PBS Western Reserve President’s Report

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PBS Western Reserve President’s Report

The PBS Western Reserve President’s Report is published for the Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio Inc. Board of Directors, major funders of the station and other community members interested in the organization’s activities.

Winter 2021Volume15,Issue1

Chardon Polka Band presents fun nationwide road tripMembersofapopularOhiopolkabandproducedanewdocumentarythatspotlightsentertainingpolkamusicians,witheachperformanceservingasamusicalpostcardfromaroundthecountry.Theproduction,POLKAACROSSAMERICA,premieredonPBSWesternReserveinJanuary.

TheChardonPolkaBand,knownnationwideforitseclecticandmoderntakeonanoldgenre,typicallyperformsaround200showseachyear.However,theCOVID-19pandemicleftthebandmemberswithnogigs,noliveaudiencesandlimitedwaystocreateanddelivertheirart.Asawaytobothcelebratetheirgenreandbringfellowmusicianstogether,thegrouplaunchedPOLKAACROSSAMERICAbyleveragingtheirexperiencewithmusicvideoproduction.Theresultisanhour-longdocumentarythatprovidestheviewerwithadelightfulquiltofuniquesongsbyuniqueartists.

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Historic 1936 union conflict in Kent is subject of new documentaryUNDERFIRE,UNDERSIEGE:STRIKEBREAKERSINKENT,OHIO,anewdocumentaryaboutanintense1936unionconflict,premieredexclusivelyonPBSWesternReserveinJanuary.TheproductionistheworkofveteranjournalistandfilmmakerFredEndresofHudson.

InJune1936,twotruckloadsofClevelandstrikebreakerscrashedthroughapeacefulpicketlineinKent.Theyfiredsawed-offshotgunsandteargasinanattempttointimidatetheworkersandbreakasix-week-oldstrikeattheBlack&DeckerCo.Theynotonlyfailedtoendthestrike,butthestrikebreakershadthetablesreversedonthem.Theyendedupundersiegeintheplant,withmorethan100strikersandsympathizersfiringhigh-poweredriflesatthemforsixhours.

Theprogramexamineshowtheterrifiedstrikebreakerseventuallywereledtosafetyanddocumentstheaftermathoftheevent.

February programming spotlights African American history and cultureIncelebrationofBlackHistoryMonth,PBSWesternReservepresentedamonthofspecialprogramming,includingthreenewlocalproductionsthatpremieredonFeb.5.Communityeventssurroundallthreeproductionsarebeingplannedforlaterthisyear.

Nick Cave, Summit Lake: Heard

Thisnewproductionbringstolifethetransformationaljourneyofasmall,urbancommunityinAkron,touchedbyauniqueperformancebyinternationallyrenownedartistNickCave.

InApril2019,SummitLakecommunitymembersjoinedCaveinstagingavibrantdisplayofmusic,artanddance,providingthemwithanopportunitytonotonlyshowcasethetalentsandskillsintrinsictotheirownneighborhoodbuttoalsobe“heard”bythesurroundingarea.

PBSWesternReservecommissionedWatersMediaofCantontoproducethedocumentary.ItfeaturesanexplosionofcolorthroughCave’ssignature,life-sized,dancinghorses—eachcomposedoftwodancers—withchoreographybyWilliamGill.Italsoprovidesabehind-the-sceneslookatonecommunity’scommitmenttowardmakingtheirvoicesheard.

Lines Broken: The Story of Marion Motley

In1946,MarionMotleywasoneoffourAfricanAmericanmentobreakprofootball’scolorbarrierwhenhejoinedtheClevelandBrowns.Thosemen’seffortstoplayaphysicallybrutalgameinthefaceofsocietalracismandstate-sanctionedJimCrowlawstrailblazedapathforBlackathletesinthehighestechelonsofprofessionalsports,includingbaseball’sJackieRobinson.

Motleywasrecognizedasoneofthegridiron’sgreatestplayerswhenhewasenshrinedintotheProFootballHallofFamein1968inhishometownofCanton,Ohio.However,fivedecadesafterbeingimmortalizedthere,thememoryofMotleyandhisgreataccomplishmentsonandoffthefieldarebeginningtofadeinthecitywherehefirstmadehisname.

PBSWesternReservecommissionedCantonnativeJamesWaterstoproduceLINESBROKEN.TheprogramtellsMotley’sstoryofadversity,personaltragedyandtriumphsusingrarelyheardarchivalinterviewsandnewinterviewswithhistorians,friendsanddescendants.

Educational Services

Computer science project wins national awardAvideoprojectdesignedbyPBSWesternReserveforeducators’usewonanawardinJanuaryatThe52ndAnnualPublicMediaAwards(PMAs),whichhonoredpublicmedia’sachievementsin2020.

Theproject,ComputerScienceforYourClassroom:Ohio’sStandards,woninthe DivisionIIcategoryEducationalResourcesfortheClassroom.ItisdesignedtohelpteachersingradesK-8betterintegrateintotheirclassroomsthestate’slearningstandardsforcomputerscience.Toaccessvideosfortheproject,visitPBSWesternReserve.org/computer-science.

PBSWesternReservededicatesthisawardtothememoryofourformerEducationalServicesemployeeMariaMastromatteo,whodiedinJanuary.

Black College Football Hall of Fame: Journey to Canton

“HeadedtoCanton”isoftenusedsynonymouslywhenreferringtoanNFLplayerwhowillonedaybeenshrinedintotheProFootballHallofFame,locatedinCanton,Ohio.Themuseumcelebratesthegreatestplayers,coachesandcontributorstotheprofessionalgame.

Now,morethan50yearlater,headingtoCantonhasexpandedtoincludecollegiatefootball.In2019,theBlackCollegeFootballHallofFamewasofficiallywelcomedtothecampusoftheProFootballHallofFame.

PBSWesternReservecommissionedthisnewdocumentarytoWatersMediaanditsproducingpartner,FogCityMedia.IttellsthestoryoftheformationofBlackcollegefootball,thecontributionsthatplayersfromhistoricallyBlackcollegesanduniversitieshavemadetotheNFL,thefoundingofitshalloffameandwhythehallisintheunexpectedlocationofCanton.

Programming & Local Productions (cont’d.)

February programming spotlights African American history and culture (cont’d.)

Area families learn about PBS KIDS appPBSWesternReserverecentlyconductedfourvirtualsessionstohelplocalfamilieslearnaboutthePBSKIDSScratchJrapp.Fourteenfamilies,participatingviaZoomatsevenfamilychild-carecenters,learnedhowtousetheapptocreatetheirowninteractivestoriesandgamesfeaturingfavoritePBSKIDScharacters.

ThisprojectisphasetwoofanearlylearninggrantfromtheCorporationforPublicBroadcasting.

Ohio Ready to Learn trainings continuePBSWesternReserve’sEducationalServicesDepartmentcontinuestodeliverfamilychild-careprovidertraining.SponsoredbyOhioReadytoLearnandUnitedWayoftheMahoningValley,16virtualtrainingsessionsrecentlyenabledproviderstosecureOhioStepUptoQualitycertification.

Educators can access professional developmentProfessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesforeducatorswillcontinueinFebruaryandMarchviaself-pacedonlineandvirtualmethods.Topicscoveredincludetechniquessupportingremotelearninginanelementaryclassroom,Googlecertification,inventionliteracyutilizingMakeyMakey,anduseof$martPath,afree,easy-to-useinteractiveonlineplatformforteachersingradesK-8.

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Staff News

Withheavyhearts,wesaidgoodbyeinJanuarytooneofourretirees,MariaMastromatteo.RiajoinedourEducationalServicesstafffollowingherretirementfromRavennaCitySchoolsandworkedherefrom1998until2019.We’llalwaysrememberhersweetpersonality,kindnessanddedicationtoteaching.Oursincerecondolencestoherfamily,friendsandformerstudents.

In loving memoryMaria ‘Ria’ Mastromatteo

1944 – 2021

Trina Cutter’s activitiesPresidentandCEOTrinaCutterhasbeenbusywithindustryevents,includinganationalpublicmediageneralmanagers’

discussionondiversity,equityandinclusion.Inaddition,shecompletedasix-weekcourseonconsciousmarketingtraining.

InFebruary,sheattendedvirtuallytheAPTSPublicMediaSummit,wherepublicbroadcastinggeneralmanagersandcommunityleadersjointoexploreissuesofimportancetotheindustry.

Jeff Good to review content ChiefEducationTechnologyOfficerJeffGoodwasrecentlyinvitedtobeaninstructionalmaterialsreviewerfortheRemotEDx

Exchange,poweredbyINFOhio.Thisstate-levelinitiativeoffersparentsandeducatorsresourcesforremote,hybridandblendededucationmodels.

TheOhioDepartmentofEducationissupportingRemotEDxthrougha$15millioninvestmentofstateactivitiesfundsmadepossiblebythefederalCARESAct.

Staff members attend seminarsSeveralPBSWesternReservestaffmembershaveparticipatedincareerdevelopment—allofitvirtuallyduetothepandemic:

• InJanuary,RandyLipscomb,accountexecutive,attendedtwodaysofvirtualsalestrainingpresentedbytheOhioAssociationofBroadcasters

• SusanScheible,membershipspecialist,recentlyparticipatedinthreetrainingsrelatedtomembershipservices

• FiveemployeesparticipatedintheannualNETAConferenceforpublicmediaprofessionals,heldJan.25-28

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