Texas Public Radio2005 Annual Report

A B O U T T E X A S P U B L I C R A D I O

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Board ChairRose MaRy FRy*

Vice-ChairJohn McLaughLin*

President & General ManagerJoe gwathMey*

SecretaryLynda abLes*

TreasurerdoRa ann VeRde*

MembersJim Berg

Jay ForrestRichard Goldsmith

Janie Martinez GonzalezGunnar Kramm

Karen RayzorWilliam Rector, M.D.Stewart Reuter, M.D.Nancy Taylor Shivers

Marylyn SmithEdgar Wallace

*executiVe coMMittee

staffRandy andeRson*

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VALUES, VISION, MISSIONAs we prepare to meet the challenges of the future, we are guided by the following values, vision and mission statements:

ValuesThe values that serve as the framework within which Texas Public Radio operates are:• to contribute to the appre-

ciation of artistic expres-sion,

• to respect diverse points of view,

• to stimulate thought,• to facilitate civil and con-

structive discourse.

VisionThe vision for Texas Public Radio is:• to continue being, and to be recognized as, one of the preeminent non-commercial radio systems in the United States,• to continue expanding its listening audience,• to be a leading source of high quality, national pro-gramming that emphasizes the multicultural character of its geographic area.

MissionThe mission of Texas Public Radio is to engage in the non-commercial broadcasting and production of informational, educational, cultural and entertainment radio programs for the listening audience in the Hill Country, South Central and South Texas. Such programming will be guided by the shared interests of the membership and the listening audience of Texas Public Radio, while adhering to the highest standards of responsible journalism and the values of Texas Public Radio.

T exas Public Radio was organized in 1988

and formally incorporated the follow-

ing year. It grew out of a merger of

two separate organizations, the Classical

Broadcasting Society of San Antonio (owner of

KPAC-FM) and San Antonio Community Radio

(owner of KSTX-FM). TPR is an independent, non-

profit organization governed by a Board of Directors

composed of San Antonio and Hill Country resi-

dents.

KPAC specializes in broadcasting classical

music and fine arts information. For the most part,

its programming is created from its own library of

classical music recordings – a collection that pro-

vides varied and comprehensive opportunities to

sample the entire range of the music. The schedule

also includes live broadcasts of The Metropolitan

Opera and the daily showcase of classical music,

Performance Today. Specialty programs include

music for children, early music and new compact

disc releases. KPAC is listened to regularly by

60,000 people.

KSTX broadcasts public radio’s premier news,

information and entertainment programs. Its week-

day schedule is composed mainly of programs pro-

duced by National Public Radio such as NPR’s

flagship newsmagazines All Things Considered and

Morning Edition. Opportunity for listener comments

and questions on a wide range of subjects is offered

during NPR’s Talk of the Nation and The Diane Rehm

Show. A f oreign perspective on news-making

events is offered in The World and overnight broad-

cast of the BBC World Service. Entertainment

programs on weekends include such public radio

favorites as A Prairie Home Companion, Car Talk

and San Antonio’s own Jim Cullum Jazz Band in the

nationally distributed series Riverwalk, Live From the

Landing. As many as 95,000 people listen regularly

to KSTX.

In 1998, Texas Public Radio added a third sta-

tion to the family. Transmitting from a site near

Kerrville, KTXI-FM serves listeners in the Hill

Country with simultaneous broadcasts of programs

in the KPAC and KSTX schedules.

San Antonio and the neighboring Hill Country

are among the best places in the nation to listen

to the best that public radio has to offer in great

musical art, educational entertainment, news and

information, and civil discourse about issues. We are

proud of this significant accomplishment. Our pride

is confirmed when listeners and supporters tell us

our programs make a major difference in their lives.

otal revenue continued to grow in 2005, as it had in each of the

previous four years. Listener support (Membership) was again the major source of our funds, though individual contributions were down substantial-ly during September, the last month of our fiscal year, possibly because of contributions to relief efforts for hur-ricane evacuees. Otherwise, listener support would have increased for the fifth year in a row. Expenses also reached their highest point of the five-year period, mainly because of increases in fees we pay for most of the nationally distributed programs we broadcast. This trend in increases has been driven in large measure by the costs for coverage of international news, especially in Iraq. National Public Radio has been expanding operations abroad to strengthen its foreign reporting capability. This expansion comes at a time when most other news reporting organizations have reduced their foreign operations, making public radio even more important as a source of first-hand coverage of events that affect us all. Our record in 2005 demonstrates solid financial support from listeners and the local business and philanthropic commu-nity. Yet it remains the case that we are not doing some things that would make our services more valuable to our listeners. We

will continue to exercise caution to avoid spending money we don't have, but we also need to make investments that will improve service. We will seek ways in 2006 to strengthen our capability to provide information about local and regional matters of importance and about the rich cultural experiences available in the communities we serve. We will also strengthen our ability to contin-ue service into the future by building endowment funds through the Texas Public Radio Foundation. It will be a challenge to accomplish these goals, but as 2005 ended we celebrated the opportunity to see how much could be accomplished in the year ahead.

T H E Y E A R I N R E V I E W

CASH REVENUE:Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,335,601Public/Private Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490,793Corp . & Business Support . . . . . . . . . . 557,046Contributions/Spec . Event/Other . . . . . . 64,892

______________TOTAL REVENUE . . . . . . . . . . . $2,448,332

2005 REVENUE & SUppORT

Broadcasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,568,100Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261,306Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .540,794Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33,507 ______________TOTAL ExpENSES . . . . . . . . . . . $2,403,707

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noTe: We have factored out the Riverwalk: Live From the Landing proj-ect, which was respon-sible for: Revenue - $435,544; Expenses - 190,200as reflected in the September 30, 2005 Annual Audited Financial statements.

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birthdays: gerald finzi (1901-1956)6am: Gaubert/ Trois Aquarelles/ Naxos 557305Boccherini/ Night Music of Madrid/ DG 449724Saint-Saens/ Africa Fantasie Op 89/ Hyperion 67332Rameau/ Dardanus, complete incidental music/ L’Oiseau 455293Beethoven/ Coriolan Overture in c Op 62 Ov. To Collin’s Coriolan/ Urania 221179am: Faure/ Nocturne No. 11 in f-Sharp Op 104/1/ EMI/Angel 69149Debussy/ Petite Suite/ Mercury 434306Giordano/ ANDREA CHENIER: Colpito qui m’avete… Lon/Decca 440403Offenbach/ Gaite Parisienne/ Mercury 434365Schumann/ Five Pieces “im Volkston” for cello Op 102/ Philips 412230Berlioz/ Symphonie funebre et triumphal Op 15/ Nimbus 5175Noon: The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison KeillorVaughan-Williams/ Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis/ VangrdWelk 1002512:30pm: Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Maiden Voyages: Exploring the symphonic form and the first efforts of great composers1:30pm: Berlioz/ La Marseillaise Rouget de Lisle (com-poser)/ EMI/Angel 47647Satie/ Gymnopedie No. 3/ Lon/Decca 421395Finzi/ Clarinet Concerto Op 31/ Naxos 553566Couperin/ Les Nations: La Francoise/ DG 410901Liszt/ Paraphrase of Evening Star from Wagner;s Tannhauser/ VAI Audio 1196Friedhofer/ The Lodger/ MarcoPolo 225132Punto/ Horn Concerto No. 5 in F/ EMI/Angel 69395Mendelssohn/ Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage Overture Op 27/ Berlin 20574pm: Composer’s DatebookCanteloube/ Series 3 Songs of the Auvergne/ Lon/Decca 444995Ponce/ Estampas Nocturnas/ Alfa 1006Balakirev/ Islamey - Oriental Fantasy/ MCA 102305pm: Performance Today from National Public Radio7pm: Dvorak/ Piano Trio No. 2 in g Op 26 B 56/ Supraphon 111462Sibelius/ Tapiola Op 112/ Lon/Decca 466995Avison/ Concerto Grosso #8 in e/ Philips 4388069pm: Copland/ THE TENDER LAND - The Promise of Living/ Vrgn Clscs 91113Tchaikovsky/ Symphony No. 5 in e Op 64/ Lon/Decca 433687Brahms/ Piano Quartet No. 3 in c Op 60/ CBS/Sony 45846Menotti/ THE MEDIUM: Monica’s Waltz/ Lon/Decca 460567Vanhal/ Symphony in A-Flat/ Naxos 557483Wassenauer/ Concerto Armonico No. 1 in G/ Argo 410205Beethoven/ Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Op 15/ DG 439770Midnight: KPAC’s classical music overnight

4 a.m. Morning editionbritain holds vigil for bombing victims. Britain leads Europe in two minutes of silence for the 53 people killed in last Thursday’s attacks on London’s transportation system.

Traffic and business came to a halt -- along with subways and rail lines. Last week’s attacks are seen as suicide bombings -- the first in Western Europe.

autopsy confirms l.a. Police bullet Killed Toddler. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a deadly confrontation between SWAT officers and a father, who reportedly used his infant daughter as a human shield. Autopsy reports confirm a police firearm killed the 19-month old child.

Weighing the implications of suicide attacks in europe. Last week’s attacks are believed to mark the first suicide bombings in Western Europe. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly reports on the implications of the spread of a tactic that’s long been mostly a phenomenon of the Middle East and Iraq.

8:50 a.m. Marketplace Morning Reportfueling an upcoming congressional debate. The House and Senate are at odds over several issues as they begin to reconcile the energy bill. One will be whether to pro-tect oil companies from lawsuits that claim gasoline additives have contaminated water supplies. Reporter Nancy Cohen says it’s all about the MTBE.

9 a.m. The diane Rehm showDiane and her guests describe the events that have led up to the current controversy over Karl Rove, political aide to President Bush. They’ll talk about his role in the disclosure of a covert CIA agent’s identity and the resulting legal and politi-

cal fallout. Guests: David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union; John Podesta, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress and former chief of staff to President Clinton.

11 a.m. fresh airiggy Pop, original Punk . The work of the artist formerly known as James Jewell Osterburg Jr. is collected in a new CD, A Million in Prizes: The Iggy Pop Anthology. Iggy Pop’s career began in the late 1960s as frontman for The Stooges. A solo career produced more pioneering music even as Pop overcame a heroin addiction.

noon day to daylondon bombing update: Looking for ‘Fifth Bomber’. Londoners

observed a two-minute moment of silence to honor the 53 people

killed in last week’s four coordinated bombings of buses and subway trains. Madeleine Brand talks with Jim Zarroli, reporting from London, about the mood in Great Britain and an update on the sus-pected “fifth bomber” authorities are pursuing.Protests Mount over laPd shooting of infant . Protests are mounting in Los Angeles after a police shootout ended with a father and his 19-month-old daughter shot to death. Officers say Jose Raul Pena used his daugh-ter Suzie as a “human shield” when he began firing on police. Police returned fire, killing both the father and the infant.

1 p.m. Talk of the nationdebating the Patriot act. A week after four bomb-ings in London, American lawmakers consider controversial provisions of the USA Patriot Act, approved after the Sept. 11 attacks... and the balance between national security and civil liberties returns to the spotlight. Neal Conan leads a discussion

on the Patriot Act.find Your house at hogwarts via Web site. Which Hogwarts’ House would the sorting hat choose for you? There’s a Web site that can figure out if you’d be a Gryffindor like Harry Potter, or a Slytherin like Draco Malfoy. Web site creator Noah Reese joins Neal Conan.

3 p.m. The WorldRadical Roots Report. Britain has a strong presence of Muslims...as much as 20 percent in some areas. Some analysts believe that a group of Islamic fundamentalists have helped to radicalize pockets of disaffected Muslim youth throughout the country. The World’s Jennifer Glasse investigates the roots of radicalism in Britain.

4 p.m. all Things consideredlondon investigation centers on conspirators. Scotland Yard releases photos of Hasib Hussain, who it says blew up a bus in last week’s London attacks. Police say three of the bombers may have attended the same mosque; the fourth is thought to be a Jamaican-born convert to Islam. Hear Robert Siegel and Duncan Campbell of the London Guardian.vioxx death Trial begins in Texas. The first case involving an alleged Vioxx-related death started in a Texas courtroom this week. Jurors heard the opening arguments from lawyers representing drug maker Merck and the family of 59-year-old personal trainer and marathon runner Robert Ernst.stealing identities, and ideas. Identity theft is becoming commonplace. It seems like every other week, there’s another story of a few thousand Social Security num-bers compromised, or several thousand credit reports stolen. But commentator Paul Ford says that the identity thief may not be the clever hacker you suspect. Ford is an editor at Harper’s magazine.

6:30 p.m. MarketplaceIs it nice to be fought over? There are reports that China’s state-owned CNOOC may raise its bid $18 billion for the compa-ny, and that Chevron might up its $16 billion bid to stay in the game. Today Unocal’s board has been meeting to take a closer look at the two options. Marketplace’s Alisa Roth reports.

7 p.m. To the best of our Knowledgeour daily bread. Mimi Sheraton loves bialys - those Jewish crusty rolls with the toasted onion center. She picks one up every morning from her local Manhattan bakery.

Sheraton set out to visit the Polish town of Bialystock to find the people who invented this magical bread. But the thriving town of 50,000 didn’t survive the Nazis. When she arrived, only five Jews were left.Piano lessons. For many of us those two words evoke only bad memo-ries from our childhood. Piano lessons are shorthand for the oppression of children by mean and tyrannical adults. And no one captures this better than the champion of all kids, underdogs and Whozits then Dr. Seuss.

9 p.m. fresh airRepeat of earlier show.

10 p.m. bbc World serviceThe latest news from the BBC until 4 a.m.

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