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Public for Greater Washington FISCAL YEAR 2020 | JULY 1, 2019 – JUNE 30, 2020 Serving WETA reaches 1.6 million adults per week via local content platforms the Public Dear Friends,

Now more than ever, WETA is a vital resource to audiences in Greater THE WETA MISSION in a Time Washington and around the nation. This year, with the onset of the Covid-19 is to produce and hours pandemic, our community and our country were in need. As the flagship 1,200 distribute content of of new national WETA programming public media station in the nation’s capital, WETA embraced its critical role, of Need responding with enormous determination and dynamism. We adapted quickly intellectual integrity to reinvent our work and how we achieve it, overcoming myriad challenges as and cultural merit using

we pursued our mission of service. a broad range of media 4 billion minutes The American people deserved and expected information they could rely to reach audiences both of watch time on the PBS on. WETA delivered a wealth of meaningful content via multiple media in our community and platforms. Amid the unfolding global crisis and roiling U.S. politics, our YouTube channel nationwide. We leverage acclaimed news and public affairs productions provided trusted reporting and essential context to the public. our collective resources to extend our . of weekly at-home learning Despite closures of local schools, children needed to keep learning. WETA 30 hours programs for local students delivered critical educational resources to our community. We significantly We will be true to our expanded our content offerings to provide access to a wide array of at-home values; and we respect

learning assets — on air and online — in support of students, educators diversity of views, and families. culture and heritage. increase A renowned source of superb programming, WETA brought the world 15% to audiences as they persevered in social isolation. Our extraordinary in website traffic productions, broadcasts, streams and community services provided and inspiration, joy and respite, engagement and connection.

This WETA Report to the Community highlights the company’s outstanding, million Americans innovative work in Fiscal Year 2020 on behalf of the public. Through generous 20 ongoing support, those we serve have demonstrated how much they value our rely on WETA Learning Media efforts. We thank them, and our many partners and funders, for sustaining WETA’s vital services.

Sincerely, 46,500 hours per week spent listening to Classical WETA

Sharon Percy Rockefeller 11.8 million streams President & CEO, WETA of and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., documentaries

Timothy C. Coughlin a year producing live Chairman, WETA Board of Trustees 52 weeks and WETA NATIONAL PRODUCTIONS ENGAGE THE COUNTRY

WETA is a content powerhouse renowned for its PBS NewsHour expansive portfolio of national productions. WEEKNIGHTS In Fiscal Year 2020, WETA presented to audiences Millions of Americans turn to with Tim Alberta of , moderated art as national news, the program PBS NewsHour with Anchor and the final Democratic primary debate of highlighted cellist Yo-Yo Ma’s project, across the country more than 1,200 hours of Managing Editor for the 2019. In addition, PBS NewsHour featured #SongsOfComfort, which gathered and PBS NewsHour Student balanced and honest reporting that has live coverage of the House Judiciary amplified artist voices from across the Reporting Labs (SRL) new programming — from insightful news and made it one of the country’s most trusted Committee’s public impeachment country during the pandemic. connects students with news operations. In addition to the solid hearings and, from the U.S. Senate, the .org/newshour | @NewsHour a network of public analysis to documentaries that illuminate important impeachment trial of President Donald reporting and in-depth coverage that A production of NewsHour Productions LLC, broadcasting mentors and are the trademarks of the , Trump; and presented Robert Mueller’s a wholly owned nonprofit subsidiary of WETA an innovative journalism moments in history; and from stories of health and PBS NewsHour’s award-winning full testimony before the House Judiciary Washington, D.C., in association with WNET curriculum to develop digital wellness to celebrations of culture and music. journalism encompasses primetime Committee and House Intelligence in New York. Major funding provided by the Corporation for , PBS, media, critical thinking and specials, engaging podcasts and a Committee. and public television viewers. Major corporate communication skills while robust website. funding provided by American Cruise Lines, producing original news The production team created notable Babbel, BNSF Railway, Consumer Cellular, STUDENT This fiscal year brought the opening of specials: Confronting Coronavirus shed Fidelity, Johnson & Johnson, and Raymond reports. In the spring of 2020, PBS NewsHour West with light on recommended health precautions James, with additional support from Cambia when schools transitioned as anchor and correspondent. The new and the pandemic’s economic impact; Health Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of to distance learning, SRL New York, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, The Race Matters: America in Crisis focused bureau, based at ’s Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Doris Duke created a flexible-learning School of Journalism and on the frustration pouring out onto Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, unit, “Making Sense of

Mass Communication, allows the news America’s streets, outrage about police Foundation for Child Development, Heising- ENGAGING Coronavirus Through organization to better serve audiences on brutality, and America’s systemic racial Simons Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Lyda Hill Philanthropies’ Storytelling and Media Coast and at pbs.org/newshour — disparities; The Plastic Problem explored AND

IF/THEN Initiative, Robert Wood Johnson Making,” that focused on and to expand its 24/7 coverage of national the deep impact that plastic is having Foundation, The Kendeda Fund, John S. and local community journalism, and international news. on the environment; and China: Power James L. Knight Foundation, The Lemelson and Prosperity spotlighted the emerging Foundation, the , Lumina scripting, and video . In this time of unprecedented news superpower and its relationship with the Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. The curriculum was widely MacArthur Foundation, The Andrew W. events, PBS NewsHour covered topics far . The podcasts Broken Justice adopted as teachers searched Mellon Foundation, The Gordon and Betty and wide, from the Covid-19 pandemic, and America, Interrupted delved into the Moore Foundation, the National Institutes for meaningful remote- protests for racial justice, and the 2020 nation’s public-defender crisis and the of Health, National Science Foundation, The learning projects. EMPOWERING election to presidential powers, U.S.- coronavirus pandemic, respectively. David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Park Russia relations, and climate change. Foundation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Public Welfare Foundation, The Skoll Foundation, The politics team followed the stories PBS NewsHour is also committed to Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Friends of the unfolding in Washington, D.C., and on making room for stories about how NewsHour, and others. the campaign trail, exploring the communities are connecting in new issues and events in the 2020 races; ways and shining a light on hope, and PBS NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff, resilience and beauty in the world. For Amna Nawaz and , example, through Canvas, which elevates

Judy Woodruff and the team of PBS NewsHour producers and deliver nightly newscasts and a breadth of digital content, primetime specials and podcasts that illuminate national and international issues.

2 NATIONAL PRODUCTIONS 3 NEWS AND DOCUMENTARIES FOR AN INFORMED CITIZENRY

Washington Week FRIDAYS Moderator and Managing Editor Robert feature Washington Week Bookshelf Costa, one of the most respected spotlights Costa in discussion with with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. journalists in Washington, takes the authors of new books relevant to politics. FALL 2019/WINTER 2020 audience as close to the news as possible, The segment is part of Washington Week THIS IS OUR STORY. Finding Your Roots, hosted and executive- former participants’ stories. Altogether, NEXT FROM HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. live every Friday night. Washington Week Extra, which streams live each Friday THIS IS OUR SONG. produced by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season Six featured 27 new guests features a rotating panel of the top after the Washington Week broadcast The Black Church: explores how the interaction of different including Jon Batiste, Sterling K. Brown reporters in the nation’s capital, with and features Costa and journalists, This Is Our Story, BBC racial, religious and ethnic groups has and Diane von Furstenberg, disclosing Costa and his colleagues reporting on the historians and others. Further adding to This Is Our Song produced a diverse society in the United family histories that illustrate the power urgent issues of the day — the pandemic the conversation this year are Instagram WEEKDAYS, VARIOUS DAYPARTS explores the States and how family and diversity of the human experience. crisis and its tragic human and economic Live sessions, in which Costa answers Three BBC World News newscasts and institution that has can both confirm and explode many toll; the political fallout from the virus viewers’ questions before each weekly BBC World News America with , pbs.org/FindingYourRoots | #FindingYourRoots been central to the national myths. Each program features and its impact on the 2020 election; program. which air at varying times throughout A production of McGee Media, Inkwell African American detailed explorations of participants’ and the nation’s reckoning over race. the day, present global reporting from Media, Kunhardt Films and WETA community and pbs.org/washingtonweek | @washingtonweek family histories, assembled through Washington, D.C., in association with This fiscal year, WETA produced two the largest news broadcaster in the its long history in A production of WETA Washington, D.C. genealogical research and DNA science, Ark Media. Major corporate support HOSTED BY HENRY LOUIS GATES JR. specials, one focusing on impeachment world. Through a combination of reports the United States. Major funding provided by Fidelity to reveal long-buried secrets. In addition provided by Ancestry, Johnson & Johnson and the presidency and the other on Investments; Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Inc.; from journalists in the field, interviews and AT&T. Major support also provided by From enslavement to emancipation, and to new episodes this fiscal year, the Super Tuesday and the South Carolina Kaiser Permanente; the Yuen Foundation; the with top officials, in-depth analysis of the Ford Foundation, Candace King Weir, from the civil rights struggle to political Estate of Arnold Adams; the Corporation for series showcased encore presentations the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Democratic primary. The new periodic global events and tracking of the latest action at every level of society, Black Public Broadcasting; and PBS. and episodes highlighting new guests and PBS. THIS FEBRUARY stories in U.S. politics, the daily BBC faith leaders, communities and choirs Major corporate support for THE BLACK CHURCH: THIS IS OUR STORY, THIS IS OUR SONG is provided by Johnson & Johnson. Major support is also provided by Lilly and remixed thematic combinations of Endowment Inc., Ford Foundation, and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS and public television viewers. broadcasts present American public have been at the forefront of movements television audiences with comprehensive for uplift and change. coverage of international news and Premiere: February 2021 domestic political events. .co.uk/programmes | @BBCWorld The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations Owned and operated by BBC Global News FALL 2019 and distributed to PBS stations in the United States by WETA Washington, D.C. U.S. What makes a truly great leader, and lead and give back. Featured luminaries NEXT FROM DAVID RUBENSTEIN broadcast presentations made possible by how can leadership be developed into a include former U.S. presidents George W. funding from the Freeman Foundation and History with David Rubenstein helps force for true achievement? Washington, Bush and ; Marillyn Hewson, Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation. viewers better understand the past D.C.-based financier and philanthropist executive chairman of Lockheed Martin and how it informs the present. A David Rubenstein pursues these Corporation; cellist Yo-Yo Ma; and Satya probing interviewer, Rubenstein taps questions as he interviews prominent Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. the expansive knowledge of top guests from business, government pbs.org/show/david-rubenstein-show-peer-peer- and scholars, including New York Times and other fields of endeavor in this conversations best-selling author Michael Beschloss, ongoing series. Rubenstein explores A production of Bloomberg Media and presidential historian Douglas Brinkley successful leadership with some of the presented on PBS by WETA Washington, and professor most influential people in the world, D.C. Corporate funding exclusively provided Jill Lepore, to illuminate how history asking frank questions to uncover the by General Motors. is made. moments that define how they think, Premiere: July 2020

4 NATIONAL PRODUCTIONS 5 FROM WETA PRODUCTION PARTNER KEN BURNS

East Lake Meadows: College Behind Bars A Public Housing Story NOVEMBER 25-26, 2019 MARCH 24, 2020 The four-part documentary, directed A production of Skiff Mountain Films, in association with Florentine Films and WETA by award-winning filmmaker Lynn Written, produced and directed by Washington, D.C. Funding provided by Bank Sarah Burns and David McMahon and Novick, produced by Sarah Botstein of America and members of The Better executive produced by Ken Burns, this and executive produced by Ken Burns, Angels Society: John & Catherine Debs, extraordinary film spotlights the East tells the story of incarcerated men The Cousins Family Foundation, Abrams and women struggling to earn college Foundation, Schwartz/Reisman Foundation, Lake Meadows public housing project Ted Dintersmith & Elizabeth Hazard, opened by the Housing Authority degrees and turn their lives around McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; and in 1970 and demolished a generation through the Bard Prison Initiative, Donna & Dick Strong. Funding also provided later. The documentary explores the one of the nation’s most rigorous and by JustFilms/Ford Foundation; National Endowment for the Humanities; Meg & impact of on housing, revealing effective prison-education programs. Tomas Bergstrand; Regina K. Scully; The Lise Filmed over four years in New York the tremendous hardships faced by the Strickler and Mark Gallogly Charitable Fund, families who lived in that community. prisons, the production takes viewers a fund in the New York Community Trust; Country Music Through their stories, the film gives voice on a stark and intimate journey into Patty Quillin through the Meadow Fund to some of the most marginalized people meaningful rehabilitation for the at Silicon Valley Community Foundation; SEPTEMBER 15-18 & 22-25, 2019 2 million Americans living behind bars. Barbara & Richard Novick; Chicken & Egg in American society and raises critical Pictures; the William H. Donner Foundation; Nearly 35 million people watched the A production of Florentine Films and WETA NEXT FROM KEN BURNS questions about how the United States Through the personal stories of the Hartley Film Foundation; Bertha Foundation; Washington, D.C. Funding provided by Bank landmark series Country Music, directed has created concentrated poverty and students and their families, the film The Harnisch Foundation; Compton of America, the Annenberg Foundation, The The upcoming limited housing opportunity for African reveals the transformative power of Foundation; Lisa Philip; and PBS. by Ken Burns, written by Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Belmont filmHemingway, Americans — and what can be done to higher education and puts a human face and produced by Julie Dunfey. The University, Tennessee Department of Tourist directed by Ken Development, the Metropolitan Government address these important issues. on America’s criminal justice crisis. eight-part, 16-hour documentary film Burns and Lynn of Nashville and Davidson , Rosalind chronicles the history of a uniquely pbs.org/Eastlake | #EastLakePBS pbs.org/collegebehindbars | #CollegeBehindBars P. Walter and by members of The Better Novick, examines Community-building American art form. From southern Angels Society, including the Blavatnik the visionary work A production of Florentine Films and WETA conversations took place Appalachia’s songs of struggle and Family Foundation, Schwartz/Reisman and turbulent Washington, D.C. Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS, across the country, heartbreak to the rollicking western Foundation, The Pfeil Foundation, Diane life of one of the and Hal Brierley, John & Catherine Debs, and public television viewers. focusing on the WETA swing of and from greatest and most the Fullerton Family Charitable Fund, the documentary The Gene: honky-tonks to Nashville’s Grand Ole influential writers America has ever Perry & Donna Golkin Family Foundation, An Intimate History. Opry, the series follows the evolution of Jay Alix and Una Jackman, Mercedes T. produced. The three-part, six-hour Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate History ENGAGEMENT

country music as it emerged to become , Fred and Donna Seigel, Gilchrist and documentary allows audiences to see PBS stations connected Amy Berg, James R. Berdell Foundation, America’s music. At the film’s heart beyond the façade of the public man and APRIL 7 & 14, 2020 filmmakers, educators,

David Bonderman, Deborah P. and Jonathan FOR are unforgettable songs and the artists students, partners, T. Dawson, Senator Bill and Tracy become intimately familiar with the Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author their families searching for cures for who created them, including the Carter Frist, David and Susan Kreisman, brilliant, ambitious, charismatic and Dr. ’s book of the their diseases. For a younger audience, subject experts, and family, Hank Williams, Loretta Lynn and Rocco and Debby Landesman, egocentric genius. same name, The Gene: An Intimate History WETA created The Gene Explained (For viewers, who shared Johnny Cash. The documentary explores Lillian Lovelace, John and Leslie Premiere: April 2021 weaves together science, history and Those Without Microscopes), a six-part TOOLS

resources, discussed their humble beginnings, musical McQuown, Mindy’s Hope Foundation, the Segal Family personal stories to present a historical animated digital series that explores topics raised in the film influences and breakthrough moments, Foundation, and Michelle of the human genome, while the complexities of genetics. and took part in live and it tells stories of the hardships Smith. Major funding provided also exploring innovative breakthroughs pbs.org/thegene | #TheGenePBS Q&A via in-person and and joys shared by everyday people. by the Corporation for Public for diagnosis and treatment of genetic Expanding Country Music’s footprint Broadcasting and PBS. A production of Florentine Films and WETA virtual events over the diseases — and the complex web of Washington, D.C., in association with Ark into classrooms and communities, PROVIDING course of the year. moral, ethical and scientific questions Media. Funding provided by Genentech, WETA partnered with PBS stations, raised by developments in genetics. 23andMe, Cancer Treatment Centers of local libraries and educators across the The documentary spotlights how new America, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Gray Foundation, American Society of Clinical country on related public events and medical treatments will improve the teaching materials — bringing the film Oncology (ASCO) & Conquer Cancer lives of millions of people; features Foundation, Judy and Peter Blum Kovler to new audiences and extending the life interviews with scientific pioneers; Foundation, Craig and Susan McCaw of the documentary beyond its television and uses a trove of historical footage Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Outreach and Education premiere. to track the journey of human genetics, Partner: the National Institutes of Health’s pbs.org/countrymusic | #CountryMusicPBS | juxtaposing historical moments with National Human Genome Research Institute. @CountryMusicPBS stories of contemporary patients and Outreach support provided by Foundation Medicine.

6 NATIONAL PRODUCTIONS 7 DELIGHTING AUDIENCES EVERYWHERE

Garth Brooks: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song MARCH 29, 2020 The Good Road National Memorial Day Concert Country music icon is one of the greatest changemakers SPRING 2020 MAY 24, 2020 in the history of country music. His An inspiring series follows longtime For a national night of remembrance A co-production of Capital Concerts and WETA Washington, D.C. Funding provided artistry weaves the beauty of poetry, the philanthropists, globetrotters, best that took place during the global universality of the human experience by grants from the Lockheed Martin friends and hosts Earl Bridges and pandemic, the program featured new Corporation, the National Park Service, the and the inclusiveness of other musical Craig Martin as they trek around the content as well as segments from Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the genres, making him one of country world to meet changemakers dedicated previous shows. Hosts Joe Mantegna Department of the Army, PBS, and public music’s most influential performers. to addressing humanitarian issues. and Gary Sinise as well as retired Army television stations nationwide. Air travel provided by American Airlines. The titan of the genre is the youngest The series shines a light on global General Colin L. Powell and performing recipient of the prestigious Library of philanthropy, exploring the complicated artists Trace Adkins, Renée Fleming, Congress Gershwin Prize. The special scenario that unfolds when charity is CeCe Winans and others offered was recorded at DAR Constitution Hall introduced into culture, politics, inspiring stories of service. They paid on March 4, just before national stay-at- and history. The pair visits border camps, tribute to those on the front lines of home orders were instituted due to the rural health clinics and depressed inner- the fight against Covid-19 and honored Covid-19 pandemic; and it featured an city neighborhoods to discover stories members of the United States military all-star tribute to Brooks from family, of the limitless power of good. They and their families — active troops, friends and admirers including Trisha explore efforts to help Rohingya refugees, veterans, wounded warriors, and all Yearwood, Keith Urban, Ricky Skaggs, stop elephant poaching, end human those who have given their lives for : The Kennedy Center Prize Chris Stapleton, Keb’ Mo’, Lee Brice trafficking, alleviate poverty, and more, freedom. and the Howard University Choir. The while examining what motivates people JANUARY 7, 2020 pbs.org/NationalMemorialDayConcert | highlight of the evening was a finale to make sacrifices in service to others. #MemDayPBS | @MemorialDayPBS performance by honoree Brooks that The dynamic, newly reimagined program Neal Brennan, Michael Che, Bradley goodroad.tv honored comedian, actor, and Cooper, , Tiffany brought the crowd to its feet. A production of Good All Over TV and producer Dave Chappelle, chronicling his Haddish, Colin Jost, , Lorne pbs.org/gershwinprize | #PBSGershwin presented by WETA Washington, D.C. extraordinary life and career through Michaels, Q-Tip, Sarah Silverman, Jon A co-production of WETA Washington, Funding provided by AMD. an intimate hybrid of documentary film Stewart, Keenan Thompson and others. D.C.; Bounce, a division of Concord Music ’s Group; and the Library of Congress. Major and gala performances to celebrate his pbs.org/twainprize | #PBSTwain Places to Love receipt of the 22nd annual Mark Twain funding for the broadcast provided by the A Capitol Fourth A production of WETA Washington, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS, Prize for American Humor from the John WEEKENDS D.C.; The John F. Kennedy Center for the and public television viewers. Additional JULY 4, 2019 F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Performing Arts; and Done + Dusted. funding provided by The Ira and Leonore Samantha Brown explores food, art, Arts. The 90-minute special featured Corporate funding provided by Capital One. Gershwin Fund and The Leonore S. Gershwin Live from the West Lawn of the design, culture and more in such Major funding provided by the Corporation a star-studded gathering of friends Trust for the benefit of the Library of U.S. Capitol, this 2019 program destinations as New York’s Finger Lakes for Public Broadcasting and Congress Trust Fund Board, Michael and admirers paying tribute to the commemorated Independence Day with PBS. Air travel provided by Strunsky, Trustee; AARP; Buffy Cafritz; and region, the pristine British Virgin Islands, comedian’s humor and accomplishments. American Airlines. Marjorie Fisher Furman. Air transportation all-star musical performances and a Austria’s imperial city of Vienna, and New In a twist on the beloved annual provided by United Airlines. dazzling annual fireworks display. Host Zealand’s City of Sails — more commonly television event, this year’s broadcast John Stamos was joined by the Sesame known as Auckland. In Season 3, the shared raw, behind-the- Street Muppets, , Lee Emmy Award-winning host traverses scenes vignettes and Brice, Vanessa Carlton, , continents in search of little-known insights with Chappelle Vanessa Williams, Colbie Caillat and her places where innovators are creating new and his friends. The band Gone West, and others; with the travel experiences. Brown takes viewers program lineup included National Symphony Orchestra under the A co-production of Capital Concerts and on exquisite journeys, highlighting the direction of Jack Everly. The uplifting WETA Washington, D.C. Funding provided people who are changing, challenging musical evening was also broadcast on by grants from The Boeing Company, the and strengthening destinations to deliver the American Forces Network. National Park Service, the Corporation for refreshing and enriching adventures. Public Broadcasting, the Department of the pbs.org/capitolfourth | #July4thPBS | @July4thPBS Army, PBS, and public television stations samantha-brown.com nationwide. Air travel provided by American A production of Samantha Brown Media. Airlines. Funding provided by AMA Waterways, AAA Travel and Rocky Mountaineer.

8 NATIONAL PRODUCTIONS 9 PROGRAMS THAT ILLUMINATE THE WORLD

Asian Americans MAY 11-12, 2020 Fires of Faith: The Coming The Definition of Insanity The series examines what the 2010 U.S. Forth of the King James Bible APRIL 14, 2020 Census identified as the fastest growing A WETA Well Beings project; and a ethnic/racial group in the United States. APRIL 5, 2020 The Definition of Insanity delves into the production of Found Object, LLC, in groundbreaking work of The Miami-Dade explores the impact of this A docudrama explores the events association with WETA Washington, D.C. group on the country’s past, present and leading to the publication of what is Criminal Mental Health Project (CMHP). Major funding provided by The Matthew future. Nearly a decade in the making, the widely considered one of history’s most A community-wide safety net, CMHP Harris Ornstein Memorial Foundation, Inc. five-hour documentary presents stories important books and a driving force in the works through the court system to steer Funding also provided by The Achelis & people with mental illness on a path from Bodman Foundation; Peacock Foundation, exploring exclusion and empowerment, shaping of the English-speaking world. Inc.; the Lynne & Andrew Redleaf Foundation; sacrifice and triumph, trauma and hope. More than 50 translators worked for incarceration to recovery as their legal William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; The series showcases the significant seven years to complete the 1611 version cases hang in the balance. Shocked by how the Robert P. and Arlene R. Kogod Family role of Asian Americans in shaping the of the King James Bible. This monumental people with mental illness were treated Foundation; Prospect Creek Foundation; Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation; David nation’s history and identity — from effort, instituted by King James I, brought in the local jails, Judge Steven Leifman & Laura Merage Foundation; Stanley and works with a team of dedicated public the first wave of Asian immigrants in about a version of the bible that became Margaret Jaffy; Pamela Harris; and by these the 1850s to identity politics during the the standard for the world. Fires of Faith servants, as well as former adversaries additional funders: Harvey and Carol Ann in the criminal justice system, to help Mackay; Emblem Health; Kevin Rhein; Jim and social and cultural turmoil of the 20th A production of WETA Washington, D.C.; explores the effect that the King James assets that delve into the history of Asian Helain Pesis; and David Toushin; Joel and century to modern refugee crises in a and the Center for Asian American Media Bible has had on American society, culture people with mental illness navigate from Americans. Lesson plans — developed to Laura Kramer through Fidelity Charitable; (CAAM) for PBS; in association with the lives of tragedy to possibility. Building on globally connected world. Created by a and . The production was filmed Susan and Rob White; Phil and Margaret support in-person and online teaching Independent Television Service (ITVS), team of Asian American filmmakers, the on location in Belgium, Germany, England, the story of the city’s once-failed mental Soran; Marvin and Judie Liszt; Gail Eisenstagt needs — explore subjects that include Flash Cuts and Tajima-Peña Productions. production features personal histories, France, Switzerland, Italy, Israel and the health system, the film reveals a humane and Steve Machov through Minneapolis the incarceration of Japanese Americans Major funding provided by the Corporation Jewish Federation; Cara Helper and Herb examines individual lives and includes for Public Broadcasting, Wallace H. Coulter United States. criminal justice approach to mental illness during World War II, the Chinese Cohn; Randi Winston and Barry Wolfish; academic perspectives to cast a new Foundation, PBS, JustFilms/Ford Foundation, that is radiated from the court outwards Exclusion Act, the Filipino American Howard and Linda Scher; Joseph Bebchuk; National Endowment for the Humanities, A production of Groberg Films in association into the community. light on U.S. history and the role Asian Marilyn Shapiro; Vic and Annette Sandler; farmworker labor movement, and the the Freeman Foundation, The Arthur Vining with KBYU Provo, Utah; and the Legacy Films Americans have played in it. Expanding Edward Magarian; Shelly Golden; Bonnie fight for civil rights. Davis Foundations, Carnegie Corporation Foundation. Funding provided by Rex and pbs.org/definitionofinsanity | #DefinitionofInsanityPBS McGrath; Leslie Nurenberg; Barb Gurovitsch; the project’s footprint beyond the film, of New York, Kay Family Foundation, Long Ruth Maughan, Alan S. and Leslie Layton, pbs.org/asianamericans | #AsianAmPBS Deborah Chesen; and Carol Berg. WETA created a collection of educational Family Foundation, Spring Wang and David E. and Verla A. Sorensen, Sorenson California Humanities. Legacy Foundation, David and Lora McAllister, Todd and Amy Nelson, George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, The Members of the BYU Broadcasting Leadership Council and The Legacy Films Foundation. Well Beings is a major national multi-year, As part of the project, Ken Burns is executive multi-platform campaign created by WETA producing a new documentary, Hiding in Plain Civic engagement was that addresses the critical health needs in Sight: Our Mental Health Crisis, that explores Handel’s Messiah integral to the success America. The campaign provides original the impact of mental health stigma and stress of the WETA production broadcast and digital content, and impactful on ’s youth and how young people are DECEMBER 22, 2019 local events with a significant focus on mental addressing their mental health needs. The Asian Americans. To A production of Lee Groberg of Groberg health — bringing together partners from four-hour film, slated for Spring 2022 and Filmmaker Lee Groberg chronicles the encourage a dialogue Films and Mark Goodman. Funding provided across the country, including youth with lived produced and directed by Erik Ewers and life of composer George Frideric Handel, about the Asian American by Huggard Foundation; Daniel & Jill Fugal; CONVERSATION experiences as well as families, caregivers, Christopher Loren Ewers of Ewers Brothers exploring his path to success and the Douglas & Joy Heiner; Robert & Catherine teachers, mental health professionals, Productions, will look at the experiences of experience, WETA creation of his magnum opus, the oratorio Pedersen; Eccles Foundation; Rex & Ruth foundations, corporations, and local public young people who live with mental health collaborated with PBS Maughan; Verla & David Sorensen; Alan & media stations to awareness and conditions and focus on the importance of Messiah. The docudrama tells Handel’s life Leslie Layton; Jim & Sandy Cook; McAllister stations across the resources for better health and well-being awareness and compassion. story: how he was discovered in Halle, Family; Jeff & Lisa Parker; Milt & Heidi Shipp; for all. Well Beings encompasses various country on a robust Germany, at age nine; had a meteoric rise Dick & Shellie Silliman; and Bud & Dixie health-related topics, including caregiving Well Beings was created by WETA community and social to celebrity composer at age 18; and faced Stoddard. and access to health services. Washington, D.C. Funding for the Well

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the turning point in his career that came Beings Youth Mental Health Project provided A WETA was developing the Well Beings Youth by Otsuka, Kaiser Permanente, Bank of with the debut in 1742 of his most notable campaign that included Mental Health Project prior to the pandemic; America, American Psychiatric Association composition. Handel was a prodigious virtual screening events, and organizers launched a digital phase in Foundation, One Mind, Movember, musical genius and, while many of his online discussions, poetry May 2020, given Covid-19’s unprecedented National Alliance on Mental Illness, Dana musical works have endured, his impact on America’s youth. The launch Foundation, Dauten Family Foundation, The slams, online art exhibits, included the new WellBeings.org website, Hersh Foundation, Mental Health Services masterpiece is Messiah. and story collections. publication of Well Beings social media Oversight & Accountability Commission, FOSTERING channels, and original digital content from John & Frances Von Schlegell, Sutter Health, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs and Robina Riccitiello, and Jackson Family Brave Teens video diaries — all emphasizing Enterprises. Partners include CALL TO the mental health needs and voices of youth MIND at American Public Media, during this critical time. PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, WE Organization, Forbes, PEOPLE, Mental Health America, National Council for Behavioral Health, and The Steve Fund.

10 NATIONAL PRODUCTIONS 11 CREATING AND LEARNING WITH EXPERTS

Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen Pati’s Mexican Table America’s Test Kitchen WEEKENDS WEEKENDS WEEKENDS Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison Part travelogue, part cooking show, Loyal viewers find the best no-nonsense host the 20th season of America’s Test Pati’s Mexican Table takes viewers on a recipes for classic American dishes and Kitchen, rounding out the series’ second journey of cultural immersion with host everyday favorites, with hosts Bridget decade by providing more foolproof Sara’s Weeknight Meals and James Beard Award-winner Pati Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison and recipes for the home cook. With test Jinich. As the official chef of the Mexican the cast of cooks, taste testers and cooks Dan Souza, Becky Hays, Erin WEEKENDS Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C., McMurrer, Keith Dresser, Elle Simone and Jinich is uniquely qualified to help equipment experts. The group explores This beloved cooking series focuses on Lan Lam, the program reveals the Test viewers explore the food, culture and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood the endless, delicious facets of American what matters most the world over — Kitchen’s secrets to easy cooking at home, history of Mexico and share simple and cooking and the stories behind them, tasty home-cooked meals, prepared with DAILY including taste tests with Jack Bishop and mouth-watering recipes for home cooks. from family-friendly weeknight dishes love and enjoyed with family. Chef and equipment reviews with Adam Ried and In Season 8, in the state of Sinaloa on The popular, Emmy Award-winning To help families and caregivers during to comforting home-style favorites cookbook author Sara Moulton hosts Lisa McManus. To help viewers during Mexico’s west coast, Jinich harvests children’s series features content that the Covid-19 pandemic, the series offered to holiday showstoppers. By traveling the fast-paced, informative half-hour the pandemic, the program presented oysters and eats them right out of the follows a curriculum based on the daily activities and tips to help kids play the country and scouring the history program that is all about getting quick, a series of “At Home” segments and water, searches the mountains for teachings of children’s television pioneer and learn at home and launched new books, the cooks find the very best delicious meals on the table every night launched “Kitchen Classroom,” a free chiltepin chile, and samples regional as well as new research PSAs in English and Spanish: “Germs, traditional and contemporary American of the week. In Season 9, Moulton travels weekly curriculum filled with recipes, specialties. into child development. The program Germs, Go Away” and “A Germ-Fighting dishes and bring them back to their south to Miami, Key West and Gulfport to activities and quizzes and a family project addresses key universal themes and Superhero.” test kitchen where they collaborate to share regional food traditions from local PatiJinich.com | #PatisMexicanTable | for the weekend, with a goal of teaching life lessons for preschoolers and their develop practical, approachable recipes home cooks and to serve up new favorites @PatiJinich pbskids.org/Daniel | #DanielTigerPBS | @danieltigertv kids how to cook with bonus learning parents, including managing sibling and perform dozens of tests, re-tests, for her faithful fans. A co-production of WETA Washington, D.C.; A production of Fred Rogers Productions and rivalry, maintaining calm at mealtimes, and cross-tests — a process that can moments about science, math, history Mexican Table LLC; FRANK; and Switchblade. 9 Story Media Group. Funding provided by SaraMoulton.com/shows | #SarasWeeknightMeals | missing loved ones and coping with take weeks — to ensure the recipes work and culture. Funding provided by La Costena, Avocados The Rite Aid Foundation’s KidCents program, @saramoulton from Mexico, FUD, Stand Together, Ban accidents, all through the show’s Vroom, 529 College Savings Plans, the every time. AmericasTestKitchen.com | #TestKitchen | A production of Silver Plume Productions and Cappel, Mahatma, Divine Flavor, and Norson. Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS. @TestKitchen hallmark musical strategies. CooksCountry.com | #CooksCountry | WETA Washington, D.C. Funding provided by @CooksCountry A production of America’s Test Kitchen, co- Oceania Cruises and Sunsweet Prunes. A production of America’s Test Kitchen, co- presented by WETA Washington, D.C., and presented by WETA Washington, D.C., and American Public Television, and distributed American Public Television, and distributed by American Public Television. Funding | Ask This Old House by American Public Television. Funding provided by Raymond James, Kohler, Pete provided by Kohler, Sub-Zero, Wolf, Cove, and Gerry’s Organic Eggs, Sub-Zero, Wolf, WEEKENDS Valley Fig Growers and Acorn TV. and Cove. This Old House is TV’s original home The programs are productions of This Old House Ventures, LLC, and presented on improvement show and, now in its 41st PBS by WETA Washington, D.C. National season, remains the genre’s highest-rated underwriting provided by GMC, The Home program. The series continues to resonate Depot, State Farm Insurance Company, with audiences as it follows remodeling Marvin Windows & Doors, Gorilla Glue, projects of houses over several weeks. HomeAdvisor, and Festool. This year, host Kevin O’Connor and his team traveled to Paradise, California, to help families rebuild their homes and lives after the 2019 wildfire there.Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of problems that viewers face. In its 18th season of making visits across the United States, the series features familiar faces and fan favorites from This Old House, including O’Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and landscape contractor Jenn Nawada. ThisOldHouse.com

12 NATIONAL PRODUCTIONS 13 WETA TELEVISION SERVES THE COMMUNITY

WETA provides an essential connection to Curated Offerings for stories with meaning for audiences throughout Local Viewers

the Washington, D.C., region. Viewers turn to ■ WETA, the flagship PBS station in ■ Viewers also have access to thousands ■ To help audiences stay informed the nation’s capital, broadcast on of hours of WETA programming about current events in a fast-moving the station for unparalleled access to high- four television channels in Fiscal via the free PBS Video App and the news cycle, the station realigned the quality programming and compelling educational Year 2020: WETA PBS, the primary member benefit WETA Passport. These morning lineup on WETA PBS, adding channel; WETA PBS Kids, a haven for services are available to audiences news and public affairs programs to services that present a trusted window on the young viewers; WETA UK, a showcase near and far through weta.org and on the schedule. This programming block for British programming; and WETA streaming devices. has seen steady viewership since its world and encourage lifelong learning. World, home to documentaries and winter 2020 launch. ■ public affairs programming. This year, WETA introduced thematic programming nights, delivering ■ WETA’s public affairs productions In June 2020, the viewer favorites on “Thriller PBS NewsHour and Washington Week LOBE G

station launched a new Thursdays” and “American History delved into the presidential primary channel, WETA World, Night” on WETA PBS and “Brilliant race with vital reporting and analysis, HE T Britcoms” and “Masterworks a debate co-hosted by PBS NewsHour that celebrates diverse Showcase” on WETA UK to and Politico, and a Washington Week cultures and highlights complement the wealth of credible Super Tuesday special. critical issues. The news and documentary programs, programming features ROUND

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original documentary and captivating arts and educational series; global news material across WETA’s channels. reporting; and films from F independent and public television producers from around the world. STORIESROM

Top: Nature: Cuba’s Wild Revolution. Bottom, from left: Masterpiece: Sanditon; Earth’s Sacred Wonders: Closer to the Divine; Pinkalicious & Peterrific; Country Music; Doc World: Out Run. 14 WETA TELEVISION 15 Insightful Programs and Services in Challenging Times

■ When the Covid-19 pandemic reached ■ Looking for the Helpers vignettes ■ To further the conversation about the Washington region, WETA focused on the ways members of race in America, WETA rebroadcast expanded offerings to provide vital the local community came together essential documentaries from services to the community. On to uplift and support one another production partner Henry Louis Learning Resources That Inspire Young Audiences weta.org, the station curated digital during the public health crisis. Gates, Jr., as well as films from iconic hubs for local health information Featured profiles spotlighted local series Frontline, and ■ Educational programming for young ■ Characters from the math-based, ■ As part of early-learning initiatives and educational resources and artists who painted messages of hope POV. The programs were available viewers airs continuously on WETA problem-solving series Peg + Cat Ready To Learn and Where Literacy activities for parents with school- on empty storefronts and the benefits for free streaming on the PBS Video PBS Kids and weekdays on WETA PBS, joined WETA at The Big Build event Begins, WETA hosted workshops aged children. WETA also connected of teddy bear and rainbow scavenger App to complement the timely WETA helping to nurture children’s academic at the National Building Museum, to help parents and childcare local teachers, parents and caregivers hunts for kids. production Race Matters: America in and developmental growth and where a wealth of interactive, professionals implement a holistic with instructional tools through a Crisis, A PBS NewsHour Special. provide trustworthy media for parents, educational activities awaited visitors approach to support learning at ■ Following the global unrest caused by weekly email distributed in English grandparents and caregivers. to the WETA booth. home and at school. When in-person racial injustice and violence against and Spanish. workshops were canceled due to the members of the Black community, ■ ■ New additions to the WETA PBS WETA partnered with the National coronavirus, WETA offered virtual ■ WETA launched the “At-Home WETA fostered civic discourse and Kids lineup include series Molly of Institutes of Health and with EduSerc, sessions as well as weekly emails Learning” initiative with engagement through a variety of Denali, the first nationally distributed a local youth career-development featuring at-home learning activities Public Television and Howard specials and resources. The station children’s series to feature an Alaska organization, to screen segments of to support continued educational University Television to offer an provided materials for teachers, Native lead character; and Xavier the WETA co-production Ken Burns engagement. 11-hour window of children’s parents and caregivers to enable Riddle and the Secret Museum, a time- Presents The Gene: An Intimate History, educational programs weekdays on dialogue with children on these traveling adventure series whose promote careers in STEM and present ■ In 2019, WETA and the YMCA WETA PBS. WETA PBS Kids broadcast important topics. characters tackle everyday problems the history of genomics. partnered to present “Odd Squad Be special teacher-led instructional by meeting real-life inspirational the Agent Camp” in Washington, D.C. content weekday afternoons in figures as children. Modeled after the WETA PBS Kids collaboration with the series Odd Squad, in which young Department of Education and other government agents use math to Virginia public television stations. investigate strange occurrences, the summer program encouraged third- grade students to solve odd cases and peculiar problems using STEM skills, creativity and teamwork.

Top: Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. Second row, from left: Peg + Cat and friend at The Big Build; Antiques Roadshow. Bottom, from left: : Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I; No Passport Required; Midsomer Murders; Masterpiece: World on Fire. 16 WETA TELEVISION 17 Exceptional Local Content and Community Engagement Fascinating Programming from Near and Far

■ Country Music in Washington, a WETA ■ District of Chappelle, a digital-first ■ The station held public screenings for ■ As the only public media channel ■ Telly Visions, WETA’s British television companion project to Ken Burns’s epic short that accompanied the WETA The Lavender Scare, Independent Lens: dedicated to British television content, and culture blog, launched Telly Visions: filmCountry Music, presented short national production Dave Chappelle: Always in Season and Finding Your WETA UK presented new seasons of The Podcast to complement the site’s features, a timeline of local country The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize, Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., fan favorites Father Brown, Midsomer articles and discussions. The podcast music milestones, and articles on the explored the impact on 2019 honoree providing forums for discussion Murders and Vera and featured examined Sanditon and World on Fire Boundary Stones blog about bluegrass Dave Chappelle of growing up in and understanding of the topics mysteries such as The Moonstone from Masterpiece as well as Call the and country music to explore the Washington, D.C. presented in these thought- and Frankie Drake Mysteries. Midwife and Doctor Who. WETA offered viewers Washington area’s deep ties to the provoking documentaries. a look to the stars ■ ■ ■ genre. WETA hosted public screenings New episodes of WETA Arts and WETA Joining the lineup on WETA UK Meaningful storytelling from Frontline through a “Summer ■ and discussions throughout the region Around Town showcased regional Production began on several local was BBC World News, in addition included the Academy Award- of Space”: American EARNING

to support Burns’s series. arts stories ranging from the 50th series coming in Fiscal Year 2021, to new comedies, dramas, travel nominated Syrian war documentary L Experience: Chasing anniversary of the moon landing including Live, explorations and nature specials For Sama and specials on the Covid-19 the Moon documented ■ WETA aired live PBS NewsHour to an exhibit of paintings; featuring discussions with high- throughout the year. crisis in the U.S. and abroad. coverage and analysis of the 2019 spotlighted the flexibility of the local profile authors, andIf You Lived Here, the thrilling era of the ■ ■ impeachment proceedings and arts scene during the pandemic; profiling the evolving neighborhoods Captivating dramas from Masterpiece Performing-arts presentations Space Race; Nova: The rebroadcast them each night in and enabled viewers to experience and real estate offerings of the region. included the final seasons ofPoldark from Great Performances showcased Planets explored the solar primetime to allow viewers to view performing arts from home. and The Durrells in Corfu and new “Broadway’s Best” and took viewers system’s breathtaking the historic trial as their schedules seasons of beloved mystery series on a journey throughout Europe and beauty; and Antiques ■ allowed; the preempted primetime At the Smithsonian Anacostia Grantchester and Endeavour. North Africa in the music miniseries Roadshow: Out of This shows were made available for Community Museum, WETA hosted Now Hear This. World discovered space- on-demand viewing on the free a screening of the “decades”

OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD related collector’s items. PBS Video App. documentary Washington in the , fostering a conversation about the people and events that shaped Washington in the new millennium.

Top: Frontline: For Sama. Bottom, from left: : Chasing the Moon; Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; ; WETA Arts; Father Brown; Nature: Okavango: River of Dreams. 18 WETA TELEVISION 19 CLASSICAL WETA CELEBRATES MAGNIFICENT MUSIC

Classical WETA is Greater Washington’s exclusive Marvelous Music classical service, offering a respite for That Inspires ■ Classical WETA is one of the most- ■ In memory of those lost in the listeners who take pleasure in the sounds of this listened-to classical music radio Covid-19 pandemic and as a tribute stations in the country, serving to the resilience of communities, magnificent art form. This year, more listeners than ever audiences 24 hours a day with Classical WETA aired a special live tuned in to the inspiring music to transport themselves to beautiful musical offerings on-air, performance, A Musical Memorial and online at classicalweta.org and Tribute: Yo-Yo Ma plays Bach's Solo new worlds, to brighten their day and to help ease stress. VivaLaVoce.org, and through the Cello Suites Live, presented by WCRB Classical WETA App. Classical Radio .

■ This year, a weekly audience Noteworthy Community ■ , a program focused of more than 324,000 listeners on strengthening youth interest in enjoyed recordings from around the Presentations classical music, featured a concert world, hosted by Classical WETA’s ■ Through lasting partnerships from the exceptional on-air staff. Linda with local organizations, Classical Center for the Arts that showcased

Carducci, Bill Bukowski, Nicole USIC A special interview with WETA presented exclusive musical solos from two Virginia teens. M

Lacroix, John Banther, James Jacobs, world-renowned performances, giving members of the Classical WETA staff, including Chip Brienza, Rich Kleinfeldt, Trey community the opportunity to meet on-air host Nicole Lacroix, met with Lawrence Brownlee on Graham and Jay Roberts presented on-air hosts at renowned venues audience members at the taping. WETA’s new podcast, a singular musical experience by and events, including in the Classical Breakdown, providing insightful interpretation Outfield at Nationals Park and the examined how classical and context to selections. opening celebration of the Reach at The Gift of Voice LASSICAL C

music organizations and the Kennedy Center. ■ VivaLaVoce is WETA’s all-vocal

IN listeners can make positive ■ In September 2019, Classical WETA station that spotlights introduced Classical Breakdown, ■ changes to achieve a more Among the performances presented choral, operatic and art song. On a podcast with on-air host John diverse and equal future in from venues around the District Classical WETA, perennial fan- Banther. Thoughtful, lively the genre. this year was a Front Row Washington favorite programs Classical WETA discussions with musicians, recording of string quartet Opera House and Choral Showcase composers and other experts EQUALITY PUBLIQuartet, a diverse group enchant listeners with vocal recitals illuminate the artistry of classical that composes its own music. The by eminent artists. music; analyze well-known featured works drew upon Native compositions; and take subscribers American sources and explored ■ Choral Showcase honored behind the music to engender a deep issues of slavery, inequality and compositions from the sacred and appreciation of this art form. injustice in America. the secular realms, filling Sunday evenings with serenity throughout ■ Classical Sunrise is the newest addition ■ NSO Showcase kicked off its the year. In a nod to women’s to the programming schedule, celebration, “Beethoven at 250,” history, March programs included delivering a bright, lively piece each featuring stirring National Symphony notable works from composer and weekday morning at daybreak to help Orchestra performances of works suffragist Dame Ethel Smyth, British start the day on the right note. that highlighted the composer’s contemporary composer Roxanna perseverance and triumph over Panufnik, and others. hardship. New NSO Showcase episodes were available on demand for the ■ Highlights from the Classical first time, allowing listeners greater WETA Opera House season included flexibility to take pleasure in hearing a Metropolitan Opera premiere the nation’s finest orchestra. recording of Handel’s Agrippina with soprano Joyce DiDonato and a presentation of Rossini’s from the Washington Concert Opera.

21 WETA LEARNING MEDIA TRANSFORMS LIVES

WETA Learning Media provides a trove of trusted resources for families, educators and caregivers to help make learning available to all. In Fiscal Year 2020, more than 20 million unique users turned to these award-winning websites for critical services that encompass an array of issues, from literacy and child development to trauma and mental health.

Supporting In-Person and At-Home Learning Creating Caring Environments The award-winning ■ As the pandemic disrupted regular ■ Renowned for supplying timely, ■ Start with a Book served a growing ■ Through its ongoing partnerships with ■ LD OnLine helps students with learning Colorín Colorado film schooling and reading instruction, practical resources in English and online audience with a rich library leading experts, BrainLine provides disabilities and ADHD reach their full You Are Welcome Here Reading Rockets resources offered a Spanish, Colorín Colorado is the of high-interest topics paired with vital support to people with traumatic potential and thrive in and out of the highlights how public lifeline to help families and educators nation’s leading website for educators engaging books, activities, apps and brain injury (TBI) or PTSD, their family classroom, while AdLit.org supports schools in Dearborn,

keep students on track with their and families of English language more to build background knowledge members, caregivers and healthcare adolescent literacy. This fiscal year, the STUDENTS Michigan, are helping phonics, fluency, vocabulary and learners (ELLs). As schools closed and and expand creative thinking and professionals. In Fiscal Year 2020, WETA websites offered a host of tools to help their new immigrant comprehension skills. A new video distance learning became the norm literacy skills over the summer. New added new skill-builder content to help students increase fluency and writing series with reading expert Linda in 2020, Colorín Colorado provided 2020 guides explored the themes professionals become more effective skills while keeping up with other students succeed. This Farrell centered on effective ways to tools for schools to connect with of civics and democracy as well as in relating to and serving people with school content. Research-based tips project, which supports help children master the skills they multilingual and immigrant families multicultural folktales, fairy tales brain injury. Resources that focus on the and strategies aimed to provide parents the social and emotional

need to become proficient readers; and and reduce gaps in communication and myths. In the Washington area, social and emotional elements of TBI and teachers with the means to support IMMIGRANT health of young students,

a special Covid-19 collection, Reading and learning. Project leaders also WETA partnered with local youth and PTSD — which came further to the these efforts in school, at home and was featured in a webinar SOS, answered questions from families worked closely with educators to summer programs to deliver staff forefront during the coronavirus crisis online. FOR for educators across the

about how to boost literacy at home for build a definitive resource to facilitate training, books, and print resources — addressed mental health challenges AdLit.org | @AdLit country to help them K-3 students. meaningful conversations about to complement these extensive facing this community. LDOnline.org | @LDOnline learn from the Dearborn ReadingRockets.org | @ReadingRockets racism and violence with children online tools. BrainLine.org | @BrainLine HELP example. in a trauma-sensitive way. StartWithABook.org ColorinColorado.org | @ColorinColorado Illustrations by Rafael López Rafael by Illustrations

AdLit.org has been funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and by the Ann B. and Thomas L. Friedman Family Foundation. BrainLine has been funded by the Foundation, the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center, and the Center on Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT), with support from the Infinite Hero Foundation and the University of . Colorín Colorado is funded by founding partner the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, with generous support provided by the National Education Association and the Poses Family Foundation. LD OnLine is funded by Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes. Reading Rockets is funded by the Poses Family Foundation and Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes, with support from the University of Oregon and . Start with a Book is funded by Park Foundation. 22 LEARNING MEDIA 23 WETA FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020

2% 2% WETA is a careful steward of the funds generously Operating Expenses 5% entrusted to the station from a variety of public and ■ National Programming & Productions $86,673,773 ■ Television Broadcasting $12,217,117 9% private sources. The flagship public media station in the ■ Fundraising $10,674,384 nation’s capital — a not-for-profit organization licensed to ■ Education, Outreach & Promotion $6,391,581 10% the community of Greater Washington — is dedicated to a ■ $2,842,192 72% ■ Management & General $1,639,397 mission of public service, providing vibrant television, radio and online content as well as educational services for all. Total $120,438,444

Critical Support Operating Expenses National Television During Fiscal Year 2020 (July 1, 2019 - Close to 90 percent of every dollar Production June 30, 2020), WETA received more that WETA raises goes to pay for radio, National television productions are than $120 million in funding support television and digital operations, and significant financial contributors to the and generated $4.5 million in operating educational and community engagement station’s operations and its engagement income. This positive financial services. The remaining expenses and education initiatives. The slate of 2% 2% outcome was the result of generous are used to develop and steward the Support for Local Operations documentaries created for national 3% contributions from individuals, donations received and to build and audiences in Fiscal Year 2020 included ■ Individuals $24,205,298 corporations and foundations, coupled maintain the infrastructure that will collaborations with two esteemed WETA ■ Public Broadcasting Support $7,960,614 with disciplined and cost-effective enable WETA to continue to serve the production partners: Country Music and ■ Other Income $873,765 23% financial management. Critical support, Washington, D.C., area for years to Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate plus community service grants from the come. Generous financial support from History and the beginning of Season 6 of ■ Corporate Underwriting & Funding $797,056 Corporation for Public Broadcasting, diverse sources provides WETA with Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ■ Foundations & Not-for-Profits $625,325 provided the essential funds that gave the resources necessary to withstand 70% WETA the means to continue to serve the periodic economic challenges and to WETA’s core news and public affairs community and produce high-quality expand services. programs, PBS NewsHour and Total $34,462,058 programming for audiences nationwide. Washington Week, continued to provide Local Operations important news and analysis for the PBS On top of strong financial results, national primetime schedule. WETA also WETA achieved notable operational and WETA depends on broad-based local produced Asian Americans and delivered programming accomplishments this support to fulfill its community- a strong schedule of performance year. The organization produced and service mission. In Fiscal Year 2020, programs, including Dave Chappelle: distributed important and critically contributions from individuals provided The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize acclaimed content, while expanding its 70 percent of the funding for local and Garth Brooks: The Library of Congress reach and engagement with national and operations, which include WETA’s Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. local audiences. television channels, the Classical WETA radio station and weta.org. These 4% 1% WETA Institutional Support for National Television Production The Impact of the Pandemic individual contributions, along with support from local foundations and Strength ■ Foundations & Not-for-Profits $33,648,453 5% The pandemic affected Fiscal Year 2020 corporate organizations, provided the The organization fulfills and expands ■ Public Broadcasting Support $28,848,214 financial results, with operating income resources that power local broadcasting its ambitious and important mission of ■ Corporate Underwriting & Funding $19,372,738 of $4.5 million being higher than it operations and allow WETA to deliver public service while carefully managing 21% 37% would have been otherwise. A number ■ Individuals $4,056,721 educational resources and outreach its resources. WETA is stable and of significant programmatic initiatives services to the community. productive because of strategic long- ■ Federal & State Government $3,571,385 were forced into delays, resulting in term planning, prudent stewardship by ■ Other Income $980,993 lower expense for the final months of staff, and the loyalty and generosity of Fiscal Year 2020. supporters. Total $90,478,504 32%

24 WETA FINANCIAL REPORT WETA financial statements are audited annually by a certified public accounting firm. 25 MEMBERSHIP AND THE COMMUNITY

AUGUST 2019 MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS WETA viewers and listeners provide the WETA COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL indispensable support that enables the station The WETA Community Advisory Council to create outstanding content and educational (CAC) is made up of individuals who serve resources for learners of all ages. These programs as voices of the community, advising on the station’s content, outreach services, and connect people across the Washington, D.C., region public events and activities. CAC members American Experience fi lm marks 50th anniversary of historic concert event bring to WETA insights from their work to lifelong-learning opportunities and enlighten Debuts Tuesday, Aug. 6, 9 p.m. and encores Aug. 17 & 18 on WETA TV 26/HD throughout the region in diverse fields, public television viewers throughout the nation. including literacy, education, arts and Plus a new Downton Abbey special; music, lifestyle and drama programs; space documentaries & much more 7/16/19 10:15 AM culture, and public service. The council also

C1_WETA_August_2019_Final.indd 1 advises the WETA Board of Trustees on Dedicated Donors Are the Lifeblood of WETA Engaged Volunteers Give Generously of Their Time programming and policies to ensure that the station continues to meet the community’s More than 133,000 devoted donors On-demand viewing grew to more and a performance by musician Kathy Committed WETA volunteers play a key part in games and trivia with festival educational and cultural needs. support WETA’s content and community than 1.6 million streams on computers, Mattea. The event capped a series of local role in the success of station operations, attendees; and at the annual NETA engagement opportunities in the tablets, smartphones and set-top activities and screenings with continuing assisting staff in a variety of activities Conference, a gathering of public media Council members are Loren Allan Smith Washington, D.C., area. Contributions devices, with a sharp increase in education groups and at music and and special projects in support of WETA professionals from across the country. (chair), U.S. Court of Federal Claims; from these loyal supporters exceeded viewership during the Covid-19 film festivals across the region. Other and its public service mission. In Fiscal When in-person activities were canceled Dr. Leonard L. Hamlin, Sr. (vice chair), $24 million in Fiscal Year 2020, and pandemic. WETA also made significant happenings included a conversation Year 2020, these essential members of due to Covid-19, volunteers participated Washington National Cathedral; Vivian Yao nearly 40 percent of these individuals efforts to extend the station’s broadcast with This Old House host Kevin O’Connor the WETA family, more than 100 strong, in special research projects for future (vice chair), Montgomery County Council; gave gifts as monthly sustainers, which signal to a wider area in order to reach and executive producer Chris Wolfe; a served the community by donating WETA national productions and helped Rev. Leslie Copeland-Tune, The National creates a dependable financial support more viewers over the air. preview of Finding Your Roots featuring nearly 3,300 hours of their time at virtually to answer queries from for the organization’s future success. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and special events such as fundraising drives; the audience members and donors. Council of Churches; Sandy Dang, 11Plus WETA members’ generous support guests; and a screening and discussion of National Book Festival, where they took and Vietnam Education Foundation; Mario This year, a growing audience turned to allows the station to create unique the WETA production College Behind Bars Garcia Durham, Association of Performing streaming platforms to enjoy content events that expand its content offerings. at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Arts Professionals; Ruby Lopez Harper, from WETA’s vast catalogue of programs This fiscal year members enjoyed a Americans for the Arts; Col. Winston on the free PBS Video App and on WETA special screening of Country Music with McDonald Haythe, U.S. Army (Ret.), The Passport, the popular member benefit. filmmakers Ken Burns and Julie Dunfey George Washington University Law School; Bruce Hightower, Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance; Liz Hottel, Politics and Prose; Melissa Houghton, Women in Film and Video of Washington, D.C.; Margaret Hutto, Art Care Consultants; Suzan Jenkins, Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County; Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever, The Exceptional Leadership Institute for Women; Kris McLaughlin, Encore Learning; Jennifer Nycz-Conner, ; Kishan Putta, DC Healthlink; Lance Shapiro, Law Alumnus; Dr. Alfred O. Taylor, Jr., Green Valley Civic Association; Katherine Wood, Public Diplomacy Council; and Wuiping Yap, Asia Heritage Foundation.

Clockwise from far left: WETA members enjoy streaming access on WETA Passport, a subscription to the monthly WETA Magazine, and invitations to events such as a screening of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; fans of Classical WETA meet station staff at a community event; a station volunteer assists WETA at the Library of Congress National Book Festival. 26 MEMBERSHIP AND THE COMMUNITY 27 LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

WETA appreciates the extraordinary generosity of its loyal Leadership Circle donors, Friends of Classical Music whose philanthropic gifts enable WETA to continue the tradition of presenting Through its support of Classical WETA, this dedicated group of Leadership Circle donors helps ensure the high-quality programming and providing important community services. vitality of Washington’s premier classical music radio station. These individuals enjoy behind-the-scenes tours, opportunities to meet on-air hosts, and special events tailored to their interest in this genre of music.

Chairman’s Circle President’s Circle Trustee’s Circle Director’s Circle $100,000+ $50,000 - $99,999 $25,000 - $49,999 $10,000 - $24,999

Benefactor Sponsor Supporter $5,000 - $9,999 $2,500 - $4,999 $1,000 - $2,499

Salon Series The Salon Series offers unique experiences related to WETA Television and Classical WETA programming. In Fiscal Year 2020, generous donors and friends had the opportunity to hear thought-provoking speakers and attend live performances. The events included a conversation with filmmaker Ken Burns about his filmCountry Music; a preview of College Behind Bars with director at the National Press Club; the presentation of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Lawyers Committee to Garth Brooks; and during the pandemic, A growing affinity group within the a virtual discussion about the five-part Leadership Circle, the Lawyers Committee WETA documentary Asian Americans. welcomes attorneys in the Washington region to increase their understanding of the breadth of WETA’s local and national programming. An autumn 2019 reception featured a lively discussion with Robert Costa, moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and national political reporter for , about the 2020 election and the state of news media today.

Clockwise from left: Garth Brooks: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song; Gianandrea Noseda conducts the National Symphony Orchestra; Vienna State Opera “Tales of Hoffmann”; Washington Week Moderator and Managing Editor Robert Costa (second from left) greets guests at a Lawyers Committee reception. 28 LEADERSHIP CIRCLE 29 PROJECT AND NATIONAL PRODUCTION SUPPORT

Friends of the NewsHour Memorial Fund Fund for Inkwell Society Friends of the NewsHour is a group of generous individuals and family foundations that Honoring the life and work of the Journalism Excellence Inkwell Society is a group of committed donors who are passionate about the important work provides philanthropic support ensuring that PBS NewsHour has the resources to continue PBS NewsHour co-founder and longtime Honoring the legacy of WETA’s beloved of Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., (above, center) in partnership with WETA. They are dedicated to its world-class, award-winning journalism. Friends enjoy special benefits, including text- anchor who died in January 2020, the friend and colleague, Gwen promoting and funding Gates’s pipeline of films that examine the rich history of this country on-screen broadcast recognition, invitations to regional and virtual events featuring Jim Lehrer Memorial Fund continues Jim’s Ifill, the Gwen Ifill Fund for Journalism and the African American experience. Inkwell Society members support the production of PBS NewsHour journalists and producers, and the opportunity to tour the studio and watch a legacy at PBS NewsHour. Each year, the fund Excellence supports innovations for these high-quality, impactful films, as well as accompanying educational outreach materials, live taping of the program with Anchor and Managing Editor Judy Woodruff (above, at left). will sponsor Jim Lehrer fellows — aspiring PBS NewsHour and Washington Week. digital and social media activities, and community engagement. WETA is very grateful to the following donors who contributed in Fiscal Year 2020. journalists pursuing careers in journalism. The Fund provides fellowships and Roger Altman and Jurate Kazickas Demond and Kia Martin Fellowships are awarded to individuals who opportunities for emerging journalists Richard Cohen Peter and Gwen Norton Estate of Arnold Adams Leonard and Norma Klorfine Foundation enhance the diversity of the PBS NewsHour from diverse communities to gain David M. Cote Steve Rattner American Securities Foundation Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation staff or to those who are in financial need. hands-on experience mentored by the David Fialkow Peter Schwabach and Misan Sagay The fellows, who are mentored by the Paul and Kathy Anderson Bill and Karen Lavoie Washington Week and PBS NewsHour staff — Jesse Fink Robert F. Smith Jocelyn Bauer Dr. Uma Lele PBS NewsHour team, gain invaluable offering the public broadcasting system a John H. N. Fisher and Jennifer Caldwell Josh Steiner Bedford Falls Foundation, Jacqueline B. Mars hands-on experience. pipeline of promising new talent. Benjamin and Felicia Horowitz Jim and Susan Swartz Joanne and Bill Conway The Mason Hirst Foundation Georgette Bennett and Leonard Polonsky Howard and Abby Milstein Jim and Nancy Bildner Jerry and Elaine Morgan The Better Angels Society Jane Borg and Barry Blattman The John and Wendy Neu Foundation The Better Angels Society is composed of individual donors and family foundations whose John and Louise Bryson Marjon Ornstein generosity allows WETA production partner Ken Burns and his colleagues at Florentine Arthur D. Collins, Jr. Foundation Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation Films to continue to produce high-quality documentary films enjoyed by millions of public Dr. Anne M. Cooper-Chen Gordon and Linda Prescott television viewers nationwide and by special guests at local screening events (pictured). The David Crane and Jeff Wells Frederic C. Rich society’s support also expands educational outreach activities, including digital components Deerbrook Charitable Trust Jay and Sharon Rockefeller that introduce current and future generations of Americans to their collective history. WETA desJardins/Blachman Fund Jerry Rosenthal and Cionna Buckley thanks the following donors who contributed to the organization through The Better Angels Consuelo Duroc-Danner Dr. Margaret Ruttenberg Society in Fiscal Year 2020. FJC–A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds Roger Sant Amy and David Abrams David and Susan Kreisman Kristin Gamble Tom and Laurie Saylak Mercedes T. Bass Rocco and Debbie Landesman Garnett Family Charitable Trust Esther Simon Charitable Trust James R. Berdell Foundation Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine Paul and Marcia Ginsburg George and Camilla Smith Gilchrist and Amy Berg McCloskey Family Charitable Trust The Glassman Family Lise Strickler and Mark Gallogly Blavatnik Family Foundation Mindy’s Hope Foundation Warren Buffett Minnesota Community Foundation Gruber Family Foundation Sunrise Foundation The Campbell Foundation Nancy and Senator Sam Nunn Louise Grunwald The Treasure Hill Foundation Gary and Nancy Chartrand University of The Hope Family Partners Fund Washington Square Hotel Jan and Rick Cohen David M. Rubenstein John R. Karlik Sandy and Steve Waters, Michael Collins and Sandy Collins Foundation Schwartz/Reisman Foundation Stephen and Marilyn Kerman Anne and Jim Nethercott John & Catherine Debs Fred Seigel and Donna Seigel Senator Bill and Tracy Frist Bobby and Polly Stein Charitable Fund Edward B. Whitney and Martha C. Howell Fullerton Family Charitable Fund Dick and Donna Strong Brigitte Kerpsack and Dave Olsen Koo and Patricia Yuen Perry & Donna Golkin Family Foundation Susan & John Wieland Phil Kent One anonymous donor Kissick Family Foundation 30 PROJECT AND NATIONAL PRODUCTION SUPPORT 31 ELIZABETH P. CAMPBELL ELIZABETH P. LEGACY SOCIETY CAMPBELL

WETA founder Elizabeth P. Campbell championed free, high- WETA gratefully honors those individuals Mr. and Ms. Hugh Goodwin Ms. Anne E. Lamond Marina and David Ottaway Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stogis quality education for all Sandra Goshgarian Jean and John Lange Christopher Pankow Thomas H. Stutzman who have named WETA as a beneficiary in Mary G. Gotschall Dr. Deirdre LaPin Dr. James D. Parker Mr. David Sweet citizens, and her vision Mr. Joseph R. Green Mrs. Helen Large Joan Parsons Mr. and Ms. Gary G. Swenson helped establish WETA a will, trust, retirement plan or life insurance Burton S. Greenstein Mrs. Doris R. Lavine Susan M. Pearce Ms. Duchess A. Swift Dr. and Mrs. Charles Grudzinskas Mr. Thomas Leahey Ms. Anne H. Peschel Mrs. Nancy E. Symington as one of the region’s policy or through a life income gift that Mr. and Mrs. Bernardo Guiliano Mrs. Violetta Lechpammer Ms. Robin Phillips Mrs. Linda K. Tang Dr. Helene N. Guttman Myriam Lechuga Ms. Marca Piehuta Alison Blair Taylor most valued and essential institutions. Through benefits the station in years to come. Nancy E. Gwinn and Susan Lee Lilly & David Pierce Ms. Terri L. Tedford her bequest, Mrs. Campbell laid the foundation John Y. Cole, Jr. Mr. Joseph Leech Mr. Benjamin M. Plotkin Paula S. Thiede and Dr. Lee P. Haacker Harvey I. Leifert Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Gale S. Pollock and C. Wakefield Martin to ensure that WETA would always be an integral Barbara and Bob Hall Ms. Rosemarie N. Lentini and LTC (Ret.) Doug McAllaster Darlene K. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. William J. Ackerman Dr. Anne P. Constant part of the educational and cultural life of the Ms. Leslie A. Adams Catherine M. Cortes John and Julie Hamre Mr. Frank J. Loss Ms. Marianne Poon Lynette Wardle and Mary Carolyn Adler Ms. Ann Daly and Ms. Susan Harding Lynne and Joseph Lentz, Jr. Jeanne W. and Ronald M. Powell Henry B. Thomas Greater Washington community and the nation. Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Allen Mr. Ross Baldick Mr. Richard E. Hardy Mrs. Lee Nelles Leonhardy Bonnie and John Priebe Ms. Lillian M. Thomas John and Susan Allen Helen I. Daniel Bull Run Philosophical Society Bernard W. Lewis * Ethel M. Probst * Ms. Victoria H. Timian Ms. Arlene M. Alligood Mr. Don De Bolt Ms. Betsy A. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Maury Lieberman Mr. Walter B. Quetsch Ms. Ina Tornberg Dr. JoAnn Alspach Mrs. Alexandra de Borchgrave Dr. Polly F. Harrison Ms. Eleanor L. Linkous Silvia Quevedo Ms. Annette Totten and Dr. Diane Apostolos-Cappadona Bill DeGraff Ms. Linda-Jean K. Harsh Mr. Roy Lykes Mr. and Mrs. Whayne S. Quin Ms. Kathy Day Bequests Ms. Zaida Arguedas Ms. Debra N. Diener Mr. John F. Harvey Dr. Arlene P. Maclin Rebecca E. Quirk Mr. Rick Trevino and WETA greatly acknowledges and remembers these thoughtful donors Mrs. Lucy Arkin Donna M. DiFelice ** Ms. Florence H. Hein Elaine Marcuse Ms. Audrey Rasmussen Mr. William Pearson whose gifts through bequests, trust distributions and retirement plans Dr. Bill S. Ashley Susan DiGiacinto Marilyn Hill * Mr. Roy Markon and Lisa Joan Reardon Ms. Susan M. Troccolo provided significant support in Fiscal Year 2020 for WETA PBS, WETA UK, Reverend Gayle E. Bach-Watson Mrs. Margaret Dong Mr. Chip Hines Mrs. JoAnn Markon Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Reece Mrs. Ellen Tuttle Classical WETA, PBS NewsHour and Washington Week. Susanne (Susie) Bachtel Patricia Donovan * Ms. Carlan Hinnant Mary C. Massey Ms. Carol A. Reich Ms. Joan Utterback Jo Ann Post Barlow Amanda MacKenzie Hobart Ms. Ann P. Matheson Mr. Jean-Paul Richard Otto Ken Uyehara * Mrs. Vera Donskoy Estate of Dr. Alice A. Adams Estate of John Mclean Lena S. Barnett, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Caswell O. Hobbs III Gerald E. Mayer Margaret P. Riesz Ms. Jean Vander Woude Katherine A. Downs Estate of Arnold Adams “Jack” Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Battist Margaret Hodges Constance R. McAdam Ms. Patricia A. Riley Ms. Carmela C. Vetri Mr. Kenneth Dreyfuss Emanuel A. Beck Charitable Trust Estate of Raymond J. Kukulski Esther Hoshall Beaumont Mr. and Mrs. William B. Hoffman Mrs. Darlene McLaughlin Mr. and Ms. Craig Roberts Sandy Vogelgesang Mrs. Betty Dukert Brenda Charitable Lead Trust Estate of Amy Sui Ling Lee Ms. Marila Belcher Mr. John B. Horner Dr. Patricia McNeil Ms. Susan E. Roberts Donald and Katherine Vore James N. Duley Estate of Marjorie Coffin in memory of Ms. Susan Bell Mr. Steven Hoy Mr. Michael P. Meller Sharon Percy Rockefeller and Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Wallace Ms. Beverly Dunson ** Estate of Samuel Einfrank Alison Kam Ming Sasaki Megan and Donald Beyer Mr. Charles Hrebenach Sally and Alan Merten Senator John D. Rockefeller IV Mrs. Susan B. Wallace Debbie Eliason Arthur Fisher Trust Estate of Chaninah Maschler Ms. Kit Bigelow Ms. Elizabeth A. Ingalls Dr. Mary Miller Mr. Kenneth C. Rogers Renate Wallenberg Ms. Patricia A. Eller John B. Fuge Trust Estate of Robert Bruce McAtee Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bisselle Ms. Janet R. Inscore-Boswell Ms. Linda C. Minnick Mr. Douglas Alan Ross Mr. Kevin J. Walsh Sarah G. Epstein and Estate of Katherine Estate of Jennie Moehlmann Ms. Mary C. Blake Virginia Ivin Nell Minow and David Apatoff Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Rothkopf JD Richard and Bonnie Wan Donald A. Collins Carlene Garrigus Estate of John Christopher Mr. Dewey Blanton Mr. George Jett Mr. Brinton Minshall Mr. and Mrs. Murray Rottenberg Mr. Ronald Wassel Ms. Megan Evans Estate of Ivan Gluckman Ramsey and Bridge Builders Teresa Ann Bohan Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Johnson Robert I. Misbin MD Ms. Ruth Roush Dr. Denis Webb and Martin and Barbara Faga Minori Sugita Imamura Trust Community Foundation Dr. Jean Bolan Mary Johnson ** Dr. Michael C. Mocknick Mrs. Cynthia Rufty Dr. Barbara Sollner-Webb Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Fina Trust under the Will of Anthony L. Sacca Trust Ms. Stephanie W. Kanwit Mr. Jeff Moreno and Mary Jane Ruhl Mr. Michael and Mrs. Susan Webb Ms. Deborah A. Bombard Joseph V. Fischer Jones D. Jasper Mr. Norton Boothe Ms. Sherry Fisher Dr. Arthur M. Katz and Mr. William Simcoke III Ms. Patricia Runco Mr. Robert Wein Mr. and Ms. Antony Botto Mr. and Mrs. J. Roger Fleming Ms. Sima R. Osdoby Ann Moser and Dan Minnich Ms. Carol Ruppel Adam Weisler ** Philip Brandis Henry and Teresa Folgate Danette Gentile Kauffman Dr. Thomas M. Mould Ms. Roxanne Russell Mr. Rupert Welch and Mr. E Sanford Branscomb Ms. Linda Fomenko Ms. Jean E. Keeting and Joan Moumbleaux Rosanne Russo Ms. Elizabeth Donnelly Dr. Mimi Bres Ms. Susan Fox Dr. Edward Barrese Ms. Thelma S. Mrazek Mr. Eric Ryans Glenn Welde Ms. Linda A. Britt Dr. Esther Foxe Kathleen Kelly * Mr. Keith Mulrooney Pat Sachs Sally Wells Bonnie and Jere Broh-Kahn Biff and Paula Franks Mrs. Margot Kelly Ms. Joy Myers and Mr. Ebenezer O. Sackey Mr. and Mrs. Philip Werntz Hays R. Browning Mr. and Mrs. Egon E. Friedman Captain Joan E. Darrah, USN (Ret.) Mr. Tom Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sale Ms. Louise S. Widdup Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Bruns Mrs. Barbara J. Fritzler and Ms. Lynne Kennedy Ms. Kathryn V. Myers Dr. and Mrs. Paul Schlein Ms. Nancy H. Wiecking Phyllis Bruns Ms. Mary E. Furlow Ms. Barbara Kernan Elizabeth Pels Nash Ms. Marysol S. Scott Ms. Donna M. Wilcox Dr. Dale R. Buchanan Irene Gad * Randolph N. Kerr Ms. Michelle Newberry Mrs. Miriam Scott-Levine Ms. Diane D. Williams and John P. Cahill Ms. Helen Gaul Peter and Sharon Kissel Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nigon Gene F. Seevers Ms. Nancy Ostrowski Bob and Monte Campbell Mrs. Joyce L. Gayle Drs. Susan and Perry Klein Sandy Northrop Anne and Mrs. Carol Witt Mr. Gerald and Mr. Harry George III Mr. Peter R. Kolker Mr. Peter Novick Mr. Andrew Shreeves and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wolpert Mrs. Cecelia Cannizzaro Mr. Edward F. Gerber Jane and Kenneth Kolson Yolanda C. Oertel, M.D. Ms. Rose Hirschel ** Ms. Rebecca Wood Michael and Kristina Caplin Rose Gerke Dr. and Mrs. Peter J. Kuch Mr. Richard Ogden and Mrs. Sarah Sloan Ms. Wendy Woods-Pallett Ms. Norma Carey Ms. Evelyn Gettys Carolyn Kulisheck Mrs. Laura Ogden Dr. Bernard Slosberg and Ellen Wormser Sally Caulfield Dr. Douglas E. Gill Ms. Suzanne Kuser Ms. Beatriz M. Oliveira Ms. Mary Chor Xiaodong Zhang Dr. Anne Page Chiapella John and Martha Giovanelli * Ms. Susanne Kyzivat Mr. Warren Oliveri Jr. and Ms. Antonia Browning Smiley Mr. Victor Zitel Michael Jay Chusmir and Mrs. Chareclia Gjoni Ellen J. LaBelle McGennis Williams Nancy Sinvervo Smith * 58 anonymous donors Ms. Sheryl Lahti Onufrak Family Trust Dr. Sonja Sperlich Deborah McPherson Chusmir Ms. Ellen Goldstein *Deceased Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lambert Kenneth and Barbara Orski Ms. Helen P. Starr James M. Compton Col. USA (Ret.) Mr. Stephen Goodell **PBS NewsHour intention Filmmaker Lynn Novick (right) and guests attend a College Behind Bars screening. 32 ELIZABETH P. CAMPBELL LEGACY SOCIETY 33 LOCAL CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT

Local Corporate Support WETA wishes to thank the corporate organizations that supported the station’s television, radio and online services, as well as WETA Magazine and a variety of local projects during Fiscal Year 2020.

AEG Presents City of Fairfax Band Association – Alexandria Symphony Orchestra Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Freer Gallery of Art and Amazing Farm Fun @ Ticonderoga at the University of Maryland Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Classical Arts Entertainment Smithsonian Institution – The Apollo Orchestra Cohen Media Group National Portrait Gallery Sony Pictures Classics Armed Forces Benefit Association Comcast Corporation Local Foundation Support (AFBA) Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live Strathmore The Art League DataRebels The Thirteen WETA is grateful for the support of the following foundations, which Attila Glatz Concert Productions Doyle University of Maryland allowed the station to provide educational services that helped enhance Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Dumbarton Oaks School of Music WETA’s local community impact during Fiscal Year 2020. Through Bel Cantanti Opera Company The Embassy Series Vocal Arts DC television and radio broadcasts, online content, and community The Birthplace of Country Music Folger Shakespeare Library The Wagner Society of Washington DC engagement programs, WETA served as a local resource for families Museum Ford’s Theatre The John F. Kennedy Center for the The Walt Disney Company throughout the region. The Boeing Company Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC Performing Arts Washington Bach Consort Browne Academy John E. Marlow Guitar Series Washington Balalaika Society The Austin Foundation, Inc. John G. and Jean R. Gosnell Foundation Candlewick Press Hanover Square Press Johns Hopkins Medicine – The Washington Ballet The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz The Jacob and Charlotte Lehrman Cantate Chamber Singers The Hylton Performing Arts Center A Woman’s Journey Washington Concert Opera Foundation Foundation The Capital Hearings Innovation Arts & Entertainment – The Law Offices of Rick Todd Washington International Horse Show Eugene B. Casey Foundation The Maple Tree Fund Cathedral Choral Society Wild Kratts | PBS KIDS Levine Music Washington National Cathedral The Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Center for the Arts at George Mason The In Series Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes Washington Performing Arts the Performing Arts Foundation University The International School of Music Live Nation – DC Washington Revels Marshall B. Coyne Foundation Richard E. and Nancy P. Marriott The Choral Arts Society of Washington Jenner & Block LLP Maryland Lyric Opera Waterford Concert Series Dimick Foundation Foundation The Choralis Foundation Mathers LifeWays Wayne Presbyterian Church The Max and Victoria Dreyfus MAXIMUS Foundation Mayor’s Office on Asian & Pacific Wintergreen Music Foundation, Inc. The Meredith Foundation Islander Affairs Wolf Trap Foundation for the The Richard Eaton Foundation The Millstream Fund Middleburg Concert Foundation Performing Arts The Farvue Foundation New York Community Trust National Chamber Ensemble Yale School of Music The Robert M. Fisher Memorial Park Foundation National Endowment for the Foundation, Inc. – A Foundation of The Phase Foundation Humanities the Jess and Mildred Fisher Family PNC Foundation National Gallery of Art Prince Charitable Trusts National Philharmonic Nora Roberts Foundation National Theatre – Washington, D.C. Seeley Foundation Opera Philadelphia The Yuen Foundation Penguin Press One anonymous foundation Quatt Associates, Inc. The Reston Chorale Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center – Montgomery College Saint Luke Catholic Church Shen Yun Performing Arts Sibley Memorial Hospital Smithsonian Associates Clockwise from top right: Grantchester on Masterpiece; Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate History; The Chaperone on Masterpiece; Hero Elementary. 34 LOCAL CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT 35 HONORS AND AWARDS

The WETA Board Individual Achievement WETA Productions, Co- Colorín Colorado “You Are PBS NewsHour Welcome Here: Supporting the of Trustees Honors Sharon Percy Rockefeller Productions and Projects “How Social Casinos Leverage Social and Emotional Health of Sharon Percy Rockefeller Facebook User Data to Target (above left) College Behind Bars Newcomer Immigrants” Vulnerable Gamblers” – National for 30 Years of Leadership HONORING GWEN IFILL Telly Award: Gold; Television Craft, National Academy of Television Arts Headliner Award: Business and Yamiche Alcindor Directing Consumer Reporting; Second Place On December 3, 2019, the WETA Board & Sciences Michigan Chapter Emmy The late PBS NewsHour co- of Trustees paid tribute to President Correspondents’ Telly Award: Gold; Television, Award: Societal Concerns – Program/ “Inside Yemen” – Alfred I. duPont- and CEO Sharon Percy Rockefeller for Association Aldo Beckman Memorial Documentary – Series Special Columbia Award: Silver Baton anchor and Washington Week her three decades of service to the Award for Overall Excellence in White Telly Award: Gold; Television, Telly Award: Silver; Online, Education “Prime Risk” – National Headliner moderator Gwen Ifill was organization. Marking the milestone in House Coverage Educational Institution Award: Investigative Report; Third her ongoing tenure, the board passed a honored this year by the U.S. Country Music Place commemorative resolution commending Stuart Cohen Telly Award: Gold; Television, Social Telly Award: Gold; Television, Postal Service with a Forever Rockefeller for building WETA into a The White House News Photographers Impact “Rape, Harassment and Retaliation Documentary – Series Association Eyes of History Award: in the U.S. Forest Service: Women stamp. A dedication ceremony landmark company of national stature Telly Award: Silver; Television Craft, Editing, Magazine Feature; First Place Firefighters Tell Their Stories” – and for redefining the power and Editing Telly Award: Gold; Television, History celebrating the release of National Academy of Television Arts & possibilities of public media through her – WETA Arts “Emil de Cou: NASA and Western Heritage Award: Documentary Sciences: News & Documentary Emmy the stamp took place at a extraordinary leadership and dedicated the NSO” Award: Outstanding Investigative Western Writers of America Spur service to the public. Report in a Newscast Washington, D.C., church that Laura Santhanam Award: Documentary Ifill attended for years. The American Psychoanalytic Association: “Yemen’s Spiraling Hunger Crisis Is Award for Excellence in Journalism – The Gene Explained (For Those a Man-Made Disaster” – National stamp is the 43rd in the USPS’s PBS NewsHour “How Detention Causes Without Microscopes) Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: Illustration by Rafael López Rafael by Illustration News & Documentary Emmy Award: “Black Heritage” series, which Long-Term Harm to Children” Telly Award: Silver; Non-Broadcast, Outstanding Hard News Feature Story Education honors prominent, deceased in a Newscast Telly Award: Silver; Online Series/ Black leaders, such as actor and Webseries, Scripted PBS NewsHour Student Reporting civil rights activist Lena Horne, Labs Academy Reconstruction: America After National Educational lawmaker Shirley Chisholm and the Civil War Telecommunications Association minister Richard Allen. Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award: (NETA) Award: Education – Silver Baton Celebrating Teaching & Learning

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Clockwise from top left: WETA President and CEO Sharon Percy Rockefeller; College Behind Bars; Start with a Book; PBS NewsHour White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor; Country Music; Colorín Colorado.

36 HONORS AND AWARDS This awards listing represents honors received in Fiscal Year 2020. 37 WETA LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Officers Timothy C. Coughlin Chairman

Catherine Stevens WETA President and Chief Executive Officer WETA Board of Trustees Chairman Vice Chairman and Secretary Sharon Percy Rockefeller Timothy C. Coughlin

Trustees Jerome Libin Riley Temple Kenneth Adelman Elizabeth Lodal John Ulfelder Karna Small Bodman Marlene Malek Kari Waldack Asst. Secretary to the Board Joseph Bruns David O. Maxwell Trustee Emeritus Peter Buscemi Mara Mayor René Carter CORPORATE OFFICERS Eric Motley John Dalton Sharon Percy Rockefeller Bradford Nordholm Gregory Gallopoulos President and Chief Lawrence Nussdorf Executive Officer Ronald Gordon Robert Quinn Jason R. Daisey The WETA Board of Trustees salutes the WETA staff for its dedication and professionalism John W. Hechinger Jr. Executive Vice President and Margaret Milner Richardson Trustee Emeritus Chief Operating Officer during the pandemic, ensuring that WETA continues to serve the Washington, D.C., region and Sharon Percy Rockefeller J. Roderick Heller III Lisa Lindstrom Delaney the country with trusted and informative programs and resources that inspire, educate and inform. ex officio Trustee Emeritus Senior Vice President and Adrienne Hensley Thomas Saylak General Counsel Frederick Humphries, Jr. Pauline Schneider David C. Purvis Senior Vice President, Chief Timothy Keating John Schwieters WETA PBS WETA PBS KIDS WETA METRO ONLINE Financial Officer and Treasurer 26.1 via antenna 26.3 via antenna 26.5 via antenna weta.org Shivam Mallick Shah Judith Lansing Kovler Comcast 26, 219, 800, 1026 Comcast 266, 1147 Fios 470 weta.org/pbsapp Roger Krone Robert Sloan Cox 26, 1003, 1026 Cox 801 PBS App weta.org/passport Susan Lee Loren Allan Smith DirecTV 26, 26-1 Fios 472 RCN 599 ex officio Dish 8076 RCN 38 YouTube TV Fios 26, 526 RCN 26, 613 WETA WORLD CLASSICAL WETA 26.4 via antenna WETA 90.9 FM Washington, D.C. WETA UK Comcast 270, 1148 WGMS 89.1 FM Hagerstown 26.2 via antenna Cox 802 WETA 88.9 FM Frederick Comcast 265, 1146 Fios 475 classicalweta.org Cox 800 RCN 37 vivalavoce.org Fios 474 RCN 39, 602

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