KWCM - Pioneer Series Production

Project Details by Fiscal Year
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
June 2015
Project Overview

Postcards will enter its sixth season of telling stories about the people of western Minnesota. Season six will focus on stories about artists, communities, local histories and heritage through 20 half-hour episodes.  Because Pioneer’s broadcast signal reaches an area from Detroit Lakes to Luverne, most of the stories will come from communities within that broadcast area. 

Prairie Yard and Garden is produced through a long-standing partnership with the University of Minnesota Morris. The FY 2015 season of this series is expected to start in January 2015. Two segments of this series will focus on the arts, history or cultural heritage associated with the outdoors. In past years, these segments have included stories on sculpture gardens, the history of agriculture, and Native American landscapes.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Law, 2013, Chapter 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6 (i)
Number of full time equivalents funded
3.8
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
  • Production and broadcast distribution of 20 half-hour episodes of the Postcards program, with repeats broadcasts, and program made available to other stations within the Minnesota Public Television Association. 
  • Acquisition from the University of Minnesota Morris of special arts, history or cultural heritage content within two episodes of the Prairie Yard & Garden series and for the Postcards program.
  • Posting of production content to the station's web site and promotion of the program's content within the station's viewing area.
  • Distribution of additional series content.
Recipient Board Members
Pat Kubly (Chair); Craig Wilkening (1st Vice Chair); Julie Bleyhl (2nd Vice Chair); Julie Rath (Secretary-Treasurer); Chuck Grussing; Roxanne Hayenga; Jacqueline Johnson; Mark Olson; Liz Struve; Linda Wing
Project Manager
First Name
Les
Last Name
Heen
Organization Name
Pioneer Public Television
Street Address
120 W. Schlieman Ave.
City
Appleton
State
MN
Zip Code
56208
Email
lheen@pioneer.org
Administered By
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Location

200 Administration Building
50 Sherburne Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-2555