Content PLC

Suzanne Smith is Executive Producer for Television at WFSU Public Media. She oversees the production of local programs at WFSU, is the host of WFSU Local Routes, and regular content contributor to station projects. This is Suzanne’s second time at the helm of the Content PLC. She is also a member of the Public Media Women in Leadership organization. Suzanne’s love for PBS began early with programs like Sesame Street and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and continues to this day. She earned a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri with minors in political science and history. She also received a Master of Arts in Mass Communication from the University of Florida. Suzanne initially worked at commercial news stations in various parts of the country as a Producer and Executive Producer before coming to WFSU in 2003.

Tabitha Safdi is the Senior Director of Audio and Digital Operations at South Carolina ETV. At an early age, Safdi learned about storytelling sitting on the front porch swing of her grandma’s farmhouse listening to the stories of the past. It was at that small age she knew she wanted to bring those stories to life. Today, she takes that passion and puts it to work for the public media system. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina and her master’s degree from Columbia College. She’s a graduate of PMDLI (2023), PMWIL CEO/COO Bootcamp (2023), and stays actively involved with her community through Leadership Columbia Alumni (2017) and as a member of the Rotary Club of Five Points.

Bob got his start in public media as a student at Vincennes University, working shifts for WVUT (TV and WBUB (radio). After a brief stint in commercial radio, Bob joined WFWA in Fort Wayne and worked from board-op to traffic, to Program Manager. Along the way, he worked on several productions and promotions, winning one APEX Award and one nomination. In 2000, bob joined NETA and has worked in content distribution ever since. He takes great pride in station service and his ability to provide a platform for independent producers to present unique programming and perspectives through the public television system.