WCTE Hosting Telethon To Raise Money, Boost Membership
Just weeks after learning it will lose some $1 million in federal funding, local PBS affiliate WCTE will ask local residents to join the station and support its work. WCTE President and CEO Avery Hutchins said the station will remind residents Wednesday to “Support Local, Watch Local.” Hutchins said there will be conversations about the […]
WCTE Loses $1M Funding, Plans To Find New Options
A federal package that eliminated some $1 million in funding for WCTE will not close the station’s doors. WCTE President and CEO Avery Hutchins said the $1 million loss accounts for some 40 percent of the station’s budget. Hutchins said the station has about a year’s worth of reserve funds, giving the station time to […]
WCTE Providing Inside Look At Local Journalism During Indie Lens
WCTE is kicking off the Indie Lens Pop-Up season with a virtual screening of Storm Lake. Education and Engagement Coordinator Misty Stewart said on Tuesday night viewers get an inside look at the struggles of local journalism. Stewart said the documentary focuses on a Pulitzer Prize winning newspaper that is struggling. “This film is actually […]
WCTE Selects Avery Hutchins As New President And CEO
WCTE has named Avery Hutchins as its new President and CEO. Hutchins replaces Becky Magura, who assumed a position with Nashville Public Television. Hutchins said she is excited and honored to take on the new role. “We want to continue the story telling of the Upper Cumberland,” Hutchins said. “WCTE PBS is here to bring […]
WCTE President Says Station Prepared To Enter A New Era
WCTE President and CEO Becky Magura was surprised and honored when she got word she was selected to lead Nashville Public Television. Magura said that WCTE’s accomplishments over the year showed she could succeed in a major market. However, Magura said her staff that got the station to this point made it all possible and […]
WCTE Will Feature Educational Programming For Kids’ Summer Learning
WCTE will take part in a state-wide program to help families participate in summer learning activities. “Camp TV” started last year to help kids have a summer camp experience in the midst of COVID. WCTE Education and Engagement Coordinator Misty Stewart said the program provides educational activities to kids across the country. “WCTE was actually […]
WCTE CEO Becky Magura Named A Professional Of The Year By PBS
WCTE CEO Becky Magura has been named a recipient of PBS’s Development Professional of the Year Award. Magura has served as an member of the WCTE team for over 39 years and became station CEO in 2006. Since then, Magura has played an important role in fundraising. She launched a fundraiser in 1983 that helped […]
Putnam Schools And WCTE Employee Awarded By PBS
Putnam County Schools and WCTE Ready to Learn Project Manager Cindy Putman has been awarded for her work intertwining PBS content and local education. Putman received the 2021 Bobbi English Champion for Children Award from PBS, Sesame Workshop and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Putman said she’s spent six years using public broadcasting to get […]
PBS Completes Special Highlighting McMinnville To National Audience
PBS has completed its video vignette on McMinnville for the national Behind The Scenes Series, hosted by Laurence Fishburne. McMinnville Tourism Development Board Chairman Christy Ross said she has seen the completed work and is proud of the product. Ross said the energy of the city, its outdoor opportunities and location is what resonated with […]
WCTE Gets National Spotlight on CBS Sunday Morning
WCTE one of just two stations that will be a part of CBS Sunday Morning’s story on the 50th anniversary of PBS Sunday. WCTE CEO Becky Magura said when they taped with CBS in August she did not know when it would air until this week. Now, Magura said a national audience will see first […]
