St Louis Regional Public Media Inc

NINE PBS HAS A MISSION OF IGNITING THE SPIRIT OF POSSIBILITY AND ENVISIONS A STRONG AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY WORKING TOGETHER THROUGH PUBLIC MEDIA. ST. LOUIS REGIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA (D/B/A NINE PBS) IS CONSISTENTLY RATED IN THE MOST-WATCHED PUBLIC TV STATIONS, PROVIDING SERVICES ON FOUR DISTINCT DIGITAL CHANNELS.

BROADCASTING AND PROGRAMMING:-TO ACQUIRE AND BROADCAST PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE THE POPULATION OF THE GREATER METROPOLITAN SAINT LOUIS REGION AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES AND THE SOUTH-CENTRAL ILLINOIS REGION WITH NATIONALLY PRODUCED PBS PROGRAMS ACROSS A VARIETY OF PROGRAM GENRES SUCH AS... IN THE NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY GENRE: PBS NEWS HOUR, AMANPOUR AND COMPANY, BBC WORLD NEWS, WASHINGTON WEEK, FRONTLINE AND INDEPENDENT LENS. IN THE CHILDREN'S PROGRAM GENRE: SESAME STREET, DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD, DINOSAUR TRAIN, MOLLY OF DENALI, NATURE CAT, SUPER WHY, WILD KRATTS, ODD SQUAD, HERO ELEMENTARY, AND MANY MORE; PROGRAMS THAT ADD TO LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND ENRICHMENT SUCH AS NOVA, NATURE, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, THIS OLD HOUSE, MASTERPIECE CLASSIC, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, TRAVELSCOPE, AMERICAN MASTERS, BEST OF JOY OF PAINTING AND MANY MORE. NINE PBS IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED AS ONE OF THE MOST-WATCHED PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE NATION. NINE PBS BROADCASTS ITS PROGRAMS OVER FOUR DISTINCT DIGITAL CHANNELS. THE FOUR CHANNELS ARE REBRANDED AS FOLLOWS: NINE PBS, NINE PBS KIDS, NINE WORLD AND NINE CREATE.

PUBLIC INFORMATION - TO INFORM VIEWERS OF SCHEDULED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND TO SUPPLY INFORMATION ABOUT NINE PBS ACTIVITIES AND IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. THE STATION PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES AN AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM GUIDE TO NEARLY 40,000 MEMBERS AND OTHER CONSTITUENTS. THE PROGRAM GUIDE ALSO FEATURES ARTICLES ABOUT PROGRAMS AND OTHER EVENTS AND INITIATIVES OF NINE PBS. THE STATION HAS A ROBUST WEBSITE THAT PROVIDES PROGRAM INFORMATION, VIDEO STREAMING OF PROGRAMS, AND LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES WHICH SERVE TO CONNECT THE COMMUNITY WITH EACH OTHER AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND RESOURCES.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION:UTILIZING THE MANY PLATFORMS OF PUBLIC MEDIA - ON AIR, ON-LINE AND IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, THE NINE PBS PRODUCES A BODY OF WORK IN THE FORM OF SHORT AND LONG FORM DOCUMENTARIES WHICH ARE COMPLIMENTED BY A ROBUST WEBSITE AND INITIATIVES THAT ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY. SOME YEARS AGO, NINE PBS WAS SELECTED BY THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING TO LEAD A MULTI-YEAR PUBLIC MEDIA INITIATIVE CALLED "AMERICAN GRADUATE" TO HELP COMMUNITIES CREATE AWARENESS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT CRISIS AND HELP PUBLIC MEDIA STATIONS COORDINATE ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THE DROPOUT CRISIS WAS MOST ACUTE. MOST RECENTLY, THE INITIATIVE HAS BROADENED FOCUS TO CREATE AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR GRADUATES TO AQUIRE THE SKILLS REQUIRED TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE WORKFORCE. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE OTHER EDUCATION/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES THAT NINE PBS PERIODICALLY RECEIVES FUNDING FOR TO PRODUCE PROGRAMS AND/OR ENGAGE CONSTITUENTS IN COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT TOPICS IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY. TO MEET EMERGING LEARNING NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITHOUT RELIABLE ACCESS TO DIGITAL DEVICES OR INTERNET ACCESS, NINE PARTNERED WITH LOCAL EDUCATORS TO CREATE CURRICULUM FOR PRE-K THROUGH FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS. "TEACHING IN ROOM 9" IS BROADCAST DAILY AND ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE ON YOUTUBE.COM.

PRODUCTION:NINE PBS, THOUGH THE USE OF ITS ROBUST PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES, INCLUDING FULLY INTEGRATED STUDIOS AND CONTROL ROOMS, HIGH-DEFINITION EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION SUITES AND AN AWARD-WINNING TEAM OF PRODUCERS AND TECHNICAL STAFF, PRODUCE REGULARLY SCHEDULE LOCALLY PRODUCED PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE EMMY AWARD-WINNING WEEKLY SERIES "LIVING SAINT LOUIS AND THE WEEKLY PUBLIC AFFAIRS SHOW "DONNYBROOK." LIVING SAINT LOUIS IS A MAGAZINE-FORMAT SHOW THAT SHOWCASES THE RICH HISTORY OF OUR REGION, IN ADDITION TO ITS ARTS AND CULTURE AND STORIES OF COMMUNITY LIFE AT LARGE. DONNYBROOK IS ONE OF THE LONGEST RUNNING LOCALLY PRODUCED PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC BROADCASTING. DONNYBROOK, A HALF-HOUR WEEKLY BROADCAST, IS FOLLOWED BY (AND COMPLIMENTED BY) "DONNYBROOK NEXT UP" - A HALF-HOUR CALL-IN SHOW THAT PROVIDES A FORUM FOR THE COMMUNITY TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS ON SUBJECTS OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL INTEREST.