PBS for New Orleans, LA

Spring 2008

Dear friends of WLAE,

For the past several months WLAE-TV has been going through a major transformation. Our studio now has a contemporary look, our local programming has been refocused, we have unveiled a new logo and we have updated a good portion of our television equipment. This is all in an effort to be ready for the February 17, 2009 deadline when all television stations must begin broadcasting in digital. However, this undertaking was costly, yet necessary in order to continue to serve the New Orleans community with quality programs that educate, inform and inspire.

We have always received good support for the unique programs that we air, but quite frankly, it’s just not enough right now. With PBS programming costs rising, government funding cuts on the horizon and the added expenses of converting to digital, we need your financial help more than ever. We wrote to you at Christmas to ask for your help and a lot of folks pitched in, but we got only about half the contributions we had the year before. So please, won’t you consider sending us a donation to help fund all the valuable programs that we offer the community?

I hope this beautiful spring weather inspires you to remember all the gifts and blessings bestowed upon you. In turn, please consider sharing some of those gifts with WLAE-TV.

We could never accomplish all that we do without the generous support of our contributors.

We encourage first-time donations from new friends and urge our loyal supporters to increase your contribution. All donations are tax deductible.

Thank you for your support—it does make a real difference in what we can accomplish to make WLAE-TV television worth watching.