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# Charles “Chuck” Roberts named MPT’s EVP and COO
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/charles-chuck-roberts-named-maryland-public-televisions-executive-vice-president-and-coo/
- Published: 2025-09-18T17:40:56.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-18T21:52:05.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, Maryland News, #wp-upper-left-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:55

[**Maryland Public Television**](https://www.mpt.org/about/pressroom/about-the-organization/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) **announced that Charles “Chuck” Roberts,** a broadcasting veteran with more than a decade of executive leadership in public television and radio operations in Indiana and West Virginia, has been named the statewide public TV network’s executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Roberts succeeds **Steven J. Schupak** as chief operating officer after Schupak’s July 1 transition to the role of president and chief executive officer. A senior member of MPT’s executive leadership team, Roberts oversees the organization’s Content, Production & Facility Services, Maryland Center for Media Literacy & Education, and Maryland State Ad Agency divisions.

According to [TV Newscheck: ](https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/maryland-public-television-appoints-chuck-roberts-evp-coo/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com)“Roberts arrives at MPT after more than two years as the president and chief executive officer of Lakeshore Public Media, a dual radio-TV licensee serving northwest Indiana and the Chicago metro area. Previously, he was chief operating officer and, later, executive director of West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB), a state-licensed public television and radio network.

“Roberts began his broadcasting career at WVPB, progressing from production associate to director of video production before entering senior management. He has also worked in the West Virginia House of Delegates and served as a consultant for broadcast media and broadband before assuming his role at Lakeshore Public Media.

“He is a 2024 graduate of the PBS Executive Leadership Program and also served on the board of directors of the Crossroads Chamber (northwest Indiana).”