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WGTE PUBLIC MEDIA PRESIDENT AND CEO MARLON KISER ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO RETIRE
TOLEDO, OHIO – November 26, 2024 – WGTE Public Media (WGTE) today announced that its fourth and longest serving station executive, President and CEO Marlon P. Kiser, has informed the Board of Directors and WGTE staff of his intention to retire from the organization effective March 28, 2025. Kiser and WGTE’s Board of Directors have communicated the plan for the hiring of his successor. Read More
WGTE PUBLIC MEDIA TO BROADCAST A LIVE TOWN HALL AND NEW DOCUMENTARY FOR ITS RETHINKING JAILS + JUSTICE PROJECT
TOLEDO, OHIO – November 13, 2024 – WGTE Public Media’s “Rethinking Jails + Justice”, in collaboration with The Board of Lucas County Commissioners and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Safety + Justice Challenge, is set to launch the last phase of the project on November 14. This project concludes with a documentary and live town hall discussion to be broadcast on WGTE HD and online at wgte.org. Read More
This Week on Jazz Spectrum - 11/8-11/10
By Fritz ByersFritz exchanges thoughts with Aly Krajewski about the Song of the Week featured on Jazz Spectrum Saturday.Dear Aly, The noted Sixteenth-Century jazz critic Martin Luther is said to have professed, “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant an apple tree today.” For reasons that are indistinct, this wise moral resolution is paired in my mind today with another psychological truth, which, like alarmingly many in conventional Anglo-American culture, can be sourced to Samuel Johnson: “When a man knows h Read More
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WGTE PRODUCERS AND HOSTS AWARDED FOUR TOUCHSTONE AWARDS BY THE PRESS CLUB OF TOLEDO
by The Press Club of Toledo. Brad Cresswell was recognized for the production of Opera Out of the
Box (Radio Daily), Chris Peiffer for executive producing the podcast Telling It Our Way (Podcast),
Mary Claire Murphy for the production of The Patchwork Suite (Radio Long Form) and Shane Potgieter Read More
WGTE Awarded Four Touchstone Awards
WGTE Public Media is thrilled to celebrate four AWARD-winning projects and the staff behind them, who were recently recognized at The Press Club of Toledo Touchstone Awards event. The Press Club of Toledo’s annual Touchstone Awards recognizes the achievements of local journalists and community leaders in northwest Ohio. The winners were judged by a panel of journalists and media professionals from the Denver and South Texas areas. Below you will find more information and be able to watch or listen to the following winning p Read More
This Week on Jazz Spectrum - 9/27 - 9/29
By Fritz ByersEach week, Fritz exchanges thoughts with Aly Krajewski about the Song of the Week featured on Jazz Spectrum Saturday.Hi Aly, I’ve often wondered about the reasons behind the oodles of ironic references to jazz that Big Time cultural tastemakers shoehorn into their pop concoctions. For instance, I have a dim memory of there being a slightly mocking reference to the nonpareil bassist Charles Mingus in Jerry Maguire, although I’m not curious enough to verify this by rewatching it. Read More