Annual Report 2019
As long-standing local and regional news outlets shrink their local presence, Delaware Public Media is meeting a growing need for First State-speci c news and commentary. As the only NPR a liate licensed here, we provide a perspective not consistently available from commercial or out-of-state news sources, and we remain deeply committed to serving the citizens of Delaware. This report highlights how we are ful lling that commit- ment and the progress we made in our 2019 scal year as we continued to:
• Produce award-winning coverage of issues, events, personalities, and culture in Delaware at the local, county, and statewide level.
• Combine our Delaware coverage with content from NPR and other high-quality sources to provide unique programming that appeals to a diverse audience.
• Help train students how to practice and uphold the highest standards of news gathering and reporting through partnerships with Delaware State University, the University of Delaware, the Brandywine School District, and the Red Clay Consolidated School District.
As we look ahead, exciting things are on our horizon:
• Later this year, we will celebrate our 10th anniversary. What a milestone! And we are ready for what the next 10 years will bring.
• We are the only local news organization in the Delaware Valley region chosen by Report for America to host an emerging journalist in its 2020-21 class. This will strengthen our ability to cover the coming election season and news from communities all around the state in 2020 and beyond.
We couldn't have made it this far without the tremendous support we've received from all of you—our partners, sponsors, underwriters, donors, sta , volunteers, and audience—and we thank you for making it possible for us to tell stories that otherwise might not be told. After all, it is you who comprise the public in Delaware Public Media.
Robert J. Varipapa, MD Jane C. W. Vincent Chairperson President and Station Manager Walter Cronkite once said, “Journalism is what we need to make democracy work.” We would add that local journalism is what we need to make communities work. 2019 Highlights
• Our news reporting won six rst-place awards and 17 other awards in the Delaware Press Association’s 2019 Communications Contest.
• We expanded Generation Voice, our youth media program, to Thomas McKean High School and began simulcasting our signal on 88.1 FM WMHS, which helped us reach more radio listeners.
• With Generation Voice now at McKean as well as Mount Pleasant High School, we supported almost 200 students during the 2018-19 school year.
• We hosted 3 Delaware State University interns and 6 University of Delaware interns during the 2018-19 school year.
• We live-streamed the governor’s State of the State address.
• Our midterm election coverage included the Delaware Debates series, which we coproduced with the UD Center for Political Communication and which featured candidates for the US House and the US Senate.
• The A Matter of Facts podcast series, coproduced with Delaware Humanities, explored how the humanities help people become informed citizens.
• Our radio audience reached 10,900 listeners per week, among the most in our history.
• We recorded a 53% increase in the number of people who use our website, a 26% increase in the number who stream our programming, and a 31% increase in the average amount of time they spend listening.
• Thanks to a Blue Hen Community Engagement Fellowship from the University of Delaware, we gained an intern who strengthened our social media presence and generated double-digit increases in Facebook followers and page likes.
• A grant from the Delaware Community Foundation enabled us to install a back-up generator at our transmitter and make other critical infrastructure improvements that help us provide consistent, reliable programming.
• More rigorous marketing and community outreach activities helped us attract new partners, and our revenue from corporate sponsorships nearly doubled.
News Director Tom Byrne (right) Blue Hen Community Producer’s Circle members visited All Things Considered at received the Delaware Press Engagement Fellowship intern NPR’s studios in Washington, DC. Association’s 2019 Communicator of Jenna Landesman raised our Achievement award, the DPA’s social media pro le. highest honor. Reporting that captures attention—and awards.
These six stories earned rst-place awards in the Delaware Press Association’s 2019 Communications Contest.
The emergency department at St. Francis Dover dental professionals ll a child’s tooth. Hospital.
“Delaware seeks to take the lead on developing overdose “Free dental care helps Delaware children put a smile on,” by system of care” chronicled the hours anchor Nick Ciolino spent contributor Katie Peikes, highlighted the free dental care in the emergency department at Wilmington’s St. Francis provided during the Delaware State Dental Society’s annual Hospital for this report on the state’s e orts to combat the “Give Kids A Smile" event. opioid crisis.
A UD researcher working on the Smart The Christiana Fashion Center. Cities model.
“Christiana Fashion Center growing in face of retail store “UD researchers look at creating ‘smart cities’ for driverless closures,” by contributor Eileen Dallabrida, reported on the cars,” by contributor Larry Nagengast, featured the work center’s creative approach to wooing customers. mechanical engineering researchers are doing to gauge how technology could help driverless vehicles navigate city streets.
The Brandywine Hundred Library.
“Experimentation spurs evolution of First State libraries,” by The Midterm Matters podcast series, produced in partnership contributor Eileen Dallabrida, noted that libraries are lending with UD’s Center for Political Communication, addressed the sports equipment, o ering sewing classes, and providing other importance of voter and civic engagement. surprising programs. We cover First State-speci c news at the local, county, and state level.
Our agship program, The Green, addresses Delaware’s most challenging issues and interesting features. With a name that evokes the greens in Dover and New Castle, this weekly news magazine is a forum for informed reporting, nuanced storytelling, and in-depth interviews on public education, healthcare, the environment, business, science, technology, politics, government, the arts, and more. Among the topics we covered in 2019 were stories on: • The opioid epidemic. • The complex issues of property tax reassessment and school tax referendums. • The $38 million restoration of the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. • The expansion of the state’s Downtown Development District program into New Castle, Middletown, Clayton, and Delaware City. • The e ects of soybean tari s on local farmers.
Robust coverage of politics and government keeps citizens informed. We follow Delaware’s political climate at the municipal, county, and statewide level. When the General Assembly is in session, we o er daily coverage of what's happen- ing at Legislative Hall and we live-stream the governor’s State of the State address. In scal year 2019, we covered the midterm elections extensively: we coproduced the Delaware Debates series with the UD Center for Political Communication; we hosted a series of conversations with statewide candidates; our Races to Watch series highlighted key local contests; and we provided pre- and post-election commentary. In addition, the Direction Democracy podcast, also coproduced with UD’s Center for Board Member Nancy Karibjanian Political Communication, debuted in May 2019. onstage at the 2018 Delaware Debates.
When it comes to covering Delaware’s vibrant visual and performing arts scene, Arts Playlist tops the charts. Hosted by anchor Kelli Steele and sponsored in part by the Delaware Division of the Arts, Arts Playlist o ers some of the most comprehensive coverage available of cultural happenings in the First State. Among her features in 2019 were a report on Kalmar Nyckel: The Forgotten Journey, a documentary nominated for a 2018 Mid-Atlantic Emmy; a story on the Delaware College of Art and Design’s launch of its dual-enrollment program at Cab Calloway School of the Arts; and an interview with the Rehoboth Art League’s new exhibitions director.
Morning Anchor Kelli Steele
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Americans believe local journalists are more caring, more trustworthy, and more neutral than their national counterparts. Partnerships enrich students’ studies and our programming.
Our programming and presence are strengthened by relationships with Delaware State University and the University of Delaware.
Delaware State University is our home base. Our studios and o ces are located on DSU’s Dover campus, where we work closely with the Department of Mass Communi- cations, Visual, and Performing Arts and sound production students.
At the University of Delaware, we partner with the Center for Political Communication to present podcasts and other programming, including biennial election debates. We also help judge the center’s annual audio essay contest, and we air top entries.
DSU and UD interns work as reporters, newsroom assistants, and photographers, and we help them learn how to produce stories in broadcast and digital formats. Some interns also serve as weekend anchors, and many have been able to compile a personal portfolio of NPR-quality material. DSU intern Milt Pratt III (left) in the studio with anchor Nick Ciolino.
Generation Voice prepares high school students for careers in the digital media arts.
Generation Voice, our youth media program, helps high school students learn how to prepare stories, host programs, and use radio and digital production platforms.
We launched Generation Voice with the Brandywine School District at Mt. Pleasant High School in 2014. Since then, more than 50 students there have participated each year.
In 2019, Generation Voice students at Mt. Pleasant swept the “Radio Prepared Report” category in the Delaware Press Association’s High School Communications Contest, with stories on teen Juuling, student athletes, youth immigration, and teen shootings.
We expanded the program to the Red Clay Consolidated School District in 2018, and nearly 150 students at Thomas McKean High School participated during the 2018-19 school year.
We collaborate with faculty on curriculum development, and our youth media produc- er instructs and coaches students. We air the students’ reports on our agship program, The Green, and archive them on our Generation Voice website.
Radio stations at both high schools—Super 91.7 FM WMPH and 88.1 FM WMHS EDge Radio—simulcast our signal during select weekday and weekend hours. This lets the Reporter/Youth Media Producer stations air Delaware news and NPR-quality programming, and the expanded broad- Sophia Schmidt cast footprint makes our signal available to more listeners in New Castle County. Thank you for supporting Delaware Public Media’s local news and programming.
Producer’s Circle David Brond · Ellison Carey · Catherine Cloutier · Leslie and Larry Cook · Sheila and Connor Cooper · Marilyn Davis · Marci Drees · Drew Fennell and Lisa Goodman · Jim and Kathleen Flood · Jim and Patricia Gri n · Jenning and Lisa Hastings · Nancy Karibjanian and Joseph Nemecz · David C. McBride · Dennis J. Rochford · Matthew Stehl · Robert J. Varipapa · Jane and Andy Vincent · Kent and Mary Woods · Amy Wright
Funders Seiichi Akana · Osei Akwasi · William Allan · Ralph Begleiter · Vera Bell · Julian Booker · Robert Boucek · Thomas Byrne · Richard and Bernice Byrne · Thomas Church · Jennifer Cornell · Herbert Davis · Delaware Plastic Surgery, PA · Stephen Doggett · Allan Dueck · Mitch and Loretta Edmondson · Brett and Gwendolyn Elliott · Paul M. Esposito · Heather Evans · Randy and Linda Farmer · John Filicicchia · Beverly Fletcher · Nicholas Foery · Richard and Ann Freeman · Jack Grimm · Edward Hammond · Frankie R. Hill · Virginia Ann and Clay Jester · Eugene K. Johnson · Evelyn M. Joiner · Howard and Nadina Joseph · Mary F. Kaltreider · Jonathan Kaufmann · Jan and Ken Konesey · Leslie Ledogar · William Martin and Jessica Scarane · Kevin McCarthy · Joseph and Kip McDaniel · James McGi n and Kathy Doyle · Robert and Melanie McKennett · Maureen Miller · Timothy and Ingrid Miller · Christie and Tracey Miller · Leslie Newman and Bob Wolfe · Colleen O'Brien · Joseph Parampathu · Chris Patterson · Rod and Lynn Sharp · Christiane Shields · Robin Sirkis · Cindy and David Small · Cem Soykan · John Stevenson · Leon Tucker · Kathryn Tullis and Phillip Liu · Guy VanderLek and Sandra Witman · David and Crystal Walker · Walter Walls · James and Heather Williams · Robert B. Young
Supporters Karen Abate · Doug and Hilda Adams · Je rey and Nancy Alteri · Carolyn Apple · Justin Arseneau · David and Susan Baker · Bernard and Helen Balick · Linda and Richard Barlow · Bob and Janet Blazovic · Bruce Bochnowski · George Bockius · George Boettcher · Kyle and Margaret Bottor · Kimberly Brockenbrough · Scott and Terri Brown · Susan Burchenal · David and Ann Burton · Rodney Carroll · Karen A. Carson · Janet and Zach Carter · Patricia Chapman · John H. Clark · Jennifer Clemons· James Cloonan, Jr. · M. James and Kathleen Clougherty · Garrett Colmorgen · Kennedy Comer · Stuart and Lucy Comstock-Gay · Richard and Patricia Crabb · Eddie and Heather Cregar · Mary Curran · Hubert Daniel · Christine Davidson · Thomas and Alice Davis · Bradley Dellinger · AJ and Carolyn DeMarco· Tony DePrima · Richard Dillard · Deanna Duby · John and Margaret Dunham · Ralph Durstein, III · Tim Early · Pat and Paul Ehrler · R. Susan Eliason · Arthur Ellisen · Laura Epstein · Alice Erickson · Dale and Jennie Farmer · Harry and Donna Feldman · Jeremy Firestone · Freida Fisher-Tyler and Robin M. Tyler · Barry and Renate Flannelly · Edward Freel · Patrick and Jennifer Gallagher · Joan Flaherty and Charles Garlow · Christy Gleason · Edward and Leslie Goldenberg · Shelley Grabel · Ken Grant · Charles and Fleeta Grant · Rachel Grier-Reynolds · Deborah Gump · A. H. · Liane K. Hansen · Suzanne C. Harper · Carrie Hart · Abhishek Hatkar · Cornelius and Margaret Hawk · Jim and Kathleen Hawkins · John and Judy Hayes · Bob Haynes · Kathleen Haynes · Linda Heckert · Bob He ernan · Brytani Henry · Theresa Hines · Cheryl and Walter Hoey · Brent Hofmann · Harry Humes · Joe and Cathy Huston · Katherine O. Jackson · Beverly L. Jackson · John and Sandra James · Ronald Jones · Joanne Joyner · Jonathan Justice · Susan A. Karibjanian · Diana Keegan · Jacqueline Kemp · Michael and Sherry Kijowski · Patricia Killalea · Gi ord King · Desiree Klein · Vance Knei · Andrea Kreiner and Ali Mirzakhalili · Jimmy Kroon and Lori Brown · Hannah Lapp · Jerome and Linda Lewis · Charles Lewis · Lawrence Lichty · Lifecycle Delaware · Theresa Little · Susan Love · Casey and Carol Lunn · Janet MacDonna · Michael J. Malkiewicz · Stephen Mangat · Je rey Mask · Jordan Matthews · Brian Mattix · Stephanie and Robert McBride · Mary Jane McClements · Susan H. Moliken · Elizabeth Moore · Dennis Murphy · Paul Nasca · Gilbert and Carol Neild · Eric Norenberg · Maureen Omara · Reig and Elizabeth Outten · Rosanne Pack · Judith Pappenhagen · Allison Parkes · John G. Petersen · Cathy C. Pettee · Madaleine Polhemus · Ben Pressly · Ron and Suzanne Raab-Long · Maureen N. Raitz · Andreas and Alice Rauer ·Ellen Roberts · Kate Rohrer · Je rey Roushey · Pierre Rouviere · Chazz and Susan Salkin · Kathy Samworth · Suzanne Savery · Gregory Schmidt · Mary Schoettinger · Jennifer Schultz · James and Virginia Schweiger · James Scott · Frank Selby· Susan Selph · Purushottam Shanbhag · Rick Sheppard · Rachel Simon · Sara Smith · Graham Smith · Diane Snover · Margaret Stewart · Lester and Christine Stillson · Jay Stirling · Vicki Stockslager · Wayne Stultz · Matt Sullivan · Danielle Sullivan · Surgical Associates, PA · Joseph Takahashi · Stephen Taylor · Eric Teder · Sergio Tortosa-Borderia · Michael Toy · Samuel and Amanda Van Horne · Mark Van Pelt · Nuggehalli C. Vasuki · Melodie A. Virtue · Kevina Vulinec · Katherine S. Ward · George Watson · Arden Wellington · Warren J. Wetherbee · Gary Williams · Ted and Juanita Wilson · Kenney Workman · Ann Wright · Charles Yarmey · Joe and Judy Zingaro · Richard and Marsha Zuckerman
Friends Lloyd and Ann Alexander · Ria Allman · Ray and Sara Anderson · Juvember Andrews · Elizabeth Archer · Judith Arthur · Chantalle Ashford · Nathan Attard · Brian Baer · JoAnn Balingit · Constance Beattie · Nancy Benson and Gervasio Ruiz · Allen Bernstein · Donna L. Blakey · Matthew Bobrowsky · Mark Jolly-Van Bodegraven · William Bretzger · Darlene Brigance · Marina Bruner · Vanja and Sarah Bucic · Elizabeth Buckmaster · Teddy Burke · Marlene Burke · Thomas Burt · Carla Burton · Nancy J. Byrne · Nigel Caplan · Stephen L. Caporiccio · Cynthia Carley · Mike and Jane Castle · Mike Censurato · Nicholas Ciolino · William and Elizabeth Clark · Michael Cohalan · William Cohen · Tom and Cindy Collins · Rosemary Connelly · Kevin and Jo-Anne Corwin · Frank and Christine Cucciarre · James and Susan Cycyk · Crystal Dalton · Kiley Dancy · Alan and Marva Dansberry · James C. Dawson · Bethany DeBussy · Samuel Decko · Erin DeLano · Jeanmarie Desmond · Joshua Diehl · Letitia Diswood · Gri n T. DuBreuil · Lynda R. Dunham · Francine Edwards · Bernard Erwin · Debbie Ettieri · Maureen Ewadinger · Elaine Faye-Barberic · Lawrence Ferguson · Dolores Finger Wright · Jeannette Fisler · Karen Fitzpatrick · Claire Ford · John Forest, Jr. · Philip Fowler · Nancy Frankl · Karen Frantz · Douglas Gerdts · Patrice Gilliam-Johnson · John Gingrich · Geri and Paul Gitlin · Deborah Gottschalk · Janice Grackin · David C. Graham · Christine Griswold · Cindy Grygo · Jay Valorie Hailey · Phyllis and Terry Halliday · Emily Harakal · Patty Hartmannsgruber · Terri Hasson · Colette Haycraft · Clayton and Deborah Heaton · Daniel Ho man · Sara Ho man · Virgil and Vickie Hogue · Chester Hollingsworth · Martin Hopkins · Peter A. and Susan Horty · Lynne Huggins · Claudia Hughes · Jan Jenkins · Jan Jessup · Christopher Johansen · Cynthia I. Johnson · Deborah Kennedy· Dipti Khasnis · Dinah and William Kirby· Elizabeth Kirk · Rebecca Klug · George M. Knapp · Joseph and Jacqueline Koniencki · Richard Krueger · Daniel and Karen Laughman · Margaret Little · Dieter Littles · Elissa Locke · Sarah and Jason Long · Bruce R. Lorenz · Douglas Lundblad · William S. Lust eld · Raymond and Ellen Malenfant · G. Bradley Mansolf · Cassandra Marshall · Gail McDermott · Hannah McLennan · Donna H. Melton · Henry Mensack · Christopher Moore · Sarah Mueller · John M. Munroe · John and Nadine Murphy · Lynda Murray · Muriel Neilson · Joseph Nestlerode · Michael Nielsen · Sharon Noone· Sara Obyrne · Chris and Susan O'Connoll · Gail Obenreder Odonnell · Sandra S. Olenik-Dawson · Catherine and Mark Parsells · Joseph Pearce · Ian Peters · Rachel Philipp · Mark Powell · Janice Prata · Karen and Howard Priestly · Psychiatric Access For Central Delaware, PA · James Puddicombe · Patricia Quann · Tracey Quillen · Nancy Quinn · Michael Richards · Fran Riddle and Bob Frazier · Ralph Robinson · Debi Ross · Alan Roth · James and Anna Ruether · Bernadette Ruf · Michele and Howard Sands · Laura Schmidt · Sophia Schmidt · Nathan Schreppler · Kevin and Janel Scott · Richard and Claire Senato · Spencer Sheehan · Perrin Smith · Dan and Mary Snyder · Ross Spencer · Sharon Strand · Carol D. Stratford · Jennifer Strickland · John Stump · Garrett and Susan Szczarba · Mike and Clara Szczechura · RJ Szechtman · Thomas Terry · Shirley Thoms · Jonathan A. Tice · Jon and Esther Timmeney · Lydia Timmins · Nola Townsend · Ann Marie and Michael Townshend · Denise Tuck · Thomas Tufano · Je rey Twilley · William John Ullman · Karen Usselman · Mary Voshell · Lindalee and Joseph Wald · F. Mark Walters · Gina and Rod Ward · Barbara S. Warnell · Melville and Peni Warren · Susan Watkins · Maria Webb · Daniel M. Webster · Mary Ford Whelan · Janice Whitecotton · Mary and James Whitney · Vicki Williamson · Paul Wishengrad · Jean Woods · Martin R. Yerick · Fay Hoh Yin · Blythe York · Lawrence Young · Rosemary Young · Grant Youngblood · Robert and Janice Zelenke Sponsors and Underwriters
ChristianaCare • Corporation for Public Broadcasting • Delaware State University • State of Delaware • University of Delaware Bayhealth • Delaware Division of the Arts • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield • Hamilton Goodman Partners • People’s Place Biggs Museum of American Art • City of Dover • Delaware Alliance for Nonpro t Advancement • Howard Lieberman and Wilkinson, Barker and Knauss, LLP Aloysius Butler & Clark • Delaware Community Foundation • Dover YMCA • Faw Casson • The Fresh Market • Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay • Google • Hagley Museum and Library • JCWV Consulting • WSFS Bank Randy Farmer • Harry K. Foundation • House of Co • The Delaware Contemporary • Old Swedes Foundation • Sparano, Vincilette & Joiner, CPAs • Surgical Associates • Survivors of Abuse in Recovery • United Way of Delaware
Financial Highlights for the scal year ended June 30
Income 2019 2018 Expenses 2019 2018
Grants $211,483 $211,951 Programming $549,120 $538,151 Corporate sponsorships $133,817 $70,550 Administration $104,747 $124,439
University sponsorships $189,000 $266,000 Fundraising $62,725 $10,240 Contributions $142,491 $121,184 Total expenses $716,592 $672,830 Other income $3,304 $713
Total income $680,095 $670,398 Surplus/(de cit) ($36,497) ($2,432)
Note: Deferred revenue of $39,663 attributable to an NPR fee adjustment will be recognized in scal year 2020. Complete audited nancial statements are available at delawarepublic.org/legal.
About Delaware Public Media
Delaware Public Media is the rst and only NPR a liate licensed, established, and headquartered in Delaware. Our mission is to serve the public interest by providing unbiased and in-depth noncommer- cial news and information that informs, educates, and engages the citizens of Delaware. Our unique mix of programming combines NPR content with First State-speci c news and features produced by our own award-winning team.
We work closely with Delaware State University, the University of Delaware, the Brandywine School District, and the Red Clay Consolidated School District to provide internships and other opportunities that train future journalists to practice and uphold the highest standards of news gathering and reporting.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD Robert J. Varipapa, MD, Chair New Castle County Kent County CNMRI, Dover Jessica Ball Ellison Carey Randall J. Farmer, Vice Chair Greg Boulden Tom Church Delaware Health Information Network, Dover Meg Campbell Taylor Collins David Brond Ken Grant Leslie and Larry Cook Aloysius Butler & Clark, Middletown David McBride Marci Drees Charlisa Holloway Edelin, JD Paul Wishengrad Lisa Hastings Delaware State University, Middletown Ted Yacucci Robert and Drew Fennell Melanie McKennett ChristianaCare, Wilmington Sussex County Tracey Miller Nancy Karibjanian John Filicicchia Sheila Cooper and University of Delaware, Wilmington James D. Gri n Connor Cooper Dennis Rochford Mike DiPaolo Susan Salkin Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay, Wilmington Michael Sigman CommCore Consulting Group, Wilmington IN MEMORIAM Leon Tucker Leon Tucker Public Relations LLC, Newark We were saddened in January Chanta Howard Wilkinson, JD 2020 by the sudden passing of Vantige, Inc., Lewes Matt Stehl, a long-time and valued member of our board EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS and chair of our Marketing and Jane C.W. Vincent, President and Station Manager Development Committee. Ellen J. Roberts, Secretary Jennifer Cornell, Treasurer
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