An award-winning look at the year...

Be more Tuned In is proud to announce that WPT was the recipient of an award of merit last week from the Madison chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). The award was in recognition of the fine work on the 2005-2006 annual report.

Each year the annual report offers the opportunity for WPT to report back to its viewers, constituents and members about its work to educate, enrich and entertain throughout the year.

The 2005-06 version of the report is available here. It includes photos of families that consider WPT an integral part of their lives. There also are stories about how WPT's services have affected lives in Wisconsin, an outlook at future plans to broaden services, fiscal statistics, and recognition of personal and corporate donors to WPT.

Be a part of history...

Attention history buffs! WPT is going to be a part of this year's History Harvest in Green Bay. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 at the National Railroad Museum, WPT producers and other staff will be present to answer questions about the planned Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Green Bay program that is scheduled to air in fall 2007.

Producers Carol Larson, Mik Derks and David Hestad will be on hand to take your questions, discuss future local history programs and hear your ideas for the Green Bay program. They will be a part of a 10 a.m. presentation in the museum theater and will also be available for discussion throughout the day at the WPT booth.

Another fun part of History Harvest will be a collection of local historians who will be on hand to discuss antiques and historical artifacts that the public brings in. No monetary valuation will be offered, but you can learn about the local historical significance of your treasures.

The museum is located at 2285 S. Broadway in Green Bay.

PBS on the go...

Starting this week, there is a new way to take some of your favorite PBS shows with you. Selected episodes of Antiques Roadshow, Now, Nova, Scientific American Frontiers and kids' favorites like Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman, Arthur and Cyberchase are now available for sale from the iTunes store.

Most episodes are priced at $1.99 (Nova shows are $7.99) and can be viewed on demand on your home computer or can be easily transferred to your iPod to enjoy on a bus or plane. Or, the PBSKids fare can be used to entertain your antsy children in the backseat of the family station wagon.

If you don't need the video of some of these shows, there also are a large number of PBS podcasts available for free download via the iTunes podcast directory or from the PBS homepage. Selections available include entire audio episodes of Now and Washington Week, selections from the NewsHour With Jim Lehrer and American Experience, and online-only selections like NerdTV.

The voting booths will open soon...

WPT is your home for the best in political coverage in the midst of this increasingly important election season. Before you head to the polls, WPT's local and national news and public affairs programming can help you learn about the issues at stake, the candidates running and why it all matters to life in Wisconsin. In Wisconsin tackles these important issues on Thursday nights.

And, Friday nights are filled with programs covering local and national affairs. This week starting at 7 p.m., Here and Now and Washington Week lead into an 8 p.m. debate between the candidates for Wisconsin Governor. In later weeks this month and early November, Now looks at issues affecting the entire country and Here and Now expands to an hour to focus on statewide races and referenda.

Also, WPT, along with WPR, has culled together all of their election-topical material, candidate listings and statements, voter registration information and news from other sources around the state on the informative WisconsinVote Web site. As the Nov. 7 vote approaches keep your TVs tuned to WPT and your Web browsers aimed at WisconsinVote -- your best sources for all of the pertinent election information and breaking news.