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| Jo Anne Wallace, Vice President and General Manager |
Jo Anne Wallace came to KQED Public Radio as general manager in 1990. During her tenure, the station has increased its audience from 300,000 listeners per week in 1990 to 650,000 listeners per week in 2002. Since 1990, the station has expanded Forum, its two-hour weekday morning interview and call-in program; and in 1995, KQED-FM launched a new statewide news service, The California Report, which is distributed via satellite to 25 public radio stations throughout California. In 2000, KQED Radio premiered a new weekly program, Pacific Time, which explores Asian-Pacific political and cultural affairs in news and feature reporting, interviews and commentary. Pacific Time is distributed via satellite to public radio stations across the country.
In 1996, Wallace was promoted to vice president and general manager of KQED Public Radio. She was elected vice chair of the National Public Radio Board of Directors in 2000 and served two one-year terms, stepping down in 2002. From 1993 to 1995, Wallace served as president of California Public Radio, the regional association that represents 22 public radio stations in California. She also has served on numerous national and regional planning committees and panels convened within the public radio industry.
A graduate of Stanford University, Wallace began her career in public broadcasting in 1973, as station manager of WYSO-FM, Yellow Springs, Ohio. In 1976, she accepted the position of general manager at KPFA-FM, Berkeley. In 1978, Wallace was hired as station program manager at WGBH-FM, Boston. During her three-year tenure in Boston, she revamped the predominantly classical and jazz format to include locally produced news and public affairs.
In 1980, Wallace joined the staff of National Public Radio in an executive position in the News and Information division. As director of administration and planning for NPR News, she participated in the development of Morning Edition and Weekend Edition, instituted cooperative projects with NPR member stations, and managed a division budget of $14 million.
For her contributions to public broadcasting and journalism, Wallace has received the 1992 American Women in Radio and Television (Golden Gate Chapter) Award for "outstanding contributions to broadcasting." In 1995, Public Radio News Directors Inc. presented Wallace with the Leo C. Lee Award for her "lasting commitment to public radio journalism, exemplifying the ideals, spirit and passion of the profession."
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