Local Content and Service Report to the Community 100 Innovation Boulevard, Suite 238 University Park, PA 16802
2016
Telephone: 814-865-3333 Fax: 814-865-3172 Email: wpsu@psu.edu
Community Engagement January 1–December 31, 2016
WPSU is an Outreach service of Penn State.
Public Media for Central Pennsylvania This publication is available in alternative media on request. Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. U.Ed. OUT 17-0314/17-WPSU-0008/lum Copyright Š 2016 The Pennsylvania State University. Design and content: Laura Miller, wpsumarketing@psu.edu
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WPSU’s broadcast licenses are held by the Board of Trustees of The Pennsylvania State University. The WPSU community board of representatives acts as advisers on station activities, advocacy, and community outreach. WPSU-TV reaches a population of 1.9 million across 24 counties in central Pennsylvania. Ninety-six percent of WPSU viewing households receive our signal through cable or satellite; four percent, or approximately 20,000 households, receive our signal over the air. In many small rural towns WPSU is the only television channel they receive. Our primary broadcast tower is located in Clearfield, PA, with studios in State College, PA. WPSU-FM reaches 13 counties with additional listenership from three online streams. In the community, schools, and organizations, WPSU strives to create partnerships to fulfill our primary goal: extending the abundant resources of Penn State, PBS, and NPR to provide content and community engagement that reflect the interests of central Pennsylvania and beyond.
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The Vote ‘16 project helped inform the electorate, related national and state issues to the local level, and encouraged voter participation. The project integrated radio, television, and web resources with animated videos and two TV/radio simulcast broadcast debates. wpsu.org/vote16
WPSU's video titled "What does the PA Attorney General Do?"
Animated Video Production The stream of the Congressional debate on wpsu.org/live.
Services WPSU engages audiences through: Digital content Television and radio productions PBS and NPR programming Community call-in programs Community engagement Town halls, forums, and meetings Educational family events Music performances Student internships Graduate assistantships Penn State production services
Candidate Debates Three candidates took part in the televised 60-minute U.S. Senate Democratic debate in April 2016. WPSU partnered with the McCourtney Institute for Democracy. The debate was moderated by WPSU’s Patty Satalia. WPSU also hosted a 60-minute Congressional 5th District Debate between Democratic challenger Kerith Strano Taylor and Republican incumbent Glenn Thompson in October. Both debates were simulcast on radio and streamed on wpsu.org.
WPSU created a series of 60- and 90-second, animated videos to refresh voters knowledge of the roles of key election positions. The videos were shared on wpsu.org/vote16 and social media channels and distributed to superintendents in our viewing area's school districts, and to local and Penn State news outlets. Videos: • U.S. Senator • U.S. Representative • State Attorney General • State Auditor General • State Treasurer
Threats to Democracy Web Series WPSU created a digital series that explored and educated citizens about three important issues: gerrymandering, low voter turnout, and money in politics. Radio interns created person-on-the-street interviews to understand where people stood on these issues. stories.wpsu.org/pages/gerrymandering
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engaging 10
Keystone Crossroads: Rust or Revival? explores the challenges facing Pennsylvania cities. Four public media newsrooms including WPSU are collaborating to report in depth on the root causes of our state's urban crisis—and on possible solutions. Keystone Crossroads offers reports on radio, web, social media, television and newspapers, and through public events. radio.wpsu. org/programs/keystone-crossroads
news & issues
reporting
WPSU Local Journalism Collaborative reporter Eleanor Klibanoff.
News Director Emily Reddy at the boards.
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2016 WPSU Story Topics WPSU's Local Journalism Collaborative reporter Eleanor Klibanoff created 129 stories for Keystone Crossroads distribution in 2016. • • • • •
Infrastructure Policy and Politics Reinvention Economic Development Education
children
In Performance at Penn State Friday Night Jazz Jazz at the Palmer Keystone Crossroads Take Note The Blues The Folk Show The Folk Show Road Show Reasons to Stay WPSU's BookMark WPSU’s This I Believe WPSU’s Story Corps
Penn State
• • • • • • • • • • • •
news & issues
WPSU Local Programs
educating
WPSU-FM began as a local student-operated radio station in the 1960s and has evolved into the region’s only full-service National Public Radio affiliate. WPSU-FM serves more than 450,000 listeners in 13 counties. WPSU manages three digital channels and produces and airs local programs about issues affecting Pennsylvania and local-interest news, national news with local ties, music, and performing arts.
extending
radio.wpsu.org
NPR and WPSU News and Public Affairs
reporting
Election Night 2016
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communities
engaging
All In Inclusivity Campaign Collaborating with the Office of Student Affairs, WPSU Creative Services produced a video featuring Penn State students discussing issues of diversity and inclusion on Penn State’s campus for the University-wide All In initiative. This video was the catalyst for an event that took place on campus, with video production support and live web streaming provided by WPSU and a resources website. allin.psu.edu
LEWISTOWN Welcome
"Our Town: Lewistown" was the 90th production in the Our Town series.
Programs, People, and Partnerships
wpsu.psu.edu/tv/programs
WPSU Penn State builds connections among education education, government, and community organizations to improve the quality of life in our region and beyond. We are particularly proud of our work to educate citizens of all ages and provide civic leadership resources to strengthen our democracy. In this rural market, the access public media provides for early childhood education, diversity of people and opinions, science, and the arts is even more critical to connect the Commonwealth’s citizens.
WPSU-Produced TV, FM, and Digital Content A sampling of locally produced content that was distributed in 2016: Civic Engagement
Culture and History
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
5th Congressional District Debate Centre County Report Conversations from Penn State Conversations Live Democratic Senatorial Debate Digging Deeper Grapple Keystone Crossroads Reasons to Stay Take Note Telling Amy’s Story Vote ‘16 WPSU’s Bookmark WPSU’s This I Believe You Can’t Say That
Holding History: The Collections of Charles L. Blockson Grange Fair: An American Tradition Legends of Fly Fishing Our Town Brockway Our Town Cresson Our Town Everett Our Town Geistown Our Town Johnsonburg Our Town Lewistown Our Town Penns Valley Our Town Port Allegany Our Town Somerset Pennsylvania Legends & Lore: Ghosts of the Commonwealth Why We Dance: The Story of THON WPSU’s Story Corps
Arts and Music
Sports
• • • • • • • •
• • • •
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Folk Show Road Show Jazz at the Palmer Making the Blue Band METRONOME Music from Penn State #202 Music Theatre Spotlight Pennsylvania Makers
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Courtside with Coquese In the Game UNLOCKED: The Penn State Basketball Story UNRIVALED: The Penn State Football Story
Science and Technology • • • • •
Science-U @ Home SciTech Now The Investment Water Blues, Green Solutions Weather World
Penn State Sports WPSU produces several broadcast and digital series for Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. Unrivaled: The Penn State Football Story is a fast-paced insider’s look at the Nittany Lion football program—game week preparation, an all-access look at the coaching staff, and visits with players on and off the field. Unlocked is a bi-weekly television series about the Penn State Men’s Basketball team. Both series air on WPSU-TV and are distributed throughout Pennsylvania and Baltimore/Washington metro markets and online. The Lady Lions WBB web series profiles women's basketball players on ladylions.com.
Adult Student Profiles WPSU also produces a series of Penn State student success stories. These videos feature real stories of adult learners from across the country completing their degrees through studying online with Penn State World Campus. worldcampus.psu.edu
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SciTech Now is a nationally distributed weekly series that captures the latest breakthroughs in science, technology, and innovation. As a participating station, WPSU creates segments for each episode about science and technology innovations and the people who create them in our region. wpsu.org/scitechnow Taping of Digging Deeper in the WPSU Studio.
Connecting Teaching, Research, and Service
creativeservices.psu.edu
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Penn State
extending
WPSU has a history of utilizing new media to extend access to education that spans back to 1965. Fifty years later, we still hold to that calling. Beyond the core of our public radio and television mission, our staff works with Penn State colleges and centers to help them achieve their vision and tell their story.
Penn State students Kayla Fish and Michelle Wolf.
Mary Elizabeth McCulloch, founder of Project Vive, took home 1st place from The Investment TV show.
Penn State President Eric J. Barron’s monthly WPSU program returned for its third season in 2016/17 with a new name, Digging Deeper, to mirror the president’s blog after being called Higher 2016 Topics Education in Focus • Serving Student Veterans during its first two • Exploring Education Abroad seasons. • Evaluating Mental Health on
The Investment is one of a series of Penn State initiatives that includes Lion LaunchPad, Global Campus In each talk Entrepreneurship Week, IST Startup Week, The • Plant Village • Inclusivity Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence and show, Dr. Barron explores how work • The Mood of the Nation many others. being done at the • Tech Policy and Cybersecurity University impacts • Starting a Business Taped in front of a studio audience, The the broader • Economic Development in Investment is a judged competition for six community. Penn Pennsylvania semifinalist, undergraduate student-run State seniors Kayla companies. Each team gets two minutes to pitch Fish and Michelle Wolf serve as co-hosts and their idea; then it’s time for the judges to ask round out each episode by asking President questions. All of this leads up to the big reveal, Barron questions that are on the minds when funding is awarded to the winners. of students, faculty, staff, and community wpsu.psu.edu/tv/programs/theinvestment/ members. wpsu.org/diggingdeeper
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Filmed in visually interesting locations, METRONOME introduces viewers and listeners to local musicians performing original works. Six videos in the series were released in September 2016. The second series is in production for a 2017 release. wpsu.org/metronome
Pennsylvania Makers is a WPSU digital series that focuses on creative people all around the Commonwealth who make unique items. From artisan cheese makers and craft brewers to chainsaw artists, it is the connection that these makers have to their local communities that Pennsylvania Makers will capture. wpsu.org/pamakers
WPSU’s BookMark Our local listeners record reviews about the books they couldn’t put down. Book reviews are submitted by anyone who lives within the WPSU-FM listening area. radio.wpsu.org/programs/wpsus-bookmark
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2016 2017 impact 11 family events PBS is the nation’s largest classroom.
children
educating
WPSU created an "Agent Kit" for children who came to the screening, ODD SQUAD: The Movie.
wpsu.org/kids
WPSU Penn State is committed to meeting the needs of the Commonwealth by providing essential education resources for learners of all ages in central Pennsylvania. We are committed to extending the resources of highly trusted and research-driven PBS KIDS educational programs and materials to all kids, through our dedicated 24-hour WPSU KIDS television channel, and weekday programming and by creating and participating in family educational events.
30 Saturday, July
3,392 participants
806 books
commitments
• Continue WPSU KIDS channel, available through television, online streaming, and over-thetop and mobile devices. • Expand educational resources on PBSLearningMedia.org. • Host ODD SQUAD STEM camp for chil children ages 5 and 6. • Increase free book distribution across coverage area. cove videos and learning • A Add new vide modules m to the science experiments web website, Science-U @ Home. H • Engage secondary students in WPSU WP history project Vietnam in Pennsylvania: A Time to Heal. • Engage primary school students in genealogy project Finding Your Roots. • Broaden awareness of educator materials available through PBS.
4:30 p.m.
2017 Family Engagement
at the State Theatre Admission is FREE, but seating is limited.
Register at wpsu.org/oddsquad or call Tamra at 814-863-6635. 5IF GJSTU LJET JO DPTUVNF HFU BO 0EE 4RVBE BHFOU CBEHF
2,355 activity sheets
SUMMER ADVENTURES Just Around the Corner
There's a World to Discover
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9 900 books to three school libraries
Saturday, January 14: Splash and Bubbles One Big Ocean premiere Sunday, January 15: Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood LIVE Thursday, March 2: Read Across America Day with Clifford at West Forest Elementary School Sunday, April 30: Red Sweater Day, at Altoona Curve stadium Saturday, June 17: WPSU Kids Day at DelGrosso’s Amusement Park Wednesday, July 12: Children’s Day at Arts Festival Saturday, July 29: Daniel Tiger Rockhill Trolley Museum visit Friday, October 6: The Wall Memorial Education Day, at Innovation Park, in State College 7 5/10/2017 2:23:36 PM
2016 2017 impact 11 family events PBS is the nation’s largest classroom.
children
educating
WPSU created an "Agent Kit" for children who came to the screening, ODD SQUAD: The Movie.
wpsu.org/kids
WPSU Penn State is committed to meeting the needs of the Commonwealth by providing essential education resources for learners of all ages in central Pennsylvania. We are committed to extending the resources of highly trusted and research-driven PBS KIDS educational programs and materials to all kids, through our dedicated 24-hour WPSU KIDS television channel, and weekday programming and by creating and participating in family educational events.
30 Saturday, July
3,392 participants
806 books
commitments
• Continue WPSU KIDS channel, available through television, online streaming, and over-thetop and mobile devices. • Expand educational resources on PBSLearningMedia.org. • Host ODD SQUAD STEM camp for chil children ages 5 and 6. • Increase free book distribution across coverage area. cove videos and learning • A Add new vide modules m to the science experiments web website, Science-U @ Home. H • Engage secondary students in WPSU WP history project Vietnam in Pennsylvania: A Time to Heal. • Engage primary school students in genealogy project Finding Your Roots. • Broaden awareness of educator materials available through PBS.
4:30 p.m.
2017 Family Engagement
at the State Theatre Admission is FREE, but seating is limited.
Register at wpsu.org/oddsquad or call Tamra at 814-863-6635. 5IF GJSTU LJET JO DPTUVNF HFU BO 0EE 4RVBE BHFOU CBEHF
2,355 activity sheets
SUMMER ADVENTURES Just Around the Corner
There's a World to Discover
6
* - - > ` Ì i * - - } >Ài Ài} ÃÌiÀi` ÌÀ>`i >À Ã v *ÕL V À >`V>ÃÌ } -i * - - > ` Ì i * - - } >Ài Ài} ÃÌiÀi` ÌÀ>`i >À Ã v *ÕL V À >`V>ÃÌ } -iÀÛ Vi° 1Ãi` Ü Ì «iÀ ÃÃ ° V>>ÃÃÌ ÃÌ } ÌÌ } } --iiÀÛ Vi° 1Ãi` Ü Ì «i iÀÛ À Ã
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9 900 books to three school libraries
Saturday, January 14: Splash and Bubbles One Big Ocean premiere Sunday, January 15: Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood LIVE Thursday, March 2: Read Across America Day with Clifford at West Forest Elementary School Sunday, April 30: Red Sweater Day, at Altoona Curve stadium Saturday, June 17: WPSU Kids Day at DelGrosso’s Amusement Park Wednesday, July 12: Children’s Day at Arts Festival Saturday, July 29: Daniel Tiger Rockhill Trolley Museum visit Friday, October 6: The Wall Memorial Education Day, at Innovation Park, in State College 7 5/10/2017 2:23:36 PM
SciTech Now is a nationally distributed weekly series that captures the latest breakthroughs in science, technology, and innovation. As a participating station, WPSU creates segments for each episode about science and technology innovations and the people who create them in our region. wpsu.org/scitechnow Taping of Digging Deeper in the WPSU Studio.
Connecting Teaching, Research, and Service
creativeservices.psu.edu
8
Penn State
extending
WPSU has a history of utilizing new media to extend access to education that spans back to 1965. Fifty years later, we still hold to that calling. Beyond the core of our public radio and television mission, our staff works with Penn State colleges and centers to help them achieve their vision and tell their story.
Penn State students Kayla Fish and Michelle Wolf.
Mary Elizabeth McCulloch, founder of Project Vive, took home 1st place from The Investment TV show.
Penn State President Eric J. Barron’s monthly WPSU program returned for its third season in 2016/17 with a new name, Digging Deeper, to mirror the president’s blog after being called Higher 2016 Topics Education in Focus • Serving Student Veterans during its first two • Exploring Education Abroad seasons. • Evaluating Mental Health on
The Investment is one of a series of Penn State initiatives that includes Lion LaunchPad, Global Campus In each talk Entrepreneurship Week, IST Startup Week, The • Plant Village • Inclusivity Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence and show, Dr. Barron explores how work • The Mood of the Nation many others. being done at the • Tech Policy and Cybersecurity University impacts • Starting a Business Taped in front of a studio audience, The the broader • Economic Development in Investment is a judged competition for six community. Penn Pennsylvania semifinalist, undergraduate student-run State seniors Kayla companies. Each team gets two minutes to pitch Fish and Michelle Wolf serve as co-hosts and their idea; then it’s time for the judges to ask round out each episode by asking President questions. All of this leads up to the big reveal, Barron questions that are on the minds when funding is awarded to the winners. of students, faculty, staff, and community wpsu.psu.edu/tv/programs/theinvestment/ members. wpsu.org/diggingdeeper
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Filmed in visually interesting locations, METRONOME introduces viewers and listeners to local musicians performing original works. Six videos in the series were released in September 2016. The second series is in production for a 2017 release. wpsu.org/metronome
Pennsylvania Makers is a WPSU digital series that focuses on creative people all around the Commonwealth who make unique items. From artisan cheese makers and craft brewers to chainsaw artists, it is the connection that these makers have to their local communities that Pennsylvania Makers will capture. wpsu.org/pamakers
WPSU’s BookMark Our local listeners record reviews about the books they couldn’t put down. Book reviews are submitted by anyone who lives within the WPSU-FM listening area. radio.wpsu.org/programs/wpsus-bookmark
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communities
engaging
All In Inclusivity Campaign Collaborating with the Office of Student Affairs, WPSU Creative Services produced a video featuring Penn State students discussing issues of diversity and inclusion on Penn State’s campus for the University-wide All In initiative. This video was the catalyst for an event that took place on campus, with video production support and live web streaming provided by WPSU and a resources website. allin.psu.edu
LEWISTOWN Welcome
"Our Town: Lewistown" was the 90th production in the Our Town series.
Programs, People, and Partnerships
wpsu.psu.edu/tv/programs
WPSU Penn State builds connections among education education, government, and community organizations to improve the quality of life in our region and beyond. We are particularly proud of our work to educate citizens of all ages and provide civic leadership resources to strengthen our democracy. In this rural market, the access public media provides for early childhood education, diversity of people and opinions, science, and the arts is even more critical to connect the Commonwealth’s citizens.
WPSU-Produced TV, FM, and Digital Content A sampling of locally produced content that was distributed in 2016: Civic Engagement
Culture and History
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
5th Congressional District Debate Centre County Report Conversations from Penn State Conversations Live Democratic Senatorial Debate Digging Deeper Grapple Keystone Crossroads Reasons to Stay Take Note Telling Amy’s Story Vote ‘16 WPSU’s Bookmark WPSU’s This I Believe You Can’t Say That
Holding History: The Collections of Charles L. Blockson Grange Fair: An American Tradition Legends of Fly Fishing Our Town Brockway Our Town Cresson Our Town Everett Our Town Geistown Our Town Johnsonburg Our Town Lewistown Our Town Penns Valley Our Town Port Allegany Our Town Somerset Pennsylvania Legends & Lore: Ghosts of the Commonwealth Why We Dance: The Story of THON WPSU’s Story Corps
Arts and Music
Sports
• • • • • • • •
• • • •
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Folk Show Road Show Jazz at the Palmer Making the Blue Band METRONOME Music from Penn State #202 Music Theatre Spotlight Pennsylvania Makers
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Courtside with Coquese In the Game UNLOCKED: The Penn State Basketball Story UNRIVALED: The Penn State Football Story
Science and Technology • • • • •
Science-U @ Home SciTech Now The Investment Water Blues, Green Solutions Weather World
Penn State Sports WPSU produces several broadcast and digital series for Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. Unrivaled: The Penn State Football Story is a fast-paced insider’s look at the Nittany Lion football program—game week preparation, an all-access look at the coaching staff, and visits with players on and off the field. Unlocked is a bi-weekly television series about the Penn State Men’s Basketball team. Both series air on WPSU-TV and are distributed throughout Pennsylvania and Baltimore/Washington metro markets and online. The Lady Lions WBB web series profiles women's basketball players on ladylions.com.
Adult Student Profiles WPSU also produces a series of Penn State student success stories. These videos feature real stories of adult learners from across the country completing their degrees through studying online with Penn State World Campus. worldcampus.psu.edu
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communities
engaging 10
Keystone Crossroads: Rust or Revival? explores the challenges facing Pennsylvania cities. Four public media newsrooms including WPSU are collaborating to report in depth on the root causes of our state's urban crisis—and on possible solutions. Keystone Crossroads offers reports on radio, web, social media, television and newspapers, and through public events. radio.wpsu. org/programs/keystone-crossroads
news & issues
reporting
WPSU Local Journalism Collaborative reporter Eleanor Klibanoff.
News Director Emily Reddy at the boards.
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2016 WPSU Story Topics WPSU's Local Journalism Collaborative reporter Eleanor Klibanoff created 129 stories for Keystone Crossroads distribution in 2016. • • • • •
Infrastructure Policy and Politics Reinvention Economic Development Education
children
In Performance at Penn State Friday Night Jazz Jazz at the Palmer Keystone Crossroads Take Note The Blues The Folk Show The Folk Show Road Show Reasons to Stay WPSU's BookMark WPSU’s This I Believe WPSU’s Story Corps
Penn State
• • • • • • • • • • • •
news & issues
WPSU Local Programs
educating
WPSU-FM began as a local student-operated radio station in the 1960s and has evolved into the region’s only full-service National Public Radio affiliate. WPSU-FM serves more than 450,000 listeners in 13 counties. WPSU manages three digital channels and produces and airs local programs about issues affecting Pennsylvania and local-interest news, national news with local ties, music, and performing arts.
extending
radio.wpsu.org
NPR and WPSU News and Public Affairs
reporting
Election Night 2016
3
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WPSU’s broadcast licenses are held by the Board of Trustees of The Pennsylvania State University. The WPSU community board of representatives acts as advisers on station activities, advocacy, and community outreach. WPSU-TV reaches a population of 1.9 million across 24 counties in central Pennsylvania. Ninety-six percent of WPSU viewing households receive our signal through cable or satellite; four percent, or approximately 20,000 households, receive our signal over the air. In many small rural towns WPSU is the only television channel they receive. Our primary broadcast tower is located in Clearfield, PA, with studios in State College, PA. WPSU-FM reaches 13 counties with additional listenership from three online streams. In the community, schools, and organizations, WPSU strives to create partnerships to fulfill our primary goal: extending the abundant resources of Penn State, PBS, and NPR to provide content and community engagement that reflect the interests of central Pennsylvania and beyond.
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The Vote ‘16 project helped inform the electorate, related national and state issues to the local level, and encouraged voter participation. The project integrated radio, television, and web resources with animated videos and two TV/radio simulcast broadcast debates. wpsu.org/vote16
WPSU's video titled "What does the PA Attorney General Do?"
Animated Video Production The stream of the Congressional debate on wpsu.org/live.
Services WPSU engages audiences through: Digital content Television and radio productions PBS and NPR programming Community call-in programs Community engagement Town halls, forums, and meetings Educational family events Music performances Student internships Graduate assistantships Penn State production services
Candidate Debates Three candidates took part in the televised 60-minute U.S. Senate Democratic debate in April 2016. WPSU partnered with the McCourtney Institute for Democracy. The debate was moderated by WPSU’s Patty Satalia. WPSU also hosted a 60-minute Congressional 5th District Debate between Democratic challenger Kerith Strano Taylor and Republican incumbent Glenn Thompson in October. Both debates were simulcast on radio and streamed on wpsu.org.
WPSU created a series of 60- and 90-second, animated videos to refresh voters knowledge of the roles of key election positions. The videos were shared on wpsu.org/vote16 and social media channels and distributed to superintendents in our viewing area's school districts, and to local and Penn State news outlets. Videos: • U.S. Senator • U.S. Representative • State Attorney General • State Auditor General • State Treasurer
Threats to Democracy Web Series WPSU created a digital series that explored and educated citizens about three important issues: gerrymandering, low voter turnout, and money in politics. Radio interns created person-on-the-street interviews to understand where people stood on these issues. stories.wpsu.org/pages/gerrymandering
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Local Content and Service Report to the Community 100 Innovation Boulevard, Suite 238 University Park, PA 16802
2016
Telephone: 814-865-3333 Fax: 814-865-3172 Email: wpsu@psu.edu
Community Engagement January 1–December 31, 2016
WPSU is an Outreach service of Penn State.
Public Media for Central Pennsylvania This publication is available in alternative media on request. Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. U.Ed. OUT 17-0314/17-WPSU-0008/lum Copyright Š 2016 The Pennsylvania State University. Design and content: Laura Miller, wpsumarketing@psu.edu
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