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WTVP bled nearly $870,000 in its challenging 2023 fiscal year

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Audit: WTVP bled nearly $870,000 in its challenging 2023 fiscal year

Public television station WTVP lost nearly $870,000 in its last fiscal year, with Peoria magazine's ballooning costs driving much of the deficit.
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Records: WTVP tapped credit, liquidated investments to keep station running this summer without board's knowledge

WTVP was at risk of running out of money over the summer until it liquidated some investments and tapped into its line of credit. But board members say they didn't know about those moves right away.
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This is affecting PBS affiliate WTVP Peoria.


And now they just got a new leader.

WTVP-TV has its new CEO.

Jenn Gordon, a Peoria native and former executive director of ArtsPartners, will be the public television station's new CEO.

Gordon said at her introductory news conference on Thursday she is excited about the future of the station and said she is "here for the long haul." Her first day with WTVP is April 22.
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UPDATE: Jenn Gordon named as WTVP’s new CEO

WTVP wants to move on from its financial crisis
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Here is Jenn Gordon entering the WTVP offices as the current CEO of the station.
PEORIA (25News Now) - Jenn Gordon is her name- and working in nonprofits and media is her game.

The new CEO was selected in a unanimous vote on Wednesday.

Gordon was formerly the Executive Director of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois.

She also was the host of WCBU’s weekly radio show, “Out and About.”


The CEO says getting acclimated with her staff and community is a priority.

“I had the opportunity to meet with the staff earlier today, and it’s going to be a time of listening to the staff members and working on transparency from the inside out,” said Gordon. “We want to be a model to the community.”
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