James Morgese is retiring as GM of PBS Utah in Salt Lake City at the end of the month.
Maria O’Mara, GM of KUER-FM in Salt Lake City since 2017, will become executive director of both PBS Utah and KUER. Her first day in that role will be Feb. 1.
Morgese joined the station in 2013 after serving as GM of dual licensee WKYU in Bowling Green, Ky. Previously he worked at Rocky Mountain PBS in Denver and WUFT in Gainesville, Fla. Earlier in his pubcasting career, Morgese served on the boards of the Association of Public Television Stations, the Pacific Mountain Network and the National Educational Telecommunications Association.
Karen Hale, PBS Utah advisory board member, praised his work.
