2006 REPORT TO LISTENERS NCPR STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:

North Country Public Radio informs, enriches, and connects the communities of our region… on air, online , in your community. credibility purpose fairness respect diverse perspectives

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unitycommu From the mind…a commitment to lifelong 91.3 Alexandria Bay learning, fairness, accuracy, honesty, substance, 89.5 Canton

credibility, purpose, and respect for the listener.

From the craft…a love of unique human voices,

voices that are conversational, authentic,

intimate; an attention to the details of music,

sound elements, language, pace.

NCPR staff share core values– these values inspire and shape our work.

From the heart and spirit…idealism, humor,

civility and a belief in civil discourse, generosity,

inspiration about public life and culture, and the

power to seek and find solutions. seek solutions

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Station Manager FROM ELLEN ROCCO

adio is magic. Even Einstein Smith, Sandy Demarest, June Peoples, Kelly thought so. He explained Trombley, or any of the other NCPR staff. The voices radio by drawing a map of magic-makers. This report to you is about the creativity the U.S. with the head of a work our people do every day of every year, cat in California and the tail thanks to your support and encouragement. conversation in New York, unconnected by a body in the middle. This Some people have said it will be a miracle if Rgap he called the magic of radio. In 2006, we succeed in creating a $2 million permanent the magic of radio—and the internet, as fund for the Adirondack News Bureau, and shared stories well—is alive and well at NCPR. Consider the another fund for our new media and innovation number of awards and recognitions our news projects. I don’t agree. I think we'll succeed generosity team has once again because so many of you garnered, or the station’s believe in public media, 90.1 Keene inclusion in two highly so many of you under- people coveted national projects stand that now, more (“sense of place” than ever, this station is research, and NPR’s new essential to the well- unity journalism fellowships). being of our community, and that it takes very Here’s a bit of magic: real cash to fuel the picture a tiny room some- work. As FY 06 came to a where in Saranac Lake, close, a small group of 91.3 Blue Mountain Lake with a small table, a bit friends stepped forward unique human of electronic equipment to challenge others to integrity and Brian Mann. That’s contribute generously to honest the Adirondack News Bureau. Talk about our permanent fund, matching gifts and thriftiness, dedication, talent, drive—talk pledges of $5,000 or more received by June about NCPR magic. And I haven’t even 2007. This under-taking is just beginning as direct mentioned Radio Bob or Martha Foley, Jackie we close out the fiscal year; we'll keep you accessible Sauter, Dale Hobson or Todd Moe, or Susan posted in the coming year about our progress.

As always, thank you for making NCPR as good as it is. Thank you for caring about our work. It is an honor to serve you. A pleasure and an honor. lifelong learning

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JULY2005 AUGUST2005 SEPTEMBER2005

We sign on the air in Keene NCPR signs on in Cape Assistant News Director David Disability Matters debuts Valley at 96.3 FM and in Vincent at 93.9 FM and Sommerstein’s story Soldiers a second full week of St. Huberts at 101.7 FM. Carthage at 102.3 FM. Learn to Be Media Savvy airs. programming about living This story goes on to win a with disabilities in a rural American Routes host Nick Operations Manager Shelly PRNDI award. environment. Visit ncpr.org Spitzer visits the North Pike’s department is always for the complete archive of Country and gives a talk at a hub of activity. Since going NCPR is media sponsor for the this multiple-award-winning Old Forge Hardware, hosted online in 2002 more than Capitol Steps, at the Clayton series produced by NCPR. by Linda and Sarah Cohen. 18,000 events have been added Opera House. to NCPR’s Community Second Sunday Classics, Calendar. We sign on the air in Jay at hosted by Paul Connett and 102.1 FM. airing on the second Sunday Shelly Pike of each month, debuts on NCPR, bringing the popular local host back to our airwaves. AWARDS

2005-06 First Place 2005-06 Second Place 2006 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award Public Radio News Directors Inc. Public Radio News Directors Inc. Radio and Television News Directors Series Series Association David Sommerstein NCPR News Team Feature Reporting Raise Your Voice: Teen Diaries Disability Matters: Challenges Every Day Brian Mann American Tragedy at the Met 2005-06 First Place 2006 Harold K. Hochschild Award Public Radio News Directors Inc. Highlighting NCPR’s contribution to the 2006 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award Soft Feature region’s culture and quality of life Radio and Television News Directors David Sommerstein Association Soldiers Learn to be Media Savvy 2005-06 Award for Creative Excellence News Series Public Radio Program Directors Association Disability Matters 2005-06 First Place Fundraising Public Radio News Directors Inc. North Country Essentials Continuing Coverage Brian Mann 2005-06 Award for Creative Excellence Michaela's Diary Public Radio Program Directors Association News 2005-06 Second Place Close to Homeless Series Public Radio News Directors Inc. News/Public Affairs 2006 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award 93.5 Lake George NCPR News Team Radio and Television News Directors All Before Five Association broadband Hard News Feature 2005-06 Second Place Gregory Warner Public Radio News Directors Inc. Alex’s Story: Inclusion with Autism Use of Sound broad 91.7 Long Lake, David Sommerstein Lake Placid, Boonville Face Off in Potsdam

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OCTOBER2005 Readers & Writers on the Air begins its 11th season on the NCPR is honored with two The Beat Authority, hosted air this year with a northern national awards from the by David Sommerstein, debuts borderlands theme and a kick- Public Radio Program on Fridays at 3:00 pm. Our off program featuring Howard Director’s organization: one assistant news director dons a Frank Mosher. for our series on rural poverty different hat once a week to and housing issues, Close to bring listeners the latest dance NCPR’s fall membership drive Homeless, and another for and groove music from around is a team effort generating North Country Essentials, an the world. $270,548 ($10,548 over goal). on air campaign which used THANK YOU!!!! the voices of North Country The Folk Show, hosted by residents to create a sense of Mike Alzo, moves to a new place and purpose in NCPR’s timeslot: Fridays at 8:00 pm. fundraising. top photo: Meg Hawley Martha Foley and lower photo: June Peoples Susan Sweeney Smith 2006 Report to Listeners 4

AT NCPR ONLINE, Web Manager WE DELIVER FROM DALE HOBSON In 2005 we hen Alaska’s Ted launched NCPR reportersengineers Stevens, chair of the announcers Podcasts, where US Senate committee selected programs that oversees the are made available online world, tried for automatic down- to explain how the load to iPods, mp3 internet works, he music players, and said: “And again, the Internet is not some- W other computer thing you just dump something on. It’s not devices. So far our a big truck. It’s a series of tubes.” Most lineup includes people said “Whaaaa?” but to us at NCPR Natural Selections, All Before Five, Four Seasons it made perfect sense. A website can easily of Gardening Conversations, Readers & Writers become a randomized truckload of stuff, on the Air, and our monthly poetry feature contributors hauled away, never to be found again. That’s Giving Voice. why we have turned our attention toward pushing most of what we produce back down In our unique Books by Email program— the great tubes of the internet into your delivering new books by regional authors as team inbox, your website, your iPod—maybe some weekly email serials—we published new books day into your robodog’s implant. So, in addi- by two of the nation’s foremost poets, David tion to drawing visitors to ncpr.org, we have Budbill’s collection, While We've Still Got Feet, made most of its truckload of stuff available and Hayden Carruth’s selected and new for delivery via podcast, email, and other 89.1 Lyons Falls poems, Toward the Distant Islands. For the subscription vehicles. broadcast winter holidays, we serialized Paul Willcott’s novella The Franklin Manor Bell. dcast And our email news offerings expanded with involvement credibility four new topical headline publications, giving honesty subscribers the week’s highlights in the arts, 88.1 Lowville politics, the environment, and the economy. talking hearing listening listeners voices imaginationstories linking

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NOVEMBER2005 DECEMBER2005 JANUARY2006

All Before Five, debuts on We improve our signal in Adirondack Bureau Chief, We sign on the air in Clayton weekdays at 4:45 pm, giving Keene by moving to a new Brian Mann’s story American at 100.3 FM. listeners an afternoon update frequency at 90.1 FM. Tragedy at the Met airs and on the day’s regional news. A goes on to win a regional North Country Reads, a few months later the program Author Jennifer Donnelly, Edward R. Murrow award. community reading project, will win a PRNDI award. A Northern Light, and guest debuts with talks and host Barbara Wheeler from Jackie Sauter and Martha Foley gatherings across the St. Flower Library talk about the host the annual holiday recipe Lawrence Valley. book on Readers and Writers call-in. on the Air.

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PROGRAMS Program Director FROM JACKIE SAUTER

t’s been a big year for NCPR and We launched four new regularly scheduled for NCPR listeners—five new programs featuring local voices and interests acquired programs debuted on the this year—All Before Five reporting on regional station—the much-talked-about news, stories and voices weekdays at 4:45pm; and much-loved NPR news quiz The Beat Authority with David Sommerstein, show Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me on exploring the newest and hottest music from Saturdays at 11am; smart talk on around the planet, Fridays at 3pm; Second Icutting-edge topics with Christopher Lydon Sunday Classics, a monthly afternoon showcase on Open Source, Wednesdays at 2pm; The Tavis of gorgeous classical, operatic and related Smiley Show, giving voice to issues and vocal music, hosted by volunteer and music perspectives from the Black community, lover Paul Connett; and Open Studio, a new Fridays at 1pm; and Jazz Profiles, hosted by monthly evening magazine program that vocalist Nancy Wilson, featuring retrospectives showcases the arts and arts-makers in our of the jazz greats and lots of great music, region. Open Studio, hosted by NCPR’s Todd Saturdays at 9pm. Also making an appearance, Moe, is a unique program—assisting with The Vinyl Cafe with host and storyteller Stuart hosting and production duties are two comm- McLean, Wednesdays at 1pm. With stories and unity volunteers who are deeply involved in yarns about the world’s smallest record store, the arts—Hilary Oak of the St. Lawrence about Dave and Morley and their children County Arts Council, and Beth Robinson of Stephanie and Sam, and their friends and What a Raquette Music and Dance. Open adventures in Toronto, this unique offering Studio came about as a result of dialogs with which also airs on CBC has quickly become a listeners about their goals and dreams for the listener favorite. station. We hope it will be just the beginning immediate access of our efforts to include more listener voices emerging technology The station was honored in September with on our air, to make radio less about talking changing technology coveted Awards for Creative Excellence, heads and more of a two-way conversation. given by the Public Radio Program Directors regional news headlines Association for the documentary work of our news team and for our unique approach to on air fundraising. NCPR won awards in 90.3 Morristown two of five categories, the first time in internet competition history that any station in the country, large or small, has won more than a single award category. streaming intern listening post world wide web

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FEBRUARY2006 Announcer and theater critic We purchase and install a Connie Meng braves bad transmitter in Glens Falls weather to do theatre reviews at 97.3 FM expanding our in Burlington, Ottawa and network of transmitters to 29. Syracuse.

NPR’s Chief Operating Officer, Ken Stern, visits the North Country and spends two hours on air responding to listeners’ questions/comments.

Connie Meng Martha Foley and Ken Stern 2006 Report to Listeners 6

Music AFTERNOON

NCPR’s music shows explore a mind-boggling diversity of voices, styles and genres, including jazz, blues, world, folk, bluegrass and much more. Want to expand your horizons or go deeper? Here are some recommendations from the hosts:

Ellen Rocco hosts The Blue Note (Tuesdays From Radio Bob’s R&B Show 3-4:45pm). Here is Ellen’s selection of blues (Wednesdays 3-4:45 pm) - Hold and roots favorites from the last year or so: on to summer time with the top 10 Radio Bob summer hits: BB KING, -80-, (Chronicles) a celebration of this blues giant’s 80th 1. Carey (get out your cane!), birthday, with lots of great musician friends. JONI MITCHELL (#93 in 1971)

THE DEREK TRUCKS BAND, Songlines, 2. Summertime, BIG BROTHER (Columbia) most-frequently requested AND THE HOLDING COMPANY by listeners. (didn't chart! 1968) 3. Summertime, BILLY STEWART (#10 in 1966) Four just for fun: 4. Summertime Blues, EDDIE COCHRANE (#8 in 1958) THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS, Painted On (Tone-Cool) BLUE CHEER (#14 in 1968) LITTLE CHARLIE AND THE NIGHT CATS, Nine Lives (Alligator) THE WHO (#27 in 1970) GUY DAVIS, Skunkmellow (Red House) 5. In the Summertime, MUNGO JERRY (#3 in 1970) THE LITTLE WILLIES, The Little Willies (MilkingBull) 6. Summer in the City, LOVIN’ SPOONFUL (#1 in 1966) 7. Summertime Summertime, THE JAMIES (#26 in 1958) Three important anthologies: 8. Brown Eyed Girl, VAN (the man) MORRISON (#10 in 1967) VARIOUS ARTISTS, Our New Orleans, (Nonesuch) a tribute recorded by the music city’s great talents, post-Katrina. 9. 1865 (96 degrees in the shade), THIRD WORLD (1977) MUDDY WATERS, Rollin’ Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection, (MCA) 10. Street Fighting Man, ROLLING STONES (#46 in 1968) including many less well-known tracks. VARIOUS ARTISTS, 35X35, (Alligator) a sampler from the first 35 years of the prominent blues label’s recordings.

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Jackie Sauter hosts VAN MORRISON, Pay the Devil reinterpretations of classic country tunes, Music for a Monday Afternoon loads of fun. (3-4:45 Mondays). Here’s a CHANGO SPASIUK, Songs from the Red Land folk, modern and original list of some of her recent music with strong influences from Eastern European communities in favorites, featured on the show: Argentina. An impossible and wonderful combination of traditional, jazz, popular and classical sensibilities, featuring great accordion playing. DIANNE REEVES, Good Night, and Good Luck the soundtrack to the film of the same name, about legendary broadcaster Edward R. Murrow and RY COODER & MANUEL GALBAN: Mambo Sinuendo superb guitar playing, the McCarthy era. The songs perfectly evoke the feeling of the '50s in fresh takes on Cuban and American classics. America, and the singing is classy and perfect.

LILA DOWNS, La Cantina: Entre Copa y Copa a heartfelt tribute to The Gospel Soundtrack: the film was ok, the soundtrack is great, with Mexican ranchera music and cantina ballads—songs about love and riveting performances by some of the luminaries in contemporary broken promises and perseverance. gospel music including Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams and Fred Hammond.

THELONIUS MONK QUARTET WITH JOHN COLTRANE AT CARNEGIE HALL a recording made in 1957, set aside and forgotten, only recently public life discovered and released on CD. A rare opportunity to hear these jazz civility lions play together.

BILL CHARLAP, Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein civil discourse outstanding interpretations from a talented jazz pianist.

SEPTETO RODRIGUEZ, Baila, Gitano Baila! an unexpected mix of the music of medieval Spain, European Klezmer, Gypsy melodies and Latin influences, from a group with Cuban and Jewish roots. 88.7 Old Forge THE CROOKED JADES, Worlds on Fire Complex and haunting renditions convers conversational of traditional American melodies, Appalachian songs and original material.

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While radio is a virtual medium, it requires a very solid, three-dimensional The board, administration and staff of Canton-Potsdam Hospital and infrastructure to happen. Paul Smith’s College are generous and supportive in so many ways, making our work possible. Canton-Potsdam Hospital provides us with studio space and support services for our Canton operation. NCPR extends heartfelt thanks to both Canton-Potsdam Hospital and Paul Smith’s College. In Saranac Lake, Adirondack Bureau Chief Brian Mann operates from studio space provided by Paul Smith’s College. 2006 Report to Listeners 8

Music AFTERNOON & EVENING

Barb Heller hosts String Fever (Thursdays, 3-4:45 pm). David Sommerstein hosts NCPR’s newest Here are her top five picks, in no particular order: music show, The Beat Authority (Fridays, 3:00 - 4:45pm). Here are his top 10 TAYLOR BUCKLEY, Gig Green Field music picks: (Old Divide Music ODM 0601) Great western swing music and Texas-style Five from '05-'06 fiddling! Taylor is a medical student who AMADOU ET MARIAM, Dimanche a Bamako also finds time to perform with “The Lost (Mali) Boys”, a bluegrass band from Syracuse. GECKO TURNER, Guapapasea! (Spain) THE LOST BOYS, Black Dog (Cathy Mae records tel. 315-682-2182). FAT FREDDY’S DROP, Based on a True Story (New Zealand) Speaking of Taylor Buckley, John Cadley ZUCO103, Whaa! (Brazil) delivers some fantastic songwriting on the band’s latest cd. YERBA BUENA, Island Life (New York City)

GIBSON BROTHERS, Red Letter Day (Sugar Hill # SUG 4002) Five greats of “the Beat Authority genre”... These brothers are from Ellenburg Depot in the Champlain Valley OZOMATLI, Ozomatli (Los Angeles) region. Great talent close to home! Bass player Mike Barber is also a North Country native. A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, The Low End Theory (New York City) RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER, Soldier of the Cross Viva CuBop (a compilation of Latin Jazz greats) (Skaggs Family Records #SKFR-5001) Great bluegrass gospel music with MANU CHAO, Clandestino (Spain/France) outstanding instrumentalists. And, of course, anything by the Godfather of Soul, Mr. Please Please ATKINSON FAMILY BLUEGRASS BAND, Tearin' Up The Line (#AF-TUL) Himself, the Hardest Working Man in Show Business, the Star of the Not only are they nice folks from right down the road in Harrisville, NY... Show... JAMES BROWN! they can really sing... and they play some of my tunes!

Mike Alzo hosts The Folk Show (Fridays, To see what Barb’s been playing on the air lately, check out her String 8-9 pm). His top 10 picks include: Fever playlists at:

http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/programs/local/string.html CHRISTY MOORE, Burning Times (Sony/BMG/Columbia/Newberry) JOHN PRINE, Fair & Square (Oh Boy!) TIM O'BRIEN, Cornbread Nation general store of the air (Howdy Skies/ Sugar Hill) KNITTERS, Modern Sounds Of the Knitters kitchen table (Zoe/Rounder)

inspire CHUCK BRODSKY, Tulips For Lunch (Waterbug) BROOKS WILLIAMS, Blues & Ballads (Red Guitar Blue Music) MARY GAUTHIER, Mercy Now (Lost Highway) nverseconverse RAY WYLIE HUBBARD, Snake Farm (Sustain) DAVID MALLETT, Midnight On the Water: Live (North Road) 88.3 Peru, Plattsburgh, Burlington 90.5 Saranac Lake LEON BIBB & ERIC BIBB, Praising Peace: a Tribute To Paul Robeson dialogue (Stony Plain) interact

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NEWS News Director FROM MARTHA FOLEY

Busy. That’s this past year, and the coming It wasn’t all “beginnings” last year. We year looks to be the same. concluded our Sound Partners project exploring living with disabilities in the rural North n this space last year, I wrote Country, and were honored that our Disability that we were working on a new Matters work was recognized with two Edward afternoon news program – All R. Murrow awards and three awards from Before Five premiered in November. Public Radio News Directors, Inc. It's 15 minutes of news, voices and connections leading into our 5 pm broadcast of All Things (Shy) Guy Berard hosts Jazz at the Ten Spot IConsidered. (This brand new show won an (Saturdays, 10 pm - midnight). Here are award from Public Radio News Directors, Inc. Guy’s top 10 favorites: (PRNDI) in July – beating out The 8 O’Clock Hour, I might add.) HOUSTON PERSON WITH BILL CHARLAP: You Taught My Heart to Sing (Blue Note) The News Department premiered three new programs in the past year. Granted, David Live From Club 15 Series, Six CD set of Sommerstein shows another side as host live broadcasts from Las Vegas from the late of The Beat Authority every Friday afternoon, We also participated in a couple of national sixties, includes such artists as GEORGE but who says world dance music doesn’t fit efforts on behalf of the future of public radio SHEARING, STAN GETZ, MEL TORME and with the issues of the day in these globalized news. We hosted one of three NPR Kroc News LOUIS PRIMA (Request Records) times? And Todd Moe’s new monthly arts Fellows placed at local stations around the JIMMY COBB, Marsalis Music Honors Series program, Open Studio, is a perfect complement country. Douglas Hopper spent two months (Marsalis Music/Rounder) to his role on the cultural desk for the working with us in Canton before returning 8 O’Clock Hour. for his final months at NPR. And we were one STEVE KHAN, The Green Field of nine stations singled out for a national (Tone Center Records) No new shows for Brian Mann, but our research project exploring how local KARRIN ALLYSON AND GUESTS, Footprints Adirondack News Bureau chief did open a programming can strengthen listeners’ sense (Concord Jazz) new chapter in his career. His book Welcome of place and community. to the Homeland is a provocative look at the CONNIE EVINGSON AND THE HOT CLUB political and cultural divide between “metro” OF SWEDEN, Stockholm Sweetnin' and “rural” homeland voters. (Minnehaha Music)

NANCY KELLY, Born to Swing (Amherst Records) localism CASSANDRA WILSON, Thunderbird (Blue Note) BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO, Day is Done (Nonesuch) efficiency JOE LOVANO, Joyous Encounter (Blue Note) repeater

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Assistant News Director/Reporter FROM DAVID SOMMERSTEIN

Meanwhile, in the milking parlors and heifer barns of the North Country’s dairy farms, we’re hearing the sound of a new language: Spanish. The number of Mexican and Central American employees on area farms is grow- ing fast. Many have entered this country illegally and live a life of seclusion as they hide from the border patrol. Farmers them- selves struggle with their participation in the nation’s illegal immigration problem, but they say they wouldn’t be able to stay reach in business without their new workers.

he two biggest stories for me The two stories share a common theme: this year came from the farm, farmers are taking new measures to stay on one carefully hidden, the other the land. It used to be everyone in the honesty visible for miles. The Maple North Country worked on a dairy farm – or programs Ridge wind farm erected more knew someone who did. Now many people than 100 soaring turbines on see farming as a somewhat mysterious emergency info the Tug Hill Plateau in Lewis occupation (what do they do all day?). TCounty. They’re spinning out renewable In January 2006, I began a monthly series energy and generating thousands of dollars of stories called A Year on the Farm with in payments for farmers who lease their lifelong Gouverneur-area farmer Bob land to Maple Ridge. The project has Andrews sharing the day-to-day ins and infrastructure spawned a wind prospecting boom across outs of dairy farming through the seasons. 88.9 Watertown the North Country, with developers laying out plans from Cape Vincent to Clinton NCPR’s in-depth regional news programs County, and residents are deeply divided. give us the flexibility to approach agriculture in the North Country from many angles and to track how the industry changes over transmission time. Farm stories are people stories, and radio lends the intimacy and richness that smission makes people, and the issues they grapple 93.9 Cape Vincent with, come to life.

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MARCH2006

NPR Kroc News Fellow We purchase and install a Douglas Hopper begins his new digital transmitter at our two-month fellowship at primary site in Canton. NCPR. Douglas was one of three applicants from across NCPR’s Spring fundraiser the nation selected for the generates $155,214 ($10,214 year-long hands-on process over goal) proving once again designed to develop the next that NCPR members are ONE generation of public media OF A KIND! talent. NCPR was one of three stations from the entire public radio system selected to host one of these remarkable Sandy Demarest takes a pledge Volunteer Alex Crenshaw helps with our prize drawing Fellows. 11 North Country Public Radio

Adirondack Bureau Chief FROM BRIAN MANN

his is a time of real change Increasingly, • Star Trek Lives in Port Henry in the Adirondack Park, with national audiences • Adirondack Bosnian Immigrants the end of the Pataki admin- are hearing our Speak Out On Immigration istration, new environmental stories as NPR issues like climate change seeks us out as • American Tragedy at the Met and invasive species, and a source for • ATV Deaths Trigger Federal Review community challenges like compelling radio Tsecond home development and the renewed from rural • Lake George “Ethan Allen” Tragedy interest of ‘big-box’ retailers in the America. Among • Civil Rights Activist Andrew Goodman mountains. I feel like the most important the stories of Remembered In Tupper Lake development over the last year is that we significance broadcast in the last 12 have the roots, the local connections, and months on NPR news magazines: the experience to cover these stories in a nuanced and balanced way.

Host of Readers & Writers on the Air FROM ELLEN ROCCO (7 pm, first Thursday each month)

or more than a decade, No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy. we’ve aired a monthly call-in Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became on contemporary literature, Shakespeare, Stephen Greenblatt. Readers & Writers on the Air. Plus, twice a year we put True Notebooks, Mark Salzman. together reading lists based Saturday, Ian McEwan. on your suggestions. In the pastF year, the following titles have been Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro. repeatedly recommended by listeners, New and Collected Poems, 1931-2001, staff and friends as great reads…in no Czeslaw Milosz. particular order. Little Chapel on the River: A Pub, A Town Red House: Being a Mostly Accurate A Northern Light, Jennifer Donnelly. and the Search for What Matters Most, Account of New England's Oldest (The first-ever North Country Reads Gwendolyn Bounds. Continuously Lived-in House, Sarah Messer. selection.) Florida, Mason Smith.

APRIL2006 MAY2006 St. Lawrence University, NCPR implements the Station The Splendid Table host NCPR’s broadcast licensee, Sentinels project, involving Lynne Rossetto Kasper visits celebrates its 150th listeners from communities the North Country and is anniversary. SLU, chartered across the region in the featured guest at a on April 3, 1856, has provided monitoring the well-being of reception in Lake Placid oversight, guidance and a each of our 29 transmitters. hosted by NCPR. supportive home base to NCPR since the station was Radio Bob Sauter celebrates created in 1968. his 25th anniversary at NCPR and says, “How could this happen to ME?”

Radio Bob top photo: Lynn Rossetto Kasper bottom photo: Kelly Trombley at the Kasper reception 2006 Report to Listeners 12

Morning Host, Arts/Culture Reporter FROM TODD MOE

ne of the questions I Maude Case. We met newcomers to the music often ask during inter- scene, too: teen guitarist Julia Sinclair, of views is what is it about Madrid, who traveled to California for an a particular community international guitar contest. And we recon- or job that brings some- nected with some familiar voices, including one a sense of joy. So, Adirondack balladeer Dan Berggren. We my answer is quite simply visited a fifth-generation maple syrup theO license to talk to people. If you tuned producer near Croghan, learned about the in for the 8 O'Clock Hour over the past year Lost Villages of the St. Lawrence with you heard conversations with a number of Canadian author Maggie Wheeler, sat in culture colorful North Country residents, or people on a “shaped note” work-shop with the with ties to the Burlington vocal conversations region. In February, I group, Social Band, respect spent an hour and learned snow chatting on air with art with veteran renowned Crane snow sculptor Klaus substance accuracy conductor Brock Ebeling. Joy? Fun? award winning news McElheran, and his You betcha…stay biographer Nelly tuned for more!

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Open Studio, a regional arts NCPR is one of nine stations North Country Public Radio is magazine, debuts on NCPR, selected to participate in a honored at the Adirondack airing on the last Thursday national research project Museum with the presentation of each month at 7:00 pm; co- exploring the impact of local of the Harold K. Hochschild hosted by NCPR’s Todd Moe, programming on listeners’ Award for service to the the St. Lawrence County Arts sense of place. Adirondacks, making NCPR Council Director Hilary Oak, the first organization—rather and Beth Robinson of What a than an individual—to be Raquette Music and Dance. recognized with this regional award.

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Evening Host/News Reporter FROM GREGORY WARNER

eems like just yesterday we One of the things I love about North were coming up with a name Country Public Radio, one of the reasons for our new afternoon news I came here, was because this station - and show. Crossroads? Too bluesy. our listeners - really allow a place on the The Listening Post? Dale's airwaves for stories that are really that - got it. So we went with stories. The stories that reflect who we are, something simple: All Before and where we live. The stories that friends SFive. Says when it airs - 15 minutes before tell when they see each other. Or maybe 5 pm - and what it airs - everything in the stories they would want told. regional news you need to know before day’s end. (Well, almost everything.) We’ve got some great ideas for another year of All Before Five - hope you'll be listening One of the neater features on the show is a But as a reporter, I particularly value the - and sending feedback! segment we call Heard up North. Every day freedom that Heard up North allows to air we air some sort of local voice talking about certain kinds of stories within the news As we go to press, Gregory has left NCPR. He something - could be an Akwesasne teenager cycle. Too often in newsrooms, so-called has accepted a journalism fellowship and will talking about Mohawk slang, a Chinese ‘human interest’ stories get relegated to be reporting for NPR and other news outlets worker erecting another buffet pagoda, a the fluff department. You know, aquatic from Afghanistan. Fort Drum soldier on leave from Iraq. Or chipmunks and stuff like that (sorry Martha!). just the sound of David Sommerstein and his wife Lisa hurtling - screaming - down ncpr the bobsled track at Lake Placid…

As someone relatively new to the region, npr Heard up North has been a nice opportunity morning edition all things considered for me to ask a lot of dumb questions and the eight o’clock hour plumb the local wisdom. (Check out our series on local cures for the flu that aired splendid table last winter. You can guess what inspired a prairie home companion programs that.) It’s also been a great excuse to just car talk pull off the road, stop somewhere and be 100.3 Clayton progre curious. What do people store in self-storage bins, anyway? (That one isn't for the squeamish, by the way.) 102.3 Carthage 102.1 Jay

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We increase the power NCPR prepares to host the Total community giving at our Peru/Plattsburgh/ national oral history project, during fiscal year 2006 Burlington transmitter from StoryCorps, in Canton and reached $1,179,953. That’s 200 watts to 1,000 watts and Watertown in July. the total of non-governmental, changes broadcast frequency local support from individuals, to 88.1 FM (previously 88.3). Production Manager Joel Hurd organizations and businesses, and Ellen Rocco anxiously nearly 70% of our total revenue NCPR changes frequencies in await news of NCPR’s for the year. Thanks to every- Speculator—to 97.5 FM—in application status for a NY one who makes NCPR such a order to increase the power at State Music Fund grant for huge success story. that transmitter. $330,000 for UpNorth Music, a project to spotlight and promote regional musicians. Joel Hurd (We got it!) 2006 Report to Listeners 14 NCPR BY THE NUMBERS

Household Members: Membership Giving: 5,000 4,442 $750,000 4,238 4,276 4,000 $600,000 $540,092 $481,355 $508,046 3,000 $450,000 2,000 $300,000 1,000 $150,000 0 $0 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 4% increase over 2005 6% increase over 2005

Major Gifts, Endowment Gifts, and Special Projects: Underwriting: $500,000 $500,000 $438,462 $401,852 $400,000 $392,108 $400,000 $362,464 $383,084 $300,000 $300,000 $200,000 $186,541 $200,000 $100,000 $100,000 $0 $0 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 2% increase over 2005 14% increase over 2005

Average 2006 Membership Gift: $106

2006 Total Unrestricted Funds: $1,861,377 2006 Operating Expenditures: $1,801,654

St. Lawrence University: $70,017 (in-kind support exceeds $360,000 annually) Programming, Broadcasting, News, State: $172,405 Production, New Media: $1,262,484

Underwriting: $445,051

Federal: $411,500

Major Gifts, Endowment Investment Income, Management/General: Studio Income, Special Projects: $144,541 Other: $14,505 $184,810

Development: $293,321 Membership Support: $540,092 Community Outreach: $125,773 15 North Country Public Radio IN THE WORKS

Thanks to NYS Senator Jim Wright, the US Department of Commerce, and As we go to press North Country Public Radio learned that we are the many generous individual donors, we are working on building a new recipient of a $330,000 grant from The New York State Music Fund transmitter tower in Canton and installing a new primary antenna—work (“The Fund”) for UpNorth Music, a project to spotlight and promote that will improve our service to listeners across the region. regional musicians. Over the next two years, a team from NCPR will travel around the North Country to record a wide variety of musical acts, and In the coming year, we expect to install transmitters in Schroon Lake, will present performances through on-air broadcast, podcasts, CDs, North Creek, Wells and Chateaugay, thanks to support from NYS Senator and concerts. Betty Little and the US Department of Commerce. The New York State Music Fund was created when the New York State Attorney General’s Office resolved investigations against major record During the new year, a small group of station friends have combined companies that had violated state and federal laws prohibiting “pay their resources to challenge other listeners to contribute $5,000 or more for play” (also called “payola”). to the station’s newly created Adirondack News Bureau Permanent Fund. These friends will match every pledge or gift to the fund during the cur- The settlement agreement stipulated that funds paid by music businesses rent fiscal year (July '06 to June '07). The challengers include Sandy and would support music education and appreciation for the benefit of New Joan Weill of the Adirondacks, John and Margot Ernst of Elk Lake, Lee York State residents. The Attorney General’s Office enlisted the services and Nancy Keet of Saranac Lake, and an anonymous donor from the of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, one of the nation’s largest and northeast corner of the Park. Please contact Susan Sweeney Smith at the most experienced philanthropy services, to develop and manage the station if you are interested in participating in supporting the award- grant program. winning Bureau led by Brian Mann. Thank you. We are very pleased to have this opportunity to expand and deepen our relationship with musicians in our service area, and to foster connections between skilled performers and new audiences. UpNorth Music will cover all genres of music including, but not limited to, jazz, blues, bluegrass, traditional, classical, folk and world beat.

Join us in welcoming Jonathan Brown to our news team and Jill Breit to our UpNorth Music project.

NCPR STAFF

Ellen Rocco Station Manager Dale Hobson Web Manager Bob Sauter Chief Engineer Mike Alzo The Folk Show Joel Hurd Production Manager Jackie Sauter Program Director Guy Berard Jazz at the Tenspot Kevin Irwin Announcer David Sommerstein Assistant News Director, Reporter Jill Breit UpNorth Music Project Coordinator Brian Mann Adirondack Bureau Chief Susan Sweeney Smith Director of Community Jonathan Brown Evening Host, Reporter Connie Meng Announcer, Theatre Critic Outreach and Major Gifts Sandy Demarest Underwriting Director Todd Moe Morning Host, Kelly Trombley Development Assistant, Cultural Desk Editor Martha Foley News Director Reading Service Co-coordinator June Peoples Membership Director, Meg Hawley Receptionist Reading Service Co-coordinator Barbara Heller String Fever Shelly Pike Operations Manager

ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY – A SPECIAL NOTE OF GRATITUDE NCPR’s broadcast license is held by St. Lawrence University. On behalf of all of NCPR’s staff and listeners, we extend a Throughout the station’s history, SLU has provided financial and heartfelt thanks to all at SLU. More than anything else, we in-kind support, guidance and encouragement. appreciate how clearly you let us know you’re proud of North Country Public Radio. 2006 Report to Listeners 16

Bradford and Anne Stephens Ruth Stewart ANNUAL GIVING Daniel and Ann Sullivan Charles and Sally Svenson Gifts to NCPR’s annual fund are the single largest source of our revenue. In fiscal year 2006, Sandra Uechi and David Crosby David and Sondra Van Epps 4442 households demonstrated their commitment to NCPR with membership donations that helped Wendy Wais and Mark Helmer sustain our day-to-day operation. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all who contributed so generously. Richard Wakefield and Amy York Wakefield Sarah Wardner and David Chapin We wish we could list every member but a list that size would require an additional publication. David and Bonnie Weber William Weber and Amy Vedder The following individuals provided support for our membership program and regional news bridge Frederick and Barbara Wilder fund (*) this past fiscal year. Judy Zappia and George Imbrie Tad and Martha Anne Zelski

$365-$499 Stacey Howlett $500-$999 James and Marsha Akins David and Nicola Jordan Anonymous Shamim Allen-Bailey Brian and Sally Kirby The Altman Foundation Christopher and Elizabeth Badger Bernard Lammers and Jane Wheeler-Lammers Linda Apple Brian Batchelder Julia Loomis and Howard Runyon Michael and Katherine Archibald Pete and Andrea Bellinger Louis and Sandy Maine Peter and Barbara Beekman Jim and Jean Benvenuto Donald and Oleta Mantle Arthur and Sandy Bissell Thomas Berger Lynne Matott Etienne and Lisa Boillot Mark and Barbara Berninghausen Philip and Rita McIntire Charlie and Freda Bradt Thomas and Jane Bissell Karen and Laurence Meltzer Dennie and Libby Brandt William and Karen Blough Merle Melvin Christopher and Linda Brandy Hallie Bond and Mason Smith Kevin and Alycia Miller-Lynch Ron and Millie Burkman Bill and Betty Bradley John Mills and Margaret Balassone Don and Peggy Burlingame Warren Buchanan Dr. and Mrs. Scott Minor Richard and Ellen Bush Robert Burdick Bradshaw and Marilyn Mintener Peter Carls Gerald Cahill David Moore Ann Carmel John and Ann Carvill Susan Neal and Bob Pettee Paul Carr Varick and Judy Chittenden Linda Nelson Jane Castaneda Robert Collier Bonnie Ohman Vasily and Mary-Ann Cateforis Joe and Rita Coney Ellen and Marion Pardoe Jennifer and Trenton Clark Tom and Adele Connors Therese Patnode Timothy and Andrea Collins Grant and Marguerite Cornwell Laura Person Countryside Veterinary Clinic David and Carolyn Cramoy Rosemary Philips and Catherine Jahncke Terry de la Vega and Dale Hobson Tim and Cheryl Doyle Carol Jean Pinney David and Sandy Demarest Bill and Gini Dutcher Jules Polk LeRoy and Patricia DeMarsh Gloria Fant Anselum Pominville Nancy Dotterer Field Steven Fisher Donald Potter and Barbara Lake Potter Allan and Carol Drew Kathleen Fitzgerald and Bob Josephson Eileen Raymond and Donna Smith-Raymond Joe Duemer and Carole Mathey Selma Foster and Walter Weitzmann Bob Reddoch Richard Dutton and Susan Swain Jane Garland William and Mary Lou Reed Stephen and Karen Easter George Gonos Jenica Rogers Nils and Lynn Ekfelt Tony and Bunny Goodwin Peter Rosenberger and Dorit Gaedtke Lincoln Field Fred and Melinda Goss Mark and Louise Scarlett Richard Gardner and Anne Monck Stephen Gratto Mary Beth Sclafani Peter and Linda Gibbs Mary Hamilton-Homer Michael and Ellen Seidman Judith Gibson Crosby Hard Jerry and Toni Shaw Larry and Judith Glasser Lawrence Harter Harold and Carol Shippey Irving and Sheila Goldman M.J. Heisey and Phil Harnden Amy Smith Clancy Gratto and Colleen Livingston Joyce Henklein David Sommerstein and Lisa Lazenby Linda Griffin and Tom Patterson Hank and Marian Hofmann Armond and Ann Spencer R. Avery Hall and Andrea Rogers Jeffrey and Irene Horbar Kate Stavenhagen and Don Nardiello Scott Harlan 17 North Country Public Radio

David Hornung and Susan Ward Doug Welch and Ginger Storey-Welch $2000-$4999 Norman and Nancy Howard Curt and Katherine Welling Anonymous Jayant and Sonya Jhaveri Robert and Patricia Wells Jeff and Allee Burt Gene and Carolyn Kaczka Paul Willcott and Ann Laemmle Linda Cohen and Jim Scalen Johanna Kebabian Ron Williams and Kathy Schaper JoAnn Elberty Bob and Carol Keller Mickey Williams Rene-Paul and Janice Forier Brad Landry Thomas and Patricia Willis Robert and Judith Lievense Richard Leonard Robert and Blaikie Worth Robin McClellan* Lee and Yvonne Lewandowski Cecil and Gilda Wray Eric and Judy Mower Daniel and Carol Luthringshauser Morris and Annemarie Pinto Phyllis Magnus $1000-1999 Richard and Rooney Poole Anne Malone and Milner Grimsled 2 Anonymous Donors Ellen Rocco Brian Mann and Susan Waters Ann Adams and Gerald Kusler Harriet and Andrew Singer Sebastian and Anne Mazzotta Michael Alzo Mrs. Wynant Vanderpoel Dan and Gloria McCormick Ronald and Gayle Berry Thomas and Amber McKernan Thomas and Marion Blauvelt $5000-$7499 Ed and Rebecca Milner James and Marcia Brooks The Linda and Sarah Cohen Fund* Jim and Joyce Monroe Charles and Nancy Buck Margot and John Ernst* Richard Moose Luis Canales and Susanne Daye Richard Fay* Jim and Martha O'Donnell David and Lucy Carson Lee and Debby Hirschey* Daniel and Nancy Palmateer John and Lynn Colston Nancy and Lee Keet* Henry Parnass Judith DeGroat and Larry Boyette Longhill Charitable Foundation* Timothy and Beth Patrick Jay and Dorothy Federman G. Theodore and Mary Mascott Michael and Mary Beth Peabody Eleanor Garrell Berger and Michael Di Nunzio J. Richard and Carol Munro* Don and Betty Peckham Edward and Elizabeth Gaylord Allan Newell Galen Pletcher Barbara Glaser Ali Pomponio and Richard Perry Rita Goldberg $7500-$9999 Thomas and Carol Pynchon Jack and Connie Hume Rhonda Butler and David Brunner* Bob and Beth Reddick Joel Hurd and June Peoples Stephen and Judith Hopkins Sarah Johnson Redlich Margaret Huskins Jeffrey Sellon and Marilyn Burns* Terry and Nancy Reed Timothy Kemp and Suzanne Miller John and Marilyn Ross Todd Lockwood $10,000+ Shirley Russell John and Jonathan Macdonald Michael Ellis* Lynn Sarf and Rich Watkins Louise McCarren and Ed Amiden Michael and Lora Schultz Sandra McCloy and John Dewar Tom and JoAnn Schwalm Kate Newell Stacie Sears Aileen O'Donoghue Bryan Shea and Victoria Esposito-Shea Bengt and Polly Ohman Grant Simmons Susan Powers and Will Seigfried Andy Smith and Susan Sweeney Smith Wanda Renick Bruce and Rosalie Smith Allen and Phoebe Rogerson Everett and Martha Smith John and Nancy Rosenthal Michael and Jane Squires Robert and Jackie Sauter Sue Stewart John and Betty Schlieder John Sullivan Elizabeth Skarie and Jerry Greenfield Tom and Ginny Sullivan David and Ruth Skovron Eleanor Sweeney Staritch Foundation, Inc. Kelly Trombley Roland and Nina Stearns Jan Turcotte George Studnickey Robb and Elizabeth Tyler Foundation Michael and Joanna Rebecca Thompson Anna Van Slyke Frederick and Constance Vanacore Pieter Visscher Peter and Francine Walker John and Georgia Vose Susan Washburn and Kristin Rehder Tom and Mabel Walker William and Elise Widlund Tom Warrington and Betsy Folwell Peter and Kathy Wyckoff 2006 Report to Listeners 18

NEW FACILITIES GIFTS ENDOWMENT DONORS NORTH COUNTRY READS PROJECT In the past year, we installed new repeaters Endowment gifts will help us secure the PARTNERS AND DONORS in Cape Vincent, Carthage, Glens Falls, Keene station's regional news and other key services North Country Reads is a collaborative one Valley, St. Huberts, and Jay and have just and support our extensive transmission network community/one book project that brought completed a new facility in North Creek. for decades to come. Endowment gifts together a number of generous community We also installed a new transmitter at our earmarked for the Adirondack service (**) are organizations. We thank our partners and the main site on Waterman Hill in Canton and managed by our friends at the Adirondack project donors. will shortly begin installation of our new tower. Community Trust. All other funds are managed Jefferson Community College The following individuals and agencies through St. Lawrence University. Sincere Flower Memorial Library Verizon Foundation provided gifts to build these new facilities thanks to all who have contributed: Northern New York Community Foundation and we thank them. Henry Keep Home Anonymous** Ronald McDonald House Children's Charities David and Lucy Carson** Zandy and Vin Barrett Senator Jim Wright via a legislative allocation F. W. Cleveland Foundation, Inc. Bob and Tish Biesemeyer Walmart - Lowville The Linda and Sarah Cohen Fund** Rhonda Butler and David Brunner Watertown Daily Times Paul Dooling and Sandra Danussi** Paul and Martha Capra Michael Ellis and Kathleen Hanna** Preston and Joan Carlisle Margot and John Ernst** Teresa Cheetham-Palen Jay and Dorothy Federman** The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Jack and Connie Hume** Lynn Edmonds Nancy and Lee Keet** Nathan Farb Joseph Liotta Louis and Dodie Farrelly Allan Newell Richard and Susan Gaffney Bengt and Polly Ohman** Donna and Wayne Ignatuk Susan Pankey and Arthur Siebert Barbara Kaufman Carol and Glenn Pearsall** Ruth Kuhfahl Meredith Prime** Ted and Irene Lehmann Grant Simmons** Charlotte Lichtenberg Harriet and Andrew Singer** NYS Senator Betty Little Kelly Trombley G. Theodore and Mary Mascott William and Elise Widlund** Thomas and Judith McClintock Patricia and Philip Winterer** The Northern New York Community Foundation Fran Yardley and Burdette Parks** Anitra Christoffel Pell Anthony Zazula** Jeffrey and Barbara Smith George Studnicky FOUNDATIONS Art and Mandy Ticknor Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation Chase Twichell and Russell Banks in support of Natural Selections The U.S. Department of Commerce Elliot and Joan Verner Paul Smith’s College Carter and Julia Walker in support of Natural Selections NYS Senator Jim Wright HKH Foundation Tad and Martha Anne Zelski in support of the Adirondack News Bureau John A. Sellon Charitable Trust in support of the Adirondack News Bureau Adirondack Museum in support of the station's Adirondack arts and cultural coverage Benton Foundation in support of Disability Matters 19 North Country Public Radio

Roland Gibson Art Gallery/SUNY Potsdam Glengarry Highland Games UNDERWRITERS Glens Falls Hospital Golden Arrow Hotel - Best Western Goody Goody's Since 1968, business underwriting partnerships have played an increasingly critical role in the Grater Architects, P.C. financial strength of North Country Public Radio. It continues to be a privilege and an honor to Gray & Gray Certified Public Accountants, P.C. Great Camp Sagamore highlight these businesses both on air, on line and in print materials. This year, generous under- The Green House writing support from the business community (excluding special project support) totaled $438,462. Guide Boat Realty Hacketts A-1 Kings Buffet Burlington’s Flynn Center Haenel Communication Technologies A-1 Oriental Kitchen for the Performing Arts Hamilton County Twigs Adirondac Rafting Company Burlington Violin Shop The Handweaving Museum & Arts Center Adirondack Artisan Catering Café Sarah Hanson Investment Management Adirondack Community Trust Luis Canales, M.D. Helping Hands Caregivers Adirondack Council Canton Family Physicians, P.C. High Peaks Wine & Spirits Adirondack Ecological Center Canton-Potsdam Hospital Hohmeyer's Lake Clear Lodge Adirondack Express Law Office of Preston C. Carlisle, P.C. Holly Hill Alpaca Boutique Adirondack Hardwoods Center for the Advancement Homespun Occasions Adirondack Lakes & Trails Outfitters of Sustainable Tourism Hospice Organizations of Northern NY Adirondack Life Magazine Century 21 High Peaks Realty High Peaks Hospice Adirondack Medical Center Champlain College Hospice of Jefferson County Adirondack Mission Champlain Valley Folk Festival Hospice of the North Country Adirondack Museum The Church of the Ascension Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley Adirondack Nature Conservancy Clarkson University Lewis County Hospice & Adirondack Land Trust Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center Hoss's Country Corner Adirondack Neuropsychology Services The Clipper Inn Inphorm, Inc. Adirondack Park Pet Hospital Clopman's Furniture Iron Bridge Gallery Adirondack Reader Clute Wealth Management Jefferson Community College Adirondack Realty Coakley ACE Hardware Jefferson-Lewis BOCES Adirondack Regional Federal Credit Union ComLinks Johnsburg Chamber of Commerce Adirondack Regional Tourism Community Bank N.A. Anthony and Patricia Kadzius Adirondack Scenic Railroad Community Energy Services Kassian Real Estate Adirondack Theatre Festival Community Performance Series Keene Valley Market Place Adirondack Unitarian Universalist Community Corning Incorporated Foundation Kinetics Group LLC Advertiser's Workshop Courtly Music Unlimited Kinney Drugs Alexandria Bay Chamber of Commerce Crowne Plaza Lake Placid Resort Mark Kurtz Photography Alice Hyde Medical Center CVPH Medical Center Thomas J. LaBombard, P.E. All Seasons Tent & Event Rentals Dr. Peter Dargie LaFave, White & McGivern, LS, PC American Management Association Davidson Brothers Brew Pub Lake Forest Retirement Community Ampersound Dr. Suhail Sami Daye Lake George Arts Project Animal Clinic of Malone Dennis Communications Lake Placid Center for the Arts The Antique Boat Museum East Road Adult Home, Inc. Lake Placid Institute Aramark Edwards Opera House Lake Placid Rug and Home The Arts Guild of Old Forge, Inc. Elk Lake Lodge Lake Placid Sinfonietta The Ashley House Emma Willard School Lake Placid Sports Medicine Center Asian Buffet and Grill, Inc. T. Evans Insurance Agency LaValley Real Estate Asian Buffet and Mongolian Grill Fact and Fiction Bookshop The Leather Artisan Nancie Battaglia Photography First Unitarian Universalist Society Leave a Legacy Beautiful Beginnings Doula Services Fischer, Bessette, Muldowney & Hunter, Christopher H. Leifheit Bergman Real Estate Attorneys at Law The Lime Hollow Boys The Big Moose Station Restaurant Five Corners Café Nils Edward Luderowski, Architect Bionique Testing Laboratories, Inc. Five Spice Café Lundy Keetle & Company The Birch Store Fletcher Allen Health Care MacFadden-Dier-Leonard Insurance Blue Heron Realty Franklin County Tourism Maine Land Surveyors Bluseed Studios Frederic Remington Art Museum Major Plowshares Army and Navy Surplus Books & Baskets Frontenac Crystal Springs Water, Inc. Maple City Insurance 2006 Report to Listeners 20

Maple Ridge Wind Farm Pearsall Financial Group at UBS Stewart's Shops Maren Dunn Antiques & Bookstore Pease & Gustafson Suburban Energy Services Camil G. Maroun Insurance Agency Pendragon Theatre Sullivans' Office Supply, Inc. Massena Independent Living Center Penski, Inc. SunFeather Natural Soap Company Stewart W. McCollum Placid Planet Bicycles Syracuse Symphony Orchestra McKee, Seyfarth & Associates, CPAs PLLC Planned Parenthood of Northern NY Dr. Marta Szoke and Dr. Kathleen Terrence McPhillips-Wood Agency Point of View Studio Teddy Roosevelt Days Committee Medical Associates of Saranac Lake Poissant, Nichols and Grue, P.C. Thor Information Services, Inc. Medical Center Pharmacy Potsdam Center for Innovative Dental Thousand Islands Bridge Authority Menter, Rudin & Trivelpiece, P.C. Technologies/Terry Reed D.D.S. Thousand Islands Museum Mirror Lake Inn Potsdam Chamber of Commerce Thousand Islands Performing Arts Fund Mirror Lake Wine & Liquor Potsdam Food Co-Op Thunder Mountain Dog Sled Tours Ted and Ann Morgan Potsdam Main Street Apartments Tisdel Associates Mountainman Outdoor Supply Co. Frannie Preston/CTX Mortgage Company TJ Toyota Mountain Music ProAct Pharmacy Services, Inc. Town of Indian Lake Myler Chiropractic The Ray Brook Frog Traditional Arts in Upstate New York/TAUNY Najer Realty Reddy Cancer Treatment Center Trail's End Inn, Inc. National Electrical Contractors Red Truck Pottery Tri-Lakes Center for Independence Association/IBEW Remington Arts Festival Trudeau Institute Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks Remington Furniture Tupper Lake National Bank The Natural Way RoundLake Studios Twitchell Sportswear Nature's Storehouse Sackets Harbor Bookshop Two Horse Trade Co. NBT Bank Sackets Harbor Jazz Festival UBS Financial Services, Inc. NCC Systems Saint Michael's College Unitarian Universalist Church New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Saratoga Guitar United Helpers New York State Ranger School Save The River, Inc. University of Vermont - Lane Series Niche in the Woods Don Scammell, Incorporated Upper Hudson Blue Grass Festival Niles Asset Management, Inc. Scenic Outlook Studios, Inc. Upper Hudson Musical Arts North Country Reads Schoolhouse Renovations, Inc. Upper Hudson River Railroad North Country Savings Bank Schroon Falls Farm Vermont Hand Crafters, Inc. North Country School & Camp Treetops Scotts Florist Vermont International Festival North Country Sustainable Energy Fair SeaComm Federal Credit Union Vermont Solar Engineering North Creek Rotary Club Seasons Specialty Gifts Vision Press/Absolutely Business Northern Adirondack Trading Cooperative Marcella Sembrich Opera Museum Ward Lumber Northern Interiors J.E. Sheehan Contracting Corp. Paul S. Warner Cancer Treatment Center Northern Music & Video Shelburne Museum Waste-Stream, Incorporated North Warren Chamber of Commerce Silver Bay Association Watertown Irish Festival North Woods Engineering Small Fortune Studio The Wawbeek Resort and Restaurant Northwoods Inn Solarworks Whalen, Davey & Looney, LLP Nuisance Wildlife Control St. Ann's Church The Whimsical Pig NYSERDA St. James Church Wildlife Conservation Society Old Forge Cruise Line, Inc. St. Lawrence Business Services, Inc. Wilhelm, Chatelle and Towne, Surveyors Old Forge Hardware St. Lawrence Centre Dr. Duncan Forbes Winter Olympic Regional Development Authority St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce Richard E. Winter Cancer Treatment Center (ORDA) St. Lawrence County IDA Woodland Gardens Home Ostrander's Sheep Skin Shop St. Lawrence County Tobacco Free Coalition Woods Farm Market and Garden Center Otis Technology, Inc. St. Lawrence NYSARC World in Potsdam Diversity Festival PACES St. Lawrence University WWNY-TV, Channel 7 Partridge Knoll St. Lawrence University Golf & Country Club Young & Wilcox Partridge Run Golf & Country Club Staples Law, P.C. Young's Studio & Gallery Paul Post Realty State University of New York College Paul Smith's College at Potsdam 104.3 fm (downtown)

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upport from our listeners has helped 89.5 fm Canton 96.3 fm Keene Valley 88.7 fm Old Forge us grow from a 2600-watt signal covering portions of St. Lawrence 91.3 fm Alexandria Bay/ 93.5 fm Lake George 88.9 fm Paul Smiths SCounty in 1968, to a network of over Thousand Islands 91.7 fm Lake Placid 88.1 fm Plattsburgh/Peru/ 29 transmitters broadcasting to the entire Adirondack North Country, western Vermont, 91.3 fm Blue Mountain Lake 91.7 fm Long Lake Burlington and southeastern Ontario today. From the St. 91.7 fm Boonville 88.1 fm Lowville 90.5 fm Saranac Lake Lawrence Valley to Lake Champlain, and Lake Ontario to Lake George, NCPR is your award- 93.9 fm Cape Vincent 89.1 fm Lyons Falls 97.5 fm Speculator winning public radio service – 24 hours a day 102.3 fm Carthage 90.9 fm Malone 101.7 fm St. Huberts – 365 days a year. 100.3 fm Clayton 90.3 fm Morristown 91.7 fm Tupper Lake 97.3 fm Glens Falls 97.3 fm Newcomb 88.9 fm Watertown 102.1 fm Jay 89.9 fm North Creek 90.1 fm Keene 104.3 fm North Creek (downtown) NORTH COUNTRY PUBLIC RADIO

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