NETA Webinars
NETA webinars allow our members to participate in engaging discussions on a variety of topics to increase skills and strengthen the long-term commitment to public media's education mission. We work closely with thought leaders throughout the system, including our PLC Executive Committees, to produce timely and content-rich online events.
Archived NETA webinars and all associating materials can be found on publicmedialearns.org.
Fill out this form if you're interested in hosting a webinar, or contact us with any questions you may have.
Join the Education PLC for an EdCamp-style meetup designed to spark collaboration, connection, and creativity among public media education colleagues. This informal, participant-driven gathering is all about supporting one another, sharing resources, and exploring solutions together. When you RSVP, you’ll have the chance to suggest topics that matter most to you and your station. During the session, we’ll form breakout groups based on your input. Let’s learn from each other and build stronger networks for everyone working in public media education!
Every leader knows the struggle: departments with shared goals but disconnected workflows. In this interactive session with Tailwind Collective, a NETA Knowledge Network partner, we’ll explore how culture, systems, and leadership all play a role in building sustainable cross-team collaboration. Come with questions, leave with real examples and fresh ideas to try at your own station.
Learning Goals / Key Takeaways:
- Understand the building blocks of successful cross-departmental collaboration- Learn how organizational culture, leadership, and systems intersect to support or hinder teamwork across teams.
- Discover practical workflow strategies from real-world public media examples- See how other stations are making collaboration work—and gather ideas you can adapt to your own team.
- Identify actionable steps to improve communication and coordination at your station- Walk away with tools and inspiration to break down silos and foster more aligned, efficient workflows.
Speakers:
- Dominic Dezzutti, co-founder, Tailwind Collective
- Tom Dooley, co-founder, Tailwind Collective
- Kellie May, co-founder, Tailwind Collective
Join the NETA Community Engagement PLC every other month for an online open forum focused on advancing community engagement in public media. These sessions provide a collaborative space to discuss upcoming programs, share strategies for engagement, explore challenges and successes and exchange best practices. Designed to strengthen professional support networks and foster impactful initiatives, these open forums are a valuable opportunity to connect with peers across the country. Let's learn, innovate and build community together!
You can choose to attend one or more of the following sessions. All dates are at 3 PM ET / noon PT.
- October 9
- December 11
Archived Webinars
Join your peers for an open, candid conversation about how station organizational structures are evolving in response to recent funding cuts and shifting audience expectations. We’ll explore how teams are adapting roles, workflows, and cross-department collaboration to stay nimble, creative, and resilient. This is not a presentation. This session is a peer exchange where folks can share real-world org charts, discuss lessons learned, and imagine what the “station of the future” could look like.
Join public media professionals from across the system for our continued conversation about where we go from here. This session will serve as a space to reflect, regroup, and re-imagine the road ahead.
Join your peers across the system for an open conversation about where we go from here. With the rescission vote behind us, and final appropriations decisions months away, this session will serve as a space to reflect, regroup, and re-imagine the road ahead.
In a time of shrinking resources, evolving technologies, and rising community needs, public media professionals face unprecedented challenges. How do we balance innovation with sustainability? How do we lead project teams with clarity and care when uncertainty clouds our system?
In 2026, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of our founding as a nation. In preparation for this semiquincentennial, GBH is launching America’s Awesome Kids, an initiative that seeks to capture and showcase a wide range of kids (ages 8-10) and their unique geographies, customs, interests, skills, and experiences. GBH is looking to partner with local public media stations to find real kids – one in 25 different states – to feature in 3-5 minute videos that will be distributed on PBS KIDS platforms.
Join NETA and public media organizations across the country for PD Day 2025! Block your calendars now for Tuesday, June 24 for three hours of national public media professional development, beginning at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT.
Opportunities will include live sessions, on-demand courses, the best of NETA Webinar archives, recommended reading, and more! Learning tracks will include:
The value stations bring to children's educational spaces is widely known, but do your audiences understand the resources your station provides for adult learners? Now more than ever, it is imperative to show public media's value for all citizens.
Join the NETA Content PLC for a discussion about how your station can build meaningful partnerships with independent producers in your community. Emily Compton, NETA Content PLC member and manager of content & engagement at WTCI PBS, will lead a panel discussion with station colleagues from across the country who have navigated the ins and outs of working with local creators to build robust programs that are elevating community voices.
Who is The Silver Generation? For many, it's the heart of the public television audience. How do we truly connect with this influential group? Simple: by doing what public media excels at—creating a sense of belonging, purpose, and community. By engaging with this demographic in a meaningful way, we not only retain our loyal viewers, but also attract fresh faces and turn them into long-term members. Join Artemis Independent and Menchero Creative Consulting as we explore why it's time to rethink and reframe the narrative around our most valuable asset.
What projects are you working on right now that demonstrate your station's ability to focus on the unique needs of your unique community? Join the Content PLC for an open conversation about local productions that serve our local viewers. Share what you're working on and the challenges or successes. Is it an interstitial or digital series, a magazine program, a documentary or a podcast, live productions with studio audiences, or something completely different? Have you changed the way you gather the content or listen to the community about future topics?