{"id":778,"date":"2021-07-28T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/riley\/?post_type=furman-update&p=778"},"modified":"2021-11-12T18:48:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T18:48:58","slug":"inaugural-public-media-diversity-leaders-initiative-class-graduates","status":"publish","type":"furman-update","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/riley\/news\/inaugural-public-media-diversity-leaders-initiative-class-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"News release: First-ever class graduates from Public Media Diversity Leaders Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR INFORMATION: <\/strong>
\nKatie Quine
\nMarketing and Communications Manager
\nThe Riley Institute at Furman University
\nkatie.quine@furman.edu<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – JULY 28, 2021 : FIRST-EVER CLASS GRADUATES FROM PUBLIC MEDIA DIVERSITY LEADERS INITIATIVE<\/strong>
\nThe national program explores opportunities and challenges related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the public media sector.<\/p>\n

GREENVILLE, S.C. \u2014 As public media leaders navigate how to best foster diversity and equity in their workplaces and boards while making content inclusive for a wide array of audiences, a new program is providing them with the tools and perspectives that they can apply in their efforts.<\/p>\n

Today, 31 public media professionals from across the country were part of the inaugural class to graduate from the Public Media Diversity Leaders Initiative (PMDLI), a program of the Riley Institute at Furman University offered in partnership with South Carolina ETV and modeled after the Institute’s award-winning South Carolina Diversity Leaders Initiative.<\/p>\n

Over the course of three months, participants took part in a highly interactive curriculum comprising scenario analyses and other experiential learning tools that supports public media leaders in their efforts to apply diversity, equity, and inclusion principles to behaviors, systems, and cultures within their organizations.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s heightened awareness of racial and other inequities in American institutions has magnified and accelerated organizational and stakeholder expectations that public media leaders establish diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values within their organizations,\u201d said Anthony Padgett, president and CEO of South Carolina ETV. \u201cRecognizing that, we are proud to partner with the Riley Institute to offer this unique virtual program to our peers from across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graduates of PMDLI become Public Media Diversity Fellows and will help identify future program participants. Collectively, they reflect a vast public media ecosystem, representing both television and radio as well as a variety of geographic regions, audiences, affiliate organizations, and diversity dimensions. A second PMDLI class will start the program in September.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Riley Institute is proud to play a role in connecting a network of public media professionals who are committed to managing, leading, and meeting the needs of increasingly diverse workers, clients, and audiences,\u201d said Dr. Donald Gordon, executive director of the Riley Institute. \u201cWe look forward to seeing the positive impact this program will have in communities across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Below are the graduates of the inaugural PMDLI class. For more information about PMDLI, visit www.furman.edu\/public-media-dli<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Steve Bass<\/strong>
\nPresident and CEO
\nOregon Public Broadcasting
\nPortland, OR<\/p>\n

Kenneth Brown<\/strong>
\nChief People Officer
\nPublic Broadcasting Atlanta (ATL PBA-TV & WABE 90.1FM)
\nAtlanta, GA<\/p>\n

Amy Burkett<\/strong>
\nGeneral Manager
\nPBS Charlotte WTVI
\nCharlotte, NC<\/p>\n

Jim Dunford<\/strong>
\nSenior Vice President, Station Services
\nPBS
\nArlington, VA<\/p>\n

Susi Elkins<\/strong>
\nGeneral Manager
\nWKAR Public Media
\nEast Lansing, MI<\/p>\n

Adrienne Fairwell<\/strong>
\nGeneral Manager
\nArizona PBS
\nPhoenix, AZ<\/p>\n

Cynthia Fenneman<\/strong>
\nPresident and CEO
\nAmerican Public Television
\nBoston, MA<\/p>\n

Stephanie Frazier<\/strong>
\nInterim Assistant General Manager
\nSCETV
\nColumbia, SC<\/p>\n

Stephen Gong<\/strong>
\nExecutive Director
\nCenter for Asian American Media
\nSan Francisco, CA<\/p>\n

Debbie Hamlett<\/strong>
\nChief Strategy Officer
\nNebraska Public Media
\nLincoln, NE<\/p>\n

Phil Hoffman<\/strong>
\nExecutive Director
\nWUCF
\nOrlando, FL<\/p>\n

Kerri Hoffman<\/strong>
\nCEO
\nPRX
\nCambridge, MA<\/p>\n

Laura Hunter<\/strong>
\nStation Manager
\nKUEN
\nSalt Lake City, UT<\/p>\n

Avery Hutchins<\/strong>
\nStation Manager
\nWCTE-PBS
\nCookeville, TN<\/p>\n

Eric Hyyppa<\/strong>
\nPresident
\nNational Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA)
\nColumbia, SC<\/p>\n

Michael Isip<\/strong>
\nPresident and CEO
\nKQED
\nOakland, CA<\/p>\n

Jaime Jim\u00e9nez<\/strong>
\nGeneral Manager
\nKLCS
\nLos Angeles, CA<\/p>\n

Franz Joachim<\/strong>
\nGeneral Manager and CEO
\nNew Mexico PBS
\nAlbuquerque, NM<\/p>\n

Darren LaShelle<\/strong>
\nPresident and CEO
\nNorthern California Public Media
\nRohnert Park, CA<\/p>\n

Joyce MacDonald<\/strong>
\nPresident and CEO
\nGreater Public
\nCatonsville, MD<\/p>\n

Deanna Mackey<\/strong>
\nPresident
\nPublic Television Major Market Group
\nLa Jolla, CA<\/p>\n

Emil Mara<\/strong>
\nVP, Finance, Administration and Membership
\nAmerica’s Public Television Stations (APTS)
\nArlington, VA<\/p>\n

Kate Midgett<\/strong>
\nSenior Director of Organizational Excellence
\nNine PBS
\nSt. Louis, MO<\/p>\n

Jon Miskowski<\/strong>
\nDirector of Television
\nPBS Wisconsin
\nMadison, WI<\/p>\n

Amanda Mountain<\/strong>
\nPresident and CEO
\nRocky Mountain PBS\/Rocky Mountain Public Media
\nDenver, CO<\/p>\n

Anthony Padgett<\/strong>
\nPresident\/CEO\/GM
\nSCETV
\nColumbia, SC<\/p>\n

Amy Shaw<\/strong>
\nPresident and CEO
\nNine PBS
\nSt. Louis, MO<\/p>\n

Angee Simmons<\/strong>
\nVP, Content
\nNational Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA)
\nColumbia, SC<\/p>\n

Gary Stokes<\/strong>
\nPresident and General Manager
\nKSPS-TV
\nSpokane, WA<\/p>\n

Ed Ulman<\/strong>
\nPresident and CEO
\nAlaska Public Media
\nAnchorage, AK<\/p>\n

Stewart Vanderwilt<\/strong>
\nCEO
\nColorado Public Radio
\nCentennial, CO<\/p>\n

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About the Riley Institute at Furman University<\/strong>
\nFurman University\u2019s Richard W. Riley Institute advances social and economic progress in South Carolina and beyond by building leadership for a diverse society, hosting expert speakers to broaden perspectives on critical issues, supporting public education, and creating knowledge through community solutions-focused research. It is committed to nonpartisanship in all it does and to a rhetoric-free, facts-based approach to change. Learn more at riley.furman.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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