KQED Senior Management
Tim Olson
Vice President of Digital Media and Education
Tim oversees the digital media and education groups for KQED Public Media. The digital media group includes all Web, mobile, and interactive applications for KQED San Francisco, KQED Plus San Jose and KQET Monterey. He is responsible for all company Web properties including KQED.org, one of the most trafficked public media station sites in the nation. In addition, Tim leads KQED Education, which engages with community and educational organizations to broaden and deepen the impact of KQED media, particularly training educators to use and make media to increase learning.
Tim is former Chair of the Board of the Integrated Media Association, an industry group whose mission is to harness the power of the Internet and other new media platforms for the benefit of public broadcasters. The IMA Board includes the head of digital media for NPR, PBS, PRI, APM, and PRX, as well as distinguished senior managers of a handful of the leading stations in the system. Tim also consults to a number of organizations in and outside public broadcasting including the CPB, PBS and NPR.
Tim has been a pioneer in public media's uses of various Internet technologies including locative media, publishing with blog tools, audio and video podcasting and online original content.
Prior to joining KQED, Tim was Interactive Director for five years at KCTS Seattle. Prior to that, he oversaw all Web operations at WTTW Chicago.
