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The CPB Board of Directors will meet on Monday, February 5, 2007

• For Immediate Release on January 30, 2007

The CPB Board of Directors will meet on Monday, February 5, 2007, from 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm CT (Central Time) in Jackson, MS. On the draft agenda:

Chair's and Directors' Remarks and Reports

President's Report

Presentation: FY 2006 Audited Financial Statements

Selection and Approval of the Outside Auditor

Report: APTS Capitol Hill Day Planned Activities

Presentation: Mississippi Public Broadcasting

Update: Project Champion

Report: Highlights of African-American Public Radio Programming

Update: Ready To Learn

Report: American History and Civics

The Public Broadcasting Awareness Committee will meet on Monday, February 5, 2007 from 10:00 - 10:55 am CT. On the committee's draft agenda are a review of the draft committee charter, an update on recent activities, and a review of a timeline/next steps.

The Audit and Finance Committee will meet on Monday, February 5, 2007 from 11:00 - 12:15pm CT. On the committee's draft agenda:

Review: Year End FY 2006 Financial Report

Presentation: FY 2006 Audited Financial Statements and Management Letter

Review: CPB's Investment Policy and Performance

Review: Interim Financial Report

Update: Office of the Inspector General

In executive session, the committee will consider a proposal to the Board for auditor retention/selection, the programming funds reports and the project report.

With the exception of the executive session, the public may attend and observe these meetings in the Diplomat I-II Board Room of the Hilton Jackson Hotel, 1001 East County Line Road, Jackson, MS 39211.

About CPB

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967, is the steward of the federal government's investment in public broadcasting. It helps support the operations of more than 1,400 locally-owned and -operated public television and radio stations nationwide, and is the largest single source of funding for research, technology, and program development for public radio, television and related online services.