CPB Media Room

CPB Board of Directors Will Meet in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, April 21, 2010

  • For Immediate Release on April 16, 2010

The CPB Board of Directors will meet in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, April 21 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm.

On the draft agenda:

-- President’s Report to the Board

-- Committee Chair Reports

-- Discussion of FCC Matters (portions of this discussion might take place in executive session for consultation with legal counsel)

-- Update on FY 2010 Goals and Objectives including TV CSG System Consultation, 2010 Ready To Learn Guidelines (portions in executive session) and Public Television Interconnection Agreement (executive session)

-- Review Revised Conflicts of Interest Disclosure Form and Code of Ethics for Employees

With the exception of the executive session, the public may observe this meeting in the Blair-Killian Board Room, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 401 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

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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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