Created by WGBH and in collaboration with The Partnership, a Boston-based non-profit with nearly 30 years of experience in executive training for professionals of color, NGL provides skills development, senior-level coaching, and national networking experiences for eight Senior Editorial Fellows – mid-career station staff or independent media makers. The NGL training program includes lectures on l
eadership and public media from experts, coaching and mentoring to examine opportunities and barriers in public media, and strategies needed to succeed. At the heart of the initiative are four week-long periods, spread over a year, during which Fellow are embedded at a major public media production – for example, American Experience or Frontline at WGBH, or The NewsHour or KQED’s Quest science series. The embed weeks will provide mentorship and real-world experience at established PBS national programs, giving Fellows the opportunity to observe leadership in action and to make contributions to major series. Applications
The application period will open on Tuesday, September 1, 2015. If you are interested in applying, please complete the following application materials online [link]:
• a resume that includes education and media production experience
• a brief narrative of your professional development goals within public broadcasting. Among the areas you may wish to address are general and long-range goals and how the NGL training might help you attain them, specific leadership skills areas you hope to develop further in this year, and projects you are currently planning or have in progress that might be aided by your participation in the initiative
• a letter of recommendation from the public media station where you work or that will partner with you for the NGL training.
• a video, audio, or multimedia copy of recent work on which you performed a significant role (ex: producer, director, writer, editor, associate producer). Please indicate your actual role and production credit on the program you submit. The work may be submitted via URL in the online application, or you may mail one non-returnable DVD to Next Generation Leadership, ATTN: Judith Vecchione,WGBH Educational Foundation, One Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135. You may also submit URLs for additional information or work that shows your readiness to participate in NGL. To be considered, applications must be filed online and any DVDs must be postmarked by 5:00 PM Eastern on Friday, October 16, 2015. Selection of Fellows will be announced by Friday, December 11, 2015.
