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We are deeply grateful to have partners who have helped
Thirteen be a positive and lasting force for change in people's
lives. The individuals, foundations, and corporations listed on the
following pages represent but a few examples of the significant
support we received this year -- support that did nothing less
than bring the mission of our stations to full and glorious life on
the television screen, on the Internet, and in the classroom.
Through their generosity, these donors enriched the lives of tens
of millions of people, and without them much of the work
described below would not be possible.
Three foundations -- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation,
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the Ford
Foundation -- helped bring the second season of Thirteen's Wide
Angle, a groundbreaking international documentary series, to air.
The only show of its kind on television, the series helps viewers
make sense of the political, economic, and social forces shaping
the world today. And in the process, it also touches lives, like Li
Xiuying's story on page 8 demonstrates.
Thanks to the exceptional ongoing support of the Lilly
Endowment Inc., Thirteen's weekly newsmagazine series
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly has created the only place on the
dial where issues of religious, spiritual, and ethical significance
are presented and discussed with a plurality of perspectives.
A number of corporate contributors provided major support that
allowed Thirteen to continue presenting its ongoing (and much
beloved) signature series, including American Century
Investments for American Masters, Ernst & Young for Great
Performances, and Ford and Canon, USA for Nature. Thirteen's
local presentation of the NewsHour With Jim Lehrer -- a staple in
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households across the community -- was made possible by a
team that included Aetna, Bank of New York, CIT, First Republic
Bank, the Tri-state Lexus Dealers, and the Tri-state Mercedes-
Benz Dealers.
Inspired by last year's challenge grant by trustee Josh Weston
and his wife Judy, EBC Life Trustee Stephen Kellen and his wife
Anna-Maria created the Kellen Arts Fund with a $2 million gift --
and helped ensure the vitality of arts and cultural programming
at Thirteen for years to come. Likewise, the late Dr. Edward A.
Raymond, a longtime friend to Thirteen, left a personal legacy to
the station in the form of a $1 million endowment for science and
nature programming.
Through the longtime support of the Cisco Foundation, last year
alone Thirteen's National Teacher Training Institute helped the
station train 6,274 educators nationwide on the uses of
technology in the classroom -- reaching almost 125,000 children.
The Citigroup Foundation and the Vivendi Universal Foundation
helped Thirteen's Ed Online serve over 100,000 K-12 educators
every month with professionally developed classroom resources
via the Internet. And Consolidated Edison of New York's support
of Thirteen's Literacy Center brought GED on TV, GED en español,
and Learn to Read initiatives to adult learners looking to improve
their lives -- almost 61,000 each month last year alone.
WLIW21 is grateful for the foundations that support it. The
Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation underwrote Visions of Greece.
WLIW thanks The O'Sullivan Children Foundation for their annual
support of children's and Irish programming. The Rockefeller
Foundation, Freeman Foundation, The Carnegie Corporation of
New York, and Barclay's Capital were the national underwriters
for BBC World News.
Alex G. Spanos was the principal underwriter for American
Homelands: Greece, with additional support provided by Nicholas
J. Bouras. Mexico Tourism Board and the National Endowment for
the Arts were the national underwriters for Mariachi: The Spirit of
Mexico.
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Major local underwriting support was generously provided by
North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital. Local underwriting of
BBC World News came from TIAA-CREF. Healthplex Dental
Insurance was the major sponsor of the four WLIW21 Reading
FunDay events.
Charlotte Nichoson Ackert continues to be instrumental in the
station's growth. WLIW thanks her for her time and support of
the WLIW Gala. Olympus America, Inc. stepped up to the tee as
a major sponsor of the WLIW golf event.
We are grateful for the opportunity to recognize those who have
made a commitment to the work of Thirteen and WLIW and the
people whose lives we touch, and we are deeply
grateful to our donors for their
leadership and vision.
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