OUR MISSION

Trusted journalism, inspiring stories and lifelong learning.

OUR VISION

An informed, inspired and inclusive Indiana.

WFYI is committed to representing the rich diversity of our community and amplifying stories that represent the experiences of all. Read more about WFYI's commitment here. 

WFYI MANAGEMENT

Greg Petrowich, President & CEO

Sean Anker, Chief Technology Officer

Erin Earnest, Chief Content Officer

Connie Fraley Campbell, Chief Financial Officer

To contact any member of station management please call (317) 636-2020 or use our Contact Us form. 

 

WFYI BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chair: Neelay Bhatt, Next Practice Partners LLC

Vice Chair: Howard Schrott, Schrott Consulting

Immediate Past Chair: Raquel Richardson, Centric Consulting

Treasurer: Sue Back, Civic Leader

Secretary: Terry Magid, Cummins

President: Greg Petrowich, WFYI Public Media

Additional Executive Committee Members

  • Katie Culp, Katz, Sapper & Miller (KSM)
  • Rebecca Kubacki, Civic Leader
  • Alex Mereish, PNC Bank
  • Tiffani Taylor, Community Health Network
  • James Yang, OneAmerica

Board Members

  • Toni Bader, Robert & Toni Bader Charitable Foundation
  • Fernanda Beraldi, Aurorium
  • Whitney Ertel, Civic Leader
  • Rosie Foulke, Civic Leader
  • Rakesh Gangwani, Atmus
  • Brenda Horn, Civic Leader
  • Beth Haney, Elanco
  • Glenn Keller, CountryMark
  • Tim Maginn, Civic Leader
  • Jon Owens, Cushman & Wakefield
  • DeShong Perry-Smitherman, Eli Lilly & Co.
  • George Plews, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun
  • Annie Poynter, Strada Education Network
  • Stefani Quarles, Microsoft
  • Komal Sheth, Sheth Strategies
  • Susanne McAlister Spitzberg, Civic Leader
  • Karin Veatch, UBS

Distinguished Directors Emeritus

  • Alan B. Cloe, Civic Leader
  • James Carr, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
  • Diana Davis, Civic Leader
  • David Sease, Sease Gerig & Associates
  • Norm Tabler, Faegre Drinker Bittle Reath LLP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING SCHEDULE

Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media Inc. (MIPM) is the governing body of WFYI. The Board of Directors consists of a diverse group of community leaders who provide guidance and work to promote a better understanding of the mission of WFYI.

All meetings are open to the public and held at WFYI headquarters located at 1630 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202 and/or via videoconference. The schedule below is subject to change. Please contact us to confirm meeting times and dates or to get more information.

Board
The MIPM Board will meet in 2024 on the following dates from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

  • January 18, 2024
  • March 21, 2024
  • June 20, 2024
  • September 19, 2024
  • November 21, 2024 (Annual Meeting) *

Executive Committee

The MIPM Executive Committee will meet on the following dates from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

  • February 13, 2024 @ 3:00 PM
  • May 2, 2024
  • August 15, 2024
  • October 17, 2024
  • December 12, 2024

BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE

All meetings are open to the public and held at WFYI headquarters located at 1630 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202 and/or via videoconference.The schedule below is subject to change. Please contact us to confirm meeting times and dates or to get more information.

Audit Committee will meet in 2024 on the following dates at 9:AM.

  • March 8
  • July 12
  • September 13
  • November 15

Finance Committee will meet in 2024 on the following dates at 9AM.

  • March 22
  • April 26
  • July 26
  • August 9
  • December 6

Investment Committee will meet on February 22, 2024 at 1:00 PM.  Additional meeting dates will be published once confirmed.

Community Impact Committee will meet in 2024 on the following dates at 8:30 AM.

  • March 6
  • June 5
  • August 21
  • November 13

Governance & Nominating Committee will meet in 2024 on the following dates at 11:00 AM, unless otherwise noted below:

  • March 7
  • April 4 @ 3PM
  • June 13
  • September 5
  • November 7

Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Committee will meet on the following dates at 9:00 AM:

  • March 11
  • June 3
  • August 26
  • November 11

Special Meetings:

  • A joint meeting of the WFYI Executive and Finance Committee will be held on April 9, 2024 at 9AM.  This meeting will be held via videoconference. 

 

WFYI COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD

Chair:  Rod Brown, Ivy Tech Community College

  • Gurinder Hohl, Immigrant Welcome Center
  • Khaula Murtadha, IUPUI
  • Raquel Richardson, Centric Consulting (ex-officio)                  
  • Wanda Thruston, IU School of Nursing IUPUI                                                            

Community Advisory Board will meet on the following dates at 4:00 PM:

  • May 8, 2024
  • June 26, 2024
  • August 21, 2024
  • October 23, 2024

HISTORY OF WFYI

Going Beyond Programming

Known for quality programming throughout Central Indiana, WFYI Public Media provides more than just the standard radio and television services. WFYI has been involved as a community leader and partner in education, health, public affairs, and the arts since 1970. We serve as a public forum where people are encouraged to discuss and debate issues important to the local community. Our award-winning documentaries and public affairs programs have addressed many relevant topics including financial literacy, healthcare, workforce development and environmental affairs. This broadcast schedule combines with local community outreach programs to focus on developing successful solutions to local issues.


Five Decades of Service to Central Indiana

More than 50 years ago WFYI Public Media was formed after many local residents in Central Indiana voiced the need to create the state’s first educational television system. A local community leader, Ardath Y. Burkhart, passionately led a small grass-roots campaign to create a local educational television station. This group became affectionately known as "Ardath's Army" and quickly gained community support by traveling door-to-door across Indianapolis and its six surrounding counties. The volunteers pushed the station into existence in just a few short weeks by raising enough money to cover a full year of operating expenses.

The station first signed on the air with a no-frills staff of nine employees, three black-and-white television cameras, and a signal that reached just beyond downtown Indianapolis. WFYI was the city's first UHF television signal and the only channel to provide commercial-free programming a novel idea, even more than 40 years ago.

 

A New Era in Public Service Media

More than 80 professionals work hard at WFYI Public Media to make it Indiana’s chief PBS and NPR member station and one of Central Indiana’s leading not-for-profits. The WFYI headquarters is a state-of-the-art facility conveniently situated at 1630 N. Meridian St. in Indianapolis. The WFYI location is one of Indianapolis' premier media hubs and centers for civic engagement.

WFYI Public Television's strong broadcast signal covers a 58-mile radius over the most heavily-populated urban and rural areas of Indiana. Over 80 cable companies extend WFYI's educational television programming to residents in West Central and East Central Indiana, bringing WFYI Public Television's service area to nearly two million households. WFYI is also honored to serve as the flagship PBS and NPR member station for Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations Inc. (IPBS). Approximately 450,000 households throughout Central Indiana continue to tune in to WFYI Public Television at least once a week, and 110,000 Hoosiers listen to FM 90.1 HD1 on the radio each week.

As WFYI Public Media looks towards the future, it will continue to focus on expanding its local production capacity; enhancing its community services to both mainstream and underserved audiences; and building on its proven track record of delivering first-rate local, national and international news coverage.

 

Digital Television Broadcasting

WFYI Public Television inaugurated its first digital broadcast in 2003. And Digital TV (DTV) technology, has enabled viewers across Indiana to have their choice of three separate WFYI channels! Today, WFYI has created three distinct public television services to provide for a variety of needs.

WFYI 1 (20.1) is the station's main channel offering the traditional PBS fare that Central Indiana families have come to enjoy for more than four decades.

WFYI 2 (20.2) carries WFYI's PBS KIDS around the clock, 24 hours a day. Voted the #1 educational media outlet in the country, PBS KIDS has research-based, award-winning programs proven to give children a boost in development and improve their chance of success in school. WFYI's PBS KIDS offers 21 different programs each day. The line-up can be viewed on our schedule page.

WFYI 3 (20.3) offers how-to programming during the day and national and locally-produced shows during primetime.

A New Radio Experience

With the advent of digital radio broadcasting, WFYI Public Radio features two distinct digital services:

WFYI 90.1 FM HD1 Home to WFYI Public Radio's traditional NPR and BBC program fare, along with 90.1 FM's award-winning local news and public affairs shows.

WFYI 90.1 FM HD2 (also known as "The Point") This alternative service features the same thought-provoking programming that local public radio fans have grown accustomed, but with a trendier and more engaging media format that's not just available through HD radio technology, but also available live-streamed online through WFYI's website.

MAIN STUDIO ADDRESS: WFYI PUBLIC TV & 90.1 WFYI PUBLIC RADIO

1630 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: (317) 636-2020
Email: viewerswfyi@wfyi.org
 

WFYI CLOSED CAPTIONING QUALITY CERTIFICATION

All programming provided by WFYI complies with the closed captioning requirements established by the Federal Communications Commission as embodied in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1, including regulations concerning closed captioning quality. Programming provided by WFYI complies with these regulations by either: (i) satisfying the caption quality standards set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(j)(2); (ii) adopting and following the “Video Programmer Best Practices” set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(k)(1); or (iii) being subject to one or more of the captioning exemptions set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(d), including programming for which the audio is in a language other than English or Spanish and that is not scripted programming that can be captioned using the “electronic news room” technique; interstitial material, promotional announcements, and public service announcements that are 10 minutes or less in duration; and/or programming that consists primarily of non-vocal music.
 

CONTACT WFYI ABOUT CLOSED CAPTIONING

Questions or comments having to do with closed captions should be directed to captions@wfyi.org or (317) 715-2090.