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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Participants in the Public Media Diversity Leaders Initiative greet each other. Photo courtesy of The Riley Institute at Furman University.
As public media leaders nationwide navigate how to best foster diversity and equity in their workplaces and communities, new Arizona PBS general manager Adrienne Fairwell is among the first group to participate in a program exploring opportunities and challenges related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Today, 31 public media professionals from across the country were part of the inaugural class to graduate from the Public Media Diversity Leaders Initiative (PMDLI), a program of the Riley Institute® at Furman University offered in partnership with South Carolina ETV and modeled after the Institute’s award-winning South Carolina Diversity Leaders Initiative.
Martha Reads Wins Public Media Award
Details Published: 27 January 2021
WHRO Public Media started off the new year with a win this week! The station s new weekly digital series
Martha Reads won the Public Media Award for COVID-19 Marketing/Communications.
The Public Media Awards honor the achievements of public media stations in education, community engagement, marketing/communication, and content. The 52nd Annual Public Media Awards were given in a virtual celebration Tuesday afternoon, January 26, during the 2021 National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) Conference and Corporation for Public Broadcasting Public Media Thought Leader Forum.
WHRO was nominated as a finalist in six categories.