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COMMUNITY
REPORT
2022
A Year of Firsts
Mission
To engage, inform and
inspire our diverse
community.
Vision
Curiosity ignited.
Community connected.
Photo credit Ray LaVoie
1800 N. Pearl Street | Columbus, OH 43201 | wosu.org
A YEAR OF FI RSTS
INSIDE: Letter from the General Manager
Letter from General
Managers 2
2022: A Year of Change
WOSU began 2022 with a mindset of firsts and change. A physical move from the
A Year of Firsts 3 Fawcett Center to the new WOSU headquarters at 14th and Pearl was underway and
the team was poised for the first general manager transition in 19 years. Our team
About WOSU 4-5 was proud to officially open the new headquarters at the end of January, followed
by the first radio broadcasts in March and the inaugural Second Saturday Kids Day
Celebrating 100 Years 6-7
in April. While COVID-19 variants continued to mean restrictions of physical events
New in 2022 8-9 for the first part of the year, once the restrictions relaxed the Ross Community Studio
was energized on a weekly - and sometimes daily basis - with WOSU, client and
Development 10-13 community partner events. Top notch programming continued with the premiere of
our second season of QED with Dr. B, the launch of The Ohio Newsroom in partnership
WOSU Classroom 14-15 with public radio stations throughout Ohio, and the addition of two new Classical 101
programs – the From Bach to Biggie series and the JUXTA live performance in October,
89.7 NPR News 16-17
among others. Throughout this report you’ll see many examples of outstanding work
Classical 101 18-19
and service to our Central Ohio community. We are grateful for our WOSU staff and
community members for their agility and dedication over the past year.
WOSU TV 20 Our year of transition continues into 2023 when we will welcome our next general
manager, Anthony Padgett. Anthony starts as the Thomas Rieland Endowed General
Local TV Production 21
Manager of WOSU Public Media (endowed title pending OSU Board of Trustees
WOSU Digital 22-23
approval) on March 6.
Onward to 2023 and more growth and change,
WOSU Community
Engagement 24
Laura Baker & Mary Alice Akins
Special Announcements 27 Interim Co-General Managers
WOSU Public Media
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
and Accessibility 28
Higgy/Tyler Award Supporting the Future
Friends of WOSU Board 29
When Andy and Sandy Ross learned that
2021–2022 Financial
Review 30-31 community members were coming together
to honor Tom Rieland’s retirement from WOSU
Public Media, they saw it as an important time
for a transformational gift to the organization.
More than a dozen friends had made donations
to establish an endowment in Rieland’s honor
and the Rosses decided to greatly enhance the
endowment with a $3.4 million commitment.
These gifts will established the “Thomas Rieland
Endowed WOSU General Manager” position.
The endowed position will support the role of
general manager at WOSU in perpetuity while
providing future general managers annual
discretionary funding.
wosu.org
2 0 2 2 AT A G L A N C E
IMPACT METRICS
#1 Station 3.3million 1.8
WOSU is a non-profit public service multimedia organization 89.7 NPR News
Website page million video
that distinguishes itself through a commitment to collaboration, community during morning
views streams
engagement and noncommercial, mission-driven programming. commute
As an NPR and PBS affiliate, WOSU has grown over the years to include multiple broadcast and digital distribution
platforms focused on distinctive areas of content: quality journalism, arts and culture and lifelong learning. 380,000
263 275,000 100 households, on
WOSU’s current platforms include: Producers podcast average, listen to
downloads Years of Service
• 89.7 NPR News – Central Ohio’s only 24-hour NPR station with local and global news and public affairs Club Donors WOSU-TV
programming each month
• Classical 101 – the premiere classical music station in Central Ohio
• Regional Radio Network – Mansfield (WOSV 91.7 FM), Marion (WOSB 91.1 FM), Coshocton (WOSE 91.1
FM), Portsmouth (WOSP 91.5 FM), Granville (WOSX 91.1 FM) 1,061 32,957
books
• WOSU TV – with four unique channels of public television service, including 24/7 PBS KIDS donated WOSU Members
• WOSU Digital – extensive online and mobile programming, podcasts and blogs
• WOSU Classroom – providing formal and informal educational experiences for all ages
On average 35 million 1.1 million 1,615
170,000 Minutes of
WOSU mobile Educators
people listen content viewed
WOSU PUBLIC MEDIA STAFF to Classical on WOSU
app sessions of
30+ minutes
served by WOSU
Classroom
101 each week Passport
Ryan Aills Renee Fox Hannah Litz Mary Rathke
Mary Alice Akins Eric French Darrin McDonald Jaclyn Reith
Laura Baker Bobby Gerberick Michael Meadows Christine Sadic
Ben Bays Alysia Gobert-Smith Victoria Miller Karen Simms 14,998
Diana Bergemann Jennifer Hambrick Bill Mooney Susan Stonick 3 children attended
Carrie Beyer Stacia Hentz Hailley Moore Sarah Sykes
Emmy Awards Ready to Learn
Steve Brown Ryan Hitchcock Chuck Oney Gregory Teeters
Workshops
Jared Brown David Holm Amy Palermo Patrick Testa
David Carwile Debbie Holmes Casey Paris Steven Thompson
Marcus Charleston Nick Houser Paul Peloquin Michael Thompson
Greg Coulson Amy Juravich Alexis Perrone Rob Walker
Rob Dall Timothy Kelly Kevin Petrilla George Welling
23 million 4,489
Michael De Bonis Tara Kreider Jan Pollard Leticia Wiggins
PBS Kids on- 2.5 million new
Cheryl Dring Steven Lahr John Prosek Erika Wilson
demand videos Website visits
Joan Duffey Bram Layman Christopher Purdy members
streamed
Ann Fisher George Levert Matthew Rand
*Full-time staff as of 12/31/2022
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Century of Service
Celebrating a Century of Service Centennial Celebration
On November 6, 2022, friends were invited to a Centennial
Celebration honoring WOSU’s 100 years of service. History
WOSU Time Capsule was brought to life in a performance directed by retired
General Manager Tom Rieland and produced by Brent Davis.
The passage of 25 years and our moving into a
new building inspired us to open a WOSU time Friends of WOSU Board members and retired staff reenacted
capsule. Some of the items seemed alien to our voices of past staff members. This includes former
youngest staff members (“Look at that tape personalities Fred Andrle and Boyce Lancaster alongside their
format!” “What’s a tape format?”). A reporter’s current staff members Mike Thompson and Christopher Purdy.
notebook--with scribbles on every page--is a
reminder of our longstanding commitment to
local news. An old staff photo shows that we
have indeed made steps toward reflecting the
diversity of our community. The absence of any
evidence of a digital presence is a reminder that
we are constantly exploring and embracing
new technologies as we seek to serve our
community. And what were the items we
considered important enough to include in the
new time capsule? We’ll let you know in 2047.
Above: The “official” kickoff to regular radio
programming on April 24, 1922.
Left: “Interim Co-General Manager Laura Baker
Right: The opening of the time capsule, the opens the Centennial Celebration.”
contents from 1997 including a photograph of
the News Room Staff. TOP: On August 18, The Ohio State University placed
a commemorative marker on the site of the original
WOSU radio studios at the corner of W 19th St and
Macgruder Avenue.
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NEW in 2022
Event Series VIVO Music Festival –
September 1 “Love me some
WOSU Public Media celebrated it’s 100th year with a series of Special The kickoff to the celebration NPR and WOSU
Sandy and events in the Sandy and Andy Ross Community Studio. These events of 100th year was ushered in Public media.”
focused on the tent poles of the organization that include quality with the sounds of the Beer and
-Elizabeth Kozelek
Andy Ross journalism, arts and culture and lifelong learning. Beethoven night with amazing
classical musicians
Community “Love all the
Studio Daniel Tiger’s Be My Neighbor Dialogue – September 13 programming
Dayl – March 5 The collaborative event with that you make
Designed to be Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the OSU Glenn College of Public available. My
flexible and with we were able to safely welcome Affairs returned to in person husband and I
built-in, cutting- in over 600 kids and families in to presentations of thoughtful
can always find
edge technology, get pictures with Daniel Tiger. The discussions. See Page 17
this 2,200-square- event collected a copious number something new
foot space can of books for the Van Buren Center. and enjoyable to
be configured to See Page 15 view. Thank you.”
meet the needs of -Michael & Donna
a variety of events. Second Saturday Kids Day Columbus on the Record Live Hughes
In its first year of Children get to experience – October 14
operation the space learning through characters they Ann Fisher Live – December 1
hosted a wide already know and love, exploring Audiences were treated to Mike
variety of 77 events themes that investigate art, Thompson and Ann Fisher hosting
and welcomed science, math and reading. their original WOSU programs in
over 5,000 guests See Page 15 front of a live studio audience.
through its doors.
The space has been The Ohio Newsroom Summit Halloween with the Q Files –
used for retirement – August 5 October 19
parties, filming, Public media organizations across The queer paranormal podcast
kids’ events, author Ohio partnered to launch The rises from the beyond – on stage.
readings, meetings, Ohio Newsroom. WOSU hosted We explored the highly strange
screenings, poetry, the first in person meeting of this and weirdly unknown through the
music, receptions, important organization. queer intersectional lens.
discussions and
WOSU shows live in
front of an audience.
Broad and High Filming with a Drag Queen Storytime with
Live Audience – August 19 Nina West – November 7
The exciting and original weekly Children and families were
magazine show filmed its local delighted by the legendary Drag
music segment in front of a live Queen of kindness Nina West as
studio audience. she did a wonderful reading of her
new book The Your Kind of Kind.
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Support
1800 N. Pearl Street | Columbus, OH 43201 | wosu.org
Producers Club
The Producers Club, WOSU’s leadership
Letter From giving society, is a community of our
most generous and engaged donors
The Chief Development Officer committed to the future of WOSU
Public Media. Producers Club members
Generous. This word encompasses the spirit of the community of are true philanthropists in heart and
WOSU supporters. To be generous is defined as “showing a readiness action, each contributing a minimum
of $1,200 per year to WOSU Public
to give more of something, as money or time, than is strictly necessary
Media. These members are leading
or expected.” Our Central Ohio community has a longstanding history
the way to help guarantee that WOSU
of generosity through membership, corporate support and other
Public Media will remain a vital and
philanthropic giving to WOSU – and 2022 was no exception. We FREE public media resource within
had another record setting year in our membership department – our community. This year, Producers
demonstrating that it takes the support of many – at all gift levels – to Club members were offered tours of
ensure WOSU has the critical resources to serve our community. We’re WOSU’s new headquarters and joined
reminded of how that generosity transforms our work every day when us for a Centennial Celebration event
we walk into the new WOSU headquarters, see a child light up to see to celebrate WOSU’s 100 years of
their favorite PBS KIDS character at Second Saturday Kids Days or are service. See the full listing of WOSU
exposed to new music or information we otherwise wouldn’t have the Producers Club members at wosu.org/
access to consume. Thank you for sharing your generosity with WOSU support/leadership-giving/producers-
today and tomorrow. club-members/.
With gratitude,
Laura Baker
Chief Development Officer
WOSU Public Media Neil Legacy Society
Did you know you can make an impact “Always glad to
at WOSU Public Media without support WOSU,
opening your checkbook? A gift in a wonderful
your will or living trust is an effective local asset to
and flexible way to support the future
of public media. Neil Legacy Society
the community.
members have made the decision Thank you all for
to leave a lasting legacy by naming being there for
WOSU as a beneficiary of a planned the rest of us! ”
gift. These donors ensure that WOSU -Suzanne Allison
Public Media will be available for our
children, grandchildren, and Central
Ohio residents for generations to come.
Please let us know (advancement@
wosu.org) if you have included WOSU
in your plans or if you would like to
learn more so we can recognize you
in the Neil Legacy Society. See the full
listing of Neil Legacy Society members
at wosu.org/neillegacy.
wosu.org/support 11
Development
Corporate Support
For-profit and non-profit businesses In 2022, we opened an invitation to
of any size provide financial support join the WOSU Business Circle. It’s
for WOSU programming and/or a distinctive group of civic-minded
projects. In exchange, businesses business sponsors whose investment
receive marketing benefits via radio in WOSU Public Media underscores
and TV broadcasts and/or digital their commitment to local journalism
exposure with customized, branded and quality programming that is
messaging on various WOSU informative and educational and
platforms. There are four types of addresses the current and relevant
corporate support offered at WOSU. issues of our community and
Rob Walker has been
across the nation. Joining WOSU
Membership
appointed to the Program Support: Business Circle means businesses
“Most watched
Development Advisory A business’ marketing messaging, will be recognized as a philanthropic 2022 continued to be a record year for station. Informative,
Committee (DAC) at PBS. He logo, and/or brand broadcast advocate for truth, information, WOSU Membership. The year ended educational, and
will serve a three-year term on various WOSU platforms. and engagement in our community with over 33,000 active members enjoyable.”
Financial support of NPR, PBS, contributing a total of $4,924,381.
beginning January 1, 2023. through their support of public media. -Judith Haddox
and local WOSU programs This includes 4,489 new members,
Comprised of system comes from business’ marketing, Membership in the WOSU Business 17,671 sustaining members and
media, advertising, or operations 219,261 individual transactions. “Always glad to
leaders and influencers, Circle provides a business with brand
the DAC provides strategic
budgets. exposure to quality WOSU audiences, Membership continued to experiment
support WOSU,
and tactical expertise and Philanthropic Support: including 32,000+ members. In with non-traditional means of a wonderful
advice on fundraising Businesses support WOSU addition, it aligns their brand with fundraising in hopes of decreasing our local asset to the
issues impacting our entire projects, programs, and/ trusted, diverse, and authentic content reliance on the traditional methods. community.
or new initiatives from their providers from NPR, PBS, and WOSU This includes an aggressive digital
system. “Given Rob’s vast
Public Media, that is distinctive,
Thank you all for
experience, the positive philanthropic, corporate social campaign using Google metrics to
responsibility, human resources, and mission driven. WOSU is proud identify potential new donors, and
being there for the
influence he has with his rest of us!”
and/or community relations to welcome its first member of the offering additional digital content to
system colleagues, and his -Suzanne Allison
budgets. WOSU Business Circle, The Ohio State attract a new generation of viewers
forward-thinking vision Bar Foundation. and listeners and using QR codes and
of a stable and balanced Community Event Sponsorship:
texting.
fundraising foundation for Business sponsorship of WOSU
Public Media, he was the in-person and virtual community Our sustaining members create a
ideal candidate for the DAC, and member events. Business consistent stream of donations every
“ explained Jerry Liwanag, receives exposure on all WOSU year and provides WOSU flexibility
Vice President, Fundraising platforms promoting the event. with other types of fundraising.
Strategy & Programming Local Production Support: Sustainers are crucial to providing an
at PBS. “We are looking Funding productions that WOSU ongoing base of community support
forward to his input and creates, produces, and broadcasts that we can rely on, so you can
on both radio and television is continue to rely on WOSU.
happy to have him as part
of this group.” a sponsorship opportunity for Thank you for continuing to
businesses to receive funding support WOSU!
Rob has been the Director credits during broadcasts and ‘18 ‘19 ‘21 ‘22 ‘18 ‘19 ‘21 ‘22
brand exposure on all applicable
of Membership since
WOSU platforms.
2011. Prior to that, he Corporate Support WOSU Membership
was Manager of On-air Past Five Years Growth
fundraising. Past Five Years
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Classroom
Thrive to Five
“I am so delighted
to support public
Education WOSU Classroom partnered with
Thrive to Five and engaged families
WOSU Classroom had an exciting year on the South side of Columbus in
radio as a sustaining of ‘firsts’ in the new building and was multi-generational, hands-on family
member & hope able to engage with the community engagement designed to promote
my kids have fond like never before thanks to support learning, science inquiry and the
memories of the from our generous donors. In 2022, we engineering and design process.
Throughout the series, families saw
programming when hosted six Second Saturday Kids Days
how learning can be fostered through
they reflect on their in the Ross Community studio, where
everyday interactions that include a
we engaged 692 children and 630
childhoods.” variety of media and real-world objects
-Ellen Bailey adults in fun activities featuring PBS
working in concert to support learning.
KIDS resources and other educational
content. We were also able to utilize
the space to bring 45 educators from
around Central Ohio together for our
• WOSU Classroom first in-person Educational Advisory Second Saturday
served 1,615 Council Meeting since 2019. WOSU Second Saturday Kids Days
educators through are free events that take place in the
online courses, in- This year was also a successful year for Ross Community Studio at the WOSU
person workshops, grants, and the Classroom team was headquarters. Kids and families
meetings, and able to host a variety of grant-funded are invited to take part in hands-on
educational activities, watch PBS KIDS
events events in the new space. In March, we
programs, and visit with special guests
held Daniel Tiger’s Be My Neighbor
straight from PBS! Major funding for
• Second Saturday: Day, which hosted over 200 families Second Saturday Kids Days is provided
1,322 attendees who donated 1,061 books to our book by The DiMarco Family Fund of The
drive to benefit the Van Buren Center. Columbus Foundation.
• Daniel Tiger’s Throughout the summer and well into
Be My Neighbor winter, we hosted several meetings
Day: 200 families of the Ohio Learns 360 cohort, which
attended the in- included our counterparts from the PBS Kids STEAM Kits
person event to other 7 Ohio PBS stations as well as WOSU Classroom was selected as one
collect their activity 104 educators who attended our train- of 25 PBS stations to engage families,
kits; 80 families the-trainer sessions. caregivers and community partners with
attended the virtual learning resources through PBS KIDS
component. 1,061 WOSU Classroom has partnered with STEAM Kits, which was supported by
books donated SOITA and CET PBS, our counterparts the CPB Digital Innovations Grant. The
in Dayton, to update our shared PBS KIDS STEAM Kit program is a 6-week
• Ohio Ready to Learn: virtual professional learning platform, family engagement experience exploring
40 workshops
attended by 701
Teacher Campus, with all new content
designed to fit the busy schedules and
Drawing with Mr. J Science, Technology, Engineering, Art,
Math (STEAM) concepts.
participants who
serve a total of
unique needs of PreK-12 educators
across Ohio. In an effort to make this
Season 3
14,998 children valuable content accessible to all Eight new episodes, along with a
school districts, we formed the Teacher companion guide for educators,
Campus Community of Learning were released with season three of
Initiative to offer unlimited access Drawing With Mr. J. DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD © 2012 The
to all live and self-paced courses to Fred Rogers Company. All rights reserved.
participating school districts.
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89.7 NPR News
2022 WOSU
A Landmark Year
89.7 News and Public Affairs 2022
Public Media was a landmark year for 89.7 NPR
“Truth matters. I
Diversity News and the WOSU News Team get my truth from
- we emerged from below the NPR on WOSU.
Programming earth’s surface. After 50 years in the WOSU matters.”
Review basement of the Fawcett Center, the -Larry McClatchey
newsroom moved to the second floor
WOSU curates of WOSU’s new headquarters and
programming from made its first broadcast in April. “I just love NPR
PBS and NPR, which and I really
reflect the complexity The state-of-the-art studios and new appreciate the
and diversity of our collaborative space have energized diversity. The new
country and our world. members of the news team. Through
coverage is such a
It also produces such the transition, our service to the
programming focused on audience remained strong. Rethinking Elections Dialogue quality.”
central Ohio.
-Anne Wayant
Explores Alternatives
News hosts and reporters provided
extensive coverage of the 2022 With the nation so deeply polarized and candidates racing to their parties’ extremes,
“All my radio
WOSU Radio campaign, redistricting fights, debates some are looking for different ways to run elections and pick those who represent needs is an on/off
Programming All Sides button, a volume
over abortion and other issues. us. November’s edition of Dialogue, presented by WOSU and OSU’s John Glenn
with Ann Fisher is a
All Sides with Ann Fisher provided College of Public Affairs, explored many options – from the simple to the extreme. knob and 89.7 on
two-hour local news talk
listeners with thoughtful Moderator Mike Thompson and an expert panel examined top-two open primaries, the display and
daily program aired on
conversations of the biggest issues Award-winning journalist Clare ranked choice voting, ending gerrymandering, and abolishing the Electoral College. I’m good to go”
89.7 NPR News and the
facing Central Ohio. WOSU and NPR Roth was chosen to lead The It was an engaging discussion that left everyone with something to think about.
WOSU Ohio TV channel. -Lawrence
provided live special coverage of the Ohio Newsroom, becoming the
Here are programmatic
January 6th hearings, the Dobbs first managing editor to take
Watkins
examples of one-hour
decision, the war in Ukraine and other the editorial reins for Ohio’s
programs related to
events. It all pushed 89.7 to the top of largest daily statewide news
diversity.
Columbus radio ratings. collaborative. Roth, a seasoned
• Art and Social Change journalist, will coordinate the
WOSU and OSU’s John Glenn College journalistic work of Ohio’s 2022 Top Story – Intel Comes To Ohio
• Police Scrutiny in the of Public Affairs continued their network of public radio
Era of Social Justice Rumored for months, the blockbuster deal
partnership producing the popular newsrooms to cover the many was announced in the first days of 2022. Intel
• Women Running and informative Dialogue series. After “news deserts” in the state that Corporation would spend up to $20 billion to build
for Office a year and a half of virtual events, typically don’t have coverage two microchip factories in New Albany. The factories
Dialogue resumed in-person sessions and pull stories that would not could create 3,000 jobs, with a promised average
• Columbus’
Generational Black at WOSU’s Ross Community Studio. have otherwise been told, and salary of $130,000. The project did not come
Owned Businesses Among the topics discussed: Inflation, share them statewide. without significant government help. Ohio and local
Critical Race Theory, The Ukraine governments chipped in $2 billion dollars in incentives
• Racial Inequality Crisis, The Great Resignation, A Post- to lure Intel to Central Ohio. Intel executives say
in Healthcare federal incentives will allow it to build even more
Roe Ohio, Ohio’s New Economy, and
• Speaking Rethinking Elections. factories, bringing the total investment to $100 billion.
about Race The project could transform Ohio’s economy, possibly
creating a Silicon Heartland, centered in Columbus.
• Hispanic Ohio
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Classical 101
Signing On
“We listen 24/7,
literally. We love
all the music.”
JUXTA
- Robert Sholis
“Love listening to
Christopher Purdy
in the morning!
He’s the best!”
-Linda Schellkopf
WOSU presented a world premiere in our new concert The title refers to the Black Codes of post-Civil War
“I enjoy many series JUXTA. Made possible by funding from the America, a series of laws designed to limit the freedom
Johnstone Fund for New Music, the JUXTA concert of African Americans. Black Odes celebrates the
of the programs brought together some notable Columbus creatives. creative space where that freedom may be found.
throughout the Black Odes: A Reclamation Suite was a newly “(The challenge was) to create a ‘reclamation suite’
day and night commissioned work by Mark Lomax II and Scott Woods, that really is focused not on pain and trauma but
and appreciate with visual art by Duarte Brown and an exciting on joy, and forgiveness, redemption,” said composer
the hosts and Beginning with Beethoven performance by the Urban Art Ensemble on stage in the Lomax. “So we’re reclaiming that space.”
their interesting Ross Community Center.
knowledge of Classical 101 signed on in the new Regular broadcasts like Music in
WOSU Public Media headquarters on Mid Ohio, ProMusica Chamber
the music and February 23 with Kent Teeters on air Orchestra, Columbus Symphony, and
composers. Thank playing Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Chamber Music Columbus in Concert
you so much.” The other hosts quickly followed suit, strengthen our ties to the local arts
-Jean Cossey and we began to explore ways to community. Concerts at Ohio State
fill the new space with music. Also showcase performances from the
in the Ross this fall, the VIVO Music music ensembles at OSU.
Festival gave the first full classical
On average, more concert in our new space with Beer For our fall membership drive,
than 170,000 and Beethoven. Violinist Stephen Classical 101 partnered with the Mid
people listen to Spottswood also played on our rooftop Ohio Food Collective to help provide
Classical 101 each terrace as part of an ongoing video meals for our neighbors facing
week, and for more series that Jennifer Hambrick has hunger. Our members helped us
than 60% of them, been producing, featuring music provide more than 2,000 pounds of
Classical 101 is throughout our building. Tubist Tony food. Christopher Purdy and Jennifer Photo credit•••••
Photo credit Jennifer Hambrick
their first-choice Zilincik explored the acoustics in our Hambrick are much in demand around
station. back stairwell, members of Chamber the area as speakers, emcees, hosts
Brews performed in the 2nd floor and adjudicators. They are trusted New Perspectives Harpist Alix Raspé-Gray was the first to perform in the gorgeous
collaboration space. Those videos and faces of Classical 101 in acoustics of our new Performance Studio.
more live online at wosu.org/classical. our community. Classical 101 offered a new series of radio
programs called New Perspectives:
From Bach to Biggie hosted by Stephen
Spottswood. Audiences loved it and there are
plans in the works for more episodes.
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Local TV Production
5 Rated
Programs for
Local Programming
We saw changes in the Columbus market with Broadband Only
2022: Homes reaching 30% by the end of the year. WOSU TV was added
to the Direct TV Streaming service, making our services available
on two streaming platforms including YouTube. Our Saturday
Benjamin night line-up of British comedy and mystery series was the
Franklin highest viewed night of the week.
All Creatures The WOSU TV content team went back into full swing in 2022
and had 4 local series season premieres in the fall.
Great and
Small on This year the Columbus Neighborhoods
Masterpiece team was able to take advantage of the
new WOSU headquarters by transforming
Call The the History Lobby in the Lower Level to record host wraps with
Charlene Brown and Javier Sanchez.
Midwife
Broad & High premiered its 10th season on
Finding Your WOSU TV in 2022, and Broad & High’s new
Roots producer Carrie Beyer didn’t miss a beat. Along
with producing new artist profiles and Kate’s
Agatha Quick Bites, the Broad & High team was busy
Christie’s Poirot in the new Ross Community Studio hosting local bands for Broad &
High Presents.
QED with Dr. B premiered its 2nd season with all
new shows focused on cutting-edge scientific
“Thank you for research. This year the QED with Dr. B team
bringing great traveled to the Johnson Space Center to get an
Viewership content to
southern Ohio! ”
up-close look at astronaut training. Host Dr. Frederic Bertley and co-
host Diana Bergemann moved their host wrap location from COSI
The viewership of WOSU and PBS on- - Adrienne Boggs into the new Ross Community Studio this year.
demand videos continued to grow at
record rates in 2022.
Most Watched Viewership of PBS general audience
On-Demand Programs and WOSU Passport, the member-
benefit video library, combined to
380,000 Columbus on the Record Gets New Look Through
Collaboration
Among WOSU Viewers: record 1.8 million video streams in households ,
All Creatures Great and Small
2022. This marked a 70% increase over on average, Three departments came together to refresh the look of WOSU
the previous record set in 2021. TV’s weekly political show, Columbus on the Record. WOSU’s
PBS NewsHour listen to marketing team and journalists worked with TV producers to
NOVA WOSU-TV develop on-screen graphics and set elements, select new theme
music, and produce a fresh open. The result is a look that matches
Sanditon each month
WOSU’s state-of-the-art new headquarters.
Antiques Roadshow
20 wosu.org/tv wosu.org/tv 21Digital
WOSU Digital Year in Digital Ten Most-Read Stories
on wosu.org in 2022
Impact Metrics
“Really appreciate
3.3 million webpage 1. Ohio bill would allow pregnant unbiased news
pageviews people to sue men for unintended
pregnancies
perspective! And
275,000 podcast great local news.”
downloads Curious Cbus continued to explore the University landscape architecture 2. Suspicious fire destroys plans for a -Anastasia Snyder
audience’s curiosity in 2022. Curious students who collaborated with a contested assisted living facility in
1.8 million PBS videos Cbus is a digital-first written series group of engineers to design and a Dublin neighborhood
viewed that also provides content for 89.7 NPR build the 16-foot monoliths to finally “Great web
News, Columbus Neighborhoods and answer this question. 3. Columbus police provide update interface,
23 million PBS Kids digital video platforms. after 5-month-old recovered attractive and
on-demand videos Curious Cbus also completed ground- following Short North abduction;
usable.”
streamed Since the series started in 2016, breaking reporting on Sherman officers searching for second child
Curious Cbus has received more Hamlin Guss, who was the first Black -Jeffrey August
35 million minutes of questions about three mysterious graduate of Ohio State University 4. William Husel found not guilty in
content viewed on stone monoliths alongside Interstate in 1892; QUBE which was an ahead one of Ohio’s largest murder cases
WOSU Passport 70 and near Scioto Audubon Metro of its time cable service that started “I just enjoy
Park than anything else in the city. in Columbus in 1977; as well as the 5. One baby recovered, another
listening to the
1.1 million WOSU mobile It took a while to fully unearth their history of Columbus first shopping still missing after Short North
app sessions of over 30 story, but we discovered the pillars malls. abduction
programs and
minutes were part of an art installation to get accurate
created in 1989 to beautify the land Learn more about Curious Cbus and 6. Gahanna police say Short North information on
2.5 million website visits surrounding a newly-built electrical submit your own question at kidnapping suspect threatened the news. It is
substation. We talked to Ohio State wosu.org/curious. to take another baby in custody an asset to the
4.3 million total listening dispute community.”
hours on the WOSU
-Richard &
radio livestream 7. Two Columbus residents set to
after showing remarkable capability open the city’s first sober bar
Monica Merkel
in the initial Digital Immersion
Program in 2021. As a part of this 8. The history of Columbus’ first
program, Leticia developed processes shopping malls
for streamlining the uploading of
Video producer Leticia Wiggins digital video by the TV producers to 9. Curious Cbus: What are the three
completed PBS’ Digital Immersion several digital platforms. monoliths near Scioto Audubon
Advanced Program in October. To Metro Park
cap off the program, PBS invited her Leticia is the third WOSU staff
and the other program participants member to participate in the Digital 10. Ohio Election Results: 2022
to the new PBS headquarters in the Immersion Program since it started Statewide Races
Washington, D.C. in 2017.
Leticia was invited to join this
program, which included enhanced
mentorship and leadership coaching,
22 wosu.org/digital wosu.org 23Events
WOSU Community Retirements
Engagement Tom Rieland
In over 19 years as General Manager at WOSU Public
The Sandy and Andy Ross Community Studio Media, Tom Rieland re-invigorated our commitment
located within the headquarters at WOSU to local programming, redoubled WOSU’s local news
provides a community space for the public, mission, and re-imagined our educational role. He led
University community, and all Central Ohio. many community collaborations, such as WOSU@
COSI, and directed the creation of our $32 million
headquarters. “Tom Rieland has positioned WOSU
WOSU can provide a full multimedia
for sustained success,” said Jay Kasey, Ohio State’s
experience including livestreaming senior vice president in the Office of Administration
capabilities. Our team is ready to help you and Planning.
with your meeting needs.
If you are interested in using this space
for a community event, contact us at Ohio Poetry Out Loud 2022 State Brent Davis
614-292-9678. Championship 3/4/2022 Arts, Life, and Culture Content Director Brent Davis
retired in August, 2022, having served at WOSU for
League of Women Voters Voter Registration 18 years and for 37 years in public broadcasting.
Week 3/21-24/22 Columbus on the Record, Broad & High, and Columbus
Neighborhoods– three of WOSU’s longest-running
and most popular local programs– were created
The International Live Events Association
during his tenure, and still air. Davis also supervised
(ILEA) Regional Meeting 5/10/2022
Classical 101 and hosted and produced events for
The Bluegrass Ramble.
Michael Wilkos, United Way of Central Ohio:
Demographics in Columbus 6/29/22
VIVO Music Festival, Beer and Beethoven Dave Carwile
9/1/2022 David Carwile served many vital roles in his 36 years
with WOSU, including Director of Radio Programming
Articulation 9/23/2022 and then Station Manager for WOSU Radio. As Senior
Director of Planning and Initiatives, he led first-in-the
The Big Table 10/6/2022 nation projects in digital radio and TV datacast-based
public emergency alerting systems. During his WOSU
UN World Food Day + Ohio Food Policy tenure, Carwile also volunteered as Announcer for the
Summit 2022 10/16/2022 Ohio State Marching Band. He continues to serve as
the Administrator for the Ohio Education Television
OSUWex Med Presents: Wall Street Journal Stations group.
writer Greg Zuckerman 10/27/2022
Leadership Columbus 11/17/2022
24 wosu.org/events wosu.org 25Friends Board Awards
“We appreciate Friends of WOSU Board WOSU’s Winning Team
WOSU
programming,
thank you for the Regional EMMY® Awards
efforts to offer a in 2022
wide variety of Drawing with Mr. J
features.” Category: Short Form Content
-Tim Lawlis
Broad & High:
American Sign Museum
Friends Board Category: Short Form
President: or Long Form Content
Betsy Pandora
Vice President: Broad & High:
Erik Farley The Art of Traditional Mexican
Cartonera,
Secretary/Treasurer:
Erin Davis Shedd
New Friends of WOSU Category: Arts/Entertainment -
Short Form Content
Kyle Anderson Craig Friedman
Courtnee Carrigan Vice President, Regional Broad & High Congratulation to Stacia
Johanna DeStefano Communications, The PNC Category: Magazine Program Hentz for being named
Financial Services Group the Public Television
Erik Farley
QED with Dr. B: Programmers’ Association
James Ferguson
Nora Gerber The Science of Taste Programmer of the Year.
Craig Friedman Executive Director, University Stacia was recognized
Nora Gerber District Organization The Friends of WOSU Board, an advisory QED with Dr. B: during the APT Marketplace
Mac Joseph group of Central Ohio citizens, has been an Exercise dinner. The award recognizes
Julie Keckstein Jennifer Monnin important liaison between WOSU Public Category: Environment/Science - superior programming
Ray LaVoie Vice President, Marketing Media and the community since 1973. Long Form Content leadership based on solid
Integration, Nationwide Category: Health/Medical – Nielsen audience ratings,
Trip Lazarus
The board serves as a link to and from Long Form Content service to the station and
Kurt Lykins
Marshall Shorts the community-at-large. Directors share service to the programming
Melissa McHenry Principal, Artfluential information and opinions on issues and community.
Jennifer Monnin community needs, advise on appropriate
Christine Mortine Leisan Smith programmatic approaches, and volunteer at
Betsy Pandora* Chief Equity Officer, community and WOSU events. In 2022, the Curious Cbus Awarded 2022 Champions
Columbus School for Girls Friends Board was excited to introduce new
Stacy Rastauskas of Curiosity Award
Bill Schiffman standing committees including outreach,
Shiloh Todorov experiences and development and will The “This Wouldn’t Have Been Covered Otherwise” Editorial Award
Erin Davis Shedd*
Development & utilize these committees to engage non- was awarded to WOSU for history reporting on the first Black graduate
Marshall Shorts Communications Director, Board members in a volunteer capacity. of OSU and same-sex marriage statutes. The Champions of Curiosity
Leisan Smith Move to Prosper Awards is Hearken’s celebration of community listening, community
Shiloh Todorov building, and needs-based service approaches that make the world a
better place.
26 wosu.org wosu.org 27DEIA
Team Mission WOSU DEIA
Statement Progress
Create and foster
a workplace where The WOSU Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (DEIA) Team strives to
Inclusion and help create and maintain a workplace
Accessibility are at environment that is welcoming, safe,
the forefront of our and equitable. The team helps produce
organization and and implement policies, trainings and
practices. safe spaces that positively impact
the overall culture, education and
Team Vision accountability of WOSU to all aspects
Statement of DEIA. Our team highlights in 2022
include:
Left to right. Casey Paris, Leticia Wiggins, Debbie
Provide vital support Holmes, Cheryl Dring.
to WOSU Public • Staff Lunch and Learns with
Media in advancing community partners, such as Our team continues to focus on
a culture of Diversity, Columbus Cultural Orchestra and efforts that will have the strongest 2022 Higgy-Tyler
Equity, Inclusion and Columbus Gives Back, to help educate and longest lasting impact on the
Accessibility. staff on various DEIA related topics organization. The work that goes into Award:
that directly correlated to WOSU’s not just creating, but maintaining a
impact on the community. more diverse, inclusive, equitable and Casey Paris
accessible workplace is constant and
• An internal DEIA Podcast featuring always top of mind in our planning Congratulations to Casey Paris, the
Members of the DEIA staff spotlights, monthly challenges and goal setting. We will continue 2022 recipient of the WOSU Higgy/
Team include Casey to encourage inclusion and belonging, to build on our 2022 highlights as Tyler Award.
Paris (Radio) serving and a rundown of DEIA related well as implement new objectives for
as Team Chair, Cheryl campus and community trainings. 2023. The DEIA Team has the utmost The Higgy/Tyler award honors an
Dring (Classical 101), confidence in WOSU’s unlimited outstanding employee for their
Debbie Holmes (News), • Partnership with The Ohio State potential to foster a workplace contribution and service to WOSU Casey Paris
George Levert (TV), University Office of Diversity & where Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Public Media. Service can be extended
Leticia Wiggins (Digital), Inclusion to offer Inclusive Hiring Accessibility are at the forefront of over a long period of time or be
Jaclyn Reith (Corporate Practices Training to all staff, coupled our organization and it’s practices and project oriented. The award is given In addition to the demands of her job “Thanks for
Support), and senior with an ongoing evaluation and remain grateful for the opportunity to for exceptional accomplishments, and her exemplary performance of being such a
director Mary Alice update of policies and procedures serve WOSU in this capacity. demonstrated excellence, these tasks, Casey also is the lead of great part of our
Akins (Business). directly related to WOSU’s hiring. commitment, and service to WOSU WOSU’s DEIA Committee formed in
Public Media. 2020. Casey has held a longstanding
community!”
The team is supported • Joint efforts with other OSU commitment to diversity as a member -Wendy Hepker
by WOSU Board Administration & Planning Units As the Radio Traffic Coordinator, of OSU A&P’s Diversity Council since
Member and Raising the to develop DEIA related events and Casey’s main role in the Radio 2018 and was named chair in 2022.
Bar Performance Group trainings available to other units Operations and Engineering
CEO, Courtnee Carrigan. outside of WOSU. department is to schedule programing The WOSU Friends Board awards
and other on-air elements for both a cash gift of $3,000 to the winning
89.7 NPR News and Classical 101. recipient.
28 wosu.org/about/diversity wosu.org 29Fiscal Year 2022
Highlights WOSU Public Media 2021-2022
A review of WOSU Public Media’s fiscal
year ending June 30, 2022, shows a FINANCIAL REVIEW M A K E Y O U R I M PA C T
relatively flat year-to-revenue.
WOSU continued to increase in overall
MEMBERSHIP: Gifts made to continually sustain the programming and day-
to-day operations of WOSU
membership revenue, as well as showed
increases in In-Kind/Donated Services
from the Ohio State University, Broadcast LEADERSHIP GIFT: Gifts from individuals (usually paid over a multi-year
2022 OPERATING
Educational Media Commission and pledge) to support a specific program or initiative at WOSU
State and Local funding increased due to REVENUE:
the awarding of an Ohio Department of
Education Grant for WOSU Classroom. $17,512,000 PLANNED GIFT: Any giving related to an individual’s estate planning,
While these line items showed an including bequests, charitable remainder trusts and annuities; many
increase, they are offset by the loss on supporters utilize planned giving to make a larger gift than is possible
WOSU’s overall investments in FY22, as during their lifetimes
well as the finalization of the FCC Repack
project and conclusion of the federal
COVID assistance programs. DONOR ADVISED FUND: A fund established at a community foundation
Community Funding 36% $6,308,000 or brokerage where a donor gives money to the fund and usually receives
Of note, in 2022 the Thomas Rieland Earned Revenue 23% $4,029,000 an immediate tax deduction; the donor can then recommend grants from
Endowed WOSU General Manager fund Federal Grants 16% $2,876,000 the fund over time to WOSU
was established and is recognized in the The Ohio State University 9% $1,581,000
Earned Revenue category showing an State and Local Grants 9% $1,495,000
unusual and one-time earned revenue In-Kind Support 7% $1,223,000
IRA CHARITABLE ROLLOVER: The gifting of a required distribution for an
increase. Individual Retirement Account, this can often have positive benefits for an
individual’s tax liability
A diverse mix of revenue streams is
important in an environment of reduced
federal, state and university support. STOCK TRANSFER: The direct gifting of a security, which is then sold by the
Fiscal year 2022 was a transition year 2022 OPERATING university to generate income, this can often have positive benefits for an
as WOSU moved into new facilities and individual’s tax liability
began to operate with a fiscal model EXPENSES:
that includes new operational expenses.
WOSU staff returned to the new building
$11,915,000 CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION GIFT: Support provided by
in September 2021 and therefore corporations or foundation for on-air underwriting, philanthropy or event/
were utilizing the building at a higher production sponsorship
capacity which in turn increased costs
related to utilities and maintenance.
Additionally, the return to a post-COVID MATCHING GIFT: A gift from an employer that matches a gift made by an
normalcy saw WOSU promoting the employee of that organization, this is a great way to increase the impact of
building and all its assets which incurred Content, Programming, Distribution 55% $6,504,000 your philanthropy!
additional marketing and event costs. General and Administrative 25% $2,962,000
These expenses are expected to translate Fundraising 17% $2,080,000
into future increased earned revenue. Promotion and Marketing 3% $369,000
VOLUNTEER: Donate your time and talents to help WOSU Public Media.
WOSU Public Media continues to target
the growth of its annual membership, Contact the WOSU Office of Advancement to discuss your impact:
program support, major giving, planned Data Source: Audited Financial Statements from Forvis LLP for fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.
gifts and grant revenues. Not included: annual dWWepreciation costs and revenue from the capital campaign. WOSU
Public Media posts it’s entire audited financial statement online athttps://wosu.org/about/ 614-292-9678 | advancement@wosu.org
reports-to-the-public/.
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