Jean-Marie Papoi
Digital ProducerExpertise: Video production, photography, social media and fine arts
Education: Kent State University - Bachelor of Science, broadcast journalism, studio art, art history
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Astoria Cafe & Market
Experience:
Jean-Marie Papoi began her career in public media as an associate producer with South Carolina Educational Television (SCETV) in Beaufort, South Carolina. After traveling back to her hometown of Akron, she worked as a videographer and editor for Mosher Media, a production company serving the Cleveland/Akron area. An opportunity later emerged to join the Creative Services team at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, where she further developed skills in the corporate realm. She returned to public media in 2016 by becoming part of the Ideastream family.
Highlights:
- 13-time Telly Award winner for excellence in television
- 2-time regional Emmy award winner, Central Great Lakes Chapter
- 2023 Press Club of Cleveland, First Place Human Interest - “How Ohio breweries and artists use beer cans as their canvas”
- 2021 & 2022 Press Club of Cleveland, First Place Feature Photography
- 2020 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Best Business Reporting - “Making It”
- 2019 & 2023 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists - Best Videographer second place
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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When a tornado swept over Lake Erie and made landfall in Lorain, dozens of lives were lost and hundreds of homes and buildings were destroyed. -
Celebrate the arts on parade in University Circle, catch jazz under the stars in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, plus get your Greek on in Canton as summer arrives in Northeast Ohio. -
Ernest "Mooney" Warther was an esteemed son of Dover, Ohio, and a skillful wood carver. The work of this Tuscarawas County artist is the foundation of the Dover museum in his name. -
Choosing plants for a garden can be daunting. Northeast Ohio horticulturalists explain why you might want to go native. -
Dandelions delight in Dover, a Kent concert commemorates May 4 and Peter Pan flies to Lorain this week in Northeast Ohio. -
The owners of the Detroit Avenue auction house consider it an "adoption agency for heirlooms." -
Rug hooking is an artform people might not be aware of, but the craft is thriving in Geauga County. Meet the passionate guild that's working to preserve the craft for future generations. -
A 15th century Byzantine icon of the Virgin Mary and the infant Christ at the Cleveland Museum of Art serves as the artistic and spiritual muse for Serbian-American composer Aleksandra Vrebalov. -
The Outside Circle Theater Project launched in 2023 to provide a platform for underrepresented voices in Lorain County. The group's inaugural show is a production of "The Downside," a play that addresses the challenges of aging. -
The 11th annual DayGlo Show lights up the gallery walls at Waterloo Arts with fabulously fluorescent works from 50 regional artists.
