WTTW11/98.7WFMT 2005 6 Celebrating 50 years of WTTW11 Words from the President and CEO 6 Dear Members,

2005 was a milestone year for WTTW – our 50th year For those of you who remember watching shows like Its world premiere offering is a live recording on a on the air. We knew we had to commemorate our The Totem Club and Book Beat, you will agree that two-CD set of Hershey Felder as George Gershwin birthday in exactly the right way. After countless we’ve come a long way from our temporary home in Alone, and dedicated to the late Ray Nordstrand brainstorming sessions, we reached a clear consensus 1955 as a “working exhibit” at the Museum of (1932-2005), the man who helped shape 98.7WFMT that our celebration had to be a “thank you” gift to the Science and Industry to 5400 N. St. Louis Avenue, and the WFMT Radio Network. city we love. It had to reflect the beauty and diversi- where we moved ten years later. Within this year’s ty of Chicago, showcase local talent, be accessible to report, you will see an abbreviated timeline of many of 6 Leonard Bernstein: An American Life, produced by the public, and express gratitude to our viewers, WTTW’s accomplishments. It might also bring back Steve Rowland and Larry Abrams and distributed by members, donors, and staff. It had to be a spectacular some memories. the WFMT Radio Network, received a George Foster production with soul and spirit…and it was. Peabody Award, broadcasting’s highest honor. Here are a few highlights of the past year in television The setting for WTTW’s 50th Birthday Bash was the and radio: 6 Senior Vice President of Radio Steve Robinson magnificent Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. spearheaded the Chicago Media Tsunami Relief The Grant Park Orchestra serenaded the city from a 6 We competed for, and won, a substantial grant Effort, bringing together broadcasters from every stage lit like a precious stone in a setting of Chicago’s from the U. S. Department of Education to fund a major media outlet in the region to raise significant world-famous skyscrapers. Not only did the 90-minute five-year children’s learning initiative, including pro- funds for the American Red Cross. His model was broadcast become a symbolic salute to thousands of duction of a new television series, Word World, and used by the Illinois Broadcasters Association for a former broadcasters who have built our legacy, it also three additional literacy-based properties. Hurricane Katrina relief effort. toasted our current generation of producers and technicians who will take public broadcasting into a 6 We began production of a new national series, As long as we have the support of you -- the member, more complex, challenging, and exciting future. Legends of Jazz, featuring host Ramsey Lewis with all the committed corporations and foundations, and legendary jazz vocalists and instrumentalists spanning the dedication of our Board of Trustees -- public Although the media landscape has changed dramati- the generations. This is the first regularly scheduled television in Chicago will continue to build on its legacy cally since 1955, WTTW’s core values have remained program about jazz to be presented on any network in of providing the best television has to offer to the the same: 40 years. best audience in the country.

6 The place to engage Chicago’s rich cultural life 6 We secured funding from the Society for Human Sincerely, 6 The place to discover and learn about Chicago’s Resource Management to revive the popular national 6 diverse communities series CEO Exchange. 6 The place to find a safe haven for Chicago’s 6 families for learning and fun 6 Wild Chicago is back, and it’s hitting the road! In a new incarnation of the popular local series, original Dan Schmidt What has changed is the myriad ways we are receiving host Ben Hollis takes viewers on a freewheeling President & CEO our programming – from the internet to cell phones to Illinois Road Trip, made possible in part through a iPods. And WTTW11 and 98.7WFMT have stayed partnership with the Illinois Bureau of Tourism. right in step with this changing technology. 6 98.7WFMT, voted “#1 Radio Station in Chicago” by the readers of Today’s Chicago Woman, debuted its own record label, WFMT Radio Network Recordings. 1953-1955 – A station is born…The Chicago Educational Television Association is formed by Inland Steel Chairman Edward L. Ryerson. A contest is The Eighties held to name the new station; WGHI– What God Has Inspired loses out to WTTW – Window To The World. 6 Fifty-eight percent of Chicago’s population watch Channel 11 on a regular basis 6 The first “You’re Watching Channel 11” ID premieres, starring students from nearby Peterson Grade School The Fifties 6 The Illinois Young Performers Competition premieres 6 WTTW’s first broadcast, Report to the Teachers on September 6, 1955, is followed by a decade of accredited college courses via Channel 11 6 WTTW is the first station in the nation to broadcast in television stereo sound, technology developed by our own engineers 6 Moderated by Alistair Cooke, Chicago Dynamic: A Conversation with Carl Sandburg and Frank Lloyd Wright is broadcast from a makeshift studio at 6 Chicago Tonight premieres the Museum of Science and Industry 6 WTTW becomes the first local station in the nation to shoot in high definition with Playin’ Chicago

The Sixties The Nineties 6 In 1967, former FCC Chairman Newton Minow moves WTTW to its new facility at 5400 N. St. Louis Avenue in Chicago 6 A 15,000 square-foot addition is built as the new home of 98.7WFMT 6 WTTW broadcasts in color 6 WTTW becomes the first station in the nation to produce Candidate Free Time – providing free airtime to Illinois candidates for local and national office 6 WTTW brings Kukla, Fran and Ollie with Fran Allison back to public television 6 Centerstage, a WTTW and VH1 co-production, debuts nationally to rave reviews 6 WTTW broadcasts 50 hours of programming a week with a staff of 50 people 6 WTTW begins broadcasting 24 hours a day 6 The Totem Club, Story Time with Miss Bunny, The Storyteller, and Dr. Andy Merrick’s Animal Clinic premiere on WTTW 6 In 1998, WTTW names Dan Schmidt President & CEO 6 WTTW11 and 98.7WFMT produce the nation’s first simulcast 6 WTTW11 wins its first of 14 George Foster Peabody Awards for Book Beat The 21st Century 6 Our state-of-the-art Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Broadcast Operations Center opens The Seventies 6 WTTWD launches, providing a separate high-definition channel 6 In 1970, membership hits 20,000, and more than doubles in 1972 6 Chicago Stories, CEO Exchange, MEXICO–One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless, and Check, Please! debut 6 Irving B. Harris is elected Chairman of the Board 6 Soundstage returns with guests including Sheryl Crow, Tom Petty, John Mayer, Buddy Guy, and Fleetwood Mac 6 Newton Minow recruits Bill McCarter from WETA in Washington, DC to become President and CEO of WTTW, where he serves until 1998 6 Chicago Tonight expands to an hour 6 WTTW expands to120 hours of programming a week, the longest public television station schedule in the country 6 Children’s programming is expanded to 12 hours a day 6 Soundstage and Sesame Street debut 6 WTTW celebrates its 50th birthday in Millennium Park with a gift to the city: a live broadcast titled WTTW’s 50th Birthday Bash – Fifteen thousand people attend – thousands more watch across the region The Eighties 6 Fifty-eight percent of Chicago’s population watch Channel 11 on a regular basis 6 The first “You’re Watching Channel 11” ID premieres, starring students from nearby Peterson Grade School 6 The Illinois Young Performers Competition premieres 6 WTTW is the first station in the nation to broadcast in television stereo sound, technology developed by our own engineers 6 Chicago Tonight premieres 6 WTTW becomes the first local station in the nation to shoot in high definition with Playin’ Chicago

The Nineties 6 A 15,000 square-foot addition is built as the new home of 98.7WFMT 6 WTTW becomes the first station in the nation to produce Candidate Free Time – providing free airtime to Illinois candidates for local and national office 6 Centerstage, a WTTW and VH1 co-production, debuts nationally to rave reviews 6 WTTW begins broadcasting 24 hours a day 6 In 1998, WTTW names Dan Schmidt President & CEO

The 21st Century 6 Our state-of-the-art Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Broadcast Operations Center opens 6 WTTWD launches, providing a separate high-definition channel 6 Chicago Stories, CEO Exchange, MEXICO–One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless, and Check, Please! debut 6 Soundstage returns with guests including Sheryl Crow, Tom Petty, John Mayer, Buddy Guy, and Fleetwood Mac 6 Chicago Tonight expands to an hour 6 Children’s programming is expanded to 12 hours a day 6 WTTW celebrates its 50th birthday in Millennium Park with a gift to the city: a live broadcast titled WTTW’s 50th Birthday Bash – Fifteen thousand people attend – thousands more watch across the region 6

Julia Child 6 Moving forward for 50 years.

WTTW11 has been keeping Chicago on the cutting edge of broadcasting. From the premier public television station to the first local station with regularly scheduled digital broadcasts. From the first foodie to the first local restaurant review program. And the first station to carry all children’s programming weekday mornings and afternoons. WTTW11 has been and always will be dedicated to bringing Chicago the innovative. The informative. The inspiring. The programming you just Alpana Singh can’t get anywhere else. 6 Local Productions and Co-Productions Chicago Dance Project This Emmy-winning 13-part series featured more Arts Across Illinois than 40 Chicago dance companies and artists. Hosted by Bob Sirott, this magazine series made possible by the Illinois Arts Council showcases Chicago by Boat: The New River Tour diverse artistic talent from across the state. The series Producer Geoffrey Baer returned to the Chicago culminated in an Emmy-winning live broadcast, River for a tour highlighting the changes along the CenterStage. river since Chicago by Boat, his first “tour” show, aired on WTTW11 in 1995. Check, Please! This Emmy-winning local restaurant review program Chicago Public League High School began a new season with its popular host, Master Basketball Game of the Week Sommelier Alpana Singh. We provided live coverage with play-by-play commen- tary by veteran sports reporter Mike Leiderman. WTTW11 6 Chicago’s Premier Public Television

Now entering our sixth decade, WTTW11 reaches four million viewers a month and enjoys the largest public television audience in the nation. With a strong combination of national and local productions, WTTW11 offers a range of quality programming in the performing and fine arts, nature, science, news and public affairs, as well as a rich and diverse chil- dren’s schedule. Chicago Matters: Money Talks Now in its 15th year, our award-winning public affairs series explored the profound effect money has on every aspect of Chicagoans’ daily lives. Our partners were Chicago Public Radio, the Chicago Public Library, the Chicago Reporter and the Chicago Community Trust.

Chicago Stories This critically acclaimed Emmy-winning documen- tary series, narrated by John Callaway, tells the inside stories of Chicago’s most fascinating people, places and events.

Chicago Tonight Now approaching its 22nd anniversary, WTTW11’s flagship nightly live newsmagazine was hosted by Bob Sirott with news analysis by Phil Ponce. Also contributing were correspondents Elizabeth Brackett, Rich Samuels, and Eddie Arruza.

Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review Local writers, reporters and broadcasters recap the most significant stories of the week in a high-energy roundtable discussion hosted by Joel Weisman.

Chicago Tonight: The Friday Night Show On this weekly show, host Bob Sirott conducted a freewheeling discussion with one of Chicago’s most colorful and newsworthy personalities.

Do You Remember? WTTW’s Earliest Years As a warmup to WTTW’s 50th Birthday Bash, Rich Samuels went deep into our film archives to present five stories highlighting different aspects of the history of WTTW.

The Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching Top: Chicago Tonight’s Bob Sirott This year’s 20th anniversary broadcast, hosted by Bottom: Geoffrey Baer at the Shedd Aquarium Bob Sirott, honored ten outstanding Chicago teachers Opposite: Chicago Tonight’s Phil Ponce of grades 4-8. Illinois Lawmakers Respected political analyst Bruce DuMont hosts this Orbert Davis, Billy Corgan, Liz Carroll, Susanne in-depth examination of issues under consideration Mentzer, Samuel Ramey, the Grant Park Orchestra, in the Illinois General Assembly. and more.

Image Union WTTW National Productions The longest-running program of its kind in America, WTTW11’s showcase for award-winning documen- American Experience: Race to the Moon -- taries and short films is in its 28th year. The Daring Adventure of Apollo 8 This documentary, part of the American Experience Paper Trail: 100 Years of the Chicago Defender series, followed astronauts Jim Lovell, Frank Borman This new documentary celebrated the centennial of and Bill Anders as they strapped themselves into a the groundbreaking newspaper. tiny capsule and completed the most daring and dangerous mission in the history of space exploration. Seven Wonders of Chicago MEXICO—One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless Host Geoffrey Baer conducted a lively and informative The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed Renowned chef Rick Bayless turns up the heat on tour, telling the behind-the-scenes stories of some of the World this continuing popular cooking series, celebrating Chicago’s architectural wonders, past and present. With TeamWorks Media, WTTW presented the traditional and contemporary Mexican cuisine. unforgettable story of the Harlem Globetrotters and Student Voices Forum how their travels around the world led to increased Mini-Med School TV Working with the non-partisan Mikva Challenge and scrutiny and pressure from the media to end racial Viewers had a front row seat as they learned about with support from the Annenberg Foundation, this hypocrisy in America. the latest discoveries, important medical treatments, televised forum allowed Chicago area high school tests and procedures from two of the leading cardiac students an opportunity to question Chicago Police John McLaughlin’s One on One and neurosurgeons in the United States. Superintendent Philip Cline directly. Chicago Tonight With his finger on the pulse of breaking news, John news anchor Phil Ponce hosted. McLaughlin secures exclusive, thought-provoking, Money Farm behind-the-scenes accounts from diverse national A series of interstitials designed to teach children the War on all Fronts: The Life and Times of Robert and international figures. basics of financial literacy, and funded with a grant Rutherford McCormick from the Chase Foundation, Money Farm episodes A new Emmy-winning documentary chronicled the Legends of Jazz: The Jazz Masters featured schoolchildren from across the United States. fascinating life of legendary Chicago Tribune publisher As a preview of our new series Legends of Jazz which Robert Rutherford McCormick. premieres in 2006, this special, hosted by jazz great Soundstage Ramsey Lewis, highlighted five recipients of the NEA Our critically acclaimed music series finished its third WTTW’s 50th Birthday Bash Jazz Masters award, the highest national honor in season with performances by Michael McDonald, WTTW11 celebrated 50 years of broadcast excel- this art form, presented annually since 1982. John Mayer and Buddy Guy, Heart, Ringo Starr, lence with the first live special (and the first multi- Lindsey Buckingham, Trisha Yearwood, Joss Stone cast, on WTTW11, 98.7WFMT, and WTTW Digital) The McLaughlin Group and Mavis Staples, Martina McBride and more. from the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago’s Irrepressible host John McLaughlin and his regular Soundstage also had a special airing in PBS prime- Millennium Park. Hosted by Chicago actors Joe guests tackle topics of interest and intrigue in the time on Thanksgiving night -- Dave Matthews Band, Mantegna and Irma P. Hall, the gala evening featured political, social and economic arenas. Weekend on the Rocks: A Soundstage Special Event. Ann Hampton Callaway, Liz Callaway, Otis Clay, PBS Signature Series

WTTW11 continues to present the best that PBS has to offer, including The American Experience, Nature, NOVA, Antiques Roadshow, Masterpiece Theatre, Frontline, Great Performances and much more.

PBS Kids

Our children’s program roster remains as strong as ever, with more than half of our broadcast day devoted to quality kids’ programs such as Sesame Street, Dragon Tales, Maya & Miguel, Caillou, Arthur and more. And our commitment is rewarded: in Chicago, WTTW11 is the most-watched television station by children 2-11.

Top left:Joss Stone on SoundStage Top center: Maya & Miguel Top right: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer’s Gwen Ifill Right: A young Bob Dylan on American Experience Opposite page: MEXICO– One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless 6 6

Jim Tilmon 6 From the First to the Latest.

WTTW11 brought Chicago

television its first African- 6 American host, Jim Tilmon. And last year Chicago got an

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Barack Obama, now the

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Barack Obama 98.7WFMT 6 Local Programming Chicago’s Classical Experience The Best of Studs Terkel Folkstage This program provides a weekly opportunity to revisit Rich Warren hosts hour-long, uninterrupted perform- some of the best radio interviews ever conducted. ances by noted folk artists and singer-songwriters from the U.S. and Canada. Many of the broadcasts Chicago Symphony Retrospective with Don Tait originate live from the Levin Performance Studio. Drawing on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Since its inception in 1951, 98.7WFMT continues to discography of more than 900 recordings, Don profiles From the Recording Horn with Andy Karzas provide the best and broadest selection of classical the orchestra’s recorded history from the 78-rpm Andy plays and discusses rare recordings made by music and fine arts programming heard in the country. days to the digital era. the great vocal artists of the past. Often taken from While other classical music broadcasters are fast hard-to-find 78-rpm recordings, the performances disappearing, 98.7WFMT is enjoying the largest Critical Thinking with Andrew Patner celebrate opera's golden age. audience and highest ratings in its history. Andrew’s ongoing conversation series explores the performing arts scene in Chicago. Impromptu Scores of notable performers have come to WFMT’s Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts studios for a brief performance and conversation as Carl Grapentine hosts weekly live broadcasts that part of this popular ongoing feature. showcase emerging young artists in recital at Chicago's Cultural Center.

This page– Left: WFMT Senior Vice President for Radio Steve Robinson, WTTW Board of Trustees Chairman Sandra Guthman, and Peabody-winning producer Steve Rowland celebrating Bernstein: An American Life Right: Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin Opposite page– Left: Hershey Felder in George Gershwin Alone Middle: WFMT George Gershwin Alone event at the University Club of Chicago Right: Conductor Carlos Kalmar and the Grant Park Symphony performing at WTTW’s 50th Birthday Bash The WFMT Radio Network Live from the Martin Theatre Music in Chicago 98.7WFMT aired chamber music concerts and Part of WFMT’s commitment to Chicago area per- Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin recitals on Monday nights, live and recorded forming ensembles, weekly broadcasts featured the Listener response to this popular series is unprece- throughout the summer in Ravinia’s Martin Theatre. Chicago Chamber Musicians, concerts from the series dented. Produced and distributed by the WFMT Radio The University of Chicago Presents, the Grant Park Network, this program airs each weekday at 7 p.m. on Live from WFMT Orchestra, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, and the WFMT and is heard in markets throughout the country. WFMT’s own concert series presents Chicago area and complete season of nine Live from NEIU concerts, visiting artists in live performance and conversation, which are broadcast from Northeastern Illinois The New York Philharmonic hosted by Kerry Frumkin and underwritten by the University’s Fine Arts Recital Hall in their Jewel Box The WFMT Radio Network produced this 39-week Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation. concert series. national broadcast series, which began in October.

The Midnight Special with Rich Warren LaSalle Bank Tuesday Night at the Opera with George Gershwin Alone Folk music and farce, show tunes and satire, madness Peter Van De Graff 98.7WFMT broadcast this acclaimed one-man show and escape -- Rich covers the local and national Peter hosts this new weekly series exploring the world featuring Hershey Felder live from the Royal George folk-music scene with three hours weekly devoted to of opera and significant recorded performances, drawn Theater on July 1.The Radio Network distributed the a wide range of recordings by artists of yesterday from WFMT’s extensive collection. program to stations across America. and today. Writers on the Record Pavarotti – The Legend at 70 Music from Northwestern This program kicked off its inaugural season in A special two-part profile of the life and career of the Hosted by Kerry Frumkin, this weekly series show- September 2005 with an impressive lineup of authors. great tenor Luciano Pavarotti, produced by London- cases Northwestern University School of Music faculty, This new series is a unique collaborative effort among based Jon Tolansky (Renata Tebaldi: The Voice of An ensembles, distinguished alumni, and guest artists in three of Chicago’s major cultural forces: Chicago Angel, Fisher-Dieskau at 80, Giulini at 90). The WFMT performance and conversation. magazine, 98.7WFMT, and Lookingglass Theatre Radio Network syndicated the program to stations Company in the Water Tower Works. throughout the United States and Europe. 6 6

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Every month, WTTW11 reaches more than four million More than a million pages were viewed each month viewers in four states: Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and over the past year on WTTW.com and WFMT.com. Wisconsin. Nearly 85 percent of Chicago households Our web sites serve as a valuable resource for our tune in to Channel11 at least once a month. TV and radio program information, activities for parents and children, and upcoming events. They continue 98.7WFMT serves more than 1.3 million monthly to be a place for our members to become connected listeners in its four-state broadcast range, through the to the people, places and things to do in Chicago. internet, and as the largest FM cable superstation in the country. The Network Chicago Guide 6

Our widely distributed monthly program guide for WTTW11 and 98.7WFMT members provides compre- hensive, easy-to-read television and radio listings, as well as exclusive invitations to special events and information on community initiatives. During the past year, we have also used the pages of the Guide to involve and engage our membership in celebrating our 50th anniversary. Member and Donor Events 6

WTTWKids Fun and Run Our second annual event for children and families in Lincoln Park attracted more than 3,500 people, many of whom were new members. The children were entertained by Ralph Covert of Ralph’s World, danced along with our Ready to Learn and Sesame Street teams, attended a special Caillou performance, and met many of their favorite characters, including Grover, Cookie Monster, Arthur and D.W., and Noddy.

Taste of Check, Please! More than 500 Check, Please! fans from all over the city filled our studios in February for the second annual Taste of Check, Please! They had the opportunity to sample the fare of 25 diverse area restaurants, many of them presenting for the first time, and participate in a stellar silent auction. Lucky raffle winners got to audition to appear on the show.

George Gershwin Alone On July 1, 98.7WFMT shared a special live broadcast with our listeners: Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone. In his one-man show, Hershey Felder recreates the world of George Gershwin as composer and performer. The WFMT Radio Network distributed the live concert, broadcast from Chicago’s Royal George Theater, to stations across the country.

Apollo 8: Race to the Moon More than 200 donors and friends gathered at the Museum of Science and Industry’s Crown Space Center in October for the special Satellite Council preview screening of Apollo 8: Race to the Moon, a WTTW National Production in collaboration with the Top: The starting line at the WTTWKids Fun and Run Top: Alpana Singh and Trustee Jim Donnelley American Experience. Astronauts James Lovell and Middle: Check, Please! host Alpana Singh toasting the annual Middle: A child enjoying the WTTWKids Fun and Run William Anders shared their experiences from the Taste of Check, Please! Bottom: Apollo 8 astronauts Jim Lovell and William Anders (left Bottom: Shaunese Teamer (center) and team representing WTTW and right) with Lester Crown at the American Experience: Race Apollo 8 mission. at the Taste of Chicago to the Moon event at the Museum of Science and Industry Top: Arthur and D. W. meet two fans of their program Top: Children display their tee-shirts at the WTTWKids Fun & Run Top: Arts Across Illinois Executive Producer Fawn Ring enjoying Center: Fay and Trustee Daniel Levin at the WTTWKids Fun and Run Center: Alpana Singh with chef at Taste of Check, Please! the CenterStage reception with Illinois Arts Council chairman Bottom: Apollo 8 astronaut Jim Lovell (center) with the Stepans Bottom: A drummer from JASC Tsukasa Taiko performs during Shirley Madigan at the American Experience event the Emmy-winning Arts Across Illinois: CenterStage broadcast Center: WTTW’s popular characters the Berenstain Bears, D.W., Arthur, and Buster at the 50th Anniversary Gala Bottom: Kids dancing at the WTTWKids Fun & Run Community Outreach 6

WTTW’s primetime community outreach initiative is designed to engage, inform and educate our viewers through community-based events, activities, work- shops and screenings. By developing a variety of ini- tiatives based on locally and nationally produced programs that target adults and children, outreach supports WTTW’s mission to expand the reach and impact of our programming.

Ready to Learn This year our Ready to Learn team presented 52 Slavery and the Making of America workshops to 900 parents, home daycare providers Partnering with the DuSable Museum of African- and early childhood educators throughout the American History and New York Life Insurance Chicagoland area. Nearly 3,600 free books were dis- Company, WTTW coordinated a sneak preview of tributed, and we participated in several major family this groundbreaking national series. fun events, including Taste of Chicago, the WTTWKids Fun and Run, the McDonald’s Chicagoland Children’s Aging Out Expo, a bilingual event at the McCormick Tribune Addressing the issue of youth aging out of the foster YMCA, and the Reading Rainbow Young Writers and care system, WTTW and the Chapin Hall Center for Illustrator’s Contest, for which we received 854 Children at the University of Chicago partnered with entries from Chicago area children in kindergarten numerous local, state and federal childcare institu- through third grade. tions to host a screening, two-day national confer- ence, a local panel discussion, and a youth event in WTTW continues its commitment to children with Chicago Production Center: conjunction with the Illinois Department of Children A Full-Service Facility 6 The Early Learning Initiative, sponsored in part by and Family Services. KidCare, and by the Kraft, Gross and McNeil The Chicago Production Center is one of the Midwest’s Foundations. The Education Services Department has My City Now most significant television production facilities, pro- also received grants from the Corporation for Public The My City Now outreach campaign introduced high ducing numerous award-winning national syndicated Broadcasting and the Talaris Research Institute’s school students to WTTW, the process of making series, network series and specials, in addition to Parents Count Project to continue services in 2006. documentary films, and encouraged communication commercials, infomercials, corporate videos and among students and seniors on growing issues of teleconferences. It is comprised of four major American Family concern within their community. Students from Curie soundstages, including the 10,000-foot Grainger Focusing on Latino health, this outreach initiative and Clemente High Schools participated in a full-day Studio. Production partners have included A.T. featured screenings and health fairs to encourage discussion and documentary production session. dialogue and increased testing for high blood pressure Kearney, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sony Electronics, and diabetes. Project partners include Illinois Masonic NBC Productions, the BBC, FOX, Nightly Business Hospital’s Hispanocare program, St. Anthony Hospital Top: My City Now meeting at WTTW with students Report, Celebrity Justice, and many more. and the Hispanic Heritage Organization. Right: Robert Plant in performance during a Soundstage taping in the Chicago Production Center WTTW’s 50th Birthday Bash 6 Kay and Fred Krehbiel LaSalle Bank Jo and Newt Minow The Millennium Park event on August 20 was the J. Christopher Reyes, Reyes Holdings, LLC highlight of the summer. More than 650 guests Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Family gathered on the Chase Promenade for a reception, Sara Lee Corporation followed by the first-ever 90-minute live broadcast Carole and Gordon Segal, Crate and Barrel from the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. This free concert, Bronze Tier attended by nearly 15,000, was WTTW’s first multicast Ariel Mutual Funds (on WTTW11, 98.7WFMT and WTTW Digital) and John and Caroline Ballantine featured Chicago-based performers from a variety Chicago Board Options Exchange, of genres. The program was followed by dinner and Chicago Board of Trade under the stars on the Harris Theatre Terrace. We are Chicago Bulls deeply grateful to Trustee Renée Crown for her Robert A. Clifford and Clifford Law Offices The Comer Foundation leadership, Chase for their premiere sponsorship of Deloitte the evening and for the tremendous response from Cate and Jim Denny our trustees and donors who generously supported Thomas R. Donovan and Roger J. Martinez, this very important fundraising event. Quantum Crossings, LLC The Fairmont Chicago Future Brands, LLC 50th Anniversary Contributors Adele and Marvin Goldsmith Gould & Ratner Presenting Sponsor Richard and Mary Gray Chase Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. Joan W. Harris and The Irving Harris Foundation Gold Tier Linda and Tom Heagy The Crown Family Illinois Department of Commerce and Sandra and Jack Guthman Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Tourism Fay and Daniel Levin Kraft Foods Kay and Jim Mabie Mr. and Mrs. Alan J. Lacy The Negaunee Foundation John and Martha Mabie Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Judy and John McCarter Northern Trust William J. McCarter Family Tiffany & Co. McCormick Tribune Foundation UBS McDonald’s Corporation Dan and Pat Walsh Joanie and Andy McKenna Cary and Rande McMillan Silver Tier Navigant Consulting, Inc. Abbott Laboratories Fund Nuveen Investments Allstate Insurance Company Pasquesi Home and Garden American Airlines Peoples Energy The Boeing Company Joanne and Roger Plummer ComEd, an Exelon Company Top: Chairman of the 50th Anniversary Gala and Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers Trustees member Renée Crown Christina and Ron Gidwitz Charlie and Bev Shaw Bottom: William Daley, of premier event sponsor Chase, with Andrea and James Gordon, Edgewater Funds Alejandro Silva, Evans Food Group, LTD. WTTW President and CEO Dan Schmidt ITW Foundation Robert S. and Sandra G. Silver Pat and Mike Koldyke Joan E. Steel, Capital Guardian Trust Company Top: Chase’s William Daley and Gala Chairman Renée Crown Top: Mayor Daley, Board of Trustees Chairman Sandra Guthman, Top: Opera singers Samuel Ramey and Susanne Mentzer Center: Joe Mantegna and Irma P. Hall host WTTW’s 50th Mrs. Daley, Dan Schmidt, Renée and Lester Crown at the Gala Center: Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pritzker Birthday Bash Center: Grant Park Symphony conductor Carlos Kalmar Bottom: Trumpeter Orbert Davis Bottom: Trustee John Brennan and wife Jean Bottom: Jack and Sandra Guthman with Bill Kurtis TeamWerks Gretchen and Jay Jordan U.S. Equities Realty, LLC Stephen A. Kaplan and Alyce K. Sigler United Financial of Illinois, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Barry D. Karl The Weinberg Family Mr. and Mrs. Jack Karp William Blair & Company Peter Kelliher, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Zenko Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kelly Becky and Lester Knight Contributors Mr. Carl Korn Anonymous (2) Ron and Caroline Leban Mr. and Mrs. Gil Adams Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mr. and Mrs. Hall Adams, Jr. Madigan/Madigan Family Foundation Mr. Robert Ammann Mrs. Benjamin C. Masters Ariel Capital Management, LLC Mr. and Mrs. William R. McClayton Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Benedict Lyman and Janet Mitchell Richard J. Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Morrison John and Jean Brennan Clare Muñana, Niamogue Foundation Lois and Ed Brennan Ms. Virginia Ojeda Mr. Edison Brownlee Ms. Abby O’Neil and Mr. Carroll Joynes Mr. William J. Cody Mr. and Mrs. Hadley C. Pihl Abraham G. and Vera Cohen Mr. Michael P. Polsky Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Considine Peter and Alicia Pond Gayle and Dan Devin Carol Prins and John Hart Mr. and Mrs. James R. Donnelley James N. Pritzker Janet and Craig Duchossois Mrs. Rhoda Pritzker Sidney and Sondra Berman Epstein The Private Bank Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Field Anne and Philip Purcell Morgan L. Fitch, Jr. and Helen Fitch Karl and Baerbel Quast Robert M. Fitzgerald Madeline and Michael Rosenberg Barbara and Richard Franke Renee and Edward W. Ross Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Freidheim, Jr. RR Donnelley Mr. and Mrs. Waldo C. Friedland Susan B. Rubnitz Marshall B. Front Family Charitable Foundation Paul and Joan Rubschlager Ms. Deborah Gleeson John F. Sandner, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Howard L. Gottlieb Barbara and Gene Schmitt Mr. Joseph A. Gregoire, National City Bank Otto C. Schulz, Jr. Dr. Janet Wolter Grip Mr. and Mrs. T. Shaf Margaret S. Hart Mrs. Henry Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. Seymour I. Hersh Julie and Brian Simmons Daniel Hidding/Dana Molded Products Mr. and Mrs. Carl S. Stanley Jack and Marty Higgins Adine S. Stayman Margaret E. Higgins Avy and Marcie Stein Mrs. Harold H. Hines, Jr. Ms. Judy Stevenson Patricia Cox Hunckler Liz and Jules Stiffel Holly Hunt Mr. and Mrs. James J. Stukel Top: Norm and Virginia Bobins Patricia Hurley and Associates, Inc. Mr. Dale E. Taylor Center: David Underwood and Trustee Deb DeHaas Judy and Verne Istock Paula and Howard Trienens Bottom: Trustee Mike Koldyke, John Bryan and Anne Roosevelt Shirley and Dick Jaffee Carol and John Walter Mr. and Mrs. Edgar D. Jannotta, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. William N. Weaver, Jr. Mr. George Jewell Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weiss Johnson Publishing Co. Mr. and Mrs. William G. Welnhofer Top: Trustee Renée Crown and Mayor Daley Top: Trustee Alexandra Nichols and husband John Top: Jim and Joan Tilmon Center: Trustee Roger Plummer Center: Trustee Daniel Levin and wife Fay Center: Cindy Henderson, Arthur, D.W., and Trustee Jay Henderson Bottom: Trustee Gordon Segal and wife Carole with friends Bottom: Mayor Daley and Chicago Tonight correspondent Bottom: Chicago Tonight correspondent Rich Samuels and wife Elizabeth Brackett Judy Korshak Fiscal 2005 Financial Information 6

Window to the World Communcations, Inc. Statement of Financial Position Statement of Activity for the year ended June 30, 2005 June 30, 2005 Operating Revenue and Public Support Assets Cash and investments $ 27,105,504 Members and subscribers $ 19,742,817 Accounts and pledges receivable, net 7,872,742 Corporate underwriting 5,436,092 Property and equipment, net 25,531,256 Production contracts 7,960,770 Other assets 2,609,346 Federal CPB grant 2,753,342 Total Assets 63,118,848 State of Illinois grant 1,509,690 Other 1,909,108 Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities: Total Revenue 39,311,819 Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 4,890,435 Long-term bonds payable 21,300,000 Other liabilities 5,068,324 Programming and production $ 26,264,762 Total Liabilities 31,258,759 Member services and marketing 6,622,289 Sales and underwriting 2,176,946 Net assets: Development and fundraising 1,788,849 Unrestricted 26,199,196 Information technology, building, administration and finance 4,666,866 Restricted 5,660,893 Total Net Assets 31,860,089 Total Expenses 41,519,712

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 63,118,848 Decrease in Net Assets from Operating Activities (2,207,793)

Members and subscribers 50% Other 5% State of Illinois 4% Programming and production 63%

Federal 7%

Member services and marketing 16%

Revenue Expenses Production contracts 20%

Sales and underwriting 5%

Development and fundraising 5%

Corporate underwriting 14% Information technology, building, administration and finance 11% Board of Trustees 6

Chairman Sandra P. Guthman President Daniel J. Schmidt Secretary Robert S. Silver Treasurer Deborah L. DeHaas Vice Chairman Marvin S. Goldsmith Vice Chairman Richard Gray Vice Chairman Roger L. Plummer

John W. Ballantine Daniel Levin David C. Blowers James W. Mabie Norman R. Bobins John W. McCarter, Jr. John L. Brennan William J. McCarter Alan A. Brown Michael B. McCaskey William G. Brown Cary D. McMillan Adela Cepeda Melinda McMullen Alison Chung Newton N. Minow Richard W. Colburn Jan Mitchell Renée Crown Albin F. Moschner James R. Donnelley Patricia Nielsen* Thomas R. Donovan Alexandra C. Nichols Maxine P. Farrell Virginia Ojeda Henry Fogel Robert W. Pike Marshall B. Front Barbara Gardner Proctor Ann Ida Gannon, B.V.M. George A. Ranney, Jr. Michael W. Gonzales Anne Reyes Chester A. Gougis Shirley Welsh Ryan Robert S. Hamada Gene R. Saffold Margaret M. Harrigan D.C. Searle Joan W. Harris Gordon Segal Margaret S. Hart Joan E. Steel Linda Hutton Heagy Pamela B. Strobel Jay L. Henderson Howard A. Tullman Tod R. Hullin Robert B. Wilcox Valerie B. Jarrett John A. Zenko Martin J. Koldyke Top: Jo and Trustee Newton Minow Center: Barbara Potter and Phil Ponce *deceased Bottom: Trustees Richard Colburn and Chester Gougis Annual Contributors 6 Mr. and Mrs. T. Stanton Armour Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ballantine In the pages that follow we gratefully acknowledge the individu- Mrs. James F. Beré als, corporations and foundations that have provided outstand- Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Brodie III ing leadership support to WTTW11 and 98.7WFMT during Fiscal Butler Family Foundation Year 2005. Mr. John Dangora Mr. and Mrs. Richard Elden WTTW11 Satellite Council James Huntington Foundation Gifts received 7/1/04 through 6/30/05 Ms. Mary L. Estrin Chet Gougis and Shelley Ochab Major Underwriter $50,000 + Mrs. Paul W. Guenzel Mr. and Mrs. Burton W. Hales, Jr. The Donnelley Family Fund Mrs. William A. Hark The Grainger Foundation Mrs. Harold H. Hines, Jr. Mr. Robert H. Malott Mr. and Mrs. William C. Huck The Negaunee Foundation Elliot and Frances Lehman Mr. Sidney L. Port Fay and Daniel Levin Mrs. Marion M. Lloyd * Underwriter $25,000 - $49,999 Jim and Kay Mabie Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin C. Madey Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. McCormick, Mr. Strachan Donnelley Alexander Charitable Foundation Mr. Peter Kelliher, Jr. Mr. John Mengel Dan Schmidt accepts WTTW’s Hugo Award from the Chicago International Film Festival’s Mr. Edward H. Oppenheimer Michael Kutza at Park West Executive Producer $10,000 - $24,999 Renee and Edward W. Ross Foundation Mr. John H. Dick Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rubschlager Robert S. and Sandra G. Silver Anonymous (1) Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Edwards Ms. Denise Selz Julie and Brian P. Simmons The Comer Foundation Mrs. John S. Graettinger Mrs. Henry Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. John D. Simms - The Crown Family Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Grisemer Mr. Keith Steinberg Simms Family Foundation The Davee Foundation Sandra and Jack Guthman Pam and Russ Strobel Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Stahl III Mrs. Stuart P. Gassel Mr. Daniel P. Haerther Howard J. and Paula M. Trienens Foundation Ms. Judy Stevenson Richard and Mary L. Gray Mrs. Augustin S. Hart, Jr. Dan and Pat Walsh The Stuart Family Foundation Julie and Parker Hall Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Wohlers Mr. and Mrs. Paul Van Eekeren Joan and Irving* Harris Valerie B. Jarrett Ann S. and Arnold R. Wolff Matt and Joyce Walsh Harris Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John E. Kirkpatrick Sherwin and Sheri Zuckerman Mr. and Mrs. William Friend Mr. Vincent G. Kueffner Broadcaster $2,500 - $4,999 Ms. Kathy Harris and Mr. Robert Jendra Joseph and Carole Levy Sponsor $1,000 - $2,499 Mr. and Mrs. King Harris Mr. Wayne Lodarek Anonymous (4) Mrs. Neison Harris Mr. and Mrs. Richard Loewenthal Anonymous (19) Mrs. Frances Armitage Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Szokol Ms. Barbara C. Mackevich Tom and Virginia Frattinger Mary Jane and Robert H. Asher Hoellen Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John W. McCarter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. A. Robert Abboud Ann and Brian Balusek Morris A. Kaplan and Dolores Kohl-Kaplan Mrs. Albert A. Meister Mr. Cyrus H. Adams Lee A. and Dorothy L. Baumgarten Kovler Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William E. O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Hall Adams, Jr. David and Luann Blowers Eloise W. Martin Peter and Alicia Pond Adreani Foundation Jean and Cameron Brown Newt and Jo Minow Mrs. Charles S. Potter Mr. Robert Ammann Mr. and Mrs. William G. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Albin F. Moschner Pritzker Foundation Mr. Richard J. Anderson Ms. Adela Cepeda Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Gordon S. Prussian Mrs. Roger A. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Clark Tom and Sue Pick Mr. Michael A. Pucker and Mr. Edward F. Anixter Ms. Marcia S. Cohn Mrs. Gigi Pritzker Pucker Mrs. A. Watson Armour III Conant Family Foundation Director $5,000 - $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Ratner Mr. Vernon Armour Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Considine Mr. and Mrs. John Shedd Reed Mr. Cameron S. Avery and Deborah L. DeHaas and David C. Underwood Anonymous (1) Mrs. Ward C. Rogers Ms. Lynn Donaldson Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Davis Mr. David L. Grumman Mr. Charles C. Lamar Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Baker Mrs. Jean F. Deal Mr. Ernest A. Grunsfeld III Claire and Richard Landau Ms. Eleanor Barnard Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Delaney Mr. and Mrs. James P. Grusecki Ms. Marie Larson Mr. and Mrs. Albert R. Barton Ms. Marilyn Dickey Ms. Stella Hac Mrs. Richard E. Lassar Mrs. Alvin H. Baum Ms. Gail Didier Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Haffner III Ron and Caroline Leban Mr. and Mrs. William L. Becker Ms. Linda W. Dillman William M. Hales Foundation Mr. William Marshall Lee Ms. Norma Z. Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Drendel, Jr. Anne and Bob Hamada Mr. and Mrs. Nels Leutwiler Mrs. Edwin A. Bergman Mr. William P. Drewry Mr. Jim Hamilton Robert B. Lifton and Carol Rosofsky Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Bernthal Mr. Thomas Dutton and Ms. Liz Michaels Mrs. Sally M. Hands Mr. Alfred Lipton Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Billings Mr. Theodore Eckert Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Harper Mrs. Renee Logan Mr. and Mrs. John H. Bitner Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Edel Mrs. Marian S. Harris Ms. Joan Lovell Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey I. Bleiweis Mark and Kitty Egan Mr. and Mrs. Stanley G. Harris Mr. Dan Lycan Mr. and Mrs. Andrew K. Block Mr. Duane Ehresman Mrs. Max A. Hart Mr. and Mrs. John D. Mabie George and June Block Family Foundation Mr. Donald M. Ephraim Max E. and Marguerite E. Hartl Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Malloy Mr. and Mrs. C. Kenneth Blood Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Hebeisen Mr. and Mrs. S. Edward Marder Mr. and Mrs. James B. Blue Mrs. Anne H. Evans Ms. Christie Hefner Mr. and Mrs. Bert J. Maxon Mr. and Mrs. Norman R. Bobins Ms. Sandra Fienberg Mr. Hugh Hefner Mrs. Joan M. Mayer Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bold Ms. Barbara Finder Mr. Thomas Hibbs Mr. William J. McCarter Mr. Richard J. Bowman Ms. Elaine Finder Daniel Hidding/Dana Molded Products Mr. and Mrs. David C. McClintock Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Bransfield Russell and Chris Fisher Mr. and Ms. Richard Hirsch Judith and Howard McCue Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Brennan Mr. and Mrs. Kevin F. Flynn Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Hodges Mr. and Mrs. George McCully Mr. John L. Brennan Mr. Frank B. Foster Mr. and Mrs. John Horne Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. McGhee Mrs. Helen D. Bronson Mr. and Mrs. James Fox Vicki and Thomas Horwich, Patty and Mark McGrath Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Franke Theodore & Gertrude Horwich Group Mr. and Mrs. Lester H. McKeever Mr. and Mrs. Roger O. Brown Mrs. Gaylord A. Freeman Mr. and Mrs. James K. Hotchkiss Mr. C. Bruce and Mrs. Jane C. McLagan Mr. Edison Brownlee Mr. and Mrs. Farrell Frentress Peter and Heidi Huizenga Mr. Hugo J. Melvoin Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bruen Mr. Phillip M. Friedmann Mrs. Pamela A. Hull Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Mendenhall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Bruske III Marshall B. Front Family Hunter Family Foundation Mrs. Charles A. Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Burnstein Charitable Foundation Mr. Dejan Ilijevski Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Miller Susanne B. Bush Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A. Fry III Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Ingersoll Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Minard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Butler Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Gallagher Robert Iverson\Valerie Fronstin-Atkins Ms. Malgorzata Misiak Mr. and Mrs. Wiley N. Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Galvin Happy Dog Productions Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carr Mr. Paul C. Gearen Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jaffe Mr. Phillip Moll Mr. and Mrs. John R. Carroll Mr. Matthew A. Gelbin Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Jawor Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Moody Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Carton Mr. Raymond I. Geraldson, Jr. Richard and Beverly Joutras Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Chandler Mrs. James R. Getz Ms. Margaret Jura Ms. Sheila E. Munter Dan and Micki Chapin Ellen and Paul Gignilliat Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kanefield Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Nathan Mr. Michael Choffnes Ms. Deborah Gleeson Mrs. Naomi R. Kanter Muriel Kallis Newman Stan and Elin Christianson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dunn Glick Mr. and Mrs. Jack Karp Mrs. Sigrid Nichols Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Clark, Jr. Joseph B. Glossberg Foundation Kayser Family Foundation Mr. Robert Niec Mr. William J. Cody Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Goldberg Mrs. Lore Kirchheimer Mr. Kenneth R. Norgan Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Collens Dr. Morris M. Goldberg Mr. Jack A. Koefoot Ms. Beverly Novak Jim and Sue Colletti Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Goldberger Mr. Guenter Korallus Mr. and Mrs. William W. Nugent Mr. Philip H. Corboy, Sr. Adele and Marvin Goldsmith Mr. Carl Korn Ms. Kate O’Malley Mr. and Mrs. George Cotsirilos Mary and Michael Goodkind Mr. Paul L. Kraus Ms. Virginia Ojeda Mr. and Mrs. Alan Crane and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce K. Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. Kubicka Mrs. Norman Olson the Crane Carton Company Albert Goodstein Family Foundation Marilyn and Ivan Kushen Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Oppel Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Crawford, Jr. Mr. Howard L. Gottlieb Ali and Irv Kagen Mr. Nat P. Ozmon Ms. Christina Cressey Mr. and Mrs. John Greene Mrs. Carol L. Kutak Ms. Sukkon Park Mr. and Mrs. John G. Crump Mr. Roger Groenland Mrs. William Ladany Mrs. Frederica S. Pederson Mr. and Mrs. Paul Daley Mr. and Mrs. David F. Grohne Lake Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John Peoples, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Perkaus, Jr. Mr. Matthew E. Steinmetz Mr. David Aul Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bowen Mr. Mark A. Perlow E. R. Steinschneider Ms. Margaret Baack Mr. Keith Bowersox Mr. and Mrs. Michael Perlow Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stephenson Mrs. Jean Babson Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Bowey, Jr. Herbert F. Philipsborn, Jr., M.D. Mrs. Jerome F. Strauss, Jr. Mr. Sam Bakaturski The Brackthorn Foundation Mr. David S. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Susman Ms. May M. Bamaung R. T. Brannegan Joanne and Roger Plummer Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Tannenbaum Mrs. Florence Banny Ms. Karen L. Brethauer Ms. Barbara Polcyn Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Tanner Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Barrett Ms. Jeanne Brett Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pollack Mr. Dale E. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Peter Barrett Mr. and Mrs. John A. Briggs Mr. and Mrs. Jack Power, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Barrow Mr. and Mrs. William Brodsky Mr. Samuel H. Press Mrs. Carol Tichy The Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Brody Mr. William N. Wood Prince Mr. and Mrs. William R. Tobey, Jr. Mr. Warren L. Batts Mr. and Mrs. M. Scott Bromwell Mrs. Rhoda Pritzker Ms. Elizabeth M. Trout Mr. and Mrs. Karl T. Baughman T. Kimball Brooker Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rafter Mr. Kevin J. Van Eron Mr. David Beagarie Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Brookstone Mr. and Mrs. John Raitt Mrs. Jerome W. Van Gorkom Ms. Ellen A. Bechthold Ms. Bernadette M. Brousil Victoria and George A. Ranney, Jr. Fund Ms. Benita Volid Mr. and Mrs. Lance Belter Mr. Lawrence J. Broutman Reed Family Foundation Mrs. Frederick G. Wacker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Benedict Mr. and Mrs. William M. Brown Miss Ruth Regenstein Mr. Austin J. Waldron Mr. Steve Berger Mr. Louis W. Bruno Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Reusche Mr. Howard C. Warren Ms. Mary Berghofer Mr. Jay K. Buck Mr. and Mrs. John M. Richman Mr. William H. Weaver Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Berman Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Buehler, Jr. Ms. Lorraine Richter Mrs. Joan M. Wegner Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Bernbaum Ms. Karee Buerger Dr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Robertson Mrs. William P. Weible Doris and Stuart Bernstein Ms. Elizabeth Buhrmaster Dr. Leon E. Rondenet Dia and Edward Weil Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berthold Mr. and Mrs. J. Dennis Burke Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Rosell Mr. and Mrs. David Weinberg Ms. Gretta Bieber Mr. and Mrs. John D. Burns Burt and Sheli Rosenberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weiss Mr. William E. Blagg, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norcross Burt Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rosenberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Wieseneck Dr. and Mrs. John N. Blair Dr. and Mrs. John G. Bush Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rosenson Mr. Mark D. Wilcox and Ms. Penny Block and Keith Block, M.D. Mr. Scott L. Byron John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Ms. Catherine Wertjes Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Block Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Calderon Mrs. Gilbert H. Ruderman Mr. Robert B. Wilcox Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Block III Mr. and Thomas Calligan Ms. Judy M. Runge Mrs. Howard L. Willett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Bloom Ms. Susan W. Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Laddie Sanda Mr. and Mrs. Brien P. Wloch Borwell Charitable Foundation Jim and Pam Carlson Mr. and Mrs. John F. Sandner Howard and Elaine Woerner Mr. Jonathan Botsch Mr. and Mrs. Edward O. Carney Mrs. Doris Sasser Dr. Janet Wolter Grip Mr. Aldo Botti The Carroll Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schmitz, Jr. Ms. Margaret Worman Mr. Steve Botts Mr. and Ms. Thomas B. Cassidy Mr. and Mrs. David A. Schoenholz Bobette Zacharias Mr. Charles E. Schroeder Mr. Casimir Zolkiewicz Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Schwab Mr. and Mrs. Stuart L. Scott Leader $500 - $999 Mr. and Mrs. Irving Seaman, Jr. Mrs. Sally Searle Anonymous (9) Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Segall Mrs. Lester S. Abelson The Barre Seid Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gil Adams Mr. and Mrs. Ganapati Sengupta Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Adelstein Mr. and Mrs. T. Shaf Ms. Jean Allard Jack and Marlene Shales Mr. James M. Amend Francis and Irene Sheahen Mrs. Louis Ancel John and Patricia Shutack Ms. Ramana Anderson Margaret and Alan Silberman Archer/Patterson Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Snodell Mrs. Marie L. Aries Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Spore Mr. and Mrs. Eric R. Arnson Mr. and Mrs. Carl S. Stanley Ms. Kathryn A. Stanton Right: Robert MacNeil and Nadine Carlson Martin R. Castro, Esq. Donna Davies and Preston B. Appleby Mr. and Mrs. Morgan L. Fitch, Jr. Mr. Brian L. Heckler Mrs. Corlene Cathcart Ms. Inge de la Camp Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fizdale Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Hedblom Drs. James and Stephanie Cavanaugh Mr. and Mrs. James A. Delaney III Mr. Henry J. Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Ben W. Heineman, Sr. The CDM Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Sterling W. Delzell Mr. and Mrs. David W. Fox Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Helman Ms. Kathleen Cheevers Ms. Joanna DeSena Mr. and Mrs. Paul Francis Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. Hensold, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Cherner Mr. and Mrs. William J. Devers, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Frankel Mr. Peter Heraty Ms. Marzenna Chmielecki Mr. Heath Deyo Mr. Peter Frankel Dr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Herbst Dennis and Karen Chookaszian Mr. Joseph Dilillo Mr. Donald Frantz Mrs. Mae Herman Ms. Lougenia Clark Ms. Anne M. Ditto Mr. Edward K. Freimuth Mrs. Toby Herr Ms. Bonnie Clatch Ms. Susan Dombroski Mr. Kere J. Frey Mr. Carlos Herrero Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Cloud Ms. Barbara Donnellan Mr. and Mrs. Gordon D. Friday Mr. and Mrs. James Herst Mr. Dan Cohan and Mrs. Sara Green Cohan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Donnelley II Dr. and Mrs. Willard Fry Mrs. Lucia W. Heyworth Mr. and Mrs. Burton D. Cohen Ms. Carol L. Doty Mr. Richard Gaczorek Mr. and Mrs. David B. Hirschey Mr. Richard Cohn Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Dowden Mr. James L. Garard, Jr. Mr. Jack R. Hlustik Mr. and Mrs. Franklin A. Cole The Kenneth Douglass Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert W. Gasser Ms. Leslie Hofeldt Jane B. and John C. Colman Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Drew Ms. Susan Gately Ms. Brigitte Hoffmann Mr. Patrick J. Condon Dr. and Mrs. Friedrich A. Eckner Mrs. Andrew Gatenbey Marshall M. and Doris B. Holleb Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Conrad Edelman Public Relations Worldwide Ms. Dorothy E. Gemberling Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Holleran Mr. Ernst Cornielsen Mr. and Mrs. Howard Eklind Dr. and Mrs. Mark Gendleman Mr. and Mrs. Fred Holubow Mr. and Mrs. John E. Corrigan Mr. and Mrs. Allen E. Eliot Ms. Monica Getzinger Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Holzheimer Mr. Vito Cortese Mr. and Mrs. Alex Elson Mrs. Willard Gidwitz Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon P. Holzman Mr. and Mrs. William J. Cowlin Mr. Michael Ene Mr. David F. Goldberg Peter and Celia Homans Mr. and Mrs. William A. Crane Mr. and Mrs. Philip L. Engel Mr. and Mrs. Norman M. Goldring Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Horstman Mrs. Margaret A. Creek Mr. and Mrs. John D. English Mr. Alfred G. Goldstein Mrs. Ellen Horween Mr. and Mrs. James L. Currie Mrs. Calista E. Enlund Mr. Harry Golembeski Mr. and Mrs. Franklin E. Horwich Mr. John D’Arcy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Ettlinger Mr. Daniel Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Hough Mr. and Mrs. Michael Daley Ms. Dolly Evans Mr. and Mrs. James P. Gorter & Ms. Edith M. Houlihan Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Daly Mr. and Mrs. Jay Evans Mr. and Mrs. Brad Krey Ms. Margot House Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Daniels Mr. and Mrs. John E. Fellowes Mr. Lawrence W. Gougler Mr. Carter Howard and Ms. Nancy Jones Mr. Darius Daniels Mr. Harve A. Ferrill The Honorable John Grady Tex and Susan Hull Mr. and Mrs. Armand Dann Ms. Marieta Fifniku Ms. Kathi S. Grant Sheila and Robert Hulseman Mr. P. G. Danos Ms. Donna Filippo Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Gray Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hummer Mrs. William W. Darrow Mr. Lawrence Firl Mr. and Mrs. Harold S. Gray Mr. C. C. Humiston Mr. Joseph Graziano Ms. Holly Hunt Mr. and Mrs. James L. Greco Hunter Family Foundation Ms. Bettie L. Greenway Robert F. and Fui Lian Inger Ms. Cathryn L. Gries Mr. Stephen Irving Mrs. Halina Groeelski Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand M. Isserman, Jr. Ms. Christine Groen Mr. and Ms. Verne G. Istock Mr. Edmund Gronkiewicz Burgess Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hagenah Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Jaffee Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hahn Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. James The Hale Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Janowiak Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hanlon Mr. Donald C. Jensen Mrs. Herbert L. Hanna Jan and Bill Jentes Mr. and Mrs. James L. Harper Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Jessen Mrs. Henry G. Hart Mr. George Jewell Mr. and Mrs. James A. Jimenez Left: Producer Nicolette Ferri accepts the Ms. Adrienne Johns Emmy for Arts Across Illinois: CenterStage as Mr. Dale Johnson Executive Producer Fawn Ring looks on Mr. Dale R. Johnson Mrs. Thomas J. Johnson, Jr. Mr. Donald J. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. David V. Milligan Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Pepper Ms. Frances Johnson-Gasbarra Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Lieberman Minor Family Foundation Mrs. Jane Perlman Mr. Ed Joyce Mr. and Mrs. Charles Liebman Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Mishlove Mr. S. James Perlow Mr. and Mrs. David W. Juday Mr. John L. Lieffort Ms. Judith Moniak Mr. Paul Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Julian David Lingo and Patty Rooney Mrs. Virginia G. Monroe Ms. Jane Petit-Moore Mrs. Anna Jura Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lipsky Mr. and Mrs. Frederick D. Montgomery Ms. Olga S. Pierce Ms. Renata Karas Mr. Edward E. Lisberg Anne and Mead Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Dale R. Pinkert Mr. and Mrs. Barry D. Karl Ms. Patricia A. Locke Mr. and Mrs. John Moreland Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Pollack Mr. and Mrs. James K. Karon Mrs. William H. Lowery Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Morgan Ms. Kathleen J. Pollman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Katz Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Lubin Mr. James Morici Ms. Irene C. Pontarelli Mr. Bernard Kay Mr. and Mrs. James D. Lyons Mr. and Mrs. David H. Moscow Mr. Steve Popovich Mr. Charles Keen Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Mabie Mr. and Mrs. Allan B. Muchin Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Port Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Kegley Mr. Jim Madary Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Murray, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Porte Mr. Matthew J. Keller Ms. Marzena Madej Mr. Ales Musial Mrs. Barbara Presti Mr. Charles A. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Ron Magers Scott and Luvie Myers Miss D. E. Price Ms. Carol M. Kempf Ms. Maria Magnus Mr. Madhavan K. Nayar Mrs. Ingeborg Ptacek Ms. Diana Kent Mr. John Mahoney Mr. and Mrs. Craig Nelson Mr. Adam Purol Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kersten Mr. and Mrs. Don Malin Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. John W. Puth Mrs. Robert D. Kestnbaum Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Manilow Walter and Dawn Clark Netsch Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. 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Daniel J. Schmidt President and CEO Reese P. Marcusson Executive Vice President and CFO Farrell Frentress Executive Vice President for Development

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Joanie Bayhack Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Direct Marketing Donna Davies Senior Vice President, Development Jerry Hanna Senior Vice President, Engineering & Building Management V.J. McAleer Senior Vice President, Community Partnerships, Production and Outreach Parke Richeson Senior Vice President, Finance and Business Development Steve Robinson Senior Vice President for Radio

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Front cover: WTTW’s 50th Birthday Bash, live from the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on August 20, 2005 Back cover: Liz Callaway performs at WTTW’s 50th Birthday Bash