Nevada Public Radio, Las Vegas, NV

Job Description:
The Board of Directors of Nevada Public Radio (NVPR) seeks an experienced leader to be the next CEO for this two-station, Dual Licensed (News and Classical format stations), NPR service to the Las Vegas area. Nevada Public Radio also operates Desert Companion, a successful regional lifestyle magazine.

The successful candidate will be an energetic, experienced and enthusiastic leader with strong fundraising, journalistic and business management skills.

Candidate Profile:
We will consider candidates who most clearly demonstrate the skills and characteristics of the Candidate Profile. For more detail, please visit the posting where you submit your application at http://liv.jobs/g3k4c.

Job Description:
Nevada Public Radio has retained Livingston Associates to assist in this search. For consideration, please visit http://liv.jobs/g3k4c and submit a letter of introduction responsive to this profile and including your vision for the future of NVPR and why you will be the ideal person to lead the organization in achieving that vision, as well as a resume.

Date for full consideration: February 2, 2020.
Inquiries are welcome. Contact Livingston Associates at (410) 243-1974.

About Nevada Public Radio:
Nevada Public Radio is NPR in Las Vegas. A growing audience relies on their broadcast, print and digital distribution channels for a unique mix of local, national, and international news; entertainment and cultural content.

Nevada Public Radio was established in 1975 as an independent, not-for-profit, public benefit corporation. NVPR signed on the air in 1980 with one station serving the Las Vegas area as Nevada’s first National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate station. For nearly four decades, NVPR has remained true to its mission to enhance the quality of life and foster civic engagement by informing, educating and inspiring a growing audience through public media – including content on-air, in print and online.

Their broadcast network includes two FM stations serving the Las Vegas metropolitan area – News 88.9 KNPR and Classical KCNV 89.7. NVPR now serves a population of more than 2.7-million people and has a weekly audience in excess of 190,000. NVPR is the publisher of the award-winning Desert Companion monthly magazine and the producer of KNPR’s State of Nevada.

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“I am so excited to come back to my Minnesota roots to direct the vision of TPT as we move through this next decade,” said Strobel. “TPT has grown from its foundation as a television broadcast station – blossoming into a true 21st century media organization ensuring all have access to quality, educational content on multiple platforms. I am excited to continue this trajectory and work with the TPT team to use new technology, expand content offerings and enhance the experience of – and services to – TPT’s audiences.”

Full Background: 
Before joining ideastream, Strobel served on the executive management team of American Public Media Group (APMG) as its senior vice president and general counsel.  Prior to APMG, Strobel served as CEO of the Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) and the AWM Foundation in Washington, D.C., president and general manager of the Pennsylvania Public Television Network and as an attorney for Twin Cities Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. She also co-founded the law firm Lehmann Strobel PLC, where she provided counsel to the arts, cultural and media communities.

She received a B.A. from St. Olaf College, a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law, and a M.B.A. from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Strobel currently serves on the board of directors of Latino Public Broadcasting (Los Angeles), the Minnesota Humanities Center (St. Paul) and Hospice of Western Reserve (Cleveland), and is on the Governance Committee of the Association of Junior Leagues International (New York). She is a member of the National Press Club, The Federal Communications Bar Association and the Union Club of Cleveland, and is admitted to bar in Minnesota and Pennsylvania. Strobel and her husband have two children.

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Chicago Public Media is one of the largest and most respected public media organizations in the country.  We have a legacy of innovation having launched such iconic shows as This American Life, Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me…, Nerdette, Making Oprah, Making Obama and the ground-breaking podcast Serial.  With a reputation for creativity and innovation across platforms, Chicago Public Media produces work that creates meaningful connections among diverse audiences throughout the Chicago area, as well as nationally and globally.

We engage our listeners and users across multiple platforms, including broadcast radio, digital streaming, and mobile apps.  Our flagship station, WBEZ-Chicago (91.5 FM) is Chicagoland’s premier media hub for high-quality, fact-based journalism and engaging, entertaining audio programs and podcasts.  WBEZ’s website, wbez.org, and its mobile app allows listeners to fully control their experience through its groundbreaking rePlayer functionality and on-demand platform. WBEZ’s sister service, Vocalo Radio (91.1 FM, vocalo.org), targets a multicultural audience through an urban alternative music format.

About the Role
Chicago Public Media, Inc. is seeking an outstanding executive as its next President and CEO to continue to build CPM’s relevance, service, and impact in a rapidly changing media environment. The CEO will have full general management responsibility and will lead all strategic, financial and operating aspects of the organization.  The role represents a unique opportunity to continue to reshape a highly regarded public media institution rooted in radio broadcasting into a multi-platform media organization. The next CEO will build on the reputation of Chicago Public Media as:

• A place of dynamic, forward-looking innovation
• A magnet for the very best, most diverse talent
• A major creative force in media, producing original content across platforms
• A beloved institution that exudes and reflects the texture, diversity and unique sense of place that is Chicago – and the greater Midwest
• A vital, indispensable source of enterprising news and information that drives the civic conversation and engages a much larger, more diverse audience than ever before

We have partnered with an external recruiting firm to assess the candidates for this role.  Applicants who apply to and meet the requirements will have their information shared with the firm for further review.  Qualified candidates will receive additional details, as needed.

Major Responsibilities

• Uphold CPM’s commitment to being a premier news organization that serves as a trusted broker of information, maintains the highest journalistic standards, and contributes to a more vibrant, democratically engaged region.
• Continue to develop a high-performance culture that builds on CPM’s tradition of creativity and innovation. The CEO will foster an entrepreneurial environment that promotes strategic thinking, experimentation, calculated risk-taking, accountability and operational excellence.
• In a competitive and fragmented media environment, the CEO will identify and implement strategies to drive higher levels of audience growth and engagement across all platforms.  This executive will enhance the organization’s value by producing and distributing high-quality content that resonates with and attracts the next generation of listeners and users—with a focus on building a larger and more diverse listener/user base.
• Build significant financial support for CPM from institutions and individuals.  In collaboration with the Board of Directors and development team, lead CPM’s development efforts and target, cultivate and close new funding sources.
• In partnership with the Board of Directors, develop a comprehensive strategic plan for the organization. Continually monitor and update the plan to reflect changing market and business conditions.
• Direct the development and implementation of operational plans that support the long-range strategies and annual objectives of CPM.  Assure the fiscal integrity and health of the organization through a commitment to strong and disciplined management, donor cultivation and stewardship, and best business practices.
• Provide clear management direction through inspiring leadership.  Communicate and execute strategy and objectives with key metrics that drive operational improvement and provide a consistent approach for evaluating and integrating new initiatives, technologies and products.
• Communicate CPM’s successes, challenges and opportunities to key organization “stakeholders,” including regular updates for the Board of Directors.
• Work in a highly collaborative manner with the Board of Directors, seeking direction as appropriate, and strategically engaging the board and individual members to support CPM in achieving its short and long-term goals.
• Recruit, develop, and retain top caliber and diverse team members, and continually reassess organizational structure and needs as CPM and the competitive environment evolve. Attract the best people from both inside and outside of public media, with a commitment to new technologies and innovation on many platforms.
• Develop, update as appropriate, and maintain a robust succession plan for the CEO and all senior administrative staff.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with NPR and other key players in the public media “ecosystem” through effective communication, consultation, and collaboration; the sharing of best practices; and meaningful strategic endeavors.
• Identify, evaluate and execute strategic partnerships on a targeted basis with other organizations that will drive audience growth and expand CPM’s impact and influence in a meaningful way.
• Steward CPM’s reputation and build its brand and presence in Chicago and beyond through thoughtful, effective and strategic communication, active engagement with CPM’s stakeholders, and conscious outreach beyond CPM’s core constituents.
• Serve as an inspiring spokesperson for and “public face” of CPM, actively and forcefully communicating a clear vision for CPM and public media to all of CPM’s various constituents, including but not limited to staff, Board of Directors, funders, and listeners and users, enhancing CPM’s credibility, stature and importance as a trusted news and music organization.

Ideal Experience

• Track record of success as a media leader, in either a for-profit or non-profit/public media organization.  The finalist will have demonstrated skill in growing a business in the context of a rapidly changing media environment where technology and consumer behavior continue to evolve.
• Demonstrated affinity to the Chicago Public Media mission as a direct result of public media experience, being an engaged public media listener/user, or having professional experience leading a mission-driven media or other relevant organization.
• Financial and operational skills including strategic planning, resource development, budget management and P&L operating experience to run this non-profit enterprise like a business.
• Experience in a digital media environment, and proven ability to leverage new technologies and media platforms to engage with and build audiences.
• Track record of building and managing high performing teams, and demonstrated skill in leveraging the organization structure and team member capabilities to maximum advantage.
• Deep understanding of the value of an inclusive culture, and commitment to ensure diversity across a variety of categories to achieve and maintain institutional inclusiveness.
• Passionate, energetic, and inspiring approach and demeanor. The CEO will have successfully operated in an environment that requires exceptional communication skills, both listening and speaking, to a diverse range of constituents.

Working at Chicago Public Media
Our associates are in service of our mission.  We bring together a community of about 150 full-time, part-time associates and an on-going cohort of interns at our newly renovated open and collaborative space at Navy Pier.  We know it is imperative that our workplace reflects our community so we can, in turn, provide content that connects people.  We are committed to having a workplace that thrives by creating a place of belonging where everyone can contribute their talents.  If you share our passion for public service news and information, we encourage you to join our team.

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John Lansing – Quick Profile

NPR Start Date: Mid October, 2020
Age: 62, Born on July 31, 1957, in Minneapolis
Family Status:  Married with 4 Children (Jean Rausch Lansing)
Twitter:  https://twitter.com/johnlansing

Current /Former Roles:

• Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)
• CEO of the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing
• President of Scripps Networks
• Senior Vice President for Television in the broadcasting division of the E.W. Scripps Company
• Held senior management positions at Scripps-owned affiliates, including WEWS TV in Cleveland, Ohio and WXYZ TV in Detroit, Michigan
• Early in his career – Award-winning Photojournalist and Field Producer, Assignment Manager, Managing Editor, and News Director at several television stations

Video Snippet
2016 – John Lansing leading a moderated a discussion with the members of the International Media Coordinating Council (ICC) about a unified strategy for the future.

NPR Press Release.  NPR Facebook Post with Comments.

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Sheikholeslami is known for her excellence in leadership, integration between new and traditional media forms, quality content, and local coverage.

For more information see the WNYC Press Release.

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Kerger will head PBS as it begins its partnership with YouTube TV and makes the move onto the streaming platforms, a move meant to make PBS content accessible to more Americans. As PBS leans more into digital technology, Kerger will remain at the helm, steering the company to an ever more innovative future.

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