Steven Bass is president and chief executive officer of Nashville Public Television and has held the position since on November 1998. During his tenure, he led the organization's transformation from local government ownership to independent, non-profit status. Prior to joining NPT, Bass served as vice president and manager of television stations for WGBH/Boston (where he created several award-winning programs including Greater Boston), and vice president and general manager of WGBY/Springfield, MA for seven years. Prior to his service with WGBH, Bass spent nine years with the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in Washington, DC. At NPT he has led the station's efforts to build a strong resume of local, regional and national production, and served as executive producer of “Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues” (American Masters, 2004) and “The Carter Family: Will The Circle Be Unbroken” (American Experience, 2005). From 2002 to 2004, Bass served as chairman of the Association of Public Television Stations, the Washington-based trade association that represents public television stations to the Congress, the FCC and other government entities. He holds a bachelor degree from Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin's Graduate School of Business.

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Seminar speeches given by Steven Bass:

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