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Jonathan A. Blakley

Chief Content Officer at WYPR

Jonathan A. Blakley has extensive experience in the media industry, with their most recent position being Chief Content Officer at WYPR. In this role, they managed and mentored a team of radio hosts, producers, planners, and strategists. Prior to that, they served as Interim Content Director at WAMU 88.5, where they directed a team of public media managers, editors, engineers, and journalists. Jonathan A. also held the position of Executive Director of Radio Programming at KQED, where they managed a team responsible for creating radio content. Additionally, Blakley has worked in various roles at organizations such as MPR News, American Public Media Group, National Public Radio, and ABC Radio. Jonathan A. has also served as a lecturer at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and Howard University.

Jonathan A. Blakley's education history begins in 1987 when they attended Western Michigan University. Jonathan A. completed their Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Communications in 1991. Following this, from 1997 to 2000, they pursued their Master of Arts (MA) degree in Communications at Wayne State University.

In 2011, Jonathan attended Harvard University as a Nieman Fellow and completed their fellowship in 2012. Unfortunately, the field of study for their Nieman Fellowship is not specified.

It is worth noting that there is some repetition in the provided information regarding their Master's degree. According to the information given, Jonathan completed their MA in Communication and Media Studies at Wayne State University from 1997 to 2000.

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  • Chief Content Officer

    January, 2023 - present