Bolder thinking. Broader reach. Bigger opportunities.
For years, the PMDMC has been the definitive gathering where public media’s revenue and marketing professionals solve our industry’s toughest challenges and fuel our greatest ambitions.
That mission hasn’t changed, but the landscape has. To meet this moment, the PMDMC is becoming the Public Media Growth Conference (PMGC).
The Power of Growth
“Growth” is the word that now unites us. The Public Media Growth Conference remains the premier home for fundraising and marketing professionals who power our stations. This evolution is about surrounding your work with the partners you need to achieve revenue growth.
Building a Bigger Tent
Growth happens when we build together. We are expanding our reach for 2026 by welcoming the Public Media Content Collective (PMCC) and the National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) as core conference partners. Both organizations will host unique events and collaborate on content at the PMGC, uniting the industry toward our greatest potential.
One Mission, One Gathering
At PMGC26, we are creating a unified, strategic space for you and all of your key collaborators:
- Revenue Professionals: Still your definitive home for revenue and sponsorship—now with the cross-team partnerships you need to succeed.
- Station Leadership: A forum to build shared strategy and faster execution across the whole organization.
- Content & Programming: A look at how great storytelling and audience strategy work together to fuel engagement and long-term sustainability.
- Marketing & Digital Innovators: Move your work from the periphery to the core by alignment with content and revenue for maximum impact.
We know public media loves an acronym almost as much as it loves a tote bag. But PMGC is more than a new set of letters; it is an invitation to stretch your thinking and build a more collaborative public media ecosystem.
If you believe your work matters and want to help shape what’s next, your voice belongs in this room. Let’s build the future of mission-driven media, together.
Join us in Chicago, July 8-10, 2026.