Thomas Keppler

Thomas Keppler is a multimedia content creator and public communications specialist at Brunswick Area Television, the PEG access operation serving the City of Brunswick, Ohio, where his work covers video production, municipal information, event coverage, and local government programming. He received the ACM's Emerging Leader Award in 2025, connecting his work to the current generation of community media practitioners building careers in local government and education access channels.

Brunswick Area Television serves a mid-size Ohio city with the full range of PEG programming: council meetings, public safety information, community events, and the local government transparency that residents in communities without active access stations often have no way to access.

Thomas's recognition reflects the Emerging Leader Award's purpose: identifying the practitioners who are doing the daily work of community media and investing in the field's next generation of leadership.