Jennifer Dorian named new CEO of PBA
Maria Saporta December 15, 2020 11:01 am
By Maria Saporta
In a specially-called meeting, the board of Public Broadcasting Atlanta (WABE 90.1 FM AND ATL PBA) Tuesday selected Jennifer Dorian, a 20-year veteran of Turner Broadcasting and WarnerMedia, as its new president and CEO.
Dorian, who will begin her new role Jan. 11, will fill the spot of Wonya Lucas, who served as PBA’s CEO from 2015-2020. Lucas recently joined Crown Media Family Networks as president and CEO.
Scott Woelfel, who served PBA as interim CEO throughout the search process, will continue in his role as chief content officer.
On Tuesday, the Public Broadcasting Atlanta Board of Directors announced long-time cable executive and veteran Atlanta business community leader Jennifer Dorian will become the organization’s next president and chief executive officer.
Dorian arrives at PBA after holding various roles at Turner Broadcasting and Warner Media over a 20-year span. She most recently served as general manager of Turner Classic Movies.
She will lead both WABE, Atlanta’s award-winning NPR station, and ATL PBA, the city’s PBS station, beginning in January.
On Tuesday’s edition of “Closer Look
,” Dorian joined host Rose Scott, virtually, to discuss the changing news media landscape and Dorian’s approach to diversity and inclusion.