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 Cyber PLC for an engaging session with Teresa E. Banks, CISM, manager of information security and compliance programs at the University of Arizona.
Banks brings nearly two decades of experience in information security and compliance, having served at the University of Arizona since 2002 and on its Information Security team since 2008. As a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), she leads strategic initiatives in end-user security training and risk management, partnering across academic, business, and IT units to strengthen security posture and mitigate risk. Recognized as a collaborative leader and trusted advisor, she is passionate about advancing security awareness and best practices.
In this session, Banks will cover:
- The history of information security at the University of Arizona
- Tools and best practices
- Iterative progress in securing campus through strategic planning and project management
- Specific challenges around compliance
- The importance of building relationships across campus to get things done (Banks will share her “secret sauce”)
There will be time for questions and discussion. Apply to join the Cyber PLC to be invited to this meeting.
Finding efficiencies in our work doesn’t need to decrease impact. From connecting individual marketing efforts to multiple platforms (and audiences) to tools that help ease work and expand reach, join the NETA MarCom PLC for an open forum discussion around marketing efficiencies that our public media peers have uncovered and undertaken that have expanded the impact of our work without the need for additional resources.
Join Public Media Innovators and Current for our second annual conversation about what the year ahead holds for public media. Suffice to say, 2025 didn’t go the way many of us hoped. So, now what? How can public media position itself for a successful 2026 amid ongoing uncertainty and change?
This session will feature a panel of leaders from across public media sharing their perspectives on where the industry finds itself today and what may be coming next. This conversation is designed for anyone thinking about the future of public media strategy, audience, and sustainability and looking for candid perspectives on the year ahead.
Join GBH and NETA to learn about the new and improved resources from Playtime with the Wombats!, a community initiative that seeks to engage young children in active play around computation thinking (CT). Thanks to station feedback, GBH has updated these resources to feature an improved design, making the resources more flexible and easier to transport and use. They’ve also added some new elements, including an activity passport for kids, a parent brochure, Wombats badges, and more.
Join us for this webinar to learn how you can order a free Wombats Family Activity Pop-Up and a supply of Family Playtime Kits. Members of GBH Education’s research team will also review the type of feedback they will ask stations to help gather from families and community partners.
GBH wishes to thank the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for their support of the Playtime with the Wombats! initiative.
Station staff will learn about the:
- New and improved Playtime with the Wombats! resources and how stations can access them
- Evaluation plan and what will be asked of stations
Archived Webinars
Join members of the Fred Rogers Productions team to learn about Many Ways to Show You Care, a multiplatform content initiative for children ages 2-6, their families, and caregivers. The initiative shows that caregiving is part of a loving family. The project includes documentary shorts, a Fred Rogers-inspired music video, educator lesson plans, and family activities.
Join your peers across public media for an open conversation about how stations are rethinking their content strategies for the year ahead. From programming priorities to platform choices and audience engagement, this session will explore how stations are adapting to new realities and opportunities.
Join us for an insightful webinar designed for public media professionals navigating the complex world of rights and clearances. This session offers a practical overview of how Rights & Clearances (R&C) staff support producers in acquiring the necessary permissions for their content—whether it's a nationally broadcast series or a short-form digital piece.
Sharing our local value and identity is more important than ever for public media stations! Join the NETA Marketing and Communications Peer Learning Community for a meetup aimed at sharing value and image spots that you and your peers have created to inspire others with your creativity, messaging, and approach to sharing your unique local identity, value, and impact with the communities you serve every day!
Have a spot or two you'd like to share with your peers? Let us know in the question when you register for this meetup!
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:
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.
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.
Are you ready to take your station’s data management to the next level?