New leader Susan Howarth arrives in Tampa

The new head of WEDU in Tampa, Fla., wants to focus on creating more local online programming, reports Tampa Bay Online. Susan Howarth, who helped launch the video-centric CETConnect.org while president of Cincinnati’s pubTV station (Current, Feb. 19, 2008), has 35 years experience at seven public television stations. She has “lots of ideas but I didn’t come down here with any preconceived notions,” Howarth noted. Former station President Dick Lobo, who announced his retirement in late 2009, has agreed to stay on during the transition.