Patti Parson is the Managing Producer of the PBS NewsHour. As a key member of the development team, she helps provide editorial, managerial and financial supervision for the show’s tape production. Patti works closely with correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro to report on the work of social entrepreneurs and equity issues. Her own productions and those she has supervised, have won numerous awards.
Parson started her television career on the crew at KCTS/Seattle. She switched direction a bit to become the station’s Director of Promotions and later returned to production as senior producer for its public affairs programming. She also helped produce a PBS special and a Bill Moyers’ Journal.
Parson earned her bachelor’s degree from Smith College, and her master’s degree from the University of Washington. She lives in Denver, Colorado with her letterpress printer husband and is the proud mom of her transgender daughter.
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