Public Media Futures, Part 1
USC Annenberg's Center on Communication Leadership & Policy, in partnership with American University's School of Communication presented a forum on the future of public media in an era of shrinking government support. The conversation focused on innovations in programming and new models for sustainable funding. Participants included top executives and programmers, including Bill Davis, president and CEO, KPCC/Southern California Public Radio; Al Jerome, president and CEO, KCET; Ed Miskevich, station manager, KOCE/PBS SoCal; Suzanne Marmion, news and editorial strategy director, KPBS-TV/FM. CCLP senior fellow Adam Clayton Powell III led the conversation together with Mark Fuerst, director of strategic Initiatives for Current. The program also included welcoming remarks by USC Annenberg dean Ernest J. Wilson III, American University School of Communication Associate Dean Ed Beimfohr and Classical KUSC president and general manager Brenda Barnes. Program 9:00 a.m. Coffee & refreshments 9:30 am Welcome • Ernest J. Wilson III, Dean, USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism • Ed Beimfohr, Associate Dean, American University School of Communication • Brenda Barnes, President and General Manager, Classical KUSC Introductions & Agenda Overview • Adam C. Powell III, Senior Fellow, USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy • Mark Fuerst, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Current and Current.org Case studies and lessons learned from the field (Presentations & discussion) Nashville • David LeRoy, Co-Director, TRAC Media Services • Beth Curley, President and CEO, Nashville Public Television (recorded) San Diego • Tom Karlo, General Manager, KPBS-TV/FM (recorded) • Stephanie Bergsma, Associate General Manager, KPBS-TV/FM • Suzanne Marmion, Director of News and Editorial Strategy, KPBS-TV/FM Los Angeles/Orange County • Bill Davis, President and CEO KPCC/Southern California Public Radio • Al Jerome, President and CEO, KCET • Mel Rogers, President and CEO,KOCE/PBS SoCal (recorded) • Ed Miskevich, Station Manager, KOCE/PBS SoCal • Jennifer Maytorena Taylor, Producer, Street Knowledge to College 1:30 p.m. Conclusions and next Public Media Futures Forum: July 2012 in Seattle
USC Annenberg's Center on Communication Leadership & Policy, in partnership with American University's School of Communication presented a forum on the future of public media in an era of shrinking government support. The conversation focused on innovations in programming and new models for sustainable funding. Participants included top executives and programmers, including Bill Davis, president and CEO, KPCC/Southern California Public Radio; Al Jerome, president and CEO, KCET; Ed Miskevich, station manager, KOCE/PBS SoCal; Suzanne Marmion, news and editorial strategy director, KPBS-TV/FM. CCLP senior fellow Adam Clayton Powell III led the conversation together with Mark Fuerst, director of strategic Initiatives for Current. The program also included welcoming remarks by USC Annenberg dean Ernest J. Wilson III, American University School of Communication Associate Dean Ed Beimfohr and Classical KUSC president and general manager Brenda Barnes. Program 9:00 a.m. Coffee & refreshments 9:30 am Welcome • Ernest J. Wilson III, Dean, USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism • Ed Beimfohr, Associate Dean, American University School of Communication • Brenda Barnes, President and General Manager, Classical KUSC Introductions & Agenda Overview • Adam C. Powell III, Senior Fellow, USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy • Mark Fuerst, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Current and Current.org Case studies and lessons learned from the field (Presentations & discussion) Nashville • David LeRoy, Co-Director, TRAC Media Services • Beth Curley, President and CEO, Nashville Public Television (recorded) San Diego • Tom Karlo, General Manager, KPBS-TV/FM (recorded) • Stephanie Bergsma, Associate General Manager, KPBS-TV/FM • Suzanne Marmion, Director of News and Editorial Strategy, KPBS-TV/FM Los Angeles/Orange County • Bill Davis, President and CEO KPCC/Southern California Public Radio • Al Jerome, President and CEO, KCET • Mel Rogers, President and CEO,KOCE/PBS SoCal (recorded) • Ed Miskevich, Station Manager, KOCE/PBS SoCal • Jennifer Maytorena Taylor, Producer, Street Knowledge to College 1:30 p.m. Conclusions and next Public Media Futures Forum: July 2012 in Seattle