Ball State hires Phil Hoffman to lead Public Media Stations
Dr. Phil Hoffman has been named the Assistant Dean of Media/General Manager of Ball State Public Media, effective Jan. 10, 2022, Dr. Paaige Turner, dean of Ball State’s College of Communication, Information, and Media (CCIM), announced.
In this newly-created position, Dr. Hoffman will be responsible for implementing and assessing Ball State’s bold, expanded vision of media.
“We are excited for Phil to join our team as we continue to fulfill the University’s strategic mission of providing our students with a meaningful educational experience with unparalleled hands-on learning opportunities,” Dean Turner said.
“This position will provide the leadership for an innovative collaboration that will benefit Ball State students through more experience in writing, storytelling, social media, and video production—skills that are highly valued by employers and meet the information, entertainment, and inspirational storytelling needs of our community.”
Dr. Hoffman will oversee the University’s Public Media stations—Ball State PBS and Indiana Public Radio—and will leverage student media content producers and educational experiences to meet the increasing need for local news that represents the diversity of the community and the state. “Ball State University has a long history of being positioned for the future of communication and serving the community,” Dr. Hoffman said.
“I am looking forward to joining the team and keeping up the tradition of innovation and excellence as Ball State Public Media and CCIM continues its robust reimagining and implementation of what’s next in the industry with passion, purpose, and progress.”
An educator and documentary filmmaker whose programs have earned nearly 30 Emmy® nominations, Dr. Hoffman brings with him decades of public media executive management experience, most recently at WUCF PBS & WUCF-FM at the University of Central Florida.
During his five-plus years at UCF, he successfully merged the university’s public media stations, saw membership triple to almost 26,Dr. Phil Hoffman has been named the Assistant Dean of Media/General Manager of Ball State Public Media, effective Jan. 10, 2022, Dr. Paaige Turner, dean of Ball State’s College of Communication, Information, and Media (CCIM), announced.
In this newly-created position, Dr. Hoffman will be responsible for implementing and assessing Ball State’s bold, expanded vision of media.
“We are excited for Phil to join our team as we continue to fulfill the University’s strategic mission of providing our students with a meaningful educational experience with unparalleled hands-on learning opportunities,” Dean Turner said.
“This position will provide the leadership for an innovative collaboration that will benefit Ball State students through more experience in writing, storytelling, social media, and video production—skills that are highly valued by employers and meet the information, entertainment, and inspirational storytelling needs of our community.”
Dr. Hoffman will oversee the University’s Public Media stations—Ball State PBS and Indiana Public Radio—and will leverage student media content producers and educational experiences to meet the increasing need for local news that represents the diversity of the community and the state. “Ball State University has a long history of being positioned for the future of communication and serving the community,” Dr. Hoffman said.
“I am looking forward to joining the team and keeping up the tradition of innovation and excellence as Ball State Public Media and CCIM continues its robust reimagining and implementation of what’s next in the industry with passion, purpose, and progress.”
An educator and documentary filmmaker whose programs have earned nearly 30 Emmy® nominations, Dr. Hoffman brings with him decades of public media executive management experience, most recently at WUCF PBS & WUCF-FM at the University of Central Florida.
During his five-plus years at UCF, he successfully merged the university’s public media stations, saw membership triple to almost 26,000 supporters, garnered additional external support, and led key projects, such as the implementation of ATSC 3.0 broadcasting.
Dr. Hoffman also held media roles at the University of Akron (2000-14)—where he earned his master’s and doctoral degrees—and the University of Central Missouri (2014-16). He began his career in radio and TV in Akron, and in 1992, he was named General Manager at WAPS-FM/WAPS-TV, a position he held until 2000. Dr. Hoffman also works to serve the public media system on a national scale.
He served as chair of Florida Public Media, on the executive committee of the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA), and on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Community Service Grants Review panel, which examines the grants distributed to stations across the country to ensure access for universal service to listeners and the viability of public media.000 supporters, garnered additional external support, and led key projects, such as the implementation of ATSC 3.0 broadcasting.
Dr. Hoffman also held media roles at the University of Akron (2000-14)—where he earned his master’s and doctoral degrees—and the University of Central Missouri (2014-16). He began his career in radio and TV in Akron, and in 1992, he was named General Manager at WAPS-FM/WAPS-TV, a position he held until 2000. Dr. Hoffman also works to serve the public media system on a national scale.
He served as chair of Florida Public Media, on the executive committee of the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA), and on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Community Service Grants Review panel, which examines the grants distributed to stations across the country to ensure access for universal service to listeners and the viability of public media.