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BUILDING

CONNECTIONS

BUILDING

COMMUNITIES

EDUCATION

COMMUNITY

TRANSPARENCY

COLLABORATION

TRUSTAs more and more information is

available, a growing number of people tend to live in partisan bubbles reinforced by their social media platforms. WITF

works to bring fact-based, contextual news to our region.

Because WITF’s standing with its audience is based on trust, transparency is also a pillar of the relationship. Transparency includes disclosing potential conflicts of interest as well as

talking to the public about WITF’s editorial process and standards.

WITF has added to, and strengthened its relationship with, other Pennsylvania media organizations as well as NPR. The collaborative projects multiply journalistic resources and better inform our viewers,

readers and listeners.

WITF: Inspiring Conversations. Connecting Our Community. As Central Pennsylvania’s only locally owned media organization, WITF is accessible and locally connected. WITF’s programs and

events encourage active involvement by the community.

Making connections with families and children through outreach and engaging events is what our Education Department does

best. As we build these sustainable connections,our community grows stronger.

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Smart Talk guest G. Terry Madonna (L) discusses post-election results with

Host Scott LaMar.

Tim Lambert (L) &David Greene (R)

Crews weld a pipeline in the Loyalsock State Forest. StateImpact Pennsylvania has provided expand-ed coverage of the Mariner East 2 and the Atlantic Sunrise pipelines

Host Scott LaMar (R) with Governor Tom Wolf at the State Capital during a monthly remote Smart Talk Road Trip broadcast.

The Roadshow was not to be missed! CEO Kathleen Pavelko also had2 items appraised.

WITF journalists are part of several collaborations within public media on state government, energy and health. Our StateImpact Pennsylvania project is expanding thanks to a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting – from a collaboration

between WITF and WHYY/Philadelphia to one that includes WESA/Pittsburgh and the Allegheny Front. In FY17, Transforming Health partnered with Kaiser Health News and more than 20 public media organizations across the nation to report on health policy. We are continuing our commitment to report on the devastating effects

of the opioid crisis. And we expanded our reach through community engagement events, such as a forum examining health care challenges in York and a meaningful discussion about the impacts of addiction. Transforming Health engages a growing online communityby providing a variety of meaningful content. In the past year, we launched two special web projects: Finding Peace and Healing & Hurting. The project is an ongoing educational health partnership of WITF with Penn State Health and WellSpan Health.

Smart Talk Road Trips—Scott LaMar is on the move! More than 15 stops and counting, each Road Trip is unique. From Pine Grove

Furnace State Park and The Flight 93 Memorial…to Cornerstone Coffeehouse and the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum, these live remote broadcasts give listeners the opportunity not onlyto watch, but also to participate inthe discussion.

Preview Screenings: Hamilton’s America, When I’m 65, Mercy Street— From a behind-the- scenes look at the making of a record-breaking Broadway musical, to tips for planning for retirement and the historical fiction of a regionally

As questions were raised on the national level about the credibility of some news organizations, WITF’s reporters and executives took part in forums to discuss their work and journalism in general. They also spoke to community groups across the region about the changing face of journalism and how people can become better news consumers. Our News and Brews events give the public a chance to talk to and question our journalists face-to-face. At one such gathering in Lancaster, NPR Morning Edition Host David Greene noted that the relationship between WITF and NPR meant that WITF’s journalists inform the work of his colleagues at the “mothership.”

journalism in general. They also spoke

Crews weld a pipeline in the Loyalsock State Forest. Pennsylvania ed coverage of the Mariner East 2 and the Atlantic Sunrise pipelines

The Roadshow was not to be missed!

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CONTENT

Furnace State Park and The Flight 93 Memorial…to Cornerstone Coffeehouse and the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum, these live remote broadcasts give listeners the opportunity not onlyto watch, but also to participate inthe discussion.

COLLABORATION

WITF’s journalists worked to bring different perspectives to issues that resonated across the country. They traveled across the Commonwealth to report on the 2016 election – listening to voters in coal country and explaining their views. Transforming Health heard from

people who shared their experiences with the Affordable Care Act. StateImpact Pennsylvania provided context to the natural gas pipeline build-out and Keystone Crossroads delved into the history of racial tensions in York County. For six months, we followed the journey of a Cumberland County teenager through the

juvenile justice system and told her story in a three-part series. Smart Talk featured a week of shows explaining how the system works.

TRUST

TRANSPARENCY

COMMUNITYpopular Civil War medical drama--sneak preview screenings and panel discussions bring WITF programming to our communities.

The Midstate’s Opioid Crisis: Where Are We Now?—A powerful in-depth community conversation about the current state of the drug crisis in the midstate with experts who see its effects, and are fighting to make changes every day.

Antiques Roadshow—The iconic Roadshow made a stop in Harrisburg in June 2017. WITF made sure loyal viewers got to experience the action in person. And the 3 Harrisburg episodes will lead the 22nd season in January 2018, along with our original production Behind-The-Scenes : Antiques Roadshow Harrisburg.

Smart Talk guest G. Terry Madonna (L) Smart Talk guest G. Terry Madonna (L) Smart Talk

people who shared their experiences with the Affordable Care Act. provided context to the natural gas pipeline build-out and the history of racial tensions in York County. For six months, we followed the journey of a Cumberland County teenager through the

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All of our characters, including Curious George,act as educational magnets engaging children inlearning and leading the fun. Explore In the Classroom, Ferguson K-8 School, York City School District.

Children have hands-on experience in Explore In The Classroom.

Daniel Tiger meets his friends at Ready Set Explore in Pine Grove Furnace State Park.

Margaret “Mieke” DriscollChair,

WITF Board of Directors

Margaret “Mieke” DriscollKathleen PavelkoPresident & CEO,

WITF

Kathleen Pavelko

Our educational outreach events build meaningful connections for families, children and our community. Each event is designed to help children and families connect to PBS content and each other. Ready Set Go Kindergarten helped 800 children and families navigate the exciting transition to kindergarten. Ready Set Explore events took us throughout the region, encouraging families and children to play together. More than 3,700 children and their families met their favorite PBS characters and enjoyed exploring interesting content and creative activities. Our new Explore In The Classroom program expanded our reach in York City School District with visits to Ferguson K-8 School and Devers K-8 School. 370 kindergarten and first grade students enjoyed academically-rich activities, visits with favorite PBS characters and brand new books to take home.

Two of WITF’s most signifi cant events of FY17 were connected: a strategic planning eff ort begun in July 2016 and a channel-sharing agreement that WITF negotiated with a commercial broadcaster (Tribune Broadcasting’s WPMT-TV). The strategic plan envisioned (1) WITF’s participation in the FCC’s spectrum auction via a channel sharing agreement, an agreement that

provided a $25 million payment and (2) an expanded service mission based on the guidance of our viewers, listeners and readers.

A bit of background: because of advances in digital technology, WITF can share spectrum with another station without reducing our current broadcasting capabilities--in fact, WITF has expanded its off erings (see below). The channel sharing agreement is a technical contract for the delivery of each station’s broadcast signal; there is no editorial interaction between the stations.

The proceeds have been deposited in WITF’s board-designated endowment, where the earnings will add approximately $1 million to WITF’s annual revenues (about 9%). The funds are being used to accelerate WITF’s work in three important areas identifi ed in an audience survey in August 2016. Two of these have already launched:

• A new, statewide news organization, dedicated to enhanced coverage of Pennsylvania policy, politics and statewide issues. Called PA Post, it will utilize digital platforms to give Pennsylvanians the information needed to be informed citizens, and help fill the void created by years of declining news coverage by print and commercial media. PA Post is currentlyin development.

• A news media literacy program for Central Pennsylvania to help young students interpret and use media wisely. The pilot project is nowunderway for 3rd and 4th graders at York City’s new STEAM Academy.

• We launched the PBS Kids Channel in June 2017. PBS Kids is a broadcast and streaming channel to make PBS’s trusted children’s programsavailable to all, free, every hour of the day.

These eff orts are substantial and will take time and donor support to achieve. But by working together, WITF will continue to be the public media organization our audiences need and expect.

We describe our mission as “to strengthen our communities by connecting us to each other and to opportunities for lifelong learning,” by which we mean helping to support a community of persons devoted to a good society and to informed self-governance. Thank you for your support of this mission!

Children have hands-on experience in Classroom.

All of our characters, including Curious George,

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CHAIR &THE CEO

EDUCATION

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EDUCATION & COMMUNITY EVENTS • SCREENINGS & FORUMS • EITC APPROVED

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WITF TVWITF 89.5 & 93.3WITF.ORG PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC RADIOCENTRAL PA MAGAZINETV LISTINGS GUIDEE-NEWSLETTERSEVENTS

WITF’s mission is to strengthen our communities by connecting us to each other and to opportunities for lifelong learning.

EDUCATED • COMMUNITY MINDED • AFFLUENT

CHARITABLE • ECO-FOCUSED • LIFELONG LEARNERS

PBS is consistently

ranked # 1in public trust.

82% of all U.S. television householdswatch PBS over the course ofa year.

What is NPR?News that is:in-depth, regional,statewide, national,thoughtful, smart& entertaining!

239,000 WEEKLY

CUME VIEWERS

139,000 WEEKLY

CUME LISTENERS

Nielsen2+ Sunday-Saturday 3a-3a, July 2016November 2016,January 2017- July 2017

Nielsen Audio Mon-Sun 12+ 6a-MidnightFall 2016–Spring 2017

119,000+ MONTHLY SESSIONS

WITF TV WITF DIGITALWITF 89.5 & 93.3

a year.

WITF.org

WITF FMStreaming148,000+

MONTHLYSESSION STARTS

3,000+ MONTHLY USER

OPENS

WITFe-Newsletters

PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC RADIO

From Philadelphia to EriePennsylvania Public Radiodelivers news to listenersacross the state.

Sourced Nov. 2016

725,000+ RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL PA CHOOSE PUBLIC MEDIA EACH MONTH ON WITF’S MANY PLATFORMS

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TOTAL REVENUE BY SOURCE

TOTAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT$10,731,889

$5,497,629

TOTAL EXPENSES BY FUNCTION

$9,985,871

11%

7%

62%

4%

51%

12%

31%2%

18%

2%

Copyright © 2017 The Nielsen Company. All rights reserved.

Total Community Support$5,497,629

Membershipsand Contributions$3,199,566

Program and Other Support$912,496Corporate

Sponsorships$1,330,362

SpecialEvents$55,205

FederalGrants $1,257,068

Television &Radio Services$6,236,395Educational &

Media Services$667,146

Fundraising$1,771,987

General &Administrative$1,143,379

Promotion &Outreach$166,964

StateGrants$250,000

AncillaryMediaServices$3,284,243

Other Income (Loss)$442,949

BUSINESS LEADERS • FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN • ACTIVE SENIORS

COVERAGEMAP

Ju n i a t a R i v e r

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SNYDER

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PERRY

CUMBERLAND

FRANKLIN

ADAMS

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LANCASTER

LEBANONBERKSDAUPHIN

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NORTHUMBERLAND

COLUMBIA

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WITF TV

WITF 89.5

WITF 93.3

WITFFINANCIALS

FY2017

5WITF 2017 Annual Report

Road Trip

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY EVENTS • SCREENINGS & FORUMS • EITC APPROVED

WITF is where trusted information inspires thoughtful discussion—online, on-air and in person. WITF helps us navigate a complex world.

CHARITABLE • ECO-FOCUSED • LIFELONG LEARNERSSmart Talk Road Trips connect our

community to the people, places and issues that matter most in

Central Pennsylvania.

@witfnews

19,195+Followers

@witf

7,166+Followers

Average

17,801+

includes: WITF.org,Transforming Healthand State Impact PA

With trips to Cuba and Italy, the WITF Travel Club continued itseducation excursion around the world.

Coming up? Iceland, South Africa and Vietnam.

3 TRIPS / 71 TRAVELERS

BUSINESS LEADERS • FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN • ACTIVE SENIORS

WITFTRAVEL

CLUB

WITFSOCIALMEDIA

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Dr. & Mrs. Edward O. BixlerJanice R. BlackBill & Betty BlandoHeike & Fred BloomMr. & Mrs. Roy W. BloseMr. Lee Boltz & Mr. John G. KnorrMrs. Kathleen BooseDr. & Mrs. Douglas BowerMrs. Diane BowmanMr. & Mrs. Robert BoyleGeorgia BradyMr. Thomas S. Brenner &

Mrs. Nancy BrennerMichael J. Breslin*Dr. David BronsteinMr. & Mrs. Barclay D. BrooksMrs. Marjorie BrooksherMr. Eric Brossman &

Ms. Catherine WaltersConstance BrownDr. & Mrs. Michael E. BrownMr. Melvin J. BrownoldMr. Christopher Bryce &

Ms. Erica BrycePaul & Barbara BurkhartJohn & Cappy BushDr. Sean Campbell &

Dr. Karen JonesMr. & Mrs. Anthony P. CampisiLarry & Janet CarrollMs. Bonnie ChambersDr. & Mrs. Roger Chappelka

The Cheng/Leong FamilyJosele ClearySharon G. Cody & Stephen W. CodyMs. Jane M. ConoverAnthony M. ConteChris &Meredith CookeMr. & Mrs. Joseph CottonaroDr. Amy DaileyJames & Debra D’AngeloMs. Patricia DaviesMr. & Mrs. Nicholas DeansDr. Dennis DenenbergDan G. Deibler & Elizabeth JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Robert J. DolanMr. Stephen DoyleMargaret & John DriscollMr. Benjamin C. Dunlap, Jr. &

Mr. David M. LeasDr. & Mrs. Charles E. DyeGerald & Susan EckertLynn & Tom EderyChloe R. EichelbergerMr. & Mrs. Daniel P. ElbyMs. Annie EllermanMr. & Mrs. Willard EllisBob* & Erda ErdosLeona Ewing & Wilson S. MorrisDr. and Mrs. Robert S. FawcettMr. & Mrs. Fred C. Fay IIPat & Ron FerrisFred & Constance FosterDr. & Mrs. John C. FosterMr. James H. FosterMr. & Mrs. S. Walter Foulkrod, IIIBeverly Fowler-ConnerMr. & Mrs. Owen O. Freeman, Jr.Mrs. Carol M. FryeChristine and Mahlon FullerWendell L. Funk, MDMr. & Mrs. Robert F. Gaynes

Charles GeorgeMs. Marilyn GlaceMs. Vicki GlatfelterDr. Dudley R. Gordon &

Dr. JoAnne G. GordonMr. & Mrs. Ted GosnellLois Lehrman GrassMs. Orpah H. GraybillDr. Henry & Pat GreenawaldDuane & Susan GreenlyMichael L. GreenwaldMrs. Anna GrigoryevaMr. Randall B. GrossmanPeggy A. GroveMr. John E. Hall & Dr. Virginia HallDr. & Mrs. Donald S. HarperMr. & Mrs. Lyle HaskinsMargaret HathawayDr. Susan HavranekAnn HearnMr. Larry C. Heim &

Ms. Marie-Noelle WalshMs. Linda HengstE. Louise Hepschmidt*Robert & Sharon HerrDon & Cindy HersheyMr. & Mrs. Jake E. HersheyDr. & Mrs. Webb S. HerspergerThe Honorable & Mrs. Kevin A. HessRon Hetrick, III & Dr. Beth HetrickSadie & Dale HighCaroline Nunan HillGladys & Tucker HillMr. & Mrs. Milton HoakMr. & Mrs. Steven M. HoffmanMs. Kathleen F. HoganDr. & Mrs. Wayne C. HooverBoies HooverDr. & Mrs. Daniel HottensteinEllen & Frank W. Jackson

Dr. & Mrs. Geoffrey M. JamesMr. Thaddeus Jastrzebski &

Ms. Laura BartaDr. & Mrs. David E. Jenkins, Jr.Ms. Marilyn R. JennerjohnDr. & Mrs. Bruce Johnson Andrew K. Jones & Kara JonesJoanne M. Judge &

Rick OppenheimerMr. & Mrs. Dean R. JuryBarbara & Ron KainMatthew & Robbyn KehoeDavid & Ruth KeimThomas & Mary KelkisDavid & Beverly KennedyMr. Jack KierDarcel & Juan KimbleMr. & Mrs. Robert A. KinsleyDr. & Mrs. Paul KlinkMr. Robert J. Kopcik, Jr.Mr. Robert Krasne &

Ms. Hale S. KrasneDale E. KroeckMr. & Mrs. Loren KrohMr. & Mrs. Paul KruegerBrigadier General &

Mrs. E. Thomas Kuhn, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey LairdMrs. Amy LambertIsaac D. LarkinDr. & Mrs. Sam LaucksKaren and Michael LeaderMr. Charles LeeHolly M. LeggettMr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. LehmanBill & Beverlee LehrMr. Mark LeiphartDr. Richard M. LevinMs. Julie LoburShelley & William Lockwood

CORPORATIONS

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Glatfelter Insurance GroupMcClure Company, Inc. Pepper Hamilton LLPStudio East Hair DesignZulli Law Offices

FOUNDATIONS

The H. B. AlexanderFoundation, Inc.

The Ashland FoundationMr. & Mrs. William F. Brossman

Charitable FoundationThe Ann M. and

Phillip H. Glatfelter, IIIFamily Foundation

The Arthur J. and Lee R. Glatfelter Foundation

The Hall FoundationThe Kinsley Family FoundationMcCormick Family FoundationJohn Schmidt FoundationDonald B. & Dorothy L. Stabler

FoundationThe Heinz EndowmentsWyncote Foundation

INDIVIDUALS

Marion & Bill AlexanderMs. Susan AltobelliMs. Susan AmmonsDr. & Mrs. Jay M. AndersonDr. Bill M. AndersonBart & Alice AndersonDr. Genevieve AndrewsDr. Rashid AnjumMs. Tina L. AntonicelliMr. David Arnold & Ms. Carol ArnoldMs. Kendra AuckerElizabeth & Matt AyersTroy and Joanne BakelPeter & Alison BallantineDave & Kelly BaringerMr. Richard BarnesMrs. Ann B. BarshingerMr. Bruce M. Bartels &

Ms. Romana LiMr. John BeaulieuMs. & Mr. Doris A. BellMargaret BellisDr. & Mrs. Don BerkowNancy Adams BeschRichard A. Bidgood &

Ann R. SteinerMr. Thomas Billet

67% of WITF’s audience prefers to buyproducts from businesses that support public media.

Capital Blue CrossHighmark

The Hershey Co. PA State Education Association

Pinnacle McNees Wallace & Nurick

PA School Board Association Pleasant View Retirement

Cornwall Manor UGI

Rockvale OutletsCapital Area Online Learning Assoc

Roof Advisory Group

Bruce Bartels, Chair, YorkMichael Barley, York

Mike Breslin, HarrisburgDavid Kennedy, York

William Lehr, PalmyraKathleen Pavelko, New Cumberland

Thomas Richey, MechanicsburgLisa Ritter, Harrisburg

Alex Snyder, York

AD-HOC MEMBERS:

Marie Roof, MechanicsburgDeidre Simmons, Lancaster

Sandy Wege, Lititz

Turkey Hill PA Assoc of Nurse Anesthetists

New Cumberland FCU People’s Bank

Volvo Construction Willow Valley Retirement

Wilson CollegeThe Millworks

Smigel Anderson SacksStrand Capitol / Appell Center

Penn State HarrisburgCountry Meadows

Capital Blue Cross Turkey Hill Turkey Hill Bruce Bartels, Chair, York

TOP 25 LEADINGBUSINESS SUPPORTERS

WITF ENTERPRISES, INC.BOARD

WITF COMMUNITYADVISORY BOARD

James Bennett, LeolaRabbi Carl Choper, Harrisburg

Ryan Cohick, Camp HillJean Corey, Harrisburg

Yvette Davis, HarrisburgJoseph DeMuro, HarrisburgAnnie Dickinson, Palmyra

M. Travis DiNicola, HarrisburgCynthia Edwards, Harrisburg

Emily Ferguson, Camp HillHarold Griffie, Biglerville

Brian Griffith, EnolaTracey Hanwell, Harrisburg

Jeff Helm, Camp HillDonna Hergenroeder, Wormleysburg

Joseph Huffman, MechanicsburgWilliam Jersey, HummelstownKevin Juliano, MechanicsburgBernardo Michael, Camp Hill

Rev. Michael Scalzi, HummelstownChristopher Vroman, Camp Hill

THE SUPPORT OF PREMIER CIRCLE DONORS ENABLES WITF TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS THAT TOUCH,

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Rev. Richard LuciottiMr. Barry LukensRegina M. “Gigi” LutoDr. Stephen C. MacDonald &

Ms. Mary WarnerDr. Richard Mailman

Dr. Xuemei HuangMrs. Kenneth MarshMr. Bruce R. Martin &

Mr. John L. HaneyMs. Mary E. MartindaleDr. & Mrs. Donald F. Mayer, Jr.James M. & Janet M. MaynardStudio East Hair DesignMarjorie R. McCarthyDr. Susan McGarrity &

Dr. Tom McGarrityMr. Harold A. McInnesMr. Kevin J. McKeon &

Ms. Mollie McCurdyMr. & Mrs. J. Bruce McKinneyMr. & Mrs. James M. Mead /

JM Mead, LLCMr. & Mrs. Charles F. MerrillDr. Esther MillerMr. & Mrs. David MillerRoger & Ellen MillerMartin L. & Lucy Miller MurrayMs. Elaine MotillaMrs. Joyce MummaWilliam J. Murray & Linda L. MillerDr. & Mrs. William M. MurrayMr. Ed Neff & Dr. Jeanne H. NeffMr. Don A. NelsonWilliam & Kristina NewportWilliam & Diane NitterhouseJan Nolting CarterMr. Kermit M. NorrisDr. Denis J. Milke &

Ms. Kristen Olewine-MilkeAnne & Frank Orban

Ivo V. Otto, IIIDr. and Mrs. Thomas OverholtMr. & Mrs. Donald C. PapsonMs. Kathleen A. Pavelko &

Dr. Eugene BorzaChuck & Ginny PearsonMr. Albert Pera & Ms. Susan B. PeraMr. & Mrs. Thomas M. PetersDr. & Mrs. Thomas R. PheasantDr. David S. Phelps &

Dr. Joanna FlorosMs. Dawn PhillipsDr. William S. PierceDr. Meghann Pierdon &

Dr. Michael PierdonJim & Susan PigottSara PostonMr. & Mrs. Edwin J. PriuttMr. & Mrs. Robert W. Pullo Sr.Mr. John Quain & Mrs. Megan QuainRichard & Lynda RandallMr. & Mrs. David W. ReagerMs. Diana ReedCynthia ReedTim & Anne ReevesMs. Jennifer ReningerMr. William RenningerHenry & Charley RhoadsSamuel and Linda RiceDr. Jeff Ritchie & Ms. Jessica RitchieMs. Lisa A. RitterDr. Karen L. RobertsMr. Craig G. RobertsonMr. & Mrs. Alexander RocaMs. Sara RohrMr. & Mrs. E. Jeffrey RoofMrs. Marie Roof & Mr. Kevin RoofEudora K. RosemanRoyers FlowersMs. Sharon R. Ryan &

Ms. Patricia A. Bucek

Dr. & Mrs. John SansteadMrs. Denise D. SaundersMr. Charles SawickiMr. & Mrs. William SaylorMr. & Mrs. Dennis SchadMrs. Alletta SchadlerDr. William E. Schaeffer Jr.Ms. Alexis Schrock &

Mr. Brandon FritzMr. Christopher SchwanklDr. & Mrs. Edward P. SchwentkerMr. & Mrs. Richard C. SeaveyNick & Jean SelchGeoff & Tammy ShearerMr. Scott ShearerDr. Paul R. Sherban &

Ms. Sharon SherbanBarrett C. Sheridan &

Roger BaumgartenMrs. Marjorie M. ShermanMr. & Mrs. W. Lee ShertzerScott & Barb ShreveMr. & Mrs. John L. SieckMr. & Mrs. Conrad SiegelDr. & Mrs. David B. SilbertBill & Deidre SimmonsMrs. Hilary SimpsonSoon SlaymanJessie SmithMr. Alex E. Snyder &

Ms. April BallouMs. Janice L. SnyderMary A. Soderberg &

Michael J. RishDr. & Ms. Dan SotirescuMorton & Alice SpectorCarol Wilson Spigner, DSWMr. & Mrs. Daniel K. StacksMr. & Mrs. Frank StearnLuci Steele

Mr. & Mrs. Robert SteinerCarol Steinour Young &

Robert F. YoungMs. Rebecca L. SternerCharles N. StewartMr. Peter StittDr. & Mrs. Drew StokenMr. Marvin StoufferArt StraubMr. William StreetDr. Carl Strikwerda and

Dr. Gail BossengaMr. & Mrs. David StuartMrs. Virginia A. SuhringMr. Peter Swan & Ms. Barb KrasuskiMr. James M. Taggart &

Prof. Carole M. CounihanMr. & Mrs. Andrew TerrellMr. Lou Thieblemont &

Ms. Lynn AhweshAnna & Roger Thomas Ms. Diane M. Tokarsky &

Mr. Stephen A. MooreHelena Tuleya-PayneDr. & Dr. Richard J. TurosinskiMr. & Mrs. Barry K. UngerMr. Mark M. Van BlarganPat VanceMr. Boyer & Mrs. Mary VeitchMrs. Kathleen T. VenneriCatherine E. Walters &

Eric L. Brossman

Paul & Judy WareDr. Stephen C. MacDonald &

Ms. Mary WarnerMr. & Mrs. Lincoln A. WarrellMr. & Mrs. Isaac H. WeaverChristina & Justin WeberMr. & Mrs. Mike WegeR. Timothy & Mary Webber WestonMs. Sally WikerKim WhiteleyDr. Jonathan P. Whitney & Ms.

Angela DohrmanMr. & Mrs. David H. WildermanBill WilkeyCara Williams Fry & Todd FryMr. & Mrs. Matthew WilsonMrs. Joan WinterMr. Joe WirbickMrs. Cornelia WolfMs. Susan WoodDr. & Mrs. J. Byard YoderDr. & Mrs. M. L. Zeigler Jr.Dr. Jane ZendarskiMr. Karl ZerbeyMr. & Mrs. LeRoy S. ZimmermanMr. & Mrs. Jim Zumwalt

And 12 individuals whowish to remain anonymous

* Deceased

FY16

FY15

63 NEWPremier Circle

members

17%increase

4,313That represents

40%of our total

membership base

(21,443)

3,092

THE SUPPORT OF PREMIER CIRCLE DONORS ENABLES WITF TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS THAT TOUCH,

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BOARD OFDIRECTORS

Kendra Aucker, LewisburgMichael Breslin, Harrisburg

David Bronstein, HummelstownJane Conover, York

Anthony Conte, Camp HillSusan C. Eckert, LancasterCharles Hooker, Camp Hill

Anne Kinsley, York

MARGARET “MIEKE” DRISCOLL, YORKCHAIR

MARK VAN BLARGAN, HERSHEYVice Chair

JOANNE M. JUDGEEsquire, Co-Chair of

Health Care Department, Stevens & Lee

William Lehr, HersheyRomana Li, York

Edward Neff, Willow StreetJohn Packer, HarrisburgDonald Papson, Palmyra

Kathleen Pavelko, New CumberlandLisa Ritter, Harrisburg

Marie Roof, Mechanicsburg

Alex Snyder, YorkJanice Snyder, Camp Hill

Carl Strikwerda, ElizabethtownPatricia Vance, MechanicsburgCatherine Walters, Lemoyne

Justin Weber, DillsburgSandy Wege, Lititz

Joseph Wirbick, Lancaster

3,092

TESTIMONIAL

PREMIER CIRCLE MEMBER DONOR

“ I GET things from WITFthat I cannot get

ANYWHERE ELSE! ”JOANNE JUDGE is a long time passionate member of WITF.

She believes the programming on WITF keeps her connected to what’s happening in her community and the world —

and she wants to ensure it remains available for everyonein Central Pennsylvania.

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STATEIMPACT PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania earned a national Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Sigma Delta Chi Award for Best Audio Slide Show for its story After the Boom.

WITF’S MULTIMEDIA NEWSWITF’s Multimedia news department has been recognized by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) with a National Edward R. Murrow award in the Sports category. Our 13th since 2007.

WITF’s multimedia news department has been recognized by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) with seven Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, the tops in its region, which includes Pennsylvania & New York.

i go home earned a 1st Place 2016 Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcasters Best Documentary award.

RADIO PABEST SERIES: Radio PA’s Top 10 Stories of 2015

BEST POLITICAL COVERAGE: The 2016 Elections

BEST FEATURE: State of Confusion

BEST DOCUMENTARY: Radio PA Roundtable – 9/11 @ 15

The Transforming Health Summer Read campaign placed over 600 copies ofJanice Kaplan’s book Gratitude Diariesin 11 midstate library systems.

Great Performances Hamilton was a highlight of our TV schedule and a popular screening event, too.

Chasing the Dream Forum was anin-depth discussion on poverty in PA.

The The Transforming Health Summer Read Great Performances Hamilton

witf .org Educati on ServicesWITF TV 89.5 & 93.3

StateImpact Pennsylvania received its sixth national journalism award in as many years. In June, the Society of Professional Journalists honored the project (a partnership betwee WITF and WHYY) with a Sigma Delta Chi Award for Best Audio Slide Show. The story, After the Boom, revisited Towanda in Bradford County, four years after StateImpact Pennsylvania profiled the community to see how the Marcellus Shale gas drilling was changing the pace of life.

Attending the June awards event at the Washington Press Club in D.C. were awardee (left) Ian Sterling and (right) Tom Downing. The two other awardees who could not attendthe event were (top left) Marie Cusick, project lead and (bottom left) Tim Lambert,WITF Multimedia News Director.

WITF’s Premier Circle speakerwas NPR’s Scott Detrow,a proud WITF alum.

WITF’s Art in the Atrium features an eclectic mix of artists from around the region.

More than 4800 Antiques Roadshow guests arrived at the Farm Show with their treasures, ably guided by 125 WITF volunteers.

StateImpact Pennsylvania received its sixth national journalism award in as many years. In StateImpact Pennsylvania received its sixth national journalism award in as many years. In StateImpact Pennsylvania

WITFAWARDS

FY17

Influential American realist painter Philip Pearlstienlive on Smart Talk.

89.5 & 93.3 hostCary Burkett retiresto part-time after30 years.