To be valued and recognized as a distinctive and vital media source that strengthens the civic

and cultural life of the communities it serves.

To be a trusted source of information and entertainment that opens the mind and nourishes the spirit.

The start of my day depends largely on what role I’m playing...

... general assignment reporter, or fill-in news anchor. Morning shifts (Morning Edition) start bright and early — I try to get into the office around 4:30 am on those days. On the days I’m filling in as the afternoon newscaster, I get to work around 9:30 in the morning.

My first stop (after the coffee pot, and my desk to boot up my computer) is the file drawer in the back of the room that holds the day file. That’s the collection of all the press releases, agendas and other activities going on that day. If I see something interesting that no one else has claimed, I might start doing a little research to become familiar with the topic, or think of questions I might want to ask. As a former political reporter, anything involving government bodies has a tendency to catch my eye pretty quick.

If a quick scan of the day file doesn’t produce anything interesting, I check my e-mail, where I get tons of Google News Alerts for a variety of St. Louis and Missouri topics. Those, and articles in the national newspapers, are great places to look for story ideas. I’ll also check the public meetings list for the state, city and county, and look at their agendas. I also like to hit the websites of the appeals courts and see if there are any interesting opinions.

Some days I’ll go to a press conference or a government meeting. On other days, it’s working the trusty telephone and our computerized Rolodex to make sense of a press release or story I’m handed. (And the occasional Google search thrown

in there). The other reporters and I are also always checking the AP wire or other news websites for breaking news stories. We don’t keep police scanners in the newsroom, and with a relatively small staff it’s impossible for us to be everywhere at once, so we do rely on other media sources for the fast-breaking stories, but we always call to confirm or follow up.

I try to write at least two versions of every story. If I have a lot of tape, or there are a lot of goofy angles to the story, I might write three versions. We can do all of our editing right at our desktop computers with a program that’s basically like Word for audio — we can cut, copy, paste, remove the “ums” and “uhs” and long pauses and repetitions.

While I’m waiting for calls back, I’m reading the websites of local newspapers, local blogs, the papers we have lying around the newsroom, or working on features, the longer pieces that give us a chance to explore an issue in depth. Sometimes, the calls back from sources come before lunch time, giving me the whole afternoon to do feature stuff. Sometimes, they come at 4:30, and it’s a scramble to get our afternoon newscaster the material by the 5 pm newscast.

If all my work is done, I’m generally out of the office around 5, but I stay until all my stories are filed and posted to the Web.

At home, I read my latest Google News links and the New York Times, then watch the occasional crime show before heading to bed to do it all over again.

Programming, Production & Broadcasting $ 2,184,689 43%

Administration 1,493,486 30%

Fund Raising 944,407 19%

Program Information 383,240 7%

Depreciation Expense 49,028 1%

Subtotal Non-Capital Expenses $ 5,054,850 100%

Capital Fund Raising 325,384

Total Expenses $ 5,380,234

YTD 06/30/08Actual

YTD 06/30/08Actual

Fundraising $ 3,373,867 65%

Support from the University of Missouri–St. Louis 624,599 12%

Donated Support from the University of Missouri–St. Louis 795,866 15%

Corporation for Public Broadcasting 286,729 5%

Other In-Kind Nonoperating Revenue 120,250 2%

Investment Income & Interest Expense 22,244 1%

Subtotal Non-Capital Revenues $ 5,223,555 100%

Capital Gifts & Grants 1,966,511

Total Revenues $ 7,190,066

A complete copy of KWMU’s Annual Financial Report is available upon request.

Academy of Science of St. LouisACLU of Eastern MissouriAmeren American Institute of Aeronautics

and AstronauticsAngie’s ListAquinas Institute of TheologyAre We There YetArteastAssociation of American Railroads AT&TBarnes-Jewish HospitalBlack Repertory CompanyBMW Brooks Strategic MarketingBryan Cave LLPBuild St. LouisBunge North AmericaCBILCBIZ Benefits Centene CorpCenter for Hearing and Speech Center of Creative ArtsCentric Health ResourcesChase Park PlazaChecker Bag CompanyChristner, Inc.Citizens For Missouri’s ChildrenCity of PaducahCity of WebsterClayton Child Center College School of Webster Groves

Commerce Bank Contemporary Art Museum St. LouisContemporary Dental CareCordell & Cordell Craft AllianceCrossroads SchoolDance St. Louis Dances of IndiaDanna MckitrickDelta Dental Downtown St. Louis PartnershipEarth Day St. LouisEast Central CollegeEdison TheatreEnclave Ethical Society of St. LouisFamily ArenaFlemmings Florida Public BroadcastingFox AssociatesFox Searchlight Friar Tuck Beverage/Maskorp CompaniesGallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C.Gardens by HilaryGateway Clean Air Genentech Get It Done, Inc.Giant Steps of St. LouisGlobal Village Language CenterGrafton Illinois Chamber of CommerceGrand Center Hands on Health

Harness Dickey & PierceHarrah’s Foundation Harris-Stowe State UniversityHBA — Green Homes Health & Human Services Hike for Discovery/Leukemia

& LymphomaHungarian-Missouri: Educational

PartnershipIndependent Schools of St. LouisInspired HandsIvey-SelkirkJazz St. LouisJewish Community FoundationJewish Federation of St. LouisJohnson Computer Technologies, Inc.Kids In The MiddleKingsbury Animal HospitalKrueger PotteryLafayette Square Restoration CommitteeLathrop & GageLaumeier Sculpture ParkLaurie’s ShoesLindstrom & Mckenney Lions for Lambs Lionsgate Films Logan College of ChiropracticLou Fusz Saturn Lutheran High School NorthMaring WeissmanMark Twain MuseumMccallum Place

Mers GoodwillMid Metro 4 Mildred Lane Kemper Art MuseumNational City Bank Natural Resources Defense CouncilNayak Plastic SurgeryNeurology AssociatesNoodles Olin PartnersOttolino Winters HuebnerOutback ConcertsOzark Renewable Energy ExpoPacific PlacePanera Bread Parktown Imports, Inc.Pedro’s PlanetPeter and Paul Community ServicesPieper’s Furniture Plaza FrontenacPlowsharing CraftsPolsinelli Shalton Flanigan SuelthausPro Wolfe Partners, Inc.Pulitzer Foundation for The ArtsPure PowerR. L. Hulett & CompanyR.G. Brinkmann Construction CompanyRegions Bank Rep Theatre Roman Meal Bread Rose DesignRosemann & Associates P.C.Rossman School

Salt of The EarthSante Fitness at the Chase Park PlazaSchlafly-St. Louis BrewerySecond Presbyterian ChurchSenniger Powers Shaw Neighborhood AssociationSheldon Concert HallShow-Me Institute Sissel Siu School of LawSkeleton KeySLU Dept of Earth and

Atmospheric ScienceSLU HospitalSLU School of LawSLUCareSt. Anthony’s Medical CenterSt. Louis Actors’ Studio Saint Louis Art MuseumSt. Louis Community College St. Louis Kids MagazineSt. Louis Public SchoolsSaint Louis Science Center St. Louis Shakespeare CompanySaint Louis Symphony OrchestraSt. Louis Women’s ChoraleSaint Louis ZooSt. Michael School in ClaytonStages Statking Consulting, Inc.Stinson Morrison Hecker LLPStone Carlie

Sunset Cyclery Tabor PlasticsTaste of St. Louis The BooksourceThe GatesworthThe PageantThe PrincipiaThe St. Louis Children’s ChoirThe Touhill Performing Arts CenterThies Family FarmTrader Joes TrailnetTrivers Association Uhy AdvisorsUnion Avenue OperaUnited ForensicsUnited Way Wachovia Washington University MBA

Northcott AssociationWashington University in St. LouisWebster-Kirkwood Times, Inc.Webster UniversityWeidenbaum CenterWellness CommunityWETA TV 26Windows It Pro-in House Woodard Cleaning and RestorationYale School of Management

ADPAir ProductsAmeriprise FinancialAnheuser-Busch, Inc.AON AT&T Bank of AmericaBEA SystemsBoeingBrown Shoe CompanyBuckingham Asset ManagementBungeCaterpillar Chubb & SonCingularCitgo PetroleumCitigroupConocoPhillipsCovidienEcho Valley

Elsevier Emerson ElectricEnergizerExxonMobilFM GlobalGallagher FoundationGlaxo Smith KlineIBMIllinois Tool WorksJohn Wiley & SonJohnson & JohnsonJP MorganMacy’s Maritz, Inc.MasterCardMcGraw-HillMerck PartnershipMicrosoftMilliporeMonsanto

Occidental PetroleumPentair PfizerQuad/GraphicsQuest DiagnosticSafeco InsuranceSara LeeScottradeShell Oil Co.Tenet HealthcareTripos, Inc.TycoUBSUnion PacificUPSUS BancorpWells FargoWestern UnionXTRA Corp.

Many companies match employee contributions to KWMU! We salute the companies

that matched gifts in 2007-2008 totaling more than $48,000. To find out if your company

has a matching gift program, check with your human resource office, obtain matching

gift information and send it to KWMU — we do the rest.

KWMU salutes the generous members of the KWMU Cornerstone Society. They are honored for their gifts of $1,000 or more annually.

Carl Kasell CirCleAnonymousElizabeth Green

Vis ionaryAnonymousDan and Connie BurkhardtMasterCard InternationalEmily Rauh PulitzerPeter and Linda Werner

leaderAnonymousThe Des Lee FoundationJohn and Yvette DubinskySteven Novik and Cathy BarancikDonald J. and Shirley B. Sher

PatronAnonymousJerry and Rosalie BraschLeon and Harriet FelmanLes and Gini GaffnerGreater Saint Louis

Community FoundationJohn McArthurSally L. Petito, M.D. and

Seth N. Barbanell, M.D.Sally and Mark RichmanJudith and Michael ScharfTom Schlafly

MeMberAnonymous (27)Rosalie and Dan AbelAmy Peck AbrahamSandra and Ronald AckermanLane AdamsMarlyn AddertonErnest and Barbara AdelmanDelores M. and John I. AlberTim and Diane AltepeterD. Claire AndersonOpal AndrewsMeena and Sharma AnshumanArcturisNancy and Dr. Greg AtchisonMary AtkinMarian BachmannMary Bargeron and Erik HerzogElaine and Roger BarnhillHarriet E. BaronEthel and Robert BauerDonald and Carolyn BeimdiekOrene and John BellFelicia Bentley and Prentice AutryCrystal and John BeuerleinLaura Jean Bierut and Bradley EvanoffMarion and Van-Lear BlackDrs. Nanci and James BobrowLinda J. BoneChristopher A. BradburnDr. Lynda Brady

Dr. Barbara W. BrownEdward Brown and Greta Buback-BrownLynn M.D. BrownJeanne and Bob BubbKathleen and Dr. Richard BucholzJamie and Mary Jo CannonDon and Carol CarlsonTimothy, Christine and Shane CarrMarie CarrollAnita L. CassillyLewis C. ChartockDr. and Mrs. Mark ChecconeCitizens National BankDrs. Randy Clary and Lisa EtzwilerLori Clithero and Jeri BrossPamela CoffinSally and Thomas CohnGraham Colditz and Pat CoxLindl and Michael CostelloCarrie CoxDr. and Mrs. James P. CraneDrs. Alicia and Christopher CreightonL.J. Lucky CuocoJo CurranDiane and Anthony CutaiaDamhorst Toys & Puzzles IncC.R. DavisKadie DavisKathy DavisMark DeanyPhilip Delano

Dr. and Mrs. Alex E. DenesRobert DenlowConstance DeschampsMartina DeslogeJeri DevereauxDeborah R. and Robert M. DolginDoris DraperLeo and Kay DreyDon and Joyce DriemeierRobert and Jean DuckerTerry and Dr. Clay DunaganMichael W. and Jacque F. DunnB.W. and Cynthia DurhamBarbara EagletonTim EbyHope and Julian EdisonMarion and Seth EisenMelissa and Robert ElliottJames and Lionelle ElsesserDon Emery II and Elizabeth PriborVera and Bill EmmonsEnergy Solutions, Inc.John EngelsRichard and Mary ErnstChris and Tom EschenBernard and Jill Esrock FundEthical Society of St. LouisC.J. EvansDavid and Nancy FagernessElizabeth Fay and Ed SchultzAlison and John Ferring

Kenneth A. and Marsha FeyPepe and Terry FinnLarry Fiquette Sue Fischlowitz and David RobertsDave FiskFlorence FlachsbartRonald and Vicki FlierGretta ForresterJanet M. FranePatrick H. Gadell and Marietta K. AbeleDr. Ira and Judith GallDeirdre C. GallagherMatthew L. GermanMike GiacamanJohn and Dora R. GianoulakisLen GillanEve and Dr. Jeffry GoldenBarbara B. GoodmanDrs. Jim and Jennifer GouldJanice and Hugh GrantChery Green and David BrownJim and Dudley GroveEugene G. GuttinMeloni M. HallockKaren Handelman and Marc HirshmanShaun R. HayesSophia Hayes and Chris HagedornPhilip Heagney and Barbara ProsserHealing Arts CenterSusan and Roy HendinRobert Henkel

Martha A. HenryMajor W. and Sherry M. HiekenElizabeth Hilliker and R. Reid TownsendDr. Gregory and Jane Johnson HoeltzelMark and Margaret HollyBarbara and Lawrence HolmesLinda and Michael HonigfortMr. and Mrs. W. R. HorlacherDr. Renee Huss and Dr. Stephen HussVickie and Gary IddingsCarol G. and Robert E. JonesClaudia and John JoyceDr. Gihan KaderKaren KalishMarianne and David KargesMrs. Roger KatzBrian and Patricia KeckRev. Carol and Dr. Duane KellerElizabeth A. KelloggCindy and Douglas KellyRoger Kepner and Allison BurgessShelley and John KerleyRoland and Joanne KernKingsbury Animal HospitalFather Gerald KlebaRobert KleigerCaralmae and Robert KnickmeyerKaren and Harry KnopfEugene KornblumGerald and Cynthia KretmarIn Memory of Gary Ladinsky

Marti LaneseChristine LaPortaElaine LarsonLawrence GroupEllen Howe and Martin LeifeldBarbara L. Leighton, M.D.Mary Ann and James LemondsKathy J. LentzRonald M. LevinCharlyn LewisPatti and Thom LewisMr. and Mrs. L. Max LippmanVincent and Leanne LisLocal Harvest GroceryStanley L. and Lucy LopataDavid and Stephanie LuckesDrs. Dan and Susan LuedkeJudi and Sandy MacLeanMarylen Mann and Frank JacobsJeanne and Steve MaritzGarland and Suzanne MarshallCharlotte and John MartinTracy MathisSusan MatlofWilma and Michael MattaLinda A. McAffreyMartha R. and John P. McAlisterRobert McCoole and Alison AllmanLinda and Tom McCrackin

The Legacy Society honors those who have included

the station in their will, trust, life income gift, retirement

or insurance plans. We thank the Legacy Society

members listed below and also the many others we do

not yet know who have included KWMU in their plans.

AnonymousDr. Barbara W. BrownJoseph E. CorriganIrvin Dagen and

Margaret W. Dagen (deceased)

Eugene G. GuttinFred and Corinne HammerEdgar A. KrattliCarola Margraf (deceased)

Linda A. McAffreyElizabeth Millman (deceased)Patrick J. Morris (deceased)Dorothy L. O’DonnellKathleen and Richard ParvisMr. and Mrs. Albert S. RoseDonald J. and Shirley B. SherSusan and Benjamin UchitelleBruce and Trish WilliamsLon and Judy Zimmerman

Arts & Education CouncilCombined Federal CampaignCorporation for Public

BroadcastingMary Ranken Jordan & Ettie A.

Jordan Charitable FoundationMERS GoodwillMildred, Herbert and Julian

Simon Foundation

Missouri Arts CouncilMissouri State Employees

Charitable CampaignMissouri Cultural Trust FundMonsanto FundRegional Arts Commission

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Pedro McMillanElaine A. Menke and Dr. Kim D. ColterMary Ann MennemeyerDrs. William and Mary MiddletonJ. Andrew and Denise G. MillerSteve MillerJill and Roy MoedKelle and Jeff MoleyPat and John MorleyDiane and Eric MoyermanEricka and Sean MurphyNancy and Jim MurphyAlice and Thomas NelsenJeanne Nerbonne and

Andreas BurkhalterChristine A. NeubauerNeal and Pamela NeumanNielsen Healthcare Group90 Degrees WestGene and Dayle NorberCynthia NouriMariko NuttCourtney and Gyo ObataPolly O’Brien and Barrett ToanGeorgine O’Donnell and Dennis SedlakKimberly and Bruce OlsonJanet R. OmurtagCindy OrmsbyMarlene Osthoff

Mary and Robert OtisAnn R. OwensMarjorie Tooker PattonMargaret PedersenJean M. PenningtonPamela PerdueLaura and Robert B. Peterson IIISusie and Gordon PhilpottKathy PondLeigh PratterDoug and Sue ProschLaura and Jim RadcliffBrian Abel RagenBarb and Steve ReuterCharles RichertBarbara and Michael RichterDiane RitterMrs. Seth RobinsMr. and Mrs. Albert S. RoseWilliam W. RossPhilip and Reggie RoyMichael Rubin and Jacki LevinJim and Kathy RunkAnn RynearsonJohn and Elizabeth SametLinda J. SandellMr. and Mrs. Steven F. SchankmanEdward SchapiroDrs. Bradley L. and Hristina SchlaggarYvonne and Dr. Richard SchrickDebra Schuster

Barbara SchwartzDrs. Benjamin and Susan SchwartzDeborah and Edward SchwarzMelissa Scolaro and Christopher DeckChip SelfNatalie Semchyshyn, M.D.Laurie and Evren SenolJane and Warren ShapleighAseem SharmaDrs. Katherine Shiue and John ParkCarol and Rabbi Mark ShookMargaret ShoptawSignature DesignDavid A. SmithSarah Smith and Dick FlemingDr. Stacy Smith and Dr. Richard KatzHelen R. SpragueCathy Odom StaplesLinda Lewin StarkConnie and Lynn SuydamCarol and Frank SynekMr. and Mrs. William TaoValerie P. TerryDawn and Rod ThomasJames Tobin and Virginia HeagneyMary and Simon TonkinJohn Turk, M.D., Ph.DSusan and Benjamin UchitelleMartha UhlhornScott and Karin UngerSusanne Franza Valdez

Trucy Busch ValentineSally and John Van DorenConnie L. Van FleetDr. Al VellingaElizabeth and Jonathon VincenzoGregory VolkMark and Donna WaldmanKimberly WalkerAnne and Harry WeberGloria and John WeberWebster-Kirkwood Times, Inc.Anabeth and John WeilJanice and Gary WeilJosephine and Richard WeilPhyllis and Dr. Terry WeissRita and David WellsBruce and Trish WilliamsTim and Christina WilliamsonJames and Doris WilsonScott WilsonMargaret Wolf and William FreivogelPeter WollenbergChloe Woods-WardGerald WunderlichMartha YarburKit Young and Anita HagermanKeith Zarczynski and Michele CilurzoAnn and Robert ZeffertLon and Judy ZimmermanSusie W. and Stuart J. ZimmermanKimberly and Imran Zoberi

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Reflects giving from July 2007 to March 2009

The Golden Microphone Award is presented annually to individuals and companies who have made lasting contributions to KWMU. We honor our 2007-2008 awardees for outstanding service and generosity.

Marilyn Fox

has been an active member of

KWMU’s capital campaign and

she and her husband, Sam, opened

their home in St. Louis to host

countless events to raise awareness

of public radio and to nurture

new friends for KWMU.

PFizer, inC.

has been a major supporter and

underwriter of KWMU for the

past five years.

Polly o’brien and barrett toan

have supported KWMU for more

than 20 years. They have been

active supporters of KWMU’s

capital campaign and are strong

advocates for preserving the

future of public radio.

the st. louis aMeriCan

for their ongoing support in

promoting our special events and

participating in on-air journalist

roundtable broadcasts.

Other Awards

edward r. Murrow regional awards 2008

Website: 1st Place, Madalyn Painter

and Robert Altman for website

broadcasting.

Use of Sound: 1st Place, Tom Weber

for “Singing Brain Doctor”

gateway Media l iteraCy Partners Charles Klotzer award 2008

Don Marsh, media practitioner and

host of St. Louis on the Air, a program

on NPR affiliate station KWMU-FM

JaMes o’Flynn CoMMunity serViCe award — Missouri h istoriCal soCiety

90.7 KWMU-FM

Dennis Owsley won a 2007 Association for Recorded Sound Collection

Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. Owsley claimed

a Certificate of Merit in the Best Research in Recorded Jazz Music category

for his book, City of Gabriels: The History of Jazz in St. Louis, 1895–1973.

The Millard Cohen Lifetime Achievement Award was established in 2006 to honor individuals who, like Millard, serve or have served public radio with unwavering passion and long term dedication.

Mary edwards

Production Manager, Mary Edwards, Producer of St. Louis on the Air and

Cityscape, received the award in March 2008. Mary has been with the station

since 1974 and we couldn’t think of anyone more deserving.

Friends oF KwMu board MeMbersCathy BarancikDr. James BobrowRosalie BraschConnie Burkhardt Donald CarlsonLewis ChartockDonald DriemeierBarbara EagletonLes GaffnerElizabeth GreenPeggy HollyClarence JacksonMichael ScharfTom SchlaflyDr. Bradley SchlaggarMichele SteinbergMark WaldmanJim Wilson

90.7 KwMu- FM staFFAdam Allington News ProducerJim Althoff Fill-in HostMaria Altman Newscaster/ProducerRobert Altman Production/Web AssistantTiffany Anderson Special Events & Community Outreach AssistantRachel Augustine Administrative Development AssistantDenice Beckett Membership ManagerEdward Bilger AnnouncerDebbie Blackwell AnnouncerGeoffrey Burton Account ExecutiveBill Conway Financial ReporterChristian Cudnik AnnouncerAaron Doerr Production AssistantPhil Donato Special Events & Community Outreach ManagerTim Eby Director and General ManagerTerrence Dupuis Chief EngineerMary Edwards Production ManagerMarshall Griffin State House ReporterKristen Hayes Membership CoordinatorRichard Herberts AnnouncerSherry Hieken Business & Fiscal Operations ManagerRod Hutchinson Membership AssistantShelley Kerley Development DirectorRachel Lippmann News Producer Don Marsh Host, St. Louis on the AirBob McCabe Producer

Amy Novy Office AssistantLinda Oppland Membership AssistantDennis Owsley Host, Jazz UnlimitedMadalyn Painter Director of Interactive MediaFrank Pfau Corporate Accounts ManagerRobert Peterson Administrative ManagerStephen Potter Producer/Host, CityscapeBill Raack News DirectorSpencer Reed Traffic DirectorLinda Reich Account ExecutiveGerry Rohde AnnouncerMike Schrand Program Director/Executive ProducerMatt Sepic News ProducerPatricia Thaxton Grants AssistantMartha Wegmann Account ExecutiveCatherine Wolf Science Reporter

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