Niki Vettel

Experience

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  American Program Service

  Mar 1983 - Mar 1998

  Sr. Vice President, Program Development
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  American Program Service - now American Public Television

  Mar 1983 - Feb 1998

  Sr. Vice President, Program Development

  Developed new and innovative programming for public broadcasting, including the music series SESSIONS AT WEST 54TH; pledge specials THE MOODY BLUES AT RED ROCKS, PERRY COMO'S IRISH CHRISTMAS, and others.

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  RealityCheck Media Consulting

  Feb 1998 - now

  President

  Niki Vettel, Founder and President of RealityCheck Media Consulting, is an award-winning national PBS producer. She has created and produced primetime specials with New York Times best-selling authors Dr. Wayne Dyer, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Loretta LaRoche, and others. She is also a published writer and voice-over narrator.Now, for the first time, she is offering the services that have been utilized by successful on-air personalities and major media organizations to select private clients. These services include: Presentation coaching for upcoming speeches, keynotes, board presentations:Includes developing content; reviewing/ improving your speaking style and stage presence to reflect your strengths and give you confidence Marketing/promotion strategies: includes branding review, audience analysis, and internal/external communicationsWriting/Editing and consultation: includes business marketing materials, company/corporate newsletters, and critical business correspondenceSince forming RealityCheck Media Consulting in 1998, Vettel has consulted and developed marketing, sales and promotional strategies for a wide range of clients.including the media divisions of U.S. World & News Report, WGBH, the Harvard Business School, HarperCollins Publishing, and Maine Public Broadcasting. Former Sr. VP of Syndication at American Public Television, she directed national marketing/sales campaigns throughout the U.S. to over 350 public television stations.She has presented sessions, a Master Class and moderated panels for the international RealScreen Summits; has been a a frequent guest lecturer at Harvard University and Suffolk University; and taught film and media history at SUNY/Buffalo and Massachusetts Communications College.She holds a B.A. magna cum laude in Film History and an M.A. in Communications from SUNY/Buffalo. She was recognized in 2006 by the Business and Professional Women/USA Boston chapter as their Woman of Distinction. Show less