Panhandle PBS has been an important part of life in Texas Panhandle for more than 28 years. It is a gathering place for intelligent, trusted community engagement that educates, enlightens, empowers and entertains – on air, online and in the community. Community gathers here at Panhandle PBS each week with the new, locally produced, issue-driven series, Live Here, and our in-depth discussion pieces and candidates’ forums for local elections, as well as our segments sharing stories of cancer throughout the Panhandle.

Children of all ages, learn here when Panhandle PBS provides teachers with resource tools for student success and engages college-goers with thought-provoking content to enrich their studies and broaden their cultural horizons.

Art thrives here through visual and performing arts events, a web series, Artistically Speaking, and various live streaming events.

In addition, a “season of mystery” partnership with the Amarillo Public Library and the Don Harrington Discovery Center proves that adventure really does begin here. The station’s activities in our community over the last year show our impact has had both breadth and depth. Our community partners have played a large role in this positive impact. Museums, libraries, school service providers, health care providers, and Amarillo College have all made great things happen here. We are grateful to everyone – our members, our underwriters, our partners. You have helped support the foundational educational mission of public television for us all. Thank you,

Ellen Robertson GreenCEO Panhandle PBS

We Live Here

Live Here Panhandle PBS renewed its focus on local content production with a weekly, on-air series that examines and attempts to explain timely and critical issues that matter here in the Texas Panhandle. The program also features segments on the arts, community organizations, events and people making a difference and working to shape and inform the culture and the sensibilities of our lives here.

Candidates Forum Panhandle PBS hosted a forum of the candidates vying for the City of Amarillo mayoral and city commission positions. Local media representatives joined the Panhandle PBS team as panelists seeking answers to the important issues facing the city. The forum aired as a special two-hour episode of Live Here on Panhandle PBS, and on each of the local commercial broadcast stations.

National Philanthropy Day Honor

Panhandle PBS was delighted to be the recipient of the 2014 Outstanding Media Award presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Texas Plains Chapter. Station staff, Advisory Board Members and Amarillo College administrators attended the awards luncheon on 11/12/14, where the station was honored for its time and effort given to create a meaningful impact for so many in the Texas Panhandle community.

This award is presented to a local media organization, individual, public relations firm and/or organization in a media related enterprise involved in advancing philanthropy. Panhandle PBS was recognized for numerous community partnerships which advanced not only the organizations involved but the community as a whole. National Philanthropy Day recognizes contributions that philanthropy and the people active in the philanthropic community have made.

Community Gathers Here

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The Roosevelts screening event at Panhandle PBS in partnership with Amarillo College Legal Society

Amarillo College Legal Society partnered with Panhandle PBS for a screening of the Ken Burns film, The Roosevelts, on 9/9/14. Twenty attendees enjoyed the sneak peak in the Panhandle PBS studios, with Amarillo College students and faculty members utilizing PBS resources in their organization’s thematic discussions.

Panhandle Stories Oral History Project Completion

Panhandle PBS has been telling the stories of the Texas Panhandle since 1989, and as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations in 2013- 2014 conducted the Panhandle-wide oral history project, Panhandle Stories.

Fall 2014 saw the project’s completion. For over 13 months and 1,200 miles, the Panhandle Stories project visited different Panhandle communities to collect stories from a total of 90 Panhandle residents, ages 10 to 100, in libraries, community centers, historical museums, and even a county courthouse.

The final story was collected on 9/14/14 in Borger, Texas. Story processing and subject tracking was completed, with a full set of DVDs, digital files and records being given to the archives of Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum for preservation and research. In addition, a presentation to members of South Georgia Baptist Church in Amarillo was made on 1/8/15 due to interest in the the project.

My Way to Olympia Screening in partnership with Amarillo College Common Reader program

As part of the Amarillo College Common Reader program’s fall 2014 programming, Panhandle PBS shared the POV film, My Way to Olympia in the

station’s main studio with an audience of 15. The insightful and funny documentary film explores athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities pursuing their dreams in the Paralympics, and was a perfect point of discussion with the Common Reader’s theme of determination and finding inner strength to achieve one’s goals.

Downton Abbey Screening EventsPanhandle PBS provided a series of five sneak previews of the first hour of the Downton Abbey Season 5 premiere episode to enthusiastic Texas Panhandle residents. Community partners worked with the station to host these events across the Panhandle, reaching 225 attendees.

• Sherman County Public Library, Stratford, TX 12/7/14 • Burton Memorial Library, Clarendon, TX 12/10/14 • Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, TX 12/11/14 • Amarillo Public Library, Downtown Branch, Amarillo 12/30/14 • Collingsworth Public Library, Wellington, TX 12/30/14

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Story of Cancer: Engagement Activities around the Ken Burns production, Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies

Panhandle PBS was honored to conduct community engagement plans surrounding the Ken Burns film, Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies. Our efforts consisted of numerous components: 11 film preview events, story collection/share efforts with 12 Texas Panhandle residents touched by cancer, a dedicated website sharing content and area resources, contributions to a national “story wall” online collection of cancer stories, display banners about the film with local interviewee quotes, flyers/posters, DVD/book set distribution to 50 Texas Panhandle libraries and cancer support organizations, and newspaper/radio/on-air/social media promotions. Combined, these efforts had the potential of reaching thousands of Texas Panhandle residents, and growing.

Panhandle PBS’s 11 film preview events alone, in partnership with area cancer support organizations and educational institutions, reached over 250 Texas Panhandle residents.

Dialogue - Cancer Support GroupHarrington Cancer CenterAmarillo, TXMarch 5, 2015

Advisory Board MeetingAmerican Cancer SocietyAmarillo, TXMarch 10, 2015

Noon Lecture SeriesVA Medical CenterAmarillo, TXMarch 16, 2015

Women in Touch Support GroupHarrington Cancer CenterAmarillo, TXMarch 16, 2015

Film Previews for Harrington Cancer Center Staff MembersAmarillo, TXMarch 19, 2015 Pampa Cancer Support GroupPampa, TXMarch 24, 2015

Amarillo College Radiation Therapy ClassesAmarillo, TXMarch 26 and April 6, 2015

Online Film Preview free and open to the public in partnership with KLRN and Texas PBSMarch 25, 7:00 p.m.

First Baptist ChurchPanhandle, TXMarch 26, 2015

Our partner, Amarillo Cancer Society/Amarillo office, shared the film screener with additional sites in rural Texas Panhandle communities through June 2015.

From our Cancer engagement partners:

The Panhandle PBS staff was excellent! You and your support staff were very easy to work with and provided great resources and information to our patients and staff. I have had patients ask when we will be able to “do this again?” They are living the story that was told in the film and, by including them in the screening, I believe they were able to recognize their part in this story.- Natalie Henning, Harrington Cancer Center

[Regarding the DVD and book copies, our director would like to] set up a “lending library” for patients and health care professionals new to the field of oncology. Thanks again for all your help. Panhandle PBS is truly a great community resource to this vast area we call home. - Stan McKeever, Harrington Cancer Center

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Adventure Begins Here

Art Thrives Here

“Season of Mystery” Collaboration with Amarillo Public Library and the Don Harrington Discovery Center

The station partnered with the Amarillo Public Library and the Don Harrington Discovery Center for a “Season of Mystery” on all things Sherlock Holmes in fall 2014. Along with book clubs, book displays, a hands-on science exhibition, online and on-air mystery programming and resources, the station presented the film, How Sherlock Changed the World, to an audience of 30 at the Amarillo Public Library Southwest Branch. This partnership allowed all three organizations to share cross-programming in our community around a central theme of mystery and intrigue.

AMA-Con screening of Superheroes: A Never Ending Power

Up to 75 teens and adults enjoyed a screening of all episodes of Superheroes: A Never Ending Power at AMA-Con, a comic and anime convention hosted by the Amarillo Public Library on 8/1/15. The documentary, examining the comic book genre and its powerful legacy worldwide, was a natural fit with this pop culture celebration in Amarillo.

Last Days in Vietnam Screening in partnership with Amarillo College Common Reader Program

For the Amarillo College Common Reader spring programming, Panhandle PBS was delighted to partner by offering a sneak-preview screening of the film, Last Days in Vietnam, on 4/8/15. Fifteen attendees enjoyed the film segments along with discussion, connecting the film’s themes to the Common Reader themes of inner strength and following one’s moral compass.

ART21 Screening event partnership with Process Art House

Panhandle PBS worked with the Amarillo art gallery Process Art House to host a public screening of ART21 - Art in the Twenty-First Century. The episode featured artists from the United States, Europe and Latin America, transporting 15 Texas Panhandle viewers to artistic projects around the world.

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Presentation to Amarillo Independent School District Fine Arts Educators

Station staff was delighted to be part of the Amarillo Independent School District’s Staff Development on 11/14/14. One hundred fine arts teachers learned about PBS LearningMedia resources for use in their classrooms,

as well as the station’s local resources, including Music is Instrumental - videos and lessons created in partnership with the Amarillo Symphony to introduce students to musical instruments.

Grab a Hunk of Lightning: Dorothea Lange screening event with special guest, filmmaker Dyanna Taylor - a partnership with Amarillo Museum of Art

Panhandle PBS partnered with the Amarillo Museum of Art for a special photography event on 12/4/14 at the Amarillo Museum of Art. A one-hour version of the PBS film, American Masters - Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning, was shown to an audience of 80, free of charge, followed by discussion and Q&A with the film’s director and narrator, Dyanna Taylor, who is also Dorothea Lange’s granddaughter. Taylor is a Peabody and five-time Emmy Award-winning cinematographer who resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The event was held prior to the film’s premiere on Panhandle PBS, and featured specially-displayed photographs by Dorothea Lange that are in the Museum’s holdings.

NATIONAL GALLERY screening event in partnership with The Citadelle Art Foundation

Residents of Canadian and Miami, Texas, “traveled” to London without leaving the Panhandle on 7/31/15 and 8/1/15 at The Citadelle Art Foundation. Panhandle PBS shared a preview screening of the Frederick Wiseman film, NATIONAL GALLERY, taking the audience of 25 behind the scenes to the heart of the museum with masterpieces of Western art from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. The audience also discussed the film, including connections to The Citadelle - its operations, mission and community reach.

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Children Learn Here

An Evening with Hayden Pedigo: Partnership Concert

Panhandle PBS and Amarillo Museum of Art enjoyed a unique partnership on 6/19/14 with an audience of 100 enjoying an acoustic concert by Amarillo guitarist, Hayden Pedigo. Held in the Museum’s atrium gallery as a kickoff to the Museum’s new 22HUNDRED event series, the concert featured Pedigo and his “American Primitive” style while Panhandle PBS cameras were rolling. Content continues to be shared on air and online at PanhandlePBS.org. The event laid the groundwork for future musical collaborations between the Museum and Panhandle PBS.

The Cookie Thief: Cookie Monster Movie Event

Panhandle PBS partnered with the Amarillo Public Library and the Amarillo Museum of Art to offer a free family event on 2/7/15 around the new Sesame Workshop film, The Cookie Thief. Thirty children and their parents watched an advance showing of the Cookie Monster movie, a “cookie-filled” art museum caper, while making Cookie Monster pop-up cards to coincide with the Museum’s exhibition of pop-up art.

Panhandle Math and Science Conference

Panhandle PBS was delighted to present two sessions and host an informational booth at the Panhandle Math and Science Conference at West Texas A&M University on 8/4/15 and 8/5/15. Our conference presentations and booth

on PBS LearningMedia and Panhandle PBS resources reached 300 math and science educators from across the Texas Panhandle. It was a meaningful opportunity to communicate the vast array of content available to educators in various subjects and grade levels through the power of PBS, as well as connect with area educators and administrators about potential future partnerships.

From teachers:

PBS LearningMedia is a new and wonderful resource to use in the classroom that is engaging for today’s students...thank you for sharing!

Panhandle PBS is a great wealth of knowledge! Wonderful to find things that are actually useful in a classroom...FREE is amazing!

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Artistically Speaking Panhandle PBS highlighted the Texas Panhandle arts scene in the 10-part digital series “Artistically Speaking.” From acoustic musician Hayden Pedigo to a look at the art of being a barber, “Artistically Speaking” covered a variety of topics that encourage everyone to discover new artists and art forms. The series was distributed across many of Panhandle PBS’ platforms, including PanhandlePBS.org, and Panhandle PBS’ Facebook page and Twitter page.

FASO In an effort to enlighten area elementary, secondary and high school students to the arts, Panhandle PBS partnered with Friends of Aeolian-Skinner to livestream world-renowned musicians live from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Amarillo. In addition to the performances, the four-part series provided students an opportunity to ask the artists questions about the arts, performing, their instruments and much more through PanhandlePBS.org.

Blogs PanhandlePBS.org provided a local perspective on local, state and national news with “A Public View with John Kanelis.” The weekly blog dissected current affairs and how it affected residents of the Texas Panhandle.

American Graduate Day Panhandle PBS participated in the PBS/CPB’s nationwide program dedicated to supporting community-based solutions to the dropout crisis in the US. Along with 7 hours of programming, Panhandle PBS developed local content aimed at creating awareness of local issues in this area. Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, Anette Carlisle and Doug Curry presented “TED-style” talks that were aired during the broadcast and now live on PanhandlePBS.org.

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Online Community

Mission

Vision

Values

Panhandle PBS provides a gathering place for intelligent, trusted community engagement to educate, enlighten, entertain and empower the people of the Texas Panhandle and the world.

Panhandle PBS will be the leading community resource empowering people to discover their world, broaden their horizons, and become active participants in shaping their future.

• Education – Panhandle PBS believes that education is a fundamental element to empowering citizens and that lifelong learning is a critical element of effective citizenship.

• Excellence/Quality – Panhandle PBS believes that excellence, quality and positive results should define any program or service that it offers to the community.

• Innovation – Panhandle PBS believes that we must embrace new approaches through thoughtful risk taking and collaboration in order to fulfill our essential mission.

• Meaningful Relationships – Panhandle PBS believes that services provided should be based upon the needs and expectations of the community that we serve and that those needs must be discovered through meaningful relationships.

• Service – Panhandle PBS believes that we are accountable to the community for the programming and services that we provide and that the station exists to serve the community.

• Trust – Panhandle PBS believes that trust provides the critical foundation for the success of individuals and the community. We believe that trust is built through mutual respect, communication and working together.

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The Panhandle PBS Advisory Council provides a vehicle for effective community input to the station’s governing body and license holder (Amarillo College Board of Regents) and to station mangement regarding programming, community service and outreach activities, and policies that impact the specific needs of the community.

Judy Babcock

Bob Balliett

Jason Crespin

Regina Dinga

Alise Dixon

Tad Fowler

Nola Hagemeier

Jamie Johnson

Joel Kaplan

Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart

Patrick Miller

Cameron Monroe

Matt Morgan

Lindsey Murphy

Neal Nossaman

Emily Quinn

Wes Reeves

Linde Shadle

Roy Urrutia

David Walker

Mackenzie Weir

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Panhandle PBS Advisory Council Members:

Panhandle PBS is a television station that reflects the best of what our region has to offer.

Part of its success in representing the Panhandle comes from the work of its advisory

council. I am honored to serve as chair of this council that brings together PBS supporters

from communities big and small across the area.

In every advisory council meeting, we are able to discuss the concerns and passions of

folks from your community, and we get to see the brilliant work that Panhandle PBS does

to alleviate those concerns and foster those passions. These meetings bring together

millennials, generation X, and baby boomers who all want the best for the station and the

Panhandle region.

We would love to hear from you as well. If you’ve ever had an idea you think would make

for great television, let us know. I am so proud to be a part of a council and television

station that believes that community really does gather here.

Matt Morgan

2016 Panhandle PBS Advisory Council Chair

Gilvin Broadcast Center2408 S. JacksonAmarillo, TX 79109806-371-5222

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