2009 WFYI ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS MISSION MESSAGE FRO M THE PRESIDENT AS A TRUSTED CATALYST AND THE BOARD CHAIR . 1 FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, WFYI PUBLIC MEDIA ENGAGES AND ENRICHES WFYI PU B LI C TELEVISION . 2 OUR COmmUNITY THROUGH DISTINCTIVE WFYI PU B LI C RADIO . 3 PROGRamS AND SERVICES. LEARNING SERVI C ES /OUTREA C H & ONLINE SERVI C ES 4 VISION IRIS & VOLUNTEERS . 5 WFYI PUBLIC MEDIA CO mm UNIT Y EVENTS . 6 IS A CENTER OF DISCOVERY FOR ALL AGES. THROUGH UNIQUE PROGRAMS, THE YEAR IN BRIEF . 7 SERVICES AND EMERGING LEADERSHI P GIVING . 10 TECHNOLOGIES, WE WILL BE A LEADING COMMUNITY RESOURCE, EMPOWERING PEOPLE COR P ORATE SP ONSORS /GRANTS . 18 TO DISCOVER THEIR WORLD, BROADEN THEIR HORIZONS AND BECOME ACTIVE FINAN C IAL REVIE W . 19 PARTICIPANTS IN SHAPING THE FUTURE. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WFYI BUILDS COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHENS FAMILIES IN CENTRAL INDIANA. “PU B LI C TV AND RADIO ARE C RITI C AL TO KEE P ING THE P U B LI C INFOR M ED AND INVOLVED IN THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE . WE C AN AL W A Y S DE P END U P ON B OTH ENTITIES TO P RESENT US W ITH THE UN B IASED FA C TS W ITH W HI C H W E C AN M AKE OUR O W N DE C ISIONS .” – Jeffrey, a member in Noblesville MessaGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD WFYI Board Chair David Sease and WFYI President & CEO Lloyd Wright. As we look back on 2009, we would like to take WFYI’s Development Department also received a moment to thank you for your support of WFYI national recognition for the second consecutive Public Media . Your contributions not only keep year with the PBS Award for Overall Development . WFYI on the air, but they help make Central Indiana a better place to live . Your support also reaches directly into the lives of residents across the state . Among WFYI’s Over the past year, WFYI – like so many other outreach initiatives was Get Help. Get Hope. organizations – faced unprecedented challenges Addressing Indiana’s Mortgage Crisis . WFYI while trying to maintain the distinctive programs partnered with local organizations on a television and services that set it apart . But, thanks to the production and provided resources to homeowners generosity of individual members, volunteers, cor- who were facing foreclosure . porate sponsors and community partners WFYI is weathering the storm and continues to serve as a Outreach initiatives also provided training to center of discovery for Central Indiana residents . early education professionals and encouraged community conversations on important topics like Your support is the catalyst for what we do . Here literacy and leadership in education . And, Indiana are a few examples of what we achieved together Reading and Information Services continued to in 2009 . serve as an around-the-clock communications link for Hoosiers who are reading impaired by WFYI continued to build on its reputation for providing readings of local and national periodi- quality local television programming and was cals, and selected books . rewarded with nine regional Emmy Awards . On the radio, Hoosiers were kept informed about WFYI will continue to build on these successes happenings at the Statehouse, the local economy in 2010, and we are thankful to have so many and much more by a news team that collected partners backing our mission . Thank you for your five awards from the Indianapolis chapter of the support . We truly could not do it without you . Society of Professional Journalists . Lloyd Wright David G. Sease President & CEO Board Chair WFYI Public Broadcasting Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting 2009 | 1 WFYI PUBLIC TELEVISION 2009 AWARDS 2009 Emmy Awards Children / Youth Program – Indiana Expeditions Health / Science Program or Special – Natural Heritage of Indiana - Life on Land Human Interest - Single Story or News Story – A Ride To Remember Interview / Discussion Program Series or Special – Mickey’s Corner Magazine Program Series or Special – Across Indiana Magazine Program Feature Segment – A Reason To Dance Crafts Photographer Non News – Natural Heritage On June 12, 2009, WFYI switched off its analog of Indiana - Life in the Water signal and entered a new, digital era of television broadcasting . The station now broadcasts its Crafts Writer Non News – A Man’s Garage Is quality entertainment, public affairs and educa- His Castle tional television exclusively on three digital channels – WFYI 1 (HD 20 .1), WFYI 2 (DT 20 .2) Advanced Media Crafts Writer / Producer – Arts Council and WFYI 3 (DT 20 .3) . of Indianapolis The new services enable WFYI SPJ Best in Journalism Awards to provide more of the high quality national programming First Place you’ve come to expect from Education Coverage (television) – Ready to Read PBS, plus local programs like Videography – Judy O’Bannon’s Foreign Exchange: Indiana Lawmakers, Indiana Turkey – Bridge Under Construction Week in Review, Across Indi- ana, Judy O’Bannon’s Foreign Best Documentary – Natural Heritage of Indiana Exchange and Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick . Science Reporting (television) – Natural Heritage of Indiana WFYI’s main schedule is on digital channel 20 .1 . You’ll find PBS KIDS programs in the daytime Second Place and news, public affairs programs, documenta- Social Justice (television) – A Song for Peace ries, British comedies and how-to programs in the evening . The 20 .2 digital channel is V-me (pro- Television Documentary – Judy O’Bannon’s Foreign nounced veh-meh), a Spanish language service Exchange: Turkey – Bridge Under Construction developed using the public television model . The Television Feature – Reason to Dance 20 .3 digital channel features great how-to pro- grams with cooking, home improvement, painting Third Place and more during the day, and local and national Television Feature – Thought for Food productions from 8 pm to midnight . From top: Judy O’Bannon in Turkey; Gerry Dick; the Indiana Week in Review panelists. “PU B LI C TELEVISION P ROVIDES THE ONL Y C ONSISTENT QUALIT Y P ROGRA mm ING ON TELEVISION AND RADIO . SIN C E DIGITAL C ONVERSION , AND my UN W ILLINGNESS TO SU pp ORT C A B LE TELEVISION P ROVIDERS , I HAVE RELIED M ORE ON P U B LI C TELEVISION FOR INFOR M ATION AND ENTERTAIN M ENT .” – Christine, a member in Indianapolis 2 | WFYI WFYI PUBLIC RADIO 2009 AWARDS SPJ Best in Journalism Awards Consumer Reporting (radio) – Foreclosure Government Coverage (radio) – Gubernatorial Candidates and the Economy Environmental Coverage (radio) – Green Manufacturing Science Reporting (radio) – Caring for Life, Organ Donation Second Place Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard talks with Radio News Anchor Sharon Alseth Social Justice (radio) – Medicaid in the WFYI Public Radio studio. WFYI Public Radio provides quality local and IBA Spectrum Awards national public affairs, arts and news programs, Mini Documentary or Series (radio) – Water Pressure along with award-winning state and local news coverage . Special Interest and Cultural Reporting (radio) – Sound Medicine WFYI Public Radio broadcasts two distinct ser- vices on three channels . WFYI’s main service is 90 .1 FM HD1 . Its programming is a mix of na- tional and local arts and public affairs programs like Indiana Week in Review, Indiana Lawmakers, WFYI PU B LI C TELEVISION The Art of the Matter, The Blues House Party and SERVES NEARL Y Sound Medicine . The service is simulcast on the analog signal (90 .1 FM) and the HD channel (90 .1 FM HD1) . 475,000 HOUSEHOLDS A C ROSS The Point, on 90 .1 FM HD2, delivers entertaining and informative public radio talk programs, plus a fresh dose of music . The Point includes a variety 27 of local programs like Film Soceyology, Old School C OUNTIES and Velvet Escape . WFYI reaches listeners beyond Marion County through its community partnerships with Frank- lin College, in Johnson County, and Wabash College, in Montgomery County . WFYI provides NPR, PRI and BBC programming on the student- run radio stations . The simulcast agreements allow WFYI to reach listeners throughout Marion County and much of Bartholomew, Hendricks, Johnson and Montgomery counties . WFYI Public Radio’s services are also available through a realtime Web stream at wfyi .org . Select program archives and daily newscasts are avail- able online as well . From left: Host Jay Johnson; Morning Edition Host Scott Hoke; and WFYI Radio News Manager Mary Hartnett. 2009 | 3 LEARNING SERVICES / OUTReacH Public broadcasting is unique in its public service WFYI provides Indiana educators with online pro- mission, and WFYI’s community outreach and fessional development through PBS TeacherLine . learning services department sets it apart from The convenient online courses are one way teach- other broadcasters . ers and schools can meet federal requirements established by the No Child Left Behind Act and The department’s efforts complement radio and earn credits to maintain their certification. television programming through community workshops, forums, training opportunities and WFYI is committed to promoting literacy and edu- educational outreach . These efforts provide an op- cation through workshops about child develop- portunity for dialogue on important issues in the ment and literacy programs like Parenting Counts Central Indiana community . Throughout the year, and Ready to Learn for local parents and early residents were engaged in conversations about childhood educators . local water infrastructure, education adminis- tration, financial literacy and the issue of home foreclosure in Indiana . “MY 10-Y EAR -OLD SON AND I LOVE B OTH NPR AND PBS AND LISTEN AND W AT C H EVER Y DA Y . THE P ROGRA M S ARE GOOD STARTING P OINTS FOR DIS C USSIONS AND HEL P M E TEA C H HI M A B OUT DIFFERENT P OINTS OF VIE W AND W A Y S TO LIVE .