WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL, ROCHESTER, NY

WXXI Public Broadcasting Council is an award-winning broadcast family of services dedicated to serving the lifelong educational needs of its viewers. Through innovation, outreach, community partnerships and diversity of programming, WXXI uses the power of broadcasting to educate and enrich the lives of people in Rochester, NY and beyond.  WXXI operates WXXI-TV (channel 21/cable 11), WXXI-DT, including four channels of digital television, AM 1370 (Rochester's NPR news station), Classical 91.5/90.3 (Rochester's only full-time classical music station) and Reachout Radio, a service for those who are blind or visually impaired.  WXXI's national public television productions

WXXI's productions include a documentary series on sculptor Albert Paley, Warrior in Two Worlds, Echoes from the Ancients, Flight to Freedom and the Rochester International Jazz Festival.  WXXI also produces Assignment: The World, an educational series that airs on approximately 100 public television stations nationwide, and is the nation's longest-running instructional television program.

WEST 175 PRODUCTIONS, INC., SEATTLE, WA

West 175 Productions is an award-winning independent production company specializing in all aspects of informational and educational programming for both broadcast and non-broadcast distribution. Formerly a division of West Media Inc., the company was launched in 1990 with the production of Kerr's Kitchen, hosted by Galloping Gourmet Graham Kerr. Since then, the company has produced more than 600 episodes of original programming for both public television and cable television distribution. Experienced in managing multi-part series productions, West 175 productions include Great Food, Cucina Amore, MasterChef USA and World of Wildlife. West 175 was part of the initial development team for Second Opinion and has been involved in its production from the series' inception.

One of the nation's top academic health centers, the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) forms the centerpiece of the University of Rochester's health research, teaching, patient care, and community outreach missions. As upstate New York's premier health care delivery network, URMC patients benefit from robust teaching and biomedical research programs at the University's School of Medicine and Dentistry, and the School of Nursing. With more than $140 million in federal research funding, UR School of Medicine research funding ranks in the top one-fifth of U.S. medical centers, while the School of Nursing ranks 13th highest in funding.  Strong Memorial Hospital – a 739-bed, University-owned teaching hospital – boasts programs that consistently rank among "America's Best Hospitals," according to US News & World Report.