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MISSION AS A TRUSTED CATALYST FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, WFYI PUBLIC BROADCASTING ENGAGES AND ENRICHES OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH DISTINCTIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. VISION WFYI PUBLIC BROADCASTING IS A CENTER OF DISCOVERY FOR ALL AGES. THROUGH UNIQUE PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, WE WILL BE A LEADING COMMUNITY RESOURCE, EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO DISCOVER THEIR WORLD, BROADEN THEIR HORIZONS AND BECOME ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN SHAPING THE FUTURE. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WFYI BUILDS COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHENS FAMILIES IN CENTRAL INDIANA. TABLE OF CONTENTS MESSAGE FRO M THE PRESIDENT AND THE CHAIR M AN OF THE BOARD . 1 WFYI PU B LI C TELEVISION . 3 WFYI PU B LI C RADIO . 4 IRIS & ONLINE SERVI C ES . 5 LEARNING SERVI C ES /OUTREA C H . 6 CO mm UNIT Y EVENTS . 7 VOLUNTEERS . 8 AW ARDS . 9 FINAN C IAL REVIE W . 10 MAJOR DONORS . 11 COR P ORATE SP ONSORS /GRANTS . 19 MessaGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BoaRD As we reflect on the past year of service For the third consecutive year, WFYI Public to the Central Indiana community and look ahead Television was recognized as the Non-Commercial to the new year, we would like to take a moment Station of the Year by the Indiana Broadcasters to thank you for your commitment to WFYI Public Association. Two of WFYI’s television productions Broadcasting in 2008. With your help, WFYI has and one radio production also earned Spectrum been able to provide distinctive programs and Awards from the IBA. Local productions also services that enrich and engage the community earned six Regional Emmy Awards and nine through our multiple media assets. awards from the Society of Professional Journal- ists. WFYI Public Radio collected six SPJ awards It was an exciting year, with our move to WFYI’s and two honors from the National Public Radio new home at 1630 N. Meridian St., a dedication News Directors Incorporated. WFYI’s development ceremony and public open houses, a new logo and department also earned national recognition with brand identity, a $900,000 capital challenge grant the PBS Award of Excellence for Overall Member- from the Kresge Foundation, and completion of ship and an Overall Development Award. the $20.2 million Phase I of the Campaign for the Future: The Power of Possibilities . 1 | WFYI WFYI TV 20 continued its commitment to provide quality programming in 2008 with a variety of of- ferings like The Natural Heritage of Indiana, Judy O’Bannon’s Foreign Exchange and Path Breakers – The Eiteljorg Fellowship for Native American Fine Art. WFYI Public Radio built on its local news of- ferings and kept Hoosier voters informed with lo- cal election coverage, live candidate call in shows and special coverage of the gubernatorial debates. WFYI also added an HD radio channel, launching 90.1 FM HD2 – The Point in October, complement- ing 90.1 FM and 90.1 FM HD1. Beyond the airwaves, WFYI remained committed to serve as a catalyst for lifelong learning. Educa- tors across Indiana gained valuable professional development through PBS TeacherLine and other training opportunities. WFYI’s outreach efforts also encouraged community conversations about living with cancer, access to health care and local environmental issues. Your commitment to public broadcasting allows WFYI to provide entertaining and enlightening programs, but it also does much more. Because of your support children are ready for school, adults are improving their lives through education, engaged citizens are casting educated votes and Indiana’s history and heritage are being preserved. Thank you for being our partner as we work to enrich the Central Indiana community. Lloyd Wright David G. Sease President & CEO Chairman of the Board WFYI Public Broadcasting Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting From the left: WFYI President & CEO Lloyd Wright cuts the ribbon with Gay Burkhart, daughter of WFYI founder Ardath Y. Burkhart, and WFYI Board Chairman David Sease; Richard Trethewey, of Ask This Old House, with Greenwood homeowners Dan Brooks and Amber Allen. WFYI’s satellite dish moves to its new home at 1630 N. Meridian St.; Matthew Socey, host of The Blues House Party and Film Soceyology, with NPR Arts Reporter Neda Ulaby. Kevin O’Connor and Norm Abram, of This Old House, particpate in a campaign to promote awareness about the conversion to digital television. 2008 | 2 WFYI PUBLIC TELEVISION For the third consecutive year, WFYI was recog- nized by the Indiana Broadcaster’s Association, as the 2008 Station of the Year in the non-com- mercial television category. The station delivered quality entertainment, public affairs and educa- tional television on its analog channel (TV 20) and three digital channels – WFYI-HD 20.1, DT 20.2 and WFYI-Plus 20.3. WFYI broadcasts the quality national program- ming associated with PBS, and remains commit- ted to producing engaging, local programs like Indiana Lawmakers, Indiana Week in Review, Across Indiana, Judy O’Bannon’s Foreign Exchange, Indiana Expeditions and Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick . In 2008, WFYI’s local productions collected 10 Regional Emmy Awards along with honors from the Society of Professional Journalists and addi- tional recognition from the Indiana Broadcasters Association. Among the local documentaries was the visually stunning documentary series The Natural Heri- tage of Indiana, based on the book of the same name that explores the evolution of Indiana’s landscape. Other local documentaries included Path Breakers – The Eiteljorg Fellowship for Native American Fine Art, which highlighted the work of contemporary artists; and Dreamtime, a look at what our subconscious is telling us through dreams. From top: Indiana Expeditions host Rick Crosslin with students during WFYI also highlighted the accomplishments of the production of the show; Guests peek Central Indiana arts community with local pro- into the control room for WFYI’s Studio ductions like All Access and Front Row Center. A; Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard records a television spot at WFYI. WFYI promoted civic engagement and dialogue among its viewers with national PBS Vote 2008 election coverage and local broadcasts of the Indi- ana Gubernatorial Debates. It also produced and broadcast Ready to Read – A Community Conver- sation on Literacy . In addition to the high quality local productions, nationally produced programs on WFYI included favorites like The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Nightly Business Report, Frontline, American Expe- rience, Nature, Masterpiece Theatre, Mystery! and Antiques Roadshow . “I LOVE EDU C ATION AND WFYI PU B LI C TELEVISION KNO W LEDGE . THERE ARE SO SERVES NEARL Y M AN Y W ONDERFUL P ROGRA M S Y OU OFFER ON TV, AND I LOVE 475,000 HAVING THINGS TO TALK A B OUT W ITH my FRIENDS B ESIDES W ORK .” HOUSEHOLDS A C ROSS 27 – Roberta, a member in Indianapolis C OUNTIES 3 | WFYI WFYI PUBLIC RADIO WFYI Public Radio provided quality local and national public affairs, arts and news programs in 2008, and continued its commitment to provide state and local news with reports from the State- house and local news updates during weekday morning and evening drive times. News coverage on 90.1 FM HD1 earned six SPJ awards and two honors from the National Public Radio News Directors Incorporated in 2008. Bravo Butler!, produced in partnership with Butler University, earned a Spectrum Award from the Indiana Broadcasters Association in the Cultural Programming category. WFYI’s award-winning news team kept voters in- formed throughout the 2008 election season with national coverage from NPR; live broadcasts of In- diana’s Gubernatorial Debates; live call-in shows with statewide candidates and live local election night coverage. In 2008, WFYI welcomed Sharon Alseth to its news team and debuted Dick Wolfsie’s weekly commentary. WFYI Public Radio also launched a new HD ser- vice, 90.1 FM HD2 – The Point. This new public radio channel delivers entertaining and informa- tive public radio talk programs like Talk of the Nation, Le Show and The Sound of Young America . It also provides a fresh dose of music on XPoNen- tial Radio featuring an array of artists like Neil Young, Bjork, The Posies, The Clash, Bob Marley and many more. From top: WFYI News Director Mary Hartnett interviews then candidate Barack O’Bama during a stop at the WFYI television studios six months before he would become President; Matthew Socey, The new channel complemented 90.1 FM HD1 left, helps a young visitor record a radio spot during WFYI’s Open House in October 2008. and its mix of national and local arts and public affairs programs like Indiana Week in Review, Indiana Lawmakers, The Art of the Matter, The Blues House Party and Sound Medicine – a part- nership with the Indiana University School of Medicine. “THE THINGS I LEARN FRO M LISTENING WFYI continues to reach listeners beyond Marion ARE INVALUA B LE , AND THE SHEER County through its community partnerships B READTH OF TO P I C S C OVERED IS AL W A Y S with Franklin College, in Johnson County, and ASTOUNDING . IT KEE P S my M IND SHAR P Wabash College, in Montgomery County. WFYI AND my E Y ES O P EN TO THE W ORLD provides NPR, PRI and BBC programming on the OUTSIDE my O W N .” student-run radio stations. The simulcast agree- – Emily, a member in Fishers ments allow WFYI to reach listeners throughout Marion County and much of Bartholomew, Hen- dricks, Johnson and Montgomery counties. WFYI PU B LI C RADIO SERVES M ORE THAN 111,000 WFYI’s HD radio services are available on wfyi.org as live audio streams. LISTENERS EA C H W EEK 2008 | 4 IRIS Indiana Reading and Information Services (IRIS) serves the Central Indiana community and be- yond as an around-the-clock communications link for Hoosiers who are reading impaired.