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The mission of Southern California Public Radio is to strengthen the civic and cultural bonds that unite Southern California’s diverse communities by providing the highest quality news and information service through radio and other interactive media. We will be a public forum that engages its audiences in an ongoing dialogue and exploration of issues, events and cultures in the region and in the world, seeking to provide greater understanding and new perspectives to the people of these communities and their leaders.
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Friends, Looking back on 2016, it’s become fashionable for news media outlets to say that their content “is important now more than ever.” Not at SCPR. Our combination of in-depth, fact-based journalism and inclusive civic engagement has always been important and it will always remain important. SCPR’s audiences have always understood this. And, therefore, our audiences are among the most remarkable in all of media. SCPR’s audiences range from kids in the back seat of their parents’ cars to centenarians who were born before the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920; from immigrants who are new to our country to people who can trace their ancestry to indigenous tribes that antedate the arrival of Europeans; across economic, ethnic, cultural, religious, and political lines. This disparate group of Angelenos shares a common set of traits: curiosity, a commitment to life-long learning, a deep respect for others, and a desire to improve the quality of civic and cultural life in one of the world’s most diverse metropolises. At SCPR, we routinely remind ourselves that we must “hold up an accurate mirror to the imperfect paradise” that is greater Los Angeles if we are to fully realize the potential of our public service mission. On any given day, the exercise of our craft requires facility in dozens of languages, analysis of emerging economic and cultural trends, political acumen, command of legacy broadcast and emerging digital technologies, and a willingness to listen to you. When you add your voice to the conversation — whether it’s calling into Larry Mantle’s AirTalk or posting a comment on our website or sharing a story we’ve done on social media or telling a co-worker at the water cooler “I heard this story on KPCC today” — you help us further a mission that is unique in Southern California. And, as other media struggle to remain connected to LA, the connection you make with us each and every day improves the quality of our journalism and strengthens the civic fabric of the community we share. “Join us.” It’s a phrase you often hear during our programming, whether it’s asking you to tune into The Frame, attend an In Person event or check out something interesting on our mobile digital platform. “Join us” is an invitation, of course, not a command. But it’s more than just an invitation. When we ask you to “join us,” it’s an acknowledgment that your knowledge and your insights and your perspectives are integral to our understanding of Southern California. When you “join us,” you help strengthen the bonds that unite us as Angelenos and as Americans. On behalf of the SCPR Board of Trustees, our employees and our audiences, thank you for joining us in 2016. We look forward to joining you in 2017 and beyond. Sincerely,
Ana Valdez, Chair
Bill Davis, President
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Covering Communities In Person At Southern California Public Radio, our public
Crawford Family Forum and
service journalism is built on a foundation of
then hit the road, bringing
fact-based, in-depth reporting and community
programs to communities
engagement — bringing individuals from diverse
throughout Southern
backgrounds and disparate perspectives together
California including a regional
to discuss and debate the news and events that
tour celebrating AirTalk’s 30th
touch them every day. On air, online and at our
anniversary, the first-ever live
“When I listen to KPCC or attend an In Person event, I feel a sense of belonging because I’m hearing stories about my struggles and my reality.”
frequent live events,
broadcast of Take Two and an
SCPR asks our
affordability series as part of SCPR’s Regional
audience to join us
Desk. These events were a major success, drawing
in the conversation
together Southern Californians from different
— and it is not just
walks of life to make connections and broaden
a figure of speech.
their understanding of their community and the
With the launch
world around them.
of the live events
Six years, 500 events and more than 60,000
platform in 2010,
attendees later, today SCPR is more committed to
we put front and
community engagement than ever before. KPCC
center our emphasis
In Person, the station’s events and engagement
on producing in
team, has doubled its original size and redoubled
person content to
its commitment to producing events on subjects
bring audiences into the story. “Our goal,” says Jon
as varied as gentrification, homelessness, civic
Cohn, managing producer of forum programs and
participation, and public education.
live events, “is to be a gateway to public media,
“KPCC In Person invites audiences into an
engaging people from across the region in face-
ongoing dialogue and exploration of issues,
to-face conversation.” The events started in the
events and cultures,” says Ashley Alvarado,
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SCPR’s Ashley Alvarado (right) in conversation with multicultural activist Sonia Kang in the Crawford Family Forum. SCPR’s manager of public engagement. Her position
For her part, Kang is equally enthusiastic about
empowers Alvarado to develop strategies for involving
SCPR — not only what she hears on air, but also
new and existing audiences with SCPR across
what she encounters at KPCC In Person events.
platforms (broadcast, web and live events) and, as
“I’m mixed Mexican and Black, born in Puerto Rico,
she sees it, a critical part of her job is just listening.
raised in Hawaii, and my husband is Korean. I literally
“Our audience knows more than we do. Getting to
make up 70 percent of the racial, ethnic and cultural
know the community not only allows us to share
composition of LA,” she says. “When I listen to
information people may find helpful — it also builds
KPCC or attend an In Person event, I feel a sense
relationships that inform our coverage and generate
of belonging because I’m hearing stories about my
compelling stories.”
struggles and my reality, stories from diverse reporters
Alvarado developed one such relationship with Sonia Kang, a multicultural activist and social entrepreneur
about people who could be my neighbors and friends.” Fostering that sense of belonging, Alvarado says,
she met at a community event. “Sonia is fantastic,”
is what sets SCPR apart. “We hear over and over
Alvarado says. “She has a wealth of wisdom” that has
about people feeling disconnected from or wary of the
proven to be an asset to SCPR programs like Take Two,
media,” she says. “At KPCC, we are actively working to
which invited her to join a segment focused on talking
deepen our knowledge of the communities we serve
to kids about race.
and to deserve their trust.”
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SCPR STAFFERS:
Reflecting Our Reg Audiences turn to Southern California Public Radio
about education, immigration or the economy,” she
to hear interesting stories showcasing the diverse
notes, “I can connect to the stories we tell on KPCC
makeup of our community. The same is true of our
because I’ve experienced them in real life.”
employees, whose backgrounds and experiences
Roy Lenn, who works in corporate sponsorship,
reflect the broad range of influences and identities
also connects with SCPR’s focus on global
shaping Southern California.
storytelling. “I think [reporter] James Kim’s piece
For SCPR newsroom producer Bianca Ramirez,
on first language attrition, which he did for Off-
the daughter of immigrant parents from Mexico
Ramp and which won an APTRA [Associated Press
and the first in her family to obtain a high school
Television and Radio Association] Mark Twain
diploma and earn a bachelor’s degree, SCPR’s
award, is a good example of why KPCC resonates
commitment to capturing multiple narratives is
for me,” he says. “My mom is from the Philippines
particularly meaningful. “Whether we are talking
and my dad is from India, and since English was
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gion
SCPR’s Bianca Ramirez, Joanne Griffith, Roy Lenn and Sharon McNary (pictured, left to right) reflect the broad range of backgrounds and experiences shaping Southern California.
their common language, that’s what my
to have built a water system,” she says.
sisters and I spoke at home. We had a pretty
“It was a great education for my beat —
all-American upbringing, but James’ story
telling important stories about the things
made me think of the things I might not
we build together to make life better, like
know or appreciate about how hard my
bridges, sewers and water pipes.” McNary’s
parents worked to give us the privilege of
storytelling gets a boost from one of her
growing up in the United States.”
other former lives, as well: Before taking
Take Two editor Joanne Griffith grew
a reporter job at SCPR, she launched the
up on the other side of the Atlantic, in
station’s Public Insight Network, a group of
England, and remains a British citizen.
several thousand people who — by sharing
Today, SCPR helps her make sense of
their experience and expertise — help the
her adopted country as she confronts the
newsroom cover Southern California.
challenges of raising a daughter in America. “When I first got here, Steve Julian steered me around the freeways, Larry Mantle schooled me on local politics and John Rabe taught me about the Los Angeles beyond the Hollywood hype,” she says. “Now, as an employee, I get to help people better understand Southern California, whether they are new arrivals or lifelong residents. There’s so much to talk about and to share, and I get to be part of the conversation every day. As we say in England, ‘That’s not too shabby!’” Sharon McNary brings a different experience to her position as SCPR’s infrastructure reporter. Originally from
“ Whether we are talking about education, immigration or the economy, I can connect to the stories we tell on KPCC because I’ve experienced them in real life.”
Los Angeles, she worked in journalism for decades before coming to the station.
No matter their individual paths to get to
Prior to that, she had a career as a private
SCPR, our employees find common ground
investigator and a computer programmer,
when they arrive. “If you want to collaborate
served in the military and even did a stint
with people who are working to the highest
in the Peace Corps, in Bolivia. “I may be the
standards in journalism,” McNary says, “this
only reporter in Southern California ever
is the place you want to be.”
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Next Generation Journalists Make In a competitive global economy, career
multimedia news company Fusion. “The next
success increasingly means securing an
day, I pitched, reported and produced my first
internship. For many interns, this means
on-air assignment, and just a week later, I
preparing for long days of drudgery answering
started on my first feature story. I’ve been an
phones and getting coffee, with the hope of
intern in a lot of other shops, and this is not how it usually goes down — KPCC is different.”
“I’ve been an intern in a lot of other shops, and this is not how it usually goes down — KPCC is different.”
This difference was a critical aspect of what drew Javier to SCPR in the first place. A young immigrant to the United States, Javier says that her earliest memories include driving in the car with her father, the radio set to National Public Radio, as they got to know the topographic (and, through NPR, the political,
gleaning a few scraps of insight from more
social and cultural) landscape of their adopted
seasoned peers. Southern California Public
homeland. As a college student in New Jersey,
Radio has upended the traditional internship
Javier tuned into SCPR to listen to features like
model, exposing up-and-coming reporters to
“Make Al Care,” a series dedicated to engaging
the full breadth of experiences in journalism
voters around local elections. “The station
and giving them the tools vital to advancement
didn’t just make Al care, it made me care, too,”
in the field.
she says.
“We see our internship and news apprentice
When she was a listener, SCPR fascinated
programs as a crucial part of building the next
Javier; when she became an intern, it helped
generation of public service journalists,” says
her develop her voice as a reporter.
Melanie Sill, vice president of content at SCPR.
“I got to bring my perspective as a young
“They do real-life work, and they do it at a
woman in Los Angeles to my work, and to
high level.”
raise issues and events that were important
“My first day, a big story broke, and instead of pushing me aside to focus on doing their
to me on the airwaves,” she says. Javier notes that training positions at SCPR
jobs, editors, reporters and hosts all welcomed
are hands on and translate to real impact in
me into their meetings, interviews and studios,”
the field — a common refrain among former
recalls Carla Javier, a Princeton graduate
interns and news apprentices. “My internship
and former SCPR intern who today works at
experience was much more beneficial than
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of SCPR es Impact
As an SCPR intern, Carla Javier began reporting and producing her own stories within her first week on the job. anything else I’ve ever done,” says James Kim, who
job at the station, either part- or full-time, for up to a
later became an associate producer on The Frame.
year. “These positions are highly competitive, and they
“I was able to go out in the field, produce and edit. I
are a great way to break into the news business,” Sill
even won an award from the L.A. Press Club, beating
says. They also offer an essential grounding in what
out professional and senior reporters. That never
it takes to make it as a journalist, says former intern
happens, but it happened here.”
Lauren Osen, today the senior producer on AirTalk.
SCPR internships provide opportunities for
“Internships at KPCC teach you to be resourceful and
college students and recent graduates, while news
creative and to take ownership of your story, wherever
apprenticeships enable people to get an entry level
your career ends up taking you.”
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DONOR PROFILES
For These Donors, SCPR Delivers For the owners of Rail Delivery Services, one
Judi took a leap of faith in buying Rail Delivery
of the market leaders in Southern California’s
Services — she did not have a background in
trucking industry, life on the road offers many
transportation — and immediately became
rewards — including a chance to listen to
one of the industry’s only female executives.
KPCC. As important benefactors of the station,
She decided early on that her focus would be growing a company built on a promise of integrity, and she hears that same commitment in SCPR’s coverage. “Being honest and transparent is the key to this company, just the way it is at KPCC,” she says. “The programming is unbiased and exposes you to so many interesting things.” That exposure, notes Greg, is essential to the value SCPR brings to the community. “When I was a kid, we had cohesive neighborhoods, and you would really get to know the people around you. Today, that’s the role KPCC plays, breaking us out of our isolated bubbles and introducing us to the world.” Rail Delivery Services carries
“KPCC offers incredible depth, and for us, it’s just a great place to donate.”
Greg and Judi Stefflre
freight across the region, but as dedicated KPCC
are grateful for the
listeners, Greg and Judi broaden their horizons
insight and stimulation
even further. “We don’t ever want to turn for
Southern California
news and information someplace that simply
Public Radio provides.
reinforces our own views because then we
“I drive 60 miles every
never learn anything,” Judi says. “KPCC offers
day between our facility
incredible depth, and for us, it’s just a great
in Fontana and where
place to donate.”
we live in La Habra Heights,” Greg says. “Without SCPR to keep me company, it would be almost impossible for me to do.”
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The James Irvine Foundation: Ensuring that California Counts Fueling the growth of Southern California Public Radio’s dynamic news and public affairs reporting is a critical partnership with The James Irvine Foundation, one of California’s most distinguished philanthropic organizations. The foundation made its first grant to SCPR in 2000 and has contributed several million dollars during the past 16 years. This year, the foundation provided funding for a unique collaboration between SCPR and three other public radio stations in the state: KQED in San Francisco, KPBS in San Diego and Capital Public Radio in Sacramento. Known as California Counts, the joint initiative enabled the stations to pool resources and share coverage related to the 2016 elections. “We did a lot of planning and coordination of stories on statewide races and propositions,” says Melanie Sill, SCPR’s vice
“ At the Irvine Foundation, we’re proud of this collaboration and the ways it allowed voters to be heard.”
president of content. “It’s been
its focus on informing listeners about issues that
really terrific, and in the long term, it’s great for
matter in our state, the station has been a natural
California to have these stations working together
partner for us.”
on big stories.” The foundation expanded its relationship with
Smith points to various outgrowths of California Counts as an indicator of the grant’s success.
SCPR via California Counts as an opportunity to
“SCPR collaborated with MapLight, a nonprofit
empower Californians to understand public policy
working to reveal money’s influence on politics,
during an election year. “There’s a long history
to produce an in-depth voter guide. They also
of quality journalism coming out of public radio,
hosted town hall events up and down the state,”
including SCPR,” says foundation Director of
he says. “At the Irvine Foundation, we’re proud
Communications Mike Smith. “With its tremendous
of this collaboration and the ways it allowed voters
reach, its commitment to audience diversity and
to be heard.”
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TRUSTEE PROFILES
TOM CASTRO
CAPRI MADDOX
When Tom Castro listens to KPCC, he
As a special assistant city
hears a changing world. “Southern
attorney for the City of Los
California is where Latin America,
Angeles, Capri Maddox serves
the United States and Asia converge.
myriad constituencies including
Wherever the world is headed, our
the business community and
region is going to get there first, and
unions, the courts and law
KPCC will be in the center of it all.”
enforcement, homeless issues,
He points with pride to the station’s
neighborhood councils and faith-
growing news and public affairs
based communities, to name a
presence. “With newspapers shrinking
few. Keeping it all in perspective
and TV newscasts emphasizing the
can be a challenge.
sensational, many talented professionals have left those organizations to join KPCC.” Castro’s life has been informed by change. He grew up in South Los Angeles and Huntington Park, lived in Mexico City and, for the past 18 years, he
“I don’t always know if the issues on my radar are what’s resonating with the average person,” she says. “But when I listen to KPCC, it gives me a sense of people’s priorities. I gain insight.” Soon after becoming a listener, Maddox knew she
and his family have made Houston their home. His
had joined a unique community whose boundaries
extended family and leadership commitments make
extend in every direction. “On any given day, I feel
him a frequent visitor to Southern California.
like I have one-on-one time with someone from a
Castro is a trailblazing entrepreneur who has founded and managed four companies in the media
different culture, country, or socioeconomic class.” Maddox has served her city in a variety of roles.
and energy export sectors, including the nation’s
As a Los Angeles deputy city attorney, she worked in
largest privately held Hispanic-focused company.
Central Trials, the Neighborhood Prosecutor Program,
At age 25, he bought his first radio station, making
and the Business & Complex Litigation and General
him the youngest owner in the U.S. at that time.
Counsel Sections. Before returning to the Office of the
He served on the National Leadership Council of
City Attorney at the invitation of City Attorney Mike
the Obama for President Campaign and has long
Feuer, she was president of the City of Los Angeles
worked with local and national elected officials to
Board of Public Works.
promote economic growth and opportunity. He is a
As a public servant, Maddox values Southern
passionate advocate for education, the environment
California Public Radio; as a mother, she cherishes
and social justice and serves on a variety of
it. “I listen with my son. Years from now, he will
commercial and non-profit boards.
be more curious about the world as a result.
From his vantage point in Texas, Castro sees the station as a way that people from diverse cultures
It’s priceless.” At a time when disagreements and discord
are joining together in a shared community. “We
dominate the news, Maddox credits SCPR with
live in an era that is both exciting and turbulent.
bringing people together. “It’s more than a radio
Through the airwaves, KPCC is creating common
station, it’s a movement. Our listeners feel connected.”
ground. It’s an essential resource.”
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IN MEMORIAM
Remembering Steve Julian Last April, SCPR mourned the passing of KPCC Morning Edition host Steve Julian, 57, due to complications from brain cancer. For 15 years, Julian was a loyal morning companion for tens of thousands of listeners across Southern California. He also had a busy second career in theater as a playwright, actor and director. “Steve was a singular talent,” recalls Larry Mantle, host of KPCC’s AirTalk. “He is completely irreplaceable.” Below, Mantle offers a look at an exceptional colleague and an extraordinary friend. I met Steve in early 1983, after I was hired to anchor the afternoon drive-time news block at CBS-affiliate KPRO radio in Riverside. Steve was working there in production, and we hit it off right away. Noticing our easy rapport, the news director asked me if I would like to have Steve coanchor with me. I thought it was a great idea, and though he had never done news before, Steve’s naturally strong radio presence allowed him to connect with listeners immediately. We kept in touch when I left for KPCC. For a time, Steve took a break from radio, deciding to follow in his father’s
responsibility to them. These traits complemented his
footsteps and become a police officer. He graduated
superb news judgment and writing skills and an on-air
from the police academy at Rio Hondo College and went
delivery that was warm and polished.
to work for the Baldwin Park Police Department. Years later, Steve returned to radio as a traffic reporter
I miss Steve on multiple levels. I miss hearing him every morning on KPCC telling me what happened while
on multiple stations including KPCC, ultimately taking on
I was asleep. I miss our hours-long conversations about
the position of local host of Morning Edition.
the art of radio over scotch and cigars. Most importantly,
Steve’s personal characteristics were a significant
I miss his open, nonjudgmental way of giving me insights
part of what made him such a remarkable broadcaster
into my thinking. I’m only now starting to understand how
and journalist. He was driven to master what he thought
much I learned about myself from our conversations.
were the most important parts of his job — accuracy,
My consolation for losing Steve is continuing his work
clarity and connection with his audience. He had deep
to fulfill the promise of SCPR’s public service mission and
respect for KPCC listeners and felt a strong sense of
all our terrific memories over 33 years of friendship.
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2015-2016 Financial Activities Full Statement of Activities can be found online http://www.scpr.org/about/public/
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE
SUPPORT FROM PUBLIC
TOTAL EXPENSE
LISTENER SUPPORT 56%
SUPPORT FROM PUBLIC 93%
PROGRAMMING & OPERATIONS 67%
UNDERWRITING 34%
SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENTAL SOURCES 5%
FUNDRAISING & UNDERWRITING 23%
BUSINESS SUPPORT 1%
SUPPORT FROM EARNED REVENUE 2%
ADMINISTRATIVE 10%
FOUNDATIONS & GRANTS 8% INTERCOMPANY/INTERFUND 1%
$13,644
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$11,614
CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF LISTENER SUPPORT GROWTH $6,487
$11,643
$10,660
$9,460
$8,582
$6,747
$5,679 $5,170 $4,526
$4,543
2005
2006
$3,804 $3,001 $2,881
$1,670
$422 2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
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2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Building The 21st Century Newsroom We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of those who have provided initial investment funding to expand in-depth coverage of the most pressing issues facing Southern California today. Thanks to the support of several dedicated individuals and foundations, SCPR is able to produce quality news and programming delivered on multiple platforms: broadcast, digital, social media and live events. Restricted funding towards coverage of these important topics is continually sought, and you can help: contact Nadia Ammar at (626) 583-5169 or nammar@scpr.org.
ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND POPULAR CULTURE DESK
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL DESK
20th Century Fox
justice, immigration and emerging communities, government
The Annenberg Foundation
and policy, poverty and others.
John and Louise Bryson Gordon and Dona Crawford The Hearst Foundations Lauren Lexton and Kevin MacCarthy Sherry and John Phelan The Reis Foundation, Inc. Nancy Stephens and Rick Rosenthal David and Jamie Rosenthal Wolf
Including transportation, business/economy, crime and
BREAKING NEWS AND GENERAL Anonymous Charles and Carolyn Miller BUSINESS AND ECONOMY The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Gordon and Dona Crawford Karin Larson Anthony and Pamela Schwarz
EDUCATION DESK
CRIME AND JUSTICE
The Atlas Family Foundation
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Baby Futures Fund
Ford Foundation
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
IMMIGRATION AND EMERGING COMMUNITIES
The Carl and Roberta Deutsch Foundation
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Foundation / Bryant Garth
Jennifer and Shawn McCreight George A. Molsbarger, Squid & Squash Foundation Justine and Julian Wing-Kai Poon Rosenthal Family Foundation Tikun Olam Foundation WHH Foundation
HEALTH CARE DESK The California Endowment California HealthCare Foundation The California Wellness Foundation Dolores Grunigen Guillermo J. Valenzuela Foundation
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT Sally Graves DeWitt Ford Foundation The John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation Peter Yun Huh and Jihee Kim Huh The James Irvine Foundation
SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT DESK ENVIRONMENT The Cygnet Foundation The Kopcho Family Foundation Ann Peppers Foundation
The Rose Hills Foundation
Anthony and Pamela Schwarz
NEWSROOM EXPANSION–GENERAL
The Ward Family Foundation
Anonymous (2)
SCIENCE
The Annenberg Foundation
William and Tricia Flumenbaum
W.M. Keck Foundation
Tyler MacCready
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Allan H. Markowitz
The Rose Hills Foundation
The Roddenberry Foundation
Susan Steinhauser and Daniel Greenberg
Tom and Marilyn Sutton
Phil A. Swan
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WESTSIDE BOOSTER Thanks to a generous lead contribution from the Mohn Family Foundation, SCPR’s Westside Booster Project will improve KPCC’s signal reach to those communities, particularly in Santa Monica and nearby areas.
Wendy Munger and Leonard L. Gumport
John and Hilda Arnold Foundation Inc.
Virgil and Brenda Roberts
QueensCare
Sandra J. Ball-Rokeach
Satterberg Foundation
The Ward Family Foundation
Neil Bason
Greg and Judi G. Stefflre
Charles B. Baumer
Eugene and Marilyn Stein
California Community Foundation
Susan Steinhauser and Daniel Greenberg
Elizondo/Campbell Family Foundation
Nancy Stephens and Rick Rosenthal
Julie Chao
Isaac D. and Michal Sudit
The Cotter Family
Tom and Marilyn Sutton
Elyssa and Gil Elbaz
Elaine Weinberg
Dave and Sheila Gold Foundation
Joan Wells
CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE $25,000-$49,999 Anonymous (6) The Annenberg Foundation Richard Allan Barry Family Charitable Foundation
Anonymous
John and Louise Bryson
Robert and Sara Adler
Johnny Carson Foundation
Adelaide Hixon
Esther S. M. Chao
Peter Yun Huh and Jihee Kim Huh
Marianna and David Fisher
The Kopcho Family Foundation
S.L. Gimbel Foundation Advised Fund at The Community Foundation
Susan and Doug Kranwinkle Jon R. and Debbie McTaggart The Mohn Family Foundation Virgil and Brenda Roberts Nancy Englander and Harold M. Williams
Gifts received July 1, 2015– June 30, 2016
CATALYSTS $100,000+ Anonymous (2) The Ahmanson Foundation Peter and Helen Bing Gordon and Dona Crawford Edison International The James Irvine Foundation The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Molly Munger and Stephen R. English
David and Maggi Gordon
Heather and Paul Haaga
Fernando J. Guerra
Peter Yun Huh and Jihee Kim Huh
Karen Halttunen
The Kopcho Family Foundation Susan and Doug Kranwinkle
ANNUAL FUND
The Mose J. and Sylvia Dilman Firestone Charitable Trust
Lauren Lexton and Kevin MacCarthy Jennifer and Shawn McCreight Judith and Stephen McDonald Jane and Ron Olson Mei Hu Chu Foundation Dr. Rosalyn M. Laudati and Dr. James B. Pick Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Foundation/ Bryant Garth
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Brian and Karen Hennigan Michael J. Moody and Jennifer Hinman Janice and Laurence Hoffmann Warren Holt Sally and William H. Hurt Stanley L. Iezman and Nancy Stark William and Rebecca Kamer Leonard M. Lipman Charitable Fund Jeff and Rachel Lipp
Orange County Community Foundation
Stephen A. and Julie Maas
Justine and Julian Wing-Kai Poon
Barry and Wendy Meyer
Dave Masarik
James R. Ukropina
The Millstream Fund
Wells Fargo Foundation
The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Ying and Charlie Woo
Pacific Life Foundation
Marla and Jim Ryan
Timothy P. Whalen James Woodson White David and Jamie Rosenthal Wolf
DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE $5,000-$9,999 Anonymous (3) Patrice and Christopher Angelo Carol and David Appel Carlos C. and Anna R. Baldenegro Bank of America Brad Barrett Robert Barry Leah S. and Gregory M. Bergman David Bieselin Dulcie D. Brand Barbara Burtin and Yohan Stern The California Wellness Foundation Grant Cambridge Justin and Marie Cantor The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation John Chiang
VISIONARIES’ CIRCLE $50,000-$99,999
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE $10,000-$24,999
Sherry and John Phelan
City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs
The Reis Foundation, Inc.
Andrea Cockrum
Anonymous
Anonymous (7)
Stewart and Lynda Resnick
Jed Cohen
Robert and Sara Adler
Katie McGrath & J.J. Abrams Family Foundation
Lisa Richter and Dr. Howard Newman
Dr. Judith Karen Cove
Robert and Melissa Alvarado
Barbara U. Roberts
Stephen and Karen Hillenburg Karin L. Larson
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Frank H. Cruz Bill and Elaine Davis
Lisa and Patrick Denzer
McCune Foundation
The Angell Foundation
Sarah Deschenes
Nathan Merritt
Noel H. and Diane Applebaum
Jeff Winter and Barbara Cox-Winter
Laura Donnelley
Brian Scott Miller
Linda Arias
Daniela Crawford
Victoria Dummer and Brion Allen
Janet Moore and David Larson
Stacey M. Attew
The de Toledo Family
Steve and Laurie Duncan
Margery Nicolson
Rick and Wendy Aversano
Nancy J. Deneutte
Lauren and Austin Fite
Kristin K. Nieuwenhuis
Walter Babiec
Kerry and David Drake
Richard M. Friedel and Janet Gardner
Michael Nissman
Fri Bailey
Ping Du
Peggy and Charles Norris
Leslie F. Barnebey
Lisa Edwards
Jim and Ann Gianopulos
Jon Owyang
Mark Barnes
Shirley Eisman
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Ying Keung Poon
Lawrence W. Bassett
Michael R. Elkins
Garrett Gin
Laura and James Rosenwald
Mike Bauman
Denis A. Elliott
Earl L. Goldberg and Aya Kimura Goldberg
Rebecca Rothstein
James Bedell
Mark H. Epstein
Ronnie Rubin
Lon and Heidi C. Bender
Meredith Evans
Dinah Ruch
Jack Ewing
Paul and Dorene Rutter
Karen Bertero and Theodore Chester
Kristen Shepard
Robert I. and Michele L. Bethune
Thomas Fileti
Melanie Sill
Elizabeth E. and Paul Bingham
JoAnne Fink
Rich and Jane Sondheimer
Brent R. Block
Martina Flaro
The Sugimoto Family Foundation/ Lisa Sugimoto
Mary Blodgett
Matt Foley
John Horn and Linda Burrow
Virginia Blywise
Patricia Fong
David and Lisa Hummelberg
Jill Sumiyasu
James Boyd
Greg Ford
Florence Irving
Phil A. Swan
Robert and Wendy Brandow
Dianne C. Freeman
Millard and Muriel Jacobs Family Foundation
Ted K. and Jill C. Tamada
Janet Bratton
Marcia and George S. Fuller
Geoffrey Thuo
Titus Brenninkmeijer
Yasuko Furuya
Barton and Pamela Wald
Donald Britt
Irina Gaal
Neil S. and Eve Weightman
Diane Calder
Bronya and Andy Galef
Weingart Foundation
Virginia Campbell
Heidi Galloway
Wells Fargo NA
Enrique and Maria Caponi
Norman Galper
Connie and John H. Weston
Tina Carey
Cathy and Robert B. Garant
WHH Foundation
Mark and Liza-Mae Carlin
Coleman Garcia
Suzanne V. Wilson
William Cruz Carnahan
Jaime Garza and Abby Blum
Raymond Yen and Mary Bateman
Rosemary and Peter Casey
Beth Gertmenian
David B. and Charisse Cassell
Michael and Donna Gianelli
Chris Sue and Mark Yragui
Luan Chau
Karen Gibson and Gerry Rothschild
Ken and Lori Gorvetzian Darrell and Andrea Guillaume Andrew K. Hartzell Mary Hawley Pamela and Craig Hearn Adelaide Hixon
Daniel Christopher Jenkins Michael P. Jones Jordan L. Kaplan John H. Kissick, Kissick Family Foundation Kurt Knutzen and Audrey George Stewart and Pat Kwoh Ellen Lamel Janet and Barry Lang Dr. John and Margaret Lee Cynthia Lewis L.E. Waters Construction Pedro Lomas
ADVOCATES’ CIRCLE $2,500-$4,999
Jim and Anahita Lovelace
Anonymous (8)
Monica C. Lozano and David R. Ayon
Bobbi Abram
Gene Lucero and Marcia Williams
Nancy Adams
Allan H. Markowitz
Jean Aigner
M3K Foundation
Kathy Akashi
Scott and Lauralee Bell Martin
Lawanda R. Allee
Charles Acton
Sylvia Alva
Vicki Chavez
Russell and Carol Faucett
Lee Shallat Chemel and David Chemel
Terry L. and Todd Gilman
Raissa and Bill Choi
Robin Lynn Gohlke and Shawn Peterson
Carla Christofferson and Adam Shell
Marie W. Goble
Harriett F. and Richard Gold
Hui Su Clarke
Jay A. and Trudy L. Goldberg
Amrane Cohen
Elicia and Dan Goldenberg
Barbara Cohn
Goldhirsh Foundation
Frances Conroy and Jan Munroe
Gordon and Beth Goldsmith Jenee Gossard
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Henrietta Green
Capri Maddox
Mark Ridley-Thomas
Jeffrey Thomson
Arthur N. Greenberg
Carlene Ringer
Ed Gregory and Stephanie Kegan
Wendie Malick and Richard Erickson
David and Victoria Rogers
Christopher and Susana Thornton
Davin Gumm
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Elizabeth Rosenberg
JoAnn Turovsky
Steve Haderlein
DeWayne and Mary McMullin
Maggie Rotter
James Upchurch
Tess Harper
Jon R. and Debbie McTaggart
Dennis and Marian Urschel
Ricardo Hassan
Edna Medrano
Liba Rubenstein and Micah Fitzerman-Blue
Catharina Hassig
Harrison Miles, Jr
Sandra Sabin
Loretta and Willem Van der Pol
Massie S. and Peter J. Hatch
David C. Millard
Perry and Zoe Vidalakis
Gale Hayman
Allan M. and Susan A. Mohrman
Mia Sarapochiello and Brian D. Henson
Pastor Herrera Jr.
Bobbie and Henry Frank Moon
Arlie P. Sarosi
Cara C. Walsh
Judith M. Hirsch
Christine M. Moore
Jean T. Savage
Roger Wang
Nicole and Daniel Honigman
Anthony Morena
Barbra Waterman
Ralph B. Hupka
David Moskowitz
Alexander and Mariette Sawchuk
Augustine Iluore
Dorothy Moss
Viola and Russell Iungerich
Frances Conroy and Jan Munroe
Helene Jacobs
Andrew Murphy
Akshay Jajoo
Stuart and Naomi Nagasawa
Bernice Jeffrey
Pierce Nahigyan
Leslie Jewett
James A. Newkirk
Bernard Johnson and Lynn Bond
Dana and Edward Newman
Janet E. Johnson
Rudy Oclaray and Dr. Stephen D. Henry
Diana and David Kaloyanides Melody Kanschat Michael and Fiona Karlin Diane Keaton Catherine Keig and James Hayes
Jeri O’Donnell and Don Spradlin Kevin J. and Diana O’Leary Michelle O’Neil Talmadge and Renata O’Neill Mary Esther Opliger
Ana and Jeff Valdez
Carl Volpe
Marrick Sayers
Julie Waxman and Seth Freeman
Steve Schenker
Mikki L. and Colin Weightman
Pamela Schneider
Paul Weinberg and Wendi Bailey
Herbert Schofield
Alison Whalen and Mr Steve Marenberg
Ed Schuman and Ilene Van-Essen Nathan R. Scott
Linda and Tod White Charitable Fund
Natalie Seaman
Masako White
Warren Shelman Diane Sherman
Nancy Englander and Harold M. Williams
Lynn Shin, M.D.
Ernest and Francille Wilson
Linda S. Silverman
Maud Winchester and Lucas Reiner
Dr. Susan S. Simmons and Jerry M. Haselfeld
John and Catherine Yamin
Victoria and Barry Simon
Charles Hosuk Yang
Rakesh Singh
Diana Kely Yao
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
Robert Young
Mr. and Mrs. John Orr
Jennifer E. Laity
Laurie Osborne
Brenna L. Snider
Donna J. Zenor and William T. Bisset
Steven Lamy and Gayle L. Hopkins
Jeffrey and Joan Palmer
Patti and Steve Soboroff
Atis V. and Paul Zikmanis
BJ Ledyard
Jean-Francois Panisset
Paul Zimmerman
Erik Leeming
Kevin and Elizabeth Parry
Amy Sommer and James Childress
Emanuel Levy
Hitesh Patel
Christine M. Sorenson
Elizabeth Leyson
Tom and Melinda Peters
Sarah and Mark Stegemoeller
Glenn and Gael Libby
Alex H. and Whitney Phillips
John Stesney
Zach Lisabeth
Benjamin L. Pick and Claudette Nevins
Roger D. and Laura Stewart
Michael R. Post
Jane W. and Reid A. Swanson
Sandy and Barry Pressman
Bradley Tabach-Bank
David Prickett
Milad Taghavi
Deborah and Thomas Prosser
David Jan Takata
Constance L. Rice
Trevessa M. and James Terrile
Caroline Keller and Dan Palumbo Babak and Leila Khazaeni Carol Komatsuka and Dennis Babamoto
David E. Littlehales Dustin C. Lorentz Denise and Joseph Lumarda Roger Ian and Ruth MacFarlane Edward S. Mackie
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Fred and Tina Studier
Aya Zucker and Grant Murray
PATRONS’ CIRCLE $1,500-$2,499 Anonymous (17) Abendroth LLC Able Design & Fabrication A C Vroman Inc Emily and Zachary Abbott John L. Abedor Dana G. and Bruce Adelstein
Edgar Aguirre and Siana-Lea Gildard
Rogely Boyce
Elizabeth Chao
Louis DeSipio
Janice Lee Braly
Terry P. Chapman
James DeWitt
Pamela Ahlgrim
Gene Brandt
Tessa A. Chasteen
Sally Graves DeWitt
Christopher G. Alexander
James D. Breen
Audrey Cheng and Burton Hong
Dr. Allison Diamant
Steve Alexis
Ronda and Stanley Breitbard
Terry Cheng
Mo S. Ali
Shannon E. Brennan
Richard and Karla Chernick
Rebecca Diaz and Michael Palmer
Sholeh and Mehrdad Amanat
Anna Bresnahan
Wilson K. and Jessica T. Chow
Gene L. Dinielli
Betty Anderson
Dawn Brewer
Elisabetta Ciardullo
Jeffrey Dodge
Travis Andres
Brad and Claire Brian
Kristine Clancy and Josh House
Jason Doerr
Jane Anthony
Kaye Briegel
Kathleen and Hickel Clayton
Phillip L. Doolittle
Aaron and Lauren Applebaum
Patricia A. and Scott S. Brooks
Melissa and Liam Clemons
Denise and Howard H. Dudley, Jr.
Carolina Argueta and Santiago Monsalve
Stephen R. Brown
Janice K.Clifford
Patricia Dupre, Esq.
Peggy Lee Brutsche
Barbara and David Cline
Sarah and Bryan Earll
Margaret K. and Scott D. Armstrong
Allen and Carola Bundy
Michael D. Coleman and Odile Nicolette
Tim East
Ronald W. Colman and Jeb J. Panyarjun
Eleanor Eck
Elizabeth Comley
Carl J. and Linda M. Eichert
Mary Comlish
Michael B. and Elisabeth Elliot
Laurie Content
Kaete Elliott
Robert and Ana Cook
Travis and Katherine Ellis
Zack Cooper
Robert and Anne Emigh
Cristina Cornejo Wray Cornwell
Carisa Endrizzi-Davis and Joshua Davis
Edward and Karin Costello
David Englin
James D. Cottle
Cara Entz
Jan Court
Georgianna Erskine
Joseph and Susan Courtney
David A. and Joyce M. Evans
Tara R. and Matthew J. Cowell
Michele D. and Michael R. Evans
Lillian Coye
Morgan Fairchild
Alison and Richard Crowell Anne Dabb and Antony Sloan
Jay Farbstein and Bonnie Berman
Teresa Dalton
Jeff Farnum
Richard Dasylveira
Holway Dean Farrar
Mr. Davidson
Dr. Cary Feibleman and Kim Savage
Denise Atlas Jacoba Atlas Bernard R. Baginski Lucinda Bailey and Mark Spears Dr. Nancy M. Baisch Corey Bakhtiary Rebecca Brown Bales Marco Banda Julia and Hancock Banning Lisa Baronsky John and Jill Bauman Michael J. and Randy Jane Bayard
Nicholas and Aileen Bunin Suzanne Bunzel Hannah Burnham Kelvin Busirisert and Katya Chan Sandra and Michael Buttitta Shirley Cabeen Lorraine Cain Kathy Cairo Collin Campbell Donald J. Campbell Michael Campbell Jennifer Chu Julie Campoy
Jafar Bazzaz
Johnny C. Canciller
Cambria Beauvais
Rafael M. Capiro
Joshua Behnke
Roger G. and Marjorie Cardenas
Michael W. and Laura LF Bell
David Carlisle
Erin Borda
Thatcher and Ross Carter
Craig Berger
Michael Caruso
Meta and Jay Berger
Beatriz Casagran
Robert Besser
Veronica Casillas and Eric Daniel Lopez
Heather Blair Tyler H. Blanchard Bloomfield Parks Inc Sandy Boeck Bill and Claire Bogaard Linwood Boomer David R. Bordeaux Sanford Bothman
Elvira R. De Jesus
Carolyn A. Cason
Maria A. Decastro
Bibi Caspari
Debbie and Doug Deems
Joe A. and Linda E. Castro
Anita L. DeFrantz
John Catt
Nikki Deloffre
Lisa and Jon Ceazan
Barbara and Gilbert Dembo
Shirley M. Chami and Daniel Kerson
Linda L. Demer
Mani Chandy
Christian Denhart and Erin Brett
Marvin and Patti Demoff
Leslie Easterbrook
Edward Eckerle
Dr. Jonathan and Karin Fielding Jerrold Fine Rabbi Dr. Mordecai and Meirav Finley Linda Fiore Andrew and Melea Fisher Charmaine Flores Marlene Flores-Avila Diane Flowers
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Penelope D. Foley
William Graham
Kaimiloa Heffner
Heidi Kato
Gayle Fornataro and Rob Roberge
Kirtee Gramopadhye
Andrew Kaufman
Jefferia Grayson
Zvia Hempling and Brian Krieger
Amanda Green
Philip D. Hettema
Richard Kaufmann
Benjamin Green
Everhardus and Carrie Hidding
Leslie B. Kautz and Jack S. Weiss Morgan Kay
Samuel Forson Wayne and Valeria Forte Clothilde Fournier
Mary Grace Kaufman
Michael D. Green
James P. Higgins
Ashley Frank
Gerald Greenberg
Anita M. Hirsh
Maureen Kelly
Larry and Martha Freeman
Susan Greenberg-Kunik
Ellen Hoberman
Pamela B. Kelly
Lisa Ritter and Jeff Greenstein
Brandon Hoffman
Joanna E. Kenney
Judith Gregory
Elaine Hoffman
Robert and Mille Kern
Susan Grode
Craig and Dora Holden
Talat Kiani
Barbara Gryglaszewski
Allan Hollingsworth
Myrna and Rick Kidd
Heather Guentzel Frank
Mr. Charles S. Holmes
Grace Kiet
Gumpertz Charitable Gift Fund
Scott and Andrea Holtzman
Alex Kiilehua
Rashi Gupta
Laurie Hoody
Paul K. Kikuchi
Kimberly Haase
James Houghton and Karen Snider
Robert Kilroy
Gisela and Jeff Friedman Jose R. Froehlich Anita B. and Judge Haley J. Fromholz Jim D. Fry Richard Gabriel Karen Gallagher Kathleen J. Gallagher Suzanne Gallant Diane Gallinger Eileen Gallo Audrey Gardner Louise Garland Roberta Garten Philip Gearhart Ms. Barbara Geddes Anna Y. Gee Lor and Mike Gehret
Leslee Hackenson Caroline M. Hackman Olivia Hahn Elizabeth S. Hall
Byron E Howlett, Jr. Cynthia Hubach Harriet Hubbard Raymond L. Huitric
Don King Terry Kitay Rob Klausner Cindy Kohlmiller
Dan Humbert
Gauri Kolhatkar and Prashant Mehrotra
Bruce Humphrey
Belliappa Konganda
Dan Hurley
Brian Kramer
Ariel Jackson
Samuel Kuo
Pamela Hamilton
Marc Evan Jackson
Natalya and Yoav Kutner
Heidi Hall and Steven Guzowski Timi A. and Robert I. Hallem James Halligan Robin Halper and James Bargerstock
Raffi Hamparian
David Henry Jacobs
Gwen A. and Steve A. Gibson
Sachiko Handke
Judy Jacobs
Lafferty Family Charitable Foundation
Matthew Gilbert-Hamerling
Richard Hideo and Claudia Reiko Haraguchi
Isabella Annette James
Ellie and Mark Lainer
Katherine and Robert Gillespie
Sally Hahn Jameson
Luis and Lee Lainer
Elizabeth and Samuel Gnerre
Veronica Harr-Austin
Anita Jaskol
Julianne LaMarche
Fran Goldfarb and James Devine
Burt I. Harris, Jr.
Victor Jih
Thomas A. Lamb
Bonnie G. Goldman
Steven M. and Sylvia Harrison
Karin Joffe
Ann Reiss Lane
Jon Goldstein
Anthony L. Hartman
DeRoy Johnson
Shirley Lang
Richard J. Goldstein
Philip Hartwell
Eric C. Johnson
Peter and Diane Lannon
Scott Goldstein
David and Beth Hasenauer
Deborah K. Johnson
Joseph LaPine
Yvonne Gollin
Theresa Hassman
Renee M. Johnson
Albert Stephen Lau
Mashallah Goodarzi
William A. Hawkins
Ellen S. Johnston
David King Lassman
Edina A. Goode
Sheryl S. Hayashida
Kate Juergens
Joan L. Lavick
Isidore and Perri Sloane Goodman
Stephen Haydon-Khan
Eugene Kapaloski
Marvin Lee
Armen Hayrapetian David Hecox
Marker and Marvelle J. Karahadian
Rachelle Lefevre
Anastasia and Matija Gotovac Lawrence B. Gottlieb
Robert Hedrick
Demetra Kareman
Christina Leonard
Kendis Heffley
Mary E. Kasdan
Mrs. Dina Ghosheh
Braden Graeber
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Charlotte Lerchenmuller
Christopher O. Meade
Tim and Mary O’Brien
Christine Reilly
Dr. Gary A. and Linda M. Levinson
Mauro Medina
Jerry and Anne Louise Oliver
Linda Reiss
Todd Menzel
Eric Olson
Ilene Resnick and Daniel Weiss
Shelly A. Lewis and Judith Johnson
Betsy Merchant
Timothy O’Neill
Sean R. Reycraft
Patrick and Felicia Michell
Frank S. and Susan B. Osen
David Reyes
Emily Miller and Lewis Bonney
Shirley Otis-Green and Sam Green
Rey S. Reyes
Courtney Owen
David I. and Katherine L. Linden
Andrew Mishkin and Sharon Laubach
Amanda Rice
Jeanne and Alfred Paiz
Ilona Linden
Amy Richards
Eva Mitnick
Richard Palfini
Patricia E. Linden
Dr. James H. Richardson
Brad Miyasato and Brad Duerre
Richard Palmer
Blake Lindsley
Raymond Ricord
Donnell H. Montgomery
Sushant R. Patankar
Dr. Vladimir Lipovetsky
Marianne E. Rideau
Charles and Margaret Mooney
Kirk A. and Susan L. Patrick
Marty Longbine and Jeff Ayeroff
Marie Isabel Rivera
Mary Lou Mooney
David and Diane Paul
Fernando Lopez
Mathew Joseph Roach
Maria Moore
Rhoda B. Pell
Purita Lopez
Norman W. Roach
Juan Morales
Dr. Susan Love and Dr. Helen Cooksey
Linda M. Robb
Roy Morris
Lars D. Perkins and Susan B. McConnell
Zahra and Fatima Movaghar
Robert Petrusse
Jan and Phil Muntz
William Phelps and Sayre Weaver
Kim Chin Li Linda B. Lichter and Nick Marck Kathy Lindell
Ana Maria Luna Grace MacArthur and John Marston Lesley MacArthur and Jeffrey Levine Shawn Catherine MacDuff Andrew Madlener Bart Maeda Martha S. Majia Makoff Family Foundation Clare Malani Barry L. and Lisa A. Mangels Nicol Manzanares Vicki Marx, MD and Warren Garner, MD Dale Mason Emmanuel Materne Candace Matson Susan Matt James Maupin Scott and Paddy Calistro McAuley Jeffrey S. McConnell Brooks and Julia McKinney Joan and Dennis McNerney Kevin F. McNulty
Judith Seeds Miller
Christopher P. Murray Timothy Murray Miriam Muscarolas and Grant Abramson
Andrew Phillips John W. Phillips Phyllis Piano and Roy Jones
Clarence Musser
David C. and Colleen R. Pieri
Allan and Nicole Mutchnik
Alicia Pilon
Carla Nagle
Donald and Melissa Plotsky
Harry and Hiroko Nakamura
Frances Pohl
Veronica Naranjo
Charles Pohlad
Carlos Negrete
Marc and Jeri Polizzotto
Monica Nelsen and Joseph H. Low, IV
Douglas Porter
Judith A. Newkirk
Jack Prichett
Howard Newman and Susan Brown
Markayla Quane
Phu Nguyen
Annie and Noel Quinn
Tuan Nguyen
Dr. Eric Radany
Bob and Terri Niccum
Philip H Radell and Lesley Radell
Ardis Nishikawa
Khalid S. Raja
Paula Nohalty and Elliott Hayase
Saagar Raju
Cathy Noonan and Alex Giza
Lee Ramer
Anne and Steven Nowlin
Philip and Dianne Rammon
David Nunley
Janet D. Rappaport
Melody Nunn
Peter Reich
Jose Portillo
Ronald Quezon
Ronaldo Reyes
Jane Robbins Wendy Robertson and Eric Neel Christine N. Robison Carlos Rodriguez Lucy Rodriguez-Hanley Wendy Rohman Roma D’Italia Restaurants Felicia Rosenfeld and David Linde Karen and Larry Rosolowski Holly Kristen and Joel Rudnick Ellen J. Rudolph Linda Rush Nicole W. and John Ruskey Elan Ruskin Charles and Hoori Sadler Lee Sailer Ertan Salik Sharon Salinger Todd and Tammy Sandberg Mark Sandelson Misty Sanford Jennifer and Angelina Sauer Omer Sayeed Andrew Schauer Pam Schmidt and Bill Patterson Keith Scholfield
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LEGACY SOCIETY
Lynne Slattery and Joel Allen Schroeder
Richard and Alison Stein
Jill Waterman
Daniel Steinbacher
William Weddington
Linda and Jeff Schulein
Jeffrey Stern
Marci and William Weinberg
Tom Schulman
Margaret Stewart
Toni and John Schulman
Max and Diane Stites
Karen P. Wells and Martin Entwistle
Anthony C and Pamela C Schwarz
Stolaroff Family Foundation
Lin Wencheng
Ronald L. Scott
Max Stolz
Peter Wendel
Mark Scovil and Kirsten Tillisch
Rowan Storm
Dr. Randii R. Wessen
Jeff Selis
Edward Story
Tatyana and Michael Wexler
Carl M. and Carol E. Selkin
Paula and Jude Sturman
Barbara Y. Wheeler
David Seymour
Lisa M. Sullivan and Regis Abersek
Bruce Wilcox
Gregory B. Shapton and Barbara K. Rugeley
Anjana Sura
Connie Willett
Craig H. Sykes
Melanie Sharp and Kevin Miller
George Takei and Brad Altman
Elizabeth S. and Andrew R. Wilson
Catherine S. Shen
Lance Tango
Janet Wilson
Katherine Shen
Vickie H. and Alex Taylor
Katherine A. Winegar
Howard and Stephanie Sherwood
Victoria Catherine Tessier
Jess Wittenberg
Lulit Shiferaw
Jennifer Thomas
Irene F. and David Woerner
Seung Shin
Courtney Thorne-Smith
Barbara Wold
Jody Short
Heather Tom
Jorge Wong
Rebecca Shults
Susan and Paul Tordella
Christina J. Woo
Heather Siemons
Doug V. Tornquist
Janet Worcester
Celine Burk and Robert Simon, M.D.
Harrison Tran
Joanna Chiai Wu
Karen L. and Adam D. Sisson
Norm Traub
Debra Wunch
Dave Sizemore
Chang Ling Tsuei
Treva Wurmfeld
Todd Small
Vince M. Turner
Jonathan Yang and Sonya Laska
The John H. and Cynthia Lee Smet Foundation
Cherie Mercer Twohy
Vivian Yee
Michael Uemura
Hung-Yi Yeh
Lisa M. and Steve J. Urich
Rama Yenamandra
Richard Francis Vagge
Marla Yoshida
Nicholas Valery
Jan Young and Mark Gordon
Eve C. Van Rennes
Marc Young and Gary Wilson
Valerie Vanaman
Bingfeng Yu
Diederik VanHoogstratenen
Nina Zacuto
Noemi Epstein and Darrel Vorderstrasse
Greg and Glenda Vanni
Robert and Joyce Zaitlin
Milton J. Fatt
Andrew and Carrie A. Vasquez
Farhad Zaltash
Mona Field
Ria Vergara-Lluri
Zickler Family Foundation
Beatrice Volper
Yael Esther Ziman
Cathie L. Fields and Mark E. Whitebook
Barbara Voron
Herb and Arlene Zimmer
Robin Fish
Chiang Wang
Margie Zinger
Bill and Trish Flumenbaum
Sophia S. Wang
Allison Zuckerman and Adam Steinberg Rodgers
Anita and Haley Fromholz
Candice Sherbin and Joel K. Zwick
Katherine Gfeller
Ralph J. and Shirley Shapiro
Aaron Smith Mark Smith Stephen Smith The Snookai Family Richard and Sue Snyder Margaret Sohagi Benjamin S. Solish Lisa Soltau Joshua Spanogle Gail and David Spivack Sandra Spivey Jeremy Squire and Johanna Hulme-Squire Kristin L. Starbird John Henry Bertil Stauff Randolph Steadman
David Ward Peter and Jackie Warren Allan D. Wasch
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Capital Group
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UCLA Communication & Public Outreach
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UCLA Extension
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Universal Pictures Group
Edison International
Judith M. Hirsch
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Walt Disney Studios
Adelaide Hixon
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Pamela Scrape
Laurence and Janice Hoffmann
Lee & Barbara Shoag
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Henry and Jane Goichman
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Charles Snyder and Peggy Ramsey
2016 GALA SPONSORS
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CATALYST SPONSORS
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DIAMOND SPONSORS
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The Rothstein Family
Estate of Julie Y. Chan
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SoCalGas
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Founders Ronald L. Olson Founding Chair Partner Munger, Tolles and Olson LLP William H. Kling Founding Vice Chair President Emeritus American Public Media Group
Staff of Southern California Public Radio Bill Davis President and CEO Mark Crowley Vice President, General Manager Mary Hawley Vice President, Underwriting Doug Johnson Vice President, Technology & Operations Carol Komatsuka Vice President, Development Elsa Luna CFO Melanie Sill Vice President, Content
Senior Staff of American Public Media Group SCPR is one of the organizations of APMG Jon R. McTaggart President and CEO Dave Kansas Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Morris Goodwin Senior Vice President and CFO Sylvia Strobel Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Southern California Public Radio Board of Trustees 2016-2017 Robert L. Adler Vice Chair Executive Vice President and General Counsel Edison International (retired)
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Brad Barrett Partner Capital Research Global Investors Thomas H. Castro President and CEO El Dorado Capital, LLC Gordon Crawford Life Trustee (Active) Senior Vice President Capital Research and Management Co. (retired)
Molly Munger Co-Founder and Co-Director The Advancement Project Drew Murphy Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning Edison International Dr. James B. Pick Professor, School of Business University of Redlands Julian Poon Partner Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Stewart Kwoh Founding President & Executive Director Asian Americans Advancing Justice Jarl Mohn President and CEO NPR Ronald L. Olson Partner Munger, Tolles and Olson LLP Constance L. Rice Co-Founder and Co-Director Advancement Project
Bill Davis President and CEO Southern California Public Radio
Peter Rice Chairman and CEO Fox Networks Group
Dr. Hilary Garland Psychologist Office of Dr. Hilary Garland
Virgil Roberts Life Trustee (Active) Partner Bobbitt & Roberts
Dr. Fernando J. Guerra Director The Center for the Study of Los Angeles
Nancy Stark Senior Director American Realty Advisors
Jon B. Lovelace Capital Research and Management Company
Ana Valdez Chair President and Co-Founder Valdez Consulting Group, Inc.
Charles D. Miller Avery Dennison Company
Xavier A. Gutierrez President & Chief Investment Officer Meruelo Investment Partners David Hill President Hilly, Inc. Jihee Kim Huh Life Trustee (Active) Vice Chairman Pacific American Fish Company Winnie Kho Owner and CEO KTW Properties, Inc. Gary Kishner Director of Public Relations Herbalife Nutrition Darcy Kopcho Executive Vice President Capital Group International, Inc. Capri Maddox Special Assistant City Attorney Office of the City Attorney– Los Angeles Stephen McDonald President, Middle East Group Executive Vice President Trust Company of the West Jon R. McTaggart President and CEO American Public Media Group
Catherine M. Ward Senior Vice President and Director Capital Research and Management Co. (retired) James White Partner PAC Partners Harold M. Williams Life Trustee (Active) President Emeritus The J. Paul Getty Trust Charles Woo CEO Megatoys
Life Trustee (Honorary) Louise Henry Bryson Former President of Distribution, Lifetime Television and Executive Vice President and General Manager, Lifetime Movie Network Chair Emerita of the Board, The J. Paul Getty Trust Adelaide Hixon Philanthropist APH Group
Dr. Marilyn Sutton Professor Emeritus California State University Dominguez Hills
Trustees In Memoriam
Dr. Harry P. Pachon The TomĂĄs Rivera Policy Institute
Regional Advisory Council 2015-2016 Jeff Greenstein Chair Writer and Producer Melissa Alvarado Attorney Leah Bergman Attorney Bergman & Dacey, Inc. Joaquin Beltran Founder Mentorvine Steve Hochman Music Critic LA Times Nicole Kuklok-Walman Arbonne Independent Consultant Edina Lekovic Director of Policy and Programming Muslim Public Affairs Council Tara Maxey Co-Owner Heirloom
Rose Catherine Pinkney Head of Cinema Cinema Gypsy Productions
Health, Science & Environment Leadership Council Members
Susan Steinhauser Attorney
Melissa Alvarado
Deborah Williams-Hedges Senior Media Relations Representative California Institute of Technology
Steven Birenbaum
KPCC Leadership Council Members Arts & Entertainment Leadership Council Members
Dr. Sandra Ball-Rokeach Dr. Shirley Chi Dr. Eileen Gallo Dolores Grunigen Dr. Susan Love Gene Lucero Laura Rosenwald Ed Rounds Victoria Simon
Esther S. M. Chui Chao
Marcia Williams
Bronya Galef
Raymond Yen, MD
Jeff Greenstein Melody Kanschat Gale Kohl
Innovation Leadership Council Members Joaquin Beltran
Lauren Lexton
Teresa Bridwell
Harry Lin
Tim Cadogan
Rose Catherine Pinkney
Ricardo Cervantes
Maria Rosario Jackson
David Gordon
Stephen Rountree
David Hummelberg
AMONG THE AWARDS RECEIVED FOR JOURNALISTIC EXCELLENCE IN 2016
Marcia Seligson
Ben Lazarus
LA PRESS CLUB AWARDS — REGIONAL
Susan Steinhauser
Jeff Lipp
Bradley Tabach-Bank
Sherry Phelan, PhD
First Place Hard News or News Feature: Stephanie O’Neill, “How Doctors Die”
Chris Testa
First Place Investigative: Deepa Fernandes, “Harm At Home”
Education Leadership Council Members Frank Baxter Martin H. Blank, Jr. Cathy Choi Jacqueline Chun Bernadette Glenn John Jackson Shawn McCreight Mindy Stein Lisa Sugimoto Josh Taylor Kristen Taylor Katie Wei
Millie Yamaki
Regional News Leadership Council Members Neil Bason John Chamberlain Bryant Garth
Second Place Investigative: Stephanie O’Neill, “Police and the Mentally Ill: LAPD Unit Praised As Model for Nation” EDWARD R. MURROW AWARD — REGIONAL Best Investigative Reporting, Large Market Radio: “Officer Involved: A KPCC Investigation”
Ruben Gonzalez
GOLDEN MIKE AWARDS — REGIONAL
Peter Hidalgo Janice Jafari
Best News Broadcast Under 15 Minutes: KPCC-FM 4:00pm Newscast
Bill Kamer
Best News Public Affairs Program: AirTalk for October 1, 2015
Winnie Kho
Best News Reporting: Frank Stoltze, “In Wake of Public Outcry Over Shootings, LAPD Training Focuses on Empathy”
Fernando Lopez Javier Mendoza Nancy Stark Colin Weightman Elaine Weinberg
Best Investigative Reporting: Karen Foshay, Paul Glickman, “Sex and the LAUSD Teacher” Best Serious Feature Reporting of One Minute or Longer: Deepa Fernandes, “Missing Kindergarten Is a Big Deal” Best News Special: Take Two, “50 Years after the Watts Riots: A Look at the Community’s Past, Present and Future” Best Government and Political Reporting: Meghan McCarty, “#MakeAlCare: Taking on Voter Apathy One Person at a Time”
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