Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media Names Kathy Golbuff Vice President of Underwriting Sales

Nov 10, 2011

(St. Paul, Minn.)--November 10, 2011-- Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media has named Kathy Golbuff Vice President for Underwriting. Golbuff oversees regional and national sales teams as they secure on-air and online funding from more than 1500 businesses for the three MPR programming services and APM national programming.

"Kathy is a strong leader of our sales team and a thoughtful steward of the mutually beneficial relationships we have with hundreds of corporations and businesses, regionally and nationally," said Jon McTaggart, president and CEO for MPR and APM. "The health and success of our organization is directly linked to the value that we create for our audiences and to the support we receive from businesses that are engaged as corporate underwriters and program sponsors."

Golbuff joined MPR and APM in 2002 as a Senior Account Executive and also served as Managing Director for Underwriting. Prior to joining MPR, Golbuff spent 20 years in marketing, sales and sales management for Minneapolis based CBS television and radio and Clear Channel radio. She also serves on the Pillsbury committee of the WCA Foundation and volunteers at Open Arms. A lifelong resident of Minneapolis, Golbuff attended Holy Angeles Academy and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus.