MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Welcome Luncheon and Presidential Address – Grand Ballroom
Welcome to the 2025 Public Media Summit
Franz Joachim, General Manager and CEO, New Mexico PBS; Board Chair, America's Public Television Stations
- A recording of these welcome remarks will be available soon.
President's Annual Address
Kate Riley, President and CEO, America's Public Television Stations
- A recording of this annual address will be available soon.
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
General Session – Grand Ballroom (Closed to Press)
Presentation of the 2025 Pillar of Public Service Award
Presented by Anthony Hayes, President and CEO, WMHT; Board Member, America’s Public Television Stations
To Larry D. Unger, President and CEO, Maryland Public Television
- A recording of this award presentation will be available soon.
Effectively Communicating Our Value
- Kate Riley, President and CEO, America’s Public Television Stations
- Sophie McCarthy, Partner, Avoq
- Natalie Farr Harrison, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Avoq
- Jennifer Kieley, Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, America’s Public Television Stations
- Colleen Florio, Director, Government Relations, America’s Public Television Stations
A recording of this session will be available soon.
APTS Leadership Council Update
- Will Glasscock, Legislative and Policy Consultant, America’s Public Television Stations
A recording of these remarks will be available soon.
Protect My Public Media Update
- Cait Beroza, Director, Digital Advocacy, America’s Public Television Stations
A recording of these remarks will be available soon.
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Legislative Session - Grand Ballroom (Closed to Press)
APTS Federal and State Consultants
Remarks by Kate Riley, President and CEO, America’s Public Television Stations
- Jennifer LaTourette, President and Chief Operating Officer, Van Scoyoc Associates
- Larissa Martin, Partner, 50 State
- Jennifer Kieley, Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, America’s Public Television Stations
- Will Glasscock, Legislative and Policy Consultant, America’s Public Television Stations
A recording of this panel discussion will be available soon.
APTS Legislative Staff
- Jennifer Kieley, Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, America’s Public Television Stations
- Colleen Florio, Director, Government Relations, America’s Public Television Stations
A recording of this session will be available soon.
NHK Presentation
- Jay Campbell, President, CAV International, representing NHK WORLD-JAPAN in the USA
- Naoki Yoshikawa, Deputy Managing Director of NHK WORLD
A recording of these remarks will be available soon.
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Dinner Session – Grand Ballroom (Closed to Press)
Sponsored by PBS
Join Paula Kerger, President and CEO of PBS, for dinner and a spotlight on the value of PBS KIDS’s newest series, Carl the Collector. The evening will feature a conversation with PBS KIDS SVP and General Manager, Sara DeWitt, and Carl the Collector Series Creator, Zachariah OHora.
- A recording of this dinner session will be available soon.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
General Session – Grand Ballroom (Closed to Press)
Working Together to be Successful
- Patricia Harrison, President and CEO, CPB
- Paula Kerger, President and CEO, PBS
- Katherine Maher, President and CEO, NPR
- Kate Riley, President and CEO, APTS
Moderated by Adrienne Fairwell, President and CEO, SCETV; Board Member, America’s Public Television Stations
A recording of this session will be available soon.
10:20 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
General Session – Grand Ballroom (Closed to Press)
A Changing FCC and Regulatory Issues Impacting Public Media
- Jonathan Cohen, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer
- Brad Deutsch, Office Managing Director and Principal, Foster Garvey
- Kathleen Kirby, Partner, Wiley Law
- Meg Miller, Partner, Gray Miller Persh
- Michael O’Rielly, President, MPORielly Consulting Inc.
Moderated by Michelle Shanahan, General Counsel, America’s Public Television Stations
A recording of this session will be available soon.
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch Session – Grand Ballroom (Closed to Press)
Sponsored by CPB
Join the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s President and CEO Patricia Harrison and SVP of Educational Media and Learning Experiences Debra Sanchez for a conversation exploring the essential role locally owned and operated public television and radio stations play in strengthening the civic health of our nation. The program will feature special guests Don Baer, member of the PBS Foundation Board of Directors, Lucia Knell, Vice President of Upworthy and co-author of Good People: Stories from the Best of Humanity, PBS SoCal’s President and CEO Andy Russell and Chief Content Officer Tamara Gould, and Ed Ulman, President and CEO of Alaska Public Media.
- A recording of this lunch session will be available soon.
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
General Session – Grand Ballroom
Presentation of the 2025 David J. Brugger Community Leader Award
Presented by Leo Brooks, Jr., Board Member, America’s Public Television Stations
To Garrett King, Board President, Friends of OETA, Inc.
- A recording of this awards presentation will be available soon.
Public Media's Essential Public Safety Mission
Remarks by Michelle Shanahan, General Counsel, America’s Public Television Stations
- Craig Fugate, Former Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Board Member, America’s Public Television Stations
- Dana Golub, VP of Strategic Infrastructure Initiatives, PBS
- Julie Schmidt, Senior Director, External Affairs, KET
- Amanda Mountain, President and CEO, Rocky Mountain PBS
Moderated by C.C Copeland, President and CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting; Board Member, America's Public Television Stations
A recording of this session will be available soon.
APTS/APTS Action, Inc. Annual Membership Meetings
- Franz Joachim, General Manager and CEO, New Mexico PBS; Outgoing Board Chair, America’s Public Television Stations
- Dolores Fernandez Alonso, President and CEO, South Florida PBS; Incoming Board Chair, America’s Public Television Stations
A recording of this session will be available soon.
Grant Center for Public Media Presentation
- Emil Mara, Vice President, Finance, Administration and Membership, America's Public Television Stations
- Meegan White, Director, The Grant Center for Public Media
A recording of this session will be available soon.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Breakfast Program
Welcome by Kate Riley, President and CEO, America’s Public Television Stations
Remarks by Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President and CEO, WETA
- A recording of these remarks will be available soon.
Presentation of the 2025 Champion of Public Broadcasting Award to Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- A recording of this award presentation will be available soon.
Presentation of the 2025 Patrick Butler National Advocacy Award to Becky Magura, President and CEO of Nashville PBS
- A recording of this award presentation will be available soon.
Remarks by Congressman Mark Amodei (R-NV), Public Broadcasting Caucus Co-Chair
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Closing remarks by Kate Riley, President and CEO, America's Public Television Stations
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