Executive Director Of Programming & Content / Senior Director Of Radio
CurrentManager of editorial content for broadcast and digital services for a public media organization serving western Massachusetts. Managed major format change and operation of both an all-news and a classical format.Production and project credits include:Word Matters Producer (2020-2022)Produced 100 podcast episodes featuring editors from Merriam-Webster discussing the rich and sometimes confusing English language. Winner of 2022 Shorty Award for best podcast.https://www.nepm.org/podcast/word-mattersEl Puerto Rico Producer (2021-2022)Music project featuring new works by Puerto Rican composers performed by the Victory Players. This multi-media project included nine videos, two radio programs and nine podcast episodes and was produced in collaboration with GBH Music and the Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts.https://www.nepm.org/press-releases/2021-09-15/el-puerto-ricoIn Contrast Executive Producer (2017-2019) Produced fifty podcast episodes of an Interview program hosted by Ilan Stavans that explored a wide-range of topics from art to politics.https://www.nepm.org/podcast/in-contrastWords in Transit Executive Producer (2014-2015) A multi-media project involving digital, podcasts and a book that told first-person stories of immigrants to western New England. Winner of a 2015 Public Radio News Directors award for Best Multi-Media Presentation.https://digital.nepr.net/wordsintransit/Education:NEPR Media Lab (2015-2017)Created a media training program for urban high school students. Audio StorytellingDesigned and taught a course in audio storytelling at Amherst College (2017 & 2019) and American International College (2017).