>> GETTING THERE IS HALF THE FUN.

COME SHARE IT WITH ME.

WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG WITH "NEXT UP" WITH RAY HARTMANN AND ALVIN REID.

IT'S A KIDS DREAM TO LIVE ON SESAME STREET.

TONIGHT WE HAVE A GUEST WHO DOES WORK ON SESAME STREET.

YOU HEARD HIM RIGHT HERE ON 9 PBS.

HE'S THE VOICE BEHIND STARS SUCH AS BIG BIRD AND KERMIT THE FROG.

HE'S A GRADUATE OF WEBSTER UNIVERSITY'S SERGEANT CONSERVATORY OF THEATER ARTS MATT VOGEL.

JOINING US IS BETH STROBEL.

TELL THE WORLD WHAT YOUR LAST NAME MEAN.

>> MY LAST NAME IS VOGEL, WHICH IS GERMAN.

I WAS AN UNDERSTUDY.

I NEVER MET HIM.

I HADN'T WORKED FOR SESAME STREET.

I SAID, CAROL, THIS IS MATT VOGEL.

HE SAID, VOGEL, YOUR NAME MEANS BIRD.

THIS MAY BE THE JOB FOR YOU.

[ LAUGHTER ] , TURN OUT IT WAS.

I CHARMED HIM WITH MY NAME.

>> THE OPPORTUNITY COMES ALONG.

YOU WILL BE THE VOICE OF KERMIT THE FROG -- >> LET ME REAL QUICK.

IF I DON'T, I KNOW THERE ARE SOME MUFFET FANS OUT THERE.

THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE VOICE.

BEING A MUPPET PERFORMER IS MORE THAN THE VOICE.

BEING A MUPPET PERFORMER IS BEING AN ACTOR LIKE A TECHNICIAN OF THE JOB.

WE DO THE VOICE, YES.

WE HAVE THE PUPPET ON OUR ARM AND WE ARE DOING THE SAME THING AT THE SAME TIME.

AND LOOKING AT A TELEVISION MONITOR THAT SHOWS US WHAT YOU'RE SEEING AT HOME.

EVERYTHING IS BACKWARDS IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT.

WE'RE CALLED MUPPET PERFORMERS.

WE DO IT ALL.

>> I DID NOT KNOW THAT.

>> MOST PEOPLE THINK IT'S JUST THE VOICE.

>> ALL RIGHT WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED THIS, ARE YOU THINKING TO YOURSELF, I'LL BE DOING THIS FOR HOW MANY YEARS YOU WILL DO IT.

OBVIOUSLY YOU HAD TO BE OLD ENOUGH THAT YOUR VOICE DIDN'T CHANGE.

>> FIRST OF ALL, I NEVER KNEW THAT BEING A MUPPET PERFORMER WAS A JOB.

BY THAT, I MEAN WHEN I WAS A KID.

I WAS FIRST GENERATION WATCHER OF SESAME STREET.

FIRST GENERATION WATCHER OF THE MUPPET SHOW.

I WAS A HUGE FAN.

I WAS SO INSPIRED BY JIM HENSON AND BY THE MUPPETS.

I WAS FASCINATED.

IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT IT WAS.

I WANTED TO SEE THE MUPPETS.

I NEVER KNEW THAT IT WILL BE A JOB UNTIL LATER ON IN MY LIFE.

I NEVER THOUGHT IF I EVER MAKE IT THERE, I'M GOING TO BE BIG BIRD AND THE COUNT AND THE KERMIT AND I WILL TAKE THESE CHARACTERS ON.

THAT WOULD NOT BE -- THAT WASN'T MY THOUGHT.

>> REAL QUICK, HOW OLD ARE YOU?

>> I'M 52.

>> I WAS ACTUALLY SHOCKED TO HEAR THAT IT WAS KERMIT'S VOICE.

I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS SOMEBODY VOICING KERMIT.

YOU HAVE -- >> WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST KERMIT.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A VOICE.

>> YOU BOUGHT INTO IT.

>> TALK ABOUT YOUR LOCAL CONNECTION.

IT TURNS OUT, YOU CAME HERE FROM KANSAS CITY.

>> YOU GROUP.

IN KANSAS CITY.

>> ON THE KANSAS SIDE.

I DID PUPPET SHOWS FOR KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN I WAS A KID.

I BUILT MY OWN PUPPET AT A FOURTH GRADER.

I MADE MY BROTHER, JASON DO PUPPET SHOWS WITH ME AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

MY PARENTS ENROLLED ME IN ACTING CLASS AT A CHILDREN'S THEATER IN KANSAS CITY.

I REALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH ACTING APART FROM PUPPETRY.

FROM THERE, I MET SOME ALUMNI OF WEBSTER UNIVERSITY.

THEY SAID, YOU OUGHT TO GO TO WEBSTER UNIVERSITY.

I AUDITIONED FOR THE CONSERVATORY.

I GOT IN.

THAT'S WHAT BROUGHT ME TO ST. LOUIS.

>> DR. STROBL YOU BEEN PRESIDENT SINCE 2009.

>> I IT DID NOT KNOW MATT UNTIL I CALLED HIM UP AND SAID WILL YOU COME BE THIS YEAR'S COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER AND RECIPIENT OF AN HONORARY DOCTORATE.

>> I SAID ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PERSON.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> WHAT PROMPTED YOU TO OVERNIGHT HIM?

IT'S GREAT TO SHOWCASE THE FACT THAT SOMEBODY HAS ACHIEVED WHAT HE HAS ACHIEVED.

PROUD GRADUATE OF WEBSTER UNIVERSITY.

>> WHAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT IT, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS TO LIKE.

THAT YOU'RE SO ACCOMPLISHED.

EVERY GRADUATE ALL 3888 OF THEM THIS YEAR ACROSS THE WORLD OF WEBSTER, THEY KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

THEY JUST DON'T THOUGH WHO YOU ARE.

THEY'VE BEEN TOUCHED BY YOU.

THEY LOVE THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

THIS IS A REVELATION FOR THEM.

AS YOU SAID ABOUT KERMIT.

ONE OF OUR STUDENTS THAT'S GRADUATING THIS YEAR, MADE YOUR NAME COME INTO NOMINATION.

A STAFF MEMBER AND A GRADUATING STUDENT.

A MUSIC MAJOR.

THAT'S ALWAYS MAKES IT A GREAT STORY THAT IT CAME FROM US THAT WE SAID, THIS IS A PERSON THAT WE WANT TO EMULATE AND SAY THAT HIS LIFE AND CAREER IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO BE WORTHY OF.

THIS IS WHO SHOULD SEND OFF THE GRADUATING CLASS THIS YEAR.

>> YOU'RE DOING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD PUPPET SHOWS AND I WAS PROBABLY A FRESHMAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.

I KNOW THAT PART OF THE WORLD WELL TOO.

I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT.

THE MUPPET SHOW WAS EVEN IN HIGH SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL AGED KIDS LOVED IT.

TOOK THAT WITH US TO COLLEGE.

SESAME STREET STARTED COME ON TV WHEN I WAS TEN.

I FELT LIKE IT WAS ONE OF THOSE SHOWS THAT IT WAS FOR KIDS BUT IT WAS AS FOR ADULTS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

ALTHOUGH, I WAS KIND OF IN THAT TARGET RANGE, MIGHT HAVE BEEN LITTLE YOUNGER ACTUALLY IN THE BEGINNING, I THINK, IT WAS REALLY TARGETED AT YOUNG KIDS WHO WERE SCHOOL-AGED KIDS TO HELP FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION IN NUMBERS AND LETTERS AND READING.

MY PARENTS WOULD WATCH WITH ME.

IT IS ONE OF THOSE THING WHERE YOU CAN WATCH IT.

THERE'S SOMETHING FOR THE KIDS.

THERE'S SOMETHING FOR THE ADULTS AS WELL.

>> NOT EVERYBODY WE MEET SOMEBODY WHO'S FACE IS NOT WELL-KNOWN.

WHO'S VOICE IS SO ICONIC.

ARE YOU TEMPT TO SAY ON AN AIRPLANE AND SIT IN THE RESTAURANT JUST GO INTO KERMIT?

>> A TABLE FOR TWO PLEASE.

NO.

>> THAT WILL BE GOOD IF YOU DID IT.

OUR AUDIENCE GOING, HE'S KERMIT.

>> IT'S A FAIRLY ANONYMOUS JOB, REALLY.

IT'S GOOD AND ALSO CAN BE BAD.

IF I'M TRYING TO GET SEATS TO A NICE RESTAURANT FOR MY WIFE AND I.

>> YOU SAY, DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

YOU GO INTO KERMIT MODE.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> EVEN IF YOU DID IT, I WOULD SAY SURE, YOU'RE KERMIT THE FROG.

YEAH, OKAY.

RIGHT.

THERE'S PROBABLY 10,000 ON THIS BLOCK THAT CAN DO THAT.

>> DOING THAT IS THAT WHOLE THING THAT WAS TALKING ABOUT.

IT'S THE TECHNICAL PART AND ACTING PART.

ALL OF THAT PUT TOGETHER.

THAT IS NOT TO BRAD -- BRAG.

IT'S A HIGHLY SKILLED JOB.

IT TAKES YEARS TO JUST KNOW HOW TO ENTER A FRAME AND THEN WALK OUT WITHOUT IT LOOKING AWKWARD AND BIZARRE.

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE LOOKING IN A MIRROR.

IT IS THE REVERSE.

METEOROLOGISTS WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT THAT, THEY UNDERSTAND.

>> DID HE TRAIN YOU HOW TO DO THIS?

>> I TRAINED MYSELF.

I KNEW HOW TO DO IT.

BUT LATE.

I WAS AT WEBSTER WHEN I STARTED TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.

I WAS A SENIOR AT WEBSTER.

I THOUGHT, I'M GOING TO JUST IN CASE, MY PLAN WAS TO MOVE TO NEW YORK TO BECOME A WORKING ACTOR ON BROADWAY AND MOVIES AND TELEVISION.

I THOUGHT I WOULD MAKE A VIDEO AND PUPPET AUDITION VIDEO.

WHO KNOWS.

THEY SENT ME A NICE REJECTION LETTER.

I GUESS IT'S NOT FOR ME.

I WILL MOVE TO NEW YORK CITY.

>> IT'S WHAT MANY OF OUR GRADS DO.

>> ON OUR WAY TO NEW YORK, MY WIFE SAW AN AD IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT HAD A PICTURE OF KERMIT THE FROG.

DO YOU MEASURE UP TO BE A PUPPET.

I ANSWERED THE AD.

I JUST KEPT WITH IT.

I DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE UP QUITE ON THAT DREAM.

HERE I AM NOW DOING THAT THING THAT I NEVER THOUGHT WAS A JOB.

I'M DOING THESE CHARACTERS THAT I NEVER I'LL BE DOING.

I HAD MENTORS WHO HAVE TRAINED ME OVER THE YEARS AND JERRY NELSON, WHO'S ANOTHER GREAT MUPPET PERFORMERS.

BOTH WHOM ARE GONE NOW.

THEY WERE REALLY INFLUENTIAL IN MY LOOK INTO THIS WORLD OF MUPPETS.

THEY TRAINED ME AND THEY WERE GREAT FRIENDS.

>> FIRST ADDITION, DID IT START, OKAY DO THE VOICE.

>> NO, I DID HAVE TO SEND IN LIKE AN AUDITION AUDIO TAPE.

THEN, WHEN I MET CAROL, THEY SAID, OKAY, WE'RE GONG TO PUT YOU INSIDE THE BIRD.

BIG BIRD IS A PUPPET THAT YOU WEAR.

IT'S KIND OF WHAT CAROL WOULD CALL IT.

HE IS A BIG BIRD.

HE IS 8'2", BECAUSE YOUR ARM IS UP INSIDE THE HEAD OF BIG BIRD.

THEY PUT IT ON ME FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THERE IS THE MAN WHO PLAYS BIG BIRD IN THE ROOM WITH ME AND THEY'RE LIKE, OKAY, TALK LIKE BIG BIRD.

I WAS LIKE, HELLO THERE, IT'S ME BIG BIRD.

HE THEN STARTED ASKING ME QUESTIONS, OKAY, BIG BIRD.

CAROL VOICE SOUNDED A LOT LIKE BIG BIRD.

HIS VOICE MOVED.

HE GOT TO PLAY THE LIGHT AND THE DARK ON SESAME STREET.

HIS NORMAL SPEAKING VOICE SOUNDED LIKE BIG BIRD'S.

JUST TO LISTEN TO HIM ALL THE TIME WAS A GREAT WAY TO TRY TO GET THE VOICE IN MY HEAD.

I HAD TO DO THE PUPPET AND THE VOICE AT THE SAME TIME AND FROM THE MAN THAT ACTUALLY DO THAT FOR A LIVING AT THE TIME.

>> YOU HAVE KIDS?

>> I DO.

WE GOT FIVE KIDS.

>> DO YOU DO VOICES FOR THEM?

I THINK IT'S INTERESTING.

>> THEY RANGE FROM 22 DOWN TO 10.

>> I WOULD THINK THE 10-YEAR-OLD WOULD BE JUST AS ENTHRALLED WITH THE VOICES AS OUR AUDIENCE IS.

>> THEY ARE.

THEY LOVE COMING TO SET FOR ME.

>> I DO DO VOICES FOR THEM AT HOME?

I AM A FAIRLY ANIMATED PERSON AT HOME WITH MY KIDS.

REALIZE, THOUGH, I'M FAIRLY SHY.

I'LL DO VOICES FOR THEM.

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY LIKE BY ACCIDENT.

>> YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY PROUD TO HAVE DR. VOGEL -- YOU INTRODUCED AS MATT.

WILL YOU SAY DR. VOGEL?

>> TALK ABOUT WHAT IT IS ABOUT WEBSTER UNIVERSITY'S APPROACH AND CURRICULUM THAT IS UNIQUELY IMPORTANT AND RELEVANT TO YOUR SUCCESS?

>> THE CONSERVATORY PARTICULARLY, IS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PROGRAM TO GAIN ADMISSION TO.

WE AUDITION PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

IT'S ONLY A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT APPLY THAT ACTUALLY GET ONE OF THOSE SEATS IN THE CONSERVATORY.

YOU HAVE TO BE VERY GOOD TO EVEN BE ADMITTED.

THEN, BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO GIVE YOU LOTS OF REAL LIFE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH ALL OF OUR PARTNERS AND WE HAVE MANY, CERTAINLY THE REP AND OPERA THEATER AND THE MUNY AND SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL AND OTHERS OUTSIDE OF ST. LOUIS, STUDENTS COME OUT FROM UNDERGRAD DEGREE WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL DEGREE OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.

IT'S NOT WITHOUT -- THERE ARE NOT PROGRAMS THAT DO THAT.

>> FOR ME, IT'S SO RELEVANT TO WHAT I DO NOW.

THE MUPPET PERFORMERS, THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF THEM.

MY GRADUATING CLASS WAS, I BELIEVE, 15 PEOPLE.

WE WOULD LEARN EVERYTHING, -- WHICH WAS A LOT OF COLLABORATIVE LEARNING, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCIPLINE AND HOW TO MOVE YOUR BODY, VOCALLY, EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE IN ORDER TO BUILD A GOOD WORKING ACTOR.

I DO USE THOSE LESSONS TODAY WHEN I AM WORKING WITH THE MUPPETS.

I'M WORKING WITH 15 OR SO OTHER MUPPET PERFORMERS.

WE'RE THE ONLY -- THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THE MUPPET PERFORMER, THEY ARE THE ONLY PERFORMER OF THOSE CHARACTERS.

I'M THE ONLY GUY THAT PLAYS BIG BIRD.

THERE'S ANOTHER GUY THAT PLAYS ELMO.

WE DO MULTIPLE CHARACTERS.

>> TOAST TO THE LATE NANCY HARVEY, WEBSTER GROVE, MISSOURI.

I WAS GOING TO GO INTO JOURNALISM, I REALLY LOVED BEING ON STAGE.

IT COMES IN HANDY WHEN YOU HAVE TO ACT.

MUPPETS, WHAT RULES DO YOU HAVE IN MAYHEM?

>> IT'S EXTREMING ON DISNE -- STREAMING ON DISNEY PLUS.

WE DO PLAY A HOST TO CHARACTERS.

I HAVE ABOUT 15 CHARACTERS WITH DISNEY MUPPETS.

FOR THIS SHOW, WE'RE FOCUS ON ELECTRIC MAYHEM BAND.

WE HAVE TEN EPISODES TO TELL THEIR STORY.

THE FIRST SEASON IS ABOUT THE FACT THAT IN ALL THE YEARS THEY WERE A BAND, THEY NEVER RECORDED AN ALBUM.

BECAUSE THEY FORGOT.

THIS IS REALLY A STORY HOW THEY GET TO THE POINT OF POSSIBLY RECORDING THAT ALBUM AND THEY DO RECORD AN ALBUM.

I KNOW THIS BECAUSE THAT ALBUM IS COMING OUT ON FRIDAY.

IT'S COMING TO THE ACTUAL VINYL ALBUM.

WHICH IS REALLY COOL.

>> LET ME TRY TO GET OUT THERE AND DO SOME THINGS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE MUPPETS.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS WE CONNECTED WITH.

>> RAY, ANOTHER THING THAT I THINK, IT'S HOW I CONNECTED WITH MATT, THAT OUR FACULTY MAINTAINED A CONNECTION WITH THE GRADS THROUGH THEIR ENTIRE CAREER.

IT WAS THE FORMER HEAD OF THE CONSERVATORY THAT WAS ABLE TO GET ME THE CRITICAL TONE TO MAKE -- CELL PHONE TO MAKE THE CALL.

>> IT IS A TRIBUTE TO THE PROGRAM.

QUALITY OF THE PROGRAM.

THAT'S FRIDAY AND THEN SATURDAY, YOU'RE GOING -- >> SATURDAY DELIVERING THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS.

>> SATURDAY MORNING AT THE DO HILTON THEATER.

WE SOLD OUT.

WE HAVE ABOUT A THOUSAND GRADUATES HERE IN ST. LOUIS BUT 6000 GUESTS.

WE WILL LIVE STREAM IT.

IT CAN BE WATCHED ON LIVE STREAM >> YOU'RE NOT NERVOUS?

>> NO, NOT YET.

I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS NOW THAT YOU MENTIONED IT.

I'M GOING TOP MY FAMILY WILLING THERE AND REALLY CLOSE FRIENDS WILL BE THERE TO SHARE THAT DAY.

>> WHAT'S NEXT IN YOUR CAREER?

YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY VERY BUSY.

ANY THOUGHTS -- >> I'M EXTREMELY CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF THE MUPPETS AND CONTINUE TO GET THEM OUT THERE IN OTHER SHOWS THAT WILL ATTRACT ALL AGES.

IT'S IMPORTANT THING FOR US WE CREATE FAMILY SHOWS.

>> ANY CHANCE THAT THE MUPPETS COMING BACK ON TELEVISION?

>> I'M HOPING.

WE GOT THIS SHOW FIRST.

THE MUPPETS MAYHEM.

WE'LL SEA WHAT COMES NEXT.

>> DO YOU MENTOR YOUNG PEOPLE?

>> I'M THE MUPPET CAPTAIN ON SESAME STREET.

I'M THE PEOPLE THAT NEEDS LOOKS OUT THERE IN THE WORLD.

THERE ARE SOME OUT THERE NOW THAT WE'RE TRAINING AND MENTORING TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF MUPPET PERFORMERS.

>> ABOUT HOW OLD ARE THEY?

>> 20s AND 30s.

I'M A PUPPET CAPTAIN.

>> YOU HAVE A BUSINESS CARD?

>> I DO.

IT'S JUST TO MAKE ME FEEL FANCY.

>> YOU DID THE MOVIE.

IF YOU WERE DOING A SHOW, HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE YOU TO DO THE SHOW?

IS IT OVER THREE DAYS OR TWO A DAY?

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

EVERY MUPPET PROJECT THAT WE DO IS DIFFERENT.

SESAME STREET IS 26 EPISODES.

WE SHOOT NEW CONTENT FOR, NEW STREET STORIES.

WE WILL SHOOT IT TAKES ONE DAY TO SHOOT ONE EPISODE.

WHICH IS REALLY FAST-PACED FOR TELEVISION.

WE'RE SHOOTING ABOUT 13 TO 14 PAGES IN A DAY.

MUPPETS MAYHEM, WE SHOT AN EPISODE.

SO IT DEPENDS ON THE PROJECT.

MUPPETS MAYHEM WAS A SINGLE CAM, BUT THEY WOULD EDIT LATER.

IT TAKES LONGER.

>> ARE THEY RELATIVE AT ALL?

DO YOU FEEL LIKE DOING THE MUPPET MAYHEM WAS KIND OF THE SAME OR JUST A DIFFERENT ANIMAL ALL TOGETHER?

>> IT'S WHAT MAKES THE SAME THE PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH.

THEY ARE THE SAME KIND OF GROUP OF PEOPLE.

WE HAVE FOUND THAT NEXT CIRCLE OUT PROPERTY PEOPLE SOUND PEOPLE, MONITOR PEOPLE.

ALL THOSE PEOPLE ARE WRITERS SOMETIMES DIRECTORS.

THEY ARE ALL PEOPLE THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OVER THE YEARS.

THAT'S KIND OF THE SAME WHETHER WE'RE AT SESAME STREET OR WITH THE MUPPETS.

>> WHERE DO YOU SHOOT AT?

>> WE SHOOT SESAME STREET IN QUEENS NEW YORK.

MUPPETS STUFF, WE USUALLY SHOOT OUT IN LOS ANGELES.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> ARE PEOPLE SURPRISED HOW MUCH GOES INTO AN EPISODE?

>> YES.

IT'S NOT JUST -- WE GET TO GO TO DO A NEW PROJECT OR SOMETHING.

IF WE'RE TALKING TO SOMETHING WHO NEVER WORKED WITH THE MUPPETS , WE WILL GIVE THEM A WARNING.

WHATEVER TIME YOU THINK IT TAKES TO SHOOT THIS, TACK ON THAT TIMES THREE.

JUST TO GET A MUPPET TO WALK THROUGH A DOOR IS VERY DIFFICULT.

ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE NOT STANDING.

IF WE'RE SHOOTING IN A REAL WORLD, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A DOORWAY.

WE ARE SEATED LOW, ROLLING LIKE A SKATEBOARD.

IT'S ROUND.

WE'LL HAVE TO MOVE THROUGH THE DOOR, NOT TO GET OUR HEAD IN THE SHOT.

WE HAVE TO ORGANIZE ALL THAT AND IF YOU HAVE SIX PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THE DOORWAY, HEY.

SETTLE IN.

>> OUR SHOW, "DONNYBROOK," IT TAKES US 30 MINUTES.

[ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S IT.

>> BEFORE WE GET OUT OF HERE, I GOT TO ASK YOU, THIS YOUNG MAN COMES TO THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, HE TURNS OUT TO BE THE GREATEST QUARTERBACK EVER.

FIRST THING PEOPLE SAID HE SOUNDED LIKE A MUPPET.

[ LAUGHTER ] SPEAKING OF PATRICK MAHOMES.

UNIQUE VOICE.

>> SOME DAY I LOVE TO MEET HIM AND WE CAN DO AN INTERVIEW WITH KERMIT AND WITH PATRICK AND SEE HOW THAT TRANSPIRES.

>> WILL DO YOU THAT ST. LOUIS PLEASE?

>> LET'S MAKE IT HERE IN ST. LOUIS.

>> I AM A CHIEFS FAN AND MY DAD IS A CHIEFS FAN.

MY MOM IS A CHIEFS FAN.

HOW CAN YOU NOT BE WATCHING MAHOMES PLAY.

HE'S BRILLIANT.

>> HE'S GOT THAT VOICE.

I KNOW THAT YOU SUPPORT SO MANY THINGS IN ST. LOUIS AT WEBSTER UNIVERSITY.

I KNOW COMMENCEMENT SUSPECT A HUG---- HUGE TIME FOR YOU.

>> WE SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TODAY WITH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH.

WE WILL START TO TAKE OUR NURSING PROGRAMS OUR BIOLOGY PROGRAMS AND ALL OF OUR STEM PROGRAMS TO MATCH THE PROGRAMS WE ALREADY HAVE IN TOUCH.

WE HAVE 3000 STUDENTS UZBEKISTAN.

THEY LIKE WHAT WE TO.

NOW WE DO STEM WORK THERE.

THAT'S ON THE HORIZON FOR THE COMING YEAR.

I WILL MAKE A TRIP NEXT WEEKEND TO OUR LYDAN CAMPUS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I LEARNED SO MUCH.

THIS WAS FUN LEARNING.

JUST LIKE SESAME STREET.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK ON "DONNYBROOK" AND "NEXT UP."

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