Ronnie Agnew brings more than 35 years of experience working in, and leading, media organizations. He most recently served as the executive director for Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB), a role he held since 2011.

 “I consider it an incredible honor to be chosen to lead WOSU, an organization with an outstanding national reputation in public media,” Agnew said. “I am committed that WOSU will continue to capture the vibrancy of the region and connect with its diverse audiences. This is a special moment for me, to be back in Ohio where I was a young journalist, leading an organization that is so respected by the residents of central Ohio.”

As executive director for MPB, Agnew led statewide radio and television programming that reached every Mississippi household; had oversight of the agency’s legislative, education and digital initiatives; and managed its $12 million budget and 94 employees.

An endowment in Rieland’s honor has been established and Agnew will become the first person to hold the “Thomas Rieland Endowed WOSU General Manager” position. The endowed position will support the role of general manager at WOSU in perpetuity while providing future general managers annual discretionary funding.

Agnew recently finished a second term on the national PBS Board of Directors and remains on PBS’ editorial standards committee, where he was instrumental in a major revision of the standards. He also chaired PBS’ Diversity and Nominating committees. Agnew is former board chairman of America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) and was executive committee chairman of the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA). Agnew recently finished a term as board chairman of American Public Television, the largest syndicator of content to U.S. public media stations. He is a member of the Organization of State Broadcasting Executives.

Big congratulation goes out to Ronnie Agnew for this new role, and all of the accomplishments so far! Looking forward to more great things to come!

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In the NETA Press Release, Simmons stated, “I’m looking forward to helping member stations and producers build audience engagement around the programming we distribute, and developing shared goals for professional development and station collaboration.”

Simmons will take over the role from Gayle Loeber who retired earlier this month.

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Website: https://www.netaonline.org

Membership
NETA’s members are public broadcasters: 104 of them, representing 118 licensees, operating in 46 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Membership Benefits: professional development for member staff people, the NETA program service and education center, program distribution to every public television station in the US, national representation, and information support across a network of peers.

Events & Webinars: https://www.netaonline.org/Professional-Development/Events-Webinars

Other Services: NETA Consulting
Established in 2002 to provide executive recruiting and consulting services for public media licensees and related organizations.

In addition to executive searches, NETA Consulting provides environmental scans; organizational audits; financial review and budget planning; governance studies; cases for state funding; consulting services and interim transitional management assistance.

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The NETA Conference and CPB Public Media Thought Leader Forum is the only gathering dedicated to the foundational cornerstone of Public Media: Education.
Join your colleagues in station leadership, education, community engagement, marketing, promotion, production and content to learn from national thought leaders and engage in hands-on discussions. This year we will explore the future of education and media, with a focus on the following areas: Media in the Classroom, Content, Community Engagement, Station Management, and Youth Voices.

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