Oshkosh staff propose moving Oshkosh Media into new Communications & Engagement division; library, partners and digital models considered

City staff outlined a plan to fold Oshkosh Media into a new Communications & Engagement division and presented four models for how the city could sustain government meeting coverage and community-produced programming.

Drew, the staff presenter, described Oshkosh Media as "the city's community media hub that provides government meeting coverage and supports resident produced programming," saying the new division would align communications across departments and aim to reduce reliance on outside consultants. He said core services — live and recorded meeting coverage, digital storytelling, social media management and public information — would continue under the new structure.

The presentation included audience data covering the past six months: "total views is 5,895 and total viewers is 1,825," and GovTV live totals of 742 views and 301 viewers. Drew said roughly "89.4%" of streaming viewers accessed content via web/mobile and that cable…