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With its expansive coverage, in-depth analysis, colorful features and thoughtful commentary, NPR continued to set the standard for . Drawing on reporters and based in the and around the world—from and to Shanghai and —NPR covered important and breaking news with stories that transported the audiences to the scene of the developments to hear from those directly affected.

NPR’s breaking news reports and special live coverage included the presidential election and milestones such as the funeral and burial of Senator Ted Kennedy*. NPR Legal Affairs broke the news thatJustice Souter was to retire from the Supreme Court and that the Justice Department planed to drop all charges against former Senator Ted Stevens.

In addition to offering comprehensive coverage of the 2009 Presidential Inauguration, NPR was the only radio broadcaster of the live “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial.” 2009 2009 NPR ANNUAL REPORT NPR ANNUAL REPORT

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21 NPR ANNUAL REPORT 2009 AWARDS “ Coverage Earthquake China Awards Peabody 2009 Three “ “ Coverage Earthquake China I. duPont-Columbia Awards Alfred 2008 Three Money” “Dirty Beijing in Games Olympic Summer 2008 Coverage Earthquake China Awards . Murrow Edward 2009 Three Award. aGracie and Award Journalism National Foundation Howard aScripps Webby Awards, seven Awards, Murrow R. Edward RTNDA three Awards, Peabody three Awards, duPont-Columbia three industry: the in awards distinguished most the honored with but was 2009, in not go unnoticed did reporting in-depth and series journalism NPR’s quality high “ Giant Pool of Money Giant Giant Pool of Money Giant Sexual Abuse of Native American Women American of Native Abuse Sexual 36 Years in Solitary: , Death and Justice on Angola on Justice and Murder, Death Years36 Solitary: in ” ” ” ” 23 NPR ANNUAL REPORT 2009

24 NPR ANNUAL REPORT 2009 AWARDS 3rd Place - Lighting Composite -Lighting 3rd Place Lighting Video in Green -Dreaming of Excellence Award Feature Video Campaign Hampshire -New Place 2nd Video Political McKay Nellie Song: -Project Place 2nd Documentary Video Dispatches -Afghan 3rd Place Reports/Features Special News Video –Gaza of Excellence Award –Pictorial Photography Still Armstrong James -Birmingham, Place 1st Story/Politics Picture -Best Photography Still Hutongs Beijing’s Vanishing Through -AWalk of Excellence Award America In Iraq -From War, The A 3rd Place Romance Troubled Champions Future China’s -Crafting Place 1st Narration with Audio and Photography of Use Best award History of Eyes The Association’s Photographers News House White 2009 Polygamy in Engage Quietly U.S. in Muslims Some & Women Radio in American Award, Gracie 2009 “ Award Journalism National Foundation Howard Scripps 2008 host Considered Things All Norris, Year—Michele of the Journalist Journalists Black of Association National competition) (public Podcasts Best competition) Site (public Music Best competition) Site (public Radio Best (membership) Video Online Music Best (membership) News Mobile Best Site (membership) Music Best Site (membership) Radio Best Webby Awards Seven Dirty Money Dirty ” Category: Online Topical Reporting/Blogging, Large Site Large Topical Reporting/Blogging, Online Category: Money Planet Award Journalism Online 2009 Association’s News Online Online/Internet Category: series Connections Climate Academies National The from Award Communications 2009 impaired sensory the for services broadcast and radio digital work accessible its in for NPR, Show. Electronics Consumer 2009 at the Wonder Stevie by presented Award, Wonder Vision FreeProducts’ Vision McKay Nellie Song: -Project of Excellence Award Form Short Editing, Audio War the in -Burned of Excellence Award Form Short Editing, Video Throw -AGood 3rd Place Video Sports Throw -AGood Place 1st Audio Throw -AGood Place 1st Sports Editing, Video McKay Nellie Song: -Project Place 1st Form Long Editing, Video Olympian -Afghan 3rd Place Editing Video Sports Front -Voices3rd the Place from Audio 25 NPR ANNUAL REPORT 2009 PHILANTHROPY+PUBLIC RADIO

NPR and our Member stations focused on encouraging listeners and supporters to play an even greater role in the public radio community this year. As those who care most deeply about public radio and its future joined together to a new vision, this community gave new life and possibilities for the public media industry.

NPR’s philanthropic efforts sought out untapped potential throughout the public radio system as well as supported and worked with the Member stations.

As one example of our philanthropy, NPR brought its Saturday stars together for the first time ever at the Building in Washington, D.C., for the “NPR Without the Dignity” event in November. host led a conversation with the brothers and Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! host and official judge and scorekeeper .

Across the media industry, NPR’s increasingly pivotal role in journalism was recognized: Fast Company, March 18, 2009, Will NPR Save the News? Columbia Journalism Review, March/April 2010, NPR Amps Up 2009 NPR ANNUAL REPORT

26 27 LEADERSHIP Distribution President Vice L Pete Resources Human President Vice Senior Jac Kathleen Interactive Public President Vice M Debra Technology and Resources System President Vice Senior Denni Administration and Finance President Vice Officer Financial Chief E Jim Finance and Operations Strategic President Vice Senior Delman Debra CEO and President Vi v ian Schiller ian l s H d owen er ay H aar s ughe s tein ks ager on s 29 NPR ANNUAL REPORT 2009 LEADERSHIP Joyce MacDonald Ellen Weiss Vice President Senior Vice President Member and Program Services News and Information

Dana Davis Rehm Kinsey Wilson Senior Vice President General Manager Marketing, Communications and External Relations Senior Vice President Digital Media Mike Riksen Vice President Keith Woods Policy and Representation Vice President Diversity in News and Operations Ron Schiller President, NPR Foundation Alicia Shepard Senior Vice President, Development Ombudsman

Joyce Slocum Stephen Moss General Counsel President and CEO Senior Vice President National Public Media Legal Affairs

Margaret Low Smith Vice President Programming

Mike Starling Chief Technology Officer Executive Director NPR Labs

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30 31 BOARD OFBOARD DIRECTORS Hollywood, FL FL Hollywood, Inc. DailyMe, CEO, R NH Concord, Radio Public Hampshire New CEO, and President Ste uar Ed TN Nashville, –WPLN-FM Radio Public Nashville Manager, General and President B FL Orlando, WMFE-TV/FM CEO, and President Jo WI , Radio Public -Milwaukee WUWM Manager, Director/General Da OH Green, Bowling University State Green Bowling President, C OR Portland, Broadcasting Public Oregon CEO, and President ob G et arol A arol s v v e A s e Ed y G e B or d . Fa a ar o A war . C d ss on j d artwright ar . H ella ds d au NPR Board Vice Chair Vice , NPR Board o s er 33 NPR ANNUAL REPORT 2009 BOARD OF DIRE C TORS John A. Herrmann, Jr. Vice Chairman, Lincoln International John Stark New York, NY General Manager, Public Radio, KNAU-FM, Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ Lyle Logan Executive Vice President, Northern Trust Global Investments, Howard H. Stevenson, NPR Board Chair The Northern Trust Company Sarofim-Rock Baker Foundation Professor, Senior Associate Dean, Chicago, IL Director of Publishing; Harvard Business School Boston, MA Jon McTaggart Chief Operating Officer, Antoine W. van Agtmael, NPR Foundation Chair Saint Paul, MN Chairman and CIO, Emerging Markets Management, LLP Arlington, VA Greg Petrowich Executive Director, WSIU , Southern University Carbondale Carbondale, IL

Marita Rivero Vice President and General Manager, Radio and Television, WGBH Boston, MA

Roger Sarow President, WFAE-FM Charlotte, NC

Vivian Schiller President and CEO, National Public Radio Washington, DC 2009 2009 NPR ANNUAL REPORT NPR ANNUAL REPORT

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A A&M Octone Records ABC Entertainment Ally Bank American Express Company American Public Transportation Association America’s Natural Gas Alliance Americorps VISTA Anchor Bay Entertainment Angie’s List Anheuser-Busch Apple Arizona Community Foundation ASCD ATO Records

B Bank of America Bantam Dell Barnes & Noble Beggars Group Better World Club Bose Corporation Boston Medical Center BP British Airways Bryant University Buena Vista Home Entertainment

C Cabot Creamery Capella University CARFAX Cargill Carnegie Museums 2009 2009 Catalina Express Caterpillar Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NPR ANNUAL REPORT NPR ANNUAL REPORT

37 37 Corporate S ponsors Charles Schwab & Co. CITGO Petroleum Corporation F Fairfax County Economic Development Authority Citibank Families USA Civic Ventures First Five Years Fund Clorox Company, The FLYP CNN Focus Features Foley Hoag LLP Concord Music Group Fox Broadcasting Company Constant Contact Fox Searchlight Pictures Constellation Energy Group Consumer Reports G Gary Group, The CSK Auto Corporation General Motors Company C-SPAN Generations Network, The CSX Corporation -Pacific GlobalPost D Dalio Family Foundation Decca Records H Harry & David Deckers Outdoor Corporation Press Deluxe Corporation HBO Disney Book Group Hedrick Smith Productions DK Publishing HoMedics Dow Chemical Company Hurricane Electric

E Earth Share I IBM Corporation Economist, The IDP Education Dynamics Intel Corporation Elsevier Interstate Battery System of America Emerson Electric Co. iShares Enterprise Florida Epitaph J Johnson Controls ESPN K Kashi Company Kimberly-Clark Corporation 2009 2009 2009 NPR ANNUAL REPORT NPR ANNUAL REPORT NPR ANNUAL REPORT

38 38 39 Corporate S ponsors O One Day University L LendingTree One Laptop Per Child Lenovo Online Computer Library Center Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Oracle Corporation Organic Agriculture and Products Education Institute Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes Overture Films Lionsgate Lumber Liquidators P Pabst Brewing Company Pajamagram Company M Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Palace Publishing Group MasterCard Worldwide Matador Records PBS Mendenhall Associates POM Wonderful Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission Progressive Casualty Insurance Company Microsoft Corporation Prudential Financial MINI USA Purolator Filters Miramax Films Monster Worldwide Q Quaker State Morgan Stanley Smith Barney MPI Media Group R Random House Music Box Films Raymond James & Associates REI N National Association of Professional Organizers Roadside Attractions National Association of Realtors Robert Half National-Louis University Nature Publishing S Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, The NetApp Siemens AG Simon & Schuster Nettwerk Music Group Sit4Less.com New York Times, The Six Degrees Records Northwestern Mutual Foundation Smithsonian Channel Novo Nordisk Entertainment Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

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40 41 Corporate S ponsors T T. Rowe Price Thomas Nelson W Walden University Thunderbird School of Global Management Records TIAA-CREF Warner Bros. Pictures Toyota Motor Corporation Warner Music Group Travelers Indemnity Company, The Weight Watchers International Weinstein Company, The U Union for Reform Judaism Wellington Management Company Union of Concerned Scientists Wells Fargo Advisors United Methodist Communications WGBH United States Army Universal Music Group Y Yahoo! Universal Pictures University of Chicago University of Michigan Health System University of Michigan School of Social Work United Parcel Service of America USA Network U.S. Department of Homeland Security

V Vanguard Group Vestas VH1 Visa VisitBritain Volkswagen of America 2009 2009 NPR ANNUAL REPORT NPR ANNUAL REPORT

42 43 DONORS $1 MILLION+ Corporation for Public Broadcasting William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Iraq Afghanistan Deployment Impact Fund John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Wallace Foundation

$500,000–$999,999 American Jewish World Service Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Ford Foundation The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The Melville Charitable Trust

$250,000–$499,999 Annenberg Foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation John S. and James L. Knight Foundation George Lucas Educational Foundation/Edutopia Noyce Foundation The Pew Charitable Trusts U.S. Department of Education

$100,000–$249,999 The Annie E. Casey Foundation Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation NASDAQ Educational Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Park Foundation Silverman Charitable Group Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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44 45 DONORS $50,000–$99,999 Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation The Freeman Foundation Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund William T. Grant Foundation Joyce Foundation Marisla Fund MetLife Foundation Charles Stewart Mott Foundation The Pew Charitable Trusts U.S. Department of Commerce Wallace Genetic Foundation

$25,000–49,999 Jacob & Valeria Langeloth Foundation Overbrook Foundation Ploughshares Fund Public Welfare Foundation Retirement Research Foundation Surdna Foundation The Norman & Rosita Winston Foundation

$10,000–$24,999 The Bydale Foundation Joseph Drown Foundation Ducommun and Gross Foundation Mary W. Harriman Foundation The Holborn Foundation The Giles W. and Elise G. Mead Foundation The Ambrose Monell Foundation

$1,000–$9,999 Ad Hoc Foundation GPK Foundation

2009 Leon Lowenstein Foundation Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation The Middle Passage Foundation NPR ANNUAL REPORT

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