Venture North

Project Details by Fiscal Year
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
WDSE-WRPT TV
Start Date
July 2023
End Date
June 2025
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Lake
Pine
St. Louis
Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Lake
Pine
St. Louis
Project Overview

Venture North is the Northland's weekly public affairs program that provides coverage viewers can't get anywhere else. The show features long-form, in-depth conversations around critical issues to help inform community members. It includes weekly interviews with business, non-profit, and industry leaders, conversations with community members making a difference, and consistent political updates across the region.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Session Laws-2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 6 (e)
Number of full time equivalents funded
2.05
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Viewers will report feeling more educated around critical issues in our region. They will report feeling that they have a voice and an impact in the conversations. Viewers will also report that we are the source for information on what is happening in business and that Venture North provides in-depth and crucial coverage of political conversations throughout the region.

Project Manager
First Name
Patty
Last Name
Mester
Organization Name
WDSE-WRPT
Street Address
632 Niagara Court
City
Duluth
State
MN
Email
pmester@wdse.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

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

Phone
651-201-2555