandal in Major League Baseball

POV

“Murders that Matter”

RISING APPALACHIA

Finding Your Roots

“Family: Lost and Found”

Monday, October 2 and Monday October 9, 10 PM

As world travelers for nearly two decades, Rising Appalachia, founded by sisters Leah and Chloe Smith, have merged multiple global music influences with their own southern roots and built a legion of listeners independently with their stunning blend of folk, world and urban music.

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

Professor T

Professor T

Leah and Chloe Smith.

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Boniface

PBS News Weekend

Father Brown

WEEK OF OCTOBER 4 - OCTOBER 10

Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland

Georgia Outdoors “Raptors in Flight”

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

“Utah: Choose Your Path”

NOVA

“Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky”

Evolution Earth “Grasslands”

Austin City Limits “Brandi Carlile”

Hope Street

The Indian Doctor

Football Fridays in Georgia

Beyond the GoalPost

Football Fridays in Georgia

NOVA: ANCIENT EARTH

Wednesday, October 4, 9 PM

Witness the most dramatic events in Earth’s history, from its birth to the emergence of humanity. Spectacular animation and leading scientists tell the story of how a hellscape of molten lava transformed into a lush planet filled with life. Courtesy of BBC Studios.

My World Too View Finders

Doc Martin

Doc Martin

GPB PRIME TIME OCTOBER SCHEDULE

PBS News Weekend PBS News Weekend

Father Brown Father Brown

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Antiques Roadshow

“Vintage Las Vegas 2021 Hour 2”

Mary Berry Cook and Share

Keeping Up Appearances

Are You Being Served?

Mr. Bean

Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland

Father Brown

Professor T

MASTERPIECE: Unforgotten

MASTERPIECE: Van der Valk

Antiques Roadshow

“Vintage Hartford 2023 Hour 2”

Antiques Roadshow

“Vintage Las Vegas 2021 Hour 2”

Rising Appalachia at Echo Mountain

Finding Your Roots “Chosen”

FRONTLINE

“Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover”

Professor T

Independent Lens

“El Equiop”

In Their Own Words

“Elon Musk”

FRONTLINE: ELON MUSK’S TWITTER TAKEOVER

Tuesday, October 10, 9 PM

FRONTLINE looks at Elon Musk’s long and often troubled relationship with Twitter and his journey from one of the platform’s most provocative users to its sole proprietor, exploring the acquisition, free speech and the company’s uncertain future.

Hamish MacBeth Sister Boniface

WEEK OF OCTOBER 11 - OCTOBER 17

WED - 11th

THURS - 12th FRI - 13th

My World Too View Finders

Georgia Outdoors

“The Perfect Catch”

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

“Maine: Embrace the Cold”

NOVA “Ancient Earth: Frozen”

Secrets of the Dead “The Sunken Basilica”

PM 11:00 PM 11:30 PM

Peach Jam

Austin City Limits “Rodrigo Y Gabriela

Featuring the Austin Symphony Orchestra

Hope Street

The Indian Doctor

Football Fridays in Georgia

Peach Jam

Football Fridays in Georgia

PEACH JAM

Wednesday, October 11, 11 PM

GPB’s Peach Jam features songs and stories from a variety of incredibly talented and diverse bands and artists who call the Peach State home. Recorded live in our GPB studios, the show provides a front-row seat for intimate musical performances and free-flowing conversation from a truly eclectic variety of Georgia musicians.

The Ain’t Sisters performing at GPB Studios.

Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland

Doc Martin

Doc Martin

Little Bird

GPB PRIME TIME OCTOBER SCHEDULE

PBS News Weekend

PBS News Weekend

Father Brown Father Brown

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Antiques Roadshow

“Extraordinary Finds 2”

Mary Berry

Keeping Up Appearances

Are You Being Served?

Mr. Bean

Hotel Portofino

MASTERPIECE: World on Fire

Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland

MASTERPIECE: Annika

The American Buffalo

“Blood Memory”

The American Buffalo “Into the Storm”

The American Buffalo

“Blood Memory”

Father Brown

Hotel Portofino

Courtesy of APT.

The American Buffalo “Into the Storm”

MIRIAM AND ALAN: LOST IN SCOTLAND - SEASON 2

Thursday, October 12, 7 PM

A year older, but not necessarily wiser, Miriam Margolyes, Alan Cumming and Alan’s dog Lala rediscover more of their Scottish roots, and then journey across the pond to their other mutual home in America. While in the U.S., they go on an epic road trip that takes them to Los Angeles, Palm Springs and Las Vegas.

Hamish MacBeth Sister Boniface

WEEK OF OCTOBER 18 - OCTOBER 24

WED - 18th

THURS - 19th FRI - 20th

My

Georgia Outdoors

“Salamanders, Mice and Men”

NATURE

“Platypus Garden”

NOVA

“Ancient Earth: Life Rising”

Secrets of the Dead

“Jurassic Fortunes”

Austin City Limits

“Jenny Lewis/Muna”

11:30 PM

Hope Street

Football Fridays in Georgia

Beyond the GoalPost

Football Fridays in Georgia

THE AMERICAN BUFFALO

Monday, October 16 - Tuesday, October 17, 8 PM

This new two-part series takes viewers on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent’s most iconic landscapes, tracing the animal’s evolution, significance to the Great Plains, near demise and relationship to the Indigenous People of North America.

“Buffalo Chase with Bows and Lances” by George Catlin, 1832-1833.

Credit: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

World Too View Finders

Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland

Doc Martin

Doc Martin

Little Bird

The Indian Doctor

GPB PRIME TIME OCTOBER SCHEDULE

PBS News Weekend

PBS News Weekend

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

Father Brown

Father Brown

Hamish MacBeth Sister Boniface

Mary Berry

Simple Comforts

Keeping Up Appearances

Are You Being Served?

Mr. Bean

Hotel Portofino

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Antiques Roadshow

“Vintage Chattanooga Hour 1”

Antiques Roadshow

“Vintage Wichita”

Finding Your Roots

“And Still I Rise”

MASTERPIECE: World on Fire

Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland

MASTERPIECE: Annika

Antiques Roadshow

“Vintage Wichita”

GPB Favorites

Native America “New Worlds”

Bring Her Home

Father Brown

Hotel Portofino

POV

“Aurora’s Sunrise”

Finding Your Roots

“And Still I Rise”

GEORGIA OUTDOORS: SALAMANDERS, MICE AND MEN

Wednesday, October 18, 7:30 PM Salamanders are extraordinary creatures, able to regrow skin, cartilage, spinal cords and entire limbs when attacked by predators.

Georgia Outdoors host Sharon Collins talks to a biologist at the University of Kentucky working to find out why we can’t in this all-new episode.

Courtesy of Sharon Collins.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 25 - OCTOBER 31

WED - 25th

THURS - 26th FRI - 27th

My World Too View Finders

Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland

Georgia Outdoors

“Blue Ridge”

Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries NOVA

“Ancient Earth: Inferno”

Secrets of the Dead

“Eiffel’s Race to the Top”

Peach Jam

Austin City Limits

“Lil Yachty/Sudan Archives”

Doc Martin

Football Fridays in Georgia

Hope Street

The Indian Doctor

Beyond the GoalPost

Football Fridays in Georgia

NATIVE AMERICA - SEASON 2

Tuesday, October 24, 9 PM

NASA aerospace engineer Aaron Yazzie (Navajo)

stargazes in Canyon De Chelly in Navajo Nation, Arizona.

Building on the success of the first season, this four-part Native-directed series reveals the beauty and power of today’s Indigenous world. Part one explores how Native innovators led a revolution in music, building and space exploration.

Doc Martin

Little Bird

GPB PRIME TIME OCTOBER SCHEDULE

PBS News Weekend PBS News Weekend

Father Brown

Father Brown

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

Hamish MacBeth

Sister Boniface

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Antiques Roadshow

“Thrills & Chills”

Mary Berry

Keeping Up Appearances

Are You Being Served?

Mr. Bean

Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland

Father Brown

Hotel Portofino

Antiques Roadshow

“Thrills & Chills”

Finding Your Roots

“Anchormen”

MASTERPIECE: World on Fire

MASTERPIECE: Annika

American Experience

“The War on Disco”

The Haunting of the Eagle Tavern

Hometown Ghost Town

Native America

“Warrior Spirit”

FRONTLINE

“McConnell, the GOP & the Court”

Hotel Portofino

POV

“Fire Through Dry Grass”

Finding Your Roots

“Anchormen”

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE WAR ON DISCO

Monday, October 30, 9 PM

Explore the gay, Black and Latino cultural forces that gave rise to 1970s disco music and the “death to disco” backlash that tried to destroy it. A major stylistic departure from rock, disco’s rise to the top of the charts signaled a cultural shift that some found threatening.

Dancers at Studio 54, 1978. Courtesy of Alamy.

Get your tickets now for these shows!

THE MOTH MAINSTAGE Live in Atlanta

Five storytellers share true tales of emotional rescues, saving graces, and twists of fate.

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Center Stage Theater

Doors open | 6:30 PM

Stories Begin | 7:30 PM

Tickets available at gpb.org/moth.

Joe Bonamassa

November 28, 2023, 8 PM

Johnny Mercer Theatre in Savannah

Guitar master Joe Bonamassa will thrill you with his musicianship, engaging presence and powerful songs.

March 3, 2024, 8 PM

Atlanta Symphony Hall

Grammy award-winning songwriter, musician and producer David Foster and acclaimed singer, television and Broadway star Katharine McPhee will delight you with an evening filled with songs and stories.

Your support enables us to bring you the programs you enjoy and the opportunity to attend this exciting concert!

Call 800-222-4788 or go to gpb.org/tickets to support GPB and select your tickets.

David Foster & Katharine McPhee