February 2015 | wosu.org Columbus Neighborhoods: Bexley Sunday, February 15 at 8pm on WOSU TV details on pages 3 & 10 Broad & High–Growing the Arts VOLUME 36 • NUMBER 2 About 18 months ago, WOSU TV premiered a new weekly arts program called Broad & High. Airfare (UPS 372670) is published monthly except for The title is a play on the downtown intersection, but it also reflects our goal to broadly focus June, July and August by: on the burgeoning arts scene in central Ohio. It’s risky to commit precious resources to a WOSU Public Media weekly series, but we saw a growing void of substantive arts coverage in Columbus. Among 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210 the early achievements of Broad & High: 614.292.9678 • The most viewed online video from WOSU in 2014 was the program’s “Day in the Life of a Copyright 2015 by The Ohio State University. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced Ballerina” focusing on BalletMet’s Samantha Lewis. Watch it and all the show segments at in any form or by any means without express written wosu.org/broadandhigh. permission from the publisher. Subscription is by a minimum contribution of $60 to WOSU Public Media, • The programming we produce is seen across the country through a national collaborative, of which $3.25 is allocated to Airfare. Periodicals which means we sometimes air segments produced by other stations, and other PBS postage paid at Columbus, Ohio. affiliates show our segments. Stories from Broad & High have now aired on stations in POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Airfare, Philadelphia, Miami, Los Angeles, Washington, (and more) as part of their arts shows. 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210 • In its first year, Broad & High won a regional Emmy® Award— the top local broadcast award WOSU Public Media in our business. That reflects the talents and commitment of our entire production team Graphic Designer/Assoc. Editor Ann Draghi with our superb producer Jackie Shafer in the middle of all of it. The tremendous support of General Manager Tom Rieland the Greater Columbus Arts Council has also been vital to the success of the program. Chief Operating Officer Karen Olstad Director of Marketing • A distinctive part of this project is that our team shares the videos with the arts organizations Meredith Hart & Communications and artists profiled. This allows them to market themselves and extends the impact of our Membership Rob Walker work. We’re proud we can provide these resources to build an audience for the arts! Friends of WOSU Board If you miss Broad & High, you miss part of what makes our community exceptional. Make it a President Karen Ickes date or set your DVR for Wednesdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 5 pm, only on WOSU TV. Vice President Bill Schiffman Secretary/Treasurer Kathleen McGinnis Board Members A December Facebook post from a new fan: Kyle B. Anderson Debbie Mitchell Allen Coleman Christine Mortine Closest thing I’ve had to a Christmas miracle: watching Broad & High for the Dan Cvetanovich Rick Phillips first time with my dad. It’s not like I didn’t know about this brilliant paean Laura Ecklar Kumar Rachuri Fred Hadley Bill Ress to the robust creative scene here in Columbus; I just hadn’t Dale Heydlauff Tom Rieland gotten around to actually seeing it …I can honestly say BethAnn Hullinger Katy Rigsby Ray LaVoie Michael Schwaiger it’s a great showpiece for the Arch City. Michelle Leedy David Stallings Ed Lentz WOSU Mission: The mission of WOSU Public Media is to enrich lives through content and by Tom Rieland, General Manager experiences that engage, inform and inspire. Comments or questions? Email me at: [email protected]. Questions? Comments? Contact our Audience Services Advocate, Alysia Gobert-Smith, at 614.292.9678 or via e-mail at [email protected] WOSU MemberCard Benefit of the Month February: Columbus Museum of Art Present your WOSU MemberCard during the month of February for this special offer! Valid for 2-for-1 admission all month long. 614.221.6801 columbusmuseum.org 2 Capital University Columbus Neighborhoods: Bexley A Roaring Good Time Premieres Sunday, February 15 at 8pm. Only on WOSU TV. To ring in the New Year with style, more than In the countryside east of Columbus at the turn of the century, two communities joined 150 people dressed in 1920s garb celebrating to form a village. That village became Bexley and the name was taken from the town in the start of Downton Abbey Season Five with England where the ancestors of one of Bexley’s first prominent citizens had lived. a “Roaring Twenties Speakeasy and Screening” hosted by WOSU Public Media on January 3. Among those moving east to enjoy life on the shady streets in Bexley were members of With jazz music, hors d’oeuvres, signature Columbus’ Jewish community. Descendants of European immigrants who settled on the cocktails like the Bee’s Knees, a Highclere South Side, their success allowed them to move east, away from the city. Castle photo backdrop, and an extensive silent auction, guests were transported to a flapper- Columbus Neighborhoods: Bexley explores both the diversity in the Jewish community esque era at the Galbreath Pavilion. and the diversity of religion in Bexley. Because the population and size of the city have remained virtually unchanged in the last 50 years, because the Bexley City Schools After a talk on Prohibition by OSU Professor have always been among the best funded and most successful in all Ohio, and because Brian Waters, another 50 guests joined the it’s a destination community where families move to and then remain, the city has a Speakeasy attendees in the Ohio Theatre for a reputation as a place that has escaped change. But a closer look reveals that Bexley has free screening of the first episode of this next become more diverse racially and socioeconomically than many people realize. season of Downton Abbey. Columbus Neighborhoods: Bexley also looks at the growth of Capital University, It was a privilege for WOSU Public Media to the community volunteers who saved the Drexel Theatre, the city’s longstanding provide such a unique experience to our PBS commitment to education, and explores the natural beauty of the only municipality to viewers and their support helps us to keep be designated an arboretum. programming like Downton Abbey on the air. Don’t miss a moment of all of the drama and Eager for more behind-the-scenes details on Columbus Neighborhoods: Bexley? Go to intrigue as Downton Abbey continues Sunday columbusneighborhoods.org all month long for web exclusives, bonus features and nights at 9pm through March 1 on WOSU TV. segments you won’t see on the show. Don’t miss the next segment in the Emmy® award-winning documentary series. Columbus Neighborhoods: Bexley premieres Sunday, February 15 at 8pm. Only on WOSU TV. 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