2011 Fiscal Year

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
07/28/2010	Screening of "The Tenth Inning"	Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick attend a preview screening of "The Tenth Inning" at WHYY with several hundred Greater Philadelphians before throwing out the first pitch at a Philadelphia Phillies game.
08/16/2010	Dick Polman's Political Blog, National Interest, Launches on WHYY.org	National InterestDick Polman’s newly named political blog, National Interest, launches at WHYY.org. Polman is cited by the Columbia Journalism Review as one of the nation’s top political reporters and by ABC News’ online political tip sheet as “one of the finest political journalists of his generation.”
08/27/2010	Young Journalists Summer Camp Wraps up	The second two-week session of WHYY’s second annual Young Journalists Summer Camp wraps up. High school students learned journalism, television and radio production, Internet video, blogging and writing under the guidance of Learning Lab instructors and WHYY producers and reporters.
09/16/2010	WHYY's Hamilton Commons Offers Courses in Multimedia Production	The Dorrance H. Hamilton Public Media Commons, WHYY's newly opened state-of-the-art facility, offers its first course in multimedia production, Introduction to Digital Storytelling. In the coming weeks, several other specially designed beginner and advanced courses in multimedia production for adults, senior citizens and educators will be offered.
09/25/2010	WHYY Hosts Open House for The Dorrance H. Hamilton Public Media Commons	The Dorrance H. Hamilton Public Media Commons, WHYY’s newly constructed state-of-the-art production and classroom facility, hosted an open house for the public Sept. 25. The open house featured behind-the-scenes tours of the 8,100-square-foot facility.
10/01/2010	"Friday Arts" Premieres Second Season	WHYY-TV’s arts, culture and entertainment magazine, "Friday Arts," returns to explore Greater Philadelphia’s best-kept secrets. WHYY also welcomes individuals featured in the program's segments for the first event of the monthly (First) "Friday Arts" series.
10/03/2010	"On Stage at Curtis" Returns for Fifth Season	With performances recorded by three robotic cameras installed in Field Concert Hall, WHYY-TV’s "On Stage at Curtis" kicks off its fourth season — the first in high definition — of performances.
10/06/2010	Fourth Season of "On Canvas" Begins	WHYY-TV’s arts and culture program "On Canvas" returns with a strong fall lineup featuring performances and interviews with talented and inspiring artists such as the Philadelphia band Dr. Dog.
11/13/2010	WHYY Hosts Y12K and Y Kids Family Fit Zone	WHYY hosts the second annual Y12K and Y Kids Family Fit Zone, attracting runners young and old.
11/15/2010	WHYY Launches NewsWorks.org	NewsWorks.org, WHYY’s expanded news and information Web service featuring multimedia storytelling, participatory content and a network of content partners, launched today.
11/18/2010	"WHYY Presents" Launches	"WHYY Presents," a monthly event series featuring performing artists, kicks off with Philadelphia singer-songwriter and Fab Faux musician Jim Boggia.
12/06/2010	WHYY Congratulates “WHYY I Like This Book” Contest Finalists	WHYY welcomes K–12 students from throughout the Delaware Valley to receive certificates naming them the 16 finalists in WHYY’s second annual “WHYY I Like This Book” contest.
01/14/2011	"Friday Arts" Launches Weekly Web Features	WHYY's "Friday Arts" now features a new Web segment posted each Friday on the program’s Web page. Today's segment spotlights Birchrun Hills Farm's artisanal cheese.
01/27/2011	"On Stage" at WHYY Kicks off	WHYY and the Curtis Institute of Music launch "On Stage" at WHYY, which showcases the talented young students who attend the renowned institution. The inaugural event features a performance by the Juniper String Quartet.
05/05/2011	President's Dinner Honors Tavis Smiley	WHYY’s 10th annual President’s Dinner pays tribute to Tavis Smiley, celebrating his 20th year in public broadcasting. Terry Gross, host of WHYY-FM’s "Fresh Air," interviews Smiley before more than 225 guests. The event raises about $250,000 for WHYY.
05/16/2011	NewsWorks Tonight Premieres	WHYY-FM's "NewsWorks Tonight" premieres. The half-hour program features in-depth reports on state capital news, health and science, arts and culture and other topics. Local interviews, features and opinion pieces will round out the program.