2024 PRSA Northeast District Conference
Nov. 15 • Marriott Syracuse Downtown
The conference has concluded. Thank you to all that were able to attend.
Keynote Speaker: David Sommerstein
David Sommerstein, news director for
North Country Public Radio in Canton, NY, will be the keynote speaker at the 2024 PRSA Northeast District Conference. In August 2024, North Country Public Radio’s news and digital team, led by Sommerstein, received one of the highest honors in broadcasting from the Radio Television Digital News Association: the Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence.
Sommerstein’s talk,
NCPR: Small Station, Big Impact, will focus on how a small-market public radio station is setting a high standard for news reporting and community engagement in today’s challenging media environment, and the important role local media play in building community trust in media. His talk will lead conference attendees into a day filled with informative and inspiring sessions related to the conference theme, PR at a Crossroads (Again).
Sommerstein has been news director at NCPR since 2018 and an NCPR reporter since 2000. His reporting has been featured regularly on NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered and other national programs. In addition to the Murrow Award, Sommerstein has won numerous national awards from the Public Media Journalists Association, Radio Television Digital News Association, and the Society for Professional Journalists. He also hosts a popular weekly music show called
The Beat Authority, playing world dance and groove music from all over the world.
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Questions?
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our conference committee via email.