Presenting Stations

Below is a working list of current presenting stations - please note, all presenting station fees and services vary from station to station.

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Presenting Stations Services

American Public Television Presentations
Judy Barlow Vice President, Business Development
Judy_Barlow@APTonline.org
Thomas Davison Director, Business Development
Tom_Davison@APTonline.org
https://aptonline.org/pages/producers/Producers-APT+Presentations
Services Offered: APT Presentations works with independent producers to manage the national public television distribution of programs offered through the APT Exchange service overseeing each step of the distribution process, providing producers with guidance and advice to maximize program carriage and impact. From program development to submission, evaluation of funders and satellite uplink to marketing and PR strategies, APT Presentations coordinates and manages all services required for the successful distribution of programs to U.S. public television.

Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN)
Ryan Gregory
rgregory@aetn.org
(501) 682-4167
Services Offered: AETN is the presenting station for Yoga with Andrea and Paint with Kevin and of the now defunct program Cook with Brooks.

Detroit Public Television
Lauren Smith, Executive Producer – National Projects
lsmith@dptv.org
248-770-5659
Fred Nahhat, Senior VP – Production
fred@dptv.org
248-933-2633
Services Offered:
Full-service production and presenting station services, including: Production, Pledge Break Production, Pledge Premium Fulfillment, Editorial Consultation, Program Distribution, Technical Evaluation, Captioning, & Broadcast Delivery, Station Relations, Engagement, Marketing & Social Media services, Virtual Events, Author talks through PBS Books, and more.

KQED San Francisco / KQED Presents
Ainè Henderson
ahenderson@kqed.org
(415) 553-2437
Services Offered: SR, Carriage & Reporting as well as technical delivery assistance, project management and rights negotiations.

KTWU Topeka Kansas, Washburn University
Valerie M.B. VanDerSluis
val.vandersluis@washburn.edu
(785) 670-1111
Services Offered: Full Presenting Station Services for producers throughout the country. Varied Pricing Levels based upon the package of presentation needed: Station Relations, Carriage and Reporting, Fiscal Agency.

Lakeshore PBS (WYIN)
Loren Ellis
lellis@lakeshorepublicmedia.org
(219) 756-5656
Services Offered: Presenting Station and Fiscal Sponsorship

MPT Maryland
Philip Guthrie
phillip.guthrie@mpt.org
(410) 581-4187
Services Offered: Presenting Station and Fiscal Sponsorship

Northern California Public Media K RCB/KPJK
Stan Marvin
stan_marvin@norcalpublicmedia.org
(707) 584 -2010 / (800) 287-2722
https://norcalpublicmedia.org/television/national-distribution
Services Offered: Presenting Station for APT Exchange, NETA and PBS Plus. Fee includes E & O coverage for most productions. Basic marketing assistance.

PBS SoCal | KCET | Link TV - Public Media Group of Southern California
Michelle Merker
mmerker@pmgsocal.org
(714) 241-4142
Services Offered: Presenting Station Services offered for a limited number of productions with a preference for Southern California content with national interest. A list of basic services can be found here: https://www.pbssocal.org/productions/national-distribution/
Our submissions website can be found here: https://www.pbssocal.org/productions/submissions/
Will advise on distribution through PBS Plus, APT or NETA.

South Carolina ETV (SCETV)
Don Godish
godish@scetv.org
(803) 737-3303 (O), (803) 609-4879 (M)
SCETV offers full services as a presenting station to independent producers, including international producers. Our services are available to small public television stations that may need additional support to maximize distribution of their programs. SCETV services include content review and editorial guidance, fiscal agent with our Endowment, technical evaluations, broadcast file preparation/delivery, closed captioning, graphic design for digital and print, full color printing, Errors & Omissions Insurance, execution of required contracts, liaison with distributors such as PBS, PBS+, APT, and NETA, carriage reports and station relations with a select group of independent specialists. Recent SCETV Presents programs include “A Chef’s Life,” “Somewhere South (March 2020),” “Yoga in Practice,” “Anne Morgan’s War,” “Sea Change,” and “Touching the Sound.”

Southern Oregon Public Television (SOPTV)
Brad Fay
bfay@soptv.org
Office: (541) 200-2865 \ Cell: (541) 613-5681
https://norcalpublicmedia.org/television/national-distribution
Services Offered: Presenting Station, Station Relations, Fiscal Sponsorship

WETA Washington, DC
Karen Fritz
kfritz@weta.org
(703) 998-2600
Services Offered: Presenting Station, Station Relations, Fiscal Sponsorship

WKAR-TV Michigan State University
Brant Wells
brant@wkar.org
(517) 884-4712
Services Offered: Technical Support/Evaluation services and Video Legalization.

WKNO/Memphis
Debi Robertson
drobertson@wkno.org
(901) 729-8765
Services Offered: Stand Alone docs and series for national distribution considered (prefer a regional connection, but not required). Content review, technical review, delivery to distributor, basic promotional requirements, distributor paperwork, connection to other Public Television stations to support the program/series for the length of the rights period are all provided. Fees charged based on the amount of material, distributor, and any additional promotional activities. Producer is also responsible for costs associated with E&O insurance, distributor’s transmission fees and captioning. National presentations include Classic Gospel, Burt Wolf Travels & Traditions, Sun Studio Sessions and The Blues Music Awards in addition to the occasional doc.

WNET
Jane Buckwalter
buckwalterj@wnet.org
(212) 560-2834
Services Offered: Production Oversight (may include editorial reviews and input, program packaging, tech evals and closed captioning); Station Relations; Audience Engagement; Community Engagement; and a Website (program page and/or enhanced website). A lead-time of at least six months is preferable; producers must show proof-of-concept (a pilot), program/series treatment, and secured underwriting to-date. Programs are reviewed internally for viability and acceptance by a committee that includes representatives from all station departments. WNET will advise on distribution via PBS, PBS Plus and APT.

WTTW Chicago
Christina Pagones
cpagones@wttw.com
(773) 509-5638
Services Offered: Presenting Station Services offered include Project Management (liaison between PBS/APT/NETA) , Local Publicity, Station Relations/carriage, Engineering Tech, and Research. WTTW staff includes Station Relations staff member, a Director of National Syndication, 2 Distribution Project Managers, Production Engineer, publicist for local PR, and a Research Manager. W TTW considers all projects and has presented Nature Cat, Mexico – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless, 10 that Changed America, and more.
https://interactive.wttw.com/about/productions/wttw-national-productions/producers-guide

Stations Presenting Regionally Focused Content

KLRU-TV/Austin
Maria Rodriguez
mrodriguez@klru.org
(512) 471-4811
https://www.klru.org/who-we-are/producing-for-klru
Services Offered: Looking for programming pertaining to Texas and Texas producers. Link provides details about submitting programs for consideration.

WGCU TV, PBS for Southwest Florida
Amy Shumacker
ashumacker@wgcu.org
(239) 745-4520
Services Offered: Presenting Station Services offered for a limited number of productions with a focus on producers and productions with local or regional ties to South Florida. A menu of presenting station services is available and WGCU is open to collaboration with other presenting stations on larger projects.

WNPT/Nashville Public Television
Bridget Kling
bkling@wnpt.org
(615) 259.9325 ext 2430
Services Offered: Local or regional connection to Nashville, Tennessee, Packaging and Technical Reviews, Public Media Distribution Guidance.

WyomingPBS
Terry Dugas
terry@wyomingpbs.org
(307) 855-2361
Services Offered: Fiscal Agent and Presenting Station Services for Producers located in Wyoming or producing content about Wyoming.