2020 ANNUAL REPORT MISSION STATEMENT Ohm Radio provides listener-supported, non-profit, non-commercial, locally- produced programming dedicated to serving Charleston, SC with a wide range of community perspectives. We operate in a nonpartisan, nonsectarian manner. We believe that democracy cannot flourish when only a few have access to the media, so we aspire to be a forum for voices and points of view that are underrepresented in our community’s existing media. Our goal is to inform and empower listeners to play an active role in Ohm Radio and in the Charleston community. Our programming promotes the arts, equality, peace, sustainability, democracy, health, and social and economic justice. Because we believe that knowledge is power, we work diligently to bring rich educational resources to our listening audience.
VALUES The values that guide Ohm Radio as an organization are best characterized as nonpartisan, nonsectarian, democratic, educational, egalitarian, truth seeking, and transparent.
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33 Local DJs and Hosts 2722 App Downloads 12 Underwriters 357 In Studio Guests (172 Community Members, 185 Musicians) 133 Donors 2020 EVENTS & HAPPENINGS
JANUARY 13 Tune in 2020: An event to broaden community engage- ment and offer a preview of what is on tap for the year ahead, with food from Amor Healing Kitchen and drinks from Edmund’s Oast Brewing Company, hosted at our home in Workshop.
JANUARY STUDIO GUESTS Andrew McGlonghan (Engaging Creative Minds), Robin Berlinsky (Engaging Creative Minds), Beth Cosi (Bendy Brewski Yoga), Adam Gorlitsky (I GOT LEGS), Charlotte Jenkins (Author), Sharon Graci (PURE Theatre), Chelsea Goer and Allison Williamson (Charleston Artist Collective), Chris Gardner, Kristin Alexander (Annex Dance CO), Polly Buxton (Buxton Books), Maura Hogan (Post and Courier) Musical Guests: Jesse Shafer, Alex Brouwer and McCarthy Fitch (Inn Vinegar) Chris Boone, Zach Quillen (Sufferin’ Moses), Dallas Baker, Kaitlin Casteel (Sun- flowers and Sin), Eli Latham, Matt Varner (Community Pool), Jamie Gray (Cry Baby), Justin Osborne (SUSTO)
FEBRUARY 14 Singing Valentines: An annual fundraising event in which local musicians deliver love songs to Charleston residents.
FEBRUARY STUDIO GUESTS Jason Sakran (District 3); Allie Siciliano (Charleston Magazine); Maci Stonaker (Orange Grove Middle); Aulzue Fields, Byron Paige and Winard Eady (Turning Leaf Project); Cleo Scott Brown; Hallie Buchanan and Lyn Tally (Deliberate Method); Paul Roof (Creative Mornings); Katherine Isaac; Willie Legette; Morgan Fontaine; Exavia Baxter; Lesie Mac, Christina Cue, Makia Greene, Angela Jones, Vilissa Thompson and Maya Slaughter (Black Women For); Joy Bivins (IAA Museum); Carolyn Rivers (Sophia Institute); Germaine Jenkins (Fresh Future Farm); Brittany Lavelle Tulla (BVL Historic Preservation); Victoria Smalls; Charles Lee; John Schumaker (Harold’s Cabin); Jonathan Tabbert (Palmetto City Ballet); Stacy Schuur; Kim Gailliard, Averyona Gainey and Amanda Henderson (College of Charleston Office of Diversity); Kensington Hale; Charles Moses; Horace Mungin (Author) Musical Guests: Bradley Beckman (Black Nicholson); Malin Wagnon; John Brewster; Connor Hollifield; Clayton James; Yuki Tillis and Stephan Cooney (Current Blue); Charlie Mitchell (TOMATOBAND); Justin Urban (Gaslight); Gregory Guay; Jordan Boardman; Foster; Benny Starr; Will Hauptle; Dylan Swinson; James Frolio (Big Yen); Jon- athon Carman and Rob Hampton (Majic Dust); Marcus McDonald; Landon Carter
MARCH 11 Queen Street Sessions: Three local musicians performed original music in a writers-round style concert at Queen Street Grocery.
MARCH STUDIO GUESTS Bennett Jones (Enough Pie), Jae Smith (Joseph Floyd Manor), Aaron Zych (Heart of Gold), George Miller II (Wardrobe Consultant), Matt Williams and Patrick Ma (The Nature Conservancy), Katie Bomquist (Going Places Founder), Leslie Caneda (Visual Artist), Craig Morris (Holy City Children), Matthew Stevenson (Matty Guapo), Stanfield Gray (CEO of DigSouth) Musical Guests: Aaron Utterback and Dries Vandenberg (Hu- man Resources), Alex Irwin (TOMATOBAND), Audrey Havens (Ivory Noire Manager), Brian Lee and Daisy Castro (Clavicles), Chris Taylor (Fifth Trio) Drew Prentice and Grant Peterson (Fifth Trio), David Shivers and Isaac Mauldin (Ivory Noire), Jared Aaronson, Josh Roberts, Julien Harrell (Abstract That Rapper), Kylie Odetta, Lori Hinze (Manager), Matt Martirano and James Leprettre (Ivory Noire), Alex Kellner (Jazz Musician), Stephen Masser (Dr. Mambo)
APRIL VIRTUAL GUESTS Jesse Blom and Amanda Howell (Green Heart Project), Melissa Levesque and Edie Blakeslee (Coastal Community Foundation), Latrice Williams (MA LPN), Tamisha Hardee (Critical Care Nurse), Christian Senger (Holy City Sinner), Rev. Nelson B Rivers III, Miller Arant (College of Charleston), Karen Monahan (South Carolina Aquarium), Josh Zalabak (Herpetologist),Brian Thill (South Carolina Aquarium, Heather Rice and Sandy Morckel (Homeless to Hope), Jenny Ouellette (Spoleto USA), Jesse Blom and Amanda Howell (Green Heart Project), Ben Gadsden, Avery Wilks (Post & Courier), Dr. June Murray, Rhyane Wagner, Alex and Vanessa Harris (Charleston Pour House), Musical Guests: Ann Caldwell, Joseph Dubay, John Brewster, Lauren Hall, Cody Newman, Danny Martin (2Slices) MAY VIRTUAL GUESTS Alyssa Westberry (Western Carolina University), Aurora King (Lenora Rhyne), Bryant Madison (Delaware State University), DaQuan White (Forsyth Tech), Isaac Holt III (University of Tennessee), Lauren Russell (Winston Salem State University), Matthew-Phillip Stevenson (Delaware State University), Robert Wilson (North Carolina A&T University), Sam Henke (MUSC), Travis Myers, Victor Melbourne, Zion Jackson (University of MIchigan) Musical Guests: Becca Smith and Coty Hoover (Admiral Radio), DJ Mosaic, Lauren Hall, Joanna Schubert, Thomas Kenny
JUNE VIRTUAL GUESTS Anne Herford (Charleston Library of Things), Dan Yost (Youth to Ocean), Victor Melbourne Philly Musical Guests: Hunter Park (She Returns From War), Jenna Desmond and Corey Campbell (Babe Club), Kanika Moore and Mike Quinn (Doom Flamingo), Jesse Shafer
JULY VIRTUAL GUESTS Andrea Boyd (Author of ‘The Depth of Birth’), Eddie White (Awendaw Green), Amelea, Baby Yaga Musical Guests: Charlton Singleton (Ranky Tanky), Jeffrey Cohen, Mariah Parker, Whitney Hanna
AUGUST 1ST Ohm Radio 5 Year Virtual Concert Ohm Radio collaborated with over 75 local musicians and community members to create a 90 minute virtual concert in celebration of five years on air. The concert aired on Ohm Radio on Saturday, August 1 at 11AM, which is the same time the station aired their first song in 2015. Participants Include: John Brewster, Lauren Hall, James Frolio, Grace McNally, Jerimiah King, Jeffrey Cohen, Tom Mackell, Noah Jessup, Andrea Boyd, Zandrina Dunning, Clayton James, Sally & George, Stephanie Potter, Nathan and Eva, Justin Osborne (Susto), Vikki Matsis, Lee Barbour, Gino Castillo, Justin Stanton, Kanika Moore, Quentin Baxter, Gino Castillo, Jr., Jake Holwegner, Trey Cooper, Abdiel Iriarte, Charlton Singleton, Ron Wiltrout, Matthew Kilby, Dori Chitayat, Elise Testone, Christian Smalls, Quiana Parker, Charles LaMont Garner, Abril Castillo, Kelly San- chez, Tim Khayat, Michael Quinn, Tyler Ross, Steven Sandifer, Demetrius Doctor, Corinthian Doctor, Jenny Broe, La Quinn Mims, Jordan Benton, Tommy Gielingh, Charlene Mims, Diego Saa, Peter Kafoury, Pam Rhea, Jonathan Lovett, Dayana Camargo, Richard White, Telia Rivers, Hector Salazar, Tara Romano, Angello Sala- zar, Adam Parker, Zoe Alssandra Parker, Robert Lewis, Jill Lewis, Brandon Brooks, William Moore, Eden Fonvielle, Jill Davidge, Kate Ledbetter, Adam Chandler, An- namarie Bell, Kate Ledbetter, Matt Jones, Eliza Ingle, Matt Williams, Erel Pilo, Paul Nunez, Connor Hollifield, Manny Houston, Vikki Matsis, Fred Lee IV, Stephen Pond and Jenna Feeney.
AUGUST VIRTUAL GUESTS Conor and Dan Sullivan (Owners of Bumpa’s), Dr. Cynthia Feldman (Sweetgrass Pharmacy & Compounding), Katelyn Brewer (Darkness to Light), Cleo Scott Brown, Megan Mills (Lowcountry Lowline), Thomas George (Bacchus and Books) Musical Guests: Joe Hooten (Tin Roof Echo), Nora Roy, Madeline Rosene, Tyler Boone, John Shields (Little Stranger), Kevin Shields (Little Stranger), Madeline Rosene, Jenna Desmond (Babe Club), Corey Campbell (Babe Club) SEPTEMBER VIRTUAL GUESTS Nancy Hussey and Nancy Morris (Surfers Healing), Adam Lavinsky (School of Rock), Maria Kelly and Justin Booher (Amor Healing Kitchen), Callista Milligan (Armondo), Adam Baslow (New Leaf Builders), Chelsea Green (Mindful Mornings Charleston), Maryann Mazurek and Ilana Olken (CHS Beer Fest), Jordan Shapiro Musical Guests: Chayse Pannell, Cameron Brown (Of Good Nature), Mel Washington, Wyatt Durette, Ash Vapor, Gabe Segarra (Anergy), Layton Meacham and Liam Ferrell (The Destinators)
OCTOBER VIRTUAL GUESTS Chris Zoeller (Post and Courier/ Steeplechase of Charleston), Toby Edwards (Steeplechase of Charleston), Eva Leach, Kate Counts, Alexander Mallon, Hellen Mitternight Musical Guests: Shelby Means and Joel Timmons (Sally & George), Emauri Singletary, Gidian Redic and Jake Stopar (The North & Wells Band), Tristein Singleton (Vynl), Eli Major-Wright (Mvjr), John Love (The North & Wells Band), Bobby Plexico and Slaton Glover (The Travlin’ Kine), Timothy Dark, Thaddeus Adams (Indi’Gxld), Shaun Meyer (Sewerside Bombers & Hellfire Hooch), Noah Goldberg (Sewerside Bombers)
NOVEMBER GUESTS Suzanne Pollak (Charleston to Charleston Literary fest), Alissa Lietzow (Charleston Pro Bono), Katie Smith (One80 Place), Lisa Tipton, Joe Lanton, Cara Leepson (Redux), Natasha Balarezo (Charleston Collegiate), Georgia, Garrett, Graham and Tyler (Students at Charleston Collegiate), Yolanda Swilley, Matthew R. Federici, Cyntia Puga, Garrett Abner, Georgia Gradler, Graham Hocutt, and Tyler Newman (Students at Charleston Collegiate) Musical Guests: Tyler Boone, Tom Mackell, Presley Randall (Baby Yaga), Candy Durant (Tenderlash); Dan Mead, Lando Pieroni and Geoff Weber (Bad Cameo); Jamie Gray, Big Yen, Blake Rateliffe; Paddy Mckiernan, Avery Greeson, Brennan Clark and Davis Rowe (White Hall); Xavier Wooding
DECEMBER GUESTS Dr. Thaddeus John Bell Musical Guests: Mike Freund, Dallas Baker, Jeff Narkiewicz, Fred Lee IV, Justin Os- borne, Radley Fricker WEEKLY PROGRAMS
SUNDAY 1:30-2:00 PM The B Section Podcast, host: Brett Belanger 2-3 PM Jazz Standards, host: Tom Worsdale 7-9 PM Mystikk Mix, host: Mr. Fixxit 9-10 PM Dub You Crazy, host: Hassan Sumen
MONDAY 8-9 AM Mix Tape, host: Marcus Amaker 9-10 AM Hans FM, host: Hans Teder 10-11 AM Holy City Live 11 AM-12 PM Democracy Now, host: Amy Goodman 1-2 PM AM on the FM, host: Annamarie Bell (Jan-June) 1-2PM For Those Who Want to Rock 2-3 PM Live and Local, host: Jenna Feeney 5-6 PM Song Story, host: Erel Pilo (Every 1st Mon) 6-7 PM Democracy Now, host: Amy Goodman 10-11 PM Banned in SC, host:Jonathan Shankle TUESDAY 8-9 AM Up & Adam, host: Adam Chandler 9-10 AM Hans FM, host: Hans Teder 10-11 AM Holy City Live 11 AM-12 PM Democracy Now, host: Amy Goodman 1-2 PM AM on the FM, host: Annamarie Bell (Jan-June) 1-2PM For Those Who Want to Rock 2-3 PM Live and Local, host: Jenna Feeney 5-6 PM Song Story, host: Erel Pilo (Every 1st Mon) 6-7 PM Democracy Now, host: Amy Goodman 10-11 PM Banned in SC, host: Jonathan Shankle WEDNESDAY 9-10 AM Making Contact, host: Radio Project 10-11 AM Holy City Live 11 AM-12 PM Democracy Now, host: Amy Goodman 1-1:30 PM Tales from the Manor, hosts: Jae Smith & Summer Alexander 1:30-2 PM AM on the FM, host: Annamarie Bell 2-3 PM Live and Local, host: Jenna Feeney 5-6 PM Up & Adam, host: Adam Chandler 6-7 PM Democracy Now, host: Amy Goodman 7-8 PM Tributes, host: Garrett Garnos 9-11 PM Mystikk Mix, host: Mr. Fixxit THURSDAY 8-9 AM Tributes, host: Garrett Garnos 9-10 AM Project Censored, host: Mickey Huff 10-11 AM Holy City Live 11 AM-12 PM Democracy Now, host: Amy Goodman 2-3 PM Live and Local, host: Jenna Feeney 3-4 PM Just Imagine, hosts: Stephanie Hunt & Eliza Ingle (Every other Thurs) 3-4 PM Creative Brief, host: Kyle Whitcroft (Every other Thurs) 5-6 PM Easy Does It, host: Kate Ledbetter 6-7 PM Democracy Now, host: Amy Goodman 7-8 PM Hans FM, host: Hans Tedder 8-9 PM Dancing in the Dark, host: Matt Williams
FRIDAY 8-9 AM eTown 10-11 AM Holy City Live 11 AM-12 PM Democracy Now, host: Amy Goodman 12-1 PM Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, Host: Michael Jonathan 1-2 PM AM on the FM, host: Annamarie Bell 3-4 PM The Next Note, host: James Frolio 4-5 PM Mic’d Up, host: Mika Gadsden 5-6 PM Homegrown, host: Dennis Furr; (Every 1st Friday) 5-6 PM Charleston Vibes, host: Paul Nunez (Every 2nd and 4th Friday) 6-7 PM Democracy Now, host: Amy Goodman 7-8 PM Scientist’s Laboratory, host: Matt Jones 8-9 PM Jazz Standards, host: Tom Worsdale SATURDAY 7-8 PM Easy Does It, host: Kate Ledbetter 8-9 PM Dancing in the Dark, host: Matt Williams 9-10 PM Mix Tape, host: Marcus Amaker OHM LOCAL SHOWS
9-5 LIVE! Tuesdays @ 4PM On the “Live with 9 to 5 Magazine Show” Taylor Czerwinski and Seth Abramson interview local musicians and bands. Our mission is to inform you and keep you up to date on all the local music happening around Charleston. Our questions dive deep into the personal aspects of creating music, and what it is like to be a musician in Charleston.
AM ON THE FM Mondays & Wednesdays @ 1PM (Jan-June) Host Annamarie Bell rocks a curated playlist of songs you might not otherwise hear on the radio!
BANNED IN SC Mondays @ 10PM Hosted by Jonathan Shankle from the Holy City of Charles- ton, SC, Banned in SC is your weekly exploration of all things LOUD!
BREATH OF FRESH MUSIC Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 1PM (Jan-May) Breath of fresh music is focused on highlighting new songs that have been released each month across all genres. The audience will hear a handful of new releases, a song of the day, and a recommended tune from a local artist. The goal is to let the audience know what my music taste is while also expanding mine.
THE B SECTION PODCAST Sundays @ 1:30PM Host Brett Belanger dives into instruction and discussions on all aspects of music with an emphasis on Jazz.
CHARLESTON VIBES Alternating Fridays @ 5PM On each episode of Charleston Vibes, Host Paul Nuñez spotlights a business, performer, artisan, chef, or other game shakers! Each program is complete with brief inter- views with relevant music fused in between.
CREATIVE BRIEF Every Other Thursday @ 3PM On Creative Brief, we take an hour to give OHM listeners an introduction to some of our best creatives, movers and shakers of Charleston, in a casual long form conversation. Get to know the incredibly talented creatives that have cho- sen to remain in the very same place you chose to live, and learn a little something about the people that make, create, & change this city for the better..
DANCING IN THE DARK Thursday @ 8PM, Saturdays @ 8PM Turn down the lights, slip off your shoes, and go dancing in the dark with with host Matt Williams, as he plays mellow rock-n-roll tracks along with some atmospheric funk.
EASY DOES IT Thursdays @ 5PM, repeat Saturdays @ 7PM On the Easy Does It Radio Hour, host Kate Ledbetter keeps the vibes high and the decibels higher while sharing fire tracks from around this glorious globe! Kate diligently and delightedly researches music history and musician’s sto- ries. Illustrating music’s profound ability to connect people while working with the “Easy Does It” mantra Kate cre- ates an hour of thoughtfully curated music, a message of open-minded acceptance and nothing short of a love fest. See you on the other side! OHM SHOWS
FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO ROCK Mondays & Wednesdays @ 1PM (Sept-Dec) Host Emily Orenstein takes listeners through playlists of classic, old time rock and roll. Emily explores themes in classic records, always with a heavy dose of rock and roll!
HANS FM Mondays @ 9AM, Thursdays @ 7PM Jam out to alternative tunes and vintage rock, often with a theme! Tune in for your dose of rock classics and music history.
JAZZ STANDARDS Thursdays @ 9PM DJ Tom Worsdale explores American Music from the past cen- tury- music from our great collective song book that has been an influence on the thoughts, hopes, and feelings of Americans. Worsdale mixes it up with selections and the history of the music, the artists, writers, and the relevance of the material to its time. He spotlights local artists for live interviews when they perform in Charleston. With host Tom Worsdale
JUST IMAGINE Every other Thursday @ 3PM Connecting the dots between creativity, culture and community with hosts Stephanie Hunt and Eliza Ingle. Chatter that Matters!
LIVE AND LOCAL WITH JENNA FEENEY Tuesday-Friday @ 2PM Playing all local music, chatting with artists, and talking about what is going on in the Charleston Music Community!
THE NEXT NOTE Fridays @ 3PM James Frolio interviews local jazz artists and musicians who are performing at the Workshop Friday Night Jazz series! Tune in to hear about upcoming projects, details about your local jazz scene, and what really makes these musicians tick. OHM SHOWS
MIX-TAPE WITH MARCUS Mondays @ 8AM Host Marcus Amaker, Poet Laureate of Charleston, plays an eclectic mix of music- Bjork, Prince, A Tribe Called Quest and more; and describes the artists and technical elements of each track.
SCIENTIST’S LABORATORY Tuesday @ 8PM, Fridays @ 7PM DJ Matt Jones hosts a show with multi-genre dissection of music. Barbershop humor sprinkled in with current events, funky fresh and habit forming. Tune in to the lab for pure random unadulterated madness with The Scientist.
SONG STORY Mondays @ 5PM Host Erel Pilo interviews musicians about the lyricism behind a specific song of theirs!
TALES FROM THE MANOR Wednesdays @ 1PM Connecting local music, residents and memories from the Joseph Floyd Manor, brought to you by Enough Pie. A network of artists, businesses, and activists committed to using creativity to connect and empower our community.
THE TAPERS SECTION Fridays @ 5PM The Tapers Section is a show dedicated to live music recording. Most notably in the Jam Band circuit; with somewhat of a focus on shows recorded in and around the Charleston area. The latter portion of the show is devoted to local artists and their live performances. TRIBUTES Wednesdays @ 7PM and Thursdays @ 8AM Host Garrett Garnos highlights and documents the prolific music careers of various noteworthy artists. From The Beatles to James Brown, this show is sure to entertain and educate with an extra dose of personality!
TURNTABLE RUMINATIONS Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 1PM (Sept-Dec) Turntable Ruminations is a show where host Aika Ishimori interviews and plays music from artists featured on her mu- sic blog. You’ll hear a variety of different genres from local Charleston artists along with musicians from around the globe. Tune in at 1:00 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
UP & ADAM Tuesdays @ 8AM, Wednesdays @ 5PM Hosted by Adam Chandler, Up & Adam is an engaging weekly music show featuring a fun and adventurous mix of classic and contemporary tunes ranging from folk to funk with lots of great stuff in between!
VENTURE FORWARD Every other Tuesday @ 3 PM Brought to you by Social Venture Partners, Venture Forward is a show about philanthropy, highlighting some of the change-making organizations right here in Charleston.
YOUR WEALTH IN YOUR WELLNESS Tuesdays @ 5 PM Join Mr. Wellbeing (Marcus Stevenson) and Mr. Open80 (Lloyd Hale) for Wealth in Your Wellness! Learn about Self Advocacy, Recovery Education, and WRAP- the Wellness Recovery Action Plan. SYNDICATED
BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE Sundays from 6-9 AM Blues Before Sunrise showcases blues as part of a cultural landscape that includes jump and jive, rhythm and blues, swing, doo wop, gospel, comedy, and recitation, and never is the music presented as kitsch or retro fashion in the way that some music has been exploited and trivialized.
DEMOCRACY NOW! Mon-Friday @ 11AM and 6PM A daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for them- selves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.
E-TOWN Tuesdays @ 7PM, Fridays @ 9AM A nonprofit, nationally syndicated radio broadcast/ pod- cast, multimedia and events production company. Their mission is to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audi- ence through music and conversation in order to create a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable world.
GRATEFUL DEAD HOUR Wednesdays @ 12 A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of the Grateful Dead. Since 1985, the show has featured exclusive interviews, music from the roots and branches of the band’s musical family tree, and of course a generous helping of unreleased live and studio recordings.
MAKING CONTACT Wednesdays @ 10:30AM Brought to you by Radio Project, Making contact produces media that analyzes critical issues and showcases grassroots solutions in order to inform and inspire audiences to action. PROJECT CENSORED Thursdays @ 10AM Our mission is to promote critical media literacy and democracy. Project Censored educates students and the public about the importance of a truly free press for democratic self-government. We expose and oppose news censorship and we promote independent investigative journalism, media literacy, and critical thinking. Through our website, weekly radio program, annual book, and other programs, we provide this service to the United States, Canada, UK, and the world.
WOODSONGS OLD TIME RADIO HOUR WITH MICHAEL JOHNATHON Tuesdays & Fridays @ 12PM WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour is an ALL VOLUNTEER live audience celebration of grassroots music and the art- ists who make it. The show airs on 537 radio stations from Australia to Boston to Dublin, Ireland, on American Forces Radio Network twice each weekend in 177 nations, every military base and US Naval ship in the world, coast-to- coast in millions of TV homes as a public TV series. 2020 PRESS FEBRUARY 1 Post and Courier - After five years on the air, Charleston’s Ohm 96.3 is a glass box that can’t be broken. FEBRUARY 15 Post and Courier - Enough Pie transforms ‘Tales from the Manor’ radio show and podcast into a book. FEBRUARY 17 Nominated for Best of Charleston 2020 in five categories - Best Radio Station - Best Talk/News Radio Station - Best Local Radio Show (Live and Local) - Best Local Radio Personality (Jenna Feeney) - Best Local Talk Show Host (Jenna Feeney) MARCH 11 Charleston City Paper - Tales from the Manor article EVENTS & WEBINARS ATTENDED MARCH 4-6 Together SC Conference MAY 5 FMA Webinar MAY 12 SCAA Webinar JUNE 16 SVP Crisis Communications Webinar JUNE 30 SVP/ Coastal Community Foundation Virtual Fundraising Webinar
GRANTS RECEIVED
- The Southern Imagination Foundation $2,600 - Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation $10,000 - Lowcountry Local First $1,000 - Lowcountry Quarterly Grants Act (City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs) $1,000 - PPP Awards $5,850 (5/13/20) - Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)- $19,500 (6/29/20) - Alicia Rhett Art Fund (Coastal Community Foundation) $2,500 (10/16/2020) - Global GIving Red Backpack Fund $5,000 (6/1/20) OHM Radio was one of 1000 women owned businesses in the world chosen for this grant! UNDERWRITERS Bread + Butter The Gaillard Center BoomTown! Heal with Hearts Charleston Pour House Heart SC Colony & Craft High Water Festival Edmund’s Oast Brewing Company The Park Cafe Queen Street Grocery Evening Post Books The Royal American D’Allesandro’s Pizza SB Design & Adverts Flipper Finders DONORS Adam Chandler Gathering Events Matt Williams Alexandra Arneri- Matsis Grayson Smith Maxwell Wild Andrew Clark Haley Cope Megan Austin Ann Kimball Gustafson Hannah Echols Melanie Frank Annie Duryee Herman Von Harten Michael Taliercio Annie Singh Heron Farms, LLC Music is Life Company Amanda Howell Holy City Sinner Nancy Beach Amy Bradshaw HoneyFund Nina Fair Barbara Evans James Barbaree OliveArgyle Barbara Leonard James Monahan Paul Sykes Bennett Jones James Prutting Paul Cawood Betsy Ledbetter Jane Peeples Paul Nunez Brittany Lavelle Jeffrey Stellmach Richard Sanders Chapman Brent Rueger Jeffrey Yungman Rob Bouton Brien Fennell Jenna Feeney Robert Strum Brooks Wilson Jesse Blom Robert Vanderwege Caroline Davila Jeremy Jernigan Ryan Barrs Cathryn Davis Jerry Huhn Sam Gogdell Cara Leepson Jill Davidge Sandra Bigelow Carol Dotterer JJ Shefer Sean Coughlin Carlos Salinas John and Patty Feeney Special Breed Charlene Kolon Joshua Lamb Stefanie Potter Chris Carron Joseph Johnson Stephanie and Noel Hunt Claire Lanier Juana Valentia Diaz Gomes Stephen Warner Claire Linney Juan-Pablo Mancia Stratton Lawrence Courtney Moody Judith Chandler Susan Cadwell Dan Ulibarri Kaitlin Swicegood Susan Valentino Daniel Norton Kate and David Ledbetter Susannah Elliott David McSweeney Kathleen Ferrell Sydney Seidel Dennis Burns Kathleen Pinner Tanner Sutton Dennis Zellner Katherine Saenger Theresa Powers Demetrius Marsh Kayla Sewell Thomas Kennedy Ed Kosak (Unity) Keith and Kathleen Chabot Tonya Drake Edward Seeger Kristin Andrews Twist + Shout Studio Eileen Waldron Leonard Greene Vikki Matsis Elizabeth Joblonski Living Oak Massage Whit Murray Emily Knurek Liz Mester William McCarthy Erel Pilo Madeleine McGee 9 to 5 Magazine Evan Cook Martin Skelly Fallon Devine Maren Anderson Faye Steuer Maryann Mazurek Frank Fabor Mary Bushkar BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIKKI MATSIS, PRESIDENT Manager, Charleston Housing Company
ADAM CHANDLER, VICE PRESIDENT Owner, Adam Chandler Photography, LLC
MARTIN SKELLY, TREASURER Friendly Encouragement
JILL DAVIDGE, SECRETARY Community Volunteer
STEPHANIE HUNT, HEAD OF EVENTS Writer and Editor
KATE LEDBETTER, HEAD OF PROGRAMMING Educator
GARRETT GARNOS, HEAD OF UNDERWRITING Business Owner
CARA LEEPSON Executive Director, Redux
ROB BOUTON Owner, Queen Street Grocery STAFF MEMBERS JENNA FEENEY JAMES FROLIO Station Co-Manager Station Co-Manager
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR 100% FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM OUR BOARD
FINANCIAL STATEMENT ORDINARY INCOME/EXPENSE JANUARY–DECEMBER 2020 INCOME Underwriting 4,897.50 Direct Public Grants 5,000.00 Government Grants 5,000.00 Direct Public Support Fundraising Events 21,397.22 Individual Contributions 10,386.05 Total Direct Public Support 30,683.39 Total Income 46,680.75
EXPENSE Facilities and Equipment Rent 1,980.00 Total Facilities and Equipment 4,085.58 Business Expenses Banking / Merchant Fees 207.14 Business Registration Fees 256.25 Total Business Expenses 463.39 Contract Services Outside Contract Services 150.00 Accounting Fees 775.00 Total Contract Services 925.00 Operations Storage 23.88 Subscriptions / Ratings Data 992.08 Artist Fees(Events) 50.00 Royalties / License Fees 2,255.30 Programming Fees 828.00 File Sharing / Cloud Hosting 156.84 Marketing Materials 802.50 Web Hosting 1,844.09 Printing and Copying 91.21 Supplies 21.53 Postage, Mailing Service 92.00 Total Operations 7,157.43 Payroll Expenses Payroll Service Fee 550.80 ER Payroll Taxes 2,291.77 Salary 29,957.70 Total Payroll Expenses 32,800.27
TOTAL EXPENSE 43,326.09 NET ORDINARY INCOME 3,354.66 NET INCOME 3,354.66 “I love the variety of music on OHM radio. It’s refreshing to hear different types of music than what you normally hear on the radio, shared by so many different voices.”
- CHRIS CARRON, VALUED LISTENER
“Just a brief note of appreciation for another year of outstanding listening pleasure. To all members of OHM Radio, to all those that make it possible, a special ‘thank you’ for your continued dedication to the local music and the truth in news reporting” - MICHAEL R. PATRICK, VALUED LISTENER
“Ohm Radio 96.3 offers such diverse programming and amazing tunes, that I find myself hitting the “Listen Live” button throughout my day! Ohm is a game changer for the Charleston community. Please support Ohm Radio 96.3.” - MARCUS STEVENSON, HOST OF YOUR WEALTH IS IN YOUR WELLNESS