Local Content and Service Report

2015 Annual Report on Content and Service to the Community
WGTE Public Media is dedicated to enabling personal development and civic
improvement by the innovative use of technology to educate, enlighten, engage, enrich,
entertain, empower and explore.
WGTE, a Regional Asset
WGTE Public Media continues to feature the best national and regional
programs and is our community’s premiere source for original and
local programs that educate, inspire, entertain and inform. We provide
local and meaningful content, available whenever and however
viewers and listeners wish: traditional over-the-air digital TV broadcast,
FM radio broadcast from four stations (WGTE FM, WGLE, WGBE, and
WGDE, collectively known as FM 91), as well as online streaming,
multiple web-based products, public events and professional
development workshops for educators.
WGTE’s Key Services
• Producing and presenting more than 175 local video productions
• Classical music, NPR news and local radio programs
• Working with caregivers, parents and children to increase
learning and literacy outcomes
• Enabling teachers to become more effective with support,
materials and training to integrate technology in the classroom
WGTE’s Deep Community
Reach
• 200,000 TV households watch WGTE TV each week.
• 75,000 people listen to FM 91 each week.
•Nearly 500 early childhood educators are trained annually.
• 2,900-plus K-12 teachers receive professional
development training annually.
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Educate
Education remains at the core of WGTE’s mission, as we provide lifelong learning
services to our community.
Early Learning
Gave away 303 Spanish and bilingual First Books to children and
families who are clients of Adelante Latino Resource Center.
1,803 First Books given to children and families who are clients of
Adelante Latino Resource Center, WSOS Head Start, East Toledo
Family Center, Toledo Collaborative Head Start and FOCUS Toledo.
68 educators for Kids Unlimited afterschool program attended an
anti-bullying workshop, presented by WGTE Early Learning.
406 early childhood caregivers attended 30 Ohio Ready to Learn
professional development workshops, conducted by WGTE staff.
57 children entered WGTE’s Share a Story Contest, sponsored by
The Conda Family.
1,264 families attended WGTE’s free Family Fun Day, sponsored by
The Conda Family.
Educational Resource Center (ERC)
2,900 educators and community members received
8,500 contact hours of face-to-face, online and
blended professional development training that is
aligned to state standards and targets
measurable objectives.
With state support provided by
the Broadcast Educational Media
Commission, ERC produced five
short videos to enable students in
grades 4-12 to explore careers as a
Dental Assistant, Big-rig Commercial
Driver (CDL), Welder, Pipe fitter and
Cosmetologist.
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as a state-wide google conference with over 650 Ohio
educators in attendance.
20-plus K-12 teachers participated in the
annual Community Resources Workshop, which
WGTE sponsors in collaboration with The Blade,
Toledo Mud Hens, Metroparks of the Toledo
Area, the Toledo Zoo and Toledo Museum of
Art.
ERC staff earned certification as Microsoft
MIE trainers and the ability to offer
professional Microsoft training to local and
national educators.
134 adult learners received 476 hours
of professional development technology training, in
partnership with the Center for Non-Profit Resources.
A partnership with Achieve3000 provided
support for Sylvania schools and our entire service
area in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.
ERC staff attended a state-wide Microsoft conference
with over 120 Ohio educators in attendance, as well
Produced a collection of short videos on iPad
integration in the classroom.
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Enlighten
WGTE Public Media’s programs and online services help the community stay informed
about relevant issues and matters.
The Arts & Culture
Produced and aired 13
reports during “Morning
Edition” that focused on
the art of video games,
local poets and musicians
and more regional arts
and cultural offerings,
from FM 91 host Haley
Taylor.
Five reports aired during
“All Things Considered”
that highlighted area
cultural festivals,
produced by FM 91
reporter Katie Mullin.
1,143 people
made their first gift
to WGTE in fiscal
year 2014-15.
Public Affairs
FM 91’s Haley Taylor.
WGTE TV, in
partnership with the
Toledo Symphony
Orchestra, filmed six
Toledo Symphony
concerts in High
Definition. As
musicians played, a team of videographers from WGTE captured
their performances, live in HD. The video was then projected on
to large screens within the Toledo Museum of Art’s Peristyle for a
unique concert experience.
Produced 29 new episodes of WGTE’s
weekly public affairs series, “Deadline
Now,” hosted by
noted journalist
Jack Lessenberry.
Topics covered
the economy, the environment, politics,
social issues and more.
159 new
presentations
were recorded
and added
to the
Knowledge
Stream
library.
Knowledge
Stream is an
online archive
of free, videoon-demand multimedia resources for
the public and for educators. At www.
knowledgestream.org, the public
and educators can easily access rich
content anytime, anywhere, anyhow.
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Knowle
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2015
Knowled
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Lectures
30, 2015
by Topic
31%
Arts and
Culture
Civic Space
48%
Health and
Wellnes
s
History
and Biograp
hy
News &
Informa
tion
Science
& Nature
14%
4%
Knowle
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2%
1
Topic
Arts and
Culture
Civic Space
Health
and Welln
ess
History
and Biogra
phy
News &
Information
Science
& Nature
Totals:
1%
Totals
76
2
3
6
23
49
159
Livestreams
Total Hours
10
154
WGTE FM continued its partnership
with The Blade to bring local news to
“Morning Edition” listeners.
The Toledo Symphony Orchestra in rehearsal for a TSO in HD concert.
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Engage
WGTE Public Media builds communities and connects them with others who share
their interests and views.
featured fun-filled, hands-on
literacy, science and math
activities. For the first time, WGTE
FM broadcast live from Family Fun
Day and featured performances
by the Toledo School for the Arts’
Steel Drum Band.
1,264 children and their families
attended WGTE’s annual Family
Fun Day on September 14 at
Sylvania Tam-o-Shanter. Free
and open to the public, the event
was made possible by the Conda
Family. Three stars from PBS Kids
popular children’s programs, Super
Why! and Peg + Cat were on hand
to greet young fans. The afternoon
FM 91 hosts and volunteers
greeted hundreds of festival-goers
during live broadcasts from the
Crosby Festival of the Arts at Toledo
Botanical Gardens and Art on the
Mall at the University of Toledo.
Nearly 1,000 people attended
more than 40 program preview
events, held at WGTE Public
Media and at public libraries
throughout the region. Free and
open to the public, these events
offered sneak peeks at new
seasons of “Downton Abbey,”
“Wolf Hall,” “The Roosevelts,”
as well as opportunities to enjoy
classic episodes of WGTE’s “Toledo
Stories.”
WGTE FM presented the first ever
“Portraits in Swing LIVE!” concert
at Centennial Terrace in Sylvania,
featuring FM 91 host Larry Wagner
and the Johnny Knorr Orchestra.
In December, WGTE hosted nearly
100 guests at a free, double-feature
screening of two classic “Toledo
Stories.” The event was underwritten
by The Andersons, Inc. Charitable
Foundation.
“
I will miss
Downton Abbey.
So sick of reality
programming and
wish there were
more shows like
Downton Abbey with
wonderful actors who
entertain us with
their journey.
”
- PAM K. VIA FACEBOOK
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WGTE provides programs that entertain and enrich our daily lives.
Wildwood:
Land as Good as Gold
A Production of WGTE Public Media
Wildwood: Land as Good as Gold
A Production of WGTE Public Media
The U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1968 made it
illegal to refuse to sell or rent a place to live
to anyone based on race, color, sex, religion,
national origin, familial status or disability. But
that didn’t prevent discrimination.
Fair Housing: A Place To Call Home #keephousingfair
Area
Enrich & Entertain
“Fair Housing: A Place To Call Home”
recounts the history of housing discrimination
in the United States while profiling the origins
and ongoing work of the Toledo Fair Housing
Center. This fledgling organization founded in
1975 by a core group of concerned citizens
had a central focus to expand equal housing
opportunities for all people both locally and
nationally. Today, the Toledo Fair Housing
Center is recognized as a national leader
for its fair housing investigations, precedent
setting cases, enforcement, advocacy, training
and outreach.
Premiered September 25, 2014
Wildwood Preserve’s stately manor house,
surrounded by acres of natural habitat,
is one of the region’s most popular
attractions and considered by many to be
the crown jewel of the Metroparks of the
Toledo Area.
The program includes interviews with Shanna
Smith, President and CEO of the National
Fair Housing Alliance; Lisa Rice, Executive
Vice President at the National Fair Housing
Alliance and Michael Marsh, the President and
CEO of the Toledo Fair Housing Center.
Producer/Director: Marc Hathaway
Associate Producers: Sena Mourad-Friedman
Cathy Kamenca
Darren LaShelle
Executive Producer: Ray Miller
WGTE Public Media
1270 S. Detroit Ave.
Toledo, OH 43614
419-380-4600
www.wgte.org
W I D E S C R E E N
Fair Housing: A Place To Call Home
#keephousingfair
S T O R I E S
© 2015 WGTE Public Media/Toledo Fair Housing Center
Sons of a horse-drawn carriage maker in
Norwalk, Ohio, the seven Fisher brothers
created Fisher Body, one of the world’s
largest automobile body manufacturing firms.
The Fisher coach logo on the doorsill of
millions of autos and the slogan “Body by
Fisher” was a hallmark of reliability, American
manufacturing know-how and style for most
of the last century.
Premiered October 9, 2014
The seven Fisher brothers of Norwalk,
Ohio became partners in one of the
most successful companies in the
United States. The Fisher coach logo on
the doorsill of millions of autos and the
slogan “Body by Fisher” were hallmarks
of reliability and style for most of the last
century.
This half-hour film tells the story of the Fisher
brothers, their automotive body company and
the legacy they left behind.
“Body by Fisher” includes archival photos,
as well as new HD footage of Fisher family
homes in Norwalk and Detroit, the Fisher
Building and examples of the renowned and
sophisticated Body by Fisher advertising
campaigns, painted by noted artists, including
McClelland Barclay.
Fair Housing:
A Place to Call
Home
A Production of WGTE Public Media
Toledo Stories: Body by Fisher
Body by Fisher
B O DY
by
FISHER
Premiered April 30, 2015
The Toledo Fair Housing Center is
dedicated to preventing any kind
of housing discrimination. It is
recognized as a national leader
for its groundbreaking work in fair
housing investigations, precedentsetting cases, enforcement,
advocacy, training and outreach.
Producer/Writer: Darren LaShelle
Editor: Darin Hohman
Narrator: Qarie Marshall
WGTE Public Media
1270 S. Detroit Ave.
Toledo, OH 43614
419-380-4600
www.wgte.org
S T O R I E S
© 2014 Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio
and Taylor Automotive Family
W I D E S C R E E N
W I D E S C R E E N
Premiered June 18, 2015
Watch! Bid! Buy! The TV 30 Auction Rewind
relives the moments and memories of the
TV 30 Auction. For thirty years WGTE, or
Channel 30 as it was known then, annually
dedicated more than a week of programming
to fundraising with a live, televised auction.
Staff members and an enthusiastic corps of
volunteers planned, organized and auctioned
off to the highest bidder a variety of products
and services donated by local and national
businesses.
This 30-minute film took a nostalgic look back at the madcap 30-year history of the
Great Channel 30 Buy-In, later the TV 30 Auction, made possible with generous support
from KeyBank.
This program is a walk down memory lane
as it travels back to the first ever “Buy In” in
1968 to the “Last Great Auction” of 1998.
You will meet some of the Auction’s most
dedicated and memorable volunteers and
hear the stories of all the fun, food and
friendships, as told by those who made the
TV 30 Auction a true Toledo Story.
The TV 30 Auction
Premiered June 18, 2015
Executive Producer: Ray Miller
Producer: Marc Hathaway
Associate Producer: Courtney Hutton
WGTE Public Media
1270 S. Detroit Ave.
Toledo, OH 43614
419-380-4600
www.wgte.org
A Production of WGTE Public Media
Watch! Bid! Buy! The TV 30 Auction Rewind
Watch! Bid! Buy! The TV 30 Auction Rewind
Watch! Bid! Buy!
The TV 30 Auction Rewind
Underwriting support provided by
In a salute to the TV 30 Auction’s 30 years on the air, WGTE recreated the event in a
90-minute mini-Auction, complete with merchandise and services donated by local
businesses, the ever-popular “Firehouse Quickie,” veteran volunteers, a live studio audience and plenty of balloons!
S T O R I E S
© 2015 WGTE Public Media
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Empower
WGTE Public Media provides the tools and information that enable communities to act
upon and influence things.
WGTE Town Hall:
Dreams + Education = Success
Spring 2015
Sign On: A Journey
of Integrating
Technology
Premiered August 4, 2014
This half-hour program followed
teachers at the Islamic School of
Greater Toledo and Waite High
School as they learned how to use
iPads in their classrooms. Viewers
went inside the classroom with
WGTE’s Educational Resource
Center’s professional development
staff that helped the teachers
learn how technology can produce
better learning outcomes for their
students. At www.wgte.org, “Sign
On” Web extras include a video
discussion on technology and early
learning, a behind-the-scenes look
at the production process and more.
WGTE was chosen
as one of just
13 public media
markets in the
nation to bring
together community
organizers,
educators, parents
and stakeholders
to address issues
surrounding
A scene from the documentary “180 Days: Hartsville.”
academic success
and graduation rates. In March, WGTE hosted a free screening
and discussion of the PBS documentary “180 Days: Hartsville” at
Holland Free Methodist Church. A week later, the “WGTE Town Hall:
Dreams + Education = Success” brought together a live studio
audience and a panel of faculty, administrators and parents from
Holland Elementary School to discuss local efforts to improve public
education. Viewers at home were able to interact by calling or
emailing questions and comments during the broadcast.
Cancer: The Emperor of All
Maladies
Spring 2015
WGTE received a grant from WETA Public Media to produce five
video podcasts, available at www.wgte.org, featuring cancer
survivors and caregivers who shared their personal stories of
coping with a devastating cancer diagnosis. WGTE collaborated
with the Victory Center in
Toledo for the project, which
was inspired by the PBS
premiere of the six-hour film
“Cancer: The Emperor of All
Maladies,” from executive
producer Ken Burns and
director Barak Goodman.
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Explore
WGTE provides opportunities and means to discover the new and different.
Produced and hosted by WGTE FM 91’s Music
Director Brad Cresswell, “New Music from Bowling
Green” returned for a second season of 13 hour-long
syndicated episodes, heard on more than 150 radio
stations worldwide. The series is a collaborative effort
by WGTE, the College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green
State University and the WFMT Radio Network in
Chicago.
I loved that broadcast...
“
I’ve pointed so many people to it
to check it out. THANK YOU for sharing
the music with your audience.
”
- FILM & TV COMPOSER ANDREW SHAPIRO, VIA FACEBOOK
FM 91 continued “Classical
Conversation,” a series of
interviews with 18 of the
world’s best-known performers,
including Time for Three,
Project Trio, violinist Anne Akiko
Meyers, pianist Pierre-Laurent
Aimard, singer Storm Large and
many others. Each conversation
is preserved in an online audio
archive at wgte.org.
WGTE TV: Serving viewers for 63 years
WGTE HD - WGTE Family - WGTE Create
WGTE FM Toledo: Serving listeners for 39 years
WGLE FM Lima: 34 years
WGBE FM Bryan: 19 years
WGDE FM Defiance: 16 years
For the fifth year, WGTE and Metroparks of the Toledo Area
invited all kids, 13 years or younger, to share their best nature
photos. Nearly 50 kids submitted photos to Click with Nature!
Each photo was featured in special Facebook gallery and a
celebration for the
young photographers
and their families was
held at Secor Metropark
and the National Center
for Nature Photography.
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Support
WGTE Public Media’s programs and services are made possible thanks to your support.
Underwriting Support
WGTE received 82 underwriting
orders from 53 local businesses
and organizations.
A.A. Boos & Sons
Adams Laundry & Cleaners
Adrian Symphony
Antique Furniture Repair
Black Swamp Players
Bowling Green State University College
of Business
Bowling Green State University Fine Arts
Center Galleries
Bowling Green State University Graduate
College
Bright New Leaders for Ohio Schools
Brooks Insurance
Catholic Cemeteries – Diocese of Toledo
Defiance College
Delta Dental
Epworth United Methodist Church
Findlay-Hancock County Community
Foundation
Fulkerson Jewelers & Clock Shop
Keybank
Lakeside Chautauqua
Lourdes University Graduate School
Lovell Foundation
Maryse & Ramsey Mikhail Endowment
Fund
Maumee Valley Country Day School
Mercy College
Nacht Law
Ohio Education Association
Ohio History Center Museum
Ohio Mediation Association
Ohio Northern University
Ohio Theater
Owens-Illinois
Patricia K. Jarzabski Trust
Paycor
Quality Overhead Door
S. Amjad and Dorothy G. Hussain
Family Fund
Spangler Candy
Sunset Retirement Communities
Sylvania Recreation
TARTA
Taylor Automotive
Ten Thousand Villages
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The Andersons, Inc. Charitable
Foundation
The Ballroom Company
The Guild of Artists & Artisans
The Nature Conservancy
The Ohio State University Fisher College
of Business
Toledo Ballet
Toledo Chapter, American Guild of
Organists
Toledo Community Foundation
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo Opera
Trinity Lutheran School
University of Toledo College of Law
Woodcraft
Non-Profit
Announcements
WGTE received 131 nonprofit
announcement orders from 34 local
organizations.
Bowling Green State University College
of Musical Arts
Bowling Green State University
Department of Theatre and Film
Bowling Green State University Fine Arts
Center Galleries
Bowling Green State University School
of Arts
Claire’s Day for Read for Literacy
Epworth United Methodist Church
Findlay-Hancock Community Foundation
Guild of Artists & Artisans
Islamic Center of Greater Toledo
Lourdes University Lifelong Learning
Masterworks Chorale
Maumee Valley Country Day School
Maumee Valley Historical Society
Monroe Street United Methodist Church
Musical Arts Series
Sauder Village
St. Patrick of Heatherdowns
Stranahan Theater
The 577 Foundation
The Blade / Toledo Lucas County Library
The Toledo Repertoire Theatre
Think TV / Delta Dental
Toledo Ballet
Toledo Botanical Garden
Toledo Choral Society
Toledo French Alliance
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo Opera
Toledo Symphony Orchestra
Toledo Zoo
University Musical Society
University of Findlay
University of Toledo Department of Music
Wood County District Public Library
Early Learning &
Outreach Support
The Conda Family
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Ohio Department of Jobs and Family
Services
Owens-Illinois
PBS
WETA Washington, D.C.
WGTE TV & FM Program
Production Support
Anastasia Foundation
The Andersons, Inc.
Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio
Beverly Seeman
Bowling Green State University
Buckeye Health
City of Toledo
Conda Family
EZ Meals
KeyBank
Metroparks of the Toledo Area
Mobile Meals
NPR
Owens-Illinois
PBS
ProMedica
Taylor Automotive Family
Toledo Fair Housing Center
Toledo Symphony
University of Toledo
Valley Food Services
Westfield Insurance
WGTE Public Media
Clement O. Miniger Memorial Foundation
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Summary
To our individual donors,
underwriters, community partners
and grantors who supported
WGTE Public Media this year:
Thank you.
Your investment means everyone
in our community has access to
original and local programs and
services that educate, inform,
entertain and inspire.
• 200,000 TV households watch WGTE TV each week.
•75,000 people listen to FM 91 each week.
• 500 early childhood educators are trained by WGTE annually.
• 2,900-plus K-12 teacher receive professional development
training annually.
• 150 radio stations worldwide aired WGTE FM’s syndicated
series “New Music from Bowling Green.”
• 159 new presentations by leaders in the arts, sciences,
culture and history were produced by WGTE and presented
on the Knowledge Stream website.
• 1,264 children and their families attended WGTE’s annual
Family Fun Day.
• Nearly 1,000 people attended more than 40 free public
program preview events.
WGTE Public Media educates the community through technology, including television,
radio, internet and innovative professional development for educators.
We extend the value of our broadcast and online programming through a variety of
community outreach efforts, bringing people together for a shared learning experience.
WGTE – where you belong!
WGTE TV • WGTE FM • www.wgte.org • www.knowledgestream.org
WGTE Public Media, 1270 South Detroit Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43614
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