Sep 15, 2026 · 22 min · 10 segments
Pam Johnston has devoted her career to journalism- she started as a producer at TV stations in places like Maine and North Carolina, and went on to oversee news programming at WGBH in Boston. And when…
Pam JohnstonGuest
David CicillineHost
We're living in a time when facts are fiercely debated, news sources can be polarizing, and it's easy to vilify our neighbors.
On this podcast, we talk to people who are working to create a different reality, one where we have meaningful and honest conversations, where we strengthen our communities instead of tearing them down, and where we find solutions to hard problems.
She started as a producer at TV stations in places like Maine and North Carolina, and went on to oversee news programming at WGBH in Boston.
And when Rhode Island PBS and the Publix Radio merged together, she became the president and CEO of the new entity, Ocean State Media.
Pam is here to talk about her vision for public media and the state of journalism in Rhode Island.
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We're living in a time when facts are fiercely debated, news sources can be polarizing, and it's easy to vilify our neighbors.
On this podcast, we talk to people who are working to create a different reality, one where we have meaningful and honest conversations, where we strengthen our communities instead of tearing them down, and where we find solutions to hard problems.
She started as a producer at TV stations in places like Maine and North Carolina, and went on to oversee news programming at WGBH in Boston.
And when Rhode Island PBS and the Publix Radio merged together, she became the president and CEO of the new entity, Ocean State Media.
Pam is here to talk about her vision for public media and the state of journalism in Rhode Island.
