Tom Axtell
General Manager at Vegas PBS- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Vegas PBS
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United States
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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1 - 100 Employee
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General Manager
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Aug 1994 - Present
Vegas PBS has grown from a single channel PBS service to a diversified public service media corporation that: -- broadcasts a full local PBS service plus six additional TV and cable channels and five wireless TV channels to schools; -- offers extensive community literacy and health outreach work shops; -- develops cross-network interconnection and emergency communication services for first responders using radio, wireless, digital datacasting and other technologies; -- partners with local organizations to offer online workforce development classes for professional certification, continuing education, job advancement, regulatory compliance, displaced and disabled worker retraining, economic development, and veterans programs; -- hosts six interactive websites with TV videos, supplemental program content, educational video clips, interactive games, telephone and whiteboard apps, and children's worksheets; and -- provides described and captioned media services for deaf, hard of hearing, blind and vision impaired students throughout Nevada. Show less
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Alverno College
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United States
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Higher Education
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400 - 500 Employee
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Vice President for Advancement
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1991 - 1994
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Milwaukee Public Television
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United States
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Telecommunications
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General Manager and Dean of Telecasting
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1986 - 1991
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Education
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Gonzaga University School of Law
J.D., Law -
Macalester College
B.A., History