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Quotes
“I’m running out of words to describe the photos on this website. I've gotta revert to speechless
grading: A+.”
Kent Schmidt via Facebook
Checkout this month’s Iconic Idaho picture winners at: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?
set=a.10150177585030688.327214.37425870687
“I just wanted to spend a minute and thank Penny Traylor and Kelly Hagans for
keeping All About Adventures in your Idaho Public Television fund‐raising
campaign.
The way the campaign is managed is awesome, allowing for TRADE‐OUT makes
it work for me! I have reaped the fruit of your broadcasts and all the time
people remark to me that see my company advertised where they like to
watch.
I find this opportunity one of the best pieces of business I do. Being a child of Sesame Street, ZOOM!
and NOVA, and all the rest, that makes me feel great! Great job!
Please share my thoughts with your Board of Directors.”
Signed, Ken Barrett, President/Founder/Outfitter, All About Adventures, Sandpoint
IdahoPTV Receives Edward R. Murrow Award
I’m very proud to let you all know that Outdoor Idaho has been awarded a
prestigious regional Edward R. Murrow award for its documentary entitled
“Wilderness in the 21st Century.“
The Radio Television News Digital News Association made the announcement in April
that Outdoor Idaho’s production “Wilderness in the 21st Century” (October 2010)
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IdahoPTV is the only public television station in the Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Montana and Alaska) to
receive this honor this year, and only one of two public television stations nationwide to be awarded regional
distinctions.
You can watch Wilderness in the 21st Century at: http://video.idahoptv.org/video/1622555196
Congratulations go to the Outdoor Idaho team!
GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
—On Thursday, April 28, IdahoPTV received notification from the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting denying our early April 2011 request for special financial assistance to
comply with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) mandates regarding Emergency Alert Service. To implement this mandate will cost
IdahoPTV $121,000 in new equipment. In conversations with CPB, they indicated that expenses to implement EAS
are viewed as “regular operating costs” and do not warrant their support. They also indicated that with Congress
recently eliminating all equipment funds for both CPB and the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program, they
must conserve the remaining funds for future, critical initiatives.
This marks the fourth time that an entity that receives federal funds has turned down IdahoPTV’s request for
assistance. In addition, the 2010 and 2011 Idaho legislative budget process has not resulted in any support from
the state of Idaho.
According to IdahoPTV’s attorneys, failure to comply with this mandate by September 30, 2011, typically results in
initial fines totaling $8,000 per transmitter, which would total in our situation $40,000.
We continue to weigh various options and will keep you fully apprised.
—Keep your eyes open for an IdahoPTV fiscal year end fund raising announcement at www.idahostatesman.com .
We appreciate the Idaho Statesman’s support toward this important effort! Getting the word out about our fiscal
year end membership campaign is essential to achieving our overall goal in these challenging economic times.
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—Just a reminder The Color of Conscience will air on Wednesday, Wednesday, May
25, at 7:00 p.m. MT/PT and in HD at 8:00/7:00 p.m. and 11:00/10:00 p.m. MT/PT.
As outlined in last month’s GM Report, this new, hour‐long documentary,
produced by Marcia Franklin and directed by Jay Krajic, explores the story of a
group of activists in northern Idaho who mobilized to oppose the Aryan Nations, a white supremacist/neo‐Nazi
group that set up a compound near Hayden, Idaho, in the 1970s.
Using archival footage dating back 25 years, as well as interviews with human rights leaders, victims of prejudice
and hate crimes, and a former neo‐Nazi skinhead, Franklin looks not only at the history of Idaho’s modern human
rights movement, but also at challenges that still lie ahead. Those include the resurgence of hate groups, the debate
over gay rights, the complex issue of immigration reform, and, most significantly, the potential for bias and
prejudice in every person.
—In late April, Outdoor Idaho started the process of shooting for a new major
documentary look at Idaho’s geology, airing next March. They will attempt to tell
the story of Idaho’s remarkable geology by using geologists and recreationists.
Executive Producer Bruce Reichert reports “we hiked into an area in the
Owyhees…about a mile from a dirt road, then down about 700 feet into a
rhyolite canyon created by a small, but active creek called Succor Creek. The
kayakers have named this little area ‘Scary Canyon.’
We took top videographers…and then there was me with my little hand‐held camera, to document our efforts for
social media.”
—Above are just a few of the winning entries from this year’s PBS Go Writers Contest.
The 17th annual Writers Contest has brought out the best in hundreds of Idaho students this year.
Children in Kindergarten through 3rd grade shared true stories and imagined events. They wrote of friends and fun,
animals and adventures, and princesses and pets. Illustrations brought the stories to life, enhancing the words in
different styles — crayons, watercolor, photos, and even a 3‐D pop up entry.
Statewide, 35 talented students will be recognized at regional award ceremonies in May.
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All winning stories — from KUID, KAID and KISU — appear on the IdahoPTV Web site ( http://www.idahoptv.org/
kids/writerscontest.html ).
Kindergarten
First Place: Shayla Johnson, Bonners Ferry; Bradyn Hamel, Star; Grace Morrissey, Pocatello.
Second Place: Maggie Russell, Sandpoint; Jasmine Zelenka, Twin Falls; Emma Tribe, Rupert.
Third Place: Rachel Johnson, Bonners Ferry; Marcus Staffen, Jerome.
First Grade
First Place: Donnovan Machhour, Nezperce; Jake Simon, Hailey; Ella Rhinehart, Idaho Falls.
Second Place: Jillian Lux, Nezperce; Jacob Simonson, Twin Falls; Kylie Nigbur, Idaho Falls.
Third Place: Elliet Ingram, Meridian; Sera Durtschi, Idaho Falls; Dawson Teats, Lewiston.
Second Grade
First Place: Teagan Kramasz, Lewiston; Toren Sarsen, Boise; Madeline Moody, Idaho Falls.
Second Place: Breanna Nine, Lewiston; Frances Chai, Meridian; Mya Tate, Pocatello.
Third Place: Emilee McVey, Lewiston; Danny Cochrane, McCall; Whitney Gibbons, Rupert.
Third Grade
First Place: Topher Jacobus, Moscow; Zoe Simon, Hailey; Joseph Morrissey, Pocatello.
Second Place: Callie Bernatz, Lewiston; Emily Zelenka, Twin Falls; Kate Wilson, Rupert.
Third Place: Ashley Dominy, Lewiston; Solen Sheirbon, Boise; Jacoby Castro, Rupert.
Idaho Public Television would like to thank the people and supporters who make this contest possible: Garden
City Library, Cotton Tree Inn (Pocatello), Kiwanis Clubs of north Idaho, and our fantastic judges: Terry Armstrong,
Susan Steele, Ruthie Nellis, Cindy Barnhart, and Tricia Nelson.
—On Friday, April 16, Idaho Public Television partnered once again
with the Idaho Museum of Natural History to offer Science Trek, a
special overnight science adventure for children. More than 110
children participated this year.
We would like to thank the scientists who donated their time and
energy, Idaho State University, the Union Pacific Foundation, and
McDonald’s in Pocatello for their extra support to make this year’s event a success. This amazing program is also
made possible by the generous support of these many businesses and donors including Dr. Peter & Margie Reedy,
Pocatello Eye Care, Intermountain Gas Company, Rotary Club of Pocatello, Kiwanis Club of Pocatello, Golden
Valley Natural, Sign‐O‐Rama and Pizza Hut.
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GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
—On Tuesday, April 26, the City Club of Boise presented the
2011 Dottie and Ed Stimpson Award for Civic Engagement
to the Owyhee Initiative participants, a diverse group of
ranchers, Native Americans, conservationists and
government officials who crafted the underpinnings of the
first Idaho wilderness bill to pass Congress in nearly 30 years. Idaho Public Television was there providing the
assembled group of more than 125 people a view of the Owyhees from our Outdoor Idaho documentary on the
subject, “Canyonlands Calling.” http://video.idahoptv.org/video/1781286439
The Owyhee Initiative participants exemplified City
Club's spirit of civil discourse by bringing together
people with diverse viewpoints to protect wild
lands and wild rivers in a way that Owyhee County
ranchers and commissioners can embrace. Here
are a few pictures from the event.
(Pictured Top Left)
Mikel Ward;
(Bottom Left to Right)
Marty Peterson; Peter
Morrill, Pam Ahrens
and Jerry Evans;
members of the
Owyhee Initiative.
IdahoPTV People
Updates
—It is my pleasure to announce the hiring of a new member of the engineering staff has
been completed and Andy Miles has accepted the challenge. Many of you already know
Andy as a member of the Boise part‐time production crew. This will serve him well in the
transition into engineering for he is already familiar with the way we run support to that end.
Andy is a BSU alum and has his Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Technology. Andy really
stepped up and helped us out immensely during Festival running engineering support and audio. For those of you
that haven’t met Andy, he’ll be the new friendly face that you’ll soon get accustom to seeing around here every day.
Welcome Andy!
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—As I reported last month, former KAID Station Manager and Outreach Manager Lynn
Allen died in April. I’ve included her Idaho Statesman obituary in the News Section
below. I was asked by the family to speak at her memorial service on May 1. You can
read my speech at:
http://www.idahoptv.org/about/speeches/LynnAllenMemorial_30April2011.doc

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Behind the Stories
GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
Idaho’s Boat Builders…It’s Definitely a Labor of Love
To air May 19th & 22nd
By Bruce Reichert, Executive Producer
May 3, 2011
If you know folks who have built a wooden boat from scratch, you already know how passionate they are, and
how committed they are to the small details.
Pat Metzler, the director of Outdoor Idaho, is just such a person, and he was the perfect one to work on “Boat
Builders.” Pat himself is an accomplished carpenter who understands how much effort can go into working with
wood. “There’s just something about the feel and the look of wood that nothing else can match,” he says.
When producer John Crancer and Pat built our 2010 award‐winning, hour‐long show, “Wooden Boats, Wondrous
Lakes,” we were impressed. Little did we know that there was another show to be had in the unused parts on the
proverbial cutting room floor. It took a few more interviews and a few more angles, but the resulting half hour
show airing May 19th is a tribute to Pat’s eagerness and persistence to tell that story.
“You’ll see some of the earliest recorded boat builders in Idaho,” says Pat, “covering trips dating back to the 1920s
and ‘30s on the Middle Fork and Main Salmon. And you’ll meet the modern boat builders, too, who maintain and
restore these treasures.”
In other words, there’s a long tradition of wooden boats on Idaho waters. In the past we’ve concentrated on the
finished product. With this show we shine the light on the ones who build, repair, and refurbish these remarkable
works of art.
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After Bin Laden
GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
—Airs Thursday, May 12, at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT
—Repeats Sunday, May 15, at 5:30/4:30 p.m. MT/PT
—See it in HD Thursday, May 12, at 9:30/8:30 p.m. MT/PT and Sunday, May 15, at
8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT (High Definition, digital Sub‐Channel 2)
How much of an impact will the death of Osama bin Laden have on terrorism threats to the U.S.? How will it the
change U.S. relations with Pakistan? How significant a role did bin Laden play in al‐Qaeda. Host Joan Cartan‐Hansen
speaks with the foreign policy experts about the aftermath of bin Laden’s death. Cartan‐Hansen’s guests include
Sean Anderson, Professor Political Science and Director of International Studies at Idaho State University, Greg
Raymond, the Chair at the Frank Church Institute at Boise State University and Bill Smith, Director of the Martin
Institute at the University of Idaho. Viewers are encouraged to call in with their questions.
Photojournalist Paola Gianturco
—Aired May 5 at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT
Host Joan Cartan‐Hansen interviewed photojournalist Paola Gianturco about her book, Women Who Light the Dark.
Gianturco spent months documenting the lives of women in 15 countries on five continents. Their stories and her
stunning photographs are showcased in her latest book.
Gianturco has chronicled women’s lives in 55 countries and has created four books as philanthropic projects. Many
of her subjects have been the victims of violence, inequality and poverty. Her images have been exhibited at the
United Nations, the U.S. Senate, numerous museums, and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington D.C. She
has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN and NPR. Her pictures have been published in Harpers Bazaar, the
New York Times and the Washington Post.
Captured by the Taliban
—Aired April 28 at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT
Host Marcia Franklin talked with journalist Jere Van Dyk about the 45 days he spent as a
captive of the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2008.
A veteran international reporter, Van Dyk has traveled to Afghanistan many times since the
1970s. He was captured trying to find some of his original mujahideen contacts from the 1980s. His account of his
experience and eventual release is detailed in his book, Captive.
Franklin and Van Dyk talked about the conditions of his captivity, the difference in his view between the Taliban and
al‐Qaeda, and his thoughts on America’s military presence in Afghanistan. He also discussed what has drawn him to
that country for so many years, despite the danger. In a Web extra, Van Dyk discusses the case of U.S. soldier Bowe
Bergdahl of Hailey, captured by the Taliban in June 2009.
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Salmon Recovery
—Aired April 21 at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT
GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
Idaho Public Television discussed the Pacific Northwest salmon population as a
federal judge prepared to hear oral arguments on recovery plans for the fish,
including the Idaho sockeye.
Host Joan Cartan‐Hansen previewed the issues before the court and discussed the current state of salmon
recovery in the Pacific Northwest with her guests.
Cartan‐Hansen’s guests included Tom Stuart, an Idaho Rivers United board member, and Boise resident Jim
Norton, the writer/producer of “Salmon: Running the Gauntlet.” The documentary aired on Idaho Public
Television on May 1 at 8:00 p.m. MT/PT as part of PBS’ Nature series.
After decades of litigation, Federal District Judge James Redden is poised to consider recovery plans for
endangered salmon. Today, many Pacific Northwest salmon populations are already extinct, and several others,
including the Idaho sockeye, are endangered. Fish hatcheries across the region, including Idaho, have become
surrogates for rivers and streams, incubating salmon eggs and carefully controlling their reproduction.
Public Television in the News
Students from across the region win writing awards
Posted: Friday, May 6, 2011 7:30 am
Ten students from the Magic and Wood River valleys are winners in the Idaho Public Television regional PBS KIDS
GO! Writers contests.
Students from Twin Falls, Jerome and Hailey will be honored Saturday at a ceremony at 2 p.m. at the Garden City
Library, 6015 Glenwood St. in Garden City. At the same time, students from Rupert will receive awards for their
region at the Best Western Cotton Tree Inn, 1415 Bench Road in Pocatello.
For southwest Idaho:
Hailey students Jake and Zoe Simon each captured first‐place honors. Jake's story "Adventure of Robupiter"
topped the first‐grade category. Zoe's story "The Amazing Bird" topped the third‐grade category.
From Twin Falls, Jasmine Zelenka took second place in the kindergarten category with "One Hundred Princesses
and a Prince," Jacob Simonson claimed second place in the first‐grade category with "The Habitator," and Emily
Zelenka captured second place in the third‐grade category with "The Story of Dumpling."
Marcus Staffen of Jerome won third place in the kindergarten category with "Alien Book."
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Emma Tribe won second place in the kindergarten category with "Hazy & Hobo," Whitney Gibbons won third place
in the second‐grade category with "The Dream Boy," Kate Wilson won second place in the third‐grade category with
"Slower Than a Snail," and Jacoby Castro won third place in the third‐grade category with "The Worst Family
Picture." All four students are from Rupert.
All contestants statewide wrote stories illustrated with at least five pictures and submitted the entries to the
IdahoPTV station in their region. Stories are judged on originality, creative expression, storytelling and integration of
text and pictures.
At the award ceremonies, students will read their stories aloud and receive certificates and donated prizes.
This is the 17th year that IdahoPTV's three regional stations ‐ KUID/Moscow, KISU/Pocatello and KAID/Boise ‐ have
participated in an annual student writers contest. The competition encourages students in kindergarten through
third grade to pair their stories with original illustrations to create their own literary works.
All winning stories from each region of Idaho will be available during the coming weeks for viewing on the IdahoPTV
website, idahoptv.org/kids.
Copyright 2011 Magicvalley.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
WMFE: Did public broadcaster give enough warning about TV problems?
By Hal Boedeker, Orlando Sentinel
April, 28 2011 10:11 AM
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/04/wmfe‐did‐public‐broadcaster‐give‐enough‐
warning‐about‐tv‐problems.html
In January, public broadcaster WMFE sent a letter asking backers for financial contributions. “Your support is critical.
Now more than ever,” Jose Fajardo, WMFE’s president and CEO, wrote.
But WMFE didn’t explain how dire it considered the situation for Channel 24, which airs PBS programs. WMFE’s
announcement on April 1 that it is selling the station took many longtime supporters by surprise.
“Mister Rogers is probably turning over in his grave,” said David Odahowski, president and CEO of the Edyth Bush
Charitable Foundation. “We all own WMFE. In fact, WMFE’s real name is Community Communications. That’s what
was lacking: community communications. I can’t think of a great American city that doesn’t have a PBS station.”
That’s a recurring theme in letters objecting to the sale.
In a letter to the FCC, Orlando resident Michael Ashington‐Pickett, a longtime Channel 24 supporter, complains:
“The first knowledge that the public in Central Florida had that WMFE had financial difficulties was when a report
was published in the local newspaper stating that the trustees for the station had signed a contract to sell WMFE to
another broadcasting company! According to the report, the trustees had known about the financial difficulties for
some time. For reasons known only to the trustees, their concerns were never made public.”
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Lawrence D. Stephey of Winter Park writes: “The contemplation of this sale was never pre‐announced to the
general public by the current governing organization. Had the public known, I’m sure a number of extraordinary
fund‐raising campaigns would have been launched to preserve the frequency for educational use.”
Fajardo has said the problems at the TV station had been unfolding over the past four years. He noted the staff
reductions and loss of viewer contributions during that time.
Viewers have complained that buyer, for $3 million, is Community Educators of Orlando Inc. Marcus Lamb,
president and CEO of religious broadcaster Daystar Television Network in the Dallas area, is listed as group
president.
Stephey writes: “There is already a number of religion‐based programming television channels serving the
Orlando market. Adding another at the expense of our sole educational channel could not possibly be justified by
the Communications Act of 1934.”
Bob Showalter, chairman of WMFE’s board of trustees, has said he heard few complaints about the sale, but one
viewer wrote that he was disappointed that sale was “sprung” on the public. The board will meet at 6:30 p.m.
May 25 at the station, where viewers could raise objections.
But objecting to the FCC, which has to approve the sale, has the most impact, and there is May 5 deadline. If you
need details about registering a complaint, check my blog post.
There are three informal objections to the sale with the FCC. One comes from Michael Slifker, a former editor‐
director at WMFE who was laid off two years ago.
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He wrote to the FCC: “No one really owns WMFE. No one holds any stock. No one bought the station. All of its
assets were donated by individuals, companies or from the government. WMFE uses Community Communications
as its name, but in actuality, this is just for legal purposes. WMFE’s board of directors is chosen by the CEO. They
are a lay board with no real say or involvement. It is a local community asset. They have no more right to sell it
that I have to sell you the sun and the moon.”
What do you think about the sale? And did WMFE give enough warning?
L.A.’s KCET‐TV Sells Landmark Hollywood Studios to Church of
Scientology
7:01 PM 4/25/2011 by Daniel Miller
UPDATED: The largest independent public TV station in the country is leaving its
4.5‐acre property at 4401 W. Sunset Blvd.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/las‐kcet‐tv‐sells‐landmark‐181915
KCET‐TV, the Los Angeles public television station that split from PBS in January, has closed a deal to sell its
landmark Hollywood studios to the Church of Scientology for an undisclosed sum.
As a result, KCET, the largest independent public TV station in the country, will leave the 4.5‐acre property at 4401
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“This is part of the new era for KCET; this is part of the second stage of the transformation of KCET from an affiliate
of PBS to an independent media center,” KCET president and CEO Al Jerome told The Hollywood Reporter. “We are
in active discussions with several facilities. We are looking for the right environment for our future.”
The station will remain at the 300,000‐square‐foot Sunset Boulevard facilities, which date to 1912 and have been
home to several movie studios, for as long as a year before moving to new digs. Jerome said the station’s next
headquarters will likely be a “little bit smaller” than its current property.
The Church of Scientology plans to use the property ‐‐ which includes two sound stages, post‐production facilities
and offices ‐‐ for the production of videos and other content, according to a statement issued by the group. It will
use the property’s existing satellite uplink to transmit high definition video to its facilities around the world. The
organization is already a large property owner in Hollywood and owns several other historic properties in the area,
including four notable buildings on Hollywood Boulevard.
“It is a perfect fit, in both size and location, for the expansion of the Church of Scientology’s production of religious
and social betterment audiovisual properties, and we welcomed the unexpected opportunity to acquire it,” the
group said in a statement.
Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge, whose district includes the property, has expressed concern over a
change in the facility’s use.
“I hate to lose a production studio,” LaBonge told THR. “I don’t know what the intent of the new owners is. I have
talked to our historic preservation people to make sure that whoever buys the property follows the guidelines.”
KCET is said to face financial troubles after severing its relationship with PBS; prior to the split, the station had
fought over dues with the programming provider. As a result of the change, the station no longer carries shows such
as Charlie Rose and Sesame Street and has filled it schedule with news programs and documentaries. Since January,
Orange County’s KOCE‐TV has operated as the local PBS outlet.
Jerome wouldn’t pin the decision to sell the property on financial problems, noting that KCET planned for a dip in
viewership in the aftermath of splitting from PBS.
“When we left PBS in January, we knew this was a [period of] transition for us,” Jerome said. “This is the third time
in the 15 years I’ve been at KCET that we’ve evaluated whether the present studio lot is the right fit for us going
forward. It’s not a new issue.”
The Sunset Boulevard property has functioned as a studio since it first opened and formerly housed Monogram
Pictures and Allied Artists. The station purchased the site in 1970 for $800,000 and added several buildings to the
property while maintaining several original brick structures. The facility was designated historic by the city of Los
Angeles in 1978. Its status as a Historic‐Cultural Monument protects the property from alteration.
Linda Dishman of the Los Angeles Conservancy said that the Church of Scientology should be a good steward of the
property.
“Given how well Scientology has maintained and restored their other historic buildings I think they will do a great
job,” said Dishman, executive director of the Conservancy, a nonprofit advocacy organization that works to preserve
and recognize the historic architectural and cultural resources of Los Angeles County. “I think they have a very
strong preservation ethic and have demonstrated that repeatedly.”
Commercial real estate broker Paul Stockwell of CB Richard Ellis Group, who represented KCET, declined to
comment. Broker John Repstad of Binswanger/Realty Advisory Group, who represented the Church of Scientology,
also declined to comment.

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Read the Church of Scientology’s complete statement on its purchase after the jump.
The Church of Scientology is pleased to have acquired the historic KCET studio lot in Hollywood. At nearly 5 acres,
this studio includes two sound stages, extensive post production resources and state‐of‐the‐art TV, satellite and
Internet broadcasting capabilities. It is a perfect fit, in both size and location, for the expansion of the Church of
Scientology’s production of religious and social betterment audiovisual properties, and we welcomed the
unexpected opportunity to acquire it.
This fully modern facility is just down Sunset Boulevard from our Los Angeles headquarters, within a few miles of
the main offices of the Church’s global humanitarian programs and but a few blocks away from our recording
studio in Silver Lake.
The Church of Scientology is already well established in the audiovisual field with, as but one example, more than
400 videos presenting information about the religion, its beliefs and its social betterment and humanitarian
programs, all of which can be seen at www.scientology.org.
This new studio is a turnkey setup that provides the Church the means to move into broadcasting for both the
religion and its many social betterment and humanitarian programs. It is also ideally set up to establish a central
media hub for our network of Churches around the world. Utilizing the studio’s existing satellite uplink, we will be
able to provide our Churches and affiliated groups globally with instantaneous access to a wealth of content, all in
high definition, ranging from the Church’s six annual international events to new educational and introductory
films and even video updates for the public informational displays located in Churches around the world.
This new studio enables the Church to establish one of the most advanced centers used by religious broadcasters
with the ability to harness 21st century broadcast technology and production power to deliver its message to the
largest international audience possible.
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Established in 1912, the KCET studio lot is the longest continuously‐producing Hollywood studio. As such, the
unique film and television heritage of this studio represents a legacy that the Church of Scientology is proud to
carry forward. With a decades‐long tradition of historical property preservation, especially in Hollywood, the
Church intends to not only maintain but enhance the rich history of this venerable studio by fully and meticulously
restoring the property’s remarkable historical structures. We will now begin the planning phase for renovations
and new equipment installations for the Church’s unique use so that work can commence immediately upon KCET’s
move to their new facilities in the coming year.
The Church’s existing state‐of‐the‐art studio, Golden Era Productions—located on 500 acres outside of Los Angeles
with multiple sound stages, postproduction editing suites, numerous music and final mixdown studios and on‐site
film lab—will continue to produce informational and educational films, while the new studio will concentrate on
the production of television programs, short‐form information films and Internet content to further Scientology’s
religious and charitable purposes.
This acquisition expands the Church’s current audiovisual capabilities and enables us to move further into
broadcast production, all close to our LA‐based Scientology groups and organizations. We see this facility as a
great expansion opportunity for the Church and are pleased we were able to acquire it.
Email: Daniel.Miller@thr.com
Twitter: @DanielNMiller

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MASTERPIECE Executive Producer Rebecca Eaton Named One of TIME Magazine’s
TIME 100
April 22, 2011 (Boston, MA)—TIME has named Rebecca Eaton, executive producer of the popular drama series
MASTERPIECE on PBS, to the 2011 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the
world.
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“It’s an incredible privilege to be honored for doing work that I love: bringing great television drama to American
audiences,” says Eaton. “This is a remarkable tribute to MASTERPIECE, our coproducers, PBS, and the viewers who
watch MASTERPIECE every week.”
Since taking over the helm of MASTERPIECE 25 years ago, Eaton has been responsible for such high‐profile titles as
Prime Suspect, Bleak House, Little Dorrit, and the recent hits Sherlock, the new Upstairs Downstairs, and Downton
Abbey, which was watched by more than 13 million people. The series—now celebrating its 40th anniversary on
PBS—has won fifty‐one Emmy Awards, eighteen Peabodys, a Golden Globe, and two Academy Award nominations
for the MASTERPIECE co‐production, Mrs. Brown. Eaton is credited with creating a renaissance of MASTERPIECE in
2008, breaking it into three program strands (Classic, Mystery!, and Contemporary), and drawing in younger viewers
with programming such as The Complete Jane Austen. Her distinguished career has earned her the official
recognition of Queen Elizabeth II with an honorary OBE (Officer, Order of the British Empire).
Other honorees on the TIME 100 list include President Barack Obama, actor Colin Firth, royal couple Prince William
and Kate Middleton, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The list, now in its eighth year, recognizes the
activism, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. As TIME Managing Editor Richard
Stengel has said of the list in the past, “The TIME 100 is not a list of the most powerful people in the world, it’s not a
list of the smartest people in the world, it’s a list of the most influential people in the world. They’re scientists,
they’re thinkers, they’re philosophers, they’re leaders, they’re icons, they’re artists, they’re visionaries. People who
are using their ideas, their visions, their actions to transform the world and have an effect on a multitude of
people.” The full list and related tributes appear in the May 2 issue of Time, available on newsstands on Friday, April
22, and now at time.com/time100.
Sockeye subject of broadcast Man of the Year Nominations
IPTV will discuss recovery plans for endangered salmon
By :KATHERINE WUTZ
Updated: April 20th, 2011 10:14 AM
As a federal judge prepares to hear oral arguments on recovery plans for endangered salmon, “Dialogue” on Idaho
Public Television will discuss different proposals and the issues facing the court.
After decades of litigation, Federal District Judge James Redden is poised to consider recovery plans for endangered
salmon. Many species of salmon in the Pacific Northwest are already extinct and others, including the Idaho
sockeye, are endangered. Fish hatcheries across the region, including in Idaho, have become instrumental in
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Show host Joan Cartan‐Hansen will preview the issues before the court and discuss the current state of salmon
recovery with expert guests. Tom Stuart, board member of Idaho Rivers United, will be joined by Boise resident
Jim North, producer of the documentary “Salmon: Running the Gauntlet.”
The show will air at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, on Idaho Public Television. Viewers will be given the
opportunity to ask questions by calling in on a toll‐free line, 1‐800‐973‐9800, or may submit questions via e‐mail
to dialogue@idahoptv.org before the broadcast.
Lynn Deskins Allen 1942 – 2011
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Lynn Deskins Allen, 68, of Boise, Idaho, passed away unexpectedly on March 28th, 2011 after a sudden illness
while vacationing in Mexico. She was born in Indiana, on November 11, 1942. Lynn graduated from Leavenworth
High School in Leavenworth, Kansas and received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas in 1964
where she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She worked for Idaho Public Television for over 30
years. She was very involved in the local Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter and other service organizations too
numerable to mention. She was an avid bridge player, loved traveling and was a champion for children’s early
learning. She is survived by her husband Richard (Dick) C. Allen; her children, Lisa Hettinger and Christine Henkel;
her grandchildren, Anna Hettinger, Maya Henkel and Even Henkel; and her brother, Charles F. Greever III. The
family suggests memorials to Idaho Public Television, the Boise Women’s and Children’s Alliance, or the Kappa
Kappa Gamma foundation. Her memorial will be held at 3 p.m. on April 30th at the Cathedral of the Rockies in
Boise, Idaho.
Read more: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/idahostatesman/obituary.aspx?n=lynn‐
allen&pid=150400996#ixzz1JyvjTcUG
To serve Honolulu, PTFP helped Hawaii
Public Radio put KHPR’s transmitter at
Wiliwilinui and now will help it relocate it
to a site that reaches more listeners and
isn’t accessible only by copter. (Photo
copyright by Don Mussell, consulting
engineer.)
PTFP expires in federal budget squeeze
CPB survives, but not the facilities program
Published in Current, April 18, 2011
By Steve Behrens
This year, St. Patrick’s Day was the deadline for pubcasters to ask Uncle Sam for
help replacing their ancient, failing transmitters, or for a broadcast starter set to
put a new station on the air.
It was also one of those days when Congress lurched toward its budget
compromise — and took back the offer.
Gone is the 49‐year‐old Public Telecommunications Facilities Program, a $20‐
million line item in the Department of Commerce, which had been saved year
after year by supporters in Congress. This time they were too busy saving PTFP’s
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When the two parties finally agreed on this year’s final continuing resolution, April 8, Congress had spared CPB’s
basic appropriation — $430 million this year and next, plus $445 million for fiscal 2013 — though the only certainty
provided by the advance appropriations was that Congress has more time to fight over them. Congress also left CPB
with $6 million for digital projects, the remainder of a supplement that had been $36 million a year. Two other
appropriations attached to CPB are gone but had not been expected to return anyway: a pubradio satellite outlay
that was received last year and a one‐time relief payment prompted by the recession.
The late‐night negotiations on Capitol Hill also saved NPR from a Republican proposal to ban federal aid to the radio
network.
Surviving for now: Ready to Learn, the Department of Education program that may still put $27.2 million into
reading readiness programs on PBS Kids. Congress didn’t kill Ready to Learn but punted the decision to the
department.
PTFP’s forerunner, the Educational Television Facilities Program in the Office of Education, was authorized by
Congress in 1962, five years before CPB. That made sense in a way; stations had to equip themselves before they
could receive operating aid from CPB. With the coming of “public broadcasting,” the facilities program changed
names and took in radio, too.
Advocates for new stations still emphasize the point. In 2008, the FCC gave 38 noncommercial FM construction
permits to Native American groups, which could double the number of public stations on reservations. But private
fundraising for the tribes has been harder than ever during the recession, and some of the CPs may expire before
stations can be built, Loris Taylor of Native Public Media testified April 5 in the Senate Commerce Committee. And
now PTFP no longer offers a shot at matching grants that would cover half or sometimes three‐fourths of a new
public station’s cost — and all of the cost of planning the facility.
Hundreds of public radio and TV stations have gotten started this way. Even with 90 percent of the U.S. population
covered by public radio, 30 new radio station projects and one TV station got grants last fall.
“Only PTFP heps communities to establish first‐time stations,” says Jennifer Kieley, director of government relations
at the Association of Public Television Stations. “Without that, they cannot get startup money.” And if the station is
not started, she add, it can’t get CPB funding.
Of the $20.45 million of PTFP money awarded last fall by the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, the largest categories were:
� $5.1 million to build new stations and signal‐extending repeaters;
� nearly half, or $9.9 million, to replace unreliable, dying or dead equipment; and
� $4.3 million to convert stations to digital transmission.
It’s seldom easy to fundraise for new boxes of circuitry to replace old ones, but that’s the job ahead for WERU‐FM in
Blue Hill, Maine, where the transmitter is dying. “Basically, a 23‐year‐old transmitter is like a 23‐year‐old car,” says
General Manager Matt Murphy. “It’s needing more and more maintenance. Parts are increasingly hard to come by.
We were off half a dozen times last year for various things going wrong.”
Murphy had been hoping to compete for a PTFP matching grant to pay half of the $120,000 cost of a new
transmitter. Without that help, WERU will have to expand its listener fundraising 50 percent to cover the cost.
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The community station in Waupaca, Wis., has been getting started since 1993, and organizer Mark Gerlach almost
made a run for the license this year. He enjoys the Native station WOJB in northern Wisconsin and thinks it does
excellent radio. “I just loved that station. Why couldn’t we do that?” he asks. Waupaca’s future station recently
pinpointed an available frequency and figured it would have top priority for PTFP assistance because part of the
coverage area could not yet receive any public radio.
Without PTFP, “it will definitely take longer now,” he says. “We think we can make a go of it.”
PTFP came in especially handy during television’s DTV switchover. It helped some 280 stations to buy digital
equipment, including 200 transmitters and antennas.
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The Office of Management and Budget took note: Nearly all TV stations would soon be switched over to digital
operation. A budget officer therefore advised that funding PTFP was no longer justified. “In recent years, most
PTFP funds have supported public broadcasters’ transition to digital broadcasts. This transition is largely complete,
so funds are no longer necessary.”
It was one of many White House budget proposals, both Republican and Democrat, that have tried to abolish
PTFP.
“They look around to cut something,” says Dennis Connors, retired former director of PTFP. “It’s been around for
some time. They feel it has met its mission. It was an easy target.”
The Obama White House is the latest to cross out PTFP’s budget line. A recent budget document suggested that
CPB should pick up PTFP’s grantmaking since it also began making equipment grants during the DTV transition
period.
“It was pretty apparent to everybody when CPB started the fund that the [Office of Management and Budget]
would keep only one of them,” says an executive familiar with PTFP. “This time [the budget office] is dead serious
about closing it down.” PTFP staffers has been reassigned to other tasks at NTIA.
The idea of PTFP closing down greatly concerns Idaho Public Television General Manager Peter Morrill. Rural
broadcasting, like rural electrification, has required subsidy to overcome high costs per viewer. “To put in a
repeater system or a full‐power transmitter in a rural situation where we have 50,000 viewers is very different per
‐viewer than one transmitter that serves half a million people.”
This time Congress couldn’t save PTFP. “Now it’s gone,” says Morrill. “Whether it ever comes back, we have no
idea.”
Comments, questions, tips? behrens@current.org
Red State Home Companion
By TIMOTHY EGAN
The New York Times
April 14, 2011
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/red‐state‐home‐companion/?partner=rss&emc=rss
POCATELLO, Idaho – It gets pretty lonely out here on the lava beds of the Snake River Plain if you’re looking for
something other than a right‐wing rant for company on the car radio. From Twin Falls to Idaho Falls, Rush
Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Glenn Beck rule the airwaves. Beck is on two stations in Pocatello,
case you missed one of his conspiracy theories.

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The public airwaves that brush over this beautiful piece of high country carry a monopoly of thought — that is, until
you pick up the first scratchy sounds of KISU‐FM. It’s run by a proud conservative, Jerry Miller, but he serves up
something different for Eastern Idaho.
You get a music program called “Potato Head Blues,” maybe some city hall news — up to 30 hours a week of home‐
grown programming. On top of that, KISU‐FM delivers “Morning Edition,” “All Things Considered,” “Car Talk,” “A
Prairie Home Companion” and “Fresh Air with Terry Gross” from the stellar lineup of NPR. Late at night, the crisp,
authoritative tones of the BBC can be heard in the Idaho Rockies.
It seems illogical that when the Republican Congress took aim at public radio, they were going after an audio lifeline
much loved by their own constituents in Red State America.
The big cities — they can take the hit. But up to 100 stations, mostly rural and small‐town, might have gone dark if
the cuts from the House had survived. In a multiple‐prong attack on NPR, Republicans slashed funding for public
broadcasting, then passed an additional “emergency” bill to prohibit independent stations from using federal grants
to buy NPR programs.
Both cuts have been restored, for now. The amount of money at stake in targeting small stations — about $430
million — would have zero effect on the budget deficit, the Congressional Budget Office reported.
By comparison, the state of Idaho got $2.7 billion in taxpayer‐funded farm subsidies from 1995 to 2009, according
to the excellent data system compiled by the Environmental Working Group. This at a time when crop prices are at
near‐record highs and big corporate farms are flush.
So why go after such a meager sum for public radio, when it means so much to the least‐populated areas of
America?
Spite. Ideology. Choose your poison, it’s there. Some conservatives just hate public radio. They think it’s elitist,
snooty pants, full of borrrrrrrring civil discussions and, OMG — that 20‐minute piece on chanterelle mushrooms!
Surely no one in Idaho Falls cares what the BBC World Service has to say about Ivory Coast.
“I can tell you what the people in rural communities are not doing with their free time: listening to public radio,”
said Laura Ingraham, who comes up with such opinions from her home in the Washington, D.C., metro area. Like a
lot of the Beltway magpies who flock from one partisan clack‐fest to the other without bothering with facts,
Ingraham is clueless on this topic.
Even with a broadcasting signal much weaker than its competitors, KISU‐FM is number six among 25 stations in
morning‐drive‐time in the Pocatello region, a metro area of about 90,000, said Miller.
But “the government is subsidizing entertainment and journalism,” as George Will has argued. “Is there a shortage
of either?”
Yes. There is. KISU‐FM carries “Idaho Reports,” the longest‐running legislative coverage program in the West. Rush
Limbaugh is never going to cover the Boise statehouse — he tells them what to do.
As for entertainment, ask people in Appalachian Kentucky. There, one of the poorest areas of the country is given a
lift by the small federal grants that help keep local bluegrass acts and regional storytellers on the air, as my
colleague Katherine Q. Seelye reported this week.
Or visit one of the native villages of the Last Frontier State, where Alaska Public Radio serves 330 communities in an
area the size of Ohio. That’s why Don Young, the Republican Congressman, is against eliminating money that is so
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Like most public radio stations, KISU gets by on the usual on‐air begging, community support and help from the
local college. But nearly 25 percent of its budget comes from a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Take that away — as Congress tried to do, and still plans to do in future budget fights — and Miller knows where
he’ll be.
“Out on the street begging like Oliver with my tin cup,” he said in an interview. Still, he wishes he didn’t need a
dime from the taxpayers.
“I’m a conservative,” he said. “I have a political philosophy that leans to the right. I know when I hear slanted
reporting — and I do hear it sometimes on NPR. But on the whole, it’s very balanced and detailed.”
The current vendetta against public radio was whipped up by a heavily edited sting video of an NPR fundraiser,
Ronald Schiller, who called Tea Party members “scary” and “racist” in speaking to a man posing as a donor. And, in
a perfect parody of a liberal, this executive told the fake Muslim about the joys of Madeira wines.
“This tells us something about the internal culture of NPR,” said Rep. Steve King of Iowa. Maybe. But it tells us
nothing about its audience. Miller knows the passion of that audience, first hand. Here in the most conservative
part of the country, being informative is not the same as being liberal.
So, the people the attacks on public radio will hurt most are those who tend to vote Republican, while listening to
the best radio friend of Red State America — and see nothing inconsistent about it.