The CPB Board of Directors Will Meet on Monday, September 10 and Tuesday, September 11, 2012

For Immediate Release on September 5, 2012

The CPB Board of Directors will hold its annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on Monday, September 10, 2012 from 9:30 am – 5:00 pm and Tuesday, September 11, 2012 from 9:00 – 11:45 am.

On the draft agenda:

Day One (September 10):

Approval of Minutes
Chair's and Directors' Remarks
President's Report to the Board
Legislative Update
Update on Report to Congress re Alternative Sources of Funding
Discussion of Strengthening Public Media
Committee Chair Reports
Update on Education Activities
NCME Activities 2010-2012
Update on Radio CSG Review
Update on American Archive
Review and Approval of Proposed FY 2013 Operating Budget and Business Plan (portions in executive session)
Future Agreement with NCME (executive session)
Personnel Matter (executive session)

Day Two (September 11):

Review of Code of Ethics
Discussion of Calendar Year 2013 Meeting Dates and Locations
Election of Chair and Vice Chair
Future Agenda Items

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 1,400 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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