Appreciation
RESOLUTION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
unanimously
RESOLVED,
That the Board of Directors
of the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Expresses Its Deep Appreciation to
Judith Davenport
Member, CPB Board of Directors, 2014-2020
Chair, Executive Compensation Committee, 2017-2020
Member of the Ombudsman Task Force, 2014
Member of the Broadcast Spectrum Committee, 2014-2016
Member of the Education Committee, 2014-2016
The Board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting recognizes the extraordinary contributions of Judith Davenport.
During her distinguished tenure on the CPB Board, Dr. Davenport was a champion of education, journalism, education and diversity. She served on the Broadcast Spectrum Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Ombudsman Task Force, and chaired the Executive Compensation Committee, providing wise counsel and valuable expertise.
As a dentist for two decades and a resident of Pittsburgh, she held the unique distinction of having been featured in Going to the Dentist, a children’s book written by the late Fred Rogers for his Mister Rogers’ First Experience series. She represented the CPB Board on numerous important occasions, including the presentation of CPB recognitions to journalists and recipients, and at the “Tree of Life: A Concert of Peace and Unity,” honoring those lost at Tree of Life Synagogue tragedy in her own Pittsburgh community.
We thank her for her dedication and her work to advance CPB’s mission to the benefit of our nation, and mark the end of her service on the CPB Board of Directors with respect, admiration, and gratitude.
RESOLUTION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
unanimously
RESOLVED,
That the Board of Directors
of the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Expresses Its Deep Appreciation to
Patricia Deal Cahill
Member, CPB Board of Directors, 2009-2014; 2015-2020
Chair, CPB Board of Directors, 2012-2014
Vice Chair, CPB Board of Directors, 2011-2012; 2018-2020
Chair, Interconnection Committee, 2020
Chair, Corporate Governance Committee, 2015-2020
Chair, Education Committee, 2011-2013
Chair, Executive Compensation Committee, 2011
Member of the American Archives Task Force, 2009-2012
Designated Representative of Public Radio Licensees
The Board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting recognizes the extraordinary contributions of Patricia Cahill.
She brought a wealth of experience, leadership and wisdom from a public media career spanning more than four decades to her distinguished tenure on the CPB Board. Having served as a reporter, producer, program director, news director, general manager, NPR board member, and President of Public Radio in Mid America, she effectively communicated the needs and views of public radio stations. She was a tireless advocate of public media’s mission of ensuring universal access to high-quality content and services, over-the-air and online.
We mark the end of her second term of service on the CPB Board of Directors with respect, admiration, and gratitude.
RESOLUTION
PUBLIC SESSION
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
unanimously
RESOLVED,
That the Board of Directors
of the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Honors the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting celebrates the 50th anniversary of PBS, America’s most trusted institution and home for documentaries, educational content and arts programming.
PBS was established by the Corporation of Public Broadcasting in 1969 to operate and manage a nationwide program distribution system interconnecting all the local public television stations, and to provide a distribution channel for national programs to public television stations.
Over its 50 years of service, PBS has grown to 330 member stations serving all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and American Samoa, and provides more than 1,200 hours a year of children's, primetime, educational and cultural content. Its broadcast signal is uniquely important to the 3.1 million American television households that lack access to cable or the internet.
Since its establishment, PBS has fulfilled public media’s promise to provide the American public with content and services in the public interest using media to educate, inspire, entertain and express diverse perspectives.
PBS has brought us outstanding programs like Sesame Street, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Molly of Denali, Masterpiece, NOVA, PBS NewsHour and Washington Week, to name only a few, that are hallmarks of excellence known to every American.
Through the years, PBS has been home to some of the most outstanding journalists and documentary makers, including Robert MacNeil, Jim Lehrer, Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff, Ken Burns, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Stanley Nelson, who raised the bar for excellence in journalism and filmmaking.
During these difficult times, when so much is keeping us apart, PBS continues to provide accessible, fact-based and innovative content that keeps us connected.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
We, the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, affirm and celebrate PBS’ achievements and contributions to our nation and mark its 50th anniversary with appreciation.
RESOLUTION
Board of Directors
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Washington, D.C.
Monday, April 27, 2020
unanimously
RESOLVED,
That the Board of Directors
of the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Expresses Its Deep Appreciation to
The Public Broadcasting Caucus
The Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would like to recognize the Congressional Public Broadcasting Caucus for its support of public media and the extraordinary leadership of its Co-Chairs, Congressmen Earl Blumenauer, Fred Upton, John Yarmuth and Mark Amodei.
Since its establishment in April 2001, the Public Broadcasting Caucus has dedicated itself to promoting a strong and financially secure, universal, educational, noncommercial broadcasting service for every American.
With the Public Broadcasting Caucus’s support, public broadcasting stations nationwide are able to provide their communities and the entire country news and information, educational and cultural programs, and services that focus on the needs of underserved audiences – including children, minorities, and low-income Americans.
The Caucus recognizes that public media is the only service that reaches more than 99 percent of Americans free of charge and commercial free.
In this time of crisis, CPB is deeply grateful for the continuing support provided by Congress for public media’s vital content and services and the essential role of the Public Broadcasting Caucus in ensuring that support.
CPB is proud to work in partnership with the Public Broadcasting Caucus as we look forward to a vibrant future of continued service to the American people.