MEDIA THAT MATTERS 2015 ANNUAL REPORT an member station w MEDIA THAT MATTERS 2 / 2015 ANNUAL REPORT www.npr.vegas w annual report | 2015 MISSION Nevada Public Radio will enhance the quality of life and foster civic engagement by informing, educating and inspiring our growing audiences. VISION Nevada Public Radio will be recognized as the leading independent source of information and cultural expression and a catalyst for civic engagement. www.npr.vegas 2015 annual report / 3 w MEDIA THAT MATTERS Nevada Public Radio Board of Directors as of March 2016 OFFICERS Cynthia alexander, esq., Chair Dickinson Wright, pllC Jerry nadal, Vice Chair Cirque du Soleil tim Wong, treasurer arcata associates Florence rogers, Secretary nevada public radio DIRECTORS Jan Jones Blackhurst Caesars entertainment Corporation Kevin M. Buckley First real estate Companies, llC richard I. Dreitzer, esq. Wilson elser Moskowitz edelman Dicker, llp robert Glaser BnY Mellon Wealth Management Don Hamrick Chapman las Vegas Gavin Isaacs Scientific Games Corporation John r. Klai, II Klai Juba Wald architects todd avery lenahan tal Studio William Mason taylor International Corporation Kathleen M. nylen anthony J. pearl, esq. the Cosmopolitan of las Vegas Susan Malick Brennan, Director emeritus Brennen Consulting Group, llC David Cabral, Director emeritus Business Finance Corporation louis Castle, Director emeritus pat Chapin, Director emeritus elizabeth Fretwell, Director emeritus City Manager lamar Marchese, president emeritus Chris Murray, Director emeritus avissa Corporation Bill nonnan, Director emeritus Mark ricciardi, esq., Director emeritus Fisher & phillips, llp Mickey roemer, Director emeritus 4 / 2015 ANNUAL REPORT www.npr.vegas annual report | 2015 Investing in media that matters Florence Rogers President and CEO local economic analysts are challenging and highlights are evident through the all of us to get out of a recession mindset. following pages. that sums up one of the pillars of our three-year plan adopted in September nevada public radio doesn’t stay still. 2014: reinvesting in content and capacity everyone here is committed to growing. to catch up from years of necessary improving and deepening our service to our prudence, including a next-generation community. It is an honor to play this role in upgrade to our online presence. We also the lives of everyone who seeks out content invested in people to account for the new on air, in print or online. normal of multiplatform journalism, so that we can deliver news and cultural content our milestones of success are the ones by wherever you find us—on air, online and which a community can measure its health: in print. nevada public radio is pacing Vibrant, locally owned independent media, competitively with the resources devoted to news content that addresses the issues locally originated content on air and online, important to our shared home, inspires compared to larger market stations in Salt civic engagement and ignites compassion. lake City, Charlotte and San antonio. paired with enriching cultural content that delights and entertains. that’s our post- those metrics only capture part of recession mindset, and you make it all the story. earning your trust and your possible. thank you. investments is vital. I cherish every contributor’s name in the following pages as a partner in our endeavor. thank you. this past year we also turned our attention to increasing the capacity of the Donald W. reynolds building, which has been our home since 1998 on the CSn campus, when las Vegas was the nation’s fastest growing city and just 15 staffers moved into the Donald W. reynolds broadcast center. It was designed to last more than 25 years, but our aspirations have always been to exceed expectations. there’s a full history online at knpr.org/about-us/our-history www.npr.vegas 2015 annual report / 5 w MEDIA THAT MATTERS Nevada Public Radio Community Advisory Board Members as of august 2016 Susan Malick Brennan, Chair Brennan Consulting Group, llC nehme e. abouzeid Wynn/encore Dennis Cobb DCC Group adrianna Gonorazky, p.e., S.e InnoVa technologies Carolyn G. Goodman City of las Vegas Marilyn Gubler the las Vegas archive Kurtis Wade Johnson Megan Jones MKJ Consulting, llC edmée S. Marcek, ph.D. College of Southern nevada Jenna Morton Sabra Smith newby Clark County Steve parker unlV richard plaster Signature Homes Kim russell 702 entertainment, llC Candy Schneider the Smith Center for the performing arts Howard Skolnik Stephanie Smith Bob Stoldal Kate turner Whiteley Kirvin Doak Communications lindsay Williams Centurylink Brent Wright Wright engineers Mark ricciardi, esq., Director emeritus Fisher & phillips, llp David Cabral, Director emeritus Business Finance Corporation elizabeth Fretwell, Director emeritus City Manager 6 / 2015 ANNUAL REPORT www.npr.vegas annual report | 2015 Community investment Cynthia Alexander Board of Directors Chair When nevada public radio was the nevada public radio Board has incorporated 40 years ago in December always been forward-looking, from of 1975, the board’s role was singular: additional frequency acquisition in the launch KNPR FM, the first NPR affiliate in ’90s or incubating the city regional nevada. that effort culminated in 1980, magazine Desert Companion that is now bringing NPR news and classical music to a distinct editorial voice in the region. We Southern nevada. In subsequent years, have radio in our name and history, and a volunteer board has partnered with our Board has always kept our community management — one with remarkable role front and center; but without continuity beginning with founder lamar meaningful content there is no reason for Marchese — to constantly seek ways to our audiences to engage as listeners or expand independent public media in the supporters, of course. as media changes, region. as an independent licensee, we can we emerge as a convener, a candid friend focus solely on the mission of public media to the community. and the needs of our audiences. the following pages honor the individuals that means every decision is made with you who have invested in this effort in the year in mind: to enhance your access to high- ending September 30, 2015. on behalf of quality independent media and cultural the Board of Directors, I thank you sincerely. content wherever you choose to find us. You are joined by the corporations, Stewardship of the resources entrusted to businesses and foundations who share your us, including the privileged operation of commitment. We are proud to recognize FCC regulated public airwaves, is driven by you and look forward to our next decade of one agenda: serving our community. serving you. the nationwide network of 260+ NPR member organizations and the multitudes of stations they represent serve the u.S. with unmatched local, national and international journalism. I note that nevada public radio management continues to serve in national leadership roles to move our endeavor forward and position us as a continually thriving public media organization. www.npr.vegas 2015 annual report / 7 w MEDIA THAT MATTERS programs you support News Humor Arts & Life Classical All Things Considered Ask Me Another Desert Bloom Chicago Symphony BBC World Service The Best of Car Talk Fresh Air Orchestra Here & Now Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me! Nevada Yesterdays Classical Music KNPR’s State of Nevada Wits On Being Concierto Latino USA Radio Lab From the Top Marketplace Snap Judgment Music from the Hearts of Space Marketplace Weekend Sound Opinions New York Philharmonic Morning Edition TED Radio Hour Performance Today On the Media The Business Pipedreams Take Two The Moth Sunday Baroque Weekend Edition This American Life SymphonyCast Saturday Vinyl Cafe Weekend Edition Sunday About Nevada Public radio Nevada Public Radio is NPR in Las Vegas. A growing audience relies on our broadcast, print and digital distribution channels for a unique mix of local, national, and international news, entertainment and cultural content. Our MissiOn Nevada Public Radio will enhance the quality of life and foster civic engagement by informing, educating and inspiring our growing audiences. Our VisiOn Nevada Public Radio will be recognized as the leading independent source of information and cultural expression, and a catalyst for civic engagement. Members are at the heart of public radio. Nevada Public Radio’s activities are supported by this base of annual individual giving, along with revenue from broadcast and online sponsorship, as well as print advertising. NVPR is the recipient of private foundation donations and other grant revenue, including the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Nevada Public Radio (NVPR) was established in 1975 as an independent, not-for-profit, public benefit corporation. NVPR signed on the air in 1980 with one station serving the Las Vegas area as Nevada’s first National Public Radio (NPR®) affiliate station. For more than three decades, NVPR has remained true to its mission to enhance the quality of life and foster civic engagement by informing, educating and inspiring a growing audience through public media — including content on air, in print and online. NVPR’s broadcast network includes two FM stations serving the Las Vegas metropolitan area — News 88.9 KNPR and Classical KCNV 89.7. Combined with five associate stations, 10 translator stations and associated HD digital channels, NVPR serves a geographical area of more than 66,000 square miles, including parts of California, Utah and Arizona. NVPR is the publisher of the award-winning