Byron Knight
Director, Wisconsin Public Television
Byron Knight is currently serving as Interim Director of Broadcasting
and Media Innovations, University of Wisconsin-Extension. Prior
to his current role, Knight was the Director of Wisconsin Public
Television since 1990.
From 1978-1990 he was the Director of Programming for WHA-TV,
and the Educational Communications Board. During this time, Byron
Knight was responsible for the consolidation of the programming,
production, operations, promotion and development of the Educational
Communications Board stations and WHA-TV under the title of Wisconsin
Public Television.
Byron has also served on the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association
Board from 1995-present; the PBS Program Advisory Committee 1987-90;
MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHours Program Manager's Task Force - 1984-93;
the PBS Task Force on Pricing and Policy - 1995 and the CPB Future
Fund Advisory Panel 1996-present.
Byron Knight represents Wisconsin Public Television
on the Reforging the Links project.
Visit the Wisconsin Public Television web site at: www.wpt.org