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New England Public Radio Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Capital Campaign for WFCR

September 2014: The ribbon is cut and the confetti flies.

undreds of listeners and well-wishers Kumble Subbaswamy and NEPR’s CEO & H joined us in September for the Grand General Manager Martin Miller. Speaking for Opening Celebration at our new home at 1525 the 50th Anniversary Campaign were Honorary Main Street in downtown Springfield. The Chair Anne Garrels and Campaign Chair Jack festivities at City Stage included a keynote by Dill. former WFCR Intern and UMass Amherst graduate, Audie Cornish, who is currently The afternoon block party kicked off with hosting All Things Considered for NPR. Beautiful an incredible show by the UMass Amherst performances were given by the Springfield Minuteman Marching Band and featured many Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Trombonist, great performances by some of the region’s Brian Diehl, and the Community Music premiere musicians including Charles Neville, School of Springfield’s Charles Majid Greenlee Avery Sharpe and the Green Street Trio. Scholarship Jazz Ensemble. Words of thanks and reflections on this significant day were By October, the lights were on, computers were shared by Congressman Richie Neal, Springfield humming and the microphones were “hot” at Mayor Domenic Sarno, UMass Chancellor our new home. The staff has settled in and everyone loves the new building and the new an additional $1,767,580 in New Market Tax neighborhood. As our classical music host John Credits, total funding to date has reached nearly Nowacki recently said, the opportunity “to $8 million – a phenomenal achievement. work in a beautiful space like this is a once in a career opportunity”. NEPR will spend much of the next year completing Campaign fundraising for facilities The public has raved about NEPR’s new ($650,000 is needed) and for the Program headquarters and our architect for the project, Development Fund ($350,000 is needed). Kuhn Riddle of Amherst, was given the Honor Campaign Vice-Chair David Scott will be Award by the Western Massachusetts Chapter working on this effort in Hampshire County and of the American Institute of Architects for the Rosie Caine and her Campaign committee will design of the 15,000 square foot space. lead our efforts in Franklin County. We will be wrapping up fundraising in Hampden County The former Women’s Department of the with help from Campaign Chair Jack Dill – as Springfield National Bank, which we call the well as CEO & General Manager Martin Miller “Volunteer Room”, is the staff favorite for and NEPR’s Major Gifts team – Nancy Reeves, meetings. Also, the bank’s former vault is now Sara Lawrence, Janet Egelhofer, and the our storage room. One of the two huge and permanent Executive Director of Development beautiful vault doors is in our Community Room, and Major Giving. which gives the space wonderful character. With new state-of-the-art studios, NEPR is eager The City of Springfield has welcomed us to begin production of the new programs funded warmly in many ways including gifts for each of by the 50th Anniversary Campaign: NEPR the staff members from the Greater Springfield Media Lab, a new radio training program for Convention and Visitors Bureau as well as visits Springfield and Holyoke high school students; and building tours with some of our neighbors. Street Level Sounds, a music and spoken word program produced in collaboration with local As NEPR settles into Springfield, the 50th cultural and educational organizations, which Anniversary Campaign continues. To date, will be available on NEPR’s website; and finally, $6,175,530 has been raised towards our a new daily talk show for the NEPR News $7,000,000 community Campaign goal; with Network.

Above Left: UMass Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy high-fives members of the UMass Amherst Marching Band. Above Right: The UMass Amherst Marching Band greets attendees of the Grand Opening Dedication. When NEPR completes the 50th Anniversary If you are interested in having a tour of our Campaign in 2015, fundraising will continue facilities, please contact Joyce Skowyra, at for both the building endowment and classical [email protected]; 413-735-6600. & jazz programming. We have already received future bequest commitments of nearly We are so proud of our new home and so grateful $500,000 for the endowment, so the future to everyone who has supported New England looks promising. Public Radio Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Capital Campaign for WFCR! Also in 2015, the rehabilitation of the Five Colleges Studios at UMass Amherst will be completed.

Top Left: Reception and front lobby. Top Middle: The Vault Top Right: The Volunteer Room ( former Women’s Department, Springfield National Bank)

Far Left: Back row: State Rep. Jim Welch, Anne Garrels, Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, Mayor Domenic Sarno, Front row: Jack Dill, Martin Miller, Audie Cornish, Paul Lambert

Left: The Bob Paquette Studios are dedicated by Audie Cornish and Bob’s husband, Mike Packard

Above: Avery Sharpe and band entertains the crowd at Center Square. Bob Paquette Broadcast Suite $504,931

Administration $394,220 Total Springfield Facilities Classical/Jazz Music Endowment $5,811,081 $7,280 All Other 1525 Main Street Gifts New Programming $3,315,138 $135,500 Building Endowment $424,725

Technology $853,760

Five Colleges Studios UMass Amherst $293,844

Mass Cultural Facilities Grant New Market Tax Credits $223,432 $1,767,580 TOTAL PROJECT GIFTS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN BY LOCATION B. John Dill – Chair ($7,920,410 as of January 12, 2015) David K. Scott – Vice Chair

Connecticut Other Anne Garrels – Honorary Campaign Chair – $505,373 $31,981 Former Foreign Correspondent, NPR News Berkshire County $569,480 Hampshire County Campaign Committee Franklin County Jim Leheny – Chair Michael Kusek – Advisor $370,833 Marc Berman Lorna Peterson** Hampden County $4,535,354 Gloria Fox David Scott Susan Frost Mary Jo Viederman Hampshire County Pat Goggins Peter Whalen $1,907,389 Colleen Johnston Jonathan Wright Ariane Krumholz

TOTAL PROJECT GIFTS Hampden County Campaign Committee BY DESIGNATION Eric Bachrach* Carol Kinsley* Mitch Bolotin Eileen McCaffery-Cuda ($7,920,410 as of January 12, 2015) B. John Dill – Chair Angelika Melien* Bob Paquette Broadcast Suite $504,931 Colette Dill* Steve Mitus Administration $394,220 Ellen Freyman* Betty Rae Poppo Total Springfield Facilities Classical/Jazz Music Endowment Paul Friedmann* Jacqueline Quimby $5,811,081 $7,280 All Other 1525 Main Street Gifts New Programming Sally Fuller David Starr – Advisor $3,315,138 $135,500 Building Endowment Ken Furst Paul Stelzer $424,725 Steve Hays – Advisor Steve Wittenberg* Technology $853,760 Franklin County Campaign Committee Five Colleges Studios UMass Amherst $293,844 Rosemary Caine* – Chair Howard Natenshon Jill Ker Conway – Advisor Gordon Oakes Mass Cultural Facilities Grant New Market Tax Credits $223,432 $1,767,580 Marina Goldman Elizabeth Sillin Ann Hamilton William Sillin NEW ENGLAND PUBLIC RADIO Deborah Katz News. Classical. Jazz. Berkshire County Campaign Advisors

Amherst / Springfield / Hartford ...... WFCR 88.5 FM Connecticut Other Bruce Grinnell Jean Rousseau North Adams...... 101.1 FM $505,373 $31,981 Judy Grinnell Lin Schreiber Great Barrington...... 98.7 FM Lee...... Berkshire County 98.3 FM Jim Lamme Richard Schreiber Pittsfield / Lenox.$569,480...... 106.1 FM Wendy Linscott Leslie Shatz Williamstown...... 96.3 FM Franklin County Peter Mehlin Steve Shatz $370,833 Michael Miller Abbie von Schlegell NEPR News Network Hampden County Nancy Miller Laird White News. Talk. Culture. $4,535,354 Claudia Perles* Reid White Springfield / Amherst / Westfield...... WNNZ Hampshire County 640 AM Steven Perles Alice Wislocki Franklin County...... WNNZ $1,907,389 91.7 FM Southern Berkshire County...... WNNU 89.5 FM Georgeanne Rousseau George Wislocki Northern Berkshire County...... WNNI 98.9 FM *Director, NEPR Foundation, Inc. NEPR.net **Emeritus, NEPR Foundation, Inc. Listen. Explore. Share. For more information please go to NEPR.net/campaign or call our Executive Director of Development and Major Gifts

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