Arts, Culture & Humanities
Channel 5 Public Broadcasting Inc
RENO, NV
Total revenue
$6.5M
Total expenses
$7.1M
Net assets
$10.7M
Grants received
$10.2M
78 grants
EIN
880172215
Tax year
2023
Mission
To entertain your curiosity.
Programs
2 programs
See schedule oin 2024, pbs reno education services conducted 6,959 curiosity classroom workshops for pre-k through 4th grade children throughout nine counties in nevada and california: washoe, carson, douglas, humboldt, lyon, elko, storey, white pine, and el dorado. These workshops accounted for 135,287 interactions with area students. In addition, 48,772 books were distributed to participating students to help build their home library. Each workshop is led by a certified facilitator who uses a pbs video, a read aloud, and a fun handson activity to encourage stem literacy-based learning. Pbs reno's education workshops are available to public, private, parochial, charter, and homeschools. Pbs reno offered the annual pbs kids writers contest for children in grades k-3 and received 2,777 entries in march 2024. Winning stories were shown at the annual awards ceremony and recorded for on-air broadcast and online. The winning stories were also on display at the renown children's hospital and the department of education in carson city. Pbs reno for families provides a curated collection of information relating to health and safety, nature, the outdoors, libraries and learning, and family fun. The pbs reno for families page provides families with resources and links to partner organizations, like parent university at the washoe county school district.
See schedule oarteffects: pbs reno debuted season 10 of arteffects, a weekly series that explores the vibrant arts and cultural scene in northern nevada and northeastern california. All locally produced segments are provided to the national distributor. To date, 159 pbs reno segments have aired around the country on participating pbs member stations.wild nevada: host chris orr produced season 7, highlighting new recreational opportunities in nevada. Production began in may 2024 and continued into fy 2025. These six episodes covered topics like lakes of the eastern sierra, living with wildfire, and a return journey on the black rock desert. Co-host dave santina hosts wild nevadacast, a weekly podcast series based on the television series. Pbs reno stem works: stem works digital short videos offer a fun, fresh look at careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The videos are geared toward kids aged 9-17, but are entertaining and informative for all ages. These videos are available online and on-air. Foodnotes*: foodnotes* is a digital food series highlighting the cultural culinary facets and identities that have found a home in northern nevada. Hosts christina le and enrique sandoval visit a variety of local establishments and dive into specific culinary topics and cultures. As of september 30th, 2024, pbs reno has produced 6 segments of foodnotes* and two 30-minute broadcast episodes. The series earned 4 awards in 2024 and accumulated over 4,500 views on youtube. These are available online and on-air. Pbs reno produces a weekly podcast series based on our vibrant arts and cultural community, hosted by dave santina. Artviews is a weekly arts column authored by a rotating group of leaders in the arts community. The weekly articles and photos are available on our website.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
24 listed
KURT MISCHE
PRESIDENT / CEO
$193K
40 hrs/wk
M DONALD KOWITZ
TREASURER
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5 hrs/wk
SARA LAFRANCE
SECRETARY
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5 hrs/wk
BRADLEY JOHNSON
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
DAVID DEHLS
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
DR BAYO CURRY-WINCHELL
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
DR KARIN HILGERSOM
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
FLOYD ROWLEY
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
GREG MOSIER
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
KATY SIMON HOLLAND
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
L MARK NEWMAN
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
LORI GILBERT
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
MERCEDES DE LA GARZA
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
MIKE ROOKER
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
NATHAN KANUTE
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
STACEY MONTOOTH
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
SUE WAGNER
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
TERRY OLIVER
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
THOMAS KARLOS
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
TOM TAELOUR
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
WILL ARNDT
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
MARK HERRON
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
CHRISTINE FEY
CHAIR
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5 hrs/wk
CASILDE ISABELLI
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
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