NETA Consulting

Your Partner for Tomorrow's Leadership

At NETA Consulting, we believe strong leaders and forward-thinking practices are the foundation of strong stations. Through executive recruitment and strategic guidance, we partner with stations to navigate rapid change, strengthen leadership capacity, and position their organizations for long-term success.

Our experienced and accomplished team has led many national CEO and C-Suite searches, guided strategic planning, provided executive coaching, and delivered financial analysis for stations nationwide. Known for going above and beyond, NETA Consulting tailors every service to fit your goals.

In response to today’s unprecedented system demands, we now offer expanded consulting services. From collaborative management models and mergers to editorial alliances, governance planning, and data analysis, we’re here to help you prepare for a sustainable future.

NETA Consultants Milton Clipper and Linda O'Bryon
with Carla McCabe, WVIA Public Media president & CEO, at the 2024 NETA Conference

"We were delighted with the process and the outcome in identifying a strong CEO to lead WVIA into the future."

L. Peter Frieder, WVIA Board Chair

"I could not imagine having achieved this result without your expert counsel, facilitation and coordination."

Ed Ulman, president & CEO, Alaska Public Media

NETA Consultants Tom Rieland & Linda O'Bryon in the lobby of Houston Public Media

Our Services

Executive Search
Successful national searches that have placed many of public media’s top leaders.
Strategic Planning
Assessment
Assisting organizations in assessing themselves, the environment in which they operate and options for designing services and organizations,
Data Resource Management and Benchmarking
Analysis and projections to inform future strategy. Through our yearly surveys, we have compiled comprehensive data on system leadership salary ranges, governance models, and leading business practices.
Presentations for staff, community, boards/organizations
Our team is available to meet with you and your team to support your leadership efforts.
Executive coaching, onboarding and professional development
Consulting services to determine optimum organizational plans such as:
- Collaborative Models
  Designing plans for regional newsrooms, joint underwriting, facilities sharing, and staff pooling.
- Joint Operating Agreements (JOAs)
  Resource-sharing while preserving distinct missions and identities.
- Local Management or Marketing Agreements (LMAs)
  Operational support for licensees owned by other organizations.
- Mergers and Combinations
  Consolidating operations or governance to strengthen sustainability and expand regional impact.

Our People
Skip Hinton, former executive director of Alabama Public Television; and former president of NETA Malcolm Brett, Emeritus director of Wisconsin Public Media, within the University of Wisconsin, where he oversaw Wisconsin Public Radio and PBS Wisconsin Robert Clauser, former lead partner, strategic services, media & entertainment, Accenture; and current director of the NETA Business Center; former CFO of WNET Milton Clipper, former CEO, Public Broadcasting Atlanta – he and his team created a new management model with a nonprofit managing the public radio and television stations for the licensee, a first of its kind Linda O'Bryon, former executive editor and co-anchor, Nightly Business Report; former president, South Carolina ETV; former chief content officer, KQED Tom Rieland, former longtime general manager of WOSU Public Media in Columbus with four decades of experience leading university-based public TV and radio operations	Robert Clauser on stage at the 2024 NETA Conference
Learn More & Contact Us One of the measures of performance we value the most at NETA Consulting is the trust our clients place in us. A top benchmark: clients who come back for additional engagements. As an example, here are comments from leaders at recent 'return' stations.

Our People

Skip Hinton, former executive director of Alabama Public Television; and former president of NETA
Malcolm Brett, Emeritus director of Wisconsin Public Media, within the University of Wisconsin, where he oversaw Wisconsin Public Radio and PBS Wisconsin
Robert Clauser, former lead partner, strategic services, media & entertainment, Accenture; and current director of the NETA Business Center; former CFO of WNET
Milton Clipper, former CEO, Public Broadcasting Atlanta – he and his team created a new management model with a nonprofit managing the public radio and television stations for the licensee, a first of its kind
Linda O'Bryon, former executive editor and co-anchor, Nightly Business Report; former president, South Carolina ETV; former chief content officer, KQED
Tom Rieland, former longtime general manager of WOSU Public Media in Columbus with four decades of experience leading university-based public TV and radio operations

Robert Clauser on stage at the 2024 NETA Conference

Learn More & Contact Us

One of the measures of performance we value the most at NETA Consulting is the trust our clients place in us. A top benchmark: clients who come back for additional engagements. As an example, here are comments from leaders at recent 'return' stations.

"To say that you went above and beyond for us would be an understatement! Your attention to detail, communication style, knowledge of public media, and overall professionalism was remarkable."

- Dave Laverty, search committee co-chair, Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio

"I can't begin to explain the wonderful experience the NPT board had working with NETA. From the first phone inquiry to the selection of our CEO, Skip, Linda, and team did a magnificent job guiding us through the selection process. They listened to our needs, offered valuable insight, and went above and beyond to support the selection team."

- Jeff Gregg, Nashville Public Television Board Chair

"The Board of Louisiana Public Broadcasting was faced with a daunting task of replacing our CEO/Executive Director who had been in the position for four decades. The Board’s selection committee interviewed three executive search firms to assist with the job at hand and selected NETA Consulting. …Their team not only worked with us right up to the final selection but then continued with the follow-through process, all in a very professional manner. I think that I’m safe in saying that the LPB Board will immediately contact NETA Consulting should we be faced with replacing another executive in the future.

- Conrad Comeaux, Chair of the Board, Louisiana Educational Television Authority

We would be proud to partner with you to create a comprehensive plan for your long term-success and sustainability. Please let us know your needs, and we will be pleased to provide a customized proposal. Contact us today.