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1 Programming & Local Productions

2 EducationalServices

IT/Engineering

3 Marketing&Development

4 StaffNews,Training&Conferences

Western Reserve Public Media

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Kent,OH44240-51911-800-554-4549

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Western Reserve Public Media President’s Report

The Western Reserve Public Media President’s Report is published for the Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio Inc. Board of Directors, major funders of the station and other readers interested in the organization’s activities.

Summer 2015

Upcoming PBS schedule enlightens and inspiresWhatdoWaltDisney,elephants,sushiandFidohaveincommon?TheyareallpartofPBS’sfalllineup!Noothertelevisionprogrammingbringsenchantment,educationandinspirationtoyoulikePBSthroughyourlocalstation,WesternReservePBS.Followingissomeofwhat’sinstoreforyouthisfall.Premieredatesforprogramsalreadyinourscheduleareincludedinitalics.

AMERICANMASTERS,“Althea”–UncoverthestoryofAltheaGibson(1927-2003),whoemergedastheunlikelyqueenofthesegregatedtennisworldofthe1950s.(9/4/15 at 9 pm) MASTERPIECE,“Arthur&George”–MartinClunesstarsasworld-famousauthorSirArthurConanDoyleinthisthree-partadaptationofJulianBarnes’acclaimednovel.(9/6/15 at 8 pm)

THECIVILWAR–ProduceranddirectorKenBurns’award-winningfilmwillrebroadcastoverfiveconsecutivenights,coincidingwiththe25thanniversaryofits1990premiere.(9/7/15 at 9 pm)

AMERICANEXPERIENCE,“WaltDisney”–Thisnewtwo-part,four-hourfilmoffersanunprecedentedlookatDisney’scomplexlifeandenduringlegacy.(9/14/15 at 9 pm)

AMERICANMASTERS,“PedroE.Guerrero:APhotographer’sJourney”–DiscovertheremarkablelifeandworkofthisMexicanAmericanartist.(9/19/15 at 11 pm)

GORONGOSAPARK:REBIRTHOFPARADISE–ExperiencetheinspiringrebirthofanAfricanwilderness.(9/22/15 at 8 pm)

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American Masters, Althea

The Civil War

American Masters, Pedro E. Guerrero

Masterpiece, Arthur & George

American Experience, Walt Disney

Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise

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Programming & Local Productions (cont’d.)

Educational Services

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MASTERPIECE,“IndianSummers”–JulieWaltersplaystheglamorousdoyenneofanEnglishsocialclubinthetwilightofBritishruleinIndia.(9/27/15 at 9 pm)

I’LLHAVEWHATPHIL’SHAVING–JourneywithPhilRosenthal,creatoroftheTVhit“EverybodyLovesRaymond,”ashelearnsfromthepeoplewhokeeptheircommunities’culinarytraditionsalive.(9/28/15 at 10 pm)

THEBRAINWITHDAVIDEAGLEMAN-NeuroscientistDavidEaglemanexploresthehumanbraininanepicseriesthatrevealstheultimatestoryofus,whywefeelandthinkthethingswedo.(10/14/15 at 10 pm)

EARTH’SNATURALWONDERS–Visitsixcontinentstolearnhownaturalwondersevolvedandhearrarelytoldstoriesaboutthechallengestheirinhabitantsface.

AMERICANEPIC–Inthe1920s,recordcompanyscoutstouredAmericawiththefirstelectricrecordingmachineandcapturedtherawexpressionofanemergingculture.Overthreeepisodes,theremarkablelivesofseminalmusiciansmaterializeinpreviouslyunseenfilmfootage.

AMERICANEXPERIENCE,“ThePilgrims”–AcclaimedfilmmakerRicBurnsexplorestheconvergingforces,circumstances,personalitiesandeventsthatpropelledagroupofEnglishmenandwomenwestacrosstheAtlanticin1620.

Fall professional development sessions beginProfessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesforareaeducatorsarebeingdevelopedtobedeliveredduringthefallquarter.BeginningwithanopeningfallconferenceinSeptember,theprofessionaldevelopmentsessionswillbeface-to-faceandonline.

IT/Engineering

WesternReservePublicMedia’sstationWEAOhashadupgradesinstalledtoitstransmitter,includinganewdigitalexciter.

ThisnewpieceofequipmentfromComarkCommunicationshasmanynewfeaturesincludingremoteaccess,improvederrorcorrectionandsoftwareupgradabilitythatwillmakeitreadyforthecomingATSC3.0digitaltransmissionstandard.

WEAOisthefirststationintheworldtohavethisnewtechnologyfromComarkinstalled.Thenewexciterensuresthatthestation’ssignalqualityisthehighestitcanbeatthefarthestreachesofitscoveragearea.Itisjustonemorewaythatwe’restrivingtoprovidetop-qualityserviceforourviewers.

Our new digital exciter is the small-but-mighty unit with the backlit LCD display.

Staff participates in ITIP Ohio SummitOurEducationalServicesDepartmenthelpedtocoordinateanddeliverthefifthannualITIPOhioSummitfeaturingGoogleforEducationinMayattheKalahariConventionCenterinSandusky.ITIPOhioisastatewideorganizationsupportingtheeffectiveusesofinstructionaltechnologyanddigitalmediacontenttoimprovetheteachingandlearningprocess.

Morethan600attendeeslearnedhowtosavethousandsofdollarsbyusingGoogle’sfreeAppsforEducation,simplifytheoperationoftheschool,transformclassroomsinto21stcenturylearningenvironmentsandprovidethetechnology-richeducationstudentsandparentswant.Theconferencefeaturedbothhands-onandconcurrentsessionsdeliveredbyGooglestaff,certifiedGoogletrainersandOhioeducatorssharinghowtheirschoolswentall-Google.

JeffGood,directorofeducation,presentedthesession“GoogleHangoutsandHangoutsonAir.”

Masterpiece, Indian Summers

The Brain With David Eagleman

American Epic

I’ll Have What Phil’s Having

Earth’s Natural Wonders

American Experience, The Pilgrims

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Marketing & DevelopmentYear-end membership tally is impressiveOnJune30,2015,WesternReservePBS’sMembershipDepartmentfinishedits2015fiscalyearwithover$1.84millioninpledgedsupportfromnearly19,800contributionsgivenbyover14,500donors.

Theseresultsexceededlastyear’stotalsby1.2percent(over$21,000),eventhoughWesternReservePBSdevoted37fewerdaystoon-airfundraisinginfiscalyear2015.Thankyoutoallofourgreatmembers!

Underwriting packages offer new flexibility for clientsTheUnderwritingDepartmenthasoverhauledthestation’ssalesstrategy,changingtoamore“niche”approachthatinvolvespackaginggenre-specificprogramming,signatureshowsandspecialfeatureevents.Doingsoallowsthesalesteamtobettercustomizetheirpresentationstocustomers,enablingthemtocomplementtheirmediamix.

BIG BLUE LIVE series generates big interestUndoubtedlyoneoftheoutstandingPBSofferingsoftheyearisBIGBLUELIVE,whichairsfromAug.31toSept.2.We’vepulledoutallthestopsininvitingpotentialsponsorstohelpbringthisamazingeventintothehomesofNortheastOhioans.On-airpromotionalspotsandmentionsinThe Prompter,onourwebsiteandinsocialmediaarebeingusedtoprovideinformationtoourviewersandtothankoursponsors.UnderwritersareAkronChildren’sHospital,TheGablesatKentRidgeandHudsonandJamesandMaureenKovach.

Join us on our inaugural Western Reserve PBS Wonders trip PackyourbagsandjumpacrossthepondwithustomerryoldEngland(ScotlandandWales,too)asweembarkonthestation’sfirsttraveladventure.The10-daytourfeaturesiconicsitessuchastheTowerBridge,EdinburghCastle,Stonehengeandmore.

TheicingonthecakeisthatourguestswillgetticketstoseetheEdinburghMilitaryTattoolive.Thisiconicspectacletakesplaceonlythreeweekseachyear,showcasingthetalentsofmusiciansandperformersfromallovertheworld.EventhelegendaryBeefeatersgetinontheaction!Pricinganddetailstocome.

Collaboration is king!WesternReservePublicMediaisfocusingonpartnershipmarketingtohelpbuildourbrandacrossourbroadmarket.TodatewehaveenteredintostrategicagreementswiththeAkronandCantonsymphonyorchestras,AkronMuseumofArt,aroundKentMagazine,AkronCivicTheatre,WKSU,TheSummitFMandtheBusinessJournal(servingtheMahoningValley),withmoretocome.

Celebrate the final season of “Downton Abbey” Allgoodthingsmustcometoanend,butdoall greatthingshavetoplaybythesamerules?Theansweris“yes”forfansof“DowntonAbbey,”whosefinalseasonwillpremiereinJanuary2016.

Incelebration,AkronCivicTheatreandWesternReservePBSarejoiningtogetheronSunday,Dec.13,toraiseaglasstothisiconictreasure.

Theeventwillincludeafreepreviewofthenewseason’sentirefirstepisode.Fortrue“DowntonAbbey”fans,therewillbeaprivatereceptionfeaturingmusicandrefreshments.

James P. and Maureen C. Kovach

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Mastroianni inducted into YWCA Stark Women’s Hall of FameInMay,PaulaMastroianni,chiefdevelopmentandmarketingdirector,wasinductedintothe25thclassoftheYWCAStarkWomen’sHallofFame.

Inothernews,inJune,MastroianniattendedaweeklongplannedgivingconferencepresentedbytheLilySchoolofPhilanthropyatIndianaUniversity-PurdueUniversityIndianapolis.TheeventwashostedbyLeaveaLegacySummit/Portage/Medina.

Western Reserve PBS CEO Trina Cutter takes a break from the action at the PBS Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, to have a selfie moment with KLRU’s Sara Robertson, vice president of production and technology. Sara also happens to be Trina’s second cousin by marriage. Quality television runs in the family!

Western Reserve Public MediaP.O. Box 5191Kent OH 44240-5191www.WesternReservePublicMedia.org

Staff News, Training & Conferences

Good presents poster sessionJeffGood,directorofeducation,co-presentedapostersessionabouttheOhioTeacherShowcaseProjectatISTE2015.Thisevent,thenation’spremiereducationtechnologyconference,washeldinPhiladelphiainJune.

Barb Moore conducts webinarBarbMoore,21stcenturylearningconsultant,helpedtopresentawebinarinJuneaboutlearningmanagementsystems.MoorefocusedontheSchoologylearningmanagementsystem.

ThewebinarwassponsoredbyNationalEducationalTelecommunicationsAssociation(NETA),ofwhichWesternReservePublicMediaisamemberstation.

ISTE 2015 co-presenters were Deb Tschirhart of Southwestern Ohio Instructional Technology Association (SOITA), Betsy Hood of Eastwood Local Schools in northwest Ohio and Jeff Good.