passionate creative Be More informed inspired connected original 2008 Report to the Community Mission Vision Eight’s Mission Values Eight / KAET is a trusted community resource that enriches the lives of all Arizonans through quality programs and education services that inform, inspire and delight. We specialize in the education of children, in-depth news and public affairs, lifelong learning, and the celebration of arts and culture. We accomplish this through the power of noncommercial television, the Internet, other media, educational outreach services, and other community-based initiatives. Now more than ever − public television is both relevant and of great value to the American public. Available free to everyone, Eight, Arizona PBS is the only media service driven by the mission to inform, educate, inspire and engage. Eight IS our community’s media partner. Eight Vision Eight, Arizona PBS is an essential service available to, and valued by, all Arizonans, guided by community interests and values and aided by our non-commercial status, independence, and local ownership. Capitalizing on our unique role, we promote and stimulate local culture, encourage civic participation, foster public dialogue and educate and inform in ways that provide new opportunities for Arizonans to improve their lives and livelihoods. Eight wants all Arizonans to be more involved in the future of our children, community and state. Values: Eight that Guide Ethical Conduct: Eight conducts itself with the highest ethics of integrity, honesty and accountability to ensure that it retains its most valuable asset: public trust. Community: Eight understands that its fundamental role is to serve the community. Good Stewardship: Eight is mindful that we are funded by loyal members and sponsors who support our mission and we are exemplary stewards of these resources. Genuine Communications: Eight encourages open and fair communications and respects the feedback and ideas of all. Committed Purpose: Eight’s staff shares a common understanding of our work and our vision and are talented, exceptionally dedicated and hard working. Respect: Eight places great value on respecting the dignity, individuality and worth of our staff, volunteers, viewers and donors. This respect embraces diversity and encourages collaboration. Balance: Eight strives for fairness and balance in all that we do. Innovate Eight: Eight seeks to encourage a culture of innovation to continually improve our work and service to our community. Excellence Access Impact Excellence •PBS receives more critical acclaim and awards than any other broadcast entity. •PBS is home to the most respected programs and journalists on television, including The NewsHour, Frontline, Charlie Rose, Wall Street Week and NOW. •PBS serves as a trusted, independent catalyst for community involvement •PBS is the foremost media educator of children … an independent source of the objective information required for effective citizenship … a national stage presenting the best in culture and quality entertainment … and a source of lifelong learning. •PBS is America’s storyteller, linking its people together as effectively as its highway system, through locally produced programs that celebrate the people, places, and history of America. •Eight recently received 14 Rocky Mountain Emmy Award nominations for our Arizona productions. Over the past decade, Eight has chalked up more than 38 Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards, as well as numerous Telly Awards, Cine Gold Eagle Awards, the New York Festivals awards and Associated Press Broadcasters Association Awards honoring many local productions including Monumental Arizona, Over Arizona, Barry Goldwater: Photographs & Memories, Thieves of Time, and HORIZON received the 1996 Governor’s Award from the Arizona Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. This special Emmy is the chapter’s highest honor. Eight’s promotional campaign for Over Arizona garnered top honors in the PBS Advertising and Promotion Awards competition. Arizona Gives to Education and Read Earth, two of our community outreach campaigns, received national acclaim from PBS, and Read Earth won special recognition from the National Education Association. •Eight’s children’s programming and the Ready To Learn program received the 2008 “Cherish the Children” award from the Greater Phoenix Child Abuse Prevention Council. •A 2008 Roper Poll shows that American’s feel PBS is the federal government’s first best use of tax dollars. •A national survey commissioned by the Public Relations Society of America and released on November 10, 2005, found that 61 percent of the general public trusted news on PBS and NPR, more than any other news source. •Grunwald Associates 2004 – The nation’s educators named PBS their top source of video in the classroom for both off-air taping and product purchase, outperforming such well-known media companies as the Discovery Channel, History Channel and Nickelodeon. •Harris Interactive 2004 – PBS KIDS is the only kids’ television brand to achieve “world-class” brand status among parents, receiving the highest quality score for all children’s television brands measured (19 total) among U.S. parents with children ages 2-11. •Erdos and Morgan “Opinion Leaders 2004-2005” — The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer was voted most ‘objective’ and ‘credible’ weekday news program among opinion leaders. •In addition to airing programs distributed by PBS, Eight/KAET produces its own award-winning programs. Especially noteworthy are HORIZON, our nightly public affairs program, HORIZONTE, our newest weekly series examining Arizona issues through a Hispanic lens and The Arizona Collection, an anthology of programs that celebrates the people, places and history of Arizona. Among the programs in this series are Over Arizona; Monumental Arizona; Barry Goldwater: Photographs & Memories; Thieves of Time; Seasons of a Navajo; River of Stone; and Kolb Brothers: Grand Canyon Pioneers and Monumental Arizona. •PBS KIDS’ Curious George outranks all other children’s television shows including those from competitive networks such as Disney and Nickelodeon. Additionally, over 60 research studies, funded by a U.S. Department of Education Ready to Learn grant, help ensure high quality, standards based children’s programming, online resources, and curriculum for PreK- Grade 2 children. ACCESS •PBS is committed to presenting a diversity of voices through its public affairs programming and dedicated to providing a wide array of viewpoints in order to present a true marketplace of ideas. •PBS is one of only four (4) TV services that reach 99 percent of all TV households in America (the others are NBC, CBS, and ABC — Fox only reaches 72 percent). Basic cable services are received by roughly 65 percent of all TV households —those that can afford cable services. (Arizona’s cable penetration is approximately 58 percent.) The single greatest method to improve our society is through education, arts, and culture. The life enriching educational programming found on Eight should not be available to only those that can afford it – quite the contrary. •Eight / KAET reaches 80 percent of the people of Arizona (the other 15 percent are served well by KUAT-Tucson). •We think of our viewers as citizens, not as consumers. •We have been selected as one of a limited number of PBS affiliates to partner with outside organizations to create unique community outreach experiences for all viewers, and the education community, specifically around these programs: The War, We Shall Remain and The Human Spark. •Eight’s Ready To Learn program improves the school readiness of young children. Through RTL, developed in cooperation with the US Department of Education, KAET has provided over 80 statewide workshops, teaching over 1,000 childcare providers, parents, and caregivers how to use KAET’s commercial-free, educational children’s programs to bring the learning readiness of preschoolers up to standard before they enter kindergarten and first grade. Through RTL, KAET has helped over 13,000 Arizona children enter school “ready to learn.” •Eight’s PreK-12 educational program, Arizona School Services through Educational Technology, serves over 60,000 educators across Arizona with online and face to face professional development and PBS curricular resources for their students. ASSET was in the top 3 affiliates nationwide distributing PBS TeacherLine online courses. AZ Educators have participated in over 330,000 hours of online learning through PBS TeacherLine. •Eight has been selected as one of a limited number of affiliate stations to serve families and the early childhood education community with initiatives such as PBS Kids Raising Readers and program outreach with A Place of Our Own/Los Niños En Su Casa and Sid the Science Kid. •PBS is ranked 6th out of 300 channels for largest viewing audience. •PBS.org is one of the most visited dot-org Web sites in the world. •In terms of attracting viewers in the 18 to 49 age category, PBS news and public affairs outpaces similar programming on CNBC, CNN, Fox News and Court TV. IMPACT •In a merging, consolidating, increasingly global media world, public television has stayed local. In fact, the local public television station is often the only locally operated media enterprise in a community. Eight is the only local broadcast station that is locally owned and has a community service mission … all the other stations are either owned by non-Arizona corporations, or have a profit motive, or both. •Capitalizing on our unique role, we continue to promote and stimulate local culture, encourage civic participation, foster public dialogue and educate and inform Arizona viewers in ways that provide new opportunities to improve their lives and livelihoods. •Eight’s education staff provides free face to face professional development on PBS broadcast and online resources by going to educators and parent groups across the state, helping align resources to their needs and initiatives to improve school readiness and student achievement. •Without PBS and NPR, the United States would be the ONLY democracy in the world without a public broadcasting service. •Arizona needs at least one independent, non-commercial, non-profit, community-centric TV station. Children should have at least one safe source for quality, interruption-free, educational TV. Truly balanced and unbiased public affairs program is found on the most trusted TV station in Arizona – Eight. Our arts and cultural programs are the biggest and the best — without interruption. Eight has something for everyone … especially you. Why we need PBS… •We should have a PBS for the same reason that we need public libraries even though there are bookstores. That we should have art museums even though there are private art galleries. The private/ commercial sector would never have developed and nurtured Sesame Street, or Great Performances, or The NewsHour. Similar programs are now being emulated on commercial and/or cable channels, but without PBS leading the way, they would never have come into being in that risk averse, short- term profit motivated, commercial environment. •PBS has fostered a variety of technical innovations in both communications and education (in much the same way as NASA has with engineering technologies). PBS was the first to develop closed captioning for the hearing impaired, DVS or descriptive visual services for the sight impaired, and data transmissions via the SAP or second audio program channel. And, PBS has developed HDTV (high definition television) technologies for the next generation of life-long learners. •In a time where media ownership is being consolidated into bigger businesses with fewer owners, public television’s national/local model — with autonomous, community-based media institutions — is more important than ever. • PBS is a public/private partnership, unique in this country’s media landscape. We are supported in large part by citizens making voluntary contributions to their local stations. • PBS and member stations offer extensive education services, including: • Ready To Learn – a program that has helped nearly one million parents and teachers prepare eight million children for success in school. • PBS Parents offers online resources on child development, online activities and off-screen printables, along with blogs geared for parents of children birth to age 9 and up. • PBS Teachers and Teachers Connect – offers thousands of standards and research based free interactives, video segments, lesson plans, teachers’ guides, home schooling guidance and other resources. • PBS TeacherLine – provides high-quality professional teacher development through more than 90 online facilitated courses in literacy, mathematics, science, curriculum and instruction, as well as technology integration. Famous firsts on Eight 2003 – February 6. Debut of “First Thursday: The Governor on HORIZON,” a monthly interview with the governor of Arizona. KAET viewers are invited to submit questions for the broadcast. 2003 – September. Debut of HORIZONTE, a weekly public affairs program examining Arizona issues through a Hispanic lens. The program airs Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. and is hosted by Phoenix attorney José Cárdenas. 2001– April. KAET begins broadcasting simultaneously in analog (KAET) and digital (KAET-DT). The new equipment enables the station to multicast (broadcast multiple channels at the same time). 1996 – KAET hosts the first Arizona Presidential Preference Forum. HORIZON host Michael Grant moderates. Local commercial stations provide equipment and staff. 1989 – KAET televises oral arguments before the Arizona Supreme Court, the first such broadcast in any state. 1988 – KAET cameras record and televise the five-and-a-half week impeachment trial of Governor Evan Mecham before the Arizona State Senate. 1983 – KAET broadcasts the first global, live-by-satellite, quadruple bypass heart surgery. 1981– First broadcast of HORIZON, a public affairs program airing Monday - Friday. Host is Phoenix attorney Michael Grant. Dear Friends, One of the most satisfying parts of my job is to spread the word about what Arizona PBS means to the community and to keep people informed about new things that are happening at Eight. But it’s also my responsibility to see that Eight, Arizona PBS, remains financially strong so we can continue to provide these important and valuable services. Part of our mission statement directs us to “promote and stimulate local culture and encourage civic participation.” In 2008, to help advance this goal, we inaugurated the Be More Awards to acknowledge the contributions and effectiveness of Arizona’s non-profit organizations. At the awards luncheon on May 14, 350 guests strolled through a “Hall of Heroes” showcasing the outstanding work of dozens of organizations before honoring eight non-profits for outstanding achievement in social services, health care, education and the performing and visual arts. As a result of the success of Eight’s 2008 Be More Awards, we plan to make it an annual event. Meanwhile, we continue to seek out ways for Eight to be more … by constantly looking for ways make Arizona a better place to live for families, and especially for children, through quality PBS and local programs and outreach activities. We also take advantage of our ties to Arizona State University to find new and constructive ways to support Arizona’s business community. We are always mindful that all our accomplishments, as well as our plans for the future, depend on the support of our viewers and friends. Because of your financial commitment to Eight, not only will we meet our responsibilities today, but we can be more in the years ahead. Thank you for your ongoing support. Kelly McCullough General Manager Facts Who we are Eight began broadcasting from the campus of Arizona State University on January 30, 1961. More than 80 percent of Arizonans receive our signal through a network of translators and cable systems. With more than 1.3 million viewers each week, Eight consistently ranks among the most-viewed per capita public television stations in the country. What we do In addition to airing programs distributed nationally by PBS, Eight produces its own award-winning programs including Horizon, Horizonte and The Arizona Collection, an anthology of programs that celebrates the people, places and history of Arizona. We major in education Our daily children’s programming helps children start school ready to learn. Arizona Pre K-12 students benefit from outreach programs and educator professional development distributed by ASSET and Ready To Learn, Eight’s educational outreach department. Eight’s GED programs help adults get their high school diplomas through Eight telecourses. LiteracyLink helps adults build the basic skills for lifelong learning. We also offer intern and employment opportunities for approximately 60 Arizona State University students who receive hands-on training working with our professional staff. Friends of Eight More than 57,000 viewers become contributing Friends of Eight each year. Eight Magazine, our monthly program guide, is mailed to more than 50,000 members who donate $40 or more. 5 Dear Friends, Today’s media consumers have hundreds of choices when it comes to watching television. At Eight, Arizona PBS, our goal has always been to bring viewers the kind of programs that are worth their viewing time. Eight devotes 50 hours every week to quality, commercial-free programming for Arizona children. PBS Kids is the leader in the development of programs that are educational and that emphasize reading and educational activities. In late 2007, Eight added a special companion program to Ken Burns’ landmark series The War. Arizona Stories: WWII highlighted our state’s unique wartime experiences and its place in this historic time. We also put our own stamp on two other important PBS programs, Caring for Your Parents and The Truth About Cancer, partnering with local organizations to develop community outreach projects that provided vital information and resources to Arizona residents. This year we added Arizona Memories from the ’70s and a new season of Arizona Stories to The Arizona Collection, our award-winning library of programs that celebrate the people, places and history of our state. And Eight continues to provide two of the few remaining primetime, in-depth public affairs programs with a local focus — Horizon, which airs weeknights at 7 p.m., and Horizonte, which airs Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. We are very proud of all we have accomplished, and we are always mindful that Eight, Arizona PBS, belongs to you. We will continue to strive to make you proud of who we are and what we do — next year and in the future. Nancy Southgate Associate General Manager of Content/Program Director Ted Simmons, Host/Managing Editor For more than 25 years, viewers have turned to Horizon weeknights at 7 p.m. for Arizona news, opinion and in-depth analysis of major stories and events. It is considered the “program of record” for Arizona’s public policy issues. Horizon has covered Arizona’s growth, advances and innovations, budget crises, immigration issues, impeachments, gubernatorial and legislative indictments, the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Arizona Supreme Court Oral Arguments, and primary and general elections. Horizon has covered six Arizona governors and reported on two decades of legislative sessions. In 1990, Horizon launched the Cronkite-Eight Poll in cooperation with Arizona State University’s Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. An accurate and timely gauge of Arizonans’ opinions on current issues, these polls have become an important information source for local and national media. During this time, the face of our state has been changing. Today, Arizona ranks fourth nationally in Hispanic population with 1.8 Ted Simons, Host of Horizon million residents — 30 percent of the general population. In 2003, recognizing this demographic shift, Eight launched Horizonte, a halfhour program airing after Horizon on Thursday nights. Horizonte provides a forum for Hispanic perspectives and helps inform all audiences about issues of particular interest to our Hispanic community. Using a variety of formats — JOSÉ CÁRDENAS, Host of Horizonte interviews, taped segments followed by in-studio discussions and roundtables with journalists or experts on specific issues — Horizon and Horizonte welcome a who’s who of Arizona politics and community leaders. The reach and influence of the on-air broadcasts is expanded by their Web sites, which provide program archives, RSS feeds, podcasts and online video. Both of these local productions also provide valuable hands-on experience for students at the Cronkite School who learn practical skills as they work on the technical crew and as associate producers. While viewers remain our most important critics, we are proud of the many awards we have received from the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the American Bar Association, Maricopa County Bar Association, Arizona Associated Press Broadcasters and the Arizona Press Club. 2008 Corporate Support Some of the most recognized names in business offer support for Eight programs. Please join us in thanking and supporting these public-spirited businesses that enable Eight to provide the quality programs Arizona can count on. 35th Avenue Sewing Machines AAA Arizona AAA Insurance P 1 Affeldt Affiliated Pediatric Dental Albertson’s Alex & Ben Seeds For Learning All Saints Episcopal Day Sch AMCA American Family Insurance Aqua Safe Swim School Area Agency On Aging Arizona Art Supply Arizona Book Festival Arizona Career Search Arizona Dept Of Revenue Arizona Lottery Arizona Museum For Youth Arizona Office Tourism Arizona Science Center Arizona Small Business Assocation Arizona State Fair Arizona State Parks Arizona State Power Coop ASU Foundation ASU Gammage ASU Office of Public Affairs ASU Public Events ASU’s Barrett Honors College AVNET AZ Irish Cultural Festival Az Small Business Association Banner Alzheimer Institute Banner Health Beacon Upholstery Bill Luke Automotive Bliss Creative Senior Living Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange Bounce U Brambuilt Rolling Shelves Brilliant Sky Toys & Books Calderon Law Offices Call Plan USA Camelback Desert Schools Casino Arizona CBIZ Miller Wagner, LLC Chalmurs Hardy Lighting Chandler Center For The Arts Child Care Resource & Referral Childsplay Theater Cholla Montessori Preschool Cigna Healthcare Of Arizona City of Flagstaff City of Phoenix Transportation Department Classic Door Conversions Coldwell Banker Comm. Health Services Clinic Copenhagen Business Interiors Copper Queen Hotel Cox Communications David E Adler Inc Desert Ridge Pediatric Dentist Diamond Showcase Discount Tire Dodge Theater Downtown Tempe Drumbeat Indian Arts Durant’s Fine Food Encore Senior Living Enterprise Network Equipointe Funds ESP Freelance Assistance Faces Orthodontics Family Mediation Center Fidelity Investments Financial Planning Association Freescale Semiconductor From Beginning to End Frontdoors Magazine Fun Indoor Genesis Consulting Gilbert Sewing & Vacuum Center Good Night Pediatrics Grand Canyon Railway Gurley Longterm Care Insurance Harrison Middleton University Havana Cafe Health Services Advisory Group Home Instead Senior Care Hoodlums Music and DVDs Hospice of the Valley Humanities & Sciences Academy Interiors by Decorating Den International Commerce Institute Jeepers! Jungle Jims Playland John C Lincoln Hosp North Mtn Kachina Country Day School Kiwanis Recreation Ctr Knowledge @ W P Carey Kumon Math & Reading Center Law Offices Sidney T Marable Leave A Legacy Life Path Solutions Life Path Solutions Inc Little Gym Live Nation Mad Science Malee’s Thai Bistro Medtronic Foundation MentalPowerBooster.com Mesa Symphony Metropolitian Arts Intst Michaud & Serrano Mini Golf Paradise Morris Hall & Kinghorn PLLC Mrs. Hancock’s Inc. NaturalMoms.org NAWBO Administrative Dir. New Path Healthcare L L C Northern Arizona University North Scotts Pediatric Dentist Oogles And Googles Organic Excellence Ottosen Family Foundation Parada Expo Center Paradise Valley Antiques Phoenix Art Museum Phoenix Zoo Pinnacle West Piper Jaffray Prehab of Arizona Inc Primrose School Fletcher Htgs Pump It Up Rancho Solano Private Schools RedSeven Computer Company Risk Assessment Group Robb & Stucky Room 4 Baby Sally’s Fabrics Salt River Project Sanderson Ford Schaller Anderson Inc SCI Arizona Funeral Services Scottsdale Center For The Arts Scottsdale Contemporary Museum Scottsdale International Film Festival Scottsdale medical Imaging Sedona Chamber of Commerce Sew From The Heart ShopAZPBS Sierra Southwst Co-Op Services Singer Sewing Centers SIRRI Slide-Lok Garage & Storage Cab SMACNA Society For The Arts Sonora Quest Laboratories Southwest Fiduciary Inc Southwestern Eye Center Spirit of Enterprise Center St Agnes Catholic School Stone Creek Funiture Factory Sun Valley Quilts Sunrise Preschools Teak 1 Tempe Camera Tempe Lobster Fest The Antique Gallery The Big Tin Shed The Business Journal The Market Builder Inc The Persian Room The Phoenix Symphony The Quilted Bear The Reading Clinic Tots Unlimited Town of Gilbert Parks & Rec Twinkle Toes Two Men & A Truck University of Arizona UoA Health Sciences Center US Airways Center Valley Buick Dealers Viking Sewing Machines Inc Visiting Angels - Mesa Visiting Angels - Scottsdale Vistancia LLC Wachovia Securities West Valley Ped Dentistry Wesventures Logo Apparal Whitfill Nursery Woodworker’s Source [ Eight Awards 2007] Buzz Cine Golden Eagle Award Art, Leisure and Lifestyles Buzz Rocky Mountain Emmy Award Arts Entertainment Program Special Under Arizona Rocky Mountain Emmy Award Editor/Program Under Arizona Rocky Mountain Emmy Award Promotion: Program/Single Spot or Campaign Under Arizona Rocky Mountain Emmy Award Audio/Live or Post-Production Vote 2006 Web Site Rocky Mountain Emmy Award Interactivity/Advanced Media Viewers Like You Campaign Rocky Mountain Emmy Award Promotion: Program/Single Spot or Campaign HORIZON Theme and Credit Music Rocky Mountain Emmy Award Musical Composition/Arrangement Under Arizona Rocky Mountain Emmy Award Nomination Documentary/Historical Under Arizona (Trailer) Rocky Mountain Emmy Award Nomination Promotion: Program Spot or Campaign Under Arizona Rocky Mountain Emmy Award Nomination Graphic Arts/Graphics Buzz Profile of Galina Mihavela Rocky Mountain Emmy Award Nomination Magazine Program Feature Segment HORIZON “Power Hungry” Rocky Mountain Emmy Award Nomination Environment/Program Special HORIZON “25th Anniversary Rocky Mountain Emmy Award Nomination Politics/Government Program Feature or Program Special HORIZON Web Site Rocky Mountain Emmy Award Nomination Interactivity Arizona Spelling Bee 2007 Web Site Interactivity Phoenix Bach Choir: Home for the Holidays Director/Live or Live-to-Tape Eight’s 2008 Advancement Committee for Eight Susan Assadi Adam Brooks Douglas Brown David Carroll Jeff Hanlon Kate Hastings Renee Lopata Bill Miller Bobbie O’Boyle Scott Peters Brian Schulman Jerry Schwallier Financials How we are funded Our annual budget is approximately $13 million. More than half comes from the local community, mainly through membership support and program underwriting. Another one-fourth is state and federal support through Arizona State University and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The rest comes from schools, colleges, grants, contracts and other sources. Eight Revenue: FY 2008 Directly Supporting Public Television $13.5 Million 3% ASU 4% Other 27% CPB $13,494,000 Total 66% Community Support 15% 3% 22% 60% Eight: FY 2008 Community Support $8.9 Million Signal Society Foundations Underwriting Friends of Eight Eight Expenditures: FY 2008 Direct Operating Expenses for Public Television $13 Million 12% Administration 7% Public Information 33% Fundraising Programming, 48% Production, Broadcasting $8,907,230 Total $12,961,406 Total EIGHT’S 2008 COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD Eight’s Advisory Board provides public input for the station’s planning and decision-making process. Members meet quarterly to evaluate the station’s progress and conduct an annual assessment of our programming and services. The public is invited to attend. The meetings begin at 7:30am and are held at Karsten’s Golf Course, 1125 East Rio Salado Parkway in Tempe. Chair: Members: Cassidy Campana (2009)* Mary Lou Bessette (2008)* Parenti Communications Richard Foreman (2008)* Southwest Gas Corporation Evelyn Casuga (2009)** Vice Chairs: APS Rural Arizona Customer Grady Gammage, Jr. Service (2009)** Steve Gervais (2008)* Gammage and Burnham Pinnacle West Capital Janna Day (2010)** Corporation Fennemore Craig Scott Jacobson (2008)** Don Keuth (2010)* George Dean (2010)** Heidi Kimball (2008)** Phoenix Community Alliance Greater Phoenix Urban Sunbelt Holdings League Mitchell Rosen (2008)** Melinda Korth (2010)* SunCor Development Carmo Fernandez (2010)* Company Indo-American Chamber of Commerce CB Richard Ellis, Inc. Clara Lovett (2008)* CAROL PECK (2009)* Gena Trimble (2010)* Northern Arizona University The Rodel Foundation SRP Rusty Mitchell (2009)* Seth Shenfeld (2010)* Feliciano Vera (2009)* Luke Air Force Base Kitchell Contractors Eileen Brill Wagner (2010)* Lawrence Moore, Ph.D. Julie Stanton (2008)** Downtown Chandler (2009)** Stanton Consulting Partnership Michael Straneva (2008)** Rip Wilson (2009)** Ernst & Young SRW Consulting Lawrence Moore & Associates Orlando Moreno (2008)* Fort McDowell Yavapai Paul Szablowski (2010)** Nation CHW East Valley Arizona Herb Paine (2009)** Ricardo Torres (2008)* Arizona Humanities Council Latino Perspectives Magazine (Date) refers to last year of term. *First Term; **Last Term Dear Friends, I cannot tell you enough how grateful we are at Eight for the extraordinary generosity and strong commitment to public broadcasting that our Leadership Circle members have shown. We realize there are numerous worthy causes and organizations that compete for the charitable interests of these pacesetters and leaders in our state. This makes us especially thankful for your direct support. It is through the ongoing involvement and partnership with our dedicated members that enables your PBS station to offer the scope, variety and quality of programs and related services which match your interests and values. Indeed, this ongoing and substantial support ensures Eight will continue to be a place where true learning takes place, where in-depth information and fresh ideas are exchanged, and where the world can be explored on the individual terms of Eight’s viewers. In this report you will find the many names of those who have made a substantial investment in Eight this past year and/or have joined the ranks of the Legacy Society with the provision of a planned gift for Eight in their estate. These individuals represent an exemplary level of support and leadership which goes a long way to help us strengthen the impact of our work throughout the state. We value the trust and confidence you have placed in Eight and remain grateful to you, our loyal friends. Thank you again for a fantastic year. Sincerely, Gary L. McMahan Associate Director of Development, Philanthropic Gifts Leadership Eight Signal Society A Signal that Sends a Message… Sometimes people are natural born leaders. Others grow into it. Within our community we are fortunate to have a number of visionary individuals who help build the foundations of public policy. They set the agenda for growth. Their efforts shed light on the unknown. Like a lighthouse, they help guide the community through difficult stretches . . . a signal for others to follow. The Signal Society is a diverse group of philanthropic individuals and families who are firmly committed to sustaining Eight’s ability to reach Arizona with the highest quality of programs and services. With their donation of $1,000 or more each year, Signal Society members talk to leading reporters, hosts and producers, meet with others who care deeply about public broadcasting, attend advance screenings of new productions and receive important information about upcoming television programs. Studio Club Some people are willing to be part of something bigger . . . something that’s important and helps to make their community a better place to live. Studio Club members are committed to supporting the kind of programming offered by public broadcasting. They get involved. Eight Studio Club members contribute annual gifts of between $500 - $999. They are actively engaged by Eight Studio events including receptions, previews of upcoming Eight programming, along with seasonal and local specials. Studio Club members stay connected to Eight and receive timely information on Arizona’s PBS station on a regular basis. Legacy Society The Legacy Society recognizes the impact Arizona PBS makes to more than 1.3 million viewers around the state each week. Legacy Society members are special, philanthropic-minded individuals who have provided for the future of Eight by arranging gifts that endure beyond their own life. A “Legacy” is something of value passed to future generations. Eight wants to show members our appreciation now for gifts that will benefit our work in the future. Individuals, couples or families are enrolled in the Legacy Society when we learn they have made plans to assist Eight by bequest or beneficiary arrangements or other gift plans. These plans include wills, trusts, retirement plans, transfer on death or pay on death arrangements, beneficiary deeds, insurance policies or charitable gift annuities. As a member of the Legacy Society, a donor can be confident that he or she is leaving a legacy that will continue to benefit the citizens of Arizona for years to come. Eight would like to recognize the following individuals and organizations for their contribution to public television in Arizona. Michael Aaby Quentin and Margaret Achuff Julia Acosta Gloria Adams David Adams Rita Alarie E Albrecht Marilyn and Theodore Allen Janet Alon Charles Altenbern Ranah Anani Herscheel Anderson Carl Anderson Joyce Anderson Hjalmar and Anita Anderson Tami Anicich Melvin Anton Dorothy Appelbe William Armistead Ken and Bettye Armistead Mike and Lynn Ashton Marsha Ashurst Donald Auth Bruce and Sarah Avery Frank Babcock Harold and Jean Bachman Sandra Baker Mary Baker & Douglas Chambers Lee Baker Gary and Dolores Balding Dalene Baldwin Gary Ballantyne Thomas Balph Peter and Pariwash Banko Marianne Barney Cornelia Barr Daniel and Karen Barr George and Norma Barratt Mary Barrett Nadine Mathis & Eddie Basha Amy Battin Mrs Virginia L Bayless Joseph Beatty Karen Beck Wei Ming Bedell Irene Begay The Beger Family J Grahame Bell Donald A Beltrand Mary Bender Fred and Martha Bengtson D M Benjamin Nancy and Cody Bergkamp Robert & Allison Bertrand James and Mary Bessette Max Biegert Steve Binder James and Connie Binns Russell Black Judith Blass Washor Linda Bliss Dr Robert Bloomberg Robert and Darlyne Bloomberg Jack & Gladys BoBo The Boeing Co/Emp Comm Fund Dwight Bogan Frances Bohr Kim Boike Laura Borgeson John Boucher Herman & Jessie Bouwer Mary Bovard Charles and Karen Bowen Bruce and Lorene Bowers Janet Bozgan Theresa Bozzetti Eric Brackman Stephen Bragg Sammy Jo and Douglas Brauer Diane Bricker Sarah Brokke Dr & Mrs Robert A Brooks Adam Brooks Theodore Brown Steven and Patricia Brown Carol and Leonard Brown Betty Bruckner Barbara Bryant Giles Bumpas Clifton Burgener Fred Burkhardt Judith and John Burns Frank Burns Jean and Robert Burton Butler Family Foundation Robert and Gail Buuck Sharon Cady Lorraine Calbow David H Calder Thomas and Margaret Caldwell Thomas and Susan Calle Vincent Cannella Arthur Dean Cantrall Robert and Gloria Carlson John Carmichael Richard and Ann Carr Daniel Carr Doug Carrel Phyllis Carron Joann Castaneda Evelyn Casuga William Caswell David Caturia Sherman Cawley George and Kathryn Cawman Suzanne Cecil Elizabeth Chadwell Anita Challis Sally Chaney Kay Chapman Ellen & Thomas Charette Robert and June Chartrand Troy Chastain Keith and Elaine Christian Robert and Veronica Ciancola Clara Cist Marcella Smucker Clark Calvin Clark Sidney and Charlotte Clark Robert and Fern Clevenstine Bill and Carol Clewell Hilda Clint James S Cockrum Jerry and Joan Colangelo Donald Colegrove Rex Collins Mary Kathleen Collins Martha and Robert Cooley Lattie Coor Bridgette Cosentino Catherine Cosentino Herman and Carol Court Kyle Cramer Marsha Crawford Heloise Crista William and Janet Crombie Barbara Cronkhite Vern Crow Donald Crowley David Crum David W Curd C Arnold Curry and Cara Curry Iolanda Curta Cypress HomeCare Solutions Janet Dahl Dyre Dammann Caroline Daniel Jane and Richard Daume Robert David Cindy Dawson Christian DeHaven Ms. Michael Dekofski Margie and Carlos Delgado Marianne Deluca Dawn Demoss Marjorie Dennstedt Estate Wally Denny Jane Deuvall Alexander Devereux David Dianes Marcella Diaz Donald and Caroline Dick Rodney Dickerman Gayle Dilatush John Dille David Dodge Steve Dodrill Jeff Dollarhide Richard Dombrowski Richard and Irene Douglas Susan Drescher-Mulzet Michael Dryja Karen Dugger Joan Dukes Amanda Duncan Michael and Linda Dunn Adrienne Dunn Kathleen and Robert Duyck Mr & Mrs Harry Dye Sonia Easley Bill and Dorothy Eckhardt Lisa Eddleman Ted and Diane Edwards Barbara Edwards John L and Sharon Eggebrecht Ann and Dennis Elias Daniel Ellenwood Janice Elliot Jacqueline Ellis Robert Ellis Erin Emond Virginia Duncan Charles and Eileen Fagan Donald and Eleanor Falk Edward Farbman Lois Faust-Fazio Bill Fautsch Gail Fawcett Ray and Paula Fay Rick Federico Terry and Barbara Fenzl Mary Feusahrens Patricia Fimbres Frances Firestone Russell Fishell Georgiana Fitzpatrick Dr & Mrs Scott Fleischman Flinn Foundation Bruce and Peggy Flocken Laurie and Warren Florkiewicz P Douglas Folk and C Lasko Ellen and John Ford Richard Foreman Allen Foster Cel Foster John and Catherine Fowler Martha Fox Toby Fox Deborah Franciose Meralee Fredenburgh Earl Freise Daryl Fuller Ira and Mary Lou Fulton Linda Galusha Gammage & Burnham Lorenza Garcia Brian and Lauren Garding Bernard Garmire M Melba Garrett James Gaspar Francine Gehr Bruce Genzburg William and Sharon George James Gerardo Richard Gerrard Karen Gildersleeve Mr and Mrs James E. Gillanders Bunnie Gillespie-Randles Brad Gindt Gina Glasingame Kathleen Glenn Kathy and Linda Glidden Frances Godwin Piotr Golenko Ken and Betsy Gometz Debra Gomez Joce Gonzalez James Gordon and Norma Kafer Lassie Joy Grafton Barry Graham Margaret Graham Alvin Grancell Pat Gray Greenberg Traurig Karen and Kevin Greene Deeann Griebel Leland Grieves Rick Griffith Del Grissam Doris Griswold Edwin and Mary Lou Grobe Michele Sharar Martha Grotlisch Melinda Guiliania Joe Gullekson Debra Gulyanics Frances Gunnell Stacey Gyenizse David and Eileen Haga Lynn Hagman Deidre Hain Mark Halberg Philip Halverson Gary Hamilton Gary and Louise Hamman Kara Hammer Barbara Hamrick Carrie Hamstra Barbara and Ken Hand Jack and Barbara Hansell Dr Lawrence Hansen P E David and Suzanne Harbster Judith Hardes Raymond and Marion Harenburg Ruth Harlan Edna Harms Garret Harnett Delbert Harr Lorene Harrah Wanda Harrell Mark Harris Melba Hart Lani Hartzell John Haslam Debra and Daniel Haun Helen Hauser G H Hawn Betty Jane Heath Mavis Shure and Lanny Hecker June Hedge Bruce Hegwood Sara Henckel Tim and Chaunda Henley Delbert and Cherry Herald Gary Herberger President Luis Heredia Jennifer Hernandez Peggy Herz Gary Hewson Betsy Hicks Denise and David Higgins Kevin Higgins Helen Hilts Barbara Hink-Henry Meghan Hughes Hirsch Timothy Hogan Nancy Hoke Anne Holland Douglas P Holloway Ronald Homeister Mike Horton Kristen Kerns James House Ben Howard Thomas & Mary Hoyle Paul Hui Jean Hulme Jody Humber Margarita Hummel Mary Hungerford Patricia Hunter Michael Hunter Stanley Hurd and Krystyna Baca Marian Hurley Lou Hurley Nancy Iannuzzi Lois and Jerry Jacka Ken Jackson Barbara Jackson Alan Jacobs Eric Jacobsen Vicki Jahani Kathleen James Ava Jensen F Jensen Agustin Jimenez Hal Johnson Van Johnson Cleo Johnson Vicki and Gary Johnson Sandy Johnson Suzanne Johnston Richard and Gaye Jolosky Marvin Jones David Jones Rasheedah Jones Janie Jones Wiley Jordan Gary Jordin Ken Justice Jacqueline Kalbach Shashi Kapur Robert and Sue Karatz Barbara Karpouskas Dorothy Kassel Thomas Kay Ken Keberle William and Diann Keller Mary Kennedy and Robert McCoy Lincoln Kennedy Paul Kent Gloria Kerszykowski Jennifer Kiesler Mrs Melvina Killion Heidi Kimball Lois and Howard Kimel Howard Kimel Harry King Adrianna Kinker Ms Marvin M Kinsley Sandra and Kevin Kistler Sally and Tom Kitch Betty H Kitchell Leslie Kland Bruce Knappenberger Joan and Victor Koll Melinda Korth Dewight Kramer Florence Kriz Julie Kroepel John and Jo Krueger Warren Kuhles John Kurczek Gary Kuttnauer Aidan Lacy Lafayette Dental Laboratory William Lampkin Patricia Lancaster Delight and Tim Lane Michael and Arlene Lanes John and Catherine Langdon Dianne Langmade Sue Lankford Marti Larson Nancy Lasco John Latson Bonnie Lauck Charles Lawrence Margaret and Keith Lawson E Leeman Julie Lee-Rasch Robert A Lees II Richard and Mary Lu Leger Lewis Lehr Mr and Mrs L Gene Lemon Jesus Leon Mary Leroy Matthew Leshinski Tom Levin Del and Sharron Lewis Belinda Lewis Marion and Robert Liden W Liggett Irwin and Eleanor Light George Limbers Valerie LittleChief Josephine and Yang Liu Mary Lobdell Barry Locke Frank and Patricia Loffer Joyce Anne Longfellow Cynthia Lowe Valerie Lubken Thersa Lucas Alfred Lucero Doris Lyle Sharon Lytle-Breen Gary Maack George and Mary Main Andrea Marconi Samuel Marcus Gary and Linda Market Fred Markham Debra Marks Gwynne Marstiller Stephanie & Chris Marston Frances Martin Dan Martin Christine Martin Colin Martins Joe Martori Brenda Masnack Donald and Marion Matern Barbara Mathews Jane Matthis Mary J Mauran Betty May Phil and Nora Mazur Jackie McConnell April and John McConnell Linda McCracken Thomas McCullough Rita McElwain Kellie McGhee Elaine and Thomas McGuire Jennifer McIntosh Jean McLaughlin Holly McLaughlin Scott McMahon Preston McMurry Douglas McPherson Linda Meagher Eugene Meieran Linda Melton Nicholas Mencinger Edward and Alice Mertz Carolyn Meserve Margaret and Eugene Mikkelson Vance Miller Dorie and Ed Miller Jean Miller Jacquelyn Miller Michael Minouge Shirley Miorana Mark Mitchell Mary and Robert Mittelstaedt Kenneth Molinkiewicz Martha Moloney Ron Montoya Kathleen and Roger Monzelowsky Cynthia Mooney Cindy and Michael Moore Tracy Moore Vincent Moran Marta Morando Zein Moreno Pete and Sara Morgan Kevin Morgan Heather and Robert Morris Duane and Margaret Morse Joseph Morse Steve Moul and Jane Oski Colleen Moulton Lois Mueller James Mueller Sonja Mulroney James and Jacqueline Mundt Elizabeth Munson Keith Murray Jewel and Patrick Nackard Kenneth Naiff and June Cohen Ernest Najera Richard Navarro Christian & Greer Neal Kenneth King and Ann Nelson Eric Nelson Linda Nelson Donna Nelson Beverly Nettles Steve Newberry Phyllis and Charles Newman Erin Nichols Arnold and Sandi Nikula Mary and John Nock Sheri and Gerald Nork Charlotte Norrid Jewel M Nothum James and Randi Beth Nulty Linda and Ramon Nunez Norine and Glenn Oborn Peggy Odendahl Melanie Oglesby Julie Ohlhausen Desiree Okseniuk 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