WSRE Press Room
WSRE General Manager Elected to NETA Executive Committee
Sandy Cesaretti Ray, WSRE General Manager, has been elected to serve on the executive committee of the National Educational Telecommunications Association, a national organization of public broadcasters. The NETA board of directors formally accepted the executive committee’s election at their summer meeting in New York City last week.
Peter Morrill, general manager of Idaho Public Television, is the new chair. Polly Anderson, general manager and CEO of KNME / Albuquerque, New Mexico is the vice chair and chair-elect. John Harris III, president and CEO of Prairie Public Broadcasting / Fargo, North Dakota, was re-elected treasurer. Sandy Cesaretti Ray, general manager of WSRE / Pensacola, Florida, was elected board secretary. Allen Weatherly, executive director of AETN / Conway, Arkansas continues on the executive committee as immediate past chair.
Rod Bates, general manager, NET / Lincoln, Nebraska, and Becky Magura, president and general manager, WCTE / Cookeville, Tennessee, are the executive committee’s members at large.
“The NETA board has always been a place where every station – small, large, rural, urban, community licensee, university licensee, and state networks – was represented,” said NETA president Skip Hinton. “We benefit at every level from the combined guidance of their elected leadership.”
“NETA serves as a valuable asset, especially in these tough times, to public broadcasters around the country. I am honored to serve the dedicated and talented professionals of the association,” said WSRE General Manager, Sandy Cesaretti Ray.
Departing chair Allen Weatherly said, “It has been an honor and a genuine pleasure working with the talented folks at all the member stations and at NETA. Times are tough for all of us in this current economic climate but the talent, commitment to our mission, and dedication will, I believe, see us through.”
About NETA
The National Educational Telecommunications Association is a professional association based in Columbia, S.C. It serves public television licensees and educational entities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, by providing quality program content, educational resources, professional development, management support and national representation.
About WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast
WSRE is a PBS member station that is locally owned and operated by Pensacola Junior College. The public broadcasting station has been serving the needs of the Gulf Coast community through programming, educational services and outreach since 1967. WSRE produces, acquires and distributes programs that address local interests and reflect the diverse cultural, political, geographic and demographic characteristics of its audience. The Educational Services unit for WSRE serves as the connection to teachers, parents, caregivers and children to extend the rich resources found in public television. For more information about WSRE, it services, programs or available resources, visit wsre.org.