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NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO ANNUAL REPORT FY14 NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO | ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 1 OUR MISSION NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO | ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 2 NYPR’S MISSION STATEMENT To make the mind more curious, the heart more open, and the spirit more joyful through excellent audio programming that is deeply rooted in New York. ROOTED IN NEW YORK, BUT THE WORLD IS LISTENING New York Public Radio produces award-winning enterprise journalism, nurtures today’s most creative talent and creates innovative products that bring the best of public radio to listeners everywhere. Each month in Fiscal Year 2014, an audience of 14.2 million turned to New York Public Radio to stay up on the news, discover a new favorite song and join a conversation in which all voices matter. An independent and innovative nonprofit, New York Public Radio is both a global leader in audio content creation and the largest public radio station group in the nation. NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO | ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 3 A LETTER FROM OUR BOARD CHAIR AND PRESIDENT AND CEO NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO | ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 4 A LETTER FROM OUR BOARD CHAIR AND PRESIDENT AND CEO To Our Loyal Listeners and Supporters, When you think of the really compelling news stories, the best conversations and the most intriguing music you’ve ever heard, chances are you heard it here — on the stations, through the apps and in the programming produced by New York Public Radio. Thank you for listening and being a part of our community. More and more people, like you, are turning to audio Academy of Music) to produce RadioLoveFest, a five-day sources for news and entertainment, and that means our festival of public radio programs live in Brooklyn. mission of service has never been more important. Our commitment to being the best source for independent WQXR produced innovative festivals celebrating news, the place for the exploration of curious ideas and Mozart, Verdi, Strauss and Wagner. We also the center of a vibrant community is unwavering – and we launched a drive to collect musical instruments from you have never been prouder to serve you. for donation to music education programs in New York City. This past year, we continued to invest our time, energy and resources in digital innovation, much-needed The Jerome L. Greene Space recorded and produced journalism, and new and compelling content to meet live dramatic readings of all 10 plays in August Wilson’s your needs. Thanks to your support, we accomplished American Century Cycle, preserving an American some incredible things. treasure for all of us. WNYC launched a new app with the Discover feature, In the pages that follow, we are pleased to share our allowing you to create custom playlists and discover Fiscal Year 2014 achievements with you. These are just new shows. We are grateful to The Jerome L. Greene some examples of the powerful news, compelling human Foundation for supporting Discover and our continued stories and music you heard here in Fiscal Year 2014. digital innovation with a $10 million grant. Thank you for supporting our mission. The WNYC newsroom distinguished itself with enterprise journalism, crowd-sourced projects, and innovation in data news that examined issues related to government accountability, the resiliency of our region, economic inequality, health and education. WNYC continued to invest in national programs like The Takeaway, Studio 360 and On The Media. We also launched a new slate of podcasts including Death, Sex + Money and The Sporkful; introduced the 24/7 streaming music service The Jonathan Channel; took Radiolab on Cynthia King Vance Laura R. Walker a 21-city tour; and partnered with BAM (the Brooklyn Chair of the Board of Trustees President and CEO NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO | ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 5 LEADERSHIP NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO | ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 6 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Alan Jenkins Frank D. Yeary Executive Director, The Opportunity Agenda Executive Chairman, CamberView Cynthia King Vance, Chair Alexander Kaplen Advanced Strategies LLC Executive, Time Warner President of The Kaplen Brothers Fund HONORARY BOARD John S. Rose, Vice Chair Peter H. Darrow Senior Partner and Managing Director, Anton J. Levy Senior Counsel, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & The Boston Consulting Group Managing Director, General Atlantic LLC Hamilton, LLP Susan Rebell Solomon, Vice Chair Joanne Banks Matthews Eduardo G. Mestre Retired Partner, Mercer Management Philanthropist Senior Advisor, EVERCORE Consulting Bethany Millard Lulu C. Wang Mayo Stuntz, Vice Chair Philanthropist CEO, Tupelo Capital Management, LLC Member, Pilot Group Richard A. Pace Howard S. Stein, Treasurer Retired Executive Vice President, Retired Managing Director, Global Bank of New York Mellon Corporate and Investment Bank, Ellen Polaner Citigroup SENIOR STAFF Jonelle Procope Alan G. Weiler, Secretary President and CEO, Apollo Theater Laura R. Walker Principal, Weiler Arnow Management President and CEO Co., Inc. Jon W. Rotenstreich Managing Partner, Rotenstreich Dean Cappello Laura R. Walker President and CEO , Family Partners New York Public Radio Executive Vice President and Chief Joshua Sapan Content Officer for WNYC Jean B. Angell President and CEO, AMC Networks Thomas Hjelm Retired Partner and Member, Private Client Service Group, Bryan Cave Herb Scannell Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer President, BBC Worldwide North America Tom A. Bernstein Margaret Pomeroy Hunt President and Co-Founder, Chelsea Piers Lauren Seikaly Senior Vice President and Theater Producer, Writer, and Actress John Borthwick Chief Development Officer CEO and President, betaworks Peter Shapiro Rachna Karrol Founder, Brooklyn Bowl, Lockn’ Music David R. Caplan Vice President, Human Resources and Festival; Publisher, Relix magazine; Dean and Vice Chair, City Year New York Organizational Effectiveness Owner, Capitol Theatre Retired Apparel and Textile Executive Graham Parker Peter Tague Judith M. Carson General Manager of WQXR Vice Chairmen and Co-Head, Mergers & Arts Educator and Vice President of NYPR Acquisitions, Global Banking, Citigroup Charles M. Diker Michele Rusnak Nicki Newman Tanner Managing Partner, Chief Financial Officer Oral historian; speaker and writer on Diker Management, LLC and Vice President of women’s philanthropy Finance, Administration Tom Finkelpearl , ex officio Andrea L. Taylor and Business Affairs Commissioner, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Keith Thomas Martha J. Fleischman Wilma S. Tisch President, Kennedy Galleries, Inc. Bradley A. Whitman Loretta Brennan Glucksman Vice Chairman, Financial Institutions Philanthropist Group, Morgan Stanley NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO | ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 7 INNOVATION NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO | ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 8 DIGITAL INNOVATION Discovering Radio On Your Own Time In March 2014, New York Public Radio released a new version of the WNYC app, which was quickly named one of the iPhone App Store’s “Best New Apps” and won an award from the Society for News Design as one of 2013’s Best-De- signed News Sites and Apps. In addition to the live streams of WNYC’s broadcast stations and a browsable index of shows and segments, the app introduced a novel on-demand audio feature called “Discover,” which merges smart tech- nology with editorial curation. Once a user provides parameters such as topic preferences and listening time, Discover serves up a personalized playlist culled from a deep reservoir of content produced by WNYC; by other public radio pro- ducers, including NPR, APM and PRI; and by producers such as The New Yorker and Slate. Total WNYC app sessions increased by 64% year over year. NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO | ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 9 Supporting Innovation — The Jerome L. Greene Foundation: Concurrent with the launch of WNYC’s Discover app feature, New York Public Radio announced a record-setting grant of $10 million from The Jerome L. Greene Foundation. The gift, the largest ever made to a public radio station, was awarded to support the company’s digital innovation. A portion of the grant also ensures continued accessible ticket pricing at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space. New York Public Radio’s Digital Task Force provides support and guidance on the organization’s digital strategy and brings together leaders in technology and media. Task Force Members: John Borthwick*, Co-Chair Howard Morgan Herb Scannell* CEO and President Founding Partner President betaworks First Round Capital BBC Worldwide North America Anton Levy*, Co-Chair Jon Miller Lisa Shalett Managing Director Co-Founder Head of Brand Marketing and Digital Strategy General Atlantic LLC Fuel Media Capital Goldman Sachs Kevin Conroy Michelle Peluso Mayo Stuntz* President of Digital and Chief Executive Officer Member Enterprise Development Gilt Pilot Group Univision Communications John Rose* Cynthia King Vance* Thomas Hjelm Senior Partner and Managing Director Chair Executive Vice President The Boston Consulting Group New York Public Radio Board of Trustees and Chief Digital Officer Jim Rossman Laura R. Walker* New York Public Radio Special Advisor President and CEO John Lambros General Atlantic New York Public Radio Managing Director, Joshua Sapan* Frank Yeary* Head of Digital Media Banking GCA Savvian Advisors President and CEO Executive Chairman AMC Networks CamberView Geraldine Laybourne Ann Misiaszek Sarnoff Founder Oxygen Media Chief Operating Officer BBC Worldwide Americas *New York Public Radio Board of Trustees NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO | ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 10 SMARTBINGE & THE MORNING BRIEF Listening Nonstop