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General Program Information

Exact Program Title: America’s Home Cooking: Comfort Food

National Release Date: (2nd Release) August 1, 2005

Rights Period: Unlimited PTV releases during the period beginning August 1, 2005 and expiring August 31, 2008

Description of the Program:
Everyone has their own idea of the foods they turn to in times of stress but everyone agrees they satisfy body and soul. This program features home cooking and memories of everything from stuffed pork chops with sweet potato gravy and the classic meatloaf with mushroom gravy and mashed potatoes to a peaches and cream cake that will satisfy any sweet tooth.


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Pledge Event Information

Title: America’s Home Cooking: Comfort Food (Pledge Event)
NOLA: AHCC 000V3
Length/Format: 180 minutes approximate, 9 Acts with 9 pledge breaks
AVAILABLE TO SIP MEMBER STATIONS ONLY
Other: Closed Captioned/stereo
Producer: WQED Multimedia, Pittsburgh
Website Information: www.wqed.org

Softfeed: Sunday, July 17, 2005, 1030 – 1400 / 503

Important Notes:
· There are phone operators in the studio.
· Acts and breaks are captioned.
· There is space throughout each break for a lower-third keying of station graphics.
· There are no Local Opt Outs.

Fundraising Talent and Celebrity Guests:
· Chris Fennimore – Host of America’s Home Cooking, Nancy Polinsky – Co Host of America’s Home Cooking and Stephanie Matiak – WQED Multimedia

Rights:
· Unlimited releases, beginning August 01, 2005 and expiring August 31, 2008. Any release of this pledge event will constitute a release of the core program. PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO SIP MEMBER STATIONS ONLY.

Event Format:
· This 180-minute (TRT: 2:56:24) pledge event is built around the core program, America’s Home Cooking: Comfort Food and will consist of 9 Acts with 9 pledge breaks. The final break falls prior to the credits.

Recipes in 1st hour: 1. Pasta with Squash, 2.Turkey Chili, 3. Danish Dumplings

Recipes in 2nd hour: 4. Blockhouse Café Mushroom Meat Loaf, 5. Peaches and Cream, 6. Coffeecake

Recipes in 3rd hour: 7. Stuffed Cabbage Soup, 8. Gnocchi with Cottage cheese and bacon, 8. Stuffed Pork Chops with sweet potato gravy.

Timings:

Reel 1 of 2

Act One: (duration 12:00)
Break One: (duration 07:58)

Act Two: (duration 14:29)
Break Two: (duration 07:12)

Act Three: (duration10:44)
Break Three (duration 07:24)

Act Four: (duration 14:53)
Break Four: (duration 04:40)

Act Five: (duration 12:22)
Break Five: (duration 07:59)

Act Six: (duration 15:37)
Break Six (duration 04:31)

Reel 2 of 2

Act Seven: (duration 12:07)
Break Seven: (duration 05:45)

Act Eight: (duration 10:13)
Break Eight: (duration 07:58)

Act Nine: (duration 14:57)
Break Nine: (duration 05:23)

Credits, WQED Logo, PBS System Cue: (duration 00:12)

Total Run Time: 2:56:24

Added Detail for each pledge break
Break 1
Intro to break by Stephanie – Relates to book 01:12:00
$60 Level - still & info 01:12:16
Mission pitch & Call to action 01:13:04
$100 Level – 2 cookbooks – call to action 01:13:44
Food tasting segment – relates to recipe 01:14:27
Nancy – Why pledge – call to action 01:15:47
Premium stills – all levels 01:16:38
Why pledge – membership pitch 01:17:06
Chris & Nancy – Relates to program 01:18:06
How to pledge 01:19:08

Break 2
Intro to break – why pledge 01:34:27
Relates to cookbook & premium levels 01:35:01
Nancy – relates to program & why pledge + review levels 01:35:30
Call to action 01:36:08
Food tasting – chili 01:36:22
Review recipes – call to action 01:37:12
Nancy – membership in public TV 01:37:42
Review – all levels 01:38:36
Stephanie – PTV pitch – why pledge – call to action 01:39:02
Concept of comfort food – why pledge - mission pitch 01:39:55
Review levels – call to action 01:40:58
End of break 01:41:38

Break 3
Intro to break – why pledge – call to action 01:52:23
Review levels 01:53:00
Why pledge – mission pitch 01:53:27
Membership levels 01:54:31
Relates to program – call to action 01:54:55
Importance of viewer’s support to PTV 01:55:53
Mission pitch – call to action – how to pledge 01:57:01
Stills- all levels 01:57:37
Call to action 01:57:52
End of break 01:59:46

Break 4
Intro to break – become a member 02:14:39
Relates to recipes & levels 02:15:44
Mission pitch & call to action 02:15:44
Food tasting – meat loaf 02:16:48
Call to action 02:17:59
Why pledge & call to action 02:18:20
End of break 02:19:20

Break 5
Intro to break – mission pitch 02:31:43
Call to action – review levels 02:32:13
Importance of PTV in the community – why pledge 02:32:42
Food tasting – peaches & cream – comments on comfort food 02:34:03
Why pledge – become a member 02:35:44
Membership levels 02:36:48
Why pledge – concept of premiums 02:37:57
End of break 02:39:41

Break 6
Intro to break – relates to program 02:55:18
PTV pitch – call to action 02:56:17
Call to action – membership levels 02:57:24
Why pledge 02:58:15
Membership levels 02:59:28
End of break 02:59:50

Break 7
Intro to break – relates to program 03:12:07
Mission pitch – review levels 03:13:14
Call to action – how to pledge 03:14:58
Relates to program 03:15:59
How to pledge – review levels 03:17:01

Break 8
Intro to break – relates to program 03:28:00
PBS pitch - & the viewer 03:29:05
Food tasting – Gnocchi with cottage cheese and bacon 03:30:12
Membership Levels 03:31:11
PTV pitch – quality television 03:31:50
Review levels 03:32:46
Relates to cooking programs – how to pledge 03:33:11
Relates to program 03:34:03
Levels 03:35:20
End of break 03:36:05

Break 9
Intro to break – Call to action 03:51:01
$60 level still 03:51:36
Call to action – why pledge 03:52:03
Premium levels – all levels 03:53:06
Relates to recipes & call to action 03:53:32
Call to action – why pledge 03:54:46
Review levels 03:55:44
End of break 03:56:22

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Audience Demographics

Audience Composition:
· Pledgers will be mainly women (about 83%), with the largest group 65+
· The program should appeal to younger women as well, they just tend not to pledge as much
· The education levels here are in the 35% college range, so it is a cuppa joe offer
· Mainly Caucasian pledgers, but good representation of African Americans as well

Most opportune times to reach the likely audience:
· Your station’s regular cooking block
· Weekend daytime

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Premium Information

Premiums Offered in Virtual:
America’s Home Cooking: Comfort Food (“C” is for Comfort Food)

Premium levels:
$60 1 “C” is for Comfort Food Cookbook
$100 2 “C” is for Comfort Food Cookbooks
$150 3 “C” is for Comfort Food Cookbooks

New Related Premiums Also Available for this program:
America’s Home Cooking: Appetizers
America’s Home Cooking: Casseroles & Covered Dishes
America’s Home Cooking: Cookies
America’s Home Cooking: Crock Pots
America’s Home Cooking: Healthy Recipes
America’s Home Cooking: Italian
America’s Home Cooking: Quick & Easy

Premiums offered for this program:

America’s Home Cooking: Comfort Food


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Description of premium content:

This amazing collection of many recipes runs the gamut from hearth-warming soups and stews to sinful chocolate concoctions. People find comfort in memories of childhood favorites and shared ethnic traditions, and both are well represented here -- from Macaroni and Cheese to hamburger skillet dinners to Stuffed Cabbage Soup and potato casseroles. These are simple recipes that gather the family into the kitchen to share the soothing effect of food made with love.

Soft cover, 150 pages

Suggested Retail Price: $14.95
Station Cost: $8.50
Exclusivity: Exclusive to PTV stations until 3/1/05
Delivery Time: 6 – 8 weeks from receipt of order
No Minimum Order
Shipping & Handling: UPS Ground by weight
**S&H not included in station cost**
Terms: Net 30 Days
Preferred Method of placing Orders: Fax
Contact for Premium Orders and Samples:
Mary Ann Yuhaschek
WQED Multimedia
4802 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213
phone 412-622-1307
fax 412-622-1309
email myuhaschek@wqed.org

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Contact Information 

For additional program information, please contact:

Keyola Panza
Manager of Station Relations
WQED Multimedia
4802 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone 412-622-1395
Fax 412-622-1309
Email stationrelations@wqed.org

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