Greg Petersen
Director of Broadcasting/Station ManagerGreg Petersen was the director of broadcasting for WPSU/Penn State Public Media. He is still a host of the WPSU Jazz program and occassionally fills in as on-air host during Morning Edition and All Things Considered. He is also now a member of WPSU's board of trustees. He worked in various positions at WPSU for more than 25 years.
Before WPSU, Greg worked at KRWG-TV/FM in Las Cruces, New Mexico and at KNME-TV/Albuquerque. He graduated in 1977 from New Mexico State University with a degree in journalism and mass communications. He also worked at KASK-FM/Las Cruces and was a photography stringer for the Associated Press in New Mexico.
His television work has been nominated for several Emmy awards and created WPSU-TV's "Our Town" series which began in 1996.
He has served on numerous national boards and committees in public broadcasting.
Greg is a native of Chicago and a life-long Cubs fan.
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An encore broadcast of a live concert from the Jazz @ThePalmer series. -
An archive recording of the WPSU Jazz Show as broadcast on May 6, 2022, and hosted by Greg Petersen.
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