SDPB 2020 Local Content & Service Report to the Community by SDPB

2020 LOCAL CONTENT

& SERVICE REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

“I absolutely love listening to SDPB. In these very scary times, I feel safe listening to you. Even with the bad news I feel that we are getting the honest reporting and podcasts from wonderful experts. I personally appreciate all your efforts to work remotely. Such professionalism is a testament to a solid and well organized management. I listen every morning for a few hours, find out some wonderful interviews coming up and then try to relax, knowing you guys are ON IT and I can live my life knowing that if you cannot solve the problem, you at least filter out the egos and propaganda to enable me to feel informed. Thank you. Wash your hands, and keep on keepin’ on.” - Mary, Spearfish, SD 1

LOCAL VALUE SDPB is South Dakota’s only TV, radio and digital media organization that is both state-owned and statewide. South Dakota’s only statewide source for over-the-air, commercial-free, educational programming for children PreK and up. South Dakotans’ most reliable, accessible, and extensive multiplatform resource for access to the South Dakota State Legislature, including live feeds, daily reports, and broadcasts from the Capitol. The state’s major broadcaster of South Dakota High School tournaments and events featuring high school student athletes and achievers. Every school year, SDPB covers nearly 50 South Dakota State High School Activities events, including live sportscasts and profiles of students and schools on air, online, and on social media. South Dakota’s most significant source of local, in-depth documentaries and history programs. Sole provider of over-the-air TV for South Dakota’s most remote and rural areas. The statewide Emergency Alert System information provider, alerting South Dakotans in the event of natural or man-made disasters. Statewide source for all-ages programming about the living culture, history and current issues of the Oceti Sakowin, comprised of South Dakota’s nine Native American Tribes.

59 YEARS 2019 KEY SERVICES Powered by 9 TV transmitters & 6 TV translators and 11 radio transmitters & 9 radio translators, SDPB’s Television, Radio, Digital and Education & Outreach platforms are available across South Dakota.

OF PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION TO SOUTH DAKOTA

SDPB’s 4 TV channels, 2 radio channels, and digital media provide local news, stories, information, and events 24/7 wherever South Dakotans are. Gavel-to-gavel coverage of every South Dakota State Legislative session, including in-depth reports on proposed legislation, live discussions of bills with lawmakers and South Dakotans, and ongoing updates of legislative action. Current health and health resources information and reports for all South Dakotans. Live and on-demand coverage of hearings and floor debates of the South Dakota State Legislature, Public Utilities Commission Meetings, Boards & Commissions, Supreme Court hearings and many more events. Free downloads of the SD.net app available to all. SDPB delivers audio and webcast services to state agencies, boards and commissions and the state legislature, as well as Digital Dakota Network (DDN) locations, phone conferencing and remote fly packs for streaming and recording meetings. On air and online profiles and conversations with local & state candidates for public office and detailed ballot analysis to inform South Dakota voters. Comprehensive, free, and accessible online archives of programming, information, and reports. Localized, trustworthy, first-rate resources for South Dakota educators and caregivers, with state-standardized content, South Dakota-specific history and science curriculum, and outstanding digital content from PBS’ expansive K-12 educational resources. Engaging educational outreach to kids and families at schools, events, and educator conferences all over South Dakota. Cross-platform coverage of nearly 50 South Dakota High School Activities from throughout the state, including live action, student and instructor profiles, and recorded highlights. 2

“Long time listener, first time donor. Now that I work from home, I have NPR and SDPB on in the background for a good portion of my day. It makes you realize how important it is to have an excellent news outlet you can turn to for honest bipartisan reporting. Thank you. I appreciate everything that you do!” - Andrea, Rapid City, SD “I just finished watching Prehistoric Road Trip and wanted to watch more PBS! Plus, I am a teacher and use PBS and NOVA resources all the time - gotta support one of my favorite classroom resources.” - Kristen, Spearfish, SD

LOCAL IMPACT In FY 2020, SDPB broadcasts almost 1,000 hours of locally produced programming on politics and public affairs, education and health, science and tech, business and economic development, sports, music and the arts on SDPB signature programs In the Moment with Lori Walsh, South Dakota Focus with Stephanie Rissler, Dakota Life, Jazz Nightly with Karl Gehrke and No Cover, No Minimum. Every month, 250,000+ South Dakota households regularly tune in to SDPB TV & Radio. SDPB.org attracts 1,534,129 users with 4,958,744 individual page views. SD.net, the South Dakota Channel for legislative and state high school activities, streams 1,046 events – a total of 1,926 hours — to 432,281 unique users, including 702 hours of meetings and floor debates during the South Dakota legislative session. Friends of SDPB sets a record high for overall revenue based on a new business model focusing on elevated donor experiences on giving platforms.

“I love the information you share both on the PBS TV and on the NPR News. Thank you a million for the great quality information you share. We love both the serious news we need to know and the light hearted music, entertainment, nature shows, and children’s programs you offer commercial free. How blessed we are to have your continued voice in our world. Sending you all the best from our family!” - Jen & Ty, Webster, SD

2,820+ educators/parents subscribe to SDPB’s Education Update e-newsletter & 5,857+ educators/parents to SDPB’s PBS LearningMedia service. Over 17,000 people subscribe to SDPB e-newsletters and SDPB Magazine. Digital magazine is read by 37,865 individuals. SDPB’s science videos for classroom application attract 497,230 additional views, bringing the number of educators and at-home learners who rely on these vital resources to 1,467,110 users. The monthly reach of SDPB’s social media platforms averages over 1.5 million, including engaging 3,144,057 users and 858,916 views of SDPB’s digital shorts in March 2020. Over 127,000 people follow SDPB’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Flickr platforms.

98 YEARS

OF RADIO PROGRAMMING IN SOUTH DAKOTA

2019 JULY “Keep up the good work. I have been a donor since 1978 and I do not regret one cent of the support that I have provided to SDPB!” - Todd, Rapid City, SD

SDPB Education Specialist Steven Rokusek, aka “Science Steve,” is awarded the 2019 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Dakota State University and the 2019 South Dakota Science Teachers Association Friend of Science Award. Summer with the Symphony on SDPB Radio broadcasts highlights from the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and Black Hills Symphony Orchestra, including uninterrupted recordings of live performances, insights into music history and discoveries about the artists who create and perform it. SDPB premieres Image of the Past: Space Age South Dakota, an original documentary about South Dakota’s role in the space race. Free, public screenings draw over 80 viewers to the SD Air & Space Museum in Box Elder and over 180 at Neutrino Day held at the Sanford Lab in Lead. South Dakotans featured in the documentary include Lee Solid, a 1959 SDSMT graduate who worked on the rocket that sent John Glenn into space, as well as the Gemini and Apollo missions, and Scott Vangen, NASA backup payload specialist currently working on Mars and lunar landing projects. The Brown Bag Book Club, SDPB’s summer book series, features interviews with local authors in front of live audiences at both the Sioux Falls and Black Hills studios, including Norma & Jerry Wilson, Linda Hasselstrom, Rick Kahler, Sioux Falls bakeshop owner Melissa Johnson and SDPB’s “Prairie Doc” Dr. Rick Holm, who discussed what would become his final book, Life’s Final Season: A Guide for Aging and Dying with Grace. SDPB’s TV Production and Engineering teams are on-site for a week of shooting and interviews for the 2019 South Dakota State High School Rodeo Finals in Belle Fourche.

“PBS NewsHour — this is must-see TV. But also, Masterpiece, Finding Your Roots, the Prairie Doc, the list goes on. I really don’t know what I would do with out PBS. And I do watch PBS Passport. I’m going to bring the mug to work, so I can show my support there. Thank you!” - Anne D., Sioux Falls, SD 4

SDPB celebrates the 11th annual Neutrino Day science festival at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead. SDPB Radio broadcasts live from the former Homestake Mine, featuring interviews with SURF Executive Director Mike Headley and Emmy-nominated astronomer and science communicator Dr. José Francisco Salgado. Over 1,600 came out for 2019’s festivities exploring the infinite intersections of science and the arts. Attendees are invited to join Science Steve for his out-of-this-world science demonstrations for all ages, as well as get a sneak preview at the original SDPB documentary Space Age South Dakota. SDPB’s No Cover, No Minimum features live recorded performances of national and local artists from the 2019 Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues JazzFest at Yankton Trail Park. SDPB hosts a hands-on educational booth featuring South Dakota animal-tracking and Buddy the SDPB Bird for 6,000+ attendees at Storybook Land Festival at Wylie Park in Aberdeen.

The Black Hills Chamber Music Society broadcasts a free, public concert and musician interviews live from the Black Hills Studio during In the Moment, as SDPB Radio programs broadcast throughout the week from Rapid City. SDPB’s live, webcast panel discussion series Where Do We Go From Here? features the Rapid City Collective Impact Young Emerging Leaders who are finding innovative solutions for problems impacting the OneHeart transformation campus. Jazz Nightly with Karl Gehrke presents live, public shows at the Black Hills Studio with The Suspects and Danny Thornburg. JN also complements the anniversary of the moon landing with programming exploring how jazz musicians like Duke Ellington and others embraced and interpreted our fascination with space travel in unprecedented ways. SDPB partners with Vision Maker Media and Native POP: People of the Plains—A Gathering of Arts & Culture to promote and present the 6th Annual Native Film Festival. A full slate of Indigenous films and speakers brings in over 80 people to the SDPB Black Hills Studio. SDPB and Buddy the SDPB Bird celebrate the kick-off the 2019 Summer Reading Program at the Vermillion Public Library. Science Steve also presents to over 50 middle and high school students at the University of South Dakota STEM Camp, and celebrates “The Universe of Stories” Summer Reading Program with PreK-2nd grade students at Sisseton Wahpeton College on the Lake Traverse Reservation in Sisseton. In an exciting new partnership with the Levitt at the Falls, The Friends of SDPB hosts a pre-concert gathering at the Sioux Falls Studios, where folks gather before walking across Phillips Avenue to enjoy live music together at the Levitt. The Black Hills Area Community Foundation presents STEM on the Move at the Black Hills Studio. As long-standing Friends of SDPB staff retire, Friends transition offices from Brookings to the Sioux Falls Studio and celebrate the Sound Vision Campaign kick-off at the Minnehaha Country Club.

2019 AUGUST “I just want to know more about the world, seems like a great opportunity.” - Joshua, Pine Ridge, SD

SDPB Marketing celebrates local music promoting SDPB music events and programming and Ken Burns Country Music series with over 5,000 attendees at the 40th Annual Sioux River Folk Festival in Newton Hills State Park. SDPB debuts Vanished South Dakota: Towns of Yesterday, our crossplatform documentary project which visits the remnants of oncethriving South Dakota towns to unlock the stories of their birth, boom, and demise. Portions of the documentary spur buzz on South Dakota history Facebook groups and public screenings feature local historians, cumulatively attracting nearly 300 people to Brooking’s South Dakota Art Museum, Mitchell’s Dakota Discovery Museum, Vermillion’s Coyote Theatre, and at the newly-opened SDPB studios in Sioux Falls. The documentary premieres on SDPB-TV August 19. Buddy the SDPB Bird and Marketing and Education teams engage in nature education and science demonstrations with over 2,600 folks at the 2019 Outdoor University-East at the Game, Fish & Parks Outdoor Campus in Sioux Falls.

“We enjoy the shows. From Nova, Nature, Amanpour and Company, Celtic Woman, Celtic Thunder and the Vienna New Year’s concert. Along with the shows on SDPB Create Bob Ross, Rick Steves and the rest. Thank you.” - Mary F., Spearfish, SD 6

To promote and celebrate Ken Burns Country Music, Friends hosts two Fiddles & Friends concerts on either side of the Missouri to full houses at Rapid City’s Performing Arts Center in Rapid City and at Renner’s Strawbale Winery. The events feature local musicians Owen DeJong, Kenny Putnam, Tom Schaefer and Jami Lynn. Friends of SDPB hosts Downton Abbey: The Movie watch parties at Cinemark Century Stadium in Sioux Falls and at AMC Classic 10 in Rapid City. On SDPB Radio’s In the Moment, listeners catch up on South Dakota’s headlines with the state’s political reporters. From CBD oil and senate challenges to pipeline protests and ag outlooks, “Dakota Political Junkies” join host Lori Walsh each Wednesday to offer their takes

on timely topics affecting South Dakotans. In the Moment also features “Moment in Sound,” free, live, in-studio performances and conversations with local and national musicians open to the public at SDPB’s Sioux Falls Studios. August performers include husband & wife bluegrass team Christine Albert and Chris Gage, and contemporary Christian pop musician Cade Thompson. The public is also invited to In the Moment’s live Brown Bag Book Club, this month featuring Yankton-area author Jim Reese (Bone Chalk) and Dr. Richard Holm (Life’s Final Season: A Guide to Aging and Dying with Grace.) And August selections for SDPB Radio’s Summer with the Symphony include Symphony No. 41 in C Major from the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Ecuadorian cellist Francisco Vila-Haas, a Tchaikovsky Concerto by violinist David Kim and Symphony No. 7 in C Major, also from the SD Symphony Orchestra. Oyate Today features author and professor Dr. A. C. Ross, who grew up on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Indian Reservations. Oyate Today is produced by Native Sun News Today publisher Tim Giago (Oglala Lakota) and hosted by Richie Richards (Oglala Lakota), and highlights the history and living culture of Indigenous people in the Northern Plains. SDPB’s Black Hills Studio hosts a free panel discussion on the role of nature in our lives and the legacy of Emerson and Thoreau with the author and actors of the “walking play” Nature for the Nation.

Making a Living, SDPB’s monthly broadcast discussion of South Dakota’s business and community development addresses workplace culture. In conjunction with Women’s Equity Day, the Black Hills Studio discussion series Where Do We Go From Here? is joined by United Nations Commission on the Status of Women delegates Dorothy Brewick and Suzan Nolan; Red Ribbon Skirt Society founder Lily Mendoza and women and Native-rights activist Natalie Stites-Means to discuss creating genderequal communities. As a part of Rapid City’s Downtown Thursday Nights, SDPB Black Hills Studio hosts an educational open-house with Reptile Gardens. South Dakota Focus host and content producer Stephanie Rissler visits an eighth-grade Communication Production class just south of the border at Norfolk Junior High in Nebraska. The students are producing a historical doc about their school, attended by Johnny Carson. SDPB’s Tales of the Gridiron, a regular crossplatform feature on South Dakota High School athletics, profiles local referees and officials who help support student-athlete safety on the field and on the court.

2019 SEPTEMBER “I really enjoy access to all the SDPB Passport programs!” - Signe, Sioux Falls, SD

In conjunction with the release of Ken Burns Country Music, SDPB partners with Vermillion’s National Music Museum (NMM) to host three live music and screening events featuring South Dakota musicians playing instruments from NMM’s collection previously owned by country music legends. Over 200 people attend a concert and storytelling featuring Chris Gage, an alum of Hee Haw and Roy Clark’s band, on Merle Travis’s guitar at Pierre’s Ramkota. More than 100 folks crowd into SDPB’s Sioux Falls Studios for Boyd Bristow and Kaija and Brian Bonde on guitars once owned by Johnny and June Carter Cash. Jami Lynn on Earl Scrugg’s banjo at the Black Hills Studio attracts over 130 audience members. At SDPB’s Black Hills Studio in Rapid City, attendees hear from Americana banjoist/songwriter Jami Lynn, playing the 1980 Gibson RB-250 banjo given to Johnny Cash by Earl Scruggs, with his inscription of “To my friend, Johnny” still intact. Dakota Life launches its fall premiere exploring South Dakota’s country music culture in Guitars, Dance Halls & Hillbilly Music. Profiles include custom guitar-crafter Chad Coppess of Pierre, the Carlock Dance Hall near Gregory, the Clay Creek Deaf Cowboy Band, and Yankton-based WNAX radio station. September 12 marks the 25th season of South Dakota Focus, SDPB’s live, one-hour, weekly public affairs program. September program topics include college costs and debt, Pre-K education, and the Emerald Ash Borer invasion. In response to extensive flooding of the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers and damage to the state’s highways and communities, SDPB presents a multi-platform reporting project to provide flood coverage, including community members who come together to save the historic stone Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Menno and state scientists and ag officials about the fall farm and ranch outlook.

I want to help SDPB continue to bring terrific and unbiased programming to the public. - Nick, Sioux Falls, SD

OVER 98% OF SOUTH DAKOTANS RECEIVE SDPB’S TV, RADIO, AND DIGITAL CONTENT FREE OF CHARGE 24/7. 8

On Call with the Prairie Doc®, the live, weekly call-in program with Dr. Richard Holm, examines dementia, cancer, vascular and blood disease and the influences of colonization and socioeconomic disparities on the health and wellness of Native Americans in South Dakota. In the Moment, SDPB Radio’s daily news and culture magazine program, introduces a weekly podcast. From business leaders to artmakers, money talkers to local reporters, the podcast highlights a week of South Dakota news and issues from West River to East. Episodes are available on SDPB.org and Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and podcast apps. The SDPB Black Hills Studio hosts a free, public concert with South Dakota Symphony Orchestra student composers. The event includes performances of the students’ compositions and conversations with them, who share insights on the creative process that went into their compositions.

SDPB Television’s No Cover, No Minimum features Spooncat!, Sioux Falls’ premiere funk band performing under the Levitt Shell in Falls Park in front of an enthusiastic summertime crowd. SDPB partners with the Levitt Shell, a new state of the art outdoor concert facility, to record live concert performances from local and international bands for broadcasts the whole state can enjoy. Science Steve and the SDPB Marketing team share science demonstrations and educational resources to over 3,500 attendees at Sioux Falls’ 3-day Siouxpercon, an all-ages comic book, cosplay and video game conference. Science Steve also presents science demonstrations to over 275 8th grade girls at Women in Science Day at Yankton’s Mount Marty University. Where Do We Go From Here? features the presidents of Western Dakota Tech, Black Hills State, South Dakota School of Mines and Oglala Lakota College to discuss “Black Hills Colleges Partner to Enhance Opportunities.” SDPB’s In the Moment hosts an extended conversation with State Senator Deb Soholt and former SD Secretary of Education Melody Schopp, who have co-founded a business consultancy venture called Influential SHE. Soholt, a registered nurse, and Schopp, who taught for 23 years in the Lemmon school district, are launching the enterprise to help women live lives of influence.

Oyate Today features Bruce Long Fox and Amy Sazue of Rural America Initiatives, Rapid City’s longest-operating Native non-profit community organization; Oglala Sioux filmmaker Larry Pourier; entrepreneur brothers Zane and Stephen Swan who operate a Rapid City textiles business, and Julie Jensen, president of Visit Rapid City!

2019 OCTOBER “Have really enjoyed many PBS programs throughout my life and would like to support for future generations.” - Amanda, Davis, SD

SDPB partners closely with the SD Humanities Council for the 2019 South Dakota Festival of Books in Deadwood. In the Moment with Lori Walsh broadcasts author interviews from the event, including children’s authors as well as Nick Estes (Our History is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance) and Meghan Phelps-Roper (Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope—Leaving the Westboro Church). SDPB presents “Page to Screen with SDPB,” including a preview of Masterpiece Sanditon and special preview with Jill Momaday for American Masters: Words from A Bear—N. Scott Momaday. Screenings of Red Bow, an original SDPB documentary about country music artist Buddy Red Bow, take place in Porcupine with over 90 attendees and the documentary premieres on Oct. 14 on SDPB Television. Friends of SDPB holds a dinner and induction in Rapid City for the Legacy Society for supporters who are generously including SDPB in their planned giving. A new episode of SDPB Television’s Dakota Life celebrates the human spirit with profiles of Elaine Doll-Dunn of Spearfish, who celebrates her 82nd birthday by running 82 miles from France to Spain; USD’s medical students and their journey of applying for residency programs across the country; the Kadoka community’s “Rock the Rim” basketball fundraiser in memory of 17-year-old Trevor Torkelson who was killed by a drunk driver, and the Spirit of Six Award honoring the lasting legacies of six Rapid City High School cheerleaders who died in a plane crash in March 1968 at the Rapid City airport as they returned from the state basketball championships in Sioux Falls. South Dakota Focus presents four episodes on issues impacting South Dakota, including cyber security, human trafficking and how it’s impacted by hunting season, an increase in prescription drug prices, and how the future of SD agriculture continues to change amidst a harsh economic decline. Where Do We Go From Here? features a public conversation on relationships between Native & non-Native communities in South Dakota.

“I listen to a lot of NPR podcasts and really rely on them for a factual and well-researched source of news. I am from the SF Bay Area but living in western South Dakota and would like to show support to NPR programming in this area.” - Marci, San Ramon, CA 10

Jazz Nightly hosts a live, free, in-studio performance with musician Chris Champion in SDPB’s Sioux Falls Studios. John Nguyen joins the SDPB News Team as new local host of Morning Edition. SDPB Digital provides live streaming of SDPB Radio and SDPB Classical 24, as well as live and archived presentations of SDPB original programming. Science Steve presents science demonstrations for the Middle School Special Education RISE program at Sioux Falls’ George McGovern Middle School and to parents and students during parent-teacher conference at Lower Brule Tribe Schools. SDPB crews travel thousands of miles every school year to provide comprehensive TV, Digital and Social Media coverage of the South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA) championships and tournaments so fans and family can cheer on their favorite student no matter how far away they are. In close partnership with the SDHSAA and with funding from several committed local underwriters, in October SDPB Television, Engineering and Digital provide professional, cost-free coverage of: - Class A Boys Golf in Vermillion & Class AA in Yankton; - Journalism in Vermillion; - Class A Girls Tennis in Sioux Falls; - Girls & Boys Soccer in Harrisburg; - Cheer & Dance in Aberdeen; - Boys & Girls Cross Country in Huron.

2019 NOVEMBER “I’ve always watched SDPB and want my children/future grandchildren to be able to watch as well.” - Felicia, Pierre, SD

SDPB Television, Digital and Social Media deliver cross-platform coverage of state high school championships and events, including SD High School All-State Chorus & Orchestra live from Sioux Falls and the 2019 South Dakota Elementary Honors Concert. For State Football Championships from SDSU’s Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Nov. 14-15, SDPB is live with professional commentary, school and athlete profiles, cutting-edge graphics and behind-the-scenes stories to round out the play-by-play coverage. Local high school students also step behind the cameras to learn technique from SDPB mentors. SDPB livestreams all State Volleyball matches and broadcasts championship games on SDPB Television. SDPB Magazine profiles Miller High School volleyball coach Linda DeBoer’s 600th victory and 10th time reaching the state championships. SDPB shares stories from the first All Nations Football Conference, comprised of 12 teams from predominantly Native American schools, at Vermillion’s DakotaDome. Over 60 people gather in the Black Hills Studio for a screening of The Warrior Tradition and a Q&A with veterans Francis White Bird (Rosebud Sioux, Sicangu Oyate); Regina Brave (Oglala Lakota); Dewey Bad Warrior (Cheyenne River Sioux, Itazipco Band), and Julian Spotted Bear (Oglala Lakota), moderated by John Little (Dakota, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe), Director, Indian University of North America at the Crazy Horse Memorial. A new episode of Dakota Life showcases the state’s history of chislic, the Hall Family’s Century farm near Wagner; historic wolf hunger Matt Clasen, and a ride over Ellsworth Air Force Base in a B-25 Bomber. SDPB Radio’s In the Moment welcomes SDSU graduate Stephanie Arne, the first female host of Wild Kingdom, with her recurring segment discussing South Dakota wildlife and conservation issues.

“Our family depends on PBS for great entertainment, unique information and unbiased factual reporting.” - Gwen, Watertown, SD

SDPB BROADCASTS & STREAMS OVER

200 HOURS OF SOUTH DAKOTA HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. 12

Science Steve presents science demonstrations to students at the South Dakota Children’s Museum in Brookings; over 200 attendees of “Family Science Night” in Springfield, and to over 400 students, teachers and families at the White River School.

Where Do We Go From Here? hosts a live, public discussion with local healthcare professionals and food producers for “Food as Medicine: Innovative Approaches to Wellness, Local Foods & Healthier Communities.” In support of the Ken Burns production College Behind Bars, SDPB Magazine discusses the impact of education for the incarcerated with author Jim Reese, who has taught at Yankton’s Federal Prison Camp for over 12 years. SDPB Radio offers 32+ hours of local programming each week, including SDPB Tech Radio, a live, callin program for South Dakotans to vet their tech questions, and SDPB Innovation, which showcases developments in South Dakota’s tech and science sectors. In November, video views of locally produced content on SDPB’s Social Media reaches 705,070 and total reach numbers 2,824,836.

2019 DECEMBER “My grandfather loved PBS. I recently started watching, and I see why he loved it!” - Rebekah, Watertown, SD

SDPB Television, Radio and Digital launch SDPB’s coverage of the South Dakota State Legislature from Pierre with a live broadcast of Governor Kristi Noem’s budget address December 3. South Dakota Focus’ first program of the month is a legislative preview live from the Capitol with legislative leaders. SDPB Digital posts updates from the South Dakota State High School Oral Interpretation and Individual Event Competition from Yankton. South Dakota author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve remembers her Sioux childhood sitting down with SDPB for a magazine feature and an interview on In the Moment. Driving Hawk Sneve elaborates on memories of Okreek and the Rosebud Reservation depicted in her children’s book The Christmas Coat. SDPB’s Education Specialist Steven “Science Steve” Rokusek is awarded the 2019 CORES Award (Communication OutReach Experiences in Science) from Sanford Lab for his commitment to science education. Rokusek presented “New Resources from SDPB, Including a Native American Studies Series,” Dec. 19-21 for over 3,500 families and educators at the Lakota Nations Education Conference in Rapid City. Images of the Past, SDPB’s cross-platform series presenting historic images and documents from South Dakota, features uniquely historic masonic temples still standing in Yankton and Deadwood as well as the yearly congregation of American Paddlefish anglers who meet at Gavins Point Dam. Where Do We Go From Here? gathers Rapid City Mayer Steve Allender, Jessica Castleberry, President of SD Association for Education of Young Children, and other community leaders for a free, public discussion in the Black Hills Studio on “The Early Learner in Rapid City: Examining Innovative Approaches to Quality Early Learning Experiences.”

“I used to be a SD resident and then moved to NE. And I just really appreciate being about to access it via my Apple devices. Makes me a little less homesick and lets me get great content. I also like that I get Passport with this donation. Thank you for all you do!!” - Anne D., Chadron, NE 14

SDPB Executive Director Julie Overgaard represents the station at the Organization of State Broadcasting Executives (OSBE) – an association of chief executive officers of state public broadcasting networks. As a member, Overgaard works with national colleagues to identify best practices, opportunities for advocacy and public broadcasting issues and trends. SDPB Television and Digital debut In Play, online content featuring stories and profiles from behind the fields, courts, theatres, and galleries of young athletes, musicians, journalists, and others involved in South Dakota high school activities. SDPB’s Education department premieres animated videos for the South Dakota digital education resources for K-12 educators, including topics on Native American Studies, including land stewardship, winter counts and reservation life. SDPB Television presents 3 one-hour On Call with the Prairie Doc® programs, including episodes on the opioid crisis, kindness in medicine, and “Ask Anything,” in which viewers can call in to get their questions answered on-air. No Cover, No Minimum programs feature musical performance in South Dakota, including performances from the 2019 inductees to the South Dakota Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Mike Zito, and Javina Magness. SDPB Television presents “The Sounds of the Season” with a broadcast of Christmas Vespers from Mount Marty College in Yankton. South Dakota Focus presents the top South Dakota stories with “2019 in Review.” In the Moment kicks off programming in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment with University of South Dakota history professor Molly Rozum, author of Equality at the Ballot Box: Votes for Women on the Northern Great Plains.

2020 JANUARY “After realizing I am either listening to SDPB or watching PBS 95% of the day I knew it was time to donate.” - Terese P., Sturgis, SD

A new episode of SDPB Television’s Dakota Life explores South Dakota’s family and food customs, including pasties in Lead, the Scandinavian roots of Dalesburg Lutheran Church’s “Midsommar Smorgasbord”; aebleskiver celebrations at Viborg’s Danish Days, and spring rolls at the Lunar New Year Festival with Sioux Falls’ Vietnamese community. South Dakota Focus provides 4 new one-hour live discussions on topics including the future role of faith in the state, 2020 legislative leaders live from the Capitol Rotunda, the fight for industrialized hemp, and the current state of special needs education. SDPB Television, Radio and Engineering are all on-board to deliver open government proceedings with comprehensive coverage of South Dakota’s 2020 legislative session. In addition to gavel-togavel legislative coverage, SDPB also provides live broadcasts of gubernatorial, Republican, and Democratic press briefings, as well as Governor Noem’s State of the State Address, the State of the Judiciary Address from Chief Justice David E. Gilbertson, and the State of the Tribes Address from Lester Thompson Jr., Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Chairman. On SDPB Radio and SDPB.org, listeners get legislative updates from the SDPB News team, including daily updates from Politics & Public Policy Reporter Lee Strubinger in Pierre, and in-depth discussions of issues during In the Moment and on South Dakota Focus. In addition to reporting, broadcasting, streaming, and archiving the legislative issues and actions that comprise our state government, each legislative day is highlighted in the Statehouse Daily Digital Podcast. SDPB delivers SD.net, or The South Dakota Channel, direct access to live webcasts, news, and information from the legislature, the 100+ South Dakota Boards & Commissions, the Legislative Research Council, and SD High School Activities Association events. SD.net provides public access to minutes, public documents, member information and agendas for meetings. SD.net is also available as a free mobile app.

“Enjoy NewsHour with Judy Woodruff and the Ken Burns documentaries on TV. It’s a necessity to have Morning Edition and Lori Walsh on SDPB Radio.” - Vernon, Spearfish, SD “I listen to the podcast every day. Good quality news by good people.” - Josh, Watertown, SD 16

To help South Dakotans access and navigate their public broadcasting resources, SDPB promotes the PBS Video App, including support for accessing SDPB on smart TVs, and streaming devices. SDPB also offers support for over-the-air antenna reception for South Dakotans’ digital TVs. SDPB kicks off the new year with a revamp of SDPB.org to a more navigable, mobile-friendly website. In addition to access SDPB’s most recent news and programs, South Dakotans can also locate events throughout the state on SDPB.org’s community calendar, sign up for a variety of news and programming electronic newsletters, and access thousands of PreK-12 educational digital resources on SDPB/PBS Learning Media. Where Do We Go From Here? presents a free, public discussion from the Black Hills Studio of “EPICS: School of Mines & Technology Students Make A Difference by Tackling Local, Real-World Projects”

with students and professors the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Oyate Today, produced by Rapid City-based Native Sun News, broadcasts four episodes, featuring interviews with Lakota musician and language teacher Sequoia Crosswhite, Black Hills State University Student Success Advisor Valeriah Big Eagle, Tom Casey, manager of Lakota-owned and operated KILI Radio on the Pine Ridge Reservation, and Gene Tyon & Lyon Leader Charge, who discuss their work in health crises within indigenous communities. Friends of SDPB holds a Downton Abbey dress-up tea with over 20 residents of Rapid City’s Westhills Retirement Community. Jazz Nightly with Karl Gehrke broadcasts live from the Black Hills Studio, including a free public performance by Rapid City-based jazz singer/ songwriter Sophia Beatty.

SDPB Television, Digital and Social Media showcase digital shorts “In Play: Sacred Hoops at the Corn Palace,” a unique high school basketball event bringing 18 teams together from South Dakota’s tribal and non-tribal high schools, as well as “Unity, Inc.,” an all-abilities sporting event at Sioux Falls’ Roosevelt High School. SDPB Television also broadcasts the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra’s Young People’s Concert, a concert performed and illustrated for local elementary students. To reach South Dakotans wherever they are, SDPB showcases our locally produced content from Television, Radio and Digital to over 17,000 recipients of the monthly SDPB Magazine, featuring TV and Radio schedules, features on SDPB programs and events, and profiles of people and places in South Dakota. Folks who self-subscribe to SDPB’s electronic newsletters include over 13,000 for the monthly eSDPB; 1,189 for “SDPB Living,” the arts and culture newsletter; and almost 1,000 parents and educators for “SDPB Learn” and “SDPB Early Learning Initiative,” highlighting SDPB/PBS educational resources.

2020 FEBRUARY “We love the work that SDPB does helping to keep people informed and learning at any age”. - Richard K., Rapid City, SD

SDPB’s Politics & Public Affairs Coverage continues on Television, Radio and Digital, including Statehouse Daily Digital, highlighting bills and issues at stake in the legislature. South Dakota Focus, now in its 25th season, broadcasts three live panel discussions with South Dakota legislators, and other experts. Journalist Seth Tupper, a former reporter at the Rapid City Journal, joins SDPB News as Business & Economic Development Reporter. SDPB is on-location for the State One-Act Play Festival at Sioux Falls O’Gorman, the State Gymnastics Meet in Aberdeen, and the State Wrestling Championships in Sioux Falls. Wrestling coverage includes SDPB In Play profiles of coaches and student athletes, like Chamberlain High School wrestler Nash “The Polar Bear” Hutmacher who will graduate to play defensive back for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Science Steve Rokusek presents to hundreds of educators at the South STEM Conference in Huron, to over 150 students in Herreid, 275 students in Groton, and 400+ students, parents and educators at Dacotah Prairie Museum in Aberdeen. SDPB Digital supports the South Dakota Arts Council with the statewide high school Poetry Out Loud Contest. In support of the premiere of PBS American Masters: Miles Davis— Birth of the Cool, Jazz Nightly with Karl Gehrke broadcasts a free, live, public performance featuring Sioux Falls-based JAS Quintet to over 60 jazz enjoyers in the Sioux Falls Studio. Gehrke also hosts Big Band Spotlight on SDPB Radio, which has celebrated the swinging sounds of big bands weekly for 26 years.

“During this period we have enjoyed the PBS NewsHour especially. We also enjoyed World On Fire and are looking forward to seeing more episodes. Thank you all.” - Wally & Teresa, Yankton, SD

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Dakota Life premieres a new episode on the “Arts Corner” of southeast South Dakota, including the public mural Eúnkichetupi, (Lakota - “Come Back to Life”) in Lakota, a latte art throwdown at a local coffeehouse, and the annual South Dakota Shakespeare Festival, all in Vermillion, as well as sculptor Darwin Wolf, who works publicly at Sioux Falls VA Medical Center’s lobby to create a sizeable monument to the first female fighter pilots. A new segment on SDPB Radio’s In the Moment features writer, entrepreneur and “professional encourager” Melissa Johnson for conversation about small changes that add up to big things in our lives.

SDPB Television’s No Cover, No Minimum presents four one-hour programs featuring local performances, including guitarist Cole Allen from Sioux Falls’ Levitt at the Falls. On Call with the Prairie Doc ® broadcasts four, one-hour, viewer-interactive health discussions, featuring topics like skin growths; coping with stress, anxiety and depression; changes in Native American health care; and a crowd-sourced “Ask Anything” episode. Where Do We Go From Here? explores hate groups in the state with representatives from SD Voices for Peace. The discussion is free and open to the public at SDPB’s Black Hills Studio and live on SDPB.org. SDPB Radio’s “Moment in Sound” broadcasts a live performance and interviews with Rapid City-based band The Wake Singers, including Micheal, Reed, and Doug Two Bulls and Samson Ptacek. South Dakotans from Spearfish, Sturgis and Rapid City post user-generated content for PBS’ American Portrait storytelling project. SDPB Radio offers 32+ hours of local programming each week, including On Record with Matt Weesner, a one-hour adult alternative music program airing every Saturday night. In February, SDPB’s Social Media posts and digital shorts reach 2,670,171 people, including 826,948 video views of digital shorts featuring South Dakotans and their stories.

2020 MARCH “I have loved PBS for years but just keep putting it off. Today they had Julia Child and I thought I just have to donate.” - Sara R. Sioux Falls, SD

In early March, COVID-19 health and safety protocols are implemented throughout SDPB’s stations and worksites, and all SDPB departments are poised to cautiously cover hundreds of miles and hours broadcasting South Dakota State High School championship events. SDPB is live from Huron for the State Debate and Individual Events Championship, as well as four games of the South Dakota State Girls Basketball Championships in in Spearfish. Over 112 people attend Jazz Nightly with Karl Gehrke live with the Jim Szana Trio from the Grand Opera House in Pierre. March 13, Governor Kristi Noem declares a state of emergency, and as schools across the state are closed and events cancelled, SDPB initiates a work-from-home policy. SDPB Engineers work with speed, diligence, and with no disruptions to programming to install tech and systems that enable broadcasts and studio connectivity to homes. Rapid coordination of on-air talent, producers and technology ensure that In the Moment with Lori Walsh, South Dakota Focus, SDPB News and SDPB Digital can deliver updates on the impact of COVID-19 on South Dakotans and their communities. In response to the rapidly developing news cycle of the pandemic, SDPB pivots to initiate the following measures: SDPB provides live, multiplatform coverage of Governor Kristi Noem’s daily Coronavirus press briefings, as well as continuing coverage of the South Dakota legislative session. Each of SDPB Radio News’ beat reporters, including Health & Education, Business & Economic Development, Arts & Culture, Sports & Recreation and general reporters file stories daily on the impact of COVID-19 in South Dakota. The reports are shared across platforms. In the Moment, SDPB Radio’s daily, 2-hour live discussion program, dedicates each program to developing stories on the pandemic and COVID-19’s impact in the areas of education, health, economy, government, and the arts in South Dakota.

“We have enjoyed watching Downton Abbey whenever we want on DVD, so we decided to donate in order to have the ability to watch PBS shows on demand through Passport. Thank you so much for this service!” - Aaron P., Sioux Falls , SD “Documenting people and life in South Dakota and also small town videos.” - Joann H., Pikesville, MD 20

South Dakota Focus, SDPB’s live, weekly public affairs program, dedicates each program to COVID coverage, including a live interview with SD Governor Kristi Noem and public health and economic officials. COVID resources, updates and reports are updated daily to a dedicated website, as well as shared across social media and in electronic newsletters. SDPB rapidly launches its Early Learning Initiative, including a daily electronic newsletter for parents, caregivers and educators. SDPB’s Learners Connection website is transformed to a portal for at-home and distance learning educational resources for PreK-12th grade. SDPB’s Education and Marketing

Department generates WORLD/At-Home programming onesheets and guides that are emailed to K-12 educators and parents throughout South Dakota. SDPB Television produces digital shorts for at-home family activities, including “The Kitchen Classroom” and “Social Distance Activities.” SDPB Television and SDPB Magazine profile Pine Ridge Thorpes’ basketball player senior point guard Charles Schrader Jr. who perseveres as an outstanding player even after the tragic murder of his older brother and mentor. SDPB Television also airs highlights of the State Gymnastics Tournament, recorded in February. SDPB Television’s Savor Dakota, a series exploring the culinary landscape of South Dakota, is selected by the PBS Create channel to air nationally.

2020 APRIL “I love PBS. Growing up it’s the only channel we had.” - Tigh, Sioux Falls, SD

SDPB continues its daily reports, discussions, and live coverage of the impact of COVID-19 on South Dakota. Coverage includes updates from SD Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon and Governor Noem and ongoing conversations on In the Moment with medical professionals throughout South Dakota, such as State Epidemiologist Joshua Clayton; Avera Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kevin Post; Monument Health Vice President of Medical Affairs Dr. Shankar Kurra; Avera Infectious Disease Physician Dr. Jennifer Hsu; South Dakota School of Mines & Technology’s epidemiologist and public health expert Dr. Elizabeth Racz; Avera Regional Director of Clinical Quality and Family Medicine Physician Dr. Chad Thury, and more. SDPB News follows developing coronavirus stories from around the state, including the COVID-19 outbreak at Sioux Falls’ Smithfield Foods meat processing facility; school districts and universities transitioning to remote learning; the pandemic’s impact on county health organizations, restaurants and businesses, jobless claims, poverty and food insecurity, mental health, and state tourism and hospitality, and more. SDPB closely follows Governor Noem’s launch of statewide trials of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 and hosts interviews with city mayors, nursing home and school administrators, and U. S. senators Mike Rounds and John Thune and U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson. SDPB Focus hosts a live, one-hour discussion with Governor Noem, SD Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon and SD Commissioner of the Office of Economic Development Steve Westra. SDPB’s Education and Early Learning Initiative work to provide daily, ongoing connection of SDPB/PBS educational resources, including resources aligned with state learning standards, with South Dakota students, educators, parents, and caregivers to support the thousands of kids, teachers and parents schooling at-home. Digital resources on Learners Connection are compiled, updated, and disseminated daily, including PreK activities, dissection videos, and local history and land stewardship curriculum.

“I heard Lee Strubinger’s news story on Morning Edition today. That led me to check out your web site, which in turn led to finding some additional interesting news stories about what is going on in South Dakota. Consider this donation as my way of saying, ‘Thank you for doing such a great job.’” - Randall, Lancaster, PA 22

The latest episode of Dakota Life centers on science, learning and creativity, including education majors at the University of Sioux Falls; the Sanford Promise Community Lab of hands-on science activities; Rapid City’s robotics club, and a fieldto-table program near Burbank where nearly 800 students from 18 schools learn about farm operations, crop production, and growing local communities. SDPB Television works remotely via Zoom and technology to produce Dakota Life: Digital Edition featuring digital content (videos, photographs, and blogs) on multiple topics, including the COVID-19 impact on the state and virtual concerts with local musicians. SDPB Television also broadcasts Heaven to Heaven, a local musical production about the life of Jesus, staged by the University of Sioux Falls. Three episodes of local music performance broadcast on No Cover, No Minimum, including the 2017 & 2018 Sioux River Folk Festivals.

SDPB features a digital short “We Miss Our Students,” showcasing small-town main street parades of teachers, emergency vehicles and others in towns like Lake Norden, as South Dakotans show their love and appreciation in physically distanced ways. On Call with the Prairie Doc® features four onehour episodes, covering topics such as diabetes; medical cannibis; heart conditions, and headaches. In support of Blood Sugar Rising, PBS’ new documentary about diabetes, SDPB Magazine features resources and a conversation with Ben Tiensvold, Coordinator of the SD Diabetes Coalition. SDPB Television and Digital follow the impact of COVID-19 on high school and college sports and activities, featuring conversations with school administrators, coaches, students and others as they work to address the cancellations of practices and tournaments while sustaining the health and fitness of individuals and programs with safety protocols.

2020 MAY “I am one of the people that watched it when I was younger. I did not appreciate it then, but now I cherish it!” - Beverly S., Rapid City, SD

SDPB continues national, state, and local coverage of the impact of COVID-19, aggregated at SDPB.org/COVID. SDPB Television, Radio, Engineering, Education and Marketing target efforts toward collecting and sharing the latest news, information, and resources across all of SDPB’s platforms. This includes monitoring and making sense of the number of COVID cases, unemployment rates, relief packages to farmers and ranchers, and COVID security checkpoints on tribal lands. Special features on In the Moment include analysis of local news events with area journalists and political science professors on SD Political Junkies and conversations with South Dakota faith leaders about the role of faith in our modern lives and times of stress and uncertainty. SDPB Early Learning, Education and Marketing continue to connect students, educators and caregivers with free, age-appropriate lesson plans, learning apps, crafts for kids, and resources for distance learning. Election coverage begins with on SDPB, including a South Dakota Focus roundtable with Republican candidates for the U.S. House and Senate, including U.S. Senator Mike Rounds and State Representative Dr. Scyller Borglum and US Rep. Dusty Johnson and candidate Liz Marty May. Three other new episodes of South Dakota Focus explore COVID-19’s impact on the food supply chain, on tourism, and on the reopening of businesses and schools. Images of the Past, SDPB’s cross-platform South Dakota history documentary project, in partnership with the South Dakota State Archives, spotlights The Governor’s 1961 Roundtable, a film featuring then-current and still-living governors discussing issues in South Dakota. Images of the Past also begins production on The Middle of Everywhere: Connecting Rural South Dakota, a new 60-minute documentary on the history of essential services like electricity, telephones and broadband in the state. SDPB pays tribute to the passing from cancer of Dr. Richard Holm, long-time SDPB contributor and host of On Call with the Prairie Doc®.

“We find so many interesting and entertaining programs on PBS. In this time of turmoil when so many things are in question, PBS is truly a tonic, providing balanced reporting, quality entertainment, and educational programing.” - Dee, Rapid City, SD “I appreciate your news, AM and PM, also various interviews.” - Trena, Winner, SD 24

The program continues to air on SDPB Television with a new team of Prairie Doc® physicians, including new, live episodes on gender anxiety, urology treatments, and allergies. SDPB Magazine features Tanner Bordeaux-Two Strike, a citizen of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, is highlighted in an episode of Sesame Street’s Big Bird’s Road Trip. Jazz Nightly host Karl Gehrke produces “Behind the Beat,” a blog featuring the jazz aficionado’s wry musings, heartfelt tributes, and engaging musicology on jazz and jazz artists for SDPB.org and SDPB Music, SDPB’s music Facebook page. SDPB features Rapid City’s Whitney Rencountre (Crow Creek Dakota), 16-year old Wakiyan Cuny (Dakota/Lakota) and his 14 year-old sister Wicahpi Cook (Dakota/Lakota) who have joined almost 100,000 members of Social Distance Powwow, a Facebook group of usergenerated traditional Indigenous dances and content. For the NPR 2020 Tiny Desk Concert Contest, SDPB showcases performances by musicians from Vermillion, Spearfish and Perkins County. SDPB’s No Cover, No Minimum broadcasts four programs featuring South Dakota musical performances, including Sioux Falls-based Burlap Wolf King. SDPB Television produces another Dakota Life: Digital Edition, including features on the Black Hills’ Cathedral Spires and Union Grove Park, the evolving history of the South Dakota Dairy Princess title, and Lorri Two Bulls, a Lakota artist who is finding ways to sustain her business amidst COVID-19. SDPB partners with Sioux Falls-based professional gardener and landscaper for South Dakota Home Garden, digital shorts on best tips for gardening landscaper Erik Helland in the Northern Plains.

2020 JUNE “We appreciate the many ways SDPB brings a clear perspective for the news and great entertainment across the board. Thank you!” - Kurt, Brookings, SD

SDPB wins five regional 2020 Edward R. Murrow Awards, including: “Writing” for “Stanley Weber: A Retrospective,” about the former Indian Health Service pediatrician convicted of sexually abusing children during his tenure at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation “Feature Reporting” for “A Teacher, a Patient, a Donor: Body Donation Drives Medical Education,” about the University of South Dakota’s body donation program “Investigative Reporting” for “State Groups Want Clarity on CBD Legality Following Arrest in Sioux Falls” “News Documentary” for Red Bow, about Lakota country music artist Buddy Red Bow “Multi-media” for “2019 Flood Coverage” SDPB continues comprehensive coverage of the impact of COVID-19 throughout the state, including updates with government officials and medical professionals, as well as deeper dives into mask mandates and public health issues with county and city leaders across South Dakota. SDPB News provides local perspectives on policing and protests and election coverage continues with conversations about South Dakota’s role on the national stage, including a presidential visit to Mount Rushmore for an extensive July 4th fireworks program. In support of the new PBS three-part documentary series Prehistoric Road Trip, hosted by Rapid City-born Emily Graslie, and partially filmed in South Dakota, SDPB features interviews and screenings with Rapid City-born Graslie. Over 260 people (approximately 145 cars) convene at Roy’s Black Hills Twin Drive-in in Hermosa for a socially distanced preview and in-person remarks and Q&A with Graslie. A Facebook Live screening and Q&A with Graslie garners 10,000+ views. “Summer with the Symphony” returns to In the Moment to feature weekly, uninterrupted live performances from the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and Black Hills Chamber Choir.

“I have always been a fan of PBS. I watch the PBS News Hour regularly, and wanted to give back, I appreciate all the hard work everyone puts in to keep me well informed thank you” -Ashlee, Mitchell, SD “I listen daily and now more than ever we have to put our money where it is needed to move society forward.” - Kayla S., Yankton 26

SDPB’s commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment includes interviews with authors and historians, as well as production of Simple Justice: Suffrage in South Dakota, a multiplatform project and documentary.

South Dakota Home Garden continues with digital shorts and content on gardening in the Northern Plains. SDPB Television and Digital produce and share digital shorts, including a profile of the Donnelly’s, an Elk Point rodeo family prepping for the South Dakota High School Rodeo Finals. In June, video views of locally produced content on SDPB’s Social Media reaches 523,852 and total reach numbers 1,765,394.

SDPB partners with the United Way of the Black Hills to “SDPB Specials: No Small Matter,” a virtual documentary screening and discussion on the importance of early childhood education. Steve Inskeep, host of NPR’s’ Morning Edition and author, joins over 30 SDPB supporters in a virtual book reading and discussion.

STORIES OF IMPACT SDPB’s Trustworthy News & Information “I wholeheartedly support SDPB’s mission of informing South Dakotans.” - Jennie, Harrisburg “I listen and watch PBS all the time and appreciate the balanced news reporting.” – Cameron, Lead “Thank you for your ongoing efforts to hold those in power accountable and for your focus on the issues that impact people’s lives.” “I am a supporter of In the Moment and supporter of Lori Walsh.” – Camille, Sioux Falls “What I really like are the stories of South Dakota. For example, the recent production on the Hall Family of Wagner. (“Hall Family Century Farm,” Dakota Life, November 2019) I grew up in Wagner and it was nice to see Marge and her children keeping the family farm. I was so happy to see all of the photos. I remember Willie Hall quite well growing up. Living now in Rapid City, I somewhat feel the state is divided by “East River” and “West River,” but with stories like these, SDPB is able to bring the state together. Keep up the good work.” – Cynthia, Rapid City Local Ken Burns Country Music Screenings & Concerts featuring National Music Museum Historic Instruments “This was a wonderful sharing of what South Dakota has to offer in other arts.” – Greg Seefeldt, Rapid City “It filled my spirit.” – BJ Sorenson, Sioux Falls “Love these types of programs! Great history!” – Dawn Stover, Pierre “Great show!! Looking forward to the Ken Burns show.” – Sue Burgard, Pierre Prehistoric Road Trip Drive-In Screening & Host Q&A “I’m a teacher and I brought my daughters! Great event!” SDPB Kids, Education Resources & Science Steve “We support because our family needs quality programming for kids during COVID-19.” Caley Waysman, Vermillion “No one matches Science Steve’s excitement and passion for science!! Love this guy!” “Outstanding science demos we can use in our classrooms; very knowledgeable of background info on pressure! I loved this one! Best presenter by far!” Teachers, 2020 South Dakota Math & Science Conference, Huron “THANK YOU for such an entertaining and informative session this morning from Science Steve. My students had SO many positive comments and were excited about science afterwards. They’re either scared or unsure of themselves with science activities. You were a hit! Thank you again!” – Professor, South Dakota State University, In-Service Training