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This session is virtual. Join Oasis for a conversation with Jim Kirchherr, Executive Producer of Nine Network. Hosted by Oasis founder Marylen Mann.

Jim came to work at Nine PBS in 1991 as an experienced broadcast journalist with an interest in in-depth reporting and storytelling. Public television was the perfect fit for someone with a wide range of interests who grew up in a family where the encyclopedias were often consulted to answer questions and get the facts straight. Over the years, his reports and documentaries have explored the lives of St. Louisans past and present: immigrants, politicians, artists, hobbyists, the important, the quirky, and the little known who should be better known. He has been awarded regional Emmy awards for his work covering politics, social issues, business, science, and history. The best comment he hears is: “I’ve lived in St. Louis my whole life and never knew that!” Jim Kirchherr, senior director of content, Nine Network, was inducted into the 2018 class of the St. Louis Media Hall of Fame. Since joining the Nine Network in 1991, Kirchherr has overseen production of local broadcasts and digital content, documentaries, public affairs specials, and town halls. As a producer, host and writer, he has won 26 regional Emmy® Awards.

Recent specials Kirchherr has produced and/or hosted include Homeland: Immigration in America, Works in Progress, Ferguson: A Special Report, 2016 Voters’ Guide, Show-Me Innovation, and the history series Decades: St. Louis in the 20th Century. He is one of three creators/producers of the Nine Network’s flagship program, Living St. Louis, airing weekly on Mondays at 9:00 p.m. on Nine PBS.

Before joining KETC, Kirchherr was a reporter at KTVI and was senior news editor for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Munich, Germany from 1987 to 1991. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois-Urbana and was a 1983 William Benton Fellow in Broadcast Journalis