KSPS Mission VOLUNTEERS MAKE KSPS RUN KSPS

INCOME – $6,050,809
Friends of KSPS _________________________ 65%
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Grant_ 18%
WSU Operating Grant ____________________ 4%
Spokane Public Schools__________________ 2%
National Institute of Corrections grant ____ 5%
CABLE/PEG Operating Grants ____________ 3%
Other __________________________________ 3%
EXPENSES – $6,050,809
Programming/Production/Operations/Capital
69%
Member Services
11%
Fund Raising
13%
Administration
7%
VOLUNTEERS MAKE KSPS RUN
This year over 600 volunteers contributed nearly 6,000 hours of
service to KSPS—including staffing our reception desk each weekday,
taking calls during the membership campaigns, keeping our database
up to date, serving on our board of directors, packing and mailing and
serving as hosts of our on-air membership campaigns. We appreciate —
and depend on — their dedicated support.
KSPS Honors Volunteer Mary Rush
The 2013 Volunteer of the Year is Mary Rush. Mary
first came to us in 2010 as a pledge telephone
volunteer. She has been helping out ever since, handling
complicated work such as supervising telephone
volunteer groups during membership campaigns.
Everyone enjoys her cheery demeanor and
her unflagging determination to get the job
done well. Mary believes that volunteering
is a way to spread the word about KSPS and
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its positive programming. Not only is she
an inspiring volunteer, she is a contributing
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member to the station. Mary exemplifies the
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best in the volunteer spirit that keeps KSPS
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running strong.
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KSPS Mission
KSPS Public Television enriches
lives and communities through
quality programs and services
that educate, inform, engage and
inspire a lifetime of learning and
exploration.
A LETTER FROM GARY STOKES KSPS General Manager
As you can see from reading this report, it’s been a busy year for your
Friends at KSPS: 26,280 hours of television across three channels; and
nearly four million dollars raised in support of the mission to bring you
the best in PBS and KSPS programs including PBS NewsHour, Daniel
Tiger, Northwest Profiles and Downton Abbey. And after nearly 50 years
of being part of Spokane Public Schools, KSPS is now on its own, working
to be the best partner to Spokane and all of the communities we serve —
from Moses Lake to Missoula, from Coeur d’Alene to Calgary, from East
Wenatchee to Edmonton.
While we’ve had some changes and challenges this year, our goal remains the same: to
enrich lives and communities through quality programs and services that educate, enlighten
and inform, inspiring a lifetime of learning and exploration.
This report reflects our successes in those areas but none of it would be possible without
your support. Your generosity continues to amaze and inspire us to do more. And as we all
begin this new adventure, your help will be even more important.
As you can see, nearly 70% of the funds to support the station come from our Friends…
viewers and members like you. You provide the dollars to procure and produce the
programs, to maintain and improve the infrastructure and to help ensure that we’ll continue
growing and learning right along with you and your family.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to be part of your life and your home…thank you
for supporting our people and our programs…and most importantly thank you for another
year of doing what we love…for those who love what we do.
Sincerely,
2012-2013 Friends of KSPS Board of Directors
(through August 2013)
Leo Stevens, President
Jeff Adams, Co-Treasurer
Clint Marvel, Co-Treasurer
Marvin Reguindin, Secretary
Roberta Brooke, Immediate Past President
Mark Anderson, Ex Officio
Sue Chapin, Spokane Public Schools Representative
Bob Morrison, Calgary Representative
Mary Phillips-Rickey, Edmonton Representative
Mike Adolfae
Mary Brown
KSPS Public Television
Pati Dahmen
Gary
Stokes,
General Manager
Mary Joan Hahn
Friends of KSPS
Kelly Konkright
Dawn
Bayman,
Director
of Development
Rosemary Selinger
Sandra Kernerman, Director of Special Gifts
Debbie Simock
Steve Walther
Scott Tindall, Director of Member Services
2012-2013 Highlights
September 2012 – August 2013
KSPS Productions: Serving our Communities
Northwest Profiles celebrated its 26th season with inspiring stories of people in the
Northwest and Canada. Hosted by Lynn Veltrie.
Health Matters, television for life helped viewers with new health information provided by
local medical professionals .
Fit Kids – To help combat the childhood obesity epidemic, we continued our campaign of
catchy nutrition and fitness messages aimed at children and their parents. Watch them each
day between our children’s programs.
Election Coverage – We produced debates and informational messages about issues
impacting greater Spokane.
Sit and Be Fit – With Senior fitness expert Mary Ann Wilson RN, we produced an all-new
season of programs seen on stations across North America and every weekday on KSPS.
Educating Spokane – information about issues
impacting Spokane Public Schools.
Community Outreach
FitKids Day with Daniel Tiger – Over 500
children and their families enjoyed a day to
encourage an active, healthy lifestyle with the
FitKids and special guest Daniel Tiger.
Downton Abbey Preview Screening – Fans
enjoyed a fun event at the KSPS studios.
Rick Steves visit and lecture – Rick came for a lecture
at Gonzaga University in partnership with the Northwest Alliance
for Responsible Media. He also visited the KSPS studios to help raise
travel awareness and funding for KSPS.
Aquifer Outreach – In partnership with the Spokane Joint Aquifer Board, we educated
hundreds of school children about the need to protect our water source. KSPS also shared
the message of Aquifer awareness with thousands of middle school and high school students
through its participation in Math and Physics Day at Silverwood Theme Park.
Kids Day in Riverfront Park - Clifford, Daniel Tiger and Aquaduck
promoted learning and creativity.
Award-Winning Programs from PBS
25 Primetime Emmy nominations.
3 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards:
Masterpiece: Downton Abbey, Season 3 - Outstanding Music
Composition.
American Masters - Outstanding Directing for Non Fiction
Programming and Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.
2 Peabody Awards for programs Why Poverty? and Independent Lens: Summer Pasture.
News and Documentaries
45 nominations for the News and Documentary Emmy® Awards.
9 News and Documentary Emmy® awards Frontline, Nature and American Experience.
Children’s Programs
9 winners of the Daytime Emmy Awards including Sesame Street, Lidia’s Italy and WordGirl.