South Florida Public Media Group, Inc. as media manager of WLRN Public Media
South Florida Public Media Group, Inc. has a media management agreement with the School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida. As the Media Manager, South Florida Public Media Group, Inc. is responsible for all aspects of the daily operations and management of the School Board’s media properties including WLRN TV, WLRN FM, WKWM FM, associated radio translators and the station’s multiple digital distribution platforms.
PURPOSE
The Corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, which purposes include: (1) to provide assistance to noncommercial publicly supported broadcasting in South Florida, including broadcast properties licensed to the School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida or licensed to or managed by the Corporation, in the case of each such broadcast property for so long as such broadcast property is eligible to receive grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; (2) to provide assistance to the provision of educational and instructional television material to schools for education; (3) to operate and manage noncommercial educational radio stations and televisions stations licensed to the School Board of Miami-Dade County Florida or licensed to or managed by the Corporation, in the case of each such station for so long as such station is eligible to receive grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; (4) to improve the adaptability, creativity, and efficiency of such broadcast operations and to improve the programming capabilities of such stations; (5) to propose, plan, develop, acquire, purchase, lease, prepare, distribute, license, and otherwise make available radio and television programs to be broadcast by such station(s) or by other noncommercial networks, systems, and broadcast facilities; (6) to lease, purchase, acquire, own, order, have, use, contract for, and to otherwise obtain, arrange for, and provide technical equipment for the transmission of educational programs; (7) to establish and maintain services for the promotion and circulation of educational radio and television programs on electronic media; and (8) for any other lawful purpose consistent with the foregoing.
MISSION
The Mission of WLRN Public Radio and Television is to provide information, entertainment, and learning services with a commitment to excellence in serving local, national and international communities.
VISION
The Vision of WLRN Public Radio and Television is to be the most trusted, valued, and supported public media organization in South Florida.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Richard Rampell - Chair
Retired Partner, International CPA Firm
Palm Beach, FL
Cheryl Wilke - Vice Chair
Managing Partner, Lewis Brisbois Law Firm
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Robert McGrath - Treasurer
Principal
Robert E.McGrath, CPA, LLC
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Darren Stokes, Secretary
EVP Human Resources,
Rick Case Enterprises,
Sunrise, FL
Michael Hernandez
Partner
LSN Communications
Miami, FL
School Board Member
Danny Espino (District 5)
Miami, FL
Jaime Ortega
EVP, Regional Group Manager, Miami Dade Commercial Group, First Horizon Bank
Miami, FL
Sidney Lazard
Journalist & Financier, retired
Miami, FL
Kearey O. Wan
Shareholder Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson
Miami, FL
Christine Kotler
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, FL
Renee Johnson
Vice President, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Joseph Goldstein
Partner, Business Litigation, Shutts & Bowen
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Nikki Setnor
Managing Senior Counsel, ADP
Miami, FL
John LaBonia
Chief Executive Officer, South Florida Public Media Group, Inc./WLRN Public Media
Miami, FL
Sheila Reinken
Chief Operating Officer, South Florida Public Media Group, Inc. / WLRN Public Media
Miami, FL
MANAGEMENT
John LaBonia, CEO,
jlabonia@wlrn.org
Sheila Reinken, COO,
sreinken@friendsofwlrn.org
Stephanie Vega, CFO,
svega@friendsofwlrn.org
Sergio Bustos, VP of News,
sbustos@wlrnnews.org
Doug Petersen, VP Engineering,
dpetersen@wlrn.org
Peter Maerz, VP Radio,
peterj@wlrn.org
Giselle Reid, VP Marketing and Communications,
greid@friendsofwlrn.org
Caitie Munoz, Director of Newscasts and Original Live Programming,
csmunoz@wlrnnews.org
Jessica Bakeman, Director of Enterprise Journalism,
jbakeman@wlrnnews.org
Michael Anderson, Director of TV Production,
manderson@wlrn.org
James March, Director of Program Acquisitions and TV Promotion,
jmarch@wlrn.org
Ross Cooper, Director of Corporate Support,
rcooper@friendsofwlrn.org
Nicole Stern, Director of Membership,
nstern@friendsofwlrn.org
Monica Cruz, Director of HR & Administration,
mcruz@friendsofwlrn.org