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February 24, 2004
WHYY-TV12’s MARCH MEMBERSHIP DRIVE PRESENTS
NEW ENTERTAINING AND INSPIRING PROGRAMS
WHYY’s March Membership Drive begins Saturday, March 6 and runs through Sunday, March 21.
The drive will feature appearances by legendary superstar Carol Channing, travel expert Rick Steves,
composer Tim Janis and more. The goal for this year’s drive is $1,200,000 and 8,000 new members.
Financial support from WHYY’s members accounts for half of the station’s annual budget.
On Saturday, March 6 at 11:00 a.m., watch AMERICA’S HOME COOKING: CASSEROLES
AND COVERED DISHES. Host Chris Fennimore and co-host Nancy Polinsky welcome guest cooks into
the kitchen to share some of their favorite family recipes. Ham and potato gratin, mushroom and rice
casserole, and eggplant parmesan are just a few of the recipes featured.
At 6:00 p.m., tune in for SQUIRREL WARS. Love them or hate them, squirrels living in American
backyards generate a presence that cannot be ignored. SQUIRREL WARS is hosted by naturalist George
Harrison and explores the impact squirrels have on people, often causing outrageous human behavior.
Scenes of foolish battles people wage on the pests are followed by practical, safe and easy solutions for
both people and squirrels.
Then at 7:00 p.m., Lawrence Welk singer Ralna English will be at WHYY to host LAWRENCE
WELK: MILESTONES AND MEMORIES. This three-hour music special reunites 47 members of the
Welk “musical family” in a once-in-a-lifetime performance. This special features Welk stars Myron Floren,
all five living “Champagne Ladies,” Bobby Burgess dancing with all three of his partners on stage for the
first time ever, The Lennon Sisters, a special performance by singing favorites Guy and of course, Ralna
English.
On Sunday, March 7 at 1:30 p.m., watch DARE TO REPAIR. Millions of women have never
learned to perform basic repairs on the ordinary things found around the house. With their amusing
anecdotes and practical advice, hosts Julie Sussman and Stephanie Glakas will give female viewers the
information they need to take that home repair challenge and “dare to repair.”
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WHYY’s newest production, DENYCE GRAVES: BREAKING THE RULES, will air at 7:00 p.m.
on Sunday, March 7. Recorded in front of a live audience at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in
Philadelphia, the program features Denyce Graves, along with celebrity guests soul diva Patti LaBelle and
popular R&B vocal group Take 6, performing an electrifying collection of classical, gospel, R&B, and jazz
favorites.
Then at 9:00 p.m., Carol Channing will be at WHYY to host CAROL CHANNING AND PEARL
BAILEY ON BROADWAY. The program features Channing and Bailey united at the Winter Garden
Theater on Broadway. The unforgettable evening of song, dance and comedy brings together Broadway’s
two favorite Dollies. Channing sings “If I Were A Rich Man” from Fiddler On The Roof and Bailey sings
“76 Trombones” from The Music Man. The highlight of the show is their unforgettable duet of “Hello,
Dolly!”
Dr. Wayne Dyer, best-selling author and speaker on transformational wisdom, will be at WHYY to
host DR. WAYNE DYER: POWER OF INTENTION on Monday, March 8 at 8:00 p.m. In the program,
Dr. Dyer teaches that every person possesses the potential and power to create the life he or she desires.
Based on his new book of the same title, he takes viewers into an exploration of intention, as seen through
his fresh interpretation of scientific and metaphysical thinking.
On Wednesday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m., WHYY will present FUNNY LADIES OF BRITISH
COMEDY. British comedy is loaded with memorable characters, a high percentage of which just happen to
be female. This program is a fun and fascinating combination of hilarious “Britcom” clips and insightful
behind-the-scenes commentary by the actresses who brought to life the characters we adore. Mollie Sudgen
and Judi Dench star among a slew of other actresses.
On Saturday, March 13 at 5:30 p.m., PROUD TO SERVE: THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE
U.S. ARMY salutes the men and women who dedicate their lives to the United States military. Through
reflections and personal stories of sacrifice and adventure, this program profiles the camaraderie and pride
shared among those in active combat. Interviews include veteran and former Senator Bob Dole; basketball
star and Army brat Shaquille O’Neal; Korean War veteran and “G.I. Joe” creator Don Levine; Operation
Iraq Freedom POW Jessica Lynch; and many others.
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Then at 8:00 p.m., watch PETER PAUL AND MARY CARRY IT ON: A MUSICAL LEGACY.
Inspired by the songs of Pete Seeger and The Weavers, ‘folk’ music, found its greatest expression during
the early 1960s in the songs of an emerging Greenwich Village group known as Peter, Paul and Mary.
This program shares the four-decade-long career of Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers.
The Trio recalls the beginnings of the cultural revolution of the 1960s when music emerged as a unifying
force amidst the hopeful, idealistic and sometimes turbulent, movements of social change.
At 10:00 p.m., Cher lives up to her reputation as the ultimate Diva in, THE FAREWELL TOUR.
Cher is among only a handful of artists to achieve global fame on the strength of a first name alone, and is
as admired and renowned now as she’s ever been in her legendary life. Filmed before an elated Miami
crowd, THE FAREWELL TOUR touches on every level of Cher’s extraordinary career, from her triumphs
in music, TV, to her roles in movies and theater, and even includes a special tribute to The Sonny and Cher
Show.
Join Rick Steves as he hosts, RICK STEVES’ EUROPE live from WHYY on Monday, March 15 at
8:00 p.m. Steves will present several episodes of his travel program including FLORENCE: CITY OF
ART, CINQUE TERRE: ITALY’S HIDDEN RIVIERA, AMSTERDAM AND DUTCH SIDE-TRIPS,
PRAGUE AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC and more.
On Wednesday, March 17 at 8:00 p.m., Tim Janis, one of America’s most accomplished and
beloved young composers, will be at WHYY to host BEAUTIFUL AMERICA. The program, narrated by
George Clooney, celebrates the beauty of America’s National Parks from Mt. Rainier to Acadia and
Yosemite to the Great Smokey Mountains. The Tim Janis Concert Ensemble performs instrumental
compositions inspired by each park. This special presents an unforgettable blend of imagery and music.
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