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WOUB releases the 2021 Local Content and Service Report
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ATHENS, OH – The 2021 fiscal year was a big year in fundraising, membership, and community service for WOUB Public Media. In the newly released 2021 Local Content and Service Report, WOUB is showcasing how it served the community, educators, and families using our television, radio and online platforms as well as non-broadcast educational services, while increasing local membership support by about 33%.
“2020 and 2021 have been difficult for all of us, but I have never been prouder of WOUB and the important role of public media during times like these,” said WOUB General Manager Mark Brewer. “During the pandemic, more people have recognized the value of a quality, trusted source of news and information because public media pursues the truth.”
Over the 2020-21 fiscal year, both NPR and PBS marked their 50th anniversaries. They both celebrated 50 years of creating and delivering excellent reporting, analysis, and commentary.
“That continues to be a key part of why people watch and listen to WOUB Public Media,” said Brewer. “NPR, PBS and local member stations like WOUB have long been recognized for maintaining the highest of journalistic standards.”
In the 2021 Local Content and Service Report, we look back on how WOUB informed, enlightened, and inspired those in our community during the last fiscal year. As a Community Service Grant recipient from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), WOUB provides the Local Content and Service Report to the CPB and publishes it online. The report can be found online here. To request a printed copy of the report, email WOUB Community Engagement Manager Cheri Russo at russo@woub.org.