Annual Report to Win the 2007 Superchallenge Title 2008 New Hampshire Public Television (Host Jim Jeannotte, Third from Right)
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Left: This Old House host Kevin O’Connor with fans Brownie McKinley (left) and Louise Guion at an event in Walpole in May. Right: Granite State Challenge celebrated its 25th season showcasing NH high school academic teams. John Stark High School (shown) defeated 2007 Winnacunnet Regional High School ANNUAL REPORT to win the 2007 SuperChallenge title 2008 New Hampshire Public Television (host Jim Jeannotte, third from right). NHPTV Board of Governors Martha R. & Arthur M. Pappas, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. George Smith Mr. & Mrs. Philip Xindaris Mr. & Mrs. Lindley H. Hall David & Mary Ruedig 2007-2008 Mr. Lewis Parham Marsha & Denton Smith Mr. & Mrs. Kimon Zachos Judy & Walt Havenstein Arthur N. Ryan HOW NHPTV BECAME “STATION OF THE YEAR” Gita Patel Ms. Sherry Smythe Mrs. Elaine Zaloga J. Michael & Marilyn Hickey Jonathan Sack Officers IN OCTOBER 2007, I WAS HONORED to accept NH Outlook presented several new LiveFIT NH Judy & Ray Paul Mr. & Mrs. James Soucie Anne S. Howells Charitable Trust Merle & Helen Schotanus Anonymous: 49 David M. Sundman Lynne Champion & Don Pearson Spaulding Foundation Jill A. Kammermeyer & Mr. Fred Schultze the 2007 Station of the Year award from the New specials. Through our statewide partner organiza- Chair Hampshire Association of Broadcasters (NHAB) tions, we distributed DVDs with the LFNH pro- Mrs. Lisa Pelonzi Mrs. Patricia Spencer Robert J. Hochstetler William M. Scranton President, Littleton Coin Company Ms. Martha M. Pennell Dr. & Mrs. Rob Spencer Ms. Janet S. Hollyday Betty & Peter Shapiro on behalf of New Hampshire Public Television, grams and six “Fit Tips” breaks. Also, our Ready To Ms. Geralda Perry Ms. Patricia Spooner Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hopper Muriel Evans Shaw Marge Chiafery its dedicated staff and our loyal supporters.T he Learn service conducted workshops around NH. Vice Chair Mr. Richard Peterson Mr. Charles Spurr Robert P. Hubbard Brian & Terry Shepperd (Gifts of $ 1,000 and above) Superintendent, Merrimack School District award is a tribute to our excellence in broadcast- Mr. Jim Phelps Ms. Terri Steadman Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Hugel Barbara C. Smiles ing and public service. Here are just some of the The First in the Nation Primary inaugurated our Ms. Anne Pickard Ms. Sheila Steele Ms. Nancy Alfaro Laurie Boswell & Arthur Hunt Ann Smith Mark H. Collin NH Votes 2008 focus in covering candidates and Secretary reasons why we were recognized in FY08: Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Pierce Paul & Sharon Steinwachs Babson Mustard Family Fund of the Harold & Betsy Janeway Ms. Kendra E. Stanley issues. NHPTV’s Knowledge Network again spon- NHCF - Upper Valley Region Sr. VP, CFO & Treasurer, Unitil Corporation Miss Debbie Plante Mrs. Gilbert L. Steward Ms. Gladys Jones Mr. & Mrs. David Starkweather Programming. By providing exceptional PBS sored the NH Primary Mock Election, in which Mrs. Hollis Plimpton Ms. Lea Stewart Steve & Robin Baker Kevin & Putnam Keller Ms. Margaret Straw Larry Pitsch Ms. Charlotte Pogue Mr. Robert Stewart Mr. & Mrs. William Barker Bruce & Jane Kirk David & Christine Sundman Immediate Past Chair programs, educational and community initiatives, 11,500 students voted for presidential candidates Mr. Salvatore Polito Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Stone Janet Bayley Diane & Fred Kollmorgen Shirley A. Sutherland President, Crathern Machinery Group NHPTV-produced programs such as Windows to and on issues facing our country. Ms. Marion Poole Dr. & Mrs. Ward Stoops Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bealo Yvonne C. Kornaat John F. Swope Ronald L. Abramson the Wild, NH Outlook, Granite State Challenge Ms. Kathleen Pope Mrs. Barbara Stratton Carolyn & Randy Benthien John M. & Marilyn K. Kucharski Systems & Communications Of Counsel, McLane, Graf, Raulerson & and Autumn’s Passage, as well as excellent locally Anniversaries. Granite State Challenge celebrated Ms. Kathryn Porter Elaine & Kurt Swenson Doris L. Benz Trust Mr. James Labrie Sciences Inc. Middleton, PA focused specials (Communities and Consequences, its 25th season this year. And our Spring Auction Mr. Nicholas Poulos Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Szczechura John & Pamela Blackford Mr. Donald K. Laing Candace Thayer Steven Albrecht Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master of American marked 35 years of excitement, value and volun- Mr. Rodney Brown Mrs. Charlotte E. Prochnow Ms. Mary Tacelli Dr. Andrea LeBlanc Ms. Thompson CEO, Charter Trust Company Sculpture and A League of Our Own: NH and the teer power, raising a record $500,000 for NHPTV’s Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Ransmeier Mrs. Joan Tamke The Byrne Foundation Mrs. Constance Lemay Ms. Rosemary Thuotte William A. Barker programs and services. Chris & Tom Rath Mr. John A. Taylor John & Kate Cabot Mr. Josiah K. Lilly, IV Mrs. Marian Todd American Craft Movement), NHPTV demonstrates Retired its commitment to the state and region. And our Mr. Charles Raymond John & Rosemarie Taylor George & Sally Cahill Mr. & Mrs. D. Loring Mrs. Harry N. Tufts Other milestones. We continued to offer state- Ms. Joyce Capozzoli Patrick A. Corso programs continue to garner awards: nine Tellys; Mr. & Mrs. Timothy G. Reed Augustus Lowell & Lisa Taylor Edward R. MacKay Robert & Kathleen Vachon focused political content on-air and at nhptv.org. Phyllis & Peter Reed Mr. Tester Penny Pitou & Milo L. Pike Dennis & Laura Malloy EJ Warren President & CEO Mount Washington Resort three from the Associated Press Broadcasters; and at Bretton Woods We expanded our distribution channels to the Mr. & Mrs. William Rhines Mr. Kevin Tester Charitable Fund Richard & Barbara Maloney Mrs. Beatrice Weinstein four from NHAB. Mrs. Marie P. Richard Mrs. Beulah Thayer Mr. & Mrs. Richard Charpentier Marilyn & Don Malpass Mr. Weissman Marilyn Higgins Forest Seacoast’s C&J bus system, YouTube and iTunes. Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Richard Mr. John J. Thompson Marge & Jim Chiafery Shirley & Don Mason Katherine Wells Wheeler Real Estate Management Digital transition messaging campaign. To alert Our Educational Services Division, the Knowledge Dr. Barbara Richardson Ms. Bonnie C. Tibbetts Mr. David Chipman John McGonagle Mr. Norman Whitaker Mark W. Huddleston viewers about how the switch from analog to Network, had over 3 million visitors to its website. Kelly & John Clark Mr. Henry G. Richardson Mr. & Mrs. Tower Mrs. Rita McLaughlin Peter & Laurie Widmark President, University of New Hampshire digital transmissions on February 17, 2009 will The division is known as a highly valued resource Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Richardson Mr. Gordon Trefrey Dr. Geoffrey E. Clark & Ann & Jack Middleton Frank & Ann Windsor for quality media-rich curriculum content and Sen. Martha Fuller Clark Fund of Karol LaCroix affect them, NHPTV began a messaging cam- Ms. Charlene Robbins Ms. Irina Trubetskova Anne D. Milne Mrs. John H. Woelflein President, Granite State College professional development for teachers. Robert & Susan Robertson Mr. Roger R. Tyler NHCF – Piscataqua Region Ms. Elsie Mitchell Cornelius A. Wood & Muriel P. Wood paign in 2007. We are encouraging viewers to David L. Coffin, Sr. Edward MacKay contact us with questions. Additionally, NH Phillip & Marjorie Robinson Ed & Elaine Vaas John M. Morss Charity Fund Thank you for your continued support and Christian Roop Peter Van Dyk Berg Mark & Patricia Collin Mr. & Mrs. John Moss Rawson Wood & Marcia Kimball Wood Vice Chancellor and Treasurer, USNH Outlook produced a “DTV 101” special. Miss Laurel Roy Mr. Ronald Verblauw Mrs. Allison Cook Mr. Robert Mutrie Anne R. Lovett & Stephen G. Woodsum Richard J. Maloney involvement this past year, and for enabling Ms. Marian Salvo Mr. & Mrs. Verdier Patrick & Judith Corso The Nichols Trust Mr. & Mrs. Woodward President, Maloney & Kennedy, PLLC Telling New Hampshire’s War Stories. In conjunc- New Hampshire Public Television to engage Mr. Richard Samuels Ms. Leena Vienonen Mr. & Mrs. William M. Day Mr. & Mrs. William O’Donnell Mr. William Worden James T. McKim tion with the premiere of Ken Burns’ acclaimed minds, connect communities and celebrate Mr. & Mrs. David Sanderson Dr. Henry E. Vittum Ann F. Doucet Mr. Sean O’Kane Mr. Nathan Yanco Manager of IT/CIO, FIRST World War II documentary, The War, NHPTV New Hampshire. Mrs. Marie Savini Mrs. Cameron Wagner Dow Family Trust Fund of Mr. Charles Osgood Sylvia L. Thayer & J. Philip Zaeder John Moody initiated its “NH War Stories” effort to collect and Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Savoy Mr. Edward J. Waliackas NHCF - Lakes Region Mr. David Peakes – Peter A. Frid Anonymous: 30 Trustee, USNH preserve these stories. Through our Knowledge Mrs. Sarah N. Schenker Ms. Deborah Wall Jack & Lisa Dunfey Mrs. Judith Pearl CEO and General Manager Mr. & Mrs. Peter Schipelliti Ms. Cherie M. Walter Ruth Dunfey Mr. Maurice M. Pechet Alice Pearce Network’s student documentary project, we Ms. Karen Schultz Mrs. Corinne Waring Mrs. Merle C. Dustin Walter & Dorothy Peterson President, Ski NH trained teachers to conduct oral histories, and Mr. John Sciuto Deborah Watson Mrs. James Ewing Mrs. Phyllis Piotrow Walter Peterson invited students to submit films about veterans Mr. & Mrs. Robert Scribner Mrs. Linda Waugh Hilda W. Fleisher Penny Pitou Trustee, USNH and those affected by war.T he project culminated Maureen Redmond-Scura & Mark Scura Dr. Sandra Waugh Marilyn Higgins Forest Barbara & Larry Pitsch Karen Soule in a recognition ceremony in June, an opportunity Mr. Richard H. Webb Peter & Katherine Frid Carol P. Searle Mr. & Mrs. Richard Pratt Superintendent, SAU #56 to meet Ken Burns, and the students’ films were Mr. Dennis Searle Ms. Carol P. Weingeist Mr. & Mrs. Andre Gelinas Mrs. Ann Preston posted on nhptv.org/thewar. Also, NH Outlook Mr. John R. Secor Ms. Jane Weir Al Gerrato Nancy & George Putnam Analog channels Ms. Elizabeth Sedgwick Mr. David Williams Betsy Gillin Jim & Judy Putnam 11 Durham produced two programs featuring WWII stories Anne S. Segal Mrs. Georgia Williams Ms. Elizabeth Gilroy Rosamond Putnam 18 Pittsburg from New Hampshire’s own communities. Mr. & Mrs. James Seymour Dr. & Mrs. Russell Williams Mr. Eugene Goodfleisch Ms. Marilyn Real 49 Littleton Mrs. Brenda Shank G. Clark Williams, Jr. Lane Goss Lisa Reid Our LiveFIT NH community engagement initia- 268 Mast Road 52 Keene Mr.