A Big Thanks!
I have held off on posting about our show going ‘national’ because of the news of Mary Lacer. It just does not feel right to ‘brag’ about our good fortune at this time.
So let me start by saying that if it were not for Mary (along with Phil Brennion) embracing Woodturning Workshop and allowing us unrestricted access to the AAW and its symposiums, our show would have ended with season one. Her support gave Woodturning Workshop instant credibility and opened many doors for us. We can never thank her enough.
While I am at it I want to thank Carl Voss and Ed Davidson for going the extra mile by getting the word out about our show through print and web.
Now to ‘brag’ a bit I want to say that Woodturning Workshop ‘going national’ is not a victory for our station or me, but for all of the AAW members and the local woodturning clubs around the U.S.!
It was your support, phone calls and emails that got the programming committee at PBS Create to put WTW on their schedule. What you did was exceptional and nearly unheard of, because rarely will a network ever change its national programming lineup.
What this means is that starting July 15 your local PBS station will probably have WTW in their schedule. It will not be on your PBS station’s main channel but on one of their extra digital channels. 83% of the nation’s PBS stations carry the Create network, so if your local PBS station carries a second or third PBS channel you most likely already receive the Create network. Create is a secondary PBS 24-7 channel that carries only how-to and cooking shows.
Larry I think you finally might get to see WTW if you can pick up KLCS 58.3, that is their Create channel. Also I want to thank you publicly, for being so free and helpful with your ideas and projects. My hope is to have the budget someday to bring our camera and crew, myself and Bryan, (Hagan will stay home...he hates to fly
) to your shop and feature you on your own episode.
Thanks again to all of you for the support... and remember...Keep Turning!
Tim Yoder