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Dale Thornton

Interim President and CEO, Wgte, Trustee · Ohio Educational Television Stations

Interim President and CEO, Wgte, Trustee at Ohio Educational Television Stations. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

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Reported as Interim President and CEO, Wgte, Trustee of Ohio Educational Television Stations, based in Kent, OH.
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Also listed as Interim President/CEO 03/29/2025-Current of Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Dale Thornton serves as the Interim President and CEO of WGTE Public Media, a role he has held during a period of transition for the organization. He is also a trustee for Ohio Educational Television Stations.

Under his interim leadership, WGTE has seen impressive programming improvements, with an increased focus on locally created content. Thornton is set to return to his position as a WGTE board member, with a new President and CEO, Adam Fineske, taking over on August 1, 2026.

He has also articulated the distinction between public and commercial media, emphasizing public media's mission-driven programming.

Compiled from public web sources (5 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
2024–2026 (Interim President & CEO), ongoing (Trustee/Board Member)

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

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Ohio Educational Television Stations Interim President and CEO, Wgte, Trustee · $133K revenue · Kent, OHOETS SUPPORTS ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN PROVIDING THE PEOPLE OF OHIO WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING THROUGH COST-EFFECTIVE PUBLIC…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio Interim President/CEO 03/29/2025-Current · $5.1M revenue · Toledo, OHWGTE IS DEDICATED TO ENABLING PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CIVIC IMPROVEMENT BY THE INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO EDUCATE, ENLIGHTEN, ENRICH, ENGAGE,…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Dale Thornton

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Dale Thornton 1 organization · Tiffin, OHAllen Eiry Senior Center INC

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Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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President & CEO - 07/01/24-03/28/2025 · FY2024
$155K
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Assistant Treasurer · FY2024
$105K
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Assistant Secretary · FY2021
$82K
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Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$68K
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President and CEO · FY2024
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Treasurer · FY2024
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Vice President · FY2024
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Trustee · FY2024
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Trustee · FY2024
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Trustee · FY2024
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Trustee · FY2023
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Trustee · FY2023

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org