ABOUT TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO exas Public Radio was organized in 1988 and questions on a wide range of subjects is offered BOARD OF DIRECTORS and formally incorporated the follow- during NPR’s Talk of the Nation and The Diane Rehm Chairman ROSE MARY FRY* ing year. It grew out of a merger of Show. Foreign perspective on news-making events is Vice-Chair two separate organizations, the Classical offered in The World and overnight broadcast of the JOHN MCLAUGHLIN* T President & CEO Broadcasting Society of San Antonio (owner of BBC World Service. Entertainment programs on JOE GWATHMEY* Secretary KPAC-FM) and San Antonio Community Radio weekends include such public radio favorites as A KAREN RAYZOR* (owner of KSTX-FM). TPR is an independent, non- Prairie Home Companion, Car Talk and San Antonio’s Treasurer DORA ANN VERDE* profit organization governed by a Board of Directors own Jim Cullum Jazz Band in the nationally distrib- Members composed of San Antonio and Hill Country resi- uted series Riverwalk, Live From the Landing. As many Mary Flanagan Jay Forrest dents. as 95,000 people listen regularly to KSTX. Richard Goldsmith KPAC specializes in broadcasting classical music In 1998 Texas Public Radio added a third sta- Jeryl Hoover Gunnar Kramm and fine arts information. For the most part, its pro- tion to the family. Transmitting from a site near Marilyn Moll gramming is created from its own library of classical Kerrville, KTXI-FM serves listeners in the Hill Huyen Nguyen, M.D. Dogan Perese music recordings – a collection that provides varied Country with simultaneous broadcasts of programs William Rector, M.D. and comprehensive opportunities to sample the in the KPAC and KSTX schedules. Stewart Reuter, M.D. Bill Reynolds entire range of music. The schedule also includes San Antonio and the neighboring Hill Country Nancy Taylor Shivers live broadcasts of The Metropolitan Opera and the are among the premier places in the nation to listen Tim Summerlin, Ph.D daily showcase of classical music, Performance Today. to the finest that public radio has to offer in great *EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Specialty programs include music for children, early musical art, educational entertainment, news and music and new compact disc releases. KPAC is lis- information; and civil discourse about issues. We are STAFF RANDY ANDERSON* tened to regularly by as many as 70,000 people. proud of this significant accomplishment. Our pride JAMES BAKER* KSTX broadcasts public radio’s premier news, is confirmed when listeners and supporters tell us ROBERT BATES DIANE BERLANGA information and entertainment programs. Its week- our programs make a major difference in their lives. CHARLES BOOKER BARRY BRAKE day schedule is composed mainly of programs pro- DANA BROWN HENRY BRUN duced by National Public Radio, such as NPR’s ELIZABETH CASTRO flagship newsmagazines All Things Considered and WAYNE COBLE* NATHAN CONE* Morning Edition. Opportunity for listener comments KATHLEEN COUSER* DAVID MARTIN DAVIES* GEORGE EYCHNER ANNETTE EWER* KELLIE FICHTER* DAVID FURST VALUES, VISION, MISSION EAMONN GRANT JANET GROJEAN* As we prepare to meet the challenges of the future, we are guided by the following values, vision and JULIA HAYDEN mission statements: SONJA HOWLE JOHN KILGARRIFF CAROL LAW Values Vision Mission JIM LEONARD* BARBARA LEWIS-HARRIS The values that serve as the The vision for Texas Public The mission of Texas Public CONNIE LEYVA* framework within which Texas Radio is: Radio is to engage in the non- TERRENCE MAYER commercial broadcasting and GLADENE MOLETT* Public Radio operates are: • to continue being, and to be RON MOORE* • to contribute to the appre- recognized as, one of the pre- production of informational, TONI MURGO* ciation of artistic expression, eminent non-commercial radio educational, cultural and CHARLOTTE NARBONI NASSER NAZIR • to respect diverse points of systems in the United States, entertainment radio programs ED LEAL view, • to continue expanding its for the listening audience PAT OATHOUT in the Hill Country, South LAVERNE PITTS • to stimulate thought, listening audience, BEA SALAZAR* • to facilitate civil and con- • to be a leading source of Central and South Texas. Such DEIRDRE SARAVIA* structive discourse. high quality, national program- programming will be guided ABRA SCHNUR by the shared interests of the GERALD SELF ming that emphasizes the membership and the listen- TOM SITTNER* multicultural character of its LARKA SMALLWOOD ing audience of Texas Public PAM TOTH* geographic area. MICHAEL THOMAS Radio, while adhering to the ERNIE VILLARREAL* highest standards of respon- CHARLES WALKER sible journalism and the values RYLA WOLFE of Texas Public Radio. *FULLTIME EMPLOYEES THE YEAR IN REVIEW Revenue showed growth 2006 REVENUE & SUPPORT 5% CONTRIBUTIONS 2006 in 2006, as it had for the previous 4 years. CASH REVENUE: CORPORATE/ Membership . $ 1,372,786 Listener support (membership) was BUSINESS Public/Private Grants . .479,258 28% SUPPORT again the major source of our funds, Corp. & Business Support . .770,945 PUBLIC/PRIVATE and increased over the previous year. GRANTS Contributions/Spec. Event/Other . ______________. .126,343 Growth also occurred in the number 17% MEMBERSHIP of grants received and the amount of TOTAL REVENUE . $2,749,332 50% corporate support raised. Although revenue increased, expenses 2006 EXPENSES also reached their highest point of the Broadcasting . $ 1,595,533 1% ADMINISTRATION five year period. This was mainly due Marketing . 321,434 24% DEVELOPMENT to increases in fees paid for nation- Development . 622,036 ally distributed programming, and this Administration . ______________. 34,852 MARKETING trend is expected to continue in the TOTAL EXPENSES . .$2,573,855 12% BROADCASTING future. For example, National Public 62% Radio continues to invest in expand- ing its international news bureaus and website. To better serve our KTXI audience, strives to have a significant news gathering we also hired George Eychner as our Hill presence in Iraq. In a time when most other Country Liaison. George is working to news organizations are reducing their reach, spread the word about public radio and pro- 5-YEAR COMPARISON vide input from the Hill Country to TPR. NPR’s growth in first hand international 2197 2250 2239 2404 2574 news reporting capability provides a vital service to the listening audience. Our Endowment Fund, administered through the Texas Public Radio Foundation, During Fiscal Year 2006, Texas Public Radio showed significant growth during this fiscal received solid financial support from listen- year. In years to come, TPR will continue ers, local businesses, and the philanthropic to encourage investment in the future of community. This support reflects the value public radio through planned giving. that the listening community places on the programming TPR offers. However, After 18 years of dedicated service to TPR continues to strive toward improving Texas Public Radio, President and General 02 03 04 05 06 and expanding the range and depth of the Manager Joe Gwathmey announced his plan TOTAL EXPENSES service it provides. In FY 2006, TPR hired to retire. We wish him well and thank him ($ IN THOUSANDS) David Martin Davies to serve as our News for his role in creating and growing Texas Director in an on-going effort to increase Public Radio into a strong public radio ser- our local news and public affairs program- vice for San Antonio and the Hill Country. ming. We introduced Podcasting and audio- A nationwide search was conducted to find on-demand streams to provide locally pro- his successor. duced program content to listeners via our 5-YEAR COMPARISON 5-YEAR COMPARISON 1294 1357 1370 1335 1373 2194 2321 2356 2448 2749 02 03 04 05 06 02 03 04 05 06 MEMBERSHIP REVENUE TOTAL REVENUE ($ IN THOUSANDS) ($ IN THOUSANDS) HIGHLIGHTS FROM A TYPICAL DAY ON THE AIR AT TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2006 pathologist Vicky Blazer talks about whether hormones in the KSTX 89.1 FM water might be to blame. KPAC 88.3 FM 4am: Morning Edition • Tree Research Could Lead to New Fuel Sources. Scientists sequence • In the second of two interviews, Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep the genome of a tree related to the poplar. Researchers think Birthdays: Jeno Hubay (1858-1937) Horatio Parker (1863- talks to former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg. He the finding could be a new milestone in the push for biofuels. 1919) Bruno Walter (1876-1962) Frank Martin (1890-1974) has published a memoir called Enemy Combatant. Begg says Plant geneticist Gerald Tuskan discusses plans for using the newly Louis Fremaux (1921- ) Jessye Norman (1945- ) he was arrested in Pakistan without ever being charged with discovered genetic information. 6am: Bach - Pastorale in F BWV 590/ Raven 250 a crime, beaten and psychologically tortured at prison camps 3pm: The World Horneman - Aladdin Overture/ Chandos 9373 in Afghanistan, and kept in isolation for nearly two years at • DARFUR INTERVIEW. President Bush says he’s frustrated with Suppe - Journey through Africa/ MarcoPolo 223730 Guantanamo Bay. what he called the United Nations’ inaction over the violence in Alkan - Scherzo diabolico/ MarcoPolo 223351 • The Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center wants to build Sudan’s western region of Darfur. He told reporters at the White MacDowell - Sea Pieces Op 55/ Albany 224 a museum of tolerance in Jerusalem. But construction was halted House that the UN had failed to act to end genocide in Darfur, and 9am: EJ Collins - A Tragic Overture/ Albany 267 months ago when local Muslims complained that the site is an old insisted the world body did not have to wait for an invitation from Telemann - Suite for trumpet, strings and basso continuo in D/ Islamic Cemetery. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports. Khartoum to deploy troops in the region. Host Marco Werman Dorian 80132 gets more on the story from Jan Egeland, the United Nations’ • Ford Motor Company is offering buyout proposals to all its Paganini - Ghiribizzo No.