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Greater Chattanooga Public Television Corporation

Trusted, Valued, Essential

aka WTCI-PBS   |   Chattanooga, TN   |  www.wtcitv.org

Mission

WTCI enriches lives through quality programs and services that educate, engage, and inspire a lifetime of learning and exploration.

Ruling year info

1983

President & CEO

Bob Culkeen

Main address

7540 Bonnyshire Dr

Chattanooga, TN 37416 USA

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EIN

62-1137597

NTEE code info

Television (A32)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Ready to Learn

WTCI, the Greater Chattanooga Public Television Corporation, serves 35 counties in a four state region, providing quality, trusted local and national programming to over 440,000 households. Transmitting across a 60-mile radius, the station’s signal is carried on over 35 cable systems in the four state region, enriching lives through quality programs and services that educate, engage and inspire a lifetime of learning and exploration.

As a PBS member station, we are proud to be part of America's largest classroom. WTCI is an essential educational resource committed to providing a wide range of learning opportunities to all people.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Adults

Where we work

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of donations made by board members

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

100% of our board donates in support of the work at WTCI!

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback

Financials

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Operations

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Greater Chattanooga Public Television Corporation

Board of directors
as of 11/08/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Don Jernigan

Retired, TVA

Term: 2020 - 2021

Cole Powell

Elliott Davis CPAs

Jo Coke

Retired

Deborah Arfken

UTC

Justin Dumsday

River Street Architecture

Barbara Haskew

Retired Professor

Jerre Haskew

Owner, Fiery Gizzard Records

Bonnie Hathcock

Retired HR Executive

Paula Henderson

Benjamin Edwards

Meredith Perry

UTC

Sheryl Jaggers

MSN-NPC Nurse Practioner

Bruce Stewart

Retired Provost

Edna Varner

Public Education Foundation

Scott Wilson

Baylor School

Jo Ann Yates

Retired

Jim Tanner

UTC

Don Jernigan

Retired Executive

Danny Fell

Optum Healthcare

Steve Gatlin

UBS

Carol George Hieronymous

Merrill-Lynch

Julie Brandao

McGriff Insurance

Laurie Melnick

UTC

Jessica Oliva Calderin

Calderin & Oliva, PA

Jennifer Fuller

Jennifer Fuller Consulting

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 4/5/2021
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male

Race & ethnicity

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Gender identity

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Transgender Identity

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Sexual orientation

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Disability

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