Christmas at Nonnatus House

Life for the midwives at Nonnatus House never slows — even during Christmas. The 2023 holiday special airs on Christmas Day, and is nothing short of sensational. Season 12 of the fan-favorite show brought a wedding, unusual houseguests, and a new nun, Sister Veronica.

The holiday special will close out the year with more drama, excitement, and holiday commemoration.

Airs Monday, December 25, at 8 p.m.
Watch this program live or stream with the PBS app.

Give Smart — Plan Ahead

It’s not too late to make a 2023 charitable gift with your IRA. If you want to support NMPBS and make a lasting impact, you have two great options through your IRA: a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) or lifetime income from a charitable gift annuity.

Each year, the IRS requires you to withdraw a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from your IRA. If you are at least 70½ years old, you can make a gift, a QCD, from your IRA without penalty. Give a one-time gift to NMPBS without increasing your taxable income.

Or, use your IRA to fund a charitable gift annuity, which creates lifetime income for you through a gift to NMPBS. If you are age 70½ or older, you can convert up to $50,000 of your IRA into a stream of income without paying federal income tax on the principal.

Advantages of funding a lifetime income gift from your IRA:

• Guaranteed income for life with an NMPBS charitable gift annuity
• Meet your RMD without adding to your taxable income
• Significant support for NMPBS

For more information, call Theresa Spencer at (505) 277-1225 or email [email protected].

Your Trusted News Source

New Mexico PBS’ one-hour public affairs show examines complex topics with a critical eye in order to place them in a wider context than just the “news of the moment.”

Dedicated to providing insightful, original analysis on local, national, and international news, each week, we tackle the issues, events, and people shaping our world, New Mexico, and the Southwest.

New Mexico in Focus is committed to delivering compelling interviews, perspectives, and insights on the important topics of our time.

Airs Fridays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 7 a.m. on Channel 5.1. Watch this program live or stream with the PBS app.

Why does your schedule change during your fund drives?

As a not-for-profit public media company, NMPBS tries very hard to please a broad range of viewers and viewing interests, and during our fundraising periods, we do attempt to attract the largest and most supportive audiences possible.

We schedule special programming to attract new members as well as to offer current supporters different programs. While the regular schedule will sometimes be rearranged, you never miss any episode of your favorite programs. And the opportunity to stream PBS programming gives you a greater opportunity to watch those favorite programs.

It might surprise you to learn that the audiences for these pledge programs are very supportive. Our goal is to be as effective as possible in the shortest amount of time possible. The actual breaks represent less than 2% of our overall airtime, but the results help make all your favorite programming possible.

Member support is the largest source of revenue for NMPBS and it allows the station to remain as the ONLY locally owned and operated media entity.

The only way NMPBS can continue to provide this alternative is through community support … particularly from individuals!