Listen! www.wrvo.org WRVD 90.3 - WRVH 89.3 - WRVJ 91.7 - WRVN 91.9 - WRVO 89.9 - CELEBRATING 45 YEARS NPR Host Scott Simon Visits Syracuse Fall 2014 Fundraiser a Success Kicks off Lecture Series, Greets SUNY Oswego Students Sustained Giving, Online Pledges Set Records WRVO Welcomes 440 New Members! Thanks to all of you for your continued support of the WRVO mission, and a special thanks - and welcome aboard! - to 440 new members. Your commitment is very important to the long-term sustainability of WRVO Public Media’s excellent program lineup. NPR host Scott Simon with students and community members at the SUNY Oswego Metro Center in Syracuse October 14. Distinguished journalist, broadcaster, essayist, and best-selling author Scott Simon kicked off the 2014-15 Friends of the Central Library (FOCL) lecture series at the Crouse Hinds Civic Center, Syracuse, October 14. The event, a fundraiser for Onondaga County librar- ies, was preceded by a reception in the former Carnegie Library on Columbus Circle co-sponsored by FOCL and WRVO Public Media. The reception celebrated the launch of the 20th anniversary of the lecture series. Scores of best-selling writers have participated. WRVO hosts Mark Lavonier and Leah Landry at the microphones Simon was introduced by SUNY Oswego President during the fall 2014 on-air fundraiser in October. Thank you! Deborah F. Stanley. Stanley proclaimed Simon “the dean The fall 2014 fundraiser, WRVO’s primary source among the more than 200 voices heard each week on of revenue for purchase of NPR and other key pro- WRVO.” She said, “He has traveled the world to cover gramming for the coming year, was a great success. conflicts, famines, all manner of strife and mayhem, ex- Particularly gratifying was a significant increase in periences that might have darkened his world-view. But contributions that arrived prior to the actual on-air that is not what comes through his microphone. He tells campaign. Altogether more than $260,000 was either stories largely through the voices of others, always with received directly or pledged by mail, phone and online. compassion, respect and dignity, often with joy.” Also gratifying is a continuing trend to more com- Scott Simon is host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Satur- mitments from members to contribute monthly on an day heard 8-10AM on WRVO Public Media. ongoing basis through automatic credit card payments Sustained giving is a powerful way to help WRVO proj- ect revenues across the entire fiscal year in order to match anticipated program expenses with income. Funding for station operations, primarily from corpo- rate underwriting, is also growing. WRVO is supported by more than 400 businesses and community organiza- tions in a typical year. That financial support keeps the lights on, the office open, the studios functioning and the transmitters running. WRVO recently launched a campaign to add 100 WRVO alumnus Al Roker, NBC Today Show weatherman, visited new underwriters in coming months. This campaign with WRVO staff October 16. Roker was on campus to speak at will help provide a firm financial foundation for years to the SUNY Oswego Media Summit. (l-r rear) Mark Lavonier, Gino Geruntino, Lee Mitchell, Bill Drake, Catherine Loper, Leah Landry, come. To learn how your business or organization can Jeff Windsor. Front row (l-r) Pam Cantine, Roker, Bonnie Prime. participate, call us. And thanks again for your support. WRVO Group Hits Canyon Country Trail Health Forum on Aging held in Ithaca Sold-out Fundraiser Tour a Spectacular Success Distinguished Panel Discusses Issues, Solutions Left to right: Dr. Karl Pillemer, Martha Stettinius, WRVO News Director Catherine Loper, Dr. Bill Thomas. WRVO’s Canyon Country group assembled in Monument Valley, WRVO presented the sixth in a series of health Utah. The tour visited Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Zion National Monument, among other iconic sites in the American southwest. forums at the Tompkins County Library in Ithaca September 29th. The session focused on elder care It began with a traditional western chili cook-off at and was broadcast on WRVO Public Media on Sunday, a ranch-style restaurant in Scottsdale and ended with a November 30 at 7:00 p.m. The forum is also available for spectacular Las Vegas send-off. WRVO’s discovery tour download on demand at WRVO.org. of canyon country in Arizona, Utah and Nevada was Panelists included Dr. Karl Pillemer, professor of an extraordinary success. Nearly 50 WRVO members human development and gerontology in medicine at the and friends joined in this amazing journey through the Weill Cornell Medical College. He is an internationally American southwest. renowned gerontologist, directing the Cornell Legacy Our tour group enjoyed spectacular natural canyon Project at the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational and desert scenery including red rock Sedona, Grand Research, and author of the book “30 Lessons for Living: Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Monument Valley, Zion National Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans.” Monument, as well as iconic Scottsdale and the famed Another panelist, Dr. Bill Thomas, physician, Las Vegas strip. Interpretive sessions with park rangers, author and international authority on elder care, is best Native American speakers, and on-board tour guide Jan known as the founder of a global non-profit, The Eden Lowe provided remarkable insights into natural history, Alternative, which works to improve care provided to regional geology and early American southwest culture. older people. The next WRVO discovery tour is slated for this com- Martha Stettinius is an author and caregiver advo- ing February. Join us for an 11-night cruise from Fort cate who wrote the critically-acclaimed book “Inside Lauderdale, FL, to the Panama Canal and Gatun Lake the Dementia Epidemic: A Daughter’s Memoir” about with ports-of-call in Aruba, Cartagena (Columbia, SA), her experience being the primary care provider for her Colon (Panama), Limon (Costa Rica), and Grand Cay- mother. She speaks and consults widely on caregiver man (Cayman Islands), with a return to Fort Lauderdale issues. for your flight home. A portion of each cruise fare is a Catherine Loper, WRVO news director, moderated tax deductible donation to WRVO. For more informa- the forum. The series was sponsored by the Health tion, visit BoyerTravel.com, or call Bonnie Prime at 315- Foundation for Western and Central New York. 312-3690. Long-time members Brad and Martha Boyer, cruise professionals, will answer any questions you may Health Foundation Grant to fund Take Care have. The cruise will embark at Fort Lauderdale aboard Additional 48 programs to be produced in coming year the Carribean Princess. We hope you can join us. WRVO Public Media has been awarded a $54,000 grant from the Health Foundation for Western and WRVO Public Media is one of the most effective Central New York to produce additional segments of ways to get the word out. With tens of thousands Take Care, WRVO’s award winning health and wellness of unique listeners tuning in weekly, underwriter program airing Sundays at 6:30p.m. and available on messages are heard by thousands of listeners demand at WRVO.org. Hosted by Lorraine Rapp and each time they air. Learn more about how your Linda Lowen, Take Care features interviews with dis- business or organization can become a WRVO tinguished health experts from around the country on underwriter. Call us at 1-800-341-3690 or visit: a range of topics of interest to residents of upstate New WRVO.org/underwriter York. Take Care celebrated its first anniverary in April. Pointing the Way: Compass FCU Offers Financial Direction Put Smart Media on your iPad, iPhone, or Android Smartphone WRVO Public Media is Smart Media Jackie Wiegand Thomas O’Toole Free Apps at the iTunes App Store and Google Play As it nears its 50th anniversary, Compass Credit NYS Assembly, Senate Honor WRVO Union is excited to become a program underwriter for Citations laud award-winning WRVO documentary WRVO and even more excited to share its financial expertise with listeners and viewers through a series of upcoming podcasts. The podcasts will address everything from the grow- ing “credit union movement” to the value of financial literacy among children and young adults. Listeners can also expect information on buying cars, mobile banking, buying a home, credit card fraud, retirement planning and more. Compass Manager Thomas O’Toole will host the podcasts with assistance from Compass Marketing Administrator Jackie Wiegand. Special guests will be invited to share their expertise as well. Left to right: New York State Assemblyman Will Barclay (120th District), WRVO News Director Catherine Loper, WRVO Senior Tom has been at the helm of Compass, an Oswego- Producer and All Things Considered local host Mark Lavonier, WRVO based credit union, for more than 25 years. He has General Manager Michael Ameigh, NYS Assemblyman Bob Oaks. watched the credit union grow from a single-branch WRVO was honored recently by the New York State institution with just a few thousand members to a credit Legislature after receiving a regional Edward R. Murrow union that now has three branches, 5,300 members and Award for ‘New York in the World,’ a WRVO produced $36 million in assets. documentary on the impact of globalization on New Jackie brings to the table a 20-year history in journal- York State. The program was narrated by the late Garrick ism and public relations and nine years of experience Utley, distinguished international journalist, long-time working with Compass to promote its products and NBC News anchor, SUNY professor and administrator. establish school-based banking programs. The program has also received multiple honors from the “I’ve always enjoyed working with a great staff to help NYS Associated Broadcasters Association and the Syra- so many people in the community achieve their finan- cuse Press Club.