bˈeɪst ɔnðə pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪv ɹᵻspˈɑːns ʌv ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz ðæt tˈʊk hɜː klˈæsᵻz, wˈɪlsən ɛmbˈɑːɹkt ˌɔn sˈɛlɪŋ ðɪ aɪdˈiə fɚɹə tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə ɹˈiːtʃ ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒɚɹ ˈɔːdiəns, ænd ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks kˈɑːntæktᵻd lˈoʊkəl stˈeɪʃənz ɪn hɜːɹ ˈɛɹiə, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ bˈɪl stˈænli, pɹˈoʊɡɹæm dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ æt kˌeɪˌɛspˌiːˈɛs, hˌuː lˈaɪkt ðɪ aɪdˈiə ænd ˈæskt hɜː tə kˈiːp ɪn tˈʌtʃ ɐbˈaʊt ɪt.
Based on the positive response of individuals that took her classes, Wilson embarked on selling the idea for a television program in order to reach a larger audience, and in September 1986 contacted local stations in her area, including Bill Stanley, program director at KSPS, who liked the idea and asked her to keep in touch about it.