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From The Director & General Manager

Over the past year the Northern Public Radio stations made great strides in our pursuit to enrich, inspire, and inform the communities we serve. You will see many of those highlights recapped throughout the pages of this annual report. From adding new programs and specials to carrying robust election season coverage through a strong partnership with National Public Radio, this is all designed to keep our listeners’ curiosity satisfied.

In addition to providing essential news, intelligent talk, and endless hours of entertainment, we are also committed to being careful stewards of your financial investment in public radio. As a fiscally responsible organization, we take this annual opportunity to provide an overview of the stations’ finances.

While much continues to be made of federal funding for public broadcasting, local philanthropy tells a larger story. Listeners continue to generously support the services of WNIJ and WNIU. In fact, last year our Sustainer program reached an impressive benchmark. More than 1,500 listeners are fulfilling their membership via monthly contributions! These funds allow for broadcast service enhancements (check out our web pages!), shorter membership campaigns, and a reduction in administrative costs.

I hope you will also note the support given through the local business community. These partners range from southern Wisconsin and LaSalle County all the way to Dixon, Rockford, DeKalb and beyond. While the funding model for our stations is a complex structure, you will see that the largest source of revenue comes directly from the communities we reach… making WNIJ and WNIU truly listener-supported public radio.

Thanks so much for your continued listening and support as we move forward into another year of terrific radio.

Staci Hoste [[email protected]] Were you one of the hundreds of NPR listeners who posed for WNIJ’s “Fan Gallery” last summer? Check these pages for a look at some of them!

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Milwaukee Irish Festival Unitariabn Universalist Fellowship of DeKal Mi-aneral Point Artisans Minera,WIl Point Unitaria-dn Universalist Church Rockfor Mo-tnmouth College Monmouth Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rock Valle-ey Rosco e Mo-ntessori Private Academy Rockford Westmm-dinster Presbyterian Church Rockfor Mu-dsic Academy Rockfor Wild Ones, Rock River Valley Chapter N. Winnebago Chapter, Thrive-dent Financial Rockfor Winnebb-dago Buy Local Rockfor Na-nture Conservancy Franklin Grove Wondeesrla-dnd Books and Toy Rockfor NI-KaU Alumni Association DeKalb Woodss-ktock Mozart Festival Woodstoc NI-DeU College of Liberal Arts DeKalb Woodss-ktock Opera House Woodstoc NIU Community School of the Ar-ts DeKal b Wisconn-nsin Youth Symphony Orchestra Madison 13 4 NI-U Holmes Student Center DeKalb The Year In News ...some of the stories WNIJ brought you in 2012... JANUARY: European Union institutes oil ban against Iran, cruise ship capsizes off Italian coast … recovering U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords resigns, Nevada wildfire uproots 10,000 people … New sand mine proposed near Starved Rock State Park, Rockford Public Library weighs cutting staff and increasing digital service FEBRUARY: Austerity measures in Greece incite riots, Russia and China block U.N. efforts in Syria … California overturns gay marriage ban, Washington State legalizes gay marriage, U.S. military allows women closer to combat … NIU’s Cole Hall reopens, Northern Public Radio’s General Manager Tim Emmons loses long battle with cancer MARCH: Vladimir Putin regains Russian presidency, U.S. soldier kills nearly 20 Afghans in late- night solo foray … U.S. Supreme Court reviews “Obamacare” law, tornadoes rip through South and Midwest … Freshman Adam Kinzinger ousts longtime Rockford U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo in Republican primary, Rockford teachers strike over benefit issues

APRIL: Dissident Aung San Suu Kyi wins seat in Myanmar Parliament, Syria sees a short-lived cease-fire … Secret Service agents fired over conduct in Colombia … Chrysler introduces high-tech economical Dodge Dart, Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell charged with embezzling $53 million MAY: France elects Socialist president … Newt Gingrich quits GOP presidential campaign, President Obama supports gay marriage … Father David Malloy ordained Bishop of the Rockford Catholic Diocese, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk continues recovery from stroke, NIU raises tuition JUNE: Hosni Mubarak sentenced to life in prison … U.S. Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker retains seat in recall election …Illinois requires public retirees to pay more for health insurance, Gov. Pat Quinn announces plans to close some Illinois prisons JULY: Libya holds first free elections, violent conflict continues in Syria, England hosts the Summer Olympics … Gunman kills 12 in Colorado theater shooting … Midwest drought affects fish populations in Illinois, displaced Sensata workers in Freeport protest “off-shoring” of their jobs AUGUST: Rover lands safely on Mars, Russia enters World Trade Organization … Six people killed at Sikh temple near Milwaukee, Mitt Romney chooses running mate Paul Ryan, hurricane delays GOP convention … NIU “Coffee Fund” investigation puts eight employees on unpaid leave, Gov. Pat Quinn vetoes gambling bill and casino for Rockford SEPTEMBER: U.S. Ambassador and three others killed as Libyans storm consulate … Chicago teachers go on strike … Jack McCullough convicted in 50-year-old cold case of Maria Ridulph’s abduction and murder, Lee County files state charges against ex-comptroller Rita Crundwell OCTOBER: Turkey retaliates for Syrian incursions… Contaminated drugs cause meningitis outbreak across U.S., Superstorm Sandy devastates the northeast … Federal government buys Thomson Prison, NIU Pres. John Peters plans to resign in 2013, Singer Mental Health Center closes in Rockford NOVEMBER: U.N. approves non-member status for Palestine … BP agrees to pay $4 billion to atone for Gulf oil spill, President Obama is re-elected, CIA director resigns over extramarital affair … NIU Police Chief Don Grady and a lieutenant put on administrative leave over evidence problem DECEMBER: North Korea launches a rocket, Great Britain’s future queen expects first child … Gunman kills 20 first-graders and six teachers at Newtown, CT school, U.S. Supreme Court accepts two gay-marriage cases, “fiscal cliff” looms … Jack McCullough sentenced to life in prison, NIU Football Huskies win bid to the Orange Bowl 5 Classical WNIU 90.5 brings you classical music 24-hour-a-day, seven-days-a-week. In addition to our regularly-scheduled music, we were able to bring you the 90.5 / 105.7 MUSIC following special presentations: • Rockford Symphony Orchestra Concerts : WNIU is pleased to continue our association with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra, broadcasting the RSO’s six “Classics” concerts each season, usually on the Monday evening preceding the next live concert. Recorded at Rockford’s Coronado Theater, this season featured guest appearances by pianist Alon Goldstein and violinist Rachel Barton Pine.

• A new season of Metropolitan Opera broadcasts began in December. Live Met broadcasts are heard on Saturday afternoons, usually – but not always – starting at noon. Check the schedule at wniu.org.

• Each weekday morning at 6, host John Zech offers historical musical insights on “Composer’s Datebook.”

• In August and September, our hosts played highlights from the Music@Menlo chamber music festival and the BBC Proms, the largest music festival in the world.

• Each December we bring you specials to brighten your holiday season, including programs celebrating Hanukkah, Advent, and Christmas. And we start each new year with our annual presentation of New Year’s Day from Vienna on January 1st.

Members of The Music Academy of Rockford - (Marti Frantz, Phil Blair, and Robin Kenney pictured here ) - shared stories of appreciation for Classical WNIU and answered pledge calls at our fall membership campaign. Members of the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra and DeKalb Festival Chorus participated similarly, to celebrate the benefits of an active arts community and the valuable role 90.5 WNIU plays within it. 6 Radio Information Service Northern Illinois Radio Information Service (NIRIS) -- a division of Northern Public Radio -- provides current print information to blind and print-impaired citizens of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. NIRIS programming transmits on a sub-carrier (SCA) frequency to special receivers loaned free of charge to eligible listeners at home, hospitals, and nursing homes. Anyone unable to read, hold a book, or turn a page because of a vi - sual, physical, or learning disability may borrow a receiver.

Volunteers at NIRIS studios in Rockford and DeKalb read a sampling of newspapers, food and shopping ads, books, popular magazines, and special interest programs. Caroline Reed of rural Rockford (pictured) has volunteered in this capacity for nearly 20 years. Reed and a shift partner currently spend several hours on Monday mornings preparing and reading segments of the Register Star, from news and editorials to sports and obituaries.

Reed was initially drawn to NIRIS volunteerism because of her own love of reading. “It’s a pleasure to help the visually impaired join in those feelings” of staying informed. NIRIS provides opportunities to participate either in front of a microphone or behind the scenes. “If you haven’t the time or would rather not read on air, financial help is welcome,” Reed says. And as far as volunteering, “it’s the icing on life’s cake. It offers the chance to do things for others that aren’t done in our everyday lives. It makes life a more pleasant experience for both the donor and the recipient.” According to Reed, there are even physical benefits. “What a nice warm fuzzy feeling (you get) after a session of volunteering!” NIRIS invites your support, volunteering, and word-of-mouth networking. The service is funded almost entirely by contributions and grants. To volunteer, make a contribution, or inform us of someone who could use the NIRIS service, please call 815-972-2955 for more information.

Many NIRIS readers share an affinity for Classical WNIU and NPR News on WNIJ, as demonstrated last summer during some “Fan Gallery” photo-snapping at NIRIS’ Riverfront Museum offices in Rockford.

7 1. Unbeknownst at the time, Rockford hosts its Events final On The Waterfront festival in 2012, ending a longstanding Labor Day weekend tradition of bringing artists like Hamilton Loomis to the WNIJ-WNIU Left Bank Stage. 2. Election Night is a busy one for WNIJ contributor (and NIU Political Science Chair) Matt Streb, coverage host Dan Klefstad, and Program Director Bill Drake. 3. NPR’s Managing Editor for Digital News Mark Stencel pays DeKalb a visit in November to discuss technological changes in news coverage. 4. This American Life host Ira Glass greets WNIJ listeners 1 at a private reception before his one-man show in April at the Arcada Theater in St. Charles.

4 8 Creating Community Each year, the stations of Northern Public Radio devote thousands of airtime minutes to promoting the efforts of other community non-profits. Through public service announcements (PSAs), online Events page listings, and station sponsorships, we aim to connect our educated, engaged listeners to events, activities, and causes they may find worthwhile.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS No-charge “PSAs” for non-profit endeavors are randomly rotated and read as time allows. Mail your information to 801 N. First Street, DeKalb, IL 60115, fax to 815-753-9938 or email [email protected] for consideration.

“SUBMIT EVENT” ONLINE You can share event details through our website: www.northernpublicradio.org under the Events tab, sidebar. A "Guidelines" link provides additional instruction.

STATION SPONSORSHIPS Sponsorships are a true collaboration between the station and partnering organization. WNIJ/WNIU may choose to sponsor a non-profit event believed to be compelling to our audience, connected to programming, and/or serving a significant community need. Because they involve a mutual exchange of promotion, sponsorship requests are encouraged well in advance of an event. Email [email protected] for more information or a copy of our Sponsorship Request Form.

Northern Public Radio partnered with many community-enriching organizations this year:

Arcada Historic Theater Kantorei Singing Boys of Rockford

Art Attack – School of Art Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Charlotte's Web for the Performing Arts Midway Village Museum

Crusader Community Health Music Academy of Rockford

DeKalb County Hospice NIU First Year Experience

DeKalb Festival Chorus NIU Presidential Speaker Series

Elgin Community College Rockford Dance Company

Federal Reserve / "MoneySmart Week" Rockford Symphony Orchestra

Gurler Heritage Association Woodstock Mozart Festival 9 “The mission of Northern Public Radio is to enrich, inspire and inform adults in northern Illinois through programs and services that share ideas, encourage thought, give pleasure and create community.” Support Made Easy Listener-Members make what we do possible! We simply ask contributors to place a value on the listening they do to WNIJ and WNIU. You get to decide the amount – and every gift helps. Here are several ways to support your favorite Northern Public Radio programs and services:

Sustaining Membership Setting up ongoing monthly payments from your credit card, checking, or savings account fulfills your financial commitment to the station conveniently, affordably, and indefinitely - until you decide to stop or adjust the amount. "Sustainers" never need renewal reminders, sparing your mailbox from clutter while saving the station a little extra time and money, too.

"I start and end my day with WNIJ so there’s absolutely no question I would support it. I’m proud to be a Sustaining Member … I’ve just upped the ante a little bit!" - Casey Meyers, Woodstock -

Producers Club Members of our esteemed Producers Club generously support the station with annual gifts of $1,000 and more. As the Producers Club evolves, the station is able to better forecast for future programs and projects — all aimed to best serve our listeners and their communities.

Sound Future Campaign Recognizing Northern Public Radio in your estate planning is a simple way to ensure that future generations have access to the public radio service you value. Estate gifts range from bequests and life insurance to IRAs and trusts.

Matching Gifts Many employers sponsor matching gift programs that sometimes double - or triple! - charitable contributions made by their employees. If your company participates, re - quest and submit the proper form with your gift and we'll follow up. Some companies match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses as well.

10 Support Our Supporters Patronizing businesses who partner with 89.5 WNIJ and Classical WNIU demonstrates your appreciation for their commitment to public radio. Consult our list (pages 12-13) of organizations that have recently supported Northern Public Radio programming. Or, browse an online directory of these businesses under the “Support” tab at northernpublicradio.org.

Vehicle Donation Program Before trading in or trashing an old car, push it the extra mile to benefit Northern Public Radio! You’ll find a link to more information at our website.

Volunteer Time, Service, or Goods Volunteers provide time and talent to station projects like pledge drives, mail assembly, and other efforts. In-kind food or supply donations from local businesses become part of the positive volunteering experience - a unique way to get your company's name in front of our active, engaged audience.

Spread The Word Loyal, enthusiastic listeners are our best spokespeople! Let us know how public radio affects or enriches your daily life. We showcase listener testimonials on our airwaves, online, and in station presentations, to name a few.

Find complete details under the “Support” tab at northernpublicradio.org.

“It’s important to support WNIU because there are so few places out there where we get the chance to listen to this music. It’s not just for classical music buffs but for anyone." - Richard Evans, Rockford -

"I depend on WNIJ for all of my news. I can listen to it when I’m doing everything else in my life. I have a portable radio that I listen to when I ride my bike to school." - Alexis Simmons, DeKalb -

11 Corporate Support Northern Public Radio underwriters contribute to the success of a valued community service while reaching an exceptional audience of active, educated adults with above-average income. These Corporate Supporters include organizations of all sizes - from large financial, health, and law institutions… to innovative technology-driven companies… to traditional and specialty retailers… to arts and educational organizations. We appreciate their partnership and encourage your personal support of them whenever possible.

“WNIJ is ‘our’ radio station... it keeps us apprised of all aspects of the news. We initially considered underwriting as a means of increasing our support for the station, and are delighted that our customer base has broadened as a result.”

- Patricia and Michael Johnson, Johnson Creek Hardwoods, Mount Carroll -

Thank You Corporate Partners!

1st Step Chiropractic - Rockford CD Source - Rockford Abreo Restaurant - Rockford Charlotte's Web for the Performing Arts - Rockford Adriatic Café & Bar - Rockford Citizens First National Bank Air Play Sports - Sterling Clodius & Co. Jewelers - Rockford Alliance (The) - Madison Conover Square - Oregon American Institute of Architects, Northern IL Chapter Craig Cinnamon Christmas Trees - DeKalb Arcada Theatre - St. Charles Creative Therapeutics - DeKalb Aristotle's Corner - Rockford Culture Shock Clothing & Records - Rockford Artists' Ensemble Theatre - Rockford David Boccignone of Ameriprise Financial - Rockford AT Wellness Solutions - Kingston Der Rathskeller - Rockford Aurora University - Aurora Discover Sycamore Austin's Violin Shop - Sugar Grove Donley's Wild West Town - Union Autumn on Parade - Oregon Dot US Babs & Coco's Tea Emporium - DeKalb Duck Soup Coop - DeKalb Balance Chiropractic & Wellness Center - Genoa Eigerlab - Rockford Barb City Manor - DeKalb Elgin Choral Union - Elgin Basalay, Alstadt & Cary Architects - Ottawa Elgin Community College Arts Center - Elgin Basketcases Unlimited - Clare Elgin Symphony Orchestra - Elgin Becky Beck's Jewelry Store - DeKalb Beloit College Ellwood House Museum - DeKalb Better Business Bureau - Rockford Emmanuel Episcopal Church - Rockford Blackhawk Bank Enders Flowers - Rockford Blumen Gardens - Sycamore Exceptional Artists - Omaha, NE BMO Harris Bank Center - Rockford Family Health Center - Sycamore BMO Harris Bank - Rockford Finnegan's Bookstore - Utica Bockman's Auto Care - Sycamore First Lutheran Church - Rockford Books On First - Dixon First National Bank & Trust - Beloit Burpee Museum of Natural History - Rockford Foster & Buick Law Group - Sycamore Candlelight Walk Association of Oregon Franklin's Frames & Art - Sycamore Cave of the Mounds - Blue Mounds, WI Friends of NIU Libraries - DeKalb (continued ) 12 Thank You, Partners… (continued)

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