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Dear members and friends,In times of crisis we reach for a common thread – something to hold on to that’s familiar, that

gives us strength, and that empowers us to understand the situation and move forward.

As a public radio listener, you are well aware of the incredible economic issues we have faced

over the past year, and the changes that resulted here in our community and around the world.

Few individuals and businesses escaped the negative impact of the market collapse, reduced

access to credit and the exposure of remarkably risky investment schemes that threatened the

viability of our economic system.

Through it all, KMUW and public radio took a leadership position in reporting the news of the

day and in analyzing the factors that led to the economic crisis. KMUW continued to focus on

its mission to remain a trusted source of local, national and world news.

Even when the economy was unraveling last fall, KMUW was making plans to fulfill our mis-

sion of community service through a variety of on-air program initiatives and off-air events.

In 2009 KMUW celebrated its 60th anniversary by hosting a visit from NPR’s Cokie Roberts in

April, featuring her during our on-air fundraiser and in several community events. We started

our “60 Stories” series of feature reports and listener stories to celebrate the history of our

community. We made arrangements to host StoryCorps here in Wichita so you could add your

stories to that national storytelling initiative.

And, even as we heard of job cuts, investment losses and predictions of a long financial reces-

sion, you proved KMUW’s importance to the Wichita area by remaining a loyal listening audi-

ence and by increasing your financial support of the station. In fact, individual membership

contributions and business support increased. Once again, KMUW was cited in the Winter

2009 RRC listener survey of the Top 30 public stations nationwide with a 20th place ranking

for our share of the average quarter hour audience. That’s a direct reflection of the value and

importance you and our other listeners find in KMUW.

Your trust in us, along with your moral and financial support gives us the confidence to envi-

sion the future and continue our service to the community. Thanks for your continued com-

mitment to Wichita Public Radio.

Sincerely,

Mark McCainGeneral Manager

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Mission Statement

Wichita Public Radio is a trusted source of local, national and world news, providing its audience with a

broad discussion of ideas, and a distinctive blend of diverse music and entertainment, while operating

as a significant public service of Wichita State University.

Vision

To fulfill its mission of public service, Wichita Public Radio will expand the reach and quality of its local news

and information programming to become the standard for local reporting of substantive issues, current events

of interest to the community and coverage of the arts in and around Wichita...

• define its local music programming focus to reflect its mission to provide a unique blend of jazz, blues, world

and adult-acoustic-alternative, with consistency of style, content and quality of presentation

• reflect the core values of public radio in all programming elements

• maximize staff capabilities through station-wide application of the core values of public radio, ongoing skills

training, and continuing education opportunities to deliver identified results

• evaluate allocation of resources within the station’s key strategic areas to meet growth opportunities identified

by the strategic plan

• provide staff with contemporary and reliable technology to develop and deliver content to better serve the

audience through various delivery systems

• develop a strong, diverse and reliable resource base to adequately meet the current and future demands of

the station

Admittedly, my radio is usually tuned to 89.1 However, it will definitely be there every Saturday night. I LOVE the new show, Strange Currency! Keep up the great work!K. L. G.

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60 years. KMUW has been on your radio since April 26, 1949. The unique collaboration with individual and business members and KMUW has built quality programming that is a valued public service to our communities.

To celebrate 60 years, KMUW brought NPR senior news analyst and New York Times bestselling author, Cokie Roberts to Wichita for a series of events on April 22-23. A women’s tea co-sponsored by WSU’s Women Studies was the first event followed by a VIP reception and a sold-out public presentation at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex. Ms. Roberts then helped with the pledge drive by pitching on-air. She concluded her second visit to Wichita in an interview with Provost Gary Miller that was produced as a Wichita State and the World and televised on local cable channel 13. Events sponsors were Scholfield Honda, Beards Floral, Larkspur Restaurant, Start-Thinking, Water-mark Books & Café, Don and Lora Berry, Rex and Denise Irwin, Grace Hill Winery, Jon and Kelly Callen, and Bradley Paper.

The celebration continued with Have Our Cake And Eat It Too party at CityArts on May 28, Final Friday. This was held in connection with the Arts Council’s 1st Sculpture WalkAbout. Sponsors were CityArts, Arts Council, Larkspur Restaurant and Bradley Paper.

Not satisfied with only one party, a second was held July 31, the 2nd an-nual Fill Your Mug at Artworks. Freddy’s Frozen Custard provided the frozen custard; Richard and Karen Crowson with Phil Burress provided the music.

Rain prevented the third party, a collaboration with Ulrich Museum of Art and KMUW for an outdoor concert featuring Notes/Scraps, Ryan Windham and Spirit of the Stairs. Hopes are to re-schedule next spring.

Throughout the year, community members have been contributing to 60 Stories via the website. Stories, both big and small, have been added. This feature will be available on an ongoing basis, so submit your story. Some idea starters in no particular order: The Big Ditch, Kellogg Saga, White Castle/Kings X, Cero’s Candy, Big Dog Motorcycles, 1991 tornado, Tripodal, Operation Rescue, Herman Hill Riots, Final Fridays, WSU football, Wichita Music Theatre, magazines and newspapers, Carlos O’Kelly’s, Santa and Toy Boy, School De-segregation, Turnpike, coffee shops, bookstores, East/West Divide, Immigrations, 81 Speed-way, and the story of the guy who always ate breakfast at the corner diner. There are way too many to mention here. You tell us. Send us your stories. Tell us what makes Kansans the incredible people we are.

To complete a special year, KMUW brought StoryCorps to Wichita. Sponsored by National Public Radio and affiliated with the Library of Congress, StoryCorps was established to create an oral history of regular citizens, allowing everyday people to preserve personal stories

for their own families, and for future generations to hear. StoryCorps was in Wichita October 19- November 15, 2009. At the end of each 60-minute ses-sion, participants received a CD of the interview. A second copy became part of an archive housed at the Library of Congress. Placement in the Library will make it possible for the great-great-great grandchildren of participants to listen to high quality recordings of their ancestors’ voices and stories. It will also serve as a valuable resource to histori-ans, presenting a “bottom-up” history of life as it was lived in the early years of the 21st century.

A new project was piloted in August and again in October of 2009 called Music Tastings. Plans are to begin a series of Tastings in January 2010. Music Tastings feature an aficionado of a selected genre of music or aspect of the music industry who will share his/her expertise with a small group in a casual setting.

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National Broadcasts of Local Stories by Carla Eckels7-9-08 Tiahrt/Tanker Contract7-9-09 Tiahrt/Tanker Contract #27-15-08 Racial Attack in Northeast Kansas8-3-08 Hawker Beechcraft Strike8-4-08 Hawker Beechcraft Strike #2 8-9-09 Dockum Sit-in 50th Anniversary March8-13-08 Immigration Fraud8-25-08 Hawker Beechcraft Machinist Union Agreement1-17-09 Proud Day for Kansas Color Guard1-27-09 Digital TV Changeover2-22-09 Hattie McDaniel - Case of A Missing Academy Award3-13-09 Tiller Trial4-2-09 Abortion Bill4-3-09 Airline Quality Rating5-25-09 NAACP Summit6-6-09 Tiller Funeral6-6-09 Tiller Funeral #26-2-09 Scott Roeder – First Court Appearance6-2-09 Scott Roeder#2 –First Court Appearance6-9-09 Tiller Clinic Closing6-12-09 Cessna Aircraft Layoffs6-16-09 Scott Roeder, Bond Raised6-23-09 Heat Index 105-110 Two Heat Related Deaths in KS Selected In-depth Feature StoriesDockum 50th Anniversary Celebration, 8-8-08Thomas Frank Book Review, 8-18-08WSU’s Dr. Sharon Iorio on the Teacher Shortage, 8-18-08Dr. Walt Chappell on Health Care, 9-2-08Filmmaker Jed Riffe on “Waiting to Inhale,” 9-5-08 WSU’s Dr. Mel Kahn, Dr. Ken Ciboski & Dr. William Hoston on Kansas Politics, 9-11-08Community Gardens, 9-16-08California Guitar Trio, 10-2-08WSU’s Rob Allison & Deb Franklin, Economic Forecast, 10-8-08Students D. Steadman & S.Goss, WSU Republicans & Democrats WSU Wind Tunnel 60th Anniversary, 10-10-08Political Candidates, local & national, interviews 10-13 - 10-24-08 Split Lip Rayfield, 10-30-08School Bond Issue, 11-3-08Presidential Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, 11-10-08Legislation Priorities Dem. Oletha Faust-Goodeau , 11-21-08and Rep. Republican Jean Schodorf,11-24-08Kanzashi, 11-27-08Larry Hatteberg on “Hatteberg’s People,” 12-2-08Dennis Family 25th Anniversary Christimas Concert, 12-5-08Dr. Jon Schrage on Obesity, 12-8-08Sunflower Workers Guild – (wooden toys to Salvation Army), 12-14-08Cartoonist Richard Crowson, 12-17-08 Dr. Valerie Kerschen on Autism, 1-12-09Kansas Color Guard goes to Inaguration Parade, 1-16-09 KMUW’s Carla Eckels on the Presidential Inauguration, 1-20-09WSU’s Les Anderson and Jim Hanni on Teen Driving, 1-30-09Dr. Wassim Shaheen on Heart Disease, 2-9-09Musician Kelley Hunt, 2-12-09Nancy Harewood (Obama’s Kansas Cousin), 2-13-09African-American Inventions Tour, 2-27-09Columnist Amy Dickinson, 3-2-09Dr. M. H. Van Strickland on Allergies, 3-9-09Candidates Wichita City Council Districts 1, 3, 6, 3-24-3-27-09Candidates for BOE Districts 2, 5,& 6, 3-31 - 4-3-09Jared Brickman on First Friday, 4-1-09Downtown Development, 4-22-09 Joyce DiDonato International Opera Star, 4-24-09Dr. Andrew Massey on Memory Loss, 5-4-09WSU Federal Writers Project Series, 5-12-09Laid Off Workers find New Careers, 5-18-09ICT Fest, 6-11-09Dr. Hugh Ekengren on Sleep Disorders, 6-22-09Mark McCormick on Kansas African American Museum, 6-24-09

Cokie Roberts speaks on history, politics, and roles of women

Have Our Cake And Eat It Too - KMUW 60th Anniversary

Nancy and Bill Lusk, Jess Frieze at Cokie Roberts presentation

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Members Step Up

The people of South-Central KS stepped up to say civil and in-depth news as well as quality unique music programming are valuable to our communities. This was sub-stantiated when KMUW members supported Wichita Public Radio’s Fall 2008 campaign which included a pre-drive incentive – KMUW joined with Breakthrough Club and Play It Again Sports East to supply exercise equipment for the clients of Breakthrough. Each pledge generated $5.00 in value in fit-ness equipment. Also each early pledge was placed in a drawing for one of three donated Audio HD/ipod Radios.

The Fall 2008 on-air drive incentive was provided by Hatman Jack’s, who provided 400 caps and gloves for Wichita school children. These were distrib-uted through Operation School Bell.

Spring 2009 campaign’s pre-drive incentive was a col-laboration between Brady Nursery and City of Wichita Parks. Brady added 5% to each pledge to raise $4,000 in trees for Wichita parks.

Spring 2009 on-air drive was a drawing for one of three donated Polk Audio radios during Prairie Home

Companion’s three airings.

Fall 2009’s pre-drive matched pledges with Old Town Farm-

ers’ Market’s donation of 5 lbs of fresh produce to the Kansas Food Bank. This resulted in 767 pledges and 3,835 lbs of food. On-air drive joined the Orpheum Theater contributing 3 sets of year-long passes and a return of Hatman Jack’s caps and gloves match.

2nd Annual Fill Your Mug - July 2009

Visual Discourse - KMUW 10 Artists Show Sept. 2008

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Equipment Upgrades/Engineering & Operational Activities• Remodeled 2 production studios and control room with new motorized desks and Axia Consoles.• Added Icecast to streaming server and changed webstreams to mp3 format to make the streams more cross- platform than the previous Windows media streams.• 35kw Onan Cummins standby generator and auto transfer switch installed at Blake Hall. Generators at studio and transmitter have saved us from over a dozen outages that would have totaled over 20 hours of off air time.• New online UPS installed at studios to bridge transfers to generator, and allow online battery maintenance.• Moved record library to Pledge room and rebuilt shelving. Remodeled record library into the News room, remodeled News room into WRRS studios with Live Reading Room, Recording Room, Control Room, and Office. Moved WRRS operations to Blake Hall at the end of March.• Installed bandpass filter and changed polarity on STL to reduce interference from NWS radar.• Hot standby switching between exciters at transmitter site configured.• Energy usage at new transmitter site is approximately 30% less than previous site even though we are now running two transmitters.• Anton software developed to catch missing audio files in automation before a problem is aired.• Upgraded cables and equipment connections throughout WRRS Studios.• Dismantled and vacated old WRRS Studios at Hughes Metropolitan Complex at the end of June.

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A SALUTE TO VOLUNTEERS . . . for KMUW and WRRS

Volunteers are a valuable commodity and very much

appreciated at KMUW and WRRS. Without these re-

sources, both of our services would be very limited.

Volunteers enable Wichita Public Radio to conduct on-

air membership drives. They answer pledge phones

during our drives and collect important data, regarding

the amount of support, whether you’re choosing any

premiums or dropping by the station to pay and pick

up. Our volunteers spend several hours with us during

each spring and fall drive. We also depend on other vol-

unteers who assist KMUW at the microphone, asking for

your support during our fundraising times, or issuing

their corporate challenge.

Since 2004, a very special group of volunteers--KMUW

Airheads—have attended our annual media sponsored

arts and cultural events, and distributed literature to

inform the community about Wichita Public Radio, and

provide information about our community partners.

To be eligible to become an “Airhead,” you must have

participated in at least two pledge drives and be familiar

with our programming. Also, you must be mentored for

a period of time by a seasoned Airhead.

Community volunteers also serve as readers for our

Wichita Radio Reading Service for the print handi-

capped. WRRS broadcasts daily readings of newspa-

pers, other periodicals, and novels to this special audi-

ence who have fix-tuned receivers which are loaned to

qualified individuals and/or groups.

If you are interested in more information concerning

volunteering opportunities at KMUW and/or WRRS,

please contact Pat Hayes at 316.978.6789.

- Pat Hayes, Volunteer and Listener Services Coordinator

KMUW and WRRS:Consolidation of Resources

In early April 2009, the Wichita Radio Reading Service was relocated from the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex at 29th & N. Oliver and welcomed into space at KMUW, 3317 E. 17th St. N. This move enabled the sta-tion to combine personnel and streamline operations for WRRS. It also has allowed Director of Engineering Jon Cyphers, who made this transition possible, to trouble-shoot both operations more effectively and efficiently.

WRRS has over 50 community volunteers who come and go throughout each week to read the daily Wichita Eagle, USA Today, and other periodicals to our blind and print handicapped listeners. A fixed-tuned receiver is required for listening to the reading service. Receiv-ers are on loan to qualified individuals, nursing homes, senior centers, etc. for as long as needed. This invaluable service has been staffed and financially supported by KMUW and WSU since 1975.

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Arts and Culture Support

KMUW, as a public service of WSU to the community, supports the arts and culture through media sponsor-ships. These events and series are given on-air an-nouncements, a presence on our sponsorship tables, and included in our on-line event calendar. Our volunteer group, The Airheads, host the KMUW event tables.

WSU Connoisseur Series Fall 2008, 2009Wichita Guitar Society Fall 2008Gallery In the Gardens Fall 2008, 2009Smithsonian Museum Day Fall 2008WRRS Mini Golf Tournament, September 2008, 2009California Guitar Trio at The Orpheum, Fall 2008Fox Theatre of Hutchinson, Fall 2008, 2009Old Settlers Inn, Fall 2008Ballet of Wichita, Fall 2008, 2009Wichita Grand Opera, 2008, 2009Kansas Author Dinner, Spring 2009Concerts at Bartlett Arboretum, Summer 2009The Quilted Garden at Botanica, Summer 2009 Chamber Music At The Barn, Summer 2008, 2009Music Theatre of Wichita Summer 2008, 2009Sedgwick County Zoo Concert Series Summer 2008, 2009Art For Your Ears At The Ulrich Museum Summer 2009Prairie Window Concerts at Dyck Arboretum Fall 2009ARTAid, Fall 2008, 2009Tallgrass Film Festival, Fall 2008, 2009Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts Series, Fall 2009

Literary Feasts:

The monthly book club held at Watermark Books and Café featured the following books on the first Friday of each month. Each event was attended by 25-30 persons.

January 2 - Amarcord: Marcella Remembers by Marcella Hazan.February 6 - The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed.March 6 - Land of Marvels by Barry Unsworth.April 3 - Little Bee by Chris Cleave.May 1 - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese.June 5 - The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR’S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience by Kirstin Downey.July 3 - Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead.August 7 - Brooklyn by Colm Toibin.September 4 - Exiles in the Garden by Ward Just.October 2 - Homer & Langley by E.L. Doctorow.November 6 - Stitches: A Memoir by David Smalls.December 4 - Last Night In Twisted River by John Irving.

Live and Learn Lecture Series:

A cooperative venture of KU School of Medicine - Wich-ita, Medical Society of Sedgwick County and KMUW, The Live and Learn Lecture Series was held on the second Tuesday of the month from September to June. Topics were:

Sept. 9th 2008 The Good, Bad, and Ugly of an Athlete’s Training

Oct. 7th 2008 Arthritis: How Do I Know & What Do I Do?

Nov. 18th 2008 Stress: Is it Killing You?

Dec. 9th 2008 Obesity and Fighting the Battle of the Bulge

Jan. 13th 2009 More Than Eye Contact: Early Signs of Autism

Feb. 10th 2009 Getting to the Heart of the Matter

March 10th 2009 Allergies Are Nothing to Sneeze At

April 14th 2009 Spotting Skin Cancer

May 5th 2009 Memory Loss: It’s Not Always Alzheimer’s

June 23rd 2009 Waking Up to Sleep Disorders

Fiscal year 2009 was an especially challenging time for KMUW leadership as they proactively sought ways to reduce expenses through staffing and program-ming changes, as well as finding ways to work more efficiently. Doing so enables the valuable broadcasting services for both . . . KMUW and the Wichita Radio Reading Service . . . to maintain their high quality service to the community.

I just wanted to thank Chris Heim for her lovely tribute to John Martyn. The combination of knowl-edgeable music aesthetes like Chris Heim and your station’s programming ethic, which allows for her programming freedom, make this type of rare broadcast possible. Very Nice. Thank you, S. J.

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Staff And Station Awards

KMUW ranked 20th out of over 800 non-commercial radio stations nationally in the Winter 2009 survey in AQH Share, Metro 12+ by Arbitron 2009.

KMUW received the Sedgwick County Clean Air Award for Transmitter site design and operation in January, 2009.

News Producer, Carla Eckels received the American Cancer Society High Plains Media Award (Smoking Ban Story) October, 2008, and the KS Associa-tion of Broadcasters’ Non-Commercial Radio Award for complete news feature coverage - KS Mounted Guards Head to Inauguration, 2009.

Staff ActivitiesConferences/Workshops Attended: 28Presentations Made: 33Publications/Grant Applications Submitted: 11

StoryCorps participants Rita Chavez and Lana Bennett

News & Soulsations producer Carla Eckels

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KMUW’s primary funding source is listener support in the form of memberships and underwriting, followed by di-rect support from Wichita State University. In 2009 listener support totaled $720,577, an increase of 10% over FY2008. Funding received directly from WSU decreased by 5% to $283,132.

Memberships totaled $414,687, an increase of 3.2% ($401,693, - FY2008)

Underwriting totaled $305,890, an increase of 21% ($252,619 - FY2008)

KMUW’s two largest expenses were salaries and benefits which totaled $743,659, an increase of 7.65% ($690,750), and outside programming fees of $313,273. KMUW purchases its programming from three primary and several indepen-dent providers:

National Public Radio - $198,185, 0.85% increase

Public Radio International - $50,033, 2.75% increase

American Public Media - $47,435, 5% increase

Number of Vehicles Donated: 6 VehiclesVehicle Total Value: $733

Your Gift That Gives BackTo move beyond our annual membership drives and locate more permanent sources of financial support, the legacy of KMUW begins with you, our donors. Create your legacy of giving by including KMUW in your will, trust, or gen-eral estate plans.The next time you sit with your financial advisors to discuss gifts to family and friends made through your will, consider including a bequest to KMUW. There are several types of bequests that may be made through your estate. In a Specific Bequest, the recipient receives a specific dollar amount, a specific piece of property, or a stated percentage of the estate. This is one of the most popular forms of bequests. A Residuary Bequest states the recipient will receive all or a stated percentage of an estate after distribution of specific bequests to family and payment of debts, taxes, and expenses. Contingent Bequests state the recipient would receive part of all of the estate under certain specified circumstances. These and all estate planning options, including wills and trusts, should be carefully discussed with your financial planner.News & Soulsations producer Carla Eckels

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2009Tesla Society

Annual gifts of $1,200 +

Brian T Docking & Emily Cassell Docking

Helen C & Lewis R Enns

Dr Roger Evans

Dr Alan J & Sharon K Fearey

Dr Mary R Gatewood

Walter S & Linda Grether

Denise M and Rex L Irwin

Jabara Family Foundation

Drs Lisa S & Jeffrey V May

Dr Christopher A Moeller

Dr Lucynda J Raben

Susan & David H Saidian

Bob G & Patsy Scott

Lois M & Kenneth W Short

Drs James J Snyder & Nancy

McCarthy Snyder

Drs David G & Natalie R Sollo

Georgia Y & Keith D Stevens

Dr Richard S & Pam Toon, Sr

Donna L Yoder

Jim & Linda Zaudke

Producers Leadership CircleAnnual gifts of $900 - $1,199

Gregory A & Cynthia A AbbottGregory J Buehne & Constance CowleyBarbara Y & Mark H ChamberlinBruce B & Patricia A ColeBrenda & Gib ComptonSara & James FarleyKevin Lindsey & Barbara Decker-LindseyThomas B & Billie L McDavittJames D & Penelope R McDonaldWilliam L & Mary Lynn Oliver JrAnn C & Gary R ProthroBarbara K & David K RolphAnonymousLeslie J & Maimon R Ward Jr

Broadcasters Leadership CircleAnnual gifts of $600 - $899

Ann & Thomas A AdrianMadeline Hill AkersLeslie W & Nancy AndersonNancy Beth & John P BartonCharlotte Anne BonnettMary C BoyceDrs Jeanne & Charles BurdsalDr Barbara S CoatsMary DeschDr Kerin L Schell & B Susan DoughertyVerna L DutcherGloria G Farha Flentje & Jack FochtAmber R Norris & Matthew D FlesherJudy & Larry M HattebergDale R HillMark V Holden & Louise Stovall-HoldenDr Martha S & Daniel HousholderPeter W Janssen & Kay M JanssenMargaret M KlineDana G & David R MandaDebra S McArthurMark D MillerTeresa M MorrisScott D & Carole A OchsRudolf & Doris SauerweinDr Charles F & Catherine A ShieldMary E SingletonJoan Kirkpatrick & Michael SniderScott E SpradlinStanley & Linda A S Spurrier IIIKathryn D ThiessenJo Karen S & Michael C Werner

Announcers Leadership CircleAnnual gifts of $300 - $599

Robert J. AdamsJoel W & Gaylene AldersonMary M AldridgeStan & Gretchen Lee AndeelCarol Bacon & William F SchantzJulie K BaergenJustin & Jennifer BaileyShelli Jo BakerCheryl K BargerJ Edward Barker Jr & Donna Dudley BarkerJennifer Muret Bate & Seth S BateShirley & Don BeggsRev Cheryl Jefferson BellSusan H & Richard H BentsonLynne D & Melvin BirdRobert B & Kathleen J BlackburnDr Barbara E & Mr Philip L BowmanMargot A BreckbillMeribeth A & Dr Bruce R BuhrJoan L CaldwellCharlie & Mary CarsonDrs Ushasri Challa & Chivukula SubbaraoLeanne R & Tom ChaseDavid H ClarkCharles ColbyLynda & Harold L ConnellDonald Rex CorneliusJulie &Terry CornettLisa C & Shawn CoyleMarian D CrawfordStarla & Stephen M CriserJack E Cross & Pey LeeNaomi C DaireMargaret M DaweDr Jed E & Paula DelmoreDr Martha S Housholder, Dermotology ClinicThomas R and Jill S DockingDr Darwin Dorr & Stephanie Tilden DorrPaul W & Nancy DotsonHolly A Dyer & Gary OwensAnn K & Roger EastwoodJean C & Charles K EbyAnn T EgelhofDennis & Claudia J EllermanBahram Rahbar & M Bonnie ErnstJane A Eshelman

Wichita Public Radio gratefully acknowledges the generosity of these individuals, businesses, and founda-tions for their generous gifts in support of current operations and special projects

from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.

Member Leadership

Nicola Tesla along with Guglielmo Marconi are credited with the invention of the radio

in 1894.

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Gordon R Ewing JrLaura D Fent & Stephen L BravePete FerrellDiana & Brian FerrisTimothy J FinnertyDrs Steven J Fogarty & Dana SwensonLynette Sooter- GainesConstance D & Barry E GastonDan Morris & Jennifer L Gholson-MorrisDr Hewitt C & Judy GoodpastureMarilyn A & David GrishamLisa A GustinDouglas L & Kimberly S HagueMartin D & Mardith E HammondMary K HannahDr Gary D HarmonHarvey Lewis Miller & Carol A HarnessTheresa Ann HarrisonJoyce E HartnerSusan F & Larry R HarveyJeanine M HathawayW Stephen HathawayKurt Henrichs & Dr Kay GibsonRaleigh W HinmanAlan D HobsonCheryl J Hogan & Paul HoganKellie Erin HoganWen-Chuan & Ming-Hsu HsiaoEva L & Donald E HuffordJohn B Hunt Jr & Dr Diane HuntPatrick W HutchisonAnn Jambor & Jamie KeilMr & Mrs Alfred James, IIILeslie M JensbyDavid Michael Jensen & Dr Paula WorleyAnita L JonesLisa R Jones & Jerry D JonesJanet S & Roger K KaufmanCecile B KellenbargerElizabeth D & Dennis S KennedyKay KennedyDr Gregory J & Mrs Carol A KilbaneSara J & Steven KimballLou Alice & Douglas K KingJake James C KlaverDr Thomas R & Kathryn A KluzakGrace E & Thomas A KneilLaura C & Philip J KnightChristine D & Philip M KnightonDrs Jason Knudtson & Tiffany Von WaldKathleen A KroupaDavid J & Catherine LachapelleRobert C & Carol R LakinCathryn M Laliberte & Bryan S HayMichael J LeetJane G & James R LewisRev Laurie Ann & Thomas R LewisHazel B LinderNicolette & Stephen A LlamasJudith E Loganbill

Nancy N & Robert W LoveBrandon R & Kathryn L MahoneyKathy L & Randall D MalcomJudge John Thomas MartenMary Lou & Carl E MartinKenneth W MartindaleKaren L & Dr John McCabe-JuhnkeDana Rogge-McCain & Mark E McCainDr Marcia L McCoyBarbara Aileen McCuneTerence McDonaldFawn Aline & Dr. W David McDonoughTom N McElroy & Catherine Teubner McElroySharon O’Neill & William R McKeighanCurt MeineckeJayne Seydell MilburnElizabeth D MillerPaul A & Margaret J MillerGregory D Mittman & Johanna Feist MittmanKevin & Kathleen MonroeDrs Justin B Moore & Tracy WilliamsAngela B & Paul A MooreCathy & Peer H Moore-JansenLisa L & Matt MorelandJean E & William L MulfordShawn R MyrtleSabrina & Ronald NibbelinkDr Margaret H & Joseph T O’HaraKaren & John O’LoughlinDouglas E OliverDr Leslie Fox Page & Thomas PageRichard E PancakeErin M & Luis PardoPatricia M PetrakisChristopher E PettriessAnthony G PollockKathleen E & Thomas E PottJo Ann and Gary N PottorffDonna K PrestonDr Patricia C Purvis Jan C & Steven F RandleCraig & Lynnette RauvolaboutaHana RazekDrs Gautham P & Rebecca Harrington ReddyGeney ReedMary Edith & Lanny ReichertValerie L ReimersVirginia Ann ReveringDrew & Karen V ReynoldsKaren S & Curtis RinkDr Robert D Shepard & Kathleen L RitzertLuann RiveraKathleen W RiversBryan K & Catherine J RockyJames F & Jayna K Rogers

Patti J RogersFrancis Leland Russell & Mary Liz JamesonDr Timothy & Kimberly E ScanlanHoward J & Marilyn SchmidtBarbara & James A SchmidtKay L & John David SchmidtSusan Oruth SchollGregg Schwendner & Ariel LoftusMarcia Kay ScurfieldSean P SeamsterA Jean SeegerSteve L & Kim L SeelyJohn W SevereNancy & N Trip ShawverKeith E ShowellDana M SmithMarty A SmithMary-Dell Smith & Daniel J SmithMonica Lynn & James R SmitsJames K SnellDr & Mrs Charles F SquireNicholas M & Julie L St PeterLee C & Ronald L StarkelLinda S & Dee StarkeyLula P & Douglas StephensShelly StilgerBarbara K StokleyMarvin E SwimDr William T & Fay S TerrellJohn C Thompson & Kristina D SchindlerJulia A & Gregory ThompsonDr Bruce & Heidi A TjadenDiane L & Perry ToddThanh N & Hai TruongRebecca L TuckerPaul & Marla Ullom-MinnichGlenn O & Darlene VailAnthony Giardina & Karen Van EmbdenGordon C & Rohini ViethRyan W Doll & Joan Michelle WagnerShelly M WalstonSteven & Sally WendtFelicia R & C Calvin WheelerSteven Bates White & Penny R WhiteMargaret J & Richard A WielandGail E WilliamsPhyllis & Donald R WipfFred R WolfeMark F WoodmanMary & Samuel YeagerJohn P & Sherry L YoungRobert D YoungLee Ann YouseMary E & Roger E Zwemke

KMUW instituted member leadership levels following the Fall 08 drive. If we inadver-tently left your name off one of the Leadership Circles, please let us know so we can make the correction. This roll call is for paid giving from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.

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Community Partners FY09(Businesses who donated goods and services to KMUW)

The AnchorAndover Chamber Of CommerceThe Cotillion BallroomAqua ConnectionsAT&T Real Yellow PagesBradley Paper, Inc.Beards FloralBroadview HotelColonial Fox Theatre FoundationCoventry TravelCreative Catering & CafeDouglas Photographic ImagingFirst FridayFreddy’s Frozen CustardGrace Hill WineryHeart Of America Men’s ChorusHeartland Technology SolutionsHesston-Bethel Performing Arts SeriesJacobs Liquor ExchangeKK Office SolutionsKPTS TV Channel 8Larkspur Restaurant and CateringMoler’s CameraOld Settlers InnOld Town Martini / College Hill DeliThe Orpheum TheatrePlymouth Congregational ChurchPrairie Harvest LLCThe Spice MerchantStart-Thinking, IncTen Thousand Villages - NewtonTheater LeagueWichita City MagazineWichita Independent Business AssocWichita Music TheatreWichita Transit Services / City Of WichitaWSU Career ServicesWSU Green GroupYellow Book USA

Business Underwriters FY09(Businesses that provided monetary funds to KMUW)

Access Group L L C Advanced Pain Medicine Associates Aero Metal Forms Inc. American Guild Of Organists - Wichita Chapter American Marketing Association - Wichita Chapter The Anchor Arts Council of Wichita Artworks

Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary Axtell Clinic, Dr. Paul Bogner Best Of Times Bicycle Pedaler/Holliday Enterprises Inc Bishop Psychotherapy Bohemia Healing Spa Brady Nursery IncThe Center For Health & Wellness Center Gallery Charles Townsend LSCSWChautauqua Hills Festivals College Hill United Methodist Church Colonial Fox Theatre Foundation Commerce Bank Compass Star Montessori Congregation Emanu-El Continental Antique Show Corp For Public BroadcastingThe Cotillion Ballroom Cottonwood Financial GroupDCF Concerts - BB King Decker Electric Diversity Kansas Douglas Design District Dr Patricia Wyatt-Harris DT’s Outlet Emprise Bank Et Cetera Shop

Exploration Place First Unitarian Universalist Church Fisch Haus Fleeson Gooing Coulson & Kitch LLC Friends University - Garvey Institute Of Law Galaxie Business Equipment, Inc. Grace Hill WineryThe Hand Center Hatman Jack’s Heart Of America Men’s Chorus Heartland Women’s Health Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts Series Hillside Nursery Hope Street Youth Development The Independent School Inc Interhab IQ Academy Islamic Society Of Wichita Jill Docking & Brian Docking Financial Consultant, Wells FargoJohn S And James L Knight Foundation Kansas African American Museum Kansas Association Of Community Foundations Kansas Association Of Insurance Agents Kansas Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic ViolenceKansas Department Of Wildlife & Parks Kansas Historical Records Advisory Board Kansas Orchid Society

Please Support the Businesses That Support KMUW

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WRRS Development Board

Board Members as of June 30, 2009

Sharon Powell-Quincy - PresidentRev. Deedee Evans - Secretary

Members:Ginger BrownKathryn BuckLeslie Chaffin Julie S. Finneran John Madden Betty MarshallBreAnna Monk Sue Pearce Angie Prather Kris SchindlerRebecca Hill Stiles

Honorary Member: Tim R. Norton/Sedgwick County Commissioner

KMUW StaffMark McCain - General ManagerJon Cyphers - Director of EngineeringLu Anne Stephens - Program DirectorDenise Irwin - Director of Development

Programming:Frank Dudgeon - Morning Edition host/News ProducerCarla Eckels - News Producer, Soulsations hostChris Heim - Global Village & Crossroads host/ProducerBarry Gaston - Jazz Cafe & Moonglow host/ProducerJedd Beaudoin - Strange Currency hostJim Erickson - Film ReviewerSarah Bagby - The Book Review with Sarah Bagby

Development:Pat Hayes - Volunteer/Listener Services CoordinatorLarry Bennett - Underwriting RepresentativeR. Adriana Emmot - Accounting SpecialistKerri Wood Thomson -Applications Support Technician/ WebsiteHeather Eden - Development Student InternBethany Garton - Development Student InternBill Morris - Marketing Consultant

Kansas Rural Center Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center Keith Hodges Insurance King’s Solar And Plumbing

The Kitchen Place Inc KU School Of Business Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church Lucinda’s McClelland Sound McPherson Scottish Festival McMullen Jewelry Inc Mead Street Gallery MidAmerica Minority Business Development CouncilMonica’s Bundt Cake Company

Morris Laing Evans Brock & Kennedy

National Institute For Aviation Research National MS Society South Central Kansas Nelson-Atkins Museum Of Art Newman University Nordic Choir - Luther College Old Settlers Inn The Orpheum Theatre Pain Management Associates L C Plymouth Congregational Church Prairie Harvest LLC Prairie Pines FestivalsPresbyterian Manor Professional Engineering Consultants P A Providence Physical Therapy Ruth Burke & Associates Inc Sagepoint Financial Sedgwick County Zoo Senseney Music IncThe Shamrock Lounge Shiftspace Gallery Small World Gallery Southwestern College State Library Of Kansas Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Suede Tallgrass Film Festival Ten Thousand Villages - Newton Traditions Furniture Twist Yarn Shop University United Methodist Church Watermark Books & Cafe

WDM ArchitectsWichita Area Technical College Wichita Bicycle Collective Wichita Chapter Of The Links, Inc. Wichita Grand Opera Wichita Metro Chamber Of Commerce

Wichita Public Library William Inge Center For The Arts WSU - University Relations WSU Edwin A Ulrich Museum Of Art WSU Fairmount College Arts & Sciences

Marconi Society elite sponsors of Wichita Public Radio

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