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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Honors Wes Moore with Thought Leader Award

• For Immediate Release on May 15, 2013

Pat Harrison and Wes Moore at the presentation of CPB's Thought Leader Award on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

Washington, D.C. (May 15, 2013) – Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) today presented its Thought Leader Award to bestselling author and youth advocate Wes Moore during the American Graduate Luncheon at the PBS 2013 Annual Meeting in Miami. The CPB Thought Leader Award is given to American leaders who affirm the essential services that public media provides to citizens in areas of education, journalism, and the arts.

“Wes Moore is an inspiring advocate for America’s youth and a champion for public media’s American Graduate initiative,” said Patricia Harrison, president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, who presented the award. “His leadership on issues that matter in our communities – supporting our military veterans and keeping students on the path to a high school graduation – is based on his vision that each of us has the power to make a difference in a young person’s life.”

An Army combat veteran and the host of “Beyond Belief” on the Oprah Winfrey network, Wes Moore is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, “The Other Wes Moore.” He serves on the board of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the Johns Hopkins University Board of Trustees, and founded STAND!, an organization in Baltimore that supports youth who are caught up in the criminal justice system. Wes Moore is the host of an upcoming three-hour primetime series on PBS, “Coming Back,” which tells the stories of nine returning veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan who are rebuilding their lives.

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