REC Philly
901 Market Street, Suite 2120, Philadelphia
8:00 - 9:00 AM | BREAKFAST
9:00 - 9:05 AM | WELCOME REMARKS
9:05 - 10:15 AM | KEYNOTE ADDRESS & INNOVATIONS IN PUBLIC RADIO
- Patricia Harrison, President and CEO, Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
- Jacquie Gales Webb, Vice President, Radio, CPB (Moderator)
- Frank Dominguez, General Manager, WDAV Classical Public Radio
- Steven A. Williams, President and CEO, WBGO
- Nikki Swarn, General Manager and Program Director, 104.7 THE DROP
- Roger LaMay, General Manager, WXPN
10:15 - 10:30 AM | BREAK
10:30 - 11:30 AM | NAVIGATING THE NEW NORMAL: STREAMING, MUSIC RIGHTS UPDATES, AND PODCASTS
- Abby Goldstein, President and Executive Director, Public Radio Program Directors Association (Moderator)
- Adam Harris, Executive Producer, Mountain Stage, West Virginia Public Broadcasting
- David Mattern, Senior Associate, King & Spalding
- Suraya Mohamed, Senior Manager, NPR Music
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | MAKING AN IMPACT: HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE GRASSROOTS ADVOCATE
- Val Hoeppner, Executive Director, WMOT Roots Radio (Moderator)
- Marta McLellan Ross, Vice President of Government and External Affairs, NPR
- Tim Hagood, Vice President, Communications and Advocacy, Navigators Global
12:15 - 1:15 PM | LUNCH
1:15 - 2:15 PM | REFLECTING OUR COMMUNITIES: CREATING MUSIC PROGRAMMING FOR DIVERSE VOICES
- Keith Woods, Chief Diversity Officer, NPR (Moderator)
- Felix Contreras, Co-Creator and Host, Alt.Latino
- Jordan Lee, Consultant, Paragon Strategies
- Tom Mara, Executive Director, KEXP
- Jessica Weber, Owner and Founder, Co-Sign
2:15 - 3:00 PM | BREAKOUT SESSIONS
3:00 - 3:30 PM | SESSION BRIEFING & CLOSING REMARKS
3:30 - 4:00 PM | REC PHILLY TOURS
- Optional tour of the REC Philly facility
4:00 PM | NON-COMMvention
- Head to WXPN & World Cafe: The traditional NON-COMMvention gathering will kick off with an opening party followed by a night of performances, running through the Free at Noon concert on Friday, May 6
