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CONTENTS Letter from Tom Rieland 2 Overview 3 Arts, Life & Culture 4 Digital Media 9 Financials 12 Major Contributors 13 Learning & Public Engagement 18 News & Public Aairs 22 The lyrics to Carmen Ohio may date back to 1902, but seem tting in 2016. It has been a time of change and of great anticipation at WOSU Public Media. I hope you will page through this Community Report to see the breadth of your dynamic local public media organization. Our success reaching a greater audience for all our media channels is especially remarkable at a time when you have so many media choices literally at your ngertips. For example, our average annual listener growth over the past six years for 89.7 NPR News and Classical 101 is 18 percent and 12 percent, respectively. And how about this one: the average percentage growth of video views on our wosu.org website is over 140 percent. That’s for every year since 2010! A major challenge in 2016 was the departure of our TV studios and production center from the COSI Science Center. We hosted debates, forums, performances, and more at WOSU@COSI – a remarkable space that brought the community together. While WOSU has moved all its television studios into the OSU Fawcett Center, an exciting opportunity is on the horizon. WOSU Public Media plans, with individual and corporate support, to move its headquarters to a new building as part of the 15th & High University District. This vision may take some time, but we’re thrilled with the potential it oers to expand our programming and service reach and grow our ability to “engage, inform and inspire” all the citizens of

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central Ohio. Look for more to come on the WOSU 15th & High project. We hope you enjoy surveying some of what we do to make this a better community to live and work. Thank you for your support! Tom Rieland WOSU Public Media General Manager 2 3  Mobile App Available for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Android and Amazon devices  Websites wosu.org and columbusneighborhoods.org COVERING OVER A QUARTER OF OHIO  Public Radio Stations 89.7 NPR News and Classical 101 Plus 4 Regional FM Stations: Coshocton, Portsmouth Marion, Manseld  Public TV Stations Columbus & Portsmouth And 3 Channels: WOSU TV, WOSU PLUS & WOSU OHIO 4 Thursday Nights on WOSU TV It’s a one-two primetime punch that demonstrates WOSU’s commitment to sharing the stories that are unique to our community. Broad & High and Columbus Neighborhoods –two nationally recognized, Emmy® award-winning programs– now premiere each Thursday night at 8pm and 8:30pm respectively. And complementing each show is an extensive and vibrant online digital presence that makes all of this content available on-demand to thousands more. With the generous support of The Greater Columbus Arts Council, Broad & High continues to oer powerful and engaging portraits of local artists and arts organizations. This vital exposure goes beyond WOSU’s broadcast signal in central Ohio: many of the segments are aired across the nation on PBS stations through an innovative cooperative programming initiative. Successfully transitioning this year from occasional documentaries to a weekly magazine format, Columbus Neighborhoods explores living in Columbus—then and now. That includes historical

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stories, such as our look at the locally owned and now defunct Big Bear grocery chain, which attracted tens of thousands of web views. Current stories about Columbus’ living, breathing neighborhoods are also included, such as our extensive portrait of the newly revitalized Reeb Elementary School, with its mission to encourage community solutions by housing several service organizations in a cherished building. Production support for Columbus Neighborhoods is provided by Capital Sponsors: American Electric Power and State Auto Insurance Companies; Hometown Sponsors: Bailey Cavalieri LLC, COTA, Fahlgren Mortine, OhioHealth and The Columbus Foundation; Contributing Sponsors: Barbara Fergus, Nancy Jerey, The Hattie and Robert Lazarus Fund of The Columbus Foundation, Thomas and Nancy Lurie, and Robert and Missy Weiler. Thursday night: one of the most watched nights on television. That’s why WOSU placed its landmark local series here front and center. 5 6 Downton Abbey: The Final Season Antiques Roadshow Democratic Presidential Debate Churchill’s Secret on Masterpiece Poldark on Masterpiece Columbus Neighborhoods: New Americans The last documentary in Columbus Neighborhoods , WOSU’s groundbreaking local programming series, was perhaps its most ambitious and daunting. After 11 hour-long documentaries produced over six years focusing on the city’s historic neighborhoods, WOSU would break geographical boundaries to tell the story of a community that is found nearly everywhere: New Americans. To do this WOSU would have to unravel complicated histories of arrivals through the years by people of all nationalities: some welcomed, some not. Languag

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e barriers would have to be overcome. People still trying to nd their place in a new city and a new country were asked to share their stories of struggle and persistence. We convinced many people—some of them living in relative isolation, and some of them fearful—to trust us with their stories. Columbus Neighborhoods: New Americans was the appropriate and perhaps inevitable conclusion to this extraordinary documentary series. By showing the challenges, struggles, and successes of those recently arrived, the program reminded us of the strength, tenacity, and imagination required of everyone—regardless of when or how they got here—to create the remarkable community we live in today. New American Voices Series on 89.7 NPR News Columbus is a city of immigrants. Some arrived long ago. Some arrived yesterday. As part of WOSU Public Media’s Emmy® award-winning Columbus Neighborhoods documentary series, 89.7 NPR News reporter Sam Hendren shared a series of nine stories which focused on the experiences of Columbus immigrants and their families. The weekly radio proles included the story of Bertha Santos, a Mexican immigrant who owns a thriving bakery and grocery on the far west side of Columbus. Listeners also heard the story of Bhutanese refugee Kashi Adhikari, Afghan immigrant Noorgul Dada, and others. This series was supported by a grant from Ohio Humanities. COLUMBUS IS A CITY OF IMMIGRANTS SOME ARRIVED LONG AGO SOME ARRIVED YESTERDAY      TOP  SHOWS ON WOSU TV , Average Number of Columbus Homes that Watched the Final Season of Downton Abbey , People

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Watched the Premiere of Columbus Neighborhoods: New Americans 7 Downton Abbey Finale WOSU’s highest-rated show of 2016 was the rst episode of the nal season. And the second-highest rated episode for WOSU was the last episode of Downton Abbey . We would love to continue the show and as the Dowager Countess said, ending the series, “If we only had the choice!” We’re all still in denial about the end of Downton Abbey , but that didn’t stop us from celebrating the series nale at the Gateway Film Center in March. We hosted nearly 150 people for a screening party with live trivia, prizes and giveaways to send the Crawleys out in style. In 2016, WOSU TV celebrated 60 years on air. Its humble beginnings were in a modest building o North Star Road with an antenna that stood in a farm eld. Its 10-kilowatt signal could be received only within a 42-mile radius of the station, and then only if households had installed UHF converters in their sets. But over the years the service adapted and evolved with time and technology. From the Space Race to the Columbus mayoral race, WOSU TV has been there for 60 years as the only local PBS station for central Ohio. Songs at the Center This year, Songs at the Center went national. Securing distribution through American Public Television, WOSU was able to help this locally produced show air on more than 100 public television stations coast to coast. The program showcases singer-songwriters performing “in the round” before a live audience. It blends interviews, spontaneous on-stage interaction, and special features. Taped at the Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington, it can be seen

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on its ‘home station’ Saturday nights at 11pm on WOSU TV. , Average Number of Columbus Homes that Watched the Final Season of Downton Abbey *Out of 56 markets surveyed 8 Classical  Reections 2016 saw some stang changes at Classical 101. After 30 years with WOSU Public Media, Classical Program Director Beverley Ervine retired in July. Long-time morning host Boyce Lancaster retired at the end of August and, after a well-earned rest, returned on a part-time basis to his regular morning slot…much to the delight of his dedicated morning listeners. Christopher Purdy lled in as a knowledgeable and familiar voice during the interim, never once complaining about the early hours! Jennifer Hambrick stepped in as Music Director, shouldering much of the programming workload after Bev’s retirement. And in October, Cheryl Dring assumed the role of Classical Program Director, coming to Columbus after more than 30 years in classical public radio in markets from New Orleans to Sacramento, Madison to Austin, and a few spots in between. Our hosts represent the station at concerts and events around central Ohio, and Classical 101 reects many of the amazing musical happenings in Columbus in our local programming. Our online and social media presence continued to grow. The Classical 101 Facebook page garnered more than 3,000 likes and expanded into Facebook Live videos of interviews and in-studio performances; these videos routinely drew audiences in the thousands. And our online content became easier than ever for new audiences to discover because of eorts in search engine optimization. Looking to the future, Class

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ical 101 will focus on extending our on-air presence to new and younger audiences through accessible digital media, while maintaining the same high level of service to our longtime radio listeners.  In-studio Guests on Classical 101 Remembering Anne Melvin One of the greatest supporters of the arts in Columbus passed away in December 2016. Anne Melvin’s passion for classical music started at a young age. In her 40s, she volunteered for eight years at WOSU as a classical music librarian and music programmer. Anne has been called the “Angel in the Wings” for her major contributions to support the Columbus Symphony. A Neil Legacy Society member, her generosity to WOSU led to our naming the Classical 101 Studio in her honor. , Average Weekly Listeners of Classical 101 Our new online home is a fresh take on the digital services of WOSU Public Media. The simplied navigation, clean design and mobile-friendly features spotlight our compelling content on smartphones, tablets and desktop browsers. The revamped homepage allows us to feature a diverse mix of our locally produced content. Each day, the home - page features in-depth and thoughtful news from the 89.7 NPR News Team, All Sides with Ann Fisher programming, classical music news from our Classical 101 hosts, blog posts from our expansive blogging team, as well as a look at upcoming programming on WOSU TV. The WOSU TV area allows us to feature our local shows like Broad & High , Columbus on the Record , Columbus Neighborhoods, as well as upcoming and on-demand PBS programs. The Classroom section was totally redesigned and is now much easier to navigate and allows educators

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to nd classroom materials and workshop information. We centralized our blogs into one area and developed new sections for member resources and WOSU Production services, and added an events calendar. wosu.org Relaunch 9 10 Curious Cbus In 2016, WOSU asked its listeners, readers and viewers to take an active role in the storytelling process. Through Curious Cbus, we ask our audience to submit questions about Columbus, the region or the people of central Ohio. Select questions are placed into a voting round to determine which story is most intriguing to our audience and we then report the story together. Curious Cbus stories placed three stories in our Top 10 most popular news stories in 2016 and were also featured in the new Columbus Neighborhoods weekly television series. WOSU Public Media Mobile App The WOSU Public Media Mobile App continues to be an essential tool for our audience to stay connected. In 2016, we introduced push notications to bring breaking news and program information directly to the smartphones of our users. We also integrated WOSU Passport, which unlocks more PBS on-demand content for WOSU members. Digital Innovations As social media networks continue to change and innovate, WOSU stayed on trend by utilizing new oerings to take our audiences to new places. Through Facebook Live videos, we took viewers inside the Classical 101 studio during live in-studio performances and interviews. In the aftermath of the attack on Ohio State’s campus, our digital team broadcast several news conferences. Two of the news conferences on the day of the attack received nearly 130,000 views. On social media, WOSU reached two big milestones with

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15,000 followers on Twitter and 10,000 followers on Facebook. , 2016 Mobile App Downloads Most Popular Curious Cbus Story of 2016: “How Did Ohio State Get the 43210 Zip Code” , Page Views  rd Most Popular News Story  min  sec Average Time Spent Reading Story % Increase in Average Monthly Video Views from 2010-2016* *Source: WOSU’s video portal, Facebook and YouTube accounts. Live Streaming Many clients call on WOSU Productions to oer professionally produced livestream coverage of meetings and events to worldwide audiences. These range from single-camera shoots with a PowerPoint to elaborately staged events requiring multiple cameras and sophisticated audio support. Livestreaming events produced by WOSU included Huntington Bank Foundation’s Seeds For Growth panel discussion; TEDx events; a holiday concert by the Columbus Jazz Orchestra at The Southern Theatre; and a town hall forum featuring Ohio State President Michael V. Drake. WOSU Productions WOSU Productions works with clients on projects including web videos, re-enactments, documentaries, public service messages and panel discussions. This year WOSU received Emmy® Awards for two projects: a compelling and eective video about active shooter survival tactics produced for Ohio State, and a series of captivating artist proles included in the Greater Columbus Arts Council’s “Columbus Makes Art/Art Makes Columbus” campaign. Other projects included a video bio of John Glenn for the re-naming of Columbus’ airport, and an advocacy video for the Franklin County Board of Development

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al Disabilities. ,, Visits/Sessions , Unique Users ,, Page Views wosu.org  WEB TRAFFIC Livestream Video Views of Ohio State’s Spring Commencement 11 12 Neil Legacy Society WOSU recognizes individuals and families who have named WOSU Public Media a beneciary of an estate gift. It’s named in honor of the Neil family, who made 361 acres of farmland available for what is now known as The Ohio State University – the campus upon which WOSU was founded. We are deeply grateful for these gifts and for the following individuals who believe in passing on their values to future WOSU viewers and listeners: Betty and Bruce Angell Lynne Aronson and William Schiman Susan and Jim Berry Kathleen and Dan Binau Karen Bunning Anton Chin Kristi Cilles Marty Connell Lila and Luvern Cunningham Lois and John Day Kathleen Fox and J. Amery Fitch Harlan Friedman Chris Graves Jo-Ann and Phillip Grin Linda and Richard Gunther James Hartman Vivian Harvey Ann Heernan Dotty Henderson Christine Hodge Hal Hodson Mary and Ken Keller Kathryn and Robert Koblentz Nancy Kormanik Linda Krumm Craig Lewis Kurt Lykins Robert Mizer Jackie and Thomas Murrill Adlai Neubauer Suzanne Patterson Marie and Max Schirtzinger Michael Schmidt Stephan Smitson Thomas Steltenpohl R. P. Swaim Genevieve Szuba Phyllis Trepp Carmen Wells Jane Werum Source: Audited Financial Statements for scal year ending June 30, 2016. Depreciation expenses and interest income/loss within

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endowment investments not included. 2016 Operating Expenses: $,, Local Content, Programming, Distribution  % $ ,, G eneral Administrative  % $ ,, F undraising  % $ ,, P romotion, Marketing  % $ , C ommunity Funding 38% $5,082,157 O hio State University 13% $1,720,861 F ederal Grants 12% $1,628,778 S tate and Local Grants 10% $1,422,847 E arned Revenue 5% $720,284 I n-Kind Support 22% $2,931,645  Operating Revenue: $,, Local Content, Programming, Distribution General and Administrative Fundraising Community Funding In-Kind Support Federal Grants State and Local Grants Ohio State University Earned Revenue Kamel Addo American Agricultural Insurance Company American Electric Power Company Barbara Andersen and Jerry Tobler Becky and Chuck Ansley Nancy Apple Susan Au Arnold Lynne Aronson and Bill Schiman Toni and Stephen Auch Bailey Cavalieri LLC Richard Barber Elaine Barnum Trudy Bartley Battelle Memorial Institute John Baxter Bharat Swz Mukti Foundation Roy Bertossi Joyanna Blake Sharon and Dennis Blose Paul Blower Adrianna Bonn Sandra and Bob Bornstein Susan and John Boylan Betsey Farquhar-Bradish and Robert Bradish Barbara Bradley Patti and Mark Bryant Marilyn and Martin Campbell Cardinal Health Foundation Matt C

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arter Central Ohio Transit Authority Anton Chin Barbara Chuko Jack Conner Tracie and Christopher Conner Beth Crane and Richard McKee Loann Crane Shannon and Rob Crane Nancy Crow and John Stitzlein Margaret and Jerome Cunningham Sharon and Dan Cvetanovich Barbara and Richard Davis Letitia and Don Davis Paulus De Boeck Johanna DeStefano Virginia Diavolitsis Mary Dickinson Sidney and Garrett Dill Ann and Tom DiMarco Barbara and Richard Dorn Deane Dorwart Carol Durell Ilsedore Edse Christine and Richard Eisenstein Karen Eliot Anne and Boyd Epperson Jill and Brandon Evans Evergreen Realty Inc. Susan Ezzone and Jay Mirtallo Fahlgren Mortine William Fenner Barbara Fergus Susan and Scott Fisher Elizabeth and Robert Fox Joanne and David Frantz Mary Franzen and Steven Piehler Pat and Steve Gabbe Joan and Jack George Dareth Gerlach Greg Gibby Joyce and Boo Gilbert Sharon and Rai Goerler Lynda and Richard Goldberg Babette Gorman Lisal and Donald Gorman Greater Columbus Arts Council, Inc Debra and Fred Hadley Trudy Hamilton Jean and John Hank The Barbara Hardy Designated Fund of The Columbus Foundation Marlene Hartzler Patricia Hatler and Howard Con Marian and Robert Hein Ann Heineman Joan Herbers and Thomas Wilson Joan and Don Herr Gloria and Dale Heydlau Andrea and Charles Hire Ann and Tom Hoaglin Katherine Hull Lisa Humphrey Karen and Ron Ickes Jane Leiby JPMorgan Chase Foundation Nancy Jerey Kiehner Johnson Zoe and Jack Johnstone Ann Jones and Stephen Wood Michael Josey Susan and Jay Kasey M

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ary and Tom Katzenmeyer Rock Kauser William Keynes Mary and Bob Kidder Bonita Kilger Jill Kingsley Ellen and Lloyd Kohnhorst Melodee Kornacker and Albert Moore L Brands Foundation Karen Lane Leslie Laufman The Hattie and Robert Lazarus Fund of The Columbus Foundation Mary Lazarus Michelle and Marty Leedy Rich Lehmuth Susan Logan Gerlinde and John Lott Nancy and Thomas Lurie Bridgette Mariea and Joseph Wisne Joe Marineau Kathi and Rick Martin Georgeann McCall Carolyn and George McConnaughey Todd McCorkle Carolyn and Floyd McKinney Kathleen and James McGinnis Jean McNamara Marilyn and Bruce McPheron Karen and Steven McVoy Jacqueline and Richard Meister Frances and James Michalec Debbie and Alan Mitchell Robert Mizer Montei Foundation Carole and William Moore Hannah Moore The Harry C. Moores Foundation Christine and Neil Mortine Barbara and Merv Muller Susan and Bill Napier Dana Navin Courtney and Andrew Neckers Suzanne and Philipp Nick Annegreth Nill Ohio Arts Council OhioHealth Ohio Humanities Maxine Oldham The James W. Overstreet Fund of The Columbus Foundation Vernon Pack Julia and Tracy Peters Jennifer Pick and Iain Grant Dorothy and Bob Postle Jason Prosek Susan and Kenneth Quintenz Bob Redeld Margaret Renner Carol and Tom Rieland Anne Powell Riley The Fred Rogers Company Mary Rose Sandy and Andy Ross Kathleen and Bryce Ross Ann and Richard Royer Je Ru Joanne and Paul Santilli C K. Satyapriya Peggy and Alan Scantland Susan Schaefgen and Thomas Burns Michael Schmidt Janet and Tom Sch

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ultz Pat and Kent Schwirian Thekla and Donald Shackelford Lee Shackelford Arthur Shantz Ruth and Ron Siegle Siemer Family Foundation Wes Simpson Sharon Sipek Jean Higgy Smelker Albert Smith Dorthea Smith Cynthia Snyder Terri Stankiewicz and Richard Furnstahl State Auto Insurance Companies Wendy Stewart Adele and Lee Stratton Ronald Stuckey Sara Sukalich Melissa and Mark Sull Marilyn and John Sullivan Elizabeth and Matthew Swain Susan Sweda Genevieve Szuba Margaret and Joel Teaford Laura and Mike Telich Rachel and David Timmons Mary and Alfred Tonti Ellen and Thomas Tripp Diane Van Dervoort Jacquelyn and James Vaughn Tamara and Thomas Verho Nancy and Raymond Waggoner Joyce and John Wallach William Wayson Lynn and Gary Wearsch Missy and Robert Weiler Jane Werum Herman White Ruth and William Whitehouse John Wilkins Margie and Tom Williams Elisa Wolfe Carolyn Workman and Kurt Wacker Susan and Nathan Yost The Young Family Charitable Fund of Schwab Charitable Major Contributors* WOSU Public Media expresses sincere gratitude and appreciation for the many individuals, families and organizations who provided nancial support during 2016. Program Support WOSU Public Media had over 175 program underwriters in 2016. Here are a few of the organizations that have invested in WOSU as sponsors of programming. Thanks to all of our corporate, foundation and educational supporters across the region. Bailey Cavalieri LLC Columbus Symphony Dental Care Plus Group Giant Eagle Ingram-White Castle Meer Methodist Eldercare National Church

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Residences OSU James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute The Columbus Foundation , WOSU Public Media Members , Sustaining Members $,, Raised from Memberships $ Average Membership Gift Fast Facts 13 *Gifts of $1,000 and above 14 Staff Spotlight: Dave Carwile For Dave Carwile, Senior Director for Planning and Initiatives, 2016 marked the end of a 37-year run as a volunteer sta member for the Ohio State University Marching Band. Dave has served as the primary “Voice of the Band” for the past 20 seasons, and was honored on the eld in Ohio Stadium during a Buckeyes’ pregame. Joining him on the eld were his wife Kathy and son James, who also played in the band while Dave was the announcer. WOSU Public Media Staff* Mary Alice Akins Laura Baker Ben Bays Diana Bergemann David Blankestyn Steve Brown Dave Carwile JC Comer Greg Coulson Robert Dall Brent Davis Michael De Bonis Chris Donnelly Cheryl Dring Joan Duey Ann Fisher Eric French Cindy Gaillard Alysia Gobert-Smith Sarah Grainger Jennifer Hambrick Meredith Hart Marcelita Haskins Sam Hendren Stacia Hentz Rhonda Holland Debbie Holmes Esther Honig Rick Hood Nick Houser Andrew Ina Amy Juravich Tim Kelly Connie Knoechel George Levert Shawn Likley Darrin McDonald Mike Meadows Shyla Nott Chuck Oney Casey Paris Courtney Paul Paul Peloquin Kevin Petrilla Jan Pollard John Prosek Christopher Purdy Kate Quickel Mary Rathke Jaclyn Reith Tom Rieland John Rittmeyer Gabe Rosenberg Christine Sadic Jackie Shafer Susan Stonick Patrick Testa Emily Thompson Mike Thompson Steven Thompson Robert Walker Kel

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ly Zwink *Full-time as of 12/31/16 WOSU Public Media in the Community The employees of WOSU Public Media follow a Code of Editorial Integrity, a document that reinforces our commitment to maintain the public’s trust. For many of our sta, the commitment to meaningfully contribute to the communities we serve goes beyond the content we create. A few highlights of the volunteering we do ‘after-hours’: Making and serving meals at the Clintonville Resource Center, Ronald McDonald House and many local churches Acting as a ‘pusher’ in a nursing home to help those in wheelchairs make it to Sunday services Volunteering at a dental clinic Being a music volunteer at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Serving as a mechanic at Franklinton Cycle Works Raising awareness for the Central Ohio Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention These are just a few examples of the core values we extend beyond the workplace to serve the public with dignity, honesty, integrity and respect. Autism Internship & Diversity Fellowship WOSU seized the unique opportunity aorded by a foundation grant to provide internships for young adults on the autism spectrum. The interns found their niche and left their mark in TV Operations, TV Production and Classical 101. WOSU awarded its rst Diversity Fellowships to two Ohio State University students. The fellowships are integral to WOSU’s eort to reect diverse facets of its growing community in its programming, services and sta. The Friends of WOSU Board The 23-member WOSU Friends Board serves as a community advisor and advocate for WOSU. Among many activities, the board calls hundreds of members t

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o say “Thank You”; volunteers during pledge drives and special events; reviews major programming initiatives; and hosts its own Board Challenge Night on WOSU TV, which raised nearly $18,000 in 2016. The Board serves as a key conduit of information and guidance for the WOSU leadership team. Each year, the Board selects a sta member who will receive the coveted Higgy/Tyler award. This award is funded by the Board and the honoree is selected from nominations submitted by sta. The 2016 recipient was Brent Davis, Chief Content Director of Arts, Life & Culture and a sta member at WOSU since 2003. Friends Board Challenge Night $, + On-Air TV Pledge $, TOTAL RAISED $, Awards It was a banner year for WOSU Public Media in garnering the gold: 14 awards recognizing achievement in radio, television and digital media production including 5 Regional Emmy Awards, 7 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Awards, and 2 Ohio Associated Press Media Editor Awards. 15 THANKS FOR ALL YOU AND THE GREAT PEOPLE THERE DO TO INFORM, EDUCATE AND INSPIRE OUR COMMUNITY. – Simon Buehrer, Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence Conference / Events Manager Bill Schiman President Kathy McGinnis Vice-President Kyle Anderson Secretary/Treasurer Dan Cvetanovich Ann DiMarco Laura Ecklar Jeri Grier Fred Hadley Dale Heydlau BethAnn Hullinger Jon Hsu Karen Ickes Mac Joseph Ray LaVoie Ed Lentz Debbie Mitchell Christine Mortine Tom Rieland Katy Rigsby Michael Schwaiger David Stallings Guadalupe Velasquez Courtney Gilbert, Diversity Fellowship Recipient PBS KIDS® Day at Ohio State Fair It started as a wet, dreary

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morning in late July, but by the end of the day, close to 300 children and their families were all smiles thanks to WOSU / PBS KIDS® Day at the Ohio State Fair. WOSU / PBS KIDS Day featured costume character appearances from popular PBS KIDS shows like Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood , Super Why! and Curious George , family-friendly activities, and a live radio broadcast. All Sides with Ann Fisher , the daily public aairs program on 89.7 NPR News broadcast live and then passed the baton on to Classical 101 with classical music favorites for kids. Along with photo opportunities with the PBS KIDS characters, children had the chance to participate in a scavenger hunt. Children who came to WOSU’s location at the State Fair were given an ‘Explorer’s Trolley Pass’, based on the trolley featured in Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood . With this pass, they embarked on an explorer’s journey to try to nd the animals featured at the state fair. They returned to the WOSU location once their Trolley Pass was complete and received a back-to-school kit that featured PBS KIDS coloring and activity sheets, pencils and a ruler to get them ready for the upcoming school year. Literacy and social skills were challenged, and duly rewarded! WOSU Public Media was able to not only drive awareness to its platforms and educational services, but forge a successful partnership with both the State Fair and future audiences. 16 17 , Books Distributed through Ready To Learn events  Workshop Participants Ready To Learn® Celebrates 20 Years at WOSU Ready To Learn (RTL) at WOSU has come a long way since its beginning in 1996

19 . Today, RTL has robust online content
. Today, RTL has robust online content complementing kids shows and workshops for adults focused on building math and reading skills of children ages 2 to 8. WOSU has numbers to show impact but nothing beats words of thanks from a child care provider “who has had profound benet from WOSU’s early childhood work - shops” or a parent who observed “there is already improvement with my child” after a weeklong WOSU literacy camp. 18 , Unique Page Views for columbusneighborhoods.org Lesson Plans Eective Teaching with Technology Flipped classrooms; station rotation; formative assessment cloaked as an online game—these and other creative applications of technology come to life in the Web-based series Eective Teaching with Technology starring real teachers and actual students from a school near you. The eight videos in the multimedia series received 7,841 views from Sept – Dec 2016. WOSU Public Media is proud to showcase it at: wosu.pm/2157rfm Odd Squad and Super Why! Camps Camping is synonymous with active learning! It’s armed by gains pre-K students marked in weeklong Super Why! literacy camps at four schools in Columbus’ south side. And it’s evident in the success of the ve-day Odd Squad Math Camp WOSU ran for kids ages 5-8 at a summer Freedom School. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING A WONDERFUL LITTLE CAMP FOR THE KIDS. – Megan Dunn, whose child participated in a Super Why! Camp PBS KIDS® Programming We’ve heard many parents say, “My children are allowed to watch kids’ shows only on WOSU TV.” PBS KIDS has taken great care to earn their trust. Every s

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eries is required to have “explicit age-appropriate educational goals” and to “make use of child development and early learning research” in developing storylines and characters. Take Splash and Bubbles , the new PBS KIDS program that launched in November. As children explore the world’s ocean habitats with the characters, they also are exposed to learning themes of diversity, individuality, ecology and discovery. High School students from Logan and Circleville gathered at WOSU’s studios at COSI to experience a dramatic performance about prescription drug abuse produced by the OSU Interact troupe. WOSU collaborated on the piece and captured it for broadcast, an example of one of the many public projects that were oered at WOSU@COSI. New WOSU Public Media Headquarters On September 16, 2016, COSI announced a new partnership with the American Museum of Natural History to establish two new major exhibition areas on the main concourse of COSI’s rst oor. To make these exhibits possible, WOSU would have to leave its 10-year old studio and production center and return to the Fawcett Center on the Ohio State campus. In truth, we knew this was coming for nearly a year, which allowed us to join the Campus Partners’ plan for the new 15th & High Street development, which includes public space called University Square. The plan is to build a new WOSU headquarters with a community studio, media learning center, radio and television studios, and other facilities. After nearly 50 years, it’s time for WOSU to leave the basement of a building not equipped for advances in broadcast technology and look toward the future of public media. Our sta

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; and board join with many donors excited about this momentous opportunity as we near our 100th anniversary of service to central Ohio. An artistic rendering of Pearl Alley between 14th and 15th Streets, location of the proposed new WOSU Public Media headquarters. 19 Attack at Ohio State University At 10am Monday, November 28th the text arrived – “OSU Safety Alert - Active shooter on campus, shelter in place.” Immediately the 89.7 NPR News team focused on the story and implemented its plan for breaking news coverage. WOSU Reporters Esther Honig and Sam Hendren rushed to campus, and Ann Fisher and Mike Thompson provided live special coverage on 89.7 NPR News. Our digital team managed a constant stream of updates on wosu.org, Twitter and Facebook. WOSU provided live coverage of news conferences on 89.7 and Facebook Live. Esther Honig and Gabe Rosenburg led reports for NPR national and the BBC. The story required cautious reporting and frequent reminders of what was conrmed and unconrmed. Our basic rule was – report what we know, and when the facts change – like the attacker was armed with a knife not a gun – quickly report them. WOSU TV producers also helped Ohio State students, faculty and sta prepare for the emergency before it happened. In 2015, WOSU Productions worked with OSU’s Department of Safety, in partnership with the Oce of Student Life to produce its widely distributed “Surviving an Active Shooter” video which educates the campus community on how to survive an active shooter emergency. Thankfully, all of the victims recovered and life at Ohio State returned to normal. Should a similar event occur again

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WOSU Public Media listeners and digital users can rely on us to provide breaking news coverage in the same thoughtful manner. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU AND THE WOSU STAFF ARE DOING TO KEEP US INFORMED – Social Media Comment After the Attack 20 21 ,+ Video Views for “Surviving an Active Shooter” 22 , All Sides Guests in 2016 All Sides with Ann Fisher All Sides with Ann Fisher focused much of its 2016 programming on the presidential election, including fallout from the unexpected death of US Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. We pursued regional politics and topics as well, including medical maruana, the opioid-addiction crisis and energy-related issues. Within minutes after the car and knife attack on the OSU campus in November, All Sides switched gears to cover the rapidly unfolding events. We devoted subsequent shows to follow-up with the Columbus Chief of Police, OSU President Dr. Michael Drake, members of the Muslim and Somali community, and experts on rampage attackers, ISIS and post-traumatic stress. 89.7 NPR News WOSU News reporters and hosts pride themselves on providing thoughtful news in even the most chaotic times – 2016 proved to be one of those times. The year’s events kept the 89.7 NPR News team scrambling to separate fact from ction in a balanced and fair manner. During the year we tracked our governor as he ran for president, then tried to make sense of the actions and statements of presidential nominees and explain how the stances of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would aect the lives of central Ohioans. We covered the fallout from a random violent

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attack at OSU as it happened, and a week later helped listeners and digital users say goodbye to an Ohio hero, Sen. John Glenn. In between, 89.7 NPR News investigated questionable tax breaks in the Short North, uncovered a black market for common medical devices, explored the eectiveness of a summer crime initiative and told the stories of recent immigrants to Columbus.  89.7 NPR News Stories Were Picked Up Nationally in 2016 IN A MEDIA LANDSCAPE INCREASINGLY DOMINATED BY POLITICAL SPIN, WOSU KEEPS ME TETHERED TO THE GROUND WITH PROFESSIONAL REPORTING AND INTERESTING TOPICS. – Nicholas A., member Columbus on the Record 500th Episode WOSU TV’s Columbus on the Record celebrated a milestone in 2016. Not only did it move to primetime, but on Friday, July 15th marked the 500th episode of the weekly public aairs show. For more than 10 years Columbus on the Record , host Mike Thompson, and expert panelists have provided WOSU TV viewers with thoughtful, civil analysis of the week’s top stories. New NPR Programming in 2016 89.7 NPR News launched three new programs in 2016. On Sunday mornings WOSU added The New Yorker Radio Hour . Inspired by the magazine and hosted by editor David Remnick, the show features a mix of proles, storytelling, and insightful conversations about the issues that matter. Freakonomics Radio , based on the bestselling books, explores the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature. In October, 89.7 was proud to add A Prairie Home Companion hosted by public radio’s newest voice – Chris Thile. Chris and his talented colleagues are bringing their musical genius to the landmark Saturday night st

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aple. Politics and a Pint 2016 was a notable year for politics and WOSU Public Media did not shy away from engaging in dynamic political discourse in our community. We hosted not one, but three ‘Politics and a Pint’ events at various Columbus watering holes and invited the public to join Mike Thompson and Ann Fisher of 89.7 NPR News for lively conversation in a casual setting. With the help of a panel of local experts, we covered the political landscape, all over a frosty mug of beer.  89.7 NPR News Stories Were Picked Up Nationally in 2016 23 , Best Daily Cume* (August 2016) , Best Weekly Cume* (July 2016)  Awards in 2016 BY THE NUMBERS Columbus on the Record Fast Facts  Panelists Have Appeared Since the Show Began 11 Original Panelists Remain, Accumulating  Volunteer Appearances *Cume is the average number of unique listeners who tune in during a certain time frame. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR WORK WITH WOSU TO SHOWCASE OUR CITY TO AMERICA. – Eric Gnezda, Series Creator and Host, Songs at the Center GREAT TOUR WITH THE KIDS THIS WEEK. A FEW OF THEM ARE SET ON LEARNING EDITING AND PROGRAMMING NOW THAT THEY SAW IT IN ACTION! – Hilary Blakemore, Director of Development, Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbus THANK YOU FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL SEGMENT LAST NIGHT ON BROAD & HIGH . WE ARE HONORED TO BE A PART OF YOUR WONDERFUL VISION. – Charlotte Gordon, Artistic Director, Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center  rd Highest Percentage of African-American TV Viewers in the Country* , Ready To Learn Workshops Over 20 Yea