Presented by
Jamie Lange, Interim General Manager
and the WQPT Team
FY 13 Accomplishments
 Increase Local programming
 Expand Outreach Services
 Keep pace with growing technologies
 Continue Integration with WIU
FY 13 Accomplishments
 Increase Local programming
FY 13 Accomplishments
 Increase Local programming
 The Cities with Jim Mertens celebrates second anniversary
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Special election coverage
 Artists in Profile Season 2 including two one-hour music specials and a
Ballet Quad Cities performance
 “It’s a Wonderful Life” partnership
with WVIK
 “A Conversation about Bullying” with Dr; Jennifer Caudle
 Fourth Wall: Villesca, Country Schools, The Ioway I,II, & III
FY 13 Accomplishments
 Increase Local programming
 Work with local supporters on identifying relevant programming:
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Women’s History Month
Financial Literacy Month
Money Smart Week
Holocaust Remembrance Month
 WIU Sports – men’s and women’s basketball
 100 Years of WIU
 WIU-QC Graduation
FY 13 Accomplishments
 Expand Outreach Services
FY 13 Accomplishments
 Expand Outreach Services
FY 13 Accomplishments
 Expand Outreach Services
 PBS Learning Media
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Hosted in-person trainings and webinar to area educators
Only IL station to secure funding support courtesy of Deere & Company
 CARE QC (Connecting Anti-bullying Resources & Education)
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Reached 300 children through in-person interactions and survey
Cyber Savvy Cyber Safe Survey developed by WIU professor Jill Myers
 Ready to Learn Conference
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Expansion to 300 participants
Offering six additional workshops many led by WIU faculty
 River Vision 2020
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WIU-QC students and Network video diaries
 Looking for Leadership
FY 13 Accomplishments
 Keep pace with growing technologies
FY 13 Accomplishments
 Keep pace with growing technologies
 Digital transmission in Sterling/Rock Falls
 Allegiance server now in virtual environment
 WIU basketball games transferred by FTP
 Acquired a new HD camera allowing for multiple angle shoots
 Installation of new video encoder to create a digital signal to
broadcast (replaced obsolete equipment)
FY 13 Accomplishments
 Continue integration with WIU
FY 13 Accomplishments
 Continue integration with WIU
FY 13 Accomplishments
 Continue integration with WIU
FY 13 Accomplishments
 Continue integration with WIU
FY 13 Accomplishments
 Continue integration with WIU
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Poor Kids Screening with CSS
Attend and promote key WIU events including Founder’s Day, the
Scholarship Breakfast, SOE Block Party
The Cities featuring WIU professors, administration, students,
music and alumni
WQPT Ambassador sporting WIU purple and gold
Reallocated WQPT Broadcast Scholarship to service only WIU
students pursuing a broadcasting degree
WQPT staff serve as mentors, degree mentors, intern supervisors,
teachers, and student group advisors
All on-air station ID’s feature “a public media service of WIU”
FY 13 Budget Enhancements
 Substantial in-kind support from WIU
 Office space, human resources, payroll, IT services, gift
processing, positive association with well-established University
and with WIU-QC growth
 WQPT is self-sustaining
 No direct budget enhancements were received
FY 14 Major Objectives
FY 14 Major Objectives
 WQPT’s Future Goals
 Increase fundraising revenue streams
 Rebuild membership program
 Grow major giving
 Sustain on-air sponsorship support
 Increase programming to one local program each night
Monday-Friday
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Monthly journalist roundtable
IL statewide content sharing
FY 14 Major Objectives
 WQPT’s Future Goals
 Expand outreach services
 To service all Title 1 Schools in the QC area
 To membership pockets (Clinton, Sterling, Galesburg, Geneseo, and Muscatine)
 Develop new strategic plan with WIU-QC educational
priorities for broadcasting, journalism, English or
communication
FY 14 Technology Goals  Upgrade ProTrack to virtual server
 Raise tower antenna height to improve signal quality
 Replace STL dish at Orion site
 Gain internet access at Sterling/Rock Falls site to allow
remote monitoring
 WARN Phase II back-up generator installed, tested
and operational
 Automated closed captioning system
 Mobile-friendly website
FY 14 Reallocation
 Hiring of full-time general manager
 Chief Development Officer back to full-time status
 Increase staffing through creation of an Asst. GM to
direct internal station developments or shared
(Stratus) full-time engineer to service WQPT
 Identify a contractual employee to support on-air
sponsorship growth
FY 14 Facilities Request
 Participate in QC FIT Phase II and Phase III planning
teams
 Identifying appropriate television studio facilities
on campus in Phase III
WIU Strategic Plan Goals
 Goal#1 University Growth & Recruitment
 Action 3: Increase awareness of WIU-QC programs,
students, faculty and tradition of excellence
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Appearances on the Cities (list distributed)
Promote WIU professors as presenters at RTL Conference
WIU Strategic Plan Goals
 Goal #2 Enrich Academic Excellence
 Focus on the individual learner
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Interns: Alicia Domino and Chris Ebalo
WQPT Ambassadors
RPTA 235 individual student guidance
Supporting CSS students in event promotion
River Vision student video project oversight
Mentor students (department and University)
WIU Strategic Plan Goals
 Goal #2 Enrich Academic Excellence
 Action 3: Support strong commitments to mission-
driven public service and outreach
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Ready to Learn Conference
First Book Club
PBS Learning Media
CARE QC: Bullying
PBS Go Kids! Writers Contest
Educational on-air programming 24/7
WIU Strategic Plan Goals
 Goal #3 Provide Educational Opportunity
 Action 3: Support learning inside and outside the classroom
and initiatives designed to increase student success.
 Intern Site Advisors Bea Brasel and Jamie Lange
 RPTA 235 Bea Brasel & Amanda Bergeson supporting students
in successfully raising $2,703 through trivia night
 SRA Advisor Amanda Bergeson
 RPTA Mentor Bea Brasel
 Marketing class video project Lora Adams Chris Ryder
 WIU Mentors Jamie Lange Candy Eastman & Amanda
Bergeson
 Ana Kehoe guest lecturer in Dr; Fred Isley’s class
Strategic Plan Goals (cont’d)
 Goal #4 Support Personal Growth
 Action 1: Promote health and wellness to support
personal growth.
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WIU We Care
Western Walks
 Action 3: Enhance student and community engagement
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SGA
SOE Block Party
Trivia Night “real world” planning with RPTA
Community Screening with CSS
Community Conversations: Bullying, River Vision 2020
Strategic Plan Goals (cont’d)
 Goal #4 Support Personal Growth
 Action 4# Provide lifelong learning opportunities for
faculty, staff and community members.
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Lora Adams pursuing BA (BOT )
Dawn Schmitt pursuing CMA certification
Jamie Lange Dawn Schmitt earning HR Certificate
Strategic Plan Goals (cont’d)
 Goal #4 Promote Social Responsibility
 Action 1: Promote civic engagement and service learning
for students to enhance local, national and global
perspectives
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WQPT primary channel
MHzWorldview
Arun Ghandi on The Cities
Joe Biden on The Cities
Strategic Plan (cont’d)
 Goal #4 Promote Social Responsibility
 Action 3: Use partnerships to advance the University’s
vision, mission, values and goal
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American Graduate
Achieve QC
CARE QC
East West Riverfest
River Vision 2020
Ready to Learn Conference
Strategic Plan (cont’d)
 Goal #5 Demonstrate Accountability
 Action 3: Document goal achievement and support of our
values by providing updates.
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Community Advisory Board
 New member: Lisa Powell-Williams
Development Board
 Exploring new members fourth quarter
Community Engagement Committee
Monthly development report
Annual local content report www.wqpt.org/mywqpt
FCC public file https://stations.fcc.gov/station-profile/wqpt-tv
Year-end Recap
Questions?