Summer Splash, WNIT's Summer membership drive is May 30 - June 8. Before you head outdoors for summer fun, be sure to support your Public Television station. Look for great new specials with some wonderful thank you gifts for new members, renewing members and members making an additional gift in support of their PBS station - WNIT.

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Under the Sea with Al Giddings

"The Michelangelo of the Deep Sea," the "American Cousteau," pioneer, innovator and record-breaker - these are some of the words used to describe Al Giddings, one of the world's most accomplished and renowned underwater director-producer-cinematographers. Drawing on more than 30 years of deep sea diving experience - and quite possibly the most hours underwater of any human being - Giddings shares stories and scenes from a lifetime of undersea film adventures.

We will be offering all-access tickets to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago as a thank you gift for becoming a member during this program. If you haven't visited the Shedd Aquarium recently, this is a perfect opportunity.

Be sure to watch "Under the Sea with Al Giddings", Sunday, June 1st @ 7pm

Rita Rudner: Live From Las Vegas

Voted "Best Comedian" in Las Vegas by the Las Vegas Review-Journal for the last six years, Rita Rudner has become one of Vegas' most beloved performers. Rudner shines in this stand-up concert event, which was recorded for PBS in February 2007 at Harrah's.

Don't miss - "Rita Rudner: Live From Las Vegas" - for your opportunity to receive tickets to the Funny Bone Comedy Club in the 100 Center as a thank-you for supporting your local public television station - WNIT.

Steve Miller Band: Live In Chicago

With almost 40 years of history and hits behind them, Steve Miller Band has churned out some of the most memorable anthems of their generation: "Fly Like an Eagle," "Rockin' Me" and "Take the Money and Run" still sound fresh today. This concert, shot over two nights in July 2007 at Chicago's Ravinia Theatre, highlights the band's classic rock.

Suze Orman: Women & Money

Suze Orman, the number one New York Times best-selling author, financial expert and two-time Emmy winner, returns to PBS to inspire women to take charge of their financial futures. In her new special SUZE ORMAN: WOMEN & MONEY, Orman shares her surprising insights into the complicated relationship women have with their money. In the special, Orman also equips women with the financial knowledge and emotional awareness to overcome the blocks that have kept them from making more out of the money they have.

The Righteous Brothers 21st Anniversary Celebration

In this thrilling 1983 concert, Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield - the seminal rock and rollers known to the world as The Righteous Brothers - reunited to bring back "blue-eyed soul" music. The concert, taped live at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, features many of their hits, including "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," "Unchained Melody" and "Ebb Tide." The performance marked the 21st anniversary of the duo's collaboration.

Fiesta Mexicana

From the very heart of Mexico, both geographically and emotionally, comes an exciting new performance special celebrating the vast diversity of Mexico's music, dance and people. Singer Vikki Carr hosts, sharing personal memories of her Mexican heritage while introducing some of the nation's most popular performers to new audiences north of the border. Recorded in the lovely colonial cities of Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende, FIESTA MEXICANA is a showcase for music and dance from all over Mexico - from Chihuahua on the northern border to Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico, from Sinaloa on the west coast to Chiapas in the southeast.

Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration Of Louis Armstrong

This program presents a never-before-released concert performance of Louis Armstrong - and other musical greats, including Dizzy Gillespie and Mahalia Jackson - at the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival in celebration of Armstrong's 70th birthday. Armstrong performs several of his greatest hits throughout the concert and rehearsals.