Notes from the President & CEO


Evening Underwriters Tank you to our Evening Underwriters! Teir support helps make Auction 2012 possible.


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Tis season continues to be, hands down, one of the best programming seasons on WTVP that I can recall. Te jewel in the crown was Downton Abbey, both Season 2 and the Season 1 replay. Others must have felt so because on the evening of “Te Big Game,” Downton Abbey was the second most viewed program. Other major hits were the anniversary presentations of both Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables.


Joining the costume dramas and musical specials were terrific historical documen- taries about Billy the Kid and General Custer, and another installment of American Experience’s presidential series featuring a look at William Jefferson Clinton. Wednesdays were science nights on PBS and drew increasingly larger audiences, especially young males, and the PBS Friday Arts Festival programs were viewed by more than 25% of the American TV audience.


National research has confirmed that PBS is the most trusted institution and is considered an “excellent” use of tax dollars – for the ninth consecutive year, only the military ranked higher. PBS was also called the most fair network for news and public affairs. In addition, PBS KIDS was named the most educational TV/media brand, the safest destination for children to watch television or visit online and the top provider of content that helps children build reading and math skills. (Te research was conducted in January and February 2012 by the independent, non- partisan research companies Harris Interactive and ORC Online Caravan.)


For Closed Captioning Concerns please contact our Captioning Hotline:


Phone: 309-495-0585 Fax: 309-677-4730 Email: captioninghotline@wtvp.org We will make every effort to respond or otherwise resolve your inquiry within 24 hours or 1 business day. Written Closed Captioning complaints should be directed to the following:


Mr. Bill Porter, Chief Engineer WTVP-TV 101 State Street, Peoria, Il 61602 Phone: 309-677-4747 Fax: 309-677-4730 Email: captioninghotline@wtvp.org Before sending a formal written com- plaint, we recommend you first contact our captioning hotline. We may be able to resolve your problem immediately without the need for a formal complaint. In any event, we will respond to your complaint within 30 days.


WTVP 47


Illinois Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation Board of Trustees Chair:


Vice Chair:


President & CEO: Secretary: Treasurer: At Large:


Immediate Past Chair:


Elwin Basquin Bryan Chumbley Dr. John Day Salvador Garza Jerry Herbstreith Dr. Jeffrey Huberman Linda Huddle Mary Ann Knell Jerry Kolb Barbara Leiter Allen Mayer Michel McCord


Andrew Rand Joseph Strupek Chet Tomczyk


Jonathan Burklund Marianne Moll


Steve Backlund Dr. Cynthia Fischer Nancy Levenick


Wayne Baum


P. Joseph O’Neill Dr. Sally Parry Sheldon Schafer Adam Sloan Tomas Spurgeon Edward Szynaka Dr. William Tammone Russ Trowbridge Peter Wong Lorrie Wu


Editor: Linda Miller


Writers: Linda Miller, Stacey Tomczyk


Design & Pre-Press Production: Lee Renner


Questions/Comments If you have questions or comments, please direct


them to the following people:


President & CEO Chet Tomczyk


Programming Linda Miller


Production William Baker


Development/Major Gifts Jennifer Davis


Membership


Auction Luann Claudin


Production & Satellite Rental Underwriting Opportunities Angie Spears


677-4747 495-0591 495-0530 495-0525


495-0547 495-0524


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Internet Te WTVP 47 web site contains a variety


of information about our station, including program details and special features. Visit us at www.wtvp.org.


Volunteering If you’d like to contribute some of your valuable time to help us continue to bring quality television to our area please contact the Development Office at 309-495-0547.


Tours Our studio is open by appointment for free public group tours. Contact the station at 309-677-4747.


Friends of 47 • Te Galesburg Area Friends of 47—For informa- tion contact the president, Linda Huddle, at (309) 289-4032.


• Te Pekin Friends of 47—To join, contact the president, Jerry Herbstreith, at (309) 346-7901.


Changes of Address If you move, don’t forget to let us know. Contact the Development Office at 309-495-0547.


WTVP 47 101 State Street


Peoria, Illinois 61602


309-677-4747 FAX: 309-677-4730 www.wtvp.org


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Te best news of all is that you continue to support WTVP and public television with your hard-earned dollars. Without you, none of this success would be pos- sible. Tank you for making it so.


Finally, don’t miss out on this year’s WTVP Auction beginning April 26. It’s another great way to support your favorite programs.


Chet Tomczyk, President & CEO


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