The JMEGS sm Team
Based on the Morning Edition
Grad School
concept JMEGS sm was designed by Peter Dominowski, Tanya Ott and Cathy Duchamp.
They facilitate the workshops and provide follow-up consultation to JMEGS sm
stations.
Peter Dominowski has been involved in public radio since 1975. He was
recognized with national programming awards in both commercial classical radio
at WFMT [Marconi Award], and in public radio at WMFE [Ralph Award]. He was a
founder of PRPD and a creator of the MEGS sm concept. He has published books and
articles on radio research and programming, and has conducted numerous focus
groups and surveys for networks, producers, and stations, including the Local
News Project National Research Reports.
Tanya Ott provides analysis of local journalism in MEGS sm. Tanya is
News Director at WBHM. She has worked in news at WUFT-FM (Gainesville, FL),
WCBS-AM (NYC), and Colorado Public Radio (Denver,
CO), and spent three years as an
independent producer working for national news programs. Tanya's reporting for
shows like Marketplace, Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Savvy Traveler,
Living on Earth has garnered dozens of professional awards. She's also a
trainer for the Public Radio News Directors NewsWorks program and a mentor with
the Association of Independents in Radio.
Cathy Duchamp is an editor and reporter who entered public radio the day
the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded. She has worked in news at KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA),
and was regional news director for the Northwest News Network collaborative in Washington, Oregon
and Idaho.
Cathy is now reporting and consulting from Baltimore, MD.
Her stories run on shows like Marketplace and Morning Edition. She also edits
business features and spots for Marketplace.