KQED Senior Management
Michael Isip
Vice President, Television
Michael oversees local and national television production for KQED Public Media, the most-watched public television station in the country. KQED owns and operates KQED 9 (San Francisco), KTEH 54 (San Jose), and KQET 25 (Watsonville/Monterey).
Michael's production background includes more than a decade of award-winning work on national, statewide, and local programs. Michael is Executive in Charge of the PBS primetime HD series Jean Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures. In 2006, Michael's division co-produced the four part primetime series China From the Inside, as well as American Experience: Gold Rush. On the local front, Michael led an initiative to double local production to form a 7:30 weeknight strip which includes The Josh Kornbluth Show, Check, Please Bay Area!, Spark, Quest and This Week in Northern California.
In 2006, Michael received leadership fellowships from the PBS Diversity Committee and the National Association of Broadcasters. The Father's Day Council and the American Diabetes Association named him a 2006 "Father of the Year" honoree for the Bay Area. Michael has also received a Kaiser Media Fellowship in Health (2003) and a Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health (1999).
Prior to coming to KQED, Michael was Executive Producer at KVIE Public Television in Sacramento; he started his career at WLS-TV, ABC in Chicago. Michael has a B.A. from Cornell University and a J.D. from DePaul College of Law. Michael, Vicki and their two kids Cole and Mia live in Oakland.
