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 Representatives. 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 archive recording of the WPSU Jazz Show as broadcast on May 30, 2025 and hosted by Greg Petersen. -
An archive of the WPSU Jazz Show as broadcast on Friday, May 23, 2025, featuring the Pittsburgh Trombone Project, recorded live at the Palmer Museum of Art in July 2014 as part of the Jazz@ThePalmer series. -
An archive recording of a Jazz@ThePalmer concert as aired on April 25, 2025, and recorded in October 2013. -
An archive of the WPSU Jazz Show featuring the Rich Hirsch Quartet recorded live at the new Palmer Museum of Art in September 2024, as part of the Jazz@ThePalmer series. -
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