Organizations Filed Purposes:
WETA'S MISSION IS TO PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE CONTENT OF INTELLECTUAL INTEGRITY AND CULTURAL MERIT USING A BROAD RANGE OF MEDIA TO REACH AUDIENCES BOTH IN OUR COMMUNITY AND NATIONWIDE. WE LEVERAGE OUR COLLECTIVE RESOURCES TO EXTEND OUR IMPACT. WE WILL BE TRUE TO OUR VALUES; AND WE RESPECT DIVERSITY OF VIEWS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE.
PUBLIC TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING AND PRODUCTION; PBS AFFILIATE AND CLASSICAL MUSIC; LITERACY AND BRAIN INJURY WEBSITES
TELEVISION PRODUCTION - WETA IS ANNUALLY ONE OF THE THREE LARGEST PRODUCING STATIONS FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION IN THE UNITED STATES. WETA PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE "WASHINGTON WEEK," "PBS NEWSHOUR," DOCUMENTARIES FROM KEN BURNS, AND PERFORMANCE SPECIALS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, AND THE WEST LAWN OF THE U.S. CAPITOL. WETA ALSO PRODUCES SPECIALS THAT ADDRESS CURRENT, LOCAL AND NATIONAL TOPICS AND ISSUES.
LOCAL BROADCASTING - TELEVISION & RADIO - WETA IS THE FLAGSHIP PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON AREA. WETA OFFERS QUALITY TELEVISION PROGRAMMING ON FOUR DIGITAL CHANNELS 24 HOURS A DAY: WETA TV 26, WETA HD, WETA KIDS AND WETA UK. WETA BROADCASTS A CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION SERVICE THAT DELIGHTS CHILDREN WHILE BUILDING READING, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MATH SKILLS; PROGRAMMING FOR LIFELONG LEARNING; PUBLIC AFFAIRS ANALYSIS AND DOCUMENTARIES; PERFORMANCE PROGRAMMING CELEBRATING THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF THE COUNTRY; ACCLAIMED HISTORY, SCIENCE AND NATURE PROGRAMMING; AND THE BEST IN BRITISH TELEVISION. CLASSICAL WETA RADIO BROADCASTS ON WETA 90.9 FM, WGMS 89.1 FM AND WETA 88.9 FM, PROVIDING A 24-HOUR CLASSICAL MUSIC SERVICE. WETA IS THE EXCLUSIVE BROADCASTER OF CLASSICAL MUSIC IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON AREA. CLASSICAL WETA 90.9 FM PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT CONNECTION BETWEEN MANY FINE PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA AND THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS TO RECORD AND BROADCAST CONCERTS, PROMOTE EVENTS, AND BY HIGHLIGHTING THE RICH CULTURAL OFFERINGS OF OUR REGION.
ONLINE RESOURCES - WETA'S INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDE READINGROCKETS.ORG, A MULTIMEDIA PROJECT THAT HELPS STRUGGLING READERS; COLORINCOLORADO.ORG, A BILINGUAL PROJECT THAT OFFERS RESOURCES, IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH, FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS OF ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELLS); LDONLINE.ORG, THE LEADING WEBSITE ON LEARNING DISABILITIES AND ADHD FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS; ADLIT.ORG, WHICH SUPPORTS THE LITERACY OF ADOLESCENT READERS; AND BRAINLINE.ORG, THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SOURCE OF BRAIN-INJURY INFORMATION ON THE WEB.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Judy C Woodruff | ANCHOR | 40 | $596,507 |
Sharon Percy Rockefeller | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $577,088 |
Jason Daisey | EXECUTIVE VP & COO | 40 | $383,245 |
Sara Just | SENIOR VP & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | 40 | $362,428 |
Dalton Delan | EXECUTIVE VP & CPO | 40 | $325,955 |
Lisa Lindstrom Delaney | SENIOR VP & GENERAL COUNSEL | 40 | $303,037 |
Jeffrey Brown | STAFF CORRESPONDANT | 40 | $301,932 |
Michael Rancilio | SENIOR VP & GM | 40 | $289,357 |
William Brangham | CORRESPONDANT | 40 | $266,540 |
Thomas Chiodo | EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | 40 | $262,722 |
Matthew Speiser | VP OPERATIONS | 40 | $244,035 |
Joseph Bruns | INTERIM COO THRU 7/18 | 40 | $221,724 |
David C Purvis | SVP & CFO & TREASURER | 40 | $29,574 |
Edward Hart Rice | TRUSTEE THRU 3/19 | 1 | $0 |
Sally Merten | TRUSTEE THRU 3/19 | 1 | $0 |
Christopher Wolf | TRUSTEE THRU 3/19 | 1 | $0 |
John Ulfelder | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Riley Temple | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Loren Allan Smith | EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Robert L Sloan | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
John Schwieters | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Pauline Schneider | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Tom Saylak | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Margaret Richardson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Robert Quinn | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Larry Nussdorf | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Mara Mayor | TRUSTEE THRU 5/19 | 1 | $0 |
Elizabeth Lodal | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Jerry Libin | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Susan Lee | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Roger Krone | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Judy Kovler | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Tim Keating | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Fred Humphries | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Ronald Gordon | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Gregory Gallopoulos | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
John Dalton | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Rene Carter | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Peter Buscemi | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Karna Small Bodman | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Ken Adelman | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Catherine Stevens | VICE CHAIR & SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
Timothy C Coughlin | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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