Past Partners and Fellows

2022 Fall / 2023 Spring

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Graduate Program: University of Alabama School of Library & Information Studies 

Host Organizations: New England Public Media (Amherst, MA); WHYY (Philadelphia, PA); WLRH (Huntsville, AL); Alabama Public Television (Birmingham, AL); WMFE (Orlando, FL); Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, LA); WSRE (Pensacola, FL); University of Alabama Center for Public Television and Radio

Faculty Advisor: Dimitrios Latsis, Assistant Professor; Jackie Jay, EBSCO Fellowship Videotape Digitization Instructor and Technical Advisor, University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies Adjunct Professor

New England Public Media Host Mentor: Lynn Page, Managing Director of Media Operations

New England Public Media Fellow: Maureen Tripp

WHYY Host Mentor: Gabriel Coan, Digital Media Consultant

WHYY Fellow: Sabrina Wallace

WLRH Host Mentor: Brett Tannehill, General Manager

WLRH Fellow: Sara Kaparos

Alabama Public Television Host Mentor: Chris Holmes, Vice President

Alabama Public Television Fellow: Mariella Giordano

Louisiana Public Broadcasting Host Mentor: Leslie Bourgeois, Archivist

Louisiana Public Broadcasting Fellow: Claire Lavastida

University of Alabama Center for Public Television Host Mentor: Rob Briscoe, Director for Content

University of Alabama Center for Public Television Fellow: Shandi Burrows

WMFE Host Mentor: Ryan Ellison, Director of Digital 

WMFE Fellow: April Kelly

WSRE Host Mentor: Brent Burton, Manager of Program Operations

WSRE Fellow: Ashley Bell

2021 Fall / 2022 Spring

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Graduate Program: University of Alabama School of Library & Information Studies 

Host Organizations: PBS North Carolina (Research Triangle Park, NC), Georgia Public Broadcasting (Atlanta, Georgia), WPLN Nashville Public Radio (Nashville, Tennessee), University of Alabama Center for Public Television (Tuscaloosa, Alabama), Oregon Public Broadcasting (Portland, Oregon), and WSRE (Pensacola, Florida).

Faculty Advisor: Dimitrios Latsis, Assistant Professor; Jackie Jay, EBSCO Fellowship Videotape Digitization Instructor and Technical Advisor, University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies Adjunct Professor

PBS North Carolina Host Mentor: Dennis Beiting, Digital Media Manager

Special collection page: North Carolina Now collection

Georgia Public Broadcasting Host Mentors: Ellen Reinhardt, Program Director

Georgia Public Broadcasting Fellow: Nick Wantsala

WPLN Nashville Public Radio Host Mentors: Anita Bugg, VP of Programming

WPLN Nashville Public Radio Fellow: Ryan Inman

Special collection: The Fine Print with Rebecca Bain

University of Alabama Center for Public Television Host Mentors: Elizabeth Brock, Director of the Digital Media Center; Rob Briscoe, Executive Producer; Robert Butler, Director of Engineering and Technical Services

University of Alabama Center for Public Television Fellow: Elizabeth Meads

Special collection: The Alabama Experience

Oregon Public Broadcasting Host Mentor: Stephanie Stewart, Media Archivist

Oregon Public Broadcasting Fellow: Valeria Dávila

WSRE Host Mentors: Brent Burton, Traffic Manager; Kasey Jones, Station Administrative Coordinator; Bob Culkeen, General Manager

WSRE Fellow: John Tortorano

2019 Fall / 2020 Spring

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Graduate Program: University of Alabama School of Library & Information Studies 

Host Organizations: WCVE (Richmond, Virginia), WSRE (Pensacola, Florida), University of Alabama Center for Public Television (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

Faculty Advisor: Jim Elmborg, Director; Ann Bourne, Assistant Director

 

WSRE Host Mentors: Brent Burton, Traffic Manager; Kasey Jones, Station Administrative Coordinator; Bob Culkeen, General Manager

WSRE Fellow: Melissa Anthony

Special collection page: Local Programs from WSRE from Pensacola, Florida

VPM Host Mentors: Craig Keeton, Director of Production Services and Studios; John Felton, General Manager

VPM Fellows: Benjamin Steck and Nancy Paulette

Special collection page: Virginia Public Media: Journey Through the Archives 

University of Alabama CPT Host Mentors: Elizabeth Brock, Director of the Digital Media Center; Rob Briscoe, Executive Producer; Robert Butler, Director of Engineering and Technical Services

University of Alabama CPT Fall/Spring Fellow: Hannah Hurdle

Special collection page: The Alabama Experience

2018 Spring / Summer

Atlanta, Georgia

Graduate Program: Clayton State University, Master of Archival Studies Program
Host Station: Georgia Public Broadcasting
Faculty Advisor: Joshua Kitchens, Director, Master of Archival Studies Program
Local Mentor: Kathy Christensen, former VP of News, Archives and Research at CNN

Spring Fellow: Virginia Angles
Summer Fellow: Riley Griffin

Special collection page: Georgia Gazette

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Graduate Program: University of North Carolina School of Library and Information Science
Host Station: WUNC
Faculty Advisor: Helen Tibbo, Alumni Distinguished Professor, SILS
Local Mentor: Erica Titkemeyer, Project Director/AV Conservator, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Spring Fellow: Dena Schulze
Summer Fellow: Steven Wilcer

Special collection page: North Carolina Voices

Columbia, Missouri

Graduate Program: University of Missouri School of Information Science & Learning Technologies
Host Station: KOPN
Faculty Advisor: Sarah Buchanan, Assistant Professor, Library and Information Science
Local Mentor: James Hone, Digital Archivist, University Libraries, Washington University in St. Louis
Spring Fellow: Rebecca Benson
Summer Fellow: Eric Saxon

Special collection page: Feminist Community Radio at KOPN

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Graduate Program: University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Studies
Host Station: Oklahoma Educational Television Authority
Faculty Advisor: Susan Burke, Interim Director and Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies
Local Mentor: Lisa Henry, Curator/Archivist, Political Communication Center, Julian P. Kantor Political Commercial Archive
Spring Fellow: Evelyn Cox
Summer Fellow: Laura Haygood

Special collection page: Oklahoma Educational Television Authority Programming

San Francisco, California

Graduate Program: San Jose State University School of Information
Host Organizations: The Center for Asian American Media and the Bay Area Video Coalition
Faculty Advisor: Alyce Scott, Lecturer, School of Information
Local Mentor: Jackie Jay, Preservation Technician, Bay Area Video Coalition
Spring & Summer Fellow: Tanya Yule

Special collection page: The Center for Asian American Media