Ross Rowe

Ross Rowe has been in broadcasting for 48 years, starting at East Lansing Public School’s WELM TV, and eventually spending 23 years running EGTV, Elk Grove Village’s government access channel. He is a former Alliance for Community Media National Board Member, Midwest Region representative to the national board, Central States Region board member, a founding member of the Michigan ACM chapter, and a recipient of ACM’s Buske Leadership Award.Ross shares advice for people entering the community media field, and discusses the difference between public access and public broadcasting. In particular, he shares how community media allows you to dig into local stories that might not make it onto larger, commercial platforms. This episode is hosted by Tom Keppler, Manager of Brunswick Area Television (BAT) and Ben Staunton, Access Specialist at BAT. In 2025, Tom Keppler received the ACM Emerging Leader Award.