PBS Reno Named Best Places to Work Finalist
Finalists will be honored during the Greater Reno-Tahoe Best Places to Work Gala in May 2026
RENO, NV (APR 7, 2026) – PBS Reno is honored to be named a finalist for the 2026 Best Places to Work Award by the Society for Human Resource Management Northern Nevada (SHRMNN) in the Small Business Size Category.
“We are so pleased to be recognized for what we are—a great place to work!” said Kurt Mische, PBS Reno President & CEO. “Part of our educational mission is to set a good example for other organizations to follow, all of which strengthen our community’s workforces.”
PBS Reno and more than 30 other finalists will be celebrated during the 19th annual Greater Reno-Tahoe Best Places to Work Awards Gala on Friday, May 15, 2026, at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. SHRMNN will honor the region’s workplace excellence and reveal the winners of the following categories: Large Business Size, Medium Business Size, Small Business Size, Micro Business Size, and Hall of Fame.
PBS Reno provides numerous family-focused services including Curiosity Classroom workshops, trusted children’s programming, and award-earning local and national productions that entertain, delight, and inspire audiences across a variety of platforms. PBS Reno is family-focused behind the scenes as well; staff are supported throughout the workday and are encouraged to maintain a healthy life-work balance.
“The Best Places to Work Committee and SHRM Northern Nevada Board of Directors are delighted to congratulate all the finalists this year, including PBS Reno,” said the Society for Human Resource Management Northern Nevada. “Building engaging and supportive workplaces is vital to our community’s economic success and we could not be happier to help celebrate this achievement with them at our annual gala.”
About PBS Reno
In fiscal year 2024-2025, PBS Reno reached 592,189 monthly viewers in northern and central Nevada and northeastern California across several platforms including three broadcast channels (PBS Reno 5.1, Reno Create 5.2, and PBS KIDS on PBS Reno 5.3), a YouTube channel, YouTube TV, online, livestreams, and digital platforms. PBS Reno provides PBS national programming and award-earning, locally-produced content, with many local segments posted weekly to PBS Reno’s YouTube channel. PBSReno.org provides engaging interactive content, including the video portal at watch.PBSReno.org that streams all locally-produced content and most PBS national content. PBS Reno serves students, teachers, parents and caregivers through immersive educational services including Curiosity Classroom workshops that bring classroom lessons to life with standards-based lessons and activities. Through the support of local corporations and foundations, as well as thousands of individual members, PBS Reno has been delivering public television and educational services to the communities it serves since September 29, 1983.
About SHRM Northern Nevada
SHRM Northern Nevada (SHRMNN), formerly Northern Nevada Human Resources Association (NNHRA), is the local chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Committed to developing the HR profession globally, SHRM provides resources, global best practices and a network of nearly 10,000 members in over 160 countries and territories outside the U.S. SHRM delivers certification preparation courses and other educational products, services, and an endless array of resources and tools. SHRMNN is proud to be a 100% SHRM Chapter and offer the many benefits this provides to our members! Membership enhances your career, earns professional recognition, and gives instant access to a repository of HR and business tools. Chapter meetings offer the additional advantage of networking with regional HR professionals and business leaders.
Contact us:
Membership Questions: membership@pbsreno.org
Programming Hotline: programming@pbsreno.org
Phone: 775.600.0555
Address: 1670 N. Virginia St. • Reno NV 89503