Putnam Library Requesting Employee Dedicated To Community Outreach
The Putnam County Library is looking to add a new librarian dedicated to community outreach. Director Phil Schaller said the need was identified two years ago as part of the library’s 5-year strategic plan. Schaller said the importance of partnerships in the community is why the library needs an employee who can focus on outreach […]
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 […]
WCTE Reestablishes Station Manager Role, New Tech Coming
WCTE has reestablished the Station Manager position, promoting Avery Hutchins to the role. WCTE President and CEO Becky Magura said having this role filled will allow the station to focus on what’s to come in 2021. “We’ve got a lot of balls in the air and we just want to make sure that we’re really […]
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 […]
State Gives Funding to WCTE For Educational Programming Partnership
WCTE is one of six recipients for $1 million in funding from the Tennessee Department of Education. President Becky Magura said the Department of Education reached out in March to see how PBS could help get educational programming over the air during the pandemic. However, Magura said the plan is to keep this going, by […]
WCTE Gets Three Mid-South Emmy Nominations
WCTE has received three Mid-South Emmy nominations for the documentaries Tennessee Tornado: Putnam Strong and Bitter Pill: Youth At Risk. WCTE CEO Becky Magura was nominated, along with Demetria Kalodimos for best documentary writing on Tennessee Tornado. Tennessee Tornado also received a nomination for best topical documentary, a story Magura said spotlights the Putnam County […]
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 […]
Cookeville JROTC Honor Veterans Virtually
Cookeville High School’s nearly 20 year tradition of celebrating Veteran’s Day will move on air next week The event will broadcast over radio, the Putnam County Facebook page and WCTE this year. Cookeville High School’s JROTC organizes the event. Colonel Nickey Philpot said his students wanted to meet community and student’s expectations to honor veterans. […]
Inaugural WCTE Downtown Film Festival Shows Local Talent
The first WCTE Downtown Film Festival in Cookeville will put local filmmakers in the spotlight this weekend. Over 100 local submissions have been made to the inaugural WCTE event. WCTE Film festival Director Laura Holloway said highlighting local talent emphasizes the importance of the stories of the Upper Cumberland. “I think that everyone has a […]
WCTE At-Home Learning Programming Continues
WCTE’s partnership with the state’s education department will continue this fall with more At-Home Learning programming. WCTE President Becky Magura said stations across Tennessee are working closely with Education Commisioner Penny Schwinn to plan a new curriculum. “We are in contact actually every week with the commissioner’s office,” Magura said. “They have a terrific team […]
