Kevin Crane Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Recognized public media leader with deep experience and understanding of successful strategies, both traditional and new, to serve communities. Oversight of operating budgets of $5 million annually and staff of up to 40. Chief fundraiser in the community through on-air and in-person public events representing the station mission and values.• Implemented station strategic direction, major project fundraising, award-winning local program project planning, development and technical revitalization and planning.• Increased station budget each year, delivered all with at least 5% in the black each year.• Developed strategic alliances with community organizations such as Metro Nashville Public Schools, TN State Museum, TN Dept. of Education, Center for Historic Preservation, local senior centers, etc.• Coordinated with five other TN PBS stations on state funding and relationship, cooperative projects and program sharing.• Worked closely with PBS staff to make 2019 PBS Conference in Nashville the best attended conference in their history.• Completed FCC’s mandatory station repack project on time and on budget.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Developed NPT’s award winning local program strategies, including documentaries, series, pledge specials and instructional programs. Wrote and administered project grants. • Restructured Education Department to implement Community Engagement strategy to assess community needs. Community Engagement became a key component in all NPT projects and grants thereafter.• Developed and implemented multi-documentary award winning series (assessed community needs, created projects to meet those needs).• Expanded Digital Department to facilitate multi-platform distribution, redeveloped online donation infrastructure, created social media strategy, expanded online video offerings.• Merged Engineering and Informational Technology staff. Wrote and administered million dollar tech grants and reports (e.g. NTIA/PTFP).• Led the initiative with Tennessee PBS stations and AT&T to create a statewide multicast IP network for file and video sharing.• Created databases and modified production procedures to move production records from paper to digital online and publish NPT videos direct to YouTube. • Led the implementation of 16:9 SD broadcast among PBS stations. Promoted 16:9 SD adoption to PBS station engineers, widely adopted throughout PBS system.

Nashville, Tn

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Merged Engineering and Informational Services departments. Responsible for oversight of analog-to-digital conversion of broadcast, implementation of multiple broadcast channels.• Created Digital Department, revamped website, implemented online video for local programs through YouTube.• Initiated analog-to-digital local program archive project, digitizing thousands of tapes.• Implemented DVD production workflow for NPT programs.• Trained teachers in classroom use of technology.• Created NPT Video Archiving Project.

Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Ma

Master Of Education - Med, Education

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Filmmaking

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Film/Cinema/Video Studies

Activities and Societies: Foundation Award recipient for Creative Work in Cinema

Master Of Education - Med, Educational/Instructional Technology