Buske Leadership Award

The Buske Leadership Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated commitment to the mission and goals of the Alliance for Community Media, leadership within the organization within the last three years, a high degree of involvement in the organization nationally, regionally and at the chapter level, and continuing service to the ACM.

Nominees must be an ACM member to qualify for this award.

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2022 Winner: KEITH THIBAULT, FALL RIVER COMMUNITY MEDIA

Keith Thibault has served as director of Fall River (MA) Community Media (FRCMedia) since July of 2000. Keith has worked in community television since 1994, first as director of the New Bedford, MA Public Access Television station. Keith earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications/Media, specializing in television production,  from Fitchburg State College (MA) in 1987. Keith's board service began with Mass Access from 1997 to 2015, serving as chair from 2000 to 2004.  He sat on the board of the Northeast Region of the ACM (ACM-NE) from 2004 to 2019, serving as chair from 2004 to 2008. Keith was the ACM-NE representative to the National Board of the ACM from 2014 to 2019, serving as chair in 2018 and 2019.

Keith resides in Lincoln, Rhode Island with his wife, Cathy, and daughter Ashley.

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List of Winners by Year

2022 - Keith Thibault, Fall River Community Media
2021 - Barbara Chisholm, WACA TV & Jon Funfar, City of Pasco
2020 - Mary Van Sickle, Dakota Media Access
2019 - Anthony Riddle, BRIC
2018 - Shelley Wolfe, PSTV
2017 - Ross Rowe, Village of Elk Grove
2016 – Rob Brading, Metro East Media
2015 – John Hauser, Access Humboldt
2014 – Antoine Haywood, Philadelphia Community Access Media (PhillyCAM)
2013 – Matt Schuster, TV Santa Barbara
2012 – Michael Wassenaar
2011 – Keri Stokstad, The Santa Barbara Channels
2010 – Colin Rhinesmith
2009 – Nancy Richard
2008 – Tom Bishop
2007 – Debra Rogers
2006 – Sean McLaughlin
2005 – Brian Wilson
2004 – Harry “Hap” Haasch
2003 – Ron Cooper, Access Sacramento
2002 – Erik Mollberg
2001 – John Donovan
2000 – Alan Bushong
1999 – Deb Vinsel
1998 – Steve Fortriede
1997 – Carl Kucharski
1996 – Hubert Jessup
1995 – Rika Welsh
1994 – Andrew Blau
1993 – Lynn Carillo-Cruse
1992 – Sharon Ingraham
1991 – Gerry Field
1990 – Chuck Sherwood
1989 – Dirk Koning
1988 – Jan Lesher Ireland
1987 – Sue Miller Buske