Public Media Innovators PLC

Welcome



 

Welcome!

Welcome to Public Media Innovators, a NETA Peer Learning Community. We are glad you are here!

This community gathers to discuss emerging media and technologies in public media.

Are you interested in generative AI? Games? Virtual Reality? Interactive Media? Join us here for our regular newsletter, monthly discussions and connections across the public media system.

Sign up here for our newsletter and to be informed of upcoming events.

Objectives

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Identify the new technologies and trends that could enhance and evolve how public media operates and engages audiences.
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Share knowledge and best practices for leveraging emerging technologies in public media.
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Advocate for emerging media innovation and innovators across the public media ecosystem.
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Explore opportunities for public media stations to collaborate and/or partner on developing innovative new content formats, IP, and audience experiences using emerging technologies.

 

Newsletter

Check out our weekly newsletter focused on emerging technologies such as generative AI and other evolving technology trends.

 

Events

Next Webinar:

Applied AI for Public Media: Marketing, Social, and Digital Strategy

May 13, 2025. 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET

Register now! Links to an external site.

Resources

Check out our evolving collection of emerging technology resources.

 

 

 

Meet our Facilitators

Portrait of Chad Davis, Chief Innovation Officer, Nebraska Public Media

Chad Davis
Chief Innovation Officer - Nebraska Public Media
 Chair Public Media Innovators PLC

Chad leads Nebraska Public Media Labs, the R&D unit at Nebraska Public Media currently focused on generative AI and game development. He also writes and publishes the Public Media Innovators newsletter, covering the intersection of emerging media and public media. 

 

 

David Huppert - Director of the Media Innovation Lab - PBS North Carolina

David Huppert
Director of the Media Innovation Lab - PBS North Carolina
Co- Vice Chair Public Media Innovators PLC

David's media journey started in 2000 at PBS's Charlie Rose. Over time, he produced content for FOX NEWS, CNBC, and CBS, and now heads PBS North Carolina's Media Innovation Lab. His current projects span podcasting, Generative AI, AR apps, and online learning, with a focus on new media and tech.

 

 

Portrait of Amber Samdahl, Creative Director, PBS Wisconsin

Amber Samdahl
Director of Design & Innovation - PBS Wisconsin
Co- Vice Chair Public Media Innovators PLC

Amber leads the Design, Digital & Emerging Media work at PBS Wisconsin. Her creative team works across digital platforms, graphic design, motion graphics, scenic design, animation, and interactive design to create inclusive and future-focused experiences for audiences across Wisconsin.

With a background in Radio/TV/Film, Computer Science and a Masters in Entertainment Technology, Amber thrives at the intersection of design and technology. She joined public media after 14 years at Walt Disney Imagineering in the R&D and Creative departments.