ARLINGTON, VA, June 24, 2008 - The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) are pleased to announce that twenty filmmakers have been chosen to attend the eighth annual CPB/PBS Producers Workshop to be held at WGBH in Boston, June 21 - 27, 2008. The goal of the Producers Workshop is to engage a new talented pool of diverse producers in public broadcasting.
Producers were chosen based on their work experience, professional goals, video presentations, current production projects, and recommendations from industry professionals.
The Producers Workshop covers a range of production skills and draws on the expertise that has made PBS a recognized force on the American cultural landscape. The CPB/PBS Producers Workshops are open to public broadcasting station staff producers and independent filmmakers who are involved in or wish to work in public broadcasting. Recipients' travel and other designated expenses will be covered by the Workshop.
STATION PRODUCERS
| Rachel Ford | Mississippi Public Broadcasting |
| Sean Hutchinson | OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting) |
| Charles Kennedye | Oklahoma ETA |
| Sue Maryott | Nebraska Educational Television (NET) |
| Joseph Myers | Penn State Public Broadcasting |
| Betsy Rate | Thirteen / WNET, New York |
| Jennifer Rooks | Maine Public Broadcasting |
| Scott Sterling | Montana Public Broadcasting |
| Richard Wonderling | WPTD, Ohio |
INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS
| Joseph Aguirre | Los Angeles, CA |
| S. Leo Chiang | San Francisco, CA |
| Tricia Creason-Valencia | San Jose, CA |
| Su Kim | New York, NY |
| Keith Maitland | Texas |
| Loren Mendell | Santa Monica, CA |
| Chris Metzler | San Francisco, CA |
| Jenni Monet | New Mexico |
| Michael Torres | Van Nuys, CA |
| Christine Turner | New York, NY |
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