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WOSU Public Media Leadership Takes National Stage at NETA Annual Conference

WOSU Director of Marketing & Communications George Davis III moderates "Elevating Voices, Inspiring Change" panel discussion at the NETA (National Educational Telecommunications Association) Annual Conference.
WOSU Director of Marketing & Communications George Davis III moderates "Elevating Voices, Inspiring Change" panel discussion at the NETA (National Educational Telecommunications Association) Annual Conference.

COLUMBUS, OHIO, September 27, 2024 – WOSU Public Media leaders attended the NETA (National Educational Telecommunications Association) Annual Conference and CPB (Center for Public Broadcasting) Thought Leader Forum September 15-18, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Among attendees were, Anthony Padgett (General Manager), Laura Baker (Associate General Manager & Chief Advancement Officer), George Davis III (Director of Marketing & Communications), Amy Palermo (Chief Content Director of Education) Sarah Sykes (Asst. Director of Events & Outreach) and Jan Pollard (Early Childhood Education & Outreach Coordinator).

George Davis III moderated the conferences opening plenary centered on the conference theme, “Elevating Voices, Inspiring Change.” Amy Palermo and Jan Pollard conducted a seminar entitled “Conneting Hearts and Minds: Ambassador Programs for Sustainable Community Engagement.”

WOSU Classroom's Amy Palermo (right) and Jan Pollard (left) and others conducted a seminar entitled “Conneting Hearts and Minds: Ambassador Programs for Sustainable Community Engagement” at the 2024 NETA Annual Conference.
WOSU Classroom's Amy Palermo (right) and Jan Pollard (left) and others conducted a seminar entitled “Conneting Hearts and Minds: Ambassador Programs for Sustainable Community Engagement” at the 2024 NETA Annual Conference.

“It was an honor to witness our team command the space and represent WOSU, be affirmed as leaders in the public media system and contribute to the future of our industry through their participation as moderator and presenters,” said Anthony Padgett, General Manager.

The NETA Conference and CPB Public Media Thought Leader Forum provides public media professionals with meaningful and relevant connections to the people and ideas that are at the heart of NETA’s mission to educate, engage, and entertain.

About NETA 

The National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) is one of the nation's leading service organizations strengthening and amplifying public media's education mission. NETA is a 501(c)(3) membership organization providing leadership, support, and services to individual public media licensees, their affinity groups, and the public media system as a whole.

About WOSU Public Media 

The mission of WOSU Public Media is to engage, inform and inspire our diverse community. An NPR and PBS affiliate licensed by The Ohio State University, WOSU is a noncommercial

multimedia organization serving over two million citizens in Central Ohio through broadcast, digital, programming, public engagement and education experiences.