Nebraska Public Media has found his successor Mark Leonard, who postponed his retirement to ensure a smooth transition.

Meet the fourth General Manager in the network’s history.

Stacey Decker will also act as CEO of NPM from October 14.

Decker returns to NPM from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, where he was SVP of Innovation and Systems Strategy. His previous tenure at Nebraska Public Media from 2007 to 2013 as Assistant General Manager for Technology saw significant progress in media delivery and cost savings.

Decker also founded Public Media Management and oversaw a joint venture with Boston’s GBH and Sony, which transitioned to a for-profit model under his leadership. He was also Chief Technology Officer at GBH and a founding partner of Signal Infrastructure Group, where he developed ATSC 3.0 strategies.