December 2022 PREMIERE

GROUCHO & CAVETT

Message to Our Members

We all know that Gibbon’s own Dick Cave is a legend in latenight television, but did you know comedian Groucho Marx mentored the Nebraska native?

This month, American Masters chronicles the bond between the two iconic performers with new interviews and rare recordings. In 1968, when Cave began hosting his own talk show, Marx became a frequent guest, capturing what Cave calls “the last of Groucho’s greatness.”

I’ve discovered that in Nebraska, sports is more than a game. As we wrap up our celebration of the 50th anniversary of landmark Title IX legislation, we are thrilled to bring you live coverage of three Nebraska women’s basketball games in December.

This issue of PREMIERE also highlights a great line-up of holiday programming on radio and television. Celebrate the season with the Tabernacle Choir, learn about Jewish immigrants who wrote America’s Christmas music, follow Santa Clauses in training and listen to Tchaikovsky’s complete ballet, The Nutcracker, on radio. Find our entire line-up at NebraskaPublicMedia.org/holiday.

beloved holiday specials and new episodes of Donkey Hodie, Sesame Street and Curious George. Remember you can watch PBS KIDS anytime, anywhere – online, on our apps and free over-the-air on our 24/7 dedicated PBS KIDS channel.

If you are making resolutions for 2023, our marathon of New Year, New You programs on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 will have you eating be er, exercising more and ge ing your finances in order. I hope you can find the inspiration and encouragement to become an even be er version of yourself!

My December calendar is full of work commitments and the usual holiday hustle that makes the days pass too quickly. I hope to slow down, bake some cookies and savor the season with my friends and family. Thank you for being part of our Nebraska Public Media family in 2022. Your generous gi s support an essential service that benefits all Nebraskans.

Happy Holidays to you and yours!

The lights are up, the snow is falling and the kids are home for winter break! PBS KIDS is making the season bright with a festive lineup of family favorites sprinkled throughout our television schedule. Watch for Chief Strategy O cer

Big Red Wrap-Up: Iowa Highlights and analysis

Exploring Nebraska’s State Parks Discover what is waiting for visitors at Nebraska’s state parks.

The Who Hits 50! The legendary rock band tears through their greatest hits

Washington Week News roundtable

Crane Song A stunning visual essay of the Sandhill crane’s migration through Nebraska.

Moments to Remember (6:30 p.m.) Pa i Page and Nick Clooney with new performances and archival classics from 50s & 60s pop.

John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind Singers and songwriters of the folk era.

Crane Song (6:30 p.m.) A visual essay of the Sandhill crane’s migration through Nebraska.

James Taylor: One Man Band Exclusive interviews and rare footage of his music. >>

Moments to Remember (6:30 p.m.) Pa i Page and Nick Clooney with new performances and archival classics from 50s & 60s pop.

Painting Nebraska’s Legacy Nebraska artist Todd A. Williams creates a visual history of our 93 counties.

Tom Osborne: A Legacy Beyond the Game >>

Crane Song A stunning visual essay of the Sandhill crane’s migration through Nebraska.

A Classic Christmas Gavin MacLeod and Marion Ross host a festive, all-star special with favorite carols and popular tunes.

Big Red Wrap-Up: Season Recap Highlights and analysis

Yellowstone Symphony The wonders of America’s first national park.

Exploring Nebraska’s State Parks Discover what is waiting for visitors at Nebraska’s state parks.

Reba

Encore Programming >>

Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance: The Impossible Tour A world in pandemic lockdown and the dance show determined to spread joy.

Big Red Wrap-Up: Season Recap Highlights and analysis

Washington Week News roundtable

Trinity: Classically Irish A charming and accomplished trio performs fresh arrangements of beloved songs.

Nebraska Women’s Basketball (6 p.m.) Live coverage of Samford vs. Nebraska

The Who Hits 50! The legendary rock band tears through their greatest hits. >>

Encore Programming >>

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American Masters: The Adventures of Saul Bellow The Nobel Prize winner’s impact on American literature

Beyond the Canvas

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The Earthshot Prize 2022 Finalists get $1 million for climate work.

Nebraska Strong: WellBeingDuringTryingTimes

In a Di erent Key A mother finds the first person diagnosed with autism.>>

NOVA: Rebuilding Notre Dame Restoration work a er a devastating fire

A community fights to save a beloved school that is a beacon for Black children

America ReFramed: Enter The Faun The collaboration between a choreographer and an actor with cerebral palsy.

Reel South: Hindsight

Li le Women on Masterpiece (Pt. 1) Three sisters come to terms with their new life.

The Earthshot Prize 2022 Finalists get $1 million for climate work.

Antiques Roadshow: Naughty or Nice A year-end holiday season episode

As Time Goes By

Keeping Up Appearances

Thurston The people of Appalachia and a revolution

Li le Women on Masterpiece (Pt. 2) The family fears the worst when Mr. March falls ill.

Revolution

Mary

Gandhi’s Awakening & Gandhi’s Gi Stories From the Stage

Finding

In a Di erent Key (6 p.m.) A mother tracks down the first person diagnosed with autism.

Life on the Line

Nebraska Women’s Basketball (6 p.m.) Live coverage of Kansas vs. Nebraska

Nebraska: The Great American Water Machine Surface and groundwater

Casting Call to Curtain Call Behind the scenes of A Christmas Carol

The Good Road The Good Road

The Le er: A Message for Our Earth Science, spirituality and climate change. >>

FRONTLINE

Real Bedford Falls: It’s a Wonderful Life

Nebraska Stories Casting Call to Curtain Call

Shakespeare & Hathaway-Private Investigators A client with four paws is worth his weight in gold.

Washington Week News roundtable

Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King Alan Cumming shares the beloved story. >>

All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 Out of the violence comes silence, then a German soldier sings a song.

All is Bright! A Concordia Christmas

Call the Midwife Holiday Special (2021) (6:30 p.m.) Christmas 1966 is memorable.

Nature: Santa’s Wild Home The fabled land of Santa Claus and home of reindeer.

Antiques Roadshow: Best Bargains Steals and deals

The Le er: A Message For Our Earth (6 P.m.)

Emery Blagdon and His Healing Machine

Call the Midwife Holiday Special (2022) Life a er the train crash. >>

Finding Your Roots: The New World Actor John Lithgow and journalist Maria Hinojosa

Tutankhamun: Allies & Enemies (Ep. 1) The centennial of King Tut’s tomb opening

Life on the Line

Stories From the Stage

American Masters: Groucho & Cave The iconic comedian encourages the Nebraska television personality.

Ancient Skies (Pt. 2) Scientists give Earth a shape and a place.

Nature: American Arctic Climate change melts an Ice Age fortress

Workers, New Opportunities

American Masters: Groucho & Cave >>

Ancient Skies (Pt. 3) Scientists reshapes the solar system.

NOVA: The Truth About Fat Fat and our biological processes.

POV: An Act of Worship Pivotal moments and policies that impact Muslim Americans.

Newest Host Connects with Smart, Curious Listeners

All Things Considered is the most listened-to, a ernoon drive-time, news radio program in the country. Every weekday, hosts Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Ari Shapiro and Juana Summers, who joined the show in June 2022, use the magic of sound to bring life to the biggest stories of the day.

A veteran NPR reporter, Summers spent more than a decade covering national politics and presidential elections, most recently as NPR’s political correspondent covering race, justice and politics. In an interview, Summers said she hopes to further expand the program’s reach to new and diverse audiences –empowering them to tell their stories. She also hopes to reach younger audiences in digital spaces. Summers got her start in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Mo., on the campus of the University of Missouri. She is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism and is originally from Kansas City, Mo.

In a 15-minute podcast, the hosts of All Things Considered analyze the details of a major story and explore what the news means for you.

27th Annual Governor’s Lecture in the Humanities

Nebraska Public Media radio reporter and host William Padmore interviewed author and biographer Candice Millard during the lecture recorded at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in September. Millard discussed her four New York Times best sellers. Throughout her career, Millard has used her skill as a journalist and author to explore, humanize and contextualize people and events in ways that may be surprising to readers.

Listen Thursday, Dec. 15 7 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media

Presented by Humanities Nebraska in partnership with the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues.

The Earthshot Prize 2022

Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media

Inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s Moonshot and centered on repairing our planet, five finalists receive $1 million to support their climate work.

Listen to radio for seasonal favorites including Christmas at the Cathedral from St. Cecilia in Omaha, All is Bright, Hanukkah Lights, our Friday LIVE Christmas and Solstice special and A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols broadcast live from the chapel of King’s College in Cambridge, England.

See the full schedule at NebraskaPublicMedia.org/holiday

The Mysterious Women of Masterpiece Mystery

Behind-the-scenes with female sleuths who rule the airwaves.

Friday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. on World

The Musicians’ Green Book: An Enduring Legacy

A historic guide to food, lodging and fellowship for Black entertainers.

Sunday, Dec. 4 at 9:30 p.m. on Nebraska Public Media

Aging Backwards 2 with Miranda Esmonde-White

Science pu ing an end to the defeatist a itude towards aging.

Thursday, Dec. 8 at 9 a.m. on Create

A Classic Christmas

Gavin MacLeod and Marion Ross host a festive special.

Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. on Nebraska Public Media

Rick Steves’ European Christmas

A colorful, musical celebration of Christmas across Europe.

Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. on Create

The Who Hits 50! The legendary rock band tears through their greatest hits.

Saturday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. on Nebraska Public Media

Mariah Carey Live at the Tokyo Dome Dazzling the crowd at her historic first show in Japan.

Saturday, Dec. 10 at 9:30 p.m. on Nebraska Public Media

MUSIC, MYSTERY AND MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR YEARS

All times CT Thursday, Dec. 1 6:30 p.m. on Create Sunday, Dec. 4 1:30 p.m. on World

Singer

Everything made by hand tells a story. Artists, artisans and cra speople share their journeys, revealing their inspiration, unique talents and vibrant passion for the creative process.

Call The Midwife

Sunday, Dec. 25 3:30 – 9:30 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media Enjoy holiday episodes from 2019, 2020 and 2021, plus an all-new 2022 special!

The Herriot Way

Thursday, Dec. 29

7 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media

Follow the footsteps of All Creatures Great and Small author James Herriot on a stunning walk through the charming towns and countryside of the Yorkshire Dales.

All Creatures Great and Small

In the spring of 1939, James and Helen prepare to walk down the aisle. WATCH

Learn more about the new season and sign up for All Creatures Great and Small Insider emails! pbs.org/masterpiece

TUTANKHAMUN:

ALLIES & ENEMIES

Monday, Dec. 26

8 & 9 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media

A two-part special marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of King Tut’s tomb and seeks to answer mysteries surrounding Egypt’s great civilization.

TEACH KIDS TO CELEBRATE DIVERSITY

When young children meet people with di erent perspectives and backgrounds, their worlds become more vibrant, and they strengthen their life skills for becoming more empathetic, understanding and open-minded.

Teach your kids to think, “Okay! People are di erent!” when they see a family who doesn’t look like yours, when they notice the races and ethnicities of their classmates, or they reference the variety of ways people think, talk, work or worship.

The PBS KIDS series Alma’s Way celebrates the di erences between kids and grown-ups who live, work and play in Alma’s Bronx neighborhood. ‘Think Through’ moments help children (and grown-ups) to widen their perspectives, appreciate di erences and be more compassionate.

Adapted from a PBS Parents article

Craig

Tuesday, Dec. 13 8 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media

In a journey filled with cruelty, kindness and hope, a mother tracks down the first person ever diagnosed with autism to learn if his life story holds promise for her own autistic son.

LET

Sunday, Dec. 18 10 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media

A community fights to save a beloved institution and a beacon for Black children as a group of wealthy parents seeks to close a top-ranked elementary school in the fastest growing neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side.

City Island

Wa , a li le lightbulb with big ideas stars in City Island, a new series of animated digital shorts for early elementary school-aged children.

City Island follows Wa as he meets community members and learns how they work together to find the best solutions to simple problems at the library, airport, planetarium, art museum and more.

The new digital series is set in City Island, a thriving metropolis with local organizations, government and a diverse citizenry. Every car, tree and

building is a fun character with its own name, voice and personality.

City Island introduces the concepts of civics, geography and economics – and shows that great ideas are one of our most precious resources. The engaging and educational short-form series is available to children and families, caregivers and teachers anywhere, anytime.

STREAM @ pbskids.org

Arthur Makes A Podcast

Arthur Read just launched The Arthur Podcast! Listen as he shares his favorite adventures with DW, Buster and all their friends from Elwood City. Each episode is an audio adaptation of a story from the classic television series with some new commentary from Arthur himself, as well as submissions from listeners everywhere!

Remembering ‘Moments that Ma er’ from 2022

How have

you spent the

past year?

As you reflect on the experiences that stand out, we hope you consider Nebraska Public Media to be part of the moments that ma er.

On television, radio, online and on our social media platforms, we are expanding fact-based news coverage, telling local stories, listening to diverse voices and inventing opportunities for an educational future transformed by technology. We believe our work provides an essential public service to citizens living in rural and urban communities across Nebraska.

Members sustain our e orts with generous support throughout the year, helping us to meet challenges, evolve and adapt. As 2022 ends, it is the

perfect time to make an additional year-end gi to support public media in Nebraska.

With careful financial planning, a gi made by Dec. 31, 2022 could possibly result in tax benefits.

Becca Jewell Major & Planned Giving O cer 800-634-6788, ext. 340 bjewell@nebraskapublicmedia.org NebraskaPublicMedia.org/ plannedgiving

Longtime

Journalist Respects Public Media News

As Mary Kay Quinlan logged miles driving her two young sons to school and activities like Boy Scouts and music lessons, she discovered public radio. It became her companion as she traveled the streets of Lincoln in the late 1990s, and the ‘friendship’ continues today.

“It’s my default station. Wherever I drive, my radio is always tuned to Nebraska Public Media,” she said.

As a flutist, classical music lover and self-described ‘news nerd,’ Quinlan said the format on our FM radio channel perfectly fits her personality. “This is the kind of journalism I believe in, admire and respect,” she said.

Quinlan spent her entire career in journalism. She graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

journalism college and earned her master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. She reported for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle in New York, the Washington Bureau of the Omaha World-Herald and Ganne News Service in Washington, D.C., where she wrote for Midwestern newspapers and covered the farm crisis.

Back in Lincoln, she taught reporting and writing courses at UNL. She was with students at a city council meeting on the

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morning of Sept. 11, 2001. As she drove back to campus, she listened to Morning Edition on Nebraska Public Media.

“The NPR news coverage was astonishingly professional under such pressure and cemented my support for public media,” Quinlan explained. “It was impressive and it’s what I value as a news professional.” She transitioned from listener to member in response to one fall membership drive. “I was listening in the car as I stopped by the post o ce, and I just thought I should be contributing something – so I called!”

Quinlan makes her charitable gi s at the end of the year, when she knows what will work best for her. “It became a habit out of necessity,” she said. “We need to recognize the value of our favorite things. In this big marketplace of ideas, public media can have a significant impact and we as a community are all be er o because of it.”

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