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Veteran Journalist and Community Leader Bill Nigut

Joins GPB As Senior Executive Producer

Veteran journalist and community leader Bill Nigut is joining Georgia Public

Broadcasting (GPB) as Senior Executive Producer forOn the Story, a television

program that is part of a multi-platform initiative launching in January 2014. The new

half-hour program is set to air Monday through Thursday at 7 p.m. on GPB s nine-station

statewide television network. Nigut will assume his new role at GPB on November 20.

This is a program that will look at a far wider range of stories and tackle important and

compelling issues that arent getting the exposure we think they deserve, Nigut said.

Were shifting the conversation to a deeper level and providing a platform for the many

influential and diverse voices that arent always heard. There is so much happening in

Georgia, and we want to bring viewers a fuller picture of whats taking place in the state

in education, the arts, politics, science and our culture. We also want to show howGeorgia is moving forward in a variety of spheres, including international commerce,

e-business, technology and medicine.

Nigut brings over 35 years of experience to the role, including serving as the chief

political reporter for Atlantas WSB-TV for 20 years. He also served as host of the former

weekly GPB program Georgia Week in Review from 1996-2002. Currently, Nigut is

the Southeast Regional Director for the Anti-Defamation League, where his

accomplishments include launching No Place for Hate, an anti-bulling initiative now

operating in more than 100 metro Atlanta schools. In addition, he served as the founder,

President and CEO of the Metro Atlanta Arts & Culture Coalition (MAACC). Niguts

initiatives at MAACC include the launch of a comprehensive online guide to arts andentertainment in Atlanta and the creation of Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta, a leadership

training program designed to raise awareness of the importance of the arts and facilitatecollaboration among corporate and arts executives who participate in the program every

year.

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Bills reputation as a journalist and his involvement in the community uniquely qualify

him for this role, said GPB President and CEO Teya Ryan. He brings a wealth of

knowledge on a variety of topics to the program and his access to thought leaders across

the state will allow us to create insightful discussions that will truly enlighten Georgians.

As one of the largest PBS stations in the nation, Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB

Media), has been creating content worth sharing for over 50 years. With nine television

stations, 17 radio stations and a multi-faceted web presence, GPB strives to educate,entertain and enrich the lives of our viewers and listeners with programming that includes

statewide radio news, current affairs, high school sports, educational resources for

teachers and students and enlightening programs about our state like Georgia Outdoors,

Georgia Traveler and Today in Georgia History.

(GPB)