PBS NEWS HOURWho decides what we learn?
The growing debate over what universities can teach, and who gets to shape the classroom.
With Stephanie Sy · Rethinking College
PBS NEWS HOUREMMY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER
Mary Fecteau. STORIES
THAT STAY
WITH YOU.
Finding the human story in a complicated world.
Television, documentary, and digital storytelling
from Cleveland to a national audience.
CURIOSITY FIRST.
PEOPLE ALWAYS.
PEOPLE ALWAYS.
MARY FECTEAUCLEVELAND, OH ↗
INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE. PUBLIC PURPOSE.SCROLL TO DISCOVER ↓
PUBLIC MEDIA.
LASTING IMPACT.
CURRENTLY PRODUCING FORPBS NEWS HOUR
PREVIOUSLY
ideastreamPUBLIC MEDIAThinkTV
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PBS NEWS HOURMin Jin Lee on her new novel, "American Hagwon"
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PBS NEWS HOURHaitian student's suicide reveals human toll of immigration crackdown
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PBS NEWS HOURAri Emanuel and Amna Nawaz discuss finding the next big thing on 'Settle In'
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PBS NEWS HOURAri Emanuel on dyslexia, rage and his rise to Hollywood powerhouse
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PBS NEWS HOURRemembering Gloria Steinem and her trailblazing fight for women's rights
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PBS NEWS HOURSpringfield's Haitian community braces for deportations after protected status ends
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PBS NEWS HOURSeeing double. Looking closer.
At Ohio’s Twins Days Festival, a celebration of shared identity becomes a window into the science of what makes us different.
With Deema Zein
PBS NEWS HOURA different kind of vision.
Meet the Portland eye maker turning ocular prosthetics into a deeply personal form of creative expression.
With Jeffrey Brown · CANVAS
PBS NEWS HOURThe cameras watching our roads.
AI-powered cameras promise safer streets. Their growing reach raises difficult questions about privacy.
With Paul Solman
PBS NEWS HOURThe people behind the spectrum.
Families and autistic advocates navigate a consequential debate over diagnosis, support, and whose experiences are heard.
With Judy Woodruff & Layla Quran · Disability Reframed
PBS NEWS HOURA moment. An Olympic memory.
The photographers behind the Winter Games’ indelible images share the stories on the other side of the lens.
With Amna Nawaz
02 / ABOUT MARYTHE PERSON BEHIND THE STORIES
JOURNALIST. PRODUCER. ALWAYS CURIOUS.Good stories start
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I’m Mary, an Emmy Award-winning television and digital video producer based in Cleveland, Ohio.
I produce for PBS News Hour, bringing a human perspective to national reporting. My work spans breaking news, social video, educational programming, and long-form documentaries.
Before joining News Hour in 2022, I spent a decade at Ideastream Public Media, including three years as a senior producer. I got my start in public television at ThinkTV in Dayton.
Originally from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, I graduated summa cum laude from California State University, Long Beach with a degree in Film and Electronic Arts, then earned a master’s in Public Media at Ohio University.
That combination of filmmaking and public media continues to shape how I approach a story: with curiosity, care, and attention to the people living it. Away from a story, there’s a good chance you’ll find me with a cat and a cup of coffee.
A CAREER IN PUBLIC MEDIA
2022 — PRESENT
PBS News Hour
Producer
2012 — 2022
Ideastream Public Media
Producer → Senior Producer
2007 — 2010 / 2011 — 2012
ThinkTV
Associate Producer → Producer
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