Ernest Wilson III Elected Chair of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

The board of directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) elected Dr. Ernest Wilson III to serve as its chairman and re-elected Louisiana Public Broadcasting president and CEO Beth Courtney to serve as its vice-chair. Dr. Wilson holds the Walter H. Annenberg Chair in Communication, and serves as dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California. He is also a Professor of Political Science, a faculty fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School and an adjunct fellow at the Pacific Council on International Policy. Dr. Wilson was first appointed to the CPB board by President Bill Clinton and re-appointed by President George W. Bush in 2004. During his tenure on the CPB Board, he has chaired the Digital Media Committee and helped launch and chair the Public Awareness Committee.