ST LOUIS REGIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA INC

BROADCASTING AND PROGRAMMING:TO ACQUIRE AND BROADCAST PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE THE POPULATION OF THE GREATER METROPOLITAN ST. 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, AMANPOUR AND COMPANY, BBC WORLD NEWS, WASHINGTON WEEK, FRONTLINE, AND INDEPENDENT LENS. IN THE CHILDREN'S GENRE: SESAME STREET, CARL THE COLLECTOR, DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD, LYLA IN THE LOOP, MOLLY OF DENALI, WEATHER HUNTERS, ODD SQUAD, PHOEBE AND JAY, WILD KRATTS, AND MANY MORE. PROGRAMS THAT ADD TO LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND ENRICHMENT SUCH AS NOVA, NATURE, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, THIS OLD HOUSE, FINDING YOUR ROOTS, MASTERPIECE, 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: NINE PBS, NINE PBS KIDS, NINE WORLD, AND NINE CREATE.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION:WE ARE WORKING TO ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS BOTH THE CHALLENGES HOLDING OUR REGION BACK AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAN MOVE US FORWARD. THROUGH OUR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MODEL FOR ENGAGEMENT, NINE PBS GROUNDS ITS WORK IN THE VOICES AND NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. WE CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS TO LISTEN AND LEARN, ELEVATE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES, AND TAILOR OUR ENGAGEMENT TO AUTHENTICALLY REFLECT THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, WE CLOSE THE LOOP - REPORTING BACK ON PROGRESS AND OUTCOMES TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THIS APPROACH ENSURES OUR ENGAGEMENT IS NOT JUST MEANINGFUL, BUT ACTION-ORIENTED - ROOTED IN CONVERSATION, COLLABORATION, AND MEASURABLE IMPACT.THESE EFFORTS ARE ESPECIALLY CRITICAL AS WE RESPOND TO URGENT REGIONAL NEEDS. NEARLY HALF OF THIRD GRADERS ARE NOT READING AT GRADE LEVEL, AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF CHILDREN ARE NOT ENROLLED IN ACCREDITED PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS. TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES, NINE PBS'S EARLY LEARNING INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON A "HIGHEST NEED, HIGHEST IMPACT" APPROACH, ALIGNING CLOSELY WITH REGIONAL PARTNERS TO IMPROVE THIRD-GRADE LITERACY, STRENGTHEN SCHOOL READINESS, AND EQUIP CARING ADULTS WITH TOOLS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S LEARNING.IN 2025, WE ADVANCED THIS WORK THROUGH A RANGE OF TARGETED INITIATIVES, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS, OUR ANNUAL EDCAMP CONFERENCE, TEACHING IN ROOM 9 ON-AIR AND DIGITAL CLASSROOM EXPERIENCES, NINE PBS POWER HOUR FACILITATED LEARNING SESSIONS, THE DRAWN IN MULTI-PLATFORM LITERACY INITIATIVE, AND PBS LEARNINGMEDIA CURRICULUM RESOURCES. WE ALSO CONTINUED THE THIRD YEAR OF OUR MENTAL WELL-BEING INITIATIVE, OFFERING COMMUNITY CONVENINGS, CURATED RESOURCES, AND TRUSTED CONTENT SHARED BOTH ON-AIR AND ONLINE - ENSURING FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS HAVE ACCESS TO THE SUPPORT THEY NEED.