Wqed Multimedia

“Financial management reviews a copy of the draft form 990. Upon their review, the finance, business and operations committee reviews an online copy posted to the board portal. A quorom of the committee discusses and approves the return in a conference call or meeting. Subsequent to approval by the finance, business and operations committee all members of the board review the final 990 by accessing the board portal before it is filed.”

“Every year each board member is required to complete a new conflicts questionnaire which addresses all the points in the conflict of interest policy. The forms are reviewed and monitored by financial manegement.”

“Wqed multimedia is a public tv and radio operator of which there is a larger network; therefore based on the type and demographics, there is comparable compensation available on an ongoing basis. Every three or four years, or as deemed necessary, an independent salary consultant does a survey to make sure that compensation is within the market range of comparable organizations. The executive committee of the board approves the executive compensation annually for the organization and also approves a sum of money that can be used for general staff raises if applicable. Compensation amounts for general staff are agreed upon by department heads and human resources using the findings of the independent consultant and comparable data for similar oranizations as a guideline. All compensation amounts are based on market rates and are determined to be reasonable.”

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“Local community outreach ready to learn: wqed's ready to learn initiative is the core of our educational mission for children and families, and we are proud to be one of only eleven stations selected to be ready to learn superstations. Sponsored by the u.s. Department of education, ready to learn is projects that support early science and literacy learning for families. Ready to learn is an indispensable resource for local teachers and wqed is leading the charge to train educators on how to use the assets in their classes. Below are the current ready to learn and other activities of wqed's education department. Inquire within: wqed's inquire within is a program in partnership between wqed and 25 local libraries in southwestern pennsylvania, eastern ohio and northern west virginia. Inquire within aspires to re-imagine media-first partnerships that create impactful educational experiences in learning for children and families. For inquire within, wqed works with local and national library partners to create and implement pbs-themed curriculum that leverages public trust with a thirst for innovation in service of 21st century learners, by developing a community of practice that can experiment, lead and sustain a new approach to educational public media. Backpack distribution: wqed partnered with south hills interfaith movement (shim) in their back-to-school backpack distribution. Each august, shim provides children backpacks filled with the necessary supplies to head back to school feeling confident and ready to learn. All the materials were donated by members of the community. Any family who needs help with basic back-to-school supplies is welcome to bring their children (k-12) to shim to receive new backpacks and supplies. Odd squad summer camp: wqed education hosted a week-long summer camp for children from south hills interfaith movement (shim) in the wqed studios. Approximately 80 refugee children in grades k-5 participated in activities based on the pbs children's program odd squad in the morning, and doing puppetry and music with pittsburgh puppet works in the afternoon. On june 23 the students held a final performance with pittsburgh puppet works to showcase what they have worked on all week. Institute for digital innovation, education and family engagement: wqed welcomed national leaders to the wqed institute for digital innovation, education and family engagement at the fred rogers studio in april. Attendees from around the country gathered for in-depth sessions to help local leaders prioritize how to use digital innovation as a new approach in family engagement in the 21st century. Wqed collaborated with new america foundation and joan ganz cooney center to bring together educators, community partners, philanthropic leadership, government representatives and decision-makers for this one-day experience. Objectives for the institute were to help state and local leaders prioritize and get organized on how to use new approaches to modernize family engagement and test an action agenda established by the institute to show how a city like pittsburgh is an example of how this model can be replicated. Wqed pbs kids writers contest: wqed announced the winners of its 2018 pbs kids writers contest (made possible locally by the eqt foundation) during a celebration may 19 at wqed's fred rogers studio. Earlier in may, the public was invited to vote for the "reader's choice winner" from 26 finalists selected from more than 1,000 entries received for this year's contest throughout pennsylvania, west virginia, ohio and new jersey. A record 5,882 votes were submitted online via the portal, a record number. The 2018 reader's choice winner is: zoe wolfe for her story, "south pole santa" with 642 votes. Zoe attends orchard hill intermediate school in north canton, oh. Stem-based engineering program competition at wqed: design lives here is a student outreach program based on the pbs show design squad nation. The original show featured teens”

“Between june 1 and july 31, all readers kept a log of books read and their time spent reading on the summer reading challenge book log. The top three readers from each category with the most time spent reading will be contacted with prize details and recognized at a pbs39 event. The number one readers from each grade group across all of pennsylvania with the most time spent reading will be part of a statewide celebration. Wqed hosts national education summit wqed presented a first-of-its-kind national survey about young children and science at an education summit in the fred rogers studio on july 11. The survey, conducted by education development center (edc) and sri international, found that while most parents are confident about teaching their children reading, writing and arithmetic, they feel far less prepared to help with science. The study was commissioned by the u.s. Department of education's ready to learn initiative and led by the corporation for public broadcasting and pbs. This survey tells us that parents, regardless of income, want to give their children a strong start in the sciences, but many just aren't sure how. Edc vice president shelley pasnik, who spoke at the summit, led a discussion with participating parents, education leaders and other early learning stakeholders on how early experiences with science can help children develop problem-solving skills. Following the presentation, attendees had the opportunity to explore four family and community learning stations to practice science activities that they can share at home. Parts of the conference were taped for inclusion in a future episode of iq: smartparent. The conference was made possible by cpb, education development center, pbs kids and the us department of education. Wash & learn - pennsylvania's first learning library in a laundromat community representatives celebrated the opening of pennsylvania's first learning library at sudsy's laundromat in south park on june 28. County executive rich fitzgerald was among the participants at a public community celebration to launch the new "wash & learn" program. The national program allows children waiting at the laundromat with their families to have opportunities to participate in literacy workshops and take home free books and educational resources. The launch of the "wash & learn" program at sudsy's laundromat in bethel park builds from a collaboration built between allegheny county library association, libraries without borders, south park township library, and wqed. The program aims to extend opportunities for literacy development to children waiting at the laundromat with their families as a means to address the "summer slide." libraries without borders will install laptops and wifi hotspots at the laundromat, alongside bookshelves with curated materials that customers can read on site or check out and take home. The wash & learn program goes to families where they are, to build basic literacy and digital literacy skills. When done early, those skills can lower physical, psychological, and social barriers as a child grows older. A detailed calendar of workshops can be found on wqed's website. Facilitators will provide story times for children and facilitate early learning workshops timed between wash and dry cycles.”

“Production activity wqed offered a rich tapestry of content in fy 2018. Below is a summary of programming, which is archived at www.wqed.org: rick sebak's tales of greater pittsburgh - a short history of route 88 https://www.wqed.org/nebby aired 10/5/17 this episode takes viewers for a ride along the region's historic pennsylvania route 88, which originally ran from erie to monongahela, pa and now goes from route 51 in overbrook to the town of point marion, near the west virginia line. Rick sebak's tales of greater pittsburgh - meat pittsburgh https://www.wqed.org/nebby aired 2/1/18 a celebration of several places in and around pittsburgh where you can find good meat. Meat pittsburgh includes a side of beef at the restaurant called whitfield in the ace hotel in east liberty as well as locally made hot-dogs at the classic shorty's lunch in washington, pa, among others. Rick sebak's tales of greater pittsburgh - people who've written books around here https://www.wqed.org/nebby aired 4/20/18 celebrates the work of a few pittsburgh area writers, considering books ranging from o pioneers! By willa cather to the recently published science fiction novel titled the gone world by tom sweterlitsch. The program gives a glimpse into the working habits of some local wordsmiths, including stewart o'nan, cameron barnett, lori jakiela, dave newman, and osama alomar. The program encourages all readers to become acquainted with not just these few writers but all who have ever put pen to paper in western pennsylvania. Rick sebak's tales of greater pittsburgh - pittsburgh vintage mixer https://www.wqed.org/nebby aired 6/28/18 a celebration of the pittsburgh vintage mixer, a sort of hip flea market that is held now usually twice a year at the teamster temple in lawrenceville. It's an eclectic shopping experience featuring mid-century-modern items, some true antiques, lots of unusual souvenirs, racks of beautiful old clothing, and tables of unexpected knickknacks, stylish housewares, and things you may remember from your grandparents' house. Authentic lives: profiles of pittsburgh's transgender community https://wqed.org/authenticlives aired 1/29/18 it's not just about restrooms. All too often, discriminatory practices against lgbtq people make headlines that barely touch upon the actual challenges. From education to employment, health care to housing, transgender americans fight daily for their right to exist. This documentary looks at how pittsburgh is responding. Come by here: a history of five churches https://wqed.org/tv/watch/specials/come-here-history-five-churches aired 2/23/17 much of the pittsburgh region's rich african american history is centered in the church. With hundreds of predominantly black congregations in western pennsylvania, this program focused on just a few - each with a unique and compelling history. Profiles included a landmark church in the heart of pittsburgh; a tiny rural congregation thriving despite changing times; a church with a rich musical history; and a study of blue collar workers who built their own church while helping to build the region's industry. Honored by the pittsburgh black media federation's robert l. Vann award for outstanding tv documentary and honored with a golden quill award for television-history by the press club of western pennsylvania. And both shall row my love and i https://wqed.org/tv/watch/specials/and-both-shall-row-my-love-and-i aired 2/8/18 it started with a shipwreck in 1850. Two irish sweethearts are headed to the new world when calamity strikes. The chaos of the shipwreck separated the couple. But many years later, we pick up the story in pittsburgh where their implausible reunion is a love story for the ages. It's just one of a collection of poignant, romantic and life-affirming stories set in western pennsylvania - all with an engaging musical thread. A beacon for change: the pittsburgh courier story https://wqed.org/tv/watch/specials/beacon-change-pittsburgh-courier-sto aired 2”

“Volunteers: a call to serve https://wqed.org/tv/watch/specials/volunteers-call-serve aired 4/19/18 western pennsylvania has a rich history of volunteerism and wqed highlighted three volunteers who are helping their community in volunteers: a call to serve. This documentary focuses on three local volunteers who give their time in very different ways: john edward hutchinson of the greensburg vfd is believed to be the nation's oldest-living volunteer fire chief; former pittsburgh steeler charlie batch combines athletics and academics in a highly-successful program for at-risk youth; and linda lafferty organizes blessings in a backpack in wilkinsburg, providing food for students who might not have a meal waiting at home. A christmas cookie story https://wqed.org/tv/watch/specials/christmas-cookie-story aired 12/21/17 this local documentary aired multiple times in december and celebrates a cherished local tradition: baking christmas cookies. Https://www.wqed.org/tv/watch/specials/christmas-cookie-story iq: smartparent https://wqed.org/smartparent airs locally and distributed nationally through apt iq: smartparent is wqed's national television series geared toward parents raising kids in the digital age. A total of 82 licensees and 187 stations are carrying iq: smartparent, for a total market coverage of 38% across the united states. Topics covered on iq: smartparent this season included: - iq: smartparent the family fun guide - iq: smartparent celebrating different learning styles - iq: smartparent social & emotional learning - iq: smartparent math in the digital age - iq: smartparent libraries transform lives - iq: smartparent healthy family media habits qed cooks celebrates 25th anniversary what started as a way to help pittsburghers use up all those summer zucchinis has become a community favorite that celebrated 25 years on the air in august. Qed cooks with host chris fennimore welcomed viewers to the wqed kitchen to share family-favorite recipes traditions and memories for its 25th anniversary program on august 4. Https://youtu.be/6wzrm2p5kyq the qed cooks series started in 1993, when chris was asked by fellow choir member - and now wife laura - if he'd like to share a plot with her in a community garden in homewood cemetery. He planted peppers, tomatoes, basil and three zucchini plants. By mid-july, the garden was blooming and there was an abundance of zucchini. Chris asked nancy polinsky, then director of continuity at wqed, to make a spot to air on wqed asking people for zucchini recipes. The response was overwhelming and led to the first qed cooks show that featured zucchini. The original show was done on a whim and there are no recordings. Since that day in 1993 and through several kitchen sets (including a mauve-colored set), chris has asked viewers to send him their recipes and he has invited some of those cooks to join him on the set to share traditions. More than 100 cooking marathons have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for wqed and the thank-you gift has always been a cookbook of all the recipes received for each show. Wqed digital first productions premiere and are available on digital platforms including computers, tablets and smartphones. Wqed sessions - https://wqed.org/sessions a digital first series showcasing local musicians. New installments premiere every two to three weeks and viewers can follow the show and keep up to date on upcoming webisodes. In honor of the 50th anniversary of mister rogers' neighborhood, bands that have been featured return for new renditions of "won't you be my neighbor?" pittsburgh eats - https://wqed.org/pittsburgheats pittsburgh is one of the nation's top food towns - and wqed has launched this direct-to-web series to showcase it. What sets the pittsburgh culinary scene apart from other cities - and who are the people making it happen? We'll visit everything from mom & pop eateries to places on the cutting edge of culinary cool to show you what and where pittsburgh eats.”

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