Message to Our Members
If you live in Custer or Red Willow Counties, or travel through the areas, I hope you’ve noticed how much easier it is to listen to Nebraska Public Media in places like Merna, Sargent and Ansley, and Hayes Center, Palisade and Wuaneta. It’s because we’ve added two new radio transmitters –one near Broken Bow (KGNE 89.3 FM) and another near McCook (KNNE 90.7 FM). The new frequency in McCook replaces the one at 92.7 FM.
As Nebraska’s statewide public media network, we continuously work to improve and expand our coverage. In addition to Broken Bow and McCook, and the new Falls City (KQNE 89.9 FM) radio transmitter we added last May, we are also upgrading equipment in Columbus (KUNE 88.7 FM), with completion scheduled for March. These improvements give more Nebraskans access to news, music and great local programs like Friday LIVE and All About Books. On the back cover of this magazine, you’ll find a list of our radio channels and the communities they serve.
While we focus on promoting our programs, many parts of our service to the state go unnoticed. For example, these improvements to our infrastructure will provide greater access to public safety information, including alerts from the Nebraska State Patrol, Nebraska Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service during severe weather.
Nebraska Public Media, like other public media stations around the country, is focused on maximizing coverage areas to help keep the communities we serve safe. In the last fiscal year, we alerted citizens with 178 regional tornado warnings broadcast on our network of FM radio transmitters.
When the Nebraska State Patrol issues emergency messages regarding missing or endangered children, we send statewide Amber Alerts from our network to all other TV and radio stations across the state.
Local public television stations are the backbone of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and reach almost 97 percent of the American public, providing a critical communications capacity to local first responders, particularly in rural areas that are not served by other communication services.
You can read more about how Nebraska Public Media serves the state in times of crisis on pages 14-15. To learn more about our
Nebraskans love the flavor of a juicy steak that’s so tender you can almost cut it with a fork. As your dinner sizzles and spits on the grill, do you ever wonder about the science that makes it the perfect masterpiece on your plate?
Our new local documentary starts with cattle breeding and research, and follows your steak through the feedlot, the meat locker and the menu, exploring flavors, food safety and more. Plus, the owner of a steakhouse explains how preparation and cooking methods affect your steak’s final flavor and texture.
Lawrence Welk: God Bless America (5 p.m.)
50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary
Saturday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
Celebrate the artistic legacy of the trio that brought folk music to mass audiences, combining their artistry with activism.
50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary The trio that combined artistry with activism >>
60s and 70s Soul Celebration Legends of 60s and 70s soul music perform their biggest hits. Hear The Temptations, James Brown, Patti LaBelle and more! >>
America Made with Love The Shamrock Tenors:
Steak Science Learn more about beef that sizzles and spits on the grill.
Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli 30th - The Celebration (6:30 p.m.)
The world-renowned Italian tenor’s 30th anniversary concert
Young Forever with Mark Hyman, MD (5:30 p.m.)
Memory Makeover with Daniel Amen, MD
Tractor Wars The evolution of mechanical farming and the fight between three companies
Exploring Nebraska’s State Parks (6 p.m.)
Exploring Nebraska’s State Parks >>
This Land is Your Land American folk music >>
The Shamrock Tenors: Live From Belfast >>
America Made with Love A cowboy bootmaker and a jewelry artist inspired by Indigenous ancestry
Rick Steves’ European Easter (6 p.m.) Steak Science
Rivers of Nebraska The state’s Platte and Niobrara Rivers
Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli 30th >>
60s and 70s Soul Celebration Legends of 60’s and 70’s soul music perform their biggest hits. Hear The Temptations, James Brown, Patti LaBelle and more!
NATURE: Museum Alive with David Attenborough London’s worldfamous Natural History Museum
The Statue of Liberty (6 p.m.)
Steak Science Learn more about beef >>
Kris Kristofferson: The Life & Songs A 2016 concert featuring Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash and others
Exploring Nebraska’s State Parks Nebraska’s eight state parks Tractor Wars The evolution of farming >>
Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli 30th - The Celebration The world-renowned Italian tenor’s 30th anniversary concert from Tuscany
Young Forever with Mark Hyman, MD (6 p.m.)
America Made with Love
Washington Week with The Atlantic
Steak Science (6 p.m.) Learn more about beef
60s and 70s Soul Celebration Legends of 60’s and 70’s soul music perform their biggest hits. Hear The Temptations, James Brown and more! >>
Memory Makeover with Daniel Amen, MD Tips to improve your memory
America’s Home Cooking: Easy Recipes For Thrifty Cooking Get Good with Money with Tiffany Aliche >>
Andrea Bocelli 30th –
>> Peter, Paul and Mary (continues)
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Live at The El Mocambo 1983 A high-powered performance from his early days Why You Like It: Decoding Musical Taste
and 70s Soul Celebration (continues)
>> Exploring Nebraska’s State Parks (continues)
>> This Land is Your Land (continues)
Marie Antoinette: Beyond the Portrait Beautiful locations and lavish costumes Get Good with Money with Tiffany Aliche
Piping Plovers of Moonlight Bay Birds along the Atlantic shoreline NATURE: Wild Ireland: Kingdom of Stone
>> The Shamrock Tenors: Live From Belfast (continues)
PBS News Hour
Kris Kristofferson: The Life & Songs A 2016 concert featuring Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash and others
DW The Day
>> Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli 30th - The Celebration (continues)
PBS News Hour DW The Day
Nurse-Midwives BBC News
>> Steak Science (continues)
50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary The trio that combined artistry with activism
America Made with Love A cowboy bootmaker and a jewelry artist inspired by Indigenous ancestry
>> Tractor Wars (continues)
>> 60s and 70s Soul Celebration
The Shamrock Tenors: Live From Belfast Beloved music from the Emerald Isle
Arrival From Sweden: The Music of Abba One of the world’s most popular tribute bands
Gandhi: Accidental Activist
NSAA Girls State Basketball Championships Class B (6 p.m.) Live from Pinnacle Bank Arena
Kris Kristofferson: The Life & Songs
Sunday, March 9 at 8:30 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
Celebrate the beloved musician in a 2016 concert with an all-star cast including Rosanne Cash, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson and more.
NSAA Girls State Basketball Championships Class D2 Live from Pinnacle Bank Arena >>
Best of the 60s A musical celebration of the decade of peace, love and happiness >>
Rick Steves’ European Festivals (6:30 p.m.)
Women of World War II: The Untold Stories American women built and flew planes, cracked codes and broke barriers.
Kris Kristofferson: The Life & Songs >>
The Shamrock Tenors: Live From Belfast (6:30 p.m.) Beloved music from the Emerald Isle All Creatures Great and Small >>
Exploring Nebraska’s State Parks (6:30 p.m.) Yellowstone Symphony
Steak Science Learn more about beef that sizzles and spits on the grill.
This Land is Your Land (6 p.m.)
Exploring Nebraska’s State Parks >>
Deconstructing the Beatles An acclaimed “Beatle-ologist” guides you through the bands history and impact.
Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen (6 p.m.) Get Good with Money with Tiffany Aliche >>
The Shamrock Tenors: Live From Belfast Beloved music from the Emerald Isle
Women of World War II: The Untold Stories (6 p.m.)
Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen Steak Science (6 p.m.) Rick Steves’ European Easter
Encore Programming >>
Get Good with Money with Tiffany Aliche (6 p.m.)
Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Celebration >>
Tractor Wars The evolution of mechanical farming and the fight between three companies
All Creatures Great and Small: The Wisdom of the Dales Simple wisdom from the people in the Dales
America’s Home Cooking: Easy Recipes For Thrifty Cooking
Rivers of Nebraska The state’s Platte and Niobrara Rivers This Land is Your Land >>
Kris Kristofferson: The Life & Songs (6 p.m.)
Exploring Nebraska’s State Parks (6 p.m.)
Washington Week with The Atlantic
Behind the Scenes of Leonardo Da Vinci (6 p.m.)
Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska: A Celebration in Words and Music Explore his 1982 album.
Rick Steves’ European Festivals
Best of the 60s A musical celebration of the decade of peace, love and happiness >>
Exploring Nebraska’s State Parks Nebraska’s eight state parks
America’s Home Cooking: Sweets (6 p.m.) Exploring Ireland with Michael
Best of the 60s
Friday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
Enjoy iconic music from the decade of peace, love and happiness, with pop, folk, rock, the British Beat, Motown and soul.
>> NSAA Girls State Basketball Championships Class D2 (continues)
>> Best of the 60s (continues) Deconstructing the Beatles
Bee Gees: in Our Own Time Barry and Robin Gibb on one of the best-selling music acts of all time
Eyes on the Prize Martin Luther King, Jr.
>> Kris Kristofferson: The Life & Songs (continues)
>> All Creatures Great and Small (continues)
Ella Fitzgerald Live in Montreux 1969 A concert with jazz great Ella Fitzgerald
Bring Her Home
The Human Footprint Deconstructing the Beatles
>> Exploring Nebraska’s State Parks (continues)
PBS News Hour
The Spinners in Concert The band that defined the smooth sound of Philadelphia soul
DW The Day
BBC News
>> Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Celebration (continues)
PBS News Hour
>> Encore Programming (continues)
PBS News Hour
>> This Land is Your Land (continues)
PBS News Hour
>> Best of the 60s (continues)
PBS News Hour
DW The Day
Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange
Earth, Wind and Fire: iHeart Radio Live The 1970’s funk band
BBC News
A Brief History of the Future
DW The Day POV: Unapologetic
BBC News
Behind the Scenes of Leonardo Da Vinci with Ken Burns The making of the groundbreaking documentary
BBC News
DW The Day Eyes on the Prize
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Live at The El Mocambo 1983
BBC News ICT Newscast Where I Became
NSAA Boys State Basketball Championships Class B (6 p.m.) Live from Pinnacle Bank Arena
Tuesday, March 18
Sharpie: Born to Fly
NSAA Boys State Basketball Championships Class D2 Live from Pinnacle Bank Arena >>
Rivers of Nebraska The Platte and Niobrara Rivers
Earth, Wind and Fire: iHeart Radio Live >>
Encore Programming >>
Women of World War II: The Untold Stories (6:30 p.m.) American women broke barriers.
Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Celebration>> The 12-time GRAMMY Award Winner
Antiques Roadshow: Living History Farms (Hour 3) An Arnold Schwarzenegger shirt
Antiques Roadshow: Bismarck (Hour 2) A Chinese Imperial ceremonial outfit
Girl Talk: A Local, USA Special Girls in the male-dominated world of high school debate Stories From the Stage
Nebraska Pathbreakers Women breaking barriers
Sharpie-Born to Fly Nebraska’s aviatrix
A Brief History of the Future Human cooperation
American Experience: Fly with Me New frontiers for working women >>
A Brief History of the Future The concept of the future
NATURE: The Elephant and the Termite Wildlife drama at an African waterhole
NOVA: Building the Eiffel Tower Revolutionary engineering behind the iconic landmark
Inclusive Economy The Calling: A Medical School Journey Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx
Street’s My Family Recipe
Michael Palin in North Korea (Pt. 1) Visiting Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea
Eyes on the Prize Antidiscrimination legal rights
Milk Street’s My Family Recipe
Washington Week with The Atlantic
Nebraska Stories Olde Main Street Inn
Nebraska Stories Olde Main Street Inn
Nebraska Stories The Swift Fox
Eyes on the Prize Miami’s black community
with Michael Samantha Brown’s Places to Love
Horatio’s Drive: America’s First Road Trip A whim, a $50 bet and a cross-country trip >>
American Experience: Fly with Me New frontiers for working women and the constraints of femininity
America’s Test Kitchen Milk Street’s My Family Recipe My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets
Michael Palin in North Korea
Begins Thursday, March 20 at 8 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
With unprecedented access, journey inside an ultra-secretive country that has been cut off from the outside world for 70 years.
>> NSAA Boys State Basketball Championships Class D2 (continues)
Eyes on the Prize Black activism
>> Earth, Wind and Fire: iHeart Radio Live American Masters: Rita Moreno
>> Encore Programming (continues)
>> Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Celebration (continues)
The Bride Price Forced marriage and cultural sexism in Malawi
Father Brown Enjoy two back-to-back episodes – The Great Train Robbery and The Passing Bell.
>> American Experience: Fly with Me (continues)
>> Horatio’s Drive: America’s First Road Trip (continues)
My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
Country My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
Margaret: The Rebel Princess How her life and loves reflected the social and sexual revolution.
Papa Ray’s Vintage Vinyl Roadshow
Saturday, March 22 at 10:30 p.m. CT on
Public Media Visit record stores around the U.S. and the world to explore their role in their city’s music scene.
As Time Goes By
Keeping Up Appearances
American Masters: Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined One of America’s most celebrated Latina artists
Lucy Worsley Investigates: Bloody Mary England’s first ruling female monarch
NATURE: The Elephant and the Termite Dramas at an African waterhole
Antiques Roadshow: Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms (Hour 1)
American Masters: Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands (6 p.m.)
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light on Masterpiece (Ep. 1) The King weds Jane Seymour.
Finding Your Roots: Born to Sing Alanis Morissette and Ciara
Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom She risked her life to liberate others from slavery.
Secrets of the Dead: The End of the Romans The decline of the Roman Empire
Kimball’s Milk Street Television
Street’s My Family Recipe
NATURE: Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons A famous bear attempts to raise four cubs.
Turn It Up! Stories From People with Disabilities
Lidia’s Kitchen
Antiques Roadshow: Bismarck (Hour 3) An original Santa Claus oil and advertisement
Two Wars: No Mail, Low Morale
Stories From the Stage
American Experience: Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act
American Experience: The Sun Queen Harnessing the power of the sun
NOVA: Hunt For the Oldest DNA Recovering DNA that is millions of years old.
Welcome Homes: Fair Housing in Nebraska FRONTLINE
Milk Street’s My Family Recipe
Michael Palin in North Korea (Pt. 2) Visting the Korean Demilitarized Zone
America ReFramed: The Woman on the Outside Reuniting families divided by incarceration
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
Milk Street’s My Family Recipe
Kimball’s
Nebraska Stories Art Off the Beaten Path
Nebraska Stories Rodeo Bullfighter
POV Shorts: Sol in the Garden
My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas
Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets
Omaha Supernovas Volleyball Vegas vs Omaha live from Omaha’s CHI Health Center >>
Washington Week with The Atlantic
America’s Test Kitchen
Nebraska Stories American Experience: Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act
Milk Street’s My Family Recipe Dream of Italy Dream of Italy
American Experience:
Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act
Tuesday, March 25 at 8 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
The battle over basic rights for disabled citizens lands on the steps of Congress.
Sherlock on Masterpiece: The Empty Hearse Sherlock Holmes is about to stage an outrageous resurrection.
Eyes on the Prize Antidiscrimination legal rights
Papa Ray’s Vintage Vinyl Roadshow
on the Prize Miami’s black community
Austin City Limits: Jelly Roll
Masters:
Alvarez
Marie Antoinette (Ep. 1) Marie Antoinette and Louis are compassionate rulers.
The Calling: A Medical School Journey Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx
American Experience: Rachel Carson The scientist whose groundbreaking writings revolutionized our relationship to the natural world.
NATURE: The Elephant and the Termite
Father Brown Enjoy two back-to-back episodes – The Whistle in the Dark and The Demise of the Debutante.
PBS News Hour
DW The Day
FRONTLINE: The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram How an online network spread violence.
PBS News Hour
PBS News
The Day
American Masters: Marian Anderson BBC News
The
News
NOVA: Building the Eiffel Tower
Sister Eileen and Her Boyz
ReFramed: The Woman on the Outside
The Story of Bobby Richardson
Home Court
Sunday, March 30 at 10 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
A Cambodian American basketball prodigy overcomes injury, as well as racial and class differences during recruitment.
Margaret: The Rebel Princess The princess and Antony Armstrong-Jones are married.
As Time Goes By
Keeping Up Appearances
American Masters: Becoming Helen Keller The author, advocate and human rights pioneer. Finding Fate
No Passport Required
The Best of the Joy of Painting The Best of the Joy of Painting
Call the Midwife (Ep. 1) It’s the 1970s in Poplar. Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light on Masterpiece (Ep. 2) A secret marriage brings scandal to court.
Nature: Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons A famous bear raises four cubs.
No Passport Required
Myths: Raven Adventures
Antiques Roadshow: Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms (Hour 2)
Finding Your Roots: The Brick Wall Falls Danielle Brooks and Dionne Warwick
Antiques Roadshow: Birmingham (Hour 1) Materials related to Rev. Martin Luther King
N of 1 A journey spanning three continents, with broad implications for cancer
America’s Test Kitchen
Stories From the Stage
Dream of Italy Dream of Italy Milk Street’s My Family Recipe
Thursdays, March 20 & 27 8 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
Welcome to Chadron
On Chadron’s north side, the Olde Main Street Inn and the 77 Longbranch Saloon welcome tired, hungry and thirsty guests.
The historic structure has seen many owners and incarnations in its time, serving as a base of operations for the U.S. Army during the American Indian Wars, housing rail crews, the Railroad YMCA recreation center, a hotel, a lounge popular with Chadron State College students, a restaurant and even a controversial night spot.
It’s also a gathering place for old and new friends, including descendants of proprietors, guests like Dick Cavett and those making sweet milestone memories inside a community treasure where the doors are always open.
This all-new story from Chadron premieres March 20, along with others from across the state!
Dream of Italy: Travel, Transform and Thrive
Monday, March 31 at 8 & 8:30 p.m. CT on Create
This series combines celebrity star power and the magic of Italy to teach you how to live the Italian way.
9 PM 9:30 PM 10 PM 10:30 PM 11 PM
Sherlock on Masterpiece: The Sign of Three Delivering a Best Man’s speech on John’s wedding day
America ReFramed: The Woman on the Outside Reuniting families divided by incarceration
Rick Steve’ Art of Europe
Tribal Police Files Unsettled
Marie Antoinette (Ep. 2) Marie Antoinette’s dangerous affair with Fersen
Papa Ray’s Vintage Vinyl Roadshow
POV Shorts: Sol in the Garden
Baking with Julia Pati’s Mexican Table
Austin City Limits: Brittany Howard
American Masters: Becoming Helen Keller
Table For All with Buki Elegbede
Cashing In Hard Rock Medical Wapos Bay
Independent Lens: Home Court A Cambodian American basketball prodigy
Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy One of the greatest cellists of all time
Rick Steves’ Art of Europe
New Scandinavian Cooking
POV Shorts: This Sacred Place
Nature: Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons
How She Rolls Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
Red Earth Uncovered Skindigenous Native Shorts The Aux
Father Brown Enjoy two back-to-back episodes – The Darkest Noon and The Sacrifice of Tantalus
PBS News Hour
Rick Steves’ Europe
DW The Day
Ireland with Michael
This is Indian Country Tribal Police Files
BBC News
BBC News
Rudy Maxa’s World The Best of the Joy of Painting
Chaos & Courage
Rabbit Fall
Amanpour & Co.
American Experience: The Cancer Detectives
Milk Street’s My Family Recipe
Moosemeat & Marmalade
Wednesday, March 26
9
p.m.
CT on Nebraska Public Media
In the season’s first of four new episodes, the spirit of entrepreneurship is sparking an economic recovery in Sidney. Several former employees are looking toward the future, opening doors to new local businesses after Cabela’s headquarters shut theirs in 2017.
In Beaver Crossing, three sisters grew up loving, riding and caring for horses. After a tornado destroyed their farmstead, they rebuilt with a new passion. Weary human and horse travelers can book the bunkhouse (and a stall) at Triple E Equine.
Network Prepares Citizens with Emergency Information
NebraskaPublicMedia.org/WhatIf
Al Berndt devoted his career to public service. After retiring from the Lincoln Police Department, he served as assistant director of the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) from 2000-2015, guiding the public response to natural disasters and emergencies.
“During any disaster or emergency situation, good, reliable, truthful information needs to be disseminated to the public,” he said. “Nebraska Public Media is an integral part of the state’s emergency alert system.”
The network’s FM radio station is Nebraska’s primary dissemination point for the Emergency Alert System (EAS), originating both routine tests and actual alerts from NEMA and
NEW TECHNIQUE CHALLENGES STORYTELLERS
The crew producing our local series about entrepreneurs and innovation thinks a lot about pushing the envelope and taking creative risks in their storytelling. Sometimes, it even keeps them up at night. Recently, camera work on the comedy-drama series The Bear inspired them to try a rarely used technique.
“We wanted to tell a one-shot story with no edits,” explained Host/ Producer Mike Tobias. “Typically, a story on What If…Nebraska can have up to 160 different shots, so this was a challenge, but it’s entirely on-brand with the series.”
The team found the perfect opportunity in this season’s story about three sisters and a horse hotel near Beaver Crossing. “It was incredibly complicated to map out how we’d move through all the spaces,” he said.
the Nebraska State Patrol. We also relay information from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for nationwide tests and presidential alerts to all Nebraska broadcasters and cable companies.
“You cover the state. You fill a role that basically everybody takes for granted,” said Berndt.
The team blocked every scene like a movie, rehearsed the script and tested each movement and interview position. The day they recorded the episode; Tobias said the nineperson team of audio engineers, videographers and others buzzed with excitement.
“We realized this wasn’t going to be perfect, that stumbles were okay, and they would be part of the beauty of it,” he said. “The talent we have in our building is amazing!”
Two nearly perfect takes later, the crew pulled it off. Looking back, Tobias thinks taking risks makes them better storytellers. “We poured our heart and soul into this. We trusted the process – kind of like entrepreneurs.” Watch a story about this process in the March 26 episode.
Curating the Curious
Have you ever thought about what makes Nebraska… Nebraska?
Curious Nebraska host Andy Hermann is thinking about it for his new monthly radio series. “A lot of things across this country have become homogenous, but you can pick up on regional quirks if you are listening,” he explained.
Hermann is from Ohio and lived in Chicago, so he’s certainly familiar with the Midwest, but he’s been surprised by some subtle differences. Catty-corner or kitty-corner? Interstate or expressway? Scooping snow or shoveling snow? Did you know Nebraska has a wool industry? And red beer? “I want Nebraskans to embrace their uniqueness and know that it’s OK to be different,” said Hermann.
Listen for Curious Nebraska every third Saturday morning of the month during Weekend Edition on Nebraska Public Media.
Have an idea or want to listen to past episodes?
NebraskaPublicMedia.org/curious
Fancy all things British? A dedicated Nebraska fan base watches witty British comedies – Britcoms for short.
As Time Goes By and Keeping Up Appearances already air on Saturday nights, but we’re adding a weekday viewing option so you can watch your favorite programs from across the pond.
Britcom Block
NEW TIME!
Wednesdays 5 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
GIRLS
SATURDAY
All Game Times CT All on Nebraska Public Media
Stream at NebraskaPublicMedia.org & on the Nebraska Public Media App
The documentaries and the sports are what I love. I love the volleyball. I love the coverage of high school. It just makes us feel as one in Nebraska and I’m very proud of that. I’m very proud of what you do.
Patricia, Doniphan
NSAA HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING
Saturday, March 1 Noon CT on Nebraska Public Media
LIVE FROM Bob Devaney Sports Center STREAM AT NebraskaPublicMedia.org & on the Nebraska Public Media App
PINNACLEFROMBANK ARENA LINCOLNIN
HISTORY, MUSIC & MONEY Programs Picked Just For You!
Tractor Wars
Monday, March 3 at 7 p.m. CT
Nebraska Public Media
Deere, Ford and International in the 1920s
Deconstructing the Beatles
Sunday, March 2 at 4 p.m. CT
Nebraska Public Media
Milestone albums and fascinating stories
Get Good with Money with Tiffany Aliche
Friday, March 7 at 8 p.m. CT
Create Find peace and safety with your money.
Check our online schedule for other broadcasts of these programs!
All New Rock, Pop and Doo Wop
Saturday, March 8 at 4 p.m. CT WORLD
Beloved artists from the 50s and 60s take the stage.
Shamrock Tenors:
Live from Belfast
Tuesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. CT
Nebraska Public Media
Irish music transports you to the Emerald Isle.
Women of World War II: The Untold Stories
Sunday, March 9 at 7 p.m. CT
Nebraska Public Media
Women who cracked the codes and built the ships
Joseph Campbell: The Power of Myth With Bill Moyers
Saturday, March 15 at 11 a.m. CT WORLD
From the 1988 series, explore what myths tell us about life.
NebraskaPublicMedia.org/schedules
Friday, March 28
7 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
Sunday, March 30
3 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
ALLNEW!
Premieres Sunday, March 23
8 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
This sequel begins just after Anne Boleyn was beheaded in 1536, following the spellbinding story of royal power broker Thomas Cromwell during the cruel reign of Henry VIII. Binge the first season with PBS Passport!
SEASON 2 PREMIERE
Sunday, March 23
9 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
In the world of lavish decor, opulent dresses and palace gossip, Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI face an unprecedented financial crisis.
Market to Market is celebrating a remarkable milestone – 50 seasons!
Nebraska Public Media began airing the Iowa PBS series in 1976 and was the first public television station outside Iowa to broadcast it. At the time, Iowa PBS sent a tape recording of the show to Lincoln on an express Greyhound bus.
The iconic series has been a trusted source of agricultural news and analysis for five decades.
The Market to Market team is taking a victory lap, with a stop in Nebraska to recognize our long partnership with the series.
Based on Hilary Mantel’s multiaward-winning trilogy, Wolf Hall first aired on Masterpiece in 2015. DID YOU KNOW?
Premieres Sunday, March 30
SEASON 14 PREMIERE
7 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media and PBS Passport
In March 1970, the team supports a pregnant teenage girl whose parents believe in an immaculate conception. Plus, demonstrations create havoc for the Nonnatus team while Nancy’s relationship blossoms.
You Are Invited!
Watch, listen and participate as host Paul Yeager leads a live, recorded podcast discussion.
Monday, March 31
3 p.m. CT
Nebraska Public Media | Ron Hull Studio 1800 North 33rd Street | Lincoln
This special event is free but due to limited space, registration is encouraged.
NebraskaPublicMedia.org/engage
Local Public Media
When their son was in preschool, his parents, Rich and Fran Juro, say he learned to read by watching the Electric Company on PBS. Today, he works as a pediatrician in New Orleans.
Rich and Fran met in New York when Fran was attending summer school at Columbia University.
“She asked me for directions, and I said I am going that way, so I’ll show you,” said Rich. They married in 1964 and moved to Omaha in 1966.
The couple both worked in the family grocery business, Rich as a buyer, and later CEO, and Fran in human resources. Fran’s father, Harold Cooperman, started the No Frills Supermarket chain.
The Juros generously support several community organizations, including Nebraska Public Media, with gifts from a donor advised fund managed by the Omaha Community Foundation.
DONOR ADVISED FUNDS OFFER FLEXIBILITY
A donor advised fund (DAF) works like a charitable savings account that’s designed to support organizations with missions that are important to you. These unique accounts are offered by community foundations or financial management companies.
Donor advised funds are growing in popularity because they are flexible and may offer tax advantages. When you deposit money into a qualified DAF, it should be considered a taxdeductible contribution according to IRS regulations.
Once you establish a balance in a DAF, you can easily make recommendations for grants to be given to your favorite charities, based on your timeline.
Groups that manage donor advised funds have different requirements, including minimum deposits, minimum grant amounts, management fees, and options for account growth and beneficiary designation.
The Nebraska Public Media Foundation is a qualified charity eligible to receive grants from donor advised funds.
Check with your financial advisor to see if this tool might be a good fit for your charitable giving and taxreducing goals.
Becca Jewell Director of Major & Planned Giving
Rich and Fran Juro at the Camel Fair in Mauritania.
“I read about the funds and decided it was a very good option for tax savings. It keeps our giving organized and it’s an easy process,” said Rich.
“We decided to give together,” said Fran, whose parents set an example for giving. “Public television is available to all, and it doesn’t cost anything.”
As they raised their family, Rich listened to NPR’s Morning Edition on the way to work. Fran enjoys Antiques Roadshow and Masterpiece on television and loves to read.
The couple has traveled the United States and the world, visiting nearly 180 countries, including North Korea. They’ve even been to the North Pole on a Russian ice breaker ship.
“We’ve met a lot of interesting people,” said Fran. On one cruise, they ran into documentary filmmaker Ric Burns, the younger brother of Ken Burns.
When they return from their latest voyage, a cruise to Singapore and southeast Asia, Rich says he’ll be looking for more programs that expand his world and help him learn.
“Learning is underrated,” he said.
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Coming in April
Backyard Farmer
Thursday, April 3 at 7 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
Your favorite lawn and garden experts are planting the seeds for a new season!
Austin City Limits Celebrates 50 Years
Friday, April 4 at 8 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
Accompanied by vintage clips, the brightest stars in the five-decade history of the series return to the fabled Austin stage.
Katavi: Africa’s Fallen Paradise
Premieres Wednesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
Animals are crushed together in a life and death struggle to survive a severe drought.
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