The
Endowment
insider
NOVEMBER
| DECEMBER 2014
THEIR UNTOLD STORY
The Navy SEALs’ motto and a daunting thought,
but it’s probably top of mind as new recruits train
to tackle the most dangerous operations on earth.
Despite the widespread attention the SEALs have
received since they eliminated Osama bin Laden,
their story has been wrapped in operational secrecy and the brotherhood of anonymity.
Navy SEALs – Their Untold Story breaks the silence, giving you
unprecedented access into their operations starting during World
War II and proceeding through to the War on Terror.
You’ll get to know the first U.S. Navy frogmen, as they
were called back then, and hear their remarkable
stories. In his only television interview, Ken
Reynolds, who was with the Naval Combat
Demolition Units, gives you his first-person
account of what it took to clear the
beaches at Normandy for the D-Day
invasion.
The SEALs evolved in response to
the changing threats to our country.
Instead of facing huge
armies, they had to find
and root out clandestine
guerrilla forces. From a small
Navy unit, they morphed into the
world’s most celebrated fighting force.
During the Vietnam War, newly
formed SEAL teams were trained in unconventional areas such
as hand-to-hand combat, high-altitude parachuting and foreign
languages.
“THE ONLY
EASY DAY
WAS
YESTERDAY.”
Photos courtesy of: www.SEALSWCC.com
You’ll meet Mike Thornton, now a retired Navy SEAL, and listen in
awe as he remembers the day he saved the life of his senior officer,
Lieutenant Tom Norris.
With only two other Navy SEALs and three men from South
Vietnamese Special Forces, they faced about 300 North Vietnamese
enemies. When Lieutenant Norris was severely wounded, Mike went
back to rescue him. Although Mike was wounded himself, he carried
Tom into the water — swimming for hours as he supported Tom,
keeping him alive until help finally arrived. When one of the South
Vietnamese men was also wounded, Mike supported him in the
water as well. Both Mike and Tom were awarded the Medal of Honor.
The role of the SEALs changed again on 9/11 when terrorists
struck on US soil and again in the subsequent wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan. You’ll discover where the SEALs were on 9/11 and
their immediate response to the rapidly escalating terrorist threats.
“They may be the world’s elite warriors, but they are also men
with deep feelings and emotions — you’ll see both sides emerge
through the interviews we conducted,” says Emmy Award-winning
filmmaker Carol L. Fleisher, president of fleisherfilm. “We are told
this is the first time that Naval Special Warfare has assisted
with the research of a documentary about the
teams and their forefathers.”
This is an epic documentary you won’t
want to miss.
Airs Tuesday, November 11,
at 9 p.m. n
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CRAFT IN AMERICA: SERVICE
Making an object by hand can inspire, motivate, educate... and
it can also heal. Craft in America: Service focuses on the stories of
soldiers and veterans who have experienced the healing power of
craft.
“In war, there are no unwounded soldiers” [José Narosky]
says one of the ceramic cups made by Ehren
Tool. A Marine veteran of the Gulf War,
Tool has made and given away more than
14,000 cups. He explained, “The images
on the cups are often graphic and hard to
look at. I hope that the cups can be a starting point
for conversations about unspeakable things.”
Jude Recendez, a U.S. Army veteran of the Iraq War, lost both legs
as a result of an IED explosion. During rehabilitation at Walter Reed
National Military Medical Center, he honed his ceramic skills at the
Army Arts and Crafts Center. “Without this, I don’t know what I would
have done,” he said about his opportunity to learn more about pottery.
These are just two of the courageous, complex and talented people
you’ll meet when Craft in America: Service airs on Sunday,
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Photo credits: Courtesy of Mark Markley
Prepare to experience the extraordinary as
Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler takes you to
some of the most celebrated, challenging and
WITH BRUCE FEILER
spectacular religious pilgrimages on earth.
A landmark
As you travel around the world, you’ll meet
six-part miniseries…
people who are seeking to transform their lives
in places that are deeply meaningful to their
faith.
At the Catholic shrine of Lourdes in France,
you’ll hear from wounded American soldiers as
they bathe in sacred waters. “As soon as they
placed that water over my head, I felt a sense
of relief,” said one young man who had lost
both legs in combat.
The Hajj, a five-day pilgrimage to Mecca, attracts millions of Muslims each year. “I truly was
alone with God in a sea of five million people,” said another man describing his experience.
On the Island of Shikoku in Japan, you’ll follow part of the 750-mile pilgrimage route, seeing
the temples and shrines that claim connection to the Great Master — Kobo Daishi.
Other Sacred Journeys will take you to India for Kumbh Mela, the Hindu festival; to Nigeria and
the Osun-Osogbo, the festival in honor of the Yoruba Goddess Osun; and to Jerusalem during the
week of Sukkot, one of the three great festivals in the Jewish calendar. At the end of the journey,
you, too, may be transformed.
There are six episodes and two will air per night beginning Tuesday, December 16, at
8 p.m. and 9 p.m. n
Credit: Khishnendu Bose.
Bing
Crosby
Rediscovered
Bing Crosby was far more complex
than the public persona he so carefully
cultivated. Bing Crosby Rediscovered
gets up close and personal, revealing
a unique perspective on his private life
that may surprise you.
Presented by American Masters,
the 90-minute documentary chronicles
his rise to stardom as he developed
the laid-back, intimate singing style
that women loved and male singers
tried to copy.
Crosby was the most popular and
influential multi-media star of the first
half of the 20th century. He had
nearly 400 hit singles, an achievement that no one — not Sinatra or
the Beatles — has come close to
matching. He reigned supreme in
radio, film, television and records for
more than three decades. Crosby
was also a brilliant entrepreneur who
helped to shape the postwar recording
industry.
You’ll enjoy new interviews with
all surviving members of Crosby’s
immediate family including his wife,
Kathryn; daughter, Mary; and sons,
Harry and Nathaniel.
Will we hear him sing “White
Christmas”? You’ll have to tune in to
find out!
Airs Friday, December 26, at 9 p.m.
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Our Viewers and Listeners Respond
“Well, why wouldn’t I support the ETV
Endowment? Just as the library is a
needed institution in our community, so
are ETV and ETV Radio.”
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The long-standing partnership
between the South Carolina
State Museum and ETV is one of
incredible value to the people of
South Carolina, and that partnership continues today. As part of
the recent renovations at the
South Carolina State Museum,
ETV has created its own permanent exhibit in the lobby of the
museum that will reflect ETV’s
history and current programming.
The exhibit includes four monitors
with video clips ranging from ETV’s earliest days at Dreher High School to its current productions and presentations. Visitors will also gain bragging rights by being able to “touch the top
of a TV tower.” The museum is open Monday-Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and
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Partner Spotlight
The ETV Endowment
and SCETV hosted the
premiere of Season
Two of the PBS Series,
A Chef’s Life, for the
show’s fans on
September 22 at the
SCETV studios. Chef
Vivian Howard and
Producer Cynthia Hill
were in attendance,
and light refreshments, including a “Pimp
My Grits” bar and Muscadine Bellinis, were
served. The show’s fans were also treated to
a sneak peek of the holiday episode.
In an effort to support the continued
production of this popular, Peabody Awardwinning show, the Friends of A Chef’s Life
group was launched, and fans and supporters
were able to join by taking advantage of the
ETV Endowment’s brand-new text-to-give
program. Additionally,
Executive Director Coby
Hennecy announced an
April 2015 “Chef and
Farmer Tour” in Kinston,
NC, which includes a
dinner at Chef & the
Farmer, a farm tour at
Warren Brother’s Farm,
a pig picking lunch, a
brewery tour and
dinner, and music at The Boiler Room.
To join the Friends of A Chef’s Life
group, simply text ACL to 41444. For more
information about the “Chef and Farmer
Tour,” please contact the ETV Endowment
at 1-877-253-2092 or email
[email protected].
Don’t forget to catch A Chef’s Life on
Thursday evenings at 8:00 p.m. and
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Season
Two
Thank you,
RUDY!
After 35 amazing
trips with the ETV
Endowment,
NatureScene host
and Endowment trip
guide Rudy Mancke is hanging up his
NatureScene trip hat. Starting in 1989,
Rudy led trips all over the United States
and England, Scotland, Ireland, Nova
Scotia and Canada. Rudy’s vast knowledge of the complex inner-workings of
different ecosystems and his great admiration for the natural world have made
him the perfect guide for our intrepid
explorers. The Endowment is thankful for
Rudy’s years of guidance and support.
ETV Endowment Receives
Coveted 4-Star Rating
As an ETV Endowment supporter, you
can feel good about how your dollars
are spent.
The ETV Endowment of South Carolina
has achieved a 4-star out of four stars
rating for sound fiscal management
and commitment to accountability and
transparency by Charity Navigator.
Charity Navigator highlights the work
of efficient, ethical and transparent
charities. With methods that have been
profiled and celebrated by Forbes,
Business Week and Kiplinger’s Personal
Finance magazine, Charity Navigator
currently attracts more visitors to its
website than all other charity-rating
groups combined, making it the leading
charity evaluator in America.
This is the third consecutive year
that the ETV Endowment has received
a 4-star rating, putting us in the top
12% of the charities evaluated by
Charity Navigator. The ETV Endowment
also received the 2014 Erin Hardwick
Award for Nonprofit Excellence given by
SCANPO, which recognizes exemplary
management and governance practices.
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The weather may be
getting cooler, but the
PBS Arts Fall Festival is
as hot as ever!
Hitmakers takes
an up-close look
at the music
industry and how
it is changing in
Host Kristin Chenoweth
the digital age.
Today’s artists are taking control of
their careers, sometimes shucking the
system altogether, to record and release
music on their own. Record labels have
to innovate to survive. Entertaining and
thoughtful, this special features interviews and performances from artists
Melissa Etheridge, The Roots’ Questlove,
Sharon Jones, and more.
Airs Friday, November 14, at 9 p.m.
One of musical theater’s biggest
blockbusters, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s
Cats, returns to Great Performances
for an encore presentation. With Elaine
Paige in her original role as Grizabella,
the faded “glamour cat,” the program is
sure to dazzle.
Airs Friday, November 21, at 9 p.m.
Kristin Chenoweth travels back to
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, in Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home. The classically
trained singer with a gift for acting and
comedy performs songs from Wicked,
Glee, and Phantom of the Opera, accompanied by a 13-piece orchestra.
Airs Friday, November 28, at 9 p.m. n
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A Word from …
COBY HENNECY
Dear ETV Endowment Member,
I hope you are enjoying a great new fall
season on ETV and ETV Radio!
From fascinating new documentaries to a
celebration of the arts, your support makes it
all happen!
This month I want to say a special thank
you to our Sustaining Stars. By making an
automatic, recurring gift, these special friends
allow us to save and invest more money
directly into programming.
So, if you are one of our Sustaining Stars,
thank you!
To learn more about this easy way to give,
go to etvendowment.org now and click on
“Donate” and then on our “Sustaining Star”
program.
For all your support,
in any way you choose,
thank you. You mean so
much to us!
Sincerely,
Coby C. Hennecy, CPA
Executive Director
and Sustaining Star
ETV Endowment of South Carolina
Turks & Caicos
AND
Salting the Battlefield
Bill Nighy is brilliant as Johnny Worricker, the ex-MI5 spy who trusts
no one and always keeps his cool. You’ll follow his exploits in the
Caribbean and across Europe as Masterpiece Contemporary presents
Worricker: Turks & Caicos and Salting the Battlefield.
You may remember Johnny from Page Eight, the first of the
Worricker Trilogy, but if you don’t, that’s okay. When Turks & Caicos
begins, Johnny has walked out of his job to his new destination on
the islands.
Instead of relaxing and scuba diving, Johnny dives back into
action when an encounter with CIA agent Curtis Pelissier (Christopher
Walken) leads to a dinner with a group of shady American businessmen who are bankrolling a mysterious project. Life really gets interesting when Johnny’s old girlfriend and financial expert, Margot Tyrell
(Helena Bonham Carter), is asked to investigate the Bridge Foundation
that has links to the men.
As Salting the Battlefield begins, Johnny and Margot are in Europe
trying to evade capture and reveal the truth about the foundation and
its owner Stirling Rogers (Rupert Graves). The fast-paced twists, turns
and surprises will keep you at the edge of your seat.
Airs Sunday, November 16, at 9 p.m. n