Please join us for PRSA Rochester Wrapped (aka the Annual Business Meeting), where we’ll share updates and celebrate our chapter’s accomplishments from the past year. A hot breakfast will be provided for all attendees.

Following the chapter update, current President and CEO of WXXI Rochester Chris Hastings will share updates and answer questions about WXXI and the state of public broadcasting in 2025.

The event will take place at Courtyard Rochester Downtown. Please park in the “hotel parking only,” past the gate which will be opened.

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About the Speaker

Chris Hastings is the President and Chief Executive Officer of WXXI Public Media. Hastings brings to WXXI a rich and diverse background in public media, joining from GBH in Boston. At GBH he served as Executive Producer and Editor-in-Chief of the WORLD Channel, where he elevated diverse perspectives through critically acclaimed documentary series, including “America ReFramed,” “Local USA,” and “Doc World,” which he co-created and lead curation and production.

Hastings’ work has earned numerous awards, including the Peabody Award, duPont-Columbia Award, News & Documentary Emmy Award, and International Documentary Association Award. Beyond his professional achievements, Hastings is a champion of independent film distribution through the public media system. Hastings is also passionate about nurturing new talent and regularly collaborates with organizations such as the National Multicultural Alliance and Firelight Media to support emerging voices in the industry.

For those that are unable to attend in person: A zoom link available for free to all who would like to tune in to learn about the state of the chapter. Everyone who registers will receive a Zoom link the day before.