Our Story

HEC-TV is St. Louis' leading producer of education, arts, and cultural television programming. HEC-TV is the only television station in the metro area with the mission statement "to strengthen and promote the education, arts, and cultural communities in the St. Louis Metropolitan area. The station receives major funding from the St. Louis County Cable Television Education Commission, and is programmed by the Higher Education Consortium, which is composed of the 11 colleges and universities and 62 cooperating school districts in Greater St. Louis. The Board of Directors is comprised of the Presidents and/or Chancellors of the member colleges and universities.

HEC-TV reaches 522,000 subscribers every minute of every day. In addition to programming for the general viewing audience, all HEC-TV television productions are available to teachers, with applicable curriculum and classroom materials. HEC-TV member institutions award more than 50,000 hours of college credit annually to students taking telecourses broadcast on HEC-TV. More than 38,000 language students enhance their studies by watching foreign language broadcasts on HEC-TV.

In just the past two years HEC-TV produced programs have won 15 national awards and five international awards.

HEC-TV is committed to producing and presenting programming that engages the audience, illuminates subjects, and challenges viewers. As our advertising slogan says "It makes you think!"


HEC-TV STAFF


Director Dennis Riggs
Broadcast Operations Manager Boyd Pickup

Coordinator of Communications Amber Dinwiddie

Coordinator of New Media Jayne Ballew 

Utilization Coordinator (CableTEC) Helen Headrick

HEC-TV BOARD OF DIRECTORS

*denotes chairperson
**denotes Executive Committee 

Cooperating School Districts   Dr. John Urkevich 

Harris Stowe State University   Dr. Henry Givens, Jr.
Logan College   Dr. George Goodman 

Maryville University   Dr. Mark Lombardi
St. Louis College of Pharmacy   Dr. Thomas Patton*
St. Louis Community College   Dr. Zelema Harris
at Florissant Valley   Marcia Pfeiffer 

at Forest Park   Dr. Morris F. Johnson III 

at Meramec   Dr. Paul Pai 

SIUE   Dr. Vaughn Vandegrift , Greg Conroy**
University of Missouri-St. Louis   Dr. Thomas George 

Washington University   Dr. Mark Wrighton, Rose Windmiller**

Webster University Neil George,   Dr. Karen Luebbert**