>> "DONNYBROOK" IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORT OF THE BETSY AND THOMAS PATTERSON FOUNDATION AND THE MEMBERS OF NINE PBS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US FOR THIS EDITION OF DONNYBROOK.

WWE HA.. HOW YOU CAN JOIN US NEXT MAY 8th FOR DONNY BASH 2025.

FIRST, LET'S MEET THE PANELISTS.

STARTING WITH WENDY WIESE FROM THE BIG 550.

BILL McCLELLAN FROM THE ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH.

SARAH FENSKE FROM ST. LOUIS MAGAZINE AND FROM THE ST. LOUIS AMERICAN, ALVIN REID.

WELL, BILL, YOUR COLLEAGUE, ROBERT COHEN TOOK A PHOTO OF BUSCH STADIUM ABOUT SEVEN DAYS AGO DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BEFORE A ST. LOUIS CARDINALS GAME.

THERE WERE LIKE 12 OR 15 PEOPLE.

IT WAS SHOCKING.

I DO BELIEVE THAT PHOTO HAD 468,000 VIEWS AND CLIMBING.

IT WAS SHOCKING TO SEE SO FEW PEOPLE IN THE SEATS.

DO YOU THINK THAT SPEAKS POORLY OF CARDINAL NATION WHO LIKE TO THINK OF THEMSELVES AS THE BEST FANS IN BASEBALL?

>> BEING A LIFELONG CUB FAN, YEAH.

I TH.. ARE VERY SPOILED.

THEY JUST WIN AND THEY WIN.

I REMEMBER AS A CHILD GOING TO GAMES WHEN THERE WAS HARDLY ANYBODY THERE.

THERE WA..

IT, AND JOYFUL ABOUT IT.

THE FEUD, THE PROUD.

I THINK IF I WERE A CARDINAL FAN, I WOULD RELISH THESE DAYS.

>> DIDN'T HE COMMENT ON THE CUB FAN AT THE GAME.

THEY WERE ALL DRUNK AND UNEMPLOYED?

>..

THE CUBS WAS HAVING A BAD YEAR.

THEY INTOED.

HE HAD A RANT AFTER THE GAME.

WHICH HE WAS SAY, MOST OF THE WORLD IS EMPLOYED AND THEY ARE WORKING PEOPLE.

THIS IS .. DAY GAME ONLY.

>> WOW.

>> GROWING U..

CHECKING ANOTHER YEAR.

THE CARDINALS FINISHED AS MUCH AS 18 GAMES OVER .500.

THEY FINISHED THIRD IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE BECAUSE THIS IS %-úBEFORE TH DIVISIONS.

IF.. THAT BUSCH STADIUM WAS HALF EMPTY.

STARTED LATER.

WATER FINDS ITS LEVEL.

WHAT THE CARDINALS HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, NOT THAT WE HATE THE TEAM AND NOT THIS OR THAT, MAY BE IT'S NOT WORTH IT.

EVEN THOUGH I HAVE T..

IT'S NOT WORTH OF EFFORT.

EVERYBODY WHO WRITES IT IT'S THE CRIME.

IF THE CARDINALS ABOUT TO ENTER THE PLAYOFFS IN FIRST PLACE IN THE DIVISION, THE PLACE WILL BE STILL PACKED.

>.. IS STILL ON THE MINDS OF PEOPLE IN CARDINAL NATION ARE PROUD GROUP OF PEOPLE, MR. CUB MAN.

I THINK THE CRIME WAS FIRING MIKE SCHULTZ.

I THIN..

LOOKING FOR SOME BLOOD.

I HATE TO SAY IT.

WE NEED TO REARRANGE THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITA TITANIC.

THE BROADCASTERS FOR THE SAN DIEGO PADRES WERE PRACTICALLY IN TEARS.

>> THEY'RE WENT OF THOSE TEAMS ONCE A YEAR THEY COME HERE.

THERE'S OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TOO.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS POIGNANT.

THEY'RE LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE.

>> IT WAS 98 DEGREES.

IT WAS MUGGY.

>> IT WAS TERRIBLE.

>> AFTER THE KIDS WENT BACK TO SCHOOL.

THE CONDITIONS WERE PRIME FOR PEOPLE NOT TO SHOW UP.

WENDY IS CORRECT AND THE FANS ARE FRUSTRATED.

I DO THINK I'M SORRY..

THESE ARE THE BEST FANS IN BASEBALL.

I WA..

HERE FROM CLEVELAND.

I STILL HAVE CLEVELAND FAMILY THAT WILL COME VISIT.

THEY WILL SAY, THEE PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY WATCHING THE GAME.

THEY ARE VOTING WITH THEIR DOLLARS TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE FRONT OFFICE.

>.. >> LOOKING IN THE PAST, I REMEMBER WHEN IF ANYBODY SOLD OUT IT WAS A BIG DEAL.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

>> NOW, IF YOU DON'T SELL OUT -- >> THESE THINGS ARE EBB AND FLOW.

YOU MENTIONED THE CLEVELAND.

THE GUARDIANS, THE INDIANS IN FIRST PLACE.

MIZZ.. FOOTBALL GAMES THIS YEAR, 61,000 PEOPLE.

IF T..

THE HEAT AND I THINK CRIME IS A LITTLE BIT TO DO WITH IT.

IF THE TEAM WINS, PEOPLE WILL SHOW UP.

>> I TO REMEMBER THE '70s AND GOING WITH MY GRANDMOTHER TO A GAME.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

>> NO.

YOU SHOULD.. CLEVELAND IN THE '..

WHEN THERE WAS A FOUL BALL, YOU COULD WALK TO IT.

[ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S ACTUALLY TRUE.

>> THE STADIUM HAD 80,000 PEOPLE TOO.

>> IF THEY S.. >> CARDINAL ARE ABOUT SEVENTH IN ATTENDANCE IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

>>..

THE OLD STADIUM THIS MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP, OH.

>> HOW ABOUT CHESTERFIELD.

IT'S BEEN ANNOUNCED.

WE KNOW SARAH HAS BEEN REPORTING, DEMOLITION OF THE CHESTERFIELD MALL FOR A $2 BILLION DOWNTOWN IN CHESTERFIELD OF ALL PLACES.

THIS IS A MICHAEL STAENBERG PROJECT.

A ..

TOUCHES SOMETHING IT TURNS TO GOLD.

WH.. OR PROJECTS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

DO YOU THINK ALVIN, THAT ST. LOUIS AND CLAYTON SHOULD BE CONCERNED?

HE IS GOING TO BE TA..

BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS FROM THOSE DOWNTOWNS TO CHESTERFIELD?

>> NO.

I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR CHESTERFIELD.

YOU CA.. WANT TO.

THE WHOLE DOWNTOWN AND.. ARE NOW GOING TO BE LIKE REALLY GOING OUT OF THE WAY TO GO THERE.

.. AROUND THERE.

YOU ALWAYS FORGET, IT WILL ATTRACT PEOPLE WEST OF THERE.

THIS IS NOT EVERYBODY ABOUT ABANDON THE COUNTY AND THE CITY.

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY FOR THIS PROJECT.

IT..

I'M SURE IT WILL ARE AN APPLEBEE'S IN IT.

>> NO, THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE USED TO SAY ABOUT CHESTERFIELD, ST. CHARLES.

WE L..

RESTAURANTS.

I WA.. ST. CHARLES.

THAT OLD THINKING THAT IT'S APPLEBEE'S IN CHESTERFIELD WAS YESTERDAY.

>&a.. APPLEBEE'S?

>.. [ LAUGHTER ] >> DON'T LAUGH.

>&g.. ABOUT THIS NEW DOWNTOWN IN CHESTERFIELD.

TAKING AWAY FROM T..

TAKING AWAY FROM CLAYTON.

I THINK IT WILL.

>> I DON'T WANT TO SOUND LIKE WHY WOULD SOMEBODY MOVE OR LIVE IN CHESTERFIELD.

I'M NOT .. [ LAUGHTER ] I DON'T SEE LIKE PAN.. YOU DRIVE BY IT ON THE WAY SOME PLACE ELSE.

>> I THINK CLAYTON MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

THE DOWNTOWN FEELS DEAD NOW.

THE IDEA THAT SOMEBODY WHO LIKES THE DIVERSITY AND BE CLOSE TO THE BIG ARTS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.

THEY WILL SUDDEN.. CHICK-FIL-CHESTERFIELD BECAUSE THEY'RE A WALKABLE DISTRICT.

>> CHESTERFIELD HAS A SPEAKER SERIES.

IT'S..

LOT OF GREAT MUSIC AND COMEDIANS.

>> THAT IS SO KIND OF YOU.

I HAVE BEEN TO THESE PLACES AND YOU SAID CLEVELAND HAS -- THEY HAVE A DOWNTOWN.

IT'S KIND OF DISNEY DOWNTOWN ON A SMALLER SCALE.

I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S TIME FOR DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS TO ROLL UP SIDEWALKS.

>> STAENBERG KNOW WHAT I WHAT HE'S DOING.

THIS.. COLORADO ALREADY CARMEL, INDIANA WHERE A LOT OF BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE MOVE TO.

IS ASK MICHAEL.

THIS IS THE IDEA.

IF ST. LOUIS DOESN'T GROW ITS POPULATION, HIS GROWTH WILL COME FROM SOMEWHERE.

WHERE IS IT GOING TO BE?

>> CLAYTON, ST. CHARLES, WENTZVILLE.

IF YOU WANT TH..

EXPERIENCE, I'M SORRY, YOU DON'T MOVE TO CHESTERFIELD.

I THINK IT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.

>> I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO RELISH THE IDEA OF DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS, WHICH IS OUR HUB, BECOMING A SINKHOLE.

WE DON'T WANT THAT.

>> IT MIGHT BE TOO LATE.

>> IF IT WASN'T -- >> HOLD YOUR THOUGHTS.

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ARE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR DONNY BASH WHEN IT CELEBRATES NEXT YEAR ON MAY 8th.

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>> YOU A.. BIG TABLE.

LITTLE MOR.. BECAUSE I'M HERE.

I'M HERE FOR A GOOD REASON.

THIS IS A SPECIAL OCCASION.

EVERYBODY WHO'S HERE TONIGHT USUALLY IS ENGAGED IN A LITTLE BIT OF BACK-AND-FORTH.

LITTLE BIT OF DISAGREEMENT, LITTLE BIT OF DEBATE.

TONIGHT, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY AGREES ON.

THAT IS DONNY BASH.

IT'S GOING TO BE MAY 8, 2025.

IT'S A VERY SPECIAL NIGHT.

I'M JUST CURIOUS.

KNOWING WHAT A BIG NIGHT IT IS, HOW DO YOU ALL PREPARE FOR DONNY BASH?

>> T.. WINE BACKSTAGE.

[ LAUGHTER ] YOU GEAR UP.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE NOT ONLY DOING OUR THING ON STAGE, WE'RE GOING TO MEET PEOPLE BEFORE AND AFTER.

IT'S GOING TO BE A SHOW.

LET SHOW.

IT'S A DAY, A WHOLE DAY OF KIND OF LEAK IN YOUR MIND.

NOT THAT WE NEED ANY MORE KNOWLEDGE OF IT.

>> I FEEL LIKE YOU GUYS H.. BEEN DOING THIS LONG ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN ENJOY IT.

I AM JUST A BUNDLE OF NERVES.

IT'S SO INTIMIDATING.

THEN YOU GET THERE AND EVERYONE IS SO NICE.

YOU END UP HAVING A GREAT TIME.

IT REALLY TAKES IT ALL IN.

>> THE WHOLE LIVE TELEVISION, IF YOU STOP TO THINK ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN ON LIVE TELEVISION, YOU TO GET A LITTLE FLUSTERED.

WE GOT SUCH A GREAT CREW AND EVERYBODY IS HAVING FUN AND JUST GOING WITH IT.

ESPECIALLY THE AUDIENCE.

>> I HAVE A GRANDCHILD TO WALK ME ON TO THE STAGE.

IT'S REALLY EXCITING FOR ME.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE GRANDKIDS ARE DOING >> SHE'S LIKE HELEN THOMAS NOW, BILL.

.. HELEN GOT FIRST.

YEAH, IT'S JUST -- IT'S SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY EXPECTS.

>> WE ..

THIS IS OUR BIG FUNDRAISER.

THIS IS HOW WE MAKE MONEY HERE AT NINE PBS.

OTHER NIGHT I SAW A WONDERFUL DOCUMENT ON STAN MUSIAL.

I THINK IT'S LIKE THREE HOURS LONG.

ELSE.

THAT.

IT'S A LOT OF ..

IT'S THE WAY THAT WE PAY FOR THE LIGHTS AND THE RENT.

>> WE DO HAVE TO DO THAT.

EXACTLY.

..

OWNER.

I LEARNED SOME STUFF ABOUT CATS.

>> WHAT DID YOU LEARN?

>> JUST ABOUT HOW CATS WERE DOMESTICATED IN EGYPT.

THERE WERE OTHER PLACES WH..

THEY WERE DOMESTICATED TOO.

THERE'S THAT WHOLE THING, YOU KNOW, THAT WHOLE CROSS THE RED SEA AND IF THEY WERE IN EGYPT HOW THEY GET TO OTHER PARTS LIKE ASIA AND PEOPLE GRABBED THE CATS AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND FLED.

THEY TOOK SOME OF THEIR CATS.

IT WAS WILD.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> IT'S ALL IN THERE.

FIND THAT ON PBS.

IT TALKS ABOUT THAT.

>> NOW, YOU KNOW IF YOU GO TO DONNY BASH ON MAY 8th, YOU CAN TALK ABOUT CATS WITH ALVIN REID.

WHO KNEW.

>> YOU CAN D.. >> WE'RE GOING TO SE.. TO THE STUDIO WITH MARY ANNE.

>> THANKS, GUYS.

IT MIGHT BE FUN TO HEAR SOME OF THE COMMENTS FOR THOSE WHO BEN TO DONNY BASH.

ONE COMMENTER SAID IT'S GREAT TO HAVE DRAW ACCESS TO DONNYBROOK CAST.

WELL..

FRIENDLY VOLUNTEERS.

ANOTHER ONE OF SAID THE ATMOSPHERE OF HAPPY PEOPLE AND THE SOUND OF LAUGHTER.

SOMEONE ELSE SAID THE FOOD IS EXCELLENT.

KEEP THIS CATE..

SOMEONE SAID, BEING PART OF A LIVE BROADCAST.

MEETING THE PANELISTS ..

ABLE TO WATCH HOW THE BROADCAST IS DONE.

ALL OF THOSE ARE GREAT COMME.. WE KNOW WHAT A WONDERFUL TIME SO MANY OF YOU HAD.

WE DON'T WANT YOU TO MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE THERE FOR THE NEXT DONNY BASH.

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IT'S REALLY A GREAT WAY TO BE WITH US AS A MEMBER AND ALSO TO BE ON HAND IN THE AUDIENCE FOR DONNYBASH.

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APPRECIATE SEEING YOU NEXT MAY AT THE SHELDON.

ALL RIGHT, SARAH, I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE LATEST THING, THERE IS A DANCE TROOP CALLED THE -- IT'S COMPRISED OF PALESTINIAN DANCERS.

THEY THOUGHT.. AGREEMENT WITH THE ST. LOUIS ART FAIR THIS WEEKEND IN CLAYTON.

THEY THOUGHT, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO DANCE THERE AND ENTERTAIN PEOPLE WHO ARE ENJOYING THE ART AND THE MUSIC.

WELL, IT DIDN'T WORK OUT.

AS IT TURNS OUT, THE DANCE GROUP WAS KIND OF UNINVITED.

BUT THERE ARE E-MAILS THAT WENT BACK-AND-FORTH AND APPARENTLY, LEADERS OF THE ART FAIR WEREN'T SURE EXACTLY WHAT THIS DANCE GROUP WAS ALL ABOUT.

IT HAD NEVER PERFORMED PUBLICLY BEFORE.

TH..

THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT TOO JUST IN CASE, WHO KNOWS IN THESE TIMES WHICH ARE SENSITIVE, WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN.

DO YOU THINK THAT THE ART FAIR OFFICIALS ACTED REASONABLY?

>> I DON'T THINK THEY DID.

I THINK THIS WAS HANDLED IN A SHABBY WAY.

FOR THE ..

RECRUIT SOME GROUPS, APPARENTLY, DIFFERENT DANCE TROOPS PERFORMERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO BE PART OF THIS.

SHE SOUGHT THIS GROUP OUT.

THERE WAS ROOM FOR THEM ON THE SCHEDULE.

THEY..

WHEN THEY SAID YES, RATHER THAN THE LEADERS, THEY KIND OF LIKE GHOSTED THEM.

MADE UP PRETEXT LIKE THERE WASN'T RAM IN THE SCHEDULE WHEN THERE WAS.

THEN WORRIED ABOUT THE CONTROVERSY.

IT SEEMS LIK..

TREAT PEOPLE.

THIS INTERIM, ENDED UP SAVING THE RECEIPTS AND SHARING THEM AND QUITTING HER JOB OVER THIS.

SHE DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY IT WAS HANDLED.

.. ME MOST ABOUT MODERN LIFE IS WE CAN'T BE DIRECT WITH EACH OTHER.

IF WE SEE A CONTROVERSY COMING, WE'RE LIKE I'LL PRETEND WE DON'T HAVE ROOM IN THE SCHEDULE.

IF THERE'S SOMEBODY YOU RECRUITED, YOU OWE IT TO THEM TO TELL THEM THAT.

>> AS CHARLIE SAID, THIS IS SUCH A HYPER SENSITIVE TIME.

THE SIX HOSTAGES BRUTALLY FOUND MURDERED LIKE 12 HOURS BEFORE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE RELEASED.

THAT S..

PROCESSED WHEN THIS STORY IS PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPERS AND COMING TO LIGHT.

I KNOW IN A PERFECT WORLD, SARAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

I THINK THERE IS SO MUCH PAIN ON THE PART OF THE ST. LOUIS JEWISH COMMUNITY, THE WORLDWIDE JEWISH COMMUNITY.

THEY DON'T WANT SOMETHING TO INTERFERE WITH THE ART FAIR.

THEY DON'T WANT IT TO BECOME A VIOLENT TYPE OF PROTEST OR EVEN JUST A LOUD PROTEST.

THEY HAVE SPONSORS.

THIS IS NOT A UNITED NATIONS SANCTION EVENT.

THIS WAS..

IT'S SAD THE WAY THEY THREW THE INTERN UNDER THE BUS.

TRYING TO AVOID A CONTROVERSY WITH A BACKDROP OF SO MUCH PAIN, I UNDERSTAND IT.

>> WOULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN BETTER IF THEY WOULD HAVE TALKED TO THE GROUP AND SAY HERE ARE OUR CONCERNS.

THIS.. WANT ANYTHING POLITICAL.

CAN YOU LIVE UP TO THAT?

IF THESE ARE JUST DANCERS, NATIVE DANCERS OF PALESTINE, IF THEY WOULD SAY, WE UNDERSTAND AND WE'LL COMPLY WITH THAT.

MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE THEM UP FOR HALF HOUR.

JUST 15 MINUTES.

TEEMETIME .. BEEN BETTER WAY.

>> IT'S ALL PALESTINIAN CULTURE IS OFF LIMITS?

TO SAY, WE CAN'T HAVE ANY PALESTINIANS HERE.

>> IF THE DANCE TROOP HAD A RECORD OF PERFORMANCE.

THAT WILL BE ONE THING.

IT WAS ORGANIZED BY AN INTERN WHO'S REALLY NOT RESPONSIBLE.

I HAVE QUESTIONS WHY IS THIS INTERN'S NAME NOT BEING PUBLISHED.

FOR THE DANCE TROOP NEVER TO HAVE DANCE BEFORE, THAT RAISED SOME JUSTIFIABLE QUESTIONS.

>> I THINK IT'S ART.

IF WE'RE GOING TO COMBAT WHAT'S GOING ON, ART IS THE FIRST PLACE THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

I THINK THAT WAS ONE OPPORTUNITY WHERE YOU JUST DECLARE, LOOK, THEY'RE GOING TO DANCE.

THEY'RE GOING TO DANCE FOR 15 MINUTES.

.. ANYMORE, YOU HATE US NOW, WE'RE JUST NOT BACKING DOWN.

PEOPLE HAVE TO DECIDE WHEN IN THEIR OWN WORLD THAT WE'RE MAKING THIS DECISION.

WHOEVER THIS TROOP IS, YOU BASICALLY, WENDY, THEY ARE TERRORISTS.

THEY A..

THEY ARE MURDERERS.

THEY ARE TERRORISTS TOO.

THAT'S NOT FAIR.

THAT'S NOT FAIR.

>> I THINK THE PALESTINIAN -- THE GROUP SPOKESPERSON QUOTED PALESTINIANS LOVE LIFE.

I GET THAT.

BUT THE DEPTHS OF THESE SIX HOSTAGES AND THE UNKNOWN FUTURE OF THE HUNDREDS OTHERS IT'S UNKNOWN.

IT'S FRESH.

I WOULD NO..

GAY RIGHTS GROUP TO ACCEPT SOME KIND OF ANTI-GAY RIGHTS GROUP.

>> YOU JUST DECLARED THIS DANCE GROUP IS ANTI-JEWISH?

>> N.. WE SHOULD BE SENSITIVE IN MY OPINION, IN MY OPINION, TO THE FACT THIS IS NOT A U.N.

SANCTIONED EVENT.

THIS IS AN.. >> THE GROUP IS GOING TO DANCE AT NOON IN SHAW PARK.

THEY HAVE ALERTED THE CITY THIS THEY ARE GONG TO DO THAT.

LET'S SAY THEY ESTABLISH A TRACK RECORD OF DANCING AND THEY DID DANCE ONE AT THE FESTIVAL OF NATION.

TH..

IF YOU ESTABLISH YOURSELVES, NEXT YEAR.

WE K..

THINGS ARE CURATED ALL THE TIME.

ART IS REJECTED ALL THE TIME FOR VARIOUS REASONS.

>> FESTIVAL OF NATIONS HAD THE GUTS TO BE LIKE, WE'RE GOING TO PUT PALESTINIAN DANCERS ON OUR STAGE.

I DI..

CONTROVERSY.

>> I DIDN'T EITHER.

>> THE SPONSORS BETWEEN THE FESTIVAL OF NATIONS AND ART FAIR IN CLAYTON MIGHT BE DIFFERENT.

>> THERE'S A ABOUT $30 MILLION IN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN MONEY THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH COVID AND THE PANDEMIC.

THAT HASN'T BEEN SPENT YET BY ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

THIS IS STUFF FOR SEWERS, TOURISM, DEMOLITION OF HOMES, CHILD CARE.

IT'S..

THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE CLAIMS, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SPENDING IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL STANDARDS.

FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AFTER COVID, WE HAVEN'T SPENT THAT MONEY.

WE OBVIOUSLY DON'T NEED IT.

>> YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT UPSETS ME THAT I AGREE WITH YOU.

ESPECIALLY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVES WHEREABOUTS ARE SO DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN.

IS HE DOING -- IS HE SITTING BEHIND HIS DESK IN CLAYTON OR IS HE AT SSM HEALTH -- ANYWAY, I REALLY FEEL FOR THESE PEOPLE.

$28 MILLION, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME AWFUL LIVING CONDITIONS.

THEY..

FINALLY GOING TO HAPPEN.

NOW, THE GENERAL REVENUE FUND IDEA ON THE PART OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE IT'S THERE.

YOU READ EVERY SINGLE COMMENT IN THE COVERAGE.

THEY ARE JUST DISPAIRING.

THEY COME SO CLOSE.

THEY KNOW THAT IN TERMS OF EARMARKS AND WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN THERE, THEY KNOW THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO HAVE THAT RESOLUTION.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE MONEY GRAB ON THE PART OF SAM PAGE.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYBODY.

RIGHT NOW LET'.. GENERAL REVENUE.

IF YOU CAN'T BALAN..

I'M SURE IT'S DIFFICULT TO DO, JUST SAY IT.

DON'T PRETEND LIKE WE WILL USE THE COVID MONEY BUT IT WILL GO TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE.

HE'S JUST GRABBING THE MONEY AND PUTTING IT IN GENERAL REVENUE.

>> DOES THAT MEAN WE SEND IT BACK TO THE FED?

IT'S OUR MONEY.

>> IF WE CAN'T BE GOOD STEWERS OF FEDERAL MONEY, WE SHOULD SEND IT BACK.

IT'S $30 MILLION.

>> NO.

..

SEND IT BACK.

THERE'S SO MUCH OF A NEED FOR IT.

>&a..

IN DEBT.

YOUR GRANDKIDS WILL BE PAYING FOR IT.

>> I AM GLAD THEY'RE NOT RUSH TO SPEND THE MONEY.

HAS IT TAKEN TOO LONG?

YES.

AM I DOWN WITH.. NO.

I DO I THIS IT WILL BE SPENT.

I DO THINK IT WILL BE SPENT WISELY.

I WILL GIVE THE COUNTY THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.

NOT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE BUT THERE'S ENOUGH COUNCILMEMBERS AND ALL THAT WHERE IT WILL GET TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO.

IT DOES NEED TO BE SOON.

I SAID I WILL BE RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE AT THE BEGINNING OF 2024.

I'M REALLY OUT OF PA.. SENDING IT BACK IS ABSOLUTELY OUT.

COUNTY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

THEY HAVE HUNDREDS O..

IN KROENKE MONEY.

HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THE COVID MONEY.

IT'S NOT GOING OUT THE DOOR.

>> IT'S KIND OF LIKE WHAT I SAID BEFORE, SOMEBODY SOME PLACE HAS TO SAY YES OR NO.

THAT'S WHAT -- LIKE, OH, THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE IS GOING TO BE MAD.

YOU JU.. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BE MAD.

>> THAT WILL BE THE LAST WORD.

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IT'S EDUCATIONAL.

WE NEED TO KEEP IT UP A LITTLE BIT.

THIS T.. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND RECOLLECTIONS ON SOME OF THE GREAT MOMENTS IN JUST DEALING WITH YOUR ADORING PUBLIC?

>> AS MANY COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING ILLINOIS AND INCLUDING LITTLE FARTHER WEST YOU MIGHT THINK, ONE, I KNOW WE COVER A PRETTY LARGE AREA WITH NINE NETWORK.

IT'S.. PEOPLE WATCH THE SHOW FROM GREENVILLE TO ALMOST TO JEFFERSON CITY.

THAT'S KIND OF COOL.

I THINK PEOPLE LEARN A LOT A.. ST. LOUIS THAT IT'S NOT JUST THE WORST PLACE ON EARTH TO LIVE FROM OUR SHOW.

[ LAUGHTER ] IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE KNOW A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE THERE.

.. WHAT'S REALLY WONDERFUL IS THAT THIS DONNYBROOK COMMUNITY, THE PEOPLE SEE WHETHER THEY LAID EYES ON EACH OTHER OR NOT, THEY MAKE FAST FRIENDS.

EVERYBODY IS TALKING AND REALLY GETTING ALONG AND YOU'RE LIKE, DID YOU TWO COME TOGETHER?

NO, WE JUST MET.

YOU SEE A LOT OF THAT.

YOU REALIZE WHAT DONNYBROOK'S APPEAL HAS BEEN AND THE WAY YOU GUYS DESIGNED IT, EVEN THOUGH YOU DISAGREE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE DISAGREEABLE.

THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED.

>> WHAT I'M TAKING AWAY FROM THIS IS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BRING ANYBODY TO DONNYBASH.

YOU CAN BUY ONE TICKET AND YOU WILL GUARANTEE TO WALK OUT WITH A FRIEND.

>> WELL -- [ LA.. >> NOT YOU.

BUT MOST PEOPLE.

NOT YOU, OF COURSE.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> I HAVE KNOP -- NO FRIENDS.

>> WE WANT YOU TO BUY BLOCKS OF TICKETS.

&amp..

OCCASIONS.

TODAY HAPPENS .. BIRTHDAY, BETH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY WHEREVER YOU ARE.

>> AND MY DAUGHTER'S.. KATE.

>> HAPPY BIR.. NOW WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE GIVING THEM.

DON'T TELL.

>> CALL .. 1(800)568-9099.

SO WE CAN HELP CHANNEL 9.

MAY 8th, MOTHER'S DAY, FATHER'S DAY I..

CORNER.

.. BUY IT NOW.

>> STOCKING STUFFER.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>..

THERE.

>> IT'S FUN.

GENERATIONAL.

>.. >> WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO SEND IT BACK TO THE STUDIO WITH MORE FUN.

>> I LOVE READIN..

COMMENTS THAT YOU ALL SUBMITTED AFTER THE LAST DONNYBASH.

THIS WAS ON MY BUCKET LIST.

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE GLAD WE WENT.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO T.. YEAR'S DONNYBASH.

SOMEBODY ELSE WORK, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

IT W..

FINISH.

.. DONNYBASH FOR HOLIDAYS AND BIRTHDAYS.

JUST.. ACROSS WITH YALE WAS SAYING, IT WAS A WONDERFUL WAY TO GIVE SOMEBODY SPECIAL ON YOUR LIST.

LET'S REMIND YOU OF OUR OTHER WAYS OF SAYING THANK YOU.

IF YOU WANT TO SEND ONE-TIME CONTRIBUTION OF $75, YOU WILL ENJOY THE BIRTHDAY MUG, CELEBRATING 70 YEARS ON NINE PBS.

DONNYBASH ON THURSDAY MAY 8th, THAT'S A ONE-TIME CONTRIBUTION OF $95.

I'LL TEL.. BEST DEAL NOW.

WHEN YOU JOIN US AT $15 A MONTH AS SUSTAINING MEMBER, YOU GET NOT ONLY THE 70th BIRTHDAY MUG.

TO DONNYBASH ON THAT MAY 8th ON THURSDAY EVENING.

THAT IS A GREAT WAY TO ENJOY YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND BE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR DONNYBASH ON MAY 8th.

HELP BRING US ANOTHER 30 YEARS OF DONNYBROOK.

THAT'S WHAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP DOLLARS DO.

THAT'S WHAT YOUR MEMBERSHIP DOLLARS GO TO.

GREAT PROGRAMMING RIGHT HERE ON NINE PBS.

YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING THERE.

* >> WE'LL SEE YOU IN MAY.

SARAH FENSKE.

I WANT TO AS.. THOUGHTFUL COLUMN YOU WROTE THIS PAST WEEK AFTER SPENDING TEN YEARS OF YOUR LIFE HERE IN ST. LOUIS.

WITH YOUR READERS.

ONE OF THEM, YOU FEEL A LOT OF FEAR AND HOSTILITY OUT THERE TOWARDS THE CITY.

BY PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY.

EXPLAIN THAT.

>&g..

OVERWHELMED MY INBOX.

I HEARD FROM SO MANY CITY RESIDENTS WHO SAID THANK YOU.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE FEELING.

PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY PRESUME THAT WE'RE LIVING IN A HELL HOLE.

WE KNOW .. A HELL HOLE.

WE UNDERSTAND THE CITY HAS FLAWS.

MANY..

THEM.

..

NEIGHBORHOODS STRUGGLING.

THERE ARE SO MANY LO..

NEIGHBORHOODS.

WE FEE..

SUPPORTIVE OF LIFE HERE AND WANT TO ENCOURAGE OTHER PEOPLE TO JOIN US.

IT FEELS LIKE SAYING THAT ..

MOST SHOCKING THING TO SOME COUNTY RESIDENTS.

>> LIKE I SAID FROM A SUBURB, NEVER REALLY HAD THE ANIMOSITY TOWARDS THE CITY THAT I READ ABOUT.

I KIND O.. FIRST OF ALL, IT'S RIGHT THERE.

WE GO THERE ALL THE TIME.

THERE'S A SINCE THAT PEOPLE GET SOME ENJOYMENT BY TRASHING EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING IN THE CITY.

I DO WANT TO ASK T.. GO TO THE CITY DO YOU?

I NEVER GO BECAUSE OF THIS AND THAT.

I SAID.. NO.

&a.. .. REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHESTERFIELD, THE OUTER RING WHERE WE ALL HAVE ALLIGATORS AROUND OUR SUBDIVISIONS.

I'M TRYING FIGURE OUT WHY I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO SINCE ANY HOSTILITY WITH THE BUMPER STICKERS THAT I SEEN.

FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS LIVE IN CHESTERFIELD.

IT'S SO GOOFY.

I LOVE YOU.

YOU ARE ENTITLED TO EVERY FEELING THAT YOU HAVE.

SO ARE THE PEOPLE WHO'S PEOPLE GREW UP IN THE CITY AND MOVED OUT TO THE COUNTY.

WE USED TO GO TO THE VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS.

THIS IS .. THEN IT STARTED TO GO DOWN AND WE MOVED OUT TO FLORISSANT.

THAT'S PART OF OUR HISTORY.

I NEVER HEARD ANYBODY SAY IN POLITE CONVERSATION OR OTHERWISE, THESE CITY DWELLERS.

I WOULD SAY, WHY DO YOU CARE?

YOU GOT A BEAUTIFUL LIFE.

YOU GOT A BEAUTIFUL HOME.

YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL FRIENDS.

I WOULDN'T CARE.

>> I HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE REGULARLY.

LIKE IS IT SAFE AND SHOULD YOU BE RAISING CHILDREN THERE.

THEY ARE SO OUT OF TOUCH WITH MY EXPERIENCE.

SOME CASES, FAMILY MEMBERS.

>> MANY CASES IT'S NOT SAFE.

THE HOMICIDES ARE VERY HIGH BY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.

&amp.. GET SHOT AND NEITHER DO I.

>> THAT'S IN THE CITY.

THE BUSES AREN'T SHOWING UP FOR THE KIDS.

SOMEONE .. SENDING YOUR KIDS TO CITY SCHOOLS.

&amp.. CULTURE.

-- COUNTY.

IT'S A CULTURAL THING.

>> THEY HAVE BIG PROBLEMS IN FERGUSON-FLORISSANT.

>> THE HISTORIAN FROM UMSL WROTE ABOUT THIS IN 1989.

SAID PEOPLE MOVE OUT OF THE CITY AND THEY HATE IT.

WHY DID 500,000 PEOPLE MOVE OUT?

>> THAT'S NONSENSE.

PEOPLE MOVE FOR A VARIOUS REASONS.

THEY HATE IT.

>> THAT IS TRUE.

>> HE IS FULL OF IT.

>> I THINK WE'RE EVOLVING TO THE PLACE WHERE THE CITY AND COUNTY DON'T HATE EACH OTHER.

WE ALL HATE ST. CHARLES.

>> WHERE DOES THIS COME FROM?

>> THE CITY 12ERS DON' 12 -- DWELLERS DON' T LIKE ST. CHARLES.

>> WHERE I GREW UP, CHESTERFIELD WAS LIKE PLUTO.

>> THERE WERE CORN FIELDS.

>> LET ME ASK YOU THIS, WHY DID 600,000 PEOPLE MOVE OUT OF THE CITY?

.. HOUSE FOR LESS MONEY WITH A BIGGER YARD.

THAT'S WHA.. PEOPLE OUT OF THE CITY.

WHY DIDN'T NOBODY WANT TO LIVE IN SOUTHEAST KIRKWOOD WHEN MY GRANDPARENTS HOUSE WAS THERE?

THAT'S KIND OF BAD SIDE OF KIRKWOOD OR WHATEVER.

AROUND ME EVERYWHERE.

MINI MANSIONS COSTING MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH CITY LIVING.

THE STREETS AREN'T PLOWED WHEN IT SNOWS.

THEY ARE PLOWED ELSEWHERE.

THE SCHOOLS ARE STILL UNDERPERFORMING.

YOU WROT..

THE BUSES AREN'T SHOWING UP.

WHAT KIND OF SCHOOL SYSTEM DOESN'T HAVE BUSES SHOW UP FOR THE KIDS?

WE TAKE .. >> YOU'RE A LITTLE WOUND UP HERE.

>> I'VE BEEN HERE NOW TEN YEARS.

AS ALVIN LIKES TO SAY, MY SLOGAN CAN BE, NOTHING HAPPENED TO ME.

HE A GREAT -- I HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE HERE.

I WOULDN'T WANT TO..

ELSE OTHER THAN THE CITY.

I'M PROUD OF THAT.

>> I AM TELLING YOU, YOU SHOULD ENJOY THAT.

IF PEOPLE ARE RUDE ENOUGH TO SAY TO YOU, HOW COULD YOU SEND YOUR CHILDREN.

YOU .. COFFEE.

&amp.. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CITY, ALL RIGHT, SOMETHING -- NOBODY GOING TO THE CARDINAL GAME.

.. CRIMINAL HELL HOLE.

THAT'S JUST HATE.

>> THERE'S A REAL CRIME PROBLEM IN THE CITY COMPARED TO OTHER AMERICAN CITIES.

>> NOBODY WANTS TO DO ANYTHING IN ST. LOUIS.

NOBODY WANTS TO LIVE IN HOLLY HILLS.

NOBODY WANTS TO DO ANYTHING ..

IN ST. LOUIS.

OH, IT'S JUST CRIMINAL HELL HOLE.

THAT'S HATE.

>> I AM STILL WAITING FOR ARE REPLY ON MY QUESTION ABOUT THE BUMPER STICKER.

>> WENDY, YOU RIGHT.

I WANT TO START THIS YEAR, CITY AND COUNTY CAN BE FRIENDS.

IT BEGINS WITH US.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> WE HAVE TO GO TO THE MAIL BAG AND SEE WHAT STREWER HAD TO SAY.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE IGNORANCE THE LAW IS NO .. WE ALSO HEARD FROM BOB WHO WROTE, KENNY RATCLIFFE COB A REA SIGNED TO CLOSELY MONITORED JOB UNTIL HER CONTRACT EXPIRES.

A BUYOUT IS A POOR USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS.

SARAH OF SOUTH CITY, WROTE, I HOPE THE CARDINALS KEPT THOSE CARDBOARD CUT OUT OF FANS THAT THEY PUT IN THE SEATS DURING COVID.

YOU CAN WRITE US CARE OF NINE PBS.

WE L.. DONNYBROOK AND NINEPBS.ORG AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

CALL THE NINE LINE.

(314)512-909(314)512-9094 AND MAKE SURE YO U LISTEN TO US WHETHER YOU'RE AT HOME OR AWAY ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST SOURCE.

TURNS OUT THAT THE KIRKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAMER HIMSELF AND THE LIVING LEGEND IS TURNING ANOTHER YEAR OVER IN THE CALENDAR.

ALVIN REID.

IS T.. >> TOMORROW IS MY BIRTHDAY.

I THOUGHT I ESCAPED THIS.

I DID NOT MENTION IT.

ALL OF THE PEOPLE OF ST. LOUIS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I DO APPRECIATE IT.

PART OF MY BIRTHDAY, I'LL BE WATCHING YANKEES AT THE CUBS AND SIPPING ON CHAMPAGNE.

>> NICE.

>&g..

THERE ARE NI.. LOUIS CITY.

>> THERE WE GO.

OH!

>> ALL THESE MANY YEARS -- >> IF I CAN HANG OR FOR 12 MORE HOURS, I'LL BE 64.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

DO.. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN JOIN US NEXT YEAR FOR OUR BIG FUNDRAISER, DONNYBASH.

&a.. BY THE SUPPORT OF THE BETSY .. THOMAS PATTERSON FOUNDATION ..

THE MEMBERS OF NINE PBS.

* * >> A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALVIN, BY THE WAY.

ISN'T IT AMAZING HOW QUICKLY DONNYBROOK GOES.

WE DON'T WAN.. FROM THE PROGRAM WITHOUT GETTING A CHANCE TO BECOME A MEMBER AND WITHOUT US HAVING THE CHANCE TO TELL YOU JUST HOW IMPORTANT YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS TO US.

CHANNEL 9, NINE PBS, WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR 70th BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR.

THAT MEANS VIA YEARS OF MASTERPIECE.

50 YEA.. 37 YEARS OF DONNYBROOK.

THAT'S ALL BEEN POSSIBLE WITH YOUR MEMBERSHIP DOLLARS.

WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A ONE-TIME CONTRIBUTION OF $75 TO NINE PBS, RIGHT NOW, YOU WILL BE GIFTED WITH THE NINE MUG.

THIS IS A LIMITED EDITION.

NINE PBS 70th BIRTHDAY MUG THAT YOU CAN SHOW OFF AT THE OFFICE OR JUST SIMPLY ENJOY AT HOME KNOWING THAT YOU ARE SUPPORTING THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU LOVE.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE AT THE DONNYBASH THAT'S COMING UP, IT IS ON A THURSDAY EVENING ON MAY 8th, 2025.

AT THE SHELD..

THE TICKETS ARE $95 A PIECE.

HOWEVER, WE'VE GOT A REALLY GREAT DEAL.

WHEN YOU JOIN US AS ..

MEMBER RIGHT NOW AT $15 A MONTH, LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT YOU GET.

WHAT A GREAT COMBO.

YOU GET THE 70th BIRTHDAY MUG.

YOU GOT TWO TICKETS TO DONNYBASH ON MAY 8th.

THAT'S AT THE THE SHELDON CONCERT HALL.

YOU WON'T REGRET IT.

IF YOU NEVER GONE, LET'S CHANGE THAT.

CALL US AT 1(800)568-9099.

OR JOIN US ONLINE AT NINEPBS.ORG.

LET'S JOIN.. DONNYBROOK ALONG WITH MY GOOD FRIEND WHO'S OVER AT THE DONNYBROOK STUDIO NOW.

>> DONNYBASH TAKES PLACE ON MAY 8th, 2025.

THAT'S Q.. NOW.

THOSE TICKETS.

WHETHER IT'S ONE, 20, 50 OR 100.

THERE'S A LOT THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.

YOU CAN BET THAT THE GROUP ASSEMBLED HERE ARE GOING TO HAVE HOT TAKES EVEN FRESHER THAN THE NEW TURF AT THE DOME TO BE NAMED LATER.

.. EVERYBODY IS TO KIND OF GUYS IN YOUR CRYSTAL BALLS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT AT DONNYBASH 2025?

>> I'LL START.

WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT RAY HARTMANN AND SOME CONTROVERSY THAT HE'S INVOLVED IN.

I THINK WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT.

>>..

GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT CRIME IN IS.

I WILL BE .. AS I CAN.

>> WE HAVE BEEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MAYOR'S RACE.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN THERE.

REALLY, THE DO.. A LOT OF OPINIONS WHEN IT COMES TO THE CITY POLITICS.

>> SOMETIMES SPORTS LIKE TONIGHT.

..

FRANCHISE ST. LOUIS DAVID STEWART IS ABOUT TO .. FRENCH PLAYER FIRST ROUND OF THE NBA DRAFT.

>> DEFINITELY.

I THINK ..

FINALLY BE GOING TO TRIAL.

MAYBE WHEN MAY GETS HERE.

HE MIGHT BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OR HE MIGHT .. CITIZEN.

WE.. MAY.

&g.. [ LAUGHTER ] >> EXACTLY.

ME AND RAY HARTMAN.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> I THINK WE'..

COMPLAINING ABOUT THE WEATHER.

IT WILL BE TOO HOT.

OR PERHAPS, TOO COLD.

YOU NEVER KNOW.

>> ALL WITHIN MAY 8th PROBABLY.

>> I'M GOING TO GO OUT ON THE LIMB AND I'M GOING TO SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE LOCAL WINNERS OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WHO ARE SEATED HERE FOR STARTING -- GOO GETTING THE BALL ROLLING FOR CITY-COUNTY REUNIFICATION.

SARAH AN.. FROMS SFROM OSLO WITH THEIR REWARD.

>> I'LL BE PEELING THE STICKER OFF THE BACK OF HER CAR ABOUT FRIENDS NEVER LET FRIENDS LIVE IN CHESTERFIELD.

>> I WIL..

REGION TOGETHER AFTER THE GREAT DIVORCE.

PEOPLE CAN BE THERE AT DON.. TO HELP WITH THIS.

>> THE CARDINALS WILL BE IN A NEW SEASON.

FIRST PLACE.

PLAYING VERY W.. >> WHO WILL BE MANAGING THEM?

>> ALVIN REID?

>> YOU KNOW.

I CA.. >> ALVIN IS GOING TO BE MANAGING A BALL TEAM.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SARAH AND WENDY HERE WHO ENJOYING THE SPOILS.

NO.. WHO'..

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.

THAT.. TO DONNYBASH, MAY 8th, 2025.

WE'LL SEE YOU THERE.

WE'LL SEND IT BACK TO MARY ANNE.

>> I REALLY LOVE A LOT OF THEE COMMENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN READING THIS EVENING.

YOU MAY RECOGNIZE A .. YOU SUBMITTED AS WELL.

ONE PERSON WROTE, JUST NEAT TO' ON THE AIR PERSONALITIES L..

PANELS SEEM TO ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS THE AUDIENCE.

HOW ABOUT THIS COMMENT, ..

ABLE TO WATCH HOW THE SHOW MADE.

THE CHATTER ON STAGE BEFORE THE SHOW WAS REALLY FUN TO SEE.

THE ATMOSPHERE OF HAPPY PEOPLE SOUND OF LAUGHTER AND THIS COMMENT.

LOVE TO .. TO DONNYBASH FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND BIRTHDAYS.

THERE MAY BE SOM.. SPECIAL ON YOUR LIST COMING UP WITH A SPECIAL OCCASION.

WHY NOT GIVE THEM TICKETS DONNYBASH.

THE DA.. AT THE SHELDON CONCERT HALL.

PLENTY OF PARKING.

AND THE DOORS OPEN AT 5:30.

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ENJOY APPETIZERS.

SOME OF THE CATERING THERE.. FABULOUS.

LET ..

THE TICKETS TO DONNYBASH ARE $95 A PIECE.

LOOK AT THE DE.. FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.

WHEN YOU BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER OF NINE PBS RIGHT NOW AT $15 A MONTH, YOU WILL RECEIVE NOT ONLY THE 70th BIRTHDAY MUG, WHICH IS LIMITED EDITION, YOU'LL ALSO RECEIVE NOT ONE BUT TWO TICKETS TO DONNYBASH FOR BEING A SUSTAINING MEMBER AT $15 A MONTH.

YOU DO NOT WANT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PASS YOU BY.

THIS IS KIND OF THE LAST CALL FOR THIS.

WE DON'T WANT YOU TO MISS OUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.

ONCE AGAIN, YOU CAN CALL OR TEXT THE WORD GIVE TO 1(800)568-9099.

OR JOIN .. NINEPBS.ORG.

JOIN U..

THANK YOU.