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“Viewers Like You” beer released by TPT & BlackStack Brewing

publicmedianow — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 12:47:16 +0000

Twin Cities PBS (TPT) and BlackStack Brewing have come together to release a new beer “Viewers Like You.” A portion of the proceeds from the first-ever TPT beer collaboration will go to Minnesota Experience to celebrate and support the award-winning series.

“At the brewery, we’ve been huge fans of TPT since childhood,” said Murphy Johnson, Co-founder and Director of Creative & Product Development at BlackStack Brewing. “As we’ve grown up, ‘Minnesota Experience’ has shown a light on so many little-known stories & incredible historical moments in the place that we’ve always called home. The opportunity to work with their team to create something fun & tangible for viewers to experience that also supports the show feels really special to us, and we can’t wait for you to try it.”

This is the first partnership of its kind to benefit the Minnesota Experience, which will have a total of three films this fall and one more this coming spring, on topics ranging from local food co-ops to death and dying practices to activism against racism. The Minnesota Experience will get $10 of support for each case of beer sold.

“TPT viewers are passionate and invested in what we do,” said Lynn Farmer, Vice President of Marketing and Communications. “We are so proud of this collaboration as a new way to celebrate our connection with our viewers.”

The TPT beer is available beginning Wednesday, Nov. 24 while supplies last at almost 80 local liquor stores throughout the Twin Cities and North Metro.

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About Twin Cities PBS (TPT)

publicmedianow — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 15:11:45 +0000

TPT is one of the preeminent PBS affiliate stations in the country, producing and broadcasting public media programming in the Twin Cities and its surrounding areas.

TPT believes that media is profoundly powerful – shaping how people and communities understand themselves, each other and the world in which we live.

Founded in 1957, Twin Cities PBS is one of the most innovative public media organizations in the country. Every day, TPT uses the power of media to advance the arts, spur learning, help young people succeed and help adults age vitally. TPT presents extraordinary PBS programming and also produces award-winning content for the national PBS system. In 2015, TPT was the highest-rated local public television service in the nation for the fourth year in a row. TPT’s programs and productions have been honored with numerous awards, including Peabody awards and national and regional Emmys.

STRATEGIC VISION:
Be a leader in public media, both locally, and nationally
Be a trusted resource of information and inspiration for individuals
Be a preferred partner for mission-similar organizations
Be a preeminent public institution in and for the state of Minnesota

VALUES:

Earn and re-earn the public trust
Seek diversity & excellence in people, ideas & services
Build & nourish relationships across our communities
Think creatively
Take responsibility for our actions & results
Win together!
Behave ethically, honestly & fairly
Lean in, act with courage, challenge the status quo
Learn continuously
Be obsessive about the needs of our audience

CEO, Sylvia Strobel
Sylvia Strobel has been named the new President and CEO of Twin Cities PBS (TPT). Strobel will be replacing Jim Pagliarini, who announced his retirement in 2018 after putting in more than 20 years. Strobel has more than 25 years of public media experience including previous work at TPT in the 1990s, AMPG, CPB and most recently as the COO for ideastream in Cleveland, where she oversaw their collection of stations (WVIZ/PBS, 90.3 WCPN-FM, the Ohio Channel and Ohio Government Telecommunications). Sylvia Strobel was also welcomed to the NPR board as Member Director in November 25, 2019. She was elected on November 14, 2019, and her term continues through November 2021.

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Sylvia Strobel, new CEO of TPT, takes reigns from retiring Pagliarini

publicmedianow — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 14:55:36 +0000

Sylvia Strobel has been named the new President and CEO of Twin Cities PBS (TPT). Strobel will be replacing Jim Pagliarini, who announced his retirement in 2018 after putting in more than 20 years. Strobel has more than 25 years of public media experience including previous work at TPT in the 1990s, AMPG and most recently as the COO for ideastream in Cleveland, where she oversaw their collection of stations (WVIZ/PBS, 90.3 WCPN-FM, the Ohio Channel and Ohio Government Telecommunications). Sylvia Strobel was also welcomed to the NPR board as Member Director in November 25, 2019. She was elected on November 14, 2019, and her term continues through November 2021.

“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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