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Staff extraordinaire 2004 -The Year in Review Local business support is by General Manager Bruce Bergethon as critical to our financial health as individual listener Fiscal Growth contributions, and the new face joining our veteran As I tum over the events of 2004 in my mind, it is difficult staff this year is all about to find anything in our local efforts to match the magnitude 2% FY'89 I improving that trend. Aaron of the Presidential election that transfixed us for much of 7% Wissmiller, who used a the year. But, with the faith that all politics ultimately is 2002 Day Sponsorship to local, I hope that the quiet work of public radio stations (successfully) propose to his like GLT continues to have an impact in the sweep 38% wife, is our new Corporate of national and international activity. Certainly, many Support Coordinator read Linda Healy, Honeyboy Edwards, & Jon Norton at Noth in' But The Blues Fest, 2004. of you told us that the station's coverage of such events, his profile in the Nov/Dec as well as our cultural programming, provided you with 2004 guide]. He joins a group of long-term (alright, I mean "middle-aged") GLT staffers a welcome haven for thought and reflection in a time who are well known to you. of increasingly screechy public discourse. 1% Maybe one of the best known, and loved, is the Delta Doctor, who will commemorate We are grateful that many of you also backed 11 % his 20th anniversary on the air at GLT in February 2005 - and you'll soon learn more about that appreciation with financial support. how you can join the celebration. See pg 22 for an article about Frank's nomination for a Individual investments in GLT continued to 17% 40% national award recognizing contributions to keeping the blues alive. We couldn't prouder. grow throughout the year, with our annual be listener contributions for fiscal year 2004 A Newsroom of Note nearing $300,000 - an amount equivalent to the 31 % continued strong commitment of Illinois State We're also proud of the continuing dominance of the GLT news team in downstate University to our operations. As you can see from Illinois. Once again, we took a half dozen awards from the Associated Press for the accompanying charts depicting our income over journalistic excellence, including first place citations for "Best Feature" and "Best the past 15 years, the burden of paying for GLT services Newswriter" (Charlie Schlenker); and "Best Reporter" (Willis Kern). These local awards has shifted from tax based dollars (ISU and governmental complement the outstanding national and international reporting from National Public grants) toward community sources. In those fifteen years, Radio that continued to be vital in this year of war and unrest in the Middle East, and an we've changed our format, increased in power, gone to election here at home. 24-hour operations, installed a repeater station in Peoria, begun web streaming, added two full time reporters, and Special Programming and Live Music tripled the size of our budget. The legacy of Count Basie proved its vitality in 2004, as GLT happily celebrated his 24% centennial throughout the summer with extensive special programming. But we were not With over 1 million dollars in revenue necessary to only about the history of past jazz masters. The second in our series of living Jazz Masters operate GLT this year, local support is over 50% of concerts in February brought composer-pianist Mose Allison and guitarist Jimmy Ponder our budget. This is a good sign for the future health to the stage of ISU's Center for the Performing Arts. Plans for the upcoming 2005 Jazz of the station - and we thank you for putting us Masters concert are outlined on pgs 12-14. in this long-term growth pattern. The GLT Summer Concert 2004 was a huge success in June and remains a totally free afternoon and evening of jazz and blues of the highest caliber. Even with the downtown Bloomington Square partially blocked for courthouse renovation, thousands of people Illinois State University flocked to hear Nate Najar, Los Straitjackets, Eddie "The Chief'' Clearwater, and local Federal/State Grants favorites Sally Weisenburg and The Famous Sidemen. Local jazz musicians were also the spotlight of the summer Jazz at the Riverfront series in Peoria, which we co-sponsored Listeners withCEFCU. Local Business Special Events -3 - The festival season wasn't limited to jazz, of course. GLT was deeply involved in, and Droppin' Names a beneficiary of, two thriving blues festivals in Bloomington and Peoria. Like you, we All of the following engaging individuals were featured in locally-produced programs on thrilled to the performances of Marcia Ball, GLT in 2004. We enjoyed their company, and hope you're impressed by the people who C.J. Chenier and Honeyboy Edwards at the dropped by to see us, and who were heard by you! Nothin' But the Blues Festival in July; over the Labor Day weekend, we rocked out on Mose Allison, jazz singer and pianist the Riverfront with Walter Trout, Carey Barack Obama, US Senator-elect from Illinois Bell and Rooster Alley, and enjoyed more intimate blues from Harry Manx and Brian Greene, leading theoretical physicist Cephas and Wiggins. Keith Bryant, leader of the Sousa Band Kathyrn Carter, Don Berbaum, Sally Weisenburg, Hearts of Gold Dick Durbin, minority whip in the US Senate All of the abovementioned concerts and and Stacy Auer at the Miller Lite Illinois Blues Festival Alison Brown, banjo player and president of Compass Records special programming were made possible by some extraordinary GLT sponsors, without whose generosity we'd be unable to take David Halberstam, journalist and author our brand of blues and jazz to the streets and festival grounds. We'd particularly like to Marcia Ball, blues singer and pianist thank Ronda and Brad Glenn (of the Ronda Glenn Law Offices), Bruce Breitweiser Marcia Ball at the Nothin' But The (of Dunbar, Breitweiser & Company), Dr. Carl Cortese (of Cortese Foot & Ankle Clinic) John Pizzarelli, jazz singer and guitarist Blues Fest in July and Chris and Deb Hoelscher (of Eastland Chiropractic & Wellness Center). All of these Photo companies sponsored multiple events during the year, and they deserve your gratitude in Alan Keyes and Jack Ryan, Republican Senate candidates a big way. Garrison Keillor, public radio host Recylced Music Sale Kevin & Cassie Hart, local jazz musicians "Big" is also the best description of our 13th edition of the Recycled Music Sale. We Susan Werner, singer/songwriter were able to occupy the huge footprint (pun intended) of the old Shoe Carnival, and it made for a very comfortable August sale. As usual, the Recycled Music Sale bolstered our Jennie Finch, Olympic softball gold medallist equipment fund, resulting in enhancements to our digital and production capacity that you can hear on a daily basis. Tim Green, jazz pianist And "daily basis" is the proving Eddie ''The Chief" Clearwater, blues singer ground we're on here at GLT. and guitarist Every morning, evening and Ray LaHood,JerryWeller and Tim Johnson, weekend we try to bring you Congressmen the best in civil and stimulating programming - all of it a Exorna and Bloomsday, local Celtic bands community resource that you've Helen Caldicott, anti-nuclear activist helped to build. For that, again, we thank you, and we look Susie Arioli, jazz chanteuse and star of GLT Summer forward to proving ourselves Concert 2003 Honeyboy Edwards still playing at 85 anew in 2005. George Tenet, former CIA Director George Winston, pianist and guitarist There were bargains and treasures galore at the 13th annual Recycled Music Sale in August Martin Marty, theologian and religious historian photo credit. Todd Phillips David "Honeyboy" Edwards, blues legend -5- In gratitude:GLT Major Donors 2004 from GLT Membership Director Pat Peterson On behalf of thousands throughout central Illinois who depend on this public radio Anonymous (2) Billy Adkisson and Ellen Bourne station, we would like to thank GLT's major donors for their generous financial and moral Douglas Anderson Thomas and Joanne Bierma support. John Blank Tom and Nancy Brokaw Debra and Mark Ciskey Megan Devlin-Petty GLT Leaders Circle 2004 Mercy and Bill Davison Mike Fields The Leaders Circle is comprised of listeners whose annual support for GLT totals $500 Julie Gowen Arturo Garcia and Christina Isabelli or more. Leaders Circle members can designate their contribution as a match for new Mary Graham-Buxton Kenneth and Jan Holder pledges during fund drives, encouraging others to join them in providing financial Bob and Susan Jackson Jon and Linda Johnston support for GLT. Many participate in the Day Sponsorship program and all clearly share John and Diane Jordan Marshall and Marianne Kaisner your commitment to excellent public radio. Willis Kem and Stacy Marshall-Kem Chris Lynch James McKay