Larry D. Unger will retire from his role as president and chief executive officer of Maryland Public Television next summer after 27 years with the network.
Unger, who became MPT’s president and CEO in 2011, will retire from his post effective June 30, 2025.
Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission Vice Chair Richard Bodorff will chair the search committee that in January will launch a national search for MPT’s next leader.
In 1997, Unger joined MPT as the public television network’s vice president for administration and finance. Afterwards, he served as chief financial officer; later, as executive vice president and chief operating officer; and eventually as president and CEO.
Unger oversaw the network’s transition from analog to digital broadcasting, the $9 million expansion of the Irene and Edward H. Kaplan Production Studio, and the network’s first multi-year fundraising campaign that raised $12.5 million for the MPT Foundation.
Other highlights of Unger’s tenure with the network include the addition of four MPT channels, the establishment of the four-year MPT Salutes Vietnam Veterans initiative, and the launches of the Center for Maryland History Films and the Maryland Center for Media Literacy & Education.
MPT is a statewide, public television network that operates under the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission. The network creates and distributes many beloved and award-winning programs, such as “Chesapeake Collectibles,” which recently filmed its 12th season.
