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www.wtvi.org
For more informationabout WTVI or the
Charlotte-MecklenburgPublic Broadcasting Authority,
contact Elsie Garner, WTVI President & CEO
3424 Commonwealth AvenueCharlotte, NC 28205
Phone: 704-371-8800or e-mail: [email protected].
“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say ‘it’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.”
– Fred Rogers
WTVI reaches more than380,000 households in its
11 county area.The counties include:
Mecklenburg, Gaston, Lincoln,Rowan, Iredell, Stanly,
Union, Anson, Catawba,Cabarrus and Cleveland
WTVI is…An essential community resource in Charlotte-Mecklenburg for over 40 years.
Quality television accessible to all people providing education, culture, and citizenship
Created as an instructional arm of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools; op-erating since 1981 as the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Broadcasting Authority, with 501.c.3 designation from the IRS
Associated with PBS, the most-trusted institution in America
Focused exclusively on the 13 coun-ties of the Southern Piedmont Region
Seeking a $1 million appropriation from the State of North Carolina in support of local services through WTVI
By the numbers….Serves almost 700,000 people a monthProvides literacy workshops to over 17,000 at-risk kidsBroadcasts 13 hours a day of quality educational children’s programsPrograms five different channels of information with state-of-the-art digital broadcastsOperates on a $5 million annual budgetWTVI Budget At A Glance- Income
government Support
37%
Contributions48%
Earned Income11%
Other4%
WTVI Budget At A Glance- Expenses
Broadcasting65%
Fundraising30%
Admin5%
WTVI Operating BudgetAt A Glance-Income 2007
It’s all aboutlocal service….
WTVI Operating BudgetAt A Glance-Expenses 2010
Total Operating Budget 2010$3,945,851
HEALTHWISE provides up-to-the-minute medical news
GED on TV givespeople a chance to get their high school diplo-ma; we lend the books
FINAL EDITIONexplores the stories behind this week’slocal news stories
CAROLINABUSINESSREVIEWinterviews the region’s business leaders
CAROLINACALLINGcelebrates the rich musical heritage of this area
ELECTIONDEBATESbrings candidates before the voters
LEGACYtalks with the people who built this region to what it is today