WDET Names Mary Zatina New General Manager, Effective Jan. 2, 2020
101.9 WDET, Detroit’s NPR Station, has a new general manager. Mary Zatina, a former assistant general manager of WDET and an alumna of Wayne State University, will now lead operations for our 48,000-watt station.
Dear friends and supporters of WDET, we have some great news to announce. We have a new GM and we couldn’t be more excited!
Mary Zatina, a former assistant general manager of WDET and an alumna of Wayne State University, will now lead operations for our 48,000-watt station. Her appointment is effective January 2, 2020.
“I’ve never stopped listening to and supporting WDET. I am excited to be coming home.” – Mary Zatina, WDET
Mary has spent the last dozen years as Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Community Affairs at Oakwood Healthcare and Beaumont Health, where she was also responsible for marketing, public relations, internal communications and community health. Prior to that, she held numerous leadership positions in communications, public affairs, fundraising and community engagement.
“I have no doubt WDET will thrive under her leadership.” – Michael Wright, Wayne State University
“We are delighted that Mary is joining us at WDET. Her wealth of leadership experience and her deep connections in the greater Detroit community are a perfect fit for the station,” said Michael Wright, WSU vice president of Marketing and Communications and Chief of Staff. “I have no doubt WDET will thrive under her leadership.”
Zatina will work to provide the highest possible quality programming to the Detroit metropolitan area with a strategic focus on audience and revenue growth, community engagement, as well as fundraising and stewardship for the station.
“It’s been a while since I worked at WDET, but I have maintained my strong belief in the station’s mission and the critical role it plays to serve metro Detroiters,” said Zatina. “I’ve never stopped listening to and supporting WDET. I am excited to be coming home, and looking forward to working with this dedicated and dynamic team of professionals.”
Previously, Zatina served as Chief of Staff for the Office of First Gentlemen Daniel Granholm Mulhern and an advisor to Gov. Jennifer Granholm.
Stay tuned for more from WDET and Zatina in the new year.
