NEWS & CAMPUS LIFE Siebert Named New General Manager at KEMC/Yellowstone Public Radio

By MSUB NEWS SERVICES station general manager position on a university along with their staffs in and digital production before doing For The Retort permanent basis would be critical. Ken enhancing the value of YPR to all." some new media management work Siebert brings both an understanding Located on the western edge of starting in 1999. He created and en Siebert, who has been of the many moving parts that the MSU Billings main campus, KEMC/ managed YPR's online services (www. at the helm at KEMC/ make a radio outlet successful and Yellowstone Public Radio provides an ypradio.org ), including the content KYellowstone Public Radio on accountable and a forward-looking important public service function for management, broadcast streaming an interim basis since 2009, has been vision for the future of what public the university. The station provides and online pledging. named the new general manager. radio can mean to MSU Billings and news and cultural programming for In 2009, he became interim Montana State University the citizens we serve." more than 35,000 listeners residing general manager and took over day- Billings Chancellor Rolf Groseth made Dennis Hall, president of in Montana and Northern Wyoming. to-day administrative oversight of the announcement on Monday. Friends of Public Radio, Inc., said the KEMC/YPR provides valuable the station. He has been directing The appointment will take effect board welcomed the move. communication linkages to areas of community outreach and fundraising immediately. "The Friends of Public Radio, Montana not served by local news initiatives as well as working "Yellowstone Public Radio is Inc., unanimously supports Chancellor outlets, including regular news from directly with the MSU Billings on one of the very most important public Groseth's appointment of Ken Siebert the Montana Legislature from reporter communications, emergency planning service elements of the One Montana as the general manager of KEMC/ Jackie Yamanaka. and advancement initiatives. State University," Groseth said. "The Yellowstone Public Radio," Hall said. Siebert has had a long history A graduate of MSU Billings, entire staff has a magnificent history, "Over the years, we have seen Ken with Yellowstone Public Radio and Siebert earned his degree in English but has performed heroically during grow in his knowledge, abilities, began his work there as a part-time in 1998 and is currently working the past few years. responsibilities and accomplishments. broadcast board operator in 1992. He on his master's degree in public "When I began my tenure as We are excited to be working with the did media technician work from 1994- administration. chancellor, I understood that filing the new leaders of the station and the 99, handling live program production Great Opportunities at `After Hours' Events

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