2012 Annual Report - Prairie Public Broadcasting

2012
Annual Report
Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc.
(Fiscal Year 2012 began October 1, 2011, and ended September 30, 2012.)
Prairie Public Broadcasting
provides quality radio,
television, and public media
services that educate,
involve, and inspire the
people of the prairie region.
Prairie Public is a member
of the Public Broadcasting
Service, a private, nonprofit
corporation that provides
quality television programming
and related services.
Prairie Public Broadcasting is
a trusted public media service
dedicated to building an exciting
and productive future for our
region and its people by offering
a window on the world and
creating a forum for discussion
of important issues.
When you support Prairie Public,
your contribution goes to work to
make great television and radio
programs happen. It works to
secure the very best of PBS and
NPR programming, along with
high-quality, original productions
created to meet your interests
and needs.
Individual and community
support is a crucial part of Prairie
Public’s success, and this annual
report celebrates our dedicated
partners and contributors.
Prairie Public is a member of NPR,
a privately supported, nonprofit
membership organization that
serves its audience in partnership
with independently operated,
noncommercial public radio stations.
On the cover, top to bottom:
Girl Scouts touring the television studio are Juliana Harms from Troop 30508,
and Sabrina Olson, Josephine Harms, and Maddie Haugen from Troop 30548.
Jack Russell Weinstein, host of Why: Philosophical Discussions about Everyday Life,
and Clay Jenkinson, host of The Thomas Jefferson Hour, in the radio studio.
Production manager Barbara Gravel.
Education services associates Jamie Anderson and Crystal Pound with Teacher Training Institute
students at the Energy & Environmental Research Center in Grand Forks.
Hear It Now host Doug Hamilton and special contributor Ashley Thornberg.
Amanda Standalone and the Pastry Shop Girls recording a segment for Prairie Musicians.
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We have high expectations
Dr. Ted Donat was
a visionary. When
he worked to
establish a public
television station
in North Dakota in
1959, he knew he
was building
Dr. Ted Donat
an educational
institution that would serve his
community and his neighbors for
decades. He had high expectations
for what public television could
accomplish.
But could Dr. Donat have envisioned
where the broadcasting industry
would be in the future? Today we have
streaming online video, so you can
watch, bookmark, and share programs
with your friends. We have mobile
apps that let you listen to our radio
programming anywhere, anytime.
We communicate with high-definition
sound and video—so the theatre or
music or nature or how-to experience
is realistic and genuine. And we have
educational resources that would fill
dozens of libraries available at our
fingertips anytime, day or night. Dr.
Donat would be pleased.
This technology that we take for
granted today might have seemed like
science fiction to Dr. Donat and his
contemporaries.
Dr. Donat’s vision was realized, of
course. His expectations were high,
but never unrealistic. With hard
work, sensible decision-making, a
committed team, and support from the
community, public media has become
an essential part of our region’s
culture. It still is. Perhaps more
essential than ever.
Those science fiction gadgets have
become our reality. And public media
has not only changed with the times,
but has also taken on a leadership
role. We’re proud of where we’ve
been, and we’re optimistic about
the future.
As we approach our 50th year of
providing the region with public
media services that educate, involve
and inspire, I ask that you have
high expectations for us, as we do
for ourselves. Let’s remember Dr.
Donat and those who worked so that
our communities could enjoy all the
benefits of quality public television
and radio. I thank you for your
commitment to Prairie Public—
now and for our future.
Sincerely,
John Harris
Prairie Public
President & CEO
The phrase “public television” wasn’t
even a part of our lexicon until 1967,
when the 15-member Carnegie
Commission popularized it. Television
was in its infancy then, and leaders
had the forethought to reserve some of
the available airwaves for educational
purposes—for television, and radio,
that could deliver educational
resources to our homes.
Prairie Public is committed to respect for the individual and our audience,
to lifelong learning, civil discourse, and our regional identity. Those who work
at Prairie Public take pride in our programming and our service, expressing it
through honesty and accuracy, a strong work ethic, teamwork, workplace diversity,
effective stewardship of gifts and talents, and good humor.
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Prairie Musicians puts the
spotlight on the incredible
diversity of musical talent in
our region. From classical
quartets and country quintets
to rock, jazz, folk, and gospel
musicians—artists of all genres
have graced the stage in Prairie
Public’s television studio.
Television Productions
from Prairie Public:
Local Interests and
Local Concerns
From Nature to NOVA, from Antiques
Roadshow to This Old House, and
from Sesame Street to Live at
Lincoln Center—public television
provides an amazing array of the
most highly acclaimed and trusted
programs.
Add to that Prairie Public’s local
productions to round out a year
filled with exceptional quality and
diversity, acknowledged by the
industry’s most prestigious awards.
Prairie Pulse serves as an
accessible forum for our
region—hosting conversations
with newsmakers, exploring
the region’s treasured spaces,
and highlighting the stories
that make our region special.
Special election coverage,
including debates with all the
major regional candidates,
helped citizens make informed
decisions in the 2012 election.
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Every day, Prairie Public is there
for the citizens of our region—with
news series, entertaining and
educational arts documentaries,
how-to programs, children’s
programs, professional development
for teachers, and classroom
programming for learners young
and old.
With expansion into the age of digital
technology, Prairie Public now offers
a wider variety of the excellent
programming provided by public
television. With digital streaming
capabilities, more people are
watching Prairie Public from home
and from around the globe.
Prairie Public’s skilled television team
operates the only production studio
in the region that creates full-length
documentaries—using high definition
to capture the special people, cultures,
history, and spirit of the prairie region.
Prairie Public’s Local Productions:
Consistently Award Winning!
Aurora Awards
Platinum Best of Show Art Documentary
Gold Award Cultural Documentary
Walter Piehl: Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Platinum Best of Show Nature/Environment
Wetlands: The Drain Game
Gold Award Documentary/Historical Event
Faces of the Oil Patch
Gold Award Nature/Environment
Fish, Mercury and Nutrition: The Net Effects
Gold Award Documentary/Historical Event
Steamboats on the Red
Gold Award Nature/Environment
Water: The Lifeblood of Energy
2012 Communicator Awards
2012 Television Productions
At Home in Russia, At Home on the Prairie
Election Coverage and Debates
Faces of the Oil Patch
Fargo Film Festival Preview Show 2012
Fargo-Moorhead Symphony
Young People’s Concert
Key Ingredients
Mother Nature in Charge:
Devils Lake Life Stories
Prairie Musicians
Read ND: A Conversation with Louise Erdrich
Read ND: An Evening with Chuck Klosterman
Steamboats on the Red:
A Story of Buccaneers and Robber Barons
Walter Piehl: Sweetheart of the Rodeo
When They Were Kings:
The NDSU-UND Rivalry
Ongoing Series
Painting with Paulson, Season Thirteen
Prairie Mosaic, Season Three
Prairie Musicians, Season Two
Prairie Pulse, Season Ten
Award of Excellence Documentary/Environmental
Fish, Mercury and Nutrition: The Net Effects
Award of Excellence Documentary
Minot: When the Water Recedes
Award of Excellence Environmental
Salt of the Earth
Award of Excellence Cultural/History/Biography
Walter Piehl: Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Award of Excellence Documentary/
Environmental/Eco Friendly
Water: The Lifeblood of Energy
Award of Excellence Documentary/
Environmental/Eco Friendly
Wetlands: The Drain Game
Emmy Awards
Topical Documentary Nomination
Faces of the Oil Patch
Topical Documentary Nomination
Mother Nature In Charge:
Devils Lake Life Stories
Historical Documentary Nomination
Steamboats on the Red
Telly Awards
Bronze Award Informational
Hydrogen: Nature’s Fuel
Bronze Award Informational
Minot: When the Water Recedes
Local television productions from Prairie
Public are as varied as the audience.
In 2012, viewers cheered their teams,
investigated their heritage, gathered
important information about local
agriculture, appreciated regional art, and
solved community problems from the
comfort of their living room chairs.
Bronze Award Documentary
Steamboats on the Red
Bronze Award Cultural
Walter Piehl: Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Bronze Award
Informational/Documentary/Nature & Wildlife
Wetlands: The Drain Game
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Prairie Public’s locally produced radio
programs take the time to focus on local
topics of interest. Why: Philosophical
Questions about Everyday Life and
The Thomas Jefferson Hour are sought
out by public radio stations well beyond
Prairie Public’s broadcast coverage area.
Through embedded radio reporting
from an oil patch and “man camps” in
North Dakota, Black Gold Boom: How
Oil Changed North Dakota catalyzes
discussion about the local and national
impacts of the region’s rush to drill.
The show is produced by independent
producer Todd Melby and brought to
you by Prairie Public with a grant award
from Localore.
Prairie Public: A Trusted
Voice on the Radio Dial
Prairie Public’s distinctive radio service
is described as “essential,” “vital,” and
“indispensable.”
Radio listeners explore community concerns
and get neighborhood news with Hear It
Now; they listen to their favorite roots, rock,
and jazz music with Mike Olson on Into
the Music and classical music with Prebys
on Classics; and they are entertained
throughout the week with a variety
of music, entertainment, and cultural
programming.
Internationally respected programming
from NPR and independent producers
fills the schedule with favorites such as
All Things Considered, Morning Edition,
Car Talk, and A Prairie Home Companion.
Prairie Public’s radio news team provides
daily local and regional news and is a
stable and trustworthy presence in the
offices of newsmakers and policymakers—
particularly important in an election year.
Prairie Public is at the capitol for breaking
news, at the political conventions, and at
voter tabulation sites to help to create more
informed and aware voters.
Award-winning news coverage and superior
entertainment programs—combined
with a sincere interest for regional
concerns—have built for North Dakota a
quality radio service that’s truly a “public”
accomplishment.
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Hear It Now, Prairie Public’s statewide
public affairs show, is exploring our region
with new perspectives—with Doug Hamilton
taking the helm at the microphone and
Ashley Thornberg adding new viewpoints
as a special contributor.
Associated Press 2012 Great Plains
Broadcast Awards
Second Place Feature
Grand Forks Drive-in Nominated
for National Register of Historic Places
Danielle Webster
First Place Website
High Risk High:
Youth Drinking in North Dakota
Meg Lindholm, Tony Flippance,
and Uber Web Service
Third Place Series/Documentary
High Risk High:
Youth Drinking in North Dakota
First Place Writing
Impact of Alcoholism on Families
Meg Luther Lindholm and Nancy Finken Ernst
Midwest Archives Conference
2012 Radio Special Projects
Café Chat
Dakota Air: The Radio Show
Election Coverage and Debates
Black Gold Boom:
How Oil Changed North Dakota
High Risk High:
Youth Drinking in North Dakota
A Holiday Special:
German Russian Childhood Memories
German Russian Folk Medicine: Old Docs,
Prairie Women, and Healing Hands
New American Stories
Ongoing Local Series
Daily Newscasts and Reports
Dakota Datebook
Friday Night Swing
Hear It Now
Into the Music with Mike Olson
The Jazz Junket
A Little Night Music with Ted Quanrud
The Law of Jazz
Mike Olson’s Blues Cruise
Natural North Dakota
Notas Latinas
Plains Folk
Prebys on Classics
Why? Philosophical Discussions
About Everyday Life
Presidents’ Award
Dakota Datebook
Murrow Award, Best Sound
Slain Bismarck Police Officer
Remembered as “Gentle Giant”
Dave Thompson
NW Broadcast News Association
Award of Merit Website
High Risk High:
Youth Drinking in North Dakota
Meg Luther Lindholm
Award of Merit Audio
Slain Bismarck Police Officer
Remembered as “Gentle Giant”
Dave Thompson
Public Radio News Directors
Incorporated Award
Best Multi-Media Presentation Division B
High Risk High:
Youth Drinking in North Dakota
Meg Luther Lindholm
Midwest Archives Conference, a regional
professional archival organization,
awarded Dakota Datebook
its “Presidents’ Award” in 2012
because, they said, “Dakota Datebook
broadcasts and subsequent online
transcriptions go a long way to promote
archival repositories and encourage
archival research in North Dakota.”
This is the first time one of these
awards has been given to an individual
or organization in North Dakota.
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Prairie Public inspires young people
every day to consider professional
careers in public and commercial
media, journalism, graphic arts,
and media technology. Dozens of
college interns have gained valuable
work experience with our staff, and
here, a cheerful group of Girl Scouts
poses for a photograph in the
television studio during a tour of the
downtown Fargo offices.
Prairie Public’s family literacy events
emphasize family responsibility
for literacy and entertaining ways
to reach educational goals. The
events are an opportunity for kids to
experience communication through
storytelling, drawing, acting, music,
and make believe. Children make
their own book, and each child
receives a free book to take home.
2012 Education
Services and Community
Engagement Highlights
Prairie Public recognizes that effective
teaching practices are depending less
on standardized textbooks and more
on multimedia resources. As schools
invest in interactive technologies,
projection systems, tablets, and other
new technologies, resources must be
easily accessible and cost effective.
Prairie Public Education Services, in
partnership with the North Central
Council for School Television (NCCST),
provides those multimedia resources
and professional development
trainings for preK-12 educators and
the families they serve—11,000 North
Dakota teachers in 201 schools and
5,500 northwest Minnesota teachers
representing 79 school districts.
Included in those resources is free
access to PBS Learning Media—the
new digital media learning website
with searchable audio, video, print,
and primary resources tied to state
standards—and access to Prairie
Public’s ndstudies.org site, which
hosts videos, articles, lesson plans,
and primary documents.
With Learn360, teachers and students
stream and download up-to-date
standards-based videos, video clips,
and audio programs. An image library,
speeches, and a very popular collection
of newsreels are also available.
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We know that
learning doesn’t
stop after one
has graduated
from school—in
fact, lifelong
learning is at the
core of Prairie
Public’s mission.
Every year,
Prairie Public
hosts painting
workshops and
demonstrations
with Buck
Paulson, a
teacher and the
host of public
television’s
Painting with
Paulson.
The number of full videos continues to increase
every year—currently 8,300 full videos and
58,600 media resources are available.
In addition, many PBS programs provide
teacher resources, all easily accessible through
a searchable format: lesson plans, teaching
activities, streaming video of major programs,
interactive games and simulations, as well as
articles, blogs, and other activities.
As a public service, we profit by improving the
community on which we all depend. Our children
learn, our audience becomes engaged in topics
that matter, and those within our communities
join together for a common cause.
Teacher Training
Institutes use a
multidisciplinary
approach to help
classroom teachers
increase student
achievement levels.
Prairie Public goes on the
road to host screenings
of local productions, to
participate in community
events, and to spread
the good word about
the services that public
television and public
radio provide.
2012 Education and
Community Engagement—
Resources, Activities,
and Sponsorships
Baby and Kids Show, Winnipeg
Downtown Fargo Parade of Lights
Family Literacy Events (10)
Freedom Riders Traveling
Exhibit and Reception
Cat in the Hat at the
Winnipeg Santa Parade
Happy Healthy Kid Expos
Learn360 Workshops (7)
Learn360/Prairie Public
Resources Training (4)
Library Corners
Local Production Premiere Events
Midwest Kid Fest
ND Council of Teachers
of Mathematics
ND Reading Association
Conference
ND Science Teachers Association
Conference
NDATL Fall Conference
NDATL Spring Face2Face
Tech Conference
NDEA & Administrators’
Conferences
NDLA Conference
NDMEA-Music Festival
NETA Conference
Painting with Paulson
Demonstration and Workshop
PBS Kids Go! Writers Contest
PBS Resources for
Teachers/PBSLM
State Kindergarten Conference
Teacher Training Institutes
Teachers & Technology Conference
Teddy Bear Picnic
Tri-City Summer Tech Camp
Week of the Young Child
Childcare Center Visits
Whad’Ya Know? Live Broadcast
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Prairie Public Broadcasting Boards
2011–2012
The Prairie Public Broadcasting
family is fortunate to have dedicated,
hardworking, and enthusiastic people
to guide the organization and serve
on its boards and advisory councils.
Prairie Public Broadcasting
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is the governing
body of the organization, and members
are appointed to serve two three-year
terms.
Howard Barlow (Past Chair), Fargo, ND
Rich Becker (Chair), Grand Forks, ND
Pat Berger (Secretary), Grand Forks, ND
Rodney Biggs, Winnipeg, MB
Dan Buchanan (Vice Chair), Jamestown, ND
Paul Ebeltoft, Dickinson, ND
Karen Ehrens, Bismarck, ND
John E. Harris III
(President & CEO), Fargo, ND
Sharon Johnson, Minot, ND
Rita Kelly, Bismarck, ND
Leslie Malcolmson, Winnipeg, MB
Andy Maragos, Minot, ND
Deb Mathern (Treasurer), Fargo, ND
Dave Monson, Osnabrock, ND
Jerry Nagel, Lake Park, MN
Paul Nyren, Garrison, ND
Devan Towers, Winnipeg, MB
Ken Zealand (President of Prairie Public
Manitoba), Winnipeg, MB
Television Community
Advisory Board
The Television Community Advisory
Board reviews the programming goals
established and the services provided
by Prairie Public and advises the Board
of Directors whether the programming
and other policies are meeting the
specialized educational and cultural
needs of the communities served.
Rodney Biggs (Chair), Winnipeg, MB
Cindy Burgess, Dickinson, ND
Rodney Haug, Hawley, MN
Janet Daley Jury, Bismarck, ND
Carol Jean Larsen, Bismarck, ND
Dean Schieve, Grand Forks, ND
Carol Stevens, Fargo, ND
Radio Council
The Radio Council was established
to allow the three partners in the
service—Prairie Public, North Dakota
State University, and University of North
Dakota—to be informed about the
network’s progress and plans and
to provide input to management.
Barbara Andrist, Bismarck, ND
Paul Ebeltoft, Dickinson, ND
John E. Harris III
(President & CEO), Fargo, ND
Peter Johnson, Grand Forks, ND
Chuck Lura, Bottineau, ND
Laura McDaniel, Fargo, ND
Paul Nyren (Chair), Garrison, ND
Susan Podrygula, Minot, ND
Albert Samuelson, Bismarck, ND
Connie Triplett, Grand Forks
North Central Council
for School Television
NCCST is an organization of public
schools in North Dakota and northwest
Minnesota that contracts with Prairie
Public to create a virtual educational
service unit and to provide links
between educators and educational
resources.
Diann Aberle, Milnor Public Schools
Dr. Rick Buresh, Fargo Public Schools
Jeff Fastnacht, Ellendale Public Schools
Patrick Feist, Enderlin Area School District
Dr. David Flowers, West Fargo Public Schools
Dr. Robert Grosz (Chair),
Fargo Public Schools
Larry Guggisberg,
Roseau Community Schools
Leslie Honebrink, St. Joseph’s Catholic School
Rick Jacobson, Wahpeton Public Schools
Lee Kelm, Finley-Sharon Public Schools
Jack Maus, Grafton Public Schools
Chris Mills, Stephen-Argyle Central District
Dr. Larry Nybladh,
Grand Forks Public Schools
Clarke Ranum, United Public School District 7
Dr. Jeff Schatz, Fargo Public Schools
Dr. Steve Swiontek (Past Chair),
Devils Lake Public Schools
Robert Toso, Jamestown Public Schools
Tamara Uselman (Vice Chair),
Bismarck Public Schools
Mark Vollmer, Minot Public Schools
Bradley Webster, Ashley Public Schools
Prairie Public seeks enthusiastic, hard-working, dedicated people to serve on the Prairie Public
Broadcasting boards. Anyone interested in serving is encouraged to inquire.
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Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc.
Annual Financial Report
for the Year Ending 9/30/12
Television
Radio
PPB
Amount
%
Amount
%
Total
Membership
$1,433,885
23%
$400,225
26%
$1,834,110
Underwriting
$176,529
3%
$225,919
15%
$402,448
Corporation for Public Broadcasting1 $1,106,565
17%
$207,421
13%
$1,313,986
$380,416
Sources
Local Production Funding
$323,068
5%
$57,348
4%
State of North Dakota
$355,000
6%
$145,000
9%
$500,000
State of Minnesota
$501,116
8%
$0
0%
$501,116
$1,246,302
20%
$102,217
7%
$1,348,519
Fees, Rents
$586,257
9%
$204,665
13%
$790,922
Charitable Gaming
$498,956
8%
$194,039
13%
$692,995
$34,144
1%
$6,591
0%
$40,735
$6,261,822
100%
$1,543,425
100%
$7,805,247
Programming & Production
$2,595,856
50%
$975,006
57%
$3,570,862
Engineering
$1,024,290
20%
$250,693
14%
$1,274,983
Administration
$857,759
17%
$333,573
19%
$1,191,332
Fundraising
$355,564
7%
$61,071
4%
$416,635
Grants1
Other
TOTAL SOURCES
Uses
System Upgrade & Other
$52,058
1%
$0
0%
$52,058
$245,860
5%
$95,613
6%
$341,473
TOTAL USES
$5,131,387
100%
$1,715,956
100%
$6,847,343
EXCESS (DEFICIT) SOURCES OVER USES
$1,130,435
Change in Prairie Public Endowment
($172,531)
$957,904
Financial data provided from Eide Bailly LLP audited
financial statements of Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc.
1
Grants include support for operations and grants
for capital construction and equipment and one time
funding from the State of N.D., State of Minnesota,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Corporation for Public
Broadcasting, and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Local support comprised of membership and underwriting
is the largest source of unrestricted support for Prairie
Public Broadcasting, Inc.
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Investors Circle Support
Prairie Public Broadcasting
gratefully thanks the following
Investors Circle members, a
dedicated group of donors who
have made annual gifts totaling
tober 1
2011, and December 31, 2012.
Gold Investors • $5,000 to $9,999
Dr. Idatonye and Linda Afonya,
Crookston, MN
Joyce and Margaret Beggs, Winnipeg, MB
Paul and Gail Ebeltoft, Dickinson, ND
Terracon Development Ltd., Winnipeg, MB
Anonymous, Jamestown, ND
Silver Investors • $2,500 to $4,999
Gary Ballantyne, Westhope, ND
J. W. Burns, Winnipeg, MB
Kent Conrad and Lucy Calautti,
Washington, DC
Juliette and John Cooper, Winnipeg, MB
Jane Dynes, Fargo, ND
Dr. Rosanne Gasse, Brandon, MB
Kim Krohn and John Fishpaw, Minot, ND
John and Rebecca Petrik, Minot, ND
Al and Carol Samuelson, Bismarck, ND
Gus and Mary Staahl, Fargo, ND
Jack Trueman, La Salle, MB
Joseph A. Westby and Rita F. Kelly,
Bismarck, ND
Bronze Investors • $1,000 to $2,499
Dr. F. E and Kate Addo, Bismarck, ND
Gloria Anderson, Fargo, ND
Jennifer, Cindy and Jay Anderson,
Lloyd E. Anderson LP—Pinehurst,
Bismarck, ND
John Andrist, Crosby, ND
Linda Antonio, Winnipeg, MB
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Arvig, Perham, MN
Assumption Abbey, Richardton, ND
Margaret-Lynne & Jim Astwood,
Winnipeg, MB
Orlin and Millie Backes, Minot, ND
Ray and Barbara Bailey, Winnipeg, MB
Howard and Dorothy Barlow, Fargo, ND
MacDonald and Taylor Barnes,
Jamestown, ND
Richard and Joanne Becker, Grand Forks, ND
James Beeman, East Grand Forks, MN
Claudia Berg and Robert Matz, Bismarck, ND
Rodney and Anne Biggs, Winnipeg, MB
Kim and Barbara Booth, Fargo, ND
Jay Brackett, Hawley, MN
Dan and Francoise Buchanan,
Jamestown, ND
Julie Burgum, Casselton, ND
Marilyn Burt, Winnipeg, MB
Elizabeth D. Bushell, Fargo, ND
Art and Shirley Carlson, Bismarck, ND
Robert L. and Susan Carlson, Jamestown, ND
Walter Christensen, Kenmare, ND
Carol A. Christianson, Bismarck, ND
Jeffrey T. and Ann Clark, Fargo, ND
Bob and Virginia Dambach, Fargo, ND
Jim Davis, Mandan, ND
Allan Denton, Winnipeg, MB
Tom Edwards and Jackie McElroy-Edwards,
Thompson, ND
R. D. Evitt, Williston, ND
Farmers Union Insurance, Jamestown, ND
Noel and Judith Fedje, Fargo, ND
Dr. and Mrs. Calvin K. Fercho, Fargo, ND
Dr. Marcus and Margaret Fiechtner,
Bismarck, ND
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Dr. David R Field and Mrs. Sherri Field,
Bismarck, ND
Dr. Walter and Carolyn Frank, Bismarck, ND
John Gast, Fargo, ND
C. Marie Gooch, Minot, ND
Bernie Goodman, Grand Forks, ND
Arthur Greenberg, Grand Forks, ND
Thomas and Barb Groutt, Minot, ND
Revs. Carl and Mary Hansen,
Thief River Falls, MN
John and Suzanne Harris, Fargo, ND
Jonathan and Maniphone Haug,
Grand Forks, ND
Verlin Hinsz and Magdalene Chalikia,
Fargo, ND
R. Joseph Hoefs, Grand Forks, ND
John and Mikey Hoeven, Bismarck, ND
Ruth Iversen, Sidney, MT
Christie Iverson and Greg Wentz,
Bismarck, ND
Michael and Debra Jensen, Glenburn, ND
Mary Ann Johnson, Bismarck, ND
Phyllis Johnson, Grand Forks, ND
Dr. Sharon Ervin Johnson, Minot, ND
Beverly Kadrmas, Dickinson, ND
Keith Kallberg, Stanley, ND
James D. Kertz, Fargo, ND
Richard and Audrey Kloubec, Fargo, ND
Rob and Libby Knotts, Lambert, MT
Todd and Susan Lahaise, Fargo, ND
Carol Jean Larsen, Bismarck, ND
M. Linton, Winnipeg, MB
Magnum Manufacturing LLC, Amenia, ND
Deb Mathern, Fargo, ND
Bill McCaughey, Emerson, MB
Rosalie Mozinski, Thief River Falls, MN
Drs. Douglas and Laura Munski,
Grand Forks, ND
Jerry and Jean Newborg, Bismarck, ND
Nilles Law Firm, Fargo, ND
Lee and Valerie Nordin, Grand Forks, ND
David Nygaard, Bowman, ND
Paul and Anne Nyren, Garrison, ND
Dr. Wayne and Linda Paquin, Winnipeg, MB
John Q. Paulsen, Fargo, ND
Tim and Claudette Peterson, West Fargo, ND
Ian and Donna Plant, Winnipeg, MB
Arlette and Richard Preston, Fargo, ND
Evelyn Putnam, Jamestown, ND
Laurence and Vi Reimers, Jamestown, ND
John and Kathi Risch, Bismarck, ND
John and Jean Rockey, Winnipeg, MB
Dennis and Anita Rohde, New Town, ND
Dean and Mary Schieve, Lakeville, MN
Bill and Mary Schlossman, Fargo, ND
William and Anna Jane Schlossman Fund
of the Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation,
as directed by Bill Schlossman
Mary and Richard Scott, Winnipeg, MB
Mavis Self, Winnipeg, MB
Tom Steen and Carol Cook, Grand Forks, ND
Rodney Steiman and Pauline Wood Steiman,
Winnipeg, MB
Karen Stoker, Fargo, ND
Ken and Nola Storm, Fargo, ND
Reeh and Pamela Taylor, Winnipeg, MB
Dave Thompson, Bismarck, ND
Alan D. and Phyllis Ann Thoren Fund through
The Winnipeg Foundation, Winnipeg, MB
Joyce and Sidney Waldron, Winnipeg, MB
Susan and Bob Wefald, Bismarck, ND
Patricia and Kenneth Zealand, Winnipeg, MB
Anonymous, Anchorage, AK
Anonymous, Winnipeg, MB (4)
Anonymous, Lambert, MT
Anonymous, Bismarck, ND (2)
Anonymous, Fargo, ND
Anonymous, Grand Forks, ND
Anonymous, Jamestown, ND (2)
Anonymous, Minot, ND
If we have inadvertently omitted or incorrectly acknowledged your support,
please contact us at 800-359-6900, ext. 510.
Visionary Circle Support
Visionary Circle was developed
as a way to honor those who
have demonstrated visionary
philanthropic leadership and
cumulative lifetime giving of
$25,000 or more in support of
Prairie Public’s services.
Prairie Public is grateful for the steadfast,
substantial commitment of these Visionary
Circle members.
Bequests
During fiscal year 2012, the following
honored Prairie Public with gifts in their
estates. With deep regard, we remember
these friends for their special commitment
to sustaining Prairie Public for future
generations.
Estate of Ennis Andersen
Estate of Alice L. Marks
Estate of Perry J. Ross
Joyce and Margaret Beggs, Winnipeg, MB
Endowment:
Funding the Future
Founders • $25,000
Board-Directed Endowment Fund
Stewards • $50,000
Gloria Anderson, Fargo, ND
Bill Battershill (deceased), Winnipeg, MB
Kent Conrad and Lucy Calautti,
Washington, DC
Noel and Judith Fedje, Fargo, ND
Dr. and Mrs. Calvin K. Fercho, Fargo, ND
Walter and Carolyn Frank, Bismarck, ND
Dr. Rosanne Gasse, Brandon, MB
Jane Groves, Winnipeg, MB
Richard and Barbara Owens, Minneapolis, MN
John and Rebecca Petrik, Bismarck, ND
Al and Carol Samuelson, Bismarck, ND
Richard and Mary Scott, Winnipeg, MB
Gus and Mary Staahl, Fargo, ND
Jack Trueman, La Salle, MB
T. L. Donat Legacy Circle
Prairie Public extends special
appreciation to members of
the T. L. Donat Legacy Circle.
Named for Dr. Ted Donat,
Prairie Public’s founder, the
Legacy Circle provides an
opportunity for donors to leave
a thoughtful legacy to our region
by making a provision for Prairie Public in
their wills or through other estate gifts.
Gloria Anderson, Fargo, ND
Geoff Chambers, Winnipeg, MB
Revs. Carl and Mary Hansen,
Thief River Falls, MN
Paul Hunter, Winnipeg, MB
Carol Jean Larsen, Bismarck, ND
Barbara Owens, Minneapolis, MN
Richard Owens, Minneapolis, MN
Layton Raaen, Fargo, ND
Alan D. and Phyllis Ann Thoren Fund,
Winnipeg, MB
Anonymous, Scottsdale, AZ
Anonymous, Surry, BC
Anonymous, Brandon, MB
Anonymous, Winnipeg, MB (2)
Anonymous, Moorhead, MN
Anonymous, Sabin, MN
Anonymous, Fargo, ND (4)
Anonymous, Grand Forks, ND (2)
Anonymous, Kenmare, ND
Anonymous, Minot, ND
Anonymous, Richardton, ND
Anonymous, Towner, ND
If you have provided for Prairie Public
Broadcasting in your will or other estate
plans, please let us know. By doing so, you
will help us to plan for the future and will
allow us to thank you for your outstanding
commitment to the mission of public
broadcasting.
This fund, established in fiscal year 2007, is
comprised of unrestricted assets allocated to
the fund in accordance with policies adopted
by Prairie Public’s board of directors. The
purpose of the fund is to provide long-term
general support to meet the financial needs
of Prairie Public. The fund is managed by
Bremer Trust based upon the investment
policies approved by Prairie Public’s board of
directors. On September 30, 2012, the fund
had a balance of $881,032.
Permanently Restricted
Endowment Funds
Through endowed gifts from many sources,
Prairie Public has established endowment
funds at the three foundations listed below.
These professionally managed funds provide
annual interest income that helps ensure
the future of Prairie Public and enhance
the quality of programming, education
services, and outreach it provides to those
in our region.
Prairie Public recognizes these foundations
for managing the funds at their institutions
and thanks all donors who have established
or contributed to these endowed funds.
Endowment funds are listed below, as well as
endowment gifts of $25,000 or more.
Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation
Fargo, North Dakota
Dennis L. Falk Local Production Fund
Lucien C. Barnes and Edna Barnes Fund,
a component of the
Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation
Prairie Public Broadcasting Endowment Fund
North Dakota
Community Foundation
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck Prairie Public Television Fund:
Ruth Landfield
Otto Bremer Foundation
Bremer Banks Prairie Public Television Fund
Prairie Public Television Fund
The Winnipeg Foundation
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Prairie Public Television Programming
Endowment Fund:
Anonymous Donor
Prairie Public Television (Manitoba), Inc.
Endowment Fund
If we have inadvertently omitted or incorrectly acknowledged your support,
please contact us at 800-359-6900, ext. 510.
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Sponsor Support
AARP North Dakota
Abbey Antiques & Art
Altru Health System
Amazing Grains
American Diabetes Association
Ancestry.ca
Association of Manitoba Museums
Avant Hair & Skin Care Studio
Bank of North Dakota
Bartlett & West
Basin Electric Power Coop
Bell State Bank & Trust
Benedictine Health System
Bismarck Sewing & Quilting
Bismarck-Mandan Civic Chorus
Bismarck-Mandan Symphony
Blue Cross Blue Shield/Noridian
Blue Moose Bar and Grill
BNSF Railway Foundation
Bremer Bank
Calm Air
Carellan Sewing Centre
Children’s Dental World
Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba
Colortech Holdings, LLC DBA Knight Printing
Corydon Cycle and Sports
Creative Kitchen
Curtis Tanabe, DDS
Dakota Stage Ltd.
Dan’s Supermarket
DFC Consultants, Ltd.
DIY Wood Studio
Dot US
EAPC
Edward Jones
Elim Rehab & Care Center
Eventide
Fair Hills Resort
Family Vision Clinic
Fargo Moorhead Visual Artists-Studio Crawl
Fargo Psychiatric Clinic
The Fort Garry Hotel
Frontier Americana of Fargo
Gate City Bank
Great River Energy
Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre
Happy Harry’s Bottle Shops
Harmon Glass Doctor
Hartz Foundation
Heart Institute of ND
Helenske Design Group
High Plains Reader
Holiday Inn Fargo
Horizons Magazine
Hornbacher’s Foods
Humphry Inn & Suites
Inn at the Forks
J & R Vacuum & Sewing Centers
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Prairie Public thanks the following for
investing $1,000 or more in underwriting
support for television and radio program
services in fiscal year 2012.
J.W. Pepper
Jade Presents
JAQ’S Garage
Leonard Street & Deinard
Lundeen Foundation/
Victor Lundeen Company
Mainstay Suites
Manitoba Opera
Minot Prairie Quilters
Minot State University
Minot Symphony Orchestra
Mojo
NDSU Division of Fine Arts
NDSU University Relations
Nodak Mutual Insurance Co.
North Dakota Association
of Rural Electric Cooperatives
North Dakota Education Association
North Dakota Living
North Dakota Wheat Commission
Otter Tail Power Company
Park Christian School
Ramkota Hotel of Bismarck
Retina Consultants Ltd.
Rhombus Guys
River City Jewelers
Roberts Floral & Gifts
Rotary District 5580
Sanford Health
Scan Design
Sleepy Hollow Summer Theatre
The Spence Law Firm
Spirit Room
St. Alexius Medical Center
St. John’s Ravenscourt
Sutton Smithworks Ltd.
Today’s Giving Magazine
Touchmark
Travel Manitoba
True North Sports & Entertainment Ltd.
UND Chester Fritz Auditorium
United Automotive Tech Center
United Tribes Technical College
University of Mary
Urgent Med
Valley Imports
Via Rail Canada Inc.
Vogel Law Firm
West Acres Shopping Center
Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion
Widmer Roel PC
Williston Daily Herald
Winnipeg Airports Authority
Winnipeg Convention Centre
Winnipeg Railway Museum
Xcel Energy
Zandbroz Variety
Zuger, Kirmis & Smith
If we have inadvertently omitted or incorrectly acknowledged your support,
please contact us at 800-359-6900, ext. 536.
Additional Support
A broad base of individual, corporate,
and foundation support generates
substantial municipal, state, and
federal support for Prairie Public’s
services. Funds support operations,
capital improvements, and specific
outreach programs and productions.
Prairie Public received support from the
following in fiscal year 2012.
AARP
AIR, the Association of Independents in
Radio, Incorporated, with financial
support from the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting, the Wyncote Foundation,
the John D and Catherine T MacArthur
Foundation, and the National Endowment
for the Arts.
Altrusa International of Fargo
Bell State Bank and Trust
Berdie and Irvin Cohen Memorial Fund
through the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba
David and Ruth Borlaug
Bremer Bank
Mr. Robert Chabora
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Devils Lake Basin
Joint Water Resources Board
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Energy and Environmental
Research Center—U.S. Department
of Energy NETL Program
Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation
Fargo, Moorhead, and West Fargo
through an Arts Partnership grant
A. Flegel
Gate City Bank
Germans from Russia
Cultural Preservation Society
Dr. Gerald H. Groenewold
Jewish Foundaton of Manitoba
Kohl’s
Carol Jean Larsen
Lignite Energy Council
Maria Kaiser MacTavish
Michael M. Miller
Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
North Dakota Association
of Community Partners
North Dakota Council on the Arts
North Dakota Humanities Council
North Dakota State University
Otto Bremer Foundation
of St. Paul, Minnesota
PCOR Partnership
Public Broadcasting Service
Dr. Donald C. Schenk
State of Minnesota
State of North Dakota
Daniel Stenberg
Reeh and Pamela Taylor
United Sugars Corporation
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rural Utilities Service
University of Manitoba
University of North Dakota
The Winnipeg Foundation—
R. A. Sam and Marie Fabro Family Fund
The Winnipeg Foundation—
Alan D. and Phyllis Ann Thoren Fund
Ken and Pat Zealand
Matching Support
Your gift to Prairie Public helps
us to qualify for matching grants
from sources including the National
Endowment or the Humanities.
When you make a contribution to
Prairie Public, it is often matched
dollar-for-dollar by these grants. If
you do not wish your contribution to
be matched by eligible grant funds,
please contact us.
In addition, many businesses match
contributions made to Prairie Public.
We salute the companies listed below
that matched contributions made by
their employees.
American Crystal Sugar Company
Archer Daniels Midland Company
AXA Foundation
Baker Hughes Foundation
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation
The Home Depot Foundation
IBM Corporation
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Otter Tail Corporation
The Prudential Foundation
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
U.S. Bancorp
The Washington Post Company
Many Prairie Public local television productions
are funded in part by the following:
Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund with money
from the voters on November 4, 2008, North Dakota
Council on the Arts, North Dakota Humanities Council,
and by the members of Prairie Public. Thank you!
If we have inadvertently omitted or incorrectly acknowledged your support,
please contact us at 800-359-6900, ext. 510.
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Television
Radio
Bismarck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Crookston/Grand Forks . . . . . . .
Dickinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Devils Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ellendale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grand Forks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Minot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Williston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manitoba, Canada . . . . . . . . . . .
Bismarck . . . . . . . . . 90.5 fm
Beach . . . . . . . . . . . 91.9 fm
Bowman . . . . . . . . . 91.9 fm
Crosby . . . . . . . . . . . 91.9 fm
Devils Lake . . . . . . . 91.7 fm
Dickinson . . . . . . . . 89.9 fm
Fargo . . . . . . . . . . . 91.9 fm
Grand Forks . . . . . . . 89.3 fm
Grand Forks . . . . . . . 90.7 fm
Hettinger . . . . . . . . . 91.9 fm
Jamestown . . . . . . . 91.5 fm
Minot . . . . . . . . . . . 88.9 fm
Thief River Falls . . . . 88.3 fm
Tioga . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.9 fm
Williston . . . . . . . . . 88.7 fm
Williston . . . . . . . . . 89.5 fm
Plentywood MT . . . . . 91.9 fm
Winnipeg MB Via MTS Cable
KBME-DT
KCGE-DT
KDSE-DT
KMDE-DT
KJRE-DT
KFME-DT
KGFE-DT
KSRE-DT
KWSE-DT
Via cable
With additional digital capabilities, Prairie Public
broadcasts four program streams. Viewers who
use a rooftop antenna receive all four. Viewers
who use cable, dish, or satellite services will
receive Prairie Public’s primary schedule, and
one or more additional program streams.
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World Nonfiction, science, nature, news,
and public affairs programs.
Listeners can choose from Prairie Public’s
two radio formats and can access
both schedules with an HD radio
or online at www.prairiepublic.org.
The MN Channel Programs produced in
and about North Dakota, Manitoba,
Minnesota, and the region.
Roots, Rock, and Jazz Public radio’s
signature news and entertainment
programs and a diverse schedule
of roots, rock, and jazz music.
Lifelong Learning How-to, travel, cooking,
and K-12 classroom programs.
Classical Public radio’s signature news and
entertainment programs and a diverse
schedule of classical and opera music.
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