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WQPT Quad Cities PBSa public media service of Western Illinois University
Presented by
Mary Pruess General Manager
and the WQPT Team
FY 15 Accomplishments
WQPT Strategic Plan Year Two
Focus on Leadership Development
Early Childhood Outreach Services/AmeriCorps exceeds target
Embracing our Military completes first year
Ana Kehoe retires
WQPT begins growth curve
FY 15 Accomplishments
WQPT Leadership Development
New charter for Community Advisory Board
Four new members seated
Three community leader summits held
FY 15 Accomplishments
Expand Outreach Services/AmeriCorps 20 WIU students became AmeriCorps members
AmeriCorps members seek to raise literacy rates in 5 Illinois early childhood centers by 15%. Actual FY14 results were 49%.
Ana Kehoe retires after 20 years of service to
WQPT Educational Outreach
FY 15 Accomplishments
FY 15 Accomplishments
Embracing Our Military
Convene local groups and raise awareness of issues affecting our military community.
First year completed
Embracing Our Military Goals Increase the number of veterans connecting with local resources.
Support Western Illinois University’s recognition as a military friendly institution as awarded by GI Jobs magazine and Military Advanced Education.
Raise the visibility of the military community at the Rock Island Arsenal in the greater Quad Cities area.
How is WQPT doing this?
On-air programming
Events
Collaboration with like minded organizations
On air programming Airing national military programming Airing local programming Making of A Green River broadcast premiere
August 2014 Letters Home to Hero Street broadcast premiere
January 2015 Regular segments on The Cities
Creating local Military interstitials Arsenal History Minutes with George Eaton Stories of Service in collaboration with WVIK
Events
Job Symposium at WIU-QC November 7
Letters Home to Hero Street Community screening January 2015 in Silvis
Community Screening of Last Days of Vietnam May 2015 with special guest Bill Albracht, author of Abandoned in Hell
https://vimeo.com/114915907
Workforce Symposium – November 7, 2014
Collaborating with Organizations
More than 80 Embracing Our Military partnerships strengthening community relationships
Financial Partners
Collaborative Partners Seventeen collaborative partners
Supportive Partners Sixty-three supportive partners
Stabilized WQPT
Master Control moved to WTVP – Peoria
Signal to the transmitter from Peoria now carried completely by fiber
Financial trends on positive track
Interstitial material 16 Stories of Service and 24 Arsenal History Minutes
Three new full-length documentaries Unforgettable Lessons from the Holocaust: The Legacy of Jeff Leibovitz
The Making of A Green River
Letters Home to Hero Street
Added The Whitney Reynolds Show
Continued The Cities with Jim Mertens,
Hola America and Out and About
Local Programming Expanded
Three events over two days
Ten PBS characters and 15 kid-friendly stations
More than 2000 visitors to campus
Thanks to all for helping us exceed expectations!
Debuted Imagination Station
Debuted Imagination Station
Debuted Imagination Station
Debuted Imagination Station
Debuted Imagination Station
Debuted Imagination Station
Goal#1 University Growth & Recruitment More than twice a day, WQPT airs spots encouraging enrollment of
students to WIU-QC. 821 spots aired in FY14; we are on track to meet that number again in FY15. Value of this airtime is more than $106,000.
Every program break – more than 30 times each day – identifies WQPT as a “public media service of Western Illinois University.” The value of this airtime is well over $474,000.
WIU Strategic Plan Goals
Goal#1 University Growth & Recruitment WIU faculty, staff, programs and musical performances were
featured on “The Cities with Jim Mertens” during the year.
WIU-QC Phase II Grand Opening featured on “The Cities”
Aired WIU-QC Phase II Grand Opening UTV Production
WIU Strategic Plan Goals
WIU Strategic Plan Goals
Goal#1 University Growth & Recruitment Annual Ready to Learn Conference held at WIU-QC
Aired WIU-QC campus graduation ceremonies and 5 WIU basketball games provided by COFAC.
WIU Strategic Plan Goals
Goal#1 University Growth & Recruitment
WQPT Awards Certificate of Appreciation from AUSA
Named Commemorative Partner for the Department of Defense 50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commemoration
Staff Awards Scott Brouette – Governor’s Volunteer
Service Award
Al Hansen honored at Augustana – naming of Red Shoes Preschool after her; now called the Hansen House
WIU Strategic Plan Goals
Goal #2 Enrich Academic Excellence WIU Student Interns –Kasi
DeFreise (English), Kara Widell(Communications), Courtney Sleaford (MBA), and Lolly Telleen(Rivermont).
WQPT Ambassador program included 5 WIU students reaching nearly 20,000 families with 520 hours of volunteer service.
WIU Strategic Plan Goals
WIU Strategic Plan Goals
Goal #2 Enrich Academic Excellence 53 classroom visit to First Book
Club sites
4,210 children's books distributed through First Book Club, workshops and events
Participated in numerous children’s events and activities throughout the area.
400+ k-3rd graders expected to enter stories in local PBS Kids’ Writers Contest
WIU Strategic Plan Goals
Strategic Plan Goals (cont’d)
Goal #3 Provide Educational Opportunity Intern Site Advisors Bea Brasel, Amanda
Bergeson, Dawn Schmitt, Lora Adams and Jamie Lange
RPTA 235 Course Instructor Bea Brasel
RPTA Orientation assistance by Bea Brasel
RPTA 235 Trivia Night director Amanda Bergeson supported students in successfully raising $1,803 and provided “real world” event training experience
SRA advisor – Amanda Bergeson
RPTA Mentor – Bea Brasel
Jamie Lange guest lecturer in Gary Rowe’s RPTA 424 class: Special Event Planning
Scott Brouette advisor to Society of Educators
Scott Brouette teaching University 100 class
Producer Lora Adams worked with Dr. McLean and his students to promote a special event.
Jerry Myers and Chris Ryder provide production support for Tami Seitz and marketing
Bea Brasel named to WIU Graduation/Commencement committee
Participated in minority student scholarship event
Goal #4 Promote Social Responsibility Screening of Unforgettable Lessons of the Holocaust with
more than 100 community members in attendance
Strategic Plan (cont’d)
FY 15 Budget Enhancements
Substantial indirect support from WIU Office space, human resources, payroll, IT services, gift processing, positive
association with well-established University and with WIU-QC growth.
WQPT is self-sustaining No direct budget enhancements were received.
WQPT FY16 Future Goals
Increase local fundraising revenue streams
Bring revenue and expense into balance within three years; plan to make significant progress on this objective in FY 14 by raising revenue 10% and evaluating expenses for possible reductions.
Continue to expand the local “personality” of WQPT on the air by producing and airing more short form programming in the interstitial breaks of the station.
Make use of programming produced by University TV.
WQPT FY16 Future Goals
Further develop interstitial and program material through the Embracing Our Military initiative.
Further engage the community around these themes of Embracing our Military.
Expand the Americorps - WIU/WQPT Early Childhood initiative to 24 members in local Illinois early childhood classroom, increasing the program’s impact to reach between 250 and 300 children.
Expand PBS LearningMedia utilization with area educators
WQPT FY16 Future Goals
Continue to focus community outreach into two main areas of Early Childhood and Embracing Our Military.
Continue development of new strategic plan with Western Illinois University- QC aligning with Phase III educational priorities.
Capitalize on move to more visible office space at Riverfront Hall
Take advantage of new location to raise visibility of WQPT at WIU
Take advantage of new production space to improve quality of program and interstitials material, upgrading selected equipment and room enhancements.
Further develop station growth plan
Gain internet access at Sterling/Rock Falls site to allow remote monitoring.
Create a mobile friendly website
Upgrade the production suite
Replace worn copier/color printer
Automate our closed captioning process
FY 16 Technology Goals
Hire new Director of Education and Outreach
Hire new Underwriting & Outreach Coordinator
Evaluate staffing needs and realign as necessary to meet goals.
Internal Reallocation and Reorganizations - QC
Questions?