CPB Media Room

CPB Board of Directors to Meet Telephonically on Thursday, August 6, 2009

  • For Immediate Release on August 4, 2009

The CPB Board of Directors will meet telephonically on Thursday, August 6, from 3:00 - 3:30pm ET.

On the agenda:

Call to Order

Report on Webcasting License Agreement (executive session)

Resolution on Webcasting License Agreement

Except for the executive session, the public may attend and listen to this meeting in the Blair-Killian Boardroom, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 401 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

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 1,300 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.

About CPB

CPB promotes the growth and development of public media in communities throughout America.

Programs & Projects

CPB awards grants to stations and independent producers to create programs and services.