About WOSU
Friday, 21 November 2008
04:17AM

Kresge Challenge Grant


Make a generous gift to WOSU to help us meet a $500,000 Challenge Grant from The Kresge Foundation. Your gift will contribute to our raising the dollars necessary to claim this important grant. Thank you for your support of WOSU Public Media.


WOSU@COSI is open to the public!

Our new media center is here! Visitors will be greetd by our digital welcome mat, and can see themselves on U•TV, an interactive exhibit where you can explore the art and science of television production. You can also take a peek inside our new studios. more...
WOSU Public Media has initiated a $10.8 million capital campaign to secure private funding in order to rebuild the aged television and radio infrastructure. This project will include the remodeling of the transmission, production, post-production, studio and other areas. Of that goal, phase one is complete through grants and contributions of $5.2 million, enabling WOSU and WPBO television stations and WOSU AM and FM radio stations to make the transition to digital broadcasting.

For television stations, this transition to digital was a federal mandate. Phase two of the capital campaign involves raising $5.6 million to support the construction and equipment required to build the studios of WOSU@COSI - the digital media center in Gallery 1 at COSI. The goal of the campaign is to raise these funds by the end of 2006. Please contact Mary Yerina at WOSU if you are interested in contributing to this special project.

The ability of WOSU Public Media to meet the challenges of the future is subject to many influences outside of its control, such as state, university and federal funding, as well as the economy. With over half of our income funds generated by individuals and businesses in central and southern Ohio, station stability is greatly affected by the marketplace.

The FY06 budget plan for WOSU includes a direct funded budget of $9.7 million. Of that amount, 45% (about $4.7 million) of the budget is for staff salary/benefits and 21% (about $2 million) is dedicated to programming costs.

WOSU is pleased to offer the following financial reports, based on annual audits from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. We plan on updating our online financial reports annually after our yearly audit is completed. If you have questions about these reports, please e-mail Mary Alice Akins, Director of Financial and Computer Services.

2004-2005


Financial Data: Operating Revenues and Expenses, FY 2004-2005

Financial Data: Operating Expenses, FY 2004-2005 (with pie chart)

Financial Data: Operating Revenue, FY 2004-2005 (with pie chart)



2003-2004


Financial Data: Operating Revenues and Expenses, FY 2003-2004

Financial Data: Operating Expenses, FY 2003-2004 (with pie chart)

Financial Data: Operating Revenue, FY 2003-2004 (with pie chart)




Community Report


2004 Community Report (PDF 2.1M)

Serenata with Christopher Purdy

Serenata, also known as “Adventures with the Art Song,” is a half-hour program hosted by WOSU’s Christopher Purdy. If you despair of choosing among the 500-plus recordings of Schubert lieder or want to hear Renee Fleming’s new jazz/classical album, this is the program for you. more...

The MTT Files

“The MTT Files” is an exciting new series hosted by San Francisco Symphony Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas. Eight 60-minute programs explore classical music and its influence on our lives in unexpected ways. These programs include music by the San Francisco Symphony and interviews with special guests, including the late James Brown and Garrick Ohlsson.
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