2015 Detroit RM Agenda-Publicv2

2015 PBS Regional Meeting
April 27-29, 2015
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
315 E Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Agenda
Monday, April 27
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Public Media Storytelling Lab @ UM-Detroit Center. Please RSVP to Hector Araujo, PBS
Station Services (haraujo@pbs.org)
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Opening Reception at the Motown Museum (2648 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48208)
Shuttles buses will be provided from Westin Cadillac to Motown Museum and back.
Tuesday, April 28
7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Shuttle buses from Westin Cadillac to Wright Museum
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:15 a.m. Welcome
• Rich Homberg, President & CEO, Detroit Public Television
• Juan Sepúlveda, SVP, Station Services, PBS
• Station Introductions
PBS Rotational Discussions – How to Connect to PBS National Content and Initiatives
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PBS teams will engage with participants is small groups to address how local stations connect to PBS
national content and initiatives
The Unique Role of PBS in Early Childhood Communities discussion
• Jocelyn V. Sargent , Program Officer , Food, Health and Well-Being / Racial Equity / Michigan Team ,
The Kresge Foundation
• Kelly Hursche, Michigan Department of Education
• Lesli Rotenberg, General Manager, Children’s Programming, PBS
• Georgeann Herbert, Senior Vice President, Content and Community Engagement, Detroit Public
Television
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Local Station Problem Solving & Success Stories Working Groups
Local staff and volunteers will have an opportunity to describe key station challenges and success stories and
will connect with public media colleagues who have similar issues and will strategize potential solutions.
Topics to be identified by participants in advance and on-site.
National Friends of Public Broadcasting
PBS System Strategy Conversation – Diversity and Inclusion
• Juan Sepúlveda, PBS, SVP, Station Services
• Small Group Strategy Conversations
5:30 p.m. Adjourn
6:00 p.m. Dinner hosted by Detroit Public Television @ The Whitney (4421 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201)
Shuttles buses will be provided from Wright Museum to The Whitney and back to the Westin Cadillac.
Wednesday, April 29
7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Shuttle buses from Westin Cadillac to Wright Museum
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Meeting resumes
Local Station Problem Solving & Success Stories New Session Pitches
Detroit Public Television Partnerships and Collaborations Conversation
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Addell Austin Anderson, Director, University of Michigan Detroit Center, Chair, Community Advisory
Panel, Detroit Public Television
Joe Grimm, Editor in Residence, Michigan State University School of Journalism
Tonya Matthews, CEO and President, Michigan Science Center; Detroit Public Television, Board of
Directors
Xavier Verna, Director of Education, Sphinx
Local Station Problem Solving & Success Stories Working Groups continued
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Remarks from Paula Kerger, President and CEO, PBS
PBS System Strategy Conversation – Future of the Public Media System
Closing/Action Steps
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
Shuttles buses will be provided from Wright Museum to the Westin Cadillac
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