Bert Schmidt

President & CEO at WHRO Public Media

Bert Schmidt has extensive experience in various leadership roles in the media and arts industries. Bert is currently a Board Member at Loyalty Science Lab. Prior to this, they served as a Board Member at the Virginia Arts Festival. From 2007 to the present, Bert was the President and CEO of WHRO, a broadcasting company. Bert also held the same position at WHRO/WHRV-FM. Before that, they were the President and General Manager at WVPT from 2002 to 2007. Bert's career began in 1992 at WCNY, where they held the position of Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer until 2002.

Bert Schmidt's education history begins in 1980 when they enrolled at Alfred University. Bert completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance in 1984.

In 1985, Bert Schmidt pursued further studies by enrolling simultaneously at Syracuse University College of Law and Syracuse University - Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Bert successfully obtained a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the Syracuse University College of Law. During the same period, they also earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.

In terms of additional certifications, Bert Schmidt obtained a certification in Competitive Strategy from Coursera in August 2013. The institution that provided this certification is Coursera.

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Norfolk, United States

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WHRO Public Media

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WHRO Public Media is the only public broadcasting station in the United States owned by a collaboration of 21 local public school districts. Through four TV stations WHRO TV-15, WHRO Create, WHRO World, WHRO KIDS and our expansion into six radio channels, including WHRO 90.3 FM WHRV 89.5, WFOS 88.7, website, and educational content delivered online to more than 286,000 students and 25,000 teachers, WHRO Public Media enriches the lives of the people of Eastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina every day.


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