September 2023 PREMIERE

You may have noticed this month’s PREMIERE is a bit thicker than usual. It includes our annual report, which tells the story of our accomplishments over the past year. I hope you’ll read it cover to cover. Remember, your partnership makes our success possible and together we have a great deal to celebrate.

The annual report starts on page 15, but let’s start with the cover of this month’s magazine. I must confess, I didn’t watch America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston when it premiered last year, but I did read about it, watch clips of the show and immediately add it to my watch list. Host Baratunde Thurston first sold me on the series when he mentioned he loves making compost and cocktails (not together, of course).

As you know, life gets busy, and it took me until the end of this summer to watch. I binged the entire season during one rainy weekend. The wonderful thing about the PBS App and Passport is that you can catch up on shows on your time, on your schedule.

Now I can’t wait for the six new episodes in Season 2. I described the series to a friend as NATURE meets Rick Steves. It combines the best of travel with outdoor adventure and allows you to go hiking, biking, rafting and camping without suffering bug bites or rainstorms. I encourage you to join Baratunde Thurston as he travels through parts of Arkansas, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Maine, Georgia and Florida.

If you are an outdoor lover, you’ll also want to join us for the season finale of Backyard Farmer on Sept. 14. The end of the gardening season always makes me a bit sad, but it cheers me to know I can always watch episodes of Backyard Farmer with the PBS App during the dead of winter.

On radio, be sure to listen to I Hear America Singing, on Labor Day, Sept. 4. The musical special examines our work in the past, as well as how it might look in the future. And, not surprisingly, one performer has ties to Nebraska! (See page 13.)

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TRAINS TO BRING YOU GREAT SPORTS COVERAGE!

WATCH on Nebraska Public Media

All Times CT

NEBRASKA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Omaha v. Nebraska

Friday, Sept. 1 | 8 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 2 | 9 p.m.

(This game was recorded on Aug. 30.)

COLLEGE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Creighton v. Omaha

Friday, Sept. 8 | 7 p.m.

NEBRASKA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Long Beach State

v. Nebraska

Saturday, Sept. 9 | 7 p.m.

Watch for more college women’s volleyball in October and November!

DID YOU MISS SEASON 1?

WATCH WITH PASSPORT!

ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT

pbs.org/passport

Big Red Wrap-Up

Tuesdays at 7 p.m. CT on World & 10 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media

Host Mike’l Severe and Nebraska football experts break down the game and the goals on the gridiron.

Washington Week with The Atlantic

Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan

Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (Pt. 2) Fear and hatred surround people.

America’s Test Kitchen

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Nebraska Women’s Volleyball: Omaha vs. Nebraska Recorded on Aug. 30. >>

Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (Pt. 3) The impact of the IRA hunger strike

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

First Nations Firestarter Democracy Now!

Father Brown Flambeau’s death causes Father Brown to revisit a cryptic letter.

As Time Goes By

American Masters: Roberta Flack The music icon’s rise from a piano lounge to stardom.

The Great American Recipe

The Best of the Joy of Painting

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Keeping Up Appearances

POV Shorts: This Sacred Place

The Best of the Joy of Painting

Power to the People Voices of the Cherokee Amplify Chaos & Courage

Professor T (Ep. 1) A woman is burned in student flat fire.

Nature: Octopus: Making Contact An Alaskan professor raises a pet octopus.

The Great American Recipe

Truly Texas Mexican (6:30 pm)

Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Tucson 2021 (Hour 2) Blazing hot Tucson treasures.

Haymarket: The Bomb, the Anarchists, the Labor Struggle An 1886 protest rally turns deadly

America’s Test Kitchen

Unforgo en on Masterpiece (Ep. 1) A family event mars DCI James’ first day.

Finding Your Roots: War Stories Julianne Moore, Bill Hader and Kehinde Wiley

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Bears’ Lair Wild Game

Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Orlando (Hour 1) Sparkling Sunshine State appraisals.

Our Time Teen mental health

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

To Brooklyn and Back: A Mohawk Journey Democracy Now!

Finding Your Roots: Hidden Kin Actors Julia Roberts and Edward Norton

Big Red Wrap-Up Highlights and analysis

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Stories From the Stage

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Finding Your Roots: Salem’s Lot Claire Danes and Jeff Daniels

Power Trip: The Story of Energy Historical wisdom for a future energy crisis

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Main Street Wyoming The Last Ice Merchant Democracy Now!

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston (Pt. 1) Exploring one of the last wild rivers in America.

Nebraska Focused: Building Our Future Future workforce needs and research.

Lidia’s Kitchen

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

NOVA: Saving Venice Rising seas and sinking land threaten the city.

FRONTLINE: Two Strikes/Tutwiler

The two-strikes law and pregnancy in prison.

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Democracy Now! A New Island: The Marshallese in Arkansas

Backyard Farmer Lawn and garden advice

America ReFramed: On a Knife Edge Coming-of-age story about a Lakota teen

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Big Red Wrap-Up Highlights and analysis

Unseen: How We’re Failing Parent Caregivers & Why It Ma ers

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Democracy Now! Merging Destinies

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Evolution Earth

Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 9 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media

Stories of animal adaptation illustrate the rapid pace of change on Earth, while providing a look at nature’s ability to thrive.

>> Nebraska Women’s Volleyball: Omaha vs. Nebraska (continues)

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

ICT Newscast

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Studio 49

Ask This Old House Baby-proofing

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

The Aux

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Nebraska Women’s Volleyball: Omaha vs. Nebraska Two powerhouse programs play in a game that was recorded on Aug. 30.

America ReFramed: Pahokee In the town of Pahokee, teenagers experience the joys and heartbreaks of high school.

Rick Steves’ Art of the Modern Age

Tribal Police Files Unse led

Van Der Valk on Masterpiece (Ep. 1) A freerunning champion is shot.

Playing Frisbee in North Korea Misinformation, international distrust and fear.

Rick Steves’ Art of the Renaissance

Red Earth Uncovered

Baking with Julia

Cashing In

Stories From the Stage

Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke

5-Part Series

Amanpour & Co.

Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (Pt. 1)

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Moosemeat & Marmalade

Austin City Limits: Adrian Quesada

American Masters: Roberta Flack

George Hirsch Lifestyle

Hard Rock Medical Indian Rodeo

The Water of Life Craftsmen, chemists and renegades who make whiskey.

Reel South The American South and the Korean Peninsula

Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom

Native Shorts Skindigenous

Doc Martin (S. 9, Ep. 1) Martin’s medical career remains under scrutiny .

This Old House Drain stack

Lidia’s Kitchen

The Aux

BBC News

Nature: Octopus: Making Contact

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

Amanpour & Co.

Waging Change Restaurant workers

Rick Steves’ Europe

ICT Newscast

FRONTLINE: Two Strikes/Tutwiler A little-known law and pregnancy in prison.

Rick Steves’ Europe

ICT Newscast

Ireland with Michael Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Tribal Police Files Red Earth Uncovered

Evolution Earth (Pt. 1) Animals react in surprising ways at Earth’s extremes.

Rick Steves’ Europe

ICT Newscast

Family Travel with Colleen Kelly

Mixed Blessings

Midsomer Murders The slashing of a 17th-century painting.

Rick Steves’ Europe

ICT Newscast

Weekends with Yankee

Tribal Elder Stories

Local Programs in Red

In the Americas with David Yetman

Chaos & Courage

The Best of the Joy of Painting

Rabbit Fall

Big Red Wrap-Up Highlights and analysis

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Moosemeat & Marmalade

Amanpour & Co.

NOVA: Arctic Ghost Ship

Daytripper

Cashing In

This Old House Barn door

Wild Travels

Colonial Combat

This Old House Roofing

Travels with Darley

Native Shorts

The Best of the Joy of Painting

Unse led

BBC News

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Moosemeat & Marmalade

Amanpour & Co.

Reel South

The Best of the Joy of Painting

Hard Rock Medical

BBC News

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Moosemeat & Marmalade

Amanpour & Co.

America ReFramed: On a Knife Edge

The Best of the Joy of Painting

Rabbit Fall

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Moosemeat & Marmalade

STRATCOM 9/11: A Different Doomsday

Monday, Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media

Hear stories from the men and women serving at STRATCOM and Offutt Air Force Base on the day terrorists attacked.

College Women’s Volleyball: Creighton vs. Omaha

Live coverage from Baxter Arena in Omaha.

Washington Week with The Atlantic

America’s Test Kitchen

Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

PM

In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America The Irish politician and Nobel Prize winner

Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen

Dust N’ Bones Democracy Now!

Nebraska Women’s Volleyball: Long Beach State vs. Nebraska Live coverage from the Bob Devaney Sports Center

Independent Lens: Soul Food Junkies

Changing a traditional diet for a health crisis.

The Great American Recipe

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

Independent Lens: Meet the Patels A Hindu family and their son’s marriage. >>

The Best of the Joy of Painting

The Best of the Joy of Painting

Power to the People Voices of the Cherokee Amplify Chaos & Courage

Professor T (Ep. 2) A couple is murdered in a possible copycat crime.

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston (Pt. 1) One of the last wild rivers in America.

The Great American Recipe

Choctaw Code Talkers

Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Orlando (Hour 2) Outstanding Orlando items in today’s market.

Latino Americans America is reshaped by immigration.

America’s Test Kitchen

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Unforgo en on Masterpiece (Ep. 2) The team works to identify a body in a chimney flue.

Finding Your Roots: Hidden Kin Actors Julia Roberts and Edward Norton

Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

Bears’ Lair Wild Game

Stratcom 9/11: A Different Doomsday

Our Time Immigration

Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen

Touching the Past Democracy Now!

Finding Your Roots: Secret Lives Comedians Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash

Big Red Wrap-Up Highlights and analysis

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Nebraska Stories Hector Anchondo

Stories From the Stage

Sara’s Weeknight Meals

American Experience: The Harvest A small Mississippi town integrates its public schools. >>

Power Trip: The Story of Energy

Historical wisdom for a future energy crisis.

Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen

Sculpting in Wood and Words Democracy Now!

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston (Pt. 2) Outdoor enthusiasts in Arkansas.

Hearing Loss in the Military Hearing impaired veterans

Lidia’s Kitchen

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

To Dine For with Kate Sullivan

NOVA: Rebuilding Notre Dame The 2019 fire that nearly destroyed the Paris icon.

Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899 The undefeated Sewanee football team

Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen

Democracy Now! Lived History: Wind River Keetoowahs Come Home

Backyard Farmer Season finale episode

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

Big Red Wrap-Up Highlights and analysis

America ReFramed: Running with My Girls Female activists run for municipal office.

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen

Democracy Now! The Winter Bear Project Ojibwemotaadidaa!

Reel South

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

Backyard Farmer

Thursday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media

After the peak of summer harvest, our lawn and garden experts help you prepare for fall and winter as you shut the garden gate.

American Masters: Bella! This Woman’s Place is in the House The firebrand politician and activist.

Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen

ICT Newscast

Sara’s Weeknight Meals

Studio 49

Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen

To Dine For with Kate Sullivan

Season Finale!

Amanpour & Co.

Once Upon a Time in

Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen

The Aux Moosemeat & Marmalade

American Masters: LennoNYC One of the most famous and influential artists of the 20th century.

>> Independent Lens (continues)

America ReFramed: On a Knife Edge Coming-of-age story about a Lakota teen

Rick Steves’ Art Prehistoric and Ancient

Baking with Julia

Tribal Police Files Unse led Cashing In

Van Der Valk on Masterpiece (Ep. 2) The team is drawn into the world of drug smuggling.

Stories From the Stage

Sousa on the Rez: Di erent Drum

Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke

Austin City Limits: Jon Batiste

Independent Lens: Soul Food Junkies

George Hirsch Lifestyle

Hard Rock Medical The Invisible Nation

POV: While We Watched A timely depiction of a newsroom in crisis.

American Masters: Bella! This Woman’s Place is in the House The meteoric rise of a firebrand politician and activist.

Rick Steves’ Art of Ancient Rome

Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom

Lidia’s Kitchen

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston (Pt. 1)

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

Native Shorts Skindigenous

The Aux Red Earth Uncovered

Doc Martin (S. 9 Ep. 2) Martin’s GMC report has arrived.

This Old House Shower seat

BBC News

Amanpour & Co.

Rick Steves’ Europe

ICT Newscast

>> American Experience: The Harvest (continues)

Rick Steves’ Europe

ICT Newscast

Ireland with Michael Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Evolution Earth (Pt. 2) Evolution plays out at super speed on islands.

Rick Steves’ Europe

ICT Newscast

Tribal Police Files Red Earth Uncovered Mixed Blessings

Family Travel with Colleen Kelly

Midsomer Murders The slashing of a 17th-century painting.

Rick Steves’ Europe

ICT Newscast

Weekends with Yankee

Tribal Elder Stories

In the Americas with David Yetman Daytripper

The Best of the Joy of Painting

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Rabbit Fall

Big Red Wrap-Up Highlights and analysis

Chaos & Courage Cashing In

This Old House Wood stove

Wild Travels

Colonial Combat

This Old House Stained glass

Travels with Darley

Native Shorts

The Best of the Joy of Painting

Unse led

BBC News

Moosemeat & Marmalade

Amanpour & Co.

The Best of the Joy of Painting

Hard Rock Medical

BBC News

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Moosemeat & Marmalade

Amanpour & Co.

Big

in Umatilla

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Moosemeat & Marmalade

Amanpour & Co.

America ReFramed: Running with My Girls

The Best of the Joy of Painting

Rabbit Fall

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Moosemeat & Marmalade

Washington Week with The Atlantic

Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan

American Masters: Jerry Brown: The Disrupter The California governor’s policy-making on issues >>

American Experience: The Busing Ba leground In 1970s Boston, Black and white students were bused between neighborhoods.

Pati’s Mexican Table

Father Brown Discord, disharmony and murder.

As Time Goes By Keeping Up Appearances

Independent Lens: Children of Las Brisas Music in an impoverished Venezuelan neighborhood.

The Best of the Joy of Painting

POV Shorts: On Caregiving and Grace

The Best of the Joy of Painting

Professor T (Ep. 3) A doctor and her family are dead.

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston (Pt. 2) Outdoors in Arkansas

Unforgo en on Masterpiece (Ep. 3) A victim’s turbulent past comes to light.

Finding Your Roots: Secret Lives Comedians Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash

Pati’s Mexican Table

Pati’s Mexican Table

Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Spokane (Hour 1) Spokane finds from Season 12

Latino Americans World War II through the early 1960s

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Finding Your Roots: Far From Home Cyndi Lauper, Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo

Big Red Wrap-Up Highlights and analysis

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston (Pt. 3) Ancient Puebloans in New Mexico.

Now What? Understanding Mental Health Americans suffering from mental illness

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Heartland Handmade Nebraska artists, artisans and craftspeople share creative journeys.

Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Spokane (Hour 2) Journey back to the Pacific Northwest

Our Time Partner violence

Table

Stories From the Stage

Pati’s Mexican Table

Becoming Frida Kahlo (Pt. 1) The rebellious schoolgirl meets Diego Rivera.

Power Trip: The Story of Energy Historical wisdom for a future energy crisis.

Pati’s Mexican Table

Pati’s Mexican Table

NOVA: London Super Tunnel Racing to build Europe’s biggest construction project.

POV: Bulls and Saints An undocumented family returns home.

Pati’s Mexican Table

Pati’s Mexican Table

Big Red Wrap-Up Highlights and analysis

America ReFramed: Five Years North America’s immigration system through the eyes of children.

Kimball’s Milk Street Television

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Pati’s Mexican Table

The Latinx Photography Project

Pati’s Mexican Table

The Amish Dilemma

Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 9 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media

Three generations of Amish make a rare decision to share their stories after months of reflection and debate with their pastors.

>> American Masters: Jerry Brown: The Disrupter (continues)

Ask This Old House Rebuilding Boston

BBC

Amanpour

Pati’s Mexican Table

Pati’s Mexican Table

Pati’s Mexican Table

The Aux

America ReFramed: Running with My Girls Female activists run for municipal office.

Rick Steves’ Art of the Baroque Age

Tribal Police Files Unse led

Van Der Valk on Masterpiece (Ep. 3) The murder of a museum employee.

Baking with Julia

Stories From the Stage

Pati’s Mexican Table

Reel South

Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke

Pati’s Mexican Table

Austin City Limits: The Very Best of John Prine

Independent Lens: Children of Las Brisas

George Hirsch Lifestyle

Los Hermanos/The Brothers Virtuoso Afro-Cuban-born brothers

American Masters: Jerry Brown: The Disrupter The longtime California governor tackled climate change and inequality.

Rick Steves’ Art of the Middle Ages

Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom

Native Shorts Skindigenous

Doc Martin (S. 9 Ep. 3) Ruth is concerned about becoming increasingly forgetful.

This Old House Stone wall install

Lidia’s Kitchen

The Aux

News

Rick Steves’ Europe

The Amish Dilemma A rare window into the conservative community.

Rick Steves’ Europe

Tribal Police Files

Ireland with Michael Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Evolution Earth (Pt. 3) Animals survive in the hottest and driest extremes.

In the Americas with David Yetman

The Best of the Joy of Painting

Big Red Wrap-Up Highlights and analysis

Rick Steves’ Europe

Family Travel with Colleen Kelly

Midsomer Murders An unpopular local magistrate is shot dead.

Rick Steves’ Europe

Weekends with Yankee

Daytripper

This Old House Tiling

Wild Travels

The Best of the Joy of Painting

News

The Best of the Joy of Painting

News

Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions

The Best of the Joy of Painting

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston (Pt. 2)

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

Amanpour

Latino Americans

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Codeswitching: Race and Identity NOVA: Rebuilding Notre Dame

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Moosemeat & Marmalade Moosemeat & Marmalade

Amanpour

POV Shorts: On Caregiving and Grace

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Moosemeat & Marmalade

America ReFramed: Five Years North

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Moosemeat & Marmalade

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Bulls and Saints

Sunday, Sept. 24 at 10:30 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media

In a story of reverse migration, rebellion and redemption, an undocumented family decides to return home to Mexico.

Washington Week with The Atlantic

Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan

American Masters: American Masters: Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely First Amendment cases >>

American Experience: The Harvest A small Mississippi town integrates its public schools.

America’s Test Kitchen

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Weekends with Yankee

Saging the World California Pow Wow Democracy Now!

Father Brown Father Brown accidentally attends a séance.

Voces On PBS: The Pushouts A gang member becomes a professor, author and thought leader.

The Great American Recipe

America’s Test Kitchen

As Time Goes By Keeping Up Appearances

The Race Epidemic Asian American racism during the pandemic

The Best of the Joy of Painting

The Best of the Joy of Painting

Power to the People Voices of the Cherokee Amplify Chaos & Courage

Professor T (Ep. 4) A baker is dead after receiving death threats.

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston (Pt. 3) Ancient Puebloans in New Mexico.

The Great American Recipe

Urban Rez

Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Louisville 2021 (Hour 1) Updated appraisals in Derby City

Latino Americans Cubans, Salvadorans, Nicaraguans and Guatemalans

America’s Test Kitchen

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Arkansas’ First People (6:30 pm)

Finding Your Roots: Rising From the Ashes

Actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis

Big Red Wrap-Up Highlights and analysis

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Unforgo en on Masterpiece (Ep. 4) Sunny and Jess’ personal lives are worse.

Finding Your Roots: Far From Home Cyndi Lauper, Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo

Weekends with Yankee

America’s Test Kitchen

Bears’ Lair Wild Game

Antiques Roadshow: Vintage Louisville 2021 (Hour 2) Louisville treasures from 2007

Our Time Self Image & Non-conformity

The Best of the Joy of Painting

Democracy Now!

Stories From the Stage

J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom

Becoming Frida Kahlo (Pt. 2) She is determined to succeed despite Diego’s affairs.

Power Trip: The Story of Energy

Historical wisdom for a future energy crisis.

The Jazzy Vegetarian

However Wide the Sky: Places of Power Democracy Now!

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston (Pt. 4) Oregon’s natural beauty

Nebraska Focused: Building Our Future Future workforce needs and research.

Lidia’s Kitchen

The Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy

Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting

NOVA: Operation Lighthouse Rescue Saving the Gay Head Lighthouse from erosion

FRONTLINE: Putin vs. The Press

A Russian journalist’s free speech battle.

Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul

Democracy Now! Pathmakers Pivot

SADDLE UP: Nebraska’s Working Horses Hollywood, rodeos, racing and ranches

America ReFramed: La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered Police shooting protest

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

The Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy

Canvasing the World with Sean Diediker

Big Red Wrap-Up Highlights and analysis

Voces on PBS: Le ers to Eloisa A Cuban writer’s struggle for artistic freedom.

A Chef’s Life

Democracy Now! Silent Thunder Indian Rodeo

Quilting Arts

SADDLE-UP: Nebraska’s Working Horses

Thursday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media

With finely chiseled faces and expressive eyes, horses are the stuff of dreams – they are also part of history and Hollywood, rodeos, racing and ranches.

>> American Masters (continues)

Ask This Old House Interior paint Nebraska Stories Boys from the Barrio

The Best of the Joy of Painting

J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom

American Experience: Roberto Clemente The baseball player and humanitarian.

The Jazzy Vegetarian

Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting

Weekend in Havana Cuban dancers, musicians, architects and writers

America ReFramed: Five Years North America’s immigration system through the eyes of children.

Rick Steves’ Art Prehistoric and Ancient

Tribal

Van Der Valk on Masterpiece (Ep. 4) Is a past suspect killing again?

Baking with Julia

Stories From the Stage

American Masters: Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely The First Amendment and landmark cases.

Rick Steves’ Art of the Modern Age

Doc Martin (S. 9, Ep. 4) Martin has his second GMC assessment.

Rick Steves’ Europe

FRONTLINE: Putin vs. the Press A journalist’s battle to defend free speech

Rick Steves’ Europe

Ireland with Michael Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Evolution Earth (Pt. 4) Shifts in animal movement and behavior

Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom

Native

This Old House Roses and lilacs

Salsa! The Dance Sensation

Welcome to My Farm

In the Americas with David Yetman

Rick Steves’ Europe

Family Travel with Colleen Kelly

Midsomer Murders An unpopular local magistrate is dead.

Rick Steves’ Europe

Weekends with Yankee

Daytripper

This Old House Home tour

Wild Travels

Ask This Old House Herb planter

Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions

Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul

Austin City Limits: Olivia Rodrigo

Voces On PBS: The Pushouts

George Hirsch Lifestyle

POV: Bulls and Saints After 20 years, an undocumented family returns home.

The Cheech

Lidia’s Kitchen

The Best of the Joy of Painting

Big Red Wrap-Up Highlights and analysis

The Best of the Joy of Painting

The Best of the Joy of Painting

BBC News

BBC

The Best of the Joy of Painting

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston (Pt. 3)

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television

Latino Americans

Bridging the Divide: Tom Bradley and Race Politics NOVA: London Super Tunnel

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue

& Co. Amanpour & Co. Amanpour & Co.

POV: The Song of the Bu erflies

The Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy

Amanpour & Co.

America ReFramed: La Manplesa

The Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy

Hispanic Heritage Awards

American Experience: Roberto Clemente The baseball player and humanitarian. American Masters: A Song For Cesar The life and work the civil rights activist and labor leader >>

Peter Falk Versus Columbo

Saturday, Sept. 30 at 9 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media

Aux Moosemeat & Marmalade

LISTEN

Monday, Sept. 4 at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 1 p.m.

On Labor Day, this musical radio special examines our life’s work throughout history, and how it might evolve in the future. Sound comes from the vocal ensemble Cantus, including bass singer Chris Foss, a former vocal jazz program director at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Welcome

to My Farm

Hirsch

>>

American Masters (continues)

PBS

ICT

Newscast

& Co.

Peter Falk Versus Columbo The detective character in the wrinkled trench coat.

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Dear Jerry: Celebrating the Music of Jerry Garcia

SUNDAYS ARE MADE FOR DRAMA

We premiere new seasons of three favorite dramas on Sunday, Sept. 3, or binge watch every episode of each beginning that night with Passport!

7 p.m. PROFESSOR T SEASON 2

The Professor helps the police solve unusual crimes and faces secrets from his troubled childhood.

8 p.m. UNFORGOTTEN ON MASTERPIECE SEASON 5

Just as DCI Jessica James begins her new job, an unforeseen and devastating event affects her family.

9 p.m.

VAN DER VALK ON MASTERPIECE SEASON 3

The maverick investigator brings his unorthodox style to every investigation, frustrating his supervisor.

All Times CT All on Nebraska Public Media

SEASON 9 PREMIERE

Begins Monday, Sept. 4 9 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media

Martin’s approach to patients jeopardizes his career as he faces scrutiny from the General Medical Council.

During the past fiscal year, we developed our strategic plan. The lengthy process required us to reflect upon our past work, as well as identify significant changes and trends that require planning and consideration.

One thing that became overwhelmingly clear was the importance of storytelling. It is the core of what we do. It may seem obvious, but this important reflection will shape our future priorities.

Another result was a heightened priority for investment in the tools of content creation: our television and radio studios, remote production facilities, edit suites and cameras, as well as the talented employees who produce the work that you see and hear over the air, online, on our apps and in social media.

Creating valuable content for all Nebraskans has been central to our identity since our founding in 1954, and it will continue to be our North Star.

As you read this annual report, you will see our commitment to strengthening news reporting and amplifying diverse voices. You will see how we connected with Nebraska communities, addressed mental health concerns, supported education in families and schools, and explored discovery and innovation. We also continued to provide Nebraska Unicameral coverage both over the air and online from more than a dozen state government venues.

And, of course, you will see how we entertained you with highquality PBS and NPR programs, our local sports coverage and new local documentaries.

All of this is possible because of generous, dependable support from our members. You have helped build one of the most innovative, resourceful and unique public broadcast partnerships in the country.

Thank you for supporting the work that so many Nebraskans rely on and expect from their statewide non-commercial media entity. We have so much to be proud of as Nebraskans.

Mark Leonard General Manager/CEO

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“I love how I can always learn something new about my home state when I watch, read or listen to Nebraska Public Media.”

Monica Starr, Lincoln

Our State. Your Stories.

Public media’s strength is its ability to deliver thoughtful and in-depth storytelling about our state and world, reaching Nebraskans on television, radio, online, social media and mobile apps.

From providing compelling PBS and NPR stories to our award-winning local programming, we reach the state through the power of the human voice.

After a three-year hiatus, we went back On the Road and met many of you face-to-face to hear YOUR STORIES. We heard stories in our new Classic Car Love Stories documentary and in fresh episodes of Nebraska Stories. We explored innovation, creativity and invention stories in our What If… series, added a fifth channel devoted to Native American and World Indigenous content and explored mental health care resources across our state, especially in rural areas.

• A free drive-in movie night near Valley featured our local documentary Classic Car Love Stories which told stories about car enthusiasts across the state.

vator insights n v insigh

Kids ask questions in these new Innovator Insights educational videos.

This media collection, developed with teacher input, is a classroom resource with age-appropriate content for fourth graders and high school students.

Curious kids inquire about things like risk-taking, collaboration, innovation and learning from failure and success. The full collection is available in English with Spanish subtitles, along with resources for teachers.

Ready To Learn

We know how important developing early literacy and critical thinking is for kids. Our national Ready to Learn Planning Grant helped us develop a Learning Neighborhood to engage local partners and extend the reach and impact of PBS KIDS early learning resources where kids, families and caregivers need them most. The collaborative effort fosters a culture of learning at home, in the community and within local systems and spaces.

MAKING MATH PART OF YOUR ROUTINE

Families can find math everywhere in their daily lives – cooking, driving, grocery shopping, sorting laundry and even reading.

Our new Family Math resources, including a bilingual activity flipbook, are available in English and Spanish. The collection, including take-home activities, videos and interactive games, engages kids ages 2-5 and encourages conversations about math used in daily routines. Goals can be as simple as sorting laundry by color, identifying shapes of street signs or creating patterns with favorite fruits during a meal.

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Search for Innovator Insights at pbslearningmedia.org

“I think it’s important to have a wide variety of topics and educational programming available to the public to learn, especially children.”

– Heather Busboom, Dorchester

TELEVISION’S MOST TRUSTED PROGRAMS

Research shows that more and more families find our PBS KIDS programs and characters anytime, anywhere in digital spaces – watching on smart devices and the internet, in addition to traditional television. Our PBS KIDS programs prepare kids for school and lead them to a bright future. Teachers, parents and caregivers can access free, research-based PBS KIDS television programs that are accessible, equitable and educational. For nearly 70 years, we have served the state with education and entertainment.

TRUSTED MEDIA FOR CURIOUS MINDS

TELLING STORIES WITH INTEGRITY

YOUR TOP STORIES ON

MOST READ

Free Land, No-Strings Cash Aim to Tempt People to Small Midwestern Towns

Read 42,080 times

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An announcement about I-80 being closed between North Platte and the Wyoming border due to a blizzard.

Shared 3,745 times

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Our gavel-to-gavel television coverage and daily radio reports from the Nebraska Legislature connect you to YOUR government. Since 1980, we have broadcast from the Unicameral on our WORLD channel. In addition, you can livestream from the floor and more than a dozen state government venues.

“We love to listen to NPR. In the car, in the morning, on podcasts... wherever we are!”

– Rhonda Collins, Meadow Grove

COMPREHENSIVE NEWS COVERAGE

Our partnership with Report for America and our collaboration with NPR’s Midwest Newsroom create greater capacity for investigative reporting.

From rising rent to rural grocery stores, our award-winning news team delved into topics important to Nebraskans, telling more local stories and increasing diverse voices.

We also offered updates from the December 2022 Keystone oil pipeline leak that spilled about 14,000 barrels along the Nebraska-Kansas border.

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ANCIENT FISH, MODERN PROBLEM

For thousands of years, pallid sturgeon thrived in the Missouri River’s murky waters, but flood control and river navigation infrastructure are endangering the ancient fish’s survival.

Our digital story explored the struggle to protect pallid sturgeon, as well as manage flooding, as part of Climate Across America. The national initiative pairs local public media with the award-winning PBS science series NOVA.

NPR broadcast 40 of our radio news stories to a national audience.

LOCAL STORIES THAT MATTER

We tell stories through the voices of people who call Nebraska home.

Our long-running favorite Backyard Farmer went on the road to Vala’s Pumpkin Patch, the Nebraska State Fair and Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha to answer your lawn and garden questions.

Season 14 of Nebraska Stories featured stories about fast cars, fast feet, founding the South Omaha Stockyards and more.

Artists, artisans and craftspeople shared their journeys, revealing inspiration, unique talents and vibrant passion for the creative process in our local production of Heartland Handmade

What If… brought stories of innovation and invention from the Sandhills to our cities. We explored a “ranch of the future,” Oglala Lakota artists at work, and rural and urban kids merging their worlds as they zipline, skateboard and create beats.

NEBRASKA’S HOME FOR SPORTS

We offer more than 200 hours of local sports programming each year. Our station is a leader among just a handful of public television stations in the country that produce local high school sports coverage.

Our award-winning sports team delivers high school coverage in our partnership with the Nebraska School Activities Association. Broadcasts are available on television and for streaming in-state and out-of-state on our website and app.

This year we added state boy’s baseball championships and are slated to offer girl’s state softball championships in fall 2023. In addition to high school, we offer action from colleges and universities.

CONNECTS: WELCOME HOMES

Everyone has the right to fair housing – whether buying, renting or applying for a loan.

Our Connects program Welcome Homes: Fair Housing in Nebraska offers ways to combat housing discrimination and identify illegal practices. NebraskaPublicMedia.org/ connects

Our sports series offers highlights and expert analysis by Nebraska football experts.

Coaches break down schedules, preview rosters and highlight players.

“We enjoy Nebraska Volleyball and educational programming offered.”

– Gegetta and Laverne Brown, North Platte

MENTAL HEALTH & WELL BEING IN NEBRASKA

386 people attended three virtual programs inspired by PBS documentaries focusing on mental health across Nebraska.

Facing Suicide featured personal stories from Nebraskans impacted by suicide, while Home & School Connections for Youth Mental Health and Mental Health Resources

Across Nebraska, offered practical skills and information that students, parents, teachers and others explored to learn more about access to mental health resources across Nebraska.

We’ve had nearly 7,000 video views related to these virtual events.

NebraskaPublicMedia.org/ mentalhealth.

STORIES FROM THE STAGE

In collaboration with Nebraska Public Media and Vision Maker Media, WORLD’s Stories from the Stage series recorded two episodes featuring Indigenous storytellers. For millennia, the Indigenous peoples of what now is Nebraska have been telling stories, both personal and sacred. Today’s Native storytellers continue this practice — as a way of reclaiming and passing on cultural knowledge while also facing contemporary challenges.

“I attempted suicide when I was 14, and I’m still struggling with depression. As a proud supporter of Nebraska Public Media, I anticipate watching this documentary in full.”

— Virtual Event Participant

Our fifth channel is available free over-the-air with an antenna. It is the first and only national broadcast television network exclusively devoted to Native American and World Indigenous content.

SHARED STORIES

You shared important stories from your local communities during our On the Road trip to Northeast Nebraska.

11 events 3 days 6 towns 771 people

Our On the Road trips are a chance to meet our viewers and listeners, and see the communities we serve firsthand.

We hosted a car show and free drive-in movie night featuring our local Classic Car Love Stories documentary, produced a live radio broadcast about local arts on Friday LIVE and hosted educational PBS KIDS events for families.

We also heard from community leaders at Town Talks, screened clips and talked to entrepreneurs at our What If… Live Event, tested your knowledge during Public Media Trivia Night and most importantly connected with you!

We appreciate donations at all levels.

Due to limited space within this publication, we are unable to list each of the thousands of members who generously support our network.

Thank you.

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Karen Case introduced her husband Ron to the British comedy series Doc Martin, and together they’ll be watching season nine when it premieres on Sept. 4 on Nebraska Public Media.

“When I get the magazine, I circle the things I want to watch. It’s a wonderful station and I like almost everything that is on,” said Karen.

She first started watching the network when she and her sister stayed with their grandmother. “She was a huge fan of Backyard Farmer and panelist Wayne Whitney, and Lawrence Welk was a ‘must’ for Saturday nights.”

Karen grew up in rural Lancaster County and taught kindergarten in the Lincoln Public Schools for 26 years. Two of her former students were the children of the late Fred Baxendale, an entomologist and long-time panelist on Backyard Farmer. “He came to school one time and brought hissing cockroaches,” she said.

Ron is from north-central Wisconsin. He taught wildlife and natural resources classes at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln beginning in 1972 and was faculty advisor for the UNL Wildlife Club. He enjoys NATURE, Big Red Wrap-Up, and college baseball and volleyball. Ron also recalls watching our fundraising auction programs years ago, although he acknowledges he never did buy anything. Today, the couple’s membership in our Sports Partners Club supports the production of local sports coverage. Now retired, Ron and Karen work with a financial planner and look for ways to minimize their tax burden. “He suggested making some charitable gifts from stock we owned. It’s a good way to support Nebraska Public Media and avoid the capital gains taxes we pay,” he explained.

Ron said the process was simple and he knew the network would benefit from the stock gifts. “Public media deserves public support,” he said.

Between them, the couple shares five children and several grandchildren. The kids watched as they grew up and now the grandkids watch – even Lawrence Welk. “We were shoe shopping when our grandsons were very young and the two of them wanted ‘shiny shoes,’ just like the dancers on the show!” laughed Karen.

Be Charitable and Tax-Smart

Donating appreciated stock is one of the easiest ways for you to support public media in Nebraska. And, a gift made by the end of 2023 could provide you with greater tax benefits than giving cash. When you donate stock that you have owned for more than one year, you may be able to take an immediate tax deduction for the full market value and avoid capital gains taxes. The availability of the income tax deduction could help a generous person like you become even more charitable.

Gifts of stock can include not only publicly traded stocks, but also mutual funds, Treasury bills and notes, corporate and municipal bonds, and stock in non-publicly held companies.

Questions?

Becca Jewell Director of Major and Planned Giving 800-634-6788, ext. 340 bjewell@nebraskapublicmedia.org NebraskaPublicMedia.org/plannedgiving

ething Delicious HIP UP

Set your timer for our new Saturday line-up of cooking shows! Watch for authentic Mexican recipes, culinary masterclasses, family recipes for home cooks and live-fire cooking, plus equipment reviews and taste tests.

10 a.m. Pati’s Mexican Table

10:30 a.m. Lidia’s Kitchen

11 a.m. Cook’s Country

11:30 a.m. In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs

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Our 24/7 Create channel features food, travel, home and garden, arts and crafts, fitness and other lifestyle programs.

Noon Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbeque

12:30 p.m. America’s Test Kitchen

Saturdays beginning Sept 23 on Nebraska Public Media

Coming in October

Speaking of Nebraska

Thursdays, beginning Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media

Our award-winning news series returns with important stories about the past legislative session, medical marijuana and education.

The American Buffalo

Pt. 1 – Monday, Oct. 16 at 9 p.m. CT Pt. 2 – Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 7 & 9 p.m. CT

Parts 1 & 2 – Sunday, Oct. 22 at 1 & 3:30 p.m. CT All on Nebraska Public Media

Ken Burns tells the story of our national mammal.

Working Fires

Thursday, Oct. 26 at 9 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media

Nebraska’s volunteer firefighters and emergency medical teams face increasing demands, difficult recruiting and tight budgets.