F O R F R I E N D S A N D S U P P O R T E R S O F W G B H

I N T H I S I S S U E

• Frontline’s Future

• Ice Warriors Reach Gold

• Rick Burnes Is Ready

• Mark Samels on American Experience

• An Eventful Season

American Experience25 Years of Making History

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WGBH’s American Experience has been hailed as “peerless” (Wall Street Journal) and “the most consistently enriching program on television” (Chicago Tribune).

This year, America’s most-watched history series is celebrating its 25th anniversary on PBS with Freedom Summer, an up-close look at the personal stories behind one of the civil rights movement’s watershed moments. In this issue, we share what American Experience executive producer Mark Samels has to say about Stanley Nelson’s latest film, the series, its winning approach to bring-ing history to life, and some of the generous contributors to WGBH’s Documentary Investment Group—including Bob and Marjie Kargman and Brian McCarthy—who make this work possible (page 9). Individual philanthropy is the springboard for some of WGBH’s most ambitious efforts. In this newsletter, we’ll introduce you to a few of WGBH’s extraordinary friends and volunteer leaders. You’ll meet Overseers Advisory Board member and longtime WGBH Investment Committee guiding force Jon Hagler and his wife Jo Ann, whose groundbreaking $5 million gift to Frontline will support the expansion of its enterprise reporting while also securing its future (page 3). And Trustee Lynn Bay Dayton, her husband Bruce Dayton, and their sons, Alex and Conner, whose timely, six-figure gift closed the funding gap on a powerful new documentary and Web project showcasing the US Paralympic sled hockey team’s drive for the gold in Sochi (page 4). We’ll also introduce you to Rick Burnes, the new Chair of our Board of Trustees, as Amos Hostetter steps into the role of Chair Emeritus after 10 years of extraordinary leadership (page 8). As Amos explains, it’s “the perfect handoff” at a time when WGBH is in the early planning stage of a capital campaign. We’re grateful to them, to the other generous, talented individuals profiled here…and to all of you for helping WGBH create and deliver in-depth, innovative content to millions of Americans who count on WGBH and public media for information and inspiration every day.

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On the cover: American Experience’s Freedom Summer premieres June 24 on WGBH and PBS stations nationwide

Smart Giving

Jon and Jo Ann Hagler’s recent major gift

to WGBH in support of Frontline is an

outstanding example of not only significant

philanthropy, but smart giving. The couple’s

gift has three components: an outright gift to

the Frontline Endowment; a charitable gift

annuity to the Frontline Endowment that

provides guaranteed income for life to the

Haglers; and an outright gift to the Frontline

Journalism Fund to help meet the series’

shorter-term programming aspirations.

“The most important part of the

structuring of our gift,” says Jon, “came

as a consequence of WGBH and Frontline

responding to fairly simple questions that

I had: ‘If we were to give this amount of

money, how would it be most helpful to

you?’” The Haglers were pleased that WGBH

responded with a “toolkit for giving” that

anticipated not only Frontline’s needs, but

also how the gift might work best for them.

(See chart below.)

“We’re now in the stage of our lives

where we’re trying to make sure we can make

thoughtful, productive gifts to organizations

and causes that we treasure,” Jon says.

“Having a planned giving component

that will eventually support Frontline’s

Endowment is a really useful part of that.”

Jon calls public television “the most

under-rated asset in America,” and adds,

“It’s a joy to us to be able to support

WGBH and Frontline.”

Haglers Are Passionate About Frontline’s FutureJ on hagler was born in the middle of the Great Depression. The son of school

teachers, he eventually went on to Harvard Business School and a successful career in the investment world. “I developed an early and enduring respect for what the US was supposed to be and the importance of good citizenship,” Jon says. “I vowed that should I be fortunate to accumulate some wealth, I would try my best to spend it wisely.” Recently, he and his wife jo ann , longtime supporters of WGBH, made the single largest gift from an individual to Frontline in the investigative journalism series’ 30-year history: $5 million (see sidebar for details). “Many traditional news sources are either in decline or have become so commercial or excessively sensitive to commercial interests that their ability to find and publish factually based investiga-tive journalism is very limited,” says Jon, an Overseers Advisory Board member and guiding force on WGBH’s Investment Committee. “The result is that we don’t have a very well-informed citizenry, and Jo Ann and I see that as a fundamental requirement of democracy.” The Haglers have watched and admired Frontline for years. “Frontline produces first-rate investigative journalism in the broad public interest,” Jon says. The couple also has observed WGBH up close. “As we think about our philanthropy, leadership is at the core of any gift we make. It’s difficult to know the future, but one can make judgments about the quality and capacity of the people in charge of an institution. I think both WGBH and Frontline have outstanding leadership. And Frontline’s investigative collaborations and new digital platforms are all signs to us of a vibrant, robust, creative, and forward-thinking organization.” The Haglers’ gift is a huge boost to Frontline. “This is such an affirmation of our work and an expression of optimism about the future of the series and the kind of journalism we practice,” says Frontline executive producer David Fanning. That is what the Haglers intended. “We will be delighted if our gift furthers the work of Frontline,” Jon says. “And we will be ecstatic if it can leverage the series’ exceptional work in even more productive ways.”

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Dayton Family HelpsIce Warriors Reach GoalAt a Board meeting in early January, WGBH Trustee lynn bay dayton watched

a clip from a new WGBH film about the US sled hockey team as it prepared for the Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia—a film with a six-figure funding gap. She knew right away this was a story she wanted to share with her family…and one that she wanted to help WGBH share with the nation. Lynn showed the clip to her husband, bruce dayton , and their two sons, alex (age 16) and conner (age 12). “We all agreed this story had to get out there,” says Lynn, Chair of WGBH’s Marketing and Communications Committee and a fervent advocate for WGBH and public media. Days later, Lynn and Bruce—longtime WGBH supporters—were joined by their sons in making their first-ever family gift to WGBH. Their generous and timely contribution allowed WGBH to complete the production of Ice Warriors: USA Sled Hockey. The one-hour documentary, an outgrowth of WGBH’s barrier-breaking Medal Quest project (see sidebar), premiered on PBS in February and is being re-edited with footage from the Sochi Paralympics into a 90-minute PBS special that will air later this year. “The Daytons coming in when they did was essential,” says executive producer Judith Vecchione. WGBH is an integral part of the Daytons’ lives. “Our boys grew up on WGBH’s award-winning children’s series,” says Lynn. In fact, WGBH’s Children’s Programming offices bear the Daytons’ name in honor of their generous 2004 campaign gift. “Bruce and I are big fans of American Experience [they supported the series’ 2011 Freedom Riders], Frontline, and Masterpiece as well as the WGBH Newsroom’s in-depth coverage of local issues on television, radio, and mobile.” “We get a lot of pleasure in playing a small part in bringing this powerful story of the Paralympic ice hockey team to the American public,” says Bruce. And he and Lynn are thrilled that their sons were inspired to add their own contributions. “It was a good fit for our family,” Lynn says. “The boys know how important WGBH is to Bruce and me. They’re learning that being generous is an important part of good citizenship. They’re proud to help support Ice Warriors, which makes us proud of them.”

Watch Ice Warriors and meet the US Paralympic sled hockey team at pbs.org/icewarriors.

Medal Quest

Two years ago, with support from Gordon

and Llura Gund, WGBH launched Medal

Quest, a digital-exclusive series that offered

an unprecedented look at the US teams

preparing for and participating in the

games called “the Olympics no one knows.”

The Paralympic Games are the second

largest international athletic competition in

the world. Yet until WGBH’s digital series

about the 2012 Summer Paralympics in

London, Americans knew little about the

games, and even less about the elite athletes

with disabilities who compete.

Medal Quest broke barriers and new

ground with a comprehensive, video-rich

website, a presence on Facebook and

Twitter, and daily stories that drew tens of

thousands of online visitors and critical

acclaim. “These Paralympic competitors

battle for the same gold, silver, and bronze

medals as Olympic athletes, in the same sta-

diums, in the presence of the same flaming

torch,” explains WGBH executive producer

Judith Vecchione.

Inspired by the competitors and their

powerful stories, Vecchione proposed to

expand Medal Quest’s coverage of the 2014

Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, with a

prime-time PBS documentary about the

USA sled hockey team’s quest for a second

gold. And once again, the Gunds signed on.

“Llura and I are big fans of Medal Quest,”

says Gordon Gund. “We’re thrilled to help

WGBH showcase the remarkable stories,

achievements, and abilities of these world-

class athletes.”

To learn more about Medal Quest, visit pbs.org/wgbh/medal-quest.

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News from the Ralph Lowell Society

masterpiece executive producer rebecca eaton (from left) answers audience questions with downton abbey stars allen leech, phyllis logan, and lesley nicol

RLS Reflections

T hree years as Chair of the Ralph Lowell

Society have raced by, and I write a

final note with heightened appreciation

of what it means to be part of a society, a

word the dictionary defines as “the fact or

condition of being

connected . . .

participation,

partnership.”

Commitment

to WGBH as

the standard of

excellence in

media connects

all of us, and participation in special RLS

events has brought us together around

common interests.

Here are some of the goals we reached

during the past three years. Monetary

support of WGBH through the RLS has

increased from $3.2 million to over

$4 million. Our numbers grew from 930

members in 2010 to 1,027 today. We

successfully created a new giving-category,

the Innovator’s Circle, and enabled on-air

recognition for donors at the President’s

Circle level and above. We conducted a

survey from which we learned valuable

information for future planning. We have

begun to update our website in order to

make RLS a frequent online destination.

Bank of America grants supported a

larger range and number of special

events. Our tireless staff organized sneak

previews of upcoming programs, travel

opportunities, wine tastings, lectures on

gardening and architecture, conversations

with actors, authors, producers, and

radio hosts, and many other memorable

moments of what Samuel Johnson called

“a general habit of benevolence and

readiness of occasional kindness.”

As I complete my role as RLS Chair,

I look forward to playing a new part as a

recently elected WGBH Trustee. Thanks

to all who made our ambitious goals

achievable, and best wishes to new RLS

Chair, Simone Stedry Winston.

With thanks,

melinda a. rabbchair , ralph lowell society

Celebrating Downton Abbey’s Fourth Season in StyleMasterpiece executive producer Rebecca Eaton welcomed RLS members and Masterpiece

supporters to a mid-December celebration of Downton Abbey’s fourth season with cast members

Phyllis Logan (Mrs. Hughes), Allen Leech (Tom Branson), and Lesley Nicol (Mrs. Patmore).

Guests enjoyed a preview and discussion, afternoon tea, holiday shopping at the Masterpiece

pop-up store, and a Downton Abbey costume exhibit, on loan from the Winterthur Museum.

downton abbey’s phyllis logan (center) with rls fellows pamela remis (wgbh overseer) and richard remis

downton abbey’s allen leech with rls friend lindsay coolidge and her daughter, caroline coolidge

all in the family: wgbh president jon abbott and his wife shari malyn flank special guests (from left) downton abbey’s lesley nicol, masterpiece trust supporters dick and helen fraser, cast members phyllis logan and allen leech, and masterpiece executive producer rebecca eaton

downton abbey’s leslie nicol (center) with masterpiece trust supporters steven and michelle karol

a downton abbey costume exhibit, on loan from the winterthur museum

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Championing Education and WGBHA aron bates first volunteered for WGBH in 2010 as a member of the

Community Advisory Board. “What piqued my interest,” he says, “is the way WGBH is leveraging technology—interactive media and new digital platforms— to engage and educate younger audiences.” Education is a cause that hits home for Bates: his parents and two siblings are/were teachers and administrators in local public school districts. (His mom recently retired.) A Chelmsford, MA, native, Bates is director of Bernstein Global Wealth Management’s Boston office. He lives in the city with his wife, jenna , a physician assistant at New England Baptist Hospital and Needham Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. Last spring, he was appointed to WGBH’s Board of Overseers. “Education is rapidly evolving,” Bates says. “I’m proud that WGBH is at the forefront of the changes, creating media that reaches every corner of our society.”

Growing up, did you watch WGBH? What do you tune in now? I remember watching the original Dr. Who with my dad, but The Electric Company was my favorite. I love American Experience and have a library of their DVDs. My wife and I both watch Masterpiece: she’s a huge Downton Abbey fan; I like the intelligence and pacing of Sherlock.

What do you enjoy most about your Ralph Lowell Society membership? The social aspect…we get to interact with a whole community of WGBH supporters. Their breadth of experience, personally and professionally, is impressive and inspiring.

Which Ralph Lowell Society events have you enjoyed so far?We had a great time at the Masterpiece 40th-anniversary celebration. We also attended an awesome cooking event hosted by Chris Kimball of America’s Test Kitchen.

As an Overseer, what do you hope to achieve? I want to be an ambassador for WGBH—I want to help generate philanthropic interest in the organization among other professionals of my generation.

What would you tell your peers about why they should get involved with WGBH? There’s no other organization in Boston with the reach of WGBH. Whether it’s on TV, radio, or online, WGBH is positively influencing the lives of so many here in Boston and across the country.

Incoming RLS Chair • Simone Stedry Winston

Director • Vanya Tulenko

Development Officer • Charlotte Porter

Senior Events Manager • Jeanmarie Roberts

Senior Development Associate • Christopher Reilly

Development Assistant • Victoria Crnovich

ralph lowell society membership levelsfriend • $ 1 ,500fellow • $2 ,500sponsor • $5 ,000benefactor • $ 10 ,000president’s c ircle • $25 ,000chairman’s c ircle • $50,000innovator’s c ircle • $ 100,000

For a complete list of the benefits and privileges at each membership level, please call the Ralph Lowell Society Hotline at 617-300-3900, visit wgbh.org/ralphlowell, or email ralph_lowell_society@wgbh.org. We welcome your questions and value your support.

ralph lowell society staffers (from left): victoria, vanya, chris, jeanmarie, and charlotte

Upcoming RLS Events

American Experience: Last Days in Vietnam TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

Learn about American Experience’s upcoming

Last Days in Vietnam at a preview and

discussion with filmmaker Rory Kennedy.

Lidia’s ItalyMONDAY, NOVEMBER 3

Meet Lidia Bastianich, renowned chef and

host of the beloved cooking series, Lidia’s Italy.

Downton Abbey Season 5 PartyDECEMBER 2014

Join us for an exciting party celebrating

Downton Abbey Season 5 on Masterpiece.

RLS membership expired? Renew or increase your support before WGBH’s fiscal year ends June 30th in order to attend these events and more! Questions? christopher_reilly@wgbh.org

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WGBH Boards Get TogetherWGBH Trustees and Overseers gathered

for dinner in May to greet new Overseers,

salute Board members whose terms were

ending, welcome new Trustee Chair Rick

Burnes, and honor outgoing Trustee Chair

Amos Hostetter (see page 8). from left: wgbh chief technology officer stacey decker with overseers vice chair and rls sponsor will thorndike, jr., and his father, overseers advisory board member and rls sponsor nick thorndike

trustee emeritus and rls fellow richard milstein with trustee and rls sponsor grace fey

overseers and rls sponsors elizabeth rogers (left) and cynthia strauss

Masterpiece Hits It Out of the ParkWGBH and Masterpiece Trust supporters

joined Masterpiece executive producer

Rebecca Eaton for a day at Fenway cheering

on the Red Sox as they beat the Oakland As.

Guests enjoyed the game from a private box

courtesy of Masterpiece Trust supporters

Michelle and Steven Karol.

from left: masterpiece trust supporters and rls benefactors lee and cokie perry with wgbh and sox fan michael herzberg

wgbh president jon abbott with rls fellow and newly appointed rls chair simone stedry winston

masterpiece executive producer rebecca eaton loves the icing on the cake

rls benefactors oscar malcolm (trustee) and sandra stratford

masterpiece fans get a special shout-out on fenway’s jumbotron

An Eventful Season

Philadelphia Road TripMasterpiece executive producer Rebecca

Eaton and Antiques Roadshow executive

producer Marsha Bemko joined WGBH

supporters on a special

trip to Philadelphia that

included stops at the

Winterthur Museum’s

“Costumes of Downton

Abbey” exhibit and the

Gala Preview of the

prestigious Philadelphia

Antiques Show.

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New Trustee Board Chair Rick Burnes Is Ready It is a high-achieving, low-turnover position. In WGBH’s 63-year history, just

five individuals have served as Chair of the Board of Trustees. r ick burnes added his name to this small group of world-class leaders with his election in May, filling what WGBH President jon abbott describes as outgoing Chair amos hostetter ’s “very large shoes.” A Trustee since 2010, Burnes brings an ideal skill set, experience, and perspective to his new role at a time when WGBH is navigating a disruptive media landscape rife with opportunities. A co-founder, partner, and advisor at Charles River Ventures, one of the most successful early-stage venture capital firms in the nation, Burnes brings to WGBH expertise in technology and new-media investments. He also has extensive board leadership experience and deep community ties—as Trustee and former Chairman of the Museum of Science, Chair of the Entrepreneurs Foundation of New England, Director of the Boston Plan for Excellence working with the Boston Schools, and Vice Chair of the Sea Education Association in Woods Hole, MA. He previously served on the Board of the Boston Foundation. “This is the perfect handoff, from my perspective,” says Hostetter, a nationally recognized cable media pioneer who led the Board for 10 years before his election in May as Chairman Emeritus. Hostetter co-founded Continental Cablevision, was a founding Director and Chair of CSPAN and Cable in the Classroom, a Director of the Board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and a Trustee of the Children’s Television Workshop. “Rick understands WGBH’s mission and its many enterprises: as a national producer of content for public television, radio, Web, and mobile and as the major public media resource for New England,” Hostetter says. “I am confident he will be a guiding force as WGBH assesses and seizes the opportunities ahead.” Burnes is ready. “I’m honored, inspired, and excited,” he says. “As WGBH moves into the early phases of a capital campaign, I’m looking forward to working with the Board, Jon, and the WGBH executive team to ensure that this great public media enterprise has the strategies, flexibility, partnerships, and risk capital it needs to create innovative digital content in the public interest for years to come.”

Welcome, New Trustees

Elected Trustee

melinda alliker rabb is Professor

of English at Brown University. A former

WGBH Overseer, Overseers Advisory Board

member, and RLS Committee Chair, she

is on the Board of Directors of the Boston

Celebrity Series and a Trustee Emerita of

the Boston Ballet Company. Rabb received

a BA from Radcliffe College, a Masters

in English and American Literature from

University of Chicago, and a PhD in

English and American Literature and

Language from Harvard University.

Institutional Trustees

grace fey is Chair of the Board of

Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts.

She is President of Grace Fey Advisors

and a former partner at Frontier Capital

Management, LLC. A former WGBH

Overseer, she serves on the boards of

Fiduciary Trust Co., Tufts Medical Center,

and the Boston Foundation, and is a

member of the Boston Club. Fey graduated

from the University of Maryland.

frederick m. lawrence is President

of Brandeis University. He previously served

as Dean and Professor of Law at George

Washington University Law School, and

as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at

Boston University School of Law. He serves

on the Board of the Anti-Defamation

League and is a former Trustee of Williams

College. Lawrence received a BA from

Williams College and a law degree from

Yale Law School.

rafael reif is President of MIT, where

he previously served as Provost, Director

of MIT’s Microsystems Technology

Laboratories, and department head of

Electrical Engineering and Computer

Science. He spearheaded MIT’s online

learning initiatives, MITx and edX, and

recently launched major MIT initiatives

on innovation and the environment.

A native of Venezuela, Reif earned a PhD

in electrical engineering from Stanford

University and is an elected member of the

American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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Lambert Named 2014 McGhee Fellow

olly lambert hasn’t shied away from

conflict. Since 2003, he has made films in

Iraq, Afghanistan, the Gaza Strip, and

recently for WGBH’s Frontline, Syria.

“I’m not really interested in conflict

itself,” says Lambert, a Filmmaker in

Residence at the BBC flagship current

affairs program Newsnight. “What really

fascinates me is ordinary people caught up

in these vast, complex, and global events,

and seeing how they react and deal with

them as human beings.”

In Frontline’s Syria: Behind the Lines,

Lambert showed how a once-peaceful

community in rural

Syria was breaking

apart along ethnic

and religious lines.

The film won

widespread critical

acclaim and seven

prestigious awards,

including a BAFTA.

Syria: Behind the Lines also earned

Lambert WGBH’s 2014 Peter S. McGhee

Fellowship. Named for WGBH’s former

vice president of national programming,

the award is given annually to a filmmaker

whose work reflects intelligence, fairness,

passion, and scholarship.

“Olly’s films exemplify the high standards

Peter set,” says John Bredar, WGBH vice

president for national programming. “I’m

looking forward to seeing what he produces

with the Frontline team in the coming year.”

So is Amos Hostetter, Chairman

Emeritus of WGBH’s Board of Trustees

(see page 8). “The rigorous journalism and

powerful storytelling on display in Olly’s

films are what the fellowship was created

to foster,” says Hostetter, whose generous

support helped launch the fellowship

in 2002.

“Making documentaries can often feel

a rather lonely and thankless task,” Lambert

says, “but hearing of this award was one of

those rare moments you get when you feel

your work has truly been recognized.”

25 Years of Making History American Experience For 25 years, WGBH’s American Experience

has filled a gap in our media landscape,

bringing to life the indelible characters and

powerful stories that have shaped our nation’s

past and present. It’s been honored with

every major broadcast award, including 14

Peabodys and 30 Primetime Emmys.

American Experience will present its

newest film from Stanley Nelson on June 24.

Freedom Summer revisits the hot, deadly

summer of 1964 when some 700 student

volunteers joined with local organizers in

Mississippi to register African Americans to

vote, helping shatter the foundations of white

supremacy in the nation’s most segregated

state. In this interview, executive producer

mark samels talks about the film, the

series, and the crucial role that individual

philanthropists play in sustaining America’s

most-watched history series—on TV

and online.

What inspired Freedom Summer?When we made Freedom Riders with

Stanley Nelson in 2011 about the struggle

to desegregate buses in the South in 1961,

we realized that there was confusion about

Freedom Riders and Freedom Summer.

We decided a second film would help

separate and explain the two events.

Stanley is exceptional at unearthing footage

and getting remarkable interviews to tell

this story from the multiple perspectives.

American Experience approaches history through the stories of individuals.

Why is this so effective? The best way to engage people is through

powerful personal narratives or the testimony

of witnesses. Viewers get caught up in a

dramatic story about a crime or an expedi-

tion and by the end, we’ve left them with

a greater understanding of some piece of

American history.

As you celebrate American Experience’s 25th anniversary on PBS, what is its most important contribution?What we’ve always done in a considered,

accurate, and compelling way is keep history

alive in people’s minds. At a time when our

nation is so intensely focused on the now,

we remind people that the past is where we

can sift through and find meaning not only

in where we’ve been, but who we are today.

How important is individual philanthropy?We couldn’t do what we do without the sup-

port of WGBH’s Documentary Investment

Group (DIG) members who share our

commitment to increasing historical literacy

in our country. Freedom Summer was made

with the support of DIG members Bob and

Marjie Kargman, and Brian McCarthy. And

sometimes, generous donors step forward in

support of a particular subject. Michael and

Roxanne Zak provided critical, early funding

for a new film by Rory Kennedy, Last Days in

Vietnam, that will premiere in 2015. Together,

these good friends are as passionate as we are

about bringing history to life. Their philanthropy

is nothing short of inspiring.

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