Bob Duthaler
Managing Partner/Executive Producer
Executive Producer and Partner at DNS Media Group, industry veteran Bob Duthaler’s experience includes work for MTV Networks, Fox, NBC and Comedy Channel. He has developed over a dozen TV game shows, worked on Comedy specials for HBO, Showtime and Lifetime Network, and developed the talk show “Never Too Late”, hosted by Dr. Ruth Westheimer. He earned the “Game Show of the Year” ACE Award for “Turn It Up”, a musical trivia game show for MTV, along with 8 Telly Awards for productions at his previous company, Duke Multimedia. PEG Stations under Duthaler’s guidance have won over 20 JAG Video Awards, recognizing excellence and outstanding video for local access television. Bob currently sits on the Board of Trustees for Jersey Access Group and has served as the organizations president for 18 years. He was also the chairperson of the New Jersey Chapter of NATOA (National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors), and is a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (The Emmys). He is a graduate of Bloomsburg University.
How to Market Your Station to both your Local Government and Residents
This session will show you ways to make your local leaders aware of the importance of the work of your station, how to market the value to them and how to make your residents aware of everything you are doing and where/how to watch the channel.
WCAG 2.1 AA Compliance
With the ADA Title II timeline shifting, many teams are using this time to plan, but audio descriptions remain one of the biggest gaps in meeting WCAG 2.1AA requirements for video. Do archived meetings need to be addressed? How do platforms like YouTube or Facebook factor in? And where does WCAG 2.1 AA apply to government video? We will go over everything from A to Z to help you prepare for the new deadlines.
Production Tips for Small Stations, Large Stations and everyone in between
Learn about different production techniques that stations are using to take their programming to the next level. Whether you are a one-man operation or a crew of 10 plus, we will discuss different tools and processes you can use to enhance your current productions and take it to the next level.