Senior Forum

Project Details by Fiscal Year
Recipient
KSMQ TV
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Start Date
August 2021
End Date
June 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Blue Earth
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Project Overview

A broadcast series of in-depth conversations around issues and events that affect people of or entering retirement age in our region. Topics about art, history, and cultural significance as it pertains to people of an advanced maturity will be discussed.

Project Details

KSMQ FY 22/23

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Session Laws-2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6
Appropriation Language

$4,326,200 the first year and $4,326,200 the second year are to the Minnesota Public Television Association for production and acquisition grants according to Minnesota Statutes,?section 129D.18.

Number of full time equivalents funded
0.2
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Viewers will be exposed to topics pertaining to arts, history, and of cultural significance from the point of view of senior adults and report feeling more engaged and invested in the senior community. Increased interest, understanding, and knowledge of what retirement life is like in Minnesota.
KSMQ viewers will be given a survey to determine if this project increased their interest, understanding, and knowledge of what retirement life is like in Minnesota. Also, KSMQ will consult a focus group that will review project outputs for their feedback. KSMQ will collect the number of views of outputs from the project posted on social media websites.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
outcome data not yet available
Project Manager
First Name
Eric
Last Name
Olson
Organization Name
KSMQ TV
Street Address
2000 8th Avenue NW
City
Austin
State
Minnesota
Zip Code
55912
Email
eric.olson@ksmq.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

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

Phone
651-201-2555