PBS Reno Named Best Places to Work Finalist
Finalists will be honored during the Greater Reno-Tahoe Best Places to Work Gala in May 2026
RENO, NV (MAY 7, 2026) – PBS Reno is honored to be named a finalist for the 2026 Best Places to Work Award by the Society for Human Resource Management Northern Nevada (SHRMNN) in the Small Business Size Category.
“We are so pleased to be recognized for what we are—a great place to work!” said Kurt Mische, PBS Reno President & CEO. “Part of our educational mission is to set a good example for other organizations to follow, all of which strengthen our community’s workforces.”
PBS Reno and more than 30 other finalists will be celebrated during the 19th annual Greater Reno-Tahoe Best Places to Work Awards Gala on Friday, May 15, 2026, at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. SHRMNN will honor the region’s workplace excellence and reveal the winners of the following categories: Large Business Size, Medium Business Size, Small Business Size, Micro Business Size, and Hall of Fame.
PBS Reno provides numerous family-focused services including Curiosity Classroom workshops, trusted children’s programming, and award-earning local and national productions that entertain, delight, and inspire audiences across a variety of platforms. PBS Reno is family-focused behind the scenes as well; staff are supported throughout the workday and are encouraged to maintain a healthy life-work balance.
“The Best Places to Work Committee and SHRM Northern Nevada Board of Directors are delighted to congratulate all the finalists this year, including PBS Reno,” said the Society for Human Resource Management Northern Nevada. “Building engaging and supportive workplaces is vital to our community’s economic success and we could not be happier to help celebrate this achievement with them at our annual gala.”
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General – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
PBS Reno Spotlight: Jill and Par Tolles
General – Documentary
Truckee Meadows Water Authority
General – Recruitment
Wild Nevadacast: Chris Orr and Josh Fuss
Individual Episodes – Video Podcasts
PBS Reno Presents | Murder Mystery:
Campaign – Brochure or Pamphlet Series
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General – Arts & Culture
E.L. Cord Animation
General – Animation
PBS Reno Fund-a-Need
General – Non-Profit
The Award of Excellence, the highest honor from The Communicator Awards, is given to those entrants whose ability to communicate positions them as the best in the field. The Award of Distinction is presented to projects that exceed industry standards in quality and achievement.
“These awards are a testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire team,” said Megan Myers, PBS Reno Vice President of Content. “From our talented Content and Marketing creators to the entire PBS Reno staff engaging with our community every day, this recognition reflects our shared commitment to excellence. I am humbled to lead such an extraordinary group of creatives who continue to deliver outstanding work and elevate our mission to Entertain Your Curiosity.”
With thousands of entries received from across the United States and around the globe, the Communicator Awards remains one of the largest and most competitive programs honoring excellence in marketing, communications and creative work. The full list of winners can be explored in the Communicator Awards Winners Gallery.
“We are in an era of information and content overload. Breaking through requires the right message, medium, and moment,” said Josh Campbell, Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts General Manager. “This season's winners got it exactly right, across campaigns, video series, annual reports, podcasts, websites and apps, immersive experiences, brand style guides and beyond. We are deeply grateful to the AIVA Jury for the expertise, curiosity and dedication they brought to recognizing this work.”
About PBS Reno
In fiscal year 2024-2025, PBS Reno reached 592,189 monthly viewers in northern and central Nevada and northeastern California across several platforms including three broadcast channels (PBS Reno 5.1, Reno Create 5.2, and PBS KIDS on PBS Reno 5.3), a YouTube channel, YouTube TV, online, livestreams, and digital platforms. PBS Reno provides PBS national programming and award-earning, locally-produced content, with many local segments posted weekly to PBS Reno’s YouTube channel. PBSReno.org provides engaging interactive content, including the video portal at watch.PBSReno.org that streams all locally-produced content and most PBS national content. PBS Reno serves students, teachers, parents and caregivers through immersive educational services including Curiosity Classroom workshops that bring classroom lessons to life with standards-based lessons and activities. Through the support of local corporations and foundations, as well as thousands of individual members, PBS Reno has been delivering public television and educational services to the communities it serves since September 29, 1983.
About The Communicator Awards
The Communicator Awards recognizes excellence, effectiveness and innovation across all areas of communication. For 32 years, the platform has provided an equal opportunity for companies, agencies, organizations and independent creators to be honored, regardless of team size or project budget. The Communicator Awards is sanctioned and reviewed by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA), an invitation-only body of over 1,100 industry leaders from top brands and agencies.
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