2016 Annual Report.Indd

CREATING A COMMUNITY OF CITIZENS 2016 ANNUAL REPORT

There’s nothing like a presidential election to remind us of our responsibilities as citizens — to vote, and more importantly, to be informed in order to vote. WITF mission — to connect us to each other and to opportunities for lifelong learning — can also be expressed as “creating a community of citizens.” We do this through programs that inspire curiosity in children and adults, and in our news and information programming that explores the context and content of the issues. We are driven to this by our mission, but also by public media’s listeners, viewers and readers — people who vote, volunteer, and follow news at rates far higher than other Americans. The 2016 Presidential Election presented a challenge like no other for journalists and their news organizations. The “media” were criticized for bias, for false equivalence, for pandering and for chasing after clicks and ratings. Public television and radio — and WITF —forged ahead with contextual and explanatory reporting. For regional and statewide races, we presented candidate interviews and debates. Even in the most contested of those races, we created a “civil conversation zone” that the candidates respected and that our listeners valued. Going forward, WITF will continue to deliver trusted news and information, on a rapidly expanding variety of platforms. Kathleen Pavelko, Bill Lehr, From our history in television, President & CEO, Chair, WITF Board WITF of Directors radio and print, we’ve already added Twitter, Facebook, Facebook Live and Instagram. And in the future — who knows what new mobile or digital platforms will emerge to engage consumer use and interest? We will be ready. When we describe our mission as creating a community of citizens, we emphasize both “community” and “citizens.” We aspire not only to inform the individual citizen, but to be a place where citizens can feel at home, in a community of persons devoted to a good society and to informed self-governance. Thank you for your support of this mission, and for your informed civic participation. ●

In Partnership with IN THE COMMUNITY A rusted car sits on an overgrown lot at the Kaier brewery in News Director Mahanoy City, PA. Tim Lambert talks At one point in the with Debby Borza at early 20th century, the For the youngest the Flight 93 National brewery employed 150 Memorial in Somerset Transforming Health reached new heights people. James Rhoades, members of our County. He produced the borough’s engineer, community of a multimedia story this year. The project, which is now getting says the brewery is the marking the 15th exposure nationally through a collaboration poster child of blight in citizens, WITF counts anniversary of the with Kaiser Health News and NPR, has taken on Mahanoy City. on playing together September 11th to inspire learning. terrorist attacks. topics important to the community. Through stories on WITF 89.5 & 93.3, Smart How do we help Talk discussions, and episodes of HealthSmart children be engaged learners at WITF? Host Scott LaMar on WITF TV, the project has helped explain You can always count on quality television

chats with guests What’s left of the St. programming with signature shows like Daniel CONTENT at the Lancaster deeply complicated Nicholas coal breaker — Tiger’s Neighborhood and Wild Kratts. train station during topics like health care once a pulsating building a monthly remote consolidation, precision — just outside of Children can also meet and play with their Smart Talk Road Mahanoy City in favorite PBS characters at fun, in-person events Trip broadcast. medicine, telemedicine, Schuylkill County,

continued ripple effects of Pennsylvania. throughout our region. Ready Set Explore MULTIMEDIA the Affordable Care Act, events connect families to creative activities to inspire curiosity around science, technology, Gov. Tom Wolf signs and how the new health legislation placing care team directly affects engineering and math. I N F O R limits on opioid C O L L A These events are designed to engage & M A health care. A L B O S T prescribing in PA, I R families at and after the event, connect families W 1 I in response to the The Transforming Health R A O 3 E O T N N overdose crisis. T I to our programming and inspire active learning project has also illuminated I O COLLABORATION experiences for our youngest learners. the biggest health crisis in a generation: the D N E WITF is also proud to be an EITC approved opioid epidemic. S ELECTION Educational Improvement Organization. This 2016 Transforming Health engaged with our audiences in the community, with multiple year, we piloted Explore in the Classroom WITF journalists understand the need to panel discussions throughout the region Two of WITF’s most successful collaborations to bring Ready Set Explore activities to inform and educate our listeners. With the about end-of-life issues. More than 500 are Keystone Crossroads and StateImpact underserved schools. In York City School media landscape changing virtually every day, people attended the events, showing how Pennsylvania. Keystone Crossroads, made District, we conducted three enrichment it is becoming more important to produce Transforming Health is meeting a demand up of reporters at WITF, WHYY, WESA and experiences with every kindergartener and first fact-based stories with context and analysis. In in the community for relevant, honest WPSU, has helped educate listeners across grader at Ferguson K-8 School. More than 160 the last three years, WITF has aimed to cover conversations about health care. the commonwealth on issues related to children participated and each child received underreported issues impacting the region All health content created can be viewed education funding, housing, and communities three new books to take home. and the state. To do that, we have worked online at TransformingHealth.org in the state’s program for distressed cities. It more closely than ever with our fellow public also produced several explainers on how the media organizations in Pennsylvania to share immigration system works, as the national stories of statewide interest and collaborate dialogue focused on potential Syrian immigrants on coverage. During the primary election, coming to the U.S. E H E H D U I O N public media reporters from all over the state A LT StateImpact C AT provided stories to Pennsylvania stations on 2 Pennsylvania, a 4 key races, including the presidential and U.S. partnership of WITF Senate contests. In a time when basic facts are and WHYY, remains questioned by candidates or voters, the work of one of the leading Marie Cusick travels public media journalists is as important as ever. Transforming the state to tell sources for reporting on the Curious George is an Health reporter the story of PA’s intersection of environment, “education magnet” Ben Allen explains energy economy. for students at the impact of the energy, and economy in the Ferguson elementary new opioid laws in state. Its reporters were invited to join NPR’s school in York, PA. an appearance newly-formed Energy & Environment team, FACT-BASED REPORTING on WITF. which coordinates coverage between the network and reporters at a dozen member 2 WITF 2016 Annual Report stationsWITF 2016 around Annual the country. Report 3 WITF’S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES BY CONNECTING US FM FUNDRAISING TO EACH OTHER AND TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFELONG LEARNING EDUCATION & COMMUNITY EVENTS • SCREENINGS & FORUMS • EITC APPROVED News Director Tim Lambert (right) and the Arts and Culture team of RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL PA CHOOSE PUBLIC MEDIA EACH MONTH ON WITF’S MANY PLATFORMS Joe Ulrich (left) and Cary Burkett work 725,000+ to get the phones ringing during a WITF FM pledge drive. COVERAGE Road Trip WITF TV COLUMBIA MAP WITF 89.5 & 93.3 UNION MONTOUR 8,000+ CENTRE EDUCATED • COMMUNITY MINDED • AFFLUENT WITF.ORG SNYDER NORTHUMBERLAN D ATTENDEES MIFFLI N JUNIAT A SCHUYLKILL AT WITF’S J u PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC RADIO n v e r

i a t a R i S

BERKS c PERRY HIN h DAUP u LEBANO N y l k i l l CENTRAL PA MAGAZINE R i v e r 45 EVENTS CHARITABLE • ECO-FOCUSED • LIFELONG LEARNERS TV LISTINGS GUIDE CUMBERLAND LANCASTE R IN FY2016 WITF TV 310+ HOURS ON AIR YORK S u s q u e h a E-NEWSLETTERS FRANKLI N n n a

i ADAMS v WITF 89.5 e TV & FM FUNDRAISING EVENTS r WITF 93.3 MA RYLA ND BUSINESS LEADERS • FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN • ACTIVE SENIORS

WITF TV WITF 89.5 & 93.3 WITF DIGITAL WITF SOCIAL MEDIA Average PBS is consistently What is NPR? WITF.org 250,000 130,000 News that is: 118,000+ 15,941+ WEEKLY ranked # 1 WEEKLY in-depth, regional, MONTHLY CUME in public trust. CUME USERS VIEWERS LISTENERS statewide, national, @witfnews 82% of all U.S. thoughtful, smart Nielsen television households Nielsen Audio Mon-Sun WITF FM 14,601+ Mon-Sun 3a-3a 6a-12M, Fall 2014 - & entertaining! 140,000 Streaming Jan. -Sept. 2016 watch PBS over the Spring 2016 Followers course of MONTHLY a year. SESSION STARTS @witf PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC RADIO 5,929+ From Philadelphia to Erie WITF Followers Pennsylvania Public Radio 3,000+ e-Newsletters MONTHLY USER delivers news to listeners OPENS across the state. Sourced Nov. 2016

TOTAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT $5,753,818 49% FINANCIALS / FISCAL YEAR ENDING IN JULY 2016 MEMBERSHIPS & MEMBERSHIPS & 30+ COMMUNITY EVENTS 203 SUBMISSIONS 2 TRIPS / 29 TRAVELERS COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUTIONS SUPPORT $2,835,491 $2,835,491 CORPORATE MEET & GREET LOVE OF WRITING WITF TRAVEL 5,753,818 SPONSORSHIPS PROGRAM & TOTAL EXPENSES 40% OTHER SUPPORT $1,495,073 BY FUNCTION 70% $1,219,254 SPECIAL EVENTS TELEVISION & ANCILIARY $204,000 MEDIA SERVICES $9,750,172 RADIO SERVICES 4,097,142 -6% $6,788,420 OTHER INCOME 9% 13% 11% (LOSS) 3% GENERAL & FUNDRAISING FEDERAL (630,879) ADMINISTRATIVE GRANTS TOTAL REVENUE PROMOTION & $1,276,446 5% OUTREACH $890,518 Throughout the year WITF offers exclusive The Central PA Writing Contest, With trips to the British Isles and Cuba, 1,101,378 BY SOURCE EDUCATIONAL & STATE $270,685 MEDIA SERVICES opportunities for donors and the general NOW IN IT’S 19th YEAR, the WITF Travel Club continued its 0% public to Meet & Greet public broadcasters educational excursions. Coming up? GRANTS showcases creative short stories by $10,321,459 $524,103 and other celebrities like Brit Floyd (above) Italy, Iceland and South Africa! talented writers in our region. $0 and more! Sponsored by York College. 4 WITF 2016 Annual Report WITF 2016 Annual Report 5

%00 THE SUPPORT OF PREMIER CIRCLE DONORS ENABLES WITF TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS THAT TOUCH, INSPIRE AND ENTERTAIN – ONE MILLION PEOPLE – IN OUR REGION EACH YEAR.

CORPORATIONS INDIVIDUALS Bill & Betty Blando Dr. Christopher Cooke & Ms. Marilyn Glace Joanne M. Judge & Dr. & Mrs. Donald F. Mayer, Jr. Katherine C. Pearson Mr. & Mrs. Charles Sawicki Carol Steinour Young & Mr. & Mrs. Isaac H. Weaver FY16 Mrs. Meredith Jorgensen Cooke Rick Oppenheimer Robert F. Young Christina & Justin Weber The Corporation for Public Marion & Bill Alexander Heike & Fred Bloom Mr. & Mrs. Ted Gosnell James M. & Janet M. Maynard Chuck & Ginny Pearson Mr. & Mrs. William Saylor Lawrence & Sherri Cooney Mr. & Mrs. Dean R. Jury Ms. Rebecca L. Sterner Mr. & Mrs. Mike Wege Broadcasting Ms. Vicki Allen Mr. & Mrs. Roy W. Blose Ms. Orpah H. Graybill Mrs. Marjorie R. McCarthy Mr. Albert Pera & Ms. Susan B. Pera Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Schad Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Cottonaro Barbara & Ron Kain Mr. Peter Stitt R. Timothy & Mary Webber Weston 60 NEW Glatfelter Insurance Group Ms. Susan Altobelli Mr. Lee Boltz & Mr. John G. Knorr Dr. Henry & Pat Greenawald Mrs. Mary Louise McDowell Dr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Pheasant Dr. & Mrs. William E. Schaeffer, Jr. James & Debra D’Angelo Matthew & Robbyn Kehoe Dr. & Mrs. Drew Stoken Kim Whiteley Pepper Hamilton LLP Ms. Susan Ammons The families of David, Michael, & Duane & Susan Greenly Dr. Susan McGarrity & Dr. David S. Phelps & Ms. Alexis Schrock & Premier Circle Steven Bosak Mr. Nicholas Deans Mr. Jack Kier Dr. Tom McGarrity Dr. Joanna Floros Mr. Brandon Fritz Mr. Marvin Stouffer Dr. Jonathan P. Whitney & Studio East Hair Design Mr. & Mrs. Bart G. Anderson Michael L. Greenwald members Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Bower Mr. Dan G. Deibler & Darcel & Juan Kimble Mr. Harold A. McInnes Edwin Piasecki Mr. Christopher Schwankl Art Straub Ms. Angela Dohrman Zulli Law Offices Dr. & Mrs. Jay M. Anderson Mr. Randall B. Grossman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Boyle Ms. Elizabeth Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Tighe King Ms. Andrea F. McKenna Dr. William S. Pierce Dr. & Mrs. Edward P. Schwentker Mr. William Street Ms. Sally Wiker Dr. Bill M. Anderson Peggy A. Grove FOUNDATIONS Tom & Nancy Brenner Dr. Dennis Denenberg Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Kinsley Mr. Kevin J. McKeon & Jim and Susan Pigott Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Seavey Dr. Carl Strikwerda and Mr. & Mrs. David H. Wilderman Dr. Genevieve Andrews Mr. Kent Habecker & The Ashland Foundation Michael J. Breslin Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Dolan Ms. Elisabeth Habecker Dr. & Mrs. Paul Klink Ms. Molly McCurdy Ms. Sara Poston Nick & Jean Selch Dr. Gail Bossenga Bill Wilkey 15% Dr. Rashid Anjum Dr. David Bronstein Mr. Stephen Doyle Mr. John B. Hall & Dr. Virginia Hall Dr. & Mrs. Van W. Knox, IV Mr. & Mrs. J. Bruce McKinney Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Pullo, Sr. Geoff & Tammy Shearer Mr. & Mrs. David Stuart Cara Williams Fry & Todd Fry Mr. & Mrs. William F. Brossman Ms. Tina L. Antonicelli increase Charitable Foundation Connie Brown Margaret & John Driscoll Dr. & Mrs. Donald S. Harper Mr. Robert J. Kopcik, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James M. Mead / Mr. John Quain & Mrs. Megan Quain Mr. Scott Shearer Jon Stuckey & Shari Taylor-Stuckey Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Wilson Mr. David Arnold & Benjamin C. Dunlap, Jr. & JM Mead, LLC Mrs. Virginia A. Suhring Mr. Joe Wirbick The Anne M. and Philip H. Glat- Mrs. Carol Arnold Dr. & Mrs. Michael E. Brown Dr. Susan Havranek Mr. Robert Krasne & Richard & Lynda Randall Dr. Paul R. Sherban & felter, III Family Foundation David M. Leas Mrs. Hale S. Krasne Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Merrill Ms. Sharon Sherban Mr. Peter Swan & Ms. Barb Krasuski Mrs. William T. Wolf Ms. Kendra Aucker Mr. Michael D. Brown Mrs. Ann G. Heisey Mr. & Mrs. David W. Reager The M. S. Grumbacher Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Dye Dale E. Kroeck Dr. & Mrs. Allen R. Miller Ms. Barrett C. Sheridan Mr. Lou Thieblemont & Ms. Susan Wood Elizabeth & Matt Ayers Mr. Melvin J. Brownold Mrs. E. Louise Hepschmidt Ms. Diana Reed Foundation Gerald & Susan Eckert Mr. & Mrs. Loren Kroh Dr. Esther Miller Mr. & Mrs. W. Lee Shertzer Ms. Lynn Ahwesh Tammy Yan & Timothy Grove Troy & Joanne Bakel Mr. Christopher Bryce & Robert & Sharon Herr Tim & Anne Reeves The Hall Foundation Ms. Erica Bryce Lynn & Tom Edery Mr. & Mrs. Paul Krueger Martin L. and Lucy Miller Murray Barb & Scott Shreve Ms. Diane M. Tokarsky & Ms. Marilyn Yoder Mrs. Ann B. Barshinger Don & Cindy Hershey Mr. William Renninger The Heinz Endowments Paul and Barbara Burkhart Chloe R. Eichelberger Brigadier General & Dr. David Mize Mr. & Mrs. John L. Sieck Mr. Stephen A. Moore Dr. & Mrs. J. Byard Yoder Mr. Bruce M. Bartels & Mr. & Mrs. Jake E. Hershey Henry & Charley Rhoads Lawrence & Julia Hoverter Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. Elby Mrs. E. Thomas Kuhn, Jr. Ms. Elaine Mottilla Thomas & Helena Tuleya-Payne Ms. Romana Li John & Cappy Bush The Hon. & Mrs. Kevin A. Hess Samuel & Linda Rice Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Siegel Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Young Foundation Erda and Bob Erdos Mrs. Amy Lambert Mrs. Joyce Mumma Mr. David D. Tuten Dale & Doris Bell Dr. Sean C. Campbell & Ron Hetrick, III & Dr. Beth Hetrick Dr. Jeff Ritchie & Ms. Jessica Ritchie Mr. Robert A. Siever Dr. & Mrs. M. L. Zeigler 3,092 The Kinsley Family Foundation Dr. Karen Jones Ms. Ida E. Eustis Michael Lawler William J. Murray Jr. & Mr. & Mrs. Barry K. Unger Dr. & Mrs. Don Berkow Dale & Sadie High Ms. Lisa A. Ritter Dr. & Mrs. David B. Silbert Dr. Jane Zendarski That represents John Crain Kunkel Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Anthony P. Campisi Leona Ewing and Wilson Morris Karen & Michael Leader Linda L. Miller Mr. Mark M. Van Blargan Nancy & Earl Besch Caroline Nunan Hill Dr. Karen L. Roberts Bill & Diedre Simmons Mr. & Mrs. Matt A. Zieger McCormick Family Foundation Larry & Janet Carroll Dr. & Mrs. Robert S. Fawcett Mr. Charles Lee Mr. Richard Nath & Pat Vance Richard A. Bidgood & Tucker & Gladys Hill Mr. Craig G. Robertson Mrs. Hilary Simpson Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy S. Zimmerman Vincent A. Pronio Charitable Mr. Rodd Robertson Mr. Boyer Veitch & Mrs. Mary Veitch Ann R. Steiner Ms. Bonnie Chambers Mary Lynn Fecile Mr. & Mrs. Milton Hoak Holly M. Leggett Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Roca Soon Slayman Foundation Mr. Ed Neff & Ms. Jeanne H. Neff Mrs. Kathleen T. Venneri Mr. & Mrs. Stanley W. Bielski The Cheng/Leong Family Pat and Ron Ferris Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Lehman Dr. Alan Rochman Khervin D. Smith & Joan P. Smith 15.9% And individuals who John Schmidt Foundation Josele Cleary Drs. Inge & Eugene Flenniken Bill & Beverlee Lehr Mr. & Mrs. Doug A. Neidich Mark Walmer 15 of our total Dr. & Mrs. Edward O. Bixler Ms. Kathleen Hogan Ms. Sara Rohr Mr. Alex E. Snyder & wish to remain anonymous membership base Shearer Family Fund Sharon Greelish Cody & Fred & Constance Foster Dr. & Mrs. Wayne C. Hoover Mr. Mark Leiphart Mr. Jim Newman & Dr. & Mrs. G. Victor Rohrer Ms. April Ballou Catherine E. Walters & Janice R. Black Mrs. Anne Newman Donald B. & Dorothy L. Stabler Stephen W. Cody Mr. James H. Foster Dr. & Mrs. Steven Horn Ms. Julia Lobur Mrs. Marie Roof & Mr. Kevin Roof Ms. Janice L. Snyder Eric L. Brossman * Deceased Foundation William & Diane Nitterhouse Paul & Judy Ware Names / Titles appear per (19,545) Drs. Jane & Peter Coleman Mr. & Mrs. S. Walter Foulkrod, III Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Hottenstein Shelley & William Lockwood Mr. & Mrs. E. Jeffrey Roof Ms. Mary A. Soderberg & donor request The Theodore & Renee Weiler Mr. Kermit M. Norris Anthony M. Conte Ms. Pauline Franklin Dr. & Mrs. Richard D. Hupper Rev. Richard Luciotti Eudora K. Roseman Mr. Michael J. Rish Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln A. Warrell FY15 Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Don Oberholtzer Mr. & Mrs. Owen O. Freeman, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Geoffrey M. James Mr. Barry Lukens Marjorie & Bruce Rost Dr. Dan Sotirescu Dr. Denis J. Milke & Mrs. Carol M. Frye Mr. Thaddeus Jastrzebski & Donald Lyons Ms. Nancy L. Roye Morton & Alyce Spector 2,695 Ms. Kristen Olewine-Milke Mahlon & Christine Fuller Ms. Laura Barta Dr. Stephen C. MacDonald & Mr. & Mrs. Tom Royer Carol Wilson Spigner, DSW Anne & Frank Orban Wendell L. Funk, MD Dr. & Mrs. David E. Jenkins, Jr. Ms. Mary Warner Ms. Sharon R. Ryan & Mr. & Mrs. Daniel K. Stacks Mr. Ivo V. Otto & TESTIMONIAL Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Gaynes Ms. Marilyn R. Jennerjohn Dr. Richard Mailman & Ms. Patricia A. Bucek Mr. & Mrs. Frank Stearn Mrs. Ellen Peters Otto Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Johnson Dr. Xuemei Huang Dr. & Mrs. John Sanstead Luci Steele 67% of WITF’s audience prefers to buy Mrs. Kenneth Marsh Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Overholt Mr. & Mrs. Robert Steiner Andrew & Kara Jones Mrs. Denise D. Saunders Mr. Bruce R. Martin & Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Papson CATHERINE E. WALTERS products from businesses that support public media. Esquire of Saul Ewing LLP Mr. John L. Haney Ms. Kathleen Pavelko & Ms. Mary E. Martindale Dr. Eugene Borza PREMIER CIRCLE MEMBER BOARD MEMBER TOP 25 LEADING WITF COMMUNITY WITF ENTERPRISES, INC. BOARD OF BUSINESS SUPPORTERS ADVISORY BOARD BOARD DIRECTORS SPONSOR The Hershey Company Pleasant View Retirement Carl Choper, Harrisburg Donna Hergenroeder, Wormleysburg Michael Barley, York WILLIAM LEHR, PALMYRA MARGARET “MIEKE” DRISCOLL, YORK Capital Blue Cross Smigel Anderson Sacks Ryan Cohick, Camp Hill Joseph Huffman, Mechanicsburg Bruce Bartels, York CHAIR Vice Chair “As WITF’s election coverage partner, Saul Ewing Orrstown Bank Penn State Harrisburg Jean Corey, Harrisburg William S. Jersey, Hummelstown Michael Breslin, Harrisburg LLP receives excellent exposure across all media while Capital Area Online Learning Roof Advisory Group Joseph DeMuro, Harrisburg Kevin Juliano, Mechanicsburg David Kennedy, York Kendra Aucker, Lewisburg Anne Kinsley, York Janice L. Snyder, Camp Hill Associates Lebanon Valley College Cynthia Edwards, Harrisburg Bernardo Michael, Camp Hill Richard King, Hanover* Michael Breslin, Harrisburg Romana Li, York Carl J. Strikwerda, Elizabethtown supporting one of the most precious resources in our David Bronstein, Hummelstown Edward W.S. Neff, Willow Street Mark M. Van Blargan, Hershey Rockvale Outlets Country Meadows Emily Ferguson, Camp Hill Michael Scalzi, Hummelstown Kathleen Pavelko, New Cumberland region. For fifty years, WITF has proven itself to be the Cornwall Manor Browning Audio Visual Harold L. Griffie, Biglerville Geoff Shearer, Mechanicsburg Thomas B. Richey, Mechanicsburg Anthony Conte, Camp Hill Douglas Neidich, Harrisburg Catherine E. Walters, Lemoyne PA College of Health Sciences Tian Shi Brian Griffith, Shermans Dale J. Michael Shearer, Lebanon Susan C. Eckert, Lancaster John Packer, Harrisburg Mary C. Warner, Harrisburg best source of creative and educational programming, Daniel P. Elby, York Don Papson, Palmyra Justin G. Weber, Dillsburg L.B. Smith Holy Spirit Health System Tracey Hanwell, Harrisburg Christopher M. Vroman, Camp Hill entertainment, and unbiased news coverage. The Millworks Strand Capitol Jeff Helm, Camp Hill Judy Williams Henry, Newmanstown Kathleen Pavelko, New Cumberland Sandra J. Wege, Lititz UGI York College Darcel Guy Kimble, York Lisa A. Ritter, Harrisburg Joseph D. Wirbick, Mount Joy Saul Ewing is proud and honored to support WITF! TIAA - CREF Boyer & Ritter Kathy Parks King, York Marie Roof, Mechanicsburg Matthew Zieger, Harrisburg ” New Cumberland FCU Harrisburg Academy Richard King, Hanover* Alex E. Snyder, York

6 WITF 2016 Annual Report WITF 2016 Annual Report 7 WITF TV 89.5 & 93.3 w i tf . o r g Educati on Services

PREMIERES PANEL DISCUSSIONS Mingling at the premiere of WITF’s original documentary i go home – a one-hour docu- Transforming mentary chronicling the journey Health’s Caring from institution to inclusion for for Mom & Dad people with intellectual disability. workshop series (Left to right) Dennis Downey, connected families Professor of History at to local caregiving Millersville University; resources through- Cara Williams Fry, out the region. WITF Senior Vice President & Chief Content Ofﬁ cer; Keira McGuire, Producer; Dana Olsen, Director of the PA History Coalition Honoring People with Disability.

(Left, above and right) WITF’s news team hosts many community discussions, including a News & Brews with LNP’s staff PUBLIC APPEARANCES in Lancaster.

FY16 AWARDS 1 2 • 2 Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) National Edward R. Murrow Award for Hard News Feature and Best Use of Sound. The two National Murrows gave WITF the most among radio stations in its market size. • 6 RTDNA Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards – including two honors for “The Outhouse Races.” • 2nd Place 2015 Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI) awards for continuing coverage of the heroin epidemic. • 21 PA Associated Press Broadcaster Association (PAPBA) awards – including our second straight Joe L. Snyder Award for overall excellence and 10 first place awards (WITF TV included). WITF Multimedia News Director Transforming Health reporter RADIO PA Tim Lambert, on behalf of Ben Allen accepts a National Joe Ulrich, accepts a National Murrow Award from Nightline • 3 NASRN awards (National Association of State Radio Networks) — Edward R. Murrow Award from anchor Byron Pitts for his NBC Nightly News anchor reporting on the heroin crisis. including best feature: “Road Warriors” – Rachel McDevitt rides with Lester Holt, for Joe’s story disabled vets biking across the country. on Outhouse Races. • 9 PAPBA awards – including three first place honors.