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report to the community 2011
john danis
chair board of trustees
david fogarty
president & ceo
welcome to public media connect and our 2011 report to the community
public media connect
board of trustees officers
john danis chair
al leland jerry kathman vice chairs
bradley mays treasurer
david hoguet secretary
david fogarty president & ceo
trustees
sharon birkett
stephen black
edwina blackwell clark
evelyn cole
bryan dunn ex officio
diane ewing
sen richard finan
stephen freeze
jim goubeaux
marcia humes
lorrence kellar
dr tom lasley
dr mitchel livingston
marc martens
pavan mediratta
maria molina
bob nevin
alisa poe
charlie powers
david rozek
randi thomas
susie woodhull
to our viewers members partners and supporters these remain challenging times for many in our communities as we approach a year filled with the issues of governance and the divisiveness of national politics we must remind ourselves that there are stories to be told lessons to be learned and culture to be celebrated after all how we communicate about the issues we face together the culture we share and the education we need remains fundamental to our future they are also fundamental to the mission of your public media organizations cet and thinktv just over two years ago thinktv and cet joined together in a unique partnership to serve our region public media connect our regional organization is committed to serve the local communities that our three public broadcasting stations have served for decades the partnership has strengthened our service to you offered opportunities to share and build new capabilities your support makes our mission possible and available to everyone in our community we recognize our responsibility to be stewards of your generosity and investment in a public media service designed to enlighten educate inform and engage with the remarkable communication technologies of our times as we look to the future it is those partnerships and that support which allow us to engage our community tell the stories of our rich heritage celebrate the talents among us and provide educational resources for our children all of this delivered to you your home and schools using technology to keep us connected on-air on-line and on-demand thank you all the best john danis david fogarty chair board of trustees president & ceo
ignite your imagination
public media connect is an innovative regional joint venture established to grow the local services of cet public media cincinnati and thinktv public media dayton through shared tools and resources together we serve 1 4 million plus households and more than 3 5 million people cet and thinktv are community resources we are an incubator for new ideas a hub for learning a window to the arts and a platform for public discourse we bring award winning programs educational initiatives and community engagement projects into homes and classrooms throughout southwest ohio and the tri-state region from american experience to masterpiece from sesame street to antiques roadshow to special productions from the metropolitan opera to the extraordinary tales of history from ken burns we continue to serve our communities as its largest classroom public stage and trusted source for public affairs and informational programming just as importantly we are your local public media organizations telling our community stories hearing the voices of our neighbors and affecting the lives of thousands of learners of all ages local stories for our community
public media connect is committed to telling the stories of our community thinktv and cet produced a variety of broadcast and on-line programming and content that celebrated the people places and cultural heritage of southwest ohio and the tri-state region cet arts
this year public media connect expanded its local arts content to include locally hosted programs and arts programming spotlighting both performers and performances in southwest ohio community support provided the funding that allowed us to increase local programming for this unique channel cincinnati parks
cet continued its celebration of cincinnati parks with two sequels to its 2009 production of cincinnati parks emeralds in the crown ” eden park cincinnati’s garden of eden” traces the history of eden park and ault park emerald in the crown” chronicles the history architecture and beauty of the park located in cincinnati’s mount lookout neighborhood our ohio
thinktv continued the weekly series about the buckeye state for a sixth season in addition to the weekly magazine format we premiered two half-hour our ohio special programs our farm ” profiles a family farm in perry county ohio and standing oaks ” looks at the affect market volatility has had on one local farm our ohio” is broadcast on public television stations statewide other ongoing local productions include cet’s focus a continuing current affairs series airing the first two thursdays of the month and viewfinder a monthly interview series hosted by cincinnati film director and producer alphonzo zo” wesson focusing on the work of local independent filmmakers in addition to local series’ and long-form special presentations thinktv and cet produced and presented several local productions that complimented national programs included in the pbs arts fall festival local pieces showcased the cincinnati and dayton ballets the cincinnati and dayton operas an artsworks mural in cincinnati stivers school for the arts and more beowulf the prince of the geats
several cincinnatians are featured in this film adaptation of the classic tale the starling chamber orchestra in austria
the starling chamber orchestra performs selections from bach schuman and mozart in this 20th anniversary concert performing arts digital future
a partnership with experts from cincinnati’s college conservatory of music opera america and the cincinnati opera portrait of an artist in residence steve bognar
a look at the video artist in residence project at tussing elementary school in pickering ohio jay ungar & molly mason and friends in concert
concert to support the harriet beecher stowe house opera goes to church
an evening of gospel sacred jazz and classical music featuring cincinnati opera artists soprano jacqueline a echols tenor steven cole mezzo-
soprano stacey rishoi bass gustave andreassen and the college hill community choir this little light of mine
a tribute to groundbreaking african american opera legends marian anderson and leontyne price written by and starring soprano andrienne danrich trusted on-line destinations
at public media connect we bring local and national resources including those from pbs home to our viewers we use the power of cetconnect org and thinktv org to keep our viewers informed distribute materials to educators and encourage conversation cet express
barbara kellar hosts this weekly on-line interview program featuring notable people in the greater cincinnati community capturing the voices an oral histories project
this on-line project was developed to capture and archive the stories of the distinguished people who have made and continue to make greater cincinnati a remarkable place to live pbs org arts
pbs recognized cet’s long association with the arts in the greater cincinnati area by featuring the station on its award-winning web site pbs org arts highlights included information and videos from cet arts cet express capturing the voices and speakup for the arts a toolkit for arts advocacy on-line classroom
nowhere else will educators and care providers find on-line tools and resources that meet the needs of 21st century learners our digital media platforms offer rich content from research-based instructional resources all correlated to state and national curriculum standards cove video player
public media connect continues to expand the on-demand on-line video available to you with award-winning pbs cet and thinktv content social media
cet and thinktv use social media tools including twitter facebook youtube and itunes u to communicate with viewers educators and childcare providers classrooms come to life
american graduate cet along with project partners cincinnati public schools cincinnati youth collaborative strive parents for public schools and cincinnati public radio are developing innovative solutions that will help more students graduate from high school cet secured a grant of $100 000 from cpb to work with cincinnati public schools and other partners to address the dropout crisis learning for the digital age this professional development initiative for ohio’s k-12 administrators and teachers explores the role of technology in supporting critical thinking problem solving teamwork and communication the skills students need to be effective in today’s classroom and tomorrow’s workplace growing up wild
a new series of early learning workshops for educators parents and child care providers that teaches participants to use the outdoors as a classroom for math language arts science art health and music lessons stem
the stem career lab designing your future is a multimedia classroom resource that introduces students in grades 11-12 to three exciting new stem career fields virtual reality human performance and architecture pbs learning media
pbs and wgbh public television in boston along with cet and thinktv partnered to launch pbs learningmedia a new public media education platform offering the best public media content available to teachers and students in southwest ohio at no cost early childhood workshops
workshops for childcare providers educators and parents that help reinforce literacy and school readiness and offer information about children’s health and wellness are ongoing each year our on-site workshops reach thousands of childcare providers and parents itv broadcasts thinktv and cet continue to broadcast a block of instructional television itv programs for use in k-12 classrooms and professional development for educators during the school year september-may television can be good for children it’s the programs that make a difference 70 of all pre-school children watch thinktv and cet we are trusted by their parents many children begin their learning on public television shows like super why and martha speaks increase kids’ vocabulary and literacy skills and pre-school age children who watch sesame street read more and earn higher grades in english math and science when they get to high school cet and thinktv are southwest ohio and the tri-state region’s largest classrooms providing resources and learning tools for children adults and educators from pre-school through college and beyond events and outreach we are on your television and computer screens but we also meet with you in the community hundreds have joined us for special events community forums and educational workshops we hope in the coming year to see them again and that you will join us too reach into the community
community engagement is at the core of public media connect’s mission funding
total 2011 revenue $11 744 600 government funding 24 $2 817 800 community funding 35 $4 134 700 project funding 6 $745 100 earned 10 $1 145 000 capital 1 $123 400 investments 4 $514 800 in-kind donations 19 $2 263 800
total 2011 expense $11 495 700 program ed services and production 46 $5 275 400 technical and engineering services 21 $2 358 000 promotion and marketing 5 $594 100 fundraising 13 $1 527 900 general and administrative 15 $1 740 300 excluding depreciation
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dayton ohio 45402
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cet
1223 central parkway
cincinnati oh o 45214
www cetconnect org
think tv network
110 south jefferson s re t
dayton ohio 45402
www thinktv org
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