COMPANY

Owner of PBS and NPR, created by Act of Congress in 1967.

Official Website:
http://www.cpb.org/

Industry:
Media

Corporate headquarters:
Washington, DC

Sales:
$426M (2003)

Employees:
100 (2003)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Patricia S. Harrison	Business	?		Corporation for Public Broadcasting
John Edward Porter	Politician	1-Jun-1935		Congressman from Illinois, 1980-2001
Kenneth Tomlinson	Business	3-Aug-1944		Corporation for Public Broadcasting

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gay Hart Gaines	Administrator	c. 1937		Chairman of GOPAC, 1993-97
Cheryl F. Halpern	Government	?		Corporation for Public Broadcasting
David Pryor	Politician	29-Aug-1934		US Senator from Arkansas, 1979-97
Ernest J. Wilson III	Educator	c. 1948		Dean, Annenberg School for Communication

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kenneth Tomlinson	Business	3-Aug-1944		Corporation for Public Broadcasting

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert L. Johnson	Business	8-Apr-1946		CEO of BET

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Christopher Hitchens	Journalist	13-Apr-1949		Agent provocateur
Jeane Kirkpatrick	Government	19-Nov-1926	7-Dec-2006	Reagan's UN Ambassador
Joan W. Konner	Journalist	c. 1929		Dean, Columbia School of Journalism, 1988-97
Mara Liasson	Journalist	13-Jun-1955		Fox News political analyst
Michael Novak	Religion	9-Sep-1933		The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism
Clarence Page	Columnist	2-Jun-1947		Newspaper columnist, talking head
Dennis B. Ross	Diplomat	c. 1949		US Middle East Envoy, 1992-2000

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