CPB Board of Directors Will Meet January 26 and 27, 2009

For Immediate Release on January 23, 2009

The CPB Board of Directors will meet on Monday, January 26, from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm and Tuesday, January 27 from 9:00 am - 3:30pm in San Francisco, California. On the draft agenda:

Day One:

Chair's and Directors' Remarks and Reports

President's Report

Economic Outlook - Impact on Public Broadcasting

Legislative Update

Report on Goals and Objectives

Personnel Matter (executive session)

Day Two:

Report from Northern California Public Broadcasting

Report on Digital Media Trends and Opportunities

Report on Content Technologies and Public Service Media Tools

Update on PBS Content Strategy and New Media Initiatives

Report on ITVS Online/Digital Investments

Review of FY 2008 Audited Financial Statements

Review of the CPB Investment Policy

Review of CPB Board Meeting Schedule

With the exception of the executive session, the public may attend and observe day one of this meeting in the JW Marriott Hotel, Skyline Room A, 500 Post Street and day two at NCPB Studio A, 2601 Mariposa Street.

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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.

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