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INVEST IN YOUR PBS STATION
MARCH MEMBERSHIP
DRIVE
MARCH 5 - 20
WCTE’s
ANNUAL DINNER
Inspired by Downton Abbey
MARCH 10
TWO NIGHT EVENT
APRIL 11-12 ~ 8PM
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Contents
Public Television from the Upper Cumberland
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Coming Attractions: Shows of the
March Membership Drive, March 5-20.
Growing Education: Getting
Back on Track: The challenges and
opportunities for adults who have not
earned their diplomas.
7 Academic Bowl: The best students in
the Upper Cumberland compete in this
annual WCTE challenge.
8
Discover the Upper Cumberland
presents: Historic Granville: Remembering the 1930s.
9
Over There, Over Here: New World
War I documentary from WCTE.
On our cover
Ken Burns’s
“Jackie Robinson”
The film tells the story of Jack Roosevelt
Robinson, who rose from humble origins
to break baseball’s color barrier and wage a
fierce lifelong battle for first-class citizenship
for all African Americans that transcends
even his remarkable athletic achievements.
Story on p. 22.
Staff &
Management
(931) 528-2222 or (800) 282-9283
Becky Magura
President & CEO
Mary Boring
Engineering & Tech. Liaison
Reggie Brown
Education & Community
Engagement Associate
Jacob Carr Producer/Director
Samantha Chambers
Events Assistant
Desirée Duncan
Director of Content
& Digital Media
Daniel Duarte Producer
Celeste Bennett Flatt
Account Manager
Allison Fox ~ Grant Manager/
Development Assistant
Craig Gray ~ Lead Producer
Logan Hartman Videographer/
Editor
Avery Hutchins
Director of Development
& Marketing
Craig LeFevre
Master Control Op Manager
Cindy Putman ~ Ready to
Learn Tools Facilitator
Hannah Rawiszer
Director of Education &
Community Engagement
Nathaniel Rich
Programming and Master
Control Associate
Seth Stanger
Sales & Development Assistant
Shannon Terry
Membership Coordinator
Ralph Welch
Director of Engineering/
Technology
Lee Wray ~ American Graduate Program Manager
Upper Cumberland
Broadcast Council
Becky Magura,
WCTE Pres. & CEO
Joe Albrecht, Treasurer
Andrea Burckhard, Secretary
Jere Hargrove, Chair
Tom Janney, Vice Chair
Diana Baranowski
Dr. Katherine Bertram
Jerry Boyd
Marc L. Burnett
Mike Galligan
Dr. Wali R. Kharif
Mario Morales
Nina Lunn
Jack Stites
Kelly Swallows
Community
Advisory Board
Dr. Carl Owens
Jack Barton
Lissa Parks
Ben Newman
Program guides
9 Daytime Programming
Ready To Learn and weekend guide
10 P rimetime Programming
p.13
Quality PBS evening programs
WCTE-HD Ch. 22.1, WCTE-WORLD SD Ch. 22.2
& WCTE-Create SD Ch. 22.3
Hal L. Harder - Managing Editor
[email protected]
For on-air, print and website advertising and
promotion information, contact Avery Hutchins
at 931.528.2222, ext 220
or [email protected]
WCTE Close-Up is published bi-monthly. It is mailed to individuals,
corporations and foundations who contribute $35 or more to WCTE
annually. Third class postage at Cookeville, Tennessee. Phone:
931.528.2222. Schedule is subject to change without notice. Send address
changes to WCTE, P.O. Box 2040, Cookeville, Tennessee 38502.
Check out the schedule on the January/February
website at wcte.org. 2014 | 3
COMING ATTRACTIONS
A FEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MARCH MEMBERSHIP DRIVE , March 5 - 20
Support your Upper Cumberland PBS station by becoming a Sustaining Member today
and make sure that your favorite programs stay on the air!
Simply set up your checking account or credit card to make an automatic monthly contribution, and support your public broadcasting
for years to come. Choose any amount that works for you, whether $5 a month, $10 a month, or more. By spreading your contributions
throughout the year, it’s easier on your budget — and since your membership is automatically renewed, it’s easier on your memory too!
LIVE AT THE WCTE STUDIOS - MARCH 14 at 7pm
BLUEGR ASS UNDERGROUND
LIVE AT THE WCTE STUDIOS - MARCH 17 at 7pm
Joining us in the studio will be Emmy-winning
Producer Todd Mayo, musician Becky Buller and
McMinnville’s Ben Newman.
Thank you gifts include: a VIP Underground
Package -2 VIP Early Seating Tickets to the Becky
Buller concert on April 16th, 2 shirts, 2 posters,
2 meal vouchers, 2 cave tours, and 2 CD’s Best of
Bluegrass Underground
(limit 3 packages that night).
Also up for grabs is 1 VIP Package for 2 people to
attend a Bluegrass Underground Taping for PBS
the day of their choice on April 1st, 2nd, or 3rd.
BAFTA CELEBRATES DOWNTON ABBEY
The beloved cast of Downton Abbey -- old
and new -- came out to be honored by
the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) on Aug. 11, 2015. Step
onto the star-studded red carpet for this
special tribute, and see if you can recognize all of your favorite characters at their
glamorous best!
March 6 - 7pm, March 9 - 8:30pm
Featuring Hippie Jack and musician Jay Clark and Heather Call.
The thank you gift includes 2 tickets to the Sanctuary on Hippie
Jack’s farm to Jay Clark’s show on April 16th, a Farm-to-Table style
dinner, 2 shirts, 1 poster and 1 Jay Clark DVD.
There are a limited number of tickets to give away so tune in early
for your chance at this outstanding thank you gift.
TRIBUTE TO DOWNTON ABBEY
With its exploration of the British aristocracy and social mores, Downton Abbey
is a quintessentially British drama which
has engendered incredible global recognition and success over its six-year run.
Join us as we look back at some of our
favorite moments.
March 10 - 9:30pm, March 13 - 8pm,
March 16 - 8pm
NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND: 50 Years of Circlin’ Back
Cookeville’s Todd Jarrell - Exec. Producer,
Producer, Writer, Editor, Man About Town.
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
Take a musical journey through the
evolution of modern American folk music,
from its roots in bluegrass to San Francisco coffee houses to clubs in Greenwich
Village. The Smothers Brothers and
Judy Collins host.
March 5 - 8:30pm, March 7 - 7pm
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Filmed in Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, this concert celebrates the
musical milestones of the band’s
amazing career in a string of hits
performed with guests Vince Gill,
Jackson Browne, Allison Krauss,
Rodney Crowell, Jerry Jeff Walker,
Jimmy Ibbotson, Sam Bush, Jerry
Douglas and Byron House.
March 14 - 8:30pm, March 19 - 10:30pm
KEN BURNS: THE CIVIL WAR
A special that shares the story behind this iconic documentary and
explores how the groundbreaking film literally changed the way
Americans look at their history. See video clips and interviews with
Ken Burns, Geoffrey Ward, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires and others.
Award-winning actor Sam Waterston, who provided the voice of President Lincoln in the original series, hosts.
Why Be A Member?
by Shannon Terry, Membership Coordinator
March 8 - 8:30pm, March 13 - 10:30pm
RICK STEVES’ EUROPEAN TRAVEL SKILLS
H
ello and welcome to the most important section of Close-Up! It’s true—donations through
memberships are what make it possible for WCTE
to bring you great local programming, fun events and
educational outreach programs.
Rick Steves’ 30 years of travel experience is distilled into this lively, all
new, two-hour special. Rick shares his most up-to-date tips on planning an itinerary, hurdling the language barrier, driving cars, catching
trains, avoiding crowds and crime, eating and sleeping on a budget,
and more. It’s packed with information — and inspiration — to help
turn travel dreams into smooth and affordable reality.
March 12 - 3:30pm, March 17 - 8:30pm
THE FOREVER WISDOM OF DR. WAYNE DYER
Celebrate the iconic thinker’s wisdom, teachings and unique ability
to translate abstract ideas into down-to-earth lessons that can be
applied to everyday life. This inspirational memorial tribute includes
memorable stories, both funny and soulful.
March 5 - 10:30am, March 11 - 7pm
Invest in WCTE during our Membership Drive:
1-800-282-9283 or wcte.org/pledge
For More March Membership Listings, see the
asterisked programs in the guide., pages 10 -13.
Growing up in Cookeville in the late 1970s, I don’t
remember WCTE not being part of the landscape of
our community. As a kid, I spent hours hanging out
on Sesame Street, wanted Mr. Rogers to actually be
my neighbor and grooved along to every word on The
Electric Company. When I became WCTE’s Membership Coordinator, I learned WCTE helps give the Upper
Cumberland a voice far beyond our region. The station’s
reach covers more than the 14 counties in the Upper
Cumberland, reaching 1.3 million people in Tennessee
and southern Kentucky.
By becoming a member of WCTE you are part of this
powerful force that makes our region unique and allows
WCTE to bring you the best of the Upper Cumberland
and beyond. Many people choose to become members
during WCTE’s quarterly membership drives. Our next
drive begins March 5th offering great programming
and thank-you gifts like DVDs, CDs, books and collector’s items—our gifts to you for becoming a member of
WCTE Upper Cumberland PBS.
If you have questions or want to discuss becoming a
WCTE Member, email me or give me a call. WCTE has an
exciting future and we would love to have you along for
the adventure!
[email protected] or (931) 528-2222, ext 300
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Premieres Thursday, March 31
G
etting Back on Track visits the challenges and opportunities
for adults who have not earned their high school diploma,
or adults who have their high school diploma but dropped
out of college before earning their degree. The episode focuses on
how we re-engage adult students in the Upper Cumberland. Putnam
County’s Adult Learning Center reaches out to adults who need to
earn their high school equivalency diploma. The newly established
Upper Cumberland Reconnect Center provides support and advice
for adults who started post-secondary education at a technical
school, community college, or university, but did not finish. This
show will look at both services and other opportunities for adult
learners to get back on track with their education.
For more information about the American
Graduate initiative visit wcte.org/amgrad or
contact Lee Wray, American Graduate Project
Manager, at [email protected]
P
BS knows that kids’ learning can take place anywhere,
anytime. They have created a PBS Kids Video App that
is designed for the iPad, iPhone, and now available on
Android. Kids can watch videos from their favorite PBS KIDS
television series whenever the opportunity for learning arises
(in the USA).
“PBS KIDS Video” features thousands of videos from top PBS
KIDS television series, including Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,
Wild Kratts, Odd Squad, Peg + Cat, The Cat in the Hat Knows a
Lot About That!, Dinosaur Train, and SUPER WHY!
The app provides a safe, child-friendly viewing experience for
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all ages. Kids can easily browse and watch videos at home, on the
road, or anywhere with a 3G or Wi-Fi connection.
Every week, the app will introduce children to a new “Weekly Pick,” a
set of fun educational videos that will engage him or her in reading,
science, math and more.
PBS KIDS Video is a key part of PBS KIDS’ commitment to making a
positive impact on the lives of children through curriculum-based
entertainment—wherever kids are. More PBS KIDS videos may also
be found online at pbskids.org/video.
Check out these great apps and help your child get
Ready To Learn!
Starting March 28,
Weekdays, 11am with encores at 4:30pm
Congratulations to our own Hannah Rawiszer, who on February 1, was promoted to WCTE’s Director of Education and
Community Engagement.
Hannah came to us with a PhD in Exceptional Learning with an
emphasis on Literacy, six years of teaching experience in public
schools and more than five years of working with the College of
Education faculty at TTU. For the past 15 months, she has rocked
as Becky Magura’s Executive Assistant and Special Projects, as
well as being an on-air host on WCTE PBS: On the Radio.
“WCTE’s Education team has made a huge impact in the Upper
Cumberland because of our commitment to fostering lifelong
learning,” enthused Hannah. “With the addition of a leadership
position, our education team will have the guidance necessary to
expand the work we do within the community to the next level. I
am honored to be a part of this team.”
Local high schools will send their academic teams
to compete in the WCTE Annual Academic Bowl,
premiering on WCTE March 28 at 11am, with encores at 4:30pm each weekday.
Participating schools are: Alvin C. York Institute,
Clarkrange HS, Cookeville HS, Gallatin HS, Hendersonville HS, Oliver Springs HS, Oneida HS,
Portland HS, Upperman HS, Warren County HS,
Westmoreland HS and White County HS.
The tournament was held at Tennessee Tech’s
Derryberry Hall on Fri. Feb. 19 and Sat. Feb. 20.
This tournament was taped and aired at the conclusion of the games..
We are pleased to welcome back Brian O’Connor
will as our moderator. WCTE will award 1st, 2nd,
3rd, & 4th place and the prestigious Dr. Fred Culp
Spirit Award.
This institution is an
equal opportunity provider.
presents
W
HISTORIC GRANVILLE
by Celeste Bennett Flatt
CTE’s Discover the Upper Cumberland series recently
visited the community of Granville, TN, located in the
beautiful hills of Jackson County and bordering Smith
County. This once-thriving river town has experienced both sides
of growth and decline since the early 1800’s. Steamboats began
making the trip from Nashville to Granville in 1831; Granville was
incorporated by the legislature in 1837 and became a thriving hub
for farming, blacksmithing, banking, general stores, hotels, and
more. By 1845 there were over 40 steamboats passing through
Granville by way of the Cumberland River from Burnside,
Kentucky, to Nashville and
assisting in the stimulation
of this thriving little community.
By the early 1900’s Granville was also considered a
community for education
with several private schools
being established there. The
Cumberland Valley Preparatory School provided tennis
and basketball courts, a
gym, and athletic equipment. This school was first
staffed with teachers from
Illinois who not only introduced sports to the area but also debating, public speaking, and
forensics, among other subjects.
By the 1930’s the river boats were gone and the automobile had
taken over. A new age of automobiles would find routes unfamiliar to Granville to transport goods. Thus began the demise of the
booming river town.
There is an ongoing debate of how Granville received its
name. One story alludes to settlers from Granville, North Carolina,
naming the area after
their former hometown. Other stories
say that the area was
named after Granville
Holleman, another
early settler to this
community.
Today Granville offers
a venture back in
time with breathtaking scenic drives into
the community from every direction. The Cordell Hull Reservoir
surrounding Granville now provides an excellent place for waterloving vacationers, and the history of the area shines in the many
exhibits, festivals, and events throughout the year. For 2016,
Granville’s theme is Remembering the 1930s with a Grand Opening
Celebration on April 9.
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Watch New Shows of DISCOVER THE UPPER CUMBERLAND the 3rd Thursday of every month.
THE ART IN OUR LOBBY - Come See It At 229 E. Broad Street, Cookeville
WAYNE HOGAN
With a PhD in social psychology from
Tulane University, Wayne Hogan is a selftaught artist, beginning in the ‘40s with
chalk profiles of Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo
on the blackboard at Hill Grade School
two and one-half miles southwest of
Newalla, Oklahoma. His art is the result of
a spirited imagination more than slightly
off center. His illustrations and cartoons
have appeared in numerous newspapers,
magazines, and literary journals, and in
many books.
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LOUIS & CHRISTINE COLUMBARINI
We find a foundation of ideas
from a fascination with Greek, Roman, and pre-Colombian art history. From those concepts, we try
to incorporate themes of mystical
imagery, curious symbols, and
lyrical patterns. Clay awakens our
creative intellect, but we also enjoy the physical challenge. Using
our hands, working with a part of
the Earth helps connect with the
tangible with the spiritual.
WCTE Annual Dinner Guest Speaker
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Daytime
Schedule
John Bredar
ohn Bredar is WGBH’s Vice President for National Programming,
overseeing WGBH’s many celebrated national series for PBS and
related new media, including Frontline, Nova, Masterpiece, American Experience, and Antiques Roadshow. He also supervises Studio Six,
WGBH’s in-house production studio where a wide variety of programs,
from natural history to WGBH’s many food shows, are produced.
Weekdays & Ready to Learn
5:00 AM
Sit and Be Fit
12:30 PM Cat in the Hat
5:30 AM
Classical Stretch
1:00 PM
Curious George
6:00 AM
Wild Kratts
1:30 PM
Curious George)
6:30 AM
Ready Jet Go!
Bredar joined WGBH in 2013 after 26 years with National Geographic,
where he was senior executive producer for the National Geographic
Specials and was responsible for the development, production, and post-production of
more than 150 programs, extending the reach of National Geographic Television internationally. He created the Inside series (Inside the White House, Inside the Vatican, et al.) and
produced 25 documentary films on topics ranging from science and the natural world to
history, drama, and political investigation. His work has earned him Emmy and History
Maker’s Awards, and his co-production with WGBH’s Nova, Ape Genius, was recognized with
a George Foster Peabody Award. Bredar is author of The President’s Photographer, the companion book to the National Geographic Special following President Obama’s photographer
and revealing the history of presidential photographers.
7:00 AM
Nature Cat
2:00 PM
Arthur
7:30 AM
Curious George
2:30 PM
Nature Cat
3:00 PM
Ready Jet Go!
3:30 PM
Odd Squad
4:00 PM
Wild Kratts
4:30 PM
Wild Kratts (*in April, WCTE’s 11:30 AM Thomas & Friends
5:30 PM Nightly Business Report
A native of Colorado, Bredar holds a BS degree from Northwestern University and an MA
from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
12:00 PM Sesame Street
6:00 PM PBS NewsHour
8:00 AM Daniel Tiger
8:30 AM Daniel Tiger
9:00 AM
Sesame Street
9:30 AM
Peg + Cat
10:00 AM Dinosaur Train
10:30 AM Bob the Builder
11:00 AMSuper Why (*in April, WCTE’s
Academic Bowl)
1:00 PM America’s Test Kitchen
1:30 PMTennessee Crossroads
6:00 AM Daniel Tiger
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n a salute to the many stories and sacrifices of
more than 130,000 Tennesseans during World
War I, and in conjunction with 100th Anniversary
of the Great War, WCTE is proud to present OVER
THERE, OVER HERE, premiering in April.
The Tennessee Great War Commission’s Chair, TTU’s
Dr. Michael Birdwell, worked closely with WCTE,
raising the money for the project and acting as a
consultant/producer.
“There are wonderful stories that come out of World
War I, so it will be an opportunity for people to learn
hundreds of stories about soldiers, civilians, women,
and minorities,” commented Dr. Birdwell. “And while
most people think they know the story of Sergeant
York, Tennessee’s most famous hero of the war, there
are hundreds of stories just as compelling.”
PREMIERING APRIL 6 - 7pm
with an encore April 14 at 7pm
Mathline
Saturdays
5:30 AMBob the Builder
1914 - 1916
Academic Bowl)
5:00 PM
5:00 AM Thomas & Friends
A New Documentary from WCTE
Honoring the Memory of Those Who
Served in World War I
Before the U.S. Entry
2:00 PMTennessee Wildside
6:30 AM Daniel Tiger
7:00 AM Curious George
2:30 PMLive Green Tennessee
7:30 AM Nature Cat
8:00 AM Ready Jet Go!
3:00 PM Volunteer Gardener
8:30 AM Wild Kratts
3:30 PM P. Allen Smith’s
9:00 AM Locally Produced Show
4:00 PM America’s Heartland
9:30 AM This Old House
10:00 AM Ask This Old House
4:30 PMMotorweek
10:30 AMVarious Woodworking
Shows
5:00 PM Sewing w Nancy
11:00 AMRick Steves’ Europe
5:30 PM Fons and Porter’s
11:30 AMJacque Pepin Heart & Soul
12:00 PM Martha Bakes
12:30 PM Lidia’s Kitchen
Love of Quilting
6:00 PMLawrence Welk
Sundays
5:00 AM Sid the Science Kid
5:30 AM Dinosaur Train
6:00 AM Sesame Street
10:30 AM Twice as Good
11:00 AMDr. Bob Show
6:30 AM Daniel Tiger
11:30 AMMcLaughlin Group
7:00 AM Curious George
12:00 PMCharlie Rose: The Week
7:30 AM Nature Cat
8:00 AM Ready Jet Go!
12:30 PMTo the Contrary/Bonnie Erbe
8:30 AM Wild Kratts
1:00 PMLawrence Welk Show
9:00 AM Odd Squad
9:30 AM Odd Squad
10:00 AM Clifford the Big Red Dog
2:00 PMClassic Gospel
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Various PBS Shows
March/April 2016 | 9
Primetime / March 1 - 11
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*Schedule subject to change
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A Year in Space
Premiering March 2
A YEAR IN SPACE follows Scott Kelly’s mission from training
and launch, through his 12 months aboard the International
Space Station, right up through his descent and landing.
Despite the technological “comforts” of the ISS, a year in
space – the longest space mission in American history – has
been described as the epitome of extreme, with extraordinarily high physical stakes. Following Scott in space and
his identical twin Mark Kelly at home on Earth, the specials
will tell the story of what it takes, mentally and physically,
to spend a year in space and then, using what NASA has
learned from the Kelly brothers, what it means for humanity
as we journey to Mars and beyond.
In the Kelly brothers, The National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) has a near-perfect, two-person sample group for biomedical research. NASA is closely tracking
Scott’s physical and emotional changes, and his biological functions, down to the molecular level while he is in
orbit. The agency hopes to identify precisely what changes
happened to Scott as a result of 12 months in space by
comparing him to his identical twin, Mark, on Earth. What
NASA learns about how Scott withstands the physical and
psychological difficulties will provide scientists with key
data to develop methods of overcoming the challenges of
human interplanetary travel.
Viewers will witness the rigors of Scott’s training to live in
space for an entire year and will get to know his family and
their dreams, stresses, fears and loves. We also delve into
the broader historical context of the mission, including the
history of space exploration, the political background of the
Russian-US relationship – Scott’s compatriot at the start of
the mission is Russian astronaut Mikhail Korniyenk – and
the science/engineering conundrums posed by travels
through space.
The second episode of A YEAR IN SPACE – scheduled to
air in 2017 – will follow what happens to Scott Kelly as he
returns to life on Earth. Once back on the ground, NASA will
study what happens to the mind and body during and after
long-duration space travel.
March/April 2016 | 11
Primetime / March 12 - 22
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American Masters presents
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
March 4
The documentary explores Lynn’s hard-fought road to stardom, her struggles to balance her marriage to Oliver “Doolittle”
Lynn and six children with her music career, her friendships
and collaborations with Sissy Spacek, Patsy Cline, Conway
Twitty, Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash and music producer
Owen Bradley, along with her life on the road, her Nashville
and Hurricane Mills communities, her songwriting inspirations
and her music’s lasting impact on her peers and fans.
With unprecedented access to Lynn, her family and archives,
the documentary features never-before-seen home movies,
performances and photos, as well as insightful interviews
with her friends and fellow musicians, including Jack White
(producer of Lynn’s Grammy-winning album Van Lear Rose),
Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood,
Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert and Bill Anderson. The
documentary also features never-before-seen footage of Lynn
in the studio with producer John Carter Cash, as she records
Full Circle and other new songs at the Cash Cabin Studio in
Hendersonville, Tennessee. Filming with Lynn, her family and
business team also took place at her ranch and other locations
in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, the community she formed as
a re-creation of her Appalachia birthplace, Butcher Hollow,
Kentucky, where she was raised in poverty.
March/April 2016 | 13
Primetime / March 23 - April 3
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Independent Lens:
An Honest Liar
March 28
“Magicians are the most honest people in the world. They
tell you they’re gonna fool you, and then they do it.”
– James Randi
For the last half-century, James “The Amazing” Randi has
entertained millions of people around the world with his
remarkable feats of magic, escape, and trickery. But when he
saw faith healers, fortunetellers, and psychics using his beloved magician’s tricks to steal money from innocent people
and destroy lives, he dedicated his life to exposing frauds.
The film is part detective story, part biography and a bit of a
magic act itself.
A self-described liar, cheat, and charlatan, Randi embarked
on a mission for truth by perpetrating a series of unparalleled investigations and elaborate hoaxes. These grand
schemes fooled scientists, the media, and a gullible public,
but always with a deeper goal of demonstrating the importance of evidence and the dangers of magical thinking. In
one of these acts, he transformed his partner, Jose Alvarez,
into a fake guru named “Carlos” to show how easily people
can be fooled. His work exposing faith healers won him a
prestigious MacArthur “Genius” Grant in 1987.
When dealing with a master deceiver, the truth can often
be hard to find. A sudden and shocking truth in Randi’s
personal life is brought to light when the tale of multiple
identities takes an unexpected and potentially devastating
turn. And Randi – who spent his life exposing deception –
may have either perpetrated another grand hoax or become
the victim of a very personal one.
A film about the many faces of deception that’s full of
unexpected twists and turns, An Honest Liar is told through
interviews with Randi, vintage footage of his countless TV
appearances, and interviews with Adam Savage, Penn &
Teller, Bill Nye, Uri Geller (who Randi spent years debunking),
Alice Cooper, and many others.
March/April 2016 | 15
Primetime / April 4 - 14
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Ride the Tiger:
A Guide Through the Bipolar Brain
April 6
The reality of bipolar disorder is hard to fathom: five and
a half million Americans have been diagnosed with the
disorder and yet so little is known about how the illness
manifests itself in our brains. Join us for this one-hour
documentary that tells the story of highly accomplished
individuals—congressmen, attorneys, pastors, authors,
and stay-at-home moms, who have all been diagnosed
as bipolar.
Ride The Tiger is designed to subvert stereotypes about
people with mood disorders by raising awareness,
reducing stigmas, and improving the lives of those
affected by disorders such as bipolar. The film weaves
together brave and compelling stories of people with
mood disorders with a new narrative of scientists and
scholars on the cusp of discovery. It explores questions
and connections that are spurring four scientific disciplines of mental health research: genetics, the brain,
treatment, and basic science.
Can Alzheimer’s Be Stopped?
April 6
Alzheimer’s ravages the minds of over 40 million victims
worldwide. Join scientists as they untangle the cause
of this tragic illness and go behind the scenes of major
drug trials to discover the therapies that may slow and
even prevent the disease.
March/April 2016 | 17
Primetime / April 15 - 25
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Grantchester, Season 2
March 27 - May 1
Last season saw Reverend Sidney Chambers and Inspector
Geordie Keating cement a fast friendship over backgammon,
ale, their war service, women problems, and obsession with
solving the baffling homicides that crop up in and around
Cambridge—including nearby Grantchester, where Sidney
is the village vicar. They make the perfect team: Geordie is a
working-class police inspector who understands the criminal
mind, while Sidney studied for the ministry at Cambridge
University and uses his fellow feeling for humanity to get
perpetrators to own up to their misdeeds.
The new season’s cases include a shocking charge of sexual
assault that turns into a homicide investigation implicating a
pillar of the community; an apparent suicide from the college
spire that takes on Cold War overtones; a confession to murder
in which the alleged victim is still very much alive; a haunted
stable with links to the Holocaust; and more.
The burning issues of post–World War II Britain provide the
backdrop to the action: class conflict, the death penalty,
homosexuality, the looming sexual revolution, the communist
threat, rationing, and the persistent effects of combat on war
veterans such as Sidney and Geordie, who are just trying to get
on with their lives and make society safe, secure, and a bit fun.
Mr. Selfridge, The Final Season
March 27 - May 22
The clock nears closing time as mercantile genius Harry
Selfridge faces creditors, swindlers, mob bosses, irate relatives and spurned mistresses as the final season follows the
unpredictable arc of Harry’s career to its thrilling climax. This
season’s exploits find Selfridge & Co. on the brink of its twentieth anniversary. The nonstop sales blitz since the store’s
founding gives no sign of letting up and is beginning to take
its toll on the staff, Harry’s family, and his friends. But not on
Harry. Or is it?
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Primetime / April 25 - 30
(formerly known as Community Cinema)
Wednesday, April 6
11:30am Screening
COOKEVILLE PERFORMING
ARTS CENTER
P
P EAC E O FFICER
EACE OFFICER explores the increasingly tense relationship between law enforcement and the public as seen through the eyes
of a man who’s been on both sides. Former sheriff William “Dub”
Lawrence established Utah’s first SWAT team, only to witness the same
unit kill his son-in-law in a controversial standoff 30 years later. Now
a private investigator, Dub seeks the truth in his son-in-law’s case and
other officer-involved shootings.
20 | WCTE Close-Up
10 E. Broad Street, Cookeville, TN
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Zooming in
for a Close-Up
Call The Midwife, Season 5
Premiering April 3
It’s a time of possibility and change. Not all change can be
good. Call the Midwife isn’t just about cardigans and cups
of tea. It’s always been a show that isn’t afraid to tackle the
tough stuff; series four pushed the boundaries of what we
expect from the show, and that looks set to continue.
The topic of Thalidomide sent a tremor through Call the
Midwife last year, and it’s a storyline that is not going
away. The disaster came from an unerring trust in science
and new advancements – and, however upsetting, we are
going to see that error played out on a small scale.
March/April 2016 | 21
FROM KEN BURNS
JACKIE ROBINSON
AIRING MONDAY-TUESDAY APRIL 11-12, 8PM (encore April 17 - 12pm)
B
orn in 1919 to tenant farmers in rural Georgia and raised in Pasadena, California, Robinson challenged institutional racism long
before he integrated Major League Baseball. As a teenager, he
demanded service at a Woolworth’s lunch counter and refused to sit in the
segregated balcony at a local movie theater. In 1944, while serving as a
second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, Robinson was arrested after he defied
an order from a civilian bus driver to move to the back of a military bus.
He was found not guilty.
In the spring of 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager Branch Rickey
signed Robinson to a major league contract. To help ensure the success
of their endeavor, and protect the big league prospects of future AfricanAmerican players, Robinson agreed to ignore the threats and abuse that
Rickey assured him he would face. That season, Robinson kept his word,
remaining silent while he dazzled fans with his brilliant play and helped
lead the Dodgers to the National League pennant. By the end of the
year, he was the most famous black man in the country and in one poll,
finished second only to Bing Crosby as the most popular American.
“Robinson is often celebrated for stoically ‘turning the other cheek’ to
the threats and insults he faced during his first season in the majors, and
what’s lost is that this display of self-restraint went completely against his
character,” said the film’s co-director David McMahon. “He was feisty, assertive and naturally inclined to speak out against the slights and indignities
he faced on and off the field, and we wanted to create a more nuanced
picture of a man who is often reduced to a two-dimensional myth.”
In 1949, Robinson began to speak out, challenging opposing players,
arguing with umpires and speaking his mind to the press, and he played
some of the best baseball of his career, winning the National League MVP
award. Despite his accomplishments on the field, his outspokenness drew
criticism across the league, from the press and even from black fans and
players who worried he would set back the progress that African Americans had achieved in baseball. When he retired in 1956, many were happy
to see him go.
“Jackie Robinson,” Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, was “a
sit-inner before sit-ins, a freedom rider before freedom rides.”
After baseball, Robinson continued to use his immense fame to elevate
the civil rights movement, voicing his views through a widely read newspaper column, raising money for the NAACP and Martin Luther King’s
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and campaigning vigorously
for candidates he believed would work to improve the lives of African
Americans. Meanwhile, in Stamford, Connecticut, the Robinson family
faced the challenge of integrating schools, social clubs and Little League
teams in their mostly white suburb, where residents and real estate agents
had once tried to keep them from buying property.
JACKIE ROBINSON is also a warm portrait of a loving and devoted husband
and father, featuring extensive interviews with Robinson’s widow, Rachel,
and their surviving children, Sharon and David, who witnessed firsthand
how resistant society could be to equality for African Americans, even
their enormously popular father.
“We were incredibly lucky to have Rachel Robinson sit for three extraordinary on-camera interviews and open her personal archive of
photographs,” said co-director Sarah Burns. “Her grace and eloquence
elevate the family drama of their lives to a central focus in our film, and
her recollections open up a window into Jackie’s private life that is rarely
seen. Thanks to her contributions, and interviews with Sharon and David,
the film is not only about baseball and civil rights, but is also a powerful
portrait of an African-American family navigating the tumultuous 20th
century.”
As the 1960s progressed, many African Americans grew frustrated with
the slow pace of change in black neighborhoods, and new leaders began
charting a more militant course for the civil rights movement. Robinson
denounced their calls for progress by “any means necessary” and criticized
them for rejecting integration. Some young African Americans accused
Robinson of being out of touch, and sought new, more defiant cultural
heroes such as Muhammad Ali and Jim Brown. But even as his celebrity
waned and diabetes ravaged his body, Robinson continued to push for
fair treatment and equal opportunities for all African Americans. After
throwing out the first pitch before game two of the 1972 World Series, he
told the crowd, and millions watching at home, that it was long past time
for Major League Baseball to hire its first black manager. He died nine days
later at just 53 years of age.
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• Jackson Kayak - Sparta
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• Tennessee Residence Home for the Holidays featuring TN Craft artists that made the ornaments
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Robert & Germaine Bird
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Donna Simpson
Fred & Louise Culp
DeKalb Animal Clinic
Crafted in Tennessee is a web series produced by WCTE’s
Daniel Duarte and focuses on small and large business entrepreneurs unique to Tennessee. This series shows the craftsmanship and shares the story of the challenges and rewards
of owning a business, especially one built from a passion for
the product and process. These creative rural businesses contribute greatly to the economic development of the region
but often go unnoticed because their business environment
is less than conventional. The series tours Tennessee to find
stories that drive the entrepreneurial experience.
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Harry & Eileen Stuber
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well as through many outreach events.
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Andrea Burckhard
Philip & Jane Burnett
Leon & Julie Burns
Jeff & Kathy Callahan
Richard Castle
Pritindra & Sharon
Chowdhuri
Ciphertek
City of Crossville
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Scott & Mona Copeland
Dr. Steve Copeland
Steven Douglas
Michael & Rhonda
Galligan
Eddie & Frida Gaw
Bill & Jane Gray
Hal & Elisabeth Harder
Jere & Rebecca Hargrove
Robert & Lisa Harrison
Ken & Lillian Hartgrove
Jim Hughes
Morris & Linda Irby
John & Barbara Jackson
Harry Johnson
Don & Joyce Jorgensen
Wali & Shakura Kharif
Mike & Ellie Lenhart
Luna & Herren
Investment Group
Nina Lunn
Jimmy & Shirley Mackie
Becky & Max Magura
Jack & Donna Matson
Mike McCloud
Michael McDearman
Larry & Janice McDonald
Payless Family
Pharmacy
Ottis & Cindy Phillips
Bob & Kat Rust
Scott & Julie Shanks
Pauline Sherrer
Ron & Melinda Swann
Alan & Joyce Tatum
TN Race Timing
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Volpe
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Michael Welch
Chuck & Sally Womack
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