"Make it Monday" forum - Alaska Public Media: The Power of Hyperlocalism

Alaska Public Media's (AKPM) community based broadcast services go beyond the free PBS and NPR television and radio stations Alaska's largest population center relies on. Ed Ulman, AKPM President and CEO, explores what a locally owned and operated public media organization does to ensure people are connected and living a life informed.

PLUS, a member presentation by Josh Zullo of the Anchorage Economic Development Corp.
 

Ed Ulman is the President & CEO of Alaska Public Media (AKPM), Alaska's largest PBS, NPR, and statewide news organization. Over the last eight and a half years, Ulman led teams that revitalized local television production, expanded statewide enterprise journalism efforts, established AKPM as a CPB-PBS Ready To Learn station, and redefined community engagement, increasing TV, radio, and online audiences. In addition, membership, major giving, and grant funding continue to grow year-over-year. AKPM has earned multiple NATAS Regional Emmy, Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, and two National Edward R. Murrow Awards.

Ulman shifted community engagement activities by focusing on localizing national content and delivering Alaskan stories to national public media audiences. For example, in addition to executive producing Debate for the State, which aired nationally on C-SPAN, AKPM video news packages continue to air on PBS NewsHour. AKPM's reporters regularly contribute stories on various NPR programs and AKPM partnered with NPR to distribute "Midnight Oil," an eight-part podcast covering the 40-year history of the Alaskan Oil Pipeline, that garnered over one million downloads. Indie Alaska, a partnership with PBS Digital, just completed season thirteen.

America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) awarded Ulman the 2024 Excellence in Innovation Award "...for his groundbreaking leadership providing innovative public services throughout the State of Alaska and overcoming the challenge of reaching the State’s most remote communities."
 

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