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Thanks to everyone who has taken part in our current pledge drive. We hope you've enjoyed our specials and we look forward to presenting new programs and season premieres of your favorite PBS series starting next week! To thank you for your qualifying donation to WSRE PBS, we still have great seats available for three fantastic shows that are coming soon to the Pensacola Saenger Theatre: Sesame Street Live! on Sept 17, Celtic Thunder on Oct 23, and Straight No Chaser on Oct 29. You'll find the ticket packages at the top of our donation page here: wsre.org/donate

Thank you for supporting WSRE PBS!

Hooray! It's almost time for WSRE PBS KIDS Day at Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park! Daniel Tiger and Clifford the Big Red Dog will be there, along with crafts for the kids and all the adventure and excitement of exploring the park's exhibits, aquariums and shows.

Join us 10am-2pm on Sat Sept 14 for some PBS KIDS family fun at Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park. For tickets and park info, go to gulfarium.com. We look forward to seeing you there! 🐬

The Sept 15 deadline is fast approaching for choirs to sign up for the JOYFUL NOISE! GOSPEL COMPETITION coming to Foo Foo Fest this fall, and our Joyful Noise! event committee is getting the word out! Today, Committee Chair Dr. Lusharon Wiley and WSRE Development Director Jennifer Knisbell are appearing with Sue Straughn on "Dayside" at 11am on WEAR ABC 3 News, Pensacola. So, tune in to hear all about our JOYFUL NOISE! GOSPEL CELEBRATION, happening Nov 8-10, or learn more here: https://www.wsre.org/events/joyfulnoise/

What a great night at WSRE! Live pledge night with hosts Dr. Brent Videau, Billy Harrell, Jennifer Knisbell and Jill Hubbs. Thank you to End of the Line Cafe for the delicious dinner for our staff, crew and volunteers! Thank you to our phone volunteers from Fiesta Pensacola and board member Carson Wilber. A great WSRE night with a great PBS concert - Straight No Chaser!

It's time to call our Fiesta Pensacola phone volunteers at 850-484-1290 and get great seats to see Straight No Chaser in concert at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre on Oct 29 with your qualifying donation to WSRE PBS!

We thank our Fiesta phone volunteers and our guest hosts Billy Harrell and Dr. Brent Videau, and we hope you are enjoying tonight's Straight No Chaser pledge special! Our generous corporate sponsors for this live pledge broadcast are Pete Moore Automotive, Fifty Dollar EYE GUY, Glaze Communications Services, Inc., Mike Johnson State Farm, TLC Caregivers … and End of The Line Cafe. Please join them by calling with your pledge of support!

Join our local guest hosts—Billy Harrell and Dr. Brent Videau—at 7PM TONIGHT for a special broadcast of the "Straight No Chaser 25th Anniversary Celebration" and get great seats for their upcoming concert! With your qualifying donation to WSRE PBS, you'll get concert tickets to see Straight No Chaser on their Top Shelf holiday tour Tues Oct 29 at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre. It's our way of saying THANK YOU for donating during our pledge drive!

WSRE has announced the artists for the 15th season of StudioAmped! Six concerts will be presented in the Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio at Pensacola State College in October, and the shows will premiere on WSRE PBS in the spring. Admission is free.

From the Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival, Lauren Mascitti, Jim McCormick and CJ Solar will kick off the concert series on Fri 10/4. The series will continue with Bangarang Peter on Tues 10/8; Civilized Natives on Thurs 10/10; Johnny Hayes & The Alabama Fire on Mon 10/14; Jordan Chase on 10/16; and Justin Jeansonne on Fri 10/18. Learn more: wsre.org/studioamped

We're thrilled to announce this year's lineup for the StudioAmped concert series, starting Fri Oct 4 with Lauren Mascitti, Jim McCormick and CJ Solar from the Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival!

WSRE announces StudioAmped concert series lineup Public invited to join the studio audience for six concerts in October

What a great team we had at the TV station tonight for WSRE PBS live pledge!

Thank you to our phone volunteers from the Choral Society of Pensacola and to our hosts Pat Windham and Jared Jones. We hope you enjoyed tonight’s Irish music lineup. Don't forget, CELTIC WOMAN is coming up next!

Our corporate sponsors for live pledge are Pete Moore Automotive, Fifty Dollar Eye Guy, Glaze Communications Services, Mike Johnson State Farm, and TLC Caregivers … and Jet’s Pizza.

We are broadcasting live tonight with a special presentation of Celtic Thunder: ODYSSEY and YOUR tickets to see Celtic Thunder in concert on Oct. 23 at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre! Phone volunteers from The Choral Society of Pensacola are awaiting your call at 850-484-1290.

Special thanks to our hosts Pat Windham and Jared Jones … corporate sponsors Pete Moore Chevrolet, Inc., Fifty Dollar EYE GUY, Glaze Communications Services, Inc., Mike Johnson State Farm, and TLC Caregivers… and to Jet's Pizza who delivered a delicious meal for our volunteers and crew.

Celtic Woman is coming up next! We hope you enjoy tonight’s Irish music lineup and thank you for supporting WSRE PBS!

Tune in at 7pm TONIGHT for an evening of music from the British Isles! A special pledge broadcast of CELTIC THUNDER: ODYSSEY will offer local breaks hosted by our friends Pat Windham and Jared Jones and featuring performances by Pensacola bagpiper Scott Pileggi! CELTIC WOMAN: 20TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT follows at 8:30pm. Plus, we have your up-front seats for Celtic Thunder's Oct 23 concert at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre offered as a thank you for your qualifying donation to the WSRE-TV Foundation!

The WSRE-TV Foundation Board of Directors held its 2024-25 Annual Meeting at the Hilton Pensacola Beach on Friday, celebrating WSRE’s role as Northwest Florida’s PBS television station, welcoming new board members, congratulating new officers, and resolving to support the station’s advancement today and for the future. The chair’s gavel passed from Jarrod Dawson to this year’s Board Chair, Dr. Brent Videau.

We thank our Foundation Board members for all they do for WSRE PBS in support of our mission to positively impact our community through education, entertainment and engagement by providing everyone access to the highest quality media content and engaging all children in essential learning activities. We are honored to serve with all of you!

TUNE IN THURS at 7pm to join local guest hosts Pat Windham and Jared Jones for a must-see blend of music, storytelling and Irish culture. CELTIC THUNDER: ODYSSEY returns to the heart of the song with carefully chosen Celtic gems, and you can get great seats for their Oct 23 Saenger Theatre concert with your donation to WSRE PBS!

Followed by Celtic Woman's 20th Anniversary Concert for an evening of Irish music!

WSRE WSRE, a service of Pensacola State College, a PBS member station serving Northwest FL and Coastal AL.

The entry deadline for the Joyful Noise! Gospel Competition has been extended! Choirs are invited to sign up for a chance to compete during Foo Foo Fest in Pensacola. Sign up at wsre.org/joyfulnoise by Sept 15.

Entry deadline extended for Foo Foo Fest gospel competition Joyful Noise! Gospel Competition entry deadline has been extended to Sept. 15Choirs are invited to sign up for a chance to compete during Foo Foo Fest in Pensacola

🧐 Live fact check: Night 4 of the Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention kicked off its final night Thursday with a speech from Vice President Kamala Harris, who officially accepted the party’s presidential nomination. Our partners at PolitiFact provided live fact-checking.

👉 See the results here https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/live-fact-check-night-4-of-the-democratic-national-convention

🧐 Review the fact checks from night 3 of the Democratic National Convention.
The Democratic National Convention featured Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota on Wednesday as he accepted the nomination for vice president. Our partners at PolitiFact live fact-checked.

View results 👉 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/live-fact-check-night-3-of-the-democratic-national-convention

‘Hitting kids should never be allowed’: Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — This school year, Illinois will become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools.
Legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law this month bans physical punishment in private schools while reiterating a prohibition on the practice in public schools implemented 30 years ago.
👉 Read the full article https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/hitting-kids-should-never-be-allowed-illinois-bans-corporal-punishment-in-all-schools

Professor Kabria Baumgartner considers Boston as the "city of contradictions:" a leader in the abolitionist movement, while also a city that embraced segregation in schools and beyond. Professor Paul Watanabe encourages the need to include Black history in conversations about American history, particularly as it pertains to Boston.
👉 Watch 'A Boston (R)Evolution: City of Contradictions.' A discussion about African American history in Boston.
📲 https://video.wsre.org/video/city-of-contradictions-0mnr1m/

TONIGHT on Firing Line with Margaret Hoover: Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch discusses his new book "Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law" and makes the case that federal agencies and unaccountable bureaucrats have far too much power over Americans' lives. Airs Fridays at 7:30pm on WSRE PBS. Watch anytime with the PBS app!

Today's WSRE Neighborly Doughnut Drop-In, courtesy of our friends at Parlor Doughnuts, was enjoyed by our friend Chief Eric Randell and his team at the Pensacola Police Department, Margie & Alan Moore at Merrill Lynch and Ricky Smith and the staff at the Pensacola State College IT department. Parlor Doughnuts are ALWAYS A BIG HIT!

Thank you Aaron Fitch, owner of Parlor Doughnuts, for sharing delicious treats with the businesses and organizations that support our mission! Mmmmm! Stop by the Parlor Doughnuts store tonight at Gallery Night and enjoy a delicious treat. Parlor Doughnuts is located at 120 South Palafox Street and they’ll be open until 10:30 p.m. tonight! (Tell them WSRE sent you!)

We're just a month away from WSRE PBS KIDS Day at Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park! Bring the kids on Sat Sept 14 to meet Daniel Tiger and Clifford the Big Red Dog from 10am-2pm. Plus, we'll have crafts and activities for them to enjoy while exploring the park's exhibits, aquariums and shows! Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park will be open regular hours, donating a portion of the day's admission fees to the WSRE-TV Foundation.

Visit gulfarium.com for tickets and park info. See you there! 🐬

The world knows "Venezuelan people voted for change,"opposition leader Machado says | PBS NEWS HOUR

The top United Nations human rights official voiced deep concerns over the deteriorating situation in Venezuela two weeks after elections that the opposition says it won. President Nicolas Maduro claims he won the vote and is cracking down heavily on protestors. Nick Schifrin discussed the political crisis in Venezuela with opposition leader María Corina Machado.

Watch Now 👉 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-world-knows-venezuelan-people-voted-for-change-opposition-leader-machado-says

Iowa's Joni Ernst — one of the top Republicans in the U.S. Senate — shares her views on standing up to antisemitism and violence against women, the importance of U.S. support for Ukraine and Israel, and why civility still matters in politics.
👉 Streaming now https://video.wsre.org/video/joni-ernst-8dyfpt/

It was a treat to have bagpiper Scott Robert Pileggi in our studio today! You can enjoy his performance during our pledge broadcast of “Celtic Thunder: Odyssey” on Thurs Aug 29, and we will have up-front seats for Celtic Thunder’s Oct 23 show at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre to thank you for your donation to this PBS station! Thanks for the special 🎼🎼🎼 Scott!

Here's a very interesting Olympic story of nine working-class young men from the University of Washington who took the rowing world and America by storm when they captured gold at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Their unexpected victory, against not only the Ivy League teams of the East Coast but Adolf Hitler's elite German rowers, gave hope to a nation struggling to emerge from the depths of the Great Depression.
👉 Watch now on the free PBS app. https://video.wsre.org/video/american-experience-boys-36/

American Experience | The Boys of '36 | Season 28 | Episode 7 | WSRE PBS The story of nine young men from Washington who captured gold at the 1936 Olympic Games.