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Message from NET Leadership

Examine the war and its impact on America through the prism of interviews conducted by Nebraska native Dick Cavett – the iconic host of The Dick Cavett Show. Combining archival footage, network news broadcasts and material from the National Archives, the program provides perspective on this controversial chapter in history.

Award-winning filmmaker Rory Kennedy, chronicles the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War. As the North Vietnamese closed in on Saigon, an unlikely group of heroes took matters into their own hands in order to save as many South Vietnamese lives as possible. (From American Experience)

Dick Cavett’s Vietnam Monday, April 27 at 9 p.m. CT on NET

Last Days in Vietnam Tuesday, April 28 at 8 p.m. CT on NET

ON THE COVER

NET Commission chair Clay Smith of Lincoln and NET General Manager Mark Leonard traveled to Washington D.C., recently to discuss NET’s importance to Nebraska with the state’s Congressional delegation. The two met with both of Nebraska’s senators and all three of our representatives. Leonard said each was receptive to listening to NET’s story.

Like every good story, ours has a beginning, middle and end. It starts with you and your generous support of NET. The fact that every $1 of federal funding for public broadcasting is matched by $6 in locally raised funds is a testament to the value Nebraskans see in NET. Did you know that almost half of all Nebraska’s TV viewing households watch NET each week?

The middle of NET’s story is the work we do – providing bilingual materials to 1,200 parents and children at a workshop in Schuyler; hosting youth, parents and educators at a screening of NET’s State of Education documentary Need to Succeed: Closing Omaha’s Black Male Achievement Gap; highlighting Central Nebraska arts during a broadcast of NET Radio’s Friday LIVE in Holdrege; and educating the state’s most precious resource with 12-hours of trusted kids programming every weekday.

But unlike a favorite book, NET’s story doesn’t end – it’s to be continued! We will always provide you with the highest quality science, technology, news, local sports coverage, drama and arts programming. It’s our commitment to you, and perhaps the part of our story you know best.

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Debbie HamlettAssistant General Manager, Development and MarketingProud NET Member

While in the nation’s capital, Smith posed for a photo with Judy Woodruff, co-anchor and managing editor of the PBS NewsHour.

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Upcoming NET Happenings

Omaha • June 27

NET is looking for volunteers to help staff the Antiques Roadshow event in Omaha!

Apply at netNebraska.org/

volunteerroadshow• Volunteers are required to attend

MANDATORY training on Friday, June 26, from 4-6 p.m. at Omaha’s CenturyLink Center.

• Volunteers are required to help at the event Saturday, June 27 from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Omaha’s CenturyLink Center. (Shift is ALL day. No shorter shifts are available)

• Volunteers receive breakfast, lunch and snacks, along with an Antiques Roadshow shirt.

• Volunteers have the opportunity to have two items appraised.

Volunteers must be age 18 or older to apply, show a government issued ID at check-in and be able to walk or stand throughout the entire event (6:30am-7:30pm).

Questions: Contact NET’s Ian Vosburg at [email protected]

NET Hosting Kearney EventsEMERY BLAGDON

Thursday, April 237 p.m. CTMuseum of Nebraska Art2401 Central AvenueDoors open at 6:30 p.m. CT

Event is free, but reservations are required to 800-634-6788

Watch the NET Television documentary Emery Blagdon & His Healing Machine and enjoy a panel discussion about the program featuring Blagdon’s great niece Connie Paxton, Museum of Nebraska Art Director Audrey Kauders, and Charles P. Aylward and Kelly Rush from NET. You are also invited to view an exhibit of the visionary Nebraska artist’s work.

NET TOWN TALK

Friday, April 247:30 a.m. CTUniversity of Nebraska at Kearney Fine Arts Recital Hall

Event is free and open to the public

What makes you proud to live in Kearney? NET wants to hear more about the people, places and hidden gems in your town, so join us for NET Town Talk, an informal gathering before NET Radio’s Friday LIVE begins. We’ll provide the coffee and you provide the conversation! Bring your comments and suggestions about how NET can benefit your community.

FRIDAY LIVE

Friday, April 249 a.m. CTUniversity of Nebraska at Kearney Fine Arts Recital Hall

Event is free and open to the public

You are invited to enjoy coffee, rolls and a lively discussion about Central Nebraska arts during a live broadcast of NET Radio’s Friday LIVE arts and humanities show. Host Genevieve Randall and guests will cover events happening at the Museum of Nebraska Art, the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Hastings College and the Merryman Performing Arts Center.

Antiques Roadshow tickets are free and recipients are selected from all eligible

applicants by random drawing. Only one application per household will be accepted. Tickets will not be available

on the day of the event.

Monday, April 6Enter online today!

netNebraska.org/roadshow

Ticket Application Deadline

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PRIMETIME Apr. 1-7 Living With Cancer in Nebraska Friday, April 3 at 7 p.m. CT on NET Leading experts and those personally affected discuss cancer in Nebraska, rural health and advancements in cancer treatments and how the disease impacts families.

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Cook’s CountryLidia’s Kitchen

NOVA: Alien Planets Revealed Are we alone—and if not, what might the inhabitants of far-flung worlds look like?

Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies Hope that a targeted therapy revolution will result in the conquest of cancer >>

Scandinavian Cooking

Kevin Dundon’s Back to Basics

Jewel in the Crown In August 1942, Daphne and Hari are drawn closer together despite warnings

Martha Bakes America’s Test Kitchen

Antiques Roadshow: Birmingham, Hour OneHighlights include hand-colored Andy Warhol lithographs and a Frederic Remington portrait.

Martin Yan’s Taste of Vietnam


Living with Cancer in Nebraska An expert panel examines rural health, treat-ment and how cancer impacts families.

Lidia’s Kitchen Cook’s Country

New Tricks The team investigates the research-er’s death and is in hot pursuit of a mysterious woman.

New Scandinavian Cooking


Doc Martin Martin drives Louisa and their baby son back to Portwenn, where the locals bring them presents.

Burt Wolf: Taste of Freedom

Garden Smart

As Time Goes By Keeping Up Appearances

P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home

Oil Painting with Gary & Kathwren Jenk

Call the Midwife A new nurse isn’t fitting in and Patsy is poised to take over as scout leader.


Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season 3 - Episode 2 A fateful auction, a flashback and a new book that causes a crisis



Antiques Roadshow: Birmingham, Hour Two Highlights include 1968 letters from Bill Clinton & a 1952 John Falter illustration.


Antiques Roadshow: Billings, MT, Hour Three A watercolor scene of Yellowstone and weapons from Custer’s Last Stand



Backyard Farmer Spring tips to get your garden growing


Inside the Court of Henry VIII Danger and intrigue lurked behind the façade of his court – and routinely cost courtiers their heads.



Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies(6 p.m.) War on Cancer

Frontline: Being Mortal Life, death & med-icine

Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies Targeted therapies

Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies(6 p.m.) New discoveries

Nazi Mega Weapons Fortress Berlin Nazi Mega Weapons Hitler’s Vengeance Missile

Living with Cancer in Nebraska Rural health and treatment

Twice Born - Stories From the Special Delivery Unit

Living with Cancer in Nebraska Rural health and treatment

Local USA Living the Dream

Film School Shorts Into the Dark

America Reframed Family Affair

What Love Is - the Duke Pathfinders 50 Women & experimental treatment

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Wolf Hall on Masterpiece Sunday, April 5 at 9 p.m. CT on NET The first in a six-part series charts the shrewd and brilliant rise of Thomas Cromwell in the Tudor court — from a blacksmith’s son to Henry VIII’s closest advisor.

Nightly Business Report

Journal Charlie Rose

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QUEST Science stories

Food Forward The Meat of the Matter

Ask This Old House

Rick Steves’ Europe

Rudy Maxa’s World

Lidia’s Kitchen

Globe Trekker:Panamericana: Conquistadors & I

Cook’s Country

Agatha Christie’s Poirot At a costume ball, someone is murdered, and his fiancé dies of an overdose.

Hometime Rick Steves’ Europe

Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions

Dalziel and Pascoe Sweet Lazurus (Pt. 2 of 2)

Martha Bakes

Consider This…

America’s Test Kitchen

Foyle’s War A murdered farmer, a past love affair, a mysterious girl and a rash landing of a German plane


Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

This Old House Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope

Lidia’s Kitchen

As Time Goes ByCharlie Rose - the Week

Cook’s Country

DCI Banks An officer is killed while responding to a domestic call at the home of a serial rapist and murderer.

The Café Deal or No Deal

Oil Painting with Gary & Kathwren Jenk

Katie Brown Workshop


Garden Smart P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home


Austin City Limits: Ed Sheeran/ Valerie June

Wolf Hall on Masterpiece The shrewd and brilliant rise of Thomas Cromwell in the Tudor Court

Ask This Old House


House of Cards Trilogy Charming chief whip Frances Urquhart plots revenge against his colleagues.

Rudy Maxa’s World

Martha Bakes

Live From the Artists Den: Soundgarden


Living with Cancer in Nebraska An expert panel examines rural health, treatment and how cancer impacts families.

This Old House Rick Steves’ Europe

Independent Lens: Little Hope Was Arson/A City in Flames The burning of 10 churches in a month ignites the largest criminal investigation in East Texas history.

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope


Frontline: The Trouble with Chicken The spread of dangerous pathogens in our meat – particularly poultry


Burt Wolf: Trav-els & Traditions


Living with Cancer in Nebraska


Martha Bakes

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PBS Newshour Nightly Business Report


Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies Targeted therapies PBS Newshour Nightly Business Report




America Reframed Yellow Fever Independent Lens: Young Lakota Nazi Mega Weapons

Global Voices El GeneralTwice Born - Stories From the Special Delivery Unit

Breast Cancer Survivors Race

Nature: Animal Misfits



PBS Newshour

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PRIMETIME Apr. 8-14 Nature: Animal Homes — The Nest Wednesday, April 8 at 7 p.m. CT on NET Built with just a beak, a nest is a work of art. Watch as birds collect, reject and even steal materials to build the place they will lay eggs and raise their young.

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Lidia’s Kitchen Cook’s Country New Scandinavian Cooking


Jewel in the Crown Daphne dies in childbirth and her aunt decides to raise the child herself.


Antiques Roadshow: Birmingham, Hour Two Highlights include 1968 letters from a young Bill Clinton and a 1952 John Falter illustration.



State of Education in Nebraska


New Tricks A young student disappears and a picture appears



Doc Martin Portwenn gathers to pay its last respects at a less than perfect funeral

Craftsman’s Legacy





Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season 3 - Episode 3 Ellen’s future as the Spirit of Selfridge is on the line.



Cooking with Nick Stellino

Antiques Roadshow: Birmingham, Hour Three Autographed first edition copy of “To Kill a Mockingbird”

Antiques Roadshow: Biloxi, MS, Hour One The eccentric pottery of George Ohr


Martha Bakes

Backyard Farmer Expert advice from a perennial favorite!


Escape From a Nazi Death Camp Track the escape of 300 Jewish prisoners from a remote Nazi death camp.



Independent Lens: Little Hope Was Arson/A City in Flames (6:30 p.m.)

Frontline: The Trouble with Chicken

E. N. Thompson Forum - Creativity, Curiosity & Learning For Us Kids — A Peony Park Memoir

Rx: The Quiet Rev-olution (6 p.m.)

Rx: Doctors of Tomorrow

Pacific Heartbeat Spilinters

Nature: Animal Homes: The Nest Bird nests come in all shapes and sizes and are crafted of diverse of materials.

Nature: Animal Homes: The Nest

NOVA: Emperor’s Ghost Army Explore the buried clay warriors, chariots, and bronze weapons of China’s first emperor.

Call the Midwife A mother’s life changes when her husband is arrested for indecency with a man

Rx: Doctors of Tomorrow

The Parent’s Survival Guide: Childhood Obesity

Nazi Mega Weapons The Wolf’s Lair Nazi Mega Weapons The “SS”


Local USA Drive a Girl

Film School Shorts Life During War Time

America Reframed The Perfect Victim

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Husker Spring Football Game: A Big Red Wrap-Up Special Sunday, April 12 at 4 p.m. CT on NET If you weren’t at Memorial Stadium to see Coach Mike Riley and the Husker spring football game, watch EVERY PLAY from the red and white scrimmage on this Big Red Wrap-Up special. A production of NET Sports

Photo courtesy Hail Varsity Magazine

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Ask This Old House

Rick Steves’ Europe Rudy Maxa’s World

Lidia’s Kitchen

Globe Trekker: Mumbai City Guide

Cook’s Country

Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Mystery of Hunter’s LodgeA marksman becomes prey

Hometime Rick Steves’ Europe Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions

Martha Bakes

Consider This…


Wolf Hall on Masterpiece Cardinal Wolsey’s hopes of returning to the king’s favor lie with Cromwell.

Foyle’s War: A War of Nerves, Part 1An unexploded bomb at a shipyard leads to a startling discovery



Charlie Rose - the Week


Lidia’s Kitchen

As Time Goes By

Cook’s Country

DCI Banks Banks is determined to identify the man behind an art forgery scam



The Café Diminishing Returns




Austin City Limits: Juanes/Jesse & Joy

Wolf Hall on Masterpiece Cardinal Wolsey moves to York while Cromwell remains in London.

Ask This Old House


House of Cards Trilogy, Pt. 2Urquhart forges ahead with his plan to bring down the new prime minister.

Rudy Maxa’s World


Live From the Artists Den: Ed Sheeran

History Detectives: Space Exploration The detectives are back with a new mission.


Independent Lens: The Homestretch Homeless teens fight to stay in school, graduate, and create a new life.



Husker Spring Game: A Big Red Wrap-Up Special

Frontline: Memory of the Camps A film that is one of the most unforgettable re-cords of the 20th Century’s darkest hour

Hometime Rick Steves’ Europe Martha BakesBurt Wolf: Travels & Traditions


Remembered Voices


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Nazi Mega Weapons The British stop at nothing until they sink Hitler’s powerful battleships


Food Forward Seeds of Change

Nazi Mega Weapons The “SS” America Reframed Family Affair Nazi Mega Weapons

Out of Darkness

Global Voices Diamond in the DunesTwice Born - Stories From the Special Delivery Unit

Independent Lens: Powerless Nature: Animal Homes: The Nest


Journal Charlie RosePBS Newshour

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PRIMETIME Apr. 15-21 History Detectives Monday, April 20 at 9 p.m. CT on NET The fact-finders investigate if a hand-drawn map, taken from the body of a Japanese soldier, could unlock details about one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.

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Nature: Animal Homes: Location, Loca-tion, Location Finding a good base of oper-ations is key to successfully raising a family.


NOVA: The Great Math Mystery Scientists take a mathematical mystery tour to find the origins of math



Jewel in the Crown: Incidents at A Wed-ding Hasty arrangements for a wedding are threatened by unexplained incidents.


Antiques Roadshow: Birmingham, Hour 3 Appraisers see a collection of ruby, diamond and jade rings and an 1843 artillery sword and belt.



Tossed Out : Food Waste in America

Echoes of War The Hagel brothers revisit Vietnam


New Tricks: RootsFeathers are ruffled when a new boss arrives



Doc Martin The baby keeps crying and somehow Martin ends up at gun point.

Rough Cut - Woodworking

Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking

Ciao Italia Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends

Call the Midwife Spreading the message of safe sex



Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season 3, Episode 4 Harry ups the stakes after a surprise move and Princess Marie makes her own move.



Antiques Roadshow: Santa Clara, Hour One


Antiques Roadshow: Biloxi, MS, Hour 2 A Walter Anderson watercolor and 1959 Marsh Jewelry Suite



Backyard Farmer Spring planting tips and tricks

The National Mall – America’s Front Yard The surprising and inspiring story of this fascinating stretch of land

Martha Bakes

As Time Goes By


Keeping Up Appearances


Independent Lens: The Homestretch Frontline: Memory of the Camps

State of Education The Need to Succeed: Closing Omaha’s Black Achievement Gap

Life on the Line End it Now

Life on the Line Baby Blue

Life on the Line Armed for Challenge

Life on the Line Anchoring Hope

Nazi Mega Weapons Hitler’s Mega Ship

Escape From a Nazi Death Camp

Nature: Animal Homes: Location, Location, Location


Creighton Baseball: Omaha vs. Creighton (6:30 p.m.)

Pacific Heartbeat Road to the Globe Local USA Hunger in America

Film School Shorts Daddy Dearest

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National Mall – America’s Front Yard Tuesday, April 21 at 8 p.m. CT on NET Set in the heart of Washington, D.C., the United States National Mall is a place unlike any other on earth, and its history is equally fascinating. This special reveals the surprising and inspiring story of the Mall’s evolution.

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Kamikaze Experts uncover clues to the terrifying weapons Japan sent into war – all guided by human pilots.

Ask This Old House



Food Forward Save our Soil

Rudy Maxa’s World

Lidia’s Kitchen

Globe Trekker: Poland

Cook’s Country

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Agatha Christie’s Poirot : The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb An archaeologist has a fatal heart attack after he opens an ancient tomb.

Wolf Hall on Masterpiece, Pt. 2Cardinal Wolsey moves to York while Cromwell remains in London.

Rick Steves’ Europe Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions


Consider This…

This Old House Rick Steves’ Europe Travelscope Lidia’s Kitchen Cook’s Country

Ciao Italia Simply Ming Rough Cut - Woodworking



Wolf Hall on Masterpiece , Pt. 3Cromwell’s enemies keep a close watch on him after Henry’s marriage to Anne.

Ask This Old House


House of Cards Trilogy , Pt. 3Francis Urquharts plans to undermine Collingridge reach their conclusion.

Rudy Maxa’s World


History Detectives Investigating a hand-drawn map taken from the body of a Japanese soldier during WWII

Independent Lens: The Great Invisible Gripping first-hand accounts of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and spill

This Old House Rick Steves’ Europe Classics


Travelscope

Charlie Rose - The Week

Lidia’s Kitchen

As Time Goes By

Cook’s Country

Frontline: American Terrorist American- born terrorist David Coleman Headley helped plan the deadly 2008 siege on Mumbai.

My Lai: American Experience U.S. troops massacre unarmed men, women and children in Vietnam.

State of Educa-tion in Nebraska

DCI Banks: Friend of the DevilTwo different murders have disturbing similarities.

Hometime Rick Steves’ Europe Classics


Martha Bakes

Austin City Limits: The Shins/Dr. Dog






America Reframed The Perfect Victim Nazi Mega Weapons

Coexist Komora (To Heal) Nature: Animal Homes

PBS Newshour

Foyle’s War: A War of Nerves, Pt. 2Foyle and his team investigate a murder, numerous tips and strange connections.

The Café Connection Failure





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PRIMETIME Apr. 22-28 Dick Cavett’s Vietnam Monday, April 27 at 9 p.m. CT on NET Look back at conversations the Nebraska native and legendary talk show host had about the war with a range of public figures including Muhammad Ali, Billy Graham and Henry Kissinger.

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Nature: Animal Homes: Animal Cities For some animals, living in huge colo-nies is secure and rewarding.


NOVA: Hubble’s 25th Anniversary One of the most ambitious experiments in the history of astronomy: the Hubble Space Telescope



Jewel in the Crown: The Regimental Silver The wedding day is a happy one, except for a strange attack on the car.


Antiques Roadshow: Santa Clara, Hour One Appraisers see an Italian hotel proprietor’s auto-graph book and Edward Weston photographs.



Wilderness: The Great Debate From the Arctic to the Amazon with Robert Redford


New Tricks: Wild JusticeMiller faces a dilemma following the investi-gation into a corrupt senior officer.



Doc Martin It’s Fun Day in Portwenn, so naturally that means that Martin is not having fun.

Bringing It Home w/ Laura Mcintosh

Sara’s Weeknight Meals



Farm with Ian Knauer

Call the Midwife Consequences for a Christian Science couple who refuse medicine for their newborn




Masterpiece Classic: Mr. Selfridge, Season 3, Episode 5 Gordon’s debut as store deputy skirts scandal and Doris wrestles with a dilemma.

Antiques Roadshow: Santa Clara, Hour Two Highlights include an archive collected by Ray Bradbury’s English teacher

Backyard Farmer Tips for tulip, tomatoes and turnips

The Draft A look at the history of the draft in America



Last Days in Vietnam: American Experience Unlikely heroes save South Vietnamese lives in the final days of the war – a film by Rory Kennedy >>




Independent Lens (6 p.m.)

Frontline: American Terrorist

The Huermann Lectures: Genetically Modified Animals Radon Awareness

American Masters: Jascha Heifetz: God’s Fiddler

Great Museums: Elevated Thinking: The High Line In New York City

America Reframed TBA

Nazi Mega Weapons The Siegfried Line

Kamikaze

Nature: Animal Homes: Animal Cities Voces on PBS Children of Giants

Pacific Heartbeat Na Loea: The Masters Local USA Immigration

Film School Shorts When We Were Young

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Last Days in Vietnam Tuesday, April 28 at 8 p.m. CT on NET In the chaotic final days of the war, as the North Vietnamese closed in on Saigon, an unlikely group of heroes took matters into their own hands – saving South Vietnamese lives.

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Ask This Old House

Nazi Mega Weapons: The Siegfried Line Examining one of the greatest fortifica-tions in the history of warfare

Rick Steves’ Europe Classics

Rudy Maxa’s World


Food Forward Modern Milk

Globe Trekker: Tough Trains: Vietnam


Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The UnderdogPoirot fumes over the obnoxious manner of his dinner host – who is later found dead.

Hometime Rick Steves’ Europe Classics

Wolf Hall on Masterpiece , Pt. 3Anne gives birth to a girl, not Henry’s longed-for male heir.


Martha Bakes

Consider This…


Foyle’s War, Pt. 1The murder of a barmaid further strains relations

This Old House Rick Steves’ Europe Classics


Charlie Rose - the Week

Travelscope Lidia’s Kitchen

As Time Goes By

Cook’s Country

DCI Banks: Cold is the GraveA case occurs terrifyingly close to home

Chefs A’Field: Culi-nary Adventures

Jazzy Vegetarian

The Café There Were Three in the Bed

Growing a Greener World

Caprial and John’s Kitchen


Austin City Limits: Jack White

Ask This Old House

Wolf Hall on Masterpiece , Pt. 4Cromwell’s enemies keep a close watch on him after Henry’s marriage to Anne.

Rick Steves’ Europe Classics

Music Voyager: Mumbai

House of Cards Trilogy, Pt. 4An ultimatum could change the history of the British Monarchy.

Live From the Artists Den: Imagine Dragons


Dick Cavett’s Vietnam Examine the war through the prism of the iconic host’s interviews

Wilderness: The Great Debate

This Old House Rick Steves’ Europe Travelscope Lidia’s Kitchen Cook’s Country

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Day the 60’s Died The story of the 1970 Kent State shootings

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PRIMETIME Apr. 29-30

NET Daytime Schedule

Programming is subject to change. Programs are listed in Central Time. All programs are closed-captioned.

MONDAY-FRIDAY 6:00 am Caillou 6:30 am Arthur 7:00 am Odd Squad 7:30 am Wild Kratts 8:00 am Curious George 8:30 am Curious George 9:00 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:30 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 am Sesame Street 11:00 am Dinosaur Train 11:30 am Dinosaur Train NooN Peg + Cat 12:30 pm Peg + Cat 1:00 pm Super Why! 1:30 pm Thomas & Friends 2:00 pm Sesame Street (Half hour program) 2:30 pm Cat in the Hat 3:00 pm Curious George 3:30 pm Curious George 4:00 pm Arthur 4:30 pm Odd Squad 5:00 pm Wild Kratts 5:30 pm Wild Kratts 6:00 pm PBS NewsHour

NOVA: Dawn of Humanity Wednesday, April 29 at 8 p.m. CT on NET This two-hour special takes you deep in a South African cave to solve a two million year-old “crime scene” and digs into extraordinary new clues about what made us human.

SATURDAY 6:00 am America’s Heartland 6:30 am Market to Market 7:00 am Market Journal 7:30 am Rough Cut - Woodworking 8:00 am Woodwright’s Shop 8:30 am Hometime 9:00 am This Old House 9:30 am Ask This Old House 10:00 am Garden Smart10:30 am Backyard Farmer Presents: Lifestyle Gardening 11:00 am Martha Bakes 11:30 am Martha Stewart’s Cooking School Noon Lidia’s Kitchen 12:30 pm America’s Test Kitchen 1:00 pm Sewing with Nancy 1:30 pm Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting 2:00 pm Quilting Arts 2:30 pm Best of the Joy of Painting 3:00 pm Backyard Farmer 4:00 pm Rick Steves’ Dynamic Europe: 4:30 pm Expeditions with Patrick Mcmillan 5:00 pm This Old House Hour 6:00 pm Lawrence Welk Show

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Nature: Mystery Monkeys of Shangri-La The story of a monkey family living in the highest forests in the world


NOVA: Dawn of Humanity Exclusive access to an astounding discovery of ancient fossil human ancestors



Jewel in the Crown: Ordeal by FireAfter a service for Teddie, the Laytons learn more about his death in a letter.


Antiques Roadshow: Santa Clara, Hour Two Highlights include an archive collected by Ray Bradbury’s high school English teacher



Last Days in Vietnam: American Experience (6 p.m.)

Dick Cavett’s Vietnam

E. N. Thompson Forum - Creativity, Curiosity & Learning Forever Shaken

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Poirot: Yellow Iris Thursday, April 30 at 9 p.m. CT on NET Could the mysterious arrival of a flower be a request for Belgian detective Hercule Poirot to continue investigating a Buenos Aires murder case?

SUNDAY 6:00 am Barney & Friends 6:30 am Bob the Builder 7:00 am Curious George 7:30 am Curious George 8:00 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:30 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:00 am Sesame Street (Shorts) (4/5) Shalom Sesame: It’s Passover, Grover

9:30 am Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood 10:00 am Clifford the Big Red Dog 10:30 am McLaughlin Group 11:00 am BBC Newsnight 11:30 am Consider This… Noon Foyle’s War 1:00 pm (4/12) Live From Lincoln Center (4/19) American Masters (4/26) Voces on PBS 2:00 pm (4/12) Great Performances (4/19) Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band 2:00 pm (4/26) Emery Blagdon and His Healing Machine 3:00 pm Keeping Up Appearances 3:30 pm As Time Goes By 4:00 pm Agatha Christie’s Poirot (4/12) Husker Spring Football Game: A Big Red Wrap-Up Special 5:00 pm New Tricks 6:00 pm Doc Martin

NET World NET World brings you the best of PBS favorites like Independent Lens, Nature and Frontline, plus special documentaries, NET Television local productions and NET News features.

WEEKDAY NEWS 6:00 am BBC World News 11:00 am Tavis Smiley 4:00 pm Charlie Rose 8:00 pm (Fri) Washington Week in Review 8:30 pm (Fri) Charlie Rose: The Week 9:00 pm PBS NewsHour 10:00 pm Nightly Business Report 11:00 pm Charlie Rose Plus PBS NewsHour Weekend Saturday and Sunday at 5:30 pm

NET Create NET Create features popular home, cooking, garden, how-to, travel and lifestyle series.

SUNDAY-FRIDAY 6:00 am Cooking 8:00 am Travel 9:00 am Home & How-To & Cooking NooN Cooking 2:00 pm Travel 3:30 pm Home & How-To 5:30 pm Cooking 9:00 pm Cooking, Travel & How-To (repeats overnight)

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>> NOVA: Dawn of Humanity (continues)

Ask This Old House Rick Steves’ Europe Burt Wolf: Travels & Tradition


Food Forward School Lunches

Globe Trekker: South Atlantic

Music Voyager: Rajasthan

Cook’s Country

Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Yellow IrisAre flowers a sign that Poirot should continue an investigation?


Wolf Hall on Masterpiece, Pt. 4Anne gives birth to a girl, not Henry’s longed-for male heir.

Burt Wolf: Travels & Tradition

Martha Bakes

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NET Radio Schedule NET Radio Main FM ScheduleAvailable anywhere with the NET Radio Nebraska App Monday-Friday 5:00 am Morning Edition - Neb. News at 6:44, 8:44 8:58 am Writers Almanac 9:03 am Morning Concert (Friday Live) NooN Afternoon Concert All About Books (Thursday at 12:04), Classics by Request (Friday at 1:00) 4:00 pm All Things Considered - Neb. News at 4:44 6:30 pm Fresh Air 7:30 pm Performance Today 9:30 pm Classical Music overnight Saturday

6:00 am On Being 7:00 am Weekend Edition - Neb. Humanities at 8:30 10:00 am Car Talk 11:00 am Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me! NooN Marketplace Money 1:00 pm The Splendid Table 2:00 pm RadioLab 3:00 pm This American Life 4:00 pm Weekend All Things Considered 5:00 pm A Prairie Home Companion 7:00 pm The Thistle and Shamrock 8:00 pm Jazz Currents 10:00 pm Classical Music overnight Sunday

6:00 am Millennium of Music 7:00 am On Being 8:00 am Weekend Edition - Neb. Humanities at 9:30 10:00 am Car Talk 11:00 am A Prairie Home Companion 1:00 pm Nebraska Concerts 3:00 pm Travel with Rick Steves 4:00 pm Weekend All Things Considered 5:00 pm This American Life 6:00 pm Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me! 7:00 pm The Verge 9:00 pm Music from Hearts of Space 11:00 pm Classical Music overnight

NET Radio HD-2 ScheduleAvailable with an HD Radio across most of Nebraska or anywhere with an Internet connection or with the NET Radio Nebraska App

HD-2 Monday-Friday 5:00 am Morning Edition - Neb. News at 6:44, 8:44 9:00 am On Point 11:00 am Fresh Air NooN Ask Me Another (M), RadioLab (T), TED Radio Hour (W), Snap Judgment (Th), Latino USA (F) 1:00 pm Here & Now 3:00 pm All Things Considered - Neb. News at 4:44 7:00 pm Jazz all evening & overnight HD-2 Saturday 8:00 am Weekend Edition - Neb. Humanities at 8:30 10:00 am Car Talk 11:00 am Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me! NooN Marketplace Money 1:00 pm The Splendid Table 2:00 pm On Being 3:00 pm On the Media 4:00 pm Weekend All Things Considered 5:00 pm A Prairie Home Companion 7:00 pm Jazz all evening & overnight HD-2 Sunday 8:00 am Weekend Edition - Neb. Humanities at 9:30 10:00 am Car Talk 11:00 am A Prairie Home Companion 1:00 pm Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me! 2:00 pm The Splendid Table 3:00 pm Fresh Air Weekends 4:00 pm Weekend All Things Considered 5:00 pm American Routes 7:00 pm The Verge 9:00 pm Jazz overnight

NET RADIO FREQUENCIES: Alliance KTNE 91.1 FM, Bassett KMNE 90.3 FM, Chadron KCNE 91.9 FM, Lexington KLNE 88.7 FM, Lincoln KUCV 91.1 FM, Norfolk KXNE 89.3 FM, Merriman KRNE 91.5 FM, Hastings KHNE 89.1 FM, North Platte KPNE 91.7 FM

Boesen Joins NET RadioBrad Boesen is used to being heard and his stage just went statewide. He’s an actor and voice over talent who recently joined NET Radio as the new host for late afternoons and evenings, including All Things Considered. He will be your trusted local source for Nebraska news and weather.

Boesen owns his own proofreading and copy editing business, has worked as a reporter and also held several positions at the Nebraska Legislature. Listen for Boesen on NET Radio Monday – Thursday from 4-10 p.m. CT and Fridays from 4-6 p.m. CT.

Kellogg Wins Award NET News Director Dennis Kellogg recently accepted the 2014 Thomas C. Sorensen Award for Distinguished Nebraska Journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) College of Journalism and Mass Communications. Kellogg was honored for his work on the NET Television documentary Homecoming: The Impact on Nebraska Veterans. Kellogg is pictured with Maria B. Marron, dean of UNL’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications.

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Harvest Public Media Expands Coverage

The NET News journalism collaboration Harvest Public Media covers food, fuel, and field issues, and it’s growing thanks to a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Harvest Public Media is an award-winning local journalism center covering agriculture from farm to table in partnership with public media stations in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois and Colorado.

The effort has focused on weekly radio stories, and the CPB grant allows for production of video stories and in-depth programs

for NET Television, and for regional and national distribution to series such as Market to Market and PBS NewsHour. Videos will also be distributed online, on mobile platforms and via social media.

“Five years ago when Harvest began, we were breaking new ground by collaborating with other stations to produce independent journalism on a very important subject. CPB’s additional investment is extremely gratifying

because it allows us to take the project to another level,” said Nancy Finken who manages NET’s Harvest Public Media efforts.

In addition to the grant funds, local financial support for Harvest Public Media is critical. “Going forward, we have to sustain Harvest at NET through financial commitments from listeners, viewers, businesses, and foundations,” said NET’s Debbie Hamlett, assistant general manager for development and marketing.

To discuss your support for

Harvest Public Media, contact NET Business

Development Director Tracy Roe at

[email protected] or 402-470-6651.

NET Remembers the Vietnam WarDuring the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War, as the North Vietnamese Army closed in on Saigon, South Vietnamese resistance crumbled. With the lives of thousands of South Vietnamese hanging in the balance, those in control faced an impossible choice––who would go and who would be left behind to face brutality, imprisonment or even death. NET honors the sacrifices made with programming tied to the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon.

Friday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. CT on NETEchoes of War Former U.S. Senator and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and his brother Thomas Hagel revisit Vietnam 30 years later. (NET production)

Tuesday, April 21 at 10 p.m. CT on NETMy Lai: American ExperienceRecall the massacre of unarmed men, women and children by U.S. troops in 1968 Vietnam.

Monday, April 27 on NET8 p.m. CT DraftA probing look at the history of the military draft in America

9 p.m. CT Dick Cavett’s Vietnam (see pg. 2)

Tuesday, April 28 on NET8 p.m. CT Last Days in Vietnam (see pg. 2)

10 p.m. CT Day the 60s Died The story of the 1970 Kent State shootings

Wednesday, April 29 on NET World

5 p.m. CT Dick Cavett’s Vietnam

6 p.m. CT Last Days in Vietnam

The Hagel brothers

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NET Television

Gavel to Gavel Since 1980Anywhere. Anytime.

THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE ON NET

NET World Weekdays NET Radio Daily updates at 5:45 & 7:45 a.m. CT and 5:45 p.m. CT Online netNebraska.org/capitol Mobile NET Nebraska App



NET is Nebraska’s Home for Sports

NEBRASKABASEBALLOHIO STATE @ NEBRASKASaturday, April 182 p.m. CT

LIVE from Hawks Field on NET

CREIGHTONBASEBALLOMAHA @ CREIGHTONTuesday, April 216:30 p.m. CT

LIVE from TD Ameritrade Park on NET World and STREAMED ONLINE at netNebraska.org and on the NET Nebraska App

Blooming on TUESDAYS this season!

Backyard Farmer is supported in part by Campbell’s Nurseries and Garden Centers, Finke Gardens, First Nebraska Bank and Nebraska Nursery and Landscape Association. The series is a co-production of NET Television and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension.

TUESDAYS at 7 p.m. CTRepeats Saturdays at 3 p.m. CT

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BIG RED WRAP-UPNEBRASKA FOOTBALL SPRING GAME SPECIAL

Red vs. WhiteSunday, April 12 at 4 p.m. CT on NET

NET Sports – Nebraska’s Home for Sports – will record the Huskers’ Red-White Spring Game on Saturday, April 11

at Memorial Stadium and air the entire game in a Big Red Wrap-Up Nebraska Football Spring Game Special.

Photo courtesy Hail Varsity

Magazine

Health Care Programs Educate Caregivers

Now what? Many families facing memory issues with a loved one ask themselves this daily. Not knowing where to go or what to do can be challenging for caregivers. The NET Connects series Now What?, co-produced with the Consortium of Dementia Alternatives (CDA), helps to identify memory issues and educate the community about eldercare and dementia. It also supports families. The project is funded by America First Foundation, Hillcrest Health Services, Nebraska Health Care Foundation and Bellevue University.

“Our television programs have made a difference in so many people’s lives. The comments we receive solidify the need for education about how to provide quality, person-centered care,” said program host Dr. Anna Fisher, a health, quality and nursing services education expert at Hillcrest Health Services, serving nine counties in Nebraska and Iowa.

The CDA is working with NET Television on its tenth television program in the series. Topics have included dementia types and diagnosis; intergenerational activity; understanding the brain; rural health care; legal/financial issues; and a holistic approach to care. The award-winning programs have captured the attention of organizations at the local, state, national, and international levels. The Nebraska Broadcasters Association honored Now What? with awards in the “service to the community” category in both 2012 and 2014.

For information about working with NET to produce programs similar to Now What?, contact NET Business Development Director Tracy Roe at [email protected] or 402-470-6651.

Visit netNebraska.org/nowwhat to view the entire series.

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Nazi Mega Weapons: Hitler’s MegashipsWednesday, April 8 at 9 p.m. CT on NET

In the quest for world domination, the Nazis built some of the biggest and deadliest pieces of military hardware in history. With brilliant, dark minds and a legion of captive labor at their disposal, the Nazis believed the path to ultimate victory was to out-build and out-engineer their enemies.

Adolph Hitler saw the battleship as the ultimate status symbol for his new Third Reich - and ordered the construction of two vessels that were bigger, more powerful and more heavily armored than anything else at sea – but the British stopped at nothing until Hitler’s new mega weapons were at the bottom of the sea.

NOVA: Great Math MysteryWednesday, April 15 at 8 p.m. CT on NET

Follow NOVA scientists on a mathematical mystery tour and a provocative exploration of math’s astonishing power across the centuries. Math was essential to everything from the first wireless radio transmissions to the prediction and discovery of the Higgs boson and the successful landing of rovers on Mars. Astrophysicist and writer Mario Livio, along with a colorful cast of mathematicians, physicists, and engineers, follow math from Pythagoras to Einstein and beyond. It all leads to the ultimate riddle: Is math a human invention or the discovery of the language of the universe?

Mary Jo Wentz and Kris Chavez

Phyllis Niebuhr and Sandra Dine

For more information visit plattebasintimelapse.com

NET and The Nature Conservancy presented a March 4 event focused on the Plains. Guests viewed an excerpt from the PBS series Earth A New Wild, and heard about NET’s innovative Platte Basin Timelapse project which explores a watershed in motion.

Panelists included Craig Allen (UNL School of Natural Resources); Chris Helzer (The Nature Conservancy); Mike Farrell (NET) and conservation photographer Mike Forsberg.

Earth A New Wild Screening

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NET Kids

PBS Kids Celebrates Earth Day with a Special Week of Programs on NET

NSAA Speech Championships 2015: Best of the Best Sunday, April 19 from 9-11:30 a.m. CT on NET

Drama and duet acting. Persuasive and poetry. These are just a few of the categories represented as some of Nebraska’s finest young orators take the stage for NSAA Speech Championships 2015: Best of the Best. Produced in the NET Television studio, the two-hour program showcases high school students performing their winning state championship speeches.

The annual Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) event was held March 26 and 27 on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Kearney and included students from Nebraska schools competing in Classes A, B, C1, C2, D1 and D2.

Dinosaur TrainMonday, April 20 at 11 & 11:30 a.m. CTTuesday, April 21 at 11 & 11:30 a.m. CT

In special Earth Day episodes, the Pteranodon family heads out for a Dinosaur Train fishing trip – learning how butterflies use camouflage, investigating bugs and planting trees.

Wild KrattsWednesday, April 22 Thursday, April 23 Friday, April 24 Airing each day at 7:30 a.m. and 5 & 5:30 p.m. CT

The Kratt Brothers use their creature powers to learn about Earth Day as they explore the amazing world of chameleons, referee a lemur stink fight and chase schooling fish.

Raising a PBS Prodigy

When five-year-old AJ of Bellevue was asked to draw a picture of his favorite television program, he created his version of the NOVA logo. AJ’s proud mom says he loves science and enjoys the space and animal shows on NOVA, as well as studying satellites, robots and animal behavior.

Did You Know?At food distribution sites across

Nebraska, NET’s Early Childhood Education Specialist shares PBS Kids books and mobile apps with children while their parents get groceries to help stretch food budgets.

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Engaging Nebraska

The NET MemberCard

Scottsbluff Riverside Discovery Center1600 South Beltline Hwy West308-630-6236

Valid for 2-for-1 admission during the month, and 10% discount on RDC gift shop purchase

KearneyClassic Car Connection3600 East HWY 30, Suite B 308-234-1964

Valid for 2-for-1 admission during the month.

OmahaStrike Zone2900 South 110th St. 402-398-1238

Valid for 2-for-1 batting cage rental during the month, plus purchase an annual membership and receive free training

is an exclusive benefit of your membership at the $80 and above level. It provides members-only discounts during your 12-month membership period. In April 2015, take advantage of these special offers!

EXCLUSIVE NET Benefits!

Celtic Thunder Entertains NebraskaIrish singing sensation Celtic Thunder entertained thousands of fans in Kearney and Omaha during February. NET supporters who pledged their support to the network got front row seats at the concerts and met members of Celtic Thunder at exclusive meet-and- greet events.

“There were 5,000 ‘thunderhead’ fans at Omaha’s Orpheum Theater and more than 3,000 at the Viaero Event Center in Kearney. NET was so pleased to bring such talent to Nebraska’s largest city and to a Central Nebraska stage,” said NET’s Debbie Hamlett, assistant general manager for development and marketing.

Neil Byrne, Chris Stoltenberg and Ryan Kelly Celtic Thunder music director David Munro and singers Neil Byrne and Ryan Kelly

Celtic Thunder principal singers Ryan Kelly and Keith Harkin

Keith Harkin, Diane Conley, Linda Nelson and Ryan Kelly

Omaha fans met Celtic Thunder singers and heard behind-the-scenes stories about the band.

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and the complete list of participating Nebraska

restaurants, lodging, museums and performance venues.

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Nebraskans Discuss Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies

During March, NET screened the Ken Burn’s documentary Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies in Grand Island, Lincoln, Norfolk and Omaha. Events included a panel discussion with health care providers and cancer patients. The discussions were moderated by health communications professionals.

The NET Television special Living With Cancer in Nebraska airs at 7 p.m. CT Friday, April 3 on NET. Cancer experts and those personally affected by cancer will discuss the disease, its impact on families, rural health and advancements in cancer treatment.

Leading up to the NET Television special, NET Radio will air Signature Stories on Thursday, April 2 and Friday, April 3. One story will focus on genomic therapy and the other on pancreatic cancer, including its high incidence in minority populations. Signature Stories air weekdays at 6:45 and 8:45 a.m. CT and 4:45 p.m. CT.

NET MemberCard Benefits for Pets

BellevueCharlie’s Angels Pet Center2207 Georgia Ave. 402934-7387

Valid for your choice of 2-for-1 day of doggie daycare, or $8 off first grooming appointment

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OmahaRuuff Luv Doggie Day Care & Hotel10913 Elm St. 402-933-7849

Valid for your choice of 2-for-1 day of doggie daycare, or $8 off first grooming appointment

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NET cares about your furry friends, too! Take advantage of these discount offers for your pets.

Cancer survivor Mike Schrad and his wife Lorrie Schrad shared their experiences as patient and caregiver.

After viewing Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, Colleen Leisen and Melinda Brizendine discuss the program and its impact.

Dr. Jody Koenig Kellas conducts research and teaches classes on interpersonal, family, and health communication at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She served as moderator for the panel discussion.

Connect with NET Social Media

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Facebook.com/netNebraskanetNebraska.org/cancer

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Donor Profile

Learn basic estate planning that will benefit both you and your favorite charities during these informative estate planning seminars/luncheons. Planned Giving Seminars

NET Foundation for Television

& NET Foundation

for Radio NET is Nebraska’s

public broadcasting and public service network – and it

belongs to all of us.

LINCOLN

Friday, April 17 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. NET 1800 N. 33rd Street

R.S.V.P. to Michele Peón-Casanova at 402-470-6375 or [email protected]

OMAHA

Tuesday, April 21 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Anthony’s Steakhouse 7220 F Street

R.S.V.P. to Bridget Robbins at 402-932-2110 or [email protected]

Contact our Planned Giving Department toll-free at 800-634-6788.

Mary E. Keef RememberedBy Mary Jane Winquest

Described by her friends as classy and by her daughter as her best friend, the late Mary E. Keef of Lincoln loved to read, travel and generously support those organizations close to her heart.

“She wanted other people to enjoy NET. She loved the station,” daughter Denise Emery of Lincoln said about her mother’s decision to name NET Radio and NET Television beneficiaries of her annuity.

“She was a huge Husker fan and watched Nebraska Volleyball. She also loved Antiques Roadshow and Masterpiece Classic. We watched every episode of Downton Abbey together,” Emery added.

Born in Hallam and raised in Lincoln, Keef was also a businesswoman. She opened a clothing store with two friends during the early days of the Haymarket development and was a founder, with first husband Harley Varga, of Gas N Shops. She married Jack Keef after Varga died, and the two owned and operated Jack Keef Motors in Crete. Both Emery and her brother Dan Varga worked with their parents.

Emery said her mother was smart and liked to be involved. She served on numerous boards including City Bank and Trust, Crete, Doane College and Crete Hospital. She was a volunteer for Matt Talbot Kitchen and was active in St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Lincoln.

“She was a very giving person,” Emery said of her mother, and fun to be around. “She enjoyed meeting new people and loved seeing movies, plays and musicals.” She said she also chose adventurous travel destinations like Vietnam and Croatia.

Emery stopped working to spend more time with her mother the past three years which included winters with friends in Scottsdale, Arizona. “Mom loved to golf,” Emery said. They also took family trips with Keef’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

“We’re very grateful that she remembered NET in her estate plans,” said Director of Major & Planned Giving Michele Peón-Casanova. “The family’s financial support is vital to sustaining the arts, sports and cultural programming as we rely on private gifts for 27 percent of our funding. This will go a long way.”

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Spring is a great time to “clean” up your finances and write your will!

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CEO: Mark Leonard ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER FOR DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING:Debbie Hamlett DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS: Cameron RisherEDITOR:Kim RogersMULTIMEDIA GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Lisa CraigKristi KoserNET FOUNDATIONS FOR TELEVISION AND RADIO BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR: Carol Russell, Omaha VICE CHAIR: Nicholas Baxter, OmahaSECRETARY/TREASURER: Mark Leonard, LincolnASST. TREASURER: Randal Hansen, LincolnASST. SECRETARY: David Feingold, LincolnDebbie Hamlett, Lincoln Michael Winkle, LincolnBOARD MEMBERS: Will Armstrong, Grand Island Lucy Buntain Comine, Lincoln Dana Falter, Lincoln Dr. William Griffin, Omaha Margaret Hornady-David, Grand Island Laura Jana, M.D., Omaha Steve Kiene, Lincoln Kris McElligott, Grand Island Dan O’Neill, North Platte Don Pederson, Lincoln Margaret Sibbitt, Hyannis Kathleen Thuman, LincolnNET COMMISSION CHAIR: Clay Smith, LincolnVICE CHAIR:J. Richard Shoemaker, Cambridge SECRETARY/TREASURER: Mark Leonard, LincolnASST. SECRETARY/TREASURER: Randal Hansen, LincolnCOMMISSIONERS: Dennis Baack, Lincoln Dr. Kenneth Bird, Omaha Dr. Matt Blomstedt, Lincoln Kim Dinsdale, Grand IslandCurt Frye, Wayne Patricia Kircher, Omaha Dr. Fred Ohles, LincolnDarlene Starman, LincolnDara Troutman, LincolnCONTACTS:NET Foundations for Television and Radio 1800 N. 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68503 netNebraska.org/foundation FOR INFORMATION CALL:800-634-6788 or 402-472-6788 NET is a proud member of

The mission of NET is to enrich lives and engage minds by connecting communities and celebrating Nebraska with services that educate and enlighten.

Remember NET in Your Will

Michele Peón-Casanova Director of Major & Planned Giving 800-634-6788, ext. 375 [email protected]

Bridget Robbins Omaha Director of Development 402-932-2110 [email protected]

Have a question about membership, estate gifts or planning your will?

Writing a will can save your family time, money and grief as well as give you peace of mind. It also allows you to direct your assets to the

charity of your choice. And, if you wish to leave your assets to an institution or an organization such as NET, a will can ensure that your wishes are carried out as you choose.

Ideally, you want to write a will when you are of sound mind and in good health. When you are ready to begin, create a list of your assets and debts – including contents of safe deposit boxes, items of sentimental value, family heirlooms and other assets.

If your estate is substantial or your situation is legally complex, you may wish to enlist the services of an attorney to write your will. If your situation is simple, there many software programs available, as well as a variety of websites that you could use.

Once you complete your will, be sure to provide the document to an executor or professional advisor. Remember, your wishes can only be carried out if they are known. Putting your will in capable hands ensures that it will be available when it is needed.

When you draft your will, we hope you will consider a gift to NET. You can choose to support our television or radio programming, our educational mission or provide

unrestricted funds that we will put to work in the most efficient way

possible.

Please contact one of NET’s Planned Giving Officers if you would like more information about this flexible way to support NET’s mission.

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