The 2012 Public Media Summit Presentations
APTS held The Public Media Summit (The Summit) on February 26-28, 2012, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, VA. The Summit expanded our traditional Capitol Hill Day to include strategic planning for the future of the public media industry.
Click on the links below to watch the videos and view the presentations made during The Summit.
| SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 | |
| 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. |
General Session Welcome: Patrick Butler, President and CEO, APTS Opening Remarks: Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., APTS and APTS Action, Inc. Lay Board Members Station Panel Discussion: Moving from “Nice” to “Necessary” Introduction of moderator: Patrick Butler Moderator: Polly Anderson, General Manager and CEO, New Mexico PBS, Albuquerque,NM Panelists: Rod Bates, General Manager, Nebraska Educational Telecommunications, Lincoln, NE; Jack Galmiche, President and CEO, KETC, St. Louis, MO; Caryn Mathes, General Manager, WAMU 88.5 American University, Washington, DC; Norm Silverstein, President and CEO, WXXI Public Broadcasting Council, Rochester, NY
Remarks from Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman Introduction of APTS Partners: Tela Hansom-Pitt, Manager, Members Services, and Executive Assistant to the President, APTS Introduction of Break: Larry Gannon, Vice President, Television and Radio Programming, AARP |
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| SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 | |
| 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. |
General Session
Station Panel Discussion: Growing Community Relationships, Collaborations and Your Funding Introduction of moderator: Emil Mara, Vice President, Finance and Administration, APTS Moderator: Ted Krichels, General Manager, Penn State Public Broadcasting, University Park, PA Panelists: Jon Abbott, President and CEO, WGBH, Boston, MA; Tom Axtell, General Manager, Vegas PBS, Las Vegas, NV; Doug Eichten, President, DEI, Minneapolis, MN; James Pagliarini, President and CEO, Twin Cities Public Television, St. Paul, MN |
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| SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 | |
| 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. |
Evening Event – Dinner/Tribute to Jim Lehrer Sponsored by WETA and PBS Arlington Ballroom, Salons 1-3 Speakers: Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President and CEO, WETA, Arlington, VA; Bo Jones, President and CEO, McNeil/Lehrer Productions; Gwen Ifill, Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour; Mark Shields, Commentator, PBS NewsHour; Judy Woodruff, Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour; and Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor and Anchor, PBS NewsHour |
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| MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 | |
| 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. |
Breakfast Session Sponsored by LG Electronics Introduction of John Taylor, LG Electronics: Lonna Thompson, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, APTS Mobile Emergency Alert System Panel: Harnessing the Power of Public Broadcasting Moderator: John Lawson, Founder and Principal, Convergence Speakers: Tom Axtell, General Manager, Vegas PBS, Las Vegas, NV; Joe Igoe, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, WGBH, Boston, MA; John McCoskey, Chief Technology Officer, PBS; and Allan Pizzato, Executive Director, Alabama Public Television, Birmingham, AL |
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| MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 | |
| 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. |
General Session
Remarks from APTS Board Chair: Rod Bates Remarks and Discussion with Stations: Patrick Butler Importance of Lay Advocacy: Elizabeth Christopherson, President, CEO and Director, Rita Allen Foundation, Princeton, NJ 170 Million Americans for Public Broadcasting and Leadership Council EDGE Awards: Presented by Patrick Butler David J.Brugger Grassroots Advocacy Award: Presented by Patrick Butler Introduction of Break: Jay Adrick, Vice President of Strategic Business Development, Harris Corporation |
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| MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 | |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
General Session Legislative Briefing (Closed to Press) Speakers: Caitlin Beroza, Government Relations Assistant, APTS; Will Glasscock, Director, Government Relations, APTS; Jennifer Kieley, Director, Government Relations, APTS; and Kate Riley, Director, Government Relations, APTS |
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| MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 | |
| 12:45 – 2:15 p.m. |
Lunch Sponsored by Corporation for Public Broadcasting Speakers: Patricia de Stacy Harrison, President and CEO, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Former U.S. Member of Congress, Governor and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Thomas J. Ridge, President and CEO, Ridge Global |
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| MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 | |
| 2:30 – 2:50 p.m. |
General Session
Public and Commercial Broadcasting Partnership Q & A Facilitator: John Harris, President and CEO, Prairie Public Broadcasting, Fargo, ND |
| 2:50 – 3:30 p.m. |
Spectrum Discussion with Federal Communications Commission Speaker: William Lake, Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission Q & A Facilitator: Malcolm Brett, Director of Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Television |
| 3:30 – 3:45 p.m. |
Remarks from Paula Kerger, President and CEO, PBS |
| 3:45 – 4:15 p.m. |
Administration’s Education Initiatives Aneesh Chopra, Former Chief Technology Officer for the Obama Administration Q & A Facilitator: Bert Schmidt, President and CEO, WHRO, Norfolk, VA Introduction of Break: Meegan White, Project Director, Grant Center,and Emily Markham, Research Associate, Grant Center |
| 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. |
Remarks from Gary Knell, President and CEO, NPR
Introduction and Q & A Facilitator: Marita Rivero, Vice President and General Manager,WGBH, Boston, MA |
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| MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 | |
| 5:30 p.m. |
Evening Event - Reception & Dinner Sponsored by NHK WORLD TV Speakers: Jay Campbell, President of CAV International and the USA Representative forNHK World TV and Japan, International Broadcasting; Aiko Doden, Senior Commentator,NHK; and Toshiyuki Sato, Special Controller, General Broadcasting Department, NHK APTS Gift Drawings (must be present to win) |
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| TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 | |
| 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. |
Capitol Hill Breakfast Rayburn House Office Building B338 - B339 Opening Remarks: Patrick Butler Advocacy Awards: Congressman Blumenauer and Patrick Butler Champion of Public Broadcasting Awards: Presented to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (R-KY) and Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-MA): Patrick Butler Remarks by Ken Burns |
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The Public Media Summit
