(Please note that ALL meetings are at the conference hotel. Meeting Room TBA)
WEDNESDAY, May 9, 2018
6 – 8:30 PM Opening Reception: Mexican Buffett & Open Bar
- Reggie’s – 2015 South Street – On the Rooftop!
- Five block walk from the hotel
- “PRIMA Suite” in the hotel’s Arc Bar after the Opening Reception
THURSDAY, May 10, 2018
7:30 – 8:45 am Breakfast Briefing: The FCC Update and Q&A
Moderator: Dan Skinner
- Meg Miller, Partner, Gray Miller Persh, LLP
- Ernie Sanchez, Partner, The Sanchez Law Firm
9:00 – 10:00 am Development Trends: The View from Greater Public
Moderator: Steve Schram
- Joyce MacDonald, President and CEO
10:15 – 11:15 am CPB Update: News Collaboratives, CSG Review, Funding Outlook
Moderator: Paul Maassen
- Kathy Merritt, Senior Vice President, Journalism and Radio
- Erika Pulley-Hays, Vice President, Radio
11:30 am-1:00 pm Lunch Briefing: Culture of Journalism
Moderator: Tim Eby
- John Barth, Managing Director, PRX
- Edith Chapin, Executive Editor of NPR News
- Donna Vestal, Director of Content Strategy, KCUR
1:15 – 2:00 pm NPR/Station Compact Discussion
Moderator: Paul Maassen
- General Compact Recap
- Loren Mayor, Chief Operating Officer
- Tom Hjelm, Chief Digital Officer
- Gemma Hooley, Vice President for Member Partnership
- Journalism Network update
- Chris Turpin, Acting Senior Vice President for News and Editorial Director
- Edith Chapin, Executive Editor of NPR News
2:15 – 3:00 pm NPR/Station Compact Discussion – continued
Moderator: Regina Dean
- Digital Network update with Tom Hjelm, Chief Digital Officer
3:15 – 4:15 pm NPR/Station Compact Discussion – continued
Moderator: Tim Eby
- Revenue Network update and work on a new NPR/station financial framework
- Q&A/General NPR Discussion, incl. Marketing initiatives update with Meg Goldthwaite, Chief Marketing Officer
Dinner on Your Own
Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Performance (For those with tickets)
- Bus will leave the hotel at time to be announced.
FRIDAY, May 11, 2018
8:00 – 9:30 am Smart Everything: Smart Speakers, Smart Phones, Smart Listeners
Moderator: Steve Schram
- Paul Jacobs, Jacobs Media
9:45 – 10:45 am Update on Station Interconnect System
Moderator: Dan Skinner
- Michael Beach, PRSS, NPR Vice President of Distribution
- Maryfran Tyler, PRSS, NPR Senior Director, Enterprise, Strategy and Planning
11:00 am to Noon PRIMA Annual Business Meeting and Conference Wrap-Up
- Guest Speaker: Kit Jensen, Immediate Past Chief Operating Officer, ideastream, Cleveland
Note: Box lunches available for those who need to leave at noon or stay and talk.
(As of 4/24/18)