Report to the Community July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012 Detroit Educational Television Foundation
Educate • Entertain • Inspire In Partnership with Our Community
understanding the
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lifelong meaningful
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change
At Detroit Public Television, we believe in putting our local community first by sharing the power of media to help others achieve their goals. We revere the trust placed in us by our viewers and supporters and strive to ensure that our programs and services uphold the highest standards of:
Quality • Integrity • Independence • Impartiality We celebrate cultural differences and embrace diverse perspectives. We respect our audience’s intelligence and the time they spend with us. We are committed to lifelong learning, with a special emphasis on the development of young children.
engaging our community
Detroit Public Television in partnership with you
collective
impact
To Our Members, At Detroit Public Television, we often use phrases such as “understanding the issues,” “meaningful change” and “collective impact.” It’s because we believe that public media’s proper role is to be a neutral communication partner helping people and organizations achieve their goals. Our emphasis is on engaging our community and region to understand – and solve – important issues. If we can showcase Detroit’s success stories to a national audience, that’s even better. In these pages, you’ll read about our coverage of The Great Lakes Water and Mackinac Policy Conferences which reached far greater audiences beyond those in attendance. You’ll read about Arab American Stories, produced here and aired nationally to spotlight real people leading real lives. You’ll also see how public media helps artists, educators and people of all ages. Sometimes, though, we just want to be entertained. From Downton Abbey to our high-spirited production of Il Volo Takes Flight at the Detroit Opera House, to our live web and radio broadcasts of Detroit Symphony Orchestra concerts, we consistently give you the best seat in the house – and we do all of this in partnership with you. We’re grateful for the trust you place in Detroit Public Television and promise to work even harder to earn your continued support. Together, we can help others – especially our youngest viewers – discover the world, understand issues, engage in critical thinking,
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thrive
in
this
wonderful
enterprise
That, truly, demonstrates “collective impact.” Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Melonie Colaianne Chair, Board of Trustees
Rich Homberg President and CEO
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Lights, Camera, Action The Detroit Public TV production team is in perpetual motion as it creates programs that educate, entertain and inspire. On the Road
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DPTV’s digital production truck, unique in the region, was used this year to capture important events and great performances, including:
In partnership with Wayne State University, DPTV utilizes a TV studio in Detroit’s historic Maccabees building to tape episodes of Leaders on Leadership, American Black Journal and other productions as necessary. The studio even hosted a DPTV Board meeting in February to acquaint trustees with the space that once was home to “The Soupy Sales Show.” Look for our signage on Woodward Avenue just north of Warren Avenue.
• Great Lakes Now Water Conference (Cleveland, Ohio)
• Mackinac Policy Conference (Mackinac Island)
• Detroit Symphony Orchestra Concerts
• Detroit Economic Club Seminars
• Freedom Riders event at The Charles H. Wright Museum
• Children’s Hospital of Michigan Seminar
• Kid Rock live at Comerica Park
• Detroit Jazz Festival
• Detroit July 4th Fireworks (with WDIV)
• The Michigan Lottery
• High School Football Finals (Mt. Pleasant, Michigan)
At the Riley Broadcast Center In addition to the many programs produced for DPTV Media, our three studios in Wixom – the Bill & Patsy Smith studio; the Ford Motor Company studio; and Boll Family studio – were busy serving clients, with: • More than 100 episodes of Ask Dr. Nandi, featuring Troy gastroenterologist Dr. Partha Nandi • A 30-minute TV special, Caregivers Confronting the Care System for The Altarum Institute • Crossfire, a series of web-based continuing education video courses for medical professionals, produced for New York-based Peerless Health.
I just wanted to drop a line of th anks to whomev er is involved in th e program dire ction at DPTV. Most notably, fo r a few of the m usic-themed shows that have aired in the late night weekend slots as of late . I simply wanted to let you know these choices that were not going un noticed. DPTV provides an ex cellent alternat ive to the usua mindlessness of l major network programming, and I hope it co ntinues to thriv e and survive for man y years to com e. -Matt
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DPTV, thank you so much for the opportunity to see Il Volo. If it wasn’t for Detroit PBS, we probably would never had the chance to see these wonderful shows! We’ve always tried to support PBS and always will. Thank you again, and please keep up the GREAT C.
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Arts and Culture Detroit Public Television and WRCJ 90.9 FM give you a front-row seat to the world’s best performances. We also partner with local arts and cultural organizations to help them reach greater audiences.
Il Volo, Detroit Opera House and Michigan Opera Theatre A nationwide PBS hit this year was DPTV’s production of Il Volo Takes Flight, featuring the three amazing Italian teenage tenors in concert at the historic Detroit Opera House. DPTV’s successful launch landed Il Volo on the Billboard Classical Crossover music charts at #1, #2 and #9 for five consecutive weeks and in the hearts of millions of new fans. The special was a major fundraising success for PBS stations throughout America.
WRCJ 90.9 FM broadcast live all four operas presented by The Michigan Opera Theatre in 2011-2012. Each opera was preceded by a two-hour episode of MOT Unmasked which took listeners “under the hood” to learn more about the history and staging of that opera. Detroit Symphony Orchestra Through DPTV-produced webcasts and live radio broadcasts on 90.9 FM, more than 125,000 people in 75 countries were able to discover the musical excellence of our Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Other collaborations with the DSO included radio broadcasts of their Civic youth ensembles; episodes of DSO Unmasked to provide a greater understanding of DSO music and musicians; and WRCJ media sponsorship of the DSO Neighborhood Concert Series.
Arab American Stories 2012 saw the premiere of Arab American Stories, a 13-part series produced by Detroit Public TV to explore the diversity of the Arab American experience. NPR’s Neda Ulaby hosts each half-hour episode featuring Arab Americans making an impact in their community, their professions, their family or the world at large.
Detroit Public Schools Each month on WRCJ 90.9 FM, Detroit Public Schools presents four hours of programming showcasing DPS student and teacher talents and achievements. DPS students gain media production skills in creating the programs.
DPTV Media Detroit Public Television is a leading provider of fundraising specials for PBS stations throughout America. Our entertainment label, DPTV Media, discovers and presents popular and emerging musical artists and health and lifestyle experts. In addition to the smash hit Il Volo Takes Flight, musical specials this year included:
• Daniel O’Donnell Live from Nashville
• John Tesh Big Band Live
• Music of your Life: Les Brown, Jr. Band of Renown with vocalist Neil McCoy
Sphinx Organization
• Irish Rovers: Home in Ireland
In February 2012, DPTV and WRCJ broadcast the annual Sphinx Finals Concert, showcasing young Black and Latino classical music string players. The TV production went flawlessly despite a last-minute venue change due to a public utility mishap at the original concert hall. The DPTV production crew pulled all equipment, moved, and reset all cables, cameras and controls in the new facility within four hours!
• The Best of Soul Train
WRCJ also produced seven one-hour episodes of Sphinx Journeys, hosted by Aaron Dworkin, featuring classical music by Black and Latino composers and performers. The programs may be heard “on demand” at wrcjfm.org.
Detroit Performs.org Discover and experience art and cool events in southeast Michigan.
A. Marcus Belgrave B. Il Volo C. MOT Opera Pagliacci D. DSO Civic Youth Orchestra E. Arab American Stories Hoda Succar F. John Tesh G. Guest at WRCJ 90.0 FM instrument “petting zoo”
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Children and Education From getting kids “ready to learn” when they enter school to preventing students from dropping out of school before they graduate, Detroit Public Television is a trusted partner and valuable resource for educators, parents and young people. American Graduate American Graduate: Let’s Make it Happen is a multi-year public media initiative, supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), to help local communities identify and implement solutions to the high school dropout crisis. For Detroit Public TV, this means partnering with The United Way of Southeast Michigan and dozens of other community agencies to showcase success stories and provide resources for teachers, parents and students to keep kids in school. Activities this year included:
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• A series of Community Conversations throughout Southeast Michigan with teachers, parents and students to explore the future of education • A Teacher Town Hall, broadcast live on DPTV and on the web, to provide resources for teachers and students in middle and high schools • Partnering with StoryCorps for a series of video conversations between teachers and students • Producing Great Teachers, a one-hour special profiling a dozen Michigan teachers making a significant difference in students’ lives • Partnering with Newshour to create Student Reporting Labs in two Detroit-area schools to tell stories about why kids drop out and why they choose to remain in school. Students at Fraser High School won a student Emmy for their work on American Graduate • Partnering with Detroit’s Winning Futures to produce videos which help train educators who teach life skills to middle and high school students • The Graduation Celebration, on June 23, 2012, was a one-hour TV, web and social media special de- signed to share pathways to educational success. The program, with additional features, is available on demand at dptv.org.
Your programming has been crucial to my son’s development! From Dragon Tales (which we miss so much) to Martha Speaks. He has a love for science thanks to Sid. He uses “BIG” words and we are like where did you learn that word from? and he will reply “Sid, or Martha, or even Word Girl” thank you so much! - Walter Damon Banks
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Ready to Learn
Kids Club Live
Through 163 workshops in disadvantaged communities, Detroit Public TV’s Vernita Beverly distributed literacy tools and resources to more than 4,500 children and caregivers.
In June, everyone’s favorite purple dinosaur, Barney, joined DPTV again for the annual Kids Club Live as he sang and danced for several thousand children at the Royal Oak Farmers Market. Other attractions at the two-day event included arts and crafts, WRCJ 90.9 FM instrument “petting zoo,” PBS KIDS GO! characters, Raising Readers tent, goodies from Meijer, and health tips from Children’s Hospital of Michigan/DMC.
Additionally, DPTV participated in the launch of the Ready to Learn Transmedia Project, funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Partnering with Wayne RESA, DPTV distributed 50 iPads to more than 25 local partner organizations for the purpose of fostering greater use of PBS KIDS content and to research how technological platforms can improve student learning.
A. Guest at a SeussApalooza event B. - C. Guests at our Kids Club Live event D. Vernita Beverly (ctr.) with guests at a Ready to Learn event
Social Innovation Fund DPTV also received a grant to participate in The Social Innovation Fund, a program from the Corporation for National Community Service. Working with the Interfaith Leadership Council throughout Southeast Michigan, DPTV is seeking to demonstrate that short video lessons, delivered by volunteer facilitators in religious organizations, can be used to improve parenting skills, prepare children for kindergarten, and increase family literacy.
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Health and Wellness DPTV Media is a leader in creating specials for Public TV stations nationwide to help viewers live healthier lives. Innovation You with Dr. Jeff DeGraff University of Michigan professor Dr. Jeff Degraff is a business legend for his work with global corporations on revolutionary innovations. Now, in a new DPTV special, Innovation You, he’s revealing how the same lessons and principles can dramatically change your life.
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Healthy Aging, Naturally, with Dr. James Meschino Aching joints, chronic pain, cardiovascular disease and memory loss are all part of a long list of conditions associated with aging that can not only be treated but can be prevented. Dr. James Meschino has dedicated his life to studying how our bodies begin to shut down as we age and has identified solutions to promote healthy aging.
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Trial & Heirs: Protect Your Family Fortune Danielle and Andy Mayoras are legacy-expert attorneys who delight audiences with highly entertaining presentations, dishing the dirt on celebrity estate battles while dispensing important legal information to help people avoid family fights among their heirs.
The Doctor in the Mirror with Dr. Reed Tuckson You know your health needs better than anyone else, says Dr. Reed Tuckson. It all starts with looking in the mirror. In this special, Dr. Tuckson shares his knowledge and advice on how to become your own best health advocate.
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The End of Illness with Dr. David Agus Dr. David Agus dismantles misperceptions about what “health” really means. Presenting an eye-opening picture of the human body and the way it works—and fails—Dr. Agus shows us a new perspective on our health to achieve a long, vigorous life.
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DPTV...(all the way to us in British Columbia) is just the greatest of television stations! Your programming department does a really super job of discriminating what programming they are going to offer your viewers. I can imagine that this job takes a great amount of effort, and hope that you will pass on to those who do all this work for your viewers my personal applause and commendations!
- Arlene C.
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Addressing the Issues Detroit Public TV believes in using the power of public media to help people understand important issues and engage them to create positive outcomes for their communities. Great Lakes Week
Mackinac Policy Conference
In October 2011, an unprecedented number of government and private organizations responsible for management of the Great Lakes met in Detroit to explore issues and solutions for our region’s most precious resource. Thanks to funding from The Erb Family Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the International Joint Commission, DPTV used 15 cameras in six locations (and a small army of broadcast professionals) to provide:
For the second year in a row, Detroit Public TV collaborated with the Detroit Regional Chamber to provide gavel-togavel coverage of the May 2012 Mackinac Policy Conference. While 1,500 business, government and community leaders were on Mackinac Island to hear the speakers and panels, many thousands more benefitted from DPTV’s analysis and additional features available on-air or online. With generous support from The Center for Michigan, DTE Energy Foundation, Health Alliance Plan, The Masco Foundation, PVS Chemicals, and the University of Michigan Dearborn, Detroit Public TV was able to provide:
• 25 hours of C-SPAN-style coverage of conference speakers enhanced with interviews with notable scientists, government officials, and other partici- pants
• Live gavel-to-gavel coverage hosted by Christy McDonald and branded MiVote Mackinac. This content was broadcast live on DPTV Chan- nel 56.2 in Southeast Michigan and available world wide via a live internet stream
• Broadcast and distribution of a 30-minute wrap-up show each day of the three-day conference •
A webcast with live and on-demand coverage of conference events and speakers, including a keynote address by former Vice President Al Gore
• Mackinac Tonight, a 30-minute recap show each evening of the conference, aired on Channel 56 and fed via satellite to other broadcasters
• A mini-documentary about the major issues facing the Great Lakes •
• Special Mackinac editions of MiWeek and Under the Radar Michigan
Distribution to many organizations through television partnerships, embeddable video sharing, and the presence of partner journalists at the event. In all, Great Lakes Week was carried on-air or online by public television stations in 12 states reaching nearly 25% of America.
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• Free cut-and-paste streaming video player to any individual or organization interested in playing the live feed or on-demand content
In our view, this is a perfect example of how public media can help organizations achieve their goals by connecting them with larger audiences. The Association of Public Television Stations agreed, awarding Detroit Public Television one of only two awards for outstanding service in 2011.
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Expert Commentary from Nolan Finley from The Detroit News, Stephen Henderson of the Detroit Free Press and dozens of other journalists and statewide leaders
In all, portions of Detroit Public TV’s coverage of the Mackinac Policy Conference were carried on all major Detroit media organizations, TV stations throughout Michigan, and more than 300 websites worldwide.
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Affordable Care Act
In March, DPTV launched a new news/public affairs program to meet the community’s evolving need for journalism-focused context and perspective on the top news and issues affecting our region. MiWeek airs Friday nights and is anchored by veteran broadcast journalist Christy McDonald. Joining her each week for analysis are Nolan Finley, Detroit News editorial page editor, and Stephen Henderson, editorial page editor of the Detroit Free Press.
Through the fall of 2011, MiVote.org and Michigan Consumers for Healthcare joined forces to host a series of community conversations across Michigan. The goal was to help interested citizens learn more about the Affordable Care Act and the decisions facing Michigan’s lawmakers and government leaders. A 30-minute special, hosted by Christy McDonald, summarized those conversations and answered viewer questions about health care reform.
American Black Journal
Vital Signs
Now in its 45th year of weekly programs, American Black Journal is a window into American history. Today, the show continues to be a vibrant and provocative forum for newsmakers, celebrities and everyday people. Every Sunday, host Stephen Henderson introduces viewers to guests that shed light on Detroit’s people, politics and most pressing concerns.
Produced in cooperation with The Detroit Wayne County Health Authority, Vital Signs is a 30-minute program offering a first-person look at health issues in Southeast Michigan. The program — designed to be a pilot broadcast for a possible future series — introduced viewers to people, families, professionals and institutions dealing with issues of childhood mental health. This program, and many others, are available “on demand” at dptv.org.
Leaders On Leadership Hosted by Larry Fobes and produced in cooperation with the Wayne State School of Business, Leaders on Leadership explores the “craft” of leadership with CEOs of business and governmental organizations. A highlight of this past season was our interview with Michigan Governor Rick Snyder. Each show is taped with a studio audience of WSU business students, giving them up-close experience with successful leaders.
A. B. Nolan Finley, Christy McDonald, Stephen Henderson C. Featured guests at Mackinac Policy Conference D. Guest & UTR host Tom Daldin E. ABJ events with host Stephen Henderson
Applause to every one of you for working so hard to provide quality television DPTV is definitely a welcome oasis in a sea of cookie-cutter programming. - John Zadikian
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Thank You for Your Support.
Financial Results Detroit Educational Television Foundation Fiscal Year 2012 Statement of Activities Year Ended June 30 Balance Sheet June 30 2012 2011 2012 2011 Changes in Unrestricted Net Assets Revenues Individual contributions Retail product sales
Assets $8,980,192
$8,906,244
2,604,525
2,556,292
Local and national program productions
2,796,212
2,959,220
Corporate contributions
1,082,669
1,006,635
Corporation for Public Broadcasting grant
2,009,314
Foundation contributions Special events
Cash and cash equivalents
$4,400,848
$3,857,624
Investments 1,500,428 1,380,902 Accounts receivable, net
1,309,779
1,356,599
Pledges receivable, net
2,053,900
3,374,711
Inventory 250,338 347,097 Prepaid assets and other
440,807
437,406
1,688,794
Property and equipment, net
17,141,300
17,904,697
361,854
521,428
Total Assets
$27,097,400
$28,659,036
347,677
303,512
Liabilities and Net Assets
Facilities rental
816,722
883,353
Liabilities:
Capital campaign contributions
149,193
188,104
Accounts payable
$664,307
$662,451
Investment income
(40,752)
195,173
Net assets released from restrictions
839,820
905,929
Accrued liabilities Capital lease obligation
1,980,760 257,297
1,648,651 637,867
94,118
53,922
Long term debt
5,920,000
6,670,000
Total Liabilities
8,822,364
9,618,969
20,041,544
20,168,606
Unrestricted
17,668,598
18,056,371
Temporarily restricted
526,418
903,676
Permanently restricted Endowment
80,020
80,020
Miscellaneous income Total Revenues Expenses Program services: Production Engineering Broadcast Communications Total Program Services Supporting Services: Fundraising Administrative Total Expenses Increase/(Decrease) in Unrestricted Net Assets Changes in Temporarily Restricted Net Assets Contributions
6,957,311 1,943,689 4,109,221 862,199 13,872,420 4,547,124 2,009,773
6,203,275 1,911,286 4,197,912 923,415 13,235,888 4,664,696 2,192,543
20,429,317
20,093,127
(387,773)
75,479
462,562 1,425,850 (839,820)
Increase/(Decrease) in Temporarily Restricted Net Assets
(377,258)
519,921
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets
(765,031)
595,400
19,040,067
18,444,667
$18,275,036
$19,040,067
Net Assets - End of year
Total Net Assets
18,275,036
19,040,067
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$27,097,400
$28,659,036
Revenue Sources Fiscal Year 2012 Capital Campaign Contributions
1%
Special Events
Net assets released from restrictions
Net Assets - Beginning of year
Net Assets:
(905,929)
Corporate and Foundation Support
4%
Individual Support
2%
45%
7%
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Grant
10%
Program Productions
18%
Retail Product Sales
13%
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Facilities Rental and Other Funds
Because Minds Matter Capital Campaign $5,000,000+ George & Dolores Riley & The Riley Foundation
$1,000,000 - $4,999,999 Ford Motor Company Fund Frederick A. & Barbara M. Erb Foundation Kresge Foundation Samuel and Jean Frankel Foundation William H. & Patricia M. Smith Foundation
$500,000 - $999,999 Susan E. Cooper DTE Energy Foundation MASCO Corporation Jim & Ann Nicholson Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation Richard C. Devereaux Foundation
$250,000 - $499,999 Mrs. Lauraine A. Hoensheid Hudson Webber Foundation Gerhard P. Mayer
$100,000 - $249,999 Maggie Allesee & Bob Allison Mr. Henry Baskin Mr. & Mrs. William Clark Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Tarik & Helen Daoud General Motors George S. & Helen G. Deffenbaugh Foundation Dr. Ronald E. Goldsberry & Family John A. & Marlene L. Boll Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Vaughn & Stella Koshkarian Dana M. Locniskar Merrill Lynch Private Banking & Investment Group McGregor Fund Eugene A. & Lois A. Miller The Polk Family Stanley and Judith Frankel Family Foundation Kimberly & Ken Whipple Mr. & Mrs. William Wildner Ms. Helen B. Williams
Robert & Kathleen Rosowski Stephan Sharf & Patricia Finnegan Stephen & Phyllis Strome
$25,000 - $49,999 Betty Jean & Bob Awrey C. Leslie Banas & Dale Buras Lee & Floy Barthel Chuck & Joanne Ciuni Consumers Energy Foundation David & Jennifer Fischer Ronald J. Gagnon Gannett Foundation and the Detroit Free Press Mr. Jeffrey Groehn Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee Mrs. Ruthanne Kelly Leonard & Gail Kruszewski Mr. & Mrs. Arthur C. Liebler Jerry & Lee Lien Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Lis Meijer The Meyer & Anna Prentis Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Mich Maucine & Lloyd Reuss Ann Rosenthal Mrs. Susan Sarin Lois & Mark Shaevsky Mr. Howard Sherman UHY Advisors - Michigan Inc.
$10,000 - $24,999 Joel, Carol and Aaron Appel Mr. & Mrs. John Beran DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Dirty Dog Jazz Café Dr. Marj L. Field Rich & Tracey Homberg Ira & Brenda Jaffe Lyon Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James M. & Mary Beth Nicholson Ms. Shay Pendray Richard & Dawn Rassel The Skillman Foundation Mr. Frank D. Stella Gail & Lois Warden Wolverine Packing Co.
$5,000 - $9,999
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Acheson Agley Family Foundation $50,000 - $99,999 The Alperts, Dan, Doreen, Hilary & Neil Butzel Long Ms. Elaine R. Baker Clark Hill, PLC Ms. Mary R. Barnett Michael & Melonie Colaianne Ms. Jane Beam Mr. & Mrs. Darrell Cooper Dan & Tammy Berry Walter & Retha Douglas In memory of Eric Clark Dale & Bruce Frankel Carol L. Denton Mandell L. & Madeleine H. Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Edwards Berman Foundation The Marcia & Eugene Applebaum Mr. Patrick Fehring Mrs. Marianne Fey Miller Family Foundation & Mr. John Miller Margaret & Pierre Heftler Tavi Fulkerson Foundation Generation IV Charitable Trust Matilda R. Wilson Fund Raymond Howard Ms. Edna S. Newnan Richard & Margaret Johnson Dr. John W. Porter
Mr. Roger A. Kazanowski David & Martha Krehbiel Robert Liggett, Jr. Oliver Hatcher Construction Co. Mr. & Mrs. William Pulte Sage Foundation The Tamer Foundation Jim, Andy, Brent & Casie Vella Mr. Bert Whitehead
$2,500 - $4,999 Mr. Jim Abrams Mr. Jay Alix Mr. & Mrs. Steve Antoniotti Colliers International Kathy DenHeeten Dubrish & George Dubrish Kathleen & David Devereaux Jeff & Barbara Forster Mr. Allan D. Gilmour Kelley & Chad Hamilton In memory of Mildred L. Johnson James M. McNeely Anne Mervenne Fred & Wendy Nahhat Mr. Thomas Shafer Mr. & Mrs. William Shenefelt Mrs. Tara Y. Sinanan Trizec Real Services John & Louise Wenzel World Heritage Foundation - Prechter Family Fund Dr. & Mrs. Robert Wurtz Mary Lou Zieve
$1,000 - $2,499 Ms. Helena Adcock Jerry Alkoff Mr. William Alvin Mr. & Mrs. David Andrea Janice Anderson Ms. Suzanne L. Baber Mrs. Doris Bailo-Arms Dr. Richard Balon & Dr. Helena Balon Ms. Cindy Baumhart Mr. Richard W. Beck Mr. & Mrs. Peter Beer Mr. David Bell Ben N Teitel Philantrhropic Fund Ms. Cecilia Bickes Mr. Robert Bickley Mr. & Mrs. David Bir The Blucher Family Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brichford Ms. Nadine Brown Mr. Tom Brown Mrs. June M. Butler Mr. & Mrs. Ray Butters Kate Cahill Durak Ms. Andrea Cansfield Mrs. Alice Chorkey Ms.Trisha L. Cohn Mr. Byron Cooper Mr. Bruno F. Domzalski Basim Dubaybo Ms. Elizabeth Duhn Ms. Sarah Earley Ms. Ruth A. Goerge Mr. Tom J. Goldberg Mrs. Mary E. Griffin
Lee & Ellen Hall Mr. Rainy Hamilton, Jr. Steve & Roddie Harris Mr. & Mrs. Harold Haskew Mrs. Priscilla A. Hildum James & Lynelle Holden Fund Ms. Bettye L. Holland Miss Pat Hughes Ilitch Holdings, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Isherwood Mr. & Mrs. Richard Jessup Robert & Linda Johnson Ms. Patricia Kasiewicz Ms. Andrea Korobanik Mr. Paul Krynski Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Laurie Ms. Barbara R. Lentz Elmore & Christine Leonard Mrs. Carol Lowen Mrs. Dawanna Lynn Linda E. MacDonald Mr. & Mrs. John H. Mark Mr. Terry Martin Mr. Fred Matthaei Robert & Mary Michielutti Ms. Debbie Miesel Michael & Candi Mihalich Steve & Jill Miller Ms. Patricia A. Milliron Mr. Stanley Moore Ms. Rose P. Morandini & Mr. Bob Vrbensky Ms. Constance Moy Mr. Frank Moyer Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Nahm Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence O’Donnell Ms. Margot C. Parker Mr. Paul Pauline Ms. Jean A. Peyrat Mr. William F. Pickard Michael & Kimberly Porter Ms. Elaine Poznanski Mr. Brian Pratt Denny & Tracy Rivard Ms. Cynthia Robins Ms. Barbara A. Robinson Kevin B. Robinson Mr. Stephen J. Rogers Mr. Godfrey A. Ross Ms. Nancy Ross Farzad Rostamabadi Shamel & Sherry Rushwin Mr. & Dr. Timothy & Sharon Schafer Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schroeder Robert J. & Vicki L. Scott Mr. Alexander Shashko Ms. Minnie Shelby Ms. Colleen Sherman Jeffrey & Estelle Slopen Dr. & Mrs. Larry Sophiea Mr. H. F. Stern Mr. Michael J. Tahy The Technicom Group Miss Sandra Thomson Ms. Barbara Vaughn Mr. Martin Waskowski Ms. Janet Watkins Mr. & Mrs. Norman Weber Mary Williams Trisha Wolfe Ms. Daisy Wu Ms. Anne C. Zaragoza
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Detroit Public Television General Corporate Underwriters Alma College Ann Arbor Chapter American Guild Organists Ann Arbor Contata Singers Ann Arbor Symphony Arts Academy In The Woods Arts Beat & Eats Foundation Assumption Grotto BCBS Michigan Birmingham Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra Birmingham Concert Band Birmingham Temple B of A-Merrill Lynch BOGERT, T P - Ed Slott Advisor Caesar’s Windsor Cantata Academy Chorale Canterbury On The Lake Chamber Music at the Scarab Club Chamber Music Society of Detroit Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT Charles Wright Museum of African American History Chene Park The Right Productions Christ Church Cranbrook Christ Church Grosse Pointe Concordia University Cranbrook Music Guild Cultural Alliance of SE Mich Dana Locniskar & Assoc. Daoud Family Ltd Partnership Dearborn Symphony Orchestra Detroit Chapter American Guild Organists Detroit Concert Choir Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit Jazz Festival Detroit Masonic Theatre Company Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau Detroit Opera House Detroit Science Center Detroit Symphony Orchestra
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Detroit Theatre Organ Society Dirty Dog Jazz Café Eagle Mechanical Services LLC Edge Productions Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Elaine Kissel Inc Enterprise Charlotte Farmington Community Band Farmington Community Chorus Ferrous Processing & Trading Co First English Evangelical Lutheran Church First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham First United Methodist Church Birmingham Fisher Theatre Fort Street Presbyterian Church Foster Communications FOTO Fresh Farms Market FUNKY FERNDALE Art Show (Integrity Shows) Gem Theatre Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival Henry Ford Health Systems Honda North America Huron Valley Council for the Arts Jefferson East Business Association Kenwal Steel Corp. Kirk In The Hills KPMG Langford Men’s Chorus Livonia Symphony Orchestra Macomb Symphony Orchestra MANA (see BPW/PPI Persophen Production) Manresa Jesuit Retreat House Many Voices Margot European Day Spa MASCO Corporation Foundation META Metropolitan Detroit Chorale
Metropolitan United Methodist Church MGM Grand Detroit Michigan Equity Theatre Alliance Michigan Food & Bev Michigan Mineralogical Society Michigan Opera House Michigan Opera Theatre Michigan Philharmonic Michigan Shakespeare Festival Motor City Brass Band Motor City Casino MSU Community Music School Detroit North American Black History Museum Nardin Park United Methodist Church New Brunswick Fisheries Business Developement Oakland Choral Society Oakland University Music Theatre & Dance Olympia Entertainment Palace Sports & Entertainment Parade Company Planterra PNC Bank Pro Mozart Society of Greater Detroit Pro Musica Purple Rose Theatre PVS PVS Chemicals (Nicholson) Rackham Symphony Choir Rob Stone Books SANIFLO/PBM Schola Artium St John the Baptist Schoolcraft College SER Metro-Detroit Southern Great Lakes Symphony St. James Episcopal Church St. Paul’s Cathedral Strolling the Strip Tours Talmer Bank & Trust Tenors Unlimited ThinkTV/Woodrow Wilson Traffic Jam Troy Audio Tuesday Musicale of Detroit
Universal Music Distribution University Music Society University of Detroit Mercy University of Michigan School of Music Vanguard Voices Village Players of Birmingham Wal-Mart Fund Warren Symphony Orchestra Wayne County Community College Wayne State University Theatre Windsor Symphony Orchestra Woodcrest Investments LLC Woodward Camera
In Kind Corporate Sponsors Alma College American Data Security Inc Ann Arbor Contata Singers Ann Arbor Film Fest Ann Arbor Symphony Baronette Renaissance Birmingham Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra Buddy’s Pizza C & N Party Rental Cantata Academy Chorale Chamber Music Society of Detroit Concert of Colors Concordia Univ Chapel Holy Trinity Cranbrook Institute of Science Cranbrook Music Guild Dearborn Symphony Orchestra Detroit Concert Choir Detroit Masonic Theatre Co. Detroit Symphony Orchestra Detroit Theatre Organ Society Detroit Yacht Club Dirty Dog Jazz Café Edge Productions Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Farmington Community Chorus
First English Evangelical Lutheran Church First United Methodist Church Birmingham Fisher Theatre Fort Street Presbyterian Church FOTO FUNKY FERNDALE Art Show Gem Theatre Gerych’s Flowers Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival HOUR Magazine Huron Metro Parks Huron Valley Council for the Arts Inter Slice Jewish Community Center Langford Men’s Chorus Livonia Symphony Orchestra Manresa Jesuit Retreat House Michigan Mineralogical Society Michigan Shakespeare Festival Motor City Brass Band Music On The Plaza Norrth American Black History Museum Nardin Park United Methodist Church New Horizons Computer Learning Oakland Choral Society Oakland University Observer Eccentric Newspapers Olympia Entertainment Palace Sports & Entertainment Pro Mozart Society of Greater Detroit Schola Artium St John the Baptist Schoolcraft College Southern Great Lakes Symphony Sphinx Organization Tenors Unlimited TRADE FIRST University of Mich School of Music University Musical Society University of Detroit Mercy VEE Corporation Village Players of Birmingham Warren Symphony Orchestra
Wayne County Community College Wayne State University Theatre Wolcott Farms / Metro Parks
Special Event Sponsors
Access ACD Direct Acheson Family Foundation Alzheimer’s Association Ambrose Solutions Applebaum Foundation Beaumont Hospital Best & Friedrich LLP Bienenstock Nationwide Blue Cross Blue Shield Butzel Long Cambridge Consulting Center For Michigan City of Royal Oak Clark Hill Community Foundation Council of Michigan Foundations Deloitte - Chuck Cuini DMC Childrens Hospital DMW DIRECT DTE Energy Economic Club of Detroit Edward C Levy Co. e-Title Agency Inc. Frankel, Maxine & Stuart Foundation Ghafari Assoc LLC Greenleaf Trust Henry Ford Health System Hohauser & Assoc. Hospice of Michigan Huntington Bank Ilitch Holdings Inc. ITC Holdings Corp. Jaffee Raitt Heuer & Weiss KPMG (Johnston) Lee Steinberg PC Liebler Family Foundation Lis Family Fund Dana Locniskar & Assoc. Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller Manoogian Foundation MASCO Corporation Foundation Meijer Mercer Mich Bus Assn Prof Assn
Mich Bus Prof Assoc Michigan Colleges Foundation Michigan Food & Beverage Association Mizerowski Smith Oakland Community College Oakland County Oakland University Phone Bank Systems PVS Chemicals Redico LLC Schaevsky Family Foundation Schwartz Holdings LLC Sillman Enterprises Soverign Management Talmer Bank & Trust Telmus Capital UD Jesuit High School UM Dearborn Variety Wayne State University World Heritage Foundation WW Group (Weight Watchers)
Humane Society of Huron Valley International Joint Commission Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Kellogg Foundation MASCO Foundation Mich. Dept. Human Services Michigan Consumers for Healthcare Advancement Northwestern Michigan College PMP Fermentation Products PVS Chemicals, Inc. PVS Nolwood Chemicals Inc Sams, Betty Fund Talmer Bank & Trust Target Corporation United Way of SE Mich University of Michigan Dearborn US Environmental Agency Wagner Enterprise Inc.
Underwriters Through National Public Media Bank of America Great Lakes Brewing Honda Regional Marketing Lionsgate Theatrical Meijer Twentieth Century Fox U of M Health Systems Valero
Local Production Sponsors Access Ally Financial American Syrian Arab Cultural Association Animal Welfare Trust BASF Corporation Center for Michigan Chemical Education Foundation Dearborn Animal Shelter Delta Dept of Human Services DTE Energy Fifth Third Bank Health Alliance Plan
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Detroit Public Television Operating Support Corporations, Foundations and Individuals DPTV Foundation Grants Fred & Barbara Erb Family Foundation Benson & Edith Ford Fund Henry Ford II Fund Rodger A. Graef Foundation Clarence & Jack Himmel Foundation James & Lynelle Holden Fund Kresge Foundation Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation Sigmund & Sophie Rohlik Foundation H.W. Suter Foundation Two Seven Oh Inc. Hudson-Webber Foundation J. Ernest & Almena Gray Wilde Foundation
$25,000 - $99,000 Christine Beck & Dana M. Locniskar
$10,000 - $24,999 Acheson Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Maggie Allesee Ms. Mary R. Barnett & Mr. Barney Barnett Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. & Joanne Ciuni Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan George S. & Helen G. Deffenbaugh Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Morton Harris Mr. Jerrold M. Jung Ms. Lisa Lis & Mr. Hannan Lis Mr. & Mrs. James B. Nicholson Mr. Stephen R. Polk PVS Chemicals Mr. George F. Riley Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Rosen Mrs. Susan Sarin Dr. & Mrs. A. Paul Schaap Mr. & Mrs. Michael Simpson William H. & Patricia M. Smith Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William Wildner
$5,000 - $9,999 Mrs. Denise Abrash Dr. & Mrs. Joel Appel Mr. Scott Belveal & Ms. Jennifer Belveal Mr. & Mrs. Mandell Berman Mrs. June M. Butler Ms. Melonie Colaianne & Mr. J. Michael Colaianne Mr. & Mrs. James Danto Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Mr. Gordon Davies Mr. & Mrs. John Erb Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm & Lauren Fisher Henry Ford Health Systems Ms. Patricia A. Heftler ITC Holdings Corp Kenwal Steel Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Kirk & Kathy Martin Mr. Eugene A. Miller & Mrs. Lois A. Miller Oak Pointe Church Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rassel Ms. Beverly Reynolds Ghassan Sabb & Manal Saab Mr. & Mrs. Robert Shirock TLC Foundation
$1,000 -$4,999 ACD Direct Mr. & Mrs. James Aitken Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Alpert Mr. Daniel Angelucci Ms. Cheryl Apodaca & Mr. Bill Apodaca Ms. Gail R. Appel Mr. & Mrs. Brian Bachynski Ms. Elaine R. Baker Mr. Dale Buras & Ms. C. Leslie Banas Ms. Vicki A. Barker Mr. Melvin Batch Dr. Thomas W. Baumgarten Beaumont Hospital Mr. & Mrs. John Becker II Ms. Patricia M. Bell Mrs. Cecilia Benner Mr. & Mrs. John Beran Mrs. Dolores F. Bergin Mr. Brett Bernard
Mr. Richard J. Bingham Mr. Dwight L. Bogan Mr. & Mrs. James Bonahoom Mr. Bob Borst Dr. Henry Bowers Mr. & Mrs. Donald Brasie Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brichford Mr. & Mrs. Noel Brown Mrs. Maria Fontana-Brown Ms. Lisa Brosseau Mr. Henry Bryan Matthew & Michele Bucher Mr. & Mrs. Ronald F. Buck Michael & Geraldine Buckles Ray & Michele Butters Butzel Long Mrs. Carolyn A. Chapman Cambridge Consulting Group Mr. Spencer Chrisjohn Clark Hill, PLC Mrs. Charlene Clark Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Clark Cohn Family Philanthropic Fund Mrs. Carol Cohoon Ms. Theresa A. Comtois Ms. Susan E. Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Dallacqua Ms. Ruth Dalrymple Mr. Tarik S. Daoud & Mrs. Helen Daoud Mr. Ray Day Mr. Edward Deeb Mr. Louis Deperro, Jr. & Ms. Eva Deperro Ms. Eva Garza Dewaelsche Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Deb Dery DMW Direct Mr. & Mrs. Donald Dooley Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Drenikowski & Mrs. Eileen Drenik DTE Energy Corporation Mr. Clark Durant & Ms. Susan Durant Mrs. Irene E. Dzialak Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Eisenberg Dr. & Mrs. Brad Eisenbrey
Mr. Andrew Ten Eyck Mrs. Sylvia A. Fabrizio Mr. Patrick Fehring Ms. Kathleen Fieger Mrs. Shirley M. Flanagan Ms. Esther Floyd Mr. Jeff Forster Mr. & Mrs. Bruce H. Frankel Maxine & Stuart Frankel Foundation Mr. Ron Gagnon Ms. Margaret Gall Mr. Gene A. Gargaro, Jr. Mr. Joe Garrett Mr. & Mrs. Steve Gasper, Jr. Ms. Gay Givens Dr. Frank Nesi & Mr. Geoff Gladstone Ms. Norma Graves & Mr. Elvin H. Graves Mr. Dalos W. Grobe Mr. & Mrs. Mohammad Haghgooie Ms. Leona Hanselman Ms. Janice Harris Ms. Jacquelin C. Harvey Ms. Deborah Tyner & Rick Herman Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Hirt Mr. Lee Hodson & Mrs. Cathleen Hodson Mrs. Lauraine A. Hoensheid Ms. Chris Holmes Ritschard P. & Tracey Homberg Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Horwitz Hospice Of Michigan Mr. Willie Huling Mrs. Harriet H. Hull Huntington Bank Mr. Chris Ilitch Ilitch Holdings Inc. Mrs. Nancy Irish Mr. & Mrs. Ira Jaffe Mr. & Mrs. Richard Jessup The Gilmour-Jirgens Fund Mr. Stephen E. Johnston Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey Foundation Ms. Judy M. Judd Mr. Daniel J. Kehoe Mr. Herbert G. Kentta Mr. & Mrs. David King Mr. George E. King
The way I see it, your [DPTV] programming makes the most of today’s multimedia (audio, video, computer animation, etc.) to provide commercial-free, quality programs that inform and entertain while helping to open people’s minds, and it does so at no cost, except to ask for donations if people are willing. I am willing. - Jim P. 20.
Dana Hexverg-Klock Mr. Carl B. Knight Donald & Mary Kosch Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Vaughn A. Koshkarian KPMG LLP Mrs. Barbara Kratchman Mr. & Mrs. David E. Krehbiel Dr. James Kruer, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Leonard & Gail Kruszewski Mr. Bob Kulka Mr. James G. Kulp Mrs. Clarice E. Lackey Mr. Paul N. Lavins Mrs. Mollie Leonelli Edw. C. Levy Co. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Lewandowski Mr. & Mrs. Arthur C. Liebler Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Lien Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Lis Mrs. Ruth Lovelady Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller PC Mr. Michael Maley Ms. Carol E. Mann Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation MASCO Corporation Mr. Arthur Matsumura Mrs. Jean McCall Mrs. Lorraine McCullough Ms. Maureen McDevitt Mr. Darryl Hazel & Mrs. Sheila McEntee Mr. & Mrs. Michael Medvec MGM Grand Detroit Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Mich Ms. Jerie L. Michaud Michigan Colleges Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Frank Migliazzo Mr. Michael Mihalich & Mrs. Candi Mihalich Mrs. Marianne Fey Miller & Mr. John Miller Mr. Thomas Miree Mr. James C. Mitchell, Jr. Mizerowski Smith PC Ms. Magi Mooney Mr. Steven Morrish
Ms. Amy P. Morse Mr. & Mrs. Harry Murawka Ms. Mary M. Murray Mr. & Mrs. Edward Narens Michelle & Linden Nelson Mr. & Mrs. James M. & Mary Beth Nicholson Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Nicholson Dr. & Mrs. David Noffert Ms. Patricia Ogura Mr. & Mrs. Rolland O’Hare Dr. & Mrs. Mark Olson Mr. Mark Owen Celina B. Park Ms. Margot C. Parker Mr. Barry Peltz Donald & Jo Anne Petersen Fund Mr. James P. Pfaff & Ms. Lillian Fowler-Pfaff Ms. Kathleen Phillips R.L. Polk & Co Mr. Abraham Post Ms. Winnifred Pierce Ms. Irene Puacz Ms. Barbara Purol Mrs. Mary Quilling Ms. Jan V. Silverman & Mr. David Rand Mrs. Liliane Rattner Mr. Bruce Redman Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Reuss Mr. Scott Rice Mr. Jack A. Robinson Mrs. Ann C. Rohr Rorick Fund Mr. Nils Rosaen Mr. & Mrs. Irving Rose Mr. Sheldon Rose Mr. & Mrs. Robert Rosowski Desmond & Joanne Rowan Ms. Katherine Ruppert Ms. Idell M. Ryan BlackRock Financial Management & Mr. Mike Sabol Mrs. Denise Schroeder Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Linnea Schulz Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Seizert Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Lois Shaevsky
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Shafer Ms. Bettie J. Shaffer Mr. Naguib Shahid Mr. Stephan Sharf Elizabeth, Allan & Warren Shelden Fund Mr. & Mrs. William Shenefelt Mr. Howard Sherman Mr. Kamal H. Shouhayib & Mrs. Yasmine Shouhayib Mrs. Mary Slavik Mr. J. Charles Smith Mr. William Snyder Mr. Richard Sonenklar Mr. Joseph Spallina Ms. Catherine J. Stanuch Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Strome Ms. Lori Sutton Sovereign Management Mrs. Dorothy I. Tarpinian Ms. Barbara Taylor Mr. & Mrs. James Throop Ms. Carolyn E. Toyer Ms. Susan Treichler Mr. Robert Trenkle Ms. Paula Truss U.S. Trust Mrs. Sandra L. Tucker Ms. Connie Van Dyk Ms. Marie Vanerian Variety Mr. Richard D. Ventura Mrs. Elizabeth Vigi & Mr. Jon Vigi Ms. Rose P. Morandini & Mr. Bob Vrbensky Wayne State University/ Bonstelle Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Webber Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Weisberg Jaffee Raitt Heuer & Weiss PC Ms. Pam Welland Mrs. Micheline Wentworth Mr. & Mrs. John R. Wenzel Mr. & Mrs. James West Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Whipple Mr. & Mrs. Chad White
Mr. & Mrs. William S. White Mr. Simon Whitelocke Mr. R. J. Williams, Jr. & Mrs. Karen Williams Mr. & Mrs. Amos Winsand Max & Mary Wisgerhof World Heritage Foundation - Prechter Family Fund Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu Dr. Robert Wurtz & Mrs. Betty Wurtz Mrs. Marion S. Wyatt Mr. Todd A. Wyett Neal Zalenko Mr. & Mrs. Larry R. Zangerle Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth & Susan Zink Mr. Burton Zipser
Legacy Leaders July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012 The Detroit Public Television Board of Trustees is pleased to honor and recognize our Legacy Leaders. These members and friends have provided a gift to Detroit Public Television through a bequest or gift through a trust, life insurance policy or charitable gift annuity during Fiscal Year 2012. Lois J. Clause Trust Jack Downey Helen Formell John B. & Virginia P. Forsythe Trusts George King Edna Newnan Jean Peyrat Harry Williams & Carolyn Jean Rhodes Fund Jane Schaberg Trust Dorothy Thurston
A. DPTV Trustee Hannan Lis
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WRCJ FM 90.9 Operating Support Corporations, Foundations and Individuals Corporate Underwriters Alma College Ann Arbor Cantata American Guild of Organists Ann Arbor Chapter American Guild of Organists Detroit Chapter Ann Arbor Symphony Arts Academy in the Woods Assumption Grotto Catholic Church Birmingham Bloomfield Symphony Birmingham Concert Band Birmingham Temple Blue Cross Blue Shield Cantata Academy Chorale Cathedral Church of St. Paul Detroit Chamber Music at the Scarab Club Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Chene Park Christ Church Grosse Pointe Concordia University Cranbrook Music Guild Cultural Alliance of SE Michigan Dearborn Symphony Detroit Concert Choir Detroit Jazz Festival Detroit Masonic Theatre Co. Detroit Opera House Detroit Symphony Orchestra Detroit Theatre Organ Society Dirty Dog Jazz Café Edge Productions Edsel and Eleanor Ford House Elaine Kissel, Inc,
Farmington Community Chorus Farmington Concert Band First English Lutheran Church First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham First United Methodist Church Birmingham Fort Street Presbyterian Church Fresh Farms Market Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival Henry Ford Health System Honda North America, Inc. Huron Valley Council for the Arts Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church Langford Men’s Chorus Livonia Symphony Orchestra Macomb Symphony Orchestra Manresa Jesuit Retreat House Many Voices One Song Margot European Day Spa Metropolitan Detroit Chorale Metropolitan United Methodist Michigan Equity Theatre Alliance Michigan Mineralogical Society Michigan Opera Theatre Michigan Philharmonic Motor City Brass Band Motor City Casino MSU Community Music School Detroit Music on the Plaza Nardin Park United Methodist Church North American Black History Museum Oakland Choral Society
Oakland University Dept. of Music, Theatre & Dance Observer & Eccentric and Hometown Newspapers Olympia Entertainment Palace Sports & Entertainment Pro Mozart Society Pro Musica Rackham Symphony Choir Rob Stone Books Schola Artium - St John the Baptist Catholic Church Schoolcraft College St James Episcopal Church Birmingham St. John’s Episcopal Church Detroit Strolling The Strip Tours Tenors Unlimited Sphinx Organization Traffic Jam & Snug Troy Audiology Tuesday Musicale of Detroit Universal Music Distribution University Musical Society University of Detroit Mercy University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance Vanguard Voices Village Players of Birmingham Warren Symphony Orchestra Warren Symphony Orchestra Wayne County Community College Wayne State University Hillberry, Bonstelle and Studio Theatres
Foundation Grants John A. & Marlene L. Boll Foundation The Mosaic Foundation of R. & P. Heydon Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey Foundation Myron P. Leven Foundation Sigmund & Sophie Rohlik Foundation William H. & Patricia M. Smith Foundation J. Ernest & Almena Gray Wilde Foundation
Kresge Society Concerto Circle $10,000+ The Cotton Cousins Dr. & Mrs. A. Paul Schaap Mrs. Gretchen Valade
Prelude Circle $2,500+ Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Mrs. Cecilia Benner Mr. William N. Campbell Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Geoghegan, M.D. Mr. Maurice Marshall Rev. Henry W. Roodbeen Elizabeth, Allan & Warren Shelden Fund Mr. David C. Stone Mrs. Halena S. Yurkanin
Etude Circle $1,000+ Mr. & Mrs. Gregory & Barbara Allushuski Mr. & Mrs. Brian Bachynski Ms. Cynthia Bakken Mr. & Mrs. Charles & Shelley Baker Ms. Dorothy Barnes Mr. Frank Barnes & Ms. Jane A. Barnes Mr. & Mrs. Heston Bates
Dear Commissioner Genachowski, I would like to let the FCC know of my hearty support of WRCJ, the classical and jazz music station in Detroit. I learned on the radio that they are up for their license renewal this fall, so I would like to make sure that you know how very much they are appreciated and needed in the Detroit metropolitan area. Looking at your website, I only saw where to register a complaint. This letter is just the opposite. WRCJ’s programming is unique in our area. It is the only place where I can hear classical music in the morning hours as I get up and get ready for the day. I am so proud of this station and certainly hope that you will continue its license. Respectfully, - Eleanor Linn, Ann Arbor MI 22.
Ms. Astrid Beck Ms. Karen Bender Ms. Janet S. Bernreuter Mr. John E. Blanzy Ms. Shannon Bongers & Ms. Laura Bongers Mr. Richard Bowlby & Mrs. Gwen Bowlby Mr. Frederick H. Brohn & Mrs. Janet Poirier-Brohn Dr. Christine Cantrell Ms. Alice Carr Mr. Nelson Case Ms. Barbara J. Clewett Mr. Gerald J. Comptois Mrs. Geraldine Cornwell Mr. Martin Critchell Carleen M. Czajka Daughters Of The American Revolution Louisa St. Clair Chapter Mrs. Mary Lou David Mr. Mark P. Davis Dr. David DiChiera Ms. Barbara J. Diles Mr. Patrick Driscoll Ms. Elaine M. Ewing Ms. Sharon T. Finch Ms. Linda Forsberg, Ph.D. Mr. George R. Francoeur Mr. & Mrs. Bruce H. Frankel Mr. Thomas J. Fritz Mr. & Mrs. John & Elizabeth Goch Mr. & Mrs. Britton L. Gordon, Jr. Mr. Daniel A. Greenberg Mr. Stuart Grigg Mr. Jeffrey Groehn Mr. James Hanggi Mr. Donald Harrington Mr. Wilbur G. Harrington Mr. James P. Harris Mrs. Peggy Heffner Ms. Barbara Heidmann Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Hirt Mr. & Mrs. David Hoisington
Ms. Mary Ellen Holiday Dr. Devon A. Hoover Mr. & Mrs. Paul & Beverly Horn Mr. & Mrs. Alan Huberty Mr. Daniel J. Hulgrave Mrs. Harriet H. Hull Mrs. Joan T. Hursey Ms. Elizabeth Ingraham Dr. Pi Irwin Ms. Amy L. Jidov & Mr. Kent Jidov Ms. Christine M. Johnson Mr. Richard Keefer Mr. George E. King Mr. & Mrs. James R. & Judy Kohl Dr. Samson Kpadenou Dr. Melissa McBrien & Dr. Raymond Landes Mr. Paul N. Lavins Ms. Alice K. Lezotte Mrs. Christine Beck & Mr. Dana M. Locniskar Mrs. Rita Margherio Mrs. Mildred Matis Ms. Mary C. Mazure Ms. Marcia M. McBrien Mrs. Richard McBrien Ms. Mary McDermott Mr. Micheal McGlinch Mrs. Joan D. McKean Mr. Douglas N. Meggison Ms. Janice Mepham Ms. Lynne M. Metty Ms. Norma Meyer Mrs. Barbara Frankel & Mr. Ronald Michalak Ms. Vera E. Milz Mrs. Anne Moroun Mr. Cyril Moscow Mr. William Murray Mrs. Ann Nicholson Mr. & Mrs. James B. Nicholson Mrs. Barbara Nickles Dr. Silas Norman, Jr.
Mr. George Parish Ms. Margot C. Parker Mrs. Barabara Anna Restorick-Peco Mr. Craig Peppler Mrs. Claudia Perry Ms. Jean A. Peyrat Mrs. Marilyn Pincus Ms. Maryann Poniatowski Mrs. Arlene Rampson Ms. Emily Reid Mr. & Mrs. William Rito Mr. & Mrs. John H. & Anne W. Roberts Felix & Caroline Rogers Ms. Jane A. Romatowski Dr. William H. Salot Mr. James G. Saltalamacchia Mr. Henry A. Schade Ms. Sonia Schmerl Ms. Janet C. Sell Ms. Marylee G. Sharp Ms. Judith E. Siess Mr. Kevin Sikes Mr. William Sirois Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Lorraine Slaby Ms. Susan G. Slattery Mr. & Mrs. John R. Slavsky Mr. & Mrs. S. Kinnie Smith, Jr. Mrs. Nina Sottile Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Stahl Ms. Judith Stefani Ms. Debra Stoykovich Save Our Symphony Ms. Anastasia Tessler Mr. & Mrs. John D. Thiry Mrs. Sandra L. Tucker Mr. & Mrs. Matt Tunnard Ms. Kelly Varady Mr. & Mrs. Richard Verhelle Mr. Ross Wagner Capt. Joseph F. Walsh Mrs. Ann Kirk-Warren Mr. Bert Weidner Max & Mary Wisgerhof
Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu Mr. & Mrs. Karl Young Mr. Michael Yurkanin, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Larry R. Zangerle Mrs. Rita A. Zanier
A. Lee Barthel & WRCJ’s Dave Wagner
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Detroit Public Television Trade Partners Arts Beats & Eats Ann Arbor Film Fest Baronette Renaissance Buddy’s Pizza C & N Party Rental Concert of Colors Cranbrook Institute of Science Detroit Yacht Club Fisher Theatre FUNKY FERNDALE Art Show Gem Theatre Gerych’s Flowers Huron Metro Parks Huron Valley Council for the Arts
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Interslice Jewish Community Center Book Fair Jewish Community Center Film Festival New Horizons Computer Learning Sphinx Organization Trade First University Music Society VEE Corporation Wolcott Farms Metro Parks
WRCJ Trade Partners Alma College Ann Arbor Cantata Singers Ann Arbor Symphony Birmingham Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra Cantata Academy Chorale Chamber Music Society of Detroit Concert of Colors Concordia University Chapel Holy Trinity Cranbrook Music Guild Dearborn Symphony Orchestra Detroit Concert Choir Detroit Masonic Theatre Co Detroit Theatre Organ Society Dirty Dog Jazz Café Edge Productions Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Farmington Community Chorus First English Evangelical Lutheran Church First United Methodist Church Birmingham Fort Street Presbyterian Church FOTO Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival HOUR Magazine Huron Valley Council for the Arts Langford Men’s Chorus Livonia Symphony Orchestra
Manresa Jesuit Retreat House Michigan Mineralogical Society Michigan Shakespeare Festival Motor City Brass Band Music On The Plaza North American Black History Museum Nardin Park United Methodist Church Oakland & Choral Society Oakland University Observer & Eccentric Newspapers Olympia Entertainment Palace Sports & Entertainment Pro Mozart Society of Greater Detroit Schola Artium St John the Baptist Schoolcraft College Southern Great Lakes Symphony Sphinx Organization Tenors Unlimited University of Michigan School of Music University Musical Society University of Detroit Mercy Village Players of Birmingham Warren Symphony Orchestra Wayne County Community College Wayne State University Theatre
In Kind 2Clowns.com Absopure Water Ah Wok Applebee’s Athenian Coney Island Aunt Millie’s Bagger Dave’s Baja Fresh Baldwin Theatre Balloons 4J Bayside Sports Grille Beans & Cornbread Bellacino’s Pizza & Grinders Benito’s Pizza Bennigains Blue Apron Baking Co. Bon-A-Rose Catering Co Bonefish Grill Boneyard Restaurant Border Cantina Buffalo Wild Wings Chicken Shack Chili’s Grill & Bar Christine’S Cuisine Chungs of Waterford Cinco Lagos Circa 1890 Saloon Claddagh Irish Pub Coffee Beanery College Nannies & Tutors of Ann Arbor Coratti’s On Main Curlie’s Face Art Don’s Of Traverse City English Gardens Entenmann’s Thrift Store Erwin Orchards
Famous Dave’s Fantasy Tats And Face Art Faygo Beverages, Inc. Fisher Theatre Flutterby the Clown Franklin Cider Mill Fu Wah Express Gigante Prince Valley Market Gordon Foods Gracie See Pastaria Restaurant Grand River Feed Holiday Market Honey Tree Hungry Howie’s Jannie Annie the Clown Jet’s Pizza Jimmy John’s Jet’s Pizza Jewish Community Center Joker’s Entertainment Johnny Mac’s Cookie Factory Kensington Grill Kim’s Garden of Novi Kim’s Restaurant Kroger Co. La Pita Lazybones Smoke House Louie’s Pizza Express M & M Café of Dearborn Maggiano’s Little Italy Marco’s Pizza Maria’s Italian Bakery & Deli Mario’s Marriott Renaissance Center
Mati’s Deli McDonald’s Corp C/O Moroch McNally’s Miley & Miley Shrimp Shack Mitchell’s Fish Market Mudgie’s Deli of Corktown New Center Gourmet New York Deli Noodles & Compay Panchero’s Mexican Grill Papa Romano’s Papa Vino’s Park Place Caterers of Dearborn Parmenter’s Northville Cider Mill Phone Bank Systems Inc. Picasso Cafe Pizza Kitchen of Dearborn Pizza Papalis Plymouth Orchards & Cider Mill Pointe Dairy Services Poole’s Tavern Porter, Jamie D. Mr. Potbelly Sandwich Works Puddin’ the Clown Janice Priest Prince Valley Supermercado Red Robin of Novi Rice Bowl Rio Wraps Rocky’s of Northville Rocky’s Rotisserie Mr. & Mrs. A. William Rolf Roma Cafe
Roman Village Saroki’s Food Station Seven-Up Bottling Group Slows Bar BQ To Go Smiggins the Clown Saroki’s Food Station Somerset Collection South Tea Marketing Sposita Ristorante Sundance Beverage Flavors Sweetheart Bakery Thomas’s Dining Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Pizza Uncle Ray’s Potato Chips Van Houtte Farms Vineyards Marketplace Deli Vinsetta Grill Volare’s Ristorante Wachler Jewelers Wal Mart Wonder Bread Hostess Cake Wowie & Wiggles The Clown’s Zukin’s Rib Shack
I just want to let you know how much I enjoy volunteering for Channel 56. It’s a lot of fun and fellowship and we are helping the organization raise money. The DPTV staff make us feel welcome, and I have met a lot of interesting, committed volunteers who also enjoy [DPTV]. It’s an hour’s ride each way from home to the studio but I don’t mind. Have a great fall and I will see you for the winter pledge drive! Best regards, - Ken Isherwood
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2011-2012 Awards The Columbia University Journalism School has awarded Detroit Public Television’s groundbreaking documentary Beyond The Light Switch an Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award. The Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) presented Detroit Public Television with a 2012 EDGE Award for Great Lakes Now, which provided unprecedented access to the largest gathering of scientists, political voices, educators, environmentalists and interested groups ever assembled to discuss the status and the future of the Great Lakes. New Media award for MiVote Mackinac 2011 Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB) Awards:
• Il Volo Takes Flight • Under the Radar Michigan • Sustainable Detroit • MiVote Mackinac
Michigan Emmy Awards:
• Special Event Coverage (other than News or Sports) Il Volo Takes Flight – Ken Ehrlich Productions / Josette Marano, Genevieve P. Budgen, Jamie Westrick, WTVS
• Craft Speciality-Makeup Il Volo – Amanie Mokdad, WTVS
• Director – Live or Live to Tape Il Volo Takes Flight – Ken Ehrlich Productions, Ron de Moraes / WTVS
• Director – Post-Production UTR: Under The Radar Michigan – Jim Edelman, Tom Daldin, Under The Radar Productions / WTVS
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Our Audiences Each week, more than 1.5 million people* in Southeast Michigan and 1.2 million people** throughout Canada watch Detroit Public TV. Approximately 175,000 people each week listen to WRCJ 90.9 FM.*** * Average of Nielsen Media Reseach sweeps months, FY 2010; full-day unduplicated cumulative audience ** BBM Canada, FY 2011 *** stationratings.com, 12-month average
About Us The Detroit Educational Television Foundation is a Michigan not-for-profit corporation that holds the non-commercial broadcast license for WTVS 56.1, 56.2 and 56.3, Detroit Public Television. The Foundation also manages WRCJ 90.9 FM, which is licensed to Detroit Public Schools and located inside the Detroit School of Arts.
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Trustees
Ms. Melonie B. Colaianne Chair Executive Committee Chair President MASCO Foundation & Director, Corporate Affairs
Mr. Michael Acheson Managing Director Interlaken LLC
Mr. Rich Homberg President & CEO Detroit Public Television
Ms. Elaine R. Baker Retired Vice President & GM WOMC Radio
Mr. Daniel Alpert Assistant Secretary Senior Vice President Detroit Public Television
Ms. C. Leslie Banas, Esq. Attorney Banas and Associates PLLC
Mr. Arthur Liebler Principal Liebler Group
Mr. Henry Baskin, Esq. Principal Henry Baskin, P.C.
Ms. Lee Lien V.P. Sr. Portfolio Manager Comerica Asset Management
Ms. Jennifer Zbytowski Belveal Attorney, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Mr. Hannan Lis Principal, COO The WW Group, Inc. (Weight Watchers)
Ms. Elaine R. Baker Vice Chair Retired Vice President & GM WOMC Radio Mr. Charles R. Ciuni Vice Chair Partner Deloitte LLP Mr. Tarik S. Daoud Vice Chair Owner/Chairman Long Family Auto Mr. Stephen E. Johnston Treasurer Finance and Audit Committee Chair Partner KPMG LLP Mr. Vaughn A. Koshkarian Vice Chair Retired Vice President Ford Motor Company Mr. Dana M. Locniskar Vice Chair Managing Director-Investments Private Wealth Advisor Merrill Lynch Private Banking & Investment Group Mr. James B. Nicholson Vice Chair President & CEO PVS Chemicals, Inc. Mr. Michael C. Porter Vice Chair Retired CEO Think Detroit PAL Mr. Richard Rassel Vice Chair Chairman Butzel Long Mrs. Lois Shaevsky Secretary Community Volunteer Mr. John Wenzel Assistant Treasurer CFO & Exeutive Vice President Detroit Public Television Mr. Ken Whipple Vice Chair Dir./Chairman of the Board Korn/Ferry International
Mr. Bob Allison President/Owner Bob Allison Enterprises
Ms. Donna Murray-Brown Senior Director Metro Detroit Partnership Michigan Nonprofit Association Mr. Charles R. Ciuni Partner Deloitte LLP Ms. Cindy Ciura Principal CC Consulting Ms. Melonie B. Colaianne President MASCO Foundation & Director Corporate Affairs Mr. Tarik S. Daoud Owner/Chairman Long Family Auto Mr. Ray Day V.P. Communications Ford Motor Company Ms. Eva Garza Dewaelsche President SER Metro Detroit Ms. Sandra K. Ennis V.P. Corporate Communications DTE Energy Mr. Patrick Fehring President & CEO Level One Bank Ms. Marianne Fey Executive V.P./ Managing Director McCann Erickson Ms. Jennifer Fiore Executive V.P. and Assistant General Counsel Boulevard & Trumbull Towing Mr. Rainy Hamilton, Jr. Principal Hamilton Anderson Associates Mr. Rich Homberg President & CEO Detroit Public Television Mr. Arthur Horwitz President/Publisher Renaissance Media The Detroit Jewish News Mr. Mark W. Jannott Senior V.P. Greenleaf Trust Mr. Dennis A. Johnson Senior V.P. and CIO Comerica Wealth Management Mr. Stephen E. Johnston Partner KPMG LLP Mr. Frank Jonna CEO Jonna Companies
Mr. Vaughn A. Koshkarian Retired Vice President Ford Motor Company Ms. Barbara Kratchman Retired CEO ArtsServe Michigan Mr. Leonard A. Kruszewski President, Co-Founder RF Connect, LLC
Dr. Daniel Little Chancellor University of Michigan - Dearborn Mr. Dana M. Locniskar Managing Director-Investments Private Wealth Advisor Merrill Lynch Private Banking & Investment Group Mr. James C. Mitchell, Jr. Managing Director Lee Hecht Harrison Mr. James B. Nicholson President & CEO PVS Chemicals, Inc. Mr. Timothy Nicholson V.P. PVS Chemicals, Inc. Dr. Juliette Okotie-Eboh Senior V.P. Public Affairs MGM Grand Detroit Mr. Mark W. Owen V.P. Federal & Individual Business Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mr. Michael C. Porter Retired DTE Energy/Think Detroit PAL
Community Advisory Panel Mr. Fred Durhal, Jr. Chair State Representative Michigan District 6 Mr. Warren David President, David Communications Founder and Publisher, Arab Detroit Mr. Dave Ferger Affirmations Community Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People Mr. Terry Gallagher Communication Director The Ecology Center Ms. Jennifer H. Goulet President ArtServe Michigan Ms. Judith Kamins Retired Teacher Board of Canvassers Bloomfield Township Mr. Richard Kramer President Brighton National Addiction Foundation Ms. Helen Love Producer, The Senior Solution Detroit Area Agency on Aging Ms. Laura L. Rodwan Principal and Owner Rodwan Communications Ms. Christianne Sims Chief Engagement Officer Urbanize (D) Ms. Debra Spring Director Vistas Nuevas Head Start Dr. Marcella Wilson President and CEO Matrix Human Services
Mr. Richard Rassel Esq. Attorney, Chairman Butzel Long Mr. George Riley Chairman, Co-Founder RF Connect, LLP Ms. Lois Shaevsky Community Volunteer Mr. Thomas Shafer Vice Chairman Talmer Bank & Trust Mr. Howard Sherman President & CEO Ferrous Processing & Trading Co. Mr. Stephen Strome Retired CEO Handleman Company Ms. Hoda Succar Owner Crystal Lace and Company Ms. Deborah G. Tyner Esq. Attorney Retired Judge Mr. Ken Whipple Dir./Chairman of the Board Korn/Ferry International Ms. Daisy Wu President Shien-Ming Wu Foundation Mr. Todd Wyett CEO Versa Companies
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