2016 TIMELINE AT A GLANCE

 

January

The Immersion Experience: starting sessions for Fellows, in Boston

 

February

Coaching and mentoring begin and continue monthly through the year, in person and via phone or video conference

 

March

Embed week 1: Leadership Training within a major series or program

 

April

Leadership experiences for Fellows at their sending stations

 

May

PBS Annual Meeting/Programmers Meeting for television and digital Fellows

 

June

Embed week 2

 

July

Management Workshops at half the sending stations

 

August

Management Workshops at the rest of the sending stations

 

September

Public Radio Programming Conference for radio and digital Fellows
Special Meet-up, Washington, DC.

 

October

Embed week 3
Leadership experiences for Fellows at their sending stations

 

November

Embed week 4
Update to PBS and Public Radio stations about Fellows

 

December

Capstone Retreat and Lessons Learned, in Boston

 

The exact timeline for specific events will be adjusted depending on individual training plans.

 

Eligibility
Applications
Program In Detail

Applications

 

Applications will accepted online at PBS.org/ngl starting on Tuesday, September 1 and ending on Friday, October 16, 2015.  In the application you will be asked for:

  • a resume that includes information about your education and media production experience
  • a brief narrative of your professional development goals including your experience or interest in public media, your career goals, and how receiving the Next Generation Leadership training will help you meet your objectives in senior editorial or content leadership. 
  • information about any personal experiences or history that you feel will help you contribute to leadership diversity in public media programming, such as your background, content interests, or past leadership training
  • a letter of recommendation from the public media station or organization that will partner with you for the NGL training.
  • a video, audio or multi-media copy of recent work for which you were a primary contributor or provided editorial leadership. The work may be submitted via URL in the online application, or you may mail one non-returnable DVD to Next Generation Leadership.  You may also submit URLs for additional information or work that shows your readiness to participate in NGL.

To be considered, your application must be filed online and any DVD must be postmarked by 5:00 PM Eastern on Friday, October 16, 2015. 

The due date for letters of recommendations is two weeks later, Friday, October 30. 

Selection of Fellows will be announced by Friday, December 11, 2015.