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Dave Iverson
Executive Director
2601 Mariposa St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
David Iverson is the executive director of Best Practices in Journalism. He's also been an executive producer and anchor of national, regional and local specials for public broadcasting and is a former television news director. Iverson was the writer, narrator and co-producer of the 1999 national Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary The 30-Second Candidate. In 2000, he was the coordinating producer for the Vice Presidential Debate in Danville, Kentucky. He has written and supervised production of over 25 other documentaries for national broadcast on PBS including Looking for America, That's Why They Call It Work, Is This Any Way to Pick A President?, Religion and Politics, and Uncommon Places: The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.
In Wisconsin, where he was based for 20 years, Iverson co-founded the We the PeopleWisconsin partnership, a collaborative effort between public television, public radio, commercial TV, a newspaper and a communications firm.
Charles Meyer
Managing Director
Charles Meyer is currently the managing director for Best Practices in Journalism. He has been with Wisconsin Public Television in various capacities for 13 years, serving as assistant project director for Safe Night USA, a Gabriel-award-winning national outreach campaign that culminated with a live program simulcast on PBS and BET. Prior to that, Meyer produced for the childrens series Get Real!, eventually serving as supervising producer. The series earned numerous honors, including several Gabriel Awards, Parents' Choice Honors, and six regional Emmy awards.
Kate LaRocque
Grants Manager / Researcher
Kate LaRocque began working with Best Practices in Journalism during the 2000 election cycle. She manages the grants program and conducts research for BPJ’s workshops, publications and presentations. LaRocque was the director of corporate development for Wisconsin Public Television before joining BPJ, and prior to that she managed several non-profit grants programs.
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