Corporation for Public Broadcasting Board Elects Chair, Vice-Chair

The board of directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) today elected Chris Boskin chair and Beth Courtney vice-chair of the board.

Boskin, who has served as CPB's chair since last year, was unanimously reelected to a one-year term. She has been a member of the board since 2006. Courtney, who has served on CPB's board since 2003, was unanimously elected to a one-year term as vice-chair. Boskin is a veteran of magazine publishing, with a career that has included publishing and marketing positions with Worth Media, the New Yorker magazine, Hearst Corporation, East West Network, and Knapp Communications. She is currently a consultant to several media companies. Credited for her work in launching Countryside, Ms. Boskin served as advertising director and publisher for Countryside prior to joining Town & Country in 1991. From 1988 to 1990, she was San Francisco, Pacific Northwest, and Asia Manager for Hearst Magazines, responsible for Esquire, Harpers Bazaar, House Beautiful, and Connoisseur.

Courtney is a journalist and former producer, was appointed to the CPB board by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the Senate in December 2003. Her term on the board expires in 2010. Courtney is President and CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB), which includes a statewide public television network with stations in Shreveport, Monroe, Alexandria, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Baton Rouge and an affiliated station in New Orleans. LPB also supports and develops public radio throughout Louisiana and serves as the state's educational technology resource center. A past chairman of the board of America's Public Television Stations and former Vice Chairman of the board of the Public Broadcasting Service, she currently serves on the boards of the Satellite Educational Resources Consortium, the Organization of State Broadcasting Executives, the National Forum for Public Television Executives and the National Educational Telecommunications Association.