TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO 2004 ANNUAL REPORT ABOUT TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO exas Public Radio was organized in 1988 offered during NPR’s Talk of the Nation and The TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO and formally incorporated the following Diane Rehm Show. Foreign perspective on news- BOARD OF DIRECTORS year. It grew out of a merger of two separate making events is offered in The World and overnight Board Chair organizations, the Classical Broadcasting broadcast of the BBC World Service. Entertainment WILLIAM RECTOR, M.D.* T Vice-Chair Society of San Antonio (owner of KPAC-FM) and programs on weekends include such public radio ROSE MARY FRY* San Antonio Community Radio (owner of KSTX- favorites as A Prairie Home Companion, Car Talk President & General Manager JOE GWATHMEY* FM). TPR is an independent, non-profit organization and San Antonio’s own Jim Cullum Jazz Band in the Secretary governed by a Board of Directors composed of San nationally distributed series Riverwalk, Live From the LYNDA ABLES* Treasurer Antonio and Hill Country residents. Landing. As many as 95,000 people listen regularly DAN HANKE* Members KPAC specializes in broadcasting classical music to KSTX. Jim Berg and fine arts information. For the most part, its pro- In 1998 Texas Public Radio added a third station Jay Forrest Richard Goldsmith gramming is created from its own library of classical to the family. Transmitting from a site near Kerrville, Janie Martinez Gonzalez music recordings – a collection that provides varied KTXI-FM serves listeners in the Hill Country with John McLaughlin Hector Pedregon and comprehensive opportunities to sample the simultaneous broadcasts of programs in the KPAC Stewart Reuter, M.D. entire range of the music. The schedule also includes and KSTX schedules. Nancy Taylor Shivers Marylyn Smith live broadcasts of The Metropolitan Opera and the San Antonio and the neighboring Hill Country Dora Ann Verde daily showcase of classical music, Performance Today. are among the best places in the nation to listen to Ed Wallace Specialty programs include music for children, early the best that public radio has to offer in great musical *EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE music and new compact disc releases. KPAC is lis- art; educational entertainment; news and informa- tened to regularly by as many as 70,000 people. tion; and civil discourse about issues. We are proud v v v KSTX broadcasts public radio’s premier news, of this significant accomplishment. Our pride is information and entertainment programs. Its week- confirmed when listeners and supporters tell us our STAFF day schedule is composed mainly of programs pro- programs make a major difference in their lives. RANDY ANDERSON* JAMES BAKER* duced by National Public Radio such as NPR’s WINDY BARKER flagship newsmagazines All Things Considered and ROBERT BATES Morning Edition. Opportunity for listener com- BARRY BRAKE DIANE BERLANGA ments and questions on a wide range of subjects is CHARLES BOOKER WAYNE COBLE* NATHAN CONE* KATHLEEN COUSER* PENNY DENNIS* VALUES, VISION, MISSION ANNETTE EWER* As we prepare to meet the challenges of the future, we are guided by the following values, vision and EAMONN GRANT mission statements: JANET GROJEAN* BARBARA HARRIS JULIA HAYDEN Values Vision Mission EdwARD LEAL* The values that serve as the The vision for Texas Public The mission of Texas Public CONNIE LEYVA* framework within which Texas Radio is: Radio is to engage in the non- JIM LEONARD* commercial broadcasting and KATHLEEN MANSMANN* Public Radio operates are: • to continue being, and to be TERRENCE MAYER* • to contribute to the appre- recognized as, one of the pre- production of informational, GLADENE MOLETT* ciation of artistic expression, eminent non-commercial radio educational, cultural and RON MOORE • to respect diverse points of systems in the United States, entertainment radio programs TONI MUrgO* view, • to continue expanding its for the listening audience JACK NAWROCEK • to stimulate thought, listening audience, in the Hill Country, South PATRICIA OATHOUT* • to facilitate civil and con- • to be a leading source of Central and South Texas. Such BONNIE OWEN programming will be guided BEA SALAZAR* structive discourse. high quality, national program- ming that emphasizes the by the shared interests of the DEIRDRE SARAVIA* membership and the listen- GERALD SELF multicultural character of its ing audience of Texas Public TOM SITTNER* geographic area. LARKA SMALLWOOD Radio, while adhering to the JEffrEY SMITH highest standards of respon- PAM TOTH* sible journalism and the values ERNIE VILLARREAL* of Texas Public Radio. *FULLTIME EMPLOYEES THE YEAR IN REVIEW was another year in 2004 REVENUE & SUPPORT CONTRIBUTIONS 2004 the black for Texas CORPORATE/ CASH REVENUE: 3% Public Radio, as have been most years BUSINESS SUPPORT Membership . $ 1,370,065 24% PUBLIC/ of the organization's 16 years of exis- Public/Private Grants . 341,620 PRIVATE Grants tence. Both listener contributions Corp . & Business Support . 562,423 MEMBERSHIP Contributions/Spec . Event/Other . 81,515 15% and total revenue were the highest we ______________ 58% have ever recorded. Expenses were TOTAL REVENUE . $2,355,623 slightly lower than in 2003 despite an increase in our share of the costs for National Public Radio's coverage of 2004 EXPENSES ADMINISTRATION national and international news. Broadcasting . .$ 1,490,898 2% DEVelopment Marketing . .212,832 Once again we saw the effects BROADCASTING Development . .465,488 21% of the increased listening to public 67% MARKETING Administration . ______________ . .70,204 radio in general and to our stations in 10% particular following the tragic events Total EXPENSES . $2,239,422 of September 11, 2001. Contributions from listeners were nearly 24% higher Audience estimates tell us that than in 1999, the year before the downturn 140,000 people in San Antonio and the in the economy began. Local business sup- Hill Country listen regularly to our stations. port has also grown during that period. In Among the challenges of the future is 2004 we continued to fund our operations to find ways to expand and improve 5-YEAR COMPARISON almost entirely from local sources. Federal what we do to keep them informed funding through the Corporation for Public about local and regional matters of 1952 2182 2197 2250 2239 Broadcasting amounted to only 11% of our importance and about the rich cultural total income for the year. experiences available to them in this While we are proud of ending the part of the country. As 2004 came year in the black, it should be noted that to a close, we celebrated our financial the positive balance was achieved largely independence and stability and looked by holding the line on costs and not doing forward to building on that founda- some things that would make our services tion in 2005. more valuable to our listeners. Realizing the potential of Texas Public Radio requires 00 01 02 03 04 more than simply balancing the books from TOTAL EXPENSES year to year. ($ IN THOUSANDS) 5-YEAR COMPARISON 5-YEAR COMPARISON 1304 1326 1294 1357 1370 2020 2121 2194 2321 2356 NOTE: We have factored out the Riverwalk: Live From the Landing proj- ect, which was respon- sible for: Revenue - $745,435; Expenses - 709,569 00 01 02 03 04 00 01 02 03 04 as reflected in the September 30, 2004 MEMBERSHIP REVENUE TOTAL REVENUE Annual Audited ($ IN THOUSANDS) ($ IN THOUSANDS) Financial statements. HIGHLIGHTS FROM A TYPICAL day ON THE AIR at TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2004 thinking of traveling to the state to get licenses -- but as NPR's KSTX 89.1 FM Mike Pesca reports, these couples will face a confusing web of KPAC 88.3 FM regulations, both in Massachusetts and when they get home. 4 a.m.: Morning Edition 10 p.m. The BBC World Service • A new Department of Defense report criticizes the way the 1 p.m.: Talk of the Nation Until 4 a.m. military handles internal cases of sexual assault. A task force • Voting Technology Update Election campaigns are heating up examined how the military cares for sexual assault victims, and -- and so is the debate over electronic voting. In this hour, we'll investigated cases in which troops are accused of attacking their 12am: Saint-Saens/Septet in E-Flat Op 65/Arabesque 6570 take a look at the latest on the issue. Is it possible to make a Rossini/ARMIDA: Overture/Philips 434016 colleagues. The report calls for a wide range of improvements voting system that can't be hacked. including rape prevention, criminal investigation and victim Spohr/Violin Concerto No. 13 in E Op 92/CPO 999187 Dvorak/Legends Op 59/ASV 765 counseling. NPR's John Burnett reports. • Targeted Obesity Reversal. Hear about a targeted way to Chopin/Allegro de concert in A Op 46/Vox(MMG) 5064 • President Bush has scheduled many events lately outside reverse obesity -- at least in mice. The research is related to the 1am: Washington. NPR'S Don Gonyea reports on how the president is latest cancer therapies. Peterson-Berger/Symphony No. 2 “Sunnanfard”/CPO responding to criticism on Iraq policy before audiences. 999564 South Korea's Constitutional Court overturns parliament's 2am: Rheinberger/Piano Trio No. 2 in A Op 112/MD+G impeachment of President Roh Moo Hyun. Roh was impeached 3 p.m. The World 3419 in March on charges of illegal electioneering, economic misman- • NAJAF INTERVIEW . The military flash-point in Iraq for the Schreker/Romantic Suite/MarcoPolo 220469 agement and incompetence. NPR's Rob Gifford reports. past two weeks has been the holy cityof Najaf. Today, American 3am: Sinding/Suite for Violin and Orchestra in a/EMI/Angel • NPR's Philip Reeves profiles Sonia Gandhi, the woman who tanks went into Najaf's ancient cemetery for the first time. Their 47167 may soon become prime minister of India. The Congress Party mission was to strike at fighters loyal to radical Shi'ite leader Barber/Capricorn Concerto Op 21/Mercury 434307 made an unexpected victory in India's elections, and the party Moqtada al-Sadr.