Dear Member,
    You know, dear member, how proud we are of our national, Emmy award winning, environmental series, Natural Heroes. Well, we now have reasons to be even prouder.  You will recall that Natural Heroes, produced for KRCB by our Val Lanes, is an anthology series of independent films celebrating individuals and organizations making a difference in their community. We are currently working on season 5.
    Well, we just learned that NH  is now being carried by 129 PBS stations across the country.  That means viewer access by 51% of the total US population! The program is being aired in 68% of the largest cities in the country. One other interesting factoid —there are twice as many younger folks (18 - 49) viewing—than folks over 50. That is very unusual for a PBS audience so we are proud of developing that audience as well.
    When we launched Natural Heroes  in 2004, there was no other regular television series dedicated to environmental issues. Not on commercial or noncommercial stations.  KRCB was, and largely still is, unique in this area. Your support is what makes compelling, critical programming possible, not just for our North Bay but for the country. Thank you for your incredible, loyal support for KRCB.

Sincerely,

Dear Member,
   Phew! What a spring and early summer. There’s so much going on here at the station that it’s hard to keep up! We hosted a wonderful spring event with Sylvia Poggioli for our Leadership Circle members. Then a great radio membership drive and a very fun Big Read project with The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Two weekends of Travel and Leisure Auction in April/May and the concluding weekend in June. And finally the June television membership drive. Thanks for all your great support for these events.
   And in the midst of all of that activity, the 18th year of KRCB’s local election coverage aired on June 8. With Dick Spotswood and Bruce Robinson anchoring the television show, we welcomed former NPR reporter John McChesney into the radio booth to help out at that end of the house. Finally, on June 30 we premiered Arts ID on KRCB-FM, a collaborative project with the Arts Council of Sonoma County and the North Bay Bohemian.
   Plus recognition. Two more Emmys for Natural Heroes and the Merit Award for KRCB’s David Waxman for his piece on the AXIS Dance Company. That award came at the international disability film festival, Superfest, 2010.
Wow!

Sincerely,