Mike Wassenaar
President/CEO
Mike Wassenaar is the President and CEO of the Alliance for Community Media and its Foundation. He advocates on behalf of community media operations before the FCC, Congress, and state legislatures, and supports the educational and professional development of community media operations across the United States.
Mike has worked in community media for thirty years in both television and radio and got his start in media working in youth radio. Prior to the Alliance, he served as Executive Director at SPNN in St Paul MN, where he built projects supporting digital literacy, youth development and media empowerment and diversity and community voice.
Mike currently works and lives in the Washington DC area.
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.
The Future of PEG Access on Cable and Beyond
Join a panel of Industry professionals, lawyers and BPU Members and Cable Company Representatives we discuss cable franchising in New Jersey, PEG Access and what is on the horizon for both.