Public Stations Push Envelope to Prosper

A Q&A with new Association of Public Television Stations CEO Larry Sidman. For more than a decade, Sidman has represented APTS on Capitol Hill and before the FCC and other regulatory agencies as an attorney/lobbyist with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker. He knows the ins and outs of public broadcasting and its Washington issues. He describes an expansive role for public TV stations that may take them deeper into local news and public affairs and makes the case for $300 million in extra federal funding to offset shortfalls in state and private sources.