For those that have followed Bill Moyers and his various series might know, his current “Bill Moyers Journal” series will end on 30 April 2010. Announced his retirement last year.

Unfortunately, last fall also brought the announcement that PBS will be canceling “NOW on PBS”, which was previously hosted by Bill Moyers (when it was “NOW with Bill Moyers”. “NOW on PBS” will also see its last broadcast on 30 April 2010 to be replaced by another news journal series.I just want to say that both series leaving PBS will leave a huge hole that may not be adequately filled. Although I may not have always agreed with some of the stances presented, I will miss both series and wish Bill Moyers, David Brancaccio and Maria Hinojosa the best. Thank you for upholding the standard of proper journalism.

Ever since I was a kid, I love watching PBS on the local station, OPB. I can remember watching everything from Square One, 3-2-1 Contact, Hometime, various high-school and college math courses (which would explain my elementary school years), and Doctor Who.

But, if there was one thing that would always spook me out was at the end of several shows. It all starts off with a black screen, then came a flash of orange and some odd, loud and electric sound that fluctuated… it was the WGBH identification and stinger. Not only that, but the next thing I would see is a picture of some forest with the words “Portland Nursery”. For a long time, I would immediately switch channels when either would come up, mostly when it lead to the introduction sequence for “Mystery!”

Back to the present, I now am anxious and sometimes excited to see and hear the WGBH identification and stinger, mostly after watching “Frontline”. The experience is even better on a large screen with the speakers turned up.

It’s interesting to look back and see how jarring it was when I was a child, but now that I’ve grown up, it is now the opposite. The same goes with the earlier Doctor Who theme (watching Tom Baker’s head fade in and out didn’t help keep me calm as a kid), in which I feel relaxed and settled listening to the latest incarnation.

It almost makes me want to use the stinger sound as my ring tone, though I may end up being physically harmed if I do so :)