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2018 ANNUAL REPORT Table of Contents A Note From The President And CEO 5 NPR By The Numbers 2018 6

In The Newsroom 8

a. Member Station Collaboration 10

b. National Coverage 12

c. International Coverage 14

d. Arts and Life 16

e. New Programs, New Ideas 18

Beyond The Headlines 22

a. NPR Events 24

b. Faces of NPR 26

c. Donor Spotlights 32

Philanthropic Supporters 36

Corporate Sponsors 40

Finances 44

Honors And Recognition 46 To our listeners, readers A Note From and supporters: you are an Jarl Mohn, integral part of NPR. NPR President And CEO

For all that you’ve helped Stephen Voss /NPR us accomplish in 2018 and for all you continue to do From the personal connections we build This report captures just a portion of all through our reporting, to our talented that has been made possible this year by to power public service journalists who tell stories with depth those who believe in the value of public and meaning, to the listeners, readers service . I hope you take pride journalism, thank you. and supporters who depend on NPR— in counting yourself among them. people have always been at the heart of public radio. As I reflect on 2018, I am Whether you’re reading about our year- especially reminded of this fact. long coverage from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria; collaborative efforts Normally, I would take this opportunity with Member stations to strengthen to highlight the ways NPR has kept you local journalism; innovative approaches aware of breaking news and exceptional to provide our audience with trusted stories, the areas in which our news and information; or those uniquely organization has grown and flourished public radio stories that offered with your help and the exciting new profound reminders of our shared paths we have charted as we work to keep humanity; know that we could not have everywhere informed. done any of it without your support.

But since you will find this information I look forward to our future knowing and more in the following pages, right that NPR is backed by a world-class now, I simply want to say: thank you. team of journalists, staff and supporters committed to advancing our shared During an unprecedented time for news mission to create a more informed public. media and a year packed with important But first, I’m pleased to share a look back stories that needed to be told, you were at 2018 and all that we accomplished right there with us, helping us share together. them in the way only NPR can: through the perspectives of the people living through them. Thanks to your incredible generosity, our team on air and behind the scenes delivered thoughtful reporting with insight, attention and objectivity not found anywhere else.

2018 ANNUAL REPORT 5 NPR By The 29 million #1 The number of weekly publisher in the U.S. Numbers 2018 broadcast listeners of all with 8 of the top 20 most 5 NPR programming and downloaded newscasts1 17 international bureaus 105 million 200 The number of Member station NPR’s approximate websites using Core Publisher, NPR’s monthly audience across Content Management System6 broadcast, podcasts and 17 .org2 domestic bureaus 40 million 6+ The number of hours an average 262 The number of unique 7 members who own and operate nearly 1,000 radio stations monthly visitors to npr.org3 user of NPR One listens to the app

1 © 2018 The Nielsen Company, Fall 2018, P12+. May not be quoted or reproduced without the prior written permission of Nielsen. 2 Nielsen, Splunk, Google Analytics and comScore, Fall 2018 2,200 7.1 based on deduplicated estimate. 3 Google Analytics, January-December 2018 4 Splunk, January-December 2018 journalists across the network million 5 Podtrac, publishing based on unique monthly audience 6 Core Publisher—April 2019 The number of people 7 NPR One—April 2019 downloading NPR podcasts every week4 6 POWERED BY PEOPLE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 7 In The Newsroom

Didi Schanche, Deputy Supervising Sr. Editor, International Desk and other editors in the newsroom. Allison Shelley/NPR 8 POWERED BY PEOPLE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 9 IN THE NEWSROOM Member Station Collaboration NPR Member station journalists in newsrooms throughout the country work with NPR to tell the stories of their regions and examine the influence of national events on local communities. In 2018, NPR and Member stations strengthened our collective reach by launching several collaborative series and a new initiative to bolster local and regional journalism.

Creating A More Unified Public Radio Network

NPR is helping build, support and amplify journalism across the NPR system by investing in key areas. In June, NPR announced the launch of the Collaborative Journalism Network, a multi-pronged initiative to address the growing crisis in local The Sunday journalism. The CJN will build reporting capacity in news-deprived areas, while working team works with national with Member stations to deepen our commitment to public service investigative and correspondent Leila Fadel as beat reporting. they prepare to record a segment at KNPR. Allison Shelley/NPR As a part of this effort, NPR and Member stations will pilot regional hubs that will knit together the talent in our newsrooms so that we can bring our audiences—locally, regionally and nationally—the best news coverage, storytelling and collaborative Working Together To Tell Stories That Matter reporting. Over this past year, Member stations KERA, KUT, and Over the summer, NPR’s Energy and Environment The Energy and Environment team is one of Public Media and NPR undertook the planning and preparation work to launch team produced “Heat: Coping With A Warming nine collaborative coverage teams made up the network’s first regional hub in Texas in 2019. As sources for quality local news World,” a series of 12 stories examining the effects of NPR and Member station journalists. continue to decline, NPR is leveraging public radio’s unique, on-the-ground reach to of climate change in communities throughout Combining the local perspectives of stations keep communities everywhere informed. the U.S. Journalists from Member stations and with the knowledge of journalists across the NPR highlighted the challenges facing different network allows us to build coverage expertise regions, including how higher temperatures are and provide a deeper look at issues affecting affecting fruit crops in Michigan, how a warm- communities across the nation. Through the water mass is causing codfish to disappear in Collaborative Journalism Network, we aim to the Gulf of Alaska and how a warming climate expand our collaborative coverage teams, in the Rocky Mountains is knocking nature’s adding new topic areas and resources to rhythms out of sync. deliver stronger reporting at all levels.

Joint Series Sparks Change, Raises Awareness

NPR and Kaiser Health News launched a series Within hours of the story’s publication, the in February called “Bill of the Month,” which hospital offered to reduce his bill to $782.29; investigated real-life medical bills to shed light three days later, they lowered the amount to on U.S. health care prices and help patients learn $332.29. Because this story garnered so how to be more proactive in managing costs. In much attention, six U.S. senators introduced August, we reported the story of insured Texas draft bipartisan legislation in September to teacher Drew Calver, whose life-threatening heart protect patients from surprise medical bills attack left him with a bill of $108,951—almost like Calver’s, demonstrating service Allison Shelley/NPR twice his annual salary—from a controversial journalism at work. practice known as “balance billing.” 10 POWERED BY PEOPLE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 11 IN THE NEWSROOM National Coverage NPR delivers comprehensive coverage of the country’s biggest stories and shines a Federal Data Reveals Preventable Epidemic Affecting Over 2,000 Coal Miners light on critical issues that might otherwise go overlooked. In addition to providing NPR correspondent Howard Berkes has Through an extensive review of over 20 years trusted reporting on the national news making headlines last year, our expert team reported on the dangers of coal mining since of federal data, NPR and PBS’s Frontline found introduced new ways to keep audiences informed during an intense midterm election 2010, including launching an investigation into that, despite growing evidence and warnings, cycle and produced in-depth investigations that uncovered truth and effected change. the resurgence of black lung disease in 2012. federal regulators failed to prevent miners from being exposed to toxic silica dust that causes Over the years, Berkes’s reporting on black a severe form of black lung disease. Now, more Empowering Citizens To Cast Informed Votes lung has raised awareness, prompted studies than 2,000 miners are dying from an epidemic NPR expanded reporting efforts last year to provide listeners and readers with trusted and led to legislative change. After almost linked to that toxic dust. Berkes and Frontline information needed to decide their votes in high-stakes midterm elections. The Politics four decades in journalism and nearly three shared these findings along with the stories of Show, a new nine-part weekly radio show, offered listeners a deep dive into election dozen awards, Berkes recently retired—but some of the miners in a December report on NPR, news from the trusted hosts of the popular NPR Politics Podcast. The hosts of Morning not before sharing one final, poignant chapter as well as in the Frontline documentary Coal’s Edition and visited communities around the country to speak in his black lung coverage. Deadly Dust, which aired in January 2019. with voters about the issues important to them. On election night, NPR’s live provided readers with breaking news coverage, analysis and reporting from Member station journalists across the country. Sticking With The Story In Puerto Rico When Hurricane Maria hit in 2017, media For the first time, NPR partnered with The Associated Press to enable Member stations organizations from across the globe sent to share live digital updates of the election results, bolstering more localized coverage correspondents to Puerto Rico, but NPR of the races. Finally, one week after the elections, NPR and Member station WAMU was one of the only news outlets that hosted the NPR Political Roundup, a free public event in the nation’s capital to take our stayed. NPR’s Adrian Florido remained audience deeper into the issues behind the ballots and the implications of outcomes in Puerto Rico for over a year, keeping in key races. Altogether, these efforts comprised one of public radio’s most substantial the public aware of recovery efforts by coordinated approaches to election coverage, setting the stage for the upcoming telling stories from inside the communities presidential election in 2020. struggling to rebuild.

Department Of Education Takes Action After NPR Report In January 2018, Florido’s reporting revealed that FEMA planned to end food In March, NPR correspondents Chris Arnold and Cory Turner released “The Trouble and water distribution in Puerto Rico, With TEACH Grants,” an investigative report uncovering gross mismanagement of a despite the continued need in many federal grant program run by the U.S. Department of Education. Arnold and Turner’s communities still recovering. The story NPR Congressional correspondent Susan Davis interviews reporting revealed that thousands of educators who received federal grants for was cited on the Senate floor by Sen. Bill Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) as he makes his way through the the U.S. Capitol building. Allison Shelley/NPR teaching in low-income areas had their grants converted into loans because of minor Nelson (D-FL), and within 48 hours, FEMA paperwork errors or mistakes by the loan companies. Shortly after our story aired, 19 backtracked on its plan to end food and senators signed a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos citing NPR’s reporting, water distribution. and in May the Department of Education issued a full review of the program. “At a time when everyone In addition to Florido’s on-the-ground else was pulling their Arnold and Turner continued to follow the story throughout the year, and in December, assignment, in May, NPR’s Laura Sullivan they filed an exclusive report revealing plans from the Education Department to erase and Frontline investigated how the federal people out, we stayed in.” the debts of the affected teachers and fix the TEACH Grant program. By the end of response in Puerto Rico left millions in the —CHRIS TURPIN, VICE PRESIDENT FOR EDITORIAL January 2019, the Department made good on its promise and teachers may now apply dark for months even before Hurricane INNOVATION AND NEWSROOM DEVELOPMENT to have their grants reinstated. Maria, resulting in the worst blackout in U.S. history. 12 POWERED BY PEOPLE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 13 IN THE NEWSROOM International Coverage With 17 foreign bureaus and journalists stationed across the globe, NPR is committed to providing contextualized coverage of important events, wherever they occur. Through Hosts On The Scene: A Snapshot ambitious reporting projects and expanded coverage in Asia, last year NPR’s international Of International Coverage From journalism kept audiences more connected than ever to a number of crucial global stories. Our Newsmagazines

When historic news unfolds outside Connecting The World Through ’s Growing Influence our borders, NPR will often deploy the

In October, NPR published the series “China Unbound,” which helped audiences hosts of and All Things understand the ways China is extending its political and economic reach beyond its own Considered to bring stories home to our borders, particularly over the past year. NPR’s international correspondents explored listeners. As daily companions for millions the experiences of people on six continents, linked together by the common thread of of Americans, our hosts act as familiar China’s growing influence in their regions. and trusted guides, helping our audience navigate complex issues and events

Together, their reporting produced the largest coordinated series in the International shaping our world. Desk’s history, with correspondents filing stories from our bureaus in Nairobi, Rio de Janeiro, Islamabad, Mexico City and beyond. interviewed residents of Zimbabwe after longtime authoritarian president Robert Mugabe resigned (June 2018) Expanding Our Reach: Manila And Mumbai

In March, the NPR International Desk announced it would expand coverage in Asia by All Things Considered was live in Moscow in establishing a new bureau in Manila, Philippines and re-locating NPR’s India bureau March to cover the presidential election (March 2018) to Mumbai. Our correspondents Julie McCarthy and Lauren Frayer, respectively, took up their new posts in the early summer, while our Manila bureau officially opened in reported from behind the front January 2019. lines of Yemen’s civil war (March 2018)

At a time when southeast Asia’s socio-political influence seems to play a larger and Steve Inskeep traveled to to cover the larger role on the international stage—from unrest in Myanmar to India’s rising global U.S. Embassy move from Tel Aviv to prowess—it’s essential that NPR positions reporters close to the action to bring our (May 2018) audiences clear and timely coverage from wherever news happens. Manila represents NPR’s first outpost in southeast Asia, adding to our network of international bureaus Rachel Martin went to Seoul to cover the across the globe. U.S.-North Korea summit with our bureau correspondents from South Korea and China (June 2018) Photos (opposite) from top to bottom

Ari Shapiro reported from inside North Stephen Voss/NPR Korea for the country’s 70th anniversary

Steve Inskeep celebration, the first time NPR has been on Allison Shelley/NPR North Korean soil since 2010 (September 2018)

Rachel Martin Stephen Voss/NPR

Mary Louise Kelly Eric Lee/NPR

14 POWERED BY PEOPLE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 15 IN THE NEWSROOM Arts And Life A central part of NPR, our arts and life coverage encourages conversation, promotes discovery, From Defending To Defining: Hidden Brain’s Episode broadens perspectives and enriches lives. From musicians who defy genres, to a new generation NPR Series Shares Experiences “Why Now?” Offers Profound of Muslims in America, here we recognize the stories from last year that connected us to new Of Young American Muslims Analysis Of #MeToo ideas and celebrated the human experience. Over the last decade, Muslims have 2018 was the year of the #MeToo increasingly contributed to the fabric of movement. From Hollywood to America by way of art and culture, at the Gamergate, NPR’s Hidden Brain broke intersection of race, class and identity. down the phenomenon of the movement in the episode, “Why Now?” Following In collaboration with National the accusations against playwright Israel Geographic, NPR and correspondent Horovitz, the show used psychological Leila Fadel traveled across the country— concepts to understand what about our from to to northern culture today has enabled allegations of to southern Texas—to discover sexual assault and harassment to be taken Beyoncé Knowles performs onstage during 2018 Coachella. how a new generation of American more seriously than in decades past. Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Coachella Muslims has moved from defending itself, as Muslim communities did in the “Why Now?” harnesses the power of aftermath of the September 11, 2001 meaningful, long-form storytelling that The 200 Greatest Songs By attacks, to defining itself. resonates with listeners. In February 2019, st 21 Century Women+ Hidden Brain was recognized with an In 2018, NPR Music and its Member stations Fadel, photojournalist Lynsey Addario award from the American Psychoanalytic embarked on season two of its “Turning and MacArthur Fellow Rami Nashashibi Association, which called the episode an the Tables” series dedicated to recasting gathered last May at National “excellent piece of journalism” and “an the popular music canon in more inclusive Geographic to discuss the “Muslims inspiration to women who are wondering, and accurate ways. While season one in America: A New Generation” series perhaps struggling with whether to speak reconsidered the classic album era with a list and share their discoveries while up about sexual harassment.” of 150 Greatest Albums by Women, season exploring the multifaceted culture and two paid tribute to women making music experiences of these communities. today with a list of 200 Greatest Songs by 21st Century Women and an essay series on the 25 Most Influential Women Artists of the 21st Century. The list was curated by a panel of more than 70 women and non-binary writers to showcase the spectrum of gender diversity that exists and recognize those women pioneering new sounds.

This isn’t the last time you’ll hear from “Turning the Tables”: NPR has plans to continue our canon-flipping coverage across the next few years. It’s part of our continued commitment to highlighting and thinking carefully about representation, Eslah Attar for NPR both by and in modern media. 16 POWERED BY PEOPLE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 17 IN THE NEWSROOM New Programs, New Ideas Building on our broadcast expertise, NPR is reimagining the way we tell stories to serve audiences across platforms. In 2018, we experimented with immersive audio The NPR App Gets An Update and video, launched two new podcasts and created original content for emerging devices, all in support of our mission to keep people everywhere informed. In an effort to accelerate our digital reach, we’ve made public radio more personalized. Our latest updates to the Visual Newscast Launch NPR App allow listeners to stream curated

In 2018, NPR introduced a visual content based on listening habits right component to the famous 24-hour from their smartphones. newscast heard throughout public media. The NPR App gives listeners a personal experience, wherever they are. Users

The Visual Newscast is available on can scan headlines and explore a range smart speakers equipped with smart of subjects through intuitive navigation. screens and includes photos, videos When news breaks, users are the first to and animation. know with push alerts.

Establishing a visual newscast has Through a localization algorithm, users laid the essential foundation for NPR can quickly identify their primary Member Listener Augusto Rivero in Venice Beach, CA. station and access their local live stream, to expand coverage to more visual Allison Shelley/NPR digital platforms, allowing us to keep headlines, stories and podcasts and audiences informed anywhere even donate. they seek news.

Smart Speaker Expo at the NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Eric Lee/NPR

Korva Coleman on NPR’s visual newscast on an Echo Show. NPR

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18 POWERED BY PEOPLE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 19 NEW PROGRAMS, NEW IDEAS IN THE NEWSROOM

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Experimenting With Spatial Audio Smart Speaker Growth Believed Life Kit

As immersive video formats grow in Radio isn’t going away, it’s going everywhere. In collaboration with , NPR’s new collection of audio guides popularity, NPR audio engineers have been According to a recent NPR/Edison Research NPR’s first investigative podcast offers sound advice from the pros on experimenting with techniques for how to Smart Audio Report, 16 percent of Americans explores two decades of sexual abuse life’s to-dos, including deep dives into record high-quality spatial audio—an audio over the age of 18 own a smart speaker. That by former Olympic doctor, Larry Nassar, topics like personal finance, health format that allows a listener to experience amounts to nearly 39 million people. Another and how 150 women won justice in one and more. The podcast debuted in sound in all directions. staggering statistic is, of those owners, about of the largest sexual abuse cases December 2018 and has since grown 71 percent are listening to more audio since in U.S. history. The series premiered at into collaborations with mentors and NPR’s initial foray into 360-degree video acquiring a smart speaker for their home. In the height of the #MeToo movement, listeners alike. began as part of the Journalism 360 2017, four percent of NPR’s live streaming challenging society to believe sexual Challenge (J360), which focused on listening hours came through smart speakers. abuse victims, while calling out their For the first time, NPR collaborated exploring some of the simplest ways to It’s now at 19 percent, according to Joel abusers. with Sesame Workshop to produce work in an immersive medium with a Sucherman, Vice President of New Platform a Life Kit series on parenting, backed compact and portable equipment setup. Partnerships. Believed episodes averaged 271,000 by over 50 years of experience to help During a recent trip to Puerto Rico, NPR’s downloads per episode in the first four out with hard-to-have conversations Andy Huether, with Audio Engineering, “Everyone has smart speaker fever,” said Chief weeks after being published, placing with kids. helped engineer an audio-video project to Digital Officer Thomas Hjelm. “[We’re] very it among other popular NPR podcast cover the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. eager for NPR in particular, but public radio in launches like Hidden Brain and Rough Through Life Kit, NPR is able to fulfill our general, to take a leadership position and to Translation. mission in an entirely new way, delivering be as accessible as possible.” information that helps people to lead “Our audio engineering team The last episode of Believed underlined healthier, more productive lives. It’s also why we’re continuing to develop MSU President John Engler’s ongoing also explored new territory— smart speaker skills for the public radio dismissive behavior toward victims of combining sound-rich and audience. We’ve enabled users to access their Nassar. Engler has since resigned after immersive audio with in-depth favorite Member station—wherever they are— mounting pressure. Believed won a Dart reporting and narrative.” just by asking their device. Including Member Award from the Columbia School of station streams is part of the effort to provide Journalism and has been nominated —ANDY HUETHER the same local-national blend of news that for a Peabody. our audience loves on broadcast.

20 POWERED BY PEOPLE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 21 Beyond The Headlines

The first Summit in , CA. Larry Zhou/NPR 22 POWERED BY PEOPLE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 23 NPR Events Invite Listeners Celebrating Together To Join The Conversation Several NPR programs reached significant milestones in 2018. We couldn’t think of a better way to One of the hallmarks of public radio is the personal connection listeners feel to our hosts celebrate than with the people who made it happen—our dedicated listeners and supporters. and programs. From live tapings of our popular podcasts, to interactive learning experiences, NPR hosted over 100 events last year in communities throughout the country. A Day Built On Big Ideas 20th Anniversary In October, over 600 doers, creators and innovators from around the world gathered in San Francisco for NPR’s first-ever How I Built This Summit, a live event designed to help budding entrepreneurs expand NPR’s beloved weekly quiz program Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! celebrated their big ideas into businesses of their own. Supported by American Express, the day featured main its 20th anniversary with a series of major live shows. The commemorative stage interviews with How I Built This host and notable business people including Lisa Price of tour included Wait Wait’s biggest show ever, held at the Chicago Theatre in Carol’s Daughter, Jennifer Hyman of Rent the Runway, John Zimmer of , Katrina Lake of Stitch Fix, partnership with Member station WBEZ. Thanks to our incredible fans, Wait Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry of Method and Joe Gebbia of Airbnb, along with over 30 additional speakers Wait is now carried on more than 720 stations and boasts more than four and mentors in breakout sessions. million broadcast listeners each week.

The experience not only gave hundreds of attendees the opportunity to be part of their favorite NPR show, it also created a community where participants could share their stories, learn from one another and walk away with valuable resources to grow the next great venture. That community lives on, with more than 7,000 members exchanging entrepreneurial ideas in a “How You Built That” Facebook group that started in anticipation of the summit. 10th Anniversary

Planet Money, NPR’s playful economy-explainer podcast, celebrated its The (Not So) Tiny Desk Contest Tour 10th anniversary with an intimate event recognizing over 100 supporters, The Tiny Desk Contest marked its fourth year and its show alumni, current staff and donors who have helped make the largest tour to date with 10 stops in eight cities. Out of program one of NPR’s longest-running and most listened-to podcasts. nearly 5,000 entries from all 50 states, Los Angeles’ The team also shared a look back at their top 10 favorite Naia Izumi was selected as 2018’s winner. episodes over the past decade and invited fans to join in on the fun by tweeting their favorites to @planetmoney using #PM10. Fueled by Lagunitas Brewing Company, NPR Music took Naia on the road to showcase the country’s best undiscovered talent and help audiences discover their new favorite artists. Contest entrants from the cities we visited performed as the tour’s openers, allowing 21 unsigned artists to take the stage with Naia. 100 Episodes In addition to the tour, Member stations highlighted The Hidden Brain podcast celebrated its 100th episode with a special the vibrant music in their own communities by holding live taping event at NPR headquarters featuring renowned psychologist local Tiny Desk Contest events showcasing Contest Tiny Desk Contest on the Road in St. Paul Minnesota. Emmet Kowler/NPR Daniel Kahneman. The event gave a few lucky “superfans” a behind- artists from their regions. the-scenes look at their favorite NPR show and allowed the Hidden Brain team to thank all those who have helped make the science and storytelling podcast the fastest growing show in NPR’s portfolio.

24 POWERED BY PEOPLE BEYOND THE HEADLINES Faces Of NPR Every story you hear and read on NPR is a curation of experiences that brings the world that much closer. Meet the individuals who are bringing a fresh perspective to your favorite programming and, like many others, are making our mission of a more informed public possible.

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Noel King, Host, Noel King joined NPR in 2016 after working as a , Host, After leaving a clerking position on the San Francisco Morning Edition senior reporter for Marketplace and as a fill-in host All Things Considered Court of Appeals, Chang joined public radio as an and for Marketplace Morning Report. NPR Kroc Fellow, then as a congressional correspondent, covering battles over health In addition to her role as host of Morning Edition and care, immigration, gun control, executive branch Up First, King is a correspondent for Planet Money. appointments and the federal budget. Whether addressing complex economic questions or exploring social issues, King’s curiosity-driven Now, Chang’s role as host of our flagship broadcast reporting brings fresh nuance to three of NPR’s show, All Things Considered, allows her to exercise her most popular shows. award-winning investigative muscles across the biggest stories of the day for the most listened-to afternoon news radio program in the country.

26 POWERED BY PEOPLE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 27 FACES OF NPR BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Nancy Barnes, Senior Vice President of Ayesha Rascoe, White House Reporter News and Editorial Director for NPR

NPR welcomed to the NPR family in Before joining NPR in April 2018, Ayesha Rascoe October 2018. Prior, Barnes spent nearly 30 years started her career at Reuters after graduating from leading high-performing teams at the Houston Howard University. She first reported on energy Chronicle and Star Tribune Media and environmental policy news, then later covered Company, delivering award-winning journalism to the White House beat, chronicling President Barack the public. Most recently, she developed the Houston Obama’s final year in office and the beginning days Chronicle into a metro paper known for national- of the Trump administration. Today, she’s one of caliber journalism with deep local roots. NPR’s four White House correspondents. At a time

Wanyu Zhang/NPR Allison Shelley/NPR when the White House is under more scrutiny than ever, Rascoe represents the strong reporting needed in our nation’s capital.

Jane Arraf, International Correspondent, NPR News Ayda Pourasad, Research Strategy, Since 2017, Jane Arraf has provided coverage in Egypt, Archives and Data Analysis and other parts of the Middle East for NPR News. Now based in Cairo, Arraf spent two decades covering Ayda Pourasad provides reference and research Iraq, including live reporting of the in 2003. services to news professionals at NPR by utilizing all While other news outlets are reducing their international formats of information resources. With the help of presence, NPR has worked diligently with a network Pourasad, NPR is able to catalog and locate stories of seasoned correspondents like Arraf who are based dating all the way back to our first broadcast 1971. across the globe, providing audiences with greater Because of these efforts, we’re able to chronicle the impact made from our reporting, while keeping Wanyu Zhang/NPR context to world events. inventory of our stories for future generations.

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Sohail Anwar, Senior Director, IT Operations

Sohail Anwar has been at NPR for almost 10 years, providing leadership to the IT Operations team. In this capacity, Anwar oversees the IT Service Desk, Infrastructure and the Cybersecurity teams. Along with “From our journalists covering the important his team and other stakeholders, Anwar is responsible for the management, strategy and execution of a robust stories to our technical teams who make and secure technology infrastructure for the entire all of our work possible, it is an honor and organization. This infrastructure is part of the work we’re a privilege to work with so many creative, doing to ensure public radio has the digital systems in talented people every day.”

Wanyu Zhang/NPR place to serve our audience for years to come. —LOREN MAYOR, PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

28 POWERED BY PEOPLE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 29 Remembering

Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me! show announcer Carl Kasell with host . Antony Nagelmann/NPR

Carl connected all of us. He connected us “ to the news and the world in his decades as a journalist and as a newscaster. He connected us to laughter and to the absurdity of life in his work with Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!

And through it all, he connected us to something deeper: a human way of seeing the world, a human way of seeing each other and a human way of seeing ourselves.”

–JARL MOHN

I can honestly say “ For more than three decades, Carl Kasell brought authority I am the luckiest to public radio and America never stopped listening. man around to be His start in radio was at the age of 16, filing through his proudest vinyl and Doby Photography/NPR able to have worked recording homemade commercial slots on his grandmother’s Victrola. He went on to DJ a late-night music show for his local station and spent a at a job I love for lifelong career on air. Behind his passion for public radio was a familiar voice so many years. It’s that became synonymous for listeners of NPR’s favorite quiz show, Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me, with over 2,000 custom voice memos and a few magic truly been a joy tricks to prove it. Kasell passed away last year at the age of 84 but his legacy for me.” will continue to be etched in the fabric of NPR programming forever.

—CARL KASELL 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 31 BEYOND THE HEADLINES Miranda Dean Donor Workplace Giving

Miranda Dean of Charlotte, , first started tuning in to NPR while attending UC Spotlights Berkeley and hasn’t stopped since. A self-described “fanatic NPR listener,” Miranda plugs in to Up First and Morning Edition on the NPR One app Our donors tell us every day how passionate they are about supporting NPR and how deeply they believe on her way to work, and listens to NPR podcasts in our work. We’re excited to share a few of the stories behind the people that power public radio. throughout the day. For fun, she loves to travel the world, seeking out the best scuba diving spots and listening to NPR along the way. Miranda donates to NPR through her company’s workplace giving program, which provides a dollar-for-dollar match to help maximize the impact of her gift. Miranda on a safari in Tanzania. Miranda Dean

In addition to her love for NPR, Miranda loves to travel. She recently returned from Tanzania, where she experienced her first safari. Miranda’s favorite NPR podcasts—Planet Money and Rough Translation, to name a few—kept her entertained on the long journey there and back.

What moved you to make a gift to Do you have a favorite NPR NPR last year? program or host?

To me, NPR I’ve been an avid (better yet, fanatic) NPR listener I absolutely love Planet Money! It’s so “ since my college days, when a professor challenged dorky, cool and funny. I wish I could has always been our class to spend 20 minutes a day following be a fly on the wall when the team is about the open NPR, The Guardian or BBC. I was so captivated by recording—they have the coolest office NPR’s stories and reporting style that I spent all my culture. My favorite host, however, is Korva and honest relay commuting time listening to NPR. Before I knew Coleman. I just love the way she says, Listener Chris Cornelius in Red Rock Canyon National it, I was referencing stories and examples I learned “Live from NPR News in Washington, I’m Conservation Area, just outside of , Nevada. of information about on NPR in all my classes. Now, I love listening Korva Coleman.” It puts a smile on my Allison Shelley/NPR and experiences to NPR because it gives me something non-work- face every morning. related to discuss with my colleagues every day. between people I value NPR’s sound reporting, and I love that they If you could describe NPR in one from all over keep it fun. I also like that NPR reports on topics that word, what would it be? the world.” stretch your mind and presents them in a funny and easy-to-understand way. Simply put, NPR keeps me Mesmerizing. in the know. —CHRIS CORNELIUS, NPR LISTENER 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 33 DONOR SPOTLIGHTS BEYOND THE HEADLINES Samir Youssef Naguib Dan and Phyllis Epstein Planned Giving Major Giving

Samir resided in with his wife, Sarah Dan and Phyllis Epstein of La Jolla, California, have Hawkins, who has provided responses here on the been tuning in to NPR for over 25 years. After being couple’s behalf. Samir’s love of NPR and Colorado longtime supporters of their local NPR Member Public Radio was well known to his family and stations, in 2016 the couple made a personally friends; he felt that their reporting and stories meaningful gift to the network to help launch the greatly contributed to his lifelong learning. Samir and Zabihullah Tamanna Memorial graciously chose to leave a portion of his estate to Fund. The fund, which was created in honor of NPR following his passing in January 2018 after a NPR photojournalist David Gilkey and fellow fierce battle against cancer. journalist and translator Zabihullah (Zabi) Tamanna, supports the safety, security and welfare of NPR’s Samir took an interest in almost everything that international journalists. NPR reported on and enjoyed sharing stories about Here, Samir shares a loving moment with the couple’s Dan and Phyllis Epstein standard poodle, Olive. Sarah Hawkins. animals with his wife. Passionate about the arts, culture, and education, Dan and Phyllis Epstein are known for their generous service to their community. In addition to supporting NPR, the Epsteins are steadfast supporters of Member stations KPBS, KPCC and KCRW. What moved you and Samir to the Which NPR program or podcast decision of making a planned gift to best summarizes Samir as a NPR? person and why? What moved you to the decision of How do you like to connect with making a gift to help establish the NPR? Samir felt NPR was instrumental in his ongoing —hosted by Click and Clack, the Memorial Fund? education about the world around him. He was Tappet Brothers—reminds me of Samir. Dan: I’ve always been kind of a news interested in just about anything NPR reported He could take a serious, but often not We started supporting public radio by giving to junkie. I listen probably four hours per day. on: U.S. and global affairs, the environment, well understood subject, like tax codes, our local NPR Member station KPBS and also I listen in the morning—during my workout, politics, the economy, social and gender issues, and educate people on the basics, the to KCRW and KPCC in LA; we’ve given to all of getting ready for work, commuting in, immigration issues, sports, health care, you name obscure, the mundane and the ridiculous them over the last several years. After Jarl Mohn whenever I’m in the car—and in the evening it, he listened. If he rattled off some statistic or aspects of the U.S. tax code; and he would became president and CEO of NPR, we were before bed. If I’m going to be in factoid, it wasn’t unusual for somebody to laugh have a ball doing it and would make it a inspired by his leadership and wanted to do or Paris or wherever, I’ll go online and listen and say they bet he had heard it on NPR. fun experience! more. We wanted to do something meaningful to NPR. I travel a lot and wherever I am, it’s that would impact other people within the with me. I encouraged Samir to include NPR in his will as organization. I knew it would be important to him that he be Phyllis: You should hear what we used to able to leave a significant part of his estate to an After the tragic passing of David Gilkey and do before the internet to listen around the organization that he admired and trusted so fully. Zabi Tamanna while on assignment, we decided world. We used to stick an antenna out of Now, when I listen to NPR, I think of my wonderful we wanted our gift to help provide safety and the windows of hotel rooms. There was one husband, whose legacy—in part—will be about protection for NPR’s correspondents around the point, years ago, that we were traveling helping to continue educating others. world who report in dangerous areas. That truly abroad, listening in a tent in the middle of resonated with us. nowhere on Dan’s shortwave radio.

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Philanthropic Supporters John Horner The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Martha H. Roper Living Trust J Melville Charitable Trust Rotasa Foundation The stories shared, the growth achieved and the meaningful changes made as a result of Karen and Peter Jakes Robert B. Menschel Karen Roth NPR’s reporting in 2018 would not have been possible without the support and generosity Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Dr. Lisa Minsky-Primus and Thomas and Georgina Russo The Johnson Foundation Dr. Yaron M. Minsky S of all of our Member stations, donors and corporate sponsors. Our deepest thanks to all of The Joyce Foundation Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Estate of Eric B. Sager the following people and institutions who power NPR: K The Morby Family Nancy and Greg Serrurier Charitable Foundation Ronald and Gail Kahn Sydney and Stanley S. Shuman THE MOSAIC FOUNDATION Jane and Gerald Katcher (of R. & P. 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Joan B. Kroc Legacy Society Estate of Mary Louise Greenberg Estate of Carol L. MacKinnon Estate of Kathleen C. Schaffer The Estate of Ursula Grosser Estate of Gregory Alan Markko Lois A. Schaper In 2003, philanthropist Joan Kroc left the largest Joan Gussow Betsa Marsh and David D. Medkeff Estate of William Lewis Shackleford bequest in public radio history to NPR, marking a H John McGinn and Cary Davis Mr. Don Y. Sheldon transformational moment for the network. To honor Paul G. Haaga, Jr. and Heather McIntosh Perry H. Sholes Heather Sturt Haaga Jarl and Pamela Mohn Elinor Silverman Estate her enduring generosity, NPR created the Joan Ellen Hanson and Richard Perlman Monte and Claire Montgomery Mildred M. Simmons Charitable Lead B. Kroc Legacy Society to celebrate enthusiastic Josué Harari Estate of Dorothy J. 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Kroc. Twyla Cecil, courtesy Joan Jillian Hostenske and Emily David Sandy Northrop and David Lamb B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies Estate of Rodney F. Steed I O Estate of Allan Steinfeld Jayne M. Iafrate and Barbara Stephens Allen O’Bannon and Molly Absolon Estate of Sidney J. Stiber J Thomas O. O’Connell and Rachel L. Jacobson Linda K. Hurley T The Urban G. Terbieten Revocable Trust A Margaret Brennan Estate of Edna Mary Dillon Lucie Johns Beatriz M. Oliveira Vicki Johnson June A. Olson Jonathan Tocks and Debra M. Tocks George R. Aceves Revocable Trust Diane and Hal Brierley Estate of Kenneth Donahue Carol A. Jones Elizabeth L. O’Neill Trust Betty K. Tonsing Kaira J. Adam Mary L. Brugo Estate of Joel M. Dopp Pamela Jones-Morton, PhD Joan Orman John R. Townsend David and Judith Preves Anderson John Buoymaster Mr. Cyril W. Draffin and K P Triner Associates, Inc. The Estate of Katherine B. Anderson Arnold D. Burk Dr. Christine D. Berg Jeanne G. 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Lenzen Revocable Trust Mr. Jon Beusen Helen Daniel G Estate of Karen J. Rosenberger Howard and Barbara Wollner Rob LeVine and Val Schmitt Estate of Marion L. Blake Diane W. Davidson Estate of Marion Jane Garland Estate of John W. Ruth Estate of Stanley Woodward Walter Lippincott Paul F. Blewett Legacy Fund Nancy J. Davis and Robert V. Robinson Estate of Myles Gatterman S Ralph Keith Wright Estate Siv H. Ljungwe Living Trust Bob and Minako Borgen Rosanna Y. de la Cruz Paul and Marcia Ginsburg Estate of Eric B. Sager Jack Wright Estate of Christy Long Roger and Margaret Bourke Estate of Lynda M. Dembek Estate of Jack Golden Beth A. Salerno and Tod F. Ramseyer Z M Adrienne Brandriss, MD Estate of Anne Louise P. Devine The Estate of Adrienne S. Gordon Rochelle Savit Caryn J. Zadik Estate Estate of Ilene Mack Estate of Patricia Marie Brda Arthur and Aron DiBacco Susan M. Graff Estate of Ann Sayvetz John C. Zimmermann Trust

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September 30 2018 2017 For the years ended September 30 2018 2017 Assets Unrestricted activities Cash and cash equivalents 9,192,727 11,365,450 Operating revenues Restricted cash and cash equivalents 3,675,659 3,729,947 Station programming fees and membership dues 80,082,387 78,599,830 Accounts receivable, net 36,109,560 32,449,171 Corporate sponsorships 97,071,058 80,531,905 Contributions receivable, net 12,598,310 11,574,972 Grants and contributions, includes net assets released from restriction 27,261,482 28,987,607 Investments 78,934,819 76,656,942 Distribution and satellite interconnection 15,624,826 12,709,557 Property and equipment, net 210,400,696 215,494,131 Distribution from endowment to support operations 12,117,556 11,862,855 Prepaid expenses and other assets 6,775,105 4,644,902 Digital 5,392,415 5,401,867 Total assets $357,686,876 $355,915,515 Return on investments and other revenue 14,533,606 14,659,512 Total operating revenues 252,083,330 232,753,133 Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 27,803,016 28,803,054 Operating expenses Deferred revenue 22,104,148 23,019,442 Content 128,372,604 120,581,123 Debt payables 174,847,429 178,019,283 Digital 23,430,024 23,052,062 Total liabilities 224,754,593 229,841,779 Distribution and satellite interconnection 17,430,553 13,647,875 Net assets 132,932,283 126,073,736 Support and other program services 72,134,598 62,764,864 Total liabilities and net assets $357,686,876 $355,915,515 Total operating expenses 241,367,779 220,045,924 Operating surplus 10,715,551 12,707,209

Nonoperating activities Interest expense (5,901,409) (5,935,406) Other, net (540,439) 593,843 Total nonoperating activities (6,441,848) (5,341,563) Change in unrestricted net assets 4,273,703 7,365,646 Change in temporarily restricted net assets 2,584,844 (4,986,693)

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44 POWERED BY PEOPLE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 45 Honors And Recognition For all that you’ve helped us accomplish in 2018 and for all you continue to do to power public service journalism, thank you.

Peabody Awards James Beard Media Foundation Edward R. Murrow Awards White House News Broadcast Media Awards Photographers News, Radio/podcast and public service NPR won five Edward R. Murrow Awards, the Association Awards “Lost Mothers: Maternal Mortality in the Journalism Award most honors of any news outlet this year, for: U.S.” series, NPR and ProPublica Publication of the Year NPR’s Visuals Team received 12 honors in The Salt Continuing Coverage the White House News Photographers Immigration Coverage Association’s 2018 Eyes of History: for the following George Polk Award Broadcast Media Award Multimedia Contest Radio Show/Audio Webcast Excellence in Social Media stories: “The Legacy of the Mississippi Delta Chinese” Hidden Brain Medical Reporting News Story “Lost Mothers: Maternal Mortality in Excellence in Sound “What Democracy Looks Like: A Portrait the U.S.” series, NPR and ProPublica “What Happened When the Gunshots of Inauguration Weekend, 2017” Gracie Awards from the Alliance Started” for Women in Media Issue Reporting Hard News “Can Gory Police Dog Arrests Survive The Ruderman Award for Reporter/Correspondent/Host - “‘They Told Me I Wasn’t A Human Being’: Age of Video?” Non Commercial Gay Men Speak Of Brutal Treatment In Covering Disabilities Mary Louise Kelly, All Things Considered Chechnya” Animation “How Eclipses Changed History” Excellence in Reporting on Disability News Documentary “The Golden Age of Germs” Series - Non Commercial First Place Embedded episode “For LSD, What A Long Strange Trip It’s “#MeToo: Conversations About “Abused and Betrayed” series “Trump Stories - ‘The Golf Course’” Been” Sexual Harassment” NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday One-Off IRE Award from the Investigative Awards of Excellence: Instagram posts Goldsmith Investigative Crisis Coverage - Non Commercial Reporters and Editors #NPRHotPot: “Oreshki” and “Zereshk Reporting Prize NPR’s National Desk Crisis Reporting Polow”’ Radio/Audio Large “Lost Mothers: Maternal Mortality Documentary Interactive Media - Blog “They Got Hurt at Work, Then They Got in the U.S.” series, NPR and “Eclipse 2017: One Nation Under The Sun” NPR Music’s “Turning The Tables” series Deported” in collaboration with ProPublica ProPublica “Finding Mustafa”

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Lowell Thomas Award from the Vampire Bats?” Interview Feature - Non Commercial Print/Online Division I Overseas Press Club of America “Do Cities Need More Green Roofs?” “Three Generations Reflect on Hollywood, Finalist honor Rough Translation episode Harassment and Hitchcock” Best Multimedia Package “The Congo We Listen To” “Refugees In Their Own Country”

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