Tom Michael
General ManagerExpertise: Media management, broadcast journalism, nonprofit organizations
Education: Loyola University of Chicago
Highlights
- I’ve enjoyed almost two decades in public media management
- I sit on the boards of Western States Public Radio and the Idaho Press Club
- I enjoy outdoor Idaho activities and family time
Experience
As executive director of the organization, I focus on management and leadership, including long-term financial stability, digital transformation, editorial growth and partnerships. I get to work across different departments with our great staff here. I joined Boise State Public Radio in 2016. In 2018 I helped launch the Mountain West News Bureau, a collaboration of five public media organizations across five states, and serve as its managing director. That same year I also helped launch Idaho Matters, our weekday public affairs program. I have sought to expand our editorial capacity, through grants and donations.
Prior to Boise State Public Radio, I founded Marfa Public Radio, building it from the ground up from a sole-service into a regional network in southwest Texas.
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Over the last few days, an unstable mix of rain and snow in Central Idaho has led to several avalanches. One of them destroyed two homes.Avalanche danger…
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On Tuesday night, Idaho received its first visit of the 2020 campaign for U.S. president.In front of a boisterous crowd of college Democrats at Boise…
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In his third annual State of the Station update, Boise State Public Radio General Manager Tom Michael points out some highlights of 2018 and things to…
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Comedian Paula Poundstone is one of the panelists on the NPR weekend show, Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me. She performs in Boise on Thursday, January 17 with…
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A new photography exhibit in Ketchum looks at the power of wind and how it changes a landscape. The mistral is the name of the gusty unpredictable winds…
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People tend to think about the hungry during the holiday season, when organizations participate in canned food drives. In the Wood River valley, though,…
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Although the Wood River Valley is known for its low unemployment and booming tourist economy, many residents suffer from food insecurity. Housing costs…
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This is opening weekend for some southern Idaho ski resorts. At a panel discussion hosted by the Idaho Statesman on December 4, representatives from four…
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Sun Valley is known for its high seasons, with skiers flocking to the resort in winter and music-lovers gathering under the pavilion in summer. Now, a new…
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On Wednesday, the Malheur Enterprisebroke the story that 35 percent of people deemed to be criminally insane in Oregon and then let out of supervised care…