Louisville Public Media has announced that its board of trustees has chosen Stephen George as the organization’s next president and general manager. George has served as interim president since January. He will assume his role as president effective immediately. George joined Louisville Public Media as executive editor in 2015 and succeeds Michael Skoler, who resigned in January 2018.
“After an extensive search involving multiple nationally known candidates and days of in-person interviews, Stephen emerged as the clear leader to take LPM to further heights,” said LPM Board President Todd Lowe. “We believe his vision and leadership will carry LPM to significant success in our mission to serve our community.”
“Great journalism, music, and the arts have the power to make communities better. Everyone at Louisville Public Media comes to work with a passion for serving that mission every single day,” said George, a Louisville native. “At a time of broken trust and social upheaval, we are a trusted source of news and information, an arbiter of the arts and a cultural wayfinder for the place we love and serve. I look forward to a future where LPM is serving our city, state, and region even more deeply through radio, digital channels, and face-to-face connections.”
