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Scott E. Hanley

Scott Hanley took the helm as general manager of WBHM Monday, Aug. 27, 2012.

Scott is a former member of the NPR Board of Directors, co-founder of JazzWorks LLC and previous director of WDUQ-FM at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa. He was selected for the leadership role with North Central Alabama’s NPR News Station after a national search.

A graduate of Eastern Michigan University, Scott began his on-air career in 1978 at WAAM-AM in Ann Arbor, Mich.; he has spent the majority of his career in public broadcasting, including at various radio stations in Michigan, Texas and Iowa. In 1998 he co-founded JazzWorks, an advanced-technology satellite-delivered jazz programming service for public radio stations across the country that was funded in part by grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting “Future Fund.” He also has taught broadcasting, journalism, media sales and media management at the college level.

Scott served on the NPR Board of Directors from 2002-2008. During that time, he served on the board’s executive, investment, membership, and strategic planning and technology committees. In addition, from 2003-2008, he was chair of the NPR distribution/interconnection committee, which was responsible for the Public Radio Satellite System (PRSS), the distribution network for public radio stations throughout the United States. In 2011 he received the Public Radio Regional Organization PRRO Award for contributions on behalf of public radio stations nationwide.

You can contact Scott about Public Radio WBHM 90.3 FM/WSGN 91.5 FM and/or the Alabama Radio Reading Service for the blind and print-impaired at scott@wbhm.org or 205-934-2227.