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On Thursday, May 21, from 6:30pm - 9:30pm EST, join us for a night at Georgia Public Broadcasting Studios!
A major part of Georgia's radio, television, and film industry, GPB and Atlanta History Center are partnering for an exclusive, behind the scenes opportunity to learn what has come through their doors over almost 70 years of coverage.
Tour a studio, grab a drink, and learn how Georgia Public Broadcasting gets on the air!
Entry is free, registration is encouraged. Alcohol will be sold onsite.
Parking is limited -we strongly encourage attendees to use a ride share service, public transportation, or carpool. For more information on train routes, bus routes, and schedules, visit here.
This event is in partnership with the Georgia Public Broadcasting
Meet the Speaker
Bert Wesley Huffman - President & CEO
A Georgia native from Blue Ridge, Bert Wesley Huffman was deeply impacted by public media as a youth, and he has been a fixture at GPB since 2014 when he started as the company’s first Vice President for Development and Marketing. In 2016, he was promoted to serve as the Senior Vice President of External Affairs, and in 2021 was named President of GPB, directing all business functions for the company. In August 2023, the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission voted unanimously to appoint him as Chief Executive Officer of GPB.
For the last decade, Huffman has been GPB’s official spokesperson and is often seen across GPB’s platforms on television, radio and the web. To GPB’s many viewers and listeners, he is often simply known as “the GPB guy.”
Prior to joining GPB in 2014, Huffman held top roles in development operations for arts and education institutions including, most recently, The Atlanta Opera and Emory University. He has used his experience in the arts and educational worlds to create a culture of philanthropy at GPB and elevated the organization’s foremost role to being a partner in the community that serves its viewers and listeners in ways that commercial broadcasting does not.
In 2016, Huffman was awarded the Public Radio Association of Development Officers Development Professional of the Year award. In 2017, under his leadership, GPB was honored with the PBS Development Special Achievement Award. Most recently, Huffman was honored with the 2025 Alumni Community Impact Award as part of the 2025 Kennesaw State University Alumni Awards. He was named to Atlanta Magazine’s Atlanta 500, a list of the city’s most powerful leaders, in 2024 and 2025. Huffman was also named to Georgia Trend Magazine’s 2025 Georgia 500 list, which recognizes the state’s most influential leaders.