Drew Named President Of MPR
• Jon McTaggart, President & CEO of American Public Media Group (APMG) and CEO of Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), announced that, after an extensive national search, Duchesne Drew has been named President of MPR, effective May 4. In his new role, Drew will lead strategy, programming and daily operations serving MPR’s growing regional audiences through MPR News, Classical MPR, Triple A The Current and MPR’s rapidly expanding digital, social and mobile services.
Drew comes to MPR from the Bush Foundation, where he served as Community Network Vice President, leading the foundation’s leadership programs, community innovation and communication teams and built networks across the region. Before that he worked at the Star Tribune, working his way up from summer intern to Managing Editor of Operations.
“Duchesne is absolutely the right leader for our regional services — especially during this extraordinary time,” said McTaggart. “He has terrific leadership and news experience, and his commitment to using public media to inform and inspire people is a perfect fit for MPR. Duchesne has a wonderful ability to connect with people and welcome new ideas. He brings passion and curiosity about how MPR can serve our audiences even better.” Drew remarked, “I’m delighted to be joining MPR. Minnesotans are relying on MPR now more than ever. Our music and news services are proving their importance in people’s lives. I’m honored to lead these talented teams and I look forward to helping us serve even more Minnesotans.”
Since November, Tim Roesler, APMG’s Chief Business Development Officer, has served as interim President of MPR. He will assist with this leadership transition through the end of June before returning to his responsibilities developing new business and earned revenue support for the APM Group.
