Who is leading the establishment of CMF?
Proposing the vision and launching CMF is the primary undertaking of Stephen McKenney Steck in collaboration with the CMF board to whom Steck reports. As a native Central Floridian, Steck is widely recognized in his community and the public media field for his near life-long work at the public broadcasting stations of WMFE-TV and radio. He is known to be an exceptional executive with vision, persistence and passion. In his 50-year media career “getting it done” and getting it “done right” have been characteristics granted him by his colleagues. Prior to Steck’s retirement in 2008, he successfully led key aspects of programming, production, technology, budgeting, staffing, marketing and fundraising for the public broadcasting stations of WMFE. Increasingly, Steck became the face and voice of WMFE in the region and beyond. His nurturing “stick-to-it-tiv-ness” left WMFE a legacy of 4-decades of consistent leadership. Observers have said Steck built and led the stations with integrity, cre
