Jason Jedlinski
President & CEO
Jason Jedlinski is a mission-driven executive recognized for turning traditional media outlets into modern, community-focused platforms for local connection, learning, and growth. He became President & CEO of WQED Multimedia in July 2023 with a vision to strengthen Pittsburgh’s historic public media broadcast organization while reimagining it as a community resource that brings people together across all of southwestern Pennsylvania’s neighborhoods.
Jason brings more than 20 years of experience from well-known organizations including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, WGN-TV, and The Hill. He has a strong track record of delivering measurable results by leading teams who quickly implement new ideas that build loyal audiences. He launched The Hill TV in under 90 days—earning industry honors such as Best Streaming News Service—and played a key role in generating over $20 million in new digital subscriptions for The Wall Street Journal by improving the online experience for readers.
A self-described “serial intrapreneur,” Jedlinski is also known as an innovator and brand builder who has repeatedly created new businesses within existing organizations going through tough times. At Tribune Company, he created two successful new businesses while the company was going through bankruptcy. At Gannett, he updated the digital strategy for websites serving more than 150 million people and quintupled employee retention by aligning people’s jobs with their strengths. With a constant focus on a clear purpose and measurable community impact, he has led teams through turnaround, reinvention, and hypergrowth.
At WQED, Jason is using his experience to make the station more relevant and valuable to people in Pittsburgh and beyond. He believes the real power of public media isn’t only in broadcasting, but in bringing people together, sharing stories that matter, and helping community members connect meaningfully with each other.
Jedlinski has served on the board of the Local Media Association and is a past president of the nation’s largest chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He earned a degree in broadcast journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Jason and his husband, Jay, live in Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood.
ceo (at) wqed.org
412-622-1314
Sonya Dietz
Chief of Staff
sdietz (at) wqed.org
412-622-1317