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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Boise State Public Radio is joining NPR and public radio stations across the country in support of their editorial independence and the integrity of our journalism. Effective today, we have suspended sharing new posts on Twitter. -
Managing Editor Dave Rosenthal has been hired to guide the Mountain West News Bureau. -
Idaho Matters gets answers to your COVID-19 questions. -
It’s a scientific fact: the global climate is warming at an increased rate over recent generations. We hear about declining polar ice caps and warming seas, but what about places closer to home? -
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Albert Einstein called it spooky. But generations later, a Boise State University researcher is trying to determine how photons communicate instantly with each other across great distances. Idaho Matters talks with physics professor Paul Simmonds about his work in quantum physics, nanotechnology and much more. -
Snow falling today in the Treasure Valley accenutated the holiday mood shared by Idaho Matters guest Anne Mueller, Artistic Associate at Ballet Idaho. She… -
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