2014 Annual Report

1963 First staff member, Clair Tettemer, hired, 1964 and first television antenna erected. KFME signs on. 1965 Prairie Public’s first television The Carnegie program: a 60-hour 1967 Commission English literature course. coins the phrase “public television.” 1969 Public Broadcasting Service 1970 established. We all learn how to get to “Sesame Street.” National 1971 Public Radio 1976 established. “SPIN” with Cal Olson and “Peek at the Week.” 1980 “North Dakota This Week” and 1981 “Boyd Christenson Interviews .” Prairie Public Radio established. 1987 Prairie School Television offers a world of learning to 1989 60,000 students across the state. Remember Abercrombie and Sweet Violet? 1991 “¡Hablemos Espanol!, a Spanish language 1992 course, debuts. Network infrastructure includes all of North Dakota. 1993 CEO Dennis Falk receives North Dakota Broadcasting Association’s 1994 highest honor, the Pioneer Award. Prairie Online is a forerunner of social networking. 1995 Prairie Satellite Network inaugurated 1996 at 76 sites across the state. Radio translators installed to reach seven 2000 underserved areas. Public media expands to 2006 new online platforms. Corporate identity Transition to digital television changes to and radio broadcasts allows for Prairie Public. multiple program streams. 2009 Prairie Public celebrates 50 years 2011 of providing quality radio, television, View or listen anytime, and public media services anywhere on mobile that educate, involve, devices. and inspire the people 2014 of the prairie region. Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc. Fiscal Year 2014 began October 1, 2013, and ended September 30, 2014 Prairie Public Broadcasting is a trusted public media service dedicated to building an exciting and productive future for our region and its people by offering a window on the world and creating a forum for discussion of important issues.

When you support Prairie Public, Prairie Public Broadcasting your contribution goes to work to make great television and radio provides quality radio, programs happen. It works to secure the very best of PBS and NPR programming, along with high- television, and public media quality, original productions created to meet your interests and needs. services that educate, Individual and community support is a crucial part of Prairie Public’s involve, and inspire the success, and this annual report celebrates our dedicated partners people of the prairie region. and contributors.

Prairie Public is a member of Prairie Public is a member of NPR, a the Public Broadcasting Service, privately supported, nonprofit membership a private, nonprofit corporation organization that serves its audience in that provides quality television partnership with independently operated, programming and related services. noncommercial public radio stations.

2 AN EYE ON THE FUTURE

We move at a lively pace here Public media is not just a provider at Prairie Public. of good radio and television Our days are programming. We have a strong filled with live commitment to the arts, news broadcasts, and public affairs, and high-quality interviews and content for education. We believe video shoots, in excellence, professionalism, pre-production intellectual honesty, and and post- transparency. We are in the business production, outreach activities, of providing educational experiences, networking, scheduling, fundraising, using the power of radio and and myriad other activities. television to inform and inspire.

But we’re always looking toward the As we create the public media future—the future of public media system of the future, we must re- in our region and of the people it imagine how we fulfill our mission. serves. After all, public media is We harness every single resource, about lifelong learning. both local and national, and every single platform, to serve the public Since we celebrated Prairie Public’s with quality content. 50th anniversary this year, we’ve had an opportunity to reflect on how much We are innovators. We have five we’ve grown. Yet what’s especially decades of experience creating exciting are the opportunities that distinctive educational content, and lie ahead. we know that public media holds a special place in your heart and the We understand the changing ways the hearts and minds of all the people public consumes information. We are in our region. in the midst of a radical change in the technology of media, and public We’re dreaming big. Just as our media is up to the task. founders did 50 years ago.

These changes in technology require Thank you for making it all possible. new thinking, and new inspiration, You make a difference. from everyone in our industry. Technology will continue to evolve, and we are evolving with it. We are moving forward with confidence to fulfill our public service mission, using the best of the future’s technology and platforms. We are building on what makes public media John Harris so unique and so powerful, in order Prairie Public to imagine the public broadcasting President & CEO system of tomorrow.

Prairie Public is committed to respect for the individual and our audience, to lifelong learning, civil discourse, and our regional identity. Those who work at Prairie Public take pride in our programming and our service, expressing it through honesty and accuracy, a strong work ethic, teamwork, workplace diversity, effective stewardship of gifts and talents, and good humor.

3 In 1965, Prairie Public began TELEVISION production of its first instructional THAT programs–a 60-hour English literature course; a program that introduced MATTERS teachers to the uses of public television programs in the classroom titled Teachers Orientation; and Art About Us, an instructional series hosted by Fargo art teacher Bruce McGhie.

Television has become more sophisticated. Today, public television can deliver its award-winning science, nature, children’s, arts, and how-to programming in high-definition clarity with web resources to extend the learning experiences. In 1959, Dr. Ted Donat and a group of like-minded partners formed the North Central Prairie Public continues with its Educational Television Association mission to educate, involve, and inspire to bring educational television to our with programs that serve audiences region. The number of homes with a through the positive, creative treatment television set had skyrocketed to 90 of concerns to humankind. In 2014, the percent, and educational television’s Prairie Public production I Am A Person time had come. Dr. Donat’s vision was awarded first place in The Gabriel became a reality on Sunday, Awards, designed to honor works of January 19, 1964, when KFME excellence in film, network, and cable Channel 13 sent the first public television and radio programs. television signal across these prairies.

Prairie Public has always served as an accessible forum for our region, with classics such as Spin, Prairie News Journal, and Peek at the Week informing viewers in past decades. Today, Prairie Pulse hosts conversations with newsmakers and explores the arts, history, and culture of our region.

First Broadcasts TELEVISION Prairie Public’s television 1964 KFME Fargo programs are as varied as its audience. 1974 KGFE Grand Forks In 2014, viewers grooved with Prairie 1974 Cable Winnipeg Musicians, were creative with Painting 1979 KBME Bismarck with Paulson, and appreciated 1980 KSRE Minot regional art and celebrated community 1982 KDSE Dickinson accomplishments with Prairie Mosaic— 1983 KWSE Williston all from the comfort of their living room chairs—via their television set or with 1992 KJRE Ellendale their desktop or handheld devices. 2005 KCGE Crookston 2008 KMDE Devils Lake

4 2014 Television Productions 6 Brothers Fargo Film Festival Preview Show 2014 North Dakota State of the State 2014 Governor Address and Democrat Response The Little Country Theatre: 100 Years at North Dakota State University

Ongoing Series Painting with Paulson, Season Fifteen Prairie Mosaic, Season Five Prairie Musicians, Season Four Prairie Pulse, Season Twelve

5 Public radio continues to evolve, RADIO WITH with online and on-air products delivering signature news and entertainment programs SUBSTANCE to people on the go. Listeners can stream radio broadcasts, stock up on the latest podcasts from NPR and Prairie Public, and they can use NPR One, a new audio app that connects their mobile devices to a stream of public radio news and stories curated for an individual’s preferences.

Prairie Public helped North Dakota celebrate 125 years of statehood in 2014 with special “Countdown to Statehood” essays written by historian Jim Davis on Dakota Datebook, and hosted Thomas Jefferson, actually Clay Jenkinson—pictured on the right with Bill Thomas, Doug Hamilton, and Ashley On September 1, 1981, Thornberg—at a live taping of news director Dave Thompson The Jefferson Hour. turned on his microphone and delivered KCND-FM’s first radio broadcast. Since then, Prairie Public’s radio news team Prairie Public’s distinctive radio has been earning accolades for its coverage service has spread to cover every of local and regional news since the first corner of the state and is widely broadcast. In 2014, the team was honored recognized for excellence. But our with Sevareid Awards for the reports titled greatest reward is the knowledge Minot: Rebuilding Dreams, produced by that Prairie Public is a trusted Dave Thompson, and for Cavalier Flooding, partner in the everyday lives of produced by Danielle Webster and Todd thousands of our listeners. McDonald; and for the investigative series Oil Patch: Code Blue, produced by Todd Melby.

In 2014, Prairie Public launched Inside Energy, a multimedia journalism collaboration with public media stations in Wyoming and Colorado to report on North Dakota’s and the region’s energy boom and the national, regional, and local significance of energy issues. This new public media First Broadcasts model allows stations to pool resources and RADIO effectively share an entire team of journalists. 1981 KCND Bismarck 1983 KMPR Minot 1986 KPPW Williston Locally produced series address 1988 KDPR Dickinson your own families’ concerns. Stand Up ND’s 1993 KPRJ Jamestown radio stories and interviews have influenced 1999 KUND Grand Forks people across the state, from educators to US attorneys to school children, who are 1999 KDSU Fargo working through programs and policies to 2003 KFJM Grand Forks address the problem of bullying—and have 2009 KPPD Devils Lake set in motion uncountable good deeds and 2012 KPPR Williston positive attitudes.

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Radio Special Projects 2014 Black Gold Boom: How Oil Changed North Dakota Dakota Datebook: Countdown to Statehood Election Coverage and Debates Jefferson on Broadway Inside Energy Live Broadcast from Hostfest ND Public Service Commissioner Debate ND Department of Public Instruction Debate Stand Up ND: Ways to Stop Bullying

Ongoing Series Daily Newscasts and Reports Dakota Datebook Friday Night Swing Into the Music with Mike Olson The Jazz Junket The Law of Jazz A Little Night Music with Ted Quanrud Main Street Mike Olson’s Blues Cruise Natural North Dakota Notas Latinas Plains Folk Prebys on Classics Travel Explorations Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life

7 EDUCATION Public television stations are the top choice of American teachers for classroom SERVICES AND video and the leading sources of online lesson plans for America’s schools, including COMMUNITY top providers of distance learning offered by ENGAGEMENT colleges. Public television’s TeacherSource and pbskids.org offer homeschoolers and other QUENCHES home learners a variety of online lessons, A THIRST games, and activities that are top-quality, easy FOR LIFELONG to use, and free. LEARNING As long as our community asks who, what, why, when, or how, we will help seek out the answers. Public media’s award-winning programming explores our world and brings it home. Your curiosity is further satisfied with supplementary online learning—background information about our programming, history, timelines, lesson plans, and, sometimes— such as when Antiques Roadshow visited North Dakota in 2014—a first-hand experience.

At the core of Prairie Public’s mission is education. Educators appreciate the professional development opportunities available at Prairie Public’s Teacher Training Institutes and the classroom resources available for every grade level in every In 1964, when Prairie discipline. Parents and caregivers are grateful Public began broadcasts, 23 for the high-quality, non-commercial children’s school systems participated programming and the workshops and resources and benefited from classroom that enhance what children are learning from programming. Schools those programs. Through television, video-on- nationwide were racing demand, and the web, students young and old to get televisions into can find a world of valuable learning. classrooms, not unlike the push to get computers and tablets into classrooms in Partnering with communities recent years. When the 1991 and their schools, Prairie Public has school year began, more than reinforced the love of learning with thousands 100,000 students were using of kids and parents at Share A Story Family Prairie Public’s classroom Literacy Events—with free books, meet-and- resources. Today, countless greets with PBS Kids characters, instructive activities, and storytelling. school children are using public media products. Prairie Public speaks to the community as individuals—respecting their intelligence, sensitivity, and ability to make connections; honoring their backgrounds and differences; and giving validity to their varied perspectives. All year long, day and night, through the mission and unique approach to public media’s potential for education and personal growth, Prairie Public invites our neighborhoods to see the world in new ways.

8 We’re in Your Community 21st Century Community Learning Centers Conference A Prairie Home Companion Live Telecasts and Potlucks Antiques Roadshow in Bismarck Celebration of Women and Their Music Media Sponsor Central Elementary Ready To Learn Resources and Digital Media Training CPB Summer Learning Training Department of Public Instruction Conference Detroit Lakes and White Earth Indian Reservation Classroom Visits (15) Detroit Lakes Spring Fest Activities Downton Abbey Screenings and Tea Parties (3) DSU Pre-Service Classes Digital Media Training Edgeley Teachers Digital Media Training Festival of Trees Sponsor First Link Giving Tree Volunteers FM Visual Artists Studio Crawl Media Sponsor Geographic Alliance Conference Grand Forks Head Starts Classroom Visits Grant Country Family Expo Head Start Ready To Learn Resources Trainings Inspiring Middle School Literacy Webinar Jefferson on Broadway Live Show MECA Week of the Young Child Event Metro Tech Camp Midwest Kids Fest Minnesota Producers of PBS Learning Media Training Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive Moorhead Trinity & Tiny Tots Day Cares Visits ND Association of School Principals Conference ND Association of Tech Leaders Conferences, Minot and Bismarck ND Council of Education Leaders Conference ND Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference ND Kinder Association Conference ND Library Association Conference ND Music Educators Conference ND Reading Association Conference ND School Counselors Convention ND Science Teachers Conference ND STEM Summit Digit Trainings ND Title One Conference NDSU Continuing Education Course: Food, Land, and People NDSU Engineering National Science Foundation Training NE Education Services Cooperative Digital Media and Transmedia Trainings (6) NE Education Services Cooperative Professional Development Day NESC Instructional Coaches’ Digital Media and Transmedia Training Norman County East Schools Ready To Learn Resources Training Northern Plains Music Festival Music Conference Osgood Kindergarten Center Student Mobile Lab Painting with Paulson Demonstration and Workshop PBS Kids Go! Writers Contest PBS Kids on the Big Screen at the Fargo Theatre Perham Daycare Association Digital Media Training Perham Turtle Fest Parade RedHawks School Day SE Educational Cooperative Media Specialist Digital Media Training Share A Story Family Literacy Events (16) Teacher Focus Group with the EERC Teacher Training Institute University of Mary Pre-Service Digital Media Trainings Walk for Diabetes Media Sponsor

9 Prairie Public Broadcasting Boards 2013–2014

The Prairie Public Broadcasting family is fortunate to have dedicated, hardworking, and enthusiastic people to guide the organization and serve on its boards and advisory councils.

Prairie Public Broadcasting Radio Council Board of Directors The Radio Council was established The Board of Directors is the to allow the three partners in the governing body of the organization, service—Prairie Public, North Dakota and members are appointed to State University, and University of serve two three-year terms. North Dakota—to be informed about the network’s progress and plans and Patricia Berger (Vice Chair), Grand Forks, ND to provide input to management. Dan Buchanan (Past Chair), Jamestown, ND Ken Bull, Winnipeg, MB Barbara Andrist, Bismarck, ND Paul Ebeltoft (Secretary), Dickinson, ND Mark Danes (UND), Grand Forks, ND John E. Harris III (President & CEO), Fargo, ND John E. Harris III (President & CEO), Fargo, ND Britt Jacobson, Park River, ND Peter Johnson (UND), Grand Forks, ND Sharon Johnson, Minot, ND Chuck Lura, Bottineau, ND Rita Kelly, Bismarck, ND Peter Morowski, Dickinson, ND Dick Kloubec, Fargo, ND Paul Nyren (Chair), Streeter, ND Erik Kringlie, Valley City, ND Susan Podrygula, Minot, ND Leslie Malcolmson, Winnipeg, MB Albert Samuelson, Bismarck, ND Andy Maragos (Treasurer), Minot, ND Kent Sandstrom (NDSU), Fargo, ND Deb Mathern (Chair), Fargo, ND Connie Triplett, Grand Forks, ND Jerry Nagel, Lake Park, MN Paul Nyren, Garrison, ND Karen Stoker, Fargo, ND Devan Towers, Winnipeg, MB North Central Council Ken Zealand (President of Prairie Public for School Television Manitoba), Winnipeg, MB The NCCST works in partnership with Prairie Public to provide multimedia resources and professional Television Community development trainings for preK-12 Advisory Board educators and the families they serve.

The Television Community Advisory Richard Diegel, Edgeley Public Schools Board reviews the programming goals Brian Duchscherer (Vice Chair), established and the services provided Carrington Public Schools by Prairie Public and advises the Board Dr. David Flowers, West Fargo Public Schools of Directors whether the programming Dr. Robert Grosz, Curriculum Chair, and other policies are meeting the Fargo Public Schools specialized educational and cultural Rick Jacobson, Wahpeton Public Schools needs of the communities served. Lynn Kovash, Moorhead Public Schools Jack Maus, Grafton Public Schools Rodney Biggs, Winnipeg, MB Chris Mills, Stephen-Argyle Central District Cindy Burgess, Dickinson, ND Dr. Larry Nybladh, Grand Forks Public Schools Rodney Haug, Hawley, MN Clarke Ranum, United Public School District 7 Janet Daley Jury (Chair), Bismarck, ND Dr. Jeff Schatz, Fargo Public Schools Samee U. Khan, Fargo, ND Kelly Taylor, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood James Kotowich, Winnipeg, MB Public Schools Carol Jean Larsen, Bismarck, ND Tamara Uselman (Chair), Carol Stevens, Fargo, ND Bismarck Public Schools Craig Whippo, Dickinson, ND Mark Vollmer, Minot Public Schools Gary Wilz, Killdeer Public Schools

Prairie Public seeks enthusiastic, hard-working, dedicated people to serve on the Prairie Public Broadcasting boards. Anyone interested in serving is encouraged to inquire.

10 Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc. Annual Financial Report for the Year Ending 9/30/14

Television Radio Amount % Amount % Total Sources

Membership $1,494,870 20% $469,250 25% $1,964,120 Underwriting $187,900 3% $220,896 12% $408,796 Corporation for Public Broadcasting $1,242,290 17% $197,306 11% $1,439,596 Local Production Funding $382,575 5% $97,898 5% $480,473 State of North Dakota $687,684 9% $280,884 15% $968,568 State of Minnesota $588,955 8% $0 0% $588,955 Grants1 $1,235,280 16% $62,512 4% $1,297,792 Fees, Rents $689,835 9% $244,645 13% $934,480 Charitable Gaming $487,068 7% $189,415 10% $676,483 Other $448,843 6% $96,810 5% $545,653

TOTAL SOURCES $7,445,300 100% $1,859,616 100% $9,304,916

Uses

Programming & Production $2,761,316 39% $1,115,143 56% $3,876,459 Engineering $1,066,373 15% $298,497 15% $1,364,870 Administration $933,184 13% $362,905 18% $1,296,089 Fundraising $434,298 6% $80,839 4% $515,137 System Upgrade & Other $1,612,087 23% $11,424 1% $1,623,511 Change in Prairie Public Endowment $308,437 4% $119,948 6% $428,385

TOTAL USES $7,115,695 100% $1,988,756 100% $9,104,451

EXCESS (DEFICIT) SOURCES OVER USES $329,605 ($129,140) $200,465

Financial data provided from Eide Bailly LLP audited financial statements of Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc.

1 Grants include unrestricted support for operations and grants for capital construction and equipment, from the Public Broadcasting Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation. Grants for capital construction and equipment totaled $1,026,073 for television.

Local support comprised of membership and underwriting is the largest source of unrestricted support for Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc.

11 George Franklin, Minot, ND Investors Circle Support John Gast, Fargo, ND Prairie Public Broadcasting Bernie Goodman, Grand Forks, ND gratefully thanks its Investors Gerald Groenewold and Connie Triplett, Grand Forks, ND Circle members, a dedicated Gerry Hammond, New Town, ND group of donors who have made Revs. Carl and Mary Hansen, Thief River Falls, MN annual gifts of $1,000 or more. John and Suzanne Harris, Fargo, ND Don and Marlene Hastings, Bismarck, ND Jonathan and Maniphone Haug, Grand Forks, ND Gold Investors • $5,000 to $9,999 Jon and Gisela Hodnefield, Dickinson, ND Frederick Baker, Bismarck, ND R. Joseph Hoefs, Grand Forks, ND Joyce and Margaret Beggs, Winnipeg, MB John and Mikey Hoeven, Bismarck, ND Paul and Gail Ebeltoft, Dickinson, ND Orlee Howell, Jamestown, ND Karen Stoker, Fargo, ND Cameron and Sally Inglis, Winnipeg, MB Terracon Development Ltd., Winnipeg, MB Ruth Iversen, Sidney, MT Anonymous, Jamestown, ND Christie Iverson and Greg Wentz, Bismarck, ND Anonymous, Minot, ND Michael and Debra Jensen, Glenburn, ND Sonja Jensen, Fargo, ND Silver Investors • $2,500 to $4,999 Mary Ann Johnson, Bismarck, ND J. W. Burns, Winnipeg, MB Phyllis Johnson, Grand Forks, ND Carol A. Christianson, Bismarck, ND Dr. Sharon Ervin Johnson, Minot, ND Kent Conrad and Lucy Calautti, Washington, DC Paul and Gloria Kaste, Fertile, MN Juliette and John Cooper, Winnipeg, MB Duane Keller, Fargo, ND Jane Dynes, Fargo, ND James D. Kertz, Fargo, ND Noel and Judy Fedje, Fargo, ND Rob and Libby Knotts, Lambert, MT Dr. Rosanne Gasse, Brandon, MB Carol Jean Larsen, Bismarck, ND Jane Groves, Winnipeg, MB Magnum Manufacturing LLC, Fargo, ND Richard and Audrey Kloubec, Fargo, ND Deb Mathern, Fargo, ND Drs. Kimberly T. Krohn and John A. Fishpaw, Minot, ND Karen McBride, Bismarck, ND Jack and Kristen Paris, Bismarck, ND Drs. Douglas and Laura Munski, Grand Forks, ND John and Jean Rockey, Winnipeg, MB Jerry Nagel, Lake Park, MN Al and Carol Samuelson, Bismack, ND Gerald and Jean Newborg, Bismarck, ND Jack Trueman, La Salle, MB Lee and Valerie Nordin, Grand Forks, ND Joe A. Westby and Rita F. Kelly, Bismarck, ND David Nygaard, Bowman, ND Paul and Anne Nyren, Garrison, ND Bronze Investors • $1,000 to $2,499 Derek and Bonnie Oldenburger, Bismarck, ND Dr. Idatonye and Linda Afonya, Crookston, MN Harold and Joanne Pahlmeyer, Beaverton, OR Gloria Y. Anderson, Sun City, AZ Dr. Wayne and Linda Paquin, Winnipeg, MB Jennifer, Cindy and Jay Anderson, Lloyd E. Anderson Ltd. Tim and Claudette Peterson, West Fargo, ND Partnership, Bismarck, ND John and Rebecca Petrik, Minot, ND Jerry B. Andresen, Minot, ND Ian and Donna Plant, Winnipeg, MB John Andrist, Crosby, ND Dick and Ginny Portmann, Fergus Falls, MN Mr. and Mrs. Allen Arvig, Perham, MN Arlette and Richard Preston, Fargo, ND Assumption Abbey, Richardton, ND Joslyn Putnam, West Fargo, ND Orlin and Millie Backes, Minot, ND Kevin William Radzyminski, Williston, ND Ray and Barbara Bailey, Winnipeg, MB Jim and Cyndy Robinson, Garrison, ND Howard and Dorothy Barlow, Fargo, ND Dennis and Anita Rohde, New Town, ND MacDonald and Taylor Barnes, Jamestown, ND Barbara Schaffer, Grand Forks, ND James Beeman, East Grand Forks, MN Bill and Mary Schlossman, Fargo, ND Claudia Berg and Robert Matz, Bismarck, ND Debbie Spracklin, Winnipeg, MB Rodney and Anne Biggs, Winnipeg, MB Gus and Mary Staahl, Fargo, ND Shirley R. Bohmbach, New Town, ND Tom Steen and Carol Cook, Grand Forks, ND Kim and Barbara Booth, Fargo, ND Rodney Steiman and Pauline Wood Steiman, Robb and Mary Boyd, Scottsdale, AZ Winnipeg, MB Andrew and Amy Brown, Bismarck, ND Ken and Nola Storm, Fargo, ND Richard Brownscombe, Winnipeg, MB Charles Tax, Winnipeg, MB Dan and Francoise Buchanan, Jamestown, ND Dave Thompson, Bismarck, ND Ken Bull and Ann Klassen, Winnipeg, MB Alan D. and Phyllis Ann Thoren Fund, Winnipeg, MB Julie Burgum, Casselton, ND Devan Towers, Winnipeg, MB Marilyn Burt, Winnipeg, MB Joyce and Sidney Waldron, Winnipeg, MB Elizabeth D. Bushell, Fargo, ND Susan and Bob Wefald, Bismarck, ND Bill and Dina Butcher, Bismarck, ND Scott Wisdahl, Alamo, ND Arthur and Shirley Carlson, Bismarck, ND Dr. C. S. Yaffe, Winnipeg, MB Robert and Susan Carlson, Jamestown, ND Patricia and Kenneth Zealand, Winnipeg, MB Walter Christensen, Kenmare, ND Didzus Zuzens, Winnipeg, MB Jeffrey T. and Ann Clark, Fargo, ND Anonymous, Ankorage, AK Mary Lou Clark, Minot, ND Anonymous, Winnipeg, MB (4) Patricia Crary, Fargo, ND Anonymous, Lake Park, MN Bob and Virginia Dambach, Fargo, ND Anonymous, Lambert, MT Cynthia Danks, Halliday, ND Anonymous, Bismarck, ND (3) Allan Denton, Winnipeg, MB Anonymous, Dickinson, ND Dr. Timothy Eaton, Minot, ND Anonymous, Fargo, ND Dr. and Mrs. Calvin K. Fercho, Fargo, ND Anonymous, Jamestown, ND (2) Marcus and Margaret Fiechtner, Bismarck, ND Anonymous, Mandan, ND (2) Dr. David R. Field and Mrs. Sherri Field, Bismarck, ND Anonymous, Minot, ND (2) Helen Foughty, Devils Lake, ND Anonymous, Stanley, ND Dr. Walter and Carolyn Frank, Bismarck, ND Anonymous, Williston, ND

If we have inadvertently omitted or incorrectly acknowledged your support, 12 please contact us at 800-359-6900, ext. 510. Anonymous, Kenmare, ND Visionary Circle Support Anonymous, Minot, ND Visionary Circle honors those who have demonstrated Anonymous, Richardton, ND visionary philanthropic leadership and cumulative Anonymous, Towner, ND lifetime annual giving of $25,000 or more in support of Prairie Public’s If you have provided for Prairie Public Broadcasting in services. We are grateful for the your will or other estate plans, please let us know. By steadfast, substantial commitment of doing so, you will help us to plan for the future and will these Visionary Circle members. allow us to thank you for your outstanding commitment to the mission of public broadcasting. Stewards • $50,000+ Joyce and Margaret Beggs, Winnipeg, MB Bequests During fiscal year 2014, the following honored Prairie Founders • $25,000 to $49,999 Public with gifts in their estates. With deep regard, we Gloria Anderson, Fargo, ND remember these friends for their special commitment to Ray and Barbara Bailey, Winnipeg, MB sustaining Prairie Public for future generations. Bill Battershill,* Winnipeg, MB J. W. Burns, Winnipeg, MB Estate of Alice L. Marks Kent Conrad and Lucy Calautti, Washington, DC Estate of Dennis N. Nordlinder Paul and Gail Ebeltoft, Dickinson, ND Estate of Perry Ross Noel and Judith Fedje, Fargo, ND Dr. and Mrs. Calvin K. Fercho, Fargo, ND Dr. Walter and Carolyn Frank, Bismarck, ND Dr. Rosanne Gasse, Brandon, MB Endowment: Jane Groves, Winnipeg, MB Carol Jean Larsen, Bismarck, ND Funding the Future Paul and Anne Nyren, Garrison, ND Richard and Barbara Owens, Minneapolis, MN Permanently Restricted John and Rebecca Petrik, Minot, ND Endowment Funds John and Jean Rockey, Winnipeg. MB Through endowed gifts from many sources, Prairie Al and Carol Samuelson, Bismarck, ND Public has established permanent endowment Mary and Richard Scott, Winnipeg, MB funds at the four institutions listed below. These Gus and Mary Staahl, Fargo, ND professionally managed funds provide annual Terracon Development Ltd., Winnipeg, MB interest income that helps to ensure the future Jack Trueman, La Salle, MB of Prairie Public and enhance the quality of Joe Westby and Rita Kelly, Bismarck, ND programming, education services, and outreach it Patricia and Kenneth Zealand, Winnipeg, MB provides to those in our region. Anonymous, Jamestown, ND Prairie Public recognizes these institutions for * Deceased managing these funds and thanks all donors who have established or contributed to these T. L. Donat Legacy Circle endowed funds. Prairie Public Broadcasting extends special appreciation Endowment funds, as well as endowment gifts of to members of the T. L. Donat Legacy $25,000 or more, are listed below. Circle. Named for Dr. Ted Donat, Prairie Public’s founder, the Legacy Bremer Trust Circle provides an opportunity for Prairie Public Broadcasting Permanent Endowment Fund: donors to leave a thoughtful legacy to Paul and Gail Ebeltoft our region by making a provision for Prairie Public in their wills, trusts, or Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation other estate plans. Dennis L. Falk Local Production Fund Lucien C. Barnes and Edna Barnes Fund, Gloria Anderson, Fargo, ND a component of the Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Geoff Chambers, Winnipeg, MB Prairie Public Broadcasting Endowment Fund Marcus Fiechtner, Bismarck, ND Margaret Fiechtner, Bismarck, ND North Dakota Community Foundation Carolyn Y. Frank, Bismarck, ND Bismarck Prairie Public Television Fund: Margaret Garr, East Grand Forks, MN Ruth Landfield Rev. Carl Hansen, Thief River Falls, MN Otto Bremer Foundation Rev. Mary Hansen, Thief River Falls, MN Bremer Banks Prairie Public Television Fund Paul Hunter, Winnipeg, MB Prairie Public Television Fund Joanna Koulouriotis, Winnipeg, MB Carol Jean Larsen, Bismarck, ND The Winnipeg Foundation Dr. Douglas Munski, Grand Forks, ND Prairie Public Television Programming Endowment Fund: Dr. Laura Munski, Grand Forks, ND Anonymous Donor Barbara Owens, Minneapolis, MN Prairie Public Television (Manitoba), Inc. Richard Owens, Minneapolis, MN Endowment Fund Layton Raaen, Fargo, ND Alan D. and Phyllis Ann Thoren Fund through The Winnipeg Foundation, Winnipeg, MB Board-Directed Endowment Fund Anonymous, Scottsdale, AZ This fund, established in fiscal year 2007, is Anonymous, Surry, BC comprised of unrestricted assets allocated to Anonymous, Brandon, MB the fund in accordance with policies adopted Anonymous, Winnipeg, MB (2) by Prairie Public’s board of directors. The fund Anonymous, Moorhead, MN provides long-term general support to meet Anonymous, Sabin, MN the financial needs of Prairie Public, and is Anonymous, Bismarck, ND managed by Bremer Trust based upon the Anonymous, Fargo, ND (4) investment policies approved by Prairie Public’s Anonymous, Grand Forks, ND (2) board of directors.

If we have inadvertently omitted or incorrectly acknowledged your support, please contact us at 800-359-6900, ext. 510. 13 Prairie Public thanks the following for Sponsor Support investing in underwriting support for television and radio program services in fiscal year 2014.

7th Avenue Auto Salvage Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks North Dakota Association of A & R Carpet Barn Fargodome Rural Electric Coops A.K. A Coach & Company First Presbyterian Fine Arts North Dakota Horizons AARP North Dakota Festival Magazine Abalon Construction The Fort Garry Hotel North Dakota Humanities All Star Collision & Glass Friends of the Library Council Altru Health System Frontier Americana of Fargo North Dakota Living Alzheimer’s Association Fusion Grill North Dakota Museum of Art Amazing Grains Gap Renovations North Dakota United American Diabetes Association Gate City Bank Northwest Chiropractic Association of Manitoba Grand Forks County & Massage Museums Historical Society Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway Avant Hair & Skin Care Studio Great Big Adventure Otter Tail Power Company Balmoral Hall Great River Energy Parent Aware for School Bartlett & West Greater Grand Forks Readiness Basin Electric Power Coop Community Theatre Park Christian School Bell State Bank & Trust Greater Grand Forks Plains Art Museum Benedictine Health System Master Chorale Prairie Theatre Exchange Bethany Retirement Living Greencrest Pharmacy Prairie Village Museum Bismarck State College Hartz Foundation Quilt As Desired Bismarck-Mandan Civic Chorus High Plains Reader Ramkota Hotel of Bismarck Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Historical & Cultural Society of The RCA Museum Blue Moose Bar and Grill Clay County Red River Valley-American BNC National Bank Holiday Inn Fargo Guild of Organists Boerth’s Gallery Home of Economy Retina Consultants Ltd Books on Broadway Hornbacher’s Foods Rhombus Guys Bremer Bank Independent Living River City Jewelers Bryant Clinic of Chiropractic Resource Centre Roberts Floral & Gifts & Acupuncture International Student Exchange Roof Express Ltd. Buchanan Law Office J & R Vacuum & Sewing Royal Winnipeg Ballet Cabana Pool Service Centers Rural Cass Community Theatre Cable One Jade Presents Sleepy Hollow Summer Theatre Canadian Beverage Container JAQ’s Garage Spirit Room Recycling Association Jerry Barlow Celtic Guitarist St. Boniface College Canadian Fossil Discovery The Jewish Foundation St. Paul’s High School Centre of Manitoba Stained Glass Workshop Capitol Shakespeare Johnston Terminal Antique Mall State Historical Society of ND Children’s Museum Joshua Boschee-Hatch Realty Sterling Optical Cinema 100 JW Pepper Stinson Leonard Street Knight Printing KMG Gold Theatre B Continental Travel Group Lewis & Clark Fort Mandan Theodore Roosevelt Medora Creative Kitchen Foundation Foundation Curtis Tanabe, DDS Life Styles Real Estate Tin Roof Theatre Company Dacotah Paper Co LJA Treaty Relations Commission Dakota Stage Ltd Lundeen Foundation/Victor of Manitoba Dan’s Supermarket Lundeen Company True North Sports DFC Consultants Mall of America & Entertainment Ltd Dickinson Convention and Manitoba Opera UND Chester Fritz Auditorium Visitors Bureau Medora Chamber of Commerce UND Master of Public Health Dickinson State University Mike’s Pizza & Pub Program Dickinson State University— Minot Chamber Chorale UND Office of Extended Fine Arts Minot Prairie Quilters Learning Direct Buy Minot Symphony Orchestra UND Summer Programs Dr. Melinda Harr Dental Miraculins & Events Edward Jones Missouri Valley Chamber United Automotive Tech Center Eide Bailly Orchestra United Tribes Technical College Elim Rehab & Care Center Mojo University of Mary Erickson Motors Monte’s Downtown Urgent Med Eventide MSUM College of Arts Valley City State University Exceptional Artists and Humanities Vogel Law Firm Fair Hills Resort MSUM School of Business West Acres Shopping Center Family Wellness ND Farmers Market & Growers West Fargo Public Schools Fargo Blues Fest Association Western Minnesota Steam Fargo Moorhead Visual Artists ND Senior Service Providers Threshers Reunion Studio Crawl NDSU Division Of Western Paint and Wallcovering Fargo Psychiatric Clinic Performing Arts Western Plains Opera Company Fargo Public Library NDSU Memorial Union Gallery Whodunit Mystery Bookstore Fargo-Moorhead Ballet Nichole’s Fine Pastry Williston Daily Herald Fargo-Moorhead Chamber Niewoehner Funeral Home Winnipeg Art Gallery Chorale Nodak Mutual Insurance Co Winnipeg Folk Festival Fargo-Moorhead Convention Nordic Culture Clubs Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra & Visitors Bureau North Dakota Association Zandbroz Variety Fargo-Moorhead Opera of Counties Zuger, Kirmis & Smith

If we have inadvertently omitted or incorrectly acknowledged your support, 14 please contact us at 800-359-6900, ext. 536. Additional Support A broad base of individual, corporate, and The Winnipeg Foundation— foundation support generates substantial Alan D. and Phyllis Ann Thoren Fund municipal, state, and federal support for Prairie The Winnipeg Foundation— Public’s services. Funds support operations, Dr. Ken and Lorna Thorlakson Fund capital improvements, and specific outreach Anonymous, Flagler Beach, FL programs and productions. Prairie Public received support from the following in fiscal year 2014.

AARP Matching Gifts Altrusa International of Fargo Many businesses encourage their employees American Public Media to be philanthropic by offering matching Anonymous (3) gift programs. We salute the companies Bell State Bank and Trust listed below that matched their employees’ Berdie and Irvin Cohen Memorial Fund contributions to Prairie Public. through the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Bremer Bank Advanced Engineering and Bush Foundation Environmental Services, Inc. Cambrian Credit Union AETNA, Inc. Arthur and Shirley Carlson Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation Mr. Robert Chabora ExxonMobil Foundation Corporation for Public Broadcasting IBM Corporation Paul and Gail Ebeltoft Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Energy and Environmental Research Center— Midland National Life Insurance Co. U.S. Department of Energy NETL Program Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation U.S. Bancorp Fargo, Moorhead, and West Fargo Xcel Energy Foundation through an Arts Partnership grant Arthur E. Flegel Floyd and Harriet Miller Endowment Fund Matching Grants through West Central Initiative Gate City Bank Your gift to Prairie Public helps us to qualify Dr. Gerald H. Groenewold for matching grants from sources including the Jewish Foundaton of Manitoba National Endowment for the Humanities. When Margaret A. Cargill Foundation you make a contribution to Prairie Public, it is Michael M. Miller often matched dollar-for-dollar by these grants. The Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund North Dakota Council on the Arts North Dakota Humanities Council Golden Gala Sponsors North Dakota State University Prairie Public hosted a Golden Gala to celebrate North Dakota State University 50 years of service to the region. Thank you to Division of Fine Arts these individuals and businesses for sponsoring Otto Bremer Foundation of St. Paul, Minnesota this event. PCOR Partnership Prairie Airwaves Presenting Sponsor • $10,000 Public Broadcasting Service Kim and Barbara Booth John and Kathi Risch Gus and Mary Staahl Gold Sponsors • $2,500 State of Minnesota Bernie’s Wines & Liquors State of North Dakota Bremer Bank Dr. Ken and Lorna Thorlakson Gate City Bank Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Hotel Donaldson United Sugars Corporation Wells Fargo U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service Silver Sponsors • $1,000 University of North Dakota Allegiance Software The Winnipeg Foundation— BlackRidge Insurance R. A. Sam and Marie Fabro Family Fund Paul and Gail Ebeltoft The Winnipeg Foundation—Lampe Family Fund Nichole’s Fine Pastry North Dakota Farmers Union Satrom Travel & Tour

Many Prairie Public local television productions are funded in part by the following: Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund with money from the voters on November 4, 2008, North Dakota Council on the Arts, North Dakota Humanities Council, and by the members of Prairie Public. Thank you!

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