Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE PURPOSE OF THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION (WPRA) IS TO SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO BY ENGAGING IN COOPERATIVE FUNDRAISING, STEWARDSHIP AND ADVOCACY. THE WPRA GENERATES SUPPORT THROUGH PROGRAMS AND PARTICIPATORY ACTIVITIES THAT SHOW THE VALUE PROVIDED BY WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO; PROVIDES PROPER STEWARDSHIP FOR ASSOCIATION FUNDS AND FUNDRAISING AND ENHANCES EFFORTS FOR ASSOCIATION MEMBERS AND WPR STAFF TO COLLABORATE IN CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DONATIONS TO THE ASSOCIATION.
THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO, WHICH BROADCASTS IN WISCONSIN ON THIRTY-SIX (36) STATIONS AND ON THE INTERNET.
THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO (WPR) SO THAT WPR CAN CAPITALIZE ON DIGITAL MULTICASTING TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE BROAD ACCESS TO AWARD-WINNING NEWS, COMPELLING CONVERSATIONS, INSPIRING MUSIC AND ENGAGING ENTERTAINMENT ACROSS WISCONSIN. OUR 36 STATIONS REACH MORE THAN 450,000 LISTENERS EVERY WEEK ON THREE NETWORKS: THE IDEAS NETWORK, THE NPR NEWS & CLASSICAL MUSIC NETWORK, AND THE HD CLASSICAL NETWORK. WPR ALSO OFFERS ARCHIVES AND PODCASTS OF MANY PROGRAMS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON THESE NETWORKS. THE IDEAS NETWORK ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH STATEWIDE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL CALL-IN SHOWS THAT FOCUS ON EVERYTHING FROM CURRENT EVENTS TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND POP CULTURE. WPR'S SEASONED HOSTS FACILITATE OVER 3,000 HOURS OF CONVERSATIONS WITH GUEST EXPERTS AND CALLERS EVERY YEAR.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: WPR PROVIDES RICH AND DIVERSE MUSICAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE ON THE STATE'S COMMERCIAL AIRWAVES INCLUDING CLASSICAL, FOLK, JAZZ, AND WORLD MUSIC. WPR ALSO CARRIES LIVE METROPOLITAN OPERA BROADCASTS AND PRODUCES REGIONAL MUSIC SHOWS. WPR'S HD CLASSICAL NETWORK BROADCASTS CLASSICAL MUSIC TWENTY-FOUR HOURS-A-DAY USING A COMBINATION OF ORIGINAL AND SYNDICATED PROGRAMS. WPR'S WEBSITE, WWW.WPR.ORG, SERVES MORE THAN 306,000 USERS PER MONTH WITH ARTICLES BASED ON WPR'S AND NPR'S BROADCAST CONTENT, WEB-ONLY ARTICLES, COMMUNITY CALENDARS, AND STATION INFORMATION. EACH WEEK, OVER 32,000 LISTENERS STREAM WPR'S NETWORK BROADCASTS LIVE FROM THE WEBSITE. WPR'S EXTENSIVE NEWS AND CALL-IN ARCHIVES ARE DOWNLOADED BY MORE THAN 50,000 PEOPLE PER MONTH, AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH PODCAST SUBSCRIPTIONS. IN ADDITION, WPR'S MOBILE IPHONE, IPAD AND ANDROID APPS HAVE BEEN DOWNLOADED OVER 120,000 TIMES SINCE THEIR RELEASE AND MAKE IT EASY TO READ AND LISTEN TO OUR NEWS STORIES, AND LISTEN TO OUR LIVE AND ARCHIVED CONTENT.
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 |
|---|
| Michael Sigman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Katherine Schneider | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Gilmore | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Dunlap | CHAIR THROUGH OCTOBER 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Janan Najeeb | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Roy Christianson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Pat Heim | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Tikalsky | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Sturgul | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Fran Rauscher | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Peterson | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffery Muse | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Lundberg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Kocha | DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAI | 1 | $0 |
| Katrina Keller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Katz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Graham | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Dean Dietrich | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Crane | DIRECTOR OF RADIO/LICENSEE | 3 | $0 |
| Tim Coburn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Cisler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Niles Berman | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Nicholas Abts | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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