| 2024 Board Members | |
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Jill Linder, President Jill Linder serves as the internal and external point person for TV programming, working together with independent producers, national program distributors, vendors, and public television colleagues to enact the KPBS TV programming schedule and ensure that the programs airing on KPBS meet the station’s standards and mission to the community. In addition, she works collaboratively to develop and execute promotion strategies for key TV programs across all media platforms to reach the widest audience possible. Jill has been with KPBS since 2003. Before joining the station, Jill worked at local commercial TV stations, including KUSI and KSWB (Now Fox5 San Diego). She earned her bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies from National University. Contact info: jlinder@kpbs.org |
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Devin Karambelas, Vice President Devin Karambelas is the Vice President of TV Programming and Operations at WETA, the PBS station serving the Washington, DC area, and a national producer of public media. Devin oversees programming across five local broadcast channels and sets the monthly programming and promotional priorities for both broadcast and streaming. She also works cross-departmentally to develop programming strategies that support the local production team and WETA as a station. Previously, Devin was the Senior Programming Manager at GBH in Boston. There, she co-directed programming and multiplatform content strategy across GBH’s local channels and the national nonfiction WORLD Channel. Devin earned her Master of Science in Film, Exhibition and Curation from the University of Edinburgh and her B.A. from the University of Vermont. Contact info: DKarambelas@weta.org |
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Matthew McPike, Secretary Matthew McPike is the Programming & Operations Manager at Iowa PBS, responsible for programming, traffic, and master control operations for Iowa PBS’s four broadcast television channels. Matthew is a member of Iowa PBS’s internal audience research team that studies the statewide network’s audience data to inform content decisions and network goals. Matthew is also a current PBS General Audience Program Advisory Council member. Matthew earned his B.A. in Telecommunications from Bowling Green State University with a major in Television and Radio Production and a minor in Film History. He has been part of the PBS system since 2006. He previously worked for Western Reserve Public Media and WGTE Public Media before joining the team at Iowa PBS in 2017. Previous to his experience working in public media, Matthew spent several years working for the TCT Network. Contact info: matthew.mcpike@iowapbs.org |
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Betsy Braun Betsy Braun is currently the Director of Programming at WHYY in Philadelphia, having pivoted to Public Television in January of 2022. She is a multi-faceted programming executive with a background in program scheduling, production, research, and marketing at the local and national levels. Betsy spent her earlier career in commercial television between New York and Los Angeles, overseeing nationally syndicated TV shows, program scheduling for local TV stations nationwide, and providing audience research analysis for local TV stations and national production companies. Before joining WHYY, Betsy was the Director of Programming and Communications for WCVB and WMUR, the Hearst ABC affiliates in Boston and New Hampshire, where she was awarded a local Emmy for producing “Holiday Lights,” the City of Boston tree-lighting concert. Earlier in her career, Betsy was an account executive with the Nielsen company, providing training, research analyses, and tools to TV production companies. Betsy began her television career in audience ratings, research, and public relations at WCAU (CBS) in Philadelphia. Now back in Philadelphia and working for her hometown PBS station, Betsy has brought a unique perspective to public television program scheduling, using analytics and her experience with program marketing, both locally and nationally, to generate audience engagement. Contact info: BBraun@whyy.org |
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Stacia Hentz I am the TV Program Director for WOSU in Columbus Ohio, overseeing the programming for our four services. I currently program our WOSU HD, WOSUohio and WOSUplus services. I’m responsible for scheduling the pledge programming on WOSU HD and WOSUplus, in consultation with the Membership department. I manage the Promotion and Traffic areas for TV. I’ve been with WOSU for 19 years, starting off as the TV Master Control Supervisor. I was promoted to TV Program Director in 2010.I’ve led several of our local programs to national distribution including the program series Songs at the Center. I’ve also had the opportunity to evaluate program proposals submitted to CPB. I just completed my term on the PBS Program Advisory Council and currently serve on the NETA PLC Content Executive Committee. I served as a Member of the myPBS Digital Workplace Advisory Committee from 2012-2016 and the PBS Traffic Advisory Committee 2009-2011 (Chairman-2010-2011). Contact info: Stacia.Hentz@wosu.org |
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Karen Bell Karen Bell is currently the Director of Programming for Kentucky Educational Television, Kentucky’s statewide educational network. Karen oversees programming and traffic for all of KET’s channels, including KET, KET2, KETKY, and PBS Kids 24/7 channel. She began her career in 2002 at WABE in Atlanta, working in the programming and operations department. In 2017, Karen became the TV Program Manager for Northern California Public Media. Karen holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Media from Clark Atlanta University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Georgia, Terry College of Business in Atlanta. Contact info: kbell@ket.org |
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Lisa Tipton Lisa Tipton is Head of Programming at WTTW in Chicago. She has been with WTTW since 1997, beginning in production and transitioning to programming and traffic in 2003. She has been working on the broadcast schedule for 20 years. Lisa now heads up programming, traffic, national syndication, and the archive team at WTTW and serves on the leadership team at her station. In 2024, she will join the Programming Advisory Committee, working to represent station voices with the PBS GA team. Lisa has been an active volunteer working with the PTPA Board, serving the last two years on the Meeting Planning Committee that plans and produces the PTPA virtual and in-person meetings. She has produced and moderated sessions for the PTPA community and hopes to be able to collaborate and participate even more as a full member of the board. Contact info: ltipton@wttw.com |
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Michael O’Keefe Michael O’Keefe is responsible for the acquisition and scheduling of programming for KMOS, which serves all of central Missouri with four broadcast channels and an online presence. In addition, he supervises the Traffic department, establishes program-related promotional priorities, edits the monthly program guide, and oversees kmos.org. Prior to his current position, he worked in on-air operations, production, on-air promotions, and Traffic. As the station grew, Michael helped to establish its K-12 ITV and university telecourse services, and to navigate the digital transition. Like station personnel everywhere, he has worked on a variety of outreach events and pledge drives. In 2013-14 he served as interim station manager, guiding the station through its license renewal period and search for a full-time GM. Contact info: mokeefe@ucmo.edu |
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Bryant Wilson Bryant Wilson has spent his entire career in Public Broadcasting. He started in Ready To Learn in 1999 and then moved to traffic and programming at WETA in 2000. As the Senior Director of TV Programming at WETA, Bryant has helped to launch two unique channels: WETA UK and WETA Metro. He leads a distribution group bringing more content to stations across the country and is looking to the future of WETA audiences with Passport programming. Outside of his passion for Public TV, he is an avid sports fan. As a graduate of the University of Maryland, he enjoys cheering on the Terps basketball team with his wife and daughter. When he’s not watching WETA or sports, you can find him on the golf course or enjoying the Chesapeake Bay, fishing with his father. Contact info: bwilson@wedu.org |