Michael Rancilio serves as Executive Vice President of WETA and General Manager of NewsHour Productions, which includes PBS NewsHour, PBS News Weekend, and Washington Week with The Atlantic.
He previously served as Chief Operating Officer and Publisher of The New Republic. Prior to that he held digital strategy, consumer marketing and advertising sales positions at Atlantic Media Company and worked in marketing strategy at AOL. Mr. Rancilio holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Michigan and a Master’s degree in business administration from Georgetown University.