Report to the Community - Detroit Public TV

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Through Detroit Public Television and WRCJ 90.9 FM, we help people access, understand and enjoy art. We partner with others to help arts organizations be more effective. Detroit Symphony Orchestra When the DSO returned in April 2011 after a six-month strike, 2,000 people were in Orchestra Hall to see them perform. But thanks to broadcasts and a webcast by DPTV and WRCJ-FM, more than 60,000 worldwide were able to hear the concert. Such is the power of public media. Other collaborations with the DSO included: Live radio broadcasts and DPTV-produced webcasts of DSO concerts Radio broadcasts of concerts by DSO youth ensembles Episodes of DSO Unmasked to give listeners a greater understanding of DSO music and musicians Michigan Opera Theatre This year WRCJ broadcast live all four operas presented by The Michigan Opera Theatre. Each was preceded by an episode of MOT Unmasked, exploring the music and story within the opera. DPTV welcomed MOT representatives to the studios for a special challenge grant from Masco Corporation around La Boheme. Sphinx Organization In February 2011, DPTV and WRCJ both broadcast the annual Sphinx Finals Concert, showcasing young Black and Latino classical music string players. In addition, WRCJ produced seven episodes of Sphinx Journeys, hosted by Aaron Dworkin, to explore classical music by Black and Latino composers. Detroit Institute of Arts DIA Executive Director Graham Beal is your host on Detroit Public TV for In the Frame: Exploring the DIA, an insider’s view of one of America’s great museums. Arts and Culture 4. 1. Detroit Public Schools New this year to 90.9 airwaves is DPS Backstage, showcasing the musical and dramatic talents – and broadcast production talents – of Detroit Public Schools students. Arab American Stories Currently in production by DPTV, this new 13-part series will profile the lives and cultural achievements of Arab Americans. DPTV Media Specials The only PBS affiliate with its own entertainment label, DPTV Media, Detroit Public TV maintains its unique advantage by producing, distributing, marketing, and connecting its programs and products with PBS stations, concert tour partners, PBS donors and retail consumers. Musical fundraising productions this year include: Daniel O’Donnell Live from Nashville Celtic Crossroads: World Fusion Ethan Bortnick & His Musical Time Machine Irish Rovers: Home In Ireland The Best of Soul Train Nikolai Baskov: Romantic Journeys Michael Londra: Beyond Celtic Music of Your Life: Les Brown, Jr. Band of Renown & Neil McCoy 5. 6. 4. 7. 8. 9. 2. 8: Number of years public television has been the most trusted institution in America in annual surveys by GfK Roper Public Affairs Media Poll; and most recently (2011) by Hart Research and American Viewpoint polling firms. 1. Sphinx participant Alexandra End • 2. Detroit Public School Male Vocalists in the studios of WRCJ • 3. Daniel O’Donnell • 4. Aaron Dworkin 5. Leonard Slatkin & DSO • 6. Graham Beal • 7. Celtic Crossroads • 8. The Best of Soul Train • 9. Irish Rovers • 10. Les Brown, Jr. & Neil McCoy 10. 3.
1. PBS is the # 1 educational media brand, trusted by parents worldwide. Detroit Public TV extends that mission by collaborating with parents and child care professionals to give kids a great start in life. Children and Education Early Childhood Learning Michigan’s Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) chose Detroit Public TV to work with United Way of Southeastern Michigan to produce 42 one-minute video learning lessons, a one-hour TV special, and other materials to educate, recruit and inspire those who foster life success for young children. The video lessons are being broadcast throughout Michigan and distributed via DVD to child care professionals. To date, more than 8,400 DVDs have been requested. Great Teachers What does it take to be a great teacher? Great Teachers, produced by DPTV and the United Way for Southeastern Michigan, with funding from the Ford Foundation, highlights the success stories and struggles of a handful of Detroit-area teachers trying to bring hope to the young people they influence. Spark Collaborative Detroit Public TV has partnered with the Michigan Department of Education, Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency and the Michigan Association of Computer Users to form “The Spark Collaborative.” The group will marshal its forces to expand media offerings to educators across Michigan. The goal is to build a library of highly effective, expectation-aligned examples of instructional best practices across grade levels 1. and 2. Images from Great Teachers • 3. DPTV Producer Ed Moore and students in lab 4. Vernita Beverly and RTL participants • 5. DPTV’s Fred Nahhat and foster care guests Flip Clips Jewish teens produced mini-documentaries that explore what makes Detroit special to them, including relationships between themselves, their parents, and their grandparents. Ready to Learn In approximately 90 community workshops, DPTV’s Vernita Beverly distributed more than 4,500 free books and helped 4,000 children and families improve their literacy and explore such topics as anti-bullying, getting ready for kindergarten, and eating well on a budget. You Be the Chemist – 2010 Michigan Finals 26 exceptionally talented middle school students competed in this one-hour special for prizes and the right to represent Michigan in the national student chemistry competition. Telling Our Story Last year, Michigan families adopted 3,030 children from foster care, but many more children remain. In this special report, an adoptive parent, a foster child, and a woman who has aged out of the system talk about their personal experiences, and Michigan officials express the need for foster and adoptive parents in our community. 2. 3. 4. 5. 3700: Number of children and parents who came to our first Two-day Kids Club Live events at Royal Oak Farmers Market in June.
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