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.