2020 ANNUAL REPORT MISSION STATEMENT Ohm Radio provides listener-supported, non-profit, non-commercial, local ly- produced programming dedicated to serving Charleston, SC with a wide range of community perspectives. We operate in a nonpartisan, nonsec tarian manner. We believe that democracy cannot flourish when only a few have access to the media, so we aspire to be a forum for voices and points of view that are underrepresented in our community’s existing media. Our goal is to inform and empower listeners to play an active role in Ohm Radio and in the Charleston community. Our programming promotes the arts, equality, peace, sustainability, democracy, health, and social and economic justice. Because we believe that knowledge is power, we work diligently to bring rich educational resources to our listening audience. VALUES The values that guide Ohm Radio as an organization are best characterized as nonpartisan, nonsectarian, democratic, educational, egalitarian, truth seeking, and transparent. PHYSICAL ADDRESS Workshop - 1503 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403 MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 20241, Charleston, SC 29413 EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE ohmradio963.org SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: facebook.com/ohmradio963 - @ohmradio963 lnstagram: @ohmradio963 Twitter: @OhmRadio963 APP Find our FREE App in the App Store and Google Play! Just search for “Ohm Radio” 2020 RECAP 33 Local DJs and Hosts 2722 App Downloads 12 Underwriters 357 In Studio Guests (172 Community Members, 185 Musicians) 133 Donors 2020 EVENTS & HAPPENINGS JANUARY 13 Tune in 2020: An event to broaden community engage- ment and offer a preview of what is on tap for the year ahead, with food from Amor Healing Kitchen and drinks from Edmund’s Oast Brewing Company, hosted at our home in Workshop. JANUARY STUDIO GUESTS Andrew McGlonghan (Engaging Creative Minds), Robin Berlinsky (Engaging Creative Minds), Beth Cosi (Bendy Brewski Yoga), Adam Gorlitsky (I GOT LEGS), Charlotte Jenkins (Author), Sharon Graci (PURE Theatre), Chelsea Goer and Allison Williamson (Charleston Artist Collective), Chris Gardner, Kristin Alexander (Annex Dance CO), Polly Buxton (Buxton Books), Maura Hogan (Post and Courier) Musical Guests: Jesse Shafer, Alex Brouwer and McCarthy Fitch (Inn Vinegar) Chris Boone, Zach Quillen (Sufferin’ Moses), Dallas Baker, Kaitlin Casteel (Sun- flowers and Sin), Eli Latham, Matt Varner (Community Pool), Jamie Gray (Cry Baby), Justin Osborne (SUSTO) FEBRUARY 14 Singing Valentines: An annual fundraising event in which local musicians deliver love songs to Charleston residents. FEBRUARY STUDIO GUESTS Jason Sakran (District 3); Allie Siciliano (Charleston Magazine); Maci Stonaker (Orange Grove Middle); Aulzue Fields, Byron Paige and Winard Eady (Turning Leaf Project); Cleo Scott Brown; Hallie Buchanan and Lyn Tally (Deliberate Method); Paul Roof (Creative Mornings); Katherine Isaac; Willie Legette; Morgan Fontaine; Exavia Baxter; Lesie Mac, Christina Cue, Makia Greene, Angela Jones, Vilissa Thompson and Maya Slaughter (Black Women For); Joy Bivins (IAA Museum); Carolyn Rivers (Sophia Institute); Germaine Jenkins (Fresh Future Farm); Brittany Lavelle Tulla (BVL Historic Preservation); Victoria Smalls; Charles Lee; John Schumaker (Harold’s Cabin); Jonathan Tabbert (Palmetto City Ballet); Stacy Schuur; Kim Gailliard, Averyona Gainey and Amanda Henderson (College of Charleston Office of Diversity); Kensington Hale; Charles Moses; Horace Mungin (Author) Musical Guests: Bradley Beckman (Black Nicholson); Malin Wagnon; John Brewster; Connor Hollifield; Clayton James; Yuki Tillis and Stephan Cooney (Current Blue); Charlie Mitchell (TOMATOBAND); Justin Urban (Gaslight); Gregory Guay; Jordan Boardman; Foster; Benny Starr; Will Hauptle; Dylan Swinson; James Frolio (Big Yen); Jon- athon Carman and Rob Hampton (Majic Dust); Marcus McDonald; Landon Carter MARCH 11 Queen Street Sessions: Three local musicians performed original music in a writers-round style concert at Queen Street Grocery. MARCH STUDIO GUESTS Bennett Jones (Enough Pie), Jae Smith (Joseph Floyd Manor), Aaron Zych (Heart of Gold), George Miller II (Wardrobe Consultant), Matt Williams and Patrick Ma (The Nature Conservancy), Katie Bomquist (Going Places Founder), Leslie Caneda (Visual Artist), Craig Morris (Holy City Children), Matthew Stevenson (Matty Guapo), Stanfield Gray (CEO of DigSouth) Musical Guests: Aaron Utterback and Dries Vandenberg (Hu- man Resources), Alex Irwin (TOMATOBAND), Audrey Havens (Ivory Noire Manager), Brian Lee and Daisy Castro (Clavicles), Chris Taylor (Fifth Trio) Drew Prentice and Grant Peterson (Fifth Trio), David Shivers and Isaac Mauldin (Ivory Noire), Jared Aaronson, Josh Roberts, Julien Harrell (Abstract That Rapper), Kylie Odetta, Lori Hinze (Manager), Matt Martirano and James Leprettre (Ivory Noire), Alex Kellner (Jazz Musician), Stephen Masser (Dr. Mambo) APRIL VIRTUAL GUESTS Jesse Blom and Amanda Howell (Green Heart Project), Melissa Levesque and Edie Blakeslee (Coastal Community Foundation), Latrice Williams (MA LPN), Tamisha Hardee (Critical Care Nurse), Christian Senger (Holy City Sinner), Rev. Nelson B Rivers III, Miller Arant (College of Charleston), Karen Monahan (South Carolina Aquarium), Josh Zalabak (Herpetologist),Brian Thill (South Carolina Aquarium, Heather Rice and Sandy Morckel (Homeless to Hope), Jenny Ouellette (Spoleto USA), Jesse Blom and Amanda Howell (Green Heart Project), Ben Gadsden, Avery Wilks (Post & Courier), Dr. June Murray, Rhyane Wagner, Alex and Vanessa Harris (Charleston Pour House), Musical Guests: Ann Caldwell, Joseph Dubay, John Brewster, Lauren Hall, Cody Newman, Danny Martin (2Slices) MAY VIRTUAL GUESTS Alyssa Westberry (Western Carolina University), Aurora King (Lenora Rhyne), Bryant Madison (Delaware State University), DaQuan White (Forsyth Tech), Isaac Holt III (University of Tennessee), Lauren Russell (Winston Salem State University), Matthew-Phillip Stevenson (Delaware State University), Robert Wilson (North Carolina A&T University), Sam Henke (MUSC), Travis Myers, Victor Melbourne, Zion Jackson (University of MIchigan) Musical Guests: Becca Smith and Coty Hoover (Admiral Radio), DJ Mosaic, Lauren Hall, Joanna Schubert, Thomas Kenny JUNE VIRTUAL GUESTS Anne Herford (Charleston Library of Things), Dan Yost (Youth to Ocean), Victor Melbourne Philly Musical Guests: Hunter Park (She Returns From War), Jenna Desmond and Corey Campbell (Babe Club), Kanika Moore and Mike Quinn (Doom Flamingo), Jesse Shafer JULY VIRTUAL GUESTS Andrea Boyd (Author of ‘The Depth of Birth’), Eddie White (Awendaw Green), Amelea, Baby Yaga Musical Guests: Charlton Singleton (Ranky Tanky), Jeffrey Cohen, Mariah Parker, Whitney Hanna AUGUST 1ST Ohm Radio 5 Year Virtual Concert Ohm Radio collaborated with over 75 local musicians and community members to create a 90 minute virtual concert in celebration of five years on air. The concert aired on Ohm Radio on Saturday, August 1 at 11AM, which is the same time the station aired their first song in 2015. Participants Include: John Brewster, Lauren Hall, James Frolio, Grace McNally, Jerimiah King, Jeffrey Cohen, Tom Mackell, Noah Jessup, Andrea Boyd, Zandrina Dunning, Clayton James, Sally & George, Stephanie Potter, Nathan and Eva, Justin Osborne (Susto), Vikki Matsis, Lee Barbour, Gino Castillo, Justin Stanton, Kanika Moore, Quentin Baxter, Gino Castillo, Jr., Jake Holwegner, Trey Cooper, Abdiel Iriarte, Charlton Singleton, Ron Wiltrout, Matthew Kilby, Dori Chitayat, Elise Testone, Christian Smalls, Quiana Parker, Charles LaMont Garner, Abril Castillo, Kelly San- chez, Tim Khayat, Michael Quinn, Tyler Ross, Steven Sandifer, Demetrius Doctor, Corinthian Doctor, Jenny Broe, La Quinn Mims, Jordan Benton, Tommy Gielingh, Charlene Mims, Diego Saa, Peter Kafoury, Pam Rhea, Jonathan Lovett, Dayana Camargo, Richard White, Telia Rivers, Hector Salazar, Tara Romano, Angello Sala- zar, Adam Parker, Zoe Alssandra Parker, Robert Lewis, Jill Lewis, Brandon Brooks, William Moore, Eden Fonvielle, Jill Davidge, Kate Ledbetter, Adam Chandler, An- namarie Bell, Kate Ledbetter, Matt Jones, Eliza Ingle, Matt Williams, Erel Pilo, Paul Nunez, Connor Hollifield, Manny Houston, Vikki Matsis, Fred Lee IV, Stephen Pond and Jenna Feeney. AUGUST VIRTUAL GUESTS Conor and Dan Sullivan (Owners of Bumpa’s), Dr. Cynthia Feldman (Sweetgrass Pharmacy & Compounding), Katelyn Brewer (Darkness to Light), Cleo Scott Brown, Megan Mills (Lowcountry Lowline), Thomas George (Bacchus and Books) Musical Guests: Joe Hooten (Tin Roof Echo), Nora Roy, Madeline Rosene, Tyler Boone, John Shields (Little Stranger), Kevin Shields (Little Stranger), Madeline Rosene, Jenna Desmond (Babe Club), Corey Campbell (Babe Club) SEPTEMBER VIRTUAL GUESTS Nancy Hussey and Nancy Morris (Surfers Healing), Adam Lavinsky (School of Rock), Maria Kelly and Justin Booher (Amor Healing Kitchen), Callista Milligan (Armondo), Adam Baslow (New Leaf Builders), Chelsea Green (Mindful Mornings Charleston), Maryann Mazurek and Ilana Olken (CHS Beer Fest), Jordan Shapiro Musical Guests: Chayse Pannell, Cameron Brown (Of Good Nature), Mel Washington, Wyatt Durette, Ash Vapor, Gabe Segarra (Anergy), Layton Meacham and Liam Ferrell (The Destinators) OCTOBER VIRTUAL GUESTS Chris Zoeller (Post and Courier/ Steeplechase of Charleston), Toby Edwards (Steeplechase of Charleston), Eva Leach, Kate Counts, Alexander Mallon, Hellen Mitternight Musical Guests: Shelby Means and Joel Timmons (Sally & George), Emauri Singletary, Gidian Redic and Jake Stopar (The North & Wells Band), Tristein Singleton (Vynl), Eli Major-Wright