Ernesto Aguilar Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

In addition to broadcast programming, I oversee diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in KQED's Content division.

San Francisco Bay Area

Managing the overall tone of the broadcast station, creating a coherent and engaging experience for the audience, and shaping the future sound of public radio at the San Francisco Bay Area’s top radio station.

Developing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders and facilitating partnerships with adjacent organizations across public media. Leading training initiatives for 200+ member organizations. Consulting with member organizations on needs related to their core business.

Greater Denver Area

Providing digital fluency and developing strategic goals and best practices for a 200+ local media organizations. The role demands advising on and teaching content, revenue, engagement and organizational capacity skills to leaders who may not have such resources readily available. The role also includes creating and administering NFCB’s many training and leadership development opportunities, including its annual national community media conference, webinars, website resources, in-person and phone consultations, email listserv and social media curation.Tasks include:- Supervises NFCB’s core services.- Works with the Chief Executive Officer to help plan and present the Annual Community Radio Conference. - Develops new and enhances the quality of existing services to NFCB members.- Assists with raising membership revenue and expanding the membership base.- Ensures NFCB’s fluency as a digitally based, multi-platform, virtual organization by developing strategic goals and implementing best practices.

Houston, Texas Area

Led a major-market full-power noncommercial radio station with a budget of $1.2 million in presenting its most important asset: programming. The role called for setting a strategic vision for a multichannel program grid; constituting on-air, on-premises and online policies and procedures, which did not exist before my tenure; evaluating programming using audience and fundraising metrics, along with broadcast best practices; and educating governance in a culture of philanthropy and engaged relationships with the audience.

Houston, Texas Area

From a singular weekly news roundup program, created a daily newscast, winning regional awards and offering trainings aimed at cultivating community-sourced content. Where there was previously a nonexistent daily broadcast workflow and content creation model, the role required the design of same; coaching journalists to stronger performance, and other stakeholders in presenting news’ most compelling case studies; leveraging production on terrestrial and digital platforms; and leading successful on-air fundraising to meet financial goals.

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