ELECTIONS, GREAT MUSIC SPECIALS, & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
posted by Jack Gibson
June brings us to the end of another fiscal year and also to our year-end membership countdown. We’ve programmed some great music programs this month for the final TV membership campaign of FY12, starting June 2nd. As always, this campaign is critical to meet our financial obligations, and to securing solid footing for our new fiscal year on July 1st. If you have made a contribution this year, thank you. If not, please take this opportunity to help AZPM to finance the PBS, NPR and local productions that you have come to expect.
June’s pledge programs feature great music performances from some of today’s biggest stars, including, Il Divo: Live in London, and Great Performances: Tony Bennett: Duets II and Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park. Music retrospectives include: Big Band Vocalists, British Beat, Ed Sullivan’s Rock and Roll Classic: The 60’s, and more. Find the complete PBS-HD 6 schedule here.
June 12th is the special CD8 election and AZPM’s award-winning local news team will provide you with the best in-depth coverage and analysis of day-to-day political events on TV, radio and online. Your Vote 2012 is designed to keep you informed and to help get out the vote! Videos, voter resources, and campaign calendars are available at the Your Vote page.
Additional program highlights this month - Mondays at 8 p.m., the new Antiques Roadshow series ‘Vintage’ (highlights of popular Roadshow programs) starts on June 18th with “Vintage Phoenix”. Thursdays at 8 p.m. brings the return of the popular summer series Wacky Americana and at 9 p.m., the premiere of Yes Minister, a classic BBC comedy series about a (fictional) self-serving Minister of Administrative Affairs, James Hacker, played by Paul Eddington (Good Neighbors).
Over the past 11 months, AZPM achieved some remarkable results. Going by the numbers, here is a list of accomplishments to demonstrate the return on your membership investment:
13% increase in PBS-HD 6 audiences; ranked among Top 10 PBS stations nationally.
8% increase in average monthly views on azpm.org
184% increase in original tweets @AZPMnews (April 2011 vs. April 2012)
2142 Facebook friends
24,052 total AZPM members
22% increase in NPR 89.1 average quarter hour audience
2 Classical Community Concerts broadcast on 90.5 FM each week that are recorded locally
642 average total hours volunteers give to the station each month
19 daily local radio newscasts between 5am and 6pm weekdays
5 local radio newscasts on Saturday and Sunday morning
6 original TV news/ public affairs programs produced each week
118% growth in original online news and feature stories
Our efforts for the benefit of Southern Arizona would not be possible without you. Please accept my sincere thanks for your continued support and best wishes for the summer.
Jack Gibson
