September 21, 2026: Becky Magura, Nashville PBS

Becky Magura has been serving as president and CEO of Nashville PBS since September 2021. As a national PBS Board Member, Magura is an established leader in public media.

With over 40 years of experience in management, strategic leadership, development, production, and educational engagement in public media.  She most recently received America’s Public Television Stations 2025 Patrick Butler National Advocacy Award and was inducted that same year into the Mid-South EMMY’s Silver Circle Award for over 25 years of television excellence.

Early in her tenure at Nashville PBS, Magura led the team to stand up two new 24/7 broadcast channels: WORLD and Create; two new regional series: A Slice of the Community and Clean Slate as well as the creation of two comprehensive strategic plans.

Most recently she has led the team in producing and presenting numerous national productions, including Made in the West, narrated by Tanya Tucker and Down the Duck with John Guider and a new monthly series, Nashville Leads, hosted by Scott Carey.

In 2024, Magura and the Nashville PBS team successfully launched a full brand transition from Nashville Public Television to Nashville PBS including a campus refresh, a signature magazine highlighting stories of local impact and a new OTT ATSC 3.0 channel in partnership with Sinclair and in early 2025, established a 24/7 ALL ARTS digital channel with WNET, NY

She is a graduate of the Leadership Nashville Class of 2024 and a Poynter Institute Fellow.

Other areas of passion include supporting independent producers and collaborative station productions; providing lifelong learning and the use of public media for K-12 education; and advocating on behalf of public media.

She holds B.S. and M.A. degrees in Education, with an emphasis in Communications, from Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, TN and in her spare time loves to spend it outdoors, listening to live music and attending Nashville Soccer Club games with her family.