Featuring Special Guest Marco Werman Host of The World from PRX-PRI The Evening’s Program Welcome! We’re so glad you’ve joined us. 6:30-7:00 pm Aperitif VIP Exclusive Meet & Greet with Marco Werman, Host and Executive Editor of The World from PRX, WGBH and the BBC 7:00-8:00 pm The Main Course Featuring appearances by STLPR and NPR journalists 2020 and 2021 Award Recognitions Golden Ticket Winner Drawing and Auction Kick-Off Musical performances from the STLPR House Show 8:00-8:30 pm Icing on the Cake Private performance by Hamilton Broadway stars Miguel Cervantes and Tamar Greene Your Host Sarah Fenske St. Louis on the Air Host and Producer Sarah Fenske joined St. Louis Public Radio as host of St. Louis on the Air in July 2019. Before that, she spent twenty years in newspapers, working as a reporter, columnist and editor in Cleveland, Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles and St. Louis. She won the Livingston Award for Young Journalists for her work in Phoenix exposing corruption at the local housing authority. She also won numerous awards for column writing, including multiple first place wins from the Arizona Press Club, the Association of Women in Journalism (the Clarion Awards) and the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. From 2015 to July 2019, Sarah was editor in chief of St. Louis’ alt- weekly, the Riverfront Times. She and her husband, John, are raising their two young daughters and ill-behaved border terrier in Lafayette Square. Thank you to our Sponsors Pinnacle Sponsors Event Sponsors Tom & Sally Cohn and John Brase & Ed Giganti the Ellenwood Fund Patron Tables Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, Plancorp P.C. Polsinelli Nancy Hawes Eriko Clevenger Pope & Anthony Peggy & Mark Holly Pope Elizabeth & Ian Larson Pat & Ken Schutte Charlotte & John Martin Twain Financial Katherine and Daniel Mauzy Jennifer Williamson & Allan Connolly Kiley and Tim Yeaglin Event Committee 2021 Event Co-Chairs John Brase & Ed Giganti Charlotte & John Martin Elizabeth & Ian Larson Keri & Matt McBride Katherine & Dan Mauzy Margaret McDonald Sultan Meghji Stacey & Stuart Morse Event Committee Libbyanne & John Nguyen David Ott Jane Arnold Eriko Clevenger & Anthony Pope Anne & Brad Bishop Nancy & Al Rose Sara & Joseph Bosco Linda Sandell Erika & Anthony Brown Claire Schenk & Richard Greenberg Sally & Thomas Cohn Jenifer & Willem Schilpzand Michelle & Peter deSilva Pam & Andrew Schlichter Jerry Dow Patricia & Ken Schutte Chris & Tom Eschen Diane Sher Molly & Steven Frank Gina and Travis Sheridan David Franklin Cristy & Emery Skolfield Harvard Muhm Rochelle & Jonathan Smith Jason Hall & Justin Kern Sarah Smith & Dick Fleming Karen Handelman & Marc Hirshman Kristin Sobolik & Scott Peterson Nancy Hawes Donald Suggs Rachel & Jake Hirshberg Jeff Tucker Peggy & Mark Holly Susanne Franza Valdez Linda & Michael Honigfort Phyllis & Terry Weiss Molly Hyland & Curt Ittner Patricia Whitaker & Dick Miles Diane & David Katzman Miriam Wilhelm & Eric Friedman Megan & Paul Kohnen Jennifer Williamson & Allan Connolly Ida & Jake Kohut Kiley & Tim Yeaglin Tom Livingston Awards The Millard Cohen Lifetime Diane Katzman Achievement Award The Millard Cohen Lifetime Achievement Award was established in 2006 to honor individuals who, like Millard, serve/served public radio with unwavering passion and long term dedication. The Golden Microphone Shanti Parikh The Golden Microphone awards are presented annually to individuals and companies who have Vantage Credit Union made lasting contributions to St. Louis Public Radio. We honor them for outstanding service and generosity. The Mary Edwards Award for Staff Excellence Jia Lian Yang This award is designed to recognize employees who make a significant impact on St. Louis Public Radio Daryl McQuinn through their dedication, commitment to excellence, deep knowledge of their work, and exceptional performance; who are invested in our mission; and who are generous in their support of colleagues. Past Awardees 1999 2007 2014 Blanche Touhill Mary Jo & Jamie Cannon Josephine & Richard Weil Suelthaus & Walsh P.C. DDC Advertising & Public Mosby Building Arts Relations Rosalie & Jerry Brasch* 2000 Emerson MasterCard International & 2015 Diane Katzman Design Linda Locke Harriet & Leon Felman St. Louis Business Journal Hristina & Brad Schlaggar 2001 Ulrike & Tom Schlafly Delta Dental Ben Abell Ben Abell * Teg & Frank Stokes* Bill Conway Donald H. Driemeier* Millard Cohen 2016 2008 Adamson Advertising The Silk Foundation Marilyn & Sam Fox Greensfelder, Hemker & Nancy & Albert Rose Polly O’Brien & Barrett Toan Gale, P.C. Wells Fargo Advisors Pfizer Margaret Freivogel* 2002 The St. Louis American Maggie Dagen Mary Edwards* 2017 Stone Hill Winery Lauren Durand 2009 Tri-Star Imports The Sheldon Concert Hall & Denise & Andy Miller Art Galleries 2003 Saint Louis Symphony Linda & Michael Honigfort Rosalie Brasch Orchestra St. Louis Symphony* UMB Bank Bob Checkley Inn St. Gemme Beauvais William J. Conway* 2018 Sharon Bower 2004 2010 Missouri History Museum Donald H. Driemeier Mark Shook Barbara Eagleton Gini & Les Gaffner Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC Charlotte & John Martin* Elizabeth Fay Mortgage Bob Thorne Missouri Historical Society Dennis Owsley* 2019 Judy & Lon Zimmerman 2005 2011 Ameren 501creative, inc. Sarah Smith & Dick Fleming Laura & Paul Miller Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C. Commerce Bank Mary Edwards** Mary & Oliver Langenberg Trish & Bruce Williams Susan Ramming Bob McCabe* 2020 Shirley B. & Donald J. Sher Martin Leifeld* 2012 Yvette and John Dubinsky 2006 Michele Steinberg Nancy Hawes Lewis Chartock Bunge North America Mari de Ville Senior Living Christner, Inc. Dana Brown Charitable Trust Denise Hamilton** E. Desmond Lee Connie & Dan Burkhardt* Monsanto Fund 2013 The Vandiver Group Young Friends of STLPR * Millard Cohen Lifetime Millard Cohen* Heather Woofter & Achievement Award Sung Ho Kim Saint Louis University Hospital ** Mary Edwards Award for Peggy & Mark Holly* Staff Excellence Guest of Honor Marco Werman got his first hosted a daily two-hour news and job in journalism at 16 as a copy- current affairs show. Four years later, boy at the News and Observer in he moved to Rome, Italy where he Raleigh, North Carolina. He’s worked was the correspondent for Monitor in documentary photography, print, Radio. In 1995, WGBH and The radio and television. His radio work World hired him to help begin the started in Burkina Faso in West Africa, program. Its mission -- to bring following a three year stint with the international news to American ears Peace Corps in Togo. From Burkina in a compelling way that would make Faso, he moved to London to produce the world more relevant to them -- the BBC World Service flagship scratched him where he itched. And breakfast program for Africa, “Network he’s been committed to that mission Africa.” ever since. In 1990, he moved back to the US, and Along the way, he’s won some helped start up a new public radio awards (the National Federation station in upstate New York in the of Community Broadcasters for Adirondacks where an original radio drama he wrote; he reported, the Sony awards for an exposé on produced child labor in West African gold and mines; the New York Festivals for a BBC documentary on the 1987 assassination of Burkina Faso’s president; the first annual Unity award from the Radio and Television News Director’s Association for coverage of diversity issues; and an Emmy for a Frontline documentary on Libya). But the most important honor for Marco remains the emails he gets from listeners thanking The World for the coverage they give to often little-known stories and voices from around the globe. Featured Musical Guests Miguel Cervantes Miguel is currently Alexander Hamilton in the Broadway production of Hamilton in New York. Prior to that he has performed the role close to twelve hundred times in the Chicago company of Hamilton. Other Broadway credits include If/Then, American Idiot, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Miguel’s additional theater credits include Giant, Tails, Henry and Mudge and more. Film credits include The Greatest, N.B.T., and Tramps. Miguel has also appeared on television in Person of Interest, Braindead, Madame Secretary, Royal Pains, The Blacklist, and All My Children. He has a BFA in Musical Theater from Emerson College. Miguel’s favorite roles have been “Daddy” to Jackson & Adelaide and husband to super hero wife Kelly. Tamar Greene TAMAR GREENE is the current George Washington in the Broadway company of HAMILTON! He is an accomplished voice teacher who leads a robust studio and frequently presents masterclasses and guest lectures at high schools, universities, and major corporations around the country. Some favorite credits: Show Boat (Lincoln Center/PBS), The Golden Apple (NY City Center). National Tour: George Washington (Hamilton - Chicago), Love Never Dies, Fisherman (The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess), Quartet Leader (After Midnight). Regional/Opera: Crab Man (Porgy and Bess/Spoleto Festival), Curtis (Sister Act), Booker T Washington (Ragtime), Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors), El Dancairo (Carmen), Collins (RENT), Eurimaco (Ulysses: An American Mythology). Auction Items For more details on each auction item go to: stlpr.org/events/talk-toast-taste/auction “Can’t contain myself!” Experience St. Louis’ First Container Home Take a tour of the famous North St. Louis container house! Travis & Gina Sheridan appeared on St. Louis on the Air on May 5, 2019 to discuss this innovative style of building and their love of Old North STL. Following a brief walking tour of Old North STL, the Sheridans will walk you through the Container House, highlighting the art and architecture. Conclude the afternoon with wine and cheese on the patio adjacent to their newly installed boardwalk garden. If you’re lucky, Travis may even dip into his impressive whiskey collection! Starting Bid: $250 Auction Items Hand-Crafted Blue Geode Guitar This guitar was handcrafted by Ballwin, MO luthier Dan O’Grady. Building guitars is Dan’s passion, not his business. He’s been designing and building a wide variety of woodworking projects since the late 1960s, and playing, pulling apart and putting together guitars since the early 1970s.