Fulfilling our commitments

addiction noun - ad·dic·tion \ ə-'dik-shən , a- \ compulsive need for and use of a habit- forming substance characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal

recovery noun - re·cov·ery \ ri-'kə-və-rē , -'kəv-rē \ the process of combating a disorder

2018 Annual Report & Honor Roll 1 Addressing a crisis

During the past year, Maryland Public Television continued to and continued focus attention on the opioid addiction crisis and its impact on educating citizens communities across the state. Through original content, in-depth on the dangers of education programming, and a strengthening of our partnerships opioids and steps with key stakeholders, we demonstrated a commitment to being taken to continuing the fight against the ravages of opioid addiction. address this public health crisis. MPT again offered viewers an Addiction & Recovery Week program block in February 2018. Building on the success of the network’s Critical to this initial effort in 2017, during which we debuted the documentary effort was our Breaking Heroin’s Grip: Road to Recovery on 36 television and partnership with radio stations, the 2018 edition featured programs that spread the Maryland Department of Health (MDH). We worked in close important medication safety information while reporting gut- collaboration to successfully execute two statewide MDH public wrenching stories from the frontlines of the opioid epidemic and awareness campaigns. One titled “Anti-Stigma” focused on helping highlighting breakthroughs in the fight against it. victims of the opioid crisis overcome the shame that is often associated with addiction. Another, titled “Talk to Your Doctor,” Throughout the year, MPT-produced television and digital encouraged viewers to take greater control of their healthcare content profiled numerous public health and safety officials on decisions by being proactive with medical professionals about opioid addiction-related topics to increase awareness of the issue medication options. Fulfilling our commitments

A message from our president MPT by the numbers • state agency established in 1966 by an I look forward each year to sharing MPT’s act of the Maryland legislature story of service to Maryland and providing a snapshot of how our dedicated staff members • had its on-air debut on October 5, 1969 fulfill our mission – Maryland Public Television • serves as Maryland’s only statewide TV enriches lives and strengthens communities broadcaster; maintains six transmission towers through the power of media. that effectively cover the state This mission statement is a concise • operates four channels: MPT-HD, MPT2/Create, representation of our purpose, and this MPT President and CEO Larry D. Unger addresses viewers about PBS KIDS, and NHK WORLD-JAPAN annual report illustrates how we act on our the station’s Addiction and Recovery Week programming. commitments to serve communities across • produced and aired 200 original local this great state. activities. You’ll also read about our investment productions in FY18 The cover and inside cover of this report in and commitment to applying technology • earned 22 awards and designations in 2018 speak to one of these commitments, in this advancements to enhance our facilities and broadcast capabilities. • has approximately 1.3 million total monthly case tackling difficult issues associated with viewers of MPT-HD and MPT2/Create (Nielsen) the opioid addiction crisis affecting families in And finally, you’ll find a summary of our every part of our state and across the nation. commitment to stewarding the financial • is 7th largest in total revenue of 156 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member licensees In addition, you’ll read in these pages about resources provided by government entities, our commitment to advancing preK-12 corporate and organizational partners, and • maintains three websites that collectively education through teacher training as well as many thousands of viewers. We’re grateful to garnered nearly 29 million page views in FY18 valuable tools available through MPT’s website our supporters for the trust they place in us to fulfill our many commitments. • has nearly 60,000 voluntary contributors/ Thinkport.org. donors in 30-plus states and the District Sincerely, This report also summarizes our commitments of Columbia to producing and airing content that • employs full-time staff in 145 approved entertains, educates, and inspires viewers of Larry D. Unger positions all ages and backgrounds and to engaging President & CEO communities through outreach events and • operates on a $31.4 million budget (FY18)

1 Our commitment to education

Central to MPT’s mission is a commitment to education. Regarded as a trusted partner, our Education Division brings high-quality content, programs, and media to preK-12 educators, schools, students, and families in Maryland and beyond. Among our services and products, MPT produces interactive resources and educational videos of the highest quality, provides online courses to support educators and child care Two teachers explore learning opportunities available to children on mobile devices via the PBS KIDS app during a training session providers, and offers professional development opportunities to inspire teaching. for early childhood educators conducted at Dr. Bernard Harris Elementary School in Baltimore City in October 2017. Case Maker Tool Thinkport.org, MPT’s free education website, serves as the gateway to these resources. In FY18, a second Library of Congress grant Thinkport reached 5.3 million page views and supplemented middle school civics education. recorded nearly 1.4 million visitor sessions in Through an interactive Case Maker Tool, students FY18. Additionally, MPT’s immersive digital math embark on one of 20 story-driven challenges, explore game for middle school students, Lure of the primary sources, and gather evidence to make a case Labyrinth, reached 14.9 million views during the to present to a teacher or classmates. year. Additional Education Division highlights Teaching module include: In partnership with Allegany County Public Schools, A participant in the June 2018 national conference of the Educational media and International Society for Technology in Education in Chicago we completed a self-paced online module to explores MPT’s Thinkport web portal and Case Maker Tool, support 600 district educators. The professional content production an interactive resource designed to help teachers implement development module teaches the Gradual Release inquiry-based learning in civics education. of Responsibility, an instruction method designed Inquiry kits to help students take greater ownership of their We expanded our middle and high school learning. The module is accessible on Thinkport.org offerings with the launch of 60 online research events in world history and build critical document and available for use nationally. kits, developed in partnership with Maryland analysis skills. To help students hone their skills, the Video production Humanities. Through MPT team developed interactive lesson modules that use of the social guide learners through the research process. The Education Division supported our vital addiction awareness, prevention, and recovery activities by studies-themed kits, The Education Division has developed 121 research producing two informational videos for the Maryland students explore kits and eight student modules and will complete the Department of Health. Addressing the state’s people, places, and comprehensive collection next year when it produces opioid epidemic, one video offers tips for speaking an additional 60 kits on topics in government. The to doctors about opioid use in pain management project is funded by a Library of Congress Teaching treatment, and the other provides instruction on with Primary Sources Program grant. administration of Naloxone, a medication designed to reverse an opioid overdose. 2 Daniel Tiger

Professional development Training and workshops on narrowing the achievement gap for disadvantaged FY18 opened new pathways for MPT to provide children, youth, and families in Maryland. and training professional learning experiences to the early Mayor Pugh’s back-to-school events Online courses education community through trainings, workshops, and presentations. We partnered with Baltimore City Public Schools during Mayor Catherine Pugh’s back-to-school Together with the Maryland State Department of The station piloted and hosted two innovative celebrations to promote literacy and school readiness. Education, we create accredited online courses for training events for Maryland’s child care providers MPT’s early education staff hosted PBS KIDS activities preK-12 educators and child care providers. and early educators. MPT-PBS Edcamps at MPT and and introduced audiences to the station’s literacy Educators statewide rely on these courses, available Salisbury University brought together providers for superhero Super Why! Nearly 900 children and on Thinkport.org, to stay current in their careers, networking, peer-led discussions, and professional families participated in three back-to-school events. develop new skills they can apply in the classroom, development around best practices in early childhood and meet continuing education requirements. development. Participants learned about the value of PBS KIDS “Appy” Hours In 2018, 1,113 educators earned state-approved using MPT and PBS KIDS content in program settings. Under Ready To Learn programs, the station credits through enrollment in 55 online courses. Child In all, 225 providers earned accredited clock hours conducted “Appy Hour” workshops for underserved care providers also trust the Education Division to toward Maryland State Department of Education schools and communities in Baltimore City and Prince support their teaching and program activities. MPT training requirements. George’s County. At these events children engaged in served the needs of 954 early childhood educators Extending our established Ready To Learn math and literacy activities using digital content through 10 state-approved courses. activities, we provided face-to-face and media from PBS KIDS programs. To extend training and media literacy instruction learning into the home, parents received to support early educators’ use of guidance in how to use these resources PBS KIDS educational media and effectively with children in their care, as resources. Concurrently, key staff well as free mobile downloads. Through led presentations and information these workshops, we provided learning sessions at conferences, meetings, opportunities to 200 families and children. and elementary schools in Baltimore City and Prince George’s County. Daniel Tiger: Be My Neighbor Day Through these endeavors, we The Baltimore Book Festival served as the reached more than 250 educators. launching pad for MPT’s Daniel Tiger activities. More than 1,000 children and family members Community and took part in PBS KIDS educational activities, connected with the costumed character Daniel family engagement Tiger, and learned about the importance of being a good neighbor in one’s community. Krista Respass, managing director, Early Childhood Education MPT is committed to supporting Projects, addresses participants during an April 2018 Edcamp event the educational needs of children and in Studio A. MPT teamed with PBS and community partners to pilot families beyond the classroom. In this new model for teacher professional development. FY18, key activities continued to focus Baltimore Mayor Pugh with PBS KIDS character Super Why! 3 Our commitment to delivering quality content

Since our first telecast on October 5, 1969, MPT has demonstrated a commitment to producing, acquiring, and broadcasting programs and online content that entertains, informs, and inspires our audiences. Each month, As part of Digital Studios’ Voices of Baltimore series, a volunteer is shown we reach 1.3 million viewers in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and surrounding states (persons age 2+), rallying for peaceful streets during the city’s June 2018 ceasefire weekend. and that number represents only two of our four channels (MPT and MPT2/Create). In addition, our content is increasingly viewed on mpt.org, the MPT app, and via over-the-top services such as Hulu, Roku, and Apple TV. found at mpt.org, present compelling stories that Here’s a look at MPT’s productions from the past year. enlighten, inspire, and entertain the viewer. During the last year, the MPT Digital Studios team traveled across the state to cover a range of topics, Local productions including stories in its Overcoming Opioids series We produced and aired 200 original local about the front lines of Maryland’s opioid crisis; productions in FY18, representing some 104 hours updates to its inaugural series, Voices of Baltimore: of airtime. These programs included: Black, White & Gray, with stories of progress and America Addicted change following events that occurred in Baltimore Artworks (series) in April 2015; and topics examining natural history, science, the arts, social issues, and history in Maryland Baker Artist Awards: An Artworks Special 2018 Chesapeake Bay Summit host Frank Sesno (right) Chesapeake Bay Summit 2018 speaks with panelists during the program’s taping under “The Dig” series banner. MPT Digital Studios Chesapeake Collectibles (series) in April 2018. content over the past year garnered recognition with ® Democratic Gubernatorial Debate 2018 a regional Emmy Award for the feature segment Direct Connection (weekly program) Overcoming Opioids: Fentanyl and several other nearly 34 hours of broadcast time. As a full producer industry honors. Eatin’ the Chesapeake: The Five Feasts and in the role as “presenting station,” our Content Maryland National Geographic State Bee team produced or acquired entertaining and Maryland Farm & Harvest (series) Honors and awards educational programs that went far beyond our Outdoors Maryland (series) state borders in their reach and appeal. National In 2018, MPT and members of its staff earned the State Circle (weekly program) programming highlights included: following awards and designations for their work: State of the State My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts Storyline MotorWeek th Ways to Pay for College 2017 13 Annual Davey Awards Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire Your Money & Business (weekly program) • Category: Nature Wildlife Web-exclusive content Silver in Online Film/Video National productions Maryland Native Plants Launched in 2015, MPT Digital Studios produces MPT is well-known for producing content for stellar, made-for-mobile, web-exclusive content for a • Category: Documentary Campaign national audiences. During FY18 these productions growing online audience. These short-form features, Silver in Online Film/Video consisted of 68 separate program episodes or Fracking in Maryland 4 Fulfilling our commitments

Cynopsis 2018 Social Good Awards • Category: Social Good – TV Series or Special Programming Finalist: Maryland Public Television, Breaking MPT audio engineers (left to right) David Wainwright and Jim Maryland Farm & Harvest’s Al Spoler (left) introduces viewers Heroin’s Grip: Road to Recovery Bigwood prepare microphones used by candidates during the to hardneck garlic and shares how farmer Jim Reinhardt grows Democratic gubernatorial primary debate in May 2018. and harvests flavorful garlic during a season five episode of 26th International Automotive Media Competition (IAMC) the popular MPT series. • Category: Best of 2016 • Category: Video: Road Test – Bronze Medallion th MotorWeek 35 Anniversary Special Road Test of Porsche 959 and 911 Turbo • Category: Health/Science – Program • Category: Video: Feature Article/Show - creator: MotorWeek staff Feature/Segment – Gold Medallion • Category: Video: Road Test – Bronze Medallion Overcoming Opioids: Fentanyl th MotorWeek 35 Anniversary Special - creator: MotorWeek staff - Amy Oden, Producer/Editor - creators: John Davis, David Scrivener, - Alex Vitalo, Executive Producer • Category: Collector Vehicle – Bronze Medallion Brian Roberts Tire Tracks: Alfa Romeo Montreal • Category: Photographer – Program (Non-News) • Category: Video: Column/Series/Blog - creator: Roger Mecca, Correspondent Eatin’ Oysters: Chesapeake Style – Gold Medallion - Tim Pugh, Videographer/Photographer MotorWeek (series) National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences • Category: Community Service - creators: John Davis, David Scrivener, Breaking Heroin’s Grip: Road to Recovery Brian Roberts National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter - Larry D. Unger, President 60th Annual Emmy® Awards • Category: Motorsports – Gold Medallion National Educational Telecommunications Association Over the Edge: Summit Point Drifting • Category: Chesapeake Heritage – Program/Special - creator: Zach Maskell Eatin’ Oysters: Chesapeake Style! 2018 NETA Award - John Paulson, Writer/Director • Category: Community Engagement • Category: Feature Show/Article – Gold Medallion - Michael English, Executive Producer/Writer FYI: Tech-Savvy Dealership Public Relations Society of America, Maryland Chapter - Patrick Ridgely, Associate Producer - creator: Lauren Morrison Steven Raichlen (left) • Category: Magazine Program – Program/Special “Best in Maryland” awards 2017 interviews John Cox, • Category: Videos head chef of the Bear Outdoors Maryland - Episode 3001 and Star restaurant in - Michael English, Producer/Writer MPT Salutes Vietnam Veterans Los Olivos, California, - Patrick Ridgely, Associate Producer • Category: Publications as Cox prepares a - John Paulson, Segment Producer/Writer Reflections - MPT Salutes Vietnam Veterans bourbon-soaked Wagyu strip loin - Robert Ferrier, Segment Producer/Writer • Category: Events and Observances: More during a taping of a - Michael Sobola, Segment Producer/Writer than 7 days Steven Raichlen’s • Category: Lighting MPT Salutes Vietnam Veterans Project Fire episode. Young Artists of America: The Songs of Tim Rice - Tracy Gaspari, Lighting Designer/Director

5 Our commitment to engaging Maryland communities

MPT is committed to fostering relationships with current and prospective viewers throughout the statewide testimonials from both staff and the public and network’s viewing area. Our Special Events & Community Engagement team accomplishes this through participation in library projects often tied to local and national programming. events such as the Elkton Central Library’s “Library After Hours” event.

We increasingly seek opportunities to reach people together for film screenings and community- The Vietnam War – MPT continued its service to individuals over a spectrum of age, gender, driven conversations around documentaries from Maryland Vietnam veterans and the public by hosting ethnicity, and interests. Here are some of MPT’s Independent Lens. Our staff partnered with six library screenings and supporting the Ken Burns/Lynn Novick community engagement highlights from FY18: systems and two colleges to host 33 screenings during documentary The Vietnam War. We offered several an eight-month period. film screenings, including two at Salisbury University, Friday Freeview screening series – We continued partnering with its Office of Veteran Resources and our popular previews of upcoming PBS or MPT Maryland STEM Festival – We are a partner with the Maryland Vet Centers. productions on the third Friday of every month. Maryland STEM Festival, a 13-day observance during These free events which schools and organizations hosted nearly 600 Travel opportunities – We coordinate a number of at our Owings STEM-centered events. Staff assisted with promotion trips for viewers each year to sites both near and Mills studios of the festival and its activities, which in FY18 carried far, many tied to programs seen on our network. include program a theme of agricultural science. We also hosted a Recent examples include a four-day trip to the screening, thematic festival event geared to homeschool students that Biltmore Estate in Ashville, North Carolina, and a refreshments, and incorporated an episode of our series Maryland day trip to New York City to see Downtown Abbey: post-screening Farm & Harvest. The Exhibition. discussions. Station tours – Our staff regularly provides tours Great Talk events – We joined with multiple cultural to organizations, schools, and families. Visitors and educational organizations for this new see studios and control rooms, get a look at speaker series, which provides Marylanders with current TV technology, and view displays of MPT a live forum to voice and exchange ideas with the history and achievements as Maryland’s only best brains and talent for “conversations with a statewide broadcaster. We hosted 28 tours to purpose.” Five talks were held during its inaugural groups ranging in age from kindergarten to senior year at locations in the greater Baltimore area. citizens during the past fiscal year. Indie Lens Pop-Up – MPT served as a producing The Great American Read – The station kicked MPT Special Events & Community Engagement staffer partner for the 2017-18 Indie Lens Pop-Up off its involvement with this national PBS Stephanie Ryan (center in white) poses with members screening series. This neighborhood series brings initiative during the spring with video of a media delegation from the Anhui province of China following a tour of the station.

6 Working for community organizations During FY18, we utilized our staff expertise and facilities to perform production-related work on behalf of a variety of state agencies and other clients to help these groups achieve their objectives. This work for hire included:

MPT’s Isaiah Gibson shows students the production control room during an FY18 STEM Festival event at MPT. Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) MPT continued to work with the MDE, Director in the Special Projects unit, Kim Holcomb (standing) developing a TV and radio spot campaign for confers with “actors” in the Behavioral Health Administration’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program training video. MPT at events – In addition to hosting our own events, the state’s eCycling program. The 30-second TV MPT also participates in other organizations’ events. spot has aired on MPT and subsequently was In FY18 these included the Baltimore Book Festival, nominated for a regional Emmy Award. Discover the Power of Age Expo, and JCC Community of the Year gala event in October 2017. Gala footage Block Party. Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD) was edited into a one-hour show that aired on We created six videos telling stories about MPT2/Create and streamed on our website. programs to assist teens with disabilities as they Maryland Department of Health, Behavioral Health transition from high school to further education and/or employment. We also produced a video Administration for an event celebrating the 28th anniversary of The MPT team developed a training video to help the Americans with Disabilities Act and made prescribers effectively use new databases to track it available through the department’s website and monitor prescriptions. The program is in place and YouTube page. It features MDOD Secretary to help reduce the abuse of prescription drugs, Carol Beatty, Governor Larry Hogan, and local especially opioids. businesses that employ citizens with special needs who are thriving in their workplaces. Other work The station also supplied meeting space to a local Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) college for classroom instruction on weeknights. Our staff interviewed 24 local Teachers of In addition, we provided studio and transmission MPT Special Events Director Jessica Campbell (seated) engages with the Year and edited video packages, and services for national network news feeds for clients children at the MPT booth during the subsequently produced the Maryland Teacher such as CNN, MSNBC, ESPN, and FOX. annual Baltimore Book Festival.

7 The year in photos

▲ MPT alumna Susan “Suki” Jacobson (second from left) receives an ▲ MotorWeek host John Davis steps in front of the camera ▲ Betsy Peisach (left), vice president, Education, award designating her inclusion in the MPT Alumni Honor Wall during the series’ 37th season to tell viewers about some visits with Joquetta Johnson, Randallstown High Class of 1017 during ceremonies in November. Joining her were of the latest models hitting dealer showrooms. School library media specialist. Johnson is one of (left to right) MPT CEO Larry D. Unger; Dr. Rick Breitenfeld, founding 30 U.S. educators selected in 2018 to take part in the PBS Digital Innovator All-Star program. executive director of the network; and the Content Division’s Mike ▼ Collectors from across the region are seen having their English. Other Class of 2017 inductees were Adele Rush Knoerlein,

heirlooms reviewed by expert appraisers during the ▲ Lori Evans Lama, Robert Tarleton, and Donald Thoms. recent Chesapeake Collectibles taping event at Turf Valley ▼ Member Relations staffer Karen Fuller-Hardy Resort in Ellicott City. snaps a “selfie” with MPT member Mecheline ▼ Executive Producer Ken Day (left) tells Rhea Feikin about the Ciesielski and MPT’s chief technology officer, making of MPT’s landmark documentary Maryland Vietnam War George Beneman. Fuller-Hardy and Beneman Stories during a pledge showing of the film in September 2017. visited Ms. Ciesielski’s home to improve her TV Staffing the pledge phones that night were Vietnam veterans and 8 reception to ensure she can watch her favorite their family members. MPT programs. ▲ Jack Jewell (left) and members of his family join Maryland Farm ▲ Michael English (center), managing director, Content, ▲ MPT staffers take time out to observe the solar & Harvest host Joanne Clendining (left center) on location at Indian accepts the Maryland Park Service’s (MPS) “Award of eclipse that occurred over much of the United Spring Farm in Darlington. Jewell won a fan contest offering a Excellence.” MPS Superintendent Nita Settina (left) and Park States in August 2017. behind-the-scenes look at how the popular MPT series is produced. Advisory Commission Chair Deb Carter (right) presented

the award in February 2018 for MPT’s “educational and Visitors peruse items for sale during MPT’s first Flea Market & ▼ After speaking at an on-campus event in June 2018, inspirational programming” about Maryland’s State Parks. Bazaar in September 2017. About 800 attendees purchased Lauren Fowler – who appears in the documentary ▲ thousands of MPT items and shopped the numerous vendors Breaking Heroin’s Grip: Road to Recovery – holds the who filled Studio A. ▼ MPT hosted Steven Raichlen’s Master Class: Project Fire on regional Emmy Award MPT earned for the film in the our campus in June 2018. Here, Raichlen meets with fans Community Service category. ▼ MPT Executive Producer Philip Marshall (left), with WYPR-FM during the event to sign copies of his latest book, based on Midday host Tom Hall after an interview about the docudrama the new MPT series. F.S. Key: After the Song, which premiered in September 2017. 9 Our commitment to technology to benefit Marylanders

As noted earlier, our staff maintains four broadcast • More live streaming – In FY18, MPT provided viewers enables Garrett County to utilize state fiber assets – programming streams for the benefit of Marylanders with more streamed programs over the internet including use of our Oakland transmission tower – at – MPT-HD, MPT2/Create, PBS KIDS, and NHK WORLD – ranging from our weekly production of Direct no charge so that citizens not served by cable - JAPAN. As the only statewide TV network, we’re Connection to specials such as Baker Artist Awards: companies have Wi-Fi access. committed to enhancing our technology and facilities An Artworks Special, Chesapeake Bay Summit, and to provide services and programs to as many people State Circle during the Maryland General Assembly as possible. Highlights of technology achievements legislative session. Streaming capabilities also enable and milestones during the past year include: us to make the perennial favorite Ways to Pay for • Repacking efforts move forward – Upon the College special more broadly available to parents and completion of the FCC spectrum auction, MPT students and to share more widely the governor’s was notified last year that all six of our over- annual State of the State Address. the-air stations would be need to be repacked. • Production Services upgrades – Major upgrades This means our channels are being relocated to took place in the station’s control room, video new parts of the broadcast spectrum. In FY18, shading area, Visitors Center, and Studio C where we began this process, which involved writing new monitors, an audio console, and a production Studio A reborn specifications and ordering transmitters for our switcher were installed. These production core towers in Owings Mills, Annapolis, Salisbury, improvements enabled us to migrate smoothly to During FY18, state capital budget funding for Frederick, Hagerstown, and Oakland. 4K technology production. In addition, we created planning and design was used to start the process Three tower sites will receive antennas capable a new set for Direct Connection and State Circle of bringing MPT’s Studio A, our largest production of transmission to mobile devices for further for the benefit of viewers of these programs. facility, into the 21st century. Our 4,800 square- viewer convenience, while antennas at the three • Public safety and broadband access – In FY18, we foot studio has not changed in 50 years, but other sites are scheduled to be replaced after the continued our support of a Maryland-driven public broadcasting technology certainly has. station repack is complete. All of our sites will then safety project – a program known as the Maryland broadcast with increased power that will result Statewide Public Safety Communications System – The studio will close in May 2019 for dismantling in better reception for over-the-air viewers. In that will see the locating of antennas and microwave before construction proceeds. When it reopens in addition, MPT will acquire new equipment capable equipment on several of our towers. As a result, in early 2021, Studio A will be transformed into an of transmitting the next generation ATSC 3.0 the years ahead MPT will play a key role in the state’s 8,700 square-foot production facility with theater- broadcast standard. emergency communications system for the benefit of style seating for studio audiences and will feature Public TV and commercial stations across citizens across the state. the latest technology, safety features, and full the country are sharing a $2.4 billion federal public accommodations (ADA accessible) for our This past year MPT also participated in a program government fund to cover these repacking costs. guests to enjoy. to expand rural broadband access to some 30,000 So although the repacking process is challenging, residents in western Maryland as part of the the outcome will certainly be good news for When the project is complete, we’ll unveil this governor’s Office of Rural Broadband. The program MPT viewers. important new broadcasting asset to our region.

10 Our commitment to technology to benefit Marylanders Our commitment to financial responsibility

The Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM) approved MPT’s FY18 budget covering Our online achievements the period of July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018. Our leadership carefully stewards these financial resources to maximize their value for the benefit of all of the statewide network’s stakeholders. MPT is revising its website, mpt.org, using the latest iteration of PBS’ new web management tool, Bento 3.0. The new site’s primary goal is Government investment in MPT to serve as a platform for providing viewers with streaming content. $1.35 a year. The federal government’s annual investment in public television represents an In FY18, we maintained high levels of page views and engagement on our three primary websites: investment of $1.35 per American. Government funding to public TV stations, accomplished through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in the form of Community Service Grants, is essential to the • mpt.org: 3,707,310 survival and success of noncommercial, educational public service media in the United States. • motorweek.org: 3,036,976 Independent studies validate that, in considering the use of their tax dollars, Americans judge PBS • Thinkport.org: 5,284,100 for main site and an additional and its affiliated stations to provide value that is second only to that of military defense. PBS also 14,833,000 for Lure of the Labyrinth (a is considered the nation’s most trusted institution for 15 consecutive years. (Source: Marketing & digital math game for middle school Research Resources, Inc., January 2018) pre-algebra students) $1.40 a year. The State of Maryland’s investment in Maryland Public Television represents Total views: 26,861,386 spending of $1.40 per Marylander each year. MPT returns $2.40 for every dollar of the state’s Due to the classroom-sharing element of Thinkport.org, its visitation is $8 million appropriation. recorded differently than the “user” information compiled for our other * two main websites. Accordingly, the FY18 statistics are as follows: Maryland Public Television FY18 Budget • mpt.org users: 624,953 *as approved by DBM in effect 7/1/17 for the fiscal year ending 6/30/18 (dollars in millions) • motorweek.org users: 867,976 • Thinkport.org visitor sessions: 1,337,000 Revenues - $31.4 Expenses - $31.4 We also achieved significant growth via our YouTube presence. The MotorWeek YouTube Channel saw views increase by nearly seven Channel State of Maryland million and time spent grow by more than 21 million minutes. In repack grant appropriation Channel Production & $3.0 $8.0 repack grant program aquisition FY18, two MPT channels attracted the following activity: 10% 26% $3.0 $10.9 10% 35% • MPT YouTube • MotorWeek YouTube views: 562,988 views: 28,234,965 Transmission minutes: 91,753,192 & facilities minutes: 855,264 Grants $7.2 Corporate $1.0 23% Our content is also accessible through an online video player that support & 3% production in FY18 accounted for 1,037,949 page views made by some 354,065 funding users. There were a total of 289,197 video plays on the site. All of $7.9 Corporation Education Member & 25% for Public services community these numbers represent an increase over the previous year activity. Broadcasting $2.6 Fundraising & relations $3.2 8% $0.45 MPT Passport programming (extended access to online streaming) is outreach Administration Membership 10% 1% $4.8 $2.5 continuing to grow as a popular member benefit. Some 1,500 titles, $8.3 15% 8% 26% both PBS and MPT programs, are available for viewing via laptops, smartphones, tablets, and TVs. 11 MPT FY18 Honor Roll

Members of Maryland Public Television Pearlstone Family Fund Arnold & Alison Richman Nearly 60,000 persons support MPT as voluntary paid members. Although space limitations prevent a listing of each member Carolyn Rimes by name, we thankfully acknowledge their endorsement of the station’s work. We extend our special thanks to the more than Henry & Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation 13,000 individuals who have chosen to be sustaining members. Their ongoing monthly contributions provide a steady, reliable Whiting-Turner Contracting Company stream of income that enables us to purchase and produce first-rate dramas, world-class musical performances, in-depth John Anthony Wolf public affairs programs, and productions that capture the stories of our region’s history, arts and culture, and attractions. $10,000 - $24,999 Anonymous (2) Bert Foundation MAJOR DONORS, PLANNED GIFT DONORS, Doug Schwab & Betsey Jacob S. Shapiro Foundation, Stanley Bunting Family Foundation CHARITABLE GRANTS Hurwitz-Schwab & Jane Rodbell Sheldon Dagurt Estate of Beverly Seeley * deceased Helen Pumphrey Denit Charitable Trust $1,000,000+ Estate of Elfriede L. Sobernheim Peter deVos Lilly Endowment, Inc. SunTrust Foundation $25,000 - $49,999 Richard Eaton Foundation Nora Roberts Foundation $50,000 - $99,999 William L. & Victorine Q. Adams Kenneth & Patricia Gentry Foundation Hecht-Levi Foundation Anonymous $500,000+ Phyllis L. & Leonard J. Attman Harvey M. Meyerhoff Fund, Inc. Alloy Family Foundation Morton K. & Jane Blaustein Foundation Foundation, Inc. Margaret Hodges AMVETS Department of Maryland Ruth Carol Fund Baltimore County Commission on Arts Lynne & Joe Lentz, Jr. Michael J. Batza, Jr. Anthony A. Ward and Sciences Charles & Amy Newhall Blum-Kovler Foundation, Pursuing Gallagher Evelius & Jones, Rick Berndt John & Katharine Patterson $250,000+ Solutions for America’s Bonnie & Jere Broh-Kahn Frederick & Mary Louise Preis Arthur Vining Davis Foundation Neglected Needs Patrick & Donna Butler Estate of Louise A. Remmey Irene & Edward H. Kaplan Ben & Zelda Cohen Charitable Patricia & H. King Corbett Constance & Brooks Robinson Clarisse Mechanic Foundation Foundation E. Rhodes & Leona B. Carpenter Charitable Foundation E.T. & Robert B. Rocklin Fund Howard P. Colhoun Family Foundation Foundation Hanan & Carole Sibel Family Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. Warren A. & Sharon A. Green Foundation $100,000+ Jennifer Feikin Homer & Martha Gudelsky Family Gordon Smith Annie E. Casey Foundation Fetzer Institute Foundation Barbara Sollner-Webb & Denis Webb Estate of Mary E. Jewett France-Merrick Foundation Jerome A. & Deena L. Kaplan William C. Trimble, Jr. Estate of Christine Johansson Estate of Donald Johnson Family Foundation Ellen S. Tuttle Barbara Katz Kassap Family & Leo V. Berger Fund Marion S. & Kim B. Leonard Larry D. & Sherry L. Unger Lord Baltimore Capital Corporation Kathryn D. Lindquist & Earl & Darielle Linehan Ellen Wasserman Robert E. Meyerhoff & Rheda Becker Terry Newendorp* Philip Malkus Trust Louise Williams 12 $5,000 - $9,999 Col. & Mrs. Walter J. Mitchell, Jr. Linda Dauphin Lowell R. & Harriet Glazer Family Anonymous (4) Mary Beth & Robert Otto Letitia Davidson Philanthropic Fund Earle & Annette Shawe Family Riepe Family Foundation Misti Dayton Gertrude M. Glenn Foundation Dr. & Mrs. David M. Schwaber Natalie Deming Dr. Leonard P. Goldman Bresler Foundation Clair Zamoiski Segal Ruth Dix Julie Hamre Charles Delmar Foundation Jennifer Stanley Maureen Duignan Barbara Hart Robert C. Douglas, Esq. and Candace Donna M. Waechter James Edmonds Phyllis A. Hartman Chandler, M.D. Warner Charitable Gift Fund Akram R. Elias George Hayes Richard Elliott, Jr. Loy A. Hayes Louisa C. Duemling $1,200 - $2,499 Colin & Alma Powell Family Rhea Feikin Julia F. Holloway Anonymous (14) Charitable Fund Carolyn & Alan Fell Jayne & Jon Hornstein Melanie Abate Charles Delmar Foundation Nancy Ferris Brown Family Foundation, Inc. Ann Abbott Elaine Freeman Catherine Fiddes Robb & Elizabeth Tyler Foundation, Inc. John* & Sally Alexander Edward MacAllister Fund Mary Ann Foltz Pennyghael Foundation, Inc. Stephen J. & Laurie A. Anderson Harvey M. Meyerhoff Fund, Inc. Carol L. Tucker-Foreman & Jay Foreman Kay Jacks Caroline & Myron Arms Timothy Mathias Emily Monk Davidson Foundation Michael S. Karas Richard Aronoff Dr. Betty Molina Morgan Gail & Harry Grim Foundation Richard & Leanne Kaslow Anne & Donald Ayer Moser Family Philanthropic Fund Betty & Wes Foster Family Foundation Louise Kaufman Sue Baker Barbara & Arthur Rothkopf Samuel & Grace Gorlitz Foundation Erna & Michael Kerst Baltimore Orioles Foundation Susan & Howard Rosen Gail & Harry Grim Foundation Kevin Rogers & Jackie King Jo Ann Post Barlow Duchess Swift Halstead Foundation Robert & Mary Kvasnicka Lillian & Don Bauder Linda E. Taggart Nelson B. Delavan Foundation Shelia Launey Claudia Beck Ellie K. Wang Joseph Smelkinson Foundation Richard M. Lerner Amy & Warren Belasco George & Suzanne Wills Cris Smith & Samuel & Grace James D. Parker, M.D. David W. Briggs & John F. Benton Michael S. & Marlene B. Young Gorlitz Foundation MacNicholl/Lombardo Charitable Fund Heidi & Brian Berghuis Paul H. & Ann K. Friedman Loretta Marshall $2,500 - $4,999 Terry Albertson & Kathleen Blackburn Allen Family Charitable Fund Thomas & Carrie Maslen Anonymous (7) E.J. & Barbara Brody Angela & Harry Brodie Charitable Linda L. Mayer Penny Bank Brian Brooke Gift Fund Susan McCarthy Julia Basbagill Jean B. Brown Ryan & Katie Burgess Family Charitable Tom & Linda McCabe Edmond & Charlotte Blake James Cain Gift Fund Randall & Carolyn McFarlane Lois & Irving Blum Foundation, Inc. Richard Carfagno Roger & Katherine Feinthel Nancy McGuire Wayne Coleman, In Memory of Gina Marti Carvell Charitable Fund Maureen & Michael McMurphy Coleman Elizabeth Case Bill Gilmore & Ted Frankel Fund Michael and Carolyn Meredith Col. (Ret) James Compton Pamela Chappell Susan Harding Fund Robert I. Misbin Jane W. Daniels Dr. Robert T. Chasse Steven J. Katz Philanthropic Fund Judy & John Mitchell Edward Delaplaine & Todd Wilson Anna Mcg. Chisman Ditti & Ronald Morse Fund Miriam & Herb Mittenthal Nelson & Sara Fishman Family Anne Cook Borg-Tapley Fund Joy Thomas Moore Foundation B.J. & Bill Cowie Mr. John J. Gallagher Katherine E. Nardone Virginia Geoffrey & John Andelin Michael J. Crosswell Shelly Gardeniers Roy & Judy Nelson Barbara J. Helsing W. Thomas Curtis Susan & Herbert Garten David Newburn Burnell S. Kehr Jane W. Daniels Mary & Harry Gatanas Eric Norman Allan Dansie Drs. Jelles Fonda & Kathryn O’Connell 13 James O. Olfson Deborah & Paul Waxman Shun Cutlery/KAI USA Maryland Association of Soil Dale & Anthony Pappas Beth Wehrle Smoke ‘n’ Fire, Inc. Conservation Districts Mary Lee Phillips Marvin Weissberg State Farm Mutual Automobile Maryland Department of Agriculture Kate Prager Don and Kathy Westbrook Insurance Company Maryland Department of Commerce Allan Reiter Ted & Mary Jo Wiese Tempest Systems, Inc./AutoTempest Maryland Department of Tourism George & Jennifer Reynolds Ellen C. Williams Behrakis Foundation Maryland Farm Bureau Service Judge Mary Ellen T. Rinehardt George & Suzanne Wills The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. Company Charles T. Robinson Elizabeth A. Curren & Dwain L. Winters The Companion Group Maryland Grain Producers Margaret A. Ross Estelle W. Wittholz The Fillo Factory, Inc. Utilization Board Ruth A. Roush Donald S. Wood George & Judy Marcus Family Maryland Nursery, Landscape & Myrta & Kenneth Sale John Wood Foundation Greenhouse Association Jean E. Samuels Ellen & Bernard J. Young The National Hellenic Society Maryland Soybean Board Eric Schlegel Julia Young Nick & Eleanor Chabajra Foundation Maryland’s Best Dr. & Mrs. Michael Scobie Michael L. Zellman Stavros Niarchos Foundation MidAtlantic Farm Credit Bayinnah Shabazz Elinor Zetina Tire Rack Rural Maryland Council Harriet & Howard Shapiro Titan Foods, Inc. Seafood Marketing Fund * deceased Lee & Sheila Shaw Charitable Gift Fund Ultimate OTB Imports LLC/Komodo Wegmans Food Markets Richard Shepard Kamado Witzke Funeral Homes David E. Shumaker Verizon/Hum by Verizon Sidewinder Charitable Foundation NATIONAL PRODUCTION FUNDERS WeatherTech James Simmons Wines of Greece Maxine I. Smith Adrenaline Barbecue Company, LLC Workman Publishing Lynn & Mark Spates Arteflame YETI® CORPORATE FUNDERS Bradley Smoker, Inc. Carolan & Brian Stansky Yoder Smokers 211 Maryland Bush’s Beans Dan Watson & Brenda Stone Academy Art Museum Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, LLC Margery & William Sullivan Alexandria Film Festival Diamond Importers, Inc. Karen Sutter Annapolis Opera Enterprise Greece S.A. Doris Sweet in memory of Don Sweet Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Flying Olive Farms, LLC/Vrisi 36 Duchess Swift REGIONAL PRODUCTION FUNDERS Anne Arundel Medical Center FOGO Charcoal Tim Techathuvanan Alex Cooper Auctioneers Archdiocese of Baltimore Gnarly Head Wines Irma Tetzloff Columbia Association Armed Forces Communications and Greek National Tourism Organization Helen Tice Columbia’s 50th Celebration Electronics Association iBBQ, Inc. Barbara Trimble Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. Ashley Addiction Treatment Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet Mani & Mary Pulimood Charitable Trust Eastern Shore Higher Education Associated Black Charities Klio Tea, LLC Irene C. & Mitchell J. Diamond Howard Community College Baltimore City Registrar of Wills Maverick Industries, Inc. Charitable Trust Howard County Tourism Baltimore County Health Department Memphis Wood Fire Grills, LLC Coralie Turbitt Mar-Del Watermelon Association Baltimore County Public Library Pit Barrel Cooker Co. Tiwa Turton Maryland Agricultural & Resource- Baltimore Office of Promotion and Arts Prime Marine Robert Tyler Based Industry Development Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Produits Forestiers Basques, Inc. Frances & Kendall Valentine Corporation Berkley County Convention and RockAuto Eric and Lori Veiel Maryland Agricultural Education Visitors Center Saber Grills, LLC Mary Frances Wagley Foundation Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club Schuman Cheese/Dodoni Feta Jamie Gorelick & Richard Waldhorn Boys Latin School Selonda Aquaculture S.A. 14 Brightwood Harford County Public Library Prima Foods, Inc. Weinberg Foundation BritFest 2018 - Strongside Marketing Harlem Fine Arts Show Prince George’s County Memorial Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Calvert County Tourism HASA |The Hearing & Speech Agency Library System Wild Birds Unlimited, Inc. Carroll County Tourism Havre de Grace Office of Tourism & Queen Anne’s County Tourism Winterthur Museum Catholic Charities of Baltimore Visitor Center Raskin Global Wolf Trap National Park for the Center Stage Hearing Assessment Centers Roland Park Place Performing Arts Chesapeake Bay Foundation Historic Annapolis S&K Roofing Siding and Windows Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Howard County Recreation and Parks S.S. JOHN W. BROWN Chesapeake Employers’ Idlewild Amusement Park Sage Policy Group Insurance Company J.O. Spice Sage Senior Living Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Jewish Museum of Maryland Shakespeare Theatre Company CO-PRODUCTION PARTNERS Chick-fil-A Kensington Park Senior Living Solar Energy World American University Chimes Maryland Keswick Multi-Care Center Southern Maryland Agriculture Barbacoa, Inc. Classical Movements Legacy Consulting Development Commission Bay Journal Community College of Baltimore Love and Peace Creations St. Pius X School of Baltimore George Washington University County M.A.M.A.S. Midwives Sun Nurseries Loyola University Maryland Sellinger Goodwill Industries of the Maryland Cancer Fund Suntrust Foundation School of Business Chesapeake, Inc. Maryland Department of Health The Collins Firm Maryland Department of Aging Cruise Maryland Maryland Department of the The League for People with Disabilities Maryland Department of Agriculture Dauphin County (Pa.) Environment The Maryland Theatre Maryland Department of Natural Dawson’s Market Maryland Department of Energy The Outer Banks Resources DC Tours & Transportation Maryland Food Bank The Wright Firm Maryland Environmental Services Delaware Art Museum Maryland Masons Thurgood Marshall College Fund National Geographic Society Dorchester County Office of Tourism Maryland Relay Towson University Resolution Pictures Enoch Pratt Free Library Maryland State Highway UA Local 486 Plumber & Steamfitters Turf Valley Resort Erickson Living Administration University of Baltimore University of Maryland Medical System Facial Plastic Surgicenter Maryland Transit Administration University of Maryland Baltimore Fellowship Home Loans Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service County Fish & Hunt Maryland Maryland Wineries Association University of Maryland Center for Flags of Valor, LLC Maryland Youth & the Law Environmental Science Folger Theatre Meals on Wheels University of Maryland School of EDUCATION FUNDERS Forest Hill Heights Mercy Ridge Retirement Community Nursing Bean Creative Frederick Arts Council Modell Performing Arts Center University of the District of Columbia Corporation for Public Broadcasting FreedomCar at The Lyric Universoul Circus Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. FutureCare Senior Care Montgomery County Public Libraries Van Dyke & Bacon Shoes Harvey M. Meyerhoff Fund, Inc. Giant Food Mosaic Community Services Vansant Mewshaw, LLC Library of Congress Ginger Cove Retirement Community Mosaic Theater Company of DC Vantage House Maryland Department of Health Greater Wilmington Convention and Moser Consulting Visit Annapolis Maryland Humanities Visitor Bureau Penn Dutch Structures Visit Harford PBS Greenberg Gibbons PhRMA Washington College Pearson Education Habitat for Humanity of the Play N’ Learn, The Playground Washington County Convention and Richard Eaton Foundation Chesapeake ReStore Superstores Visitors Bureau William C. Trimble, Jr. Harford Community College Port of Leonardtown Washington Jewish Film Festival WNET 15 Maryland Commission on Civil Rights Modell Performing Arts Center at Coppin State Alumni Association The Lyric Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. (UEO) Weekend Backpacks Maryland Sings The Sikh Project VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTIONS Institute of Notre Dame Ellicott City Spring Fest Everyman Theatre Baltimore Homecoming EDUCATION PROJECT PARTNERS MPT’s volunteers recognize the public River Hill High School Delta Scholars Little Italy Madonnari Arts Festival Allegany County Public Schools service the statewide broadcaster Casey Cares Foundation Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland Baltimore City Public Schools provides to communities across MECU of Baltimore National Philharmonic Baltimore County Public Schools Maryland. They make it a personal Bmore Engaged Washington National Opera Bean Creative commitment to broaden MPT’s Catonsville Concerts at 3 Maryland Humanities Carmody Hills Elementary School resources through their personal Baltimore Job Hunters Support Group Rising Above Addiction Judy Center volunteerism. We are grateful to the Bike Maryland Child First Authority many people who donate their time Emily’s Gift Curtis Bay Elementary/Middle School and talents, whether it is assisting with Carroll Hospitality: A LifeBridge Health Judy Center special projects, performing clerical Center Auxiliary Dr. Bernard Harris Elementary School tasks, acting as station ambassadors at Unlimited Bounds Human Services Edcamp Foundation community events, or receiving calls MPT STAFF PITCHES IN George Washington Carver Center for from donors during pledge drives. MPT’s full- and part-time staff Arts and Technology These individuals embody the true members are committed to fulfilling James McHenry Elementary School essence of MPT. For information on the statewide broadcaster’s Mary E. Rodman Elementary School how to volunteer at MPT, visit mpt.org/ mission. During FY18, many staffers Maryland Humanities support/volunteer. went beyond their job duties and Lower Shore Child Care Resource MPT & YOUR COMMUNITY responsibilities to demonstrate Center The following organizations were the generosity to the community. Here is a Maryland Department of Health beneficiaries of 90-second broadcast brief listing of our employees’ personal Maryland State Department of PLEDGE VOLUNTEER GROUPS messages that aired on MPT-HD and commitments to good citizenship Education MPT2/Create during FY18. We were and support for important causes and We are always grateful to have the Liberty Elementary School pleased to provide on-air exposure to activities. assistance of organizations that come Library of Congress these worthy groups that serve citizens to the MPT studios to help us during • We conducted two American Red Salisbury University in our region: on-air fundraising appeals. In FY18, Cross blood drives during the year Samuel Chase Elementary School our pledge phones were staffed by Baltimore Humane Society (October 2017 and May 2018) with Cool Spring Elementary School 24 organizations that logged an Baltimore Center Stage staff members donating 39 units Judy Center impressive 91.5 hours of service on Chimes of blood. Judy Center at Eutaw-Marshburn 24 pledge dates. Woodbourne Center • Some 25 staff members participated Elementary School Preservation Maryland in the annual Maryland Charity Judy Center at Liberty Elementary MPT interns Baltimore Child Abuse Center Campaign, generously donating School Dulaney Key Club Marian House $9,246 to support charitable Family League of Baltimore Chimes International Hippodrome Theatre at the France- organizations throughout the state. Friends of MPT Merrick Performing Arts Center Belair-Edison Neighborhoods, Inc. • 41 staff members completed Everyman Theatre Rising Above Addiction training in CPR/AED by Security CPR Olney Theatre Center Young Artists of America Professionals, LLC. Theatre J Widow Care 16 Station leadership

Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission (as of 9/1/18) Joy Thomas Moore, President & CEO, JWS Vice Presidents Media Consulting Colette F. Colclough, Human Resources Edward H. Kaplan, Chair, Real estate developer/ Betty Molina Morgan, Ph.D., CEO, Morgan Betsy Peisach, Education investor, Chesapeake Management Corporation Education Group Linda Taggart, Development Betty Molina Morgan, Ph.D., Vice Chair, CEO, Morgan John J. Patterson, President, Spring Branch Farm Education Group Managing Directors Mary Louise Preis, Esq., The Platt Group, Inc. Erin Chrest, Major & Planned Giving Paul L. Berry, Owner, Paul L. Berry & Associates, LLC Stanley F. Rodbell, CFP, Associate, Academy Michael English, Content Shelly L. Gardeniers, Owner, Artis Strategic Financial, Inc. Randy-Farmer O’Connor, Corporate Support Consulting, LLC Richard Rynd, President, Rynd Enterprises Eric Neumann, Fundraising & Development Productions Irwin R. Kramer, Managing Partner, Kramer & Connolly Patrick Butler, Chair Emeritus, President & CEO, Kate Pearson, Programming & Acquisitions Howard J. Rosen, CPA, Partner, Rosen, Sapperstein & Edward Kaplan America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) Kristen Penczek, Special Events & Friedlander, Chartered MPT Management (as of 10/10/18) Community Engagement Richard Rynd, President, Rynd Enterprises Krista Respass, Early Childhood Education Services Karen B. Salmon, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools Executive Management Susan Wolfinger Schmitt, Human Resources David P. Scheffenacker, Jr., President, Preston Scheffenacker Properties Larry D. Unger, President & Chief Executive Officer Jenny Trust, Membership Services Bruce A. Wahl, Senior Solutions Architect, Distribution Division, Steven J. Schupak, Executive Vice President, Harry Vaughn, Production Services National Public Radio Chief Operating Officer Alex Vitalo, Creative Services Ellie K. Wang, Contracting physical therapist; freelance actor George R. Beneman II, Senior Vice President, Tom Williams, Communications Chief Technology Officer MPT Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors (as of 10/10/18) Suzanne Schwertman, Vice President, Andrew H. Levine, General Counsel Chief Financial Officer John Anthony Wolf, Esq., Chair, Fran Minakowski, Senior Advisor to the President Principal, Ober | Kaler, P.C. Kathryn D. Lindquist, Vice Chair, Principal, Park Lake Holdings Workplace giving benefits MPT Larry D. Unger, ex officio, President, President & CEO, MPT Your employer may participate in a workplace giving program. If so, please consider selecting the MPT Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, as your charity of choice during your employer’s annual campaign. H. King Corbett, Executive Vice President/Chief Lending Officer, CFG Community Bank When the MPT Foundation receives a gift from a workplace giving program, we use that donation to fund the W. Thomas Curtis, CFP®, EA Managing Director, John Anthony Wolf, Esq. programming and activities described in this report. FSP & Associates, LLC Here are the designation numbers for most of the workplace giving campaigns in our region. If you don’t see the MPT Sheldon Dagurt, Esq., Of Counsel, Fedder and Garten, PA Foundation in your employer’s campaign literature, please ask if you can write us in! Our EIN number is: 52-1224503. Robert C. Douglas, Esq., Partner, DLA Piper Combined Federal Campaign, Chesapeake Bay Area # 60868 Elaine Freeman, Vice President for Communications (retired), Combined Federal Campaign, National Capital Area # 60868 Johns Hopkins Medicine Shelly L. Gardeniers, Owner, Artis Strategic Consulting, LLC Combined Charity Campaign for Baltimore City #1995 William B. Gilmore, former Chief Executive Officer, Baltimore Office United Way of Central Maryland Private Sector Campaign #1995 of Promotion and the Arts United Way of the National Capital Area (donors write in “MPT Foundation, Inc.”) Edward H. Kaplan, ex officio, Chairman, Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission; Real estate developer/investor, The MPT Foundation, Inc. holds registration #485 and charity designation code #112612 issued by the Chesapeake Management Corporation Charities and Legal Services Division of the State of Maryland’s Office of the Secretary of State. Harry Kassap, Principal, Kassap Investments, LLC 17 MPT celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2019!

Watch in the coming months for announcements of programs, activities, and observances being planned in celebration of our 50th anniversary.

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