Location
The League of Women Voters of Concord-Carlisle welcomes Susan Goldberg, CEO & President of GBH, as the keynote speaker for its Annual Meeting. Building on the League’s recent forum on the challenges facing the free press, this conversation continues the discussion with a leading voice in public media, exploring the state of public media, funding issues in the current political climate, and the shift to streaming and online platforms. This event is open to the public.
Program:
5:00-6:15 PM: Keynote
6:15-6:30 PM: Break & Refreshments
6:30-8:00 PM: Annual Meeting
Please note updated location: The LWVCC Annual Meeting 2026 will take place at Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord.
About Susan Goldberg:
Susan Goldberg is President and CEO of GBH, the public media company in Boston that is the largest producer of multiplatform content for PBS, partner to NPR and PRX, and winner of the 2024 Oscar for Best Documentary for Frontline's "20 Days in Mariupol."
Before assuming that role in 2022, she was Editor in Chief and Editorial Director of National Geographic, where she led the magazine to 11 National Magazine Awards, among other honors, over eight years. She was the Editor of The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, the Executive Editor of the San Jose Mercury News, and has held editorial positions at Bloomberg News, USA Today, the Detroit Free Press and the Seattle Post-intelligencer.
She was among the leaders of reporting honored with the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for General News Reporting at the Mercury News and has led work that was a finalist for the Pulitzer seven other times. Goldberg is a six-time juror for the Pulitzer Prize, a member of the PBS Board of Directors and President of the Board of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University. She is married to Geoff Etnire, a land use attorney; they have one grown son.
Annual Membership Meeting
Following a brief intermission, the League will convene its Annual Meeting. Members are invited to hear reports on the League’s activities, discuss priorities for the coming year, and elect officers. A printed edition of the Annual Meeting Workbook will be mailed to members ahead of the meeting. Please plan on attending.
