CPB Prepares To Replace Tomlinson

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is holding an open meeting Sept. 26. One of the agenda items will be to elect a new chairman to replace Ken Tomlinson, whose tenure ends that day. Already scheduled to get five minutes apiece during the public comment portion of the meeting are Chellie Pingree of Common Cause and Jeff Chester of the Center for Digital Democracy. Both groups are part of a wider coalition pushing for more CPB transparency and accountability. They sent a letter to CPB President Patricia Harrison last week calling for more accountability, and renewed that call Monday in an ad in Current magazine.
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
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See also:
* CPB Board of Directors Meeting Notice
The CPB Board of Directors will meet Monday, September 26, 2005, 2:00pm - 4:30pm. On the draft agenda: Chair's and Directors' Remarks; President's Report; Report on Public Broadcasting's Response to Katrina; Report on the Public Radio Consultation regarding Community Service Grant Policy; Resolution to Adopt Public Radio Community Service Grant Policy Recommendations; Report on the CPB Opportunity Fund and Masterpiece Theatre; Resolution to Adopt the FY2006 Affirmative Action Plan; Election of Board Chair and Vice Chair; Resolution to Adopt 2006 Calendar Year Meeting Dates. Except for the executive session, the public may attend and observe this meeting in the Board Room, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, to the extent that space and occupancy regulations permit, unless otherwise specified.
[SOURCE: Corporation for Public Broadcasting]
http://www.cpb.org/pressroom/release.php?prn=486