Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
Approved by OMB
3060-0010 (June 2002)
FCC 323
FOR FCC USE ONLY
 
OWNERSHIP REPORT FOR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATIONS

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FOR COMMISSION USE ONLY
FILE NO.

BOA - 20160929ABB
Section I - General Information
1. Legal Name of the Applicant 
FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.
Mailing Address
1300 NORTH BOULEVARD
City
TAMPA
State or Country (if foreign address)
FL
ZIP Code
33607 -
Telephone Number (include area code)
8132549338
E-Mail Address (if available) 
SHOWARTH@WEDU.ORG
FCC Registration Number:
0007269053
Call Sign 
WEDU
Facility ID Number 
21808
2. Contact Representative (if other than Licensee/Permittee)
LAWRENCE M. MILLER
Firm or Company Name
SCHWARTZ, WOODS & MILLER
Telephone Number (include area code)
2028331700
E-Mail Address (if available)
MILLER@SWMLAW.COM
3. Name of entity, if other than licensee or permittee, for which report is filed

Mailing Address


City
State or Country (if foreign address)
ZIP Code
-
Telephone Number (include area code)
E-Mail Address (if available)
4. If this application has been submitted without a fee, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R. Section 1.1114):
Governmental Entity Fee-exempt Report Other
N/A (Fee Required)



Section II - Ownership Information

5.

a. Biennial b. Transfer of Control or Assignment of License/Permit c. Other
d. Amendment to pending application


for the following stations:

[Enter Station Information]


Station List


This Report is filed for the following stations:

Call Letters
Facility ID Number
Location (City/State)
Class of service
WEDU 21808 TAMPA FL TV



All of the information furnished in this Report is accurate as of 09/28/2016 (Date must comply with 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3615(a), i.e., information must be current within 60 days of filing of this report, when 5(a) below is checked.)

This Report is filed for (check one)
6.
Respondent is:
Sole proprietorship Not-for-profit corporation Limited partnership
For-profit corporation General partnership Other
If "Other", describe nature of the respondent in an Exhibit.
[Exhibit 1]
7.
List all contracts and other instruments required to be filed by 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3613.   (Only licensees, permittees, or a reporting entity with a majority interest in or that otherwise exercises de facto control over the subject licensee or permittee shall respond.)

[Enter Contract/Instrument Information]


Contracts/Instruments Information


List all contracts and other instruments required to be filed by 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3613. (Only licensees, permittees, or a reporting entity with a majority interest in or that otherwise exercises de facto control over the subject shall respond.)

Description of contract or instrument Name of person or organization with whom contract is made Date of Execution Date of Expiration
BY-LAWS FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING 11/18/2009

Description of contract or instrument Name of person or organization with whom contract is made Date of Execution Date of Expiration
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING 01/26/1994

Description of contract or instrument Name of person or organization with whom contract is made Date of Execution Date of Expiration
MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATION PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE 05/31/2016


8. Capitalization (Only licensees, permittees, or a reporting entity with a majority interest in or that otherwise exercises de facto control over the subject licensee or permittee shall respond.)

[Enter Capitalization Information]



9.
(a.) List the respondent, and, if other than a natural person, its officers, directors, stockholders and other entities with attributable interests, non-insulated partners and/or members. If a corporation or partnership holds an attributable interest in the respondent, list separately its officers, directors, stockholders and other entities with attributable interests, non-insulated partners and/or members. Create a separate row for each individual or entity. Attach supplemental pages, if necessary.
[Enter Owner Information]

Owner Information

List the respondent, and, if other than a natural person, its officers, directors, stockholders and other entities with attributable interests, non-insulated partners and/or members. If a corporation or partnership holds an attributable interest in the respondent, list separately its officers, directors, stockholders and other entities with attributable interests, non-insulated partners and/or members. Create a separate row for each individual or entity. Attach supplemental pages, if necessary.
(Read carefully - The numbered items below refer to line numbers in the following table.)
1. Name and address of respondent and each party to the respondent holding an attributable interest (if other than individual also show name, address and citizenship of natural person authorized to vote the stock or holding the attributable interest). List the respondent first, officers next, then directors and, thereafter, remaining stockholders and other entities with attributable interests, and partners.
2. Gender (male or female).
3. Ethnicity (check one).
4. Race (select one or more).
5. Citizenship.
6. Positional interest: Officer, director, general partner, limited partner, LLC member, investor/creditor attributable under the Commission's equity/debt plus standard, etc.
7. Percentage of votes.
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus).

1. Name and Address CATHY UNRUH, 180 BEACH DRIVE, NE, 21ST FLOOR, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33701
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address DON DEFOSSET, 4221 W. BOY SCOUT BOULEVARD, TAMPA, FL 33627
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address SUSAN HOWARTH, 1300 NORTH BOULEVARD, TAMPA, FL 33607
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address ALAN C. BOMSTEIN, 620 DREW STREET, CLEARWATER, FL 33755
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address BRIAN KEENAN, 4404 W. KENNEDY BOULEVARD, TAMPA, FL 33609
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address ANITA HOLEC, PO BOX 1049, OSPREY, FL 34229
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address HEIDI SHIMBERG, 611 WEST BAY STREET, TAMPA, FL 33606
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address WILLIAM E. STARKEY, 12959 STATE ROAD 54, ODESSA, FL 33556
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address CHRISTOPHER CHAPMAN, 1700 SOUTH MACDILL AVENUE, #360, TAMPA, FL 33629
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address JIM DAVIS, 100 NORTH TAMPA STREET, SUITE 4100, TAMPA, FL 33602
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address NANCY HALE HOYT, PO BOX 832, LAKE WALES, FL 33859
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address PHIL LEIGH, 3911 W. SAN PETRO STREET, TAMPA, FL 33629
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address SHEILA MCDEVITT, 669 FIRST AVENUE NORTH, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33701
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address RONALD W. PIERCE, 235 W. BRANDON BOULEVARD, SUITE 640, BRANDON, FL 33511
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address DAVID B. WEINSTEIN, 101 E. KENNEDY BOULEVARD, SUITE 1900, TAMPA, FL 33602
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address BARRY M. ALPERT, 2401 WEST BAY DRIVE, LARGO, FL 33770
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address MONROE E. BERKMAN, 5823 BOWEN DANIEL DRIVE, APT. 1601, TAMPA, FL 33616
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address LAURA L. STARKEY, 12959 STATE ROAD 54, ODESSA, FL 33556
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address JERRY BILIK, 1507 CLOWER CREST DRIVE, HA-163, SARASOTA, FL 34231
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address ANDREW BRAGG, 300 BEACH DRIVE, NE, UNIT 303, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33701
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address SUZANNE OAKS BROWNSTEIN, 750 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10022
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address RICHARD J. DOBKIN, 4201 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD, UNIT 1404, TAMPA, FL 33611
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address MARILYN HARWELL, 1255 N. GULFSTREAM AVENUE, #707, SARASOTA, FL 34236
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address EILEEN HOLDEN, 999 AVENUE H, NE, WINTER HAVEN, FL 33884
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address GEOFFREY SIMON, 777 SOUTH HARBOUR ISLAND BOULEVARD, SUITE 375, TAMPA, FL 33602
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address JEFFERY SPARLING, 401 E. JACKSON STREET, SUITE 1200, TAMPA, FL 33602
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address STEPHANIE M. STANFIELD, 1511 NORTH WESTSHORE BOULEVARD, SUITE 850, TAMPA, FL 33607
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address ROBERT CALAFELL, 600 GARRISON COVE LANE, TAMPA, FL 33602
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address JOHN FRANZONE, 401 CHANNELSIDE DRIVE, TAMPA, FL 33602
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address JEFF GRIGGS, 6245 TROI LANE, LAKELAND, FL 33813
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address KARL HORST, 4222 W. SEVILLA STREET, TAMPA, FL 33629
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address BOOKER RICE, JR., 7998 ROYAL BIRKDALE CIRCLE, LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL 34202
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address ELIZABETH SEMBLER, 6305 BURNING TREE DRIVE, SEMINOLE, FL 33777
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address GARRETT SHINN, 1001 3RD AVENUE WEST, SUITE 500, BRADENTON, FL 34205
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)

1. Name and Address WILLIAM E. STARKEY, 4925 W. BAY WAY DRIVE, TAMPA, FL 33629
2. Gender (male or female)
3. Ethnicity (check one) Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
4. Race (select one or more) American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
5. Citizenship US
6. Positional Interest
7. Percentage of votes
8. Percentage of total assets (equity debt plus)


(b) Respondent certifies that equity and financial interests not set forth in response to Question 9(a) are non-attributable. Yes No

N/A

See Explanation in
[Exhibit 2]

(c) Is the respondent or any party holding an attributable interest in the respondent also the holder of an attributable interest in any other broadcast station or in any cable or newspaper entities in the same market or with overlapping signals in the same broadcast service, as described in 47 C.F.R. Sections 73.3555 and 76.501? Yes No
If "Yes", submit an Exhibit identifying the holder of that other attributable interest, listing the call signs, locations and facilities identifiers of such other broadcast stations, and describing the nature and size of the ownership interest and the positions held in the other broadcast, cable or newspaper entities. [Exhibit 3]
(d) Are any of the individuals listed in response to Question 9(a) related as parent-child, husband-wife, brothers and sisters?

Yes No

 

If "Yes", submit an Exhibit setting forth full information as to the family relationship

[Exhibit 4]

(e) Is respondent seeking an attribution exemption for any officer or director with duties unrelated to the licensee or permittee?

If "Yes", submit an Exhibit identifying that individual by name and title, fully describing that individual's duties and responsibilities, and explaining why that individual should not be attributed an interest.

Yes No

[Exhibit 5]



SECTION III - CERTIFICATION


I certify that I am PRESIDENT AND CEO

(Official Title)


of FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.

(Exact legal title or name of respondent)


and that I have examined this Report and that to the best of my knowledge and belief, all statements in this Report are true, correct and complete.

(Date of certification must be within 60 days of the date shown in Question 5, Section II and in no event prior to that date.)

Signature
SUSAN HOWARTH
Date
09/29/2016
Telephone Number of Respondent (Include area code) 8132549338

WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 18, SECTION 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION LICENSE OR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 503).



Exhibits