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news from all angles170,000+BOSTON-AREA VIEWERS WATCHGREATER BOSTON EVERY MONTHHyperlocal and Far-ReachingThere’s a new newsroom at WGBH, one that brings together the talent and resourcesof our radio, TV, and digital news teams to focus on the stories that matter to ourregion and world. Stories like those covered in our fall 2012 30 Issues in 30 Days seriesthat looked at everything from the politics of climate change and the implications ofrising water temperature on New England’s economy and coastline, to the challenges offunding education in the Bay State. WGBH News brought these stories home to audiencesacross all platforms, throughout the day: from our local Morning Edition hosted by BobSeay, to our midday local radio/online talk show Boston Public Radio with Callie Crossley,to our weeknight public affairs television series Greater Boston with Emily Rooney.We’re also uncovering important stories, like senior reporter Phillip Martin’saward-winning investigative series on human trafficking. Smuggling of human beingsfor purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation now is the third largest source ofprofits for international organized crime, behind only drugs and guns, according toUnited Nations and State Department reports. And it’s happening right under our noses.89.7 WGBH’s Martin recently teamed up with The World, Marketplace, Public RadioExchange, and The Huffington Post to present a multi-part public radio investigationof human trafficking and the people who are working to end it. The investigation tookMartin from Boston to Bangkok to reveal a crime epidemic hidden in plain sight.Big stories with a hyperlocal focus, and far-reaching implications…only onWGBH News.classical24 hours a dayAn Ever-Deepening PartnershipWGBH’s partnership with the Boston Symphony Orchestra began the daywe signed on the air in 1951. This powerful legacy also is a roadmap forClassical New England’s future, as we continually deepen our relationship with theBSO to enrich the experience of listeners. Our organizations have joined forces tomake concert broadcasts of the BSO at Symphony Hall and Tanglewood, and ofthe Boston Pops Orchestra, accessible to more people in more places, and in moreways, than ever before.This year, Classical New England partnered with public radio stations in Maine,Vermont, Connecticut, and upstate New York to bring syndicated BSO broadcasts totheir listeners. And classical music lovers around the world now can enjoy expandedaccess to BSO live concerts—free and on demand, online at both WGBH and the BSOfor up to a year after the original performance. We also are piloting an unparalleledaudiophile experience via our BSO Concert Channel. This high-bitrate, uncompressedonline channel offers an around-the-clock stream of BSO concert broadcasts—making WGBH the first public media service in the nation to provide a continuous,premier-quality audio stream of live concerts by one of the world’s great orchestras.No matter how and where they listen, BSO concert audiences are greeted by thenew WGBH hosting duo of Cathy Fuller and Ron Della Chiesa, whose knowledgeand rapport enhance the performances.widening the tentWorld Channel, WGBH’s expanded national TV and Web service,offers the best of PBS news and nonfiction programming alongwith unique series like AfroPop and Pacific Heartbeat. World alsoproduces original series like America ReFramed, independent filmsby, about, and for communities of difference. And partnering withWorld deepens our longstanding local TV/Web series Basic Black’sexploration of provocative topics, from the phenomenon of “hipsterracism” to atheism in communities of color.57%GROWTHIN LISTENERSHIP (AMONG ADULTS25 TO 54) FOR OUR MIDDAYLOCAL NEWS PROGRAMMINGIN 2012 CONFIRMS 89.7 WGBH’SWIDESPREAD APPEALCLASSICAL MUSIC IS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE, ONEWITH A DISCERNIBLE NEW ENGLAND ACCENT. WGBHHAS BEEN SHARING OUR REGION’S CLASSICAL RICHES FORMORE THAN SIX DECADES. IN THAT TIME, WE’VE SEEN ANEXPLOSION OF OUTSTANDING TALENT AND VENUES. NOWONDER WGBH HAS GREATLY EXPANDED OUR CLASSICALNEW ENGLAND SERVICES. THROUGH BROADCAST, SYNDI-CATION, AND ONLINE CHANNELS, WE’RE CONNECTINGAUDIENCES EVERYWHERE WITH THE BEST FROM AROUNDTHE WORLD AND HERE AT HOME, EVERY SINGLE DAY.watch your radio!Music may be an aural art, but the making of it isdefinitely a visual—and visceral—experience. WGBHcaptures the energy of live performance from our FraserPerformance Studio in HD video as well as in sound.Today, a growing audience is clicking on these shortformvideos on WGBH’s Vimeo and YouTube channels,as well as classicalnewengland.org to see the virtuosityand athleticism of top-flight musicians.UNIQUE STREAMING SESSIONS ANNUALLY GIVE CLASSICALNEW ENGLAND, WITH ITS SIX MUSIC CHANNELS, ONE OFTHE LARGEST ONLINE AUDIENCES FOR CLASSICAL MUSICIN ALL OF PUBLIC RADIO10 WGBH ANNUAL REPORT 2012 | 2013 111.67MILLION