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“ K WMU helps bring c l a r i t y t o
com plex issu es, to ma ke s e n s e o f the world aro u n d us .”
— Patricia Wente, Director and General Manager
DEAR FRIEN D OF KWMU,
T HA NK YO U KW M U LISTENER !
Technology has changed the way we consume news and other
information. Web streaming, podcasting and satellite radio are just a
few examples of how different broadcasting has become. Listeners now
have a variety of choices of how, where and when they get information.
KWMU strives to stay ahead of the technology curve to bring you
in-depth news, intelligent talk and great entertainment anytime,
anywhere and in any way you choose.
The University of Missouri-St. Louis is pleased to serve the
community through the public airwaves of KWMU. As the
premier public research university in St. Louis, our business
is educating people. Through in-depth news coverage and
thought-provoking programs, KWMU educates its listeners
by providing them with a variety of different perspectives
and presenting them with all of the facts needed to make
informed decisions.
Whether at the computer, in your car or at home on the treadmill,
KWMU brings you thought-provoking programs that address current
issues relevant to your daily life. KWMU helps bring clarity to complex
issues, to make sense of the world around us. Public radio means public
service — providing you with everything you need to be a well-rounded,
well-informed individual. That is KWMU’s mission.
That is the essence of education.
Without your support, there would be no KWMU. Your financial
commitment to KWMU makes it possible for us to bring you quality
programming and to fulfill our mission. Together we educate and
empower people to make good choices and sound decisions.
Thank you for being a great partner!
Sincerely,
Patricia Wente
Director & General Manager
That is public radio.
That is KWMU.
So thank you for your part in helping KWMU educate the
community. We are truly grateful for your support!
Thomas F. George
Chancellor
University of Missouri-St. Louis
St. Louis on the air
A day in
the life of a
S.L.O.T.A. host
The reason KWMU is important
to the community and to me
is that it is impossible to listen
without feeling that you have
learned something. I hope that
St. Louis on the Air compliments
that overall NPR approach.
Personally, it does for me. With
the opportunity to do four
programs a week, it offers me
the chance to learn something
about a variety of subject matter,
and to approach diverse subjects
in depth.
My previous life as a
television journalist had many
opportunities for gratification,
but at a more superficial
St. Louis on the Air Host Don Marsh
level. The joke in television is
that reporters have acres of
knowledge that is only an inch
deep. TV reporters, as they
come to work, generally do
not know where they will be
in a given day. It may be at a
murder scene, the governor’s
office or an overnight hostage
situation. It is difficult to
prepare for such unknowns.
With St. Louis on the Air and
Mary Edwards’ skill at booking
interesting guests and subject
matter, it is quite a different
story. Mary, with limited help
from the host, has the daunting
responsibility of scheduling
interesting guests for the four
days a week we do the program…
PLUS those for Cityscape. Thanks
to Mary, I have the opportunity
to get ahead of each program by
a day or two, or more. That offers
time for the necessary research to
prepare for the programs. Thank
God for the Internet.
We schedule many authors and
reading their books can be a
problem, especially when the book
does not arrive until the day before
the program. I try to read as many
as I can. Some are better/more
interesting than others and I find
myself finishing many of them
days after the programs. If the
guest has convinced me to do that,
I assume the audience reacts the
same way.
The adrenaline really gets going
when we do programs on
breaking news stories. That was
the case this past summer when
the July 19th storm hit and we
worked with news department
personnel. I wish we were able
to do more breaking news this
way. There’s a different energy
level in such programs. Postelection programs are in much
the same vein.
And, the adrenaline REALLY gets
going when scheduled guests are
not in studio at the appointed time.
Jack Klugman was en-route from
KMOX at 11:06. So, we started the
interview by phone as he made his
way to campus, then to the studio
from the parking lot. We walked
him in on the air. Then there was
the time John Ashcroft cancelled
at the last moment. I had read his
book and was looking forward to
a conversation. He pulled out, and
UMSL political science professor
Dave Robertson was a last minute
stand-in for what, I think, was
one of our better programs. The
University is a great resource for us.
All in all, the opportunity to do
this program is, from a personal
perspective, rewarding in many
ways. It is my hope that it is for the
listeners too and that it enables
the audience to take advantage
of KWMU’s gift to the community:
greater knowledge and a deeper
level of understanding.
— Don Marsh
St. Louis on the Air Host
KWMU REVENUE & EXPENSes
R e v e nu e
Friends of KWMU
Exp endit ures
$ 1,647,478 34%
Program Services:
Underwriting Income / Other Grants
900,399 19%
Programming and Production Corporation for Public Broadcasting
388,851 8%
Broadcasting 272,831 6%
Program Information
337,775 8%
Special Events &
Other Operating Revenue
99,948 2%
Investment Income & Interest Expense 44,538 1%
UM–St. Louis Direct Support 493,381 10%
UM–St. Louis Donated Facilities
& Indirect Support
479,578 10%
In-Kind Non-operating Revenue
129,781 3%
Capital Gifts and Grants
Total Revenues
627,983 13%
$ 4,811,879 100%
$ 1,503,858 35%
Supporting Services:
Administration
Fund Raising
747,382 17%
Depreciation Expense
35,819 1%
Total Expenses
Net Revenues Over
(Under) Expenditures
1,435,403 33%
$ 4,333,068
$ 478,829
CORNERSTONE SOCIETY MEMBERS
KWMU salutes the generous members of the KWMU Cornerstone Society who gave their support in 2005-06. They are honored for their gifts of $1,000 or more annually.
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Rosalie and Dan Abel
Marlyn Adderton
Ernest and Barbara Adelman
Tim and Diane Altepeter
D. Claire Anderson
Peter Aranda
Mary Atkin
Bob and Nancy Baglan
Christine C. Bastian
Donald and Carolyn Beimdiek
Crystal and John Beuerlein
Drs. Nanci and James Bobrow
Dr. Lynda Brady
Jerry and Rosalie Brasch
Karen Brett
Dr. Barbara W. Brown
Lynn M.D. Brown
Mrs. Scott Buback
Dan and Connie Burkhardt
Amy Butts
Jamie and Mary Jo Cannon
Don and Carol Carlson
Lewis C. Chartock
Christner, Inc.
Citizens National Bank
Lori Clithero and Jeri Bross
Millard S. Cohen (deceased)
Sally and Thomas Cohn
Dr. and Mrs. James P. Crane
Drs. Alicia and Christopher
Creighton
Dr. Erik Daniels
C.R. Davis
Kathy Davis
Patrick Davis Partners
Mark Deany
Philip Delano
Dr. and Mrs. Alex E. Denes
David Riedel and Margaret
Donnelly
Doris Draper
Don and Joyce Driemeier
John and Yvette Dubinsky
Robert and Jean Ducker
BW and Cynthia Durham
Barbara Eagleton
Al and Suzanne Elbendary
James and Lionelle Elsesser
Don Emery II and Elizabeth Pribor
Energy Solutions, Inc.
Richard and Mary Ernst
Bernard and Jill Esrock Fund
Ethical Society of St. Louis
C. J. Evans
David and Nancy Fagerness
Elizabeth Fay and Ed Schultz
Kenneth A. and Marsha Fey
Pepe and Terry Finn
Ronald and Vicki Flier
Gretta Forrester
Janet M. Frane
Roxanne H. Frank
Les and Gini Gaffner
Dr. Elizabeth Laffey
Mr. Mike Giacaman
John and Dora R. Gianoulakis
Drs. Jim and Jennifer Gould
Greater Saint Louis Community
Foundation
Elizabeth Green
Pamella S. Gronemeyer, M.D.
Jim and Dudley Grove
Eugene G. Guttin
Larry and Peggy Harris
Peggy J. Harris
Rodney Harris
Philip Heagney and Barbara Prosser
Healing Arts Center
Bob Henkel
Elizabeth Hilliker and
R. Reid Townsend
Mark and Margaret Holly
Barbara and Lawrence Holmes
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Carol G. and Robert E. Jones
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Roland and Joanne Kern
Kingsbury Animal Hospital
Robert Kleiger
John R. Klinger and
Judith Benton-Klinger
Karen and Harry Knopf
Eugene Kornblum
Nancy and Kenneth Kranzberg
Gerald and Cynthia Kretmar
In memory of Gary Ladinsky
Oliver and Mary Langenberg
The Des Lee Foundation
Barbara L. Leighton M.D.
Kathy J. Lentz
Ronald M. Levin
Charlyn Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. L. Max Lippman
Ann Sheehan Lipton and
Randy Lipton
Vincent and Leanne Lis
Stanley L. and Lucy Lopata
David and Stephanie Luckes
Drs. Dan and Susan Luedke
Edward Lynch and
Regina Lindsey-Lynch
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MasterCard International
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Susan Matlof
Linda A. McAffrey
John McArthur
Pedro McMillan
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Steve Miller
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Nielsen Healthcare Group
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Janet R. Omurtag
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Charles S. and Jane H. Sommer
Jean M. Pennington
Michael Staenberg
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Sally L. Petito, M.D. and
Joseph H. Stiens Jr.
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Connie and Lynn Suydam
Jerry and Mary Phelan
Mr. and Mrs. William Tao
Susie and Gordon Philpott
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Marjorie Tooker
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Christine Townsend
Laura and Jim Radcliff
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Susan and Benjamin Uchitelle
Susan and Michael Ramming
Martha Uhlhorn
Diane Ritter
Connie L. Van Fleet
Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Rose
Gregory Volk
William W. Ross
Webster-Kirkwood Times, Inc.
Phillip and Reggie Roy
Janice and Gary Weil
Jim and Kathy Runk
Rita and David Wells
Ann Rynearson
Patricia Wente
John and Elizabeth Samet
Peter and Linda Werner
Linda J. Sandell
Tim and Christina Williamson
Mr. and Mrs. Steven F. Schankman
Doug Wojcieszak
Edward Schapiro
Peter Wollenberg
Judith and Michael Scharf
Harriett Woods
Tom Schlafly
Gerald Wunderlich
Drs. Bradley L. and Hristina
Kit Young and Anita Hagerman
Schlaggar
Ann and Robert Zeffert
Deborah and Edward Schwarz
Lon and Judy Zimmerman
Melissa Scolaro and
Susan W. and Stuart J. Zimmerman
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Donald H. Driemeier
En d o wm e n t
Named in honor of Donald H. Driemeier, Former Deputy to the Chancellor of
UM-St. Louis and current Dean Emeritus of the College of Business Administration,
this endowment supports continuing operations to fund local programming for
regional and national distribution. In 1971, Dr. Driemeier envisioned the need for
a public radio station for the St. Louis community. In 1972, this became a reality
when KWMU began broadcasting. He remains a tireless champion of the station.
Rosalie and Jerry Brasch
Friends of KWMU, Inc.
Arts & Education Council of St. Louis
Combined Federal Campaign
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Incarnate Word
Mary Ranken Jordan & Ettie A. Jordan
Charitable Foundation
MERS Goodwill
Mildred, Herbert and Julian Simon
Foundation
Missouri Arts Council
Missouri State Employees Charitable
Campaign
Missouri Cultural Trust Fund
Monsanto Fund
Regional Arts Commission
Matching Gifts
Legacy Society
The Legacy Society honors those who have included the station in their will, trust,
life income gift, retirement and insurance plans. We thank the Legacy Society
members listed below and also the many others we do not yet know who have
included KWMU in their plans.
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Dr. Barbara W. Brown
Joseph E. Corrigan
Irvin Dagen and Margaret W. Dagen
(deceased)
Eugene G. Guttin
Fred and Corinne Hammer
Carola Margraf (deceased)
F o un d a t i o n Supp o r t
Linda A. McAffrey
Elizabeth Millman (deceased)
Patrick J. Morris
Dorothy L. O’Donnell
Donald J. and Shirley B. Sher
Susan and Benjamin Uchitelle
Bruce and Trish Williams
Irvin & Margaret W.
D a g e n En d o wm e n t
Established in 2003 by a generous bequest from the Irvin and Margaret W. Dagen Trust,
this endowment provides funds in perpetuity to prepare and present in-depth news and
discussion programs for the St. Louis Region.
Many companies match employee contributions to KWMU! We salute the companies that
matched gifts in 2004-2005 totaling more than $48,000. To find out if your company has a
matching gift program, check with your human resource office, obtain matching gift
information and send it to KWMU — we do the rest.
AMS Automotive
AON Foundation
Bank of America
Boeing
Brown Shoe Co.
Bunge Corp.
Chubb & Son Inc.
Citgo Petroleum
Citigroup
Cooper Industries
Delux Corporation
Elsevier Foundation
Emerson Electric
First Data Corp.
Gannett Foundation
General Mills
GlaxoSmithKline
John Wiley & Son
Maritz Inc.
MasterCard
May Department Store
McGraw-Hill
Merck Partnership
Microsoft
Monsanto
NCR Foundation
Pepsico Foundation
Pfizer Inc
Quest Diagnostics
Reuters
Sara Lee Foundation
SBC Foundation
Shell Oil Co.
Tenet Health
Tripos Inc.
Tyco
UPS Foundation
US Bancorp
Wellpoint Giving
Corporate Support
501creative, inc.
Advantage 2000 Consultants
AEG Live
Africans Unite Against
Aids Globally
Alexandra Ballet
Alliance Française
AMC Cancer Research Center
American Lung Association
American Red Cross
Angie’s List
Aquinas Institute of Theology
Argent Capital Management
Arts & Education Council
of St. Louis
Augusta Wine Country Inn
Autohaus of Clayton
B.A. Barnhart & Associates
Bar Italia Ristorante-Café
Big Sky Cafe
Blue Water Grill
Blumenfeld Kaplan &
Sandweiss PC
Breadsmith
Brighton Agency
Bunge North America
Call for Help
CBIZ Benefits and Insurance
Center of Creative Arts (COCA)
Chase Park Plaza
Chesterfield Arts
Chesterfield Florist
Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate
Christner, Inc.
Circus Flora
Citizen’s National Bank
City of Paducah
Civic Entrepreneurs Organization
Clayton Capital Partners
Clayton Chamber of Commerce
The College School
Conrad Properties
Contemporary Art Museum
St. Louis
Copying Concepts
Coro Leadership Center
Craft Alliance
Crate & Barrel
Creative Producers Group
Crossroads School
Dance St. Louis
The Daniel and Henry Company
Danna McKitrick
Delta Dental
Eden Theological Seminary
Edison Theatre
Elizabeth Fay Mortgage
Ethical Society of St Louis
Fox Associates
Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C.
Garden Heights Nursery
Gateway Clean Air Program
Gateway Men’s Chorus
Gitana Productions
Great Restaurants
Great Rivers Greenway District
The Law Offices of Susan Hamra
Hank’s Cheesecakes
Harness, Dickey & Pierce
Healing Arts Center
Heartland Bank
HEC-TV
The Hoenny Center
Holistic St Louis, Inc.
The Hughes Group
Jazz at the Bistro
Jewish Community Center
Jewish Federation of St. Louis
KETC Channel 9
Kingsbury Animal Hospital
LaSalle Bank
Laurie’s Shoes
Left Bank Books
Mackey Mitchell Associates
Maring Weissman
Mentor St. Louis
Mercy Health Plans
Mers Goodwill
Metro Theater Company
Missouri Bar
Missouri Career Center
Missouri Employers
Mutual-Worksafe
Missouri Historical Society
National City Bank
The Natural Way
Object Computing, Inc.
Older Women’s League
Olin Partners
Organizational Specialists, LLC
Ottolino Winters Huebner
Parents as Teachers
Pastries of Denmark
Pedro’s Planet
Pfizer
Pieper’s Unfinished Furniture
Plaza Frontenac
Polsinelli Shalton Welte Suelthaus
Raymond James
Regions Bank
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
Corporations, businesses, organizations, foundations and government
agencies provide significant support for KWMU’s programs. We thank each
of the following organizations for choosing to support KWMU in 2005-2006.
The Rome Group
Rose Design
Rossman School
S.E. Farris Law Firm
Saettele Jewelers
St. Louis American
St. Louis Black
Repertory Company
St. Louis Business Journal
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis RCGA
St. Louis Shakespeare Company
Saint Louis Art Fair
Saint Louis Art Museum
The Saint Louis Brewery
Saint Louis Science Center
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Saint Louis University Hospital
Saint Louis University John Cook
School of Business
Saint Louis University Museums
Saint Louis Zoo
Sangeetha
Schlafly Beer
Sheldon Concert Hall
Skeleton Key
SLACO
Sony Pictures
Southwestern Bell
Mobile Systems
The Spot Man
SSM Rehab
The Standing Partnership
Stages St. Louis
Steinway Piano Gallery
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
Sunset Cyclery
Sylvan Learning Center
Tabor Plastics
TIAA-CREF
Toky Design
The Travers Group
UM-St. Louis
Continuing Education
UMB Bank
United Way of Greater St. Louis
Vandiver Group
Voices for Children
Washington University MBA
Webster University Enrollment
Whitfield School
Wine Merchant
Women in the Arts
Golden microphone Award
The Golden Microphone Award is presented to individuals and
companies who have made a lasting contribution to KWMU.
We honor them for outstanding service and generosity.
Chr i s t ne r , In c . for its generous corporate sponsorship since
2002. Christner, with more than 70 architects, designers and planners,
excels at transforming their client’s hopes and needs in to buildings that
support the goals of the organizations. These outcomes help people do
their jobs, live their lives and improve their communities. Christner continues to explore fresh approaches to planning and design challenges
through services that include: architecture, landscape architecture,
interior, graphic and urban design, planning and consulting.
E . D e s m ond L e e for his generous support of KWMU. Among
his many contributions to the St. Louis community, Mr. Lee helped the
KWMU news team with the purchase of new field equipment in 2005.
Left to Right: UM-St. Louis Chancellor Tom George, Dan Jay (Christner, Inc),
Deborah Patterson (Monsanto Fund), Donna Vandiver (The Vandiver Group),
Lewis Chartock, Susan Ramming (KWMU FOKI Board President).
Background: Don Marsh (Host of St. Louis on the Air).
Dr. Le w is Ch artock , for his generous support through the
Mildred, Herbert and Julian Simon Foundation and MERS Goodwill,
a long-time underwriter of the station. The Simon Foundation has
provided a grant to assist KWMU in establishing a statehouse reporter
in Jefferson City. You might also be interested to know that Lew’s twin
brother manages the NPR affiliate radio station in Albany, New York.
M on s a nt o Fund for its support of KWMU through a generous
Science Initiative grant that, among other things, has enabled the
station to hire a science reporter. Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic
arm of the Monsanto Company, seeks to improve people’s lives by
bridging the gap between their needs and their resources.
Th e Va nd i v e r G r oup, Inc . for its commitment to KWMU
as an underwriter of programming and for its professional help with
various public relations efforts. The Vandiver Group is a strategic
communications firm that is dedicated to providing the very best public
relations, corporate reputation and image management, branding,
training and culture change initiatives.
News Awards
Pub l ic R adio New s Di r e c t o r s Inc o rp o r at e d 2 0 0 6
2nd Place, Matt Sepic for his interview with Fr. Charles Bouchard of Aquinas Institute of Theology
Misso uri B roadca s t e r s As s o c i at i on 2 0 0 6
News Series Category: 2nd Place, Maria Hickey for “Medicaid Cuts”
Documentary/Public Affairs Category: 2nd Place, Kevin Lavery for “Cleaning Up Meth”
A sso ciated Press-M i s s ou r i 2 0 0 6
2nd Place, Matt Sepic for “Srebrenica Anniversary”
Honorable Mention, Matt Sepic for “Bosnian DNA Testing”
E dwa r d R . M u r row R e g i o n a l Awa r d s 20 0 6
Website: 1st Place, Jason Ulrich for website broadcasting
G r e at er S t. Lo u i s A s s o c i at i o n o f Bl ac k
J o u r n a l i s t s Exc ell en c e i n Co mmun i c at i o n s Awa r d s – R a d i o C at e g o ry
Feature Story Category: News Producer Kevin Lavery for “Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing”
Political Coverage Category: News Producer Tom Weber for “Education’s Role in the Race for St. Louis Mayor”
board & staff
Boa rd Of f icer s
9 0 . 7 K W M U - F M S ta f f
President
Susan Ramming
Director and
General Manager
Patricia Wente
Vice President
Rosalie Brasch
Secretary
Les Gaffner
Treasurer
Doreen Dodson
Boa rd M em b ers
Connie Burkhart
Don Carlson
Lewis Chartock
Donald Driemeier
Barbara Eagleton
Elizabeth Green
Peggy Holly
Linda Locke
Courtney Obata
Michael Scharf
Tom Schlafly
Michael Stein
Patricia Wente
Administration
Rachel Augustine
Laura Daiber
Sherry Hieken
Amy Novy
Computer Support
Aaron Kaiser
Development
Tiffany Anderson
Denice Beckett
Phil Donato
Rod Hutchinson
Shelley Kerley
Linda Oppland
Patty Thaxton
Engineering
Terrence Dupuis
Interactive Media
Madalyn Painter
News
Adam Allington
Marshall Griffin
Maria Hickey
Bill Raack
Matt Sepic
Tom Weber
Programming
Ben Abell – volunteer
Jim Althoff
Karen Anderson
Debbie Blackwell
Bill Conway – volunteer
Christian Cudnick
Aaron Doerr
Mary Edwards
Ed Frances
Richard Herberts
Don Marsh
Bob McCabe
Dennis Owsley
Joe Pollack
Stephen Potter
Spencer Reed
Gerry Rohde
Mike Schrand
Mark Stevens
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