WWOZ Board of Directors General Manager’s Report Wednesday, June 17, 2015 1. Membership. As of April 30, 2015, WWOZ has received $2,108,830 in donations for FY 2015, an 11% increase over revenue the previous year for the same period (September 2013-April 2014), during which 6.938 WWOZ members donated $1,900,588. During the current reporting period, 7,041 individual members donated to WWOZ: 1,983 sustaining members gave $143,700 (7% of all revenue) and approximately 3,535 out-of-state members gave $705,187 (33% of all revenue). During the same period last year (September 2013-April 2014), 1,728 sustaining members contributed $110,000 (6% of all revenue), and 3,153 out-of-state members contributed $605,683 (32% of all revenue). In the month of April 2015 alone, WWOZ received $504,131 in donations, a 9% decrease from April 2014, owing to an earlier end to Brass Pass sales. 2. Underwriting. As of April 30, 2015, WWOZ has earned $222,893 in underwriting and sponsorship revenue for FY 2015, an increase of 26% over the same period last year (September 2013-March 2014). In April 2015 alone, underwriting and sponsorship revenue totaled $15,614 compared to revenue of $41,780 in April 2014, a decrease of 62%. Underwriting signed four new agreements in May 2015, with: the New Orleans International Beer Fest, the French Market Corporation for the Creole Tomato Festival, the Snake Oil Festival, and the Algiers Economic Development Corporation for Wednesdays on the Point. 3. Major Giving. As of April 30, 2015, WWOZ has received $128,074 in major donations for FY 2015, an increase of 7% over the same period in FY 2014 (September 2013-March 2014), during which major donors contributed $119,644.. In April 2015 alone, Major Giving received $7,860, compared to the $14,809 received in April 2014, a 47% decrease. On June 25, 2015, Major Giving will host its third WWOZ Hi-Fi Club Happy Hour, with light food, drink specials, and music by the Brad Walker Trio, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Foundation Room at the House of Blues New Orleans. 4. Swamp Shop. WWOZ Swamp Shop Manager Suzanne Roberge submitted her resignation effective May 29, 2015. Ms. Roberge oversaw the successful launch of the Swamp Shop retail location within the Louisiana Music Factory, and for streamlining and updating all aspects of Swamp Shop operations. As of April 30, 2015, total FY 2015 revenue for the WWOZ Swamp Shop was $48,732, a decrease of 19% over the $60,270 in Swamp Shop revenue during the same period in FY 2014. For the month of April 2015, Swamp Shop revenue was $7,050, a 43% decrease from revenue in March 2014. The Swamp Shop retail location accounted for 89% of April 2015 sales. During the WWOZ Piano Night fundraiser on April 27, 2015, the WWOZ Swamp Shop sold $1,557 in merchandise. On May 4, 2015, the Swamp Shop grossed $1,872.40 during the Louisiana Music Factory’s post-Jazz Fest event featuring live performances by Eric Lindell, New Orleans Jazz Vipers, Luke Winslow King, and the Washboard Chaz Blues Trio. Page 1 of 7 WWOZ Board of Directors General Manager’s Report Wednesday, June 17, 2015 5. Development. On May 11, 2015, WWOZ engaged MajorGiving.com consultant Mark Laskowski as its Interim Chief Development Officer. Mr. Laskowski has implemented “cost to raise a dollar” and “return on investment” financial tracking of all WWOZ Development revenue streams. WWOZ Development and consultants Lisa Ondak and Robert Stein finalized the job description for the newly-created Chief Development Officer position, which was posted on the WWOZ website on June 12, 2015. WWOZ will also canvas for potential Chief Development Officer candidates during the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference in Washington, D.C., from July 9-12, 2015. 6. Outreach. WWOZ manned an outreach booth at the 10th Annual Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo from May 15-17, 2015. WWOZ Outreach was hand for the 2015 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival held June 6-7, 2015 in Louis Armstrong Park, and WWOZ information and bumper stickers were distributed to the more than 100 musicians from all over the U.S. and abroad who attended the Sixth Annual New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp for Adults, held at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel June 7-12, 2015. 7. New Media. On June 15, 2015, WWOZ “officially” added WWOZ-2 to WWOZ.org: the homepage features links to both WWOZ music channels, and the streaming audio player allows toggling between WWOZ-1 and WWOZ-2. On May 22, 2015, WWOZ shared a photograph of B.B. King’s funeral procession on Beale Street in Memphis on the WWOZ Facebook page; the post garnered 2,059,264 impressions, more than 12,000 “Likes,” more than 15,000 “Shares,” and more than 700 comments, a response 3-4 times larger than for anything WWOZ has ever posted. The first incarnation of a two-week music archive was completed on June 11, 2015. WWOZ New Media has begun to migrate content to the redesigned responsive website. A dedicated website for WWOZ’s syndicated program New Orleans Calling (neworleanscalling.wwoz.org) went live on April 24, 2015, designed by graphic designer Monique Hamilton in conjunction with New Orleans Calling Producer David Ankers, Melanie Merz, and New Media Director David Stafford. 8. WWOZ Video. The WWOZ Video Unit has begun the process of editing 23 live performances: nine recorded live during the 2015 French Quarter Festival, and 14 recorded at Basin Street Station. WWOZ Video has been posting “web extra” videos in conjunction with every episode of New Orleans Calling, and has begun filming New Orleans Calling interviews, the latest being one with trumpeter Leroy Jones, filmed at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center. On June 16, 2015, WWOZ Video completed a promotional video for WWOZ’s “Busted on Bourbon” concert at the Metro Chicago on July 2, 2015, with narration by Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart. WWOZ Video has filmed 120 musical artists and groups since September 2014. Page 2 of 7 WWOZ Board of Directors General Manager’s Report Wednesday, June 17, 2015 9. Southern Rep Theatre Young Guard Award. On May 19, 2015, Southern Rep Theatre presented WWOZ with its 2015 Young Guard Award, which honors the next generation of Southern Rep supporters for their commitment, talent, and generosity of spirit. WWOZ collaborated with Southern Rep Theatre and New Orleans artists to create BOUDIN: The New Orleans Music Project, a multimedia paean to New Orleans music. WWOZ’s Melanie Merz was on hand to accept the award on behalf of the station at Southern Rep’s 2015 Annual Gala, held at the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans. 10. Asante Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. On May 17, 2015, WWOZ Board Member James Hutchinson, Jr. received a career achievement award from The Asante Foundation at their sixth annual awards ceremony and dinner at The Pavilion of the Two Sisters in New Orleans City Park. The Asante Foundation Awards and Festival celebrates the creativity and achievements of community members of African descent, and the 2015 awards were given to New Orleanians in the media industry. Mr. Hutchinson was honored for his achievements in international consulting, financial accounting, commercial banking, non-profit management, radio entrepreneurship, and more; he served as Executive Vice President and part-owner of InterUrban Broadcasting for nearly 20 years. InterUrban Broadcasting operated WYLD AM 940 and FM 98 in New Orleans from 1980 to 1994, as well as six other radio stations in the U.S. 11. Jazz Foundation of America Lifetime Achievement Award. On May 16, 2015, WWOZ General Manager David Freedman received a lifetime achievement award from the Jazz Foundation of America, a New York-based nonprofit committed to providing jazz and blues musicians with financial, medical, housing, and legal assistance as well as performance opportunities, with a special focus on the elderly and veterans who find themselves in crisis due to illness, age and/or circumstance. Mr. Freedman was honored for his and WWOZ’s efforts to reunite musicians in the aftermath of the Federal Flood of 2005, and for a lifetime of “keeping the music alive.” Mr. Freedman’s award was presented during the Jazz Foundation of America’s 24th Annual Jazz Loft Party fundraising event. 12. The 15th Annual NON-COMMvention. David Freedman, Program Director Dwayne Breashears, and Assistant to the Program Director Russell Shelton attended the 15th Annual NON-COMMvention in Philadelphia from May 13-15, 2015, a conference for non-commercial radio programmers, promoters, managers, and other members of the music industry. The keynote speaker was the new CEO of National Public Radio, Jarl Mohn. Panel discussions at the NON-COMMvention addressed topics including attracting younger listeners, competing successfully with commercial stations, and specialty programming. Page 3 of 7 WWOZ Board of Directors General Manager’s Report Wednesday, June 17, 2015 13. In-Studio Performers and Guests. May 4, 2015: Caren Green, Matt Owens, Ben Russell, Ernan Lopez Nussa May 5, 2015: Mitch Woods May 6, 2015: Harry Ballard, Dan Lavricella May 7, 2015: Jane Harvey Brown, Kerry Brown, Steve Pistorius, Roselyn Lionheart, Jasmine Ratliff, David Leonard, Jamil Sharif, Paavo Hanninen, Steven Elmore May 8, 2015: Robin Barnes, Libra LaGrone, Katie Moylan, Jessica Garcia, Nick O’Dowd May 9, 2015: Rosane Brambilla, Paulo Morales May 11, 2015: Olivia Motley, Jean-Jacques Martinod, Kristin Diable, Julie Urbisova, Jimbo & Jennifer Martin May 13, 2015: Tara O’Grady, Daria & Graham, Mike Liuzza, Earle Brown May 14, 2015: Rick Gladstone, Anne Robichaux, Kathleen Parke, Banu Gibson, Tom Stagg, Brian Harrison-Nelson, DJ McConduit, Marques Miles, Keith Price, Kevin Goodman, Kevin Bush, Loco (Wildman), Chief Kenny of the Black Seminoles, Tiffany Vollmer May 15, 2015: Colin Lake, Johnny Sansone May 18, 2015: Billie Davies, Mike Davies, Alex Blaine, Brandon Lewis, Clemens Gubernath May 19, 2014: Suzanne Bernier, Jennifer Gallagher, James Andrews, Alexandra Scott May 20, 2015: Cullen P.