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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 W illiam 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.

WLIW 21 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 W LIW Gala. Olympus America, Inc. stepped up to the tee as

a major sponsor of the W LIW 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

we are deeply
people whose lives we touch, and

grateful to our donors for their

leadership and vision.

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