CPB Board of Directors Meeting January 26 and 27, 2010

For Immediate Release on January 15, 2010

The CPB Board of Directors will meet in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, January 26 from 8:45 am - 5:00 pm and Wednesday, January 27 from 9:00 am - 11:00 am.

On the draft agenda:

Day One (Jan. 26):

- President's Report to the Board

- Overview of Broadband and Remarks from FCC Commissioner Michael Copps

- Committee Chair Reports

- CPB's FY 2009 Audit and Ready To Learn A-133 Audit

- White Papers on Balance and Objectivity in a Digital Media Environment

- Report on Project on Editorial Integrity

- Review of Corporate Priorities

- Discussion of Diversity, Innovation, and Inclusion

- Report on Future Directions of NFCB

- Review of CPB Affirmative Action Plan

Day Two (Jan. 27):

- Selection of Independent Auditors (executive session)

- Contractual Matter and Ancillary Revenue (executive session)

- Update on CPB FY 2010 Business Plan Activities, including Ready To Learn; Digital Funding Priorities; and Stations in Financial Jeopardy

- Discussion of Regional Meetings on Public Media

In addition, there will be a meeting of the American Archive Task Force on Wednesday, January 27, at 11:00am. With the exception of the executive session, the public may attend and listen to these meetings in the Blair-Killian Board Room, 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.

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