NPR ANNUAL REPORT 2012 Fiscal Year 2012 | 1 FISCAL YEAR 12 TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview of 2012 3 NPR Leadership Team 5 NPR Board of Directors 6 NPR Foundation Board of Trustees 7 NPR Supporters 9 Statement of Financial Position 14 Statement of Activities 15 Fiscal Year 2012 | 2 FISCAL YEAR 12 WELCOME TO THE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT FROM NPR IN 2012, NPR reporters were on the scene no matter The year was notable for collaborations between NPR where the news took place, chronicling moments in and our local Member Stations as we pivoted together history with rich, in-depth reporting that placed our to provide national audiences with the latest from listeners in the heart of every story. Throughout 2012, breaking news events including the tragedy at Sandy we remained committed to bringing the most dynamic Hook Elementary and the mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado. and informative content to the air and on NPR.org When Superstorm Sandy struck, NPR tackled the story in accordance with our mission: to create a more with the full power of our newsroom, bringing together informed public. coverage by our National, Washington, Science, and In the newsroom, our mission was clear in the depth and Planet Money teams. On the ground in the affected areas, context we brought to the major news events of the year, our Member Stations were lifelines for their audience and both internationally and domestically. brought essential perspective to NPR’s national coverage as the storm progressed. As other news organizations continued to pull back from international coverage our commitment remained strong. And NPR continued to look for ways to tell stories Our team of international correspondents covered the in distinct ways. For example, our Olympic coverage important stories around the globe from some of the engaged audiences with the NPR Poetry Games, which most challenging and dangerous regions. Kelly McEvers invited poets to compose original works celebrating the delivered gripping coverage from Yemen. In Syria, amid Olympics, and invited listeners to select their favorites. a rising tide of violence, NPR’s Deborah Amos kept Over the year, NPR told the stories that need to be told recording, even as the United Nations ceased operations. and celebrated the human experience through music, Guiding NPR’s work was our new Supervising Senior art, and culture. Editor for international coverage, Edith Chapin, a longtime CNN VP and Bureau Chief who joined NPR in 2012. NPR Music partnered with our NPR Member Stations to once again bring live broadcasts from the SXSW In the U.S., we partnered with the Center for Public conference, but this time as the exclusive content Integrity and ProPublica to bring our audience major provider for the first ever live worldwide broadcast of investigations on topics including the black lung the keynote address from SXSW, given by Bruce resurgence in portions of Virginia, West Virginia, and Springsteen. NPR Music was there at other landmark Kentucky, and new insights into the housing crisis. music events throughout the year, including the Celebrate Our election year coverage began with a hotly contested Brooklyn! Performing Arts Festival, Newport Folk and battle for the Republican nomination for president. With Jazz Festivals, and Alt. Latino’s not-to-be-missed concert a new frontrunner every week, our experienced team with Puerto Rican hip hop duo Calle 13 and Chilean of political analysts and reporters were on the ground MC Ana Tijoux. covering every angle, from the debates, to updates from Our storytelling across platforms was evident in our campaign headquarters the night of the primary, to the launch of several new technical advances. NPR expanded equally intense general election. its online reach by collaborating with the Ford Motor Company to launch a first of its kind app that enables Fiscal Year 2012 | 3 FISCAL YEAR 12 SPONSORS drivers of connected cars to listen to on-demand news, programming and stations from NPR. Also this year we launched a music app for iPad and a Planet Money app that allows fans to access to more than 5,000 reports, episodes and blog posts from the popular series, on mobile devices. Even as we took steps to expand our online presence, our commitment to develop new and innovative programming for radio never wavered. NPR debuted two new shows, TED Radio Hour and Ask Me Another. The two pilot programs were a hit among public radio audiences and were officially added to NPR’s stable of award winning programming in the fall. Our commitment to serve an increasingly diverse America was given a boost with the help of a grant from Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The $1.5 million grant will work toward launching a journalism initiative to deepen coverage of race, ethnicity and culture. NPR enjoyed another successful year of notable accomplishments and award winning content and the promise of more to come as we move into 2013. None of what we achieved could have been done without those who make NPR part of their daily lives and offer their support to NPR and Member Stations in so many ways. THANK YOU. Fiscal Year 2012 | 4 FISCAL YEAR 12 NPR LEADERSHIP TEAM Gary E. Knell Jamie Porter President and CEO Acting Vice President, Development Zachary Brand Dana Davis Rehm Vice President, Digital Media Senior Vice President, Marketing, Communications and External Relations Deborah Cowan Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Michael Riksen Vice President, Policy and Representation Debra Delman Chief Strategy Officer Joyce Slocum Chief Administrative Officer Stanley Garrison Vice President, Technology Operations Margaret Low Smith and Engineering Senior Vice President, News Robert Kempf Michael Starling Vice President, Digital Services Executive Director, NPR Labs Peter Loewenstein Kinsey Wilson Vice President, Distribution Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President Joyce Macdonald Keith Woods Chief Of Staff & Vice President Member Partnership Vice President, Diversity in News And Operations Terri Minatra Acting Senior Vice President, General Counsel Eric Nuzum Vice President, Programming Jeffrey Perkins Vice President, Human Resources and Chief People Officer Fiscal Year 2012 | 5 FISCAL YEAR 12 NPR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Carol A. Cartwright (Term Ended November 2012) Bill Davis Patricia Diaz Dennis Dave Edwards (Term Ended November 2012) Jose A. Fajardo (Term Ended November 2012) Betsy Gardella Paul G. Haaga, Jr. Eduardo A. Hauser John A. Herrmann, Jr. Kit Jensen Gary E. Knell Roger LaMay (Term Began November 2012) Caryn Mathes Greg Petrowich Marita Rivero Florence Rogers Roger Sarow Antoine W. van Agtmael Connie Walker (Term Began November 2012) John S. Wotowicz (Term Began November 2012) Fiscal Year 2012 | 6 FISCAL YEAR 12 NPR FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Antoine van Agtmael Gary J. Fernandes Stuart Lucas Chairman Dallas, TX Chicago, IL Bethesda, MD Harriett Gold Joseph C. McNay Paul M. Ginsburg Los Angeles, CA Boston, MA Vice Chair Ross, CA James M. Grant Lynn Pigott Mowe New York, NY Bellevue, WA John McGinn Vice Chair Anette L. Harris Miriam Muscarolas New York, NY Tiburon, CA Los Angeles, CA William J. Poorvu John A Herrmann, Jr. Patricia M. Papper Vice Chair New York, NY Miami, FL Cambridge, MA Richard H. Hertzberg George McCorkell Plews Camilla Smith Del Mar, CA Indianapolis, IN Vice Chair San Francisco, CA Peter N. Heydon Richard Rampell Ann Arbor, MI Palm Beach, FL Howard Wollner Vice Chair Stephen Hopkins Murray Sinclaire Healdsburg, CA Washington, DC Cinncinatti, OH Perrin Ireland Frederika Stevenson Trustees Cambridge, MA Cambridge, MA Patricia Ishiyama Howard Stevenson Norris Bishton, Jr. San Francisco, CA Cambridge, MA Pacific Palisades, CA Jane F. Katcher Bernee D.L. Strom Caroline Bucksbaum Coconut Grove, FL Kirkland, WA Chicago, IL Jeffrey L. Kenner Peter D. Swift, MD Donald P. de Brier New York, NY Charlotte, VT Pacific Palisades, CA Jonathan Kutchins Roselyne Chroman Swig John P. Dubinsky Boston, MA San Francisco, CA St. Louis, MO Fiscal Year 2012 | 7 FISCAL YEAR 12 NPR FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Charlotte Vaughan Winton San Francisco, CA John S. Wotowicz Austin, TX Ex Officio Trustees Gary E. Knell President & CEO, NPR Dave Edwards Chairman, NPR Board of Directors Betsy Gardella Chair, Development Committee Trustees Emeriti Dean V. Ambrose Los Angeles, CA Sukey R. Garcetti Los Angeles, CA Barbara S. Linhart New York, NY Jane V. Peyrouse Summerville, MA Sandra S. Pressman Los Angeles, CA Lee Ramer Los Angeles, CA Fiscal Year 2012 | 8 FISCAL YEAR 12 NPR SUPPORTERS A B Charles Schwab & Co. 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